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VOLUME XXIII.
MAYSVILLE, KYM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1904.
NUMBER 115
BUMMER SPICER ARRESTED.
MILITARY ACADEMY BILL.
RUSSIAN TACTICS.
i I,
They Seek to Draw the Japs
Only Sending Small Troops.
Across the River.
ARE BUSILY ENGAGED FORTIFYING
Southern Manchuria is Striking:!
Full of an Unusual and
Active Life.
It Is Reported That the Population Is
Friendly to Russia and Full
of Faith In the Rus
Vy slan Arms.
Paris, April 6. Tho St. Petersburg
correspondent of tho Echo de Paris
Bays that tho Russian general staff la
conrinced that tho Russians will await
a Japanese attack on the right hank
jof the Yalu. They aro now busily en
gaged fortifying the mouth of the rlv
Jer. A remarkable bridgo has been
constructed on tho prolongation of tho
Kviju line connecting it with Pin Hu
'Jan.
The correspondent says tho Rus
jsians are seeking to draw on the Jap
anese only sending small troops across
the river.
' St Petersburg, April C. A pres3
correspondent at Port Arthur who re
turned to the fortress Monday from
an inspection trip through Southern
iManchuria, te!6graphs that country is
'strikingly full of an unusual and ac
tive life, that tho troops are vigorous
and healthy and animated by a de
sire for active operations and that tho
entire native population, including
that of the commercial world, is friend
ly to Russia and full of faith in the
Russian arms. Tho correspondent
says: "Russian money, which was
shaky at the beginning of tho war,
is again firm.
, "Tho Chinese volunteer militia form
ed there present a good appearance,
wearing a special uniform with eqau
ilettes bearing tho Russian national
Iflag. The natives provide provisions
freely and aro selling horses brought
!from the surrounding country. Tho
tmandarins are an exception to this
jgoneral rule, as they are cautious and
are trying tocarry watpr on both
jBhoulders. As their conduct is pas
sive it does the Russians no harm.
j ''The railroad hol4s out splendidly
,and works regularly, all the attaches
of the road being Imbued with the high
importance of their task. Sentries aro
posted at the boundary and are doing
'duty in the neutral zone, dividing Chi
na and Manchuria, The weather is
warm and the rivers are open. In
Port Arthur all Is quiet and the inhab
itants have become accustomed to a
state of war, though some of them are
impatient that tho enemy has been
for so long a time Invisible."
GEN. GRANT'S GRANDSON.
He Will Wed Mile. Germalne Ceclle
Noufflard In Paris.
Paris, April C. Tho civil ceremony
of tho marriage of Capt. Algernon Sar
torls, grandson of the late Gen. Grant,
,to Mile. Germain Ceclle Noufflard, a
niece of Charles Hallo, the artist, di
rector of the new gallery, London, will
itako place April 25, and the religious
ceremony April 27 in tho Church St.
Honore D'Eylau. Tho witnesses for
the bride will include Mr. Halle. Tho
groom's witnesses will be the Marquis
de Laigle and Maj. Bentley Mott, the
nited States military attache. Among
itho bridesmaids will be Miss LUUe, an
American girl who recently made her
pdebut at the grand opera. The brldo
Is a granddaughter of Sir John Halle,
iof England, whoso estate Joined tho
Sartoris. estate.
Agree to a Reduction of Rates.
Chicago, April 6. Traffic officials of
i tho western roads agreed to mako a
reduction of 25 cents a ton on all coal
originating in Colorado, Wyoming and
'other western points, and destined tot
Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma and
'Indian territory. The rates will hei
come effectivo April 15 and last until
July 31.
Small Anti-Jewish Riot.
St. Petersburg, April C. Rumors
have reached hero, which, however,
aro unconfirmed, to the effect that a,
small anti-Jewish disturbance has ta;
,ken place at Gomel, in which aboul)
100 Jews were attacked. There werd
'no fatalities.
War Vessels Sail For St Louis.
Pensacolo, Fla., April 0. Tho gun.
(boat Nashville and torpedo destroyer
Lawrence sailed from Pensacola Tues
'day afternoon for St. Louis to repre
sent tho navy at tho World's fair. Tha
vessels will reach Now Orleans Wedi
nesday.
Washington, April tf. Secretary)
Taft left here Tuesday night for Gin-j
clnnatl to attend tho marriage of his
nophew, Hulburt Taft, in that city,'
He ls Charged With the Killing of
James Johnson.
Jackson, Ky., April 6. Bummer Spi
cer, confessed slayer of James John
son, was arrested by Deputy Sheriffs
Hiram Centers and Sam Deaton Tues
day at the homo of. Sam Callahan,
brother of Sheriff Ed Callahan. Spi
cor made no attempt to escape and
submitted to arrest quietly. Johnson
was killed last Friday and Splcer had
been in hiding since that time. John
son was a nephew of J. B. Marcum,
who was assassinated last May. Spl
cer Is a member of one of the most
prominent mountain families and Is
distantly related to Congressman
South Trimble. His people will mako
a strong legal fight for him. Judge
James Hargls will conduct the exam
ining trial.
CULTON'S BONDSMEN.
A Motion Will Be Made in the Circuit
Court to Discharge Them.
Frankfort, Ky., April G. The ques
tion of forfeiting tho bond of Will Cul
ton, the fugitive Goehel oonspirator,
was postponed in tho circuit court
Tusday till Wednesday, when It is un
derstood a motion will be made to
discharge tho bondsmen on the ground
that it was never the intention of the
commonwealth to try Culton, but he
was brought hero from court to court
for over three years to testify as a
witness in tho trials of the other Goe
bel conspirators. The case against
W. S. Taylor, Charles Finley, John
Powers and others were continued be
cause the defendants could not bo
found.
Increased the Assessments.
Frankfort, Ky., April C Tho state
board of equalization has accepted tho
assessment of 13 counties In the first
appellate district, but raised the as
sessment in five counties as follows:
Ballard, Hickman and Crittenden, 10
per cent, on farm lands and 5 per cent
on town lots; Fulton, 3 per cent on
farm lands; Trigg, 5 per cent on farm
lands.
Representative Day Is Worse.
Lexington, Ky., April 6. It is feared
that the wishes of Carl Day, the
Breathitt county representative, who
is dangerously ill at the hospital In
this city, that ho might be permitted
to die In his home county, will not bo
gratified. He is gradually slnWng, and
unable to recognize those at his bed
side. Purchasing Tobacco.
Carlisle, Ky., April 6. Mr. Towat
ter, for the Continental Tobacco Co,
was here and purchased for local buy
ers a little over 2,000,000 pounds of
tobacco, at prices ranging from 10c
to lGVic per pound. This leaves only
about 90,000 pounds in tho county not
owned by the Continental Co.
Prominent Kentucklan Dead.'
Owensboro, Ky., April 6. Alex C.
Tompkins, capitalist, died of paralysis
at his homo here fTuesday. Col. Tomp
kins was twice elected by the demo
crats to the general assembly. He
served in the confederate army. He
was born G5. years ago. He leaves an
estate valued at $200,000.
War on Vreeland.
Louisville, Ky., April G. An even
ing paper says Gov. Beckham has
opened war on John W. Vreeland, a
Louisville member of tho democratic
state central committee, and has sug
gested that W. J. Semonln, county
court clerk, be chosen in his place.
Cooper Out of the Race.
Mt. Sterling, Ky., April 0. Judge
John E. Cooper declines to canvass
further for the democratic nomination
for congress, leaving F. A. Hopkins,
the present incumbent, tho only can
didate. Ho declines because his wife
and daughter are sick.
Tho First Claim Turned Down.
Frankfort, ,Ky April 6. Tho first
claim from Beckham county sent to
tho state auditor's office was turned
down and will be held up until the
constitutionality of the ac creating
the county has been passed on by tho
court of appeals.
Entire Family With Smallpox.
Owingsvlllo, Ky., April 6. Tho en
tire family of Peter Honakor, eight in
number, one milo north of town, have
doveloped cases of smallpox. One son
Is convalescing. The other cases de
veloped Monday. Quarantine law will
bo established.
An Old Grudge Caused Murder.
Hopklnsvlllo, Ky., April 6. Louis
Wilbert aged 18, shot and killed Gus
Mcintosh at Mannlngton Tuesday. An'
old grudge Is said to havo caused tho'
murder. Mcintosh was armed but did
not draw his revolver. Wilbert es
caped, I- I ! '
Wllf Ask For a Parole.
Loxlngton, Ky., April G. All efforts,
bo far to induco Gov. Beckham to par
ilon George Miller, the convicted gam
bler, havo proved, unavailing
A RIOT IN CHICAGO.
Union Strikers Attacked Non
Union Men on Their
Way to Work.
ONE KILLED, SEVERAL WOUNDED,
In the Evening: tho Rioting: "Waj
Renewed the Mob Numbering:
Fully 1,000 Men.
They Pelted the Strike Breakers With
Stones, Sticks and Bottles Be
fore Being Driven Off By
y ' the Police.
Chicago, April 6. Although It waj
announced Monday night that tha
strike at the American Can Co.'s plan!
In this city had been settled, tbo riot
ing around the place was fiercer Tues
day than ever, and one man, John
Islchols, lost his life.
The fighting began early In the morn
ing when 300 Greeks who have been
employed during tho strike, attempted
to come to the factory. They were
met at the gates by union pickets, who
attacked them with stones and clubs.
A large detachment tried to main
tain order but only with moderate suc
cess. A shot, fired from the crowd,
aroused the Greeks to fury. The
Greeks, who had entered tho factory,
came pouring out armed with knives
and revolvers, and attempted to attach
the union men and their sympathizers,
who were assaulting their countrymen
at the gateway. Tho police, after a
desperate struggle, managed to keep
the two bodies of men apart and drove
the Greeks Into the factory and dis
persed tho crowd on the outside. In
this fight a number of men were bat
tered up, tho most seriously hurt being
William Rohrbach, who was struck on
the head by a stone, and Antonio
Soukasbos, whose wrist was slashed
by a knife.
At night when the 300 Greeks left
the place they were attacked by a mob
fully 1,000 strong that pelted them
with stones,, sticks and bottles. Tho
police, however, escorted them. to tho
train without anybody having been
seriously injured, although quite a
number of men on both sides were
bruised..
After the Greeks had reached their
train it Is said somebody on the cars
fired a shot, tho bullet killing Nichols
instantly.
The police have made arrangements
to have a larger number of men on the
ground Wednesday and expect to avoid
the trouble of Tuesday.
ECHO OF THE RIOT.
Damage Suits For Sums Aggregating
$95,000 Filed at Clinton, Tenn.
Knoxville, Tenn., April G. Damage
suits for sums aggregating $95,000
were filed at Clinton, Tenn., Tuesday
by the widows of the men killed in the
riot at Coal Creek, Tenn., on Sunday,
February 7, and also by two men shot
at tho same time. The suits are
brought against tho Coal Creek Coal
Co., President E. C. Camp, personally,
and Jud Reeder, guard and detective,
who, It Is charged, began the shooting.
Widows of James Black, Jacob Sharp
and W. W. Taylor sue for $25,000 each
and A. R. Watts, a merchant, who was
shot, asks $10,000 damages, and More
Cox sues for the same sum. The
suits are a sequel to tho bloodshed
when the guard of. tho Coal Creek Coal
Co. fired on union minors.
THE IOWA MINERS.
They Have Called For a Second Com
ference With the Operators.
Des Moines, la., April G. John P.
White, president of tho Mine Workers,
and Charles H. Morris, president o!
tho Iowa Operators' association, havo
called a second conference for next
Monday. Tho conference was asked
for by tho miners and it Id taken to
moan that tho strikers will glvo in and
the strike will be settled Monday.
When President White, of the Minq
Workers, asked. Prosident Morris, of
the operators, for a conference, tho
latter replied that there was no use of
a conference unless the miners would
como to tho terms of tho operators.
The fact that tho mlno workers agreed,
to a conference under these terms in
dlcates a victory for tho operators.
Plot to Dynamite Japanese Quarters,
Everett, Wash., April 6. A plot to
dynamite the quarters of the Japanese
employed by tho Mukileto mill was dls
covered and frustrated. For some tlmo
past tho feeling against tho Japanese"
has been very bitter, organized labor
opposing thorn very strongly.
Lexington, Ky., April G. Tho ninth
Annual banquet of the Socioty of tho
Rons of tho Revolution In tho state of
Kentucky was held hero Tuesday right.
Foty-six guests woro present
It Was Passed In the House of Repre
sentatives Without Amendment.
Washington, April 6. Senate The
sonate Tuesday listened to a two hour
speech by Mr. Morgan on the Panama
eanal question and then again took up
the post office appropriation bill, but
adjourned without completing Its con
sideration. Some important amend
ments, aside from those suggested by
tho committee, were agreed, to among
them ono increasing from 2 to 4 ounces
the size of franked letters and another
adding 25 members to tho force of ru
ral free delivery agents. Mr. Morgan's
speech was in special advocacy of bis
resolution requesting information from
the attorney general concerning con
cessions to the original Panama Canal
Co. and was in the main an arraign
ment of the new Panama company.
HouseThe proceedings In the house
were enlivened by speeches by Mr. De
Armond and Mr. Grosvenor, the for
mer attacking the republicans for fail
ure to order an investigation into the
post office charges and to revise the
tariff and the latter 'vigorously defend
ing the republican party and lauding
President Roosevelt for the part ho
played in tho postal investigation, tho
passage of the Cuba reciprocity law
and the treaty with Panama for the
construction of an isthmian canal.
Earlier in the day Mr. Prince (111.), in
a vigorous speech, predicted friction
between the general staff of tho army
and the secretary of war. Tho mili
tary academy bill was passed without
amendment
HISTORIC OAK SAPLING.
It Will Be Planted In the White House
Grounds Next Thursday.
Washington, April G. An historic
oak sapling will be planted In the
white house grounds next Thursday.
Secretary Hitchcock will supply the
tree and In connection with It Tuesday
told the president a pretty story.
Many years ago Charles Sumner sent
to the czar of Russia some acorns from
'a stately oak which overhangs tho
tomb of Washington at Mount Vornon.
The czar caused the acorns to be plant
ed In the grounds of the Peterhof pal
ace In St. Petersburg. One of the
acorns grow Into a magnificent oak
which yet stands in the palace grounds.
While in St Petersburg in 1898 as
the United States ambassador to Rus
sia Mr. Hitchcock collected a handful
of acorns from the historic offering of
the Mount Vernon oak, sent them to
this country and has them planted In
the grounds at his Missouri home.
Some of them developed Into fine sap
lings and It Is one of them that Is to
be planted In tho white house grounds
on Thursday. The planting, which is
to bo done at the Instance ofPresident
Roosevelt, will be without ceremony.
THE SMOOT CASE.
Several Witnesses From Utah Have
Been Summoned to Appear.
Washington, April G. The following
witnesses havo been summoned to ap
pear before the committee on privi
leges and elections In the Smoot case,
April 20:
Angus M. Cannon, Salt Lake; Geo.
Teasdale, Nepl; J. W. Taylor, Salt
Lake; John Henry Smith, Salt Lake;
J. M. Trainor, Salt Lake; L. E. Alott,
Farmlngton; B. H. Roberts, Salt Lake;
Moses Thatcher, Logan; Hober J.
Grant Salt Lake, Mathias F. Cowle,
Salt Lake; Lillian Hamlin, Salt Lake.
PERMANENT COMMISSION.
It Is to Investigate the Several Execu
tive Departments of Government.
Washington, April 6. Senator Sim
mons Tuesday Introduced a bill to cre
ate a permanent commission to inves
tigate the several executive depart
ments of tho government It provides
for a commission of fivo persons, not
more than three to bo members of the
same political party, shall serve four
years each from tho date of their ap
pointments. Tho commission is to re
port to each regular session of con
gress. Not a Candidate For Vice President.
Kansas City, April G. Joseph W.
Folk, circuit attorney of St Louis and
candidate for the democratic nomina
tion for governor of Missouri, when
shown a dispatch suggesting him for
the democratic nomination for vico,
president, Tuesday night said he would
not entertain the idea for a moment
The Fine Arts Jury.
St. Louis, April 6. Tho final ses
sion of the national Jury of selection
of fine arts for tho World's fair was,
opened here Tuesday. Tho Jury will
pass on nearly 1,100 offerings, consist
ing of 780 oil paintings and 300 other
works In architecture, sculpture and
npplled arts.
Louisville, Ky., April 6. Tho Ken
tucky Wholesalo Liquor Dealers' as
sociation was organized Tuesday to
(ight tho bill 'taxing rectified1 whisky,
passed by tho last legislature.
BOAT OVERTURNED
Five Members of a Pleasure Par
ty Drowned Near Anclote
Lighthouse in Florida.
BELONGEDTO METHODIST COLLEGE
Bodies of Three of the Victims Were
Washed Ashore and Recovered
by Their Friends.
Three Children, While Skating, Were
Drowned In a Large Pond Near
Their Home, Southwest of
Tustln, Mich.
Tampa, Fla., April 6. Five persons,
all members of a pleasure party from
the Florida Methodist college at Suth
erland, were drowned near Anclote
LIghthouso Wednesday night The
dead are: Mrs. Walker, wife of tho
president of the college; Miss O'Con
nor, of Atlanta; Miss Slaughter, of
Sutherland; Miss McCray, of Suther
land; Mr. Bouland, of Sutherland.
President Walker and Miss Newton
reached tho beach alive. The bodies
of Mrs. Walker and Miss O'Conner
have not? yet been recovered. Tho
bodies of tho other three who lost their
lives were washed ashore and recov
ered. President Walker had taken the
party out for a cruise to the lighthouse
but met with rough water and the boat
was overturned In tho gulf.
The Florida Methodist college is lo
cated at Sutherland, on tho west coast
of the gulf about 30 miles from Tampa.
Tustln, Mich., April G. The three
children of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
'Holmes, Laura, aged 13; Hazel, aged
11, and Wendell, aged 9 years, resid
ing three miles southwest of Tustln,
were drowned in a large pond less than
40 rods back of their home Tuesday.
The pond was covered with a thin
.coat of Ice on which the children ven
tured. They sank together In 13 feet
of water. When the bodies were re
covered two hours later tho children's
hands were still tightly clasped.
SUICIDE EPIDEMIC.
Six Persons Took Their Lives In
Greater New York Tuesday.
New York, April G. An unusual
number of suicides, at least half of
them due to despondency because of
inability to secure employment, were
reported to the police of Greater New
York Tuesday. Three of the six vic
tims chose carbolic acid as a means
of ending their troubles, one chose
death by shooting, nnot'aer by hanging
and the sixth accomplished his purposo
by turning on the gas. The most
youthful suicide was Eva Pocker, a 17-year-old
Brooklyn girl, who drank car
bolic acid, and tho oldest. Jacob Rel
ham, G5, of Manhattan, who had been
ill with rheumatism. His body was
found hanging In his lodgings Tues
day. The body of another suicide,. a
woman, who had ended her life at least
two weeks ago by Inhaling chloroform,
was found In a house on East 35th
street A note found with the body
said the woman was so deeply in debt
that she saw no hope.
TO BE GIVEN A FAIR TRIAL.
Gov. Vardaman Will Protect the Negro
From Mob Violence.
Jackson, Miss , April G. "I will
spend every dollar at my command but
what I will give that Negro a fair
trial." This from Gov Vardaman
Tuesday afternoon in regard to tho
Negro Baldwin, who was carried to
Sumner, Tallahatchee county, under
military escort to prevent lynching
Tuesday.
It Is not believed the Negro will be
mobbed. Tho governor stated lato
Tuesday afternoon that all was quiet
at Sumner.
WINDOW GLASS PLANTS CLOSE.
They Are Among the BeGt Equipped
Factories In the Country.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 6. Officers of
the Window Glass Workers' associa
tion were surprised Tuesday upon re
ceiving Information that tho two largo
plants of tho American Window Glass
Co. at Newcastle had been closed.
Thoy aro tho Shenango and Lawrenco
factories and are among tho best
equipped plants in tho country. No
cause was assigned by tho company
'for the sudden action rfnd nono of tho
officers of tho company In Pittsburg
will mako any statement concerning
the shut-down. " .
Their Resignations Accepted.
Washington, April G. Tho president
has' accepted tho resignations of First
Lieut Ashton H. Potter, 12th cavalry,
'and First Lieut. William M. True, 28th
Infantry. Lieut. Potter Is a nephew of!
Bishop Potter, of New York. '