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The Paducah sun., 1902-11-27
A Quiet Celebration In Paducah
Marks the Anniversary.
Services ct AL the Churches and Ev-
erybody Enjoying
Holiday.
MANY STRANGERS ARE HERE

Thanksgiving day has been quietly
celebrated in Paducah. Most OF the
people have enjoyed holiday, and
are thankful for that, If nothing els
The banks and postofiioe are closed,
and most OF the manufacturing con-
Germs.
The schools closed yesterday until
Monday morning next, ard the stores
closed at noon, thus giving all the
clerks a holiday, as well as the propri-
etors.
In the forenoon there were services
In most of the churches, and good con-
gregations attended ali of them.
The various public buildings were
practically deserted and there were
no courts. There was prevailing dull
ness everywhere, especially after
noon.
The inmates OF the various prisons
and charitable institutions, as usual
enjoyed q good dinner ana the pris-
onors in the lookup had a holiday as
well as the customary good dinner.
The people have = great deal to be
thankful fof in Paduoah, especially as
tue whcle country is so prosperous
aud happy, with such excellent pros
poets for q continuation OF ii.
A great many strangers are in the
city from the surrounding towns to
spend the day and attend the opera
and large crowd Is at The Kentucky
this afternoon to attend the matinee.
Mrs. Louise Maxwell and Miss
Katherine whitfield left this morning
for Eddyville. where they will assist
In Thansgiving services at the state
peniteptiAry. The services will be
conducted by the Endeavore Society
aud there will be visitors from Hop
kinsville, Kuttawa, Paducah and many
other nearby cities in attendance.
The Paducah visitors will return this
afternoon late.
County Clerk Charles Z. Graham Is
today observing Thanksgiving and his
Office was locked securely. Judge
Lightfoot was not at his office and
things at the court house came TO a
standstill this morning except brief
session OF circuit court.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-27
Congressman Charles X. Wheeler
Leaves Tomorrow Night.
He Says Everybody. Likes the Next
Speaker Of the House Mr..
Cannon.
CLEVELAND A DEAD DUCK

Congressman Charles X. Wheeler
leaves tomorrow for Washington tn
round out the end OF his last tsrIa as
congressman from this DISTRICT. He
expects the session TO be dull one and
will probably not DO absent from his
law practice here very long.
~ think Uncle joe Cannon has a
walk-over for the speakership Of the
house." he said today to q reporter.
"He is q very fine man and one liked
, by both sides In fact everybody likes
him. While he will be speaker, Dai.
}, zell, very able man will doubtless be
the house leader.
MIR. Cannon IL an honest man, II
God ever made an honest man. He IL
simply unapproaohable, aud am sure
that IL would be no exaggeration tc
say that since he went 10 congress "a
years ago he has saved the United
States ten billions Of dollsra
II. don't think there will be any
thing done TO the tariff at this ses.
sion. In fact Csnnon's election will
be . victory for the tariff men, for
he Is . high tariff man in every res
pect.
There viii probably. In my opin'
ron, he nothing done with the trusts.
/, Yon see congress cannot afford 10 dis
turb them.
"This is about all that I know Of
public interest in connection with tbs
coming session Of congress. In my
opinion practically nothing will b
done. :"
In discussing the Democratic poiit
ical situation. Congressman Wheeler
declared that he would never vote 70,
Grover Cleveland. That # he were
nominated he would leave bis party
before he would vote for him. 81
would not vote for any man, not even
my own brother, for a third term,'
he explained. This is one Of the
reasons, and | am confident is sum
-cient. why would never vote for Mr.
Cleveland. But don't think he
will ever be nominated. 4"
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-27
ELECTED DIRECTORS.
FRATERNITY BUILDING COM
MITTEE MET YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.

The Masonic and Odd Fellows Build.
ing committee met yesterday after.
noon and elected directors as follows
Messrs Fred Kamleiter, Charles weille
Charles e. Jennings, p. ]. Beckinbaugh,
H. Ashoraft and J.E Wilhelm, the
latter being the cnly new one.
The contract for erecting the frater-
nifty building was signed up with Con
tractor Hymarsh, who furnished q
bond Of s25, 900. The bids for the old
Rankin property that is to be torn
down to make way for the new frater-
nifty building were opened and reject
ed, as they were too low, and the old
house will be sold at private sale.
Contractor Hymarsh will probably
not get to work for two or three weeks
yet. Mr.. J.I. Langston, who now CO.
cupies the house, will move into the
hwson property at Seventh and
Broadway.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-27
Whole Town Terrorized in Ohio by
Robbers Yesterday.
A Gang Makes Raid in Michigan
and Kills Assistant Post
master.
NO ARRESTS WERE MADE

Akron, o., Nov. 27-Akron was
yesterday the scene of desperate at
tempt to rob the Exchange bank. The
town was taken by the gang of safe
blowers before daylight.
The robbers captured and bound the
two night telephone operators and cut
all the telephone wires leading out of
the local exchange. They had bound
and gagged physician whose office is
in the same block with the Exchange
bank.
The first explosion of dynamite at
the bank reused the citizens who has
tened to the scene with firearms. Many
shots were exchanged but the robber S
escaped without any booty.
The bank building was badly
wrecked. The gang escaped in a stolen
rig.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-27
Over 100000 Spent Since June lst
Last.
The City Has Borrowed Extensively,
Besides-No New Taxes Un-
til Juue 1.
LESS THAN $4,000 NOW DUE

TIN snalty on the second half Of
city taxes will be attached IN few
days, December 1. There have been
collected under the present tax levy
s100. 94s. 81. This is divided as fol-
lows:
June s50,67l7S
July 2l,2G2.32
August 5,630.s1
September 4,694.94
October 4,799.71
November IL, 1868
Total s98, ,225. SO
The penalties collected amount to
s350.47. The poll taxes collected
amount to s2,372.25. This is total
of over 800, 900, as stated above out
Of possible sl45, 900, and all of it has
been expended already. In addition
the city has been borrowing for some
time past, and when all the taxes due
the city on the present levy are in
there will barely be enough to pay OF
the outstanding indebtedness. leaving
10 more money due until after June /.
The new tax levy will be made some
time in March, but the taxes collected
will be on assessments of September
is and it will be early in June before
there are any new taxes in, after the
remainder on the present levy is col-
leoted.
The tax levy called for about $780,
900 but owing to errors reduction and
delinquents the city will fall $40. 900,
and doubtless more, shozt q Sie5, o0o-
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The Paducah sun., 1902-11-27
JUST TALKED.
NO MEETING OF THE MEDICAL
" SOCIETY LAST NIGHT.

There was no meeting Of the Mo-
Oraoken County Medical society last
night. IS both the president, DR.. Hol-
land. and Secretary Horace Rivers
were absent. Several doctors got to-
gether yesterday afternoon and decid-
cd to hold meeting In the Office Of
DR.. p. II. Stewart, but there were so
few members in attendance that the
meeting was declared of. The doc
tors sat in the Office several hours and
discussed important cascs, but the
meeting will not be recorded. The
next regular meeting night will be on
Wednesday two weeks from date, and
will be held in the offices Of DR.. J. T.
Reddick. A program win be arranged
and all the business intended for last
nights meeting will be transacted at
the next meeting.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-27
GUESS AGAIN.
SOCIAL PREPARED FOR THE Y,
NJ. o. A. TONIGHT.

The arrangements for the Guess
Social" 1.-THE Y. NJ. O. A. tonight
have been completed and Secretary
Hanna thinks IL will be q success in
every particular.
He has made special arrangements
for this affair and hopes that the at
tendance will be even larger than anti
cipated. There will be musical fea-
lures, short addresses, reoitations and
a general informal social. The prin-
cipal feature Will be- the guessing,
There are two sets Of questions Of
seven each, and prizes are offered
for the successful guessers There
will be a basketball game and other
sthletic features.
Piano duet.
Violin solo-Miss whitefield.
Recitation--Mrs. DR.. Duley.
Soprano solo Mrs. Will Hopkins.
One Of the ATTRACTIONS will be an
exhibition basket-b ball game between
two association teams.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-27
LONG ILLNESS ENDED
REMAINS OF MRS. ELIZA MOB.
LEY TAKEN TO TENNESSEE
FOR BURIAL.

Mrs. Eliza Mobley, aged 9s, wife Of
j. II. Mobley, died last night at the
family residence on Clements street
after long illness. She and her hus-
band and children came here from
Pslmyrs, Tenn, and Mr.. Mobley is
employed at the Cooperage company.
In addition to a husband she leaves six
children. The funeral will take place
at her former home in Tennessee.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-27
FOUGHT OFF BY CITIZENS.

FOUGHT OFF BY CITIZENS.
Warren, Mich, Nov. 27-Oiint e.
Osborne, assistant postmaster and pro.
prietor Of the general store in this vii
lsqe, was shot by one of gang of rob-
bers that entered the Warren bank
and blew open the safe. The explosion
aroused Osborne, who telephoned to
one OF his neighbors that he thought
robbers were at work in either the
bank or postoffice.
All the telephones in the village are
connected at night, and 1t is thought
that the crackers heard the bell in the
bank ring and listened to the couver-
sstion. Osborne then started down the
street, and had gone but u short dis
tsnoe when one of the robbers, acting
as an outside guard, shot him In the
face with charge of buckshot, killing
him instantly. Then, without seour
ing anything from the safe, the bur
glars fed.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-27
MARRIAGE IN CHRISTIAN.

Hopkinsvllle, Nov. 27-B. A.
Caudle, prominent young physician
of South Christian, and Miss Maggie
Boyd, daughter of W. II. Boyd Of
Newstead, were married at the home
OF the bride.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-27

Mr.. Eugene Edwards is about the
same today. He was improving up
until yesterday, when he changed
again for the worse and has shown no
improvement since.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-27
COOLEST YET.
TEMPERATURE WENT TO Q
LAST NIGHT IN PADUCAH.

snow has been falling all forenoon,
but the fakes melted as rapidly as
they fell. There was q great change
in the temperature last night. and the
lowest recorded was 80 degrees, three
below freezing point. There was con-
siderable sleet ON the ground this
morning, but II soon melted. Ice
was plentiful also. There was no
weather report today, owing to its
being national holiday. .
Mr.. Charles 7. Trueheart, Of Louis.
Vile, is in the city today en- business.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-27
OFFICERS ELECTED
PLEASANT MEETING OF. THE RE,
TAIL GRooERs' ASSOCIATION =

sThe Retail Grocers' Association,
which was year old yesterday, oele.
sbrsted ct Its hall over oehisohlseeer
and Walkers. The regular business
meeting was first held, at which Mr..
Henry A. Peter was elected president.
Mr.. U. 8. walston vice lresis'ent and
Nj. III. Farley was e-eiected secretA-
and Mr., Henry Kamleiter treasurer.
Mr.. Farley, in recognition Of his ex-
cellent services. was given handsome
gold headed umbrella by the other
members-
K A delightful spread foHpwed tfe
Einess and all had sp enjoysble
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-27

Subscribe for The Sun.
The Paducah sun., 1902-11-27

Luessrs. W. F. Paxton epd F,aik
her went to Nortouv'l'e thia morn
lin che interest Of their coal mines.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-28
MINING
STATEMENT OF ASSOCIATED BANKS.
Specie Shows a Decrease of S3,234,3OO
in Five Days,

New York. Dec. 27.-The statement Of averages
Of the clearinghouse banks for the five days
Of this week shows:
Loans, 1875. a2l. 500. decrease s5as. 500.
PfsH pos Sss' sSSs 600; .d decrease tease g. s!2 GO
Legal tenders, SIS. 2ss. zoo. Increase sy.aii.sOo.
Specie. si5s, 74i, 800, decrease 50, "a, 800.
Reserve required, s2l6, ass, 400. decrease sa75.s 800.
Tbs New York Financier this week SAYS:
rs shear fs Us 8 Of Yi the y NaM a York 0s asseeIs,s the Rp pus.
for the week ending December q and the known
movements of money covering the last five days
According to the official statement the banks
a i3si feSl'T tenders Il sai Increasing q N,seas 10. The fe'' n go
official preliminary estimates of the movement
s0O,Sc0 to the interior and gained sL.o7l.c0 from
Is difficult to explain this dissrepancy: although
It II Is ,bs highly ,atsr, pToe @Sieb 'h argf .hs Ship nsarIs 9 e a mo oG
against receipts of about IS. 5pl.0 900. are reflected
in the average system to the disadvantage Of the
The shipments to the South were unusually
SON has arrived. however. when remittances from
the interior may be expected to increase. 1t is
day, and since some Of these institutions like to
make a good showing of cash in vault their
balances In banks may have been drawn upon
It. is usually the case that money flows rapid
~ into banks following Christmas local trade.
two the other movements have quite counteracted
It, one favorable feature not disclosed by the
statement Is that the banks for the first time In
over two months are gaining on subtreasury
operations. Other changes in the statement were
unimportant in their effect on the totals.
Loans fell OFF $3.50 800 and deposits. by reason
of the decrease in cash. contracted 81 900, 400. The
decrease OF 81, 81. 400 in reserve brought the ex-
cess over legal requirements to SC. SO. 200, the
lowest figure reported since October IS, last.
The statement. considered generally, must be
regarded as unfavorable. Still, a year ago the
surplus reserve was only a little more than
81. 900 above the present total and within five
weeks the surplus reserve had risen above S2S..
probably have an early influence in attracting
money from the interior. The enormous January
dividend disbursements. aggregating between
3l32, 100000 and sl35. 900. eno. will have some disturb
ing effect, although this is already In evidence
and will disappear with the next two weeks.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-28
BURIAL PERMITS,


sumption.
John klincar. % years. 400 North Ninth: con-
W. b. Rose. 20 years. 2sii Lafayette: debility
Adele Stuewe. "a years. 1922 Palm: heart dis
Lizzie weipert. 80 years. 2s35 South Ninth;
heart disease. ~
Helen Vaughn. 1 year. 1888 Bernard: consump-
uraemia.
ton.
Emma Jackson. % years. 1911 Franklin: con-
sumption.
Archibald McHenry. 40 years. 1910 North LEI
fingwell: heart disease.
Nancy A Rons. ~ years. 3l2s Adams: %seri,ity.
Newell Wathen. Z months. 36jl Vista: maras-
mus.
Caroline Nischwitz. 81 years. 300 Geyer: ne
phriti..
Marie Devine. 10 months. sI7s Espensch:ed:
J. L. Cannon. 2 years. 1865 Bernard: septic
feve:.
Ella sweetland. % years. 4248 Natural Bridge:
suicide.
Patrick Ruane. 80 years. sS57 St. Ferdinand:
a~poplexy.
James B. Dennis. "a years. 1919 Mississippi: ac-
cident. b
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-28
SECURITIES CLOSE STRONG
ON INVESTMENT DEMAND.
BANK ISSUES ARE THE FA-
WORRIES.
Trust Company Issues Have Good
Support on an Advanc-
ing Scale.

In the local security list bank issues were
the favorites yesterday. fractions were also
well taken on the upturn and trust COM
pany stocks were fairly active. A stimuli
taneous inquiry for. BOatmen's and Mer-
chants-Laclede National advanced both. The
former sold up to $3.50 and the latter was
wanted at s30G. Third National and Me-
chanics' We're again strong. Third advanced
to $23S and Mechanics sold up to 1894 80.
Liquidation caused slight recessions toward
the end of the session.
st. Louis Transit had good support at
S21-5O and United Railways preferred was
strong, selling ex-dividend at $50 %. The 4
per cent bonds sold higher at Ss4.1 "a.
Commonwealth Trust sold at 1896 and Lin
coin Trust was well taken at S256. 80.
Granlte-Bi-Metallic opened easy at ST. 20
and advanced to 81.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-28
LITTLE DOING IN GRAINS
AND PRICES ARE STEADY.
FIGURES UNCHANGED FOR
MAY WHEAT.
Corn Makes a Slight Gain, but
Oats Remain at Old Point
Changes in Provisions.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-There was little doing
in either the grain or provision pit to-day. but
in spite of the extreme dizziness the market
exhibited s~teadiness, May wheat closing I'M
changed, May corn &c higher and oats un-
changed. May provisions were PIC lower
to 2ka5c higher.
WHEAT.
The only feature in the wheat pit was the
steadinesS manifested in the face of a very
dull market Receipts In the Northwest and
at primary points were. again small ana
helped In maintaining prices. There was a
tendency early toward higher prices. but
realizing by the bull leader held the market
down. and fluctuations Were confined with
in a very narrow range. May opened IN
changed to a shade higher at TIC to TTA0
ing unchanged at TIC. C~leaFances OF WhrIt
and flour were equal to 247. 100 bu. Primary
receipts wcr" SIC. 800 bu.. against 6lS.SO I'D. q
year ago. Minneapolis and Duluth report
ed receipts of N cars, which. with local re.
ceipts of 50 carS-with only l of contract
g~rade-made total receipts for the three
points of 33G cars, compared with 48 cars
last week and 40 cars a year ago.
CORN.
Corn ruled extremely dull in the absence
of influential news. Nearby deliveries
were firmer. due to covering by a few scat
tered short lines. The weather was a weak
ching factor. being clear and cold through
out the West. May was lAc higher at the
close, at 42tsc. after selling between 43AISsc
and 43Rc. Local receipts were 256 cars,
with Z Of contract grade.
OATS.
Oats ruled steady, with only a light trade.
and there was little change in prices. TIL
cash situation was again a bull factor and
traders were largely on the bull side. May
tween $3.50 and BIC. Local receipts were
172 cars.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-28
MARRIAGES
And DEATHS.
RECORD OF BIRTHS.

John and Mollie Heck, 3O13 Minnesota; boy.
John and Carrie Pulley. boy.
boy.
John and Mary Kuchera. 1903 Geyer; boy.
Morris and Paulina Lenr. Dl5 Market. girl.
Albert and Rosa Tunis, 1923 South Third: girl.
girl.
T. E. ard Anna Reedie. SIT North Twenty
", and Lizzie .dcGrath. 1Il2 North Twenty
fourth: girl.
] r. ard Cilist Douglass. 4I43 Fairfax; girl.
:, and Rachel Iieberstein. l4JI Mo- gan: cirf.
girl.
A. and Charlota Barger. 1870 Michigan: boy.
Andrew n. and AIvina n. Lawrence. siIla
School: girl.
girl.
Q; NJ. and Belle W. Rutherford. 400 Fora,
Julius and Elizabeth schwab. 1927 Montgomery:
Louis and Mary Grashon. 1915 Blair; bov.
or. and Mrs. Arthur II. Gale, Jr., 516I Wash
ingtcn; boy.
Robert w and Louise Reeves, Nicholson; boz.
Alfred and Faine Barrett. 23l5 South Third:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-28
SUMMARY OF ST. LOUIS MARKETS.

Conditions were unchange in yesterdays local grain market Predictions of warmer
we're onlyp partly borne out and advNes from many sections OF the whetb t
cOrroboratd earlier statements of damage ~ frost Lack of outside speculation was
again the rtarding feature AT the opening there was some selling OF May for the ac-
of spectators who were redof waiting for the promised BOON. Continued cold
weather over a portion of the belt kept the market fairly steady. though advics from
and 1.-The Argentine we're mildly bearhh.
Corn was negected, except b. a few professionals who bought May Early md took
profits near thea nd of esehon- The Mayo deal was wei Unprotected, though 10 special
eTWtw was made to advance prices.
fay wheat opened unchanged and cosed Lice of.
lay corn opened unchanged inc closed Is up
Nay oats closed unchanged
Produce vas in moierates supply and the demand was light Prices for fruits and
we're barely steady
Local secmrues were we'll upporedo the pturn Bnk issues were best inquiry.
Yesterdays bank ceaings were SNSS6, balances S&l%0 Discount rates were
steady between 8 land 8 per cen.
SPOT cotton was qut and unchanged the local market
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-28
Clinton County Societies.

REPU Bio EFECIdh
: Carlyle, ILL.,. Dec. 2.-Secret societies in
Clinton County have elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows:
CARLYLE Lodge. Select Knights Of America
w. H. Roberts. commander; August Blan-
ker. vice commander; William Gray. lieu
tenant commander; James Gray, recorder;
Charles l. BreeSe, treasurer; Henry Ben
der, recording treasurer.
Huey Court OF Honor-John T. Goldsmith,
chancellor: Dan C. Strang, vice chancellor:
Ellen Matlssr. recorder; Walter simms.
mantha Fisher, conductor; Albert Hogs
head, guard; Will Schmidt, sentinel; Oscar
Short, director
Shattuc Court of Honor-Doctor 8. H.
Wilcox. chancellor; Frank Stein, vice chan
cellor; Mrs. Amy Hogan, recorder; c. p.
J. w. Mutschler, past chancellor; Henry
Wedekemper. captain; H. G. Beatty, guard:
James Jensen. sentinel: E. c. Hogan, 6i-
rector for three years: Frank Stein and
Mrs. 8. H. wilcox, delegates to the county
court, TO be held in keyesport In January.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-28

New York. Dec. 2.-Money on call steady,
with all loans at 6 per cent. Time money quiet:
60 and 90 days 6 DER cent; six months So.
Prime mercantile paper 6 per cent. Sterling ex-
change slightly easy with actual business in
at 4.s3G4. S325 for 60-dav bills: posted rates 4.s4
and 1915: commercial bills 4.s25aI .S35. Mexican
dollars 3sc. Government bonds steady: railroad
bonds irregular.
Cincinnati. o, Dec. 27.-Money 6 per cent. New
York exchange 15c discount. ClearinRs 81 23S. 45O
Chicago; Dec. T.,clearings $50. !25.41: bal
Foreign exchange unchanged. Sterling posted
asa for 60 days and at 4.sI5 for demand.
New York. Dec. 27.-Exchanges $22s, 4s2. 9ss: bal
ances $40, 2S2. 1876.
Boston. Dec. g.-Excnanses s2s. sf7. 7s3: balances
Philadelphia. Pa. Dec. E.-CiearinEs 49, sso.-
As: balances "a, 49,. 40. Money 6 per cent.
Baltimore. Md. Dec. 2T.-Clearings g. g., Oo9:
balances S4es, $40.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-28
OF FUTURES.
PROVISIONS.

Provisions were stronger at the opening,
influenced by a light run of hogs and high
er prices at the yards. Packers were not
as active buyers as they had been for sew
eral days previously, and with no outside
support the market sagged and part of the
early gain was lost. The trading. on the
whole, was light and the close was steady,
May pork being 2lsc lower, at sl6.45. with
lard 21sdf5c higher, at S.55, and ribs un-
changed, at $.6712.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat.
80 cars: corn. go; oats. 135. hogs, 5000
head.