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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-18
Illinois Central officials Worked
Through From Wickliffe.
Most of the Way They Travelled in
Buggies-Left on Spe-
oial Train.
WORK is SATISFACTORY

Yesterday the inspection Of the Cal
TO branch Of she Illinois Central was
made from wickliffe to Psducah and
the Off cisls found the work progress
ing as rapidly as possible.
J. +. Wallace, general manager Of
the / illinois Central; W. ]. Hsrshan,
assistant general manager, and II. U.
Wallace, the chief engineer. made the
inspection, beginning at Wickliffe and
working through in buggies. They
arrived in Paducah in the afternoon
and at 4 O'Clock left for the south on
a special train. Engineer II. U. Wal
lace expected to go to the st. Louis
division with the other inspectors who
arrived last night, but left with
Messrs. Harshan and his father, J.
f. Wallace, for the south.
The branch inspection train arrived
in the city last night and left THU
morning for the Oarbondale division
Of the Illinois Central. The train is {
portion Of the original inspection
train, aud an inspection Of the branct
roads and few odds and ends that wer'
not on the regular route is now beinG
made.
Superintendent Clark and Trainmas
ter sewell, Of the Tennessee division
OF the Illinois Central, accompanied
the officers here yesterday and returned
with them to Fulton on the specis
train.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-18
James Spriggs Loses in the Federal
Court Today,
Judge Evans Refused to Grant Q Writ
Of Habeas Corpus in
the Case.
THE PRISONERS LAST CHANCE

Judge Walter Evans, in federal
court, this morning overruled the Pc
tition for q writ of habess corpus filed
by attorneys for James Spriggs, COL
ored, serving 81 year term for the
murder Of his sweetheart, Mamie Rog-
ers. Sprigg's attorneys, it will be re-
membered, few days ago filed the
motion in Judge Evans court, asking
that q writ be issued against Warden
Hagermsnn, of the branch peniteuti-
airy at Eddyville, where Spriggs has
entered into his sentence.
They claimed that the warden had
no right to conflne the prisoner at
Ecdyville, because he did nothing to
warrant the verdict. They claim
that the defendant under the instruc-
lions of the court ought to have been
sentenced to hang or to the peniten-
tisry for life, or aoquitted,ss he eth.
err killed the girl in cold blood or else
did it accidentally. The Jury gave
him 81 years for "manslapShter, {"
without saying vheth;sr voluntary or
involuntary No new trial was SO.
cured, however, and the court of sp.
pals affirmed the decision.
spriggs was ordered to Eddyvilie
and after entering INFO his sentence
as last resort his attorneys sought to
have the federal court issue writ of
hsbeas corpus. This motion being
overruled, spriggs now stands little or
no chance of ever being released un-
til his term expires, unless he is par
doned.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-18
KILLED AT MAYFIELD
Negro Drew a Weapon and Was
Killed.
Trouble Alleged to Have Occurred
Over Crap Game.

Ed Edwards, colored, of Mayfisld
KY, was shot aud instantly killed in
that city yesterday afternoon about !
o clock by Sam Bra dley, white, of Pry.
orsburg, the manager CO the gravel pit
at Gravel Switch.
The coroner's jury returned yer.
dict saying that the killing was done
in self. defense. Edwards was known
to have been in the penitentiary twice
and was desperate man. The two
men were in a crap game at the old
fair grounds when dispute arose,
and, it is said, the negro pulled a gun
or knife on Bradley who drawing his
gun fred five shots into the negro. He
made no attempt to escape and sp-
peared before the coroner's jury testi-
flying that the killing was done in self
defense. Bradley is well known in
Mayfield ana is popular with his
friends.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-18
BIG ORCHESTRA.
PROF. HARRY GILBERT COM
PLETES THE ORGANIZATION.

Prof. Harry Gilbert has completed
the organization Of his big orchestra,
which will be used In putting on an
opera the latter part of the winter,
and the following are the members:
John Hobson, Oscar Kahn, Harry
Miller, Fred williams, violins; Ter
renee Oooney, Joe Bonds. cornets
Harry Cunningham, Robert vint,
slide trombones; James Baldwin,
Eddie Robinson, Pete Duperrieu, olar-
inets; Frank Dean, double bass; A.
Brahic, flute; Harry Gilbert, piano /;
e. o. Rollston, double drums.
The orchestra was not organized for
the purpose Of playing regular engage
ments, but for pleasure. Il is one of
the biggest orchestras ever organized
in Psducsh and the~first rehearsal will
be held this week at the residence Of
Prof Harry Gilbert on Madison street
near Fifth.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-18
STEWARDS CHOSEN
Fourth Quarterly Meeting Held at
the Broadway Church,
Delegates Who Will Go to Paris,
Tenn.

Tie fourth quarterly conference Of
the Broadway Methodist church was
held last night at the church, having
been changed from Friday night at
the request of the absent pastor, DR..
@. W. Briggs, who failed to be pres
emit, however. Presiding Elder H. B.
Johnston was in the chair and much
business of importance was transact
ed. Reports Of the various depart
ments of the church were made, be-
fore closing the records for the annual
conference. The official board for the
new year was elected as follows: B.
II. Scott, ]. L. Webb, B. B. Griffith,
J. B. Allen, II. W. Kstterjohn, W.
A. Martin, H. W. Gleaves, j. W.
Hubbard, W. r. Hayes, @. B. Hat
field, Frank L. Brown, E. II. Bring
hurst, Sam T. Hubbard, L. B. ogil-
vie, f. NJ. McGlathery,J. NJ. Byrd,J.
d Smith, sr. @. R. Hall, I. J. Atkins, @.
O. Crumbaugh, j. ". Mcknight, coo.
Leigh. W. L. Young, J.w. Little, George
II. Dams, J. A. Robertson, e. O. Bowmsn.
All these were reelected with the ex-
ception of DIR. J. d. Smith, Prof. O.
B. Hatfield and Mr.. W. L. Young
who are new members OF the board.
Prof. J. D. Smith, Jr., was elected
Sunday school superintendent. Mr..
B. II. Scott was made recording stew
ard aud Sam T. Hubbard district stew
ard.
Broadway church will meet its con-
ference obligations this year as usual,
its official board sll being true men
and tried. The church will be well
at the coming annual con-
ference, Mr.. Sam T. Hubbard being
elected delegate by the district con-
ference last summer, and Mr.. d. II.
Scott and DR.. W. r. Hayes going as
members of the conference board Of
missions. They will leave for Paris
tomorrow. Others from the church
will 60 down during the session, a
number expecting to spend Sunday.
Rev. H.B. Johnston and other min
listers left this afternoon for Paris.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-18
TO GET A DIVORCE.

Sioux Falls. s. ID. Nov. iS-Mrs.
Roland Molineux. Of New York, whose
husband has Just been acquitted Of
murder after being under the death
sentence. is here to establish her resi-
dence for the purpose of securing a di.
voroe. Her coming was unheralded.
TO CONTROL THE GAIT HOUSE.
Louisville, Nov. ls-A deal is un.
der way which will in all probability
reult in the purchase Of . controlling
interest in the Gait house by Messrs.
Louis and Otto seeibach.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-18
Narrow Escape of a Colored Man
Today.
Struck By Train at the Depot
Injuries Not as Serious as
Believed at First.
FORMERLY WORKED AT SHOPS

Orna Skinner, colored, an employe
of the Hiram Blow stsve company,
narrowly escaped a horrible death
this morning about 11:46 at the I'LL
nois Central passenger depot.
He had been drinking water from .
small hose plug near the tracks run
ming In front Of the depot, and just
as he finished, a switch engine put
ting the morning st. Louis train into
siding, came along. The negro
started to cross the tracks and did not
hear the warning OF Switohman
Schumacher. The first coach struck
Skinner in the head and knocked him
to the ground. Three pairs of trucks
passed over his body but he was for
tunate enough to draw in his limbs
and escape losing them under the
wheels. A brake beam caught the me-
gro's shoulder and dragged him some
distance.
Engineer Shepard stopped his engine
as soon rs signalled and the negro
was taken out from under the coach
es in an unconscious condition, He
soon regained his senses and an exam
nation by Surgeon d. G. Murrell, Of
the Illinois Central railroad hospital
proved the injuries not so serious a
first expected. The right shoulder
hip and ankle are badly sprained and
wrenched but no bones were found TO
be broken, Mayor Yeiser was notified
Of the accident and had the negro re.
moved to the city hospital.
Skinner had worked for the Illinois
Central several mon tbs but was last
Tuesday laid of when the cut was
made in the forces. This morning he
went to work for Blow. He lived al
Pine Bluff, KY. and was waiting here
until the Illinois Central pay car came
to get his money. He was boarding
at l243 Harrison street.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-18
lobe Dennis Arrested for Holding up
a May6eId Man.
Alleged to Have Drawn a Knife and
Secured q Five Dollar Gold 49, 49,
Piece.
LOCKED UP THIS MORNING

Mr.. e. e. Palmer, Of Mayfield. APP
peared at the city hall about = o'clock
this morning and reported to Lieuten-
ant 7. J. Moore that he had been held
up and robbed by lobe Dennis,a we'll
known character in police circles, who
has been to both the asylum and re-
form school.
He claimed that he and Dennis had
been riding about the city, but they
dismissed the cab about 1 O'Clock and
Dennis volunteered to take him to
some house in the southern part Of the
city.
When they reached point near the
Langstaff Lumber yard, Dennis drew
his knife and demanded money, going
through Palmer, who is a smaller but
older man, with hand, while he kept
the open knife menaoiDGly in the 9th
er. Palmer had five dollar gold piece
and a silver dollar, he claims, and
Dennis got the IS, but about that time
was taken unawares by his victim and
they had a scufie over the silver dol
lar and Mr.. Palmer thinks it was lost,
as he did not get it and does not think
that Dennis did.
Dennis then deoamped and was not
caught until after daylight when be
was arrested by Officer Buck White
hurst. He had money, but denied
committing the robbery. The police,
however, are certain he is the right
man. He is considered weakminded
and it has long been a problem with
the local police what 20 do with him,
as he is too mean to run at large, not
sane enough to convict, and not era
zy enough to send to the asylum.
Palmer called ~ the city hall this
morning and identified Dennis and
swore out warrant against him for
highway robbery, The case comes up
in the police court tomorrow.
This afternoon Captain Henry Bal
ley asked Deputy Jailer Rudolph to
thoroughly search Dennis, and as
result the s5 gold piece was found.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-18
TO TEST
Indictment on Four Charges Against
Mr.. Herman Friedman.
Alleged TO Have Shipped Beer Under
the Name OF soda Water"

Mr.. Herman Friedman. Of the firm
Of A. NJ. Laevison and Co., Paduoah,
was indicted by the federal grand
jury before II adjourned here today
for shipping beer under another name
TO Gracey, Ky. There are -four
counts to the indictment.
II is alleged in 1t that the defend
ant on or before November 10, 1909,
shipped to several persons at Graoey,
KY, number Of cases Of beverage
labeled soda water, " "orange phos-
phate," etc, and is claimed that the
liquor in question was alcoholic and
:. was shipped contrary to law.
Tho indictment will amount prob
ably to only test case TO determine
the character of the beverages man.
ufactured by Laevison and %. Il
is alleged that intoxicating beverages
were manufactured and sold under
another name, but the lower courts
in which cases involving the nsture
Of the liquor have come up have al
ways decided that the beverage is not
Intoxicating, and this is the first time
rhe federal court has taken hand.
Mr.. Friedman has not yet been ar
rested, but will give bond some time
before the April term Of court, until
which time the case cannot be tried.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-18
A WAIF DIES
FAvoRITE AT HOME OF THE
FRIENDLEss VICTIM OF
CONSUMPTION.

Selinda Hughes, age IL years, died
. Of consumption at the Home of the
Friendless last night. She was one
Of the brightest and most beautiful
fnchildren the ladies ever had charge
Of, and was unusually refined and
intelligent, although hut waif.
whose life had been an unusually sad
one. Taken to the home year ago,
the day her mother was buried. she
made life brighter aud more cheerful
3gor all about her Her father and
. lpother came here from Illinois on a
'sshsnty boat and both were stricken
kby consumption. and both died at the
pity hospital within q short time of
me another.
The child had since been at the
|pme, but she, too, became a victim
III the disease and last night sue
I kmbed. She leaves no relatives, so
& as is known. The funeral will pro-
q ply tale place tomorrow.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-18
BOYS FIGHT.
ONE REPORTED PAINFULLY
OUT THIS AFTERNOON.

DIR. A. Hessig reported to Captain
Henry Bailey this afternoon that will
Carroll and Bob wilkins, two school
boys, had been fighting, and that the
Carroll boy had cut the latter with a
knife. The cut was inflicted under
the left arm, and, while painful, is
not dangerous. Carroll was arrested
by officer CLARK. The fight occurred
near the Franklin school house, where
the boys attend school.
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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-18
PAINFUL INJURY.
MRS. A. W. SHEPHERD BURNED
BY HOT GREASE.

Mrs. A. W. Shepherd, wife of the
we'll known engineer, of jackson
street, met with a painful accident
last night while trying oysters.
The skillet in which she had fried
the oysters was filed with hot grease
and as she went to set it on the rear Of
the stove she tripped over coal buck
ct. The pan few up in her hand and
the boiling grease completely covered
her face. The injury is very painfal,
but not serious. Her many friends
will regret to learn of the acciient.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-18

Miss Linda Duiguid is i'll Of appen-
dicitis. She had an operation per-
formed yesterday and is much better
today, her many friends will be
pleased TO learn.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-18
Bruce Heads AssaiIant Remanded to
Jail in Plttsburg
A Big Hotel Deal Was Reported
Today From Louis
Vile.
MoLINEUx TO BE DIVORCED
DIR. ELLIS DUNCAN REMANDED

Pittsburg, Nov. ls-The effort to
secure the release Of DIR. Ellis Duncan
from the Pittsburg Jail failed this
morning. The court heard the evil
denoe as to Bruce Heads condition
with the result that he held that Head
was not out Of danger, and therefore
would not be able to fix amount Of
bail bond, 90 DIR. Duncan was re-
manded
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-05
THE EXPECTED HAPPENS.

The third alarm of fire in four days
and the fourth in four weeks was
RING in from box So at the corner of
Main and Loomis streets, at 3 80
O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon, and
the 'all out" was rung in at 20.
This time the blaze was at the resi-
dence of William H. Hunt at 1S9 Main
street and the fire department and
several other people responded with
great alacrity.
No hose was used for the fire was
in the attic and the firemen subdued
the flames with extinguishers and
water carried in pals. The cause of
the fire is unknown but the conditions
were peculiar. The chimneys were
found to be sound and cool although
it was said that one of them burn
ed out about nine O'Clock in the morn
ing. The chimneys are located at the
extreme ends of the attic while the
fire was among boxes, bags and piles
of rags and papers, which were To-
Gated around either side of the head
of the stairway leading to the attic,
and at some distance from either chin
ney.
The firemen did good work, several
of them becoming nearly suffocated by
the dense smoke before the windows
of the attic were knocked out Mr..
Hunts family occupy the westerly
half of the house and Charles Rath-
bones, the easterly half. Mrs. Hunt
said she could not understand how
the fire caught for no one except Mrs.
Rathburne had been to the attic for a
long time to her knowledge. Mr.
Rathburne said his wife did go to the
top of the attic stairs for some clothes
pins before going to her store that
morning but carried no lamp nor no.
ticed any undue heat there
Mr.. Hunt carries SO, 300 insurance
on his house, barn and personal prop
erty with the j. G. Brown agency,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-05
CURRENT COM M EMIT.

WooL.-The market has shown any
thing but boom still there is scarcely a
house in the trade that ha not been do
ing business and at profit during the
Week The tone of the trade is excellent.
Prices are extremely firm and the
breadth of the demand has made the
whole trade look forward with keen an
ticipation of even better business towards
the coming season. This has been espe-
cially manifested by the performances of
the Boston wool trade In the west. In
1901 the Arizona clip opened at Phoenix in
the week ending February 23rd This
year wool was shorn in January, most
unusual performance, and the clip open
ed two weeks earlier than in 1901.
LUMBER.-The market for all Northern
and Eastern lumber is momentarily quiet
but some of the wholesale merchants pro-
fess to discern already indications of a re-
turn to the vigor which every one expects
TO characterize the situation in the spring
of the year. Actual orders, however, for
all long lumber are this week scarce ard
and the disposition to concede, noted in
our last report, is still feature. This is
admitted by all to be true of random, but
some authorities declare that they have
heard of no cutting in the price of sched-
ules, and that if there is any it must be
very occasional. As a matter of fact,
frames are nevertheless being shaded
now and then, when speedy delivery is
nOU insisted upon, Dub selltT uDle TO
guarantee an immediate response TO an
order can still, when he finds an urgent
customer, get full figures.
Receipts have been about the
same as last week, but the extreme prices
ruling week ago checked the demand Il
good deal, and the market did not clean
up. Friday and Saturday there was
more or less stock left over Monday, al
though receipts were light there was an
ample supply for the demand, and the
market closed lower and unsettled.
Tuesday there was a decided drop. Some
buyers who had TO have stock early in the
day paid 30 to 32c but by noon the market
had settled to % to zoe, and some OF she
closing sales were at &c. Some further
sales were made Wednesday morning at
pc but BUYERS took hold more freely and
the market soon took a firmer tone.
Closing sales were ut IS to pc. This
morning there are light supplies Offering
and the market is steaey at quotations.
OATS The market has worked easier
in price during the week, with only II
moderate general demand. At the close
the tone is hrmer. For No , clipped
white on track the close is about 81 Ia TO
81 1-2c, with lower grades down ms to quail
ity. Fancy clipped white to arrive are
quoted at "a TO 81 1-2c.
DRESSED PoULTRY In addition TO re
ceipts reported above, 1882 boxes have
been received for export Receipts have
been larger for the past week and de-
maud lighter than for some time previ-
Gus. since Monday there has been quite
an accumulation of fresh stock on the
market, mostly fowls, and receivers have
been obliged to shade prices Fresh kill
cd turkeys are generally coarse and tlab9
by and have TO go at easy prices. Choic-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-05
STATE NEWS.

A despatch from Yokohama says !:
Judge II. G. Ide, one of the Philip
pine commissioners, is here with his
secretary, Paul S. Carter. The judge
has had an operation performed at the
United States Naval hospital on his
backbone, which was injured some
time ago by the commissioner being
thrown out of carriage. He is pro-
crossing favorably. Mr.. Carter is also
sick. p"
Mary Howe LAWN has filed in Wind
ham county court petition for di-
vorce from her husband, William La
vim. The grounds on which divorce
is asked are intolerable severity and
neglect and refusal to support since
January 1898 The petition was pre-
sented to Judge Stafford at the last
term of court. He ordered THAT a no.
tice of it be delivered to Mr.. LAWN
in person on or before December /,
1901, and be evidenced by the affidavit
of the person delivering the notice.
The notice was delivered to Mr., La
vim by Col. j. Gray Estey at the Carl
ton hotel i'll London.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-05
LINEMEN OUT.

New York, Feb. 28.-The linemen
employed by the New York and the
New York & New Jersey telephone
companies are on strike. They have
sent delegates to the general superin
tendents of the two companies, with
a demand for an increase Of wages,
and an eight hour day. The men had
previously threatened to strike if their
demands were not granted. They
asked for 50. 30 a day for their fore
men, 49, 25 a day for assistant foremen
and SO, 90, day for linemen.
The men asked for double pay on
Sundays and holidays and one and
one half pay for overtime on all 9th
er days. The men are now paid at
these rates for work on Sundays and
overtime. The companies have no
regular schedule of pay for linemen
but the usual wages to foremen has
been SO. 90 and 49, 80 for linemen.
The New York telephone company
promptly told the committee that it
would not agree to the proposed
terms, The New York and New Jer-
sey Company said that it would con-
slider the demands but as it gave no
definite reply by Thursday noon the
strike is on in both companies.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-05

Der of deputies, municipal councillors,
leading artists, scientists and notables
of all lines. The interior of the
Pantheon was beautifully decorated
with flags and festoons of greens and
flowers The ceremonies opened with
a rendition of the Marseillaise. M.
Leagues, minister of education spoke,
followed by former minister Hano-
tauX. The ceremonies ended with a
recitation of Hugo's poems by promi
nent actors.
London, Feb 26.-Soon after Signor
Marconi arrives in New York, with
er he is now bound, he will spend
several weeks in surveying the coast
of Cape Breton, where he proposes to
construct a permanent wireless tele-
graph station, which will probably be
the principal station in North Amer
lea Its establishment will entail pro-
longed labor, but Signor Marconi
hopes during the summer to conduct
tests preliminary to inaugurating a
commercial service.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 27.-The Icabi-
net, the car and leading military au-
thorities held a long conference today
at which it was decided, in view of
the glo-Japanese agreement to
make improvements and alterations in
Eastern Siberia at Vladivostock and
Port Arthur 1t was also decided to
push to completion the Siberian rail-
road.