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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-29
SURPRISE IN STORE
{
American Express Messengers Will
Get Good Raise.
The First Will be in Their Sal.
aries for the Present
Month.
WILL BE A PLEASANT SURPRISE

When the express messengers Of the
American Express 90. get their pay
for the month Of September there
will not be a greater surprised 10,
Of men in the country. for they will
have been raised in salary from s5 to
si5 man per month.
Mr.. u. f. Abbott, the route agent
for this division OF the american Ex
press 90, stated this morning that the
raise would come as a complete sur.
prise, as the men had not yet been ap
prised Of it.
THE increase Will amount any
where from IS to SIS per man." Mr..
Abbott said, "snd il is safe to say
they will fully appreciate the action
of the company The pay of the
express messengers is Roou, but they
have a great deal of responsibility and
worry and are rarely off duty. The
increase is deserved and is the result
of much consideration on the part Of
the company. The increase was
effective the LIST Of the present month.
but the men will not know until the
pay for the month has been given
them.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-29
ABOUT The SCHOOLS
Committee Will Select the Course
of Study Today.
Library Vote Indicates That the High
School Will be Victorious.

Saturday morning a general teach
ers' meeting was held at the High
school building for the purpose Of
selecting some course of study fol
the winter.
The teachers always take a course
of study and last season selected
United States history. This season
the selection has not been made, but
a committee composed of one teacher
from each building was appointed
Saturday at the general meeting to
select the course and this will be
done at a meeting held this after
noon after dismissal There are sew
eral courses under advisemept and the
following are among them: Peda-
gogy, English history and English lit
ersture.
II the piano is placed in the High
school the pupils of that department
will have some excellent programs
for Friday afternoon exercises. The
board members have always complied
with the wishes of the teachers in Civ
lug them what is absolutely necessary
and will not fail to grant this one
request, it is assumed.
The library vote was yesterday an
nounoed as 70, 900 ahead for the High
school. The vote closes tomorrow and
the vote looks as if the High school
will secure the library.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-29
BLACK BEAST BAKED
Tom Clark Expiates DiaboEcaI Crime at
the Stake---KiIed and Outraged Mrs.
Cary Whitfield Near Corinth Miss.

Corinth, Miss, Sept. 29-Tom
CLARK, alias Gibson, colored, who
lived near here. was burned at the
stake yesterday afternoon for the helm
Gus murder of Mrs. Gary Whitefeld,
a beautiful and highly respected lady
of near Corinth. He was caught at
home Saturday, several days after the
crime, and confessed. He said to off,
GERS: Eyes, sir, l killed Mrs. Whit
field. killed her to keep her from
telling on me. went there for the
purpose of robbing the house. 1
thought everybody was away from
home. didn't expect to see her.
When saw her and she saw me I ask
cd her for saw. She was partly un-
dressed. She unlocked the front door
and soon returned with pistol and
told me to get tine saw and leave the
place. She started away and told
her l would not hurt her, that what l
wanted was money, and l wanted her
to tell me where 1t was.
"She said, 'take the saw and leave. ;
advanced toward her Offering her
the saw which was in my hand She
reached for IL and Igrabbed her. She
then began to call for Mary, who was
servant. We had got near the we'll
in the front yard by this time. /
grabbed her around the neck and
dragged her into the mouse. choked
her and when l let her go she fell on
the floor. asked her IL she was &C.
ing to tell me where the money was.
She was unconscious by this time.
Then | assaulted her.
"she had dropped the pistol as soon
as the struggle began. saw razor
in the drawer Of the dresser and cut
her throat with it, She was neerly
dead when / cut her. went through
the drawers Of the dresser and search
ed every place where / thought money
was likely to be found. found about
as cents. took the pistol that she
had dropped, and left the place. 1
first went through the woods to the NJ.
and o. railroad, then doubled back
and came through the woods to the
road and went home
The people almost went mad when
the details Of the atrocious crime be-
came known, and decided to burn the
prisoner
The hour set for the execution was
4 O'Clock. J. II. Henning, brother Of
the murdered young woman, had been
selected to set the match to the flag
gots. CLARK was assisted TO the scaf-
fold. Chains were passed around his
neck, waist aud lower limbs, the same
being securely locked. The scaffold |
was contracted OF the iron of rail.
road switch, being the inside frame Of |
\ switch placed in an upright position.
To the iron cross bars the negro was
chained so that there as no chance of
he scaffold falling to the ground from
he fires. The front of the scaffold
vas supported by a crosstie driven in
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the ground and underneath the floor
was piled the wood.
IL was 2:25 p. m. when CLARK
mounted the scaffold. MoCsnn told
the crowd that CLARK had something
to say. When Gary Whitfield saw
MIN he shrieked Tor vengeance, pulled
his hair and wept Friends consoled
him.
The murderer said:
II would ruther all of you to stand
out and shoot me dead or hang me
than to burn me-.
The mob cried: Burn him"
John Timberlake addressed the
crowd, reading Clark's last letters
Being the master Of ceremonies he
gave positive instructions that shot
was not to be fred and in order to
make sure he took all the shells out
Of his followers guns.
The time was nearly up. Clark
stood with meek expression on his
face. His head was held on one side.
His hands were clasped In front Of
him. He looked at the setting sun ap.
parently. Now and then he muttered
something.
As the fire kindled and the flames
lsaped higher the crowd yelled with
keeuer delight. Curses were heaped
on the poor wretch. The enthusiasm
became contagious and spread through
out the vast throng. Only the more
passive citizens who stood off failed
to cheer. Men danced around the
pyre like savages of old going through
some tribal ceremonial. The fire be-
gan to eat its way to the wretch's
flesh. Then, with a shrek that could
be heard long way off, he struck at
the flames, as IL he would catch hold
Of them with his hands and keep them
of. Again and again he shrieked, and
each time the snguished cry of pain
was answered with shouts of joy or
loud impreoatious from the mob The
scene following then is simply indie.
scribable. CLARK paid the awful price
of bis crime.
It was 3:35 O'Clock when the fire
was lighted, and at seventeen min
utes Of 4 o'clock he had ceased to
move, yet the flames were lesping
about bis chSrred body, devouring
what was left, though lIfeless.
To the last Clark moved his lips in
prayer. He was heard to call on the |
Savior aud his mother. His writhing
sud struggling against the awful tor
ture was pitiable.
1t merely illustrates the fact that
Mississippi vengeance is more terrible
than Mississippi Justice.
Tire following is list of the crimes
which CLARK confessed he had commit
ted prior to the murder of Mrs. Whit
field:
Robbed the residence of DIR. Hemp
hill at French Camp, Miss, and got
gDont;orad ~, Torrth paoa
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-29
COW VOTE
Ballots are Falling to Seal the Fate
OF the Town Cow
The Vote Polled win Probably Not
BE Very Large.

The vote for and against allowing
cows 70 run at large inside the city
limits Of Paducah Is being taken TO-.
day. The polls opened at Z a. m. end
voting was slow,
There was little, II any, enthusiasm
manifested anywhere, but II the PEG.
pie turn out as they should, it is be-
lieved that the COW will DO voted out
by an overwhelming majority. Dill.
The polls close at p m, and II
you hsve not voted and IL is not TOO
late, no time should be lost. The
vote will be counted at once, and the
- - y
This afternoon At nress TINA the voto
was still small and IL seems that those
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-29

George Leroy, ayoung paperhsnger,
was arrested Saturday night on q
charge of grand larceny. He was at
work at Mr.. Peter Burnett's resi-
dent on Broadway Saturday, and after
he left diamond rirg, ruby ring and
81 in money were missed, and have
not yet been found. The Young man
comes Of an excellent family, but it is
alleged was convicted in the federal
court here few years ago for .coun-
terfeiting and given a sentence in
the federal prison. He-is out under
guard. l... 4
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-29
FOR PETTY LARCENY.
MARY MILLER TO-DAY GIVEN A
THIRTY DAYS SENTENCE.

Mary Miller was sentenced to thir-
ty days in the county Jail by Judge
Lightfoot this morning for petty lar
ceny. She was held over this morning
from the police court for stealing q
pocketbook and feather boa from an
other negro.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-29

ACCEPTED THE APPOINTMENT.
Detroit, Sept. 29-Gen. Russell A.
Alger, formerly secretary Of war, to-
day formally accepted Gov. Bliss ten
der of the ad interim appointment Of
United States senator.
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EMILE lola DAD.

Paris, France, Sept. 29-Emile
lola, the novelist, was found dead this
morning in his house from aspayxia-
tion, and his wife is gravoly i'll. NJ.
lola was born in Paris April 2, 1910.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-29
THE MARKETS.

Furnished by Arens n Gilbert Of the Paducah
Commission Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-29

Your neighbor will be at the auc-
tion sale Of lots tomorrow. viii you
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-29

Free transportation to auction sale
of lots tomorrow.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-29

APPOINTED ADMINISTRATIVE.
Nancy E. Joiner was this morning
appointed the administrator Of the
estate Of the late Wiley Joiner.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-29
ALLEGED CRIMINALS CAUGHT
Louis Bufort Must Answer for High
way Robbery.
Negro Who Used Knucks Made His
Esoape-Psperhanger in Trouble.

Louis Bufort, colored, was arrested
Saturday night on a charge of high
way robbery. He is the negro alleged
to have robbed Edison Bogard, oolored,
in the Illinois Central yards last Mon
day night of $3.50.
Bogard, who is a section hand, was
on his way home when he was accost-
ed from behind, and looking back, was
struck in the head and his money tax
en- away while he was helpless. He
says Bufort did the work, and Bufort
remained at large until Saturday
Iight. His case was this morning
continued in police court.
George Boaz, colored, was badly
hurt, it is alleged, by pair of brass
knncks manipulated by Robert Cald-
we'll yesterday morning. Caldwell
escaped and has not been caught.
Boaz says they were playing a game Of
cards "for fun" when he started to
leave and Caldwell promptly got up
and attacked him with knucks. Drs.
Hoyer and Robertson dressed his iu-
juries.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-11
To the Public.

The Red River Telephone Company.
with headquarters at Marietta, I. T..
having recently extended It's lines in
TO new fields hitherto unknown 70
telephony makes one of the most
complete Systems In North Texas and
the Indian Territory. Prompt and et-
ncient service is given the patrons OF
this line, quick connections are made
TO points in Texas. Louisiana, Arkan-
sas, Missouri and Kansas.
Under the management Of one thor.
oughly skilled in the work, the profic.
lency of this line is brought beyond
the standard reached by other lines.
Every detail is in the hands Of com
petent workman. Any information de
sired concerning the lines, connec-
tions rules. etc, will be given at any
of It's Offices or may be obtained by
addressing j. n. Kirkpatrick. presi.
dent, Burneyvilie. |. r.. or to II. H.
Keltner, general manager, Leon |. T.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-11
Frisco sYstem.

Has put on a new train known as the
OKLAHOMA LIMITED" between OK.
lanoma City and Kansas City. This is
,ho fastest and finest equipped train
out OF Oklahoma for Kansas City. st.
Louis and Memphis.
The OKLAHOMA LIMITED"
leaves Oklahoma City at 6:1O p. m.
arriving at Kansas City 7:4O next
morning, st, Louis 5:35 p. m, and
Memphis $500 p. m. 1t consists OF bag,
gage car, three CD chair cars, and
one (D Pullman. The Pullman sleeper
and one chair car goes through to
Kansas City without change, one chair
car through TO st. Louis. and one
through to Memphis. The return train
leaves Kansas City 9:20 p. m. arriving
at Oklahoma City 1856 a. m.
Further information regarding rates,
time etc, will be cheerfully given by
any Frisco System Agent or the under
signed B.F. DUNN.
District Passenger Agent, Wichita,
Kansaa
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-11
Warning Order.

In the United States District Court
in the Indian Territory. Southern
District.
VIM. J. Vinyard, Plaintiff.
Ys. 1925
Ida w, Vineyard, Defendant.
The defendant, Ida w. Vinyard, Is
warned TO appear in this court in
thirty days and answer the complaint
of the plaintiff, VIM J. vinyard.
Witness Hon. Hosea Townsend,
Judge OF said court and the seal there.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-11
Fos nosTrWEsT sETTLgrs.
rs. s.rn.s.s.. e - s.,.,

Ire 5sriins,sr's Vsry LsN Rates.
Every day during March and April
ifz very lor o1eway CoIonIs-s.
rates b. the Burlington sou,e a. FOL
i0uz.
Kznsas City % Portland. Tacoma
Seattle ard P1get Sound points. ~ r1.
To Spokane and surrounding terri
tory. tzz51 To Butte and Helena
district sZlr1
For enact rates % intermediate and
brsnch terrtozy consult nearest TICK.
90 agent. or arite the unterslgnet.
The Blrlngtol- Northern Parla.
Express h the great ume-aa7.nz
train. carryllz through coae-es
through chair cars and through tour.
iFt sieepeu. 70 Butte. Helena. s55-
kane. Puget Sound and Portland
Fror, Denver % t,e Northwest
The Burlington has fast service via
Billings in c0naecetlon With The
B1ri.ngtol-Sorthsrn Pacific Express. -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-11

> The Daily ArdmoreIte to your home
folks will cost you $500 for the year
You never invested money in a more
profitable concern. Send II to them
now. They know the worth of a good
paper and want TO read the Ardmore.
itc.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-11

Frequently accidents occur In the
household, which causes burns, cuts.
sprains and bruises. For use in such
cases Ballard's Snow Llniment has
Tor many years been the constant
favorte family remedy. Price 20 cts
and 80 cts. w. II. Frame. City Drug
Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-11

OF this 10th day OF January 1902.
lScal c, NJ. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
hin q Cofer, Attorneys.
II, w Dick. Atty. Non.kesldent
First published January 10, 1902.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-11

The great beauty about Or. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin Is in its certainty
70 cure constipation. indigestion, sick
headache and stomach troubles. Sold
by W. y. Frame. Ardmore and Madill
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-11

Children who are troubled with
worms are pale in the face, fretful by
spells, restless in sleep. have blue
rings around their eyes. bad dreams,
variable appetite and picl, their nose.
Whites Cream Vermifuge will kill
and expel these parasites. Price %
cents. w. b. Frame. City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-11

The most reliable preparation for
kidney troubles on the market is Fol
cy'a Kidney Cure. Sold by Bonner &
Bonner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-11
SANTA FE EXCURSIONS.

Annual Meeting Oklahoma Live Stock
Asoeistion, Wichita. Kan.
Dates Of sale Feb. 10th. 11th and 18TH
1902 Limited 10 Feb. 10th, 1902 for
return One fare for round trip.
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Best Line EAST Bound.

Double daily train service Kanzas
City 70 the twin cities Of the North.
via Omaha and Sioux City
To chiesgo.-Famous Eli" leaves
Kansas City a. Z.25 p. u. arrives
Chicago $40 a. N.
Double daily service 70 81 Louis
Do us the favor 10 write for rates.
free printed. illustrated descriptive
matter. Let us advise you the least
cost of your trip.
L. !. sRlCKER. ?. p. J.,
s23 Main ST.. Kansas City. No.
L. W. WAHELEY, oenp Psss'r Aqt,
ST. Louis. 40.
HOWARD ELLIOTT, oenr Mgr,
St. Louis. NO.
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syrinstsr's Fss; Denver Train.
To 81. Paul ard htnre,polis.

To ST. Paul ard Minneapolis.
Fast trains leave Kansas City . %
p. m arriving Denver 3.i5 .. n.
next day Another Denver train leaves
Kansas city 11.4J a n. Double daily
through chair cars. sieepers dining
Nara
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-12
louisville Firms Unite in Action
Against Alex shOckey, Of
Wolfe County

AT Covirgton on Wednesday. a
sensatioaa. bankruptcy petition
vac fled in the United States
Cour By Green 6 Sons, Hipp,
richardson d- Co.. and Kahn, Mar
tin & Co all Louisville firms
They ask that Alexander Shoekey,
merchant Of Dsysboro. Ky, be
,dj aged a bankrupt They claim
ta be- creditors in the sun Of SS54, %
- aud 70 have provable claims
an9un.ing 20 $500 The petition
zvares that Shockey committed act
Of hsnkrr gtcy in August and con-
ueyed. transferred, concealed or
-sHoved. q part of his property
Tith intent % hinder, delay or de-
fraud his creditors.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-12
ADVOCATE PUBLISHING COMFY,
Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.
White Caps Beat Three Men In
Boyle County.

Perryville was thrown iutC a
state of excitement by about thir-
" masked men, mounted on swift
horses and all armed 70 the teeth.
They dashed through the town 10
the home Of William Goodnight, a
young man about twenty-five years
Of age and called for him 70 come
out or be cremated, He came out
aud was securely bound. while sew
eral OF the whitecap party took
turns al lashing him. He was then
ordered 10 90 70 work or leave the
country at once, or else get a rope
the next trip.
Leaving Goodnight, the white
caps went 70 the home Of George
Russell, and gave him a beating,
winding up at the home Of Wallace
Bottom whom they served in like
manner.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-12
Bryan and Prosperity

VIM J. Bryan, while on a late
visit to New York, in an interview,
hal this TO say:
.In regard to the new patty
movement, i only know ahnt have
seen in the papers and that seems
to me to be based upon the Cleye
land Hill element obtaining coi'rpl
of the Democratic party.
Il do not think that the eontin-
gency is likely to happen, nor do
see any good to come from dis
cussion of such contingency.
II agree in what Baron Shiwas-
abe, the japanese banker, said in
regard to our present prosperity
This prosperity spoken Of is not as
universal as claimed.
1.-THE laboring man has not re-
eeived any increase in wages pro-
portionate to the cost of living,
therefore he is not getting his share
of the prosperity. In so far as
the farmers have prospered, it il
due to natural conditions, and not
to the Government policies Of the
Republican party. A proportion
of the commercial enterprises are
built upon ficticous capital and
can only make dividends on their
watered stock by wholesale extor-
tion from the public. If they
prosper the people will suffer.
If, on the other hand, the peo-
PIE secure protection from this ex-
tortlon. the industries will have 10
pass through period of reorgani-
cation. The speculator and the
plunger are making lots of money
but there is an end and disaster
Gus one, to this sort of prosperity"
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-12
KENTUCKY PAIR DATES.


Lexington, second week in
August.
Maysville and Lawrenceburg,
third week in August.
Shelbyville, Germantown, Lon
don and Florence the fourth week
in August.
Bardstown and Glasgow, first
week in September
Elizabethlown and Bowling
Green, second week in September.
Interstate Fair, Louisville, fourth
week in September.
Hartford first week in October.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-12
Po lily Friends.
manner

II Is with JOY l tell you what
Kodol did for me / was troubled
with my stomach for several
months. Upon being advised to
use KOdol | did so, and words can
not tell the good it has done me.
A neighbor had dyspepsia so that
be had tried most everything i
told MIN 20 use kodol Words OF
gratitude have come to me from
him because i recommended it,
Geo w. Fry, Viola, Iowa Health
and strength, of mind and body,
depend on the stomach, and normal
activity Of the digestive organs.
Kodol, the great reconstructive
tonic, cures all stomach and bowel
troubles, Indigestion, dyspepsia.
KOdol digests any good food you
eat. Take a dose after meals.
?. C. Duerson, druggist.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-12
Suit 20 Recover Franchise Taxes.
P. C. Duerson, druggist.

Attorneys j. Whitemore and J..
II, Hazelrigg for the State have
filed suit in the Franklin Circuit
Court against the Covington and
Cincinnati Bridge Compony to re-
cover franchise taxes and interest
due by the corporation for the year
1898, amounting to 81, 221 81, and
for the additional sum of $2,750,
penalty at the rate of $50 day
for failure to pay when due.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-12
? C. Duerson. Druggist.
PardOned by Governor Becknam.

Charles Robinson. Of Menefee
county, who vas convicted in the
Bst ID Circuit Court for killing Geo.
Bee raft II Chambers, Ky, and vas
seHlenced n the penetentisry for
Sws years, and who pending an ap
peal IF bis case, has been in this
city mixing with his friends has
seen psrdoned by Gov. Beckhsm.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-12
His Sight Threatened.

While picniciug last month
my ll-year-old boy was poisoned
by some weed OF plant, says ".
= DTsble, Of Sioux City, la. He
Egbbed the poison of his hands
INTO his eyes and for awhile we
acre zfraid he would lose his sight.
Finally a neighbor recommended
DeTitts Witch Haze Salye. The
first application helped him and in
few days BE- was ss well as ever"
For skin diseases. cuts, burns,
scsids. wounds, insect bites, De
Wits Witch Haze Salre IL sure
eUTe Relieves piles al once Be
-Eare of cOunterfeits.
2 G. DuerEon. UFuoQist.