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The Paducah sun., 1904-09-28
NEW KENTuoKY BANK.

Washington, September ss.-The
application Of J. Y. johnson. u. 4.
Bond, J. W. Rice, W. B. saffell and
W. t. Bond to organize the Lawrence
burg National Bank Of Lawrencsb burg,
KY, with capital of 800. 900. has
been approved by the comptroller Of
the currency.
The Paducah sun., 1904-09-28
MANY PASSENGERS HURT.

Columbus, o., Sept. 2s.-Every passen-
GER on two Scioto Valley Traction cars
,xcept two was injured in a head-on col
Iison twenty miles south of Columbus
his morning. The wreck was complete
y consumed by fire which followed the
,ollision. resulting from the contact OF
he wood portions of the cars with the
bird rail used on the line for motive
power. II is feared some Of the passen-
GERS were burned in the wreck.
The Paducah sun., 1904-09-28
NO NEWS FROM PORT ARTHUR.

London, Sept. 2s.-Indications point
to the immincnce Of forward move
ment of the japanese armies agains,
the Russians at Tie Pass, Sinmintin and
Mukden. Gen. kuropatkin is fortifyins
fakoman northeast of Mukden, in order
that he may be prepared for the contin-
gency of the evacuation of Sinmintin.
Reports of naval engagement at the
southeastern extremity of Sakhalin are
not verified. To the contrary. il is
believed the Vladivostok squadron re-
mains in the harbor.
There is NO news from Port Arthur.
The Paducah sun., 1904-09-28
ATTACKED JAPANESE

st. Petersburg, sept. 2s.-Gen. Kuro-
patkin reports that ural Cossacks dur
ing the night attacked a japanese camp
aud the japanese were thrown into a
state Of panic. The Cossacks also am
bushed half a squadron of the Japanese
who sustained considerable loss.
The Paducah sun., 1904-09-28
SAM JET
HAS A NUMBER OF WITNESS Es
AGAINST BRITT0N.

Lexington, septebmer 2s.-Samuel
Jett arrived today with several wit
nesses for the purpose of prosecuting
Bill Britton for the alleged murder Of
Jim Cockrell at Jackson two years
ago. A hard fight is on as this is the
crime for which CTR 10 Je Was sen
tenced to hsng
The Paducah sun., 1904-09-28
TOO MANY WIVES.

Sterling. ILL.,. Sept. as.-frank Hether-
ngton, with his second wife in the hos
pital and his first wife in Colorado, com
nitted suicide at the hotel where he was
living with his third wife. Too much
wife caused the act.
The Paducah sun., 1904-09-28
THREE WILL DIE
EXPLOSION OF GAS INJURIES
ELEVEN TODAY.

Scranton. Pa, September 2s.-
Eleven men were burned today by the
xplosion of gas in the Peck shaft at
Tsssup. Three are 20 seriously burned
that they will die.
The Paducah sun., 1904-09-28
REVIEWING TROOPS.

~, Petersburg, sept. 2s.-The czar. ac'
companied by Grand Duke Michael. left
for Odessa and other south Russian
towns today to review the troops about
20 start for the far east.
The Paducah sun., 1904-09-28
SENATOR HoAR WEAKER.

Worcester. Sept. 2s.-Thee is no ma
terial change in Senator Hoar's condi-
ion, but he is little weaker.
The Paducah sun., 1904-09-28

No. Cordelia. a reporter isn't nccessa-
rily man who originates reports.
The Paducah sun., 1904-09-28

The devil never takes the rest cure.
The pantomime is a case of scene
and not heard.
The Paducah sun., 1904-09-28
noNps Tn nE BrRNEp.

The old bonds which have been refund
ed in New York City, are expected here
tomorrow. When they arrive a call for
a meeting Of the fiscal court will be
made to destroy the bonds. The bonds
will he burned before the court by the
treasurer and county clerk.
The Paducah sun., 1904-09-28
LOCAL OPTION AT
BENTON NO MORE
Special Judge Flournoy Knocks
II Out There Today
SALOONS MAY BE STARTED

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The Paducah sun., 1904-09-28
BUILDING PONTOONS.

81. Petersburg, Sept. 2s.-Gen. Kuro-
patkin today made the following report
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-06-07

to a feasible plan for disposing
of the waste water from several
hotels and dwellings where there
is a large amount of bath tub
and kitchen water.
Mr.. w. C. Wi1kerson asked for
a revision of the water rent rate
charged the City Barber shop
which was referred to the water
and light committee.
The following list of bills, or
May pay roll, was allowed, and
the treasurer instructed to pay
same:
Thos, Wilson, Mayor, salary ........... 1900
]. Fl. Rountree, clerk and Treas, salary 5000
d. B. Jay, city attorney, salary. 8.33
Herman Smith, chief of police, salary. 5000
Chas. Brubaker, police, salary......... 40.C0
O. ID. Wilson, police, salary ............. 1000
]. W. Wrench, police, salary. 1000
August neimel scavenger, salary ..... $500
John Gray, feeding city team. ......... $500
Joe Stever, Supt. w. & L., salary. ...... 5000
K. L. HaZelton, collector, etc.. 1000
Jno. Whaley, day engineer at plan4.... 1000
Bruce Burton, night engineer at plant 1000
Abe Houston, fireman sc Sc 5000
Norman Burton, month work cemetery 5000
Pat Patterson, work on boilers at plant $50
g. A. DeLang, 4" ESQ
Richard Armantrout, bill rendered -. 1.50
Garbutt Lumber Co, wood $50. .......... $50
Gray Bros, hauling W. & L.,.......... 2.25
D. E. Welker, draying .................... rs
Martin & Hendley, wood...... ....... 31.3l
G. +. Kircher. bill rendered. uncommon. LOO
L. F. Thompson Co., lime. 80. E. $50
Joseph Sutton, sanitary work. ........ $40
Hamp Jackson " .......... 1880
j. 81. PolhiIl, bill rendered ............,. 200
Fitzgerald Ice Go. ice city hall ..... -. 400
Jones Publishing Co., printing .......... 7.50
Tom W. Clark, printing election notice 500
L. W. Howe, team work................ 114,O0
Clarence Davenport, street work.. 1000
Cyrus King, go. HOO
Amos Shepard, d" . HOO
Oliver Brown, driving city team. 1900
Richard Armantrout repairing. -. -. 4.75
f. M. Graham & Co.. lumber for streets 4.35
G. F. Kircner, shoeing city team........ 1.25
}. b. Nicholson, extra police. ........ -. 1.25
Frank Hager, " ............ $50
Mrs. A. E. Roberts, boarding prisoners Sis
Grew Levick Co.. oil. ............. ... 6O.22
Garlock Packing Co.. bill rendered...... 1854
Fitzgerald Fire Dept, two fires .......... 5000
J. NJ. Mosher, equalization Board. .... 1900
J. G. Knapp, 49,. 1900
j. H. Twyman, "'''' ... 1900
j. b. Bennett, material and labor .... 17.15
Continued on Fourth Page.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-06-07

declared the vote on Alderman
Knapp's motion lost, when it
was apparent that a majority had
voted for the motion. Alderman
Knapp mustered sufficient cour-
age to call for the yeas and nays,
a majority voting for the motion.
Aldermen Reinhart and Radcliffe
voting no. But the mayor still
declared the motion lost, on the
ground of a charter provision re-
curing majority of all the al
dermen on questions involving
the expenditure of money. Of
course everybody understood
that the ruling was wrong, but
for some reason the council al
lowed it to pass for the present.
DR.. c. A. Holtzendorf then in
troduced City Plumber Grim BILE
to exonorate him of the mayors
insinuation at the last meeting of
the council that the DIR. had at
tempted to steal the city water.
Mr.. Crimble, who is regarded as
a man of unquestioned integrity,
made plain, straight forward
explanation, completely exonorat-
ing DR.. Holtzendorf.
Aid. Bowed then took up the
proposition of ex-alderman Nc
Donald to sell the city several
lots adjacent to the water and
light plant. AS chairman of the
committee to which the matter
was referred at last meeting,
Aid. Bowen moved acceptance of
the proposition, which was car
ried.
Alderman Ware made writ
ten application for permission to
put in a cess-poo1 at the sani-
tarium, which was granted on
the idea that it would be an ex-
pertinent and subject to abat-
ment if it become a nuisence.
1t is thought that this may lead
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-06-07
COLOR LINE IN VOGUE AT
THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION

St. Louis, June 5.-The color
line has been drawn at the St.
Louis fair to the extent that
there is no place within the
grounds that a negro can buy a
meal or a glass of beer. There
are several places just beyond
the grounds where he can obtain
equal footing with white persons,
but the restaurant people inside
knew that they could not handle
black trade and white. 1t was
white or nothing, and they pre-
ferred white. The negro has
the same chance as white man
to get glass of water from the
many watering tanks within the
grounds and the penny-in-the-
slot machines, where he can de-
post his money and get a drink
when he likes.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-06-07

An effort was made to institute
a negro club in the fashionable
West End of town this spring.
Circulars were sent broadcast
throughout the land that the
negroes would have rooms in a
fashionable hotel, with a theater
attachment and many elaborate
luxuries, at moderate rate by
paying SIS membership to a club.
The white residents of the dis
trict held a mass meeting, en-
ployed lawyers, and found way
to put the scheme out of bust
ness.
There are thousands of
negroes at the fair every day,
and, aside from the restaurant
privileges, they go everywhere
that any one else does.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-06-07

what he claimed excessive as
sessment of his property, which
was referred to special COM
mittee to investigate and report,
Knapp, Bowen and Mosher.
Garbutt Lumber Co. asked
permission to redeem tax deed
to certain lots to which they held
title. Granted.
A request from Mrs. Vanburen
to have the alley opened adjoin-
ing her property in the fourth
ward, was referred to the chief
of police with directions to open
same.
VIM. S. HASTE, boiler inspect
or, reported on the condition of
the boilers at the plant.
A request from Supt. Alex
Bonnyman, of the A. & B. R. r.
Co., for the refunding of $500
charged for turning on the water
cut off by direction of the mayor,
on May II, was read. The read
ing of this letter was like decla-
ration of war and precipitated a
disgracefu1 scene, disgusting to
every decent man present and
deplorable from the standpoint
of every good citizen. Alderman
Mosher, chairman of the water
ane light committee, explained
that his committee had agreed
with the railroad company for
the payment of the water rent on
the railroads regular pay day,
which is the 18th of each month";
and thought that the $500 fee
which had been exacted of the Co.
should be refunded. The mayor
then resorted to his usual tactics
of brow.beating the council, and
when Alderman Knapp moved
to remit the fee, he assailed him
in a very personal manner, ac-
cusing him of being influenced
by the position he held with the
railroad, and intimated that other
councilmen were being infuen-
ced by railroad passes and per-
sona1 reasons. The arrogance
of the presiding officer was far
beyond ali bounds of decency,
and the patience of the aldermen
was sore1y taxed. Two of them,
however, voted to sustain him
when the issue was made. He
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-06-07

were chained fast. Their dis
tress lasted but a few moments
however. for they were soo1I
roasted to death or suffocated.
They we're the property of
Dood & Keller of Chicago. It Ii
impossible to compute their loss
but it will amount to thousand
of dollars.
The two fermenting house
were speedily food for the flame
They are two structures of GOO
dimension and both of them wer
practically destroyed.
WATER HAD LITTLE EFFECT.
The fremen got near the h1S
with difficulty and the water a.
little or no effect. A high WI
was blowing and tanning II
flames in the direction of
Monarch Distillery, and for
time it was feared that the f
would sweep along the en
river bank. However, the he
work of the firemen beea
tell, and at 7 O'Clock. til
seemed under control
likelihood of a further
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-06-07
City Council Meeting
Was Spirited Session
The Usual Grind was Interspersed with Bril-
liant Pyrotechnic Displays Furnished
by His Honor, the Mayor.

The city council met in it's
regular monthly session yester-
day (Monday) evening. 1t was
after 8 o'clock when a quorum
reported present. Aldermen
Bowen, Mosher, Reinhart, Rat
cliffe, Knapp and Ware, with the
mayor in the chair.
After the reading and approval
of the minutes of last month s
meetings, Mr.. J. L. Campbell
made verbal proposition to pay
for the extension of a water main
from Central Avenue to his lots
on Pine street; water rents to
apply to the cost of the extern
sion until paid. The council
agreed to the arrangement, as it
has in a number of instances be-
fore.
A petition for opening Palm
street was referred to the street
committee, with instructions to
report back as to the cost and
practicabi1ity. Mrs. Murray and
Miss Portmess were present to
see what disposition would be
made of the matter.
The application of Alderman
G. M. Hooker for a sixty days
leave of absence was read and
granted.
Mr.. M. HI. P1opper petitioned
the council to have an alley in the
second ward opened. 1t was
stated that the alley was private
property, and the matter was
referred to street committee for
Investigation.
A numerouSly signed petition
was read asking for sidewalks
along north Grant street. 1t was
suggested that an ordinance be
drawn to cover the case, and the
matter was referred to the city
attorney.
Mr.. L. W. Meakin, secretary
of the Cotton Compress Co.,
asked for water to be used in
building the com press, which
was granted, and the water and
light committee directed to make
a fiat rate for same.
An application for extension
of water main, by Mr.. c. L. Bly,
stone, was granted on the usua
terms.
Mr.. J. r. Cotton asked relief fol
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Ten Persons Killed:
$l,O0O,OOO.0O Loss
Terrific Explosion Completely. Destroyed Big
Distilery Warehouse--3O,OOO Barrels
Of Whiskey were Lost.

Peoria, ILL.,, June Am explo-
sion, which occurred in the
eleven-story warehouse of the
Corning Distil1ery, the second
largest in the world, this after
noon, completely wrecked the
building.
The ruins Immediately took
fire and communicated to three
adjoining buildings, burning
them to the ground. Ten men
were buried beneath the ruins
and burned to death and six
others were seriously injured.
The loss on buildings and whisky
and spirits stored will approx
mate $1,000, 900.
The fire spread to the stock
yards district, where a dozen
large cattle barns, filled with
cattle for market we're burned.
The dead:
Fred Knobs.
Louis Behrend.
John Hobecker.
Joe Zimmerman.
Louis Sax.
William Finley, Jr.
E. Brown.
M. Crowl.
John Leppin.
William Field.
The cause of the explosion
cannot yet be determined.
The widest excitement prevail
ed after the explosion, and the i'm
mense plant was surrounded by
thousands of people, who how
ever, were unable to get close to
the structure on account of the
intense heat.
WHIsKEY FLOWED AMONG CATTLE.
The warehouse, containing in
the neighborhood of 10000 bar.
rels of whisky, was instantane.
ously a seething ca1dron, and
it was seen no one inside the big
structure could escape. The
warehouse, in crushing the small
Ter structure near by, set that on
fire and the whskev from the
burning barrels flooded every.
thing in that section.
Large streams ran down grade
toward the river, and in short
time there was foot of whisky
in the cattle pens east of the
warehouse, where 5000 steers
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-06-07
Townsville Ex

The excursion fro
vile brought a larg
people to the 81
from along that ST
& B. r. r.
Fitzgerald Il
greatest excurs
state. They
from all direcs
have never See
are curious
yankees are
and if all I'll
Enterprise
those who
naturally
Fitzgerald
the excuf
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12


ington has stimulating effect on the
life of the capital. What has been a
country village in point of energy and
life has low been transformed into q
capital city. Strangers are visiting
Washington in larger numbers and the
white house is again the Mecca for poll
ucians and statesmen.
While the president takes deep in
terest in the campaign it cannot be said
that he is in any way directing it. That
work has been turned over to other
hands and Mr.. Roosevelt is surveying the
deld from the viewpoint of an ordinary
citizen. This is the impression he gives
visitors who see him. He is ready to dis
cuss the outlook, but, like most citizens.
is inquiring as to what the real workers
out in the field are doing. The fact is
the president has very little time to de-
vote to politics just now, as. in addition
to the routine business of his Office. he
is getting material together for his an
aual message to congress. 3
This annual message is formidable
undertaking. It is q compendium Of
the governments record for the past
year. For weeks and months past bureau
chiefs have been busy collecting the data
of their Offices for submission to the
heads Of their departments, and the cab
met officers in turn have been collecting
these bureau reports, studying them. and
soon will complete their digests OF what
has been going on in their departments
and submit them to the president. The
president goes over all these department
and bureau reports, gets comprehen-
sive view Of all that has been done and
then advises congress in set message
of the progress that has been made, the
problems that have been solved, the diff
hculties that have arisen, the policies
that have been followed during the past
year and suggests wherein congress may
provide useful legislation for future gov
eminent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
uNPRoFITABLE BOARDING.
Castons Of Body and Mind Do Nauehl
But Accumulate for the
Waste Heap.

Money boarded means interest lost
The old stocking is as undesirable TO,
the keeping of money as the unsound
bank. This is financial truism. says
Youths Companion.
1t Is equally true of goods and chat.
tells. The gown Of winter before last
stored in a capacious attic, gathers
moths, but loses it's rightful interest
the comfort and ease which 1t might
bring to some poor woman. The worn
overcoat, kept by Its owner Sin case
of need" fails of its proper service in
the actual lease of need" of the half
clothed laboring man out of work
through illness.
So Of the CASTOR clothes of the mind
discarded magazines and books. The
increasing piles of these waste inter
est on the top shelves of the we'll
flied library. while the active minds of
men. women and children less well
supplied hunger for the food of the
printed page. until ungratifled desire
dies, and they sink to the level Of tho
threading mass.
Whatever has service In it should
be passed on promptly from hand to
hand until that power of service is ex-
hausted. The rubbish-heap is more
creditable than an unused accumula-
ton of useful things. Hoarding is bad
economy in every department Of life.
Losing interest on savings il foolish
whether the interest IL
reckoned In dollars and cents or In
gratitude. relief and comfort.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12

campaign OF "simplicity' this winter
l have reasons. one of which is tha;
the movement is already well beg III
in England. where we get our tlluA'
ing done, upon social topics. When II
got so bad during the Loncon season
that there was no time to do anything
save eat and sleep a change was
bound to come. How about theaters,
for, instance? To 1.-Two. even in Lon
don, 5theater must close at such an
hour that poor people. who are neces-
sary to its success, and who must
work next day. can gss to bed. But
how about the fashioAables who at
eight o'clock begin an hour and-a-half-
long course dinner? How much fun
do they get out of the theater after
that? New York has been aping these
late hours.
cite another sign. Comic operas
fresh from London satirize the newest
fad before 1t appears. They can. be-
cause the same men make the fads
and the comic operas: men Of brains.
that is to-day. Society people invent
nothing. The funniest thing on the
stage to-day is song and dance In
1.-THE Schoolgirl" where three clowns
sing about simplicity, and introduce
horseplay with tops, mechanical toys
and butterfly nets. You remember the
aesthetic craze and DOyley Carte's
"Patience?" e 4
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12

TO control the neighborhood of theii
homes. They have stopped the march
of trade up the avenue. It beats
against Helen Gould's city house as a
barrier and there stays. The Hotel
st, Regis is above the dead line, but a
place where you pay five dollars for
one roast duck Is not classed with Or
binary hotels as q nuisance"
The most notable achievements in
this war Of millions to prevent nat
ural development have been thus far:
One million paid by George Wander
bilt to buy cellar opposite his house.
on land that had cost @750,00O q few
months earlier. where he feared that
sky-scraper would be erected.
William K Vanderbilt paid $850, 900
for three old dwellings opposite his
French renaissance chateau, again to
block modern building.
Mr.. Sloane. a Vanderbilt son-in-law
has now paid nearly $2,00O,000 for
three houses of better class in the
same neighborhood. Upon part Of the
land thus Saved" Morton F. Plan:
has erected a ''show place." the great
new Union club house is another high
class occupant, and two modern resi-
dences built to fence of other things
still await an owner. ~
The problem of having good neigh
boris" is quite as vexatious in the city
as in the country, and costs more.
None Of these Vanderbilts ever spends
more than three weeks in the city. AS
I before remarked. Cornelius is differ
ent. #@P
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12

this true or not, the Romany 10 still
. secret language.
The gipsies are witty and philosoph.
ical. as witness by their proverbs:
Never buy . handkerchief or choose
. wife by moonlight.
A bird In the hand is worth two in
ths bush o. hedge.
IT'S like . kiss. good for nothing
until It Is divided between two.
He's too proud to speak to q poor
child.
To see an old friend IL as agreeable
rs . good meal.
The gipsies. as race, are healthy
people. their open-air life giving them
robustness and endurance, and live tc
advanced years. They really are not
so dishonest as reputed, and when
trusted often display a fine sense c.f
honor. kindness and friendllness.
The men quarrel amongst themselves,
but show jealous faithfulness when
one Of the band falls into trouble.
They are uneducated, oh ldish. quick
tempered, but not the immoral. dis
solute lot generally believed. It is
computed that the number Of gipsies
now in existence is about 100000, and
It is thought they are on the increase
In Pennsylvania they are very numer-
Gus, and Turkey harbors about 1OO.-
600 of them; in Pesth there are about
10000; in Spain, $4,000; in Hungary,
10000.
KATHERINE POPE