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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12
PROSPEROUS INDIA

The Blue Book the trade Of British India
for the year 19o4-5, published recently, shows
that not only were the imports Of cotton manu-
factures and other textiles also OF hardware,
metals, machinery and sugar beyond all prece-
dent but the exports Of wheat, rice and other
food grains have never before been exceeded.
Taking the past four years there has been an
expansion of no less than 4S per cent in the
exports of Indian products, exclusive Of treas
ure. Nothing, as the, report observes, could
reveal plainly the fact that agriculture
forms the foundation on which the whole
economic structure Of India rests than this ad-
vance. for the vast bulk of the exports con-
sist Of raw materials and food products pro-
vtded by her own husbandry, pasturage and for
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12
GERMANY'S MEAT FAMINE

AS result of her new inspection laws which
went into effect about a year ago Germany
is suffering the most distressing meat famine
in the history Of that country, says the Drover's
Journal. Efforts are being made by German
farmers to increase the production Of livestock
but. with their limited areas of land, low in
general fertility, they unable to supply the
broad and hungry demand. ' E.:. ~
result live cattle and hogs have been
selling the past summer at or above Is cents
per pound on the hoof, Or nearly three times
the average price in the United States. I'll.
It costs less than a cent a pound to ship
meat from the Mississippi valley to Germany
and about the same to ship live cattle Under
the pretext that contagious diseases prevail
in this country Germany has prohibited for
years the importation of American live cattle.
Refrigerated beef is shut out by decree
that the lungs and other intestines must go
attached to the carcass so they can determine
whether the animal has suffered from any dis
ease. These ntestines will not keep, and hence
1t is impossible to ship the beef; and that may
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12
NEW JAPANESE LOAN

The Japanese refunding operations will be
carried thru In all probability before the new
Russian loan comes on the market, according
to the Wall Street journal. This latter event
will not take place now before the end Of the
year and probably not till we'll into, next year.
Several meetings Of inanciers have been held
in London for the purpose of arranging the
details Of plan to refund the Japanese inter
nal es and possibly the external es. Earlier
London dispatches have stated that the loan
will be for 1921, 100000 which would more
than cover the refunding operations Indicated
As soon as the details are completed the
new Japanese loan will be put out and owing
to Russias internal troubles it will be on the
market and probably in large part distributed
before the Russian loan Is offered.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12
PIG IRON PRODUCTION

The output Of coke and anthracite pig iron
since the first Of the year aggregates 49, 527, ,761
tons, the heaviest production in the worlds
history. The banner year in pig iron produc-
tion in 1903, when sOO9, ,252 tons were
produced. Therefore the production in the first
ten months Of 1905 exceeds the twelve months
production of the banner year by more than
five hundred thousand tons. There Is every
reason to believe that production for 1906
will reach 22,oOo,oo0 tons at least, which total
exceeds the production in 1908 BY about four
million tons. In 1900 the production Of pig
iron was 1879 A2
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12
In our favor. Against us.
Our favor .....,.... .$452, 1925, IA

Our favor .......... $452 1851
In explanation, the chief of the bureau states
that the balance is by no means as large as
1t seems, for 1t Is considerably diminished
by the money sent abroad In dividends to in
vestors in our mills. railroads, etc. 1t is also
Offset by large spent by American travel
ers in almost every European country from the
North Cape in Norway to Sicily or Southern
Italy. Still, another factor initiating against
the United States is the vast sums paid by
American merchants and manufacturers to for.
eign ships. It Is doubtful whether any balance
would be left after settling all the gums above
favor. Anyway, whatever the result Of such
q comparison there can be no doubt that the
payments referred to reduce the millions to a
much smaller sum.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12
FOREIGN EXCHANGE VIEW

Cotton bills were more numerous last week,
and this fact, with the frmer tendency in
money rates, caused a heavier tone in sterling
exchange It is still thought, however, that
this country soon will ship gold to the other
side of the Atlantic. Foreign discounts are
likely to remain firm for some time to come,
but the strain in the foreign markets over the
Russian situation in a measure has been re-
moved, owing to the improvement that has
taken place in the affairs of that country. There
is plenty Of gold in the United States, and it
the necessity arises for shipments Of the metal
to Europe, there probably will be serious
disturbance in the money market, in the opinion
Of close observers Of the situation in New York.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12
RICE NOW EXPORTED

The United States has entered the list Of the
worlds rice producing and exporting countries.
Figures complied by the department Of COM
merce and labor thru Its bureau Of statistics
show that the exports Of rice to Cuba alone
in the fiscal year 1908 amounted to 34,97e, ,414
pounds, against 69s.9ss pounds in the preceding
year, the value Of the rice exported to Cuba
being sses,s1 in 1906 against SIC, ,ss5 in 1904.
The total value Of rice Of domestic production
shipped out Of the country in the fiscal year
1905, including that to the non-contiguous ter
ritory Of the United States, was so,S61, ,641
against $667 8s7 in 1900 and $16,454 in 1895.
Meantime the imports OF rice haeve fallen from
practically four million dollars h 1899 to two
million dollars in 1905, and for the first time
in the history OF our commerce the rice exports
exceed in value the rice imports.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12
THE REAL MONEY CALL

The trip Of Mr.. Perkins, OF J. P. Morgan &
Co., to st. Petersburg was acknowledged to
be in connection with American participation
in the Russian loan that it is probable that
Wall Street may be called upon to contribute
to the new issue. This, however, is an outside
matter, says the Journal Of Commerce. The
real demand for money comes from the un-
precedented wave OF trade and Industrial activ-
ity that is sweeping over the country from the
Gulf to Canada and From the Atlantic to the
Pacific. October bank clearings are a sub
stantial indication in this direction, showing as
they do the largest totals for any October
vet recorded. - -. - - -
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12
STANDARD OIL

Work on the construction of a second pipe
line to handle the petroleum production OF
Kansas and Oklahoma will be started by the
Standard Oil company soon. The line will be
built parallel with the line from Oklahoma
Whiting, that recently completed.
The two lines will be able to transport from
10000 to $4,000 barrels Of oil "a day. 1t is
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12
CRIPPLE CREEK MINES

The tonnage from Cripple Greek mines for the
month Of October was the greatest In the his
tory Of the camp, reaching the enormous total
Of II, 900 tons. The value was 81, ,958, ,7S7. The
value Of the October output exceeded the output
OF the previous month by $11O,4s7, while the
tonnage was 1890 tons greater.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12
TO NEW YORK BY LAKE

The lake steamer 'Indianapolis' arrived In
New York yesterday from Chicago by way Ct
Montreal. The 'Indianapo1is'' formerly piled
between Chicago and Michigan City. She was
purchased by the Alaska Steamship company of
Seattle. and went to New York to prepare for
the long voyage to Seattle. This is remark
able roundabout trip for lake vessel.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12
HIGH COST OF LIVING

Dun's index number Of commodity prices, pro-
portion to consumption, was SOB S5S on Nov. 1,
new high record. and compares with S100.428
on Oct. 1, and $ee.431 on Nov. 1, 1904. The
advance during October was almost entirely In
articles Of food. The advance previously during
the year was mainly in the classes embracing
metals and clothing.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12
BALANCE OF TRADE

The bureau Of statistics, department of com
merce and labor, has prepared table showing
how balances in trade stood for 1904 between
the United States and the several countries
mar
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12

fast could be wished. The other day 15o,-
900 bushels Of western oats were shipped via
Boston. These oats were No. extra and No
1 white mixed, and the sample weighed 4s
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-12

be the object Of the sanitary decree Canned
beef is excluded and other canned meats by
requirement that the cans must be opened
for inspection =. =
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
Talk of an Extension From Hop
kinsville to Madisonville.
Would Pass Through Valuable Coal
Fields In That section Of the
Country.
WILL GIVE COMPETING LINE

II Is rumored that the Tennessee
Central railroad will run into Maids
cnville In the near future, says the
Madlsonville Hustler. This road IL
now completed from Nashville TO
hopkinsyille, and IL Is believed by
parties who are well posted that It
will be built from Hopkinsville to
Madisonville, running through the
Terry coal fields in Christian county
and crossing the I. c. railroad be-
tween st. Charles and Dawson
Springs in Hopkins county, and run
ming through the Richland country
into Madisonville.
IL is known that the Tennessee
Central railroad company is exceed
ingly friendly with the /. c. compa-
ny and if this line of road was built
1t would give Madisonville a through
competing line to Nashville and put
products of our county where they
could be handled direct by the |. C..
Railroad Co which would give us
cheaper rates and make our town
and county blossom like rose.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
RAID ON TREASURY
~ THE COST OF THE CITY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS.
Cost IL Over $1,000 More Than the
Law Allows to he
Paid.

The bill of the city supervisors who
have just completed their session for
this year amounts to $4S6, and when
Il is presented in the legislative
boards It is likely to provoke live
ly discussion. The supervisors have
done their work as quickly as 1t
could have been done, no doubt, but
they have gone about 4G days longer
than the charter permits. They want
ed to quit sometime ago. but were
induced to finish their work.
The charter, Section 31S1, says
that beginning in 1903 the supervi-
sors for cities of the second class
must meet the first Monday in
January. The first year, 1908, they
we're authorized to sit as long as
necessary, provided II was not over
four weeks. This would have enti-
tied Paducah's board in 1903 to
about twenty-four days pay, about
s21G in all. Instead they were in
session SO days and were paid s4SG.
The charter says that the succeed
ing years until the next quadrennial
meeting, they may sit for only six
days, and this for the purpose of
,equallzing personal property. This
would have entitled the supervisors
last year to six days pay, or $54. In
stead they were in session 43 days,
and received 1887 for It.
This year they were entitled to sit
but six days, as last year. and to
draw a total of S54. but they have
been in session so days, and the
cost II the bill is paid will be S4SG.
The supervisors have consequently
been entitled to draw a total of 1924
out OF the city treasury for the three
years work and instead, II the city
pays the last bill, they will have
drawn out s1,341, which is $1,O17
more than the law allows.
This sort OF thing is an imposi-
tion on the taxpayers" declared n
well known attorney today. "It is
against the law and anyone can en-
join the general council for paying
over the amount allowed by law"
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
Married In Fulton.

Fulton, KY, March miss Lula
Berry and Mr.. w. II. Bone, of Hick-
man. Ky, were married here, the
Rev. w. G. Eldred, OF the Christian
church, officiating. The wedding took
place In the parlor of the Usona ho-
tel. The happy couple were accom-
panied by Mr.. ]. I. Bryan and Miss
Rosie Vivett. The bride is the beau
tiful daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ro-
die Berry and is very popular, Mr.
Bone is a prosperous farmer residing
near Hickman. The wedding party
returned to Hickman las night.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02

Travellers from Louisville, Cincin-
natl or points north to the Sunny
Land of Florida travelling southward
via Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain,
Atlanta and Jacksonville, can now,
at the slight additional cost of $500
return via Savannah Columbia, ,Ashe-
Vile, Hot Springs, On. c. and Knox
Vile. or vice versa-thus passing
through the beautiful Land of the
Sky" that portion of Western
North Carolina lying between the
Blue Ridge Mountains and the Iron,
Smoky and Unaka Ranges. This is
superb elevated plateau, the lowest
point Of which is 1000 feet above the
level Of the sea.
Asheville with its splendid hotels
open the year round, is encircled by
magnificent ranges of mountains and
is a favorlte stop-over point for thou
sands of tourists annually. Other
noted resorts in the Land of the
Sky" and Sapphire Country" are
Hot Springs, Flat Rock, Tryon, Bre-
ward, Toxaway. Waynesyille, etc.
All Florida winter resorts are
quickly and comfortably reached by
the fast and convenient train sched-
ules and through sleeping car service
of the Southern railway and Cres'
cent Route either through the Land
of the Sky" or direct via Chattanooga
and Atlanta.
The FLORIDA Limited" leaving
Cincinnati S;30 a. m, connecting at
Lexington with morning train from
Louisville arriving Jacksonville early
next morning runs every day in the
year, The Chicago and Florida Linn
ited." leaving Cincinnati in the even
ing connecting at Lexington with
evening train from Louisville, will go
into service early in January, 1900,
Both of these trains run through
solid TO Jacksonville with Dining Car
service en- route,
For low winter Tourist Rates,
schedules. literature or other infor-
nation apply TO;
IT. w, Crews, Travelling Pass Agtp
Lexington, Ky.
G, II. Hungerford District Pass. Agt''
Louisville, Ky.
@, b. Allen, Asst, Gen. Pass. Agt''
St. Louis, Mo.
II. b. Spencer. General Manager, 81
I Louis, Mo.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
Hundreds of Surface Boxes will
Have TO be Lowered.
Dispute Il Likely To Arise Between
the city and the Compa-
nics.
TELEPHoNE ANCHORS BANNED

A lively time is expected when the
city undertakes to compel the Wa
ter company and Gas company to re-
move the surface boxes that pro-
trude from the pavements. Members
OF the board Of works claim that
these boxes stick up half a foot in
many places. and that the city is in
constant danger OF being sued for
damages by persons who may be in
jured by falling over such obstruc-
tlons. They claim that the boxes
stick up only because OF the careless
ness and negligence of plumbers and
employees of the companies, who
ought to know better than to leave
the boxes in such a way as many Of
them have been left.
There are hundreds of these boxes
that will have to be moved II the
city Is able to carry out its present
intention. The Water company has
twenty-five hundred or three thous-
and OF them but all OF them are not
too high. To lower the boxes, they
will all have to be dug up and some
T.. them cut down.
The Gas company has many. but
not so many as the water company.
II is understood that the compa-
nies have two defenses they can
make. One is that the surface boxes
belong to the property owners, and
the other is that in many instances
the boxes stick up because the
grade OF the sidewalk is too low
Some OF the pavements have sunk
down. while others were never up
the proper grade.
A member of the board OF works
said today that In such cases as
these, the company will not be COM
PEELED to lower its box. but the prop
erty owner will be notified to repair
his sidewalk and raise 1t to the prop
er grade. But whatever the cause.
tue oodIu VI "olh No ihtehuS W nave
the distractions removed.
II will also attempt TO make tele-
phone and telegraph companies take
down their guy wires attached to
dead men" or anchors, buried in
the sidewalk. The companies claim
that It is impossible to keep their
wires up in some places without
these anchors, while the city claims
that the companies have no legal
right to put any wire lower than ten
feet from the ground, and that the
principal danger is in the guy wires
becoming charged by contact with
some other wire that may have fall
en- across IL.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02

The board of works has not taken
up the matter OF paving First street
but the members seem to fully real
ize the adyisability OF paving It,
There is great influence being
brought to bear on the board TO ask
an ordinance providing for the i'm
provement, but at present an effort
is being made to ascertain II the IL
linois Central cannot be made to
pave the entire street, and also South
Second street for several blocks
where its tracks run. Nothing deh-
mite has been done, but something
is expected to develop soon. The
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02

II has developed that a number of
saloon keepers have failed to either
sign their bonds themselves or have
the two bondsmen required by the
law do II. leaving them practically
without a license for several weeks
They might be prosecuted for every
day they have kept open this year,
as result, but will not be, as the
violation OF law was technical one
and not an intentional. They will be
required to attend to the oversight
at once,
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02

street car company is compelled 10
stand a portion of the cost Of paw
ing streets on which II runs, but the
city solicitor has not yet rendered
an opinion relative to a trunk line
railroad, and whether or not II can
be made to pay a portion of the cost.
n the tracks on First street were
those of street car company In
stead OF the railroad, there would be
no doubt about It's having to stand
a portion of the cost.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
GOES EAST.
On Business Connected With Inter-
urban Road.

City Attorney Tom Harrison Will
tonight leave for New York. and
Attorney J. S. Ross will act in his
place.
Attorney Harrison is counsel for
the interurban railway and 1t is
said goes on business connected with
the road. This week a deed of trust
was sent here for signature.
The deed OF trust was signed by
local persons interested in the road
and It is said Attorney Harrison is
going east to wind up the matter
and secure the money for building
the road
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
Pronerty 20 BE Rerold.

Referee H. w, Bagby this morn
ing ordered a resale OF property In
the bankrupt case of NJ. @, Warren
Warren's property in Marshall eoun-
ty, consisting of fye tracts OF land
was sold some time ago by Trustee
II. V. Kennedy, but one tract was
unintentionally left out and the pur-
chaser, although he bid for the hve'
got hut four, The property had to
be re-sold in order to embody the er'
ira tract with the other four tracts
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
Foully Murdered.

Owingsville, Ky, Mar. 2,--Reports
from sincoe, Lee county. state that
the dead body OF Lewis Mays has
been found in a swamp near there.
Mays head had been crushed and a
rope was around his neck. showing
that ho had been murdered and
dragged there. He went TO work one
day last September and mysteriously
disappeared. no trace of him having
been found until the discovery of his
dead body.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
All Danger Past.

My shop has been carefully fumi-
gated and n certificate of the fact
given by the proper authorities so
will be open for business Friday
morning. Thanking one and all for
the patronage of the past and solicit
ing a continuance of the same.
FRANK l.. SMITH.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
LITTLE CLYDE SOLD.
Capt. Beatty Disposes OF Boat 10 Min
nesota Concern.

The towboat Little Clyde has been
sold by Capt. Frank Beatty. of Nash
vile. Tenn. formerly OF Paducah. to
the Pillsbury-Washburn Milling Co.,
OF Minneapolis. MINI. terms private.
The boat ran about Paducah a
great deal and was commanded by
Capt Sam Johnston, formerly OF
Paducah. She was built In Spots
Vile, Ky. in 1894. and is OF about
80 tonnage She has recently been
towing ties in Tennessee river.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02

License Inspector Ed Clark ex-
poets to be able to attend to busi-
ness shortly. He is now able to be
up and about his fathers store. The
penalty for failure to take out IL
ccnse has gone on and there are a
number Of delinquents who will be
gone after as soon as he resumes his
duties.
The trouble with the lights at the
new market house is that the wire
is too small In the switch box. and
viii have to be changed. IL burns
oW too easily because the current
Is too strong for it.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
HopkinsvllIe Wedding.

Hopkinsville. KY, March 2.-Mr
Will Carloss and Miss Yola Young
were married at the residence OF the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs, John
Young, near this city. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. w. l..
Nourse.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
Marriage nj Boaz.

The marriage of Miss Bertha Pee
Piles of Boaz, and MIR. Alonzo Nc
Neal, of this city took place yester-
day at the home of the bride, at
Boaz. The groom is the popular car
inspector for the l. c. railroad and
they will make their home in this
city.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
PUBLIC SALES.
Tobacco Market win Become Quite
Lively Next Week.

Public tobacco sales, which have
not been held in Paduoah for several
months. will be resumed next Wed
nesday. and good revival OF the
trade is expected in a fcw weeks, II
not sooner. Tobacco has been NOV
Ing since better weather set in, and
tobacco men are hopeful OF a bet
ter market In the near future.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02

Mr.. A. l.. Gilbert, of Mayfleld, and
Miss Ida Rocks, of Martin, Tenn,
were married at the home of the
bride yesterday. The groom is a
well-known young lawyer of May
field.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
KENTUCKY NEWS TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

Madison county. He served as order
ly sergeant in the Second Kentucky
cavalry, under the command OF Gen.
Morgan. He was a native of Rich
niond, Ky, and entered the home
two years ago.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
Death at Confederate HON..

Louisville. March 2.-The funeral
of Daniel Mitchell, a Civil War vet
eran, who died at the Confederate
Home. was held at the home and the
burial was in the Confederate lot
in the Pewee Valley cemetery, MI
Mitchell was ss years old and is sur
yiyed by two sisters, who live In
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
-Four babies.

Ashland Ky, March 2,-Dr. r..
w, Jones reports the birth OF four
babies to the wife of Mr., Caney II.
oney, at Nonchalanta. There are
three girls and one boy. At last re-
port all were living.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
DEATHS

The funeral OF Mrs. Mary Crab
tree. aged Go. who died yesterday at
the city hospital, took place today,
burial at Oak Grove. She was a for
mer resident of Paducah. but went to
smithland about three years ago. re-
turning TO Paducah three weeks ago.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02

Mr.. w. ID. Hobbs. OF near Fancy
Farm. Graves county, died yesterday
of general debility. aged about CO..
lie leaves one daughter. Mrs. Ed
mond Hodges, of Fancy Farm.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
Anheuser-Ilusch Co.

Mr., b. C. Loeblin OF st. Louis. has
been appointed local agent for US in
Paducah, vice Mr.. Katterjohn. re-
signed. and all business and eonsid-
GRAFTON given him will be appreci-
atsd.
ANHEUsBR-BUSCH co.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
Convicted OF burglary.

Hopkinsville. KY, Mar. 2.-In the
circuit court Edmond Gladdish was
convicted Of burglary and given two
years in the penitentiary.
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02

In single and double breasted mod
els, cutnway styles and frock coats
are all being much worn at present.
We have new models that are very
attractive. And u noticcably fine
display ~ all manner of
HIGH GRADE MATERIALS.
our cutting. fitting and masterly
tailoring cannot be surpassed.
VI. SOLOMON,
tt3 South Third Old Phone tOfO-a
The Paducah sun., 1905-03-02
Take advantage of the Music Sale
low on at Harbour's Book Depart

II you don't believe this is a cold
and unsympathetic world hunt up
your friends and try to sell them
church fair tickets.