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Evening star., 1904-03-24
ASKS FOR A PENSION.
Conger, Who Claims That he
Tracked Wilkes Booth.

Representative Dixon (Mont) yesterday
introduced bill in the House to pension.
at the rate of 500 a month, ex-Judge Ev-
erton ]. Conger of Montana, who served
during the civil war in the 1st Regiment
District of Columbia Volunteers. Behind
this application for pension Is an interest
ing story, the facts of which are set forth
in an aff1davit accompanying the bill.
This affidavit Is signed by Mr.. Conger, and
in 1t he claims to have been In command OF
the detachment of soldiers who traced John
Wilkes Booth and shot him and his COM
panion, Herold, on the Garrett farm. Con-
ger sets forth the details of the expedition
down the Potomac, but does not recite any
of the incidents connected with the actual
killing of Booth. He says he stripped the
body of papers, which were sufficient to
establish complete Identification.
Mr.. Conger served as a judge on the SUI
prene bench of Montana during the terri
torial days. He declares he is now phys
ical wreck. paralyzed. and makes claim
that he Is entitled to pension.
There Is man In Colorado who disputes
with Conger the command of the detach-
ment which killed Booth In the attempt to
effect his capture.
Evening star., 1904-03-24

terday appropriating $1.sO0 to enable the
Commissioners to procure plans for a plain.
substantial building for use as an industrial
home school for colored1 children. to cost
not exceeding $1e06o0 and to be located on.
the ground purchased for a municipal aims
house, is considered as one of the most i'm
portant items in the District BILL The Com
missioners have urged the necessity of an
industrial home school for colcred children
for several years. and they are highly graf
ined at the response OF the Senate commit
tee to their request for an appropria ton for
this institution
An Important item in the bill in connec-
ton with the Improvement of 18th street Is
tne appropriation on 10000 for the con-
struction of a concrete bridge across Piney
branch, on the line of 10th street extended
The Commissioners are also authorized TO
enter into contract for the construction of
the amount requested by the Commissioners
In their estimates to Congress
The residents In the vicinity cf Mt Pleas
ant and Columbia Heights are to be con-
graduated upon the appropriation of $50, 900
in the Senate bill for the purchase of a site
and construction Of "a new eiEht-room
school building In the first division, to re-
ueve the congested condition of the John
son and Hubbard schools In Mt. Pleasant.
The total cost of the new school building
and site is limited by the Senate to 100000.
Police Court Building.
The appropriation of $35,5OO for the pur-
chase of a site for new Police Court
building and 81. 500 for the preparation of
plans for the building meets with the APP
proval of the District authorities and the
citizens of the District as we'll, and it is
hoped that this item will be retained in the
measure when /. becomes a law
Among other items noted in the District
bill as reported to the Senate, and which
are regarded as both necessary and crafty
Ing. are increases In the force of the build
Ing department.. additional clerks in the
office of the auditor and additional inspect
Ors for the health department The pro-
vision for five additional sergeants in the
police department is also regarded with
favor by the District officials
Among the increases in salaries for Dis
trict officials the following are noted as
deserving: $500 for the assessor,
500 for the fire marshal and $500 for each
of the two Police Court judges.
For the protection from fire of the river
front the Senate committee appropriated
$6S Oe0 for the construction Of a fireboat.
Provision Is also made for a new engine
house for chemical engine company, to be
located at Benning and an additional fire
engine and an additional hook and ladder
truck for the city fire department.
Evening star., 1904-03-24
Commissioners Pleased With
Local Appropriations.
DISTRICT FINANCES
FAILURE TO MAKE ARRANGE
MENTs MATTER OF REGRET.
Views of the District Officials on Sem
ate's Increase in Grant Of
Money.

The District Commissioners today ex-
pressed themselves as highly gratified over
the District appropriation bill as reported
to the Senate yesterday by the committee
on appropriations The District bill as re-
ported several weeks ago from the House
committee was regarded as one OF the most
liberal measures that has emerged from
that committee in many years, but with
the increases noted in the measure as re-
ported by the Senate committee 1t seems
that the palm for liberality should be
awarded to the committee of the upper
branch of Congress. In the aggregate in
crease of 81 ,16S, ,727 over the House bill the
Senate has included number of items
which are deemed of great Importance to
the District and which the House commit
tee saw fit to eliminate from its bill.
Three important matters of legislation
which the Commissioners and citizens of
the District were particularly deSirous or
securing ct this session were omitted from
the bill. One of these matters. and perhaps
the one of paramount Importance, Is the
adoption of some permanent arrangement
Of the Districts finances with regard TO
projects for permanent improvements. An
other of the important items omitted was
the appropriation of $750,O00 for the estab-
fishing Of high-pressure water service In
the business section of the city as pro-
lection against fire. The other item Of the
list which was omitted from the bill Is the
appropriation of $15OOOO for the purchase
of a site and the erection of a municipal
hospital tuberculosis department All these
things, however. it Is considered, will be
granted at some future time. and 1t Is be-
lieved the time is not far distant.
The Commissioners spoke particularly of
the careful attention to details and minor
matters. as well as to the large projects
of Improvement shown by the committee
in the bill reported. Both committees of
Congress, 1t Is stated. have evidenced in
their consideration of the District bill their
careful study Of local conditions and de-
sire to provide for the needs of the Dis
trict.
Evening star., 1904-03-24
A GUARANTEE NECESSARY.
Otherwise Capital Will Not Go to the
PHILIPPINES,

Secretary of War Taft yesterday again
appeared before the House committee on
insular affairs and discussed the pending
cooper bill for the construction of railroads
In the Philippines under government guar
antee on the investment. He said that a
cash subsidy of or per cent on the in
vestment would be better means of en-
couraging such enterprises than a land
grant. because the value of land was not
determined
The Secretary believed capital would not
go to the islands for railroad building
without guarantee of some sort.
Evening star., 1904-03-24

Residents of Minnesota Point Mimi,
forming a natural breakwater to Duluth
Superior harbor, report earthquake shocks
there of late. A member of the United
States engineering corps attributes the
phenomena to great ice pressure from the
lake side.
Evening star., 1904-03-24
Thoroughly Considered.


to the Senate, Commissioner West express
ed his qualification at the very thorough
manner in which the bill was considered
and framed by the Senate subcommittee on
District appropriations
IF the bill could become a law as 1t now
Stands. said Mr.. West, "the Commission
ers could not ask for more considerate and
more generous treatment True, the high
pressure water service and the tuberculosis
department of the municipal hospital have
been omitted from the bill this year, but
that was to be expected, in view of the ap-
propriations for large projects of public i'm
provement. The committee provided for
81. 100000 for the filtration plant about
$5O00OO for the highway bridge and nearly
81 100000 for the sewage disposal system,
which items in future bills will be greatly
decreased and, in the case of the filtration
plant, will be entirely eliminated.
In other words, with these large projects
out of the way, we can expect that Con-
gress Will take up other necessary improve
ments later on. l am very much impressed
by the regard for details shown by mem
bers of the subcommittee in the careful in
serting of amendments looking to the i'm
provement OF minor matters. The Senate
committee has been generous in regard to
street improvements. public schools, the
police and fire departments the charities
and other departments of the District gov
ernment l am also pleased to note the
appropriation for the repaying of 7th street
OE course, L am glad that the provision
placing the Police Court, the offices of the
register of wills and recorder of deeds and
the repair shop in the new municipal build
ing has been stricken out.
''The members of the House subcommit-
tee exercised so much care and kindly CO.
operation with the Commissioners In orig
inally framing the District bill that I am
sure that the measure which will come out
of the conference. while 1t may not contain
everything the Commissioners may desire,
yet 1t will be budget as fully adequate to
the Districts requirements as any District
bill In recent years.
Col Bidd1e's Comment.
Col. John Biddle, Engineer Commissioners,
stated that he considered the Senate COM
mittee's bill liberal and gratifying. both to
the citizens of the District and to the Com
Evening star., 1904-03-24
A Fascinating Story.

Don't miss the opening chapters of The
Sorceress OF the Strand" which win ap-
pear as a daily serial in The Star. begin
ming next Saturday.
Evening star., 1904-03-24

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AT ALE Dnuaarsrs'.
EDWARD STEVENS, 9th & Pa. Aven ae
Evening star., 1904-03-24
Col. Biddle's Comment.
The Per Diem Employees.

There was rejoicing at the District build
ing today among the per diem employees of
the District government over the action of
the Senate committee on appropriations In
including in the District bill the provision
giving the Commissioners authority to allow
thirty days leave Of absence each year to
per diem employees. 1t Is stated that many
of the most valuable employees OF the Dis
trict and most conscientious workers are
employed on the per diem roll and under
present rules they are entitled to only about
seven or eight days leave of absence each
year.
The provision was stricken out OF the
District bill by the conferees last year, but
the hope Is expressed that the provision
will be retained in the present bill when 1t
is enacted into law. The employees state
that Senator Gallinger has taken an active
interest in this proposed legislation. and
they feel that they are especially indebted
to him for his efforts in their behalf The
Commissioners also expressed their ap-
proyal of the provision relating to leave
of absence for the per diem employees.
Industrial Home School.
y;sia In he tayS
Evening star., 1904-03-24
The Additions Gratifying.

Commissioner Macfarland, in commenting
today on the bill, said:
THE additions Of the Senate committee
on appropriations to the District apprepri-
alton bill, which will, we hope. receive the
approval of the Senate, must crafty every
citizen Of the District as they do the Com
missicners. Our conferences with the Sem
ate committee, so satisfactory at the time,
were as fruitful as could be expected under
the circumstances. We feel that our argu-
ments were appreciated as to all the inn
portant additions we recommended, because
pal hospital tuberculosis department and
the high pressure fire protection service
does not mean that the committee did not
approve both propositions. but only that
they did not feel that the large amounts
required for them could be added this year.
IF permanent arrangement Of the Dis
trict finances had been made on the line
recommended by the Commissioners. so as
to provide separately for the Districts
OF Improvement, these and any other neces-
sary improvements could have been easily
financed. But. the House having extended
for one year more the temporary arrange
ment of the Districts finances the Senate
committee apparently was content to let
that temporary arrangement continue for
another year.
''rhe District Is certainly to be congratu-
lated on the bill as 1t stands and If 1t
passes the Senate in that shape it is to be
hoped that the House will not insist upon
1t never accepts all the Senate amendments,
but in this case the reasons in almost every
instance are so strong that a satisfactory
result is to be anticipated"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-10
TWELVE KILLED.
Miners at Cripple Creek, COL,
Blown Up.
The Impact of the Explosion Was
Heard For Many
Miles,

Cripple Creek, Col. June 6.-Twelve
miners were instantly killed and
eight or ten others badly idjured by
an explosion that occurred early
today at the Independence station
of the Florence and Cripple Creek
railroad. The cause of the explo-
sion has not been ascertained but
apparently it was the result of
plot against the non-union miners
on the night shift at the Shurtloff,
Findlay and Last Dollar mines
who had just finished work and
were about to return to their homes.
These men had no warning what
ever of their impending fate.
The explosion occurred beneath
the platform on which they we're
standing, hurting many of them
high into the air, destroying the ad-
joining depot and rending a great
hole in the earth.
The depot was entirely destroyed
and the ground on which it stood
shows a great cash as if an earth
quake had torn up the country and
left this yawning cavity to remind
the people of a great upheaval.
The impact of the explosion was
felt in every direction. The miners
who stood on the platform were
literally shot into the air.
Detectives found the machine
which set off the dynamite under
the platform. 1t consists of re.
volver and 800 feet of steel wire.
The whole district is aroused
over the catastrophe and further
trouble is feared. A number Of
fist fights have already occurred.
Guns will doubtless soon be brought
into play if conditions remain as
they are.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-10
ELEVEN DIPLOMAS
Awarded to The S. K. c. Class
Of 1894.
AIumnae Association Gives a Bans
quet at Hotel L atham With
Covers For rs.

The Alumnae Association Of
South Kentucky College met at Ho-
tel Latham Thursday morning and
was permanently organized With
about thirty members present.
Mrs. Lizzie Gish Seargent was
elected president; Miss Willis
Long, corresponding eecretary5
Mr.. E. h. Higgins, recording secre-
tary, and Mr.. Pulliam Smith, treas
urer.
A banquet was held at Hotel
Latham last night at ten o'clock,
at which covers were laid for IS
members and guests. Prof. H. G.
Smith presided as toast-master aud
there were after.dinner talks by
Miss Katie Manson, Mrs. w. r..
Fowler and others.
At the Opera House from 6 to 10
the 1904 class were awarded their
diplomas.
Following is a list OF the gradu-
ates: Misses Katherine Faxon,
Lucille Bush, Mamie Reeder and
Sallie Barnett, all of Hopkinsville;
Miss Georgia Willis, Of Rochester,
Ky, and Miss Lisle Archible, of
Slaughtersville, and Messrs. Milton
Moore, of Hopkinsville; McNary
Hoffman, of Nebo; Ben Salmon, of
Ilsey; Earle Stone, of Darlington;
Fred Bailey, of Madsonville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-10
COUNCIL ACTS.
Home Telephone Company Are
Awarded the City Contract.

The citizens of Hopklnsville have
reasons to feel proud of the action
of our City Council last Monday
night, in awarding the contract for
the city phones to The Home Tel
ephone Co. The committee report
ed that while the Cumberland Bell
Company bid s. per year less on
each phone to be furnished, they
had decided that after a careful in
vestigation of the matter, that the
Home Company had superior APP
paratuses and were therefore given
the contract at higher rate.
This commendable action by the
City Council is proof to all doubling
citizens that the Home Company
are installing in our city the finest
equipped and best organized sys-
tenn in the State of Kentucky, and
our business men and the city in
general, by investigating and do
ing the same as the City Council,
can easily solve for themselves the
telephone problem.
The Cumberland Bell Company
have been tried and tested and
found wanting in every particular
and when they were asked by our
representative men, time and time
again to improve their service, they
failed to even make an attempt un-
til after the Home Telephone Com.
pany began installing a modern
system.
The officers of the Home Company
are to be commended in the way
they have gone ahead to give the
people of Hopkinsville the best
service in the state, as it not only
shows the interest they have in the
city's welfare, but also the faith
they have in the citizens in pat
ronizing their company to the ex-
clusion of the one who laughed
in their faces and tried to force
them to use a discarded service
because they thought they had
them in their power.
Our people are neither blind nor
crazy, and the Home Company will
receive the support of Hopkinsville
citizens as well as the support of
the city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-10
DIR. F. BRANDON.
One of Lafayette's Most PrOmi-
Hent Citizens. Dead.
Death Was Due to Gastritis, Prom
Which lie Had Been a
Great Sufferer.

Lafayette, KY, June S.-Our
town and community is IN mourning
today on account of the death OF
one OF her best citizens, DR.. FINS
Brandon, who passed away at his
home here at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Death was due to gastritis,
from which he had been a great
sufferer for some time.
Last winter DR.. Brandon was
attacked by tine grip, from which be
never fully recovered. Three weeks
ago he went to Dawson Spring S
and spent a week, in the hope that
be might derive some benefit from
the waters at that place. He re-
NAMED a week, but there was little
improvement in his condition and
he was brought home. He continued
to grow worse until Friday, when
he began to sink rapidly and death
came as ABOVE stared.
DR.. Brandon was one OF our most
substantial business men, a fine
physician and good citizen. He
would have been 48 years old in
July next. In early life he joined
the Methodist church and was a
pious, christian gentlemen. He will
be greatly missed by the family
and the community at large. He is
survived by widow and two sons.
For several years he had been as.
ISOLATED IN business with his oldest
son, r. W. Brandon, in this place
His youngest son, Carter, is only
nine years of age.
DR.. Brandon enjoyed wide pop
ularity and he leaves many friends
and relatives who deeply sympa.
thlze with the bereaved family He
was a native of Dover, Tenn, and
wrs a brother of the Rev. W. c.
Brandon, of the Louisville Confer.
euce.
Funeral services Will be held al
his late residence tomorrow after
noon at $50 o'clock by his pastor,
Rev. w. c. Hays, ard the intermenl
will take place in Powell Gem.
etery. c.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-10
FOUND BY TRACK.
Sam Harlow Sustained Painful
Injuries Near City.

Samuel NARROW, of rear Weaver s
Store, Tenn, was found near the
l.. 81 n. track, two miles south Of
the city, at an early hour Tuesday
morning, with his tace cut in sever
al places. The man was brought
here and given medical attention.
While his injuries are of a very
painful nature, he will recover.
says that he joined Sells q
Downs circus at GAINESVILLE and
assisted in loading on the stock at
that place Monday night. He
claims that he was showed or kicked
from the train by a brakeman.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-10
TOBACCO MARKET.
Both Receipts and Sales Heavy
This Week.

Great activity prevailed on the
local loose tobacco market during
the past week and there was also
something doing on the breaks.
Private hogsheads sales were
large and the public sales were
also fairly good. Prices realized
we're about the same as those
quoted last week.
The loose sales on the floor by
R. M. Woodbridge s. Co., were the
best of the season. Something near
300, 900 pounds were disposed of on
the floor. The market on leaf was
steady. Lugs were active, but
the ruling prices of last week pre-
vailed generally. Both loose and
cask receipts have been very heavy
this week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-10
CARVED HIS NAN.
COlOred Employees of Circus En-.
gage in Fight.

One of the colored cooks with
Sells q Downs show became in
volved in a difficulty with another
negro employe of of the show here
Tuesday and as a result of the
trouble the cook cut his man on the
face and head with butcher knife.
The wounds were not dangerous
and the man was able to leave with
the circus. The party who did the
carving took to his heels and made
good his escape.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-10
MORE RUMORS
Of Japanese Assaults and Vic
tories.

London, June 9.-AccordiDg to
received at Lao Yang from
Chinese sources, the Japanese made
several sustained and stubborn
attacks on Port Arthur on June 3,
and were repulsed with severe
losses. There are rumors from the
same source of a naval battle, in
which the Japanese lost four large
ships. a report from Mukden,
coming to London by way of ST..
Petersburg, says Japanese
squadron of nine vessels has been
bombarding the western coast of
the Lao Tung peninsula since June
Z. There is no official information
to confirm any Of these rumors.
Official reports from Toxic tell only
Of small damage to Japanese ship
near Port Arthur, and st. Peters
burg dispatches tell of the loss OF a
Russian torpedo boat, neither in
cident being connected with a big
naval engagement with a big nava
engagement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-10
STRAY BULLET
Came Near Hitting Attorney q.
w. SouthaII.

Mr.. G. w. Southall narrowly es-
capped being hit by a stray bullet
fired down West Eighteenth street
Tuesday night. He was on his
way home when thu shot was fred.
1t was thought that one negro was
shooting at another. Mr.. Southall
has caused a warrant to be ISSUED
for the alleged offender. The ball
passed pretty close to Mr.. South
all's body,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-10
New Store,
New Styles!

$500 Mems Patent Shoes
and Oxfords So. so.
SIS. 90 Mems Tan Shoes
and Oxfords $3.50.
$4. 90 Ladies Patent Kid Shoes
and Oxfords $2,75 and $500.
$500 Ladies' Patent Kid and
Soft Kid Oxfords $1.50 and $500.
So. so Ladies Soft Kids Ga bar
gain) $50 pair.
These shoes are samples. They
are Beauties. GUARANTEED to
be cheaper than any other place in
Hopklnsville. All sorts of Shoes
for all Sorts of People at all Sorts
of Prices.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-10

The National Association of
Travelling Freight Agents is in
session at greensboro.