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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
SENATOR HOAR is ILL.

Worcester, Mass, Aug. 4.-The fol-
lowing statement was given out to
the Associated Press this afternoon:
Senator Hoar is i'll of an attack of
lumbago, complicated by what is called
Washington malaria. The attack has
been quite severe, and has kept him
in bed for several weeks. His physi-
clans say he is steadily improving,
but that the process of cure will be
rather slow "
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
FISCAL CAMPAIGN REOPENs.

lain reopened the fiscal campaign to-
day addressing a meeting of 10000
to $4,000 persons. He maintained that
the misery of their grandfathers was
due, not to the price of grain, as al
legged by the free traders. but to lack
of employment. 1t was. therefore, the
duty of the people to ascertain what
policy would give most employment
and most wages. He proposed to
give agriculture the same advantages
as manufactures by imposing an i'm
port duty on the chief products.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
THE OLDEST LIVING THING.
Said TO BE "A Huge Cypress Tree
0.260 Years Old.

O.26O Years Old.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
''The statement recently made that
there are yews in England which are
the oldest living things on this earth,'
Mr.. Thomas C. Ireland said, sis not
correct.
These yews are old, very, very Old
there is no doubt about that: some OF
them were stalwart trees even before
Caesar landed on these shores. There
is one now standing in the churchyard
at Portugal in Perthshire, which De.
candole, nearly a century ago, proved
to the satisfaction of botanists to be
over twenty-five centuries old, and an
other at Hedsor, in Buclas, which Il
3,240 years old. How Decandole ar.
rived at an apparently correct estimate
of the enormous age of these living
trees is a simple thing and the prin-
ciple is doubtless well known to-day tc
all. The yew, like most other trees
adds one line. about the tenth of an
inch, to its circumference each year
He proved this after an investigation
extending over several years, and we
know now, hundred years later, thai
his deductions were correct. The old
yew at Hedsor has a trunk 27 feet in
diameter, proving its great age, and II
10 III a llDuIiSHliEs nNdltAAy NOANihADA
now, like it's brother at Portugal.
Their years are few, though, COM
pared with those of the trees 1 had In
mind when ] made my first assertion
that the statement printed about them
in a scientific journal was incorrect. In
one chapter of his writings Humboldt
refers to a gigantic boabab tree in Cen
trail Africa as the oldest organic mon
ument' In the world. This tree has a
On q. -, I'D AaFa
son, by a series Of careful measure
ments, demonstrated conclusively that
il had lived for not less than 5,16
years.
still II is not the oldest organic
monument in the world as Humboldt
declared, for now Mexican scientists
have proved that a huge cypress tree,
standing in Chepultepec, with a trunk
us feet and 10 inches in circumfer-
ence, is older than it-older too, by
more than thousand yearS-for it has
been shown, as conclusively as these
things can be shown, that its age is
about $500 years. To become i'm
pressed with wonder over this, one has
only to dwell on that duration for a
little while in thought
Yet IL is not so remarkable when
on stops for q moment to remember
that. given favorable conditions for
its growth and sustenance, the average
tree will never die of old age-its death
is merely an accident. Other younger
and more vigorous trees may spring
up near 1t, and perhaps rob its roots of
their proper nourishment; insects may
kill Il, floods or winds may. sweep It
away, or its roots may come in con-
tact with rock and become so gnarled
and twisted, because they have not
room to expand in their growth, that
they literally throttle the avenues Of
its sustenance; but these are accidents.
If such things do not happen a tree
may live on for century after century.
still robust, still fourishing. shetering
with its widespreading branches the
men and women Of age after age.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
Presbyterians in session.

Charlotte, N. c.. Aug. 5.-A special
to the Observer from Greensboro says
After a session of some hours. the
committee named by the Southern
Presbyterian General Assembly at 2
o'clock this morning chose Rev. Dr.
d. Clay Lilly, of Winston-Salem CO.
ordinate secretary Of foreign missions.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
THIRTY-THREE HURT
IN KENTUCKY COLLISION.
Engineer Must Have Disregarded
Orders or Gone to Sleep.

Engineer Must Have DisreEarded
Orders or Gone to Sleep.
Louisville. Ky, Aug. A south
bound train on the Louisville and
Nashville, which left Cincinnati at
o'clock last night collided to-day near
Horse Cave. KY. with a northbound
passenger train, which left Nashville
about $3.50 o'clock last night
Thirty-three passengers and four
trainmen were injured. but none SER
iously. except Engineer Rehm of the
southbound train. who may die.
According to the information here,
Rehm either disregarded orders, or was
sound asleep. as his train was going
at the rate of forty miles an hour.
when it struck the northbound train.
The baggage car on the southbound
train was destroyed, and the postal
car DANA ed. but none Of the coaches
left the track.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
TO INSURE LONG LIFE.
Liberian in London Has n MysterI-
GUS Plant.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
In one of tho smaller hotels in the
neighborhood of Charing Cross there is
residing a young Liberlan, who has
come TO London for the purpose of ex-
hibiting land selling) TO the curious the
mysteries Of a plant which, he claims.
insures long life TO those who possess
one OF its leaves.
His name Is Gomita. and. on Saturday
he told one Of our representatives that
he was Of royal blood In proof of which
he showed his passport.
"I-haYs come TO London direct from
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05

Charlotte. N. c., Aug. 4.-The Eighth
District Democratic Convention in
session at Wilkesboro has taken near
ly forty ballots up to midnight with
little change from the first, with r.
N. Hackett of Wilkes county and
w. E. Newland of Caldwell leading.
There are three other candidates.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
Russians Missed the shawmut.

Boston, Aug. 4.-The Boston Steam
ship Company received a cablegram
to-day from Yokohama announcing
that it's steamer The Shawmut. reach
ed that port from Seattle safely yes
terday. The vessel was not molested
by the Russians.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
SOUTH CAROLINA JUDGE
COMMITTED SUICIDE,

Greenville, S. c.. Aug. 4.-Iudge D.
P. Werner. master in equity of Green
vile county, committed suicide to-day
by shooting.
He was one of the best known men
in the state.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
join McDermid. snnrk..

n,parks' Ca, Aug. 4.-Mr. John Nc
Ber.tIld' perhaps the oldest citizen of
berI iIen coutny, died at his home near
- Yesterday afternoon. He was "a
;b,s Old and had been a citizen OF
,,ss. pounty FOR upwards of eighty
liz ne had held number of pub
srsdt osiOiQhs and was honored and re-
s.ate He leaves six children and a
cb,ifS e number Of grand and great grand
oiI en- The interment VIII be in the
Llnesink Graveyard, near Sparks.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
POLICE CAPTAIN SUSPENDED.

Atlanta, Aug. 4.-The sensational
trials of Police Captain Moon and
Police Call Officer Tibb of the Atlanta
force was concluded tonight with the
days and the dismissal of Call Officer
Tibb. The Tibbs case will be reopen
ed at the next meeting of the board.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
GRAB REEL RACE RECORD.

Raleigh, N. c., Aug. AT the
state fremen's tournament at Spencer
this state. to-day, the worlds record
in grab reel races of 100 yards in
twenty seconds, was lowered one Sec
ond by Spencer, which now gives her
the championship of the world. This
team will enter the international con-
tests at st. Louis on Aug. 25.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
NO FIGHT on PINCKNEY.

Houston, Tex, Aug. 4.-The Holt
faction of the Democratic convention
for the Eighth congressional district
met here to-day. declared that John
NJ. Pinckney had not been regularly
nominated, but that he would have
been had his followers permitted a
regular convention TO be held; hence
he is to be recognized as the nominee
This settles the factional fight for the
time hpinp
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
Bill Aimed at American Trusts.

Ottawa. Ont, Aug. A bill aimed
at American trusts, and particularly
American tobacco concerns, will be
introduced in Parliament by the min
lister of inland revenue, the Hon. l..
p. Brodeur.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
suIIy Creditors Did Nothing.

New York, Aug. A meeting OF
creditors of D. ]. Sully & CO., to con-
slider the question of a settlement be-
tween the creditors and the bankrupt
concern, which was held to-day, adj
iourned until next Monday. without
any decision having been reached.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05

sr Siiseoh, Aug. Mrs. Milton e.
bosr.i.. died at Z o'clock, at the city
Sh.p ii'al as the result of an operation.
'' ieaVes a husband and two children.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
Vern Cruz YelIoN Fever.

Mexico City, Aug. 1.-TWO suspicious
cases of yellow fever have been found
in Vera Cruz and have been sent to
the hospital. Merida has several more
suspicious cases.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05

Emile Robin, the aged vice presi-
dent OF the French Society for saw
ing the Shipwrecked. has not only done
a great deal for this association. but
he also assists similar societies in
other countries. At the recent meet
ing OF the allied German society Il was
announced that M. Robin had again
sent a handsome sum-s7, 000-the in
terest on which was to be divided
among old mariners and widows and
ornhans.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
Though the beds of the royal

Though the beds of the royal person.
ages of England were deliberately
carved and hung with rich curtains,
even so late as the Tudor period, il is
recorded that King Henry Wis bed
contained only straw beneath all its
finery, says the Chicago News. A Gu
rious order exists as to precautions to
be taken against the possibility of in
tended mischief to the royal persons
in the making of the bed, for the usher
was to search the straw through with
dagger, that there be none un-
truth therein, and to tumble over on
the down bed for the better search
thereof" The bed Of Henry VIII was
nearly eleven feet square, and of even
more generous dimensions is the great
bed to which Shakespeare refers in a
well-known passage in Twelfth
Night" which was twelve feet square
This great bed of Ware" has been a
marvel for centuries.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
Pop. WIN Notify Candidates.

New York, Aug. 4.-Populist Ma
tional Committee decided to-day to
have the formal notification Of their
party Candidates for President and
Vice President at Cooper Union, this
city Aug. IS.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
RUSSELL SAGE Is So.

New York, Aug. 4.-Russell Sage,
the f1nancier was SO years of age to-
day and observed the anniversary by
attending to- business as usual.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
Dr. Ernest JedIiEi1a, berlin.

No llh' Aug. 4.-Dr. Ernest Jedllz-
En-. sne eminent pianist and q leading
70 AMERICANS. "'' '~A' " ~
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
scnntnr Vest In WenIker.

Sweet Springs, Mo-, Aug. 4.-Ex-
Senator Vest was slightly weaker to-
dav.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05

In English courts the solicitors
must always appear in their robes. A
London newspaper of recent date con-
tains the following: I can neither see
you nor hear you, said Judge Edge to
Mr.. Turner, a solicitor at Clerkenwell
County Court, when that gentleman,
who was unrobed. rose to oppose a
barristers application to have a case
adjourned. Mr.. Turner began to put his
robe on, but Judge Edge interposed,
Now, that will do, he said. I Will not
have this court made a robing room
of. Next case Mr. Turner protested
that II was an injustice to his client,
but the judge ordered him TO be silent"
-s-o~=s-
1t is proposed to change the name
OF Hudson's bay to Canadian sea.
This recalls the sad fate Of the explor-
er who gave his name to the principal
river Of New York ana whose memory
has been associated by the genius OF
Washington Irving with the legends OF
the Catskills. one June q 1911 Cant
Hudson was set adrift In Hudson's bay
by a mutinous crew with his son and
seven sick or loyal sailors and was
never heard Of afterward,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05
Royal Foot Wash
doors of Precipitation


stops Chatting Sweating Itching Swollen, TiredF Feet
back II not satisfied sample. for 2seent
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-05

Removed at once
from armpits,
feet, etc. by
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-04

Some day possibly the public will
have something to say about public
matters in Paducah. 1t becomes
more evident every day that it will
not be under the present administra-
tion, however. If there is any reason
a contractor should be permitted to
tear up the streets and leave them
torn up indefinitely with no material
in sight, thus not only inconvenience
ing the public, but as any physician
will attest, endangering public health,
il has not yet been offered. 1t has
been known for several days that
there is famine IN sand and gravel.
It was known before North Fifth
street was plowed mp and left looking
like a corn field, and yet the street was
torn up. The contractor cannot be
blamed, if he wanted to do it, but the
city officials who permitted it, should
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-04
FISCAL COURT.

The regular spring term Of fiscal
court begins at the court house tomor-
row morning, and number OF impor-
tant matters are to come mp. This
court is composed Of the magistrates Of
the county, and among the matters TO
come up are the county tax rate, the
county road question aud the election
Of county physician.
The tax rate will probably DO the
same ms this year, So cents.
In regard to working the county
roads, an effort will be made to have
the court order an election, or a vote
at the next regular election, on wheth-
er or not the county shall issue 500,
900 worth of bonds 20 permanently i'm
prove the roads. At present the an
nusl cost of working the roads is a
great deal moro than the interest on
the 800, 900 would be, aud the roads
are not satisfactory. The county can
not issue the bonds without the con
sent OF the voters.
The race for county physician is
quite spirited. and there are two can
didates, Or. J. W. Pendley. incum-
bont, and DR.. johnson Bass.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-04

Mat Hall was dismissed on charge
Of harboring vicious dog.
Dan Watson, $40. Ellis MoClelland,
s, and Frank Ward. dismissed, is the
result Of the fight between Watson,
white and the other two, oolored, on
the Sixth street bridge several days
ago in which one of the ooloted boys
was out.
Will Mccormick was acquitted on a
charge Of carrying concealed deadly
weapon and Tom Moore was fined $40
aud costs for fighting.
J. ID. Smith and Ike Mizell, st am-
boat men, had fight in lower court
street saloon, but were arrested before
much damage was done. Mizell wa,
once jailer at Metropolis. .He wal
fined 50 and the other ma was dis
missed.
Did you'll IS WORTH" asked thu
attorney.
mo. but would il they had let me
alone about minute longer. " replied
the defendant as he dug" for biz
change.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-04
POLICE COURT.

There were all kinds of cases in
Judge sanders's court this morning
Coleman Barger was charged with
house breaking. 1t seems he had been
boarding with lady ana when he got
resdy to leave she wanted to hold his
trunk and he was told she could not
do 1t. and going there took it away,
and was arrested for house breaking.
The case was turned over to the
grand jury and will probably be dis
missed. Barger was released on his
own recognizance.
Eli Simms, colored, for stealing
Jim Porteous' bicycle, waived xami-
nation and was held in the sum of
$500.
The case against Willie Jones, col
ored, for breaking window at Har-
bour's, was dismissed, no proof being
offered.
Maggie White, the woman alleged
to have stolen the money lost by Pest
House keeper Vim. Wheels, was held
to answer in the sum of $500.
Will Murphy, white, pleaded guilty
to stealing a pint of whiskey from
Cartright's, and was given thirty days
on the chain gang.
The case against Thomas wilkins,
for stealing -four, was dismissed
Henry Hostetter for wanting to
love" a woman at boarding house,
was fined $40 and costs.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-04

A South Carolina jury has decided
that railroad must pay s25, 900 dam
ages to lady who claimed she was
insulted ON a train by a "masher. "
II railroads are going to be held re-
sponsible for the class of men who &C.
cost and even insult ladies on trains,
because conductors are not mind
readers aud can't prevent 1t, they
might as we'll go out of business.
The decision is probably about what
we should have expected 10 South
Carolina, however.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-04
FEDERAL COURT.

The regular term Of federal court
will begin two weeks from today, aud
owing TO the work ia progr5 s. at the
government building, will no doubt
be held at the county court house, as
it was last November.
The docket Is not large, and one Of
the most important cases to come up
is that OF Roberts and Company, New
York, against the city OF Paduoah for
$40, 600 damages for breach Of con-
tract. Paducah contracted with the
plaintiff several years ago to refun
about s66, 900 worth OF city bonds,
and then by repudisting the bonds and
claiming they were illegal. refused to
comply with the contract. The bond
company had already sold the bonds
at profit OF $4,000. and for this
amount sued the city. The city has
had the case put Off from time to time
and Bloomfield and Crice, tho attor-
neys for Roberts and Company. say
they will insist on trial this time
They made an offer 10 compromise
some time ago, but the offer was re.
jected by the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-04

enormous, and the results have not
been satisfactory nor permanent. If
The county wants good roads, the best
way TO get them Is to gravel them.
Naturally asphalt or paved roads
would be better than gravel, but it is
entirely out of the question to consid.
er such costly material in connection
with the roads, hence the only mate
rial available is gravel. The amount
of interest on enough bonds TO pay for
graveling the roads would not be ms
great as the amount now annually
spent ON the roads no evidence of
which work remains in few months.
In addition to thus reducing the an
nusl cost Of the roads, the county
would have good roads, which is the
main object in spending any money
ut oil on the roads Besides, enough
money could be saved every year to
more than pay off the bonds when they
tell due, and they wouldn't fall due
until probably many of the present
generation are dead and forgotten.
But these questions should proba-
bly, come mp after it is decided to vote
on bond issue. Fiscal court can only
say whether or not the people may ex.
press their choice at the polls, which
is not unreasonable, considering the
fact that this is government of the
people, by the people and for the peo-
pie. Every tax payer in the county
should be interested in stopping the
wanton leakage in public funds ocoa.
stoned by the present system of work
ing the roads.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-04
MANY COURTS NOW
In SESSION HERE
April Term of Circuit Court Be.
gan This Morning.
Several Gases Heard by Police Judge
Sanders This Morning in
Police Court.
FISCAL COURT TOMORROW

The regular April term of circuit
court began here today. Judge W. NJ.
Reed presiding. The grand Jury was
impaneled this morning, and the petit
jury will be impsneled tomorrow.
The most important case to come
up is that against Willis Mount for
killing Willis Nutty. a jockey. in n
gambling room.
The principal cases already docket
ed are:
Elmer Davis, forgery: Sam Holland
false swearing and setting up a game;
B. II. Cobb. three cases of obtaining
money by false pretepses; Rev. Geo.
W. Briggs, malicious cutting; Mary
DeMschennes. alias Kennedy. false
swearing; John whitrell, malicious
cutting: Jesse Barnhill, false swear.
ing; Levy Trioe, obtaining money by
false pretenses; Tack Parish, malic-
ious cutting; Henry Temple, murder /;
Charles Fowler, Ernest Elmendorf
aud John Bulger, robbery; Ida Davis.
false swearing; Ellen Hodges, false
swearing; Joe Mcclure. malicious
shooting: Ii. Hawkins, false swear
ing; George Overstreet and ". 9.
Bishop, setting up game; l.. K. Ad-
ans, obtaining money by false pre-
lenses; Ed Farris, obtaining money
by false pretenses; |. y. Green, ma
licious shooting; Il. NJ. Eeadley,
bribery; Sam Liebel, attempt to bride /;
Thomas Beasley, false swearing; Joe
Matthews. false swearing; Ed Eakor,
assault and battery; James Taylor,
robbery.
The following are awaiting the sc-
tion of the grand jury;
Frank Lyons, malicious shooting !;
Robert Reeves, grand larceny; James
Scott, obtaining money by false pre-
ecuct-F Jhhvr 't'thieul thofiNAoe' W IN =
ing; Will Russell, forgery; Lewis
Smithers, malicious shooting; Jerry
Clark. malicious shooting; Tom
Woods, malicious cutting; Henry
Hobbs. malicious assault; John Hen
~, house breaking; Harry Thscker,
grand larceny; Alonzo Bradley, false
swearing.
Little was done this morning other
than the filing of motions and orders
10 minor cases.
The case Of Hsrvick against Minks
was dismissed.
The case of T. Il. Moss, against
Goldie Childress was dismissed and
settled.
In the case of l. ii. Kimble sgainst
]. II. Sullivan, a Judgment for sl62
was filed by confession.
The case of Moore against the AL
den Knitting Mills was dismissed.
The following is the grand jury i'm
paneled today: U. Bidwell, Aok Fu-
trell, J. T. Jones, T. W. Wsrford,
Pat Lslly, will Hubbard, Ed Ware, +.
NJ. Boatwright, George Boyer, VIM.
Skinner, f. Fu,rell, T. J. Reid. Mr..
Z. Futrell is foreman.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-04

When matters have progressed a
little farther, and there is more avail
able material, nice story on graft"
in Paducah may be written to regal
the tax payers. No one can imagine
the extent of it. 1t may not be un-
lawful, and may not be dishonest, but
it will surprise the people to know
how few people are getting the bene-
fit of all the public funds expended,
and will throw some light on why
certain men wanted to hold Office, ana
why certain other men wanted them
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-04

Leader Murphy, Of Tammany, has
come out fiatfooted for Cleveland. al
though there is boom on for Parker.
He says be has always thought Cleve-
land was the strongest candidate, and
will continue to think So. While Mr..
Cleveland has declared that he will
not be candidate he could not, or
would NOT, decline the nomination
were il rendered to him unsolicited.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-04
DEEDS.

Jno. J. Weise to James G.. Walk
er and others for $40, proverty at
Elizabeth and Eleventh streets.
J. C.Coghill to Hattie Merriweath-
er. for 500, property in the county.
Chas. Simmons to Chas. Peeler, for
s25, property in the county.
Carrie V. Marshal to s. A. Perkins
for az, $50, property in the county.