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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
WITHOUT DEBATE
This is the Way the Senate Passed
the Coal Bill
Anthracite viii Be Admitted to Amer
lea With Rebates.

Washington, Jan. i5-The senate
acted on the house bill providing re.
bates on the duty on coal, and passed
IL unanimously, without debate, a few
minutes after il was brought from the
house.
The militia bill also was passed,
with an amendment striking out the
section providing for . reserve force
of trained men, thus removing the OBJ
lection made against il.
For an hour and . half Mr.. Tillman
occupied the attention of the senate In
a characteristic speech, in which he de-
nounoed trusts and monopolies, and Sc
ve-ely criticised the attorney general.
The statehood bill was up for a
short time, during which Mr.. McCum-
Der spoke in favor Of granting state
hood to Oklahoma, Arizona and New
Mexico.
Soon after the senate met, Mr.. Hoar
of Massachusetts introduced a concur.
rent resolution calling upon the presi-
dent to inform the senate what gov
eminent is existing in the island of
Guam and through what executive de-
partment the powers of such govern.
ment are now executed and saminis-
tered, as well as the number of in
habitants In said island, and also by
what authority Mabini. the Filipino
chief, is being detained at Guam. At
Mr.. Hoar's request the resolution
went over until tomorrow.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
Cumberland Telephone Company To-
day Absorbed the Wickliffe Co.
Gives IL All the Toll Lines ia Ballard
County-The Price Is
Private.
LAST OF INDEPENDENT LINES

A telephone deal of Importance in
this END Of the state. and which gives
the Cumberland Telephone compahy
control Of every long distance line in
the Purchase, was oonsummsted this
morning, when the Gum berland absorb
ed the wickliffe Telephone line. The
terms Of the sale are private, but the
change gives the Cumberland another
valuable property.
The wickliffe line includes many
miles Of toll lines in Ballard county
and that section of the state, and gives
Paduoah direct connection with those
places, as well as with all the farmers
on the long distance lines throughout
that county and elsewhere on the
line. The Cumberland assumed charge
this morning.
This line Is the last G: the indepen.
dent toll lines in Jackson's Purchase
to be absorbed by the Cumberland.
Only q small portion Of the Alexan-
der lines. owned by the Peoples indie.
pendent company in the purchase. With
in the past year the Cumberland has
secured control OF those at Mayheld,
Fulton and other places, and has ex-
tended Its service rapidly ~ well as in
a manner to greatly benefit the pub
lie.
The East Tennessee company In Pa
ducsh, which is q part OF the Cumber-
land, Is now connected with every post
office and town Of any size in Jack
sons Purchase, and the people in the
city may converse from their homes
with persons IN any of these places.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
Congressman Wheeler Thinks it Will
be Authorized.
Expected the One Out the Benton
Road Will B Q Authorized
by March 1.
OTHER ONE MAY COME LATER.

Congressman Charles K. Wheeler
has written Postmaster f. NJ. Fisher
from Washington that he has been as
sured that another rural route will be
allowed MoCrsoken county, to begin
March 1, This is the route out the
Benton road. and is one greatly IT, be
desired by the people of the section to
be covered.
There is another rural route applica.
tion now pending, that for a route out
towards st. Johns. This one has not
yet been passed on, but 1t is hoped to
have IL authorized soon. An inspector
will be sent here within the next three
weeks to go over the Benton road route
and prepare for starting il, and he will
then doubtless inspect the other route
and pass on il, and and the authorities
at Washington be asked to authorize
it.
These routes bave been hung up for
some time because the petitions sent
in were not on the official blanks fur
ished by the government, which is
required.
The new route expected to be es-
tablished March 1 goes out the Ben
ton road to within two miles Of
Sharpe, and comes back the Clarks'
river road back into the Benton road
near Clark's river. It takes in part
of Mechanicsburg, and has about 175
houses on 1t.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
STILL OVERDUE.

New York, Jan. lb-Up TO
O'Clock this morning the overdue
American line steamer st. Louis, from
South Hampton and Chorbourg had not
been reported. Quite a crowd is at
tho cfiioe of the American line asking
for the whereabouts Of the st. Louis
most people being foreigners and rel
atives Of passengers
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
Negotiations Made to Induce Mary
Anderson to Return.
The Big American Liner st. Louis
still Overdue-L. and N.
Agreement.
KENTUoKIAN GETS DAMAGES
MARY MAY ACT AGAIN.

New York, Jan. l6-George Tylor
who has just returned from Europe,
announces that while in England he
opened negotiations with Mary An
derson in behalf of Liebler and Co.,
for a series Of performances in Amer
cha, Mrs. Navarro has given no defi.
mite answer to the proposition. Mr..
Tyler says Il is by no means unlikely
that she will accept the Liebler terms.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
MOSTLY FAKES
NOT BELIEVED THAT THERE
ARE MANY HOLDUPS
ABOUT HERE.

The police say that half the reports
of highway robberies in the city are
fakes. Many men who report robber-
les have lost their money gambling or
spent it. The police do not regard the
danger Of lholdups as very great, al
though there are . few now and then.
Last night it was reported that one
man had been robbed of $40 near the
powder magazine ON the Cairo road,
and another that a man or two, had
been knocked in the head. There
were numerous other reports, but the
police aocredit most of them 20 COM
mon rumor and exaggeration.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
The Arbitration Committee Could not
Agree Yesterday Afternoon.
Ratified Report That it Believed IL
Gan Agree at the next
Meeting.
CORRECT REPORT OF SESSION

The four gentlemen appointed to
decide CD a president of the board of
aldermen or fifth member of the com
mittee to assist in making a selection,
met at the city hall yesterday after
noon and were again unable to agree.
Captains ]. E. Williamson and Ed
Farley and Councilman Will Hummel
and Police Commissioner John Bonds,
the committee, were in session for
quite a while behind closed doors, and
after several names had been suggest
ed 1t became obvious that no selection
could be made, and the board adopt
EIDE a resolution to the effect that they
were unable to agree thus far, but
would suggest that they believed they
would be able to agree at the subse-
quent meeting.
The Republicans suggested but four
nsmes,a being Democrats, and among
Paduoah's most prominent, honorable
men. They were: Judge ]. L. Beth
shares, Frank Scott, Eli G. Boone
and George o. Thompson. All were
rejected by the Democrats.
The Democrats suggested; James
e. wilhelm, Frank Effinger, Joseph
L. Friedman, Ssmuel l.. Levy, Lee
We'll, William Kidd. Henry Runge.
Turner Anderson, DIR. Jesse Gilbert,
Henry Diehl, ST., W. r. Holland. Her
man Friedman and Charles Rodfus
These were rejected by the Republi-
cans.
The name of Mr.. Frank Kirchoff
was presented by the Democratic
members of the committee for presi-
dent of the board of aldermen. II was
decided by Captain Farley, who was
in the chair, that this was out of or.
der.
Captain Williamson, the other Re-
publican member of the committee,
read his commission as a member
thereof, saying that he conceived his
sole duty to be to decide between
Messrs. Oscar Stsrks and Lucien Dur
rett, for president OF the board of al
dermen, or on a fifth member of the
committee. He therefore felt thst il
would be exceeding the authority of
the members of the committee to vote
for anyone else for president of the
board outside of the two nominees.
The chair CONQUERED in this position,
and Councilman Hummel also re-
marked, according to the two Republic
cans, that he deemed the point well
taken.
Both Captains Williamson and Far
ley denounce as an unmitigated false
hood the published report that either
vigorously opposed" Mr.. Kirchof
for president of the board of alder
men, or said anything about "csl.
bre'.' They do not know whether
such . story was told by the Democrat
10 members of the committee or con-
cocted by some outsider, but they de-
clare that not word was said In op-
position to Alderman Kirchoff, the
only objection raised being to going
beyond the authority reposed in them
by considering anyone for aldermen
except Messrs. Starks and purrett
Captain Williamson. instead of wig.
orously opposing" stated that he
would vote for Mr.. Kirohoff for any.
thing
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
HAD A FINE time.
PADUCAHANS RETURN FROM
THEIR TRIP TO BALLARD.

Judge ID. l.. Sanders and Messrs.
Ep. Sid and John Terrell and Mr.. Ed
Pearson returned last night from Mr..
Jim Flournoy's farm, near Terrell's
Landing, and report pleasant time.
They had continuous feast the two
days they were there and were treated
In the most cordial manner.
Mr.. Ed Pearson brought with him a
large bald eagle he killed and will
have IL stuffed and mounted.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
THAT L. AND N. AGREEMENT.

Louisville, Jan. l5--After differ.
ences among themselves and a spir-
tied debate over counter propositions,
General Manager Evans ana engi.
neers committee finally reached an
agreement today. The result Is held
secret, pending conference with
Evans, but 1t is evident that the L.
and n will be asked TO modify its
PROPOSITIONS.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
STREET CAR AFIRE
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GALL
ED OUT LAST EVENING.

The fire department was called out
last night about 1880 to Ninth and
Tennessee streets to extinguish q
blaze in street car. The motor OF
the car burned out and the depart
ment was called out as it was feared
the car might burn. No damage 9th.
er than the burning Of the motor was
done.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
MR.. BUNDY IS THE LEADER
The Popular Bar Tender Takes
The Lead In Contest Today
FRIENDS OF CONTESTANTS RALLYING TO Their AID

Interest is still growing in the con :
test. Mr.. Charles Bundy leads today
with Mr.. Charles Holiday close
second. The ladies' contest is very
spirited with Miss Lille Norvell in
the lead and Miss Maggie Williams q
close second.
Parties on all sides are eagerly
working for their friends and the
results are watched with great interest
daily. II you are not a subscriber for
The Sun You should fall in line and
vote for your friends 40 cents for one
months subscription in advance enti-
ties you to 40 votes in esoh contest
and two votes daily as long as your
subscription continues or until the
contest closes. The coupons are dated
and not good unless voted in The Sun
the same week as dated.
The leader in the contest at the
end Of each week will be given a
dollar la cash.
Any union or lodge officer Is ell
gible and any married or single lady.
Mr.. J.K. Bondursnt, the well known
grocer, and Mr.. George Runge, the
shoe man, will count the votes each
day.
The vote is as follows:
Charles Bundy 1141.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
HOTEL DEAL FALLS THROUGH.

Louisville, Jan. l5-rhe Louisville
hotel will not be sold to Isele Bros.
of Memphis Messrs. Isele refused TO
close the deal on account OF objections
to the title. The objections are such
that they might be removed and the
deal revived. but this Is regarded AZ
improbable.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
TRIAL COMES UP TOMORROW.

The case against John Murray, who
accidentally shot himself and Mr..
John Policeman while fooling with a
pistol in . Mechaniosburg drug store
= few days ago, comes up in Judge
Sanders court tomorrow, but it is
not thought he will experience any
trouble in being acquitted, rs it was
clearly a case of accident.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
SPARKS OFF THE RALLY ANVIL

SPARKS OFF THE RALLY ANVIL.
1.-THE preacher that is not . goer
missionary is a goner. 4"
1.-THE church that does not send will
soon end"
1.-THE Holy Spirit is to take the
place of Jesus among His disciples. /"
"Where You see a spirit-tilled, spir-
it-thrilled, a spirit-inspired disciple,
you see a missionary"
1.-THE trouble with some preachers
is there is no go in their theology nor
in their sermons.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15

Miss Maude Coleman Of Hopkins.
vile, who has been visiting Miss
Lennie Beadles here, returned home
at noon today.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
RALLY BEGINS
There are Many Prominent Ministers
in Attendance.
Good Addresses Todsy-The Final
Session Takes Place Tonight.

The missionary rally at the First
Christian church opened this morning
with the following visiting preachers
present; Revs. A. Mclean, Cincin.
natl J. ]. HALEY, Cynthisna, KY.
H. ID. Smith, Hopkinsville; e. ].
Willis, Hopkinsville; I. II. Teel, Stur-
gis; H. K. Berry, Corydon; R. l..
CLARK, Msyfield; J. M. Pace and ].
W. Lindsay, Sharpe.
The addresses this forenoon were
delivered by Revs. A. Mclean, II.
ID. Smith and ]. ]. HALEY, and were
stirring addresses. A lively spiritual
service is in progress this afternoon.
Tonignts at 1880 O'Clock the final SER
vice will be held and everybody is
invited to be present.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
HAD A HAND MASHED.

T. A. Phelps, of the city a flagman
on the Tennessee division of the Iii.
nois Central, got a hand mashed at
jackson yesterday afternoon while
coupling cars and was brought here
today ana placed in the Illinois Cen
trail hospital. The injury is not seri-
GUS but he may lose q ringer as re.
suit,
MIR. Enoch Linn leaves today for
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15

Mr.. Marshall Beaumont arrived
from Msyfeld today at noon.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15
THE MARKETS..

FURNISHED BY ARENz n GILBBPr or THR
PADUcAH COMMISSION Co,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-15

MIR. Enooh Linn leaves today for
New Orleans to remain q week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-28

dueed under the title Of % Pledge ds pf Of
| Friendship
Grace Golden, the comic opera singer,
who died Aug. IA last left only a small
estate, consisting of 1926 deposited in a
savings bank in New York city. Letters
| of administration were granted in New
! York last Tuesday by Surrogate Thomas
to her father Martin Golden of New Har-
mony, Ind.
The death is announced in Germany of
Marie Geistinger at the age of 81, one Of
day. As late as 1897 she made a tour of
1nls country, Of which the results were
pass the remainder of her life in comfort
until her death.
A tragedy, with Dean Swift as it's chief
parsonage, has been written by A. O. ID.
Bartholyn, which is to be presented in
London about the first of the year, with
Mr. Beverldge enacting the famous satir-
1st Nanessay who divided Swift's platonic
affection with Stella, is to be impersonated
by an amateur actress, but known as the
authoreSS, Mrs. Seattle.
Another change is to be made In the
cast of "Winsome Winnie" Richard Car
roll, who recently relieved Geo. Fortesdue,
signed from 1.-THE Red Feather a fort
night ago, takes his place. The change
was brought about by the desire to have a
German instead of an Irish dialect part in
the piece
Fisher and Ryley are to make a produc-
ton of The Medal and the Maid" the
English musical comedy that scored big
success in London, in Buffalo, December
q Isadore Rush has been selected to play
the principal part, that of an up-to-date
proprietress of a girls boarding school.
Other members of the cast are Jessie May
Hall and Thomas Terriss.
Miss Elizabeth's Prisoner" with Will
liam Faversham in the principal role, was
given for the first time on any stage in
success is reported. Mr.. Favershain and
Hilda Spong had the two principal roles
and contributed very materially to what
success was obtained. The play is on the
order of Janice Meredith"
One of the biggest successes on the road
this season has been Mrs. Wigs of the
where the piece has been produced attend
ance records have been broken and the
territory for couple Of years. II viii open
next season in New York and will proba-
bly, remain there all season.
Assertions and denials about the retire
ment of Julia Marlowe from the stage for
the rest of the season have been thick and
fast, but the latest and most positive is
in St. Louis tonight. Miss Marlowe will
not play again until she starts out next
September as a co-star with E. II. Soth-
eern, under the management of Charles
F'rohman.
Miss Fay Davis and members of theEm-
pre- theater company appeared at the
night in George Jennings CONSTANCE
Fletcher) drama tization of Mrs. Humph-
Daughter The dramatization Is in four
acts and for time. at least, closely fol-
lows the book. Miss Davis and Guy
Legal papers were served on Mrs Les
lie Carter on the stage in New York while
she was playing ssZaza'' last Monday
a deputy sheriff jumped from one of -he
private boxes and rushed up to Mrs. Car
startled for a moment. but after accepting
the legal documents the play went on
Blair in '.Zaza. is seeking to restrain Mr..
BelaSco from playing the piece
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-28
4 DISASTROUS SEASON.
More Failures in New York Than Be-
fore for Years.

The present theatrical season is now
only 21a months old, but it has given the
New YORK managers more to think
ABOUT than any other they have been
through in years. The fact that BUSH
ness has been bad almost beyond pre-
cedent is not the only singular cnarac-
terlstlc or the present year. Strange
variations of the lack of prosperity have
manifested themselves in this year never
noticed before. Some stories are told
now of the eccentric behavior on the
part of the public that are unpreceden-
ted.
A month ago the largest New York
firm of theatrical managers in the pro-
fess1on sent out an announcement that
the season was to be an unsuccessful
one from financial point of view, but
nobody thought, however, that within
four weeks ten first class dramatic COM
panies would have closed the season
prematurely. But that unusual result
has happened.
Some of the experiences of New York
plays are most surprising. Last week a
manager suddenly decided to remove af-
ter less than a weeks run a. comedy by
lar of today. If any author could be
supposed to have a personal following
which might draw audiences for the
first week or two, whatever might be
thought of the play itself, it was this
writer. His play received fair critical
notices, yet in spite of that fact there
was not a single ticket sold the day
after the initial performance until late
in the afternoon for that night. or for
any other time in the next two weeks
The experience of the first day after
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-28

now running in New York, remind one
of the delightful nonsense in "Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland" Here is
verse of one of the ditties:
IF a steamship weighed ten thousand
tons,
And sailed five thousand miles,
With a cargo large of overshoes,
Or carving knives and files;
If the mates were almost six feet high,
And the bo's'n near the same,
Would you subtract or multiply
To find the captains name?"
Frank Daniels has been successful
with a new play. He is doing famously
this season, however, with ''The ONCE
Boy and is quite the talk of New York,
where they haven't always approved
Daniels. Notwithstanding that he is a
citizen and taxpayer in the Empire
state. His song hit in the new piece is
called I'm On the Water Wagon Now, ;"
and, while the verse doesn't declare
either a neat rhythm or a fund of wit,
it can be easily seen how Daniels could
make it most amusing. Three verses
and the chorus follow:
OF all the sporty boys who sport around
the town.
I used to be the sportiest and wear the
King Sports crown.
Twas Johnny, set EN- up again., when
any one I'd meet;
drank most anything that wasn't thick
The breweries all worked overtime to sat
isfy my thirst,
OF all the human reservoirs, must have
I bought an automobile but ruined the
For every time I started out drank the
gasoline.
Chorus:
But am on the water wagon now
I never get a jag on now.
I riding smooth and lightly;
To my seat strapped tightly,
For I am on the water wagon now.
One night went home very late and pref
ty well lit uD:
I hunted round for one more drink; found
something in cup
/ drank it, thought it tasted queer. then
tumbled into bed,
Next morn my wife awakened me. Get
up; we're robbed" she said.
Shed put two point lace tides in a cup to
soak, said she.
She couldn't find them anywhere; wher-
ever could they be2
I acted very innocent, but had to own
my sin
When Irish point lace wfiskers started
sprouting on my chin.
One night met college chum hadn't
seen for years.
We razzled-dazzIed round the town and
gave the college. cheers
Until the sun was shining: then for home
thought we'd start
But to our great dismay we Couldn't tell
ourselves apart.
At last we went to his address-or mine
we didn't know,
We pulled the bell, and waited for his wife
or mine. to show,
And when a voice called: We'll, who's
there2 we cried in accents dim:
Your husbands here Come down and
see which one of us is him."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-28

room or something or other happened
and she stopped short. Apparently she
cuts some figure with her husband for
now it is announced that Moulan, too,
has quit.
Topeka is interested in these things
because 1.-The Sultan of Sulu" comes
along again in January. It is cheering
to know that Sam Collins. who made
such a hit here in san Toy" has step
ped into Moulan's shoes, for Collins is a
comedian for fair To take Moulan's
place he had to step out of THE Silver
Slipper'-out of slipper into Moulan's
shoes-and now the question becomes
who will play the role created in this
country by Sam Bernard when this
other big musical piece is seen here?
But as 1.-The Silver Slipper doesn't ar
rive till February it is better to be sure
of a good comedian in the earlier per-
Torrance and trust to the longer time
to get a good one for the later piece.
Cheridah Simpson, last season prima
donna of king Dodo,'' will absorb the
lime light in 1.-The Sultan of Su1u'' and
she is woman who outstatuesques
even the naughty and stately Berri-
Moulan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-28

sold out in advance in its eighth week
in New York
With Of your many plays is your
favorite?''
Really. I don't think I can answer
that. AT the time I am putting on
play that particular one is my favor
tie play. And it doesn't seem quite
fair to the players who have contrib
uted to their success to say that I like
any one production better than an
other. They are all in the family. .
Are you writing any other plays %
Il have written several. which will
be produced this season. But before
attempting to conduct any more re-
hearsals 1 am going to take a rest for
two weeks I can't spare any time.
but I feel that I need rest A man
cannot keep up this strain forever At
dress rehearsal last Sunday night /
stayed in the theater until o'clock
Monday morning"
Have you ever acted?"
Never, III a professional sense.
always act my parts at rehearsals. But
that is only to illustrate my meaning
to some of the players. It has taken
me fifteen years to make the man
ayers accept me as a playwright. If it
takes them fifteen years more to ac-
cept me as an actor 1 should soon be
eligible only for old men parts, or a
role like Stoddart plays. No acting in
mine, thank you. It is far mohe sat
isfactory to write plays-if you can get
the public to come and see them''