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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-10-04

All able-bodied male citizens between
the ages of 81 and GO years are liable
to pay a poll tax of 81. 90, except old
soldiers, who are exempt at so years.
COMPUTATION Road Tax $1.00, in lieu of
working the public roads, to be paid at
the time as stated above.
j. II. COPELAND,
County Treasurer.
Laurens, S. c., Sept. 26, 1905-td.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-10-04
Notice of
County Treasurer.

The County T~reasurer's Books will
be open for collection of State, County
and Communication Road Taxes for fiscal
year 1904 at the T~reasurer's Office, from
October 18th to December 31st 1905.
Those who prefer to do so can pay in
January, 1906, with n per cent. add
%tional; those who prefer paying in Feb
ruary, 1906, can do so with 2 per cent.
additional; those who prefer to pay in
March, 1906 to the 18th of said month
a do so by paying an additional Z per
cent. After said date the books will
close.
All persons owning property or pay
ing taxes ~forsothers in more than II
Township are requested to call for re-
ceipts in each township in which they
live. This is important, as additional
cost and penalty may not be attached.
Prompt attention will be given those
who wish to pay their taxes through
the mail by checks, money orders, etc.
Persons sending in lists of names to be
taken off, are urged to send them early
as the Treasurer is very busy during
the month of December.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-10-04
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Notice.

All persons holding claims against the
estate of DR.. F. G.. Fuller, deceased,
are required to present the same within
one month from this date, to the under
signed. +. M. FULLER and
A. p. FULLER, as execu-
tors of Br. F. G. Fuller, deceased.
September 9th, 1905.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-10-04
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Into Pastim
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The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
Five Men Instantly Killed by
Explosion OF Powder in Mine

Charleston, w. Va. April al
A mine explosion in the Cabin Creek
Mining oompany's mines, near Kay
ford, about 80 miles above here,
late yesterday afternoon resulted in
the death of five miners and the ia
tai injuring of three others.
Shortly after 5 o'clock, after ma
ny of the men had left the mine,
there was a sharp report followed by
an explosion, which threw the de-
bris in all directions, The tipples
took fire aud were soon mass OF
flames.
Nine men We're stlll within the
mine when the explosion occurred
OF these four, by sheer pluck and
courage. managed to reach safety.
Three of the number were so badly
injured that they are not expected
to live. The remainingtiye were Kill
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
Fatal Termination of an Acct
dent in Pennsylvania.
Child Dies at CIarksvillc From Pois-
oned Sausagc-Eirc at Frank
fort Today.
THE LATEST IN HARGIs CASE

Greensburg, Pa, April 21.-A dis
astrous accident resulted last night
from an explosion of bottle Of gas
.oline in the home of John E. Kun
kle, there being three children of the
family burned to death and the
fourth so fearfully injured that her
recovery is doubtful.
The dead are: Paul Kunkle, aged
I. Alice Kunkle. aged 5, Louise Kun
kle, aged 3. Injured, Catherine, two
years old.
Three members of the fire depart
ment and two citizens were badly in
jured.
After the children had been pu.
to bed one called for a drink. their
grandmother in carrying the water
to the child, tripped, In her effort
to save herself she overturned the
bottle of gasoline and in an instant
the room was ablaze.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
HITS HARD
CITY MAY HAVE TO GIVE BACK
800 LICENSE MONEY.
Court of Appeals Decides License
Cannot he Charged on
Pool Tables.

Paducah stands to lose several
hundred dollars already collected by
the city as license for pool rooms, II
a decision of the court of appeals,
rendered yesterday, is fully under
stood. The decision. as seen in a dis
patch elsewhere, holds that no IL
cense can be collected on pool rooms
where the tables are used for hire,
on account of the provision former
y authorizing it having been left GU;
of the last revenue act.
If this is correct the city will have
to pay back six or seven hundred
dollars. There are five or six pool and
billiard rooms here, and they have
to pay $25 a table license. one firm
alone having to pay $500.
The pool room proprietors are al
ready preparing TO ask the council
for their money back.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
WALL PAPER FIRE.
Gammon's Store Visited by Small
Blaze.

The residence and wallpaper store
of Mr.. NJ. n. Cannon, S22 Clark
street, caught fire this forenoon about
11:20 o'clock.
The fire originated In wallpaper
on the second floor and It is thought
was accidentally set afire by child.
The blaze had gained pretty good
headway when discovered by an aged
negro woman.
The flremen used the chemical
engine, Babcock, and buckets of wa
ter and extinguished the coniiagra-
tion before II damaged the building.
Only the wallpaper was damaged and
this is fully covered by Insurance.
The damage will amount to several
hundred dollars.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
POPULAR MAN.
Well Known Drummer Died IN Louis
Vile Of Consumption.

Elmer IT. Green, for several years
a travelling salesman for J. NJ. Rob
inson, Norton q Co., died at Louis
Vile of tuberculosis. MIR. Green had
been III for several months and was
forced to resign his position three
months ago and seek relief from his
ailment in California. The trip to
the west did little good. however, and
he returned to Louisville last Sunday.
Mr.. Green was twenty-six years of
age and was a native of Campbells-
Vile. He came to Louisville four
years ago and accepted a position
with J. NJ. Robinson. Norton a. Co.,
and continued in their employ until
forced to resign. During his work
as n salesman he became widely
known throughout Western Ken
lucky. lie is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Ermine Green. who lives in
Campbellsville, to which place his
body will be taken for burial.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
WOMAN MURDERED.
Body Found By Her Son when lie
Returned From work.

Chicago, April 2t.--Mrs. Catherine
Gurka. nfty-nve years OF age, was
found dead In her bed last night by
her son when he returned home from
work. A deep wound I'm her left side
showed that she had been murdered
with n knife. Around her neck, sus-
pended by cord. was her purse, con-
tanning si49, which had not been
disturbed. although small sums OF
money had been taken from the
room I'm which she was found
The police are looking for Victor
Klosowski, aged twenty-five, who
has been boarding at the Gurka
home. He was seen about the place
this morning, and there is no trace
OF him since. The conditions of the
womans body indicated that she had
been killed early in the day.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
Four Interurban Lines May be Built
Out OF Paducah in the Next Few Years.

once. Mr.. James Wilcox, the civil
engineer. will probably make the
preliminary survey,
Mr.. Jen ], Read, the promoter.
who returned a day or two ago from
Union City, where he addressed a
public meeting and was guaranteed
bonus OF 100000 to put the line
through. states that he never saw a
more enthusiastic crowd, and was
sure the road would be a go,
Arrangements are being made tc
Immediately start the preliminary
lines aud routes.
Although it is not generally
known, the routes from Padueah 20
all these surrounding towns, such as
Benton, Mayheld and smithland,
have been carefully gone over In
buggles By men interested, and II
will probably not be many years un'
til there will be several interurban
lines radiating from paducah.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
$500. 900 Damage at Vanderbilt.

Nashville. Tenn April 2i.-The
main building OF Vanderbilt univ.f-
sity, was gutted by fire yesterday
The fire originated in the second sto-
ry of the building from a defective
fue.
The loss will be. almost total, only
a few fixtures being saved. The other
buildings we're not damaged.
The building destroyed was q
three story structure. built in 1874
at cost of s125.O0O. There was
$4,000 insurance on the building
and $4,000 on the furnishings. Il;
was the first building erected on the
grounds.
II Is understood the burned struc-
ture Will be rebuilt as soon as plans
can be arranged.
The total loss Is placed at 5000
900. The operation of the university
will not be interfere dwith.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21

Little Rock, Ark, April 21.-In
the federal court after hearing evil
dence in the peonage cases. Judge
Trieber said II did not impllcate
Mclclwee, who had acted in the ca
pacity OF a justice of the peace in
the Issuance of processes The in
dictment against him was therefore
dismissed. Harry II, Myers. counsel
for Robert Hin. the negro planter
entered for him a plea of guilty.
Judge Trieber sentenced Hill to two
years in the penitentiary at Atlanta
and fined him $1,000. The peniten-
tlary sentence was suspended on
good behavior, and he was given six
~ days TO pay the hne,
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21

Newark, N. j., April 21.-The Vor-
waerth, a Jewish newspaper publish
ed in this city, has received a card
from a Chicago man who says he was
in New York looking for work last
June and was on West Broadway
near Chambers street, when he notic-
ed cab containing a man and wo-
man. The man was evidently plead
ing with the woman. Suddenly the
man pulled out a revolver and shot
himself. Rosen hurried away and
knew nothing of what happened af-
terward.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
Closes In One Week.

The Kentucky theater after a
week OF comic opera, closes next
Saturday for the season. Manager
English has a chance to get few
small shows in after that date, but
has decided that they are not worth
bringing in. lie would have secured
DE Wolf Hopper in wang" but
learned that Hopper Is only to open
the new theater in Owensboro and Is
going there May 5 under a heavy
guarantee.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21

Paducah may not only have one
interurban line. but four,
This may not be probable, but IL
Is possible.
IL Is learned on good authority
that II the interurban line from Pa
ducah TO Cairo is put through and
proves a good investment, the same
concern that Is to buy the bonds
that Will enable the promoters to
build II. win back them In build
ing line from Paducah to May
field, Paducah 20 Benton, or Padu-
oah TO smithland, KY, and possibly
to all.
In fact, the concern has already
voluntarily agreed to back one on
more of these additional interurban
lines In case the one TO Cairo is a
success.
The work of preparing for the I'm
ion City, Tenn, line through to Tip
tonviIle, Tenn, will be taken up at
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21

ST. Petersburg, April 2l.-The As
sociated Press is again authorized to
state that Russia has no intention
of sending out the Black Sea feet.
The admiralty officials are quite
elated over the receipt of news show
ing that not single collier dispatch
ed to the China Sea through the
Straits of sunda for the purpose of
throwing the japanese on the scent
when Admiral Rojestyensky passed
through the straights of Malacca, fell
into the hands of the Japanese, /,
Roiestyensky reached the Straits
OF Malacca before the colliers arriy-
ed at the Straits of sunda, and the
japanese then withdrew from the
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
Stann's Burned at Early Hour
in Montreal.
Thirteen Bodies Already Found
The Loss At Vanderbilt uuivcr-
sisy wilI he s200,0OO.
A 100000 BLAZE Ar MEMPHIS

Montreal, April 21.-Stanns con
vent, at 81. Genevleye, near here,
was destroyed by fire early this NOR
ming.
Thirteen lives are known to be
lost, and the number may reach
twenty.
The thirteen bodies have been ta-
ken from the ruins OF the convent
Eight OF these are girls ranging from
eleven to eighteen years and four
are aged women.
Sister Ragetaria. mistress OF the
school. lost her life In an endeavor
TO save the children.
The village has no fire department
and the effort to get assistance from
Montreal failed and the big build
ing was soon n mass of smoldering
ruins.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
WAS ON GOOD FRIDAY.
But Forests Raid Was Not Forty
One Years Ago Exactly.

A number of people have consider
ed this the anniversary of Forests
raid on Paducah, when battle oc-
Cured here beginning at 2 or 3
o'clock in the afternoon of Good Fri
day.
This is not the anniversary, howev-
err. although the battle occurred on
Good Friday. The difference is that
Good Friday does not always come on
the same day of the month or even
in the same month.
. Forests raid occurred on Good
Friday, 1864, but Good Friday was
March "a that year, nearly a month
earlier than this year, when 1t falls
on April 21.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
HAS WATCHNiAN
To Prevent Dumping Garbage Near
Third and Madison.

DR.. j. w. Pendley, president of the
board of health, this morning sta
toned a watchman near Third and
Madison streets to arrest all per-
sons caught dumping garbage OF any
kind in the rear of the j. ID. Smith
residence, or in that vicinity.
OF late this has been made a regu-
lar dumping ground by merchants,
dray and express drivers and Prof.
j. d. Smith has been greatly inconve-
nlenced by IT. He reported the mat
ter to DR.. Pendley who will see that
all persons guilty of a repetition of
the act are prosecuted.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
Grand secretary !. o. o. +.

Allentown. Pa, April 21.-Roberi
+. Wright, of this city, grand sire Of
the Odd Fellows In the United States
today appointed ex-Mayor John G..
Goodwin, of Atlanta, grand secretary
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, to
succeed J. Frank Grant, who died at
Baltimore last week.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
noIcstvcnsly Must Leave.

Paris, April 2t.-It Is reported in
the Hobbies of the chamber of depu-
ties that japan has sent a note to
France in regard to the alleged vio-
lation Of French neutrality in 1ndo-
Chinese waters on account of Rojest-
vensky's stop ! nthat region. The
terms are not said to be pressing
Premier Rouvier stated in the cham
Der of deputies today that the gov
ernment had sent a request to Ad-
miral Rojestvensky to laeve 1ndo-
Chinese waters. which will come
within Frances Jurisdiction.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
Invited 10 Chicago.

Chicago, April 2t.-The following
telegram of invitation was sent Pres
ident Roosevelt;
ION behalf of the city of Chicago
and its million people, | extend to
you the hospitality of this city at
such date as may be convenient TO
you and subject to your engagement
with the clubs of this city.
(signed) e. +. DUNNE. Mayor.
The president. from his snowbound
hunting camp In Colorado, has for
warded his approval of tentative
plans for his entertainment in Chi
cago on lis return trip to the national
capital.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
Furniture Men Organize.

Evansville Ind, April 2l-Furni-
ture manufacturing representing Ar
kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois,
Tennessee and Missouri met here and
organized the Southwestern furni-
ture association, the object being to
regulate prices. The officers elected
we're: President, A, +. Karges, Ev-
ansvllle; vice president, II. q. Tut
tie Memphis; secretary, IL. 5. Tut
tie. 81. Louis; treasurer, Leo Faren-
kopf. 81. Louis.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
TOBACCO REPORT.
Forty-Nine Sales For the Week On
the Local Market.

The report of Tobacco Inspector
Ed. Miller for the present week is as
follows;
Receipts week, 14l hogsheadsi
receipts year, l,222 hogsheads; Of
ferings week. n hogsheads; offer
ings year. 492 hogsheads; reflections
week, "a hogsheads; private sam
pling week. 10 hogsheads; private
sales week, 6 hogsheads; sales week,
40 hogsheads; sales year, SiS hogs
heads,
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
EQUITABLE FIGHT.
Gen. Knox On One Side aud Elihu
Root On the Other.

New York, April 2t.-The COM
mittee on investigation of which H.
c. Frick is chairman, unanimously
agreed to employ former United
States Attorney General Knox as
counsel
Elihu Root remains as one Of
Hyde's counsel in spite of stories to
the contrary. The retaining of JOS
eph II. Choate as one of the Hyde
counsel was also confirmed.
There is some talk of a settlement
OF the difficulties between the Hyde
and Alexander parties. but no confir-
nation could be secured.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
English JingOs Loose.

London, April -Notwithstand-
ing the emphatic protests of some
newspapers and shrieks of indlgna-
tion from the lingo press, British
government officials decline to ad-
NIT there is anything in the far east
ern naval situation to cause excite
ment or to show that it approaches
an acute stage.
In other words the foreign Office
assumes an attitude of a much in
terested spectator of an intensely
dramatic situation which is approach
ing a climax In which. by some mis-
chance Great Britain might be called
on to play part.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
Grocery Buys Pearson Plant.

Jackson, Tenn, April 2l.-The
Jackson Wholesale Grocery compa-
ny, recently organized. with $4,000
capital. has bought the plant and
stock of the Pearson Grocery COM
pany, and will begin business at the
Pearson house on May I. Mr.. 4, A.
Andrews. at present bookkeeper for
the Tennessee Cotton company, will
be bookkeeper and credit man for
the new firm.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
Poison in Sausage,

Clarksville, Tenn, April 21.-
Three children of Jacob Robenstein.
a merchant, were poisoned by eat
ing bologna sausage which had been
shipped to him by a Chicago firm.
The youngest of the three, a boy 3
years old, died two hours after eat
ing the sausage. The other two, a
boy and girl, s and 8 years old,
though in a critical condition, will,
i. is thought. recover, An analysis
will be made to determine the ma
ture of the poison as to whether It
was ptomaine or caused by some
thing used as a preservative.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
Two Men Declare They Saw
Young Suicide.
One Cannot Read English and Read
of the Case In n Hebrew
Paper.
MAY BE CALLED As WITNESSES.

Chicago. April Samuel Elsen-
berg, who claims he saw Caesar
Young kill himself while I'm the cab
with Nan Patterson in New York,
was seen here last night. lie is a
Russian Jew, unable TO speak or
write English. lie spoke through an
Interpreter. Eisenberg claims that
on the day of the shooting of Young
he was walking along Broadway
when he passed cab in which a man
and a woman were quarrellhg. The
woman was crying, and both were
greatly excited.
Their conduct interested Eisen-
berg and he followed them. One
time, he said, the two engaged in a
struggle, finally the woman, who was
crying all the time, laid her head on
the mans shoulder. the man then
reached around to his rear pocket
and drew a revolver with which he
shot himself. Eisenberg declared he
became excited by the act and hur-
ried away. Being unable to read
English, he saw nothing of the case
in the papers and had nearly for
gotten it, until the other day he saw
an account of the Patterson trial. in
a Jewish paper and concluded the
couple he saw in the cab must have
been Young and Nan Patterson.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21

ed.
Those who were buried in the
mine we're,
BERT GREEN.
CHARLES NICHOLS.
IRA NICHOLS.
ARTHUR CRUMP.
WILLIAM ALLEN.
The rescued;
William Jacobs.
George Eastman, night boss,
William Robinson, labOrer
Morey Darby, assistant night boss
The last were badly injured and
may not live.
The bodies of the five men killed
were recovered this morning. All
gave evidence OF being instantly kiil-
ed. Il Is definitely determined that
the explosion was caused by powder
as there was no gas In the mine.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
GOOD PLACE.
Goes to MIR. Harry Giovanolli, of
Kentucky.

Washington, ID. c., April 21.-Har-
ry Giovanolli, private secretary of
Hon. John w. Yerkes, commissioner
of internal revenue, has been appoint
ed to the position of chief of the
stamp division at $2,250 year. He
will still be in a large measure asso-
oiated with Mr.. Yerkes as his private
secretary. The new position Is un-
der civil service and the office of pri-
vate secretary which he vacates is al
so covered by civil service rule.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
JUDGE STRUCK
BY Woman Who Objected 10 Being
Ruled Out OF Order.

Nashville, Tenn, April 2l-A spe-
cial from Lafayette, Ala, says that
a sensation was caused there during
q Baptist Sunday school convention
by an assault which was made upon
Judge N. ID. benson of the supreme
court, by Miss Mary Trent. The
judge was presiding and ruled the
young lady out of order when she
attempted to ask questions which the
Judge considered to be irrelevant.
She became angered and. struck the
Judge several painful blows.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
France Again Assures Japan Of
Her Neutrality.
French Minister Alleged 10 Have
Ordered Russian Fleet TO
Leave.
BLACK SEA FLEET NOT TO GO

London, April 2f.-A message
from Paris To the Central News says
that the Russian Baltic fleet Is still
at Kamranh Bay. Minister of For
cign Affairs Delcassc is greatly con-
ccrncd over the matter, says the dis
patch, and II Is reported that Rojcst-
vcnsky has let II be understood to the
secretary that he has no disposition To
10 out into the open sea.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
To he Hanged Soon.

Moscow. April 2i.--Ivan Kaleieff.
who killed Grand Duke Sergius and
was sentenced to death. will be hang
ed next week. His brother Is a mem
Der of the guard regiment stationed
in st. Petersburg. His mother be-
longed to a noble Polish family. She
married beneath her station a Rus
sian police sergeant of Warsaw, now
deceased.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
Big Works shut Down.

st. Petersburg. April 21.-Work-
men at the Putiloff works. who. while
on a strike precipitated several clash
es with troops, have been dismissed
II is estimated that the shareholders
of the concern lost in one day mil
lion rubles and the consequent order
was given by Governor General Ire
hokk to close the works.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
BRITlSH VESSEL. LOST WITH
TWENTN-NINE MEN.

New York, April si.-The
British seamer Ereshiieid Is of
hcially posted as missing, and
twenty-nine men who left Amer
lea with her are probably lost.
The crew mutinied against
sailing Ia the ship but officials
OF the British consulate at Nor
folk, Va, insisted that they go
under peril Of Imprisonment.
The men went despite their
protest that the vessel was un-
safe.
NCthing has been heard from
her since she sailed in February.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
Tom Watson's Daughter.

Thomson, Ga. April 21.-Miss Ag-
mes Watson, the only daughter of
Hon. Thomas E. Watson. was mar
ried last evening at the home of her
parents In Thomson to Oscar s. Lee.
merchant. Owing To the effects of
recent illness due to the accidental
taking of an overdose of medicine.
the young lady is still under the care
of nurse and the marriage cere-
mony was made as simple and brief
as possible. The honeymoon will be
spent at Sea Breeze. Fla.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
PAUL LEsSAR, DEAD.
Prominent Russian Diplomat Dies
After Losing a Foot.

Pekin. April 2l.-Paul Lessar,
Russian minister to China, whose
foot was amputated is dead here. He
distinguished himself as negotiator
with the Chinese of the proposed
amendments to the Russo Chinese
Manchurian treaty.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
More Damning Evidence.

Lexington. April 21.-During the
Hargis trial today further evidence
was adduced to prove that Judge
Hargis had knowledge of a conspira-
cy in the assassination of James
Coekrill.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
One at Memphis.

Memphis. Tenn. April 2t.-The
warehouse OF Brane Brothers, on
Front street, was guttod by fire, en-
failing a loss OF 100000 TO machin-
cry. supplies and building. Firemen
Edward Murphy and William Cox
were probably fatally injured by
falling tioors. Two other nremen
were less seriously hurt.
The Paducah sun., 1905-04-21
Ask Receiver.

Chicago, April 21.-Chargng
gross frauds and unlawful manipula-
tion of funds, seven Chicago policy
holders of the Equitable Life Insur-
ance society today brought suit in
the United States court asking that
a receiver be appointed for the COM
pany,