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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-31
gen. MIN MURDERED.
Young WOMAN FIRED five SHOTS
into HIS cody.
He Was Commander of the Seminov-
sky Guard-Personal Guard of En-
Him Three Times Before-Mme.
Min Threw Herself on Murderess.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 27.-The I'M
mier Stolypin, with it's sickening use
less slaughter of 81 persons, was fol
lowed Sunday night by another revo-
lutionary outrage in which General
Min, commander Of the SeminOvSky
guard regiment, and who since his
promotion to be a general has been
attached as a personal adjutant to the
suite of the emperor, was killed on
the station platform at Peterhof by a
young woman, who fired five shots
into his body from an automatic re-
volver and then without resistance
submitted to arrest.
This was the third successive at
tempt on the life of General Min, who
was condemned to death by the ter
rorists Immediately after the Moscow
revolt last December on account of
stern repressive measures practiced
by battalion under his command,
and especially for the wholesale exc
cution of persons condemned by
drumhead courtmartial for being
caught with arms in their hands.
General Min was returning from his
summer residence in Peterhof and
had just greeted his wife and daugh-
ter on the platform when a young wo-
man-almost a girl-approached from
behind and fired two shots into his
back and then three more into his
body as it sank to the ground. Fur
Their shots were prevented by Nine.
Min, who threw herself upon the MUIR
deress and seized the hand which he'd
the pistol The woman did not at
tempt to escape, but she cautioned
Nine. Min not to touch handbag
which she had placed on the platform
before shooting General Min, adding
that it contained bomb.
To the police the girl acknowledged
that she had done the deed, saying
that she had executed the sentence of
the fighting organization of the social
reyolutionists, but she refused to give
her name.
During the Moscow revolt, Min, who
was then a colonel, commanded the
First battalion of the Seminovsky
guard, which operated within the city
| itself.
The death sentence had long hung
over the head of General Min owing to
the disfavor into which he had fallen
because of alleged harsh methods and
cruelty. 1t was General (then col
oneD Min, who commanded the Sem
inovsky regiment when the people
were shot down near the theological
institute in St. Petersburg on October
81, and who, it was said, wanted to set
the buildings of the institute on fire
and roast the students inside.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-31
LATE NEWS NOTES.

Representatives postoffice clerks from
six of the principal cities of the west
met in convention at Chicago last Mon
day and formed national union under
the auspices of the American Fedora.
ton of Labor.
The first and second federal grand
juries at Chicago have returned indict.
ments against the Standard Oil com.
pany before Judge Bethea in the Unit.
ed States circuit court. The indict-
ments, which contain 6428 counts, are
all in connection with the granting OF
rebates.
Three Spanish ships captured by Ad.
miral Dewey in Manila bay May /,
1898, have been sold by the navy de.
partment for SOB. They have been
stripped of everything movable and are
simply hulks practically useless fol
any purpose of the navy.
The convention of the American Bar
Association is in session at St. Paul
this week. 1t is expected that between
500 and 600 attorneys will attend the
sessions.
An unknown man committed suicide
at Occur d'Alene last Monday. He
shot himself.
1.-THE japanese government will open
Dalny to the commerce Of all nations
after September /. 1t is to be q free
port.
Dorothy Davenport of Pasco, aged a
years, recently fell from a second story
window in hotel, distance of 18
feet, and escaped death by falling on
a hoarhound weed. She fell head first.
Roswell, N. NJ. S. Merscham
travelling overland from Portales, dis.
covered two men sitting upright in a
wagon, dead, and four mules dead in
the harness, near Kenna. The men
have been identified as Victor and
Thomas Simpson, brothers, who lived
on farms near Elida. They were kill.
ed by lightning when driving from
Rowsell to their farms.
1t is said that China has placed
heavy orders for artillery with the JAP
anese factories.
General Won Liarliarski, acting mill.
tary governor general Of Warsaw, Rus.
STA was shot and killed last Monday at.
ternoon while driving in g cab. The
assassin escaped.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-31
Higher Education for Farmers.

Following Prof. L. H. Bailey's dis
cussions of why boys leave the farm
and why some boys take to .arming-
vital questions tOday-The September
Century will present another paper
from the director of the College of
Agriculture of Cornell university.
Prof. Bailey's discussion of 1.-THE Ag-
ricultural College and the Farm-youth'
is based, as his former papers have
been. on facts and figures gathered
at first hand from Cornell university
students. Naturally, Prof. Bailey
pleads for higher education for the
farm-youth; and his arguments are
certain to be worthy of thoughtful
consideration.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-31
Report on Trade.

R. G. Dun's report on trade is as
follows: wall street provided the
only important development in the
business situation during the past
week, prices of stocks rising within
81 share of the high record estab'
lished last January, while the general
public became interested to an extent
that lifted money rates for all periods
to the legal maximum. Owing to a
few exceptionally large undertakings
in this city, the total value OF all
building permits issued in July was
slightly smaller than a year ago, but
outside of New York there was
heavy increase"
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-31
Chicago a Billion Dollar City.

The board of review has determined
upon the total assessment on the real
estate in Cook county and the city
of Chicago. For the county the grand
total is $1,63S, 463,77O full value, or
1927, 692,754 assessed value The real
estate in the city is assessed at $1,515,-
039,660 full value or 1903, 70O,932 as
sessed value. The gain over last years
assessment is $40,000,000 full value
for the county, or approximately 21s
per cent.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-31
SPOkANE'S MARKETS,
Wholesale Produce Prices.

Vegetables Cabbage, $2.25@2.50
cwt; green onions, 25c doz; tomatoes.
$1.75@2.5O crate; watermellons, $50
doz; new potatoes, $1@1.25 cwt;
Walla Walla onions, $4,000 cwt;
carrots, $3.50 cwt; turnips, 1hc lib;
plums, 75c; red raspberries, SITS
crate; blackberries, 81 crate; cucum-
bers. SOC box; summer squash, $1.5O
crate; cantaloups, $2.5O@3.5O crate;
cauliflower $3.50 doz; green peppers,
$3.50 box; beets, &c Id; green corn,
10c doz.
Apples-Red June, 81; other vari-
ties, $1@s175.
Peaches, 75c@$1 box; oranges, $4.75
@5.25 box; lemons, fancy, $65O@7.5O
case; dried figs, 75@8Oc 10 lb box;
figs in bulk &c Id; black figs, 10 lib
package, soc; Fard dates, 8@9c Id:
golden dates, 1850 lib; bananas, s2.75
@5 bunch.
Flour-Local, 81 Dbl; Minnesota,
s5.75@6 Dbl.
Butter and eggs-Fresh ranch
eggs, current receipts, 81 case; fresh
ranch, selected, $3.50 case; best
creamery butter, 24c Id; cheese.
twins, 14c Id; local ranch butter, Is
@20c lb; California butter, 23@24c
Id; Minnesota butter, &c, lb.
Honey, $3.50; strained honey, &c lb.
Sugar-Granulated cane sugar,
$5.55 per 100 lbs.
Coffee-Common package goods,
SIPS per 100 lbs.
Seed-Alfalfa, $13.50@14 cwt; red
clover, $15.5O@16 cwt; Kentucky
bluegrass, $3.50 cwt; timothy, $50
5.25 cwt; white clover, $1,000.
Wholesale Meat Prices.
Beef-Steers, dressed, 5@6c Id;
cows, dressed, 4@5c Id; mutton,
dressed, &c lib; pork, 10c Id; hams,
15kc Id; bacon, 15c Id; lard, 11@
11kc Id; dry salt extras, 11@11Ac
Id; dry salt backs, 11hc Id; veal,
fancy, small. 6k@71kc lb; veal, fancy.
large, 3@5c lb.
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran, SIG ton; bran and shorts, ST
ton; white shorts, $21 ton; corn, $3.50
cwt; cracked corn, $40 cwt; tim
othy hay, SIG ton; alfalfa, $13 ton;
rolled barley, $11O cwt; whole oats,
$1.25@1.40 cwt; chopped oats, $1.35
@$1.50 cwt; wheat 81 cwt; red
shorts, SIG ton.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live stock-Steers, $3.25@3.5o cwt;
cows, $2@2.5O cwt; sheep, 1904 cwt;
hogs, $6@625.
Hides-Green steers, SC ID; cows,
&c lb; sailed, 1sc higher; dry hides.
15c Id; calf skins, green. 10c lb; kip,
SC Id; sheepskins, $1@125.
Poultry and egges-Live hens, Is
@13kc; live spring chickens, zoe;
live ROSTERS, 10@11c; dressed hens,
l5c; fresh ranch eggs, $5.75@6.
Creamery produce, t. o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat
22kc.
Feed--Timothy hay, 1904 tons;
alfalfa hay. $10.50@11 ton; oats. II
cwt.
Northwestern Wheat.
Portland 67@6Sc; bluestem.
7O@71c; valley, Tic; red, 64066c.
Tacoma-Export bluestem, zoe; club.
Csc; red, Csc.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-31
VALPARAISO Loss.

A conservative estimate places the
property loss at Valparaiso, as re-
suit of the earthquake and fire, at
$2O0,000,000. The loss in the rurai
districts will be immense, as not only
the residences of the landed propr-
etors, but the huts of the labOrers have
been completely destroyed and III
many places the bridges, fences anu
telegraph and telephone posts nave
been thrown down.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-31
Mystery in Murder of Two.

Portsmouth, Ohlo.-While John Harr
and Mrs. Flora Hughes were Walking
down a street crowded with people Oh
their way to church Sunday man
who is said to be the woman's nus
band, Jarret O. Hughes, rushed IRON
a crowd, where he had been hfdins'
and fatally shot them both.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-31
DEADLY CARGO FOR CUBA,
Six GatIings and $1,000 Rifles on tn.
Mexico.

Arms and ammunition for the Gu
ban government were shipped from
New York last Saturday for Havana
on the Ward line steamer Mexico.
The steamer had slowed away in her
hold $4,000 Remington repeating RI
files, 100000 rounds of ammunition and
six Calling rapid fire guns for the
use of President Palma's forces. The
shipment, it is said, would have been
larger, but the vessel could carry no
more. The steamer Kansas, which
will sail Thursday, will carry 5000, 900
rounds of ammunition and 5000 Rem.
ingtons for the Cuban government
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-31

the insurgent leaders of consequence ex
cept Pine Guerrero had signified their
Willingness to dsiband if all were posi-
lively guaranteed immunity for their
insurrectionary actions.
On account of information of the in
surgents's willingness to quit the field
there will be no further enlistmens.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-31
Never Knew Of Bank Failure.

Sylvester D Hickey, president OF
the First National Bank of Chelsea
Mass. which closed it's doors August
II. died Sunday, after an illness Oh
several months. He passed away
without having been advised OF the
failure of the bank.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-04
THE SPEECHES OF THE TWO SENATORS
MIR. PAYNTER:

In accepting the commission which
you have entrusted TO me tonight
feel great pride. | am proud OF my
state and proud of this fine body OF
democrats who have selected me for
so great an honor. want to say TO
you that | am deeply grateful to you.
far more grateful than can say. |
want to say that no man ever had
more loyal friends; no one ever had
friends who stood by man so nobly
as my friends have stood by me-
Those who have supported me have
stood by me TO the end. and never
at any time felt any suspicion OF
those friends or ever believed that
they would do other than stand by
me to the end. regret the disap-
pointment which must come to my
opponents who have been defeated.
and l wish that IL might be in my
power to give this high honor to
each of them. Each Is a man we'll
worthy 'of such an honor. During
the progress OF the campaign which
is now ended have never. in public
or private. spoken one word against
the men who opposed me or the can
didates who were in the race against
me. have fought the fight fairly as
| saw IL and | trust I have succeed-
ed in working fairly and squarely to-
ward all am proud of the Com
monwealth OF Kentucky and hope
that ! may so serve as to do credit
to the high position. want to say
that while | may not distinguish my
self in the senate, viii never do
anything which will bring discredit
to the fair name OF the state.
thank you from the bottom of my
heart.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-04
DISPATCHER RESIGNS
Mr.. J. G.. Ferguson viii Locate Per-
manently in Illinois.

Mr.. J. G.. Ferguson, second trick
dispatcher for the local /. c., has re-
signed and gone to Illinois to take
charge of coal mines as superintend-
ent.
Mr.. Ferguson has been working in
and about Paducah for the road for
several years and is a well known
and popular dispatcher. He has re-
moved his family to Central Illinois.
He has been succeeded here by
Mr.. G. j. Stephenson, of Chicago,
who had been working extra while
the local dispatchers made a tour of
the road on an inspection tour to be-
come more thoroughly acquainted
with the siding, etc.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-04
SCOTT s BOVINE. 4o9 Pearl ST.. New Yor..

people. who. in such way. can save
a part of their earnings, and in event
of death protect a dependent family
from poverty"
OF the railroads: There is no in
telligent citizen among us who does
not want to see the railroads pros
per and earn fair dividend for their
owners, and any legislation which
cripples them or hampers their sue
cessful management is unwise and
lnexcusable. But 1t is also true that
without proper and sensible state
and federal control. the management
of railroad company, as a rule. will
look more to the interest Of the own
ers of it than of the public which
uses it."
Taxing it all in all, the governors
message is concise and conservative.
and the legislature can do the people
a good service by seeking to relieve
the state of some of the evils pointed
out.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-04
MIR. BLACKBURN:

am grateful TO you. fellow DEM
ocrats, for giving me the opportunl.
~ not only TO tender thanks TO the
men who gathered round my banner.
but to bear tribute to their loyalty
and devotion wish to say another
thing which is not inappropriate. II
anyone thinks | am wounded he Is
mistaken. | am not sore or hurt.
My defeat does not impair my Loyal
~ TO my party II is not the first
time have known defeat and | trust
| still have the manhood to endure
IL. Every man knows the character
OF the contest closed tonight. I will
tell the truth. That element In Ken
lucky politics which comprised my
defeat did not wage the war on me.
! waged the war on il. In order that
the democratic party may be left in
charge of the affairs OF the state, be-
lieve me. the people, and not an oil
garehy. must rule | began the war
on the state administration and to-
night l pay the penalty. am not
sore. What ! did was for the best
interests of the party. Had | known
from the outset as well as | know
now what the result would be.
would have done as ! did waged
the war to save the democratic party
In Kentucky. and here and now
dedicate the balance OF my life. be
IL short or long. TO the prosecution
OF that war. ! shall deliver no blow
outside party lines. Unless the peo-
pie preserve their righ,ful powers. IL
those powers are delegated to one
man. the end Of democracy Is in
sight. II is not for any coterle OF
men to usurp for long.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-04
ARB LUCKY
MANY CONGREssMEN FROM THE
WEST ARE KENTUCKIANs.
Among Them Is Senator s. III. Piles
Of Seattle, Washington
State.

The Washington correspondent of
the Louisville Times says:
Senator Piles. of Washington. was
born on farm near Smithland. KY,
but instead of. starting out in life
with his face set toward Frankfort
as did several of his Livingston coun-
ty contemporaries, ne went to the
Territory of Washington and opened
law Office in Snohomish. He moved
to Spokane and then to Seattle and
got into politics. He was assistant
prosecuting attorney for district
composed of three counties. from
1887 to 1889. but devoted himself
mostly TO his law practice until last
January when he was elected to the
United States senate to succeed Sem
ator Foster.
A majority of the representatives
from western states are men who
went west to seek better opportuni-
ties than they could enjoy at home.
Among them are many former Ken
tuckians, for the Kentuckian with
his natural aptitude for politics is
likely TO get to Washington If he
has a fighting chance. and he does
not mind coming by way of the Pa
cific slope If no other route is open.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-04
LEASE HOTEL.
4. T.. Scott and l.. A. Miner To Run
the Union Central.

Messrs. a. L. Scott and l.. A. Mi
ner. formerly switchmen employed
by the local I. c., have embarked in
the railroad hotel business. and have
opened the Union Central hotel at
Eleventh and Broadway.
The hotel was damaged by fire sew,
eral weeks ago and has just been
repaired and turned over to the
owners. The original lease was held
by Mr.. William Parham. who sub
leased It to Mrs. Harvey. formerly
leasee of the /. {. hotel near the /.
c. depot. Mrs. Harvey did not con
tinue the business and Messrs. Scott
and Miner took the hotel for six
months with the rights of years
lease. The young men are popular
and will no doubt make a success in
the business.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-04
LIQUOR BUYERS
Are Attending a Court of Inquiry nc
MayfieId.

Mayheld. KY. Jan. 1.-The new
city attorney. NJ. u. Holiheld. is hold
ing court OF, inquiry and has been
making II uncomfortable for some of
this elty's liquor buyers.
The inquiry is being conducted be-
hind closed doors in HIS Office at the
city hall. ard the person summoned
before him is compelled to answer
a great many questions after taking
oath to tell the truth.
Already about twery y-fve or thlr-
" of Mayhelds gentlemen citizens"
have been brought before him. and II
is probable that some information
has been or will be gathered that
Will lead to the Indictment of some
one on the charge OF selling liquor.
The court of inquiry will continue
indefinitely.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-04
BODIES FOUND.
One Had Been Missing Since Dec. 2G
Only Part OF the Other Found.

Paris. Ky, Jan. 4.-The dead
body of James Bryant, aged 25. who
had been mysteriously missing since
December PC. was discovered this
morning in a shallow branch on the
]. E. Clay farm. near Cane Ridge,
near a cottage occupied by Dan Fish
er. Bryant was the only son of the
late Jeff Bryant. from whom he in
herited 500 acres of Bourbon county
land. At the time of his disappear
anee Bryant was intoxicated Coroner
Kenney viewed the remains.
The jury gave a verdict of death
from exposure.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-04
MONEY IN CAVE.
Mexicans Alleged To Have Made 4
Valuable Find.

McHenry. Ky. Jan. Eight well
dressed Mexicans arrived near Pond
Run. about seven miles west OF here,
Friday. and pitched a tent. They
spent some time prospecting and fl
nally located small cave just at the
foot of u high hill. about three miles
off Green river. They begaa GsSginr
in the cave and struck an iron box,
which when opened. revealed a large
duantity of Spanish coin.
The coin was counted and divided
on the spot. in the presence of sew
eral reputable citizens of the neigh
borhood. The latter say that the find
amounted to a large sum.
IT is asserted that the money was
buried by a Mexican war paymaster.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-04
Only Part Discovered.

Maysville. KY, Jan. 4.---What are
supposed to be the remains of Geo.
Underwood were found in the ruins
of the fire at Manchester. o.. Only a
part of one side and the heart were
found, the balance of the body being
entirely consumed. He has been miss
ed since the fire and 1t is supposed
the remains are what are left Of
him. The insurance company in
which he held a policy will pay the
claim to his family.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-04
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

Many of the recommendations OF
Gov. Beckham in his annual message
read to the legislature Tuesday If
conscientiously carried out, will re-
dound to the profit and progress of
the state. He points out number Of
evils which in years past have drain
ed the state of hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars, and in most instances
offers suggestions as to how to rene
dy them.
He calls attention to the fact that
past legislatures have been prone to
appropriate big sums of money with
out providing adequate means of
raising it, Some of these are s15.
900 to the state college, the state
fair. the geological survey and Chill
dren's Home society, and s22, 900 to
the Confederate Home.
He deprecates the effort to have
more money appropriated than is
needed for the asylums. and gener-
ously attributes 1t to a benevolent
rivalry among the boards of control.
His chapter on idiots and feeble
minded children is frank and to the
point. and of the feeble-minded insti
tute he says:
'At present, under the law, its
sole purpose is to educate idiot chill
dren. a psychological and physical
impossibility. with the vain hope of
fitting them for the responsibilities
of citizenship. II is perfectly right
that these idiot children should be
cared for and given such manual or
other training as they may be capa-
BILE of receiving, but 1t should be
permanent home for them, and they
should not be sent back into society
TO propagate their weakness"
In regard to the pauper graft that
has run rampant for many years he
says:
1.-The state pays SIS annually to
each person adjudged to be a pauper
idiot, and this has grown to be
wasteful and abominable pension
system. The charge upon the state
from it is growing heavier each
year, and the last fiscal year it reach
ed $163,241." He suggests as a RENE
dy that the law be so amended that
each county must pay half the $75
for each pauper idiot before the state
pays the other half, and correctly
presumes that this will make county
officials more cautious, as ''it is very
easy for some people to be charitable
when the cost is paid somewhere
else" If this plan is not adopted, he
suggests that the feeble-minded in
stitute be enlarged and all pauper
idiots kept there, and the asylums
also be relieved of harmless incura-
bles by sending them to the enlarged
feeble-minded institute.
Under the head of health, he rec
ommends home for victims of tu-
berculosis, deeming IL wise to isolate
consumptiyes and prevent a spread
OF the malady.
The governors recommendations
in regard 10 crimes and prosecutions
shows a thorough knowledge of con-
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-04
PROMINENT MEN
Visit Paducah-Hon. VI. J. Manning,
of Arkansas, Here.

Hon. NJ. ]. Manning, of Clarendon.
Ark. one of the most prominent men
in that state. is registered at the
New Richmond. Mr.. Manning is
speaker of the house OF representa-
tiyes of Arkansas. and was once a
candidate for governor. He is also
a prominent attorney and is here
visiting his friend, Capt. Joe Grace.
Capt. II. w. Baldwin and Mr.. Theo.
Rauschwanck. of Evansville, contrac-
tors for concrete sidewalks and Gull
verts. are in the city. Capt. Baldwin
built most of the concrete sidewalks
in Paducah.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-04
FIRST TRIP

Of Chairman of Locomotive Firemen
Board, Over Nashville Division.
Col. John Trantham, chairman of
the protective board of railway fire
men. went out this morning on a
tour of the Nashville division, the
frst since the division was created.
Although Mr.. Trantham is an en-
gineer. he Is chairman of this board
and is kept in this position because
OF his fitness for the place. II is said
that no employe is better known or
enjoys the confidence more of the
higher officials than Col. Trantham.
Mr.. Trantham will go to Chicago
Saturday on business connected with
the order OF railway fremer to be
absent several days.