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VOLUME XXIII.
MAYSVILLE, KY., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1904.
NUMBER 48
MINERS' MEETING.
A Decided Opposition Against In
creasing the Per Capita Tax
Five Per Cent.
ALSO THE PROPOSED MINERS BANK
At a Meeting of the Illinois Delegates
a Scale Committee Was Appointed
to Represent Their Demands.
Congress Will Be Asked to Enact a
Law Placing Japanese Mine Work
ers Under the Same Exclusion
Act Governing Chinese.
Indianapolis, Ind., 'Jon. 20. Mem
bers of the1 credentials committee said
Tuesday evening that the final com
mittee report would bo ready at the
opening of tho convention Wednesday
morning. Decided opposition has
sprung iip against levying a five per
cent, increase In the per capita tax
for the purpose of publishing the
Unled Mine Worker as a monthly mag
azine for freo distribution to members
of tho organization. There Is also op
position to tho proposal to engage in
the hanking business.
At a meeting of tho delegates from
the Illinois district, a scale committeo
was appointed to represent their de
mands. Illinois will ask for an in
crease with tho remainder of the com
petitive states. Ono of tho delegates
said that they hoped to get tho 10 cent
increase if possible, but that In any
vent they would not stand for the
run-of-mlno basis. The scale commit
tee appointed by Illinois comprises H.
C. Perry, A. Suttlo, Robert Osborn, of
seal district No. 1; J. H. Walker and
J. D. Davis, of scale district No. 2; Joe
Hurget and J. Parsons, of scale dis
trict No. 3; David Maloy and William
Welsh, of scalo district No. 4; John
Green and J. W. Bayer, of scale dis
trict No. 5; Georgo McCarthy and A.
Sullivan, of scalo district No. 7; M.
Guthrie and James Edward, of scale
district No. 8; Frank J. Hayes and
Henry Jackson, of scale district No. 9.
It was learned late Tuesday night
that a resolution will be submitted by
a Wyoming delegate asking congress
to enact a law placing Japanese mine
workers employed In Wyoming, Col
orado, Montana and other fields under
the samo exclusion act governing the
Chinese.
BIG DISTILLERY FIRE.
The L0S3 Will Aggregate Over $200,
000 Firemen Hurt.
Cincinnati, Jan. 20. Fire broke out
in tho distillery warehouse of Mlhalo
vitch, Flotcher & Co., 501 to 505 East
Pearl street, Tuesday morning. The
fire started in some straw on tho
third floor. Tho building was com
pletely gutted, entailing a loss of over
$200,000. '
An explosion caused ono of the walls
-to fall. Joseph Brocklago, of Com
pany No. 5, was cut In the head. Jo
seph Rlgney, of tho samo firo com
pany, received Internal Injuries; Chas.
Burko, Company 14, was bruised. Tho
first floor of tho building was occu
pied by representatives of tho follow
ing firms: B. T. Fox & Co., Pan-Handle
Distilling Co., American Cordial
& Distilling Co., of San Francisco,
Casno & Co., of Cleveland, Mt Vernon
Dlstllllnc Co.. of Covlnston. and Allen
Distilling Co., of Chicago.
Tho owner of tho building is C. C.
Brouer, a retired capitalist, and his
loss Is estimated at $150,000. The Mil
ler, Du Brul & Peters Co., lumber deal
'ors, adjacent, wore damaged to tho
amount of $4,000. Mlhalov.ltch, Fletch
er &'Co.'s loss on stock is $90,000, ful
3y insured.
To Establish More Rural Routes.
Washington, Jan. 20. An urgent de
ficiency appropriation of $3QO,Q0O was
requested of tho house by Postmaster
General Payne to enable tho establish
ment Jf rural freo delivery routes tifli
er March 1, when the present funds
will be exhausted.
Death of Judge Spender.
Lawrence, Kan., Jan. 20. Judge
Shelton C. Spender Is dead at his
home here after a long illness, aged,
74. He took an, active part in tho ear
ly border troubles and in the civil war
was commissioned major In tho 13th,
Kansas volunteers,
The Amended Panama Treaty.
Washington, Jan. 20. Tho Panama,
treaty aa amended by tho committeo
on foreign gelations w,as read in. execu
tive, session, of tho EonataTuesday. No
discussion was had and it was am
nounccd that dohato on tho treaty will
begin Wednesday.
Theatrical Manager Injured.
M,t Sterling Ky., Jan. 20. N. A.
Wllkerson, manager of tho opera
house, fell from tho stage at Masonic
Tomplo and sustained serious Injuries.
Ho was at first thought to be danger
ously hurt, but will recover.
THE GENERAL A88EMBLY.
The Farrls Election Bill Passed In
the Senate.
Frankfort, Jan, 20. Senate The
senate Tuesday passed tho Farrls
election bill, w.hich. is the same bill
that was passed, by both houses two
years ago, but was lost or abstracted
after it was enrolled. It extends reg
istration to fifth-class towns, and re
quires a voter to present a registra
tion certificate beforo ho can vote.
Senator Cox's bill to repeal tho state
tax on tobacco and cigars manufac
tured in this state passed unanimous
ly. Tho bill creating the now county
of Beckham was reported favorably by
the committee on propositions and
grievances, and made a special order
for Wednesday at 10:35 o'clock. The
joint resolution to pay extra clerks
and messengers in the house and sen
ate was adopted. Senator Byron pre
sented President Thome with a gavel
from the manual training school at
Frankfort
House Mr. Kennedy presented a
resolution to limit tho number of bills
to 100 that may be Introduced by one
member. He was hitting at Judge
Guffy,. who has already offered over
half a hundred. The committee on ed
ucation reported favorably the Can
trill school book bill, with somo
amendments which have heretofore
been mentioned, and it was read the
first time. Tho capltol appropriation
bill was advanced on tho calendar.
When tho houso was Informed that the
Joint resolution had passed the senate
inviting Senator Gorman, of Maryland,
to address tho legislature, the speaker
appointed Messrs. Alverson, Carl, Day
and Barton to arrange for the date
of tho address if Gorman accepts. Tho
Rogers resolution Inviting Senator
Mark Hanna to address tho legisla
ture was adopted. Resolutions to in
vite Grover Cleveland and Judge A.
B. Parker were offered, but He over.
KU-KLUX GANG'S DEED.
Sprinkled Salt In Wounds on Her
Back After Whipping Her.
Whltesburg, Ky., Jan. 20. A ku
klux klan in Letcher county took Mrs.
Elizabeth Mulllns, a widow, from her
bed and whipped her unmercifully with
switches, sprinkling her naked back
with salt after the lashes had drawn
blood.
The ku-klux were attacked while at
their ghastly work by a posse of neigh
bors, led by James Mulllns, a brother-in-law
of tho widow, and a desperate
fight with revolvers and Winchesters
followed. Mulllns and ono of his fol
lowers, Harvey Mooro were killed.
Two of the ku-klux klan, whose
names are said to be Hooker Smith
and Haley, are members of a notorious
Cumberland mountain gang. Both.
wore wounded and taken prisoners.
They were beund to a stake and a firo
started under them, causing them to
reveal the names of their associates,
who were recognized as among tho
most desperate of mountain outlaws.
They made for the Cumberland mount
ains, and a posse is now in pursuit.
Scandalmongers had connected the
name of Mrs. Mulllns with that of ono
of her hired men, but as shown by the
developments of the battlo, tho neigh,
hors took up for her. Her assailants
were people who came from at least
30 miles up the country. It Is said tha
officers In pursuit will be killed if they
corner tho men, of whom there are ten.
His Body Severed.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 20. Squire J.
Humphrey, a track foreman for the
Illinois Central railroad, was standing
on a pllo of sand besldo "tho track
Tuesday morning, Inspecting a cut of
cars, when the Band shifted and ha
slipped between two cars. His body
was severed.
Began Service Under Lincoln.
Lexington, Ky., Jan. 20. Harry C.
Swift, for 40 years superintendent of
delivery at tho Lexington post office,
died Tuesday. He had been In office
ever since Lincoln's presidency, being
appointed by Postmaster L. B. Todd,
a kinsman of Lincoln.
Back In the Game.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 20. Ex-Gov. W.
O. Bradley has returned to politics as
the champion of President Roosevelt.
Ho Tuesday announced that he would
bo a candldato at largo to tho coming
republican national convention to be
hold In Chicago..
Bqy Accidentally Killed.
Versailles, Ky., Jan. 20.- Richard
Shlpp, the oldest son of J. VandografC
Shi,pp, a well-known, breeder of thor
oughbred horses, was almost instantly,
killed by tho accidental discharge of a
22-callber revolver at Sunny Slope
stock farm.
, Celebrated Gen. Lee's Birth.
Hopklnsvlllo, Ky., Jan. 20. The
birthday of Gen. Robert E. Leo was
colebrated hero Tuesday. Tho Chris
tian county chaptor of Daughters of the
Confederacy conforred iron crosses of
honor on 27 veterans in Odd Fellows'
hall.
THE THEATER FIRE.
Up to Date an Average of $100
a Day Has Been Extracted
From the Refuse.
MUCH LOOSE MONEY DISCOVERED.
As Far as Possible All Articles Found
Arc Turned Over to
tho Owners.
The Body of Prof. Dreisel, Who Lost
His Life, Was Found to Have
Been Robbed of About
$350 By Ghouls.
Chicago, Jan. 20. Tho municipal
placer mine in tho debris removed
from tho Iroquois theater is panning
out better than at first expected. Up
to tho present an average of over $100
a day has been extracted from tho re
fuse. As far as possible all articles found
are returned to owners, but all loose
money, which is impossible to Identi
fy, will be applied to the police pen
sion fund.
Another Instanco of the work of
ghouls during tho excitement follow
ing the Iroquois firo is believed by the
police to have been unearthed In a re
port received Tuesday that tho body of
Herman O. Dreisel, a teacher in the
normal practice school who lost his
life, was found to have been robbed.
When the body of the school principal
was found 15 cents was in the pockets
of his clothes. He had taken $350
with him on the day that he met his
death and had expected to make nu
merous purchases. Tho body of his
wife was found nead him in tho ruins,
but the ghouls had not dlspoiled the
corpse of tho woman.
The police Tuesday arrested Frank
Uhler, a printer, 19 years old, on a
charge of robbing tho dead after tho
fire in tho Iroquois theater. Uhler at
tempted to dispose of a diamond ring
valued at $800, and when taken Into
custody confessed that ho had stolen
it from the hand of a dead man which
was hanging over the edge of a wagon
when the load of corpses was backed
up In front of tho morgue.
Chicago, Jan. 20. Eight more
churches and a number of halls were
closed Tuesday by order of City Build
ing Commissioner "Williams for viola
tion of the city ordinances.
THE COUNCIL'S ACTION.
It Will Probably Result in Closing All
Theaters For the Season.
Chicago, Jan. 20. Tho city council
Tuesday night took action that will,
in all probability, result In the closing
of nearly all of the theaters of Chicago
for the remainder of the present the
atrical season. Monday night the
council passed an ordinance setting
forth what must bo done by tho thea
ters of this city before they are al
lowed to remain In continuous operat
tlon. It convened Tuesday night to
consider tho passage of an enabling
act that would allow the theaters to
operate for the remainder of this sea
son without being compelled to fulfill
all the requirements of the ordinance
as some of tho conditions are of a na
ture that will require the practical re
construction of some of the play
houses. After a long debate the coun
cil decided on tho following essen
tials which the theaters must meet be
foro they will bo allowed to reopen
their doors: A steel curtain; an auto
matic sprinkling system; a bond of
$25,000 guaranteeing the performance
by August 1, 1904, of all the require
ments of tho ordinance; tho widening
of doors and exits.
All of tho above to bo performed
under 'such conditions, terms and re
strictions as shall bo Imposed by tho
mayor of the city, the commissioner of
buildings and a sub-commltteo of three
to bo appointed by the mayor.
The managers of theaters declared
Tuesday night that it would bejm-
possible for them to meet the demands
of tho enabling act in sufficient tlmo
to do business during tho remainder
of this season, and several of them de
clared that they had no Intention of
trying to reopen their doors. Tho
manager of ono theater declared that
he thought ho could be In shape by
February 1, but was not sur of it. He
folt certain, however, that he would bo
ablo to reopen tho doors of his place
long before the close of tho theatrical
season.
The First General Primary.
New Orleans, Jan. 20. A general
primary to nominate a democratic
stato ticket to bo voted for in April
was held in Louisiana. It was tho
first test ever mado in tho state on
tho primary method of direct nomina
tion. San Francisco, Jan. 21). Seymour R.
Church, who formerly controlled tho
pig Iron business In this city, Tuesday
filed a petition in insolvency,
POST OFFICE INVESTIGATION.
The Senate Disposed of the Motion to
Refer It to the Committee.
Washington, Jan. 20. Senate Tho
senate required less than a minute
Tuesday to dispose of the motion to
refer to the committeo on post offices
the various resolutions looking to an
investigation of the post office depart
ment. Tho question had been previ
ously debated for hours at 'a time, but
Tuesday no senator manifested any
disposition to discuss It further and it
was adopted without negative vote.
After the passage of a half dozen bills
tho senate returned to consideration
of the Panama question. Mr. Quarles
spoke for almost two hours In sup
port of tho course of tho administra
tion and was followed by Mr. Patter
son, who criticised tho president's
course in Panama,
House Tho houso considered the
Hepburn pure food bill, but did not
complete it. When tho house was
ready to adjourn on motion of Mr.
Hepburn a recess was taken until
11:55 Wednesday. This course will re
tain tho bill before tho houso without
Interruption for consideration Wednes
day. Just before tho recess an amend
ment coming from tho democratic side
was adopted Inserting tho word "wil
fully" relative to the sale of prohib
ited adulterated goods by retailers,
which would mako it Incumbent on
the government to prove knowledge
on the part of tho retailers that such
goods was contrary to law.
PANAMA UNPLEASANTNESS.
Minister Beaupre Says It Will Be Ami
cably Settled.
Chicago, Jan. 20. Arthur M. Beau
pre, United States minister to Colom
bia, said Tuesday that there would be
no war between the United States and
that country, but that tho Httlo Pana
ma unpleasantness would bo amicably
arranged.
Mr. Beaupro arrived In Chicago
from Washington and at once went to
the residence of his slster-ln-law, Mrs.
T. D. Micken, In Lakeviev. Speaking
about Colombian affairs Mr. Beaupre
said:
"I do not want to say anything about
the feeling in Colombia at the present
time. I will say this: I do not be
lieve there will be any war. Matters
aro going to be amicably arranged and
we will unquestionably have the Pan
ama canal. Everything will be peace
ful." COTTON BOLL WEEVIL.
A Campaign Will Be Waged Against
the Pest.
Washington, Jan. 20. Secretary
Wilson Is arranging tho details of tho
campaign authorized by congress to be
waged against tho cotton boll weevil.
A number of government entomolo
gists and scientists already are en
route to tho ravaged Texas fields and
to the Sabine river valley in Louisi
ana, the pest having been" reported
from three places In that section.
There will be 30 or 40 scientists at
work against Jhe pest before long.
They will organize the farmers to fight
tho weevil and will educate them In
tho best methods of attack. Secretary
Wilson expects to make another trip
to the districts Involved while tho
fight Is on and Drs. Gallaway and How
ard, of tho entomological division, will
keep In close touch with the situation.
NAVAL OFFICERS.
The Government Will Have Enough In
1907 to Mann All Vessels.
Washington, Jon. 20. According to
the testimony of Capt. Bronson, super
intendent of the naval academy, beforo
the houso committeo on naval affairs
Tuesday, the United States will hnvo
naval officers enough in 1907 to mann
all naval vessels. There will be nn
Increaso in tho classes graduating
each from the academy. Capt. Bron
son declared tho practice of hazing In
the academy was being eliminated.
National Board of Trade.
Washington, Jan. 20. Tho National
board of trade met here Tuesday for
its 34th annual session with about 75
delegates present, representing ap
proximately 35 commercial organiza
tions In different parts of the coun
try. Postmasters Can Be Delegates.
Washington, Jan. 20, -Postmaster
Genoral Payne Tuesday said there was
nothing to bar postmasters or other
federal office-holders from serving as
delegates to political conventions,
whether national, stato or county.
Prof. Turneaure Elected Dean.
Madison, Wis., Jan. 20. Prof. F. E.
Turneaure, of Madison, has been elect
ed by tho University of Wisconsin,
board of regents to bo dean of the
Wisconsin college of engineering, in.
place of 'J. B. Johnson, deceased.
Lancaster, Ky., Jan. 20. Whlle pre
paring breakfast, Mrs. John Holtzclaw,
jr., of Preachersvllle, In Lincoln coun
ty, near hero, droppeddead,
EASTERN AFFAIRS.
The Russians Claim That the Co-
rean Soldiers Are Causing
Trouble There.
TENSION IN SEOUL INCREASES.
The Native Press, Probably Inspired,
is More Hitter Against the For
eigners Than Formerly.
Japan Will Neither Yield Her Stand
point Nor Accept the Mediation of
a Third Power China Will
Maintain Neutrality.
Seoul, Jan. 20. Russia complains
that Corean soldiers are causing trou
ble. Corea answers that Russia must
not Interfere.
The tension In Seoul Is Increasing
and the native press, which probably
Is Inspired, Is more bitter against for
eigners than formerly. The emperor's
trusted advisers have a dally council.
The Russian and English legations
have increased their guards by 16.
The Japanese aro buying and storing
much rice in Northern Corea. Tho
ginseng trade is dead.
Tho Corean general, Yihak Klun,
whose sympathies aro pro-Russian,
has made a veiled threat against for
eigners. The Peking correspondent of tho
Times declares in a dispatch that Ja
pan's latest note Is stronger In tone
than the preceding one, and that she
will neither yield her moderate stand
point nor accept tho mediation of a
third power. Not only to tho Japan
ese, but to tho American and British
ministers, the correspondent continues,
has China given satisfactory assur
ances of her intention to maintain
strict neutrality in accordance with
Lord Lansdowno's advice.
Tho German newspapers Tuesday
morning appear to be paving the way
to explain the Russian retreat in the
negotiations with Japan, and in all
the capitals of Europe, opinion now in
clines to a peaceful Issue In the far
east.
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Measure Carries a Total of
$73,956,000.
Washington, Jan. 20. The army ap
propriation bill which was completed
by the house committee on military
affairs Monday, carries a total of $73,
956.000. Tho appropriation for the
current year amounts to $74,(537.000.
Tho estimates on which the bill is
based amounted to $77.1G1,000. The
estimate for transportation of soldiers
and supplies of $15,500,000 was cut
down by 1.000,000. An appropriation
of $400,000 is mado for a general army
hospital in Washington. D. C, and
$300,000 is made available for com
pleting tho army war college In this
city.
SNOW STOPS TRAFFIC.
Impossible to Keep the Tracks Clear
Between Corry and Dunkirk.
Oil City, Pa.. Jan. 20. For tho first
time in tho history of the Chautauqua
division of the Pennsylvania rnilroad
the officials find "it impossible to keep
the tracks clear of snow on the line
between Corry and Dunkirk, which
was abandoned. Botw'een the points
tho snow is plied as hlch as the roofs
of the coaches. The Pittsburg express,
which left Buffalo at 8 o'clock Mon
day night, arrived here Tuesday over
lo hours late via the Erie. No freight
trains have been sent out from Oil
City since Wednesday of last week.
The Cabinet Dinner.
Washington, Jan 20 The cabinet
dinner given by Postmaster General
and Mrs. Payne Tuesday night was
perhaps the largest function of that
character ever given In Washington,
aa In addition to the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, there were about 4,0
additional guests.
Chas. W. Stoddard Seriously III.
Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 20. Charles
Warren Stoddard, tho author, who
holds the chair of English literature
in tho Catholic university at Washing
ton and who has been spending somo
timo In literary research here, is seri
ously ill.
A Mississippi Bank Robbed.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 20. A long
distance telephone messago has bjeen
received by tho local police telling of
tho robbery of tho bank of Jonestown,
Miss. Thq safe was blown open and
about $1,200 In silver and currency se
cured. Chicago, Jan. 20. Wago reduction
which went into effect with tho reopen
lng of the mills of tho Illinois Steel Co.
at South Chicago will, according to
tho officers of tho machinists' union,
result In a striko.