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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-02

TELEGRAPH OFFICIALS HERE.
Mr.. W. J. Slater, superintendent of
the Postal Telegraph company, and
Attorney Lawrence Leopold, the CON-
psny attorney, are at the Palmer.
They are in the city on business con-
nected with a civil action against tho
company.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-02

Mr.. II. G. Harmeling, the tailor,
has heard nothing further from
Charles Dav, the deaf and dumb ar
fist he intercepted at the train Satur-
day night and compelled to return a
new s35 suit of clothes he had paid for
with worthless check. The man
wrote when released that he would
send the money and get the clothes as
soon as possible.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
Benefits Iowa Farmers.

WEBSTER CITY. Dec. 9.-Proiessor
f.. 6. Holden this year made 100, 600, :
600 more bushels OF corn grow ia Iowa
than were raised the preceding year,
and in 1909 expects to double the in.
crease OF yield. He Is the agronomist
of the Iowa Agricultural college and
is the most popular man in these parts
among the farmers. His salary is
only 35, 600 year, yet in the last
twelve months he has earned an addi.
tional $4,000. 600 for the man with the
noe.
The professor found the farmers
last winter discouraged over the corn
outlook. When i, wasn'. too wet it
was too dry and If by chance they oh.
tanned middle condition along came
a storm aud blew down the stalks.
He has decided what Iowa needed
was corn with ears growing close TO
the ground. He experimental until
he found a kind that answered his de.
mand. Then he travelled through the
state, addressing the farmers from the
rear platform of his car aud distrib.
uting seeds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
Japs purchase Lumber Mil.

MT. VERNON, Wash.. Dec. 9.-That
the Japanese a'e getting commercial
footing in the Northwest is evidenced
By a trans action that has jast come to
light here. A number OF Japs who
came to this country several years
ago as laboyer> and worked for years
as section men on the lines OF the
Great Northern aud Northern Pacific
roads, have purchased large lumber
mill In Skagit county.
The sale was made last Friday, but
all the interested parties kept the mat.
ter secret until tbs Japanese crews
were on the ground ready for work.
The mill acquired BY the Japanese is
located at Bow. 1t is q new mill in
every respect and has two upright
machines. The cutting capacity ia
loo, 600 feet per day. The Japanese
will run day and night crews. The
company purchased all the timber and
will have five year run.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
Killed By SNOWFALL.

CHICAGO, Dec. Six school boys,
none more than IA years Of age, were
held at the police station awaiting the
coroner's verdict on the sudden death
OF Rabbi Abraham Click. Click was
killing chickens for David Levy in the
rear Of the latter's store, when a
crowd of boys made him target of q
voliey of snowballs. some OF which, II
is said, contained stones to give
weight aud accuracy.
One SNOWFALL struck Click on the
back OF the head, making a small
wound. Trembling with excitement,
the rabbi ran four blocks to the po.
lice station, where he was advised to
secure warrants. Click hurried from
the police station to Levy's store. AT
the door he threw up his hands and
fell, dying in few minutes. The ar.
rests followed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
Small Panic on Stock Exchange.

NEW YORK. Dec. s.-Amid scenes Of
uncontrolled excitement and frenzied
haste to sell securities, the New York
stock exchange today witnessed the
most sensational decline IN prices that
1t has known since the historic North.
ern Pacific panic Of May 8. 1901
The scene was observed by throng
of visitors in the gallery. First to
give way in the hurly-burly was Anal.
gamated Copper, against which cam.
paign by newspaper advertisements
has recently been conducted. Drop
ping sometimes point at time, IT
fell until it sold at 584, q decline Of 10
points since last nights close, and OF
y points from the highest of Tuesday.
The p point recession represented a
decrease in the market value OF the
company's total capital stock Of more
than $50, 100000.
The frightened throwing over Of
stocks almost without regard to price
was checked about noon, and there
followed period of irregularity.
Heavy buying orders appeared. quo
tations started upward, and before one
O'Clock many Of the active stocks had
regained considerable of their losses.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
Discussing Land Law Repeal.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Liberalization
on the senate bill for the repeal Of the
timber and stone act has been post.
poned by the house committee upon
motion of Representative Dixon.
Many hearings on this bill were held
last spring, but the committee was
never able to reach an agreement,
with the result that on the last day OF
the session the measure was laid over,
with the understanding that it would
be taken up for final disposition at
the first meeting Of the committee at
the present session. When the com.
mittee convened today, however, II be-
came apparent after short discus
sion that the members were still equal.
ly divided, and when Representative
Dixon moved to postpone action for
one week, every member of the COM
mittee voted for the motion. In his
statement before the committee Mr..
Dixon, who is opposed to the pro-
posed repeal, said there were num-
ber of western members who had not
yet reached Washington who wanted
to be heard before final action was
| taken.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
Russian Ships Are Destroyed.

LONDON, Dec. 9.-The Daily Tele.
graphs correspondent before Port
Arthur tells that all the Russian bat.
tleships and cruisers, together with
the gunboats Giliak and Fusadneck,
are sunk or destroyed and that only
the torpedo boat destroyers remain
intact.
According to special dispatch
from Toxic and Shanghai, giving un-
official reports, the crews OF all the
Russian warships in the harbor OF
Port Arthur were landed and appar-
emily no effort was made to move the
vessels. The japanese will now turn
their attention to the torpedo boat
destroyers and when these have been
destroyed the guns will be directed
against transports in the harbor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
Woman Borrowed Millions

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-A prominent
man is credited with The statement that
time will show the Chadwick scandal
to be the most stupendous and far
reaching case of it's kind in many
years. Already the country has been
startled by the disclosures that have
followed one after another in quick
succession since Mrs. Chadwick's at.
fairs were brought before the public.
Since that time Mrs. Chadwick . known
Indebtedness has grown from less than
$500, 900 to more than million and a
quarter. and it is said the claims
against her may reach $50, 100000.
In the same period at least two
banks have taken official cognizance
of the case and the federal officers
have taken it upon themselves to in.
vestigate the validity OF notes aggre.
eating more than u ,000, 600 which bear
the name of Andrew Carnegie.
Mr.. Carnegie has stated that he
never signed any notes: that he never
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
Passed Appropriation Bills.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.--The house
today passed the Legislative, execu.
tive and judicial appropriation bill
as !. came from the committee aud ad.
journed till Monday. The civil ser.
vice committee provisions disposed Of,
there was no long debate on any item
today. Throughout the session, the
policy of retrenchmen, h@ld full sway,
and all attempts to increase .a.aries
failed. A resolution N.> passed to
adjourn on December 2l until Janu.
AIRY 1. for the usual Christmas holi-
day,
On point of order by MIR. Perkins,
OF NV York, the provision appro-
priatiuy $40, QUO for cotnpeu satlun and
the expenses of specialists to make in-
vestig ations into the department OF
commerce and labor, with the object
of securing uniform, economic aud
businesslixe methods was stricken out.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
Election Officials Sentenced.

DENVER, Dec. 10.-Four election Of.
ficials Of precinct 6, ward Ave, we're
sentenced to jail by the supreme court
today for contempt, having been found
guilty Of permitting fraudulent prac.
tices at the recent election In disre.
gard OF the courts orders.
James p. Mullins was sentenced TO
nine months imprisonment and $500
fine and costs; William Bergman aud
j. P. Kitson six months imprisonment
and $500 fine and costs each, and Pat.
rick Reid three months imprisonment
without fine. Experts reported that
about 80 ballots found in the box from
this precinct had been cast by repeat.
ers.
The court today granted the attor.
neys for the defend ants In all the con.
tempt cases until Feb. next to flle .
bill of exceptions for the purpose Of
carrying the cases to the supreme
court and contest the power OF the
state supreme court to assume origin.
al jurisdiction aud take charge Of the
election 10 this city.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
Clark Must stand Trial.

HELENA, Dec. 9.-William D. Clark,
chairman OF the board OF county COM
missioners of Silver Bow county. can.
not attack the regularity OF the grand
jury that brought an accusation for
removal Of Office against him, Clark
having been one OF the members of the
jury commission that was supposed TO
have made up the jury list from which
the grand jury was drawn. This is
the decision OF the supreme court
which today filed an opinion in the
case of the state of Montana on the re-
lation Of Clark against Judge Har-
ney's department. OF the Silver Bow
court.
In the Butte court the grand jury re,
turned an accusation charging. Clark
with various acts of malfeasance in
office, and also returned several in.
dictments against him. When ar.
raigned Clark objected to the accusa.
tion and the indictments, on the ground
that the list of jurors from which the
grand jury panel was selected was not
drawn in accordance with law. The
supreme court takes the position that
the commissioners, failing as a jury
commission to draw jury within the
time set by law, or failing in any
other way to comply with the law, any
member could not take advantage o1
such remissness to have the jury de.
clared illegal when finally drawn in a
case in which he was defendant.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
Investigating Election Frauds.

DENVER, Dec. S.--Reports made to
the supreme court today by haud'
writing experts who examined the bu!-
lots found in the box from precinct
six, of ward five, disclosed evidences
of repeating for both the democratic
and repu blican tickets at the late elec-
ton.
Expert Geo. H. King, employed by
the republicans, reports that OF the
81 ballots found in the box, 60 with
the democratic heading had been
written by l6 persons. one of whom
had written eight and another FIVE.
He said that p republican ballots
had been written by ~ individuals.
Mr.. King noted that the handwriting
on some of the ballots was the same
as on ballots from precinct nine OF
ward 6ve, which he had previously
examined.
T. F. Reed, the democratic expert
reported that he found that 53 demo.
cratic ballots had been voted by Is
persons and 30 republican ballots by
l3 persons.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
No Extra Session Of Congress.

WASHINGTON, D9c. 10.-No extra.
ordinary session of congress will be
held next spring for a revision OF the
tariff. That has been decided def.
nitely. The question Of an extraordi.
nary session next fall is Ia abey ance.
President Roosevelt announced this
decision to several of his callers to.
day.
The president said he had abandon.
ed any idea Of calling congress into
extraordinary session IN the spring,
as 1t did not seem practicable to hold
session for tariff revision at that
time. He indicated, however, that he
might cali q session for next fall,
although no absolute determinatio
Of that point has yet been reached.
In view Of this decision the presi.
dent told Representative Cooper Of
Texas that he had decided to make q
Southern trip next spring.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
viii Prosecute Land Grabbcrs.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. lit is the
intention Of the government to press
the rest Of the cases iu connection
with the land fraud conspiracy which
have been docketed for this term of
the United States circuit court, in
order, IT possible, to finish them be-
fore the holidays. The federal grand
jury will be called between now aud
Christmas to consider new evidence
that has been collected by Special In.
spector A. h. Green.
While no names are as yet openly
connected with the evidence which is
said to be in Col. Green's hands for
consideration, nevertheless, 1t is be.
lieved that District Attorney j. n.
Hall intends to ask the Indictment of
persons Of more than local promi-
nence, who will make still more sen.
sational the already famous cases.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-The house
committee on rivers aud harbors to-
day decided to send for some OF the
district engineers, as they desire to
hear from them on the needs of rivers
aud harbors in their respective dis
tricts.
That there may be changes in the
diplomatic service and possibly In the
cabinet, IL evident from statement
made by a hig1 official of the state
department today, replying to an in
Quiry, in which he said that the presi.
dent expects most of his cabinet and
all the ambassadors to send ia :heir
resign ations between now and the
fourth of next March.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
To Increase Power OF conmission.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-Enl large.
ment OF the powers Of the interstate
commerce commission 10 one Of the
QUESTION: which will be pressed vigor.
ously at the present session Of con.
Rress. It 10 SAID that IN the mind Of
President Roosevelt no problem 10
more important than this TO all the
people. In conference with members
OF the senate and house Of represents.
tives the president has emph asized the
views he advanced in his message In
favor OF the extension Of the powers
Of the commission. Until 1897 the
commerce commission had the power
to regulate freight rates, but the ~.
preme court then decided that under
the law the commission had no such
authority. Western members Of con.
gress especially have urged that the
power recommended by the president
be conferred BY law upon the CON.
mission.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
Sadness In Russian Circles.

ST.PETERsBURG, Dec. 9.-The re-
ports of the sinking of a number of
Russian ships, of which the admiralty
has no confirmation, however, caused
a feeling of excitement and sadness in
high naval circles. Where the plans
Of Rear Admiral Wiren. the comman-
der of the Port Arthur squadron, were
known, it seems incredible that when
it became apparent the ships were
under fire of the Japanese guns they
We're not taken out and sunk in deep
water. where they would be beyond
the possibility of salvage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
More Ballots Than Voters.

DENVER, Colo, Dec. e-The state
supreme court today took up the con.
tempt charges against Thomas Culp
and NJ. l.. Devanney, judges Of the
late election. Attorney Thomas Ward
announced that the prosecution would
prove that only 23s persons entered
the booths, where they presided, to
vote, while the returns showed that
AZ ballots had been counted.
Mr.. Walsh claimed also that 1t
would be shown that the two judges
interfered with the republican watcher.
After hearing testimony of the watch
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
TWO JUpGEsn1p CONTESTS.
Supreme Court Asked to Decide Dispute
As to Terms OF Judiciary.

HELENA, Dec. 8.--Peter Breen, who
received the third highest number Of
votes for Judge of the district court OF
Silver Bow county, At the recent elec-
ton, has applied to the supreme court
for q writ OF mandamu to compel
Governor Toole to issue him certif.
cate emitting him to Judge McCler.
mans seat on the bench. It Is main.
tanned by 7. j. Walsh, attorney for
Peter Breen, that May 4, 1901, the
governor appointed McClernan, and
that the latter was afterwards elected
In November, 1902, as one Of the
judges of the district, but that he was
elected only to dll the unexpired term
Of two years when the terms OF all
three judges expired.
Application for writ was also
made to the court by F.. E. Stranahan,
of Fort Benton, who claims to have
been elected Judge Of the Twelfth dis
trict and seeks to compel the state
canvassing board to reconvene and
canvass his vote. 1t is stated that
Mr.. Stranahan made demand upon
the governor to issue a proclamation
for the judicial election in Valley and
Chouteau counties. That at the elec-
tion last month a number of votes
were cast for Stranahan. The board
Of county commissioners OF Chouteau
county refused to canvass them, but
they were counted and certified up by
the county commissioners Of Valley
county. There were thirty votes for
Mr.. Stranahan transmitted to the
state board OF canvassers which also
refused to canvass them. It is al
legged that Mr.. Stranahan received the
highest number Of votes for the posi-.
tion and should be declared elected.
The supreme court is asked to issue
the alternative writ Of mandate against
the board; also to direct one against
the district court of Lewis and Clarke
county instead Of Chouteau or Valley
counties, 90 that the order there can
be appealed from and the matter taken
up without unnecessary delay. It is
also asked to direct the respondent to
compute the vote of the relator and
declare the result or show cause why
it should not perform its duty; that
upon hearing q peremptory writ issue
against the canvassing board COM
manding It to forthwith reconvene and
determine the vote of the relator. The
court issued two alternative writs in
the cases, returnable next Saturday
at 10 q. m.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
Prohibition Sweeping Texas.

AUSTIN, Dec. 9.--Prohibition is
having rapid spread in Texas. Ac.
cording to the annual report of the
state revenue agent just issued, total
prohibition prevails in 100 of 24s
counties of the state, and partial pro.
hibition is in effect in s. additional
counties. In nearly all of the counties
in western Texas, where cattle In
tere,ts are situated, the sale Of liquor
is prohibited by local option law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
WOMAN sw1NDLED CREDITORS.
Mrs Chadwick Borrowed Large Amount
ON Worthless Securities.

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 11.-Accord-
ing to the most accurate estimat Of
the estate Of Mrs. Chadwick that 10
possible before the receiver has In.
vestigated her assets and reported his
findings to the court, her creditors as
. whole will receive about one and
one-half mills on the dollar. What
lends additional interest to this show.
ing from the creditors standpoint 10
that one man, Iri Reynolds will re.
ceive the whole OF the assets visible
at the present time. There may be
funds In reserve somewhere, as there
may be additional creditors who have
not yet announced that Mrs. Chad
wick 10 indebted to them, but II IL not
expected by bankers and attorneys Of
this city who have the best knowledge
Of her affairs that any more large
loans will be developed. The extent
Of her operations IL now believed to
be approximately as follows:
Secured from Citizens National
Bank Of Oberlin and various sources
in and about Lorain county, Ohio,
$500, 600: borrowed from business man
in Pittsburg, $500, 600; borrowed from
Herbert D. Newton, 100000. Total
81. .190,00
Against this stands securities oi
known value consisting of one note,
amounting to 81 800, which Is held by
Iri Reynolds. The amount of money
received by Mrs. Chadwick In Pitts.
burg may run as high as $500, 900, but
1t Is believed that portion of this
sum is bonus promised by her for
an original loan of at least $500, 600.
Her creditor there figures that she ia
indebted to him for 9 larger amount,
while she has admitted that she owes
$500, 600. If her debt in this direction
IL $500. 600 the probability In sight oi
the creditors Is about one and one.
halt mills on the dollar. 1t Is not be.
lieved by many OF the attorneys in the
case that the Carnegie securities will
be of any account whatever. II they
do reveal any value other than that oi
SO many cents per pound of white
paper the delight Of the lawy ers viii
be comparable only to their amaze
ment, and just now they are anticipa'
ting neither pleasure nor astonish.
ment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14

has had any dealings with Mrs. Chad
wick. The strangest feature Of the
mystery has been the use of the name
Of Mr.. Carnegie. What reason was
offered to explain why Mr.. Carnegie
who has an income OF more than Sl0,.
O00, 900 q year from United States Steel
bonds alone, should be giving notes,
has not been brought out.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-14
uARMoS,zx LIVESTOCK INTERESTS.
President llaacnbnrth Proposes to Or.
Eanizc All Branches Of Livestock
Industry.

barth, of Spencer, Idaho, the new
president Ut the National Livestock
association, and Que Of the presiden.
tial electors Of Idaho, left for the west
yesterday. MIR. Hagenbarth said:
"The livestock interests are now
planning reorganization along mod.
ern lines. The new plan contemplates
an alignment and grouping Of each
and every livestock interest along
these scientific latter-day lines. The
object OF the proposed organization 10
to provide medium through which
the various branches Of the livestock
industry may meet and confer for the
purpose Of securing better under.
standing of the peculiar conditions
affecting each: 10 prevent misunder.
standing-: to secure concerted action
where such action is found to be for
the benefit Of the whole industry: to
encourage better organization within
the various branches aud more har.
mony between the branches; to bring
OCtOlC CNt!SiGeS -tiE
deparsn. Tive requirements and
needs OF the livestock industry, and
to afford q clearinghouse and estab.
lish community cf interests for the
industry.
"The government has devoted pro-
portionately very little OF it's energies
to the development of the livestock ia.
terest. here. 1t is our desire that fat
stock and pure bred shows be held in
sections of the big land Of ours where
conditions and climat.. differ. As for
instance, in the Central Rocky Noun
tain region, ia The Pacific northwest
and southwest, in the northern wheat
aud southern cotton belts. The edu.
cational values Of these exhibitions
canno. be told. Witness your grand
fat stock show just closed here, as
we'll as the royal ut Kansas City.
Mark the difference In the class OF
stock shown today as compared with
that Of four or I've years ago. This
work will fall TO the department OF
agriculture.
"Again, the cattleman and sheep
man and those who furnish them credit
are reduced to the conditions of gam
blers. Who knows today whether we
are operating on shortage or sur.
plus Of cattle? Nearly halt the stock
gone to slaughter is young she stock.
How long can this continue? Such
treatment will soon cure the most
radical case of surplus. IL" not be-
lleve there is a lnau in the United
States today who can furLis!. u safe
estim ate as to the uuMber uf cattle ON
hand. 10 correct tui- evil we should
have an annual census OF livestock
and farm products. Such .. census is
made annually Of the cotton crop: why
not include the others: This work
will gO,to the department OF coume
and labor.
1--WE thiuk the Inv stock interests
peculiarly fortunate in the friendship
Of President Roosevelt, who was once
a cowman. Secretary Wilson is like.
wise a friend of the stockman and
allied interests, and knows our
needs. ~