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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18

the managing editor of the Louisville
Times TO write Mr.. 8. S. Mcclure
vouching for it. and the former used a
long time personal friendship" as q
Justification fer his request to publish.
Mr. Mcclure briefly but politely re-
piled; LAS you know, we never 20
into controversies. We sent a man
down there to get the facts in this
case, and we have published an article
giving these facts. 1t may be that we
were mistaken. am sorry to say
that nothing we have as yet seen on
this subject makes us think So"
This appears to be consistent with
good methods. A magazine or news.
paper should be sure it's right and
then stick to what 1t says. The article
in the New York magazine seems
eminently fair and unbiased. There
are some things in it which are not
very complimentary to Republicans,
and q great deal decidedly unoompli.
mentary to the Democrats, but that is
because the Democrats have fully
justified it by their course la the
Goebel conspiracy cases. Cold blood.
ed murderers are unfortunately &C.
quilted very frequently in Kentucky
and no where more frequently than in
Louisville, yet there has never been
any great demand for their blood
from the same people who are so snx-
ious to hang Taylor and damn the
Republican party in Kentucky
although it has never been proven
who killed Goebel. We do not believe
that the editor Of the Courier j Journal
or Times or the chairman of the
Democratic state machine, or any
other Democrat or person. has been
deputized to speak for Kentucky in
this matter and brand the Mcclure
article as "a tissue Of fslsehoods. A"
There are thousands upon thousands
of good people in Kentucky who be-
lieve and indorse the article and do
not consider it anything worse than Q
iustitiable expose of the Democratic
assassins of character and destroyers
Of mems liberties, who have relent-
lessly for the past four years persecut-
ed Republicans against whom there lie
not a sointilla Of genuine evidence OF
guilt--men who would have been ac-
quilted in any county in the state or
any other state on the evidence ad-
duced, were it not for the politics,
prejudice and perjury of which they
nave been made the helpless victims.
Our idea about this may be wrong.
but like the New York editor we have
seen nothing thus far to make as
think so.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18
BOOK STORE ASSIGNS.

7. X. Harper, 42s Broadway,
dealer in books, music and wall On.
p5T. made an assignment late Satur.
day, naming +. q. Rudolph as as.
signee. The concern bought out the
late John L. Powell over a year ago.
The schedule Of assets and Liabilities
has not been given out.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18
PADUCAH BOY COMPLIMENT TED

Yesterdays st. Louis Post Dispatch
contained a nice write up of Mr.. Dan
Calvin, the well known Paducah
moulder who has won fame in his
calling by his skillful and remarkable
moulding. The Post Dispatch prints
picture of his latest clever piece of
work, the bird cage. and pronounces
il a truly remarkable accomplishment.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18
BABY SERIOUSLY I'LL.

Mr.. William Richardson, OF Chi
csgo, IL expected to arrive this even
ing on account of the serious illness
of his two.months-o son, William
Mohan Richardson. who is visiting
here with his mother, at The resi-
dence Of the Misses NOLAN. on West
Trimble street. The child was
thought to be- dying last night, but is
better today.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18
HICKMAN COURIER SOLD.

The Hickman Courier has been
bought by Mr.. NJ. b. Shaw from Mes
danes Warren and Ellison, the owners.
II will remain under the present
management until the lease expires.
The Courier is one Of the oldest papers
in Kentucky.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18

Russia has declined, pending the
war with Japan, to enter upon nego-
tiations with Great Britain for the
settlement of questions at issue be-
tween the two countries.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18
WARRANT ISSUED
FOR GIVING A PERFORMANCE
LAST NIGHT.

This morning Justice r. J. Barber
issued a warrant against Arthur Van,
manager of the Wallace Park Casino,
for running q vaudeville show on
sunday night
The warrant was sworn out by Con
stsble A. II. Patton and Justice Bar.
Der has not yet set a date for trial
He stated today that he would prob
ably try the case this afternoon or
may put it of until tomorrow. This
8 the first warrant issued for running
the show on Sunday.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18
INJURED ON AN ENGINE.

Mr.. W. W. Finley, of West Broad
way. an employe of the local Illinois
Central, fell across the pilot Of an en-
CINE in the yards Saturday ght and
injured his legs. He will be laid up
about two weeks, it 10 thought.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18

No business Of importance was
transacted in the meeting of the Min.
isterial Association in the Office Of
Rev. G. W. Perryman ct the First
Baptist church this morning.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18

The enthusiasm OF the gold bug
Democrats indicates that they are
happy to get their innings at last.
For eight years they were in bad odor
with their party, but they are again
to the front, and the other fellows
must 0rin and bear it, and take
back seat for a while.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18

The special grand jury that has been
investigating the murder OF Miss Sarah
schaefer ct Bedford, Ind, adjourned
without returning an indictment
Almost any man will accept free
advice. but few are willing to utilize
it.
As rule women are better than
men, but that isn't saying much in
their favor.
When of making books there is an
end it appears that Of making races
there is IN end also.
1t may be better to be an old mans
darling than 9 young mans slave
yet there are more slaves than darl-
logs.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18

Rev. I. J. Owen began series Of
meetings n Little's Chapel IN Little.
vile, Saturday night which will con
time tbr ughout this week. Services
will be held at 3 O'Clock in the after
noon and o'clock in the evening.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18
BURIAL AT EVANSVILLE.

The remains of Judge Isaac W.
Falls. formerly of this city, who died
last week at his home in New Orleans,
were buried today in Evansville, In.
diana.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

gEEH1N
Personally appeared before me this
day E. }. Paxton, general manager of
The Sun, who affirms that the above
statement Of the circulation of The
Sun for the month of June, 1904, is tue
70 the best of his knowledge and belief
PETER PURYEAR
Notary Public.
My commission expires Jan. az, 1905
July I. 1904.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18

During the last seven years Ger
many has laid 1875 miles OF cable at
a cost OF over $4,000
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18

Rev. o. J. Coleman and Rev. G..
NJ MoNeilly will begin protnoted
meeting at ohvet Baptist church. in
the county next Monday.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18

The Jake Biederman Grocery and
Baking Co. will open their 18th and
Jefferson street fresh meat market TO-
morrow. Fresh meats OF ali kinds con-
stantly on hand.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18

Bachelors and spinsters marry be-
cause misery loves company
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18

Prof. 4. A. Fox, OF Louisville, sec
rotary of the Kentucky State Sunday
school Association. and formerly of
this city, delivered an excellent ad
dress, with steroptican Illustrations,
on his trip to the Holy Land. when he
attended the Worlds Sunday School
Convention, at the First Christian
church.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18
NEWS OF INTEREST
FROM THE CHURCHES
State Sunday SclO)l Convention
in Henderson August 1926.
Prof. 4. A. Fox Delivers Stereopticon
Address on Holy Land at First
Christian Church.
REV. BACHMAN ON VACATION

Rev. George o. Bschman, pastor Of
the First Cumberland Presbyterian
church left today on an extended trip
into the state Of Texas. Mr.
Bachman has been engaged to deliver
series Of lectures on Advanced
Sunday School Work" at the Texas
Chautauqua. at wsxhsohie. Mr..
Bachmsn was one Of the original pro-
motors OF this Chautauqua. and has
twice before appeared on its platform.
After this engagement he may spend
several days visiting relatives at
Wichita Falls, returning to fill his
pulpit on the first Sunday in August.
The pulpit of the First Cumberland
Pres byterisn church will be filed
during the absence OF the pastor, for
two Sundays as follows: July cath.
Rev. J. ID. kirkpatrick July 3lst,
Rev. W. T. Milburn.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-18

A number OF Psducsh delegates will
attend the seth annual convention Of
the Kentucky Sunday school Associa.
ton meets at Henderson on August
"a, 90, 20. Fully thousand delegates
are expected. A few sunday school
specialists always attend these state
conventions, but this will be the first
time in its history that as many as
seven have attended.
Among them are Rev. George o.
Bachman, of Paduoah. former general
secretary OF Tennessee. one OF the best
informed men and one of the strongest
speakers in our ranks.
Mr.. z. A. Fox, Rev T. @. Gebsuer.
and Miss Mamie Lee Frayser, Of Lou
isyille, all recognized specialists, will
take part.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-04
RIVER IS FALLING,
Drop of Six Inches at Topeka
Today.
Nothing to Indicate 1t Will Be
higher.

That 12-foot rise of the Kaw which
has been coming for the past week
from somewhere out in the short
grass country seems to have been side
tracked The river began to fall at
$50 this morning, and by 2:30 this
afternoon had gone down about six
inches. At 9:30 the gauge on the
Rock Island bridge read 1876, and at
1870 it read 123s a fall of three
tenths of a foot in two hours.
The street railway bridge will prob
ably be saved, and there is no danger
of the north approach to the melan
bridge going out, unless the trlbu-
taries to the Kansas river west of here
get very busy. At present all these
tributaries are falling in a very or
derby and decent manner, and the
flood" of 1904 is probably at an end
A gang of IS men, by constant work
at the street railway bridge, is begin
ming to make some impression on the
great tangIe of driftwood. Several
huge trees were lasSOed and pulled
out with a capstan this morning, and
that helped wonderfully to shake UP
the mass. Apparently not much i'm
preston has been made in the jam,
but the wOrkmen say that they have
opened a channel through it, and ex-
pect to make faster progress from
now on.
Consfdera BILE damage has been done
to the street railway bridge In addi-
ton to the panel at the south end of
the bridge, which went out some time
ago, the panels at the north end
which have ben holding back the log
jam are considerably mashed to pieces
and knocked out of line. The west
pile is entirely gone from several pam
els. The bridge is aligned very much
like a sea serpent, and it Will cost a
good deal of money to get it back in
shape again. North Topeka people
are hoping that the city railway man
agement will conclude that it viii be
cheaper to put in their steel bridge
now, and put an end to their difficult
ties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-04
RAINS N KANSAS.
Nearly Every Section of the State Gets
More Water.

Rains We're general over Kansas last
night. though there was none in To-
peka, and the forecast and the indi-
cations of the sky are all for more
rain.
The rains recorded during the 24
hours ending this morning at o'clock
were as follows: Baker, .O2; Con-
cordia. .93: Dodge City. OF; Dresden,
40; Fort Scott. 2-4O; Macksvilie, .0Ss
Mcpherson, -O4; Manhattan, .O4;
Usage City, 20; Topeka. .O2.
Today's corn and wheat region bull
letin says: "The heavy rains over
Kansas, in preceding reports. have
moved eastward into Missouri, and
only light rains have fallen in Kan
sas during the past "a hours, except
at Concordia and in the extreme
southeastern counties. The weather
is cloudy in the eastern half of the
state and clear in the western half
this morning, with but slight changes
in temperature"
The maximum and minimum tenn
peratures recorded for the "a hours
ending this morning at z o'clock were
as follows: Baker, 1850; COncOrdia,
1886; Dodge City, 1850; Dresden.
1850; Fort Scott. 1850; Macksville,
1852; Mcpherson, S0-5S; Manhattan.
$3.50; Usage City, 1860 Topeka.
1851.
The forecast for Kansas sent out
! today is Generally fair Sunday. pre-
! ceded by showers east portion to-
night" The wind at noon was south
west, blowing y miles an hour. The
I hourly temperatures recorded by the
government thermometer today were
"a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-04
WENT TOO FAR.
Mr. Burrows Smith Center Bond
Deal Shows Carelessness.
Clipped Off Sixty Dollars Too
Much Interest.
FOR GOOD MEASURE.
Appears That the Extra COu-
pons Were ''Thrown In"
What Would Happen If Smith
Center Refunded Them.
FOR GOOD MEASURE

When the state school fund com
missioners, of which Secretary of
State Burrow is one bought Mr.. Bur
rows per cent Smith Center bonds,
allowing him to clip off enough inter
est coupons to bring the rate of in
terest to the school fund down to 4
per cent, they did not seem to have
been very apt at figures. In fact Mr..
Burrow allowed himself to clip $50
worth of coupons more than was
necessary to get the bonds down to a
"A per cent basis.'' In reality ne got
them down to a 1906 per cent basis.
These bonds We're purchased by the
school fund commissioners on Janu-
ary p, 1903, just a few days after the
present school fund commission went
into office. Mr.. Burrow, in conjunc-
ton with superintendent Dayhoff and
Attorney General Coleman, allowed
himself to clip off the interest coupons
for the following two years and a half
besides those due a few days after the
purchase was made, and from bond
No. he clipped an extra coupon for
good measure, The first time the
state will receive any interest from
these bonds will be on February l.
1906, when it will get its first six
months interest, having then held the
bonds three years. From that time
on it will clip a $25 coupon from each
bond every six months. The bonds
fall due one each year, on August 1
beginning with No. 4 on August 1
1905, up to No. 10 on August l. 1911
The other seven do not mature unit
February l, 1922. The following
table shows the length of time eact
bond Will be held by the school funC
if each runs until it natures, the tota
interest the school fund will receive
from each bond. and the average rate
of interest each individual bond viii
pay for the entire time:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-04

called to the coIors was not satisfactory
and caused Kuropatl6in misgivings, but
it is now reported that they have been
drilled into a state of efficiency More
important, however, are the large rein
forcements of field artillery, in which
the Russian army was especially weak
These have now arrived
Nevertheless, Kuropatkin does not
consider himself strong enough to risk
the possibility of a defeat which might
be irTetrievable and result in disaster,
or at least years of campaigning. His
friends praise his steady conservatism,
caution and refusal to listen to the
counsel of the Hotspurs.
Struck COsSack Patrol.
Toxic. June "A p. m.-GeneraI Hara-
huchi in command of the Japanese
forces south Of the Yalu river. tele-
graphs from Seoul that an infantry re-
connoissance dispatched from Gensan
struck a patrol of cossacks at Munich
Hyan yesterday and killed five of them.
Floating Mines Near Tien Tsin.
Tien Tsin. June 1T is generally
believed that there are floating mines
in this locality. Local steamers have
been ordered to avoid the mine zone
off the shan Tun promontory after
dark.
Ambushed by Japanese.
Seoul. Korea, June A slSirmish
took place between 20 cossacks and
an unknown force of Japanese scouts
at point 2 miles north of Gensan
on the morning of the 3rd instant
The cOssa cks were evidently am
busfed by the japanese, who were
concealed in the brush on a hillside
The Russians eventually retired
toward Hamp Yung. leaving six dead
upon the field. The japanese casual
ties are not stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-04
SHOT AND SCREAMS
Arouse Police in Time to See a Wo-
man Abducted in Chicago.

Chicago. June 1.-Two shots followed
by a woman's screams have caused ex-
eitement at Sheridan Road and Green
wood street, in the fashionable district
of Evanston. Edward WaIdron, a
watchman, was passing the Arthur Orr
residence when he heard the reports. A
block away he saw two men struggling
with woman, who was screaming. Be
fore he could reach them the men
thrust the woman into a closed car
riage which was driven rapidly toward
Chicago.
Patrolman Hayes also had heard the
shots and summoned the patrol wagon.
The carriage was followed some dis
tance in Sheridan Road but finally es-
capped from the pursuers.
The Chicago police then We're notified
and an effort made to intercent the
carriage at Rogers park, but the driver
eluded the watchers.
According to Watchman Waldron the
men and woman were we'll dressed and
the latter was young. Many persons
in Evanston were aroused by the Wom-
ans cries, but no elew to her identity
was found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-04
Bishop john II. Vincent, Retired.

When asked this morning if he
would reside in Topeka in the future,
Bishop Vincent said: "It is impossible
for my residence to be in Topeka 1
will reside, proba bly,, in Indiana,
where I Will be within easy distance
of Chicago, where my son is a pro-
fessor in Chicago university. Mrs.
Nincent's health is such that she must
be within reach of our son. I could
prefer no place as a residence more
than Topeka Four years ago we left
here for Zurich, Switzerland. where
had charge of the Methodist Epis-
copal work in Europe"
When asked what he thought the
probabilities are of the esta blishment
of the Methodist university in Topeka,
Bishop Vincent said: Il have given
the matter no thought, but I see no
need for a Methodist university in
Topeka We have university at
Baldwin, and the Congrega tionalists
have college here that meets every
need 1t is a great delight to me to
find what remarkable progress Baker
university and Wash burn college have
made in the last few years. 1t is A
great deal better for the cause of the
that they are represented by different
denominations
In speaking of the appointment of
Dr. J. Z. Mcfarland. of Topeka to
have charge Of the Sunday school and
tract departing ents of the Methodist
church, with his residence in New
York, Bishop Vincent said: ''Dr. Nc
Farland's appointment to this posi-
tion. which also means that he will
be the editor of all the publications
of the Sunday school and the tract
societies, is a great honor to him and
comes because of his modesty. un-
selhshness and ability as writer and
cOnfrih1TfOr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-04
NEGROES JAM A STREET
Mounted Police Charge Crowd in
Front of Elias Woman's House.

New York, June "A charge by police
reserves has been necessary to drive
away thousands of persons blocking
Central park west in front of the home
of Hannah Elias, the octoroon, who is
charged by john r. Platt. an aged
millionaire manufacturer with having
secured from him by blackmaiI nearly
$500 GOO in cash and real estate. Mount
ed police headed the charge and they
were compelled to use extreme meas
ures in order to drive off the crowd
which was composed largely of negroes,
friendly to the woman
Mrs. Elias has been besieged in her
splendid residence by deputies seeking
gun by Platt. AS it is a civil case the
officers are not empowered to break in
the doors, so they have waited about
patiently expecting the woman to at
tempt an escape. Meantime scores OF
private detectives employed by numer-
Gus persons interested in the case, have
stationed themselves near by shadow
ing all who enter or leave the house and
serve as an added attraction to the cur
ious.
Finally the crowd became so dense
that Central park west was packed a
block in both directions. From the sui
missed that they, or at least some of
tne leaders, had an idea of protecting
Mrs. Elias should she endeavor to leave
the house. When the police reserves
were called the negroes became extren-
ly sulIen and We're driven away with
much difficulty and insulting the white
men as they went. No one was injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-04

Sixty dollars may be a small matter
to Secretary Burrow, and it may look
like q small matter to the state school
fund, but if it was intended to pur-
chase those bonds at four per cent. it is
evident that Mr.. BurrOW was given $50
more than he was entitled to.
The deal does not look entirely credit
able even if the bonds had been pur-
chased at four per cent, and Jess than
that was certainly reprehensible. The
schoo2 fund commission never pur-
chased any bonds whatever at less than
four per cent. and only then when a
great amount of money had piled UP in
the fund without investment. and when
the bonds have been gilt-edged and the
deal has been an advantageous ole
Whether the present comnission has
made any other deal of this kind is not
known. The state accountant might
find out.
Secretary Burrow and his Home m
vestment company certainly made a
fairly good thing from this Investment.
He bought the bonds from the city of
Smith Center March 25, 1902, or rather
that is the date they We're registered
in the state auditors office. which is
the final act which makes them legal.
He held them a few days less than nine
months. During that time he collect
ed $3.50 interest on them. Then when
he sold them to the state school fund
ne clipped off coupons amounting to
81. .125 more, making n total of $2,4f5 for
this investment of $4,000 for nine
months, or about 11-I per cent interest
for nine months.
According to the law the city of
Smith Center can pay off these bonds
or refund them at a lower rate of in
terest at any interest-paying time,
whether they are due or not. If the city
should see fit to refund them on or be-
fore August 1, 1905, the school fund
would not receive a cent of interest
from the entire investment. If they
should be paid off or refunded on Au-
gust l. 1906. the state would have re-
ceived interest at the rate of LAB per
cent on it's investment for the entire
time. If they should be paid off on
August /. 1907. the state would receive
]. Sc per cent, and the rate would grad
ually increase each year until If all
the bonds should run until they ma
ture. the state school fund would re-
cefve 1866 per cent, but never would 1t
reach four per cent.
It would look as though the school
fund commission ought to be better at
mathematics than this, If it was mis-
take If it was not q mistake but was
done intentionally that extra $50 was a
plain steal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-04
THROUGH A WINDOW.
People Walk a Plank TO Get Into the
Worlds Fair Grounds.

st. Louis, June Fridays rainfall
was unusually heavy at the main gate
of the Worlds fair, and collected in a
pool SO deep that planks were placed
from a restaurant windowsill to dry
land and people made their way
through the restaurant window across
the planks- After several attempts to
carry out the programme of aerial
contests they were finally postponed
owing to the rain until 9 O'Clock this
morning. Only FIVE airships have
been entered to date for the aerial
contest in the early part of July, al
though eighty contestants have aD-
piled for admission The five to pay
the $3.50 necessary to enter are Ed
ward Hutchinson, Chicago. Charles
Stigin. New York. S. NJ Williams, san
Francisco. Emery Curtis and George
Davis, Gillespie, y. Y, and Santos
Dumont of France.