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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
LA CENTER BOOM.
Annual Report Makes Good Show
ing.

The annual meeting of the Center
company held at La Center yesterday
and the report of the company for
the year received. The annual cleo
ton of directors and officers was also
held and the old directors and Off
GERS were reelected. They are j. A.
Bauer, president; S. T. Payne, vice
president and general manager; c.
L. Jennings. secretary and treasurer.
The officers are directors and the
other directors are II. II. Loving and
II. l.. Meyer, of Paducah, and DR.. j.
Il. Rollings, of Hopkinsville, Ky.
The company is in very prosper
Gus condition and the town if on
good, substatial boom. Ground has
been sold recently for the erection of
a storage warehouse to store tobacco
for the Dark Tobacco association.
county organization of tobacco grow
ers. and also for a lumber mill.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Two On a Hand Car Killed.

Lake Charles, La, Feb. 27.-Gus
Anderson, night Waterman on the
Louisiana Western Bridge, and Mary
Graves, negro woman. were killed
in a collision of Anderson's handcar
with a Southern Pacific switch en-
CINE on the bridge last night. Their
bodies were recovered from the lake.
Anderson was in the habit of pick
ing up people who were venturing
across the bridge, the trestle which
is two miles long and conveying them
to places of safety. The engine was
running very fast and struck the car
before it was clear of the track.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Details of Massacre.

Shanghai. Feb. Somewhat
confused reports have been reached
here of the massacre OF missionaries
at Nanchang. the province of Khan
gsl. As nearly as can be ascertain
ed. six missionaries were killed and
one child OF an English missionary
wounded
II is alleged that after long contin-
ued disputes between the Catholic
priests and Chinese magistrate Of
Nanchang. the priests invited the
magistrate to banquet. where they
tried to compel him to sign an agree
ment for the payment OF a large in
demnity for the destruction Of Cath
Ollie mission property. According TO
one report the magistrate became
indignant and committed suicide. but
the Chinese assert a priest killed
him.
officials fearing TO arrest the
priest called a public meeting, where
upon the Catholics. according TO the
Chinese version, set fire to their own
premises.
The meeting OF Chinese developed
into riot. in which, according to
one story, six Catholics were killed
though a later account says the num-
Der was four. II. c. Kingman. a Pro
testant missionary. and his wife
also were killed and one OF their two
children wounded the other being
rescued. The only Protestant mis-
sion buildings destroyed were those
Of the Plymouth Brethren.
Fourteen Americans escaped in a
boat.
The Nanchang city gates are now
locked.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Heaviest Snow Storms of the
Season in Places.
The Ohio Valley i'm the Grasp of
Another Blizzar,l--Much Suf-
fcring Reported.
PADUCAH GETS OFF LIGHT.

Paducah has during the past TWEEN
ty-four hours experienced another of
those lightning changes of weather.
Yesterdays dreary rain changed fnto
sleet and snow after supper, a strong
wind springing up, and for a time
one of the worst snowstorms of the
winter ragged furiously.
The ground was too wet for the
snow to remain long. however, and
when the chill wind finally froze
everything, the snow had about
ceased.
AS a result, while many cities in
the Ohio valley had the heaviest
snowstorms of the winter. Paducah
escaped with very little, and what
little there was soon melted this
morning.
The VIM almost blew a hurricane
all night and part of today, and the
temperature has been lowering about
freezing point, where few hours
before it was almost like spring. Yes
terday the highest was So, and last
night the lowest was "a.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Whole Town Almost Frozen.

Athens, o.. Feb. 27.-Great suf-
fering prevails on account OF the
lack of gas, caused by the breaking
OF main. The temperature fell 20
degrees during the night, and six
Inches of snow fell. Few families
are equipped for other fuel. The in
mates of many homes went without
breakfast and many cases of real
distress are reported on account OF
sickness. People are gathering in
public buildings and private resi-
dences where coal fires have been
started.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Friend of Tramps Dead.

Baltimore, Nd, Feb. 27.-The
mother of Congressman Talbot,
died here yesterday. aged over 90.
For 40 years she was noted for her
charity, entertaining free all tramps
who visited her home. In all this
time she was never robbed by any of
her mendicant guests.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27

WOUNDED MAN HANGED.
He Tried to Cut His Throat and
Cheat the Gallows.

Santa Fe. n. NJ, Feb. 27.-John
Conley, a miner, who on Jan. 16,
1904, killed James Redding and
Chas. Purdy at the Gaudaloupe pla-
GERS, was hanged yesterday at Taos
a few hours after being found in his
cell with his throat cut. The wound
had been inflicted with a pocket
knife, but did not sever the artery
and was quickly bandaged Limp and
almost unconscious, Conley was
dragged to the gallows and slipped
through the trap. death resulting
from strangulation.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
All Germany Rcioiccs.

Berlin. Feb. 27.-The twenty-fifth
anniversary of the wedding of En-
peror William and Kaiserine is be-
ing celebrated today with great re-
jolclng in all parts of Germany. The
emperor made a public request that
all money which otherwise might
have been devoted to presents to the
royal family should go to support the
poor. As result, ninety-six charit-
able Institutions will be established
throughout the empire. 1t is esti-
mated that the amount expended for
these aggregate more than twenty
five million dollars.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
China Able To Handle II.

Pekin. Feb. 27.-At a meeting of
the foreign Office officials yesterday
IT was decided in effect, with refer
ence to the representatives of the
United States regarding the sending
OF troops to the Philippines for Chi
nese contingencies. that there are no
symptoms of movement against
foreigners. that the Boxers rising
will never be repeated, and that the
government is able to handle all
local disturbances.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27

Washington, d. c., Feb. 81
Jesse c. Speight. of Mayfield, ar
rived here today to confer with MEM
bers of the Kentucky delegation to
secure statements as to TIE natural
resources of the territory to be tap
ped by the projected Tennessee river
Railroad company. which will run
from Cairo to Tidewater, crossing
the Kentucky line at Bristol. Tenn.
The information is to be used in
Europe by President Lowry w.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
IMPORTANT POINT.
Missouri Supreme Court Decides
That Standard Oil Witnesses
Must Answer.

Jefferson City, Mo, Feb. 27.-The
supreme court yesterday held that
witnesses were compelled to answer
qustions in the Standard Oil hearing
in st. Louis. This decides the point
on which II. II. Rogers declined to
answer questions propounded by At
torney General Hadley at the hearing
in New York. The st. Louis hearing
was discontinued a week ago until
the supreme courts decision on the
point involved should be handed
down.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
YELLOW FEVER APPEARS
On the Isihmus, and a Warning Is
sent To the Public.

Washington. Feb. 27-Surgeon
General Wyman, of the public health
and marine hospital service, has nou-
fed the various government quaran-
tine stations of the appearance OF
yellow fever al Bocas del Toro, and
the officials in charge will, under eX-
listing regulations, adopt wherever
necessary the usual measures of in
spection and detention at quarantine
of ships and passengers arriving from
that place.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Disturbance Reported ut the
Palace at Pekin.
More Details of sundays Massacre
Have Been Received From
China.
LITTLE ALARM II FELT YET.

Washington. Feb. 27.-The navy
department received dispatches from
Shanghai today. reporting the de-
parture of United States gunboats
Cano and Train for Kin Kiang. in
the neighborhood where Sundays
disturbance occurred.
The gunboats will reach their des-
tination tomorrow. The combined
crews with Marines aboard are 250.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Alarming Rumors at pckin.

Shanghai. Feb. 27.-Alarming ru-
mors are current today OF an out
break in the palace at Pekin. II is
also reported that Yuan Chi Kai,
viceroy of Chill province, who has
been drilling an army Of 1000 men.
is sending some of his troops to the
capital
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
SEVERAL KILLED
by Horses Boiling and Breaking the
Square.

London, Feb. 27.-The colonial
Office has received advices confirm
ing the recent disaster to British
troops near Sokoto. Three officers
and twenty-five natives we're killed
through their horses boiling and
breaking the square. The British
garrison at Sokoto is reported safe.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Prosecution Asks Change of Venue in
Hargis Case-.-Hargis Wants New Judge

The defense filed an affidavit ask
ing Judge Rlddell to vacate the
bench. claiming he was prejudiced
against the defendants. The judge
denied this, but ordered the clerk to
ask Governor Beckham for another
trial Judge. The defendants were
ordered to Jail without bond.
Bail had been allowed and then
set aside.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
IN OTHER PLACES.
Snow All Over kentucky.

Louisville. Feb. 27.-Reports from
various sections of the state tell of
the heaviest snow of the winter.
Telephone and Geographic communi-
cation are greatly impeded and in
some places business is almost sus-
pended.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Royalty From All Was in At
tendance.
The Emperor and Wife Celebrated
Their 18th Anniversary-All
Germany Rejoices.
30 MILLIONS TO CHARITY

Berlin. Feb. 27.-The emperor's
second son, Prince Eitel Fritz, was
married this afternoon in chapel at
the imperial palace to Duchess So
phie Charlotte, of oldenbarg.
The ceremony was attended by up
ward of thousand guests, including
members OF nearly every royal fam
lily i'm Europe.
Both civil and religious ceremonies
were performed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Promoters of Mayfield Road Hope to
Sell the Bonds to European Capitalists

Goode, of New York, who leaves for
Paris next week to negotiate the sale
of bonds to European capitalists.
The Kentucky counties crossed
will be Ballard, Carlisle, Graves,
Galloway. Trigg. Christian, Todd,
Logan. Simpson, Cumberland, Adair,
and Whitley.
The road will be a connecting link
between trunk lines. Mr.. Speight
will be here several days and will
then go to New York.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27

Jackson, Ky, Feb. 27.-Motion
for a change of venue from Breathitt
county was filed by the states attor-
ney today in the cases against James
Hargis and Others charged with the
murder of ]. B. Marcum. He alleged
that the lawlessness existing in this
county is such that fair trial could
not be secured
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Empress Dowagcr Alarmed.

Pelvin. Feb. 27.-There are un-
mistakable signs that the court Is
frightened over the apparent uneasi-
ness OF the people aud reports of an
uprising. and the dowager empress,
whenever she has walked in the
grounds of the Forbidden City since
Friday. was escorted by a guard OF
soldiers carrying rifles.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27

Mishawaka, Ind, Feb. ELMO
Murphy, connected with Kamm q
Brewing company. died
last night in horrible agony as re-
suit of a wound inflicted by his pet
dog four days ago. The wound had
been neglected and rabies developed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
RIVET HEADS BROKE.
This Was the Cause of Accident to
the Dewey.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The nature
of the damages sustained by the new
dry dock Dewey on her passage
across the Atlantic is set out in a
cablegram from the commanding Off
Ger of the expedition. The board of
survey found loose rivets and riyet
heads broken off. The dock will
proceed on its way when the rivet
heads and defective iron work are
repaired which will be about March
18th.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27

Huntington. w. Va, Feb 27.-The
greatest snow storm of the winter
prevails over West Virginia, and
railway and street car traffic are
greatly impeded There are three
feet of snow in Allegheny and twelve
to fourteen inches in the Ohio val
ley,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
NEW COMMISSIONER.
For the Court of Appeals Was APP
pointed Today.

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 27.-Chief
Justice Hobson this morning an
nounced the appointment of John ID.
Carroll, of New Castle. as commits
sioner of the court of appeals, under
the new law. Carroll will qualify
and assume the duties of writing
opinions under direction of the court,
within the next few days.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Hanged Himself With Belt.

Owingsville. Ky. Feb. 27.-Jno.
Watkins. colored, in Jail here under
sentence of life Impeachment for
the murder of William Mullins,
white, committed suicide by stran-
Cling himself with leather belt.
He protested his innocence just be-
fore committing suicide.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Gocbel Design Complete.

Washington. Feb. 27.-Senator
McCreary has been notified by Adams
& Sons, contractors for the Goebel
statue. that Charles ii. Niehaus, the
New York sculptor, has a design in
clay of the statue ready for inspec-
ton.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Safe blowers Get 5000.

Lincoln, ILL.,. Feb. 27.-The Peo-
pies bank at Kenny was blown up
early this morning by five masked
men who secured $500 and escaped.
The building was wrecked and the
safe shattered.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
BLIZZARD In ~. Louis.

st. Louis, Feb. 27.-The heaviest
snow fall of the winter prevailed
here yesterday and continued last
night. A hard wind drove the snow
until the storm became a blizzard.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
MANY KILLED
In Hurricane on East Coast of
Madagascar.

Paris, Feb. s7.-Advices received
today state that many persons were
killed in a hurricane which destroyed
the village of Mahanora. on the east
coast Of Madagascar, February 22.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
VIII Assist in Honoring Benjamin
Franklin.

Paris, Feb. 27.-Ofiicial announce
ment is made that the council of
ministers has decided that the
French government will participate
in the exercises which Ambassador
Mccormick is planning in commem-
Grafton of Benjamin Franklin on
April 90.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Died a Hero.

GAINESVILLE, O., Feb. 27.-George
Spence. aged 60, wealthy farmer,
was killed by c. & M. train. He
started across the track to hold a
horse which two women were driv
ing and the train struck him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
BIG FAILURE.
Perkins q Pettibone, Lumber Deal
crs, File "a Petition ut Louisville.

Louisville, Ky, Feb. 27.-Perkins
& Pettibone, wholesale lumber deal
ers. filed a petition in bankruptcy to-
day, liabilities 100000, assets $780,
600
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
blizzard i'm Ohio Valley.

Evansville. Ind. Feb. 27.--Bliz-
Yard weather prevails throughout the
lower Ohio valley. A heavy snow
began yesterday afternoon and con-
tinued last night.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
Fourteen Inches of Snow at Ironton

Ironton, o.. Feb. 27.-There are
fourteen inches OF snow on the
ground this morning and little bust
ness is being transacted.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27

1t is said that there is no marry
ing and giving in marriage in heaven.
This perhaps proves the old assertion
that fools rush in where angels fear
10 tread.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
The Charge On Which Letter is BE-
i'm Tried.

DuQuoin, ILL.,. Feb. 27.--The trial
of Joseph Letter, owner of the Zeig-
Ter coal mine. where sixty lives were
lost in an explosion last April on a
charge of criminal negligence, was
begun here yesterday.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27

You cannot prevent the pieces
from flying by praying over the boil
err.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27

You cannot nourlsh beast in the
heart and have beauty in the face.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-27
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Wcdncs-
day. Continued cold tonight.
Slightly warmer Wednesday.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1906-09-20

NJ. a. Coles, assistant attorney
general of the L. S., was here Monday
and Tuesday taking testimony before
C. C. McCord, notary public, in the
case OF claim OF the heirs Of John
Cox, for property destroyed by the
union army under the command of
Gen. Curtis, when they marched
through Stone county going to Pea
Ridge. The government attorney was
assisted while here by county attorney,
Rufe Scott, The claim aggregates
about Sll00. .-Galena Oracle.
The retail merchants OF Springfield
are planning brilliant spectacle for
their fall festival, in the form of q
series OF dozen or more floats por-
traying the progress and development
of the Ozark region from the time VIXEN
ii was in the exclusive possession OF
the red Indian to the present. Plans
are being worked out which will in
sure spectacle scarcely second to the
Priests of Pallas Of Kansas City or the
Yelled Prophets Of st. Louis.
7. p, Purdue OF Till City, this state,
was killed by the chief of police at
Helena, Montana, Friday. The chief
was searching one of party to which
Purdue belonged, when the latter
pulled his revolver and took Il shot at
the chief. The chief promptly re-
turned the fire with fatal result 1t is
supposed that Purdue took the police
officer for holdup, as he was not wear.
ing uniform.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1906-09-20

It's significant fact that the strong
est animal OF its Size, the gorilla, also
has the largest lungs. Powerful lungs
mean powerful creatures. How to keep
the breathing organs right should be
mans chiefest study, Like thousands
of others, Mrs, Ora A. Stephens, OF
Port Williams, o., has learned how to
do this. She writes: "Three bottles OF
DR.. Kings New Discovery stopped my
cough of two years and cured me OF
what my friends thought consumption.
o, it's grand for throat and lung troub-
les" Guaranteed by A. H. Parrish,
druggist. Price Soc and Sl.00. Trial
bottles free,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1906-09-20
81 a Year in Advance.

so accurate was tie work of the engi-
neers that when the tunnels met under
tho center Of the river they were but
the sixteenth Of an inch out of aign.
ment. The company is at work on u
twin tunnel to the one just completed.
which it is thought will be completed
in about month.
Pension Commissioner Warner turned
back into the treasury IN unexpended
balance of S20l l,34S at the end of the
last fiscal year. With all other de.
partments Of the government crying
Tor more appropriations, the action of
Commissioner Warner in running the
department SO economically is uni
versally commended,
Only occasionally does an inventor
reap riches from his invention. Tho
case of James +. Deviin is an instance
OF the reversal OF the rule. He has
been fireman at $50 q month on the
Northwestern railroad. For three
years he has been at work on new
steam turbine engine at his home in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Last week he
received q draft for s975, 900 from the
North German Lloyd steamship COM
pany for his patents, and is also to be
paid 500 day for fifty days to super
intend the construction of the first
engine under his patents.
Mr.. Bryan returned from n tour OF
the world to country more pros
porous than any visited by him on his
long pilgrimage, or than any other in
the world, aud yet it is country that
has been unde complete Democratic
control only about two years in more
than half a century, and those two
years precipitated more industrial
distress and panic than has been known
before or since in all our history. Yet
Mr.. Bryan seems TO think the continued
prosperity OF the country depends up
on the placing in power Of the Demo.
cratic party with socialistic tendencies
outlined by himself.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1906-09-20
Vol. II. No. 45.
TANEY COUNTY REPUBLICAN
Taney County
BY W. II. AND r. B. PRICE.

TANEY is the fourth county from the west
line Of the tate, i'll the extreme southern
! tier and 80 bordering on Arkansas and en-
loving TO its tuliness the wonderful climate
If the Sunny Side Of the Ozarks, where the
tcmpcraturc rarely touches zero IN winter ana the
nights in Summer are always cool enough 10 make
sleep delight. ,,,o ooo
acres, of which about $1,000 acres are under I'M,
proyempnt The soil var!e, from the rich alluvial
bottoms to the strong limestone soils oil ihe ridg-
es, producing successfully wheat, on winch the
county was awarded the silver medal nj the Lou
iSiana Purchase exposition corn second 10 none,
IN stalk grown this season on display In this oiice
measuring /, feet in length,) potatoes, cottoh,
melons, tame grasscs, berries, fruits, vegetables
IN fact every thing except tropical pToductS feaFs
and peaches do especially well.
The surface is rugged and picturesque, covered
with forests and traycrsed by streams OF spark
Ing cearncss, among them the beautiful W hitc
river, famed for its scenery anu It's hhny tlloes'
including the gamcy black bass ana JACK saIiioh'
while the wooded cXpanScS abound III sihaii pahIc
of various Kinds including fox, raccoon, opoSSonl,
squirrel quail and turkcy ahordihS aouhuau'
recreation with rod and gun ...
The pupuation of the county by the last census
was lOl.7, only two Of whom were coioreu ana
" cents on the SlOJ, and there Is practcaiiy no
county debt Wood for fuel is plentiful ana cheap
selling III Forsyth for II whgon'loau WIN sluc,
boards. Church and school facilities are air anu
spirit OF up.to-dNtc ness as 10 PROVIDE iioraricS
for the use ol pupils. Improved farms are valued
at SO to $50 an acre, while unimproved lands can
be had at 81 20 to SS There are still about "JVV
acres Of government lands, subject to homestead
or cash entry. The county is timely waterIu, the
White river alone winding IN ana out LOT ABOUT u
hundred miles within its borders.
There is considerable timber Of commerciai val,
ue, including hickory, whitcoak, walnut, pine ana
cedar and vast mineral wealth, Ms Indicated Dy
the little prospecting that has been done. Our
minerals include marble, hydraulic lime, nalsah
esr, copper, lead and zinc in their muitltud'nous
forms, silver aud gold, recent prospecting showing
the prcscEcc Of both i'll paying quahttlcs' an o'
which will afford wealth-making opportunities 10
men of means, Judgment and cnergy.
In no spot on earth perhaps, can a poor man
SO easily acquire home aud make iivlng' ana
any man who is honest aud energetic VIII Dc Wei
coined, be he rich or poor. The Railroad IWhite
River line of the Missouri Pacihc,) Is Just reach
iI,r us for the first time, aud freight ana pass
cngcr steamer will be- put on the river heAl Ssih
mrr, greatly stimulating activity Ill every u'rrv
ton, and sending values upward, Now Is Ih'
time to got in right aud reap the benefits