The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-10-28


Mrs. Duke Buried at Lexington
Burley Society Incorporates-Sal
vator, the Worlds Fastest Face
Horse Dies at Eimendorf.
DIED OF LOCKJAW:-Erne Bax-
ter Of Richmond, died Saturday Of
lockjaw. Three days before he struck
a piece OF wire thru his foot.
HEAVY STORM:-The high wind
storm which visited Central Ken
lucky Friday night did considerable
damage in some places. However very
County A high wind accompanied by
cold rain struck Berea about eleven
o'clock Friday night and continued
all day.
MRS. BASIL w. DUKE DEAD
The funeral services of Mrs Basil
w. Duke who died suddenly IN
Louisville Wednesday morning was
held Friday afternoon at the family
residence in Louisville. Saturday morn
ing the body was brought TO Lexing-
ton over the L. & N. railroad. The
interment took place in the Lexington
cemetery in the family lot beside her
famous brother Gen. John H. Morgan.
SALVADOR is DEAD:-Salvator
the worlds greatest race-horse, and
Que of the foremost sires of a gener-
alton, died at Elmendorf Farm Fay
cite County at an early hour Friday
morning, old age being the cause
of his demise. Salvador, the great
son of Prince Charlie was twenty
three years old and held the worlds
record for a mile on a straight-away
course, having negotiated the dis
lance as a year old in the remarkable
= time o. 1864 This noted racer won
$4,000 on the turf and established
. world record which has not been in
danger for 10 years. His death has
been expected for some time and Mr..
Haggin has for several years employ
ed a special groom to look after
the horse. Saltwater was buried
with fitting ceremony Sunday near
Green Hills" the mansion of Mr.. Hag-
gin and monument will be erected
/ at tie place.
hurley SOCIETY BECOMES BIG
CORPORATION:-To many people
} who have hitherto had great hope and
I confidence in the Burley Society, the
incorporating with two million dol
lar capital and the assuming of the
nature of a big corporation, brings
dstrust and a shattering of hopes
for the relief of the tobacco growers
in Central Kentucky. Many people
thought they saw in the Burley To-
bacco Society a possible relief for the
farmer from the intolerable grind
of the American Tobacco Co., in par
ticular, and from many other griev-
anoes resulting from combinations Of
men aud money. But the attitude of
the men controlling the Burley
Society, and the fact that they them
selves are assuming the nature of a
trust destroys it's usefulness to the
y farmers of Kentucky. The Clark Coun-
ty farmers are trying now to get out
of the pool, and there are other signs
that it is breaking up.
JUDGE PECKHAM DEAD:-Rufus
w. Peckham, Justice of the United
States Supreme Court, died at his
summer home at Altamont, Oct. Gath
after a short illness. Judge Peckham
, was a Democrat and was appointed
by Pres. Cleveland in 1896. He has
been on the bench, State and Federal
! for twenty-six years.
YOUTSEY CONVERTED Henry
E. Youtsey sentenced to life imprison-
: ment for completely in the murder of
Senator VIM. Goebel has been convert
, ed. The man who succeeded in reach
ing him was Rev. Geo. l.. Herr and
the medicine employed was a little
pamphlet reporting the reformation
of one Dan O'Brien a noted scalawag
who was finally converted.
, REPUBLICAN GAIN:-After a vast
amount of work in which one of the
best political organizations ever effect
ed in Kentucky was made and put to
practical use, the members of the Re-
publican State Cenral Committee find
in looking over the situation that
the Republicans have made great
gains in Kentucky and that there is
every prospect of the Senate being
Republican by a safe majority and
the majority in the House greatly re-
duced. The Republican leaders are
> quite certain that they will carry
Louisville by a good majority and
that every thing will be in excellent
shape turnout the State.
SUICIDE OF GUARD:-A. C. Alex
ander of Owen County, a guard at the
Frankfort Penitentiary, committed sui
eide early Tuesday morning at his
boarding house by shooting himself
in the head with a revolver. He had
been in Ill health and respondent for