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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

The Dutch colonies Of Java and SUI
matra furnish Germany with more to-
bacco than any other country. In
1890 the empire imported 5S.l73 tons
raw. amounting in value to s2l 49,
900. Nearly 10000 tons came from
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iopkinsyille in 1856 for Fort Worth.
he was a daughter Of DIR. Dryden,
I Hopkinsville, and the remains
iii be buried at the latter place.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

The board Of fire and police COM
missioners is already talking of the
chief of police, position coveted by
o numbe Of good men. Under the
existing laws, it is understood, the
city marshal is chief Of police, and
before there can be any other, the or
dinance making him the chief will
have to be repealed. When this is
done, it will relieve him Of about the
most important duties for which he is
paid by the people. and IL in addition
there is chief Of police, it will make
the burden on the taxpayers double,
with no advantages to show for it.
This indicates that the city will soon
see what an imposition was forced on
1t by not abolishing the Office of mar
shall when il had a chance, before the
city went into the second class, and
man was elected for four years TO
draw a good salary and have to dc
nothing to earn it. The administra-
ton is likely to have a chief of police,
for it wants jobs for all the gang, and
the place is too much sought after to
be done away with on account Of such
a trivial thing as the welfare of the
tax payers.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

livered, II they come mp to the test,
the city will have to pay the amount
contracted for, and the company will
have to fulfil its part of the contract
as to the FIVE year service. This is
plain. and there can perhaps not be
found an attorney in the city who will
say otherwise. The city has not dis
covered any place where the hose was
sold cheaper than the price charged
here, and unless it does its contract
is as binding as contract can be, and
a Judgment can doubtless be easily
ceived on it. 1t makes no difference
what the hose may have been offered
to somebody else for. The company
may even have offered to give or did
give it away somewhere else.
The contract speaks for itself.
The Sun has no interest in this hose
fight, except that it is pleased to see
the city officials act like school boys
instead of business men, because it
never did think they ought to have
been elected to office, and the more Vt
sees of how they conduct public
affairs, the more it is convinced Of IL.
1t is indeed edifying to sea crowd
of public officers decide not to pay for
something when they ought to know,
il they do not, that their contract will
require them to pay it in the long run,
just like it required the previous ad-
ministration to pay for that botch
known as the brick street. And it is
especially pleased to see it when the
only excuse is that the hose was offer
ed to some one else at less money.
They made the contract with their
eyes open, deciding that the price was
fair, and now they evidently intend to
involve the city in another law suit,
the costs of which, amounting to sew
eral hundred dollars, as in all other
such suits, will have to be paid by the
tax payers.
In the meantime, If we have no
fires. the city can doubtless get along
with her scraps of hose that, accord
ing to the fire chief. will not stand
100 pounds pressure, ana for which
the previous administration paid 30
cents foot, with no guarantee that
the hose would last longer than a
day or a week. Perhaps if the COM
mittee will investigate little ii
will learn that those old cotton hose
which the guileless members Of the
other council paid 30 cents for could
have been bought in place not so
thick with suckers at about 25 cents
foot That was about all they
were worth. 1t looks as if what the
present calibre of otiice-holders in
Paducah do not know about hose is
equalled only by what they do not
know about most everything else.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15
SAY Croker VIII Retnrn.

II has been declared over and over
that Richard Croker has expatriated
himself for good, but officials OF the
New York Democratic Club say that
the ex-Tammany boss will return In
September and will take hand In the
fall campaign as usual
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

The hose concerns would probably
never attempt to skin anything but .
Democratic administration. In Padu-
cab they offered hose at sl.o5, but in
Cairo, where Republicans are as com
mon as fees in the country, it seems
they came down to SO cents.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

The Democrats know that President
Roosevelt is sure Of the Presidential
nomination, and that he is equally GER
tain to be elected. That is one reason
some of the Democratic papers say so
many kind things about him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

Some of the Democratic candidates
for the sppellateJudgeship nomination
are becoming little fidgety over the
prospects. The talk of a dark horse
becomes more common as the day for
the convention approaches.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

II the board OF fire and police CON-
missioners is thinking of requiring
firemen to be physically examined be-
fore appointment, ii can learn by in
vestigation that this has been required
of them for quite while, and that it
will be introducing no innovation in
Paducah.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

The United States will probably
have to send few toy ships to Ven
ezuela to protect the American people
there from the professional revolution
lists At present most Of the foreign
ers are running away to keep from
having to hurt them.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

Sir Liam Chen, secretary to the
Chinese embassy to the coronation,
has been appointed minister to the
United States, succeeding Minister
WI. II is to be hoped thai Minister
WI is not really to be summoned
home to have his head removed, as
has been reported.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

nothinA that can be built In England
can hat our boats, and while he lie
willing to lend his encouragement
and best wishes to anyone who is bold
enough to seek the cup, he will doubt
less never try again himself.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

"No trouble to show
goods" is the good old stand
by motto of many dealer.
There is. however. lots of
trouble in showing to the
purchasers entire satisfaction
that sn unknown article is
"just as good" as the well
known one that is asked for.
Progressive Advertiser.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

Sir Thomas Upton, that gallant
sport who has tried so hard to win the
Americas cup, will probably try no
more. He has about decided that
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

We will probably get new hose
some of these days, even II we have &c
buy them at the dry goods store.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15
CT
Starts today! Our

all the newest improvements He has
even imported a number Of phono-
graphs. which delight his ear with
choice musical selections. His majes-
ty can speak English and several con-
tinentaI languages with fiuency.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

We should certainly like to hear
what Councilman Potter thinks Of the
hose deal.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

The 600 miners reported killed at
Johnstown have finally dwindled
down to ia, but this is bad enough.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

The hopes OF Minnesota champions
forest preservation have been some
pat dashed by recent developments
connection with the Chippewa In
n reservation. II was proposed at
st to save the whole tract OF ancient
ne lands for scientific care as a ma
NAL forest. The wishes OF lumber
I'm, some pressure from other quar-
iers TO open the lands for settlement.
md the willingness Of Minnesota rep
to please both classes.
have led TO a considerable modifica-
ion Of the original plan. The segre-
cation of forest lands is 10 be limited,
according to present proposals. TO 1885,
300 acres. and these are not to be
turned over to the department OF ag-
riculture until the pine timber. or all
but per cent OF IT, has been removed.
New York Evening Post.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

Miss Hortense Gregory of Sherman,
Texas, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. O. O.
Rose, ON Jefferson street.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15

Why not try benevolent assimila lion
on the Hopkinsville asylum?
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-15
TUESDAY. JULY, is. 1902.
DAILY THOUGHT.

Gods leading is none the less real
because it comes to us in quiet ways,
and seems just the natural activity of
our minds" a
New-York tribune., 1902-12-22
FEW SUNDAY COAL ORDERS.

Though little coal delivered by the dealers
yesterday. coal still sold by the pail on the
East Side To the ordinary tenement house fam
lily the pail of coal is about enough for one day
and must be bought Sunday well as every other
day.
There was, however, such pressing need for
fuel as last Sundays severe weather created and
during the heavy rainstorm of the morning the
stations were practically deserted showing con-
clusively that, while coal is wanted by the tene-
ment house population, IT is such a vital need
as has been feared and that the poor have no
longer the terror of being without warmth and
fuel that possessed them before the appointment
of the strike commission by the President
over in of the streets of the Bowery
was noticed pile of wood apparently left by some
builder Two months ago. In weather s mild as
yesterday and when the certainty of approaching
would require a Gordon of police to prevent IFS
being carried off piecemeal yesterday it caused
excitement II lay unguarded
Barbers coal yard, No. 327 Water-st which
has taken the lead in meeting ibe needs of the
East Side by supplying coal by the pailful at low
prices. kept open all day. One pitiable case was
relieved in the morning. In Oliver-st lust around
the corner from the yard, a poor family
with dead child, with coal for heat or to
cook the food. and with money with which TO
buy coal or food anything else When the
case became known at BARRIERS the needs OF the
family we're attended to for the present
Yesterday, though II Sunday men were at
work at the different docks handling coal which
came to tidewater. and wagons were on the streets
all day delivering coal both to residences and Office
buildings. 1t Is expected that large quantity
and II was said yesterday that about $4,000 tons
in all was on It's
New-York tribune., 1902-12-22
WRECK KILLS SIXTEEN.
Feared That the Death List W3H
Beach Ilcenty.

Martinez. CAL Dec. 21-As a result of rear
the Owl train. on the Southern Pacific. at Byron,
last night sixteen deaths already have been
recorded. and there are fears that the total will
reach twenty. Most of the passengers who were
too severely wounded to be taken to their homes
W ere taken to the Southern Pacific Hospital at
San Francisco to-day. and on the way to that
place five victims died Twenty-Five Of the in
jured reached the hospital. OF the twenty-five
patients only three were permitted to receive
visitors. so seriously they suffering.
After the owl left the Oakland Mole. 1t was
noticed that there was a eaky fiue in the engine.
This increased to such an extent that ii was
thought best to stop here and take freight
engine for relief. The train officials knew that
the Stockton train following half hour
behind, and a fiagman sent back stop It.
Edward Joyce, fireman Of the Stockton train
in a statement explaining the collision. said
We saw the fiagman's light ahead of us, and
put the brakes at once They seemed to
avoid smashing into the rear Of the owl
train. The engine went right through the cars"
The force of the collision was such that
the end of the second car Of the owl" train.
the dining car smashed in and the three
cooks seriously hurt Relief quickly came
brought into play. Messengers were sent 10
Byron Hot Springs. short distance away and
physicians came quickly TO the station.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-22
ENDED Sn4SHUP
Eng1nc Rams 1nOther and Backs
into Car. Which Burns.

A railroad accident in which two men were IN
jured occurred at a. IN. yesterday in the Waldo
ave freight yard of the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Jersey City. Drill engine No. 90 of the Lehigh val
lev Railroad was running into the yard when 1t
dashed into Pennsylvania engine No. 446. which
stood the track. Oliver Hoffman. twenty
eight years old of No. IS Monitor-st who was
riding with David Murray, the engineer OF the
Lehigh Valley engine, thrown from the cab
and badly bruised.
Murray at once reversed the lever and started
hack. At the moment passenger coach and
the Pullman Doran being shifted across
the track to a siding and Murray's engine ran into
the Doran. The collision threw Murray from the
engine his right leg and right arm being broken
The impact caused the explosion Of the Doran's
gas tank. The became ignitcd in some way and
set fire the The Fire Department was called
out. but the firemen unable to save the car.
The loss is estimated at S12o 600. Murray and Hoff
man taken the City Hospital.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-22
CROKER PREDICTS TAMMANY SUCCESS
His Brother-in-Law Does Not Think He Will
Return Soon.

William T Jenkins. ex-Health Officer OF the
Port, who is a brother-in-law of Richard
Croker. reached his Staten Island home yester-
day after three months trip abroad He
spent most of his time in England and Scotland.
and almost every Saturday and Sunday visited
Mr.. Croker He was abroad looking after the
interests of the Merchant Marine Hospital Ser
vice.
Mr.. Croker DR.. Jenkins said. living the
quiet. easy life of farmer. He spent most of
his time driving about and experimenting the
work on his farm. DR.. Jenkins thought it would
proba bly, be long time before Mr.. Croker
turned to this country. The result of the cleo
tion below the New York city line was just
what Mr. Croker expected DR.. Jenkins said. and
bore out the belief Mr. Croker had that the
fusion administration weak.
DR.. Jenkins could not say if Mr.. Croker would
be back before the next election, but evidently
thought il unlikely Mr. Croker told him that
il his belief that matter whom the Dem
ocrats nominated for Mayor he would be elected.
Richard Croker Or. Jenkins said, believed the
name of Fire Chief Croker had much TO do with
the latter'S troubles.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-22
THE RAIN TO CONTINUE.
DisagTeeable Weather Again Predicted
Fog flinders Ferry Traffic.

The dense fog which rose yesterday afternoon was
perhaps the feature OF the days disagreeable
weather Cold and clammy, it settled over the
lower part Of the city and the rivers. enveoping
the ferry boats in Its gray mantle. shutting out
from the sight of the pilots their slips. and delay
ing the trips materially. With its companion. the
rain. 1t pervaded the atmosphere dampening the
spirits and the clothing Of travellers Toward
evening the fog grew denser and by O'Clock il
was impossible to see across the rivers,
The Staten Island ferryboats were run at half
speed. delaying them from fifteen minutes to half
ar hour. The Fulton-st.. Wall-st.. Roosevet-st..
and Catharine-st ferries ran rregularly. the boats
travelling at snals pace The ferries for Brook
lyn leaving the Battery. were delayed at each trip
while the North River boats felt their way along
the pilots keeping a sharp lookout for the slips
The rain, which began ajter midnight on
Saturday continued. and. melting stray patches Of
snow and ice, made disagreeable walking Then
toward night. what had been a drizzle. became a
harder downfall. which continued all night, and
Will probably last all day. The Weather Bureau
predicts for to-day. rain with ncreas sing cold
while tomorrow will probably be fair, with brisk
New-York tribune., 1902-12-22
SON OF DEAD WOMAN ARRESTED.
After a Secret Examination the Coroner
Orders Him Held.

Wimantic Conn. Dec 2l.-Aftcr being exam
ned in secret concerning the death of his mother,
Mrs. Julia Wilson George Wilson was arrested
this afternoon the order Of the and
locked up in the Brooklyn Comm jail Coroner BILL
accompanied by Medical Examiner Knight. Of
Hampton. and DR.. Robinson. went to Ashford to-
day and continued his inquiry into Mrs. Wilson =
death. After examining George Wilson and his
younger brother Orin, George was ordered arrested
and held pending the result of the investigation
Mrs. Sarah Manson is also in the Brooklyn Jail as
suypcCt in the
George Wilson, IL IS said. the cause OF Mrs
Manson being brought into the Wilson homo. Her
visit was looked on by Mrs. Wilson a. Intrusion
with the result that there constant quarrelling
Wilson refused 10 order the woman from the house
despite his mothers protests
Wilson. who is thirty-two years old. was married
several years ago, but has lived with his wife
for some time. She is living in Worcester
New-York tribune., 1902-12-22
BIG CHRISTMAS MAIL BURNED.
About Seven Hundred Pouches DESTROYED
in Central Car

Syracuse Dec. 21-Official report of the burn
ing Of a carload OF Christmas mail en- route for
the West was made here at 3:45 o'clock this
afternoon by the crew OF mail clerks arriving
here from New York the fast mail No 3 on
The New-Yorx Central. which left New-York at
S45 O'clock this morning
Only twenty thirty out of seven or eight
hundred pouches were saved. The burned mail
was for Chicago and other points further West
and the Philippine and Fiji Islands The mail
was in q storage car. which carried no clerks
The crew was on the car behind and discovered
the fire between Peekskill and Highland The
car was left burning at the latter station.
At the General Postoff1ce here last night no
report of the fire had been received. heavy
mail was. however known to have gone out on
the S:45 train.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-22
VESSEL OWNERS REAP HARVEST

New-Haven, Dec q (SpecaD.-A feature of the
coal shortage in this State is great increase In
water freight rates coal Because of the difficulty
of shipping coal by to this State hundreds of
concerns which have always had rail shipments
have had TO turn to the Sound companies for as
sistance. and this has resulted such a rush for
favor that the vessel and barge rates have gone
soaring. This has brought on a fight between tbe
manufacturers and the barge and ship companies
who desire to keep rivals field Both sideS
have appealed to Connecticuts representatives in
Congress, the manufacturers asking them to sIln-
port the Mccall BILL removing the restrictions from,
foreign vessels engaging in the carrying bust
ness, and the barge and vessel owners wanting it
defeated.
A manufacturer said to-day: The sailing vessel
and barge people are reaping a harvest These old
coal tubs paying their cost several times over
New-York tribune., 1902-12-22
DOES NOT THINK JESUS WAS GOD.
Dr.. Savage Expresses Opinion That Joseph
Was Christ's Father.

The Rev DR. Minot j Savage preached yesterday
morning at the Church of the Messiah on The
Birth Of Jesus. He said in part:
I wish you to do a little thinking this morning
In matter which is fundamental to our religious
faith. How did Jesus come into the world? This is
more than A matter of speculation: il touches our
conception of God and of the order of His world Of
the nature of man and of human destiny; touches
them all fundamentally that we really live in one
kind of universe or another according as we think
one way or another concerning this problem.
This question of how Jesus was born is purely and
simply question of historic fact il to be treated
cover it H N''
Paul was beheaded in the persecution under Nero
al Rome about the year 6e The first book Of the
New Testament was the letters of Paul. AS Jesus
was born about four years before the beginning of
our present reckoning. he died about the year 30.
Paul died about thirtysix after the death of
his Master Did you ever note that Paul had never
heard any story Of the Virgin birth? The first one
of the Gospels to come into its present shape was
Z" Ild you ever notlce that Mark has nothing to
say about the Virgin BIRTH II is very striking also
John does refer it. and yet this Gospel is the
one that is popularity supposed TO teach the most
exalted ideas TO the life and office OF Jesus
Now we come to the two Gospels that do mention
it-Matthew and Luke. They were written far
Matthew and Luke are utterly. hopeessly. irrecon-
cilable. According to Matthew, the home of Joseph
born according to Matthew? In Joseph and Mary's
own home He says nothing whatever about any
Josephs home. according to Luke, his original
home, in Nazareth. not Bethlehem. as Matthew
tells it. Then Mary just before the birth of the
babe makes difficult journey hill and through
dale on the back of a mule, eighty miles to Beth
lehem. When they reach there there is room
in the caravansary for them and the babe is born
There is no good reason in the New Testament or
in the early church history for the belief that
best unbiased scholarship OF the world is back
of this statement. that Jesus was born in Nazareth
about the Year b. G. The month. the date Of the
month. nobody knows December 25 was not gen
orally accepted throughout the Church until some
time in the fourth century.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-22
ALMSH0USE INMATE A SUICIDE
Hangs Himself Rather Than Eat Another
Charity Christmas Dinner.

Hampstead Long Island Dec. H.-Rather than
sit down to charity Christmas dinner with the
other inmates Of the Hampstead Almshouse John
Munson. seventy-nine years old. committed suicide
Saturday in the poorhouse at Uniondale by
hanging himself. He fastened a rope the ban
listers tied the other end around his neck and
jumped. found minutes later by
another inmate, who gave the alarm. When
keeper cut him down Munson dead.
He became inmate of the almshouse two
years ago and had brooded constantly his
condition He was wealthy, and had many
friends Long Island and in Brooklyn. The Rev
J. K. Cooke, rector of st. Georges Episcopal
Church, officiated the funeral this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-22
GOVERNOR MAY WAIT FOR cUNNEEN
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.1
Albany. Dec. 21--If Governor Odell refers the
question of the rights and obligations the pas
senger transportation companies of New-York 10
the Attorney General. as it is reported he will II
Is doubtful if he will do 1t before the first of the
year, Attorney General Davies is very busy
cleaning up the affairs of his Office and he would
hardly have time to into the question in any
detail in addition to the other work he must do
before his term ends. The State Railroad Commits
sion already has the service of the BROOKLYN Ranid
Transit Company under consideration and two
complaints against the Manhattan Railway Com
pany have also been filed with it
Ii is anticipated that trolley lines will have con-
siderable legislative attention the coming ses
sion There has been such Increase in trolley
lines In the last year and many new charters
have been applied for that apparently there will
New-York tribune., 1902-12-22
SAY MONEY WAS OFFERED TO LABOR
Brooklyn knights of Labor Denounce Passage
of Pennsylvania Railroad Franchise.

Resolutions denouncing the passage of the Penn
sylvania Railroad tunnel franchise by the Board of
Aldermen and declaring that every effort would be
made prevent the reelection of any of the Off
cials instrumental acquiescing in its passa Re
(the officials from Mayor Low down. being mem
toned by name) were passed yesterday afternoon
by the Central Labor Union and District Assembly
No. p. knights of Labor. at meeting held in the
Brooklyn Labor Lyceum-
II WIS announced that convention would be held
discuss means for defeating these public officials
IT is also charged that money offered to labor
people indoTse the franchise.