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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-17
Foot Struck the Wires.

The screen was cut and pushed out.
The murderer crowds himself out foot
foremost, discovers the wires with his
foot, leans over, grasps the wires, lets
himself down, drops to the ground and
gets away. Wherever he goes we can
follow him by spots of blood. If he
pushed off the screen with his knuckles
he there lost the skin from them. If
he tore the wires off with his hands
he might have skinned his knuckles
against the wall He left marks on
the window and wires, and now he has
blood flowing from his skinned knuck-
les
He has, in spite of himself and as if
the almighty had SO ordained. he left
traces behind him and is compelled to
give evidence against himself, as anv
candid mind must concede.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-17
Motive Was Hatred.

It is true that when you come to CON
slider the motive, you must know your
man. Before you can say of a given
man, "He would not commit so enor-
nous an offense,' you must know the
man. You cannot look at a man and
say that he would not commit a muir
der. The books are full of instances
where men of standing culture and
fair feature have committed offenses.
We may speculate until we grow gray
over the question of motive, but we
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-06
And a Sumptuous Dinner
For the Living
Veterans.
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
Fifty Veterans In Gray Pay
Tribute to the Memory
of Their Comrades.

The graves of the Confederate
soldiers buried in Hopewell Gene
terry were decorated with flowers
Saturday, after an all day meeting
of Veterans and their families had
been enjoyed at Moayon's Hall. A
sumptuous dinner was furnished by
Ned Merriwcther Camp, u. C. ".
and the Christian County Chapter,
u. d. G.
Rev. J. l.. Wyatt asked the bless
ing and the veterans and others
were seated at long tables in the
hall and the Daughters served the
dinner-frst to the old soldiers and
then to their members. The spread
was so bountiful that many invited
guests were added to the large com
pany, and many baskets were car
ried back untouched.
In the afternoon the soldiers met
at the Cemetery-there was no
parade as the streets were so crowd
ed with people-and brief and inn
pressive ceremonies were held.
Rev. j. L, Wyatt offered prayer
and Rev. j. E. Fogarte delivered an
eloquent address, eulogizing the pa
triotism and nobility of character
and purity of purpose of the brave
men who gave their lives for the
Lost Cause.
Half a hundred of the old
soldiers were grouped about the
beautiful monument and listened
with tear-dimmed eyes to the praises
of their dead comrades.
At the conclusion of DIR. Fogartie's
address. Mrs. L. M. Blakemore.
honorary president of the u. d. c..
on behalf Of the Chapter, conferred
crosses of honor upon five old sol
diers, viz; Mai. j. o. Terrell Edmund
Harrison, ]. c, Wedd.nQtan.usI..,.R..
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-06
MR.. JONES ARRIVES.
Will be in Charge of Baptist
Church During Summer.

Rev. j. M. Jones arrived last week
and has entered upon his duties as
assistant pastor of the Baptist
church. He occupies room at the
parsonage and boards at Mrs.
Quick's. He placed his membership
in the church Sunday morning and
received cordial welcome. DIR. C.
H. Nash completed the fifteenth
year of his pastOrate on June LIST.
On the 10th he viii leave for a two
months leave of absence, during
which he will attend the Worlds
Baptist Congress in London on July
II. Mr.. Jones will be in charge of
the church during the pastors alb
sence.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-06
Cupid's TriuInphs Already
Made Manifest This
Month.
MISS MAssIE WEBS.
Surprise in the Announce
ment Of a Happy Event
June IS.

DR.. j. Clay Ross, of Louisville, and
Miss Mamie Massie of this city, will
be married this afternoon, at four
O'Clock, at the residence of the
Misses Phelps, on South Main street.
Rev. Father WEIGH, of the Catholic
church, of which the groom is a
member, will Oficiate. They will
leave on the afternoon train for
Louisville.
DIR. Ross is a surgeon in one of the
Louisville hospitals and is young
doctor of fine promise. His fair
bride is one of Hopkinsville's pref
test and brightest girls, a niece of
Mrs. Jouett Henry, with whom she
has made her home for several
years. A large number of the
brides friends have been invited to
attend the wedding and many beau
tiful bridal presents have been re-
ceived.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-06
HOPKINSVILLE TOBACCO WAREHOUSE.
FORMERLY NELSON & DABNEY.)

Berry and w. H. Cox. The two
first named were i'll and not present.
Mrs. Blakemore's address was beau
tiful in language, appropriate in
sentiment and eloquent in its praise
of the virtues of the heroes of 81.
She spoke feelingly Of the fact that
she had while president of the chap
ter conferred crosses of honor upon
40 veterans and these increased that
number to so. She was one of the
organizers of the local chapter and
her long and unselfsh devotion to
the work of love in which the
Daughters of the COnfederacy are
engaged, has given her a warm
place in the heart of every veteran.
After depositing their floral offer
ings on the mound covering the
bodies of 101 soldiers, the Veterans
and Daughters formed groups on
either side of the shaft and a pho
tographer made a picture of the
scene.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-06
Harrison-N Nash.

Rev. and Mrs. Chas. H. Nash an
nounce the approaching marriage of
their daughter, EVE Louise, to Mr..
Roger w. Harrison. The wedding
will take place at the Baptist church
Thursday, June Is, at 400 o'clock 2.
M, and the friends of the young
couple are cordially invited to be
present. There will be no cards
except to those at a distance. They
will take a bridal trip, departing on
the afternoon train, and upon their
return will live at Bethel Female
College.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-06
Dangerous Fall.

Robert Baker, a colOred boy, while
chasing monkey Friday evening,
fell and was pretty badly injured.
The monkey escaped from one of
the carnival shows and climbed upon
a house top on Ninth street. A lad
der was placed on the American
Express Co. building and Mr.. M. l..
Elb's residence and Baker attempted
to cross, but the ladder slipped and
he fell to the ground. He suffered
a sprain of his shoulder and ankle
and bad scalp wound. He will re-
cover.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-06
TODD COUNTY
Couple United in Marriage
at Christian Church.

Mr.. w. A. Beardeen, a merchant
of Allegree, and Miss Verde Harmed,
the pretty daughter of Mr.. Thomas
M. Harmed, who resides a few miles
from Fairview, were married at the
Christian church in this city by
Elder H. d. Smith.
The groom is a son of Col. w. r.
Beardeen, wealthy Todd county
farmer and tobacconist.
The bride has a host of friends in
this city and is quite popular with a
large circle of acquaintance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-06
FELIX FFLTNER
Fined and Imprisoned for
Contempt of Court.

Winchester, KY, June Felix
Feltner, of Leslie county, the first of
the men tried on contempt charges,
growing out of the alleged spiriting
away of witnesses in the Marcum-
Hargis damage suit last January,
was sentenced to two years hard
labor in the county Jail and assessed
a fine of $4,000 by the jury of the
circuit court this morning.
Unless Feltner is pard0ned by the
governor he win have to pay the
fine and serve the sentence, as the
verdict in contempt case i rarely
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-06
M. B. King, foreman.
THE ATHENAEUM.
Postponed Meeting Will Be
Held Thursday Night.

The Athenaeum did not meet last
week on account of the street fair,
but the June meeting was postponed
to June 8. The meeting Thursday
evening at Hotel Latham will be the
last held until September. The pro-
gram is as follows:
"Oslerism" Mr.. F. L. Wilkinson
American Indians" .,..""...,.-
DR.. 7. W. Blakey
Both papers are expected to bring
out interesting discussions.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-06
White-Sugg.

Miss Judith Sugg, of Providence,
KY, former student of Bethel
Female College, and Mr.. White, of
Mississippi, will be married June ID
at noon, at the brides home in
Webster county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-06
Cleaning Up.

The merchants are busy cleaning
their show windows and fronts and
the city has made a clean sweep of
the debris left on the street by the
carnival.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-06
COAL MINER
From This Place Dies at
Isley, Hopkins County.

A son of w. H. Vaughn, coll, OF
this city, died Sunday at Ilsley. Hop
kins county, where he had been at
work in the mines. He was seven.
teen years old and died of inhamma-
tory rheumatism, Undertaken Glass
went to Ilsley yesterday and brought
the remains here for inteFment to-
day.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-06
Session of Four Weeks With
Five Hundred Cases
On Docket.
TWO MURDER TRIALS.
Grand Jury Empaneled Yes
terday and Ready
for Business.

The June term of Christian circuit
court convened yesterday for a four
weeks session. The docket is a
heavy one, there being about 500
cases, many of them Of considerable
importance. There are a large num-
Der of divorce suits, the most of
them brought by colored people.
There are seventeen persons con-
fined in the county Jail, but only two
of them are awaiting trial. Of the
other fifteen, three are under pen
itentiarv sentences, but have ap-
pealed their cases. They are Frank
Meriwether, Charles Finch and
Dave Cunningham, all colored.
Finch and Meriwether were convict
ed the February term for completely
in the Pembroke murder and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment.
Several parties are under bond
to answer any indictment that might
be found against them.
There are a number of divorce
suits to be tried at this term. The
most Of them were brought by col
Ored people.
The case of Jim Holloway, charg-
ed with the murder of Andrew
Bradshaw, another negro, at dance
near Old Belleview about 27 years
ago, is set for tomorrow. Hollo-
way was arrested in Paducah about
two months ago, it will be remem-
bered, and bought here to answer
the charge.
The case of Clip" Griffin, charged
with the murder of Henry Warner,
near Fruit Hill, is set for Thursday.
The petit juries will be made up
to-day. The grand jury for this
term was made up yesterday, as
follows:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-06

Tied While Young People
Were Seated in Buggy.

Mr.. D. A. Ensley, of near Gracey
and Miss Ella Owen, Of this city,
were married Saturday night while
seated in a buggy in front of the
County Clerks residence, on South
Main street. Rev. H. D. Smith
performed the ceremony.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04

Some of the County courts of the
State run up against another one Of
the beauties oil the new tax laws. The
new laws provide that county courts
shall not levy taxes for the year 1905
that will amount to more than FIVE
per cent increase over the the amount
levied fof the previaus year. At the
same time the new laws transfer sew
e al large items of cost Upon the
Counties which have heretofore been
paid by the State. Chief among these
is certain costs in criminal cases and
the salary OF the judge OF the criminal
court in those counties which sport
this luxury, In some of the counties
the county court has ascertained that
these additional expenses to be paid
out of the county funds will increase
the necessary expenditures Of the
county beyond the five per cent limit
OF increase in the levy. 1t is another
beautiful consistency of the tax re-
primers that to change the system of
taxation so as to produce the "mors
revenue to-which Governor White in
his message recommended and stated
to be necessary will result in making
taxes lower. By the same chain of
reasoning. if it is found that the new
system will rot produce sufficient
funds TO meet expenditures, the tex
reformers will proceed further to pro-
vide more revenue by abolishirg all
taxes whats oever .-Fairmont Times
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04

The Republican standpatters may
whistle to keep up their courage, but
the sensible politician feels that tariff
revision is in the air. The coming
Congress with its large Republican
majority noy shut It's eyes to the
demand for tariff reform, but as long
as jhigh trust prices, fostered by
protection continue there will be no
let up in the demand for tariff
leg islatioa. The latest convert among
many important Republican news
papers, to urge tariff reform is the
Cleveland Leader which says:
1T was all very we'll to stand pat
in 1898 and 1924, but unless Repuh
licau leaders wish to invite the cleo =
ton of Democratic successors to
them selves they must adopt the Pres.
ident's policy as to railroad rates and
tariff revision. They must bend ic
public opinion lest they break under
its weight
And yet Senator Dick OF Ohio de.
clared the other day that it would be
foolish for the Republicans 10 st.
tempt to tinker with the tariff and
Speaker Cannon has already fixed up
com mittee on Ways and Means OF
the next House of Representatives oil
which nearly every Republican mem-
Der will be an ardent stand patter.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04

How demoralized the Repu blican
rarty has become is shown by the
opposition OF Cecil A. Lyon national
committee man from Texss, proposing
that the Republicans of the Southern
States form syndicate to wrest from
Republican presidential candidates
promises of official patronage before
voting for them. 1t is presumed that
the highest bidder will get the bunch.
They will demand at least two Cabi-
net positions and other Offices in pro-
potion. This is graft pure and sim
pie and although the leaders from the
northern states have not openly o.
ganized to receive bids they will with
out doabt deal on similar basis with
the candidate that receives their sup
port If national committeeman the
highest officials il the organization
are open grafters what can be ex.
pscted OF their partisan followers who
also hope to be rewarded.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04

Those strenuous Kansas farmers have
a trust promoter in Jail. He is secre
tary of the Grain Dealers Associa-
ton and was arrested in 1902 for
forming a pool among the millers
which the state law declares to be
in restraint of trade. as the Unite d
States antitrust law do 8. His attor-
ueys carried the case to the United
States Supreme court anu that court
affirmed the decision OF the lower
courts. 1t thus appears to be only
necessary to try the case for the
people will win every time.
II the Republican Administration
showed equal vigilance and strenuos
ity against the monopolists hat the
Kansas farmers have there would also
be some trust imagnates in Jail for
disobeying the Federal statute But
as President Roosevelt decided in the
Santa Fe case that the corporation
aud not it's officers must be proceeded
against the Federal law is virtually
dead letter, for the corporation has no
BODY or soul for that rs after, to pun
ish. II the Kansas farmers had pro-
ceeded against the Grain Dealers
Association instead OF it's officers they
could not have incarcerated that cor
poration but the punishment of the
chief official has had the effect OF
stopping monopoly in that part OF
Kansas and strengthened the hands
of monopoly fighters all over the
state.
Rush county in which the strenu
Gus prosecution OF monopolists oc-
Cured, is a Democratic County and
the Democratic farmers are proud Of
the fact that the arrest and cenvic-
ton ACQUIRED there and are seeing to
it that the prisoner obtains ne favors.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04

TIE Agricultural Department is
loaded Up with ircompetency. Secre-
tary Wilson now admits tat the
June report oftobacco crop WAS badly
astray; II estimated the acreage in
creased by 20 per cent whereas the
facts show that it was deere as d by
about that proportion. 1t did Il t need
dishonesty to make these errors, the
clerks did their sums wrong, that was
all. An accumulation of such mis-
takes makes vast difference in the
total. The unfortunate farmers and
tobacco growers who contracted 10
sell their crop at low price on the
strength OF the COVE: nment estimates
must take courage for Secretary Viii
son is such jolly optimist that it is
hardly safe to trust him. Perhaps 2
Congressional Investigation may g. 10
the bottC m Of the careless system that
prevails in the Department, but Re,
p lbl'can congressional Investigations
are motel for withdrawing.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04

Mr.. Cornelius N. Bliss, of New
York, Treasurer of the IeIublil ar
National committee and former di-
rector of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, was asked if he, as treasurer Of
the Republican National Committee,
receiued a campaign contribution Of
SIoo. 900 from the notorious MercaE-
tile Trust loan fund. He refused to
answer and stated that it was a very
improper question. If it were not true
Mr. Bliss would hardly have given
hat kind of answer. He would have
come out in a fiat and positive de,
pil If ii be true, then .instesd 20
the question being an improper ore
it is entirely proper, but the act was
h'g bly, improper and it is a quest or
mt Mr.. Bliss and! all concerned
O ight to be required to answer cate,
goI callv under oath and Thea be
cross questioned. Stealing is stealing
whether it bella Senator or a peasant.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04

Since the Equitable exposures Il e
public will look with a good deal of
suspicion on that bill OF Senator Dry
den 8 for the Federal regulation OF
life insurance companies. These Re-
publican leaders like Dryden and De
pew need little regulating them.
selves if TIER political fellow part;-
sans of the Senate will have the
pluck to undertake it.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04
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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04

Inc cost OF living IS still advanc
ing and is now about Ia points
above what it was at this time last
year. Dun S index number for June
was S9S,75o and for year ago it was
So7,I92. This shows that the trusts
are still charging all the people can
besv ar d those whose wages did net
advance in like proport MI l:,,to
curtail expenses or spend any sur
plus they hitherto have been saving
July I. 1897, Dun's Index number
was $72,455 SO the increase in the
price OF the recessaries of life has
been nearly 40 per cert. The present
tariff law was passed in 1897, and as
the trust era at once began, it is proof
that the trusts aud combines have
forced this great advance in price and
that the tariff law has fostered the
trusts and makes it possible tor them
to extort this enormous increased
profit from the American people 1t is
needless to inquire how much wages
have advanced to meet this increased
cost of living for as about everyone
either is wage Garner or pays wages
to some one else, each individual can
answer that question better han any
one else can for him. There is no
doubt that wages generally have ad-
van ed about 20 pep cent, and in one
or two industries where the workmen
are specially we'll organized, wages
ty have advanced nearly as much
as the cost of living.
The great question is how long can
this strain of high prices be borne by
t 'at large class of people whose in
comes are stationary, and who have
No means OF adding to what they re-
c We. So then this era of trust high
prices i, equal to great reduction of
income, entailiug economy and even
lack OF the ordinary Injuries that the
American people are used to and be-
come almost necessi ties to them
Instead OF amending the tariff to
meet these conditions and thus to re-
duce prices, the Republican leaders
are proposing to impose more Inter
nal Revenue taxes to meet toe deficit
in the receipts Of the Trea ury which
the high tariff aud extravaganza has
caused. In that case the price of those
articles that the tax is pat on will
increase and the strain on those OF
| limited incomes will be greater than
ever.
AS the railroads ana the trusts pay
none of the tariff or Interna, Revenue
taxes and therefore nothing for the
support OF the government, the rail-
road millionaires and trust barons
pay no more of these taxes than the
ordinary citizen doss, to extend this
Republican syste III would be an out
rage on the very class who are now
bearing the greatest burden.
What is decided and what mus,
come is tariff reform that will bring
more income to the government and
at the same time induce foreign com.
petition against the trusts win be
forced to reduce the prices Of those
(, products upon which the tariff is
lowered to prevedt the foreign pro-
duct coming in and competing with
them.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04

The Philadelphia police have de-
tected over 81, 900 fraudulent names
reg isteIed as voters, all of which were
fiithfully recorded for the republican
ticket. But that is not the worst of il
for it is stated that this large number
is less than half of the false registra-
ton in that city.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04

Republican politicians should take
a leaf out OF the book of M. White the
Russian peace envoy who says tell
ing the truth has always been my
rule in politics" but then il reports
are true other Russian diplomats have
not followed his example
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04

been managing the lite insurance
companies in conjunction with Re-
publican politicians seem t. have
been satisfied with a 'rake off" of
about al per cent. Their modesty is
q wonder to the country at large
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04

A correspondent wants to know
whether 1.-The administrators" is
plural or singular. There is no fixed
rule, but the present one is singualr.--
Washington Post.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 1905

The legislature OF Connecticut has
passed corrupt practices act. They
need 1t in that state for the Repub-
lican leaders have such a demora,.
lied political conditions there that
Ex-Gov, Buckley who has just been
elected Unite1 States Sen ,tor defends
the purchase of votes,
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04

What are we coming tor One Re-
publican United States Senator gels
six months in jail, others are out on
bail. another is proved a CRATER and
similar changes are pending against
more ofthem.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04

How proud the honest Republicans
of New York must be of their two
United States Senatros, whose pollt-
ical reputation shonld be sent to the
repair shop.