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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07
AND THE TOWN WAS WILD.

Spokane, Wash. August when
the sheriff with the body Of Tracy
drove through Davenport this morn
ing hundreds Of persons followed it
mp the streets and crowded about the
wagon. By the time the morgue was
reached the throng was immense, and
from every quarter could be heard
Three shouts For Lincoln County. +"
The town was wild. The morgue
doors had to be closed and the crowd
asked tn stand back. Several persons
wanted to see the body, and then the
trouble began. Everyone wanted rel
les, and in short time nothing was
left except the body. Some even
picked mp and carried away the blood
stained handkerchief used by the out.
law to keep from bleeding to death.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07
Property Owners Make Another At
tempt to Stop the Railroad Co.
Appeal the Condemnation Suits From
County Court and Take Out ass
Supersedeas. 'r
fRAILRoADl~wILt IGNORE l


81. Several Of the property owners
whose property has been condemned
4 by tho Illinois Central through county
court, for right Of way in building the
Cairo extension. today took smother
tack by appealing the cases from
county court. IL was generally expect
ed that the railroad would appeal
them, As some Of the property ownors
were awarded about twice as much as
.ae appraisers gave them. but was not
thought that the property owners
would take appeals.
Those who took appeals were: II.
NJ Rottgering. who was given 1880
by the appraisers and $4,000 by the
jury; r. l.. Potter, $500; Exon
Futrell. $1,000; and Mrs. Liebel ana
Fenwiok.
In appealing the cases the property
owners took out supersedeas in each
case and executed bond, but the rail
road company will ignore them and
proceed with the work on the right
OF way.
The object Of the supersedeas is to
stop the work and force the railroad
foompAny to pay the amounts 20 the
property owners and get shut Of
them in order to proceed with the
work. The railroad company, howev-
er, will ignore the supersedeas and go
ahead with the work just the same,
and disinterested attorneys say It will
not be guilty of contempt Of court,
and will only DO liable for what dam
ages may accrue from disobeying the
supersedeas.: .-s.
The appeals taken this morning
take the cases into circuit court, and
II they are decided against the prop
erty owners will tnrow all he costs
on them.
II is understood that the property
owners took this step because Judge
Lightfoot, in his opinion, decided
that tho money swarded them was to
Be paid into court and not to the prop
e-ty owners, until after the courts
b ave finally settled on the amounts.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07
STILL MISSING.
A FORTUNE TELLER FAILS TO
SIGHT THE sEARCHERs.

Dock Walker. who created sensa-
tion in the vicinity Of Fulton by dis
appearing week ago, is still miss
ing. and 1t seems that his principal OBJ
iect was to escape creditors
An amusing sight was Witnessed in
Fulton yesterday. A caravan Of
searchers, headed by wn, Il. Parish. q
man who had gone on his note for
$500, and accompanied by Luigo Baiz.
Hungarian fortune teller, came into
Fulton from Mt. Pelia, Tenn. The
fortune teller said he could pilot them
to the body of Walker, but he didn't
do it, and it was very much disgust
cd crowd that was with MIN. 4
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07
A SICKENING DISASTER
Horror of Yesterdays Accident at Dawson
Was Not Exaggerated.

the homeutum so great that the train
Numbered on in its mission of destruc-
ton.
The party on the trestle seemed
panic stricken. They lost presence OF
mind, or all could have been ssved
by jumping. Instead of going the cas-
lest way they ran heller SHELTER
towards the other end. Two jumped,
Miss Smith, Mrs. Stephenson and Miss
Niokles remaining on the track until
the train struck them.
The six had just gone upon the
bridge to cross. and when the middle of
the trestle was reached their attention
was attracted to the train, which they
had failed to hear coming. From sew
eral who saw the accident from dis
lance, it appears that the women, be-
coming wild with fright, ran terror.
stricken in the direction Of the train,
instead of towards the other end,
which was nearer.
Mr.. Flint grabbed up his little s.
year-old daughter, Fredonia, and
dropped down from the trestle, hold
ing the little girl in one arm while he
hung to the ties with the other.
When the train passed he pulled him
self up and set his daughter down I'M
injured. His other daughter was told
to jump, which she did, the jump re-
sulting in a broken arm. The little
Stevenson girl was struck just as she
was preparing to jump, and her nose
was broken and her body badly bruis-
cd by the fall. She has been in q
stupor ever since the accident happen
ed, but rallied this morning and called
for her mother, not knowing that she
had been killed. Her mothers death
will be kept from her until she has
sufficiently improved to be able to
bear the news. As vet the physicians
have been unable to determine
whether or not the child is internally
injured, and are inclined to believe
she is.
Miss Nickles was struck by the
train, and knew nothing o. the aooi-
dent and subsequent events until this
morning, when she awoke to the fact
that her left foot had been amputated
Just above the ankle. She does not
know that any others were injured,
and killed, and thinks she is
the only one injured. The nurses
at the hospital have not permitted
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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07
Pinckney Childers Sentenced to IL
% Months In Jail for Petty Larceny
Charged With Selling Furniture That
Did Not Belong to Him
,,.e..' This Morning.
WAS A MUCH SURPRISED MAN

Pinokney Childers was very much
surprised young man this morning
when he was tried before Judge Light
foot in the county court for petty lar
ceny and sentenced to twelve months
in the county Jail, the maximum pen
atty for the offense.
Several months ago Pinokney is al
legged to have been living with q
woman named Cook in the same
house with a man named Berger The
man owned the furniture, but that
didn't make any difference to Pinck-
ney. One day the owner failed to go
home, and when he did show up he
found that Pinckney and the girl had
sold out the furniture to a second
hand dealer for 81.
A warrant was issued against Chill
dres,, but he disappeared and did not
return until a few days ago, when he
was arrested and locked mp.
Judge Lightfoot sentenced him to
twelve months IN Jail, principally be-
cause Pinckney ia very incorrigible
character and it takes lots to make
any impression on him and partly be-
cause Judge Lightfoot says he is de-
termined to break mp petty thieving if
he has to give them all twelve months.
Pinckney has always been singular
ly fortunate in his misdeeds. He has
been to the penitentisry twice, and
was pardoned each time, and msnag-
ed to get in Jail the first thing after
he was released both times. The four
dollars worth of furniture he sold
will doubtless cause him many regrets
Childers' father came near being fined
this morning for contempt Of court in
milking sike remarks about the court.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07
ROBBED TICKET OFFICE.

Russellville, August 1.-Two I'M
known white men entered the L. and
N. depot at an early hour this morn.
ing and blindfolding the night oper.
stor. I. ID. withers, looked him in g
refrigerator car several hundred feet
down the tracks and returning robbed
the ticket office Of about cas-.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07
TRAINr1AS1ER j. j. FLYNN.
POPULAR RAILROAD MAN GETS
ANOTHER GOOD LIFT IN
THE SOUTH.

Mr. J. ]. Flynn. for several years
trainmaster Of this division Of the Il.
linoss Central. has been appointed
tranmaster Of terminals at New Or
Loans. with headquarters at the latter
plnce. succeeding Mr.. John Paul, ap-
pginted superintendent Of the Yazoo
shd Mississippi Valley railroad.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07
PRESIDENT RETURNS HOME.

Washington, August 7.-President
and Mrs. Roosevelt this morning
reached home at 1915 O'Clock on
board the Sylph from Gardeners Bay.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07
MARRIED IN A BUGGY.

Hopkinsville. August 7.-Hioks
Dean and Miss Mary Amy were mar
ried here last night while seated in q
buggy, County Judge Fowler officiat.
ing.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07
SWITCHBOARD BURNED OUT.

5WIIOHbOAhD Do hNED OUT-
the switch bosrd at the Western
Union telegraph office was burned Ont
last night about Q O'Clock ~ . live
wire somewhere on the line. xho
damage will amount to about 12<.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07

The news of yesterdays terrible &C.
oident near Dawson Springs to crowd
of the picnic party that left Paducsn
on the |. O. special train early yester-
day morning created the greatest ex-
citement in Paducah when the Sun
made its appearance on the streets
with the first information received Of
it. Hundreds Of people had friends or
relatives in the crowd, and there was
great deal Of suspense until the de-
tails Of the disaster were received
later.
The narrowing catastrophe wss not
in the least exaggerated. In fact, the
scene after the carnage was one that
baffied description. 1t was one that
will be indelibly impressed for life on
the memories Of those who saw it, for
IL was siokening in its horror.
It was shortly after noon that par
ty of the picnickers composed of the
above started to walk from the
grounds to Dawson. They crossed one
trestle, but were nearly in the center
of the other one, a structure about $50
feet long not far from the station at
Dawson, and fourteen feet high, when
the second section of 1872, from Pa
ducah to Louisville, going at a rapid
rate bore down upon them.
It was in charge of Conductor Coles
and Engineer Bean, and while the
railroad men claim the picnic party
heard the train, others say that no
whistle was blown at the crossing be-
cause the whistle was broken.
Engineer Bean attempted to stop
the train by putting on the air and re-
versing the engine. but the cars made
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07
THE DEAD.

THE DEAD.
MISS JOHNNIE SMITH, 1928
BerDheim avenue, city.
MRS. LINNIs STEVENSON, wife
OF L. e. Stevenson, a farmer Of Hick-
DRY Grove.
THE INJURED.
b. f. FLINT, car repairer, left
hand slightly bruised and cut, and
his daughter, LENA FLINT, aged 10,
broken right arm.
MISS EDITH STEVENSON, aged
i2, daughter of Mrs. L. Z. Stevenson,
nose broken and internally injured.
MISS ANNIE NICKLEs, aged
about 20, of Loves Gross Roads, left
leg crushed, necessitating amputstion.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07
One of Paducah's Foremost Lawyers
Died at Dawson Last Evening,
Had Been Ill for Quite While from
Complication Of Dis
OTHER DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Hon. Isaac NJ. Quigley, former
judge of the court Of appeals Of Ken
lucky, member OF the house Of rep
resentatives of Kentucky and one Of
the most prominent attorneys in
Southwest Kentucky, died at o'clock
last evening at Dawson Springs. after
a long illness from locomotor ataxia,
infismmstory rheumatism and dropsy
He went TO the Springs about two
weeks ago, but his sojourn did not
benefit him, and ne gradually grew
worse until death relieved him.
The deceased was born in Paducah
March 9Th, 1856, and here grew to
manhood, studied for the bar and was
admitted to practice. He rose rapidly
in his profession, and was soon one
of the most popular members of the
bar. He was a member Of the firm of
Quigley and Ouigley, railroad attor-
neys, and had been associated with his
father in the Illinois Central business
since the board absorbed the old O., o.
and 8. ". Colonel Quigley had had
the railroad business for the past twen-
ty-five years before he resigned.
The deceased was elected to serve
in the legislature of 1894, and about
the same year was appointed by
Governor John Young Brown to serve
out the unexpired term Of Judge Gas
well Bennett of the court of appeals.
He was a judge of this court for about
two and one-half years, and when he
returned to Paducah resumed the
practice Of law.
His health began to fail year OF
two ago, and just previous to his
death he was very feeble, and could
not get around without assistance.
His home was in Arcadia, but for some
time past he had been living at his
sisters, Mrs. Geo. Lsnsgtaff, Jr. on
Court street
He was unmarried, and leaves be-
sides his parents three brothers, Messrs.
John and Clair Quigley of the city
and Mr.. Bruce Quigley of Indian Ter
ritory. and one sister, Mrs. George
Langstaff, Jr., of the city.
Mr.. OuiRley was one of those gen.
ial, whole-souled men whom every
body liked. He was popular with all,
and leaves a host of friends who will
sincerely mourn his death. He was a
member Of Plain City lodge, Mssons.
and of Paducah lodge, B. p. o. e.
The funeral will take place tomor-
row morning at Q O'Clock, at Grace
Episcopal church; burial ct Oak
Grove cemetery.
The remains Of the late Mrs.
Charles Lehrer were brought up from
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07

The remains OF Miss Lucy Henley.
who died yesterday in Little's addi-
ton were buried at Oak Grove today
at IL O'Clock.
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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07

The remains of Mr.. E +. Roberts,
who died suddenly at Bsndana, Bal
lard county, reached the city this
morning and were buried at Oak Cove.
He was father of Mr. W. II. Roberts,
Of the local dry goods firm, Boldry and
Roberts.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07

The remains OF the late William
Shsnks, the ship carpenter, are still at
Efinger's, but will be buried Sunday
afternoon at Oak Grove by the ship
carpenters union. His relatives in
West Virginia have not been heard
from.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-07

The remains Of the late Mrs.
Charles Lehrer were brought up from
Cairo last evening and taken to the
home of Mr.. Ed Lehrer. on Madison
street near Fifth. The funeral took
place this morning at . O'Clock from
the Catholic church. burial at Oak
Grove.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-09
The Chinese CuIsIEc

Though Chinese cuisine has been
credited with some utterly fabulous
dishes, such as white mice served
alive, which add piquancy by their
squeak as they dive down the gullet.
curiosities In the edible line do form
a considerable list.
Birds nest soup. for instance; a
clear soup made from the refined
gluten with which a certain species
or swallow fasten their nests beneath
the rocks; stewed "sea slugs," another
nasty sounding dish, but transcendIng
In havor the aldermanlc green turtle
rat. There may be, too, ON first intro.
ducuon' some prejudice against fried
grasshoppers. But courage In this In.
stance Is rewarded by a dellclously
crisp, brown mouthful, OF a delicate
nutty flavor.
IL Is fallacy to suppose that pork
forms constant article OF diet in
emma. Az a matter OF fact, II Is too
expensive and Is only eaten on high
days and holidays or at restaurants.
Neither do milk. beef or game enter
r~Qeh into Chinese cookery, the FIRST
two being taboOed on religious grounds.
Dog nesh Is eaten I'm the south but
rarely and only by the poorest OF the
poor.-Backwood.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-09

sunday Business ExeursIon.

The first Sunday business mems Ak.
eursion TO the seaside at Newport will
De given by the Southern Pacific ON
next Sunday, the train leaving salem
az a. m, and returning in the even,
ing
II this train is patrOnized. II will be
made regular feature, and at S2.5O
ior the round trip. about one cent a
mile, Il ought TO get large crowd.
starting the train from Salem. in
stead OF Albany, viii give the excur.
slon Dig line OF business that il ney.
C St ha1 before, and residents OF the
Capital City will enjoy the ride over
the mountains. the cooling braegss
and a dip In the surf.
The Second Regiment band have Ar.
ranged TO go over 20 Newport on the
sunday excursion. and win remain
two weeks.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-09
What Can a Woman
Do Tor a MANI
In Times Of Suffering and
Critical Illness She Can
Honestly Recon-
mend.
PAINE'S CELERY
COMPOUND
AS a Saver of Life and a Ban
iSher Of Disease.

Womans power for good in the
home can never be truly estimated. In
times Of suffering and danger her
judgment and experience are invalu.
able; her smiles, words of cheer and
comfort help TO dispel gloom and sad.
ness. The faithful, discerning wife
has a full knowledge of the value of
Paine's Celery Compound as a Danish
er Of disease; she has noted it's won
derful effects and cures; she has faith
in It's virtues, and recommends 1t with
full confidence. Mr.. Rudolph M. Hunt
er, Of the well-known Hunter Corpora
tion, Philadelphia, Pa, says:
Il feel 1t is but right that / should
acknowledge my appreciation of
Paines Celery Compound. That you
may understand my appreciation, /
might say that for nearly twenty years
/ have continually suffered from neu-
ralgia, poor circulation at night, and
general nervous weakness from over
work due TO daily labOrs OF from IL
to IS hours upon the most intricate and
exhausting brain work. To retire at
night meant the worst of headaches
and lack Of sleep. | received no relief
from physicians, and my enormous
work upon my electrical inventions
and litigations has prevented me TAX
ing a rest so much needed. Some time
ago I began TO take Paine's Celery
Compound, and ! soon felt like a new
man. All my physical troubles prac-
tically ceased. Paine's Celery Com
pound has done for me what the med
ical profession could not do. now
work from ~ to 10 hours daily in
peace and comfort, and secure restful
sleep"
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-09

SALEM TO
NE WPORT
A PIeaSurabIe Outing To.
morrow

Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. the
biggest and best managed excursion
that over left Salem starts for New
port-the hrst OF the Southern Paclac
business mems excursion for the sea
son. Elaborate arrangements have
been made for the comfort aud accom-.
mediation OF the excuraionists. The
train win run from Salem 20 Albany.
whore several carloads OF excursion,
lists from eugene and way stations will
be taken ON, when the run for YaQulna
bay. over the line OF the Corvallis a
Eastern, viii be made In quick time.
Il Ia expected 10 reach YaQnina Bay at
1850 o'clock, and the run through the
beautiful grain and fruit sections of
Benton county win be made before the
heat OF the day. while passing through
the Coast Range OF mountains, now al
their prettlest, clad In shlmmerlng
green, the traveller viii behold the
prettlest scenery In Western Oregon.
and. after passing the summit. win 60.
cape from the heat In the valley. and
cnjoy the cool broezos OF the broad
paoinc.
Steamboats, with ample room for an
win Take the excurslonlsts TO Newport.
and there seven hours viii be spent al
the beach. surf bathing. drlu OF the
lllesaying crew. and other seaside
sports win be the order of the day. Re.
lurning the excursionlsts win leave
Newport az $3.50, The salem Military
band win be on the train going over.
and Will furnish delightful program.
fhe fare for the round trip Is bn. sa50
Tickets are Tor sale al the southern
'aolac passenger station.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-09
SALEM
MAY OWN
PLANT
Council to Investigate Water
Power Sites.
May Install a Municipal
Lighting System

Salem may yet have a municipal
electric street lighting plant IN com
pliance with an order made several
weeks ago by the Salem city council
Alderman O. W. GriswoId. 10 whom
was delegated the making OF the in
vestlgatlon OF available water sites
will, on next Tuesday, begin inspect
ing the various sites that have been
offered the city. Mr.. Griswold will be
accompanied on the tour by Henry B
Thlelsens an experienced civil engin-
eer. who will carefully investigate the
different properties, and ascertain
their value as water power sites. The
Investigation Of the. gentlemen will be
fully reported to the city council for
its consideration, and subsequent ac.
tion.
Since the subject Of acquiring
water power. with a view TO the ultl-
mate installing OF the city's own elec.
trio lighting plant, was first suggested
by the members of the council, the
city has been offered a number OF al
legged valuable sites within a radius OF
40 miles OF Salem at considerations
that are not deemed to be exhorbitant.
These sites will ali be visited. The
purpose OF delaying the inspection un.
tll this time Is In order that the mini.
mum capacity Of the sites may be as.
certained. The council is apparently
In earnest in the matter, for an appro-
priatlon OF funds has beer made TO
defray the expenses OF making the in.
vestigation.
Financially the city may not be able
to install the proposed plant I'm the
immediate future. but the fact that all
OF the available water power sites In
this section q, the valley are being
purchased and controlled largely by a.
single corporation, 80 II Is alleged.
has moved the council to prompt In
yestIgatlon OF the conditions. Al any
rate the council feels that Il will be
safe investment TO purchase such
property, since, with the constantly
increasing demand for these proper.
ties, and the fact that they can be pur.
chased at this time at a moderate hg
ure, the city authorities are led to be
lieve that they cannot lose by the
transaction. At the present time the
city is paying $25OO for It's electric
lighting service. under a hve years
contract, that expires in September.
1904. II Is figured that the interest
charge on an amount sufficiently large
TO install and place In operation
plant OF adequate capacity 20 suit the
needs OF this city win be less than
the sum now being paid for lights. On
the strength OF this argument, and In
consideration OF a probable improve
mont In the public service. the city
may see NJ to install it's own plant be.
fore the existing contract has expired.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-09
Feliae DepravIty.

"oh, Horace" walled his young wife
Il have Just found out that Ajax. our
beautiful Angora cat. has been leading
a double life"
THAT makes eighteen, I suppose" ("
said Horace what has he been do.
mgi"
You know let him out every morn.
Ing, hecause be seems 10 want TO 10
and play out ~ doors. Well have
discovered that be goes over 60 the
Rohinsons ana lots them feed him and
pet him '-Chicago Tribune.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-09

he,el nuts the produce OF the area
palm, are chiefly ussd as masticatOry
by the natives % the east They are
too sinall 10 be- applied 20 many orna.
mcntas uses bot are occasionally en-.
nloyed ~ the turner and wrought into
heads FOR 0raeelets. small rosary eases
and other little fancy articles ln the
Museum of Eeonomic Rotany al Kew
there is a walking stick made of these
nnt~ sliced mounted OF supported On
an lron ccuter.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-09

Henry saook IL Eettlng along nicely
on the Agricultural Han Tor the o. A
c. lie Is working In the nelehbor
hood OF 20 men, aud everything ia
homming In that quarter, All the
plunblns and wiring % the bulldlng n
completed. and the heating plant a.
well. Il is thought that an ghe plaa.
tering win b. done IN tho course % q
week. There q no doubt that Mr
Hnook wlN have the building com.
plated withla the tlme specified Ia the
contract 0axelte
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-09
Eoe Diseus.lon.

you know said tue orang oulang
shat man Is descended NON a non.
KEY"
Yea" answered the chlmpaurca
'and bis descenl has been very greaL
hut lel uN set Il down % bis credit that
he tries % rise again Every now aud
then you hear ~ some man who Is 40
Ing his best 90 make a monkey ~ him
SELF. - WaehinGlon Star