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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
Efforts Made to Impeach Capt.
B. j. Even.
They We're Not uccessful-Feature
Of the Days Proceed
ings.
THE wERS TRIA
AFTER CAPT. EVEN.

Cynthiana, KY, August I'm the
case of the commonwealth OF Ken
lucky against Jett and White. now on
trial here for killing j. b. Marcum on
May l last. the defense put Henry f.
Wilson, a whiskey drummer of this
place, ON the witness stand to prove
the fact of large hole in the floor of
the courthouse at jackson. His tes-
timony corroborated fully DR.. Taulbee
James Hargis and Ed Callahan. and
also corroborated John Ibner, John
Smith and Tom White as to the fact
of there being trees between the house
Of Marcum and the rock quarry. On
cross examination he said his expenses
were paid to jackson, and he was to
get $40 besides.
CURT Jett and Thomas White were
recalled to the stand ana asked by the
defense to 60 to the farther end of the
court honse and stand side by side
with their backs to the jury and their
hats on. This Is upon the theory of
the defense they looked much alike
and so nearly the same height that at
several hundred yards they could no,
be told apart.
Several witnesses have been exam.
ined TO impeach Ewen's reputation,
and some testified as to his lack OF
truth. Others said his reputation wal
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07

the presence of Cyrus Holland, who
had killed Marcum.
A feature of the day was strong
protest by LafYerty, one Of the defen-
dant's counsel, in which he charged
Byrd with playing unfair with them
in making plays to the jury. Byrd
retorted that the other side had been
making grandstand plays to the jury
also, and considerable rancor was
stirred up, which soon subsidized, how
ever.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
Twenty-One Men, Mostly Circus
Employees, We're Killed.
Air = dies Failed and Second Section
Wouldn't Stop-Breckinridge
No Candidate.
MISSISSIPPI OFFICER KILLED

Durand, Mich. August Wallace
Bros. circus was wrecked in the Grand
Trunk yards here at a. m. this morn
pg and 81 men, mostly circus en-
ployes, ana performers, were killed
outright and twenty injured, some IA
tally.
The accident was caused by the fail
uro Of the second section Of the cirous
train to stop in time. The engineer
says the air brakes failed him.
Among the dead is Trainmaster j.
Mccarthy, of the Grand Trunk, and
A. W. Large, Grand Trunk special
agent at Battle Greek.
y Two elephants and three animals
were killed. No animals escaped and
one engine and ten cars were demcl-
ished.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
not there.

not there. F4I
Intense excitement prevails and had
not the precaution Of the officials been
carried out there would have been
grave trouble and probably lynch
ing. The officials decline to state
where Moody will be carried for safe
keeping.
Moody shot l.. NJ. Williamson, sher-
i'll Of DeSoto county, Miss, in the
court house yard at fernando at 80
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Moody
was arrested Immediately after the
shooting and placed in the fernando
Jail. Williamson was taken to Mem
phis.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07

A. r. Hall, car repairer, while
working under car yesterday after
noon got his right hand caught in
lacking machine and the foreinger
mashed so badly that amputation was
necessary. The finger was taken off
yesterday afternoon by tie loosl hos
pital surgeons and will be some time
before Hall wi be enabled 10 return
to work.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
THE RAILROAD NEWS
A Number of Minor Accidents
Reported Today.
Trains to Run on the Cairo Division
in Few
Days.
BIG EXCURSIONS TOMORROW

The Illinois Central will run all col
ored excursion trains tomorrow down
to the Broadway crossing. The street
cars cannot handle the crowd and those
who prefer the ride from the depot to
town on the cars will be let off at the
depot, while those remaining will be
taken down to Broadway. The trains
on return will be started from that
place.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
LEAStS COURIER.
ANOTHER NEWSPAPER CHANGE
AT HICKMAN.

Mr.. George Wilson, formerly fore
man of the Fulton Daily Leader, has
leased the Hickman Courier at Hics
man, Ky., for a period OF two years
and will take charge of it Saturday as
editor and manager.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
THE MOB DISAPPOINTED.

fernando, Miss Aug. w II.
Moody county surveyor, WAS spirited
away from fernando last night at
$3.50 O'Clock by Deputies Harris anu
Hill.
Late yesterday afternoon threats
and rumors of mo violence grew fast
and thick. At s:SSo'clock mob OF
citizens went to the Jail and demand
ed Moody. The isiler escorted com
mittee from the mob and every cell
was inspected, but the prisoner was
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
SHORT TODAY.
POLICE NEWS SCARCE IN THIS
SECTION TODAY.

There were only two cases in police
court this morning.
Rice Miller, colored, was charged
with numerically whipping his
niece, and the evidence was partially
heard and the case left open. The
other case was breach Of the peace
case, which was contiRued.
Miss Allie ID. Foster returned from
Ralston, Tenn, this morning.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
THE DOERHOEFER WILL.

Louisville, August THE will of
the late John Doerhoefer was probated
today. The estate is estimated at a
million and the bulk is placed in trust
for the two sons the trusts to termi-
nate when the devisees are thirty and
forty respectively.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
THE POWERS TRIAL.

Georgetown, August THE defense
in the Powers case was today again
overruled in its efforts to secure con.
tinuance of the trial in progress.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
PAPERS REACH FRANKFORT.

Frankfort, August 7-Inoorporated
today: Covington Bros. company,
Paducah wholesale grocery, capital
si50,000. W. ]. Slayden, Asheville,
N. O., G. O. Covingtou. Mayfield; O.
O. and W. Il. Covington. Paducah, in.
nnrnnratora.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07

Tom Keegan, a fagnan ON the HI
nois Central tried 10 catch a moving
street Car last night and was thrown
10 the ground and skinned about the
face and hands. The injuries are not
serious and he was able 70 go ont On
his regular run.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07

Master Mechanic 4. +. Barton, who
is now OF on vacation. will return
this week. He has been in the east
and making a tour of Canada, his for
mer home.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
corporators.

COL. BRECKINRIDGE DENIES.
Lexington, August 7-Colonel W.
o. p. Breckinridge today announced
that he is not candidate for congress
aud will not be.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11
E S
OF DRUGS
OF MEDICINE
OF EFFORT
OF RESULTS

You can travel many miles,
through many states and you
will find few drug stores that
equal ours. There seems to
be an indefneable something
about our store which makes
our patrons loyal to us. They
are always telling theirfriends
and acquaintance about our
store. We will not attempt
to explain tive simply try to
conduct our drug store in
such a way that our patrons
will feel as they do. That's
everything. 1t is the same
feeling that you have toward
your family physician. OF
course we desire to increase
our list of patrons. As soon
as new customers know our
store they become loyal. We
invite you to come to us for
all your drug store goods.
DeIZelI Drug Co.
The Leading Drug Store.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

SEVERAL HOUSES AND LOTS IN
Gilt Edge for sale at low prices and
asy terms. Both business and resi-
dence property included. Call or ad-
dress F. A. Barnes, Gilt Edge. 10-21-6ts
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11
SUBscRIBERSs
~
I Gown, County ano state !
80

Subscribers failing to receive their
papers will please notify this office,
that the cause may be investigated
and reported to the proper authorities.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11
$3.50 Reward,

$3.50 Reward.
TO the conviction Of anyone guilty
of cutting or tearing down fence be-
longing to
r. e. HAMILTON, or
r. 8. HAMILTON.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

EIGHT HUNDRED FINE MERINO
lambs, mixed. A. Z. Hodges, STAN
ford, Mont. 11-11-1t*
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11
FOR SALE.

FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSE
hold effects. Call at the home of W.
E. ort, r of Fourth avenue and
Corcoran street. 11-11-2t
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11

A STEEL TOWER WIND MILL, IS
feet high; good as new; s35. pur-
chaser to take wind mill down. Just
the thing for stock ranch or farm.
Apply at this office.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-11
Jim mi place.

"Dand" Shields, one OF the old
timers of this part of the country, Is
in the city hospital recovering from
the effects of injuries received in a
runaway, which occurred about three
miles south OF town last Friday al
ternoon. Dad" has been in the EN-
ploy OF Charley Wright for some time
past and came into town Friday after
Mon for some supplies for the ranch.
AS he was nearing the Wright ranch
he lost the lines, while attending to
set the brake. The horses started
off at a lively rate finally running in
TO a post. The shock threw the old
man out in front of the wagon. one
wheel of which passed over his body.
He was picked up ana DR.. Treacy
telephoned for. An examination
showed that he was severely bruised
about the body, face and head, but
that no bones were broken. His ad-
vanced age made the injuries more
severe than they would have been
otherwise. He was brought into the
hospital that evening and is now on
the road to recovery.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26
RAILWAY WRECK NEAR SOUTHERN
PINES,

The accident on the Seaboard Air
Line near Southern Pines was q fear
ful one. Four men perhaps six
were killed and others injured through
the care!esSness OF one OF the engineers.
The poor fellow paid dearly FOR his
d~isobe2.ence OF orders. He was
crushed 70 death beneath his engine.
His conduct which brought about the
disaster $ unaccountable. Engineer
Stewart vAo was running MS engine
light 20 Aberdeen had order 10 meet
freight train No. :. northbound. at
Vass.
At this station Stewart entered the
operators Office and remarked: Il
have time to meet No. &C at Southern
Pines. and No. II is pushing me close"
and Immediately went back to his en-
CINE. No. GO was a northbouHd passen-
ger train and had been reported forty
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26

are n. Y. Gulley and W. B. Rodman,
meets here Thursday, Friday and sat
lurday of this week TO consult as to what
has been done. Each one Of the COM
lmissioners took about three volumes OF
1.-The laws and classified these into first
laws that unquestionably should go into
the code; second, those largely local,
like hunting, fishing, draining. fence,
jetc.; third, laws clearly not to be codi-
fled, such as charters, relief to individ-
luals, etc. The result is written out in
ltriplicate and each mar criticises the
work OF the others. II is this work and
this criticism which will now be passed
upon. The work of codifying the laws
Twill be divided out in this way: certain
tchapters Of the cod OF SO will be divid-
ed out, for instance Mr.. Gulley takes
1.-The first nine chapters up 10 chapter 1C
(which is the code of civil procedure,
which will not be taken up at this time:
then the ext chapters will be taken
iby Mr.. Womack, and the remaining
Ichapters up to crimes and punishments
lgoes to Mr.. Rodman. AS yet the com
mission has not oun it necessary &c
lemploy a clerk. though allowed one, as
the character of the work would not
permit the use of a clerk just nov
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

For the week ending Monday, June
l22, 1903.
Light rains occurred during the past
week on the 18th, 18th. ard 2Cth, gen.
lerally in amounts too small to interfere
with farm work, except n one or two
southern counties; the rainfall. was
beneficial, and at the same time the alb
sence of excessive moisture was favor
able, enabling farmers ID push the
work of cultivation and to eradicate
grass and weeds. Unfortunately there
Were a number OF evere hail storms on
1.-THE 18th IN the western, ind on the
l1Sth in the eastern portion Of the state
(which did in the aggregate much dam
Iage to crops, especially tobacco. Al
Though the days were bright n warm
1.-THE nights were cool, and the mean
Temperature for the week averaged 8
degrees below the daily normal; The
Temperature conditions. therefore, were
agaln not favorable for rapid growth.
lCrops are improving, though slowly,
maintain a healthy color, and are now
Igenerally clean and well cultivated.
Cotton suffered from the deficiency in
Temperature and from colo deWS st
might, as made evident by lis continued
lslow growth: it is smaller than has
been seen at this time of the season tor
many years.; %chopping is finished and
final stands are fairly satisfactory:
there is an unusually large nurnber Of
complaints of damage by lice, both to
the leaves and roots of the plants. Corn
has grown fairly well: it has received
Thorough cultivation, and in the south
Iern portion killing or laying by is gen
Ierally underway; late planted is still
being damaged by worms. Some early
varieties Of corn are in silk and taSsel
in Duplin county. Improvement IN TO-
bacco has not been marked; much OF
the crop is reported to be 0 and in
Limited localities it was much injured
lby hail; in the north It is said to oe
growing III narrow n buttoning low
topping has commenced n cutting
and curing will begin in a week or two.
a little has been cured in Scotland
icOunty. Harvesting winter wheat, rye
and oats IS over. except west of the
blue Ridge: most Of these crops have
been safely housed and a little wheat
has been threshold: spring oats in the
west suffer much from rust. Rice, pea
nuts and sweet potatoes are doing veil.
Many field a have pee planted and
ARE up nicely. Cutting hay is under
way in the west. Fruit will be plentiful
lin only a few sections; peaches are rot
ting to some extent: the yield OF late
iapples in the west Will be small; grapes
continue to be very promising
Rams: Goldsboro. Dol; Greensboro,
Weldon. or; Charlotte, 10: Raleigh
0.43; Wilmington. 0.40: Eatteras. 0.10;
Asheville, go: Liberty, O.42: Henrietta,
90: Hendersonville, 0.60: Norganton,
l0.03: Marion. N.24: Mocksville. 1.2O; Set
tile. OBS; Moncure, 0.f6.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26
RALEIGH AND THE STATE.
Gov. Aycock to Speak at Boston on
Education in the South-Very Few
Bankruptcy Cases in Eastern Car
nav of the Code Com
missiOn-Other Items of Interest.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., June %.

iNdlt4Sh, ~ -, uIO q.
Yesterdays ain were very heavy
and flooded bottoms land. In ten min
utes here half an inch fell.
Revenue Collector Duncan will have
to drop three of his deputy collectors.
He has not yet decided which ones he
will drop. He says he thinks that by
October 1st about all the distilleries
will be in operation; tina there are
only now about so and that that nhm-
Der have renewed their bonds for the
year which began May 1st. He ap-
pears to hin that most of them will
hasten to get into cities and towns, a
nlb Of which are available.
The state board of education meets
next Tuesday. 1t will consider the
matter of the colored state normal
school and whether there shall or shall
not be consolidation.
Agents of hail insurance companies
are very busy throughout the tobacco
section. One of them says hat the
Nash county hail storm last week caus-
ed them a loss of $4,000.
News comes from various counties
ola considerable increase in the as
sessment Of property. State Auditor
Dixon adheres to his view that there
will be an increase of so much as SO
per cent, or property as compared with
the assessment Of 1899.
Governor Aycock will neXt week ap-
point the board OF directors on the part
of the state for the NorthCarolina rail-
way. The governor will 90 to Boston
on the 9Th OF July and will on the Sth
deliver an address before the National
Educational Association, on the special
subject OF Education in the South.
1t is learned at the Office OF the state
auditor that corporations Il banks
are rapidly making their reports, and
that a large increase over last year
will be shown.
1t Is now six years since the enact
ment Of bankruptcy Law by congress.
1t was thought tha there would be a
multitude OF cases. but the officials find
the number 10 be remarkably few. In
the court here the total number is only
a hundred and twelve and the clerk
says that 200 will easily cover the total
number in the entire eastern district of
North Carolina, including Wilmington,
New Bern and Elizabeth City.
In an interview today with eX-Judge
Thomas D.. Womack. chairman of the
code commission. ne said that work on
the code began May 1st. The commits
sion, the other two members of which
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26

Because thieving and fraud can be
carried on in one of the departments OF
the government for years and those
who bring the matter to h attention
of the head OF that deDartment be
laughed at for their pains or denounced
as liars is no reason for supposlng the
administration would allow immoral
ity of the grOssest kind to be openly
carried in by a member of the supreme
of a territory. Judge Mcmillan,
of the supreme court of New Mexico.
has found out that there is in the eyes
of the administration a difference be"
tween " a rake off on government con-
tracts by department officials and u
supreme court justice travelling around
with 2 woman whom ne passes off as
his Wiz The presidents ~rompt ac-
ton O. dismissal must have been quite
a surprise to the justice.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26

Columbia, S. c.. June 23.-The second
day Of the hearing for a change of
VENUE in the case of James H. Tillman
indicted for murder, ended with the
argument only fairly begun. This
morning the prosecution presented ad-
ditional affidavits alleging that a fair
trial can be had in this county, the
lafhdavits being similar to those pre-
scented yesterday. The affidavits for the
prosecution number four hundred or
more. Then the defense introduced a
number in reply, the whole number OF
iaffidavits on oth sides being about
lseven hundred and fifty. The defen-
dant'S attorney read numerous articles
printed in The State relating to the
killing of that papers editor, these be-
ing for the most part messages Of SYM
lpathy n a~ppreciative tribute to N. G.
lGonZales. Prayers offered for Mr.. Con
IZales recovery by the Columbia minis
tiers, the Sunday before he died were
IalSo e and evidence that the preach
Iers as we'll as the press had endeav-
lored to stir up feeling against h de-
Ifendant.
The defense desired to introduce some
of Mr.. Gonzales editorials denOuncinE
Lieutenant Governor Tillman last year,
but Judge Townsend ruled that these
iwere not competent and they were ex-
lcluded.
The argument was begun at 5 O'Clock
this afternoon by Colonel George John
stone for the defense. Colonel John
stone is oe of the most eloquent and re-
!sourceful lawyers of the state and he
Ispoke for over an hour. criticislng ano
commenting on certain Of the prose
lcution's affidavits.
Court adjourned at the conclusion OF
his speech to- meet at 9 o'clock tomor
row morning. when Andrew Crawford
will open for the prosecution.
There will be five hours argument to-
morrow and a decision may be given II
the afternoon.
The defendant was in court through
out the proceedings and participated In
the several consultations of his attor.
neys. Neither his wife nor mother were
lpreSent today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26
Commencement Exercises.

Lexington, Va, June 24.-Commence-
ment day exercises at Virginia Military
Jackson building today. Twenty-six
young men were graduated. The first
and second Jackson-Hope gold medals
were awarded to Cadets T. A. Dewey
of North Carolina and J. B. Sinclair,
of Virginia, respectively. The presen-
tation speech was made by former
Congressman Pake Morris. of Min
nesota, now United States Judge and
the first distinguished graduate of his
class at this school in 1872. Cadet
Paul of H~arrisonburg. Va, was class
valedictorian.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26

The proposed plan to form a COM
pany to insure manufacturers against
loss by strikes should certainly contain
a clause declaring the insurance can
celed if the insured refused to arbi-
trate. Ootherwise the employers would
ave the employees at their mercy. The
latter might often be ~purposely driven
to the necessity of striking in order
that the employers could reap the bene-
fit of the insurance. Employees would
could be as arbitrary and unjust as
they chose. The threat of a strike
would cause them no u%neasiness. In
many instances they would prefer that
there should be a shut down Of their
plants.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26

minutes late. The operator, noticing
that he said nothing about No. s, ran
after him to remind him OF his orders
to meet that train at that point, but
was too late. When he got on the
tracks Stewart had mounted his engine
and was speeding down the track to
what the operator knew vas his GER
tain death. The operator went back
to his instrument, and flashed the news
over the wires which made the men
in every office along the line aware that
a fearful accident occurring in a few
minutes. They were prepared for the
news of the horrible disaster which
soon came TO them over the wires.
The fact that freight train No. s was
ahead of passenger train No. &c and
was then between him and the next
station and that he had been ordered
to wait for it at the station he had
just left had passed entirely out of En-
gineer Stewards mind. Intent only or
reaching Southern Pines in time TO
meet the passenger train, he rushed his
engine along the track and in a deep
cut on a heavy curve where either en-
gineer could see but a short distance
ahead h crash came, and a fearful
crash it was.
One statement is hat there was an
engine and some cars standing on the
siding at Vass and that perhaps Stew
art took them to be No. 6, which he
was to meet there, but he made nc
inquiry as to that and seems to have
forgotten all about his orders to meet
a train there.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26

The Concord Times publishes the
complimentary remarks of the Green
vile Reflector regarding The Messen-
gers reports of the proceedings of the
convention of the Knights of Pythias
and comments as following on the man
ner in which the Pythians were enter
tanned by the people of Wilmington:
This is very true. and the manner
in which the city of Wilmington en-
tertained the Pythlans was also worthy
of the hospitality of any city on earth.
Wilmington made many friends last
week during h session of the Pythian
Grand Lodge, and The Messenger de-
serves much praise for it's magnificent
reports"
For which kind words The Messenger,
in behalf Of the citizens of Whining
ton, turns thanks to The Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-26

Referring to the Judgment Of forty
five hundred dollars against the Sea-
board AIR Line company in the rot
foregoing" case the Detroit Journal
says:
But the significant feature of the
verdict is the monetary value put upon
craftsmanship. Without stipulating
how many of the eggs landed, Polite
ian Seawell was awarded 81, 500, which
at Il cents a dozen for about
3ST. 900 eggs that might have been pro-
iected in the direction of the populistic
candidate. Hereafter if actors and poll
ticians can only prevail upon railroad
companies to act as patrons for these
pleasing little affairs. they will be nd
of half their contumeIy."