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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-14
STRIKE SETTLEMENT
Final Oyertures Between Freight
Handlers and Railroads.
WILL NEGOTIATE TODAY.
Strikers Have Agreed to Call on The
Roads.
FINAL ACTION NOT EXPECTED.
Two interested Lines Have Not Yet Made
Concessions.
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TRANSFERS ARE ALL STANDING FIRM.
They Refuse TO Do Any Work Until a
Satisfactory Agreement Is
Arrived At.

Chicago July 3--Flnal overtures for
handlers and Transfers we're made at meet
ings Of the two unions tonight. At the
lnstlgatlon Of the members of the Chi
cago board or arbitration, tho freight
handlers agreed to send committees to all
tha railroads tomorrow morning. This
agreement was made after the board had
announced to the union men that eight OF
the largest railroads entering Chicago had
agreed to pay 1TI4 cents an hour TO truck
ers, to pay for overtime and to do away
with the demand for probationary period
Of service.
The general managers of two Of the rail
roads said tonight they had agreed to no
such proposition, They declared that when
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-14
SETTLEMENT Nor LlKr1.Y.

There is lack Of evidence OF their intan.
tlon to make serious EFFORT TO settle the
controversy. President Curran of tbe
Freight Handlers union stated tonight that
the committees tomorrow morning Will IN.
Sist GU the payment OF 10 cents an hour
instead of ~ cents, which the rallroads
are reported to have offered.
lie also stated that the freight handlers
VIII make no more overturcs aud hereafter
VIII reject all proposals which shall nor
stlpulaie for the payment Of the waea
scale az formulated by tho union, aud the
recognition of the Organization.
with the general managers and the
unions both maintaining these rcspecyivo
positions IL is believed that there Ia slight
chance for settlement tomorrow and
that when that opportunity shall have van,
ished 1t will be Il fight TO the finish.
Every transfers union In Chicago that
has members handling freight voted TODAY
to refuse TO take teams TO the freight de-
pots.
Longshoremen OF Chicago who have hsun
10 only partially organized condition were
formed Into union today. They are out
now in sympathy with the freight hand.
lers. but tomorrow may inougurate an In.
dependent strike OF their own, IL n higher
scale Of wages for leading and unloading
the big lake boats shall be refused.
The Ice Transfers have also agreed NOT
to fec refrigerator cars nor to visit tho
railroad Yards. This is virtually gym.
pathetic strike and until the railroads shall
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-14
KILLED THREE, WOUNDED ONE.
Jealous Husbands Desire for Vengeance
Results in Awful Crime.

Results in Awful Crime.
Portland, ore. July l3.-In mad de-
sire for vengeance IN return for real or
supposed WRONGS. a. L. Bedding. a bnr-
tender shot and killed three persons aud
fatally wounded another The dead are;
MRS. A. l.. BELDING, his wife,
MRS. l.. MCRosKEY. his mother.in-
law.
FRAME wooDwoRTH, an inmate Of
the McCroskey house.
The fatally injured are:
l.. McCroskey, father-in-iaw,
Bedding has net lived with his wife for
some time. He was jealous OF Woodwork.
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Probabilities.

Washington, July l3.-Eastern Texas
Scattered showers ana thunder storma
Monday and Tuesday; light to fresh south
east winds on tho coast.
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HOW ONE HERO nIrn.

The funeral or Michael Sabot, one Of the
conspicuous selfsacrifclng heroes of tho
disaster took place from St Mary's Ger
man Catholic church. The large edi1ce
was packed with friends and those who did
not know the little dead fellow, but who
| had heard the noble story of the achieve.
ment which brought him glory, but at the
expense of his life. Sabot was about II
years Of age. He was n trnp boy and
knew Inc mine like n book He was out
Mt the mouth OF one Of the headings when
the explosion came. He found himself un.
hurt and Immediately rushed to the rescue
of the falling men beyond him. He dragged
three into working that the afterdamp
had not reached and TO his help they owe
their lives today. Back he plunged Into the
mine, heading after more bodies. Faint
mes overcame him and he toppled over and
died, when found his hands were stiu
clutching the siothing OF one man In
maner which showed conclusIvely the hoy
was in the act of dragging him out to
safety when overcome.
Michaels coffin was draped in pink and
& profuslon of handsome toNers were
strown on top. AS the cortege moved
away from the church there was not a
dry eye in the crowd which stood about,
the men with bured heads. Down on
Fourth street, where st. stephens Catn
ole church tSoyakl stands, the street was
blocked for squares by thousands OF spec
tators, carriages and mourners. inc
funerals there commenced at 2 O'Clock.
rive collins at one time we're distributed
In front OF the altar. At ; O'Clock the
people commenced TO leave for the Gene.
terry. AS the throngs commenced to evac-
uate the church the bell broke forth into
Wild ringing,
Around the corner at 81. Marys Greek
Catholic church there were being held
services for the dead simultaneously with
those at st. stephenss Further down the
street the Cratlans were having their ru-
nerals. In all the foreign churches inc
congregations displayed emblems OF their
societies. yarlegated colors were worn by
the women, robblng the scene somewhat
OF It's mournful character.
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.Rocky Mountain News.

tho committee should visit the railroad Of
noes tomorrow morning the officers will
oner them the same terms which were
rejected by the union men today. The
statements Of these managers destroyed the
hope OF a settlement Of the strike tomorrow
on the basis of the terms suggested by the
others.
Even bad the general managers not ,n-
sisted upon maintaining their position. it
is not probable that settlement could be
effected The freight handlers agreed to
make another effort to reach a settlement
with the railroads only to please the team
sters, who previously had indorsed the at
tempt OF the board of arbitration to. settle
the strike.
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GRAVES IN TRENCHES.

All night Saturday workmen dug graves
In the Morrellyile cemetery. Early this
morning they had enough completed TO
care for the days arrivals and for those
bodies which were taken to the cemetery
entrance on saturday and had TO be stored
in barn until excavations could be made
for them.
The burials were simpined by the dig
Cling Of long trenches in place OF separate
graves In one Of these twenty-five cofnns
were lowered.
The interment OF Labor Boss John H.
Thomas Sr., took place In the afternoon
lnterment was made at Grandvlew GENE
terry. Westmont. All the graves in TINS
cemetery were lined with white. All were
decorated with a wealth OF flowers.
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THE GET BACK TO PRISON"


the date Of which Coroner Miller will Ok
tomorrow night.
II decline to say what my conclusions
are since | have talked with the ones who
were in today" said Mir. Roderck "hut |
viii say | consider the rolling mill niue
well conducted Institution.
Most interest centered today In the
funeral obsequles which were scattered
throughout tho city. The black cloud of
mourning was heaviest over Cambria City,
where the foreign population dwells. Scenes
Of Saturday in this section were repeated,
but with sterner force. II was a grim
fete day in which the number OF particI-
pants was augmented by throngs the morn.
Ing trains brought in. The outsiders came
from towns within a radius of hfty miles
or more. These visitors spread themselves
out In squads and took IN the various points
OF Interest associated with the tragedy
The tramway leading mp the main pit
mouth was paid visit Hundreds gath.
cred there at time in a vain hope OF
seeing newly discovered bodies brought
forth to crafty their curiosity.
All the churches of Johnstown paid more
or less attention In their morning services
10 the disaster. Collections we're taken IN
many for the BENEFIT of the bercft families
OF the poorer victims. Special masses were
said In the Catholic churchca.
The afternoon was devoted to funerals
necessarily professions moved out and
along Chestnut street toward the Catholic
cemeteries near Morrellyille.
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MUST STOP FLOW.
OR WARRANT WILL BE ISSUED
AGAINST STREET sPRINK-
LING co.

There has been much complaint
from the residents and the merchants
near Fourth and jefferson streets re-
garding the water supply plug that
is used in filling the street sprinklers.
The water runs in g steady stream
all day long and although the street
sprinkling company has been notified
that the nuisance must be stopped. no
apparent effort has been made to stop
the stream.
This morning Street Inspector James
Eaker complained to the mayor that
the water was still running and that
sll his notices had been apparently
ignored. and the mayor instructed
him to get a warrant Immediately IL
at the end of the day the water was
not stopped.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-21

had package containing s2s, 900,
hence there was proven no conspiracy
to defraud it Of that amount, nor was
it proven that either man had any
thing to do with the packages dissp-
pearance. The agent claimed he was
robbed, which, II true, he oouldn' Z
help. 1t could not be proven that he
was not robbed, and the other man
was not near the place, and could not
hsve:been guilty of the robbery, yet
both are in Jail. The whole affair is
one Of the most remarkable travesties
on justice and jurisprudence ever
known. II seems that some one
ought to go to that place, wherever it
is, and teach the courts and attorneys
a little law.
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STARTS THE BALL
Continued from first psge)

ing that an election for certain Offices
would have to be held in November,
passed the following resolution:
Resolved, That a primary election,
in accordance with the provisions Of
the act Of the legislature of 1892, and
the amendments thereto, providing
for primary elections, be made aud is
hereby called by the Paducah city
Democratic committee TO be held on
Wednesday, October 8, 1909, for the
purpose Of selecting and nominating a
Democratic ticket to be composed Of
eight aldermen, one school trusteee
from the Third ward, city treasurer,
city engineer and a city jailer, all
for the city of Paducah, KY, and to
be voted for at the election TO be held
November 4. 1909. The qualifications
OF the electors or voters at said pri.
mary shall be such as prescribed by
said act, and agree to support the
nominees Of the primary; and the
chairman and secretary Of this com.
mittee are hereby authorized and
empowered to make all necessary ar
rsngements for holding said primary,
and to pro rate and collect the ex.
penses of said primary from the can
didstes who submit their candidacy
to the primary; entries TO be filed
and assessments paid before 6 p. m.
Wednesday, September "a, 1909.
The meeting adjourned.
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VERY SUCCESSFUL
Mr.. Hal S. Corbett Pleased With His
Future out There.
Declines the District Judge Nomina-
tion in His District.

The many friends of Mr.. Hal S.
Corbett, formerly Of Paduoah, who
is now in Kentucky on visit to his
mother at Frankfort, will be pleased
to hear of his success at Spokane,
Washington.
While at the Gait House, Louis
willie, a night or two ago, according
to the Courier Journal, Mr.. Corbett
received the following telegram from
Mr.. Lou Hunt chairman Of the DEM
ocratic central committee Of Spokane
county;
"will you accept Democratic nom
instion for district judge if it is ten
dered your"
Notwithstanding that the county Of
Spokane is Democratic and the office
pays about $4,000 a year, Mr.. Cor
bett wired that he would be compelled
to decline the nomination.
81 do not mind saying" said Mr..
Corbett, that have been eminently
successful in the west / have moth
ing to do with politics, and am stick
ing closely TO my law practice. The
Northwest is the coming country, and
the young man has ten chances to win
there where he has one here. The
city of Spokane is but 90 years old,
but it now has population Of nearly
10, 600; has Office buildings finer and
larger than any in Louisville and
streets which can only be equsled by
those Of Washington City. The eli
mate is superb, and the people
are wide awake, and full Of energy
and business "
Mr.. Corbett has been in Indianap-
oils engaged in 3 mining suit, in
which his client, Colonel J. s. Will
liams. Of Texas, received $500. 900 as
his share OF the profits resulting from
some gold claims near Dawson City.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-21
A THOUSAND.
ATTENDING THE STATE SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION AT
HoPKINsvILLE.

Hopkinsville, Ky, August 2i-The
Kentucky State Sunday School con-
vention President ]. b. Weaver Of
Louisville delivered his annual ad-
dress. The Rev. Burris jenkins pres
ident Of Kentucky University, deliver.
ed an address. His subject was what
Theological Seminaries May Do for
the Sunday Schools Through Training
Of Their Students" Marion Law
renee. Of Toledo, o., international
general secretary, delivered an address
on the subject, Pacing the Future, 4"
at Union Tabernacle.
There are seven hundred delegates
in attendance from abroad, and IL is
estimated that with those from this
city and county, there are nearly
thousand here. the largest in the his
tory Of the convention.
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GEN. SMITHS LIFE WORK.

General Jake Smith was accorded q
royal welcome at his home in Ports
mouth, o., Tuesday night, and ban
quet was given in his honor, speeches
being made by many prominent men.
There is something pathetic in the
words of the veteran fighter when he
addressed his friends on the subject of
warfare in the Philippines, about
which he has been so severely and un-
justly criticized in his own country.
He said:
For this generous welcome, your
many expressions of kindness and the
good wishes from my comrades in
arms of four wars l thank you from
the bottom of my heart, and express
to you my deep and lasting appreoia-
tion. The duty of a soldier is to his
country. We have gone where our
country sent us. not of our own
choice, but we have obeyed her
commands, and during these years of
service, whether on southern battle
fields or the great plains Of the west.
on the isle of Cuba or in the tropical
jungles of the Philippines, we tried to
do our duty to the United States of
America and our flag.
THE warfare in which our troops
are engaged in the Philippines differs
from any in which we have ever en-
gagged heretofore. Speaking not for
myself, they have all done their duty
well. On account of the different
tribes who inhabit the many islands,
the service demanded is not similar,
but must vary with the condition as
they exist. In Luzon the tribes are
different from those of Samar and
Mindanso, the latter islands being
peopled by savage tribes who do not
recognize any rules of civilized war
fare, but are treaoherous and brutal to
the lowest degree"
General Smith must feel keenly the
attitude Of a people, who as he is
about to close a long and honored
career, display such evidences Of
base ingratitude.
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say whether they want any more Of
the 81. s5 crowd in office or not. There
may be politics in these elections, but
there should not be. The trouble with
the people of Paducah has too long
been that they vote for any man their
party puts up for a place, and re-
peated successes have resulted in a
clique that is hard to down securing
control.
The voters ought to know by this
time what TO expect from the so-called
Democratic party in Psduoah. The
men who are to run for Office are as a
rule not progressive, and yet their ex'
trsvagance costs the city as much as If
we had every conceivable improve
ment They do not seem to care for
public opinion, as evidenced by the
tax rate of sl.s5 they imposed illegal
ly and the repeated creation of un-
authorized offices and unjustified in
creases in salaries, including their
own.
The opportunity for the people to
show their displeasure has come lit
tie sooner than the crowd thought,
but it is none the less acceptable.
Whoever the men are who are elected
to fill the places, it is hoped they
will be good ones.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-21
SELF DEFENSE
This is What Gordon Claims in His
Story to Police.
Howard Wanted Him to Give Him
Fifty Cents, He Declares.

Charles Gordon, tho negro who shot
George Howard in the Illinois Central
railroad camp near the city Sunday,
was brought to the city last evening
from Princeton, where he was arrest
ed, and lodged in Jail to answer TO q
charge Of murder. His examining
trial has been set for Saturday by
Judge Sanders.
Gordon does not deny the killing.
He says, however, that 1t was done in
self defense. That he and Howard
first met in Henderson, where Howard
beat up policeman at one time, al
most killing him.
At the time Of the shooting the two
with several others were engaged In a
game of Grape, when Howard lost sll
he had and wanted the negro TO lend
HIM 80 cents. While they were argu-
ing he declared Howard got mad and
made lunge at him, and he, Gordon,
reached around and seized a pistol
from the pocket Of Charles Carson and
did the shooting.
When he was arrested at Princeton
on suspicion the pistol was not found,
as he had il tied around his left leg,
and IL was not found until another
prisoner saw him hiding it in his cell
and reported it.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-21

One Of the most remarkable farces
on record in Kentucky was the trial of
Boatuer and sehlietzbaum up here at
a little place called Fordsville for al
legged conspiracy 20 defraua the Amer
icsn express company out Of S2s, 900,
an imaginary ofrense in Kentucky
against which there is no law except
the common law, which presoi ibes
only a fine and imprisonment Yet the
men are in Jail because they can't give
a $4,000 bond. Think Of men being
required by hayseed magistrate to
execute a $50, 600 bond for a misde-
meanor! They may both be grand ras-
Gals, but there was no evidence to that
effect. II was not proven at the trial
that the American Express company
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she WAS STARVING
OR SHE WOULD NEVER HAVE
BEGGED, SHE DECLARED.

Mayor Yoiser this morning received
a noto from Mrs Braao, at 1918
Burnett street, asking for aid. She
said in the note that she hated 10 have
20 beg, but that she was starving and
hor children were IN. also herself. and
although her husband had tried every.
whore, he could not secure work.
Mayor Yeiser sent provisions to her
and ordered the city physician TO give
them all the medical attention they
wanted This is good subject for
the charity workers Of the city and
the condition Of the family should
be looked into.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-21
THAT FAMOUS TRAIN, THE
PENNsYLVANIA LIMITED

is one Of four daily through trains
Cincinnati to New York over the
Pennsylvania Short Lines. II Is the
worlds most luxurious railway train
of compartment, drawing room Pull
man sleeping cars, dining car and OBJ
servauon car. Sleeping car running
on this train leaves Cincinnati daily
At p m, arrives New YORK next day
for dinner. Arrangements for trip
on 1t may be made through O Il.
Hagerty, ID, p. ARt, Louisville, Ky.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-21
THE WEATHER.
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday.
SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS,

The Democrats have decided that it
is necessary to elect number Of per-
sons in November to fn vacancies or
to offices not existing under our char
ter at the last regular election. The
Republicans have been prepared for
this for quite a while, and would have
had out ticket for tine November
election no matter what action the
Democrats took. 1t seems that a
whole lot of Democrats, however, are
displeased with the action of the COM
mittees, and will evidence their dis
pleasure at the proper time in an ap-
propriate way. This is enough said
for the present. The conclusion of the
Democratic committees, however, is
the only logical one that could be
reached. The apparent confiiction in
the state constitution which prohibits
the election of officers for any city or
county Office at a congressional cleo
tion is reconciled by the court Of ap-
peals, which says that the prohibition
refers to a regular election, which
filling a vacancy does not constitute.
1t would therefore be appropriate and
proper at the approaching election
to FIJI the vacancies that exist. 1t is
not the intention of the law to dele
gate to any man the authority to ap-
point to an elective Office any person
TO hold that Office beyond the first op-
portunity the people have to fill it.
Therefore when Paducah entered the
second class the law contemplated that
Mayor Yeiser appoint aldermen, treas
urer and CITY engineer only until
the people could have an opportunity
to express their choice, which, they
are expected to do in the selection of
men to fill all these offices, as shown
by the provisions Of the constitution.
The approaching election is their OPP
portunity, and they win elect alder.
men and various other officers.
The people will have chance to
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-21
FIGHT TO BITTER END.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL EXPECTS
NOTHING TO COME OF 40.
TIoN OF INFLUENTIAL
PEOPLE.

Chicago, August 2i-A fight to the
bitter end is the way President John
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers
of America put the situation in the
anthracite coal strike. He said he saw
nothing for him to do in the strike but
to hold his men firm. Even an appeal
to the American people for interces-
sion he thought could be Of no avail.
81 see nothing ahead but strife" he
said. There are many rumors Of ac-
tion by influential people to bring
about a speedy settlement Of the strike,
but these all have been vague, aud at
present ! know Of none on foot. The
position is too well known almost TO
repeat. We favor arbitration. Since
the operators, however, will not
bulge, the fight resolves itself into a
prolonged straggle. The weakest will
lose. The miners are well fixed finan-
cially. We shall not give in. "
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-21

General Chaffee has been given alb
solute authority to suppress the trouble
among the Moros. II he adopts and
enforces the only practicable means of
doing 1t the sentimentalists will
shrink in horror and demand his re-
tirement, and If he fails the Demo-
cratic press will abuse him and dub
him as incompetent. Fighting Fill
ipinos is a thankless task.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-21
BACK TO KENTUCKY.
Mr.. ]. J. PARMELEE HERE TO
TAKE THE THIRD DEGREE
IN MASONRY.

Mr.. ). ]. Parmelee Of PhilAdoi-
phia, Pa, is here on a brief visit. He
formerly resided in Paducah, but &C
cepted position with the Baldwin
Locomotive Works. and has travelled
all over the world, only recently hav-
ing returned from Australia.
Mr.. Parmelee comes all the way to
Paducah to receive his third degree in
Masonry, which will be conferred on
him next Monday night.
The Paducah sun., 1902-08-21
WENT TO 100 YESTERDAY.

Yesterday afternoon and last even
ing were very hot, and the mercury in
the afternoon went TO 100, Last night
there were indications Of rain, but it
all passed around. A good breeze
sprang up, however, and lasted for an
hour or longer. The minimum was
20 degrees last night, and today has
been very hot again.