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THE EVENING BULLETIN.
VOLUME XXIII.
MAYSVILLE, KY.; MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1904.
NUMBER 52
A MOB OF GORE ANS.
Q)hey Attacked an Electrie Car
the Railway Line Being
Owned by Americans.
THE OAR PARTIALLY DESTROYED.
The Prompt Action of the Guards at
thfl American Legation Preven
ted a Serious Riot.
The Situation in Corea Is Critical and
the State Department Is Keeping
In Close Touch With the
Situation There.
Washington, Jan. 25. Tho state de
partment Sunday received official in
formation of attack Sunday by a mob
of native CoreanB on an electric car
in Corea, the line being owned fly Am
ericans, because of the fact that it had
killed a Corean. Tho news camo In
tho following telegram, received under
Sunday's date, from Minister Allen at
Seoul:
"This morning on the electric rail
way, which is tho property of Ameri
can citizens, a Corean was accident
ally and unavoidably killed. Thereup
on a mob of natives attacked and par
tially destroyed the car. The opera
tors of tho car would have been injur
ed had it not been for the presence
of mind and action of our guard, and
serious riot would have occurred."
Although there have been previous
reports of disturbances in Corea this
is tho first mob attack made thus far
on property of Americans. The rail
road Is owned and operated by Ameri
cans, H. IL Bostwick, of San Francis
co, and H. Collbran being its principal
officers. ,It runs through the heart of
Seoul, the Corean capital.
The guard which made the rescuo
came from the American legation. It
consists of 100 marines, who wero
sent there some time ago to be on
hand for the "protection of Americans
and their property. Reinforcement of
this guard has been urged and could
bo made in a week's time by details
of marines from the Philippines, but
nothing has been decided on this
point Conditions in Corea are recog
nized to be critical, and the state de
partment la keeping in close touch
(with the situation.
No fresh .instructions have been
saent as yet as a result of Sunday's
mob at Corea.
The Corean legation has received no
advices concerning the matter. The
Corean government has notified its le
gation hero that it has issued a for
mal declaration of neutrality as be
tween Russia and Japan in the event
of war, and Minister Min-Hul-Cho has
formally advised the state department
of this action.
WENT SUDDENLY INSANE.
Killed His Slater, Declaring He Obey
ed a Divine Behest.
Dunkirk, N. Y., Jan. 25. Miss Han
nah Hall, 30 years old, was murdered
Sunday at her homo in Vanburen by
her brother, Isaac Hall, who gave him
self up to the police. Hall, who Is 33
,years old, declares that ho obeyed a
(Divine behest when ho killed his sis
ter. Ho attacked her while she was
asleep, first shooting her, then drag-
Sing the wounded woman through the
ouse, he cut her throat and finally
placed her neck across a chopping
(block and completely severed the head
from the body.
Hall and his sister lived alone, both
parents being dead. Until this timo
JHall was considered a model farmer
and his Bister was a great favorite.
Hall Is religiously inclined and there
lis no doubt that ho suddenly became
Insane.
Corean Soldiers and Police as Robbers
Seoul, Jan. 25. Corean soldiers and
police at Pyengyang disguised as rob
bers havo looted all the wealthy na
tive houses. Foreigners aro growing
vory uneasy over tho condition of af
falrB. Tho natives seemingly are apa
thetic, Six Business Blocks Burned.
Houston Tex., Jan. 25. -Fire Sun
day destroyed bIx blocks of framo
business houses at. Sour Lake and got
into tho Cannon tract In tho oil field,
doing considerable damage. The loss
is placed at $200,000, on first esti
mates. Colonists Arrive In Mexico.
Monterey, Mei., Jan. 25. A party
of Indian territory colonists reached
horo Sunday and will proceed to Las
Palmas, on tho line of tho Mexican
Central railroad, for the purpose? of
nettling upon a tract of 50,000 acres of
land. .
Former Friend of Lincoln.
St. Louis, Jan. 25. James Leland,
69 years old, a former friend of Abra
ham Lincoln, died suddenly of heavr
disease at his sou's homo Sunday.
GEN. COLLIER DEAD.
Expiree) Suddenly in the Pope Sanita
rium, Louisville.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 25. Gen. Dan
iel R. Collier, pension agent for Ken
tucky, died suddenly at 5:30 o'clock
(Saturday afternoon at tho Pope sani
tarium, where he had been going fre
quently to be treated for rheumatism.
Gen. Collier on his arrival at the in
stitution about 4 o'clock Saturday aft
ernoon complained of pains in his
chest Ho went upstairs and laid
down. "When a nurse called at 6:30 to
Inquire as to his condition she found
him dead.
Gen. Collier was adjutant general
under Gov. Bradley and held the same
office under Taylor, and ho was In
charge of the Taylor troops at Frank
fort during tho stormy period that fol
lowed the assassination of William
Goebel. Ho served as surveyor of tho
port of Louisvillo during Gen. Harri
son's administration.
Gen. Collier waa born about 64 years
ago In Garrard county. He married a
daughter of Col. W. Hosklns.
The body of Gen. Daniol R. Collier
was taken to Lancaster Sunday for
burial. Former Gov. Bradley, a life
long friend, was prevented from going
by the illness of Mrs. Bradley. Tho
funeral will bo held Monday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock in Lancaster.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Attempt to Blow Open the Safe In An
L. & N. Ticket Office.
Lexington, Ky., Jan. 25. Sam
Baughman, colored, was detected in
the act of blowing open the safe in
tho ticket office of the L. & N. rail
road at 4 o'clock Sunday morning. He
had demolished desks and scattered
tickets and papers over the floor and
was in the act of placing a quart of
blasting powder in the safe when de
tected by J. W. West, ticket agent
Baughman jumped through a window,
West firing at him. He ran by tho
police station, whero he was captured.
A machtnlst, who opened the safe Sun
day, said tbo entire building and per
haps other buildings would have been
demolished had the fuse been lighted.
BODY WILL LIE IN STATE.
Remains of Bishop Thomas K. Dudley
Arrives In Louisville.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 25. Tho body
of Bishop Thomas K.. Dudley, of the
Episcopal diocese of Kentucky, ar
rived from New' York Sunday night
and, in charge of an escort of masons,
was taken to the Dudley home on
Third avenue. The' body will lie in
state a portion of one day at Christ
church cathedral the fucral services
being held on Wednesday. Bishop Tut
tie, of Missouri, will preside at tho
ceremonies, and among those who" will
assist him are Bishop Gaylor, of Ten
nessee; Francis, of Indiana; Peterkin,
of West Virginia and Randolph, of
Virginia.
Outside the City Limits.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 25. In tho
event of a mandate from the court of
appeals closing the Louisville pool
rooms Henry WehinhofT, proprietor of
the Turf Exchange, and Ed Alvey, pro
prietor of Tho Kingston, will open a
commission house outside the city
limits.
Wounded Hla Cousin.
Jackson, Ky., Jan. 25. In a row
Sunday morning Juno Jott, brother of
Curtis Jett, shot Herbert Spencer in
the band. It does not seem that there
was any trouble between Jott and
Spencer, except that Jett was drunk
and Spencer was trying to get him to
behave.
River Rising Two Inches An Hour.
Owonsboro, Ky., Jan. 25. Tho Ohio
at this point continues to rise at the
mto of two Inches an hour. It roso
bIx feet Saturday night. Tho entire
river is covered with swiftly moving
lco floes. Tho river men and fanners
In lowlands aro very apprehensive of
damage.
Noted Sporting Man Dead.
Harrodsburg, Ky., Jan. 25. John
Figg, well known In tho sporting cir
cles of tho east and south, died at tho
Commercial hotel Sunday night at a
o'clock. Ho had been ill for two days
with pnoumonia. Figg was a native
of Harrodsburg. Ho was 57 years old.
Died at the Age of 96.
Covington, Ky., Jan. 25. Martha
Martin, who for tho past 50 years has
beon a resident of this city, died at
her lato homo, 431 Bakewell Btreot,
Sunday afternoon 'at tho rlpo old ago
of 9G years. She leaves one son, Thos.
Martin, a traveling man, living in Ohio.
Gone to the Sales.
Lexington, Ky., Jan. 25. Scott Hud
son, Col. John Croighton, Col. E. F.
Clay, Capt. James B. Clay, W. W. Ev
ans, Clem Beachey, O. D. Wilson, Jero
Tarlton and John W. Bain left horo
Sunday morning for Now York to at
tend tho Faslg-Tipton Co.'s sale.
BEDFORD MURDER.
The Mysterious Death of the
Teacher, Miss Sarah Schaffer,
Still Remains Unsolved. ,
ONE SUSPECT CLEARS HIMSELF,
Victim's Parents Do Not Believe That
the Killing Was the Result of
a Lovers' Quarrel.
A Red-Haired Man Arrested By the
Police at Bloomlngton and Is
Held For Instructions From
Bedford Authorities.
Bedford, Ind., Jan. 25. Tho myste
rious murder of Miss Sarah Schaefer
remains unsolved and few develop
ments havo aided in establishing any
clue. A well-known young man of
this city, whorls a member of tho sen
ior class at tho Btate university at
Bloomlngton, was closeted Sunday
with Detective Halpln and other offi
cers. He explained his whereabouts
on the night of the murder. The rea
son for tho investigation, it is alleged,
was a story told by Miss Schaefer's
roommate and corroborated by Mrs.
Smith, that tho young man was re
quested on one occasion to leavo Miss
Schaefer's room because of objection
able conduct
Tho letter written to Chicago by
Miss Schaefer was to Mrs. Frank
Cross, her sister. In this letter, aci
cording to Mrs. Smith and Miss Love,
who roomed with Miss Schaefer, tho
dead girl complained of tho conduct
of this young man In attempting to
kiss her and it was In reply to this let
ter that Mrs. Cross wrote:
"I wish you had strength to hurl
him down."
Miss Love said Sunday that MIPS
Schaefer told her the next day of the.
inpfilflnt
Tho young man Sunday explained!
to the detectives that he left his home
at C:45 on the night or the murder ana
arrived at the old library building at,
7 o'clock, whero ho coached baskotbajL
players. He left for Bloomlngton after
tho consultation with his explanation
accepted. I
Tho murdered girl's parents do notj
accept the opinion or the ponce mat
h miirrlnn wna iha rAJ1lM nf InvPr'ff
quarrel. They assert that they knowi
nothing of a love affair between thelrj
A telephone message was received
Sunday by the officials from a woman
in Louisville, tho Import of which was
that If they would see her she would
"give them information concerning the
murder of Sarah Catherine Schaefer."
Marshall Russell and Sheriff Smith
left for Louisville. An effort was made
to conceal their movements.
Bloomington, Ind., Jan. 25. A red
haired man waa arrested by tho police
hero Sunday and is being held await
ing Instructions from tho Bedford au
thorities. When found the suspected
man was In a schoolhouso with anoth
er man taller than himself. The po
lice suspecting robbery, approached,
and the taller man fled. Tho mnn with
the red hair, however, stood his
ground, and, drawing a revolver, flour
ished it at Chief Johns, who, with Of
ficer Hugh Hlnkle, was making the
arrest. They approached him and ho
offered no further resistance.
He gavo his name as Tom Boyd, but
declined to state anything about him
self. Ho was told that ho was sus
pected of the Bedford murder, but re
fused to say anything.
THE BRITISH FLEET. .
It Is In Readiness to Move Within Five
Minutes' Notice.
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 25. According
to officers of tho Northern Pacific
steamer Victoria, which arrived from
tho Orient Sunday, the British fleet at
Hong-Kong is being kept In readiness
to sail at a moment's notice. No sail
or, they say, Is allowed on shore leave
over night; tho ships are all coaled,
and everything is In readiness for tho
entire fleet to raovo within five min
utes after receipt of orders.
Store and Post Office Robbed.
Dubois, Pa., Jan. 25. Tho largo
store of R. B. Dick, at Walston, a min
ing town about ten miles south of
hore, and tho Dolancy post office in
tho same building, wero robbed Sim
day of goods and stamps to tho
amount of $1,500.
Crushed to Death By An Elephant.
London, Jan. 25. George Lockhart,
well-known elephant trainer and circus
proprietor, was accidentally crushed
to death by an elephant while ho waa
attending to tho unloading of circus
animals at tho railroad Btatlon at Wal
thamstow. Loxlngton, Ky., Jan. 25. At a meet
ing of the general cpuncii an ordlnanco
recommended by the hoard of health
was passed, prohobltlng expectoration
on the streets or In any public slaco
PITTSBURG FLOOD SUBSIDING.
Two Towbaats and Two Boat Houses
. Destroyed By Fire.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 25. The flood ot
Saturday has in a great measure pass
ed this point, but portions of the two
cities are still submerged and will not
be freed from tho water until after
midnight.
In Allegheny the gas supply was er
ratic and tho distribution of coal by
tho city authorities In the poorer
neighborhoods brought out riotous
conditions. When the fuel was dump
ed in the streets men, women and
children fought for it, requiring a
strong guard of police to restore order.
Wreckage and huge cakes of lco
strew the streets. A thick settlement
of slimy mud, mingled with ice, makes
many districts unfit to walk through.
Huge timbers, portions of doors, stair
ways, barrels, boxes, cans and other
debris washed upon the streets by the
flood, have rested where the water left
them.
Tho big coal companies havo been
busy all day preparing their fleets for
coal shipments to the south. Thero
aro 30 towboats In tho harbor ready to
start and it is estimated that fully
10,000,000 bushels of coal will havo
started by Monday noon.
Much excitement was caused by a
fire Sunday which destroyed the Hack
ett Elizabeth, tho towboat Olivette and
two boat houses. Tho Elizabeth was
set adrift and in passing under tho
Union bridge set firo to that structure.
This fire, however, was soon controll
ed. Tho burning hulk of tho Eliza
beth continued down the Ohio until
Bhe sank a mile or so below. The loss
will not exceed $25,000.
A FLOOD AT WHEELING.
One-Third of the Homes Are Partially
or Wholly Inundated. '
Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 25. Tho
crest of tho flood swell was reached
at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon when
the stage was 44 feet 2 Inches. Fully
one-third of tho homes in the city wero
whollv or nartlally Inundated and the
sharp fall in temperature has caused
a great deal of suffering. On the is
land very few streets are out of tho
water, and many second stories are
invaded.
Word reached here Sunday evening
that Joe Cutler and Charles Reynolds,
I who cut loose In a light barge from
tho steamer Lizzie TownBenu wnen
that boat burned Saturday, were pick
ed up about Matamoros. The towboat
Sam Brown sighted the craft at Sis
tersville and heard the cries of the
men for help. The steamer gave chase
for five miles, and finally overhauled
tho barge, and took the two men off
more dead than alive. In Benwood
there is not a single block that is high
and drv. and tho 5.000 people there are
living in second stories or on the hill
sides. GOV. TAFT ARRIVES.
me Immediately Took a Train For
Washington.
San Francisco, Jan. 25. Formor
Gov. Taft, of the Philippines, arrived
here on the steamer Corea. With him
were. Mrs. Taft, t.cir two children,
Fred Carpenter, his secretary, and
Judge Wolfly, attorney general of tho
Philippines, who is traveling with tho
governor's party on his way home on
leavo of absence.
The governor was met by a number
of representative army and navy men
and civil officials on the tug Golden
Gate, to which the party was trans
ferred after the Corea had reached tho
quarantine station. Tho tug carried
its passengers to the Oakland mole,
where Gov. Taft boarded the eastern
overland train for Washington. On ar
riving at tho capltol ho will at once
assume his duties as secretary of war.
Big Blaze In New York.
Now York, Jan. 25. Tho building,
Nos. 54G-518 Broadway, occupied by
Morimura ftros., Japanese goods; It.
E. Bonar & Co., hats, and Cranford &
Qulgley. Rossenwar Bros, and Finltel
Btein & Maaget, clothing, was destroy
ed by flre early Sunday. Estimated
loss $250,000.
Walking Around the World.
Monto Carlo, Jan. 25. George W.
Schilling, who left Pittsburg, Pa., in
August, 1897, on a bet that ho could
walk around tho world in Beven years,
arrived hero Saturday. Schilling haa
previously been reported on his walk
ing tour from Japan, India and South
Africa,
Convicted of Murder.
Sedalia, Mo., Jan. 25. Frank D.
Duntpn, who killod Em 11 Meyer in thlB,
cityT.wo months ago for the betrayal
and desertion of Dunton's daughter,
was convicted of murder Sunday, tho
verdict fixing hla punishment at 28
years In tho penitentiary.
St. Augu3tIno, Flo., Jan. 25. A largo
number ot regular army officers and
national guardsmen arrived horo Sun
flay to attend tho convention of tho
National Quardsmoo's association.
ERE WEATHER.
A Cold Wave Extends Over
Wide Area in the West
and the North.
IT MAY LAST FOR SEVERAL DAYS,
In a Number of Places In the North
west, Sunday Was the Coldest
of the Year.
Thirty-Three Degrees Below Zero In
St. Paul; 37 Below In Duluth and
47 Below at Ely, on the Ver
million Range.
Chicago, Jan. 25. Extreme cold
weather was recorded In various sec
tions of the north and west Sunday.
The cold wave extends over a wide
area, embracing the Upper Mississippi
and Missouri valleys and the western
lako region. Particularly severe
weather is reported in the Dakotas,
Eastern Montana, Northeastern Ne
braska, Northwestern Iowa, Northern
Illinois and Indiana and portions of f
Wisconsin and Michigan.
Tho thermometer Sunday in this
city registered 11 degrees below zero.
There is suffering among the poor peo
ple and many of tho homeless applied
at tho police stations for shelter. On
ly one death, that of a fisherman, has
so far been reported. Tho weather bu
reau observer says that it is possible
that tho mercury may go to 20 below
Monday and that the cold wave will
last several days yet.
At St. Paul Sunday the minimum
on the official thermometer was 33 de
grees below zero. Other thermome
ters registered as low as 40. Bis
marck reported 28 and Superior, Wis.,
30. In a number of places in the
northwest it was the coldest weather
of the year. A severe blizzard raged
at Houghton, Mich., trains being lato
and traffic badly Impeded.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 25. The coldest
weather of tho winter was recorded by
the weather bureau Sunday. The tem
perature was 12 below zero.
Duluth, Minn., Jan. 25. With ono
exception Sunday was the coldest day
since 1864. The government thermom
eter registered 37 degrees below zero
early Sunday and at 8 o'clock Sunday
night stood at 24 below. Forty-seven
degrees below zero was reported at
Ely. on tho Vermillion range, Sunday
morning, while towns on the Mesaba
range reported from 35 to 45 below.
Sioux City. la., Jan. 25. At 8 a. m.
the government record of temperature
was 21 below zero, and it has not been
higher than 8 below all day.
Milwaukee. Wis., .Tan. 25. Tho cold
est weather of the winter was experi
enced In the entire northwest Sunday.
Superior reported a maximum tomper
attire of 30 degrees below zero, La
Crosse 21 and Milwaukee 1G. Only
one case of suffering was on the police
record, a man being found with his
hands and feet froron.
I Burlington. la.. .Tan. 25. Tho mer
cury fell to 8 deres below zero Sun
day evening, tho rt-oond coldest night
of thp season. Tho rold is increasing.
I Milwaukee. Wis.. Jan. 25 Specials
showed Wisconsin to have experienced
tho coldest weathrr Sunday night of
any state In tho union. New Rich-
1 mond reported a maximum tempera
ture of 45 degree' below zero: Hay
ward and Cumberland reports 40: Su
perior Cfi. and Unity 38 below. Other
low temperatures are Plaek Rivor
Falls 32. Baraboo 31. Osbkosh reports
the coldest weather in 25 years, tho
registration being 2S below. A strong
northwest wind is blowing.
Winter Races at Jacksonville.
Jacksonville, Fla.. Jan. 25. The win
ter race meeting opens here Thursday,
January 28, with bright prospects.
Horses are hero from Illinois, Indiana,
Charleston, S. C, Atlanta and tSavan
nah, Ga.. besides a number of others
will race.
Philippine Trade Statistics.
Washington, Jan. 25. The Philip
pine trade statistics of the Insular bu
reau of tho war department Bhow that
the imports of those islands during tho
eight months ended August, 1903, ag
gregated ?22,2GG,5S1 and exports $20,
800,233. Had Numerous Offspring.
Fort Worth, Tox., Jan. 25. A dis
patch from Denison says: Mrs. N. C.
Hergis, who died in that city Sunday
at tho ago of 8G, was tho progenitress
of 17 children, G8 grandchildren and
1G5 great-grandchildren.
Half tho Town Submerged.
New Cumberland, W. Va., Jan. 25..
Fully one-half of this town is under 12
feet of water and a blizzard Is raging.
Dozens of factories aro submerged and
tho Chelsea China Co. plant is greatly
damaged.
Some new namo should bo used to des
ignate tho flying machlno that flics to
distinguish it from tho regulation kind.