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VOLUME XXIII.
MAYSVILLE, KY., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1904.
NUMBER 72
SE JltiPPH
It is Evident They Have Been
Abandoned and Land Fight
ing Wjll Follow.
YALU RIVER WILL BE THE SCENE.
Japan Has Landed 120,000 Troops in
Corca 80,000 of Whom Aro on' S
1 'the Uffhtlngr J7ront. -
Several Thousand Russian Soldiers
Have Reached Antung and' It Is
Rumored 20,000 Russians Have
Arrived at Ping Pang.
London, Feb. 17. According to spe
cial dispatches published here Wed
nesdaymornlng from Tokio, the Rus
sianjjsquadron has returned toVladi
vostock. - '
-nTho Tokio correspondent of the Dal
ly Mail says in a dispatch that two
Russian warships appeared oft Old is
land, in tho southern part of the Jap
anese Sea; Sunday.
v.The correspondent at Chemulpo of
tho' Daily Express makes the astonish
in's statement Jhat Japan has already
landed 120,000 troops in Corea, 80,000
of.whom are extended along the flght
Ingifront, south of the Yalu river.
. No war news of importance appears
fn lie London newspapers Wednesday
morning, but the press attaches the
greatest significance to the departure
pf 'Viceroy Alexieff from Port Arthur,
and comments upon the sudden throw
ing of Russian troops into New
Ghwang as indicating -Russian appre
hensions that Port Arthur is In dan
ger and that tho Japanese attack may
not after all be made where it Is ex
pected, on the Yalu. All the reports
tend to confirm the impression that
Russia has little or nothing to expect
from sea operations.
Torpedoes Destroyed.
According to a dispatch to the Paris
edition of tho New York Herald, 400
torpedoes, being two-thirds of Russia's
entire 'available supply of these arti
cles, were destroyed on board the Rus
sian cruiser-Varlag at Chemulpo.
The Tokio correspondent of the Dai
ly Chronicle cables that it is stated
officially that several thousand Rus
sian troops have reached Antung and
that it is rumored that 20,000 Russians
have arrived at Ping Yang, on the Ta
tong river, in Central Corea.
The Chronicle, however, regards this
rumor as improbable unless the inva
sion of Corea preceded the. outbreak of
hostilities.
Paris, Feb. 17. It is reported here
that the loss of the Russian torpedo
gunboat Yenisei will entail serious
consequences.- The captaln.of the ves
sel had placed torpedoes at various
places and tho maps and plans indi
cating these spots .went down with the
ship. It is believed that the general
staff possesses duplicates of -these pa
pers, but there is a .probability that
those which wero lost contained cer
itain corrections and modifications
which the others do not.
Reattacked Russian Fleet.
Tokio, Feb. 17. A report has just
reached here that tho Japanese tor
pedo fleet reattacked tho Russian fleet
iat Port Arthur February 14 and it Is
thought that ono Russian warship was
damaged.
London, Feb. 17. In a dispatch dat
ed Port Arthur, February 13, a corre
spondent of the Times gives a descrip
tion of seven Russian warships which
he says are lying disabled there. They
,include the battleships Sevastopol and
iPetropavlovsk.i . which have not been
named in previous reports of the ac
tion. ; re ;j C i
tyrho correspondent says that alto
gether 11 Russian ships were put out
of action at Port Arthur.
Continuing, ho declared that the
Japanese wero driven from the neigh
borhood of Klnchau, near New
Chwag, after a skirmish, in which 150
Japanese -wore takenfPrlsonersandtfO
Russians kllled. t i '-
Will Be Applied For By Japan.
St. Louis, Feb. 17. Upon tho heels
,of the announcement from St. Peters
Iburg that Russia will abandon her pro
posed exhibit at the fair, Mr. Hajime
ota, assistant commissioner general
,from Japan, announced that every-foot
of exhibit apace will be applied-for by
Japan.
Wel-Hai-Wel Leased to Great Britain.
St'-PeteraburgrFebriT. A dlspatcn
has1 b4cn reselypd'here from tho i Rus
sian ' minister i afo Pek(n, Paul ''Lesaar,
taring that, upon 'hi official Inquiry
tho Chinese governV&ot Informed him
'that 'Wel-Hal-Woi remains, leased, to
Great Britain.
Russian Guests Were Absent.
New-York, Feb;, 17.1 The intention
of tho Qulll'olub to hold a symposium
of representatives of Russlar and. Ja
pan at the dinner of the club, at tho
Manhattan hotel" was frustrated by tEe
absenc6'df thtfRusslon guests'.
The New Cruiser Tacoma.
WaBhingtonj'Feb. 17.- It is probable
that tho now cruiser Tacoma, Capt.
Reginald F. Nicholson commanding,
will bo ordered shortly to the far east
and will join tho cruiser squadron of
ha Asiaticf,flee$:tatiShanghai
i ;m'? r
Fired on a German Cruiser.
Berlin, Feb. 17-trNothing is known
here officially of the, report that vthe
German-cruiser Hansa, sent to' remove
German subjects' from Port Arthur,
was fired upon by Japanese warships.
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
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Fined For Interfering With Non-Union
Workers.
Trenton, N. J., Feb. 17. Chancellor
Magio Tuesday after a hearing made
an order sustaining tho fine that had
been imposed upon eight persons by
Vice Chancellor Pitney for contempt
of court or violating an order restrain
ing them from interfering with 'non
union workers,athe time pf tho strike
In the Frank & Dugan silk mills In
iPaterson. The, strike took place lwo
years ago. The fines aggregated $250
and there aro now costs which will
bring the total amount up to $1,000.', '
MATRIMONIAL EXPERIENCE.
Became Engaged Through Correspond
' ence and Found the Man In Jail. 4
BInghamton, N. Y., Feb. 17. Miss
Hattie Peffel Tuesday night left this
city to return to her home in Chicago.
She came hero a few days ago to mar
ry James C. Rankin, with whom she
had become engaged by correspond
ence after answering his advertise
ment for a wife in a matrimonial pa
per. He represented to her that he
was an employe of the government.
After they became engaged she says
that she sent mOnev to him at his re-
quest. When she reached Blnghamtonl
she found that Rankin was in jail for
forgery, to which charge he pleaded
guilty in county court Tuesday. He
has been in jail since last fall and was
in confinement when he inserted his
matrimonial, advertisement.
WILL HANG IN MARCH.
Henry Williams, Convicted of Outrage
and Assault, Sentenced.
Roanoke, Va Feb. 17. Henry Wil
liams, a burly Negro who at noon on
January 30 last entered the home of
George J. Shields, a well-known busi
ness .man, -and -outraged .Mrs. Shields
and. then murderously assaulted her
and her 3-year-old daughter with a
hatchet, rasor and pocket knife and
left them for dead, Tuesday was sen
tencedrby Judge Woods ln;the corpo
ration court to. be hanged March 18
hext After hacking and fracturing
the skulls of his victims 'with a hatch
bt Williams cut Mrs. Shields' throat
Jrom ear to ear with a razor and lock
ed her. In a clothes closet. .
PLAYED WITH A REVOLVER.
A Four-Year-Old Shoots and Kills Hl3
Little Brother.
Fort Dodge, la., Feb. 17. "Marshal,
phoot me," asked 3-year-old Leo Hol
lies.. "No, I. won't," replied his 4-year-old
brothor, who held a revolver in his
hand. Tho second request by tho
younger brothor was complied with
and the ball lodged at the base of the
skull. Death was instantaneous. H.
E. Hollies, the father, left his revolver
between the mattress of his bed and
the older boy secured It Th.o younger
child sawv him get it and playfully
a3ked him to shoot Tho mother, 13
almost crazod with grief, v &?' , ,
Cumberland River Improvement.
Washington, Feb. 17. Tho house
committee on rivers and harbors Tues
day heard a delegation interested in
tho improvement of tho Cumberland
river. Senator Bate, Gov. McMillin
and Representative Gaines, of Tennes
see, .presented a largo delegation.
Will Receive Their Accounts In Full.
Mexico City, Fob. 17. Col. E. D.
Egress, chairman of tho depositors'
commltteo of tho late International
Bank and Trust Co., says that an in
vestigation into the accounts of tho
institution shows that depositors will
receive tholr accounts in full.
Died From Shock.
Newport News, Va., Feb. 17. Chas.
Ryder, GQ, of Aurora, 111., traveling
agent for a chemical manufacturing
company,, upon learning that Senator
Hanna was dead, felMn ta swoonon
tho street. Ho died aftor being re
moved to tho hospital.
Bill Providing For1 Civil Pensions.
Washington. Feb. 17.-11113 L.
Moore, chief of tho weather bureau,
presented a b'ill he had drawn provid
ing for civil pensions for government
employes, based pn a Sippr cont. as
sessment on their salaries. to thp.houso
committee on reforn. ' ,
OBSEQUIES
Order of Services Prepared by
Senate Committee in Charge! -
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President, Cabinet, Justices, Congress
' men, Diplomats, Army' and Navy1
pfflcers Will Be in Attendance.
All the Galleries In the Senate Will Be
Reserved For the Occasion, the
Admission Being By Spe
cial Cards Only.
Washington, Feb. 17. The official
orders setting forth the order of tho
services at tho funeral of Senator Han
na has been prepared by the senate
commltteo in charge of tho arrange
ments as follows:
"The senate will meet at 12 o'clock,
noon, Wednesday, February 17, 1904.
"Tho body of the late Senator Mar
cus A. Hanna will bo placed In tho
senate chamber prior to the assem
bling of the senate.
"The president of tho United States
and his cabinet, tho chief justice and
associate justices of the supreme
court, tho house of representatives,
the diplomatic corps, the admiral of
the navy, and the lieutenant general
of the army have been invited to at
tend the services in the chamber, and
will occupy tho seats on the floor of
the senate as assigned them by the
sergeant-at-arms.
"Tho president and his cabinet will
meet in tho president's room.
"The supreme court will meet in tho
supreme court room.
"The house of representatives will
enter the chamber In a body.
"The diplomatic corps, the admiral
of the navy, and the lieutenant gen
eral of the army will meet In the sen
ate reception room.
"The committee of arrangements
will meet in the marble room.
"The vice president's room will be
reserved for the members of the fam
ily of the late senator and the officiat
ing clergy, whence they will be escort
ed on tho senato floor.
"Seats will be reserved for those en
titled to them upon tho floor, to which
they will be shown by the attaches of
the senate.
"Upon the announcement of the
president pro tern, of the senate the
clergy will conduct -the funeral cere
monies. . . .
"All the senato galleries will be re
served for this occasion, admission be
ing by special cards only."
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
President and Attaches Shared In the
General Sorrow.
Washington, Feb. 17. At the white
house Tuesday the president and all
tho attaches shared in the general sor-,
row over the death of Senator Hanna.
President Roosevelt, the members of
his cabinet, senators and representa
tives in congress and callers of all
classes sadly paid tribute to the mem
ory of tho dead statesman. From the
entranco of the lamented McKlnley
In,to tho white house, Senator Hanna
was a conspicuous figure at tho execu
tive mansion. Both before and after
he became a member of tho senate,
Mr. JJanna was a frequent caller at
the white house, and this visits have
been frequent since Mr. Roosecelt suc
ceeded jto tho, presidency.. (President
Roosevelt entertained a cordial regard
for Senator Hanna and the senator
cordially- reciprocated that feeling.
Tholr 'personal regard was based on
the firmest respect While they differ
ed at times, as strong men may differ,
their personal relations never were
endangered, by tho difforonpes. Indeed,
soihigh .was tho regard in which the
president held Mr. Hanna's ability as
a political manager and as a potent
force in national affairs that a few
months ago ho requested him urgently
inv the..event-of his, nomination for, the
presidency to assume again the cares
and responsibilities of. directing the
national campaign. While it was fear
ed. Mr, Hanna's ill health, might induce
him to declino again' to accept tho
chairmanqhlp of the republican nation
al committee, he had not returned at
the time he was stricken by his fatal
sickness a final answer to' the presi
dent's -request -
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A TOUCHING INCIDENT.
Had the Distinguished Senator a Pre-
monition of Death?
Washington, Feb. 17. Representa
tive William Alden Smith; of Michi
gan, related at tho white house Tues
day a. touching incident of- a recent
conversation ho had with Senator Han
na. Ho wont to Senator Hanna in tho
senate chamber ono day and Invited
senate cnamuer ono aay anu inviicu
him to attend, as ono Qf tho distln-
1
guishe'd men"of the country, the semi
centennial celebration of the founding
of the republican party, to be held at
Jackson, Mich., on July G( next.
"I don't know wherI will be then,"
was th senator's pathetic reply to the
invitation.
"Why, you will be right here, of
course," returned Representative
Smith, reassuringly.
"No," replied Mr, Hanna, "I'm afraid
I won't."
"I walked to the rear of the senate
chamber," said Mr. Smith, "and, look
ing back at the senator, wondered if
he had a premotion that he might not
live long. Tho Impression made by his
words .never left me,"
As Speaker Cannon left the presi
dent's office Tuesday he did not at
tempt to dlsguiso the sorrow he felt at
the death of Senator Hanna. "Yes,"
said ho, "I knew him very well, and I
liked him, vpry much rvery much. I
remember, I told Mrs. Hanna ono time
that I liked her husband as much as
it was lawful for one man to like an
other." But he got no further. Hi3
voice choked with emotion, and unre
strained, tears streamed down his
cheeks.
At the meeting of the cabinet Tues
day the death of the Ohio senator was
lamented deeply. All the members
entertained for him the profoundest
regard and respect The opportunity
afforded by the meeting was embraced
by all present to pay personal tributes
to their dead friend. Little business
was transacted. The members decid
ed to assemble at the white house at
or about 11 o'clock Wednesday to ac
company the president to the capltol
to attend the senate funeral services.
IN CLEVELAND.
The
Funeral Will Be a Magnificent
Display of Affection.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 17. At tho con
ference of representative citizens held
in tho city hall Tuesday afternoon it
developed that tho funeral of Senator
Hanna is likely to bo one of the most
magnificent displays of affection that
has ever been shown an Individual.
Veterans of tho civil war, working
men, Spanish-American veterans and
perhaps all of the several military
companies of the city will participate
in the funeral procession.
During tho time the body remains
in the chamber of commerce audito.
rlus the guard of honor will be alter
nately of civil war veterans and mem
bers of the Fifth regiment.
The committee appointed by the
Hanna family at Washington, consist
ing of Samuel Mather, Judge W. D.
Sander, Gen. George A. Garretson,
Caesar A. Grasselli and J. B. Zerbe,
met Tuesday night at the Union. club
and took the following action:
To request Mayor Jphnson to Issue
a proclamation that all business In the
city be suspended during the hours of
12 and 2 o'clock on the day of the fu
neral, Friday, February 19; that the
residences and business houses along
the route, Euclid avenue from the sta
tion of the Pennsylvania railroad to
the chamber of commerce building, be
draped; that a detail of 50 policemen
be stationed at the railroad depot, 100
along tho line of march and 50 at the
entrance to the chamber of commerce;
that Adjt Gen. Critchfield, at Colum
bus, order Troop A, of Cleveland, for
escort duty from the station to the
chamber of commerce; that a delega
tion of the chamber drape the interior
and exterior of that building.
Tho catafalque that was used in the
lying in state of the late President
McKlnley, at Canton, has been secured
for a similar purpose for Senator Han
na and the catafalque will arrive here
Wednesday morning,
The burial will be in Lakeview cem
etery, the final ceremonies being held
In Wade Mortuary chapel, a beautiful
structure in marble and Mosaics, but
with such a limited seating capacity
perhaps 30 or 40 that the cemetery
services will bo private The body will
be placed in one of the receptacles In
the chapel until spring. Bishop Leon
ard will conduct the services at the
chapel.
The church funeral services will be
arranged by Rev, George H.- McGrew,
D-D., pastor of St. Paul's. The seat
ing capa9ity of that) chnrch, 8Q0, ,will
limit the attendance outside tho family
and public officials to probably 400.
The Ohio state legislature is expected
to attend in a body.
The commltteo suggests that
throughout tho state on Friday after
noon, for iflvo. minutes, X p. m. until
1:05, all business, railroad traffic .and
street car service, In every city and
town be suspended as a mark, of re
spect to the deceased.
'"Miami, Fla.,'Feb. 17. Suffering from
a recent attack of illness and en routo
home, Lonls Sears, of the Scars Shoo
Co., New York, committed suicide by
jumping from tho steamer Martinique,
25tmil.es off tho Florida. coast'
Application For Receivers.
Baltimore, iFqb. 17. 'Applications
wore-mado Tuesday by policy holders
for tho .appointment of rocolvera .for
the Baltimore Firo Insurance Co. and
::T- " : " - "
e Il0m- F Insurance Co., of BaL
timoro. i .Insolvency is alleged.
Interesting Kentucky Items.
HONORS HANNA'S MEMORY.1
The Kentucky House Adjourned Out
of Respect.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 17. The lower
house of the assembly Tuesday adopt
ed a resolution by Mr. Black, of Knox,
providing adjournment Tuesday .as a
mark of respect to the late Senator
Marcus A. Hanna, and for the appoint
ment of a committee to draft resolu
tions. The committee report will be
received on Friday.
The state senate Tuesday by a vote
of 25 to 5 passed a bill placing national
banks upon the same footing for pur
poses of taxation as are state banks,
taking assessment of them from the
local assessors and placing it in the
state board of valuation and assess
ment. ,
AN ELECTION FIGHT.
D. H.
Carter Was Shot, It Is Alleged,
By Frank Lunsford.
Lexington, Ky., Fob. 17. D. H. Car
ter was shot In an election flght at
Athens, 11 miles from here, Tuesday
night. Frank Lunsford, who Is charg
ed with doing the shooting, escaped.
Carter will recover. Carter was run
ning for the democratic nomination
for deputy county clerk. The primary
election was held Tuesday for the reg
ular election two years hence. Car
ter's ticket was defeated.
BY COMPROMISE.
The Litigation For a Meteor That Fell
In Kentucky Has Been Settled.
Owingsville, Ky., Feb. 17. Attorneys
representing F. M. Ewing here in tho
suit against Thomas J. Pergram for
the 300-pound meteor which was found
on Ewing's land last spring met Tues
day afternoon and compromised by
paying Pergram $300 cash to pay tho
cost of suit If the noon sells for over
$1,200 Pergram will get ono-fourth of
the amount The meteor was deliver
ed to Ewing's attorneys Tuesday.
A LEGAL SALOON.
For the First Time In a Generation One
Was Established at Jackson.
Jackson, Ky., Feb. 17. For the first
time in a generation a legal saloon
was established here Tuesday, when
Matt Crawford took out a license, pay
ing $500 therefor. Recently the town
council passed resolutions licensing
Ealoons, in the face of the legislatrVe
enactment prohibiting saloons from
being operated In Jackson. Numerous
blind tigers are still in operation here.
Woman Named As Superintendent.
Lexington, Ky., Feb. 17. Not a few
surprises were in store for some of the
candidates In the democratic primary
held In this county Tuesday. For the
first time in the history of the county a
woman has bpeu given tho nomination
for superintendent of county schools,
and In this race Mrs. Clarence L. Faul
coner defentcd her opponent, J. D
Clark.
James Melton Committed Suicide.
Scbrce, Ky., Feb. 17. James A. Mel
ton committed sui ido near here. Tho
affair av.is brought about at tho resi
dence of Mrs. McGaws, the mothei.in
law of tho dead man. After a few
words with his wife he walked out of
the room, and, taking a pibtol from his
pocket, Ural a ball into his brain.
Fire at Bowling Green.
Bowling Green, Ky., Feb. 17. Firo
broke out in the cellar of Bud 'Ra
bolds. on Main street. The cellar had
been rocently filled with baled hay
and straw. The stock is an entire loss
and tho building was damaged con
siderably. Loss on stock and -buibhug
will reach $10,000. - .
The Fight Is Getting Hot.
Frank(ort,.Ky.,Fob. 17. The fisht
over the bill known as the Hargls-Red-wine
circuit court bill is growing
warm in the senate. A big. delegation
from Judge Rlddell's district arrived
Tuesday night to, protest against, any
change in the present district, ,
Prominent Kentucky Farmer Dead.
Tayjorsvllle, Ky., Feb. 17. John A.
Neal, a prominent farmer, residing
two, mjlgs from this city, died of con
sumption at 6 o'clock Monday morn
Ing. He was a half brothor-of E.-T.
Holloway, - representative -from - thl
county in tho legislature. if
Several Smallpox Cases Developed.
Owingsville, Ky., Fob. 17. It 1b re
ported here that several cases of small,
pox have doveloped near Spring; Hill,
Fleming county) Quarantine will bo
Immediately , established. There aro
two or three cases in Flat Creek sec
tion of this county.
Carlisle, Ky., Fob. 17. Tho dwelling
of Robert Curtis, with a largo portion
of Its contents, was burned Monday
afternoon, entailing a loss of $2,000,
with $000 insurance.