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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-23
RODE 1T AWHILE.
AND THEN ANDERSON SOLD
THE BICYCLE.

Jim Anderson, colored, was arrest
ed this morning by officer Joe Woods
for stealing wheel, or obtaining
money by false pretenses.
Anderson rented bicycle from
Howard Warden, the South Third
street dealer, and later in the day sold
she wheel to another negro at the
Palmer house for 75 cents.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-23
CHIEF COLLINS BACK.

Chief Collins has returned from
ts5wling Green. where he attended the
convention of peace officers of the
state. There was an excellent at
tendance and the banquet given was
one Of the biggest ever given in Bowl
|;pg Green. 'srsa
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-23
PADUCAH MAY WIN
Passenger Crews May Lay Over Here
in the Near Future.
Reported That This Will Be Made the
Terminal Instead of Fulton.

A matter of much interest to Padu-
cab is being discussed in railroad cir
cles today. This is a change in the
rules of the Illinois Central which will
bring the crews Of half dozen or
more passenger trains to Psducah to
live, as they used to do a few years
ago These will include conductors,
brakeman, engineers, firemen and 9TH
ers. The company has tried running
them from Louisville to Paducah,
from Louisville to Fulton and from
Louisville to Memphis, but at present
they all run between Louisville and
Fulton, and never see Paducah except
as they pass through.
The new tipe cards for the fall and
winter are about ready to be issued,
and it is SAID provide for the crews
of the fast trains, especially, stopping
off here.
II all the crews should lay over here
they would make substantial additions
to the city, and bring back a number
of popular men who formerly lived
here.
1t is said the new time card will
make little change in the schedule of
the trains between Paducah and Lou
isville. The seven-hour run from Lou.
isville to Memphis faxed recently by
a contemporary will positively refuse
to appear
The big Corless engine that is being
put up at the local Illinois Central
railroad shops, is nearly set mp now
and it will be a question of few days
only before it will have been complet-
ed. The engine is monster and will
run the machinery in all the shops,
doing away with both of the engines
now being used.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-23
Died IN CALIFORNIA
BROTHER OF COL. ]. r. PuR.
YEAR DIED TODAY.

News has been received here of the
death OF Mr.. O. O. Puryear of Fresno,
GAL, this morning at 10 O'Clock. He
was = brother of Col. ]. r. Puryear.
and lived here twenty years ago. He
left q wife and three sons.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-23
REVOLUTION BREAKS

Washington, Oct 23-The navy de-
department today received a cable
dispatch from commander Of the DIN
cinnati at Cape Hsytien saying that
the revolution has broken out sfresh
and that women and children have
taken refuge on board the Cincinnati.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-23
MENINGITIS FIFTH TRIAL.

Louisville, Oct. 23-The end is
drawing near in the dfth trial on
charge of embezzlement Of ex.Bsnker
]. N. Mcknight and a verdict is ex-
pected today.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-23

Mr.. Hugh LaRue arrived from
Memphis at noon today.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-23
THEATRICAL WEDDING
Mr.. Chas Middleton and Miss Leigh
ion Married in Georgia.
Brookport Belle Marries in Arkansas
Marriage Here Yesterday.

News of the marriage of Mr.. Charles
Middleton, leading man at La Belle
park theater last summer, TO Miss
Blanche Leighton, formerly leading
lady OF the Murray Stock company, at
Brunswick, Ga, reached the city this
morning.
The marriage was performed in the
parlop of the oglethorpe hotel of
that place and was witnessed by the
members Of tine company in which the
two parties are starring, tho Middle
ton Stock. which started from Padu-
cab in August. Mr.. Middleton and
Miss Leighton are both we'll known
here and have many friends here,
who will extend to them their hearth
est congratulations.
Miss Mamie whalen, formerly of
Brookport, and MIR. Robert Peel of the
Choctaw railroad, Little Rock, Ark,
were married at the latter city today.
They will MAKE their home in Little
Rock. Mr. Peel formerly worked on
the Illinois Central at Brookport.
Mr.. william Perdew and Miss Cora
Meyers of the Msxon's Mills section
went to Metropolis yesterday and were
married.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-23

Mr.. P. ID. Fitzpatrick Of the Kat
terjohn Construction 90. arrived in
the city at noon from the south
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-17
EIGHTH.
GUARANTEED

That every shareholder who purchases
stock now will be entitled to an interest
in all wells hereafter drilled, all new
properties that may hereafter be acquired
by the United States Fuel Oil Company,
without any extra expense and without
any assessments. The question of oil IS
arousing the attention of every person
who has an idle dollar, and the future
holds in store for investors in properly
conducted oil companies fabulous returns
from dividends and big advances to come
from prOht-taling on their &9lding5
The United States Fuel Oil proposition
has been thoroughly put before you.
There is no reason that you should ask
more questions about it's future policy; it
has got down to a question of Are you
coming in or not; if so, when; IL not.
why?" And You are told now for about
the last time that, while opportunities
come and go, your opportunity to get an
interest in the United States Fuel Oil
Company will cease very soon. All stock
from the Companys Office will be adj
Vanced to % cents per share about the
time the first well will be in and the
Company offers you the above guarantees
as evidence of it's good faith and gives
you the option between now and then to
make up your mind one way or the other.
We expect to do something else besides
sell stock hereafter and the time to buy
will soon be gone; therefore all those
contemplating a purchase should make
their arrangements for same at once.
Stock Books Close Soon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-17
CONE kSTRAY
THE CITY MAY HAVE TO START
COURT OF IN
CURRY
EIGHT HUNDRED DISAPPEARED
City Unable to Locate Property
Worth $3,6OO-COunciI VIII
Inquire AbOut
IT.
EIGHT HUNDRED DIsAPPEARE

When the city council a year ago or
dered the installation of GOO incandescent
lamps, some 800 of the fiat fame variety
We're removed from service, the board
of public works ordering their retire
ment. These lamps are the property
of the city, but for some unexplained
reason their present whereabouts are
unknown.
The inquiry regarding the existence
and abode of the lamps was started
several days ago by one of the aldermen
interested in the present lighting contro-
versy, but he claims so far that he has
not been able to find them.
ST know nothing about any lamps"
said City Engineer Claussen last night,
when asked about the number that had
they are not in my possession or charge.
The board of public works has the care
of that particular part of the ,city's light
ing
In all, the city owns, or has owned
during its use of gasoline for street
lighting. about $500 lamps of the fiat
flame kind, 600 Of which have been sup
planted by the incandescent variety.
Should the latter style be adopted alto
gether, they will all be removed. The
only portion of the lamp which does not
belong to the city is the burner, this, as
q rule, being the property of the party
doing the lighting. Each lamp includes
a cedar post, and the two cost the city
about $3.50.
The superstition is that the proper Gus
todians of the displaced lamps know
their whereabouts, but it will probably
be made a matter of special inquiry
at the next meeting of the council.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-17
UNITED STATES
Fuel Oil Co.
144-146 EndicOtt Bldg,
ST. PAUL, MINI.
THE KING WAS LAME
Continued From First PAGE.

ment had to deal with an emergency,
and that it had followed the universal
practice of all countries. He said also
that the government of the Cape Colony
should ask parliament to indemnify their
acts.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt asked:
when will that be done?"
Mr.. Chamberlain retorted: when is
the war going to end ?'
John Redmond chairman Of the Irish
parliamentary party: by the next gen.
eral election"
The Irish members held their usual ses-
sional meeting today and decided to move
amendments to the address in reply to
the speech from the throne condemning
coercion, the South African war, the con-
centrat1on camps in South Africa and the
financial relations between Ireland and
Great Britain.
Several amendments to the address
were finally adopted. These included a
petition for the revision of the Irish
land and taxation laws, protests against
the enforcement of the crimes act, and
the operation Of certain courts and
against the concentration camps in
South Africa. Another amendment con-
tanned an appeal for the relief Of the
congested districts and the better hous-
ing of the working classes in Ireland.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-17
LESS NOISE ON ALTON ROAD.
Strict Orders Are Issued as to Han
ding of SIeepers at Night.

T.
CHICAGO, Jan. 16-Silent switching
and noiseless operation Of trains is to
be made a feature of the Chicago & Al
ton road.
Recently a sleeping car had been
sidetracked to be connected with another
train. The car was run on track that
had connection with an automatic cross
ing signal. The bell of the signal was
started as the sleeper was stopped oppo-
site 1t, and rang so long and loudly that
all the occupants Of the car were arous-
ed.
Among these was an officer Of the road.
He became so indignant at the careless
ness of the trainmen in stationing the
car opposite the signal, that he. secured
an ak and promptly chopped the signal
bell to pieces, this being the only means
of stopping the noise.
AS soon as he returned to his Chicago
Office the official issued a circular, the
substance of which follows:
We are in receipt of many complaints
from our patrons of the rough handling
Of sleeping cars while in transit over our
lines, apd at junction points where such
cars are switched.
The reputation of the Chicago & AL
ton railway as passenger line greatly
depends upon the careful handling of
its passenger equipment, and to that end
all trainmen and yard employees must see
that all unnecessary switching Of such
equipment be avoided; that locomotives
must not stand in the immediate vicin-
ity of occupied sleeping-cars, which may
be In our yards during the night, and
that no loud talking or unnecessary blow
ing of whistles, ringing of bells, etc,
must be permitted in the switching Of
passenger trains. Enginemen on engines
being passed by passenger trains must
not sound loud whistles while alongside
of sleeping-cars, and should not use
whistles alongside Of passenger trains
except in cases of emergency.
This matter has become so serious that
immediate and effective action must be
taken to prevent further annoyance to
passengers and the destruction Of com
missary equipment, and superintendent
trainmasters, yardmasters, conductors
and all concerned must insist upon a
vast Improvement in the direction indi-
Gated. and that the employees at fault
are promptly and properly disciplined
The management of the Alton has also
decided to equip all passenger trains
with medicine cases for the use Of ply
sicians. Emergency packages for use
in yards and on freight trains viii also
be provided.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-17
LATE LOCAL NEWS.

John Joyce Jr., long prominent farm
er of Mower county. has purchased 100
acres of land at Bald Eagle lake, and in
the spring will proceed to erect thereon
a fine home and buildings suitable for
stock raising purposes.
The committee on streets of the board
of aldermen yesterday voted to revoke
the vault cleaning license of George w.
Sinks.
The board of public works will short
ly open bids for the grading of Hatch
street, from Mackubin to Western The
cost is estimated at $3,66S.
Mai. Lambert leaves for washington
today to attend the annual gathering of
the delegates to the Interstate National
Guard association. He carries with him
letters from Mayor Smith and the sew
eTal commercial organizations inviting
the convention to hold its next meeting
in St. Paul. The convention will not be
very large in numbers, but it will be rep
resentative in character Maj. Lambert
says.
Health Inspector Palmquist yesterday
arrested T. w. Groth, engineer for the
Northwestern Telephone company, on a
charge of violating the smoke ordinance.
He will be tried next Wednesday.
An open meeting of the water board
and the street car officials will be held
Monday to discuss means and ways for
the discontinuance of the present bother
some electrolysis.
The daily average consumption of
water in st. Paul last year was $685.
495 gallons. From the sale of this water
the board netted clear revenue Of near
ly $1,000. The board last year decreased
its bonded debt $4,000 and increased its
sinking fund nearly $4,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-17
Traditional FOCAL News

Van SAINTS address, Howard Young gave
a vocal number; William Arlington play
ed on the banjo, and Mr.. Scarrat on the
violin. DR.. E. f. Geer presided as toast
master, and a number Of toasts were re-
spOnded to. The following officers were
installed:
Ethelbert F. Geer venerable consul;
r. +. Hitler, worthy adviser; A. H.
Hooper, clerk; G. S. Haven, assistant
clerk; J. N. Mounts, banker; c. P. OLE
son, escort; E. D. Bloomfield. assistant
escort; Adolph Sauerwein, Waterman; G.
w. Lampe, sentry; Edward O'Connor,
property man; M. f. Scarratt. musician;
managers, C. Bomback, E. II. Shipley A.
J. Brawley; physicians, L. E. Penny,
Ethelbert F. Geer, A. F. Goodrich, c. f.
Denny, Ovid Martel.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-17
COT THREE DOLLARS
SEVEN MASKED OUTLAWS STOP a
PASSENGER TRAIN IN INDIAN
TERRITORY
NOT EXPERT SAFE. BLOWERS
Opened the Local Strong Box, but
Could Not Get Into the Through
safe-scene of Robbery
in Wild section.

FORT SMITH, Ark, Jan. I6. = The
south-bound Kansas City Southern pas
senger train was held up last night at
IL o'clock half a mile north of Spiro, 1.
T., by seven masked men.t The express
and mail cars were entered The local
safe in the exoress car was opened, but
nothing was secured from it. The rob-
bers tried to opea the through safe but
failed. Then they rifed the mail car
and it is said secured Il quantity of reg.
istered mail.
The scene of the robbery is fifteen
miles from Fort Smith. A report from
there says that United States marshals
are securing the country in search of the
robbers. Three suspects, miners, have
been arrested and taken to Poteau, I. T.
Railroad and express officials decline to
state how much booty was secured. It
is stated, however, that the robbers got
away with $4,000.
Spirc is a small station near the Ar
kansas river in Indian territory. 1t is a
desoIate place in the timber, which af-
fords good cover for a robbery, and
which undoubtedly will aid the robbers
in escaping. Poteau, the second station
south from Spiro, was the scene of a
train hold-up on a previous occasion.
The robbers tagged the train between
Spiro and Redland. While two OF the
seven men covered the engineer and fire.
man with reVolvers, others forced a por-
ter who had appeared on the steps Of the
forward coach, to uncouple the baggage
car from the rest of the train. John
Block, a travelling salesman from Fort
Smith, alighted from the train and was
about to fire upon one of the robbers
when he was prevented by Conductor
Sullivan, who feared that the men would
fire into the passenger coaches.
The baggage car uncoupIed, the engt-
neer was compelled to pullfup the road q
distance of one mile. There the robbers.
after disarming amessenger, went
through the baggage ana mail car. Their
work finished, one of the robbers handed
the messenger the reyplYer taken from
him and all made for The timber.
This afternoon the pestof1ce officials
here denied that any Registered mail was
taken, and the express@etf1cials say that
one package containing So covers their
loss
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-17

and that there is being constructed what
Is known as state road. This Is a sort
OF a great trunk system that leads to
all parts of the state, and is directly
under the control Of the state, who keeps
1t In repair. Short roads lead out to these
state roads at various places, and all
farms in the state can reach these hard
state roads by travelling a short distance.
He also referred to the system used
In New Jersey, and gave the cost OF
road building there at $4,000 mile In
North Carolina, he said, the roads
were built much more cheaply than in
any other state in the Union, as con-
Wet labor was used in the construction.
L. II. Johnson, of Minneapolis, spoke
OF Steel Bridges and their Care He
said that many steel bridges were being
neglected and let go to ruin, when a
little care would make them last for
ever. He said that steel bridges should
frequently be painted, and that they
should not be allowed to become weighted
down with dirt. He referred to three
cases where steel bridges had been
wrecked because they had not been prop
erly cared for.
Means for Practical Road Building.
practical Road Building with the
Means at Hand" was the subject of a
paper by J. I. Elwell, of Minneapolis
ne showed the convention how a good
road could be constructed at a very
little cost and with means that lay with
in the reach oftalmost any community
His ideas were illustrated by drawings
which he exhibited.
Resolutions were adopted just perore
adjournment in which a number of need
ed changes in legislation were asked
for. The convention resolved to ask
the legislature to make an appropriation
Tor the Improvement of the publiS 49,
ways and to appoint highway COM
mission.
The election Of officers resulted as
follows: President, George w. Cooley;
secretary, w. r. Hoag; assistant secre-
tary B. +. Beardsley: executive COM
mittee. ]. T. Elwen, H. r. Wells, A.
B. Choate. P. v. Collins, S. M. Owen,
Q. G. Griggs, r. G. Millett, w. G. Fraser,
Q. N. Shaw, L. p. Chase, c. A. Forbes,
w. S. Chowan, T. A. Hoverstadd, N
G. Taylor, o. H. Case, L. Meyer, An
drew Evanson and F. B. Doran.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-17
He TRIED TO ESCAPE
JOHN RYAN MAKES AN ATTENIPT
TO BREAK OUT OF
JAIL
PREVENTED BY wATCHMAN
He Is a Young Man, but the Author
tiles Claim He Is
an Old Of
fender.

John Ryan, a prisoner at the county
Jail, held under a charge of grand lar
ceny, attempted to escape late Wednes
day night and almost succeeded in his
effort.
Ryan had been confined in a cell in the
insane ward, where the new prisoners
had been put after the other part of the
Jail was quarantined. Wednesday night
he wrenched off the iron leg of his bunk,
broke the iron bucket and used a por-
ton Of it for a chisel. With the iron
plate and the rod he stripped the cover
ing from the lock on his cell door,
He slipped the bolt back and started
for the elevator. Charles Budd, deputy
coroner. who was night Waterman, found
him near the entrance to the elevator
door crcuching down in the dark. Ryan
was put back into another cell.
He is a young man, and is said to have
served some time at the reform school
at Pontiac, III.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-17

machine. The board of county commits
sioners appropriated 500 to go to the town
that would devote $500 to using the
crusher. The result was that several
miles of good road had been made
through this arrangement. This year the
conditions had been changed by the
commissioners, and instead of giving
500, as was done last year, they gave
$13 a day to the town that would use
the crusher. This amount of money
is what it costs to run the machine
ten hours, leaving the town only to haul
the stone to and from the crusher.
He expressed himself as well pleased
with the convention, and said he and
his fellow commissioners, who were
also present at the convention, were
going to return to their homes and call
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-17

a county good roads convention. They
proposed to keep the ball rolling until
Olmsted would lead all the counties in
the state in having the best roads to be
found. His remarks were seconded by
L. P. Case, also q member Of the board
Of county commissioners Of Olmsted
county.
George L. Wilson, assistant city en-
gineer of st. Paul, also spoke on Road
Building in Other States.' He reviewed
the systems employed in various parts
of the country, and dealt mostly with
the costs of roads in various parts of
the country. He took up the system en-
p1oyed in Massachusetts, which he COM
sidered to be better than any In use
in the country He said that road build
ing in Massachusetts was under the d.
rection of state highway commission
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-17
BIDS FOR CEMENT WALKS
FIELDING & SHEPLEY AND Il. G.
WASHINGTON HOT COMPETITORS.

Eids for the construction of cement
walks as ordered during the year, were
opened by the board of public works
yesterday afternoon, but were so close
as to- figures that the members decided
to withhold their decision until fun In
Vestigation could be made.
Three firms, Fielding & Shepley,L.: G.
Washington and U. B. Curtis, contested
for the work, but the latter practically
ruled himself out by the prices he de-
manded. For cement block walks the
two first named parties each asked S13
cents per square yard, the same price be-
ing asked for the walk surfaced N
stone. For hubble masonry 50 was de-
manded by Fielding & Shepley, and $2.75
by Washington.
On other items such as relaying walks,
resetting curbs, the same similarity IN
figures was shown, but on the whole l..
G. Washington had the best of the ar
gIment and will probably be awarded
the contract His prices on lumber, iron
9nd other material entering into the con-
stIuction of walks were lower than that
Of Fielding & Snepley.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-17
FOR GOOD HIGHWAYS
Continued From First Page.
has done on the roads Ia Hennepi
county.

mas done on the roads Id Hennepln
county.
Cost of Bad Roads.
George H. Schellenberger read paper
upon 1.-THE Cost of Bad Roads" He
said that there were over 100000 miles
Of road in this country, but of this
scarcely / per cent could be said to
be in good condition. The expense Of
keeping these poor roads in passable
shape, together witLi the added cost Of
hauling over such roads, would make
sum much in excess Of what 1t would
cost to put them in first-class condition.
He estimated that the poor roads cost
the farmers of Minnesota about SIS, $40, 900
per year.
George w. Cooley. of Minneapolis,
read q paper upon, Gravel Roads," in
which he referred to his own experience.
He favors the building of gravel roads,
saying that they are cheapest and most
successful in the end. He compared the
average cost of transportation per ton
per mile on mud, macadam and gravel.
The cost Of using the mud roads was
about three times that Of either Of the
other kinds.
GOOD Roads and City Pavements''
was the subject of a paper read by