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Newport daily independent., 1904-02-20
ASHLEY COUNTY
 BURNS NEGRO.
Murderer of White Farmer Found in Well Near Crossett and
 Soon Paid Penalty.

Crossett, Feb. 19. Glenco Bays, the negro who shot and killed J. D. Stephens, a proni- nent white farmer Wednesday, was burned at the stake by a mob late last night. The scene of the burning was half mile from the Stephens plantation in this county. News of the mob's act of vengeance was. not re- ceived until this morning.
 NEGRO MADE CONFESSION.
 Bays made a full confession just after he was captured, ad- mitting that the murder was pre- meditated. He laughed when asked how he wanted to die, say ing it made no difference, as he knew full we'll his hour had ar rived. The mob was extremely quiet, considering the excitement which had prevailed the pre- ceding twenty four hours throughout the entire county.
 The mob was composed of Ash ley county farmers, both black and white. No doubt whatever remaining as to Bays guilt the crowd proceeded deliberately to the task of executing the negro. It was agreed almost unanimous ly that he should be burned to death at the stake. When the guilty negro heard this decision he showed no signs of fear. He was bound to a post and brush and sticks of dry wood were piled about him.
 SLOWLY ROASTED TO DEATH.
 The material burned quickly and the negro, retaining a look of defiance even in his awful suffering. was slowly roasted to death. The spectacle was sick ening, yet not one of the wit nesses appeared to doubt that the terrible punishment meted out was merited.
 NEGRO FOUND IN OLD WELL.
 Sheriff Stillwell was with a posse of men, guarding the Loui- siana state line, at the time of the negro's capture, and did not arrive until after the man was executed. In his confession the negro stated that his plans for escape were made before the crime was committed. He was to remain concealed in the vii cinity of the murder until the excitement had subsided, then conceal himself in the tank of the M. R., H. 6 w. rail- way engine and go to Luna, where he could secure passage by boat to Memphis or Cairo. He was found concealed in an old well, about six miles from here and three miles from the Steph- ems plantation.
 MT. Stephens, the murdered man, was the most prosperous farmer in the western part of Ashley county, and was admired for his many good qualities, by both black and white. The ne- groes showed their esteem of the victim by immediately offering a reward for the capture of the murderer.
 3a@sWhile ~ the more conservative deplore the method of disposing of the murderer, indignation ran so high among both the white and black races that conserva- tism received no consideration.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28
HEALTH OFFICER
AND AUTHORITIES
Will Enforce Vaccination Ordi-
nance.
One Man Who Declined to Have His
Family vaccinated Was Fined
$50 Today.
OTHER POLICE COURT NEWS

Judge d. L. Sanders this morning
fined Thomas Allison, O bartender re-
siding on South Third street in the
neighborhood infested with smallpox,
Gao and costs for refusing to permit
his family to be vaocinated, the frs,
fine for this offense imposed in this
late appearance of smallpox.
Allison, his wife. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lindsay, Gus CrutchHeld, Mr.. Price,
Robert Tyre. Mr.. Bolen. and wife and
Mr.. Ford, ell of the same neighbor.
hood. were warranted yesterday BY
Health Officer Graves who has been
pledged the support Of the authorities
in compiling vaccination, ano he In.
tends to enforce the laws to the latter.
Tyree was dismissed and the re.
mainder Of the defendants granted
continuances, several desiring to sub
NIT their families to the operation
rather shan pay fine.
Allen Walker, the negro who drew
Q knife on Motorman Walter Stevel
and cursed and abused passengers on q
street car, was fined $50 and costs
Sonny Brooks and Major Edwards,
colored, charged with breach of the
peace, were granted continuances.
Ed Farris was dismissed on a charge
Of fighting.
The case against Fred Cooper, col
ored, for fighting was continued.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28
A Missouri Judqe.

II does not always pay TO appear
too independent, especially In a court
room. They are telling the following
story on former Missourian, who Ia
now a Judge In Oklahoma: A gam
bier was tried before the Judge recent.
ly and convicted Of playing poker. He
appea ed In court dressed In fashy
style and with plenty Of money in his
pockets. apparently unconcerned an
to the outcome Of his trial Looking
over his spectacles. the Judge, In a
squeaky voice said:
Jim, stand up" The gambler
obeyed.
Jim have you anything TO say be-
fore pass sentence on your"
mo, SIR"
Jim, I'm a-goin' to fine vUu $50
"All right, judge" interrupted the
gambler, here 1t is In my hip
pocket"
And give you sixty days in fall"
continued the Judge. Now, look and
see II you've got tina. In your hip
pocket, too."-Kansas City Star.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28

Japan is to ask the United States
to make few pointed inquiries IRE
garding the Japanese who have been
taken prisoners by Russia. Uncle
Sam appears to be a very accommo.
dating fellow, and if the japanese
themselves can't get near enough to
the Muscovites to ask about the pris-
oners, Uncle Sam will probably oblig-
ingly do 1t. We should ba very
thankful they haven't asked us to
kindly step over and help them catch
Port Arthur.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28
TELEGRAM SENT
NOTIFYING TIE BOND COM
PANY OF THE ooUNTY's
ACCEPTANCE.

Justice II. J. Barber, chairman OF
the committee delegated by fiscal
court 10 arrange for refundiDg
tl00, 900 of the county bonds. has
telegraphed White & Co, OF New
York, that their offer to refund the
bonds at 4 per cent, paying q bonus OF
$3.50, has been accepted. u Is ex.
pected that arrangements to refund
them will be hss.ened and the deal
quickly put through. White & Co. is
the same concern that refunded the
city's $40, 900 in railroad bonds re.
Gently.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28
BROTHER DIED
MR.. LOUIS RAPP, OF PADUCAH,
CALLED To ATTEND
THE FUNERAL.

Mr.. +. X. Rspp. an agricultural
Of near st. Louis, died yesterday
afternoon about O'Clock after short
illness in st. Louis and the remains
we're taken to Louisville for burial.
He was about SO years of nge and
leaves q wife and family and two
brothers, Mr.. Louis Rapp, of Psdu-
cab, and another brother in ST.
Louis.
Mr.. Louis Rspp, of the city, and
wife left at noon for Louisville to
meet the remains and attend the fun
eral which will be held tomorrow
some time. Death was due to general
debility and the deceased had been i'll
but q short time.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28
AFTER FIRE HORSES.

The board Of fire and police COM
missioners are in no particular hurry
to buy fire horses and will not finally
close any deals for horses until the
department houses are equipped and
ready for the service. Commissioner
Bonds stated this afternoon that
Alderman Charles Smith has several
horses in sight in Illinois. the prop
erty of friends, who will bring them
here for inspection tomorrow or mex,
day IL desired and when the commits
sioners get ready 60 buy, will order all
horses bought at once.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28
KIND OF MATERIAL
Is STILL IN DOUBT
Local Legislative Boards Not
Decided on il Yet.
officials Seem to Favor Bitulithic
Compound For the Streets and
PAveme1ts.
THE MAYOR SAYS EGO SLOWLY

Mayor Yeiser stated this morning
that he considered the spending Of
several thousand dollars for street i'm
provements very serious matter and
thought the boards should be cautious
in the selection OF the material to be
used.
There seems TO be disposition on
part of the members OF the boards to
have future sidewalks as we'll as
streets, in Paducah, constructed Of
the bitulithio compound. Concrete,
it is said, is subject to cracking and
bullying mp when the heat or soil do
not happen to be favorable-snd back
has been discarded almost everywhere
"a sidewalk material.
The bitulihtio COMPOUND has i'm.
pressed most OF the officials fayorably,
and eau be repaired more easily and
cheaply than asphalt or concrete.
The general public, however, does
not seem to appreciate the caution"
being taken by the boarIs. There Is
no necessity for waiting all this time
to decide on the material. It Is
claimed.
What seems to be wanted most IL
the passage of the Improvement ordi-
nances, the advertising for bids and
opening OF them, aud the letting Of
the contracts. Everything will then
be ready to begin work as soon as the
bonds are fioated.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28
THE DEMOCRATIC FOG.

The Democrats are doing al their
talking for the purpose of convincing
each other. About 40 years Of the
diversion has conclusively shown that
they can't convince anybody else.
The Republicans. have little to do in
this campaign except to wait until
November, when the people will rati-
fy the selections made at Chicago last
week.
As the Globe Democrat fittlngly
points out 1.-THE financial policy of
the party speaks for itself. Treasury
reports for the past seven years need
no diagram. Exports OF American
manufactured articles are at the high
est point. Industry is actively en-
gagged and we'll rewarded. There are
no foreign entanglements. An i'm
msnse balance of trade in our favor
continues. The isthmisn canal has
been brought to the stage where the
work of construction will soon begin.
The. nation marches onward with q
steady, powerful movement.
"In the opposing party a totally
different situation exists. The Demo
cratic party might we'll present itself
as a penitent on its former issues,
but that is poor basis on which to
ask to be Entrusted with the reins- Of
government. This years campaign
will be useful to the Democratic
party in the effort to define itself to
its own members. What the party
stands for is past guessing until the
st. Louis convention declares itself.
Ever that sssemblage may add to the
prevailing Democratic fog. The Dem
ocrstic party can take plenty of time
in finding out where it is at. 1t is
not needed at the front. All goes on
there SO smoothly and successfully
that the campaign promises to be one
in which serious contest will hardly
be visible"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28

The Mormons are preparing to es'
tablish colonies in Mexico. Thi:
should call forth some pretty salty
resolutions from the snti.Polygamy
Protective Association and the Asso.
ciated fraternity of Semi-Annual
Calamity Howlers, as Utah elders
should not be allowed to corrupt the
innocent greasers.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28

Dowie, judging from his New Yor k
speech, does not minoe words in deal
ing with King Edward. but he dis
creetly took the precaution to wait
until he got the Atlantic ocean be
tween him and the monarch.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28
salvation Army ol-; In Luck.

Jol 1 T. Kerr and James Leslie, TIVE
wealthy oil men OF Bradford. Pa, sat
In the lobby Of hotel In Lima. o..
the other evening when a Salvation
Army girl came in and passed her tam
BOURNE. "I1l chip in IS. JIM" said
John. GO. you. Jack" said James.
They began tossing So bills into the
tambourine In turn, then wrote checks
for the same amount until the tam.
BOURNE held $500. Guess that's
enough, Jack; let's STOP" said James.
Go you. JIM" said John. and they
adjourned
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28

Rausili, the bandit, is mos the mer-
cenary ruffian he has been pictured,
according to his recent captives. His
object in capturing American and
English subjects and holding them for
ransom, is to bring down on the
head Of the sultan the wrath of the
powers. Il is noticed, however,
that he doesn't overlook the coin in
his bsneficent undertaking.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28
BOY RUN DOWN
BIOYCLIST RAN OVER AND
PAINFULLY INJURED HIM.

Willie Neikirk, the six year old
son, of Mr.. Walter Neikirk. was run
over by o bicylist this morning on
Tennessee street and painfully hurt.
The child was playing in the street
and ran in front of the bicycle. He IL
badly bruised and his right hand and
arm are cut, but the injury is not Sc
rious.
DR.. J. W. Pendley attended him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28

General Nelson A. Miles will prob,
ably be nominated for president by
the Prohibitionists. II they want q
man who is q good talker and always
manages to say the right thing at the
wrong time, he ought to be . bowling
success. 1t is understood that he hss
not yet made his cabinet selections.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28

Citizen Perdicaris has not an.
nounced whether he will go on the
stage, become . baseball umpire, oil
do the lecturing stunt. II he could
induce Raisuli to hike himself over to
the United States they could do 9
good vaudeville turn together to S.
r. o. business.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28

The Philippines are rapidly beccm-
ing civilized. They have had the
whiskey and women for some time,
and now two car loads of fine
thoroughbred horses from Kentucky
have been shipped to complete the
trim
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28

Now that Hon. John Sharpe Will.
liams has relieved himself Of that
painful interview, ii is 10 be hoped
that the planet will return to its orbit
and all those unusual sun-spots dis
appear.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28

The ice water convention meets al
indianapolis tomorrow, but there
does not appear to be much Of . rush
to get aboard the water wagon.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28

Santos Dumas will probably not be
the only person to Ego up in the air
at st. Louis next month. There is
every indication Of o good crop of
Democratic aeronauts, with plenty
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28

The Democrats, Populists aud Pro
hibitionists are yet to be heard from,
but it will be the field against the
favorites, and they will not be in the
money,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28

Those who desire to know Judge
Parker's views should ask the
man." His name is David Bennett
Hill.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28
Warm In India.

In the first week Of May the tenn
perature In some parts OF India rose to
ia degrees In the shade.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28
TUESDAY, JUNE 2s. 1904.
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

"ho)
Personally appeared before me this
day E. J. Paxton, general manager of
The Sun, who afirms that the above
statement of the circulation of The
Sun for the month of May, 1904, is tue
20 the best of his knowledge and belief.
w. F, PAXTON,
Notary Public.
Ny term expires Feb. s, 1906.
June I. 1904.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28

Prof. w. G.. Dodd left for Cadiz to-
day st noon 10 reside and was accom-
panied by little Miss Julia Dabney.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-28

OF initiating material furnished free by
the convention.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-23

DISTRICT or NEW HAVEN, ss. Pro
 bate Court, July 2Oth, 1904. Estate of MARY J. LOWE, late of
 New Haven, in said district, deceased.
 The Executrix having exhibited her administration account with said estate to this court for allowance, 1t is
 Ordered, d,-That the 29th day of July, 1904, at ten o'clock In the forenoon at Ia Court of Probate to be held at New Haven, in said district, be and the same is appointed for q hearing on the allowance of said account, and this court directs that notice of the time and place of said hearing be given by publishing this order three times Tn some newspaper havin circulation in said district.
 By Order of Court,
 JAMES KINGSLEY BLAKA {. j22-St Clerk 4
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-23
Local Weather Report.
BRIEF MENTION.

High water to-day, 8:15 a. m.
 scribner's Magazine for August at the Pease, Lewis Co.'S: also Mcclure's for August.
 The Socialist party has decided to hold picnic in schuetzen park on La bor day.
 A meet of the New Haven Road Driv- CTS association will be held at the Elm City Park this afternoon. A large at tendance is expected.
 Teams composed of married men and the bachelors have been organized at Woodmont and game will be played on the Golf club grounds this afternoon.
 A two story brick addition is being erected to the rear of the home of Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, jr., in Elm street. The rooms will be about fiftaen feet square.
 Various jewellers in the center of the city closed yesterday afternoon in re- sponse to the petition of their clerks. They will close Friday afternoons until September.
 The Young Mems Republican club has enrolled among it's new members Sam ueI Fessenden of Stamford, one of the leaders of the party in the state and the head oe the organization in Fairfield county.
 The Brotherhood Of Locomotive En- gineers were in session here yesterday on wage matters, it is said. F. $. Evans of Boston has been elected chairman, and c. ". Moves of South Braintree, Mass, secretary.
 The local Lieuor Dealers association is making plans for the annual banquet. to De held at George Stanford's Savin5 Rock hotel about the middle of August. The committee will select a date at it's next meeting, and expects to provide covers for 250 members and guests.
 Several of the New Haven delegates who went to Cincinnati to attend the annual session oe the grand lodge of. Elks have gone to St. Louis to see the exposition. Dr. ]. H. Kelly, who was in the party, wrote to friends here that. the illuminations in Cincinnati were elaborate, with handsome decorations.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-23
WHITE MAN TREATED BY INDIAN
 MEDICINE MAN.

Charles Miller, clerk in the land of flee who has been afflicted for a number of months with rheumatism, has adop- ted the usual method of taking treat- ment from an Indian medicine man. Last Monday simon Billy (Foloba), of Eufaula, began treatment which MT. Miller declares is curing him.
 Billy is a fullblood Creek. He is about fifty years of age, and has been a medicine man since his boyhood. In his treatment of Miller he uses nnedi- cine made from herbs steeped in an earthen pot over which incantations are said and mystic songs are sung while the preparation is being made. His manner of administering the medicine is also of an unreal nature.
 This is believed to be the only in stance in recent years wherein a white man has had sufficient confidence in the Indian medicine man to employ gflis services -Muscogee Correspo pondence of the Kansas City Journal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-23
HE WAs IN A HuRRY.

We were waiting for train at sta ton in the country. The station agent combined the offices of trainmaster. ex- press agent, telegraph operator and the rest. He looked wise when you asked him a question, but he wasn't.
 Does the next train carry a dining car?" he asked.
 Wal" he said, looking for a wide crack in the platform before he emptied an overload of tobacco juice from be- tween his teeth, T can't jes' rightly say. I never tux much inter-rest in them cyars.
 Does 1t stop at Swamptown?" was the next question. The agent was clearly uncertain on this point.
 Well, when is 1t due?" we asked, anxious to learn if he was certain of anything about the train.
 Wall, hits due at haf-pas' three or haf-pas' fo', furgit which" he replied. .I kinder open up bout an hour after dinner and set aroun' till dark Hit don't make much difference to me when she comes.
 Good Lord, man, don't you know anything about the trains through your own station?" we asked in desperation.
 @Wal. now. he said, and it was easy to see that his feelings were wounded: Yer might give CT feller CT chance to larn. I ain't had this job but three weeks. Nashville Banner.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-23
IN N IAPANEsE PRISON.

That which is especially striking at first sight in a Japanese prison Is that there is no difference between the pris- on and the hut of the free peasant the Japanese declaring that if the pris- on were elevated to the level of nod- ern penitentiary 1t would be too attrac- tive and would increase crime.
 Upon approaching the prison, i'll place of high and forbidding walls you see a large country house with a series of outbuildings, the prison itself being completely open, while the wooden bars at the windows have nothing of the for bidding aspect of our iron gratings. The interior of the building is com pletely open, although formerly at It. chigoi there was a corridor separated from the building by a paper wall, where the guards slept.
 The food given the prisoners is in pro- portion to their conduct and industry, the prisoners who do not conduct them- selves as they should receiving a cake of rice which must last for seven days, while in the case of the orderly prison- CTS the same cake lasts for only four days. The prisoners who conduct themselves properly receive also a little horse meat with potato or pea sauce with their rneals.-Public Opinion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-23

wear hats as distinct as could be perch ed above this cloth-uncommoniy ugly they are. too. Upon the whole we may conclude that woman-not being . so- ciety woman-does not feel the necessi-
 ty Of covering the head. But enter
 prise of the physiculturalist is not more promising on that account. It is the superfiuities of dress in which the sex
 is interested. for that is the realm of fashion. Few. indeed. are the women who regard them with indifference. If the recurring attraction of a new hat were withdrawn, most would feel they had suffered a real Ioss-an abiding in terest had vanished from their lives. It may be that the female character is changing in these days. But assuredly it has not yet reached that degree of ilosophy.-London Standard.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-23
INSPIRED HIM TO PREACH.
Threat That Aroused the Eloquence of a
 Young Circuit Rider.

Threat That Aroused the E1oquence of a
 Young Circuit Rider.
 In the early days of Methodism in the West, circuit rider, if he had a large field to cover, was sometimes per- mitted to have a, colleague just be- ginning to preach. The Rev. John Thompson was a circuit rider in a some what thinly settled part of Central Illinois more than 50 years ago. The colleague assigned to him was Brother James Smith, an excellent young man, but with very little experience as a preacher.
 On Sunday MT. Thompson had an appointment at a small meeting house in the country; but having a severe ' cold, he asked his young assistant to go along with him and preach the ser mon; and the latter, as in duty bound obeyed orders.
 Brother Smith had never undertaken to preach in the presence of his more experienced colaborer, and wfen after the opening services, he arose and gave out his text he was visibly embarrassed.
 He stammered through a few sen Y $IGlIcSSfa nGSlldLGu,EssI IIidue another aC- tempt and came to a dead stop.
 Whats the use, brethen?" he said, sitting down. II can't preach.'
 Brother Thompson saw the case was one in which heroic measures were ne- cessary.
 Young man, he whispered sternly in his ear, you get up again and preach that sermon or I'll take you out in the grove after this meeting is over and give you a hard spanking, as sure as your name is Smith!"
 An electric shock could not have op- erated quicker. Brother Smith rose to his feet again. his hesitation all gone and in ringing tones he preached ser. mon that is still remembered by aged survivors of that old time congregation as the most fervid and eloquent dis course they ever heard so young a man dsLsssas-x Youths Companion.