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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-01-17
Noble Woman Passes Away.

Mrs. Sarah Saunders Short, the
relict of the late James Short. entered
into eternal sleep at an early hour
Wednesday morning after a long, use
full and busy life.
Mrs. Short was the daughter of Jere-
miah and Mahala Scott Saunders, and
was in her eigthy-fourth year of age,
and had lived in the home where she
passed away for fifty years. She was
married in 1912, and is survived by
two daughters, and one son-Mrs. C..
P. Barnes, of Louisville, Mrs. John A..
Hanly. of Kansas City, and Mr.. James
Short, of Chicago.
Mrs. Short was most remarkable
woman in many ways and was loved
and respected by all. She was woman
of unusual intellect, bright converse
tionlist and Industrious almost to the
very last, it only being a few days ago
she arose from her sick bed and worked
upon quilt she was anxious to finish.
She was historian of the Richard
Halves Chapter, Daughters of the Con-
federacy, and furnished many interest
ing papers at the meetings of the
Chapter. She was called the Mother
of the Confederacy" by many of our
old Confederates, they knowing her
true devotion in ss:::.ne of war. Her
home was turned into Confederate
hospital after the battle Of Cynthiana.
she having eleven wounded men of
Morgan's command brought to her
home, where she nursed them as tend
derby as if they had been her own
children. She not only nursed the
Confederate sick, but she nursed the
secrets of the cause; she sewed for
them, and, in fact, we are told by the
old!soldiers who know she did more
for the Confederacy than any woman
in Kentucky. She was fearless and
determined in war times and loved by
every Southern sympathlser.
Mrs. Short was the oldest member
of the Paris Baptist church, and al
ways a consistent Christian woman.
A devoted wife, loving. tender
mother, a noble Christian woman
has passed to her just reward, and her
many noble traits of character will
live forever in the community Iwhere
she spent her long and useful life.
Il was surely life well spent.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence this, Friday. afternoon, at 2
o o'clock, conducted by her old pastor,
the Rev. DR.. Geo. Warden.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-01-17
VOLUME XVII
SPECIAL SALE THIS WEEK.
w. Ed. fuckers special
Muslin Underwear Sale Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, Jan
uary is, II and 18.
Senatorial BallOting.

The first ballot for United States
Senator taken in seq a -ate session Tues
day resulted in deadlock. In the
House j. CIV. Beckhlm received forty
eight votes. w. .. Bradley forty-eight
votes, David w. Baird one, j. N.
,Kehoe one, and Repres Liliard,
of Boyle county, declined to vote.
-Chriss Mueller. of Louisville, voted
Cor Mr.. BairC, Virgil Mcknight, of
MaysvIlIe, voted for Mr.. Kehoe. In
the Senate Beckham received eighteen
votes and Bradley X cen votes. Sena-
tor j. Wheeler Campbell, of McCrack-
en- county, voted for Charles K.
Wheeler; Senator H. S. McNutt, OF
Louisville, voted for Gen. John B.
Castleman; Senator Tabb, of Hardin
county, voted for David H. Smith.
Beckham received total of sixty-six
votes, -four short of the number requir-
ed to elect.
The first joint session was held by
the two Houses of the General Assem-
bly, Wednesday at noon. At the close
of the balloting it was seen that ex-
Governor Beckham, 1.-THE Democratic
nominee, was still three votes short of
the required. majority to elect while ex-
Governor w. o. Bradley, the Republi-
can nominee, held his sixty-four men
solid.
Although Beckham gained one vote
Wednesday, he lost one, which had
been cast for him Tuesday, through
the illness of Representative w. j.
jackson. Senator w. w. Tabb of Har-
din county, who had voted for former
Congressman David H. Smith on Tues
days separate ballot. switched We'd
aesday to Governor Beckham, and was
received with open arms and loud
shouts of approval by the Beckham
forces. =
The vote in the Senatorial race yes
terday was the same as on Wednesday.
The latest information we get is that
Beckham will probably be elected
shout next Tuesday. We also have it
that the Republicans have given Brad
fey notice that they will vote for him
four or five days longer, and will then
cast their ballots for Senator Wheeler
Campbell, of McCracken county, one
of the Democratic Senators who has
been voting against Beckham.
i We understand though that you can
hear many such reports at Frankfort,
and as it now stands it is ali guess
work. All kinds of propositions are
being offered. ~-.- 4
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-01-17
PARIS KENTUCKY FRIDAY JANUARY H. 1908
Members School Board Sworn In

The members of the School Board
that were elected at the November
election, DR.. F. L. Lapsley, I. I.
Templin, c. Arnsparger and DIR. E.
l.. Stephens, were sworn in at meet
ing Monday night in Superintendent
Chapman's office in the court house.
r. P. Dow, the retiring president of
the Board, was unanimously reelected.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-01-17
Small POx.

There are nine cases of small pox in
Scott county. Eight of the cases are
in the family of Jerry Teagarten, in
the northern part of the county. The
disease came from Cincinnati.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-01-17
X. of P. BANQUET.

Twenty-Five or thirty members of.
Rathbone Lodge. X. Or P, of this city,
will go to Frankfort today to attend a
big K. of P. banquet in that city to-
night
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-01-17
Still Moving.

Wagons loaded with tobacco continue
to pass through Paris on the way to the
Lexington Tobacco Warehouses.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-01-17
$500 SHOES AT $500

Frank & Co., are selling all
$500 Shoes at $3.50
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
FORMER POLICEMAN HELD
Nan Discharged for Cozcardice ar
rested for Disorderly Conduct.

Stephen Walsh. who was discharged last sum-
mer from the police force for cowardice by
Commissioner Bingham at the time Frank War
ner killed Miss Esther Norling, in West I'D
street. was arrested last night at 34th street
and Seventh avenue and later fined SO in the
night court for disorderly conduct Two young
women, who were arrested at the same time.
were discharged
Detectives Burberg and DAILY, Of the Sd In
spection District, saw man and two women
fighting at 34th street and Seventh avenue They
placed them all under arrest 1t was while they
were on their way down to the night court that
the detectives learned that their prisoner was
Walsh, who had been put off the force.
Arraigned before Magistrate House one Of the
women said she and her cousin were on their
way to the Hotel Astor, where they were en-
ployed, when Walsh came up to her and de-
manded S.. The other woman corroborated
this Walsh did not have $40 and was locked up.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
MAY BE CURRENCY BILL
TALK OF Il COMPROMISE.
President and Speaker Still Hope
for Financial Legislation.
From The Tribune Bureau.l

wasbinpton Nav 22-The President and
Speaker Cannon still hope that some hnanclal
legislation may be enacted at this session, ana
the House leaders are trying to find some basis
of compromise which an agreement with the
Senate can be reported. When Senators Aldr1ch'
Allison and Hale called on the Speaker on Iues-
day he told them there could be no compromise,
as the House would accept nothing but the
vreeland bill Accordingly the Senate conferrees
announced that financial legislation for this ses-
sion of Congress dead. The next day the
conferrees met and agreed to let the Aldrich-
Vreeland bill slumber until next session and to
report only that portion of the Aldrich bill "h1ch
created monetary commission
The President who favors the first Nreeland
bill was disappointed at this result. He sent
for Speaker Cannon and told him he feared serl-
Gus consequences to the party If provision for
emergency currency were made, especially as
another financial stringency might occur just on
the eve of the Presidential election. 1t IS now
said that the Speakers unwillingness to hasten
adjournment is due to his appreciation of the
force of the Presidents argument. and his nope
that a compromise can be effected. The COM
promise which is being discussed ty the House
leaders contemplates a measure which will make
it optional with the banks whether they shall
deposit state county and municipal bonds or
clea ring house certificates secured by commercial
paper as security for emergency currency. of
course, if the House conferrees ask for another
conference, the managers on the part of the Sen
ate will grant it. as such request would imply
a material retreat from the position taken by
Mr.. Cannon Tuesday.
1t is understood that the compromise propo-
sition being considered by the House leaders
also includes comforting the Secretary OF the
Treasury discretion to the necessity for emer-
gency currency and the amount of the ISSUE
which is one of the points insisted on by the
Senate conferrees
The leaders of both houses believe that we're
a financial bill placed on the statute books 1ts
mere existence would obviate any possible strln-
gency and that bankers would not find it neces-
sary to issue emergency currency. whereas the
absence of such measure, they think, must
tend to increase anxiety and, at the first sign
of money shortage, promote the boarding OF
cash.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
TALKS WITH TORN BRAIN.
Bullet Through Head, He Con-
rerses Before Death.

With self-inhcted bullet wound through his
head and his brain torn by the ''r1ushrooned"
BALL Adam Legezyska, porter, of No 214 East
4th street remained conscious in Bellevue Hospital
and able to take nourishment and converse with
the doctors. He died finally at II 80 last night.
Legezyska fired a shot at his een-year-old
daughter yesterday in an attempt to Kill her. but
the bullet missed. When neighbors tried 10 break
in the door OF his home he turned the revolver to
his own head and fired. The bullet passed through
the skull on the right side and fattened, tearing
the brain and passing out the other side Of his
head, leaving large, Jagged hole.
The man was despondcnt because he had been
unable TO get work for several months, and. ac-
cording TO his WIFE, brooded until he determined
o kill himself.
His daughter cooked q meal for him when she
returned home from school at noon. and about
to leave the house when her father locked the
door and drew his revolver In response TO her
cries for help several neighbors beat upon the
door and Patroman Brooks, of the 9Th street sta
ton. broke into the apartment just Legeszyka
fell the floor.
He retained consciousness until the surgeons ad-
r7inistered an anasthetic TO operate on him. When
the of the drug passed off he talked uncon-
cernedly with the doctors who were astounded by
his vitality.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
BANKS CLOSING NEARLY STARTS RIOT
Reserves Called to Handle Italians Gathered
About Bronx Institution.

A riot was almost caused by an excited crowd or
depositors of the Italian bank of Antonio RUSSO
g. 60 at No $3.50 Arthur avenue. The Bronx, yes
tardav when they found that the banker had dis
apneared and the bank closed According TO
the police the banker and his wife and two chill
dren were seen leaving their home on the Hoor
above the bank at II O'Clock Thursday. carry
ing several bundles with tLen.
Early Yesterday severa. depOstors tried to get
into the bank and founG the doors locked Others
soon gathered and by noon large number or
those interested had gathered in front of the place
Thev threatened wreck the building and ths
reserves from the fremont police station were
rushed To the scene. There some difficulty IN
persuading the people TO return 10 their homes
and await developments II is estimated that
there is $1,000 deposited in the bank \ strong
police guard was posted before the building last
NIGHT 10 prevent any attempts damage tae
property
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
J. VI. BURKE COMPETENT
4ged PMlanthropist Stands Test
Demanded By Cousin.

John Masterson Burke. who gave 100000 to
establish the Winifred Masterson Burke Relief
Foundation and who is ninety-hve years old.
was adiudged competent to manage his own af-
fairs by the Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court yesterday.
Miss Alameda Z. Winters, of Attleboro Mass.
the aged mans second cousin, had obtained an
order from Justice Hendrick, of the Supreme
Court appointing a committee to inquire into
Mr. Burke's mental competency. She alleged
that while he had formerly been friendly 10 her
and had furnished money for her education TO
become school teacher he failed to recognize
her the last time she called on him at his home
No. IS West fifth street, where he lives with his
nurses and servants.
Justice Scott in his decision said that Mr.
Burke had wisely devoted his property To the
uses he desired and lit would not be the exer-
else of a sound discretion to disturb the peace
full serenity of this carefully planned and COM
fortably spent old age
Mr. Burke is a bachelor and has fourteen
heirs eleven OF whom are women
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23

The Disease Spreads-At Least in
Fertile Imaginaticns.
IBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune. ]

IBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Scranton, Penn, May 22.-As a result Of the
bite Of a pet dog twenty years ago Alden
Cobb. twenty-sx years old, is apparently suffer-
ing from hydrophobia at the home of John FL
liot, in Salem Corners. His brother, George A
Cobb. of this city, called at police headquarters
here to-day for straitjacket to be used in
preventing the victim from attacking the mem
bers of the Elliot household.
Four physicians from surrounding towns have
been called in consultation with DR.. Stevens of
South Canaan. vino has been attending the
young since he first seized with con-
vulsions. week ago. and they have diagnosed
the as rabies.
Cobb's strength is that of a madman. He
breaks straps and ropes that have been used
in securing him to his bed, and Creeps around
his room all fours dog fashion While he
offers objection to taking medicine. he lies
fat his back and sticks up his arms and legs
before doing So and laps the spoon in the man
ner of canine. The only symptom Cobb lacks
is that he does not bark
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
GRAFT AT MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
secretarys Resignation Unanimously Ac-
cepted After an Investigation.

Ann Arbor Mich, May Thames H "ade' ror
TWENTY-FIVE years secretary of the University OF
Michigan, submitted his resignation to-day 70
the board of regents, and ii was unanimously ac-
cepted The resignation followed an investigation
of the university finances by Attorney General
Bird The investigation centred around the al
legged improper use of university property, such as
coal naintiny and building materials and work
mems time TO an amount estimated at about S.tn
Professor Martin l. D'Oage was appointed acting
secretary TO sign this years diplomas.
Accompanying his letter of resignation Secre-
tarv Wade sent the regents two checks. One OF
these which was for s720. was to reimburse the
university for coal he had used at his own home,
and the other. $500 90 to reimburse the uni
versy for unaccounted-for sales of university coal
TO the university Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton In regard the latter Mr.. Wade said ne
had hoped to find the missing vouchers, but had
been unable to do so.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
MARTIN J4COBY ACCUSED.
Wealthy Meaacan Charged zr1th
Misuse of Great Sums.

circles of Mexico City have been shaken by the
greatest sensation in years through a judges Or
der to-day to bring Martin Jacoby millionaire,
head of the mercantile house, INTO court on the
charge of 1nisappropriation of funds reported
to be between 100000 and $5.0O0.0Oo. The
order was issued on representations made 10 the
court by prominent bankers and financiers
The house of Jacoby is the largest cotton
buying concern in the republic To all prac-
tical intents it held corner on the market 1t
is reported that owing to series OF specuiations'
and perhaps the October panic, the house in re-
cent months has suffered a loss of millions of
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
PUBLICITY BILL PASSED
PARTY FIGHT IN HOUSE.
Amendment to Reduce Represents
ton of Disfranchising States
adopted. a
tFronn The Tribune Bursau-I ]

Washington May 22.-The House to-day by
party vote of 100 10 f2j passed the campaign
publicity BILL practically every Democrat being
registered against it. Throughoutsthe session
the Democrats have been camoring for the pas
sage OF a campaign publicity bill. while the Re-
pubIicans have been saying nothing but have
been endeavoring to perfect a measure which
would accomplish it's purpose. conforming TO the
platform of the Republican party and yet being
free from useless verbiage and complicated ma
chinery.
To-day the Crumpacker bill. which provides
that every political committee shall keep accu-
rate record Of and make public all campaign
contributions. disbursements. etc, was taken up
under a special rule which limited debate and
forbade amendments. The bill further provides.
in accordance with the last Republican national
platform and the Ohio Republican platform OF
this year, that the director of the census shall
submit to Congress detailed statement Of the
number of citizens entitled 10 vote and the
number of votes cast in each Congress district at
the last election. for the purpose Of enabling
Congress TO apportion Representatives among
the several states" etc Whether the Democrats
are really opposed TO making campaign contri-
buttons public or were merely afraid of the Sec
ond provision of the bill was not made clear IN
the debate.
Mr. DalzeH supported the bill with powerful
speech in which he showed that the Representa-
tive of the 1st District Of Mississippi received
ONLY 2563 votes as against % $40 cast for the
Representative of the 1st District of Pennsyl-
vanfa, and that the eight members from
Mississippi received less than 10000 votes. He
declared that even the Democratic leader had
not had the effrontery TO place in The Record
the number Of votes by which he was elected 10
the House.
The Southern members were bitter in their
denunciation Of the apportionment provision
Mr. Williams the minority leader was especially
vigorous in his attack, characterizing the bill
as being an attempt 20 revive the conditions or
reconstruction days The people of the South.
he asserted were willing meet the issue IT,
he said it was desired TO ignore the Fifteenth
Amendment and the Republicans were willing 10
restore 10 Mississippi the power To fix her SUI
frase on race lines, the people of that state
were ready to take up the gauntlet Throw II
down whenever you please he exclaimed AS
to the reduction Of our representation IN Con-
gress" he said ''in Gods name take it, and wel-
come to it; but be honest when YOU DO it.
HOPES FOR ACTION BY SENATE
Senator Long, Of Kansas. chairman Of the
subcommittee of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections was greatly pleased at the pas
sage of the House bill. and will endeavor I'M
mediately TO obtain favorable action by the
ber of meetings for the purpose of perfecttng a
publicity bill, but for several days has been
awaiting receipt of the House measure
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
BIG DOW WNTOWN FIRE.
LOSS TO HARPER 6 BROS.
Blaze Nert Door to Publishers
Causes HeaUu DAMAGE.

The six-story building at No. 325 Pearl street.
occupied by Harper & Bros. containing large
stock of books and part of the June magazine
circulation was damaged to the extent of $780,
600 by fire which started in the building next
door, at No. 323, shortly before midnight last
night
The fire broke out the third floor of No. 323,
fve-story stone building used by the Manhat
tan Washboard Company for the manufacture
of gas stoves ash tins and washboards. By the
time the first fire companies arrived the flames
were pouring out of the windows the three
upper floors, and for time threatened the adj
joining buildings. The fire quickly spread to the
elevator shaft. and the inflammable material on
these floors furnished good fuel for the flames.
The fremen up lines of hose the ele
waited structure and through Harpers' stock
room building and from points of vantage on
buildings in the rear of the blaze the fire was
fought until it finally under control.
The Derby Desk Company occupies the first
and second floors of the building at No. 321,
and their stock, which stored these floors
and in the cellar, damaged mostly by
ter. No. 80 to 331 Pearl street is occupied by
the publications of Harper & Bros. When the
fire threatened their building Chief Croker
dered that all the floors with their contents be
delugcd with water, this considered the
ing the main building. later investigation re-
vealed that the entire first floor of that part Of
Harper & Bros plant at No 325 was destroyed
by fire and the rest Of the sock on the other
floors water soaked.
F. D. Lee. the treasurer of the publishing
house, about to retire when he received a
message from the watchman telling of the fire.
and he made a record in his automobile
from his house. at No. 235 West 18th street. to
the fire. F. A. Duneka, the secretary and gem
eral manage arrived soon after Mr. Lee. After
casual investigation they declared that the
loss to the stock Of magazines and books in the
S15O,O0O.
Mr.. Lee said: There is about half million
dollars worth of stock in the building at No. 325
belonging to the Harper Brothers concern, and
I have not been able to form an exact estimate
of our loss; but understand from Chief Croker
that the entire stock is damaged by water, be-
sides the damage done by the fire to what was
stored the top floor and the loss may be
placed in the neighborhood Of s150,000," Mr..
Duneka said there was part of the June circu-
lation which just out. in the damaged
building and also the books of some we'll known
authors, as Mark Twain, William D Howells and
Mary wilkins
Half an hour after the fire started Chief
Croker estimated the loss to the building at No
323, where the fire started, at $4,000 The
traffic on the Second avenue elevated was
stopped and the power shut off while the
fire lasted. The water tower could not be used,
as the elevated tracks interfered with its use.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
DANCER HERE FOR HAMMERSTEIN.

Nine Alexia the Franco Russian dancer who was
engaged recently in London by Oscar Hammer
stein 10 appear at the Hammerstein Roof Gar
de, this summer, arrived here yesterday the
c,,srd liner Iusitania When the dancer stepped
from, the gangplank to the pier legal representa-
rive of London manager named Leavitt informed
her that Mr.. Leavitt had an option on her SER
vices and that she could not appear at the roof
garden II was said last night by representative
of Mr. Hammerstein that the latter had personally
ENGAGED Nine. Alexia in London, and that she
Y,ouId positively appear at the roof garden on
T,,,a II was said Leavitt tried to sell his op-
,iop IN Mr. Hammerstein but he had legal
contract with the dancer Mr.. Hammersten felt at
liberty TO engage her direct.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
FALL PROB4BLY FATAL,
Boston Bank President ThrOzcn
from Mount at Horse Shoe.
by Telegraph to The Tribune.

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Boston, May 22-Harry l. Burrage, president
Of the Eliot National Bank and we'll known in
local society was seriously injured at the Brook
line Country Club Horse Show to-day and his
nhysicians say his recovery is improbable
Mr. Burrage was riding his brown hunter.
Undine over the jumps. The horse had just
cleared the second hurdle when she stumbled.
Mr.. Burrage who is heavy. pitched over her
head and fell squarely the back of his neck.
The accident created a panic among the spec
tators Mr. Burrage's sister-i law rushed into
the tan bark ring, screaming for a physician.
Half a dozen physicians from the audience went
to her assistance and they moved Mr.. Burrage
into the clubhouse. He was taken to the ball
room. where he remains to-n night the physicians
saving it would kill him to be moved Mr.. Bur
RACES wife. daughter of Rear Admiral L. A.
Kimberly, L. S. N, is at his bedside.