The Winchester News, 1908-11-16

ME WAN ISH OFFICIALLY DEAD I Tro psGuard the Foreign Legations I and Great Uprising Sand t Feared c Tj I TV 5 Peking NoY 16Tsze Hsi An the dowager empress of China the auto autocratic - cratic autocratic head of the government which she directed without successful inter Interference - ference Interference since 1861 and without pro protest - test protest since 1881 is dead The announcement of the dowager empress death was official and f flowed - lowed flowed closely upon the announcement that Kuang Hsu the emperor had died but it is believed that the deaths of both the emperor and the dowager empress occurred a consid considerable - erable considerable time before that set down in the official statements S An edict just Issued places upon the throne Prince PuYi the 3year old son of Prince Chun the regent of the empire in accordance with a promise given by the dowager em empress - press empress soon after the marriage of Prince Chun in 1903 An edict i6S d don - on don Friday made PuYl heir presump S tive The foreign legations have been no notified - tified notified by the foreign boaid of the death of the emperor nd the succes sl nof Prince PuYi Troops have been in readiness for several days tof quell any disprders that might arise on the death of Kuang Hsu and the possibility of uprisinga < was made greater because of the fact that w the death of the dowager empress was known t6vbejelos at4hand < Two di visions pltroops have been held In reserve and these 4rerow stationed in yariousquarters the city ttwen ty gendarmes were dispatched to guard the approaches to the lega legations - tions legations but upt to the present the du duties - S ties duties of the forqea have been slight It was announced that the legation guard was ordered out ai the spe special I - cial special calk of the legations on account of the emperors death S Deathbed observance of3000 years ago marked the passing of the emperor anriWdowagerEhey died alone and unattended although sur surrounded - rounded surrounded by circles of abject specta tors who remained a rod distant as on account of the sacred persons of their majesties they could not be ap proached The emperor died as fie had lived without ministration of whatever kind or scientific aid For months he had refused to permit the services cf foreign physicians and although it was stated that he had gone back to the old form of medical treatment it is believed that latterly he received no treatment at all Tse Hsi An or western empress was born Nov 17 1834 She was the child of poor people who lived > in Peking At an early age following a common practice in China she was sold as a slave by her parents on ac account - count account of their poverty She became the property of a famous general who enchanted with her great beau beauty - ty beauty adopted her and offered her as a present to the reigning emperor HsienFeng She so charmed the em emperor - peror emperor by her looks and intelligence that he made her his secondary wife and on her bearing him a son the future emperor TungChih raised her to the first rank On his death she became the regent of the empire I administering the national affairs with more vigor than any of her pre predecessors - decessors predecessors Her authority was com complete - plete complete over about 14000 officials and andover - over andover the welfare and lives of the vast majority of the inhabitants of China who number close tcf 270000000 Among the populace she was fear feared - ed feared and hated principally because of her treatment of the emperor for whom the enlightened and the com common - mon common people had a sympathetic liking She was commonly referred to by the sobriquet the old Buddha and her character in the eyes of the masses was that of the tyrant of ihe em emperor - peror emperor She was a law unto herself She violated the constitution of the dynasty that forbids a woman ruler arid broke the sacred customs given by the sages She relentlessly or ordered - dered ordered all betrothals and marriages in the imperial household family and imperial court and supervised scrub ulously the conduct of individuals Heney Continues to Improve San Franrisco Nov 16The con condition - dition condition of Francis J Heney who was shot in the courtroom Friday by Mor ris Haas Is still most satisfactory and the attending surgeons report that he is making excellent progress on the road to recovery He passed a comfortable night sleeping most of the time timeUnion S Union Official Forced Out OutS - S OutS Winnipeg Man Nov 16 On de 5 mand of the executive committee of the Canadian Pacific Mechanics union Bell Hardy chairman resl n ed owing to dissatisfaction pt the men over the settlement of uihstrikr f few week aed 1 I 45 f l < rtl2 r > jF t1 J J L 7 t 75j tH i > r

EIGHT KILLED IN RACE RIO 14V Govern r Haskell Rushes Troo iftJ i 4 Seene Kegro ShootsAii1 v 5 v Officer S > > > fp r S S S ft 5 16ElghtI persons were killed and ten other i wounded in afight between Jimf Deckard a negro desperado and lw 5 officersj officersThe The dead Edgar Robinson sheriff V I of OkmuIgee county Henry Klaber lft Assistant chief of police of Okmtii7 gee two negroes named Chapman brothers Jim Deckard negro href Unidentified negroes S S The wounded Steve Grayson ifoV dian boy fatally beaten Vic Fare chief of police shot through snoulr der deputy sheriff name not lean ed arm broken seven others sligKt iiy wounded T The disturbance began at the St Louis San Francisco railroad stz 1 tion wld JIm Deckard engage a fight with an Indian boy GraysoI S and beat him ft ihl bility with a rock FriendsdrGraji1 son notified the police anifwheD ittsvi I j U liceman Klaber went to the statioir 1 f Deckard fled to Jbs house nearby barricaded himself in arid when His her apProach d Deckard shot and in t iPformed formed a posse in a few minutes act t f Jtuirried to the scene Part of tiiIJt 5 pos e was made Tip of a group ofc ratfgroes whom the sheriff1 commfifr I signed as deputies As the posse ap preached the house Deckard open fire with a rifle firing as rapidly JMT4 be could load wk weapon Theher t lit fell first Instantly killed Then five of the negro deputfc5 were plain Deckrd 8house wav soon surrounded by a frenzied mObs I of armed men Fire w as set to house just north of Deckards Vo S leys were poured into Deckard house and he was shot down Bf I was seen to roll over on the ficorr sirjjce a match and set fire to hisojHl house which was soon a roaring fur nace in which his body was bakat i Deckard evidently had a large quail tity of ammunition stored in h1e house for many cartridges exploded while the house was burning Governor Haskell at Guthriewasnor tilled of the battle and of the bad feeling between whites and negrpef that had grown but oflt and threat ened a race riot The governor T t once ordered the militia company t Muskogee to prepare to go to OkniaJ gee anda special train was made ready to carry the troops the goveiv nor remaining at biS office to keep is touch with the situation 5 7 f MITCHELL MAY RUN X For Presidency of United Mine WorJc ers Against Tom Lewis Denver Colo Nov 16Nearly al t the delegates to the twenty eIght1i annual convention of the America Federation of Labor made an excuxv J sion to the mountains near Denver tL guests of local unions Frequent ref reference - erence reference was made in conversation among the excursionists to the fact that it was the twentyseventh ann versary of the founding of the organ ization now comprising 1586885 l r members of which Samuel Gomp r j > t has been president 26 years f One of the expected controversial of the convention has been averted by the announcement of Presideilfr Thomas L Lewis of the United MIne Workers of America that he was notr a candidate for the vice presidency t of the federation in opposltiontCI John Mitchell It is understood tHat Mr Mitchell will run against Lewi for the presidency of the mine W9rkJi ers from which he retired a year ap o account of poor health Dies In Church Pew Wob urn Mass Nov 16 Edwarfc D Hayden vice president and secre secretary - tary secretary of the Boston Albany railroad < and a member of the Fortyninth Ante < Fiftieth sessions two congresaeir died of apoplexy in Ills pew atthFJ Woburn Unitarian church f i r V Haas Commits Suicide 1 San Francisco Nov 16 Maurice Haas who attempted to assassinate Francis J Heney committed suicIde by shooting iimself through the mid r 5 die of the forehead with a pistol which he had concealed about hit person J ff I Kills Woman and Self Dayton 0 Nov 16Chester gevI hart 50 shot and killed Mr Marl > Costellb 45 at her home and thea s killed himself Jealousy promptei the sbootlngS > Aged Man Falls Deadu 4 Hamilton 0 Nov 16WbUe lc > ad < < I lug hay at Venice Andrew Joyce 7f 1 i carpenter suddenly fell dead Ape v plexy Is supposed to hayit been UMP IIif euse 4tii S iJ fj t e ct < S 1 i4w iJ t jt = j 6rP4J 5 f t r f + J1 c < ii

letters in the poucn The pouch was dispatched by the mail messen messenger - ger messenger from the Winchester postoffice at 7 t > m Thursday It was north northern - ern northern majl that goes south on the L Nat 1109 and is transferred to the north bound train on the same road thafc passes here at 5 oclock a m The pouch was evidently stolen either in transit from the postoffice to the depots or at the depot The matter has been taken up by the government offices and every effort will be made to find the guilty party or parties KARROW ESCAPE FROM SERIOUS ACCIDENT Mr and Mrs Abe Renick Are Thrown From Bugov Horse Fright end and Starts to Run > While rtuming to their home in the country late Saturday afternoon Mr and Mrs Abe Keniek had a ar arrow - row arrow escape from serious injuries by the horse they vsrere driving running off and upsetting the buggy in which they yel e riding The accident occurred on the Lex Lexington - ington Lexington pike only a short distance from town One of the shafts on the buggy became unhooked and jjii excited the animal and he started to running Miv Reniek who was doing the driving seeing that tjie horse was getting from under his control tried t ste hifu illto ienceandin o doing the buggy was upset Mrs Rollicks head struck a mail mailbox - box mailbox and she was knocked unconscious and a deep gash was cut ovr her right eye Mr R nick sustained a wretfehetrbaek and numerous bruises but neither his nor Mrs Renicks wounds are regarded as serious Mrs Renick was taken to the home of Mrs Ed Pace opposite the point Yjhere the accident occurred and Dr Ishmael was summoned and dressed her wounds She remained there all night being hurt too bad to be taken home She was removed to her home in the country Sunday afternoon A telephone message from their home Monday morning stated that they were both resting easy and do doing - ing doing as well as could be xpectcd BEREA COLLEGE WINS 1 FROM GEORGETOWN BEREA Ky Nov 16Bere Col College - lege College defeated Georgetown College here Sat lday 19 to 0 Scores were made by thre touchdowns and drop dropkick - kick dropkick One man the quarterback for Georgetown was knocked opt v > Forward passes were used a good deal with success The onside kick failed notably t Biggest gains were made by end runs

CElERRATING IS GOLDEN JUBltEE I I l PoITusX wa OrdajnedfPr1est S jrf Catholic Church 50 Yea sAg 1 b ROME Noy 16Fiity years of service to the T3atholic JChurch marked by this date hiiVe nQt crush crushed - ed crushed out the gentleiiessand almost sim ple boyishness of Pope ps X who is today celebrating his goTdeh jub jubilee - ilee jubilee having been oidaiiiect priest l alf alfa - a alfa century ago 7 Priesthood Bi hop c Cardinalate have each seemed to play their part in mellowing his life into gentleness that well befits the populate idea of his station 5 S Guiseppe Sarto born jn 1838 in a soldiers lowly family was educated at Treviso and Padna and spent his whole life until his elevation to the Papacy in Northern Italy The Ital Italian - ian Italian Government objected to his ele vatidii to the Patriarchy of Venice in 1893 claiming the right to name the patriarch An argument ensued in which the Government yielded be because - cause because of the extremelv satisfactory personality of Saito His modesty and simplicity won him the love of all Augusts 1903 after six fruitless ballots lie was elected Pope after fighting against the nomination on the ground that he desired tolead a simple life outside the walls of the priso like Vatican Even officials of the Italian Gov Government - ernment Government have described Him not as ASa - a ASa father to his church but as a friend to mankind SALOON CASES TO BE TRIED MONDAY NIGHT Remainder of Trials of Charges Bniughi By Pros Taylor of KentuckyWesleyan to Be S Heard The remainder of the cases against the saloon men charged with selling liquor to a minor that werenot tried I in police court last week will be tried Monday night s These are the cases agairis the saloon men that were brought through Prof H K Taylor of Ken tucky k Wesleyan College in which they are charged with selling to Roger Green a minor of Mt Ster Sterling - ling Sterling and a student at the college I i rr S Mrs Matt Adams and her guest ilme Hiddinga of Washington D Dow - ow Dow e entertained this afternoon by Mrs Kate > dwjifdj of Lexinstoji 1 flt < c 0w d > + iIh h i 1 i i 4 J l < l ii 4 JC f 1 5 > 5 5

J I w 1E Sunday morning a young l i man by the najne of flickerson le port ithat he had fouud a rifled I If mail sack near the L Nrail i E road about one mile north of the i city When the information reached t tr the ppsfeoffice Mr Hunt Perry went r to the place indicated by the re t1port The leather strap that closes s the sack was cut the sack open and I the mail scattered around v Spine ofvthe letters were opened but whether any letters with 1 money in them were gotten is not f known There were no registered j I 4 < SERVICES TO CONTINUE I DURING PRE ENT WEEK 0r JW Porter of Lexington toI Preach at First Baptist Mon Mont - t Mont V day Night i i f P There was a large crowd at the First BaptistCiiurch Sunday morn ing and migljt Dr Porter the 1asJ 1i tor preaChed at night and there were three additions td the church There 1 was good attendance at the meet 4 I ing Monday with two additions j Dr Porter < of Lexington willi preach Monday night at 730 and i r every morning at 10 30 during the week and every ey uipgat 730 j Mr Weston and Mr Rash of Lexj i3gton will be in attendance to as assist - sist assist in the singing t WO K a 18RESUMEDO1Lr r FRATERNITY BUILDING j tL Terra Cotta Arrived Saturday Large Force is Immediately r Started Monday ImmediatelyI IThe terra cotta that the workmen on the Knights Pythias and Masonic fraternity building have been wait ing on for some time arrived Satur day and work on the bliildino has hash - h hash been resumed A full force of workmen was put 4 on Monday morning and work on wiHibe pushed as rapidly as possi bleThis This building when completed will be one of the finest offic and lodge roombuildings in the State and one thatSvill be a credit to any city iJWvVERDICT IN BALL CASE Rt3HjidND Jov 16A V hungjui resulted Ip the Ballseizure in the Federal Court c e1p hereSat h nrday afternoon after which court adjourne for this term i > 7 I Ben Curtis Lary has accepted a 2 1 position with the Hagan GaSdKne Eng Company at Macon Georgia and left this morning for that city i

BASEBALL MEETING lAii t eresteU In Wincfiestfeh Club Are Urged to AttendhMon day Night There will be a baseball meeting of those interested in the game at the county court room in the court courthouse - house courthouse Monday night at730f All who Jiave subscribed for stock or who are m any way interested are urged to attend v The replies so far received to the letters sent last week to 175 citizens have not been Very numerous The management says that there will have to be more responses or the matter of a club will have to be dropped Come out everybody and help to boom the club GOP MAJORITY ISI 47 ON THE ROLL CALL Membership of New House pi Repre Representatives - sentatives Representatives is Republicans 219 Democrats 172 WASHINGTON Nov 16Tlw temporary roll call of the House of i Representatives for the Sixty first Congress has been completed and published It presents a complete list of members of the new House asjshown by unofficial returns and gives the politics of then all Ac According - cording According to this publication the next House will consist of 219 Republi Republicans - cans Republicans and 172 Democrats a total of 391 as against a total of 389 in the House duiing the last session of whom 223 w reRepubilcans and 166 Democrats The result is a net loss oiLJour from the Republican side and a net gain of six on the Democratic side the discrepancy being due to pres present - ent present yacancies All told the Demo DemoCrat - Crat DemoCrat gained seventeen dishicts and the Republicans twelve Marriage Announcement j Mr William Hen d rs on ol the Ruckerville pike this county and Miss Lizzie Pox daughter bfMt and Mrs B C Fox of near Red Bridge this county will be married at the home cf the brides parents on Thanksgiving day November 26 at S 230 Rev Mr French will officiated All friends of both young people are areS - S areS cordially invited ta attehti the cere fl30fl7 1 r i71t i i cT S S I I t i t5 lr S

U5 5 l T 1 iIf you expect a larger business this Fall t and Winter than lastyear T I > Tf you expect to keep abreast of your competitors t3ks 0 TbY 0 D I I 1 THE WINCHESTER NEWS goes into more t > I homes on the rural routes of Clark county than any other newspaper whether daily ror weekly S THE WINCHESTER NEWS goes intoprac iJ ti 1 l1jTevery home in Winchester J3 v i p I I > ot1Ls 0 Qoru b1 < Ii t J > t I F t 5 i ili eo INCORPORATED I jJ j K itJ j 1 t1 1 I c Jjgt 2 Ix L L if jgt Jji z r iL 1 j tl C t r7 1 9

A COLLEGE PRESIDENT FFORTY YEARS Dr Gharlps William Eliot who has recently resigned as pr sldent pi Harvard to take effect next May will have been at the lieadol that institu tion for forty years a Iprtger period than nas been covered by any other American college preeident with the r excePt of the famoukjMaKk ppkini of Williams >