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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19
IN UNUSUAL HOBBY.
to the Dead Haze Cost
This Man $50, 900.

Most men, no matter how anxious 'heS ma.
be to have their names and virtues Prese's'e
for the knowledge of posterity' are s'''ia
when they have erected one monument" Inv
monument may be the most inappropriate thins
for the purpose Imaginable. for the most pric'i-
cal of men frequently make exhibitions Oh seh'-
nent run wild when choosing monuments iof
themselves their dearest ones but thes pui'O
only one. Down in West Chester, Penn is a
man whose hobby is building monuments. MS
name is John G. Taylor. and he is quaker
As might he expected of a man who has indie
pendence enough to have a queer hobby, he has
definite ideas as to the rights men have IN the
expenditure of their own earnings anu wha'
constitutes proper memorial OF one ST.
Libraries" ne remarked recently, may DC N
right for Andrew Carnegie, but my money goes
into monuments Every one to mis- fancy anu
each man as he pIeases with his own
Owners of quarries consider Mr.. Taylor one
os their best friends. He has already speh' Iuiiy
s,i00cC in rnonun eats TO we'll known men aud
to his relatives, "A, j probably has seen all of
the hundreds of stock designs issued py the
granite men arI gravestone cutters. The con-
ventionaI towering pillars surmounted by
statues and low stones. on which are reclining
lambs. however are not satisfactory TO him. A
visit 20 his collection of monuments at Bir-
mingham, a little hamlet five miles back in the
country from West Chester. Indicates that he
| also has his ideas as to designs and the in
dependence OF mind to refuse to have them in
terfered with by any rule o. thumb cutter of
graVestones.
The first monument seen enters the
Enclosure beside the old Quaker meeting house
| in which the monuments have been and are be-
| ing erected is unshapely pile of granite
blocks forty-fve feet high 1t is in memory of
oil Tafn
| ditiOn of statue of Lafayette. now being
| carved to complete II.
| Another pile of granite commentaries Mr..
Taylors ancestor. Colonel Isaac Taylor an Off
Ger in the Revolutionary Army and contains
a PORTION of his genealogical tree showing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19

Creek district seriously poisoned by drinking
the water.
November "A charge of dynamite. set. it is
said, by strikers. was exploded in the indicator
mine. killing mine superintendent and SHIFT
boss. The men guilty Of the crime have not been
caught.
April II. 90f-The head of the military defied the
order of the court To give the president of the
miners federation. whom ne held prisoner
April Ex-Governor Peabody refused to obey the
Supr' me Court, which had issued writ of habcas
corpus for the president of the miners federation
June dynamite exploded by UNKNOWN as
s2sSn Killed lift, on men. most of whom Were non
union miners. at the railroad station at indie
dependence.
Same day-MineTs fired on troops which had sur
rounded their meeting place in Victor, and IN
turn were fired or. Two strikers were killed in
street fights.
June civil officials including sheriffs of Teller
County and the city marShas of Victor and Grip
pie Creeks were commanded by the military To
resign be hanged
Same day-Vigiianjes organized and began to de-
port union miners.
June s-Two detachments of Minors refused 20
surrender to troops, and were accordingly fred o..
one union man killed.
June g-ElSht unknown mon TItGc RAID or TIE
Nictof Record Office. and as 10y al the plant
Same day-ienera Bell issued Il proclamation
closing the Portland mnc. which open
shop" employing both Union and Eon-unior men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19

that his earliest ancestor in this country was
Joseph Taylor. Quaker. who came here from
England in 1907. rough hewn granite PEDESTAL
near by is the beginning of a monument 20
Count Casimir Pulaski. and Daniel Wells and
Henry C. McCOmas. two personages not so well
known to history as he with whose name theirs
is coupled. MIR. Taylor. panel. kindly gives
some needed information regarding these men,
who were killed at the battle of North Point,
follows:
at appears that the citizens of Baltimore did
not expect and were totally unprepared for the
landing of the English from the British vessels.
Wells and McComas We're there to receive them
in ambush. General Ross. who had boosted that
he would take dinner in Baltimore and slipper
in Washington or hell. led the van of the Brit
ish. Suddenly Wells and McComas opened fire
and Rcss fell dead. After firing the fatal shots
killing both Wells and McComas the Britis.n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19
COST OF ANARCHY.
Colorado an Object Lesson for 4H
La7cbreakers.

What is the of that lawlessness which
is affecting the state of Colorado? Who is to be
held responsible for it's riots and assassinatons?
Where originated that power which defies the
ballot and the judge. which strikes down its
enemies in the dark, which imprisons men and
women in "bullPens," which tears citizens from
their homes and wives and children and marches
them off into the wilderness. which censors
newspapers as in some despotc monarchy in
zine of war, which storms the meetings of citi-
-sI.s at the point of bayonets, which lays dyrIa-
~-lte, as was done the other day. and slaugh-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19

union men employed in the place Of strikers One
man killed.
Same day-Non-union miners driven out OF TOWN.
By a body of citizens.
November 10. l9O2-Superintendent of the Snug
gler Union mine shot dead through window by
unknown assassin.
In 1902 'O3-The legislature of Colorado refused 20
pass Il constitutional amendment for eight hour
day i'm the smelters which had been ratified by the
people at the preceding election.
July 2s. 1894 dynamite explosion blew up part
Of the plant of the Sun and Moon mines. 1t was
off by unknown said to be strikers one
union man was killed before he could escape
Same day-Deputy sheriffs raided the homes of
several union leaders in Idaho Springs and ran
them out of town
September 2-JuStice Hawkins, who had released
some non-uniOn men charged with carrying weap
ons, was assaulted and knocked down 4 street
of Altman.
September THE house of a non-union miner
in Victor was wrecked by dynamite alleged 10 have
been placed there by strikers
September 12-TrOops arrested the editor and
printers of The Victor Record and marched them
off to a ''bullpen"
Oc.ober 15-Sixty-eight out of the seventy -One
soldiers encamped a tank in the Cripple
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19

the widow whispered, TREMENDOUSLY.
- am John a bass voice answered.
For n moment. awe-striCken, the widow
silent. Then she said:
do you forgive for my i'll treatment of
you in life?'
- 1 forgive ALL replied the voice.
:" Are you happier than you when you
were livng?'
Much happier
E" Have you desire TO return to earth?'
g Mono whatever
Where are you, John?
In HadeS, said the spirit"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19

-Spiritualism" said Governor AycocN
North Carolina lis a marvellous thing uSe
TO know a widow who thought she wouiu iooN
into it a little. She visited medium ana 'i'e
man agreed. for s.. to give her some coAVefsh-
ton with her dead husband
He put the lights out and fell into q tfahce'
and suddenly a dim, pale shape appeared III the
furthest blacklist corner of the room.
Are you my hr~' and? Are you John?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19

1,,o IN Tho troops marched seventy-six union
men to a train sent them to the Kansas t op the
June l1-TheSe were dumped out ,ne were
aIkaH waste. told ''t1 move on, ana guns
fired over their heads r-.or,I Reu
are sted the chief attorney of the Miners Fe"
ton and put him in bull pen =, =. troons
I,InC II miners were taken py tioop.
from a Cripple Creek bull PEN placed on . "
and sc mt the State line
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19
SURE PROOF OF ABILITY.

Ferdinand had just questioned Columbus's
ability to discover America
But" replied the navigator, your majesty
forgets that found my collar button this morn
ing"
Thoroughly convinced, Isabella at once offered
to pawn her jewels to defray expenses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19

Both miners and mine owners admit they have
broken the written law. Rlt IL both sides have
committed wrongs they must still understand
that two wrongs do not make right. and that
NIonedoing side does not excuse wrong
doing on the other.
Although from so many conflicting opinions it
Is indeed hard to arrive at decision. the fol
lowing summary of extraordinary acts, some Of
which are direct violations of law, including not
a few crimes of special atrocty. may lead the
reader to form his own opinion. These acts have
been committed by various parties to the con
rict ard are set down here without bias
favor.
July g. IS01-Eincrs IT. Telluride shoot at non
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19

,H"s fifteen at one blast?
such questions arise in the mind OF every one
ho has read the recent dispatches from Victor
ard Telluride, and they answered by the
People OF Colorado in various ways. The enc
mics Of the mine owners lay the blame upon
them. The foes OF the labor union hold It culpa-
ne. The political antagonists OF Governor Pea
ioGy point to him. They quote his own words
that he ordered the military to make arrests
Without any proclamation OF martial law. In
,rlcr that the prisoners might be turned over
u the civil authorities when order had been re-
stored In such action. his critics say. he
,--ded his authority. Those who hate the head
az the military power accuse General Bell.
The miners say they fighting for eight
hour day in the snelters. The mine owners
say they are battling against n gang OF muir
dercrs' who have obtained control OF the West
Federation of Miners.
business has suffered tremendously the
sal. of the instructions. and the total loss 10
al interests for the last sixteen months is est-
mated at $23,03G.0Oo. The expense to the State
alone has amounted to 100000. Here is the
itemiZed bill:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19
JOHN c.. TAYLOR.

His hobby is erecting monuments. II has cost him
over $4,000 so far, and yet he is not satisfied
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

The Louisville Herald took the hide
off the Courler-J Journal about that
McQuown defense of Kentucky
Democracy in way TO provoke
quick and awful howl. The Republi.
cans of Kentucky want the murderer
of Senator Goebel punished, but they
don't approve of the effort TO punish
men they believe to be innocent. The
Democrats claim that certain men are
guilty, and rely on the perjured testi-
mony Of their own paid witnesses, and
the bought confession" of Henry
Youtsey, man who has told va
riety Of lies about the case and sworn
to all of them; one of the first victims
Of the Democratic conspiracy 60
'hang Taylor and damn the Republi-
can party in Kentucky" who saw
there was a determination to hang the
accused whether guilty or innocent,
and who accepted life Imprisonment
as preferable to death on the gsllows.
He has siuce, it is believed, made his
confession" with a hope of future
pardon rs his reward. He is a self
confessed perjurer. and yet his "oon-
fession" is cited as a proof of CALEB
Powers guilt. The Democratic claim
that Republican court of appeals re-
versed two Of the cases because of
technical errors, though admitting
the sufficiency of the evidence, is mis-
leading. Whether or not the evidence
was sufficient to convince the Demo.
cratic juries beyond a reasonable
oubt" was matter OF Intelligence
and conscience on part of the jury,
and the court of appeals could not de.
eide whether or not the evidence was
manufactured and perjured. So far az
the court of appeals was concerned II
was evidence, no matter how much il
cost the commonwealth with it's $780,.
900 corruption fund, to get it. II
was admittedly sufficient to convince
Democratic juries, but not enough to
convince fair minded men.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

the legislature from Goebel commits
sioners, Goebel men voted on contests
for seats in the Legislature and seated
Goebel men, and then the Goebel
legislature seated Goebel himself
The Goebel law was only a measure
TO give the Democrats complete con.
troll of the state, aud ii did it from
governor down. 1t left nothing to
chance. II allowed men in the legis-
lsture to throw out the vote Of Jeffer-
son county when it was by this very
vote that they held seats. 1t enabled
them to say that the vote should not
be counted because OF fraud and in
timidation, when it was the very
same vote by which they claimed title
to the seat in the assembly they were
then occupying, and Of which they
were abusing the prerogatives to the
extent of overthrowing the will Of
over 100, 900 voters in Kentucky.
The people Of Kentucky know too
much about the Goebel law to be fool
ed by such statements as made by
Judge MoQuown.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

IL city officials would take steps to
keep the city clean. the taxpayers
would pay their annual assessment
with. a great deal more equsninity.
The cutters run filth, pools of stag
nsnt water stand In many places, and
dead rats, cats, chickens and other
animals in the middle of the street
are not uncommon. Unfortunately
the people seem to contine their feel.
ings to talk. A few indignation meet
ings might help some.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19
GOEBELISM AND THE COVER
WORSHIP.

Judge Lewis McQuown's article de-
Tending the Democratic outrages
against Caleb Powers fails to reveal
the acumen and understanding to be
expected from such high authority.
He says, for instance:
"The election law which bore Goe-
bells name, although 1t could, in no
way, legitimAtely affect the contests,
was seized on by the partisan press in
the country to create q prejudice
against him and his cause
We take this to mean that because
contests for governor come before the
legislature, Judge McQuown wants Us
70 believe that the Goebel law could
not Affect such contests This will de-
ceiye no one familiar with the work
ings OF the Goebel law. The legisla-
ture that passed the Goebel law elect
ed the three state election commits
sioners, and the three state election
commissioners arbitrarily appointed
the county commissioners, and the
county mmissioneIs named the pre-
cinut officers, thus giving the Demo.
Gratis complete chain of absolute
power in issuing certificates Of cleo
d. ton and deciding contests. These
commissioners and election officer
could be fair. honest men, or rascals,
whichever the commissioners wanted
them to be. But whichever they were,
every contest for an Office. city
county, district or state, had to come
before one or the other of the boards
until the offices of governor and lieu.
tenant governor were reached. Con
tests for these offices were to be de-
cided by the legislature, but who che
members of the legislature were when
it convened depended solely ON the
election commissioners who issued the
certificates Of election.
The contest for governor and lieu.
tenant governor therefore depended
on the legislature, but the complexion
OF the legislature at its organization
depended on the election commission
ers appointed under the Goebel law.
Contests for seats In the legislature
came before the legislature, but who
decided such contests? The legislature
itself-those mem bers who held certi-
ficates of election obtained from Goe-
bel election commissioners, two out
of every three of whom were Demo
Gratis appointed on the recommended
tion Of, and by, Goebel men. Goebel
men secured certificates OF election to
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19
ONLY WALL PAPER.

The assignment Of T. X. Harper,
dealer in wall paper, does not affect
in any way the book and music depart
ment OF Sanderson & Co.. at the same
place. Ii is only the wall paper de.
partmeut that made an assignment.
Mr.. Harper has nothing to do with
the books and music.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19
COUNTY ROADS
WORK Is STILL BEING PUSHED
BY THE SUPERVISOR.

Supervisor Il. b. johnson states
that work on the county roads is pro-
crossing as we'll as he could expect.
The new Clark's river bridge will be
thrown open to the public about
week from today. II has been received
by the county, but the abutmonts
have not been completed.
A big barbecue will be given at the
bridge August 3.
Work on the new levee at Melber is
being pushed and will be finished this
week unless there is bad weather.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19
GOES TO TRIAL
FINS JONES PRELIMINARY
HEARING ON AT BENTON.

This morning the case against Finis
Jones, for the murder of Enos Collins
at picnic near Johns creek, Mar
shall county, Saturday, went to trial
at Benton and will likely last two or
three days.
Jones shot Collins in the stomach
in . quarrel and there are over 100
witnesses who were at the picnic who
will have to testify. making the case
of unusual length. The trial is before
County Judge Fisher and at press
time this afternoon but few witnesses,
comparatively had been examined.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

The petition asking the board Of
public works to resign has vanished.
1t was drawn up ANA WAS being signed
when the promoters were bluffed of.
The information relative to the petit
tion published in The sun several
days ago came from the city Officials
themselves. aud was correct. Those
behind it were given to understand
that the petition would be ignored,
and gave mp the ides.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

Good crops may not be due to the
Republican administration, but the
ability TO dispose of them after they
are raised is. IL times we're not pros
porous, people would have no money
with which to buy, and crops would
largely go to waste. The intelligent
farmer does not credit large crops to
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19
NEW ORDINANCE
TO Be OFFERED
Councilman Taylor TO Go After
Tax Dodgers.
Solicitor Puryear Now Back Tax Col.
leotor-No Brick For Fourth
Street Yet.
OTHER CITY NEWS OF INTEREST

Councilman Young Taylor 10 to in
troduce in ths council shortly an
ordinance enabling the city to collect
taxes on property that has not been
properly assessed. 1t will authorize
the city to get the proper amount of
taxes on property that has been AS
sessed at one figure and then sold for
a great deal more money. In other
words, IL a property owner lists his
property At $4,000 and sells out for
5000 or sl2,O 900, or burns out and
collects insurance on sio, 900 or sI2,.
900 worth of property, the city will
have right to exact of him taxes on
that amount.
Councilman TAYLOR states that IL lac
can't have such law passed by the
council he will have il done in the leg
islsture at its next session.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19
LIVELY SCRAP
UMPIRE HAS BLACK EYE AND
PITCHER SOME BRUISES.

This afternoon Umpire Shuster had
occasion to put a GAINESVILLE player
out of the game. To this Pitcher Doll
took exceptions and went after
Shuster. They mixed and both bear
marks to prove IL. Doll has q swollen
and cut lip, while Shuster has a black
eye.
The game then proceeded with no
further trouble.
Doll and the other player were sent
off the grounds. Cairo Citizen.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19
MONDAY, JULY is, 1904.
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Personally appeared before me this
day R.J, Paxton, general manager of
The Sun, who afirms that the above
statement of the circulation of The
Sun for the month of June, 1904, is tue
20 the best Of his knowledge and belief.
PETER PURyEAR
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires Jan. a., 1905.
July 1, 1904.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

City officials do not appear to take
kindly to the proposition of the
Messrs. Terrell to dedicate ground for
streets in the West end for IA money
consideration. IL is claimed that
streets in that locality will help no
enc except the property owners to en-.
nance the value Of their property and
to pay $1,000 for opening two streets
not needed at cost Of o. 500 is out
of the question.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

One of the things TO be said TO
Judge Parker's credit is that he will
get the support OF the better element
of the Democratic party, which Mr..
Bryan was never able to get.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

The stories about Russian ships
seizing neutral vessels should be taken
with a grain of salt Russia is far too
wary to do anything Of the kind
Besides she has trouble enough on
her hands already.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

Judge Parker is now getting about
all he'll ever get out Of the Demo
cratic nomination for president-a
good deal Of notoriesY and his fanily's
pict ure in all the big papers.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

II is understood that the long end
charges against City weigher Hessel-
ton, for alleged incompstenoy, will
be pr sferrod by the mayor Thursday
night, although IT u not certain
Mayor Yeiser said this morning that
it was we'll known fact that he had
never been able 10 make any OF his
charges stick before the council He
is said 10 stand a good chance to
break the record in this case. how
ever.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

Don't fail to attend the big land
sale and barbecue of the Nortonville
Coal Co.. at Nortonville Wednesday.
Your expenses will be deducted from
purchase price of property bought.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

Mr.. william Brainerd has returned
from q business trip to Henderson and
Mrs. Brainerd from visit to Evans
Vile.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

Mr.. b. q. Fields and wife have re.
turned from Hot Springs, where they
had been for their health.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

Mr.. Henry A. Hodge of Louisville,
the Equitable Life Insur-
ance company, Is in the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

The present back tax collector, ac-
cording to Mayor Yeiser. lie City So
icitor I'd Puryesr, who becomes back
tax collector by virtue of his Office.
Back Tax Collector Patterson resigned
last night.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

but he knows who is re-
sponsible for the means of selling
them.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

Clean up the town. The heat Is bad
enough, without the communicating
filth.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

The track brick for completing
Fourth street have not yet been re.
ceived, and the company was today
teleRraphed by the board OF public
works 10 see IL something cant be
done towards getting the material.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

RURAL CARRIER AT DENTON.
Bart b. Barnes has been appointed
regular rural mail carrier at Ben.
ton, Marshall county. and Thomas E.
Cement substitute.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19

The storm water sewerage for
Fourth street has been startsd near
Fourth and Broadway and will be
completed in short time. after
which the new pavements will be
laid
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
DAILY THOUGHT.

The little that is done seems moth
ing when we look forward and see
how much we have yet to do
Goethe.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-19
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight. Wednesday showers
and thunder storms, and cooler.