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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28
RATHER RACY
COUPLE WARRANTED TODAY ON
IMMORAL CHARGE.

A warrant was today issued against
Mrs. Pearl Pulliam and W. T. Camp
bell ON an immoral charge. The wo-
man few days ago brought suit in
circuit court against her husband for
divorce, and tempo rary injunction
was granted restraining him from mo-
testing her in anyway. He is plum
Der and railroad man. and it is alleged
went to her home, near Third and Hsr-
rison, last night and kicked in the
door. She complained to the police,
and later warrant was issued against
the couple.
Campbell is employed ON the steam
er Thomas A. Nevins, and was arrest
ed this afternoon, giving bend. The
woman will he arrested and the trial
probably set fer Monday.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28
WHILE WON.
GOT 81 LIVE BIRDS In YEsTE r.
DAYS SHOOT.

The Gun clubs shoot yesterday af-
ternoon at Wallace park was quite
lively. In live bird match between
Messrs. Ben weille, Tom Sanders, W.
ID. Kennedy and W. A. Davis Mr..
weille won by killing 81 out of pos
sible 90. while Messrs. Sanders and
Kennedy got 90 and Mr.. Davis 10.
Some good scores were made in the
target matches.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28
THEY ARE AFRAID
Democrats Do Not Hesitate to
Tell 1t, Either.
CALLED Late Primary in Order to Es-
cape Fight.

The fact that the Republican party
will "cut something OF a swath" in
local politics this fall was made evil
dent in statement made by Ex-May-
or James M. Lang yesterday afternoon
at the meeting OF the city Democratic
committee.
Mr.. Lang argued for late primary
so that the Republicans would have as
little time as possible in which to get
out candidates, il they wait until af-
ter the Democrats have made out their
ticket, and in his arguments he said:
"We will no have such an easy time
this election and had better summon
all our strength TO meet the foe. IL
will be better to fix the date Of the
primary late so that the Republicans
will have as little time TO select their
ticket and push their best men for
ward. II we have an early primary,
then the Republicans can pick their
strongest men and will start In with
plenty of time while ON the other hand
If we wait until late. even later than
the Republicans primary or conven.
tion. then we can shove them to the
scratch and things will be better for
us. "
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28
The WEST End.
MANY EXTENSIVE IMPROVE
MENTS ARE TO BE MADE
THERE.

There will be many Improvements
made on West End property this spring
in the way of gardening and several
property owners in this portion of the
city will improve their property ex-
tensively in this way. Mr.. L. S. Du.
Bots is the first to take the matter in
hand and has employed the services Of
= landscape gardener to arrange his
lawns. Mr.. DUBOIS owns several fine
residences in the West End and will
improve lawns of all.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28
GLOOMY FOR GREENVILLE
Only Five Blocks in Entire City
Not Submerged by Flood.

Greenville, Miss. March 2S-The sit
uation here is fearful. and today there
are only five blocks in the entire city
not covered by water. The food is ris-
ing rapidly and the damage has al
ready been enormous.
Last night heroic efforts were made
to stop the waters, but to no avail.
Fifty oonvicts worked throwing up q
levee in the middle of Washington
street, and were Joined by hundred
others from Huntington, but to no
purpose.
the scenes during the night baff1ed
description, and many people are re-
ported drowned. The screams and
cries OF distress Of women and chill.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28
Asks That the City be Restrain
ed From Collecting License.
Company Institutes Action in Federal
Court Under a Federal
Grant.
AN IMPORTANT TEST CASE

Attorneys Richards and Ronaldson,
louisville, have filed a suit in fed
eral court here for the Western Union
Telegraph company against the City
of Paducah, d. A. Yeiser, mayor; Will
liam Kraus, treasurer and ]. M. Ezsll,
license collector, asking for an injunc-
tionagsinst the defendants from collect
ing a s25 license tax, and asking for
a restraining order against the defend
ants until the injunction can be finally
passed o.. The restraining order was
issued by Judge Evans who will later
pass on the injunction.
The petition sets mp claim against
this alleged illegal or unjust taxation
by virtue Of an act Of congress passed
July "a, 1866, in which the telegraph
companies are given a right Of way
over all public highways in the United
States domain. The plaintiffs claim
that they are operating under a feder-
al franchise and that this act gives
them q right of way over all public
highways and that the street of Padu-
cab are such.
The council on December 81 passed
an ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
fixing license tax on various lines Of
business" in which tax of s25 per-
manent is fixed against the telegraph
companies and any failure to meet with
the requirements Of this ordinance in
full will be judged misdemeanor
punishable with a fine Of not less than
$40 nor more than $50. The petition
further states that since this ordinance
WIS passed, the defendants have been
trying to collect the said tax and have
threatened to issue warrants which II
done will cost the defendants not less
than 81, 900 In litigation. In conclu-
sion the plaintiffs pray that the court
grant an injunction and restraining
order restraining the defendants from
collecting such tax or issuing such
warrants until the matter of the in
junction can be passed on.
This case is of great Importance and
is in the nature Of test suit.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28

dren, together with the discharge Of
firearms signals of distress made the
scene one never to be forgotten.
Appeals for help have been coming
in from Tuxedo and Race Track addi-
tions and relief boats are being sent
continuously to their relief. The
news comes from these additions that
people were seen olinging to roofs Of
houses and rafters to escape the rising
waters. Many lives have been report
ed lost, a woman and five children
perishing in one house. but today will
tell the fate of many poor unfortu'
mates.
The city is IN total darkness al
night, water putting out the fires in
the electric light plants.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28
RELEASED TODAY.
GEORGE IRWIN GIVEN HIS FREE
DOM AFTER FACTS ARE
LEARNED.

George Irwin, the man who was al
legged to have seized small white girl
several nights ago while drunk, was
released at noon and will 20 to the
Cairo marine hospital to be treated fol
fever.
Irwin has an excellent name in riv-
err circles and several prominent steam
boat men, among them being Captain
Joe Fowler. asked Judge Sanders to
suspend judgment and release Irwin,
which was done. The girl admitted
that Irwin was drunk and had only
bumped against her and had further
asked to be excused.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28
Library Board Votes to go on
With Building.
Trustee Savage Goes on Record
Against the Boards
Action.
STEAM HEATING ADOPTED

The board Of trustees OF the public
library met last night and passed on
several important matters. The sub
ject of tearing down . portion Of the
Ninth street wall of the library build
ing at Ninth and Broadway was dis
cussed, and q committee appointed
from the board TO go out and inspect
the building reported that after an ex-
animation Of the wall, and an explana-
tion from the builders, IL was deemed
I'm necessary to do anything except N D
coed with the building.
II will be remembered that one Of
the walls is sprung slightly probably
from the difference In the kind Of brick
used in the inside and outside, and it
was deemed expedient by some to tear
down portion of the wall and rebuild
IT.
Last night the board decided that it
would be inadvisable to tear down
part OF seasoned vail and put in it,
place green" wall. Trustee Saw
age, however. asked TO go on record
as opposing this action Of the board
being in favor o. tearing down a por
tion Of the wall. His objection wal
recorded.
The board adopted steam heating,
and ordered Architect Lassiter to pro
coed with plans for it. Five thousand
dollars has been set aside out Of tn,
sS5, 900 donated for the library, and
out of this the heating plant will b
purchased.
The trustees also let the contract foi
the hardware of various socrts to b.
used in the building, to George o.
Hart & Sons.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28
AGREEMENT POSSIBLE.

sun, Psduoah. Ky, March 2s-The
miners have made concessions TO the
operators and submitted . proposition
to accept less than the Indianapolis
scale. but still demand more than 10
per cent increase. The operators took
the proposition under consideration
and will give an answer this afternoon
when the joint scale committee meets
q gain. Campbell, secretary Of the
miners, says be thinks they can agree
now.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28

Rudolph Crewson is the name of q
good hearted old German, grey headed
ana almost blind, charged with being
drunk.
what were you doing here, old fell
low ?" asked the court.
"Blease, yur honor" he replied,
rising, ~ lif in Powling Green, und 1
hat peen in der Memphis hosbiddle
vor fife monds init mine eyes. vas
almost plind und walked all de way
vrom svickliffe to Baducy, und med
some Sherman butchers outside de
city, und-veil, shndee, I got leedle
too much. Oxcuse I'M old man,
Shudee, excuse I'm old MANI
The court told him to go and he was
very profuse in his thanks. He said
he wished everybody in the world
we'll, because he had had nothing but
bad luck all his life and knew what it
was.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28
WEEKS NEWS In THE BUSINESS WORLD

improved considerably and travelling
men can make their usual routes and
the food situation In the south has i'm
proved to big extent. The indica-
tions are that business this spring will
be very good although backward on
account of the setbacks incident ia
the floods and the rainy weather.
Retail trade has been very good the
past week. Easter shopping is on in
earnest.
Real estate is very active, and some
good trades are being made.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28

Clearings this week were $500, 384
Same week last year 447.170
Increase 95,214
Banks reported coun ter business as
not SC active this week yet the clear
ings went over the half million mark,
and show a good increase over last
year. Business with the banxs is very
good, money is in good demand and
fairly plentiful. and deposits about the
usual mark for this season Of the year.
The wholesale houses report better
business the past week. The roads have
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28
Judge Sanders Defers it One
Week to Get Decisions.
Arguments Yesterday Before Him.
wsnderer Before Court This
Morning.
THE OTHER GASES TRIED

1t was expected that Judge Sanders
would render a decision this morning
in police court in the Sabbath viola
ton cases, but those who were on
hand were disappointed. The court
announced that yesterday afternoon
Attorney J. Q. Flournoy argued the
cases before him in behalf of one Of
the local associations, and that in adj
dition he had not been able to obtain
some of the decisions he wants to use
in rendering his own He therefore
deferred deciding the cases until next
Saturday.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28

THE NEW DoCRET-Deputy Cir.
cult Clerk Will O. Kidd is today max
ing out the April term civil docket
aud the new cases fled since the last
term smount To az all told. rs crdin-
AIRY and 40 equity.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28

It is reported that the woodworking
shops OF the Illinois Central will close
down here this afternoon IN order to
make a few slight repairs.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28

TO THE CHILDREN'S HOME
Eugene Lsster, the 10 months old
child Of Mrs. Bertha Lsstar, was this
afternoon taken charge of by Mr..
Gardner Of the Chiidren's Home in
Louisville, and will leave tonight for
that city to place the child in that
home. The chili's mother was unable
to properly care for the child.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28
ONE WITHDRAws.

Frankfort, March 2s-Simeon Cook
today withdrew from the race for the
Democratic nomination for commits
sioner OF agriculture.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28

BREWERY WORKERS STRIKE.
Pittsburg, Pa. March 2s--one thous.
and brewery workers struck today in
the anthracite region.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28
WRECKER REPAIRED
Is is Now Ready for Use on the
I.C.
Repairs to Be Made in Wood Working
Shop.

The new steel wrecker, damaged in
an accident on the Evansville district
of the road several weeks ago, Is be-
ing repaired. The wracker was turned
over while running at the rate of 40
miles per hour and at the time seven
men were inside the car. None was
injured but all had a good shaking
up. The material used in the repair
work had to be secured from Chicago
and has just arrived here. The old
wrecking outfit was brought into SER
vice and will be used until the new
wrecker is ready for service again.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28

Miss Clara Nickels, has accepted a
position in the master mechanic 'soiiice
here in the stenographic department
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT

Mr.. Mat Carney, a popular Paducan
boy who is now located at Chicago as
Western manager of the Union Car
bide Co., is in the @ ity on a visit and
returns tom,n W.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28

Lodon, March 2s-Admiarl Keppsl.
father Of the British navy, % years
old. Is 10 DO married.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28

Mr.. q A. Thurman, operator in the
master mechanics office here, has gone
to Memphis to work. His successor
has not been appointed here yet and
Mr.. Leon Gleaves is acting in his
place temporarily.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28

Ben Boyd, the colored dray driver.
was presented on charge of drawing
a knife on James Arnett, motorman,
and threatening to cut him. Boyd
was not ready for trial and the case
went over. Boyd claims that street
car ran into Sam Bronson's wagon and
wrecked it, and that he told Bronson
that IL it were some people they'd
whip the motorman and then have the
wagon repaired and send the bill to
the street car company. He claims
that Arnett, WHO was not the motor
man who struck the wagon, asked him
what he had to do with it, and an al
tercation arose, the motorman seour-
ing q switch key from another motor
man, and Boyd then got knife.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28

HENDRIOK COULDN'T SPEAK.
Mayfield, March 2s-Colonel Hen.
drick could not speak today on account
of sore throat.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28

Neff Shaw, colored, is charged with
having stolen lot of lanterns belong
ing to the Illinois Central. He said
he was not ready for trial, but stated
to the court that he had worked on the
Illinois Central for several years and
recently secured the lot of lanterns at
the Millipgton wreck, and brought
them to the city. He claims he re-
ported that he had them to the mas
ter mechanics clerk and was told to
bring the good ones back and it didn't
make any difference about the worth
less ones, which were ruined in the
wreck. The court said il this were
true the defendant is not guilty and
set the case for Monday.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-28

W. 7. Bloodworth was fned 81 and
costs for a plain drunk.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-08-25
Shamrock Remeasurnd.

New York, August Shamrock
III was remeasured at the dry dock in
Erin basin early today after having
taken on board her cable and anchor
as required by the rules effecting the
measurement Of the. cup yachts Sir
Thomas Upton was ON board. The
measurement was taken by Charles D.
Mower, official measurer of the New
York Yacht club, and watched by Mr.
Fife, representing Shamrock III, and
by Secretary Carmack, representing
the New York Yacht Stub. When the
measurement was concluded Sir Thorn
as Upton said that he had been IN
formed by Mr. Mower that Shamrock
Ills racing rank had not been affected
and that it would be unchanged. 1t
Is presumed that sufficient weight was
removed to equahze the weight of the
anchor and cable. Reliance was ia.
ken cut for a sail at 10 o'clock this
morning. The boat sailed out of the
Horseshoe with main sail and lower
head sails set
Americus times-recorder., 1903-08-25
REACHED AGE or ia YEARS.
Oldest Celored Woman Probably Il
South Passes Away.

South Passes Away.
Chicago, August PA dispatch to
The Inter-Ocean from New Orleans,
says:
Widow Victor Marie Deransbourg
colored, supposed to have reached the
age of ia years, is dead at her home
here.
According to statements made by
members of the family the woman was
born in the year 1889, i'm ST. Charles
Parish, and was the property of Pierre
LARGO, rich planter, who afterwards
removed to the lower coast of Algiers.
The woman was a slave until 1852,
when she was purchased from the Lar
co family by her husband, Victor De-
ransbourg, with nine children. All told
the deceased had given birth to %
children, of which number only nine
survive. The eldest lis SO years OF
age and the youngest At. The wo-
man had never known any severe ill
ness and had only been confined to her
bed two weeks before her death. Prior
to this event she was perfectly sound
and could move about without assis-
tance. Her hearing and sight were a.!
most perfect.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-08-25
REBELS CAPTURED vAslLlko.
Fifty Soldiers of Garrison Are Re
ported Slain.

ported SLAIN.
Congtantinople, August 24.-Accord-
Ing to Turkish advices when the in
sungents captured Vasihko, in the east.
ern part of the vilayet of Adrianople
they killed the garrison consisting OF
30 soldiers and about 100 Of the in.
habGtants. The insurgents now are
threatening Midia, miles northwest
OF OonstantinODle on the Black sea-
and are reported to be attacking the
important town of Kirk4Kiliosh, G
miles from AndrianopIe
Christian. Greek and Mussulman ref,
ugees have arrived at the mouth OF
the BosphoYus, from the neighborhood
of Madfa, fearing a massacre there
They have been sheltered In the la
Earetto at Anadoi KAYAK, and are
being fed by the authorities.
Tie lighthouse at Kurue-Burun, In
lana bay, is not working. 1t has
been abandoned by it's keepers ON ac-
count of the nearness of the insur-
gents. The Italian embassy has no
ttaed the porte that 1t holds it re.
sponsible for any injury which may be
done to the consul Of Italy at Mon
Gstir and demands the punishment OF
those who insulted the consul recently
by calling him "giaour" Qnfdel)
Americus times-recorder., 1903-08-25
For Sale,

10 acres, room honse, close neigh
bors, schools and churches, rent 4 bales
cotton, $11 acre,
175 acres, room, house, barn, etc.,
fine pasture, 1900.
800 acres, miles of railroad, only $4
acre, one-third cash, balance one and
two years at per cent.
500 acres, miles of railroad, some
fine pine timber and pasture lands,
rent 8 bales cotton. Price SO acre, one
half cash, balance one and two years
375 acres, directly on line of railroad,
300 acres choice level land, clear OF
stumps. railroad station on property,
suited to peaches, melons or general
farming, rs acres in pasture, 5 room
house, barn, cribs. ETC., $40 acre, cheap
at $15 acre.
room house, 2 acres land, choice
variety of fruits, an all ronnd desirable
home. $4,000.
room house, close in, we'll located,
81. $50.
Come to see me if you wish to buy OF
sell.
p. 3. WILLIFORD,
1O3 Cotton Avenue.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-08-25
BUCKEYE DEMOCRATS
MEET IN CONF ERENCE
Ohio Democratic State Con
vention at Columbus.
JOHNSON VERSUS ZIMMERMAN

Principal Interest Centers In These
Two Candidates for the Gubsrnatori
al Nomination-Wit of Mr.
BookWaIter as Senatorial Candidate
Columbus, o., August 24.-Promi-
nent Democrats are in conference here
today, preparatory to the Democratic
state convention of tomorrow. For
weeks there has been a contest of un
usual intensity in the eight counties
between Mayor Tom L. Johnson. of
Cleveland and Hon John T.. thinner
man, OF Springffeld--tne two candi.
dates for the gubernatoriaI nomina.
tion-to secure delegates. Both
come here claiming a majority of the
go delegates, basing their claims or
having secured 145 delegates whose
seats are contested. These contests
will be settled tomorrow and all the
preliminary agitation over the organi-
zatlon OF the contest 1t is said that
control of the committee on creden-
tlaIs means control of everything else
including the new state central com.
mittee, that controls the organization
Tor the coming presidential year. as
well as the committees on resolutions.
rules and order of business and per-
manent organization, all of which are
OF Importance at the present time i'm
the contest between the Bryan men
and the conservatives for supremacy,
The withdrawal Of John w. Bookwal-
ter as a candidate for senatorial in
dorsement to succeed Senator Hanna.
has been used today to advance Zin.
merman's candidacy.
zimmerman and Bookwalter both
reside at Springfield, and it was claim
cd that johnson men had started the
Bookwalter movement to affect Zim.
merman's interests, especially if the
order Of business could have been fix
ed SO that the endorsement for sena.
tor would have come before the nomi.
nation of the state ticket. The John
son men still insist that there must
be an Endorsement for senator, al
though no one has been named it
Bookwalter's place. The Zimmerman
men are not in favor Of the convention
naming any one for senator.
While all interests center in the
contest between Johnson and thinner
man for the gubernatorial nomination
there is little heard about the rest of
the state ticket.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-08-25
crossexamInatIon of Jim Howard.

Georgetown, KY, August 24.-The
crosseXamination of Jim Howard in
the Powers case begun Saturday az
ternnoon was resumed on the con.
vening of court this morning. The
attorney went at length into the case
of Howard for the purpose of laying
a foundation for contradictions and
this course on the part of the prose.
cution will draw the hearing out for
day or two longer than anticipated.
AS result, the case may not go to
the jury for a verdict before a week
from today. The crossexamination
of Howard will necessitate the calling
Of at least a dozen or more witnesses.
Guests at Sycamore Hill.
Oyster Bay, L. l., August 24.-Gov.
ernor Murphey and Senators Kean
and Dryden, of New Jersey, will be
guests of the president at Sycamore
Hill this afternoon. The object of
the visit is to invite the president to
attend the unyeiling of statue in
memory Of New Jersey soldiers who
fell at the battle Of Antietam. H. H.
Kohlsaat, of Chicago, was among the
presidents guests at luncheon today.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-08-25
THIRTY PEOPLE INJURED,
Peculiar Accident at junction Illinois
Central and Erie Roads.

Central and Erie Roads.
Bloomington, ILL.,, August 24.-Thir.
ty or more passengers were seriously
injured, some fatally, perhaps, by a
peculiar collision at the junction of
the Illinois Central and Lake Erie
and Western railroads, two miles
southeast Of this city shortly before
noon today.
While a passenger train westbound
on the latter road was passing over
the crossing car of stock which was
being pushed by a switch engine on
the Illinois Central, broke loose from
the engine and dashed into the side
OF the passenger train with terrific
force, breaking the coach in two and
injuring nearly every one of the sixty
occupants. The coach was thrown
over on it's side and partially down
an embankment. The train removed
the injured to a neighboring farm
house for medical care, and others
were brought to the hospital in this
city on a special train The crossing
has long been dangerous one.