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The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-26
OFFICER AND COWBOY
Fight Duel to the Death at Wild
West Show.

New Orleans, Oct 26.-News was
received here Of a double tragedy at
Gulfport, Miss, in which a cowboy
belonging to a wild west show and a
Gulfport policeman lost their lives.
While the show was packing up, pre-
pairing to leave for New Orleans, Lon
Seely, the cowboy, is alleged to have
ridden into crowd Of negroes, beat
ing them over the heads with the butt
OF his revolver. Policeman Lee Var
nadoe started in pursuit of Seely, and
the two men were lost to view IN
cloud of dust. Later their bodies were
found near the railroad, each body
bearing a single bullet and each
mans revolver containing one empty
shell.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-26
Judge EIkin Enters Denial.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 26.-Justice
John P. Elkin Of the Pennsylvania SUI
preme court, whose name was intro
duced by William R. Hearst in the al
legged Standard oil correspondence
read by the editor at a meeting in
New York, denied that he ever had
received money for improper pur-
poses from John d. Archbold, or ever
attempted to influence legislation in
behalf of the Standard Oil company.
Justice Elkin came here from his
home in Indiana, Pa, to resume his
work with the supreme court, which
is in session here.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-26
THOMAS SPEAKS
At THE COURT HOUSE
Candidate For Senate From This
District Addresses Clark
County Voters.

Hon. C.. M. Thomas candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the
Senate from the twenty eighth SEN
atoral district addressed the voters
Of Clark county on the issue of the
campaign at the Court House Mon
day afternoon. Mr. Thomas is an
eloquent and convincing speaker. He
had large audience and was greet
ed with much applause. Mr.. Thorn
as was still speaking as the News
closed its forms.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-26
Youthful Hunter Kills Brother.

Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. 26.-Albert
Bell, 12-year-old schoolboy, was shot
and instantly killed by his brother
Raymond, 16, while hunting in Wild
wood park With the brothers on a
hunting expedition were three other
boys, one of whom, without saying
anything to anyone. slipped a car
fridge into the rifle, which was the
only weapon they had. Later on Ray
mond playfully pointed the rife at his
brother and pulled the trigger The
youth sank to the ground with bull
let In his BRAIN
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-26
BEGINS
UNDER GUARD
Militia Protects Tennessee Grand
Jury-Many Men Already
Under Arrest.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 26.-what
may happen as a result of the investi-
cation Of night rider depredations in
the northwestern section of this state
is a matter Of conjecture. With the
converting Of the circuit court for
Ohio county in special session today
at Union City to formally investigate
the death Of Quinten Rankin, who
was killed by a night rider band in
the vicinity of Reelfoot lake Monday
night last. that section Is under the
complete domination Of military rule.
Five companies Of the state national
guard will be at the disposal of Col
,onel Tatoim, the military commander.
to enforce martial law, and it is pro-
posed to gather in every member of
the band. To aid the militia the adj
joining counties have been drawn on
for possess of picked men. Should
this force be inadequate to cope with
the situation, it is declared that the
entire military force of the state will
be concentrated, if necessary.
In the Reelfoot lake district the
lake itself Is the source of contention
which brought forth the activity of
the so-called night rider organization.
1t was commended by those living in
the vicinity that 1t was their right to
ply their vocation as fishermen in it's
waters without molestation, while the
owners Of the land upon which the
lake Is situated took the opposite
view. In the courts the latter, the
Western Tennessee Land company, of
which Captain Rankin and Colonel R.
2. Taylor Of Trenton were the organ
izers and are largely interested, were
upheld.
Then followed the night rider warn
ings threatening death to those who
opposed the wishes of the members of
the band. 1t was upon the first visit
In many months to the lake region
that Captain Rankin was killed.
Men with moneyed interests have
been forced to leave their homes and
upon others who refused to obey warn
ings, corporal punishment has been
inflicted. Notwithstanding the efforts
Of the local authorities, the depreda-
lions continued during the past year,
the situation becoming more and
more serious until, with the killing of
Captain Rankin, it was proven neces-
sary for the state officers to act.
From Nashville two companies Of
state troops were hurried forward the
day following the lynching, and Gov
ernor Patterson, abandoning for the
TING a campaign for reelection, came
to the scene to personally direct the
work Of ferreting out the members of
the mob and the gathering of evil
dence. Two other military companies
went from this city. OF a number of
men arrested, 10 are being held, and
1t is promised that when the grand
Jury is convened sufficient evidence
will be furnished to secure the indict-
ment Of every member OF the night
rider organization. The sessions of
the court will be under military pro-
lection, a company of militia arriving
from Nashville this morning especial
ly for this service.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-26
saw oiI Man aouoht votes.

Kansas City, Oct. 26. = Albert ".
Wesner, foreman in charge Of pipe
filters at the Standard Oil plant In
Sugar Creek, near this city, was ar
rested on capias for buying votes
at the August primaries. He was in
dicted by the grand jury last week
Wesner is member of the school
board and is said to be "a man of con-
siderable consequence in the oil COM
panyi service.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-26
Parkhurst Resigns.

New York, Oct 26.-It became
known that Rev. DR.. Charles H. Park
hurst has resigned the presidency of
the society for the prevention of
crime, an Office which he has held for
II years. The resignation and the
reason for it will be formally an
nounced at dinner to be held at the
Hotel Gotham next Thnrsdav nieht
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-26
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

A marriage license. was issued
Monday morning to,Mr. Farley Billie
ter and Miss Hannie E. Henry, both
of this county. The marriage will be
performed at the home of the bride
near Allensville, Wednesday.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-26
RECEIVER NAMED FOR
A BREAKFAST FOOD CO.
John Linehan, General Manager is
Appointed to Take Charge
of Affairs.
Special to The News.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 26.-One Of
the most extensively exploited break
fast food companies in the world has
gone to the wall. John Linehan was
today appointed receiver for the
Battle Creek Breakfast Food Com
pany, the manufacturers of Ego
see. Mr.. Linehan has been general
manager of the company.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-26
NEW RESIDENTS.

Mr.. T. w. Johnson and family. of
Union CITY, Madison county, will be-
come citizens of this county in the
near future. They will move to the
farm of the late Mrs. Sallie Eubank,
near Elkin, The News extends them
a cordial welcome.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-26
Forest Fires Visit Indiana.

Jasper, Ind, Oct. 26.-Forest fires
have been raging in Dubois county, a
few miles south of Jasper, for the
past "a hours, and considerable dam
age has been done. The McCord saw
mill in the Patoka bottoms was de-
stroyed by the flames, and another
sawmill was damaged. Several farm
ers saved their houses by blowing fur.
rows around them.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-26
Author Seriously III.

New York, Oct 26. = Richard II
Gallienne, the journalist ~ author,
is seriously i'll in a private sanitarium
here. suffering from double pneu-
monia and jaundice His condition
was said by his physicians to be crit
zeal
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-26
Ask Receiver For Municipal.

Cleveland, o.. Oct, 26.-In behalf Of
the Ingersoll-Rand company of New
Jersey, manufacturers of electrical
appliances, a petition was filed In the
United States circuit court asking
that receiver be appointed for the
Municipal Traction company. The pc
tition sets forth that there are many
claims against the company and names
the Ingersoll-Rand company specific
ally. Mayor Johnson, when asked con-
corning the matter, said that all bills
would be paid and that no receiver
would be s-rointed
NJ. Co1o.~.o.. - G ri1--:-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04
"a vERRAY PARF1r NOBEL KNIGHT"

had Ella, .sed. 1t was the old story. Twelve
London publishers in succession rejected
it. The thirteenth, more greatly daring,
accepted. In its three-volume form it
ran through eight editions and il con-
tinues to sell well.
Mr.. Moore relates another story which
illustrates the fallibility of publishers
judgment. Just after his "The Jessamy
Bride" had begun to appear in serial form
In an illustrated weekly. a publisher whom
hn had met only once before. called upon
him to give some advice. Il hear" he
said. that you have written a historical
romance. Why on earth do you do any
thing so stupid? There is absolutely no
market for such a thing. People are read
ing your novels of modern society and
liking them pretty we'll. and if you con-
tinue doing them you might get decent
living. Now, If you will insist on taking
a leap into the dark they will neither
read that book of yours nor any other
you may write in the future, either in
your blessed eighteenth century or in the
nineteenth century. 1 tell you this for
your own good. If it is not too late I
should strongly advise you to cancel the
publication
And now for the sequel. About year
after the publication of THE Jessamy
Bride the same publisher wrote to Mr..
Moore, stating that he would be delighted
to publish book by him. STIMULATING that
it should be "a historical eighteenth CEN
fury romance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04
POINTED BEARD SOCIETY.
Gathering of Parisians With Pre-
scribed Adornment.
From the London Mirror.

From the London Mirror.
Pointed boards only need apply
This is the law of Paris newly discov-
cred society of freaks-the 'Sphenopo-
gones,'' as they call themselves.
Its members, who are compelled by the
rules of the society to wear pointed boards
and mustaches, have banded themselves
together for the avowed purpose of pro-
noting perennial joviality.
1t is secret society. Its deliberations
are secret, its dinners are secret. its happy
evenings are secret and the names of its
members can be seen only in the society S
secret books.
The Sphenop cones comprise leading
politicians, literary men and artists living
in various parts of France. Each men,
Der must be elected unanimously, and
must. under pain OF severe penalties.
promise to wear a beard which tapers
symmetrically to point, and mustache
also pointed at each end.
Once a month the members dine to-
gether. The date and place of meeting are
arranged by the "gonfalon.er." as the
treasurer is called, and .Ie proceedings
are kept strictly private. no one being ad-
mitted except duly enroll d members.
If any member has between one dinner
and another distinguished hirnssii by
writing successful play or book or by
u,
by doing anything else to earn public
praise, he is greeted with uproarious APP
plause as he enters the room.
After dinner the pc lessons of the point
ed beard give themselves up to convivial-
lily in accordance with the terms of their
secret charter
England, too. can boast OF her freak
societies. There is. for instance, the A1-
pendicitis Society, fashionable and select
circle, the members of -.hich must give
hnt rhnr- l,.xs
ton for appendicitis.
The Society for Putting Woman in Her
Proper Place WAS formed in London a
few months ago with the object of COM
batting the movement sor woman's suf-
frage.
There is also a society of bald heads
and two or three societies of bachelors
and few run in lie interest of old
maids.
In Germany not long ago was formed a
society Tor the Encouragement of Adipose
1lssue-an organiZal- IN which stoutly de-
tended the cause of fat men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04
West Points Great Chain.

tIVm tnlcasO news
From an ironmaker's point OF view the
greatest achievement during the reyolu-
tionary period was the making of the
great West Point chain This massive
chain which has probably never had an
equal since the first hammer struck upon
the first anvil was stretched across the
Hudson river at West Point to prevent
the British fleet from making a second at
tack upon Kingston and Albany. 1t was
nearly "A mile In length and weighed al
most 200 tons, many single links being as
heavy as an ordinary sized man. To COM
plete II In SIX weeks sixty men hammered
day and night at seven FORCES, and the
cost of 1t was placed at 100000
The great chain is buOyed up" wrote
DR. Thatcher. by very large logs, about
sixteen feet long, pointed at the ends to
lessen their opposition to the force of the
current. The logs are placed at short
distances from each other, the chain car
ried over them and made fast to each by
staples. There are also number of
anchors dropped at proper distances with
cables made fast to the chain. to give
greater stability" No British ship passed
THIS iron barrier. With its aid West
Point t|came the strongest military post
tired where force of arms had failed.
When Benedict Arnold was plotting the
surrender of West Point he wrote Andre
and saiu: Il have ordered that a link be
removed from the great chain and taken
to ene smith for repair" The chain
however. remained in place till the end
of the war, and links of 1t are still to be
seen In the museums of Albany. West
Point, Newburg and of New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04
DIGGING THE BIG CANAL
December Shows Daily Increase OF
70 600 Cubic Yards Over November.

The Washington office Of the isthmian
canal commission has received cable
from the chief engineer on the isthmus,
giving the excavation on the canal Tor the
month of December as follows:
The total excavation for the month was
1900, $50 cubic yards. place measurement
against !, 1888, 4S6 cubic yards in November,
1S6S, 100 cubic yards in October, and 1,ol',-
412 cubic yards in September. OF the De-
cember excavation, 2.O96542 cubic yards
were removed from the canal prism.
There were twenty-five working days in
December. against twenty-four in Novem-
Der.
OF the December excav;.--on 13lS.!3S
cubic yards was by steam shovels and
III GOA cubic yards by dredging.
follows: Steam shovels-Culebra division.
1.OO6.026 cubic yards: Gatun locks and
spiIlway, 160.I95 cubic yards; Mindi,
Chagres and LaBoca. .J2.117 cubic yards.
Dredging-Colon division, 42S.053 cubic
yards; LaBoca division. $40. sol cubic
yards; total, canal prism, 2.O98542 cubic
yards. Accessory works outside the canal
prism. 1888 cubic yards; total excava-
ton, 100 $50 cubic yards.
The average daily output for working
days for the month of December was
5000 cubic yards, against $1,000 cubic
yards in November, and 6S, 314 cubic yards
in October.
The rainfall for the month was 3.s5
inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04
SCIENCE NOTES.

DR.. J. Schubert of the Prussian Forestry
School at Eberswalde, as the result of
five years study of forest influence on
rainfall. says that of seventeen gauge sta
lions in the forest. at the forests edge
and in the open. the forest stations show
the greatest and the open stations the
least precipitation.
The retarding influence of forests has
been the subject of an exhaustive investi-
CATION by the director of the Meteorologi-
cal Institute of Roumania. His conclu-
sions are that the greatest effect which
a forest can have upon the wind consists
in diminishing the wind velocity to lee
ward of the forest. At 1854 feet this de-
crease in velocity may amount to four to
seven and one-half miles an hour, which
means a reduction of the force of the
wind by one degree OH the Beaufort scale.
This decrease Is felt within $50 feet of the
forest. After that the velocity increases
again with increasing distance. and at
about 1,64O feet reaches the force noted
before the forest was encountered.
1t is now announced that an independent
sleeping sickness committee has been or
ganized in Liverpool, consisting of Sir AL
fred Jones. the lord mayor of Liverpool;
Prof. Moore, director of the biochemical
department of Liverpool University;
Prof. Salvin- Moore director of the cyto-
logical department; Prof. Annett, director
of the comparative pathology department:
Prof. Sherrington, director of the physio-
logical department; DIR. Stephens Walter
Myers, lecturer in tropical medicine. and
DIR. Anton Breine. director of the Runcom
Research Laboratories. The correspond
ing secretaries include Prof. Sir Robert
Boyce, f. r. s.. dean of the Liverpool
School of Tropical Medicine
The number of American students at
the German universities is lower than it
has been for years. At the University of
Berlin the figures are the smallest on rec
ord. Only 6S men and 81 women from
America are enrolled, as compared with
total of more than 200 three years ago
and more than 400 ten years ago. A SINH
lar state of affairs is said to exist in all
the other German institutions.
The fifteenth international congress OF
orientalists will be held at Copenhagen
during August next
The second international congress on
sleeping sickness will take place in Eng
land about the middle Of February next.
This gathering was to have taken place
in November. but was postponed at the
instance of the German government in
order to permit the presentation of the
report of Prof. Koch, who has recently
returned from Africa. where he has been
investigating the subject. The interest in
the study of this malady was largely
aroused by the organization OF a society
in Liverpool. where a school of tropical
medicine was established some time ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04
COMPLAINT THROWN OUT.
Claim Of Three-Mile Railroad
Against the Reading.

A complaint. filed by the Crane Rail-
road Company against the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway Company and
other interstate carriers. practically has
been thrown out of court by the interstate
commerce commission. In its petition
the complainant set up as a ground for
action the alleged refusal of the defend
ants to allow complainant equitable COM
pensation for the transportation of
freight. 1t appeared from the statement
of counsel for che complainant when the
matter came on for hearing yesterday
that the complainant's railroad COM
prised about three miles of track near
Philadelphia: that it was a private line
formerly operated by the Crane iron
works for it's own purposes; but about
two years ago was converted into sep
arate company SO that, under the laws
of Pennsylvania, it might transport
freight to other companies along it's line.
Counsel for the complainant said that
the Crane Railroad Company had filed
its tariff with the commission. its charge
cars from the Reading road being So
per car. The defendant companies de-
clined to pay this charge. but agreed to
pay cents ton for the delivery of
freight to other companies than the Crane
iron works. The defendants maintained
that the Crane Railroad Company and
the Crane iron works were substantially
the same, and that to pay charges to the
railroad company for the transportation
of freight to the Crane iron works would
amount to a rebate on the freight to the
Crane iron works.
After some informal discussion. the
commission through Chairman Knapp,
announced that 1t could not take juris-
diction of the case in the circumstances
because the complainant had not al
legged any violation of the interstate COM
merce act in it's petition. After counsel
for the defendants had declined to con-
sent to an informal amendment of the
petition the case was dismissed, per-
mission being granted to the complainant
to file an additional petition which would
conform to the law and to the practice
of the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04
Phi Kappa Sigma Convention.

NEW YORK, January 4.-The annual
of the Phi Kappa Sigma Fra
ternity began Thursday at the Hotel
Aston. delegates from practically every
state of the Union reporting during the
day. The convention will last through
TODAY and tomorrow. the Iota (Colum-
bia, and New York alumni chapters act
ing as hosts This convention is the first
held I'm New York by this fraternity since
thirty seven years ago.
The informal meetings OF the day were
succeeded by a smoker at the Hotel
Astor. william J. Martin of the class
of SO Columbia. delivered an address
of welcome. John POpA Baer. the grand
aIpha. of the University of Maryland re-
sponded to the address. Gen. Horatio c.
King of Brooklyn, Gen. Charles l. Will
son. l.. s. A., and Gen. Duncan s. Walk
err of New Jersey also spoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04
DEATHS OF NOTABLES

NEWPORT. r. l., January 4.-Col.
John Hare Powell. a former mayor, and
one of the most prominent citizens of
Newport. died at his home here Thursday
from pneumonia. He was born in Phila-
delphia, seventy-one years ago, and served
in the Union army.
DENVER. January flames B.. West
haver. professor of physics at the Uni
versity of Denver. and author of a text
book on that subject, died Wednesday at
st. Luke's Hospital here, aged forty-hve
years.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, January flames
Gardner Stowe. consul general to South
America from 1897 to 1901, and one Of
the best known manufacturers In the
United States. died Thursday, aged sixty
five years. Col. Stowe came of an old
English family, and was brother of
Baron Stowe founder of the famous
Stowe Library of London.
WILMINGTON. Del. January 4.-Stans-
Sury ]. Wiley. eX-mayor of Wilmington,
for seven years principal of the high
school, and afterward a prominent busi-
ness man, died here Wednesday night
He served two years as mayor. He was
born sixty-three years ago in Sussex
county. De aware. and was for time at
Harvard.
CARLISLE, Pa, January 4.-Kieffer E
Rice a Carlisle lawyer. who has been en-
gagged in newspaper and insurance wo k
lied here Thursday of acute rheumatism
lie was a member of the city council a I'd
prominent in the Reformed Church. He
IS survived by widow. father and sister
He was graduate of Dickinson College
and practiced law here and in Lincoln
Los ANGELES, Cal, January 4.-Louis
NJ Givernaud, a member of the firm of
Givernaud Bros, said to he the first TO
establish silk manufacturing in the unt9d
States. died here Thursday of heart trou-
bic, aged seventy-three years.
CHICAGO, January flames p. Pea
tody, senior member of the firm Of, Pea
body, Houchte ing e. Co, bankers died
Thursday after an illness of Sc eral weeks.
lie had been a resident OF ChicaGo for
more than fifty years. and was born at
Milford. X. H., October -, 1921. lie
was associated in the practice of law
with Nathaniel 3. Baker. afterward gov
ernor of New Hampshire, and with Wi
lam L. Chandler. afterward senator and
Secretary of the Navy.
CHICAGO. January 4-David Van Ness
Person died Thursday after brief Illness.
He was born IN 1916 in New York. where
his father prominent lawyer. IL
1881 he estab. ished the Paint. OH and
Drug Review. which he conducted up TO
the time of his death.
AUSTIN, Tex. January REV. Jose
uhus Johnson, one OF the most prominent
Presbyterian ministers in the south anc
pastor. of the Southern Presby err an
Church, Austin, died Thursday of Bright's
disease.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. January 4.-Prof.
phe-Hoenecke. rector OF the Lutheran
Seminary. at Wauwatosa, Wis. for many
years. and we'll known in educational CT
Giles. died yesterday from gastric fever
com AHMED with general debility. aged sew
enty-three years
PITTSBURG, January i.-George r.
Barrett. seventy years old, a prominent
wholesale jewe.er, died yesterday of pneu-
monia. n
IYNCHBuRG, Va. January ed
ward S. Brown. aged eghty-nine, one of
the best-known residents OF Lynchburg,