davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17

Last week the japanese continued their
attacks upon the harbor of Port Arthur,
and q fourth engagement ensued between
the japanese feet and that Of the Russians.
1t was very spirited action, and the FIRST
in which there has been an actual contest
of torpedo boats and torpedo-boat de-
stroyers. Both sides behaved with great
gallantry and skill. and the Russians
showed more aggressiveness than at any
time since the beginning Of the war. The
result was disastrous to the Russians, who
lost their best torpedo-boat destroyer. They
claim to have inflicted similar blow on
the japanese, but this is not affirmed by
the japanese official report, which bears
the evidence of truth. The Japanese say
that they sank one torpedo-boat destroyer,
and seriously damaged several others. be-
sides placing mines in the mouth of the
river to prevent the Russians from COM
ing out. The japanese also think they
have inflicted great damage upon the town
and the shipping by bombardment with
their 12-inch guns, with a loss to them
selves of only nine killed, five seriously
wounded, and II slightly hurt, and no dam
age of consequence to their feet. This
seems an astonishingly small loss for the
reported desperate character of the fighting.
where the torpedo-boat destroyers were fire.
quently almost touching. 1t Is asserted
that the Russians lost 65 men killed in the
affair.
The Russians claim that the lombard
ment caused little. real damage, and that
they have already pretty nearly repaired
| the injury to their battleships and cruisers
inflicted in the previous assaults. This
however. is doubted, and the prevailing
opinion Is that the Russians are suffering
Arthur within short time is not improb
able.
The japanese force in Korea has ad
yanced toward the Yalu Rive
and several collisions between ad
vance bodies have been reported
with the advantage generally OF
the side of the japanese. It is hardly like
ly that the great battle which some hay'
expected to come of there will reai1,
eventuate, since If the japanese can man
age to shut up the Russian ships in Por
Arthur or to destroy them, they can pou
a host Of men into the Port Arthur PENN
suia, which will attack the Russian posi-
ton on the Yalu in the rear. and eithe
capture the troops that are there. or com
pei them to hasty retreat. A great bat
i tie near Niuchwang ID the more likely
This is a point upon which the Japanes
can land great forces, and it is the plac
where the Russians retreating from Por
Arthur and the Yalu River will meet re
Inducements advancing from Hardin, o
that the probability IL that decisive col
lision between the land forces win tax
place In that neighborhoed.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17

THE most unaccountable epidemic Of
measles is all over the country. The whole
crew Of the battleship Massachusetts, was
Frustrated by it recently, more than 100
students Of the University Of Wisconsin
are confined to their rooms on account of
1t, and its appearance in similar violent
form 10 indicated elsewhere. 1t may be
Interesting to mention in this connection
that scientists regard measles as an old
and WORKOUT disease; that is, it has ex-
listed in our race 80 long that we have, as
u rule, become more or less immune to it,
upon those whose ancestors suffered from
/ it. It is only severe upon those whose
eorefathers, living in isolated regions, have
not suffered from the disease. When IL
attacks them, especially after they have
arrived at maturity, its rayages are fear
.ful. This was particularly noticeable in
the rebel army, where measles probably
killed more men than Yankee bullets. The
reason was that large proportion of the
recruits came from isolated mountain dis
tricts where there had been no measles
Tor generations. When they came into
camp, and caught the disease, without
any proper means Tor being taken care Of,
The rayages were fearful, and every camp
was dotted around about with the victims
OF the malady. 1t also kills off Indians and
South Sea Islanders in frightful numbers
Thereyer it gets foothold among them.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17
WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH II, 1904.


STRANGE that the Russians objected so
70 the japanese blocking the entrance to
the harbor of Port Arthur. 1t would have
saved them from those pesky little ia
panese torpedo-boats.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17

ITALY is far ahead OF the rest OF the
world In having the hours numbered con-
secutiveiy. from midnight until the NEXT
midnight, instead of our cumbersome sys-
tenn OF A. NJ. and p. nj. France - now
beginning to adopt the same system. ana
1t should extend to the whole world
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17
p1sFRAHcHIsED WHITES m THE SOUTH

DISFRAHCHIsED WHITES N THE SOUTH.
A startling result Of the legislation in
Che South to limit suffrage has been found
In the great number Of whites who have
been disfranchised. It 10 now estimated
that the vote OF the South In the coming
Aiection will be cut down nearly 100000
compared with that Of four years ago. A
large proportion Of these are whites, who
have been shut out by the requirements
Of paying poll taxes two years in ad-
vance. There has been q strong protest
against the poli-tax, but public sentiment
seems to be Enthusiastically in favor Of its
retention upon the statute books. At the
last election in Alabama Al, 600 white men
were denied votes on account Of failure
10 pay their poli-tax, and 1t II believed
that this number win be increased to CO..
DOC this year. In 1902 only 81 $3.50 votes
Mere cast for Governor OF Alabama, prac
ideally all white men. This was only
nine per cent. OF the white population, and
i've per cent. Of the total population OF
one vote Tor every 20 people. In Missis
sippi and Louisiana the poll-tax law ha.
been in operation IA years, and the peopl.
seem satisfied with its workings, though
the number Of DISTINGUISHED white mer
increases rapidly every year. The tai
Is from 81 to 81 per annum. Compar
Atiyely few Of the whites, and none of th,
negroes, would pay Sc in 1862 for the priv
tlese OF voting in 1904. Strong effort
have been made to wake up the people {.
The importance Of voting, but these hay.
been generally failures. In Texas the pay
ment Of poll-taxes closed Jan. 81, and i
was found that il had stricken from tn.
list about 10000 former voters, includ
ing most Of the negroes and Mexicans ant
. large proportion Of poor whites, TIL,
Confederate veterans are exempt from tn,
provision Of the law. In Richmond, Va.
The polltax has cut the list OF %, 600 nos
efbie voters down 70 6,264, who have paif
their taxes. II ID believed that the ex
empfed Confederate veterans win hrins
The total number Of voters up TO 1900. o.
whom 500 are negroes, leaving CSC
Shites and $500 negroes inalisibls fol
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17
rHs sA1cEAt qRsu1s wAmrures O. FKussD alsoa Il 1901


I1HUTH0sT COST OF xHx GAR. sKRvlc1
H4N8IoN Bull.
There II no excuse whatever Tor the
great exaggerations which are set anoat
as to the enormous cost Of the G. A. r.
Service Pension Bill. While it will GER
tainly cost a great deal. yet the amount
is not excessive for this country and day
Of large expenditures for other much
less worthy objects, and the maximum
cost will be only the first year, after which
it will decline with startling rapidly. To
show how little excuse there is for this
gross exaggeration, let us take again the
fundamental figures in the matter:
In the first place. there are at present
sc, $50 invalids on the pension roll under
the old law at ratings less than SIP per
month. They are at present receiving $8,-
943, 1910 year, and to raise them all
to SIP per month will cost the Govern
ment $4,945, 65S.6O. There are 11S wild
ows on the same roll at less than $12 per
month, which it will cost $5,568 to raise
to $12 per month. Under the Act Of June
q, 1890. there are 2S2,939 inyalds re-
ceiving less than $12 per month, whom
it will cost $14,4O2, 800 year to raise to
$12 per month.
There are on the same roll 157, 1856 wild
ows receiving S. per month, and it will
cost $685.. 040 to raise them to $12 per
month.
There are also not over 100000 veterans
not now pensioned, who will become eli
gible to pensions, so that it would cost
ST., 10000 to put them all on the roll.
Therefore, IL we assume that all these
veterans are now 81 years old, served 80
days or more, and were honorably dis
charged, and could be placed at once on
the rolls, the passage Of the G. A. r. Ser
vice Pension Bill would cost the first year
as follows:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17

a sentient thing. which could appreciate
the Incompatible pride the boys felt in
seeing 1t floating from the lofty pinnacle
which had sheltered its. direst foes,
Then an Aid came by with the orders
for which the regiment had been waiting,
and after reading them, Mai. Bowersox
called the regiment into line and said:
Men. | am glad to say that we will
march into the city, and remain there un-
til to-morro61 sometime, SO you will all have
an opportunities see the sights. I know
sou will all behave yourselves, so I'll not
offend you BY repeating the admonitiens
the Generaiohas given me as to your con-
duct. Youaknow what expect OF you,
and what ID duel to the honor Of the regi-
ment, and that's enough. Right facet
Forward, mareh9
Down thsy went through the town OF
Manehester,slOvp the swaying pontoon
bridge, filed Ito tie right at the first street,
marched down aflittle way, and went into
camp on thsya emit space In front OF the
famous Libby Prison. In disinissing them
to make camp, The Major announced that
they would be ednsidered as having passes
until the tattoo roll call, when he expected
everyone to answer his name
The ground on which the regiment
stopped for the day aud night Were some
Cary streets, on which had been auartered
the regiment guarding the rebel prisons
in the neighborhood.
Directly across the street, which ran
parallel with the river, was the infamous
Libby Prison. Up the street some little
way was Castle Thunder. OF equally sim
lister memory, aud Jet further away, Cas-
tie Lightning. On the east side OF the
square IN which the camp had been es-
tablished had stood the Scott, Smith and
Pemberton Buildings. once crowded with
prisoners. while the Crews and other simi-
lar buildings were not Ear on. Here had
been concentrated d sum OF humAn misery
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
ARE NOW
RUNNING
A Number of Men at Work for
RehkOpf Today.
Firm Thinks There will be no Trouble
in Operating Their Plants.

The collar, harness and saddle de-
partments of the Rehkopf Saddlery
company are in operation again. after
q weeks suspension on account of the
strike Of union leather workers.
They have secured number Of men
from other cities, and while they have
not q full force, they have quite .
number Of men in each department
The union, member Of the firm
stated this morning, had attempted to
persuade some of the new men brought
here to leave, but had succeeded in
inducing only one man and three boys
to quit.
Other men are expected in from now
on. The firm claims that it will run
an open shop, employing all who de-
sire to work, union and non union
men alike. 1t is claimed that a union
boycott cannot hurt them because of
the class of goods they handle, aud the
fact that much of it is sold wholesale.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25

BURNED
Mr.. T.. +. Bell Loses His Spoke
and Rim Factory on S. Bird.
The Loss Will amount to About "a, 900
With no Insurance.

4. T.. Bells spoke and rim factory
on South Third street between the
old Ice factory and Riglesberger's mill,
was destroyed by FIRE Sunday morning
about 5 o'cls Ok. The origin Of the fire
10 not known, but when It was disoov-
cred the small frame building was al
most destr Dyed, the roof having fallen
In. and the departments could do moth
ing but save the ice factory and Rig
lesberger's and the boiler of the Bell
factory. The boiler and two or three
machines in the Bell factory were
saved.
Some logs had been lost by Mr..
Bell Saturday on account Of the rise in
the river, and he decided to haul the
remaining RATS up, and steam was be-
ing raised early Sunday morning for
the purpose. Ii is supposed the fire
started from the furnace, but how is
Lot known. The loss will be about
81, 900 with no insurance.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
Prof. G. NJ. Leib Will Have Half
Year Terms.
Promotions and Demotions to Be For
Not More Than Halt Q Year
Hereafter.
PROMISES TO WORK WELL

Prof. O. NJ. Leib, superintendent of
the Paduoah public schools, this morn
ing began the work Of regarding and
reclassifying in the primary and inter
mediate departments of the schools,
and will complete the work this week
il possible.
Prof. Leib has inaugurated Q new
plan in this work and will arrange o
term Of four and half months and no
pupil will be denoted more than half
. year, or promoted more than half a
year, where formerly promotion and
demotion were made for the entire
year. In both cases Prof. Leib thinks
an injustice has been done.
my idea," he stated, "is to look at
the work of each pupil and decide
whether he IL keeping up with the
work Of his grade and class. If he ID
not, then 1 will put him back in the
lower class Of that grade. This will
be done Immediately and il he is cap.
able and does make up by the end Of
the four and . half months term, he
will be regularly promoted. / intend
to divide each grade into two classes,
the A. and B class, and if pupil in
the A class cannot do the work he will
be denoted to the B class as soon as
his inability 10 discovered. II by the
end of the term his work has been
such that he can safely leave that
class. he will be promoted to the A d.
vision. Heretofore the pupils have
been denoted one grade and made to
20 back . full year. This has been an
injustice and feel my plan is the bet.
ter"
Prof. Leib will start this work to-
day and hopes to straighten out the
rooms by the end Of the week.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
DID BLAIR SUICIDE.

Jacksonville Fla, Jan. 25-A spe-
cial from Eustis, Fla, reports the ar
rival of several agents of the leading
insurance companies who hold policies
on the life of the late James L. Blair,
of St.sLouis, who died there suddenly
last week. Sensational reports are in
circulation that Blair's death might
have been caused bv himself. Insur-
ance agents are investigating the mat
ter very closely.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
Ice May Occasion Some Trcnble
Above.
The Evansville and Cairo Boats are
Now Running
Again.
AN ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK

THE river outlook is very encour-
aging" Captain Joe Fowler declared
this morning o. he looked out Of his
Office window and surveyed the broad
expanse Of the Ohio which has been
coming up in great leaps since last
week.
THE ice is reported thick at Casey
vile and this morning the Evanvs-
lille packet Joe Fowler was started out.
She may experience trouble and the
Hopkins will not be started out until
the Fowler has returned. The ice is
running heavy in the upper Ohio and
IL the rise 10 sufficient, and we think IL
Is, we can dodge the ice and navigate
with comparative safety, ~ the ice 10
soft and rotten anyhow"
This morning preparations were be-
ing made ON all boats for general re-
sumption Of navigation and the big
tow boat Sprsgue IL being stored pre-
psratory to being started mp the Ohio
river. The sprsgue has been laying
up here for some time waiting for
the ice 70 run out or the river to rise.
Tho river men are all jubilani
over the outlook and are wearing
broad smiles this morning.
The heaviest fall reported from
above 10 ct Pittsburg where . fall Of
% has been registered. This is only
reaction after the crest Of the fioot
had been reached and the rains in th'
mountain regions have been heav]
enough, il 10 reported, to keep thu
river ut q good steady stage.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
Notice Served Today That the
Ordinance Will be Enforced
Several Warrants Issued Today and
Number of Fines
Assessed.
SOME SURPRISE Is CREATED

A number of saloon men have felt
like the little boy the calf run over for
several weeks past. Some Of them,
like the little boy, have nothing to
say, while others are very outspoken.
Before the November election they
were all hot for the Yeiser ticket, and
supported it. When other candidates
came around they waved them of po-
litely but firmly, with the explana-
tion. "Oh, yes, Yeiser has promised
Us ell we want, and We are pledged
to him. Sorry. Ta, ia, old fel."
For time after the election the
saloons were closed tight. The saloon
men, or some Of them, merely winked
the other eye. "That's all done for q
blind" they told each other and their
friends. "wait until those temper
ance dubs quiet down and they II give
rs the tip to quietly open again"
So they waited. Then they began
opening again . short time ago. Sat
urday they received through the police
notice TO close yesterday. Some Of
them didn't close, and as result q
number Of warrants we're issued. One
man said they were certainly hot after
him.
We were not open. and hadn't sold
Q drink all day" he said. 1.-THE boss
went into the upstairs room to change
clothes, and had to leave one OF the
.doors unlocked, Four men had
climbed the rear stairs on hot scent
for bracer, and got to the door Just
about the time 1t was unlocked and
butted In. We hustled them out be-
fore they got into the saloon, but there
was copper saw them get in just the
same, and got q warrant"
Another saloon man said he didn',
keep open and didn't sell drink.
Still another was very indignant
I'VE have been betrayed. he said
ut couldn't have been worse, no mat
ter who had been elected. Here tn,
town is full Of gamblers and grafters
and nothing is said about them, but 4
we saloon men try to do little bust
ness against the law once q week, ",
get pinched. The tin horns can vic
late the law every day and night, how
ever, and you never hear anything
about it,"
Judge Sanders in police court thi
morning said that he had been re
quested to announce that the prosecut
ing attorney and chief OF police intenC
to strictly enforce the Sunday law
and that he would let those WHIT
pleaded guilty today of with 81
fine, but would not promise to do Il
for those who violate the law hereaf
ter, after having been given due warn
ing. The intention to close the sa
losn tight was confirmed by Chic
Collins and il is likely that the 50
looms will not open often hereafter
for a while, at least.
The saloon keepers fined today prom
ised, according to the officers, not t.
open again if the court was lenien
with them this time. Those fired are
Robert Moshell, W. O. Gray, Georg,
Childess, Abe Msrcoffsky, Robertson
& Sellars, and Ed Pearson.
l.. A. Lagomarsino. W. O. Stand
ford and Benner Brothers asked TO
continuances, which were granted.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
is WORSE
SCALDED SUFFERING
MORE TODAY.

Mr.. George Il. johnson who was
burned q week ago by falling into a
vat of hot water, Is worse. A high
fever has set in and the burns have
proved to be more serious than at first
thought. The skin and flesh are
dropping off in places and while the
physicians think he will recover. it
will doubtless be some time before he
will be we'll.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
ONE ARREST MADE.

Bedford. Ind, Jan. 25--Joseph Heit'
ger, . prominent young man. has been
arrested in connection with the muir
der OF Miss Sarah sohsefer. He was
taken 70 Jacksonville this morning
for safe keeping. He is charged with
oomplicity In the murder.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25

Toxic. Jan. 25-The Hokeemin
says that every hope Of peace between
Japan and Russia has gone, as all no
tion of securing Japan's legitimate
demands by diplomacy has now been
abandoned. The arrival or non ARR.
val of Russia's reply would not affect
the situation.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
LEGISLATOR DEAD.

Russellville. KY, Jan. a5-Squirs
W. Il. Browder, OF olmstesd. 10 dead
after brief illness. II. represented
Logan county in the legislature, He
was then Populist and for the last
few years was q Republican.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25

The total number Of dead in the
Alabama tornado is thirty eight, six of
whom are white. The number Of
wounded is estimated at sixty five,
twelve fatally.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
RAISES AT MAYFIELD.

Mayfield, KY, Jan. 25-The county
board of supervisors have raised six
hundred and forty-two lists. They
want the county to get out Of the pau
per list.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
BRYAN NEVER REFUSES.

Frankfort. KY, Jan. 2o-Speaker
Pro Tenn Lawrence announced today
that W. J. Bryan has accepted the as
sembly's invitation to address that
body on February 3. Goebel memorial
Iav
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
MEMORIAL SERVICES HERE.

George A. Rose, cashier of the Pro-
duce National Bank, of Cleveland,
which closed its doors Friday. is in
Jail on the charge of embezzling
$4,000.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
THE LATEST
JAPANESE STILL LANDING
TROOPS-HOPE OF PEACE
GONE AGAIN.

Paris, Jan. 25-The Matin states
that, according to reliable news IL has
obtained. the Japanese government is
preparing to land four more divisions
of troops in Korea as military dem
onstrAtion.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25

Dispatcher Z. r. North will remain
here two weeks to straighten out bust
ness on this end of the Louisville
division. Mr.. North is liz authority
at this place and Mr.. Bennett, his as
sistant, is working on . trick. Dis
patcher Whitaker having returned to
Evansville.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
APPOINTED CIRCUIT JUDGE.

Frankfort, Ky, Jan. 25-The gov
ernor today appointed Hon. A. s.
Berry to be circuit Judge Of Campbell
county vice John p. Newman, de-
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25

Commonwealth Attorney John G.
Love.t, of Benton, 10 in the city TO-
day.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
SPEAKER BROWN ILL.

Frankfort, KY. Jan. 2o-Speaher
Eli Brown was indisposed today, and
Henry Lawrence. of Trigg, is IN the
Shsir.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
Shot i'm His Cell and Then Hang
ed at Guthrie, Ky.
A 1000 Fire 1t Dawson. KY, This
MorningAW. J. Bryan Speaks 1T
Frankfort February 8.
OTHER LATE NEWS BY WIRE

Guthrie, Ky, Jan. 25-Lewis Rad
ford. negro, was lynohed here last
night by . mob of from thirty to forty
negroes
Radford was accused Of killing Pris.
ella frozett, also q negro. Radford
refused to leave his cell and the mob
began firing, several shots taking effect.
The prisoner was then dragged to =
tree . few yards from the Jail door.
and was hanged to the same limb .
negro was hanged eight years ago for
attempting to rape . white woman Of
the neighborhood.
Il 10 the general supposition that the
negro WAS dead before hanged, from
the effects Of the pistol shot.
The mob quietly dispersed after I'm
ishing its work leaving the body hang
ing within few inches Of the ground
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-25
FIRE AT DAWSON.

Dawson. Ky. Jan. 25-Fire at 2
O'Clock this NOR ming damaged or de-
stroyed property worth five thousand
dolioara All were frame houses. The
FIRE broke out In ID. ID. Creekmurs'
meat store, destroyed this and Q. ~.
Drew's saloon, Roy Scott 9 grocery and
pricc and Clark's drug store. The
Dawson salts and Water %. was badly
damaged. The Handy house was
saved by hard work. Price & CLARK q
insurance expired Saturday night and
had not heen renewed. Their loss 10
$1,000.