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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14
363 SCHOOL HOUSES BUILT IN ONE YEAR Supt. Hill Secures Some Inter-
 esting Figures THEIR COST WAS S19O,785 Three Hundred and Sixty-flve Build ings of Various Sizes Are Now
 In Course of Con-
 struction
THEIR COST WAS S19O,785

Montgomery, April 13.-(Specia1 )-State Superintndent of Education I. w. Hill has secured some interesting figures about the school houses in the rural districts and gotten them in such shape as to make them of great use in the way of informa- tion. He has secured the facts by cor respondnce and has been some time at the work.
 There are in the state 363 new rural cchool houses erected between Febru- ary l, 1904, and February 1, 1905. Of these there are 256 of one room, 73 of two rooms, IS of three rooms, 16 of four or more rooms. The total cost of this new construction has been $190, 7S5, all con tributed by the people of the communi- ties where the buildings have been erect e-i- Thirty-eight of these are negro buildings, built and paid for by negroes. In none of the cases mas the state con. tributed one dollar toward the construe- ton.
 Three hundred and sixty-five buildings of various sizes are in course of con- struction or will be begun within short time.
 There are in the state 3S07 white rural schools and 1439 negro. To meet the de- mands of these schools there are 3306 buildings for whites and 100S for negroes, The value of these buildings is s1 426,9S5, making a total valuation with new work of $1617, ITO. There are 5ls of these build ings painted and 54O have patent desks.
 There are now twenty counties which have adopted the special tax of 10 cen. on the s1OO for school purposes. This gives an additional sum for the schools in these of $19466. sS The total revenue tor schools in the twenty counties is, as a consequence, for this year, s3S2, ,620. B, fully $2O0OO above what 1t was the year before.
 The last county to vote the special tax was Fayette, the vote in it's favor be- ing 800 to 165.
 Curtis Wrongly Informed. The articles of William E. Curtis in , the Chicago Record-Herald and the wash
 ington Star, have given those papers much good advertising in the south and
 they will be benefited, but Mr. Curtis has made the mistake of not getting all the facts before he writes on many subjects. For instance, he says the max mum for country women teachers is S3O, when as a matter of fact, it is over $75
 The average for the wh1>e state is Ss5, and if three or four of the backwoods
 counties are taken out it will run to
 much over $40. MT. Curtis meant well but he got his facts from some one who does not know.
 l. W. Hill state superintendent of ed- ucation, has been asked to make a speech
 at the closing exercises of the Marion Military institute on April 20, at which
 time and place President Woodrow Will
 son of Princeton, will deliver an address l on Education and Government"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14

Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned, until 12 o'clock noon, Wed, nesday, April 19, 1905. for refiooring the Twenty-first street. viaduct The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
 JULIAN KENDRICK, S-21-eod-to-4-19 City Engineer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14
Notice to Contractors.

Children will take Piso's Cure without objection, because its taste is pleasant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14
FAUNSDALE STORES
 ARE BEING REBUILT
Town Is Scene of Much Activity Dur ing Reconstruction of Burned
 District.

Faunsdale, April 13.-(Special) l)-Fauhs- dale is a scene of activity just now, as the merchants who were burned out on the 27th of last month are preparing to build as rapidly as possible, and the Fourth of July will see a line of nice brick stores where wooden ones recently stood. Bailey Bros. and Rogers Bros. are each preparing to build double brick stores and Mrs. Watkins is going to build a brick also. Work is being push ed as rapidly as possible on the double brick store of John B. Craighead, which was begun before the recent fire
 The citizens of Faunsdale are agitatinS the subject of public water works, which the town needs very badly. J. C. Brown has offered the town the free use of his artesian we'll which will greatly lessen the expense to be incurred It is to be hoped that the idea will be carried out at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14
Hrmitage

the sign painter, is now doing the Caro-
 lima Portland Cement Go. 4-1O-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14

Hermitage. sign writer has moved lcross the street to Vulcan sign shop sls N. goth st.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14
Public Man. But Not Politician.

Washington Dessau was one of the fore most and best known lawyers in Georgia a man who when he took hold of a propo- sit on went to the bottom of it, and his success in his profession was quite un- usual.
 He graduated from the state university in the class of 1870. and among others who were members of the same class were Hon. N. F. Harris of Macon. his law partner. Chancellor Walter B. Hill of the state university and Congressman Charles L. Bartlett. With him at the uni- versity were Henry w. Grady in the class of 6s, Justice w.. H. Fish of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14
Police Matter Ended.
Salaries Fixed.

At the meeting of the City Council last night the salary of the Mayor beginning with the next administration was fixed at $l200 instead of $l000 as at present, and the salary of the captain of police was reduced from $75 to s60 The duty of flush ing the dead ends of the hydrants was transferred to the new chief of the fire department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14

of respect, and argument in the ienaining cases on the Macon docket was postponed until the further order of the court.
 Arrangements were quickly made to have the body taken to his home in Macon. An undertaken was summoned and it was prepared for the trip. The justices of the supreme court, Attorney General John C. Hart and other state officials accompanied the body to the depot where it gas placed on the Southern train leav- ing at 2:1O p. m. for Macon, and the mem- bers of the Macon bar formed the escort to his home city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14
Academy to Be FIoored.
Local an Personal.

G. G. Miles, grand keeper of records and seal of the Knights of Pythias of Sel- ma, reached the city today and paid an official visit to Advance lodge No B. Mir. Miles was given a cordial greeting by the Pythians of Selma.
 There was no Mayors court this morn ing, the evil doers have taken a holiday for the first time in many months
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27
wAoERs ON THE WAR.

Some extraordinary bets have been
made on the Japanese- Russian war A
number Of japanese officers have bet
that they would be killed III battle.
The money was 10 40 10 their widows.
one officer on starting f0r the front,
made tine following wager II he were
Killed within month his heirs were
ID receive $500 After thar date ne
was 70 pay his opponent 10 yen 1851 a
day until he had survived 100 days
after which the bet was to cease He
undertook 70 expose himself to- danger
only when military conditions demand
ed it in other words be was not vii
fully to les himself De killed.
In a moment OF excitement I.omakin
a Mosc9w merchant undertook 10 eat
his bcots' il JAPAN We're not force.
to sue for peace by July I last
/ al ga ISL this his opponent bc 500 run
Ines. Lomankin ate the boots Hat q.
| no time limit WAS imposed, he cut III
and swallowed only a Tiny strip eacl
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27
LABOR UNIONS ALLIED
Central Body is Reoreanized and First
Meeting Held Last Night-The
Strike Situation.


The Central body, representing the
trades and labor unions Of the city, re-
Gently reorganized held its first meet
ing last night. The meeting was well
attended and the labor leaders say
that they are well satisfied with the re
organization and that the body Is
stronger now than ever before. Each
OF the grievance committees from the
unions represented made their reports
The officers of the body are:
Joseph Mcnamara, president; and
VIM. Eiler, secretary.
The unions represented in the body
are; Cartenters, painters, cigarma
kers barkeepers, BARRIERS, brewer,
workers and the printers.
Next Saturday will mark the begin
ming Of the third month of the car
penters' strike and as yet there is nj
material change in the conditions. Tn,
Builders association has at work
| number Of non-union men while thu
members of the contractors uniol
have gone TO work on their own scale
The Padueah Construction compan
and William Bucket are on the fai
list and both will soon employ severa
men on large Jobs for which they hav
contracts. The painters strike whic
began. IN April has not yet been dc
clared off.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27
TOO MANY HANDLES.

An American journal 81, returning
after an absence OF some years abroad
commens upon the profuse applica-
ton of titles which is becoming fire.
quent In this country The practice
Il ess ntlally a modern one Daniel
Webster til ais lifetime was never
spoken 81 a. Senator" Webster but
plain MIR. Webster Nowadays, how
ever. it IS invariably Senator this
ana that ana almost everybody has
some Kind Of a handl TO his name.
Thus we have Forecaster" Jones,
"Undertalser@ Smith Conductor Rob
insqn Superintendent OF the Poor
house Brown, Common Councilman
Shucks, @selectman" Bumps. and 50
on II this Kind Of thing keeps on, we
shall end by resting our claims tc
respect and consideration upon those
4 painfully minute social distinctions
which prevail In Germany where MGR
For women iuscribe tAeir names in hote
/ registers with the addition Of such d.
\ scriptve phrases as cousin 70 al
\ apothecary" or "brother-in-law to !
! corporal +" Boston Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27

Asks II There Is Not "a Second Rose.
Welt" to Stop Russian internal
War.

Vienna, June 26-The Reichsrath
today almost unanimously accepted
the urgency nation offered by the So
cialist leader, Herr Daszinsky. asking
the government not to violate further
the international right Of sanctuary in
the case Of fugitlves seeking security
from Russian absolutism In Austrian
territory. Herr Daszinsky. after se-
verely censuring the outragcs AT Lode
exclaimed: "Is thare no second Roose-
Welt W earn laurcls by meditation In
lthtS sad Russian Intcrnar wary
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27
BELKNAP.
*+*++ ++++~ =
June 2e. 1905.

June 20, 1905.
Mr. aud Mrs J b. Morgan attenUg /
the funeral of Mrs Morgan's uncle al
Cairo Friday
Mr james Roller, Of Rago. got his
thumb cus of on one Of the saws at
Oaktown Friday
Airs 1 Il, Richard ana MIS- a. ia,
Evars visited their sister in Vienna
today (F'riday
Mr Thomas Poulson i On Che sick
fist This week
Miss Maude Badgley. Of Grand
Caain spent sunday with Mrs. W.
81 Carter
MIR l.idga Evers and wife visited
relatives in Bloomfield sunday
Mir. James Adkins and Miss Matte
Bunker We're married Saturday even
ng June "a
MIR Floyd Fraim Of our town, ant
Miss Matte Wilfred, 81 Rago, werl
married SUNDAY evening, lune 70. NJ
wish both couples success.
1 Qunite 4 nuhmer Of our young Poe
PIE spent Sunday Oh the river.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27
INSANE MOTHER KILLS FOUR
CHILDREN, THEN SHOOTS SELF
Colorado Woman Wipes Out Family
While Husband Is Visiting Neigh.
bors-' Her Wound is Fatal.

Grand Lake, Colo, June 26.-While
in murderous frenzy this morning
Mrs Watt @. Greggs shot and killed
her four children and then attempted
to take her own life. The woman had
at times shown traces of insanity, bur
has never been considered dangerous
and was never examined for commit
ment to an asylum The dead are:
Josie Gregg. aged s, shot twice IN
breast, Ralph Gregg aged s.; Harolt
Gregg, aged 3 and months-old
baby.
Mr.. Gregg left the house shortly be
fore the woman became violent ID
make a Sunday morning call on q
neighbor AS he left he kissed his
wife and she returned the salute with
fervor. There was at that time NJ
trace Of any insanity about the woman
according to a statement made ny
Gregg this afternoon.
The man was absent from the houst
but short time, but on his return
found his wife lying across the door
step. fatally wounded, clutching a re
yolver in her hand
| A hasty search of the house discloa
! ed the fact that all four of the chill
dren were dead. The father summon
ed a physician, who made an examina
ton of the woman and gave as hi
opinion that she could not live. II,
also said that the wounds on the chi,
dren were Of such character tina
they must all have died almost ID
/ etantly
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27

N8vemhar20 His opponent absolyed
MIN from eating the nails,
A captive Japanese officer imprison-
ed al Omsk, ia Siberia. bet the Rus
sian officer in charge Of the prisoners
Ia kopeck for every minute that Port
Arthur held out after June L He owed
the jailer on October 1 nearly $1,000
The Russian asked for a payment on
account and offered 10 terminate the
bet Tile japanese said nothing. re-
tired ~ hits room and shot himself
dead with revolver Chicago News
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27
CIRCUS MEN KIDNAPPED
AND MtSTREATED GIRL

Grand Mere. Que, June 26 Fifteen
employees Of the American circus We're
arrested here today by militia from
Quebec charged with kidnapping and
81 Using young French Canadian
girl at Roberyale and shooting another
girl ut Chaburd.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27
NEWS OF THE RIVERS
Rains of Past Few Days Cause Heavy
Rise on Ohio, Both Above This
City and Here.

The rains of the past few days have
caused quite a rise in the Ohio at this
point and an even heavier one farth-
er up the river. AT Pittsburg the stage
is such now that it is more than likely
an attempt viii be made TO get some
coal lows out of that city in the hope
that they may get down the river be
fore a fall sets in. At Cincinnati and
Louisville the stage is also at ship
ping height AT this city yesterday
afternoon the stage showed a rise Of
1.2 feet over the mark Of the preceding
twenty-four hours. or stage Of 26.2
feet.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27
LAWSON STAKES HIS LIFE.
Declares He is Willing to Hang "
Standard OIL Can DisproVe His
Statements.

pes Moines, Ia. June 2G. Thomas
w Lawson. the Boston flnancier,
wired friend in this city today thar
he was wiling to be hanged II the
Standard Oil which he has been at
lacking, can prove any Of his asser-
tiuns ~ be incorrect
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27
SAYS CHINE IN IL YEARS
WILL HAVE CONSTITUTION.

London. June 26 The Daily Tcle.
graphs dispatch, from pekin BY way
of Toxic says II Is officially announced
that within twelve years consttus
iionai government will be established
in China aud that the Intervening PEI
Rod will be employed in bring ing
about reforms necessary FOR 40 great
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27

AT the ordinary price Of two cents
pound for rice, the Chinese rice fai
mers make money on about the sam
scale as would American farmers 4
the Mississippi valley producing whea
at eighty cents bushel In Chicago
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27
MuNRoE wHlPPER AGAIN.

Philadelphia June 70 Jack John
son. Of California, had much the bet,
tor of d SIX round bout with Jaci,
Mnnroc of Montana, tonight At the
National Athletic club. IVA ". MN N. si N
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27

After a more than prosperous day
at the Sixth street wharf Sunday river
business dropped to a mere nothing
yesterday. but very few boats putting
in their appearance during the twenty
four hours
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27
Ames Pitched We'll.

New York. June 2G. Ames held the
visitors safe AZ all times and only let
up in work after the locals secured a
commanding lead.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27

The Herman Paepcke came in at
$3.50 o'clock yesterday morning from
the lower Mississippi with two barges
of logs and q derrick boat for the Chi
cago Mill and Lumber company.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27

Philadelphia, June 26. Philadelphia
defeated Brooklyn in wsll played
game
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27

Batteries Corridor and DOOM Nc
lntyre and Bergen
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27
DARING WORK Of MaIonex.

Chicago, June 2G Daring base
stealing by Maloney was the feature.
Il "A i,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington Philadelphia, rain.
Boston.New York, wet grounds.
/ NATIONAL LEAGUE
Well PLAYED Came.

81. Louis.Pittsburg, rain.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27

The EDS PLANES arrived on her reg
ular trip from Columbus at 1880
O'Clock yesterday morning
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27

Batterics--Amos, Bowerman and
Bresnahan. fraser and Needham
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-27

The Russell Lord came in from the
upper Ohio at l0s30 O'Clock last night
aud departed for the upper Mississip-
nj al 1915 o'clock this morning with
tow Of empJies
The J. B. Finley arrived from the
lower Mississippi last night with a tow
Of empties at 1890 o'clock
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-31
Bandits in Philippines Terrify
Many People.
Natives Hamstr1ng and Their Lips
Cut on For Sympatbizing With
the Government.
A POSSE AFTER THE BANDITS.

Manila, Jan. 31.-Details have
been received concerning the opera
tions of Montalon and Felizardo. La
drone leaders and show that fright
full atrocities have been committed.
Natives who have expressed or
shown sympathy for Americans have
been hamstrung and their lips cut
Off Justice of the peace have been
abducted and killed.
Among the papers captured at Mon
talon's camp was document offer
ing a reward for the head of Cover
nor Trias and also placing prices on
the heads of other supporters of the
government.
The two bandits are now operating
separately and troops are on the trail
of the bandits. Persons familiar with
the situation declare drastic meas
ures are the governments only re-
source.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-31
LOOKS GOOD TO Us
Z, sos FRAUDULENT BALLOTS ARE
''''' FOUND IN DENVER.
III the Vote of Precincts Affected is
Thrown Out, IL viii Give Pea
body the Governorship.

Denver, Colo, Jan. 31.-Examina-
ton of the ballots of this county on
behalf of Peabody have been COM
'pleted. The experts reports showed
29,141 votes were cast in 104 pre-
cincts, of which 19,161 were for Ad-
ans, 9,311 for Peabody. Experts re-
ported 7,S0S democratic ballots, l.
220 republican fraudulent, as they
were written by one to four persons.
II the legislature should take Pea
body's original petition and throw
out the entire vote of these precincts
Peabody's plurality in the state would
be 1920. II, however, the legisla-
ture should deduct the ballots alleg-
ed to be fraudulent from the good
ones, Adams would still have a plu-
rality of 2.1S6.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-31
RURAL CARRIERS.
A Number Appointed For Kentucky.

Washington. ID. c.. Jan. 31.-These
rural carriers were appointed today;
Dawson Springs. Route /, William
l.. Buchanan carrier. Edgar NJ. Essen
substitute; Route 2. Johnnie NJ. Yea
sey carrier. John w. Holman substi-
tute. Harris Grove, Route /, Fred
5. Chambers carrier. Lee Clark sub
stitute Hickory Grove, Route 3,
John VI. Green carrier. owen Green
substitute. Manitou, Route 2. Zebu-
Ion " Dixon carrier. Robert II. Penn
berton substitute. Sebree. Route 2,
Frank Grinith carrier. Guy Griffith
substitute: Route 3. Joe Winstead
carrier, William Winstead substitute.
Slaughterville. Route 2. william IL.
Jenkins carrier. John jenkins sub
stitute, Water Valley. Route 3, Por-
ter Pillow carrier. Rem Nicely substi.
tute.
James n. Caudill is appointed post
master at Hllda. Rowan. county. vice
Hugh ID. Davis, resigned.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-31
the fall OF Port Arthur.
Address 20 Gar.

London. Jan. 31-The Telegraph
ST. Petersburg dispatches give the
text of a remarkable bold address
which has just been voted almost
unanimously by the provincial as
sembly of Kharkoff to Emperor-Nich-
olas. congratulating him on the birth
of an heir 10 the throne and demand
Ing representative government.
The address refers to the horrors
of the war. the military reverses and
other clouds hanging over the coun-
try and declares:
Long years of beaucratlc oppres-
sion and violence, Acknowledgement
of the people and violation OF the
freedom of person. thought and con-
science have created condition of
things that Is no longer endurable
and which threaten a storm already
audible and fraught with bloody civ
II war TO the country and subversion
OF your throne"
II appeals to the emperor to ward
of these calamities before 1t Is too
late and no longer trust to negligent,
willy servants. but repose his conf
dence in chosen representatives OF
the people convoked as a permanent
chamber, endowed with legislative
powers, and qualified to see that the
laws are not broken and that the
treasury is not robbed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-31
WHIPPING POST.
Bin Introduced In Legislature to Es-
tablish One.

st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 31.-Repre-
sentative Nolan of Minneapolis intro
duced in the house yesterday a bill
establishing a whipping post as
means of Furnishing wife heaters.
Mr.. Nolan's bill provides that the
whip used must be of rawhide with
a lash half an inch in diameter and
three feet long. II must be applied
TO the back with such force that each
stroke shall leave well-defned
stripe. The disgrace feature of the
whipping post is not overlooked. and
the bill provides that whipping in ev-
cry instance shall be public.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-31
County Assessor Hughes Sends
Out a Circular.
He Says Lot of Things, But No One
Seems To Know What He is
Drying At
QUITE A FURRY RESULTED.

The first sensation In the present
democratic campaign for nominations
for county Offices was sprung today
County Assessor John Hughes, who
is candidate for the nomination
for county clerk, few days ago issu
ed circular stating that he would
turn loose a hornets nest in the
near future" or words to that effect
Assessor Hughes today got out an.
other circular, which he evidently
intends as the hornets nest"
It is not clear what the object OF
the circular is. nor whom IL is intend
ed TO hit. but IT has created lot of
talk in official circles, among the can
didates and on Legal Row, and many
are wondering what the next step
will be.
About the only thing implied from
The circular is that Assessor Hughes
thinks, or thinks he thinks, that a
number of people, especially in the
county, have paid more taxes than
they were required to pay under his
assessment.
IL is understood that Assessor
Hughes claims to have in his pocket
several hundred tax receipts which
show that county taxes were paid by
various property owners for 1908, on
bigger assessments than the asses,
sor's books show they should have
paid on.
This is as far as the affair has
gone. The procedure in making the
assessment and collecting the taxes
is that the assessor makes the assess
ment and turns ii over to the board
of county supervisors. The latter af-
ter they finish their work turn their
books over to the assessor who has to
copy out the corrected assessments
as fixed by the supervisors. The
county clerk then takes the asses
sor's books and copies them, and the
sheriff does likewise. Mistakes can
accordingly be made by either the as
SCISSOR or deputies, the county clerk
or deputies, or the sheriff or deputies.
County Clerk Graham said today
that he didn't know what the circular
means, and will have to get Asses
sor Hughes to interpret it.
Sheriff Potter also said that he did
not know what the assessor was driv-
ing at, and ii is clear that no one is
going to take exceptions to Mr..
Hughes present circular as it is too
vague.
1t is expected that there will be
further developments, however. 1t
may be that Mr.. Hughes will later
on explain himself, as he is alleged
TO be doing a great deal of talking
on the outside.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-31
TO GUST 'EM.
The Mayor To Take Steps Against
Small Loan Companies.

Mayor ID. A. yeiser stated today
that he had had the plain clothes
men investigating the small loan
companies In the city, and had decid-
ed to take steps to put them out of
business. lie says that they are not
only charging an outrageous amount
OF interest contrary to law, but are
otherwise violating the law, and that
one instance was uncovered where
agents of one of the concerns went
to house at IL o'clock al night and
removed mortgaged goods that had
been accepted as security on loan.