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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
Burned to Death in Jail.

Sterling, William Shoe, an in
lustrious farmer, got on his first
drunk and was locked in the steel cage
IF the jail. The building caught fire
and he was burned to death before he
could be rescued. He died in awful
agony before the eyes of those unable
20 aid him
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
Nine. Loubet Dead.

Paris. Mime. Loubet, mother OF the
President, died at Marsanne from
congestion of the lungs, aged 90 years.
The Presidents son, Paul, and other
members Of the family were at her
bedside when she expired. President
Loubet had expected to leave this
evening for Marsanne, but the an
management Of the death Of his mo-
aher came before he was able to de-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
$4,000 Lost.

Mobile, Ala.-The spring vegetable
crop received a severe set back
through the freeze, the temperature 60
ing as low as 81 degrees above zero.
Early cabbages, turnips, beets, rad.
ishes, rutabagas, onions other small
vegetables were killed. The ares
damage covers more than thousand
acres and the monetary loss will be in
the neighborhood of $4,000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
Experiment Farm Manager.

Mr.. J. E. Wilson of Starkville, has
been selected as manager Of the new
branch experiment farm that is to be
established in Marshall county by the
state, and he will go there to take
charge in short while and begin
operations so as to get in small crop
this season and to make the necessary
Improvement.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
Exempt From Taxation.

The Newton Wagon company has
been notified by the State Auditor that
it is exempt from taxation for term
Of five years. This is done in &C.
cordance with the authority given BY
the last legislature to any manufnc-
turing concerns that make complete
article, and has done great deal to
encourage manufacturing enterprises
over the stae. 4
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
Reducing the Acreage.

It seems to be a foregone conclu-
sion that the farmers Of Mississippi
are going to reduce the acreage this
year, so far as cotton is concerned. In
some parts of the State there is a
movement on foot to get the farmers
to sign up agreements setting forth
how much reduction they propose to
make.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
Wants $25, 1000 for Fish Culture.

Washington Senator Hopkins in
PRODUCED a bill to provide for the es-
lishment of fish culture station in
illinois, $4,000, or as much of that
sum as may be necessary, being asked
FOR this purpose, the site for the sta
lion to be chosen by the United States
Commissioner Of Fish and Fisheries.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
Contract for Modern Courthouse.

The Board of Supervisors of Lamar
County has contracted with Lowman
& Co., of Louisville, Ky, to build q
modern courthouse at Purvis for the
sum Of $43,516. The building is to be
fire-proof, and is to be completed with
in the next -welve months.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19

Hoffman Philip, the American vic,
consul at Tangier, has reported to tn.
state department that on Decembe,
70, he received information from a re.
liable source in Alcazar that the town
was beseiged by tribesmen from the
mountains who were demanding large
sums OF money from the authorities
and from wealthy Jewish inhabitants
under penalty of sacking the place.
The town almost was without protec-
ton. The sheik who conveyed the in
formation to Mr.. Philips had managed
to get the authorities to place guard
about the premises where some Amer
lean missionaries were stopping. Three
OF these were residents in Alcazar and
four were on their way to Fee. Mr..
Philips Immediately sent word to the
latter to remain at Alcazar and not
venture to proceed to Fee. The tribes
men were making their threats against
British subject and also against the
French vice consul in Alcazar, but
were finally induced to raise the
seige upon the payment to them of
$500 by the town authorities. At
last report the place was tranquil.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19

The interstate commerce. commits
sion has received complaint from
the Desel-Boettche Company of Hous-
ton. Texas, against the Kansas South
ern. Texarkana & Fort Smmith, st.
Louis & San Francisco and the Inter
tional & Great Northern roads, al
lecing that the freight rate of So per
100 pounds on apples from Sloan
Springs, Ark, to Houston is unrea-
sonabls and excessive.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19

The situation regarding the railroad
rate Legislation recommended by Pres
ident Roosevelt is this: The Cooper
Quarles bill, upon which the Senate
and House committees have given
hearings, has been virtually abandon
ed as being inadequate. Every Re-
publican member of the House Com
mittee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce it at work upon bills to
meet the recommendations made by
the president. If such a bill can be
framed in time, which is still an open
question, and the House committee
can agree upon its provisions, the bill
will go through the House at this SEES
sion and will be pushed in the Senate.
II this programme can not be carried
out, then the disposition in Congress
is to let the matter go over until an
extra session in the fall, and in the
meantime to have the committees in
Congress work upon the problem and
evolve bill upon which the majority
can agree.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19

The persistent report that J. Pier
pont Morgan has offered to come to
the relief of the Catholic University,
through advancing a loan Of $10,000,-
900, or making a purchase Of the
Woodley property, title to which the
University claims under a deed of
trust executed by Thomas E. Wagga-
man, is believed by leading Catholics
in the district to have some founda-
ton in fact, although no official con-
frmation could be had. One report
alleges that Mr.. Morgan has in con-
temptation a large donation to the
University.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has received complaint from the
Desel-Boetecher Company, of Hous-
ton, Texas, against the Kansas City
Southern, Texarkana and Fort Smith,
St. Louis and San Francisco and the
International and Great Northern
Railroads, alleging that the railroad
freight rate Of So cents per 100
pounds on apples from Sloan Springs
Ark, to Houston is unreasonable and
excessive, and asking for reparation
for charges already collected on this
basis.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19

Mr.. Charles Boettcher, of Denver,
is in Washington to guard the beet
sugar interest and oppose the reduc-
ton of the duty on Philippine sugar
to % per cent of the Dingley rates, as
proposed in the pending bill. cit is
not possible" he said, "that we can
compete with labor that is worth but
10 cents day when we pay to Amer
lean wage-earners $1.75 to So per day.
If any aid is to be given the natives of
our Oriental possessions, it is only
fair that all the industries and all the
people of this country should share
equally in it's bestowal. To make only
one bear the whole burden is incon-
sistent with all ideas of justice. !"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19

Pension legislation at the rate OF
459 bills in 10S minutes was INDUCED
in by the house, the result being the
smashing Of all previous records of the
house as to legislative nimbleness
When the pension grist had been
ground unanimous legislation hele
sway for nearly an hour and not 6
measure presented under this head
came under the ban Of objection, sew.
eral bills Of minor Importance being
passed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19

Senator Barry of the Committee on
Commerce favorably reported the bill
Of Representative Humphreys of Mis-
sissippi, authorizing the construction
of bridge across Sunfower river, in
Sharkey county,. Miss. The bill di-
reefs that the bridge shall be built
across Sunfower river, near Vicks.
burg Landing, at point where the
public road from Indianola to Inver-
ness will cross the river. The bill
will probably be called up in a day OF
1.-TWO and will be passed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19

Bids were opened at the Navy De-
partment for 1926 tons Of armor plate
for the battleship New Hampshire
and the armored cruisers Montana and
North Carolina. The aggregate bid
Of the Carnegie and Bethlehem COM
panies was identical, $3,24O,700, the
first delivery to be made in six months.
The lowest bidder was the Midvale
Steel Company of Philadelphia, whose
aggregate bid was $3,12S,781, deliv-
cry to begin Aug. Is at the rate OF
SO tons a month.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19

The gross postal receipts Tor the
fifty largest postofices in the country
for October, 1904, show net increase
of about 9 per cent. The highest IN
crease was % per cent, at Peoria, ILL.,
The only decrease was % per cent
at Portland, Me-, and 1900 of l per
cent, at st. Joseph, Mo. The re-
ceipts at New York increased almost
6 per cent, and Chicago almost Il
per cent.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18
Gen. Percy Haly. of Frankfort
Here on Official Business.
THIS Morning Made Tour 81 Wal.
lace Park and Was Favorably
Impressed.
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General ualy said he did not know
any thing aAout the local company
except thai he understood one was
in course of organization. Mr.. lack
Rrvapt turned tho matter of organic
inc over to Mr.. Percy Jordan who
has written for authority TO go ahead
with the work. but this matter is at
standstill AT present and nothing
definite has been done.
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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18
A GOOD START.

The rivers and harbors commit.
tee of congress, when IL prepares the
next rivers and harbors appropria-
tion bill, will be able to do so much
more intelligently than heretofore.
because 1t has just inspected one of
the greatest waterways in the coun-
try, and now better knows its i'm
portance and realizes the ADVISABLE
ty of spending money to improve It,
That the committee will do all rea
sonably in its power to aid the Ohio
we have the assurance of the COM
mittee itself While its power and
influence are limited. its assistance
and good will cannot fail to be of
great benefit in the work. and IL is
now up TO those interested TO begin
working on congress-the court o.
last resort"
When the Panama canal is COM
pleted a vast amount of business will
be diverted to the Ohio river, thence
down the Mississippi to the gulf and
around to the west. To handle this
business ii will be necessary to have
a continuous boating stage in the
Ohio, and that is what the Ohio Val
ley Improvement Association seeks
to bring about. This continuoYs boat
ing stage Is needed now. but It will
be imperative then, and now is the
time to get in the best work.
No amount of energy will be too
great for the task at hand, for
among the obstacles to he encoun-
tered will be the most powerful rail-
roads in the world.
We should all lend helping hand
and assist in making the waterways
convention to be held soon as a re-
suit of the committees trip down the
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18
Ohio. a stepping stone to nine
foot-stage.


(Giobe- Democrat
Caleb Powers, who was elected
secretary of state in Kentucky In
1899. and was installed in the Office
to which the people called him In
January 1900. has been in prison
for Ave years. charged with the as
sassination of william Goebel. a
politician who invented and applied
system of conducting conventions
and state governments without refer
ence to the ballot. His methods
left nothing to chance" as his
party partners said in black and
white. Goebel was foully assassi-
mated on January so. 1900, after his
personally directed contest commit
tee had arranged semblance OF
making him governor. A special
grand jury met in the following April
and indicted Secretary of State Pow
ers, awith several others. for the muir
der. Later a similar indictment was
returned against Gov. Taylor, who
had been bounded from the state by
bloodthirsty political enemies. Pow
ers has been tried three times by ex-
clusively democratic juries. Once
he was sentenced to death, and twice
TO Imprisonment for life. But the
Kentucky supreme court has never
confirmed his conviction in one case
distinctly declaring that his trial was
prejudced
One of the most remarkable facts
connected with the murder of Goe-
bel is that the person who shot him
has never been singled out. The
Kentucky schemers who have been
working the case for political effect.
with shyster aid. have carefully
avoided his Identification. To CON
Wet the assassin and hang him would
spoil their political game. and their
wolfish pursuit of Powers, Taylor
and other Republicans who had com
mitted the crime of getting the most
votes in state election. Powers
has now asked to be tried in Unit
ed States court. on the ground that
he has been tried three times by
iuries packed by his political enc
mics. that justice due citizen of
the United States has been denied
him and that he holds pardon from
Coy. Taylor that has been ignored
A fair trial would no doubt reveal
who killed Goebel. That fact will
never be allowed to come out by the
politicians who have been trying TO
hang Powers, Taylor and other Re
publicans because they obtained a
majority of the peoples votes in the
state election of 1899.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18
Japan Has No Territorial Ambitions.

London, May 1S.-At the foreign
Office it is learned that Foreign Sec.
rotary Lansdowne has made no fur
Their representation to the French
government regarding the continued
stay of the Russian Pacific fleet in
Cochin-China waters.
No alarm is felt in government
circles here that Japan will permit
her protests to go so far as to pro-
duce a rupture of peace; but il Is
fully recognized that Japan has the
power to bring her ally into conflict
by hostile act.
Therefore the British government
Is using every effort to keep the Jap
anese cool. and at the same time
urging upon France the necessity of
respecting neutrality, in which Great
Britain agrees in principle with
Japan.
Minister Hayashi characterized as
absurd the French charges that
Japan intended ultimately to attempt
to annex Cochin-China. He applied
like Characterization to similar
statements in the United States re-
garding the Philippine Islands.
"Corea. Manchuria and other ter
ritory nearer Japan" the minister
said, "are more desirable than
Cochin-China; but | repeat, the Jap
anese have no territorial ambitions.
Japan is large enough for us. We
are simply lighting for national ex-
istence
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses
have been issued since yesterday az
ternoon.
James Brannon. aged so, and Het-
tie Gupton, aged 35, of Graves coun-
~ First marriage of bride and sec
Ond of groom.
Taylor Phillips. aged "a, and An
ME Snider, ased 23, OF the city First
marriage of both,
Richard Poore, aged 81, OF Union
City, Tenn, and Emma McAdams,
OF the city, aged "a. First marriage
of both.
j. A. Smith, aged so, OF Marshall
county, to Lizzie Ford, OF the city,
aged rs. Second marriage OF groom
and third OF bride,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18

preciated, and the city made provi-
sion for an Inspector.
We advocated paved streets. and
a bond issue to raise the money. and
likewise new market place and city
hospital. and now Paducah has many
blocks of modern streets. and the
money with which to build more
and both a new market house and
city hospital.
For several years an ordinance
was demanded preventing sweeping
of filth and dust from business hous-
es to the sidewalks, and an anti
splitting ordinance, and we now have
both
The sanitary sewerage and street
roller were subjects of ridlcule In
Paducah for several years. but The
Sun always commended that both were
indispensable to an up-to-date city.
Now we find the sewerage recogniz-
ed as one of our best and most sue.
cessful Improvements. despite the
wanton neglect accorded II since II
has been built, and there have been
Requests from several parts of the
city for extensions while former OPP
ponents of the sewerage have recog-
nized its value by passing an ordi-
nance requiring all premises in the
district TO be connected with It after
a certain date.
Good work has been done by the
street roller, facetiously dubbed for
quite awhile the city's "white ele~
phant," for several years. and the
administration is so pleased with
such contrivance since its worth
finally dawned on II. that it has pur-
chased a new one.
Thus does time prove the correct.
ness of some contentious. We have
from time to time attempted to have
some plan adopted by which garbage
may be collected and destroyed sys-
tematically and regularly, and have
urged a system of street sprinkling
to do away with the dust nuisance
and save wear and tear to the streets.
and believe that in time the city will
have both garbage system and
street sprinkling. because they are
good things. and cannot be withheld
from the people much longer.
All these things have but one OBJ
ject, the greatest good to the great
est number. There is not single
one of them which. If conscientiously
carried out, will not give us more
beautiful. healthful, prosperous and
consequently a more attractive city.
The Sun hopes to be able to look
back few years from now with as
much satisfaction on the success of
its future efforts. as 1t does now on
the success of It's past efforts.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18
Police Court.

Police Judge ID. l.. Sanders held a
brief session Of police court this morn
ing.
Charles jackson. colored. slapped
woman and was fined $50 and costs.
Robert Caldwell. Jr.. colored. was
fined $40 and costs for breach of
the peace.
Albert Dixon, colored. was fined
$40 and Ollie Williams. colored, dis
missed for breach of the peace.
The case against Newt Dixon,
white. for keeping his saloon open ON
Sunday, was again left open.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18
JoLLyING OURSELVES x rfTrLE.


The Sun is sorry If anyone is Of
Tended at its attitude on the Cow
question" and believes If anyone who
imagines he or she has cause to
feel aggrieved, will stop to think,
he or she will readily see the injus-
tice of resentment towards news
paper for pursuing course that is
right--or II believes is right. A
newspaper in advocating any kind of
change or reform designed to bene-
fit the greatest number, must neces
sarily trample on the toes of a few
but the injury is unintentlonal as
we'll as only temporary.
The Sun is pardonably proud of its
achievements along the line of civic
progress and reform, 1t has always
tried and wanted TO be fair and lib
eral. and espouse the cause of only
what is best for the greatest num-
Der.
A cursory glance at the past shows
a number of things recently come to
pass which this paper advocated sew
eral years ago, as we'll as now. and
for some of which-among them the
COW ordinance-it received more or
less censure in some quarters. Yet
most of the things for which 1t
fought and bled. figuratively speak
ing, have finally been accepted as
good, and thus is sentiment slowly
hut surely moulded. A few of these
things now recalled are:
COW ordinance.
A wire inspector.
Compulsory connection with sani-
tary sewers.
A new market house aL'r'v
pitsl
Paved streets and more of them.
Anticipating ordinance.
Anti-sweeping ordinance
Use of the street roller
Its advocacy of these things began
years ago, and has continued at in
teryals until now.
II was the first paper, and for sew
eral years, the only paper that urg-
ed a COW ordinance and law re-
quiring property owners 10 connect
with the sanitary sewerage Many
wanted To adhere to primitive ways,
but progress aud right were finally
victorious and ordinances have now
been passed with view TO carrying
out both ideas, although neither is
yet in anect which is an the worse
for the city,
As far back as six or seven years
ago we suggested an inspector of
Electric wires, but Il was only after
Insurance rates had been raised and
threats OF further activity along this
line, and after hundreds OF dollars
increased insurance and cost OF re-
wiring buildings had been paid, that
the value OF the suggestion was APP
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18
Railroad Not 10 Blame,

Harrisburg, Pa, May lS.-Tho
coroner's jury returned verdict ex-
onerating the Pennsylvania Railroad
company from any blame for the
South Harrisburg disaster last Thurs
day in which twenty-five lives. were
lost and more than 100 persons were
injured.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18
IN THE COURTS


The jury cases In circuit court will
be finished Saturday and the juries
dismissed, The equity docket will
then be taken up by Judge Reed.
In the case of the Carolina Port
land Cement Co.. against ii. NJ. Cum
ningham, a motion and reasons for a
new trial were filed.
At press time this afternoon the
case of w. J, Bugg against Il. ID.
Holt and others was still on trial.
Busg sues for $500 ON a note which
was given for patent stump puller.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18

signment several days ago. has been
filed In county court and contrary
to expectations the assets will not
cover the liabilities. The liabilities
amount TO about s5.l3S.e7 with as
sets at si.552.i6. Tn business will
continue To run.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18
Died of Cons,lmption.

Tom Leavering. moulder of the
city, aged 40, died this morning at 7
O'Clock al the city hospital of con
sumption. He was placed Ia the hos
ptal yesterday. He was widower
The funeral will take place this after
noon.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18

VIA Cape Horn The distance be
tween New York and San Francisco
is approximately $1,000 miles. The
cut at Panama will reduce this to
something less than 5000 miles.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18
VIII FILED.

The last will and testament of
John w. Cockrell was filed for pro-
bate today He leaves all his es-
tate both personal and real to his
wife, Mrs. Catharine Cockrell.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18
Daily Thought.

The only responsibility that a
man cannot evade in this life is the
one he thinks of least-his personal
influence.
William George Jordan.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18

A prominent Mason named Little
Of Hull, England, committed suicide
recently while laboring under the
delusion that he had betrayed some
secret OF the craft.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18
lOnnlX Court.

w. r, Cockrell was qualified as ad-
ministrator Of the estate of !, w,
Cockrell, Mrs. .. W. Cockrell waving
right 10 quality as such.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18

She-"Do you think worrying Is a
dlsease?" He--"Yes. and the worst
of II is, us so fearfully catching. =
Detroit Free Press.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-18
YOU DON'T NAVE TO WAlI

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