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The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
BREAKS into
STORE AND SAFE
Burglars Steal From Roe, Winans
and Scott Wednesday
Night.

The store room Of Roe, Winans
and Scott was entered by burglars
Wednesday night and about So in
cash and check for SLIGO was taken
from the safe.
The burglars entered the building
by unlocking the front door. They
also worked the combination of the
safe and priced the cash drawer open
and it is thought by the authorities
that some one who is well acquaint-
ed with the place, did the job. Of
fcer Tanner left this morning for
Lexington with warrant for the ar
rest of the suspected party.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
Movement On Foot To Have Congress Construct
Canal TO Connect Winchester With Kentucky River
BIG LAND SUIT is FINALLY
COMPROMISED FOR $4,000
COL H. P Thomson Secures Settlement With Harmon in Controversy
Over Sale Of Old Ballard Farm Property Made in 1890.

In 1890 Col. III. p. Thomson was
the owner of the Ballard farm. The
old farm house was near Boone av-
enue and what is now South Maple
street. The farm was south of the
residence, and extended on the
Boonesboro road for nearly a mile,
the south part extending through to
the Two Mile road, now known rs
South Main street.
On this property is now located the
best residences in the city. At the
IeXtreme south end the Fair grounds
are located. In February, 1890. Col.
Thomson sold to Harmon and Tai
bolt a twO-third interest in the prop
erty at the rate of 5000 per acre.
This Was Beginning of Boom.
This was the beginning of the Win
chester boom. Streets were laid out
and some lots sold When the bottom
fell out of the boom Harmon and Tai
bolt refused or failed to make good.
In 1891 Col. Thompson filed suit
and got judgment for $4,000, but
was unable to collect. Harmon went
to London, England, where he be-
came prominent rs a promoter.
Among other things promoted by him
was railroad in Ecuador that he
carried through to completion.
Carried Case to England.
Col. Thompson carried his ease to
London where he secured judgment
against Harmon. Talbot having
taken the bankrupt law. Recently
Col. Thompson with attorney ID. Il.
Pendleton went TO New York and
through attorney d. w. Armstrong,
and a banker-E. Hope Norton, who
represented Harmon, compromise
was effected for the sum of $4,000.
which has been paid.
Judge j. M. Benton before he be-
came Circuit Judge was attorney for
Col Thomson and later PendletOn,
Bush and Bush represented him.
The property over which the con-
troversy arose with the improvements
Is now worth nearly million dollars.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
COMMERCIAL CLUB PLANNING
IMPORTANT BUSINESS MOVES
Membership Committee Working For Diamond Pin and Adding Many
Members to the Club

The Contrasting Committee Of the
Commercial Club is meeting with
great success but there are yet many
good citizens who have not joined.
The club is doing great work for the
city and they should be encouraged
by rounding up at least four hundred
members.
The Railroad Committee met
Thursday morning and decided to
take action in regard to the l.. & +.
depot. If they cannot get the officials
to begin their new building they will
appeal to the Railroad Commission,
as the club feels tina 1.-THE present
shanty- boat, which IS called depot,
for lack of better name, is not such
a building as Winchester has the
right to demand.
The Entertainment Committee has
decided to give an opening session
of the club at the opera house the
latter part of this month, when a full
report of the workings Of the club will
be made. Distinguished speakers
from home and abroad will take part.
The Committee has not yet per-
fected their plans but they will get up
a most enjoyable entertainment which
will be free to all and ladies will be
especially invited to attend.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
King offers to Sell Throne.

London. April 1.-Circumstantial
reports continue to emanate from
Vienna concerning the probable fall
of the Servian dynasty. II is alleged
that King Peter has informed the
British minister at Belgrade of his
intention to abdicate If he ia guaran-
teed yearly allowance Of $4,000. At
the British foreign Office It was stated
that nothing is known Of such a prop
osition.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
TO PREACH AT THE
PROVIDENCE BAPTIST
Rev. B. J. Davis, the Regular Pastor,
TO Speak Sunday.

Rev. B. J. Davis, the regular pas
tor, will preach at the Providence
Baptist church Sunday morning. 1t
Is his purpose to preach a sermon
that will be of great benefit to the
members and he desires a full at
tendance.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
INDIANS IN REVOLT
Mexican Tax Collectors Killed When
Property Is Confiscated.

Property Is Confiscated.
FL Paso. Tex. April 1.-RebeIlious
at the attempt of the authorities TO
collect taxes and conhscate property.
the Temosachic Indians in the state
of Chihuahua broke into open war
fare, killing several officials, terror
izing the town of San Andreas and
cutting the telegraph wires.
The Indians then sent out a general
call for reinforcements to resist the
enforcement of taxes and the confis-
cation of property. Two trainloads
of troops have been sent from Chihua-
hua to quell the rebellion.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
The Proposed Bill.

Be it enacted by the Congress of
the United States in special session
assembled under call of the Presi-
dent;
Sec. l. That the sum of $350,00O
be appropriated for the construction
of canal by the most feasible route
from Kentucky River to the environs
of said city, conditioned, of course,
that the right of way for said canal
be donated by the land owners along
the line and that said city of Winches-
ter furnish without charge to the gov
eminent a tract of land sufficient for
harbOr basin, wharves and suitable
roadways from the principal streets
OF the city to the basin wharf.
Sec. 2. Charges for boats and
barges passing through the locks and
along said canal shall not exceed the
tolls now allowed by similar
canals in the United States.
Sec. 3. The county of Clark shall
exempt said canal from all county
district and school taxes and juris-
diction over said canal shall be ceded
to the United States Government.
Sec. 4. Surveys for the location
of said canal shall be completed and
work begun on said canal on or before
April 1st, 1910.
Sec. 5. If any land owner shall
refuse to donate the right of way, the
city and county authorities may con-
denim enough land for such purposes
as provided by law and at the expense
of said city and county.
Sec. 6 This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage.
Splendid Possibilities.
That this bill which is frarght uiih
such splendid possibilities for the good
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
Other Advantages Sought.

Many of our enterprising citizens,
however, have for some time felt that
still further advantages in this line
should be accorded to us. In further
ance of this idea, it was decided some
weeks ago at little meeting of few
of those who snake things happen"
when they get their heads together
to discuss ways and means for adding
to the future glory and greatness of
the Gateway City," and the grand
county of Clark, that additional
transportation facilities we're abso-
'lutely necessary as we'll as additional
water advantages.
1t is well known that kentucky
River sweeps along the southern
shores of the county for about %
miles and it is also known that it
has been locked and damned from its
mouth to the Lee and Estill line, and
that another year will see the com
pletion of this great system to the
Three Forks of the river in Lee conn
ty and up these forks for many miles,
thus opening up practically knex-
haustable areas of coal and timber
1t also enables steam boats to ply the
year round from Louisville. Cincin-
natl, St Louis, New Orleans, Mem
phis and Pittsburg to the southern
hopdarc of tho ooupfx-
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
GOVERNOR GENERAL
IS TO RESIGN
General Smith TO Leave Philippines
For San Francisco to
Practice Law.
Special to The News.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-Gov-
ernor-General Smith, of the Philip
pines, will resign and sail for this
city May 18th to resume the prae-
tice of the law.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
BARK BLOWS Up
AND KILLS II
French Oil Tank Boat From PhiIa-
deIphia ExpIOdes at
MarSeiIIeS.
Special to The News.

Special 10 The NeWS.
MARSEILLES, France, April l.
the French tank bark, Jules Henry,
from Philadelphia, in the oil trade,
blew up and was totally wrecked.
Twelve of the crew were killed and
many injured.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01

city limits would be the principal pool
or harbor basin with the usual
wharves and docks for loading and
unloading and belt line railway
track to connect with the railway
lines OH the north side would follow.
A beautiful park and driveway would
also surround it on three sides. The
basin and the canal would also be
stocked with fish from the Govern
ment hatcheries.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
Effect of the Eenterprise.

The effect of the completion of this
great enterprise on the already Won
derful progress of Winchester can
hardly be estimated even by the most
optimistic citizens. To bring about
this most desirable consummation, it
was decided to interest our Congress-
man and Senators, and the following
bill was prepared and sent on for
which they hope to secure an early
passage:
Whereas, it has been represented
to the Congress that Winchester, KY,
being now the largest city of the
fourth class in said State and that il
Is situated within eight miles of the
Kentucky River which stream has
been locked and damned by the Unit
ed States, and,
whereas, it is represented that
the commerce population and general
business of said city would be more
than quadrupled in short time by
the construction of a lock canal for
boats and barges from said stream
to said city, therefore,
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
The Cost of the Canal.

The cost of the canal. with turn
outs and passages sufficient for the
latest style barges and boats, includ-
ing the now celebrated Lomb system
OF steam and electric boats as adopt
ed by the Ohio canals, would be, in
Guiding locks, about $350,OO0. As
the Government can easily place its
bonds on 2 per cent basis, as i'll the
ease of the Panama Canal, the in
terest would be only $1,000 per year
while the tolls will easily meet this
and at the same time reduce freight
and fuel charges to us fully fifty per
cent.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
S350,OOO viii Build Water Way For
City and Reduce Transportation
Charges 80 Per Cent Kentucky.
congressman Favor Measure.

Winchester has always been noted
for doing things in the Winchester
way" j. e., of accomplishing results
by quiet, earnest effort and without
any "blowing of horns" in advance.
This latter remark doesn't, of course,
apply to the baseball fans nor to a
few individual "bazoo blowers"
The very latest and one of the
greatest of these efforts for the fut-
ure of "Greater Winchester" has been
going on for weeks and so quietly
that only a very few outside of The
News people and the engineers (and
even their identity has been kept Sc
cret owing to their official position.)
Makes a Scoop.
The News has as usual made a
SCOOP" on the details of the great
enterprise that means so much for
the future growth and prosperity of
the city of Winchester and the county
Of Clark. The News today gives
few of the details for the first time
to its thousands of readers.
In brief, Winchester is now the
premier city of the fourth-class in
the State in wealth and population.
1t is also the Gateway City" of East
ern Kentucky, and it its railway GEN.
ter. Freight rates il consequence are
lower than any city similarly situated
in the South.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
Mean Much to City.

To have these great natural ar
teries of transportation reach VIM
chester, would mean that Winches-
ter would quickly jump to the pO-
siion of being the third or fourth
city in the State and leave Lexington
and other outlying suburbs so far in
the rear that they could not catch
Winchester even with an up-to-date
moving picture machine.
To enable Winchester to do this,
lock canal from Kentucky River to
the southern suburbs of the city
should be constructed. Three feas-
ible routes presented themselves for
consideration and a quiet reconnois-
ance was requested by engineers of
experience and all three routes were
pronounced practicable.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
Liberality of Land Owners.

The liberality of the land owners
along the different lines should de-
termine the location as the cost will
be about the same in each case and
it goes without saying that land
values along the lucky line will be
greatly enhanced, so much so, in fact,
that each owner would be justified in
donating this right of way.
1t is proposed also to have row
of trees on either side as well as a
boulevard along one bank of the ca
nal. At the terminus near the present
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01
Splendid Possibilities.

That this bill which is frarght Niih
such splendid possibilities for the good
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-01

Continued on Page Four.)
The Brunswick news., 1909-10-12
PUSHING WORK
ON NEW DRAIN
STREET PORTION
WILL BE COMPLETED BY
END OF THE WEEK.

BY the end of the week the city
street gang will have completed one
of the most needed pieces of public
work in the business sections. This
is the laying of a twenty -four-inch
storm drain from Newcastle street to
the waterfront along the north side
of Gloucester street Last night the
huge terra Gotta pipes had reached
the east side of Bay street. The
work CT construction under the rail-
road tracks being necessarily slow, a
large force was put on yesterday
morning with the result that before
night the first section had been COM
pleted.
From Newcastle street to Union
street the drain will be eighteen
inches in diameter. giving this section
of the business part IF the city a
quick and ample outlet for each heavy
rainfall. At present all of the water
falling between the Oglethorpe hotel
and the postoffice is forced to pass
along Newcastle street to Mansfield
street and thence through the old
penniman drain to the waterfront. BY
building ample storm drains along
Gloucester and Monk streets, from
the waterfront to Newcastle street,
Director Of Public Works High Is con-
fident of handling almost any rainfall
successfully.
When the vitrifed brick pavement
is laid along Newcastle between
Gloucester and Mansfield streets, the
full benefit of the new storm drains
will be shown during every heavy
rainfall.
The Brunswick news., 1909-10-12
PL UCk,Y k GEORGIAN
GEN. J. FLOYD KING ATTACKED
BY THREE NEGROES IN
WASHINGTON.

Washington, Oct. 11.-Attacked by
---ree negroes and forced, according
to LIS declaration, to use a pocket
knife to defend his life, Gen. J. Floyd
King, 81 years of age, for eight years
during the eighties representative in
congress from Louisiana and a con-
federate veteran and native of Geor-
gian, was badly beaten Saturday night
about the head and body.
1t was learned today that one of
the negroes is in the hospital and
was so badly cut that his recovery
is sad to be doubtful. General King
himself, who was arrested, has been
released on bond Warrants have
been issued by friends of General
King for the arrest of the negroes,
although none of the warrants. have
yet been served. The police say they
know where the ts.negroes who were
not taken to the hospital can be
4ound.
The Brunswick news., 1909-10-12
WHAT The new
BRIDGE WILL DO
A WELL-KNoWN RRUNsWIcKlAN
TELLS OF ADVANTAGES THE
CITY WILL RECEIVE.

Tne building Of the bridge across
the Altamaha at Darien will positive
Iy determine the route northern tour
.sts. going to and from Florida, will
use and will certainly divert this
overland travel to Brunswick. | con-
slider the building of the bridge OF
vital interest to this city and l am
sure that every taxpayer who con-
siders the matter seriously will vote
on the 28th fer the proposed bond
ISSUE
Vice President E. H. Mason, of the
National Bank of Brunswick, talked
at length yesterday to News repre-
sentative concerning the outlook for
Brunswick, which just now is the most
hopeful of years. Mr.. Mason, known
in business circles as being most
conservative is heart and soul in the
movement to demonstrate that celery
can be successfully grown around
brunswick on commercial scale. He
is equally as positive in his views
regarding the bond election.
"Yes, sir; l am heartily in favor
of the bond ISSUE" said Mr.. Mason.
1t is only matter of short time
when there will be great highway
from New York to Atlanta Men of
wealth who have the leisure are TAX
ing up touring across the country for
pastlme These tourists spend money
every day they are out There will
be coast route touching Savannah
We are in the direct path-if we get
that bridge at Darien. Once it is open
the route problem will be settled as
the Altamaha cannot now be crossed
from Lumber City to Darien. Again
it is too far out of the way to &c
to Lumber City and this is the op
portunity to put Brunswick on the
map so far as the winter tourist travel
is concerned. We must remember
that the tourists have made Jackson
Vile what it is today
"Brunswickians may differ as to the
lexpediency of $4,000 issue or a
100000 issue of bonds But they
should not differ a moment while the
bridge problem is before us. We
should get the bridge by all means
while we can"
The Brunswick news., 1909-10-12
PITTSbURG WON
SLUGGING MATCH
FROM THE TIGERS
BATTING OF WAGNER AND BUSH
AND CATCH OF co6B's
THE FEATURES.
Detroit Used Three Pitchers in the
Game-Each Team Got a Total of
Eleven Hits-Bad Weather Made
Good Game Impossible.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. lin a game
replete with heavy hitting and errors
on both sides. played between show
ers and chilly blasts from the north
east, Pittsburg this afternoon de-
feated Detroit in the third Of the
championship series by score of
s to 6.
Summers, who went in to pitch for
the Tigers. was knocked out in the
very first inning, when Pittsburg
scored five runs, on three or four
nits and one errcr. He was pulled
out of the box and Willett succeeded
him. The Pirates succeeded in add
ing one run in the second off Willett,
while In the ninth, after Works had
succeeded Willett, two more were
added.
Detroit was BANKED until the sew
enth, when the Tigers batted Maddox
hard and scored four runs. Though
he was hit to ali corners of the lot,
he remained in the box, and two
more runs were made off him in the
ninth.
The features of the game was the
batting of Bush, of Detroit, and
! Wagner, of Pittsburg. who secured
four hits each out of five times up,
and the sensational cire,.-as catch of
Ty Cobb, who, after turning complete
ly over in running for a short fly,
recovered himself and got it. Cobb
also got one two-bagger and single
out of five times up.
! Had Sam Crawford batted In his
usual form the score no doubt would
have been different On more than
, one occasion this heavy hitter had
a chance to win the game for De-
troit, when he either popped out or
hit slow one with men on the
bases, '''r'--s.-sas 90, iaaii~iA
The batteries for tomorrow's game
were not announced tonight, but 1t is
understood that Jennings will send In
Mullin, who pitched Fridays game
4 while either Liefield or Adams will
pitch for Pittsburg. The score of yes
terday's game is as follows: R.H. e
Pittsburg 90 0 % 0 2-S II
Detroit 0 0 0 4 o 2-6 IL 4
Batteries-Detroit, Summers, Will
let's. Works and Schmidt; Pittsburg
Maddox and Gibson.
The Brunswick news., 1909-10-12
POLITICS GIVEN
As REAL CAUSE
OF PANAMA CASE
THAT is THE STATEMENT MADE
BY UNITED STATES COURT
JUDGE ANDERSON.
He .nInks the Press Was justified
in lis Criticism of the Selection of
the Panama Route Instead Of
Through Nicaragua.

indianapolis, Ind, Oct II. - That
politics enters largely into the Pan
anna libel case was the statement of
United States Judge Anderson today,
after hearing arguments on the petit
ton to remove Chas. r. Williams and
Delavan Smith to Washington for trial
for criminal libel.
Judge Anderson said that since
those of such conflicting opinion on
the selection of Panama instead of
the Nicaraguan route, together with
the staggering cost of building the
ditch, the press was justified in at
tacking it. He did not believe the
defendants had criminal intent in the
articles attacking Roosevelt, William
Nelson Cromwell, ct al. Libel in the
press and on personal character is
entirely different, he said.
The Brunswick news., 1909-10-12
JlLTEo, GIVES HER FORTUNE.
Los Angeles Man Leaves Wealth to a
Girl Who Gave Him Mitten.

Los Angeles, Oct. 1.-THE story Of
an aged mans love for young wo-
man was revealed yesterday when ii
became known that a will bequeathing
fortune estimated at s500,OOO to
Jeanne Uhalt had been found among
the possessions of Bartolo BaIlerino.
The young woman, not knowing that
Ballerino is dead is new enroute 10
Los Angeles from Australia, where
she went three years ago to escape
his ardent protestations Of love. The
intelligence that she is returning TO
Los Angeles was received In a letter
TO her brother four weeks ago. writ
ten and mailed from Sydney, Austria
liza.
A few months before his death Bal
lerino showed to Capt. Thomas Fer
nandez, of the fire department, will
IN favor of Miss Uhalt, and said she
had been his only true friend.
The Brunswick news., 1909-10-12
MADE A TEST OF PIPES.
And the One of the Local Company
Stood Up the Best.

Stood Up the Best.
That Brunswick made articles are
as good as those from other cities, and
which are used in this city, was
thoroughly tested to certain extent
yesterday afternoon, when test was
made of two different kinds of pipe,
one manufactured in Brunswick and
the other in Augusta.
Col. J. E. du Bignon, president of
the Southern Cement company, was
seen yesterday afternoon by a News
reporter, and when asked "what he
knew? 2" a question generally pro-
pounded by a newspaper reporter, he
replied: n
Nothing unusual, I believe, only
YOU may mention test of pipes
which was made this afternoon be-
tween those manufactured by the Sou
thern Cement company and the ones
manufactured by an Augusta company,
which are being used in the new
drains now being laid.
Colonel du Bignon stated that, to-
gether with City Engineer High and
Alderman Leo he went to the plant of
the Parker -Hensell Engineering COM
pany with one of the large pipes OF
his company and one of the Augusta
company and they were put through
a hydraulic test. in which the Bruins
wick product proved to be the superior
article. The Augusta pipe broke at
pressure of 3.141 pounds, while the
brunswick pipe stood up to pres
-T,lre of 4,319 pounds, thus standing
i.17S pounds more than the pipe which
is being, used a.,
not submit bh on the work now in
progress. Colonel du Bignon stated
that no Abid was submitted for the
simple reason that the local company
was not given chance. The city
authorities advertised for bids on
terra Gotta pipe and the pipe OF our
company is made of cement. there
fore awe could not bid on work right
here in our home city said the well
nnown Brunswickian.