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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
BOY REPORTED DROWNED
Was Playing on the Ice When He
Broke Through.
Son Of Rev. @. 8. Smith, Oolored-
Body Not Recovered.

Rawleigh Smith, colored. aged IF.
teen, went to Island Greek this morn
ing with a crowd of boys to skate, and
broke though the ice. His body went
under, according to the report they i'm
mediately took to his mother and fam
lily, and was seen nomore, the accident
happened South Sixth street.
The Mortified boys ran as fast as
they could to the boys home on Jack
sou street, near Seventh. and broke the
news. When a reporter was there this
afternoon they were all half orazed
with greif, and knew nothing except
what had been reported by the boys
who were with the lad, but seemed
to have no doubts as to his fate.
The boy was a son of Rev. G. S.
Smith, coli red, who is now holding q
meeting in Metropolis, Ill. The body
has not been recovered and Coroner
Peal had been notified at press time.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
WOMAN RELEASED.
SHE WAS CHARGED WITH HAv-
ING WRITTEN "BEGGING"
LETTERS.

Covington, Ky. Jan. il--In tho
Federal court here Judge Cochran dis
missed the indictment. against John
n. Walk and Thedate, his wife. who
were charged by the government with
using the mails for the purpose OF
fraud.
The arrest Of the Walk woman sew
eral months ago created n sensation.
She is quite pretty and had been writ
ing begging letters TO prominent bust
ness men and officials throughout the
country asking for funds IN order TO
complete q musical education. She
wrote letters that would have moved
an Egyptian mummy, stating that she
was a poor girl with ambition who
hsd musical talent and desired to go
to college. Her letters aroused sym
patty and she received considerable
sums through the mail She even
wrote to President Roosevelt for aid.
The suspicion Of Postmaster Rey-
nolds was finally aroused on sccount
of her voluminous mail and her arrest
followed. Her pretty face touched
Judge Cochran and he told her to 20
and sin no more.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
YARDS ABOUT COMPLETE
MANY THOUSAND DOLLARS
HAVE BEEN EXPENDED BY
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

The new shop yards are about COM
plete and will have been finished by
the expiration OF another week. IL the
weather permits. The work Of max
ing the new yards has been in progress
since last summer but the section men
have not been enabled to work stead
lily on account OF the weather. The
last tracks are being laid now and soon
the tracks will all have been laid and
veil graded. This will give the re-
pairing crews much more space to
store the bad order" cars that are
to be repaired. Heretofore the cars
had to be sidetracked all over the
yards and caused much delay and in.
convenience in getting them out
when the men got ready to work on
them. The improvements to the new
yards at the shops cost many thousands
of dollars but the money is considered
we'll placed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14

The Republicans of Kentucky do not
care anything about what Hon. John
K. Hendrick is for, as it is very evil
dent that he is already practically
beaten for the nomination. In regard
to the Goebel election law, however,
and whether or not Mr.. Hendrick is
for it, IL he is not he is not up to the
requirements of good Democrat in
Kentucky. A majority Of the Ken
tucky Democrats, it seems, are in
favor of the Goebel law. and to be
good Democrats they must al be
for it. II q majority of the Demo-
Gratis were not in favor of the law
they would have long ago repudisted
at the polls the men who made and are
responsible for it.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14

The proposed rebate on coal TO-: q
period of one year ought to relieve the
famine in the east. It will enable. for
eigu operators to unload as much Of
their coal rs they wan. to IN Ameri-
ca and supply the demand, and will
not disturb the tariff. The fuel short
age is something regretted, but the Re-
publican majority in congress will
probably never remove the tariff on
coal, and those who have been seek
ing removal Of the tariff, to remedy
the country's ills, are dong a sensible
thing in looking about for some salts
factory way. The American operators
can supply the demand for hard coal
when normal conditions prevail, but
six months strike so reduced the
supply, and the consumption is so
great ct this time of the year that
the mines cannot catch mp for some
time. The tariff on coal is protection
TO the American miner, preventing
foreign coal from being dumped into
this country at less cost than IL can
be profitably produced here and must
remain.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
DISCOVER A NEW VINE.

Ripley, Tenn, Jan. IA peculiar
grass or vine has made Its appearance
N this county, and in many sections
grows in prolific quantities. J. @.
Younger brought sample to Ripley
Saturday, and in his opinion II can DO
utilized in the manufacture OF rope,
cotton bsgging, and perhaps oultiva-
ton would refine it to suitability for
mating. Best authority denominates
II as wild potato vine although it Is
quite different to the Spanish wild
vine. Its fiber is as strong as fsx,snd
would prove quite profitable for Guilt
walton IL II is found of service in man
ufacturing. A thorough investigation
will be made as to its real value.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
ANOTHER TRACK
BUSINESS INCREASES soA NEW
TRACK HAS TO BE BUILT.

A section gang is working on the
jacking track in the shop yards giving
it a general overhsuling and adding
one more track. The car repairing
business has increased to double the
former amount and two tracks have
been found a necessity. One track
will be used for loaded cars and the
other for empties. The work will re-
quire q week or more and the car re-
pairers are working on one Of the yard
tracks temporarily.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14

An effort is now being made in Lev.
ington to save the necks of the two
burglars who killed an old and res
pected merchant while robbing his
house. When the atrocious crime
was first committed, the entire place
was in 3 furore, the people Indignantly
demanding punishment for the guilty.
When they were caught and convicted
however, the sympsthizing element of
the community steps in and tries to
save them from the Railows. A Sc
rious question is, If such murderers as
those who stealthily creep into q
mans house in the dark hours of
night and rob and murder, are not
properly to be hanged, pray who is ?
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
HURT GAVE BOND.

Roy Hurt, white, who is serving
out fine in jail, this morning gave
bond to the amount Of s400, 800 in
each case, for gaming. for which he
has been indicted When he serves his
fine he will be released on pending
cases until April.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14

The administration has its var ious ap
pointees in office drawing pay from the
taxpayers and owes it to them to see
that they are paid. The Republicans
can afford to give the other fellows
all the time they want. The longer
they wait the louder the howl from
the bunch at the public teat. The
Democrats have tried to hog it for q
good many years in Paducah, but they
are now in such q position that they
can afford to be little more consid-
crate Of other people.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
THE WEATHER.
Fair tonight and Thursday.
SOLUTION OF THE TROUBLE.

Before the slderfnanio squsbble is
settled, IL is evident that one side or
the other must give In. Both can't
have their way, and thequestion to de-
eide is, which shall it be? We see no
reason why the Republicans should
give in. The four Republican alder
men were duly elected to the offices
they hold and are just as much enti-
tied to have one of their number pre-
side over the board as the Democrats.
When the agreement was made to
appoint outsiders to make an effort to
select fifth man and choose the pres
ident of the board. it was understood
by the Republicans that private citi-
zens and not officeholders were to be
appointed by the Democrats. Instead,
two officeholders were appointed, one
a councilman, and another an official
who partially controls large amount
OF public patronage, namely the sp-
pointments of police officers and fire.
men.
IL seems TO us that the Democrats
have tried to hog IL long enough.
The Republican aldermen are in such
9 position that they need not be dio-
tated to. II the Democrats want to
dispel the discomfort among Demo
cratic officeholders and others who
cannot get their pay because of the
deadlock. let the Democrats break the
deadlock. They have more interest in
the affair than the Republicans, and
the latter can afford to take their
time.
The Democrats are in control Of the
administration. and they are RESPONSE
BILE to the people for the manner in
which they conduct IT, They will
have to answer for any prolonged con-
fusion. and it seems that the prepon-
derance of circumstances is against
them.
The four Republicans in the board
Of aldermen have submitted several
fair propositions, one being to leave
the adjustment Of the disagreement to
the Commercial club, and 1t will be
very foolish to yield anything.
The city government of Psducah
for over year has been conducted in
q most unbusinessIike manner, and IL
it is ologged by the present inability
of the aldermen to agree, it may not
be SO bad, after all. II the Democrats,
however, who are running the admin
istration desire things to go smoothly,
they can easily give in. They have
control of one board and as much con-
troll Of the other board as the Republi-
cans. The Republicans are In posi-
ton to dictate the terms to the
crowd in office. The administration
has received the unqualified condem-
nation of su citizens, irrespective Of
politics. during the past year, and
has shown q most wanton disregard
for the welfare Of the people, and
the people will appreciate firm stand
that will end the domination Of a
set Of officials so unworthy as they
have proven themselves. The Republi-
cans do not have to yield. They have
everything to lose and nothing to gain
by it, while the Democratic crowd
unless it gives in. must continue to
stand by and see its officials olamoring
for their salaries. long since overdue
and witness indefinite confusion.
There is no reason why the Republic
cans should make q single concession.
Frff
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
DIED IN GOLCONDA.

News Of the deaths of Mrs. James
Vineyard, age 60, at Golconda Sunday
reached the city today. Mrs. vinyard
was taken suddenly Ill Saturday and
was unconscious until death came
Sunday morning. She formerly lived
here and had many friends in Padu-
cab who will regret to, learn of her
death. She leaves a husband and
daughter, Miss Dessa Vineyard. z
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.

william Daniel Jones, of HsmliD,
Galloway county, filed a petition in
bankruptcy this morning giving liza
bilities to the amount of $1,000 with
no assets. He owes principally in
Hsmlin, Murray, and Mayheld. The
only debt given in of local interest
was that of the News Publishing Co.,
$3.50.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
Mr.. JOHN KREUTZER's
CONDITION.

CONDlTlON.
Tho condition of Mr.. John kIeutzer
today is about. the came. He passed
. very restless night, but today is rest
ing wall. ID
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
VESSEL STILL OVERDUE.

New York, Jan. l4-Up to today
the steamship lst. Louis, which is
several days overdue had not been
sighted. The American line Office said
no wireless report of vessel had heen
raceiYad
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
CIRCUIT COURT.

The case of J. A. Meshew against
the f. Riglesberger 90. was still on
trial at press time in oirouit court.
The plaintiff sues for SO 500 loss of
services to his son, Charlie Meshew
who / sd a hand cut off at the defen-
dsnt's mill.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14

Mr.James Ray, of Frankfort. will
arrive today to attend circuit court
lie is ENGAGED in the suit of b. rtba
shipley against the Torked Deer
Pants factory for alleged breach of
contract. . 10 -
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14

General Leonard Wood is to go to
the Philippines for service. Few bet
ter men could be found for position
requiring such tact and fortitude.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14

Doubtless the man sentenced for life
and twenty years longer at st. Louis
Yesterday, is not worried about what
to do with the extra twenty years.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
Honor for Enollsh Woman.

Miss Millicent Fawcett, who at Cam
bridge university in 1890 took higher
place than the. senior wrangler.l Is said
to have been the first lady electrical
epginear In Britain.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14

The city of Paducsh is just now
doing nicely. She is taxing in all
the money she can get and not pay
ing out q cent.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14

By the time the various "investiga-
tions" of the cause of the coal famine
are ready to begin, it will be hot
weather and we shall have forgotten
we were ever cold.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14

The Democratic chances in 1904
seem to be worrying the Democrats
great deal more than the Republicans.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
WEDNESDAY,. JAN. IA, 1908.
DAILY THOUGHT.

"Brooding over trouble is like sur
rounding ones self with q fog; it
maguifies all the objects seen through
1t. Occupation Of the mind prevents
this"
Arizona republican., 1903-04-25
Additional Local 5

GUN CLUB SHOOT.-A practice shoot was had by the members of the Phoenix Gun club yesterday afternoon for the purpose of entertaining Pump Gun Mcdonald, the editor of the Pres colt Herald, who is en route to Bispee on business affairs. It is an impossi- bility for Mcdonald to stay in a town where there is 9 gun club without eat ing up a few blue rocks each day, as they have been his regular diet for years. The scores were as follows: Buckingham, 5 } 4: Pinney, s 6 5: Morrell, 10 s 10 [; Aitken, s 8 10; Mcdonald, g g g ' 10 g g 10.
 A VISITING INSPECTOR.-Spen L. Toll, chief clerk of the railway mail service with headquarters at Los An geles, spent yesterday in Phoenix. leaving this morning for Ash Fork. He came from Tucson, where he had been experimenting the Semi-annual exam ination of postal clerks who report to that division headquarters, and is go- ing to Ash Fork on a like duty. Mr. Toll is a veteran in the postal service, having been employed in that field of activity for the last thirty years, and
 
 business cannot be learned from books
 THE RACES.-There is lively time promised at today's races, the princi- pal events being the Sachs Sturgeon match, the match between the Brophy horse and Miss Boydello. a running race and a bicycle race. Just to keep things going there was some interesting work at the track yesterday. Tom B., owned by Walter Bennett, and Bessie M., owned by William Mayors, were given a chance to show what they could! do against each other in a mile race. It is said the last eighth was covered at a 2:0S clip. Trainers Klotz- bach and Wheat agree that these two horses are about the fastest green stock that ever steppedeover the Phoe- nix track and will develop into as good trotters as the territory has produced.
 HORSE POISONED.-Walte Lund of Glendale yesterday lost a good horse, presumably at the hand of some horse poisoner." The animal was in good condition Thursday night, but was found sick Friday morning and died be- fore night. Dr. Richmond was sum- moned and said that the animal was unquestionably poisoned, and in his opinion not by anything he could have secured in his regular feed. The symp toms were entirely different from ole ander or any other poisoning likely to occur. Only post mortem would show just what the poison was. About year ago MT. Lund lost two valuable Great Dane dogs and he cannot help but feel as though some evil-minde1 person is killing off his stock in a spirit or revenge for enmity cherished against the owner. He has no proof of these things and dislikes to feel that way, but the circumstances at least warra nt the ugly suspicion.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-25
MONEY COMING BACK
For Which the Delinquent Property
 List Was Sold.

The gentlemen who bought property at the late delinquent tax sale are re- turning their certificates and getting their money back much sooner than they had expected it, but without the thirty per cent which they had expect ed would accompany it.
 Most of the purchasers are residents of the city. Most of them became pur- chasers for the profit there seemed to be in the business. Others went into it to protect previous investments, some because they held certificates against the same property acquired by an earlier sale, and others because they held mortgages against the property
 There is one man though on whom the blow will fall haide:' than any other, he is a MT. Brooke of San Fran cisco, who came here some weeks be- fore the beginning of the sale. He had heard about the thirty per cent at tachment and he did not know of any other place in the United States where money could be invested to so great an advantage. He made q study of the delinquent list and by the time the sale began he knew all about every piece of property that would be offered. He was an insatiate bidder and thirty per cent upon all the investments he made would have netted him a nice sum. He is now in San Diego waiting for the profits to mature. He has been officially informed that they will never mature.
 Altogether S60 pieces of property were sold at the sale and the county received in taxes from them a little more than $7,000. The county will now have to do without that money until the first Of next year and then it will get it or the land which went delin- quent and which shall not be redeemed at that time.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-25
LADIES CHORUS
Delightful Entertainment at the Dor
 ris Theater Last Night.

Phoenix is to be congratulated on having an instructor in music who pos sesses the technical skill and artistic taste which gave tc those present at the concert given by the Ladies' churus last evening the musical treat of the season. Every selection was 9 gem, every solo deserved special men tion.
 Mrs. Cravens is to be congratulated upon the first appearance of her cho- rus class, and at the close Of the con- cert numerous requests were sent up that the programme might be repeated at an early date.
 Prof. S. r. Cravens and Mrs. Crav- ems, for years at the head ot the great conservatory of music at Ottawa kans, have come to this territory to | make Arizona their home, and have | received a most cordial welcome from
 lovers of music in this city. They arf
 among the best and most faVorapl! | known of msical instructors in the west and will probably build up con-
 servatory her which will be one of the attractions of Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-25
JEROME MINES
A Portion of the Copper Belt But Lit
 tie Developed.

General Manager Hull of the Cleo patra company, informs the Jerome News that he continues to place more men at work when the opportunity presents itself. They are now at work strengthening out the old Winingham
 tunnel, and have, while doing this
 work exposed some bodies of ore
 which those who were at work in the
 past seemed to have overlooked.
 At the United Verde mines they are making every preparation 10 work that great property to its full capacity. One of the 500-ton furnaces has been placed in commission.
 Superintendent Owens of the Decatur was in Jerome Saturday. He informed the News that work on that promising group is progressing as rapidly as could be expected, mad that the mine is now looking better than for the past | thirty days.
 There is a part of the Jerome mining district which has so far been given very little attention, yet the mining men and experts who have visited it say that the small amount of work l done on the ground has shown up more
Arizona republican., 1903-04-25

mineral than the same amount of work on any other part of that great copper belt says the News. The News has reference to that part of the Jerome Verde district lying about one mile and a little west of south of the. city of Jerome, at the head of what is locally known as Msscal gulch. A few days ago a News representative paid a visit to this part of the district and was surprised to see the splendid surface showing, and the improvement in the general mineral indications where work has been done.
 A visit to d claim called the Three Sisters, owned by G. W. Hull, disclosed an extra good showing of ore and en- couraged more thorough examination of the properties in that neighborhood.
 The Venture Hill property, for which a syndicate has offered S1,50O,0O0, the Verde King and the Lucky Verde com panies properties extend up to near the head of this gulch, and as on the Hull property, they have more or less ore in all of their workings.
 Another interesting group is the Lar son-Avery property, consisting of nine claims. This group lies along the west and north sides of the Lucky Verde, runs up agalnSt the west end of the E. l.. D. claim of tie Venture Hill group. and butts up against the Three Sisters claim on the north. south and east sides, and touches q claim called the Station on the east and west sides. There has been but very little work done OF the Larson-Avery group, the deepest workings thereon being a shaft about forty feet in depth, but in all the openings the showing has been most encouraging, and all who visit the property seem to agree that with proper development the group can be made a very valuable one. Where work has been done on adjoining claims ore has been uncovered, and in the main shaft on the Lucky Verde group they have undoubtedly one of
 the best showings in the district, and this shaft is sunk but a few feet from the lines of the Larson-Avery group
 This property is only about GOO feet from the main workings of the Venture Hill. which in itself gives it value. The group runs up to and extends into the lime capping which covers the head of the gulch, and the general for mation is porphyry, black slate and lime. This would be an excellent group for some legitimate mining com
 pany to take hold of.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-25
DISTRICT CONFERENCE Of the M. E. Church South Will Begin
 Next Wednesday.

The district conference of the M. D. church, South, will convene in the Central Methodist church on Wednes- day of next week. Presiding Elder J. F. G. Finley will preside. Representa- tives will be present from each charge in the territory and reports will be giv- en concerning the different phases of the work.
 PROGRAMME.
 Wednesday: The Spiritual State of The Church.
 g 2. m.-Devotional and organization.
 9:3O a. m.-Reports of pastors on the spiritual state of the church.
 10 a. m.-Do We as Pastors Give due Attention to the Spiritual Life of the Church? Five minute talks by the pastors.
 10:30 a. m.-Do We as Laymen Allow Our Secular Affairs to Interfere With Our Spiritual Life? Five minute talks by the laymen.
 Il a. m.-Sermon, "The Spiritual Liie." by Rev. L. J. Hedgpeth.
 p. m.-Devotional.
 2:3O p. m.-Unworthy Church Mem bers and How to Deal With Them. Paper by Rev. R. A. Rowland. Dis cussion.
 3:15 D. Inflow Can We Enlist All Church Members in Church Work Paper by Rev. F. H. Mowre. Discus sion.
 p. m.-Can We Use the Means and Methods of our Forefathers, Such as the Class Meeting. the Love Feast, the Friday Fast, etc.? Paper by Rev. w. K. Simpson. Discussion.
 1:30 D. m.-Sermon.
 Thursday-Missions, finances.
 Friday - Sunday schools, miscel- laneous.
 7 Saturday-Epworth League.
 The programme for Thursday will be given later.
 All Christian workers who are inter- ested are cordially invited to be present.