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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05
FIRE CREATES A PANIC.

Chicago. Feb. May -Four persons
were injured, loss of 400 was
caused and a panic among fifty board
ers resulted early today, when the
Deering hotel. on Fullerton avenue,
was destroyed by FIRE. The FIRE caused
n great panic among the fifty boarders.
which camo near being very serious.
As IL was four persons were severely
injured IN trying to escape. The pro-
perty loss was $40, 1000.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05
STOCKS
STOCKS.

Wall Street, New York, May 6-The
market showed some further improve
ment today and trading was on a more
extensive scale, sales TO noon being
sos, 900 shares II still looks az II
some gold might go out this week pro-
badly on Thursday. and # we do the
market is likely to have . little set
back when 10 is announced and II this
happens 1t will be q good time to buy
some Of the standard dividend paying
stocks. Town Topics Financial bu-
reau says; Think some further i'm
provement likely, although the street
is becoming more and more callous to
gold exports. There Fare strong bull
points on sugar. Atchison copper and
B. and o. Erie and Reading will work
higher. Manhattan IL likely to spring
into bullish activity at any time. Sew
enty-seven roads for the fourth week
in April show an increase OF 2S. so per
cent; 80 roads for March show an in
crease Of 1885 per cent. Crop condi.
tions continue satisfactory. Banks
have gained from subtreasury since
Friday last s497. 200. Canadian Pacific
for the fourth week in April shows an
increase Of sils,000. Gall money
ranged easv at 9.4 10 9I.4
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05
The Marine Ways and the Dry
Docks are Idle Today.
Carpenters and Caulkers Want Short
er Days and More
Money.
DEMANDS NOT YET ACCEPTED

All the local union ship carpenters
and caulkers this morning made for
NAL demands on the Marine Ways
company and the Paducah Dry Docks
company for decrease in working
hours from ten to nine hours per day,
and an increase in wages amounting
to 20 cents per day over the SO they
have been getting. The Dry Docks
company granted the demands condi-
tionally, while the Ways company has
not yet given definite answer.
The union men met several weeks
ago and decided to ask for the increase
later in the season but at subsequent
meeting decided to nike their demands
today which they did. There are
about so men employed on the docks
snd all were idle this morning discuss
the proposition made them by Su-
perintendent Taylor Of the docks.
Mr.. Taylor has large barge and the
steamer Gaselle on the docks for re-
pairs. and when he accepted the work
made prices in accordance with the
scale Of wages he was then paying.
The men making the demand after he
had finished these prices either neces-
states the company losing all the pro-
fit ON the repairs or else breaking faith
with the boat owner and charging him
more for the work. The docks people
want the men to return TO work and
after this job is completed will give
them what they ask. They have not
decided 80 do this.
The Ways company has not given an
answer yet as there is no work to be
done and the men are now sill idle.
Superintendent Mile Williams stated
this morning that he would not make
decision for some time yet. 81 have
not said yes nor have l said no, and
will not make . definite answer at
/ present." he stated.
This afternoon it was announced
that both the docks and ways have
shut wn.indeHnitsly. This indirect
ly means that the proprietors will fight
the men in their demands, although
they were at first not so inclined.
Captain Mike Williams of the wayi
stated this afternoon that he had shut
down his plant and that the docks had
also shut down. When asked when
they.would be startedIagsin!he.replie
that he could not tell, but that il
might be mighty long time"
It is supposed that by shutting down
during the season the men can be
forced to return to work at the old
price. This is only a superstition,
however, and the real plans OF the
proprietors have not been made pub
lie.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05

Deputy U. S. Marshal George Saun-
ders arrived from Mayfield this morn
ing to wind up his business here pre-
paratory to gong out of Office, having
resigned last week. His resignation
has not been accepted, however, but
he thinks it will be, as he is in feeble
health and not fitted for the travelling
he has to do. He will probably be re-
lieved tomorrow. No successor has
yet been announced.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05
FATAL CHICAGO FIRE
Picture Frame Factory Burns
With Disastrous Results.
A Hotel Fire Causes a Great Panic
Four Of the Guests Are To-
jured.
INTERESTING ITEMS BY WIRE

Chicago, May 5--Early this morn
ing fire destroyed building occupied
by the Olson Picture Frame factory
and number Of adjoining buildings
at Oakley svenuo and Fulton street,
entailing a loss Of s66,oo0 Seven
families were forced to fee from the
houses scantily clad into the street to
escape the flames. One man was
caught in the burning buildings and
was burned to death.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05

coo, 900, making total decrease of 8,
10000; corn decreased 1 1850, 900 ;oats
decreased 1858, 900. The Ohio state re-
port says that wheat has deterioated
points the month Of April.
ARENZ g. GILBERT.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05
SUICIDE IN JAIL.

Georgetown, KY, May 5-John
Glass, aged 81, who lived in the ccun-
try two miles from Georgetown, COM
mitted suicide some time during the
night in his cell at the Jail. Glass
was discovered dead in his cell this
morning hanging from the ceiling by
his suspenders. He was charged with
forging a small check.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05
PAINFUL INJURY.

Mr.. Ike Hollowell of the central fire
department ran large wooden spin.
ter through thumb this morning and
Drs. J. Il. Coyle and D. T. Stuart had
to split the member open to remove it.
Mr.. Hollowell will be of duty for a
day or two, until the thumb is healed
again.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05
Building of This Feature viii
be Begun Tomorrow.
Location Fixed at Fourth and Broad.
way-The Automobile
Rattle.
CARNIVAL NEWS IN GENERAL

Mr.. Dick Davis, the chairman of the
country store committee, will on to-
morrow morning begin building the
country store at Fourth and Broad
way.
Mr.. Davis said this morning rela-
tive to this feature: 1--WE intend to
make the country store better this
year than last, and have the oo-opera-
ton all the other committees ON the
carnival arrangements. We have been
receiving many donations and have
several thousand dollars in goods and
cash. We have received a number of
cash donations, which will DO used in
stocking the store with things lacking
from the merchants donations. We
will make the store sufii oiently large
to make . display Of the greater por-
tion of the stock and feel that we will
have no trouble in disposing Of the
goods"
The automobile rattle promises to
become one of the best drawing fea-
lures of the ca rnivsl. 1t lie not often
that a chance to secure an automobile
is secured for 10 cents. There will be
thousands of chances sold, of course,
hrt one person stands. as good a chance
to draw the automobile Is another.
Deans band has Just completed re.
hearsing q large, repertoire Of music.
Mr.. Terrence Cooney, the cornet SOLO
list, has several excellent solos he will
render during the week. Prof. Dean
intends to give the people surprise
in music this year and is working his
men hard. The last rehearsal will be
held in the band room Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. L. A. Lagomarsino, the director
general of the carnival, is one of the
busiest men in town. He has dozen
and one things to attend to ct the
same time, it seems, and has his hands
full.
Mr.. II. O. Bronaugh is receiving
applications for concessions rather
slowly, but the street vendors are ex,
pected to come in great numbers by
Saturday. Those desiring to secure
concessions should call at Mr.. Bro
naugh's as soon as possible, the first
applying being given the choice In po
sitions.
The wire stringing will begin thil
week. Foreman Bros. will have Q
large force of linemen at work on the
job and will give the best lighting ia
cilities ever seen in Paducsh.
There is little to do in q building
line this year, rs this is to be a free
carnival. The shows are all under
tents and it will require but little ii mt
to put the tents up. Already street
men are looming in with their outfits
and fakirs will soon be here in full
n force.
There will be large force of police
this year, many going in citizens
clothes. The police intend to pull the
grafters and thieves in as soon as de-
tected and will keep a vigilant outlook
for all suspicious parties.
The advertising men who are out
over the surrounding country report
much success and say that large
crowds will be brought in on the ex-
cursion trains over all roads.
Mr.. James NJ. Lang has been made
chairman of the drawing committee
for the rattle Of the automobile.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05
WORSHAM ACQUITTED
HE SAYS THAT THE PROSECU-
TON WAS ONLY POLITICAL.

Owensboro, May 5-Postm sster A.
J. Worsham of Henderson was today
acquitted in the United States court.
He was charged with paying for mer.
chandise with stamps to swell Office
business, worsham says that his ar.
rest was solely due to political perse-
cution.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05
Hon. Wood G.. Dunlap Attends
Court at Jackson.
Prisoner at Georgetown Commits Sui
eide Last Night in His Cell
by Hanging
OTHER STATE HAPPENINGS

Lexington, May 5-Hon. Wood @.
Dunlap, a prominent lawyer and Re-
publican politician, left today for
jackson to take charge of the Election
cases, which Marcum was prosecuting
at the time of his assassination yester-
day.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05
Announces Today for the Re-
publican Nomination.
Does Not Ask for Instructed Dele
gates and Wants the Best
Man Chosen.
GARD HAS THE TRUE RING

Louisville. KY. May 5-Hon. A.E.
Wilson today made public his oandi-
dacy for the Republican nomination
for governor. Colonel Morris B. Belk
nap will also make his announcement
for the nomination in few days.
Following is Colonel Wilson's card:
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05

Mr.. Lloyd Boswell and daughter,
Miss Mary Boswell. returned from
Fulton today at noon.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05

Mrs. Charles e. Graham went to
Fairview. Ky. today at noon to ' sit
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-05

GARD PARTY.
Miss Lillian Rudy will entertain Of
cards tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-01
ACTIVITY IN BUILDING.
Various Trades have Been Kept Busy in
TottPnvilie this Season.

The work of building and repairing
seem to be on the boom all over Tot
tenville this season. The Atlantic
Terra Gotta Works have about CON-
pleted their new water tank. 1t is
much larger than the old one, being
13x25 feet. 1t is one story high and
was built by Daniel Corwin. A large
addition has also Just been completed.
Mr.. Brown, of Main street, has
finished painting his house. J. f.
Bedell has a painter at work giving
his cottages on Main street a coat of
paint. The mason and carpenter work
on the new police station is nearly
completed and the painters are hoping
soon to commence their part of the
work. On Broadway, just off Main
street, Hubbard r. Yetman is building
two frame houses. They will be
32x40. William 9. Joline is the archi-
tect. He is also doing the carpenter
work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-01
woo DB RIDGE
A MINSTREL SHOW.
Society Delightfully."- Entertained at the
SeWaren Land and Water Club.

The people of Sewaren and the
nearby towns were delightfully."- enter
tanned on Wednesday evening by a
minstrel show, given by the members
of the Sewaren Land and Water Club
and held at the club house. 1t is
some time since an entertainment of
that kind has been given here.and the
people thoroughly enjoyed it. Mr.. H.
K. Scott was the interlocutor, the
bones were ratified by Mr.. Harry
Harshron and Mr.. Charles M. Cooper.
Mr.. Robert G. Clarkson and Mr.. A..
R. Hoyt had the tambos. Others who
made the evening a success were :
Messrs. L. B. Fulton. W. H. Demarest,
J. F. Clegg, J. 9. G. Bonny, J. D.
Shaw, B. F. Hart, Jr., H.. L. Robin
son, F. W. Robinson. A. E. William
son, F. f. Grant, W. B. Clarkson and
S. A. Stoddart. Mrs. f. A. Sollace
was the band.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-01
NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. W. L. Harmed and Master Leor
Harmed have returned from their triI
to Maryland.
Mrs. Leisen, of Main street, is re.
covering from a serious illness.
Mrs. Keifel and daughter, Mrs.
Tioe, of Rawhay avenue, are both sick
with malaria.
Miss Florence Liddle is visiting hel
grandparents on the farm.
Miss Leon Stryker, of Avenel, cele.
brated her sixteenth birthday or
Saturday last. She received many
beautiful presents.
Mr.. M. E. Turner and family star
for the State of Maine. They will be
gone during the month of August.
Miss Tessie Farrell will visit in
Philadelphia for a couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl. Demarest, Miss
Edna Lockwood, Miss Anna WARNS
and Mr.. Harry Perlee dined at the
Sewaren House on Wednesday evening
miss Dorothy Moate is staying al
the Sewaren House.
Mrs. B. Collins Edgar and Master
Jack are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. g
Edgar.
Miss Julia Dunn, of Brooklyn, il
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Willis Gaylord
of Prospect Hill.
Mr.. Tomlin is visiting Mr.. B.
Franklin Hart, Jr., of Sewaren.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-01
SEAWANHAkA CUP.
Defender ThOrel1a Out.
sails the American Boat.

Indian Defender ThOrel1a Out
sails the American Boat.
ONTREAL, Aug 1. In a good,
ng breeze the Thorella, the defend
the Seawanhaka races, a away
} the Kolutoo, the American chal-
pr. The Thorella had shot up into
wind with the race won before the
Ikee boat had rounded the leeward
on the last turn. The Kolutoo
)me down the last free leg alone,
the line 10 minutes and SO sec
Ids after the Thorella.
|rhe race was over a course to wind
bird and return, the marks two miles
|art. The course was sailed over
Zee times, giving a total of twelve
lies. The wind blew from the south
est about twenty miles an hour. 1t
as a good test of weather qualities.
9TH boats were under close reefs.
ne Thorella was stiff and strong and
ade great gains in the windward
ork. The Kolutoo could not stand
Aand the puffs would put her on her
lends. In beating and running
vCanadiaa boat was UNNECESSARILY
superior craft.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-01
NEWS ITEMS.

MI. and Mrs. Hofstad, of Broadway,
started for a trip to California this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Marshall, Of
Main street, will leave for Delaware
County today.
Romer Dryer and Edward Weaver
return home to New Durham today
after a very pleasant visit spent with
Elmont Bedell. of Main street.
Miss Gertrude Birkholm, of Henry
street, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Charles Knefel, of New York.
Miss Leila Reid, of Tottenville, is
spending two weeks with relatives al
Old Bridge, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kreps, of Brooklyn,
are visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Moore, of Lafayette
place.
Mrs. James Pulls and son John
will return home to Brooklyn this
evening, after a pleasant visit spent
with Mr.. and Mrs. Chaplin, of Main
street.
Joseph Bailey, of West New Bright.
on, was in Tottenville yesterday.
Frank Finnerty, of West New
Brighton, was a Tottenville visitor
yesterday.
Chester and Ralph Cole, of Totten'
vile, will shortly leave for a vacation
to be spent at Asbury Park.
Miss Hattie Bedell, of Pleasant
Plains, spent yesterday in Perth
Amboy.
Miss Mabel Post, of Huguenot, was
a Perth Amboy visitor yesterday.
Miss Annie Erington, of Princess
Bay, has a position in 9. Woods
store, Main street, Tottenville.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-01
)UTH B
NEWS ITEMS.

They are improving the road from
South Amboy to C~heesequake, widen
ing and strengthening it. James
Fountain is overseer and Mr.. Stillwell
has charge of the men working on it,
among whom are about a dozen
Italians.
Will Rehfuss, of New York, is the
guest of Mrs. Fred ~Hochberger, of
Ernston.
Lewis Kreielshelmer, of Perth Am
boy, was a South Amboy visitor We'd
nesday.
George Algair, and friends from
~Sayreville, were borough visitors
today and out fishing. They were
very successful, having their baskets
filed on their return to their homes.
The electric light, corner of George
street and Broadway, has been ont
both Wednesday and Friday evenings.
A light is particularly needed at that
point and so much has been said re-
garding its being a bad place nights,
even with the light on the corner,
that it is rather bad having no light
at all late in the evening.
Tomatoes have been so scarce that
it was said that the farmers had
scarcely any on Tuesday, but Wednes-
day and Thursday several of them
came in from the suburbs with plenty
of them. Thursday they were only
25cts for a quarts, out of a wagon
from near C~heesequake.
Stumpf & Straub have had new
shades put up in their shop windows.
Stillwell & Mason furnished them.
Mr.. Steven Martin, of B~ordentown
avenue, was very busy getting up the
sand that had washed down and over
the trolley tracks Thursday, corner of
Broadway and Bordentown avenue.
They are going to have an iron
bridge built ver the Rlub Bank Cut
at Laurence Harbor, to connect with
the new road they have had laid out
from Laurence Harbor to Morristown.
There are a number of men and
young boys who are making a good
living catching soft and shedder crabs
along the shore. Some of them are
making as high al $3. 80 a day.
There was quite an electrical dis
play around one of the M. & S. Trac-
ton Company's cars during the storm
Thursday, while it was standing On
the track neal First street.
Miss M. P. Willets, of Augusta
street, has returned home from North
Asbury Park, where she has been So
iourning the past five weeks.
Tessie Kreielsheimer, of Perth Am
boy, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Kaufman, of Broadway.
Miss Carrie Martin writes from
Montreal, Canada. that she is having
a lovely time.
Mr.. Martin johnson, of Second
street, has returned home from a visit
at Cranbury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-01
JAMESBURG.

The Rev. joseph T. Ewing has re-
signed the ~pastorate of the Presbyter-
ian church here to accept a call to the
West Presbyterian church at Bridge
ton.
Elmer Eulner, of South River, we'll
known here as a nephew of Fred
Eulner, and visitor in town, has de-
cided to abandon teaching school and
has made arrangements to enter the
Jefferson Medical College this fall.
Jacob Westerhof and wife returned
Monday from a brief visit at the home
of the latter's aunt, Mrs. Herman
Eulner, at South River.
Stephen and Joseph Duncan, OF
Rhode Hall, have been appointed
executors of their father estat9!
Their afidavits show he left an estate
valued at SIC, 900 in personal property.
besides some real estate. ~
The Rev. Benjamin s. Everitt,
d. D., will occupy the pulpit Sunday
at the Titusyille Presbyterian church,
his son, Benjamin H. Everitt. being
IN his annual vacation. \
Elmer Dawson has a can of Bartlett
pears in a good state of preservation
which are more than twenty years
old.
Raymond Hampton mas resumed
duties at Helmetta after a we
vacation.
Thomas Hall, OF New Brunsw
visited his grandson, who arrived
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ged
Penson, Thursday last.
S. G. Apologize has left the emp1I
of Richard Lewis, Jr.
James Riley returned lfnpday froH
a three DAYS visit amd2 slatiz
and friends in Trenton.
Mrs. Lester Westervelt,
street, visited relatives in q
town this week.
Raymond Apologize and family
Trenton, are spending two weeks v
Mrs. Jennie Apologize.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-01
|ED THEIR PASTOR.
be N. P. Church had Enioya'
, Time Last Night.

bers of the M. p. church
pastor, Rev. H. Fl. Hamp-
day surprise last evening.
re were three surprises for
the door stood open the
ked right in the house.
Pd a tempting lot of re-
furnished by the members
|casion. 1t is needless to
icy received a hearty well
le correspondent happened
the merry voices could be
NE outside and one could
were enjoying them
Sic, singing, games and
bn was the order of the
Refreshments were served
1clock, but before that a
Mckinley rocker was
n and presented to the
r. and Mrs. Elias Stratton
.onors. Mrs. w. Fl. Dey,
am Thorpe and Mrs. Frank
an gave him a bedspread.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-01
DISASTER AT SEA.
italian Bark Capsized-Crew SAT-
fered Three Days of Exposure.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. l. After
three days in midocean the crew of the
Ualian bark Vermont. bound from Ge-
,oa for st. Johns. \. F.. in ballast. was
-nscucd by the Franch tank steamer lie
| Ion. from Seville via Gibraltar for
Marcus Hook. Pa, and brought here.
The shipwrecked crew consisted of Cap
tain Marina and twelve men. one of
them a negro. The sailors were in an
exhausted condition from exposure
wien picked up.
The Vermont encountered heavy
weather after leaving Genoa, but all
went well until Thursday of last week,
when she ran inso a heavy gale. The
bark was weathering the storm well
| when her ballast shifted and the vessel
rolled over on her side. The crew had
just time enough TO secure a bag of bis
cults and some water before she ca
reened on her beam ends.
The men were about to abandon the
vessel when it was decided to stick to
her. Then for three days the little band
chung to the capsiZed vessel, hoping to
be taken off and thus avoid the risk of
living in a rowboat on the rough sea.
On Sunday night the bark turned COM
pletely over, and the crew took to a
small boat. Rockets had been sent up,
but not one was seen until early on
Monday mSrning, when the Frenchman
hove in sight.
Captain Ertand saw the distress sig
nal, and in response to his call for vol
unteers the entire crew responded to go
to the rescue. Captain Ertand selected
the chief mate, second mate and two
eamen to, undertake the difficult and
dangerous task, as the sea was still
very rough. The volunteer crew reach
ed the shipwrecked men after a strug-
gle and finally got them all on board
the steamer. They were well taken
care of and slowly recovered from their
exposure and terrible experience. The
men are being looked after by the local
Italian consul ard will be sent to Italy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-01
WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP.
NEWS ITEMS.

Miss Nellie Sexton spent last week
in Red Bank as the guest Of Miss
Mildred Hollywood.
Miss Nellie Darcy and sister Joseph
inc are visiting their uncle, Mr..
Sexton, of Woodbridge avenue.
Mr.. Grosman, of Boston, Mass,
spent Sunday in South Carteret.
George W. Smith, of New York,
was a caller in town during the week.
Miss Mabel Smith is visiting friend
i~niElizabeth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-01
A CONDITIONS.
n. G. Dun & Co. Say Business Is Tn.
disturbed by Speculation Collapse.

n. G.. Dun & Co. Say Business IL I'm.
disturbed by Speculation Collapse.
NEW YORK. Aug. Further evil
dence of the solid basis upon which
legitimate trade is established has been
furnished by the equanimity with
which commercial and financial instl-
tutions regard the recent speculative
collapse. There is no indication that
the brokerage failures or the severe
decline in prices of securities were eX-
tensively felt outside of Wall street.
Much more harm has been done to the
country's manufactures and trade by
the inflated prices of cotton than by
the depression in stocks.
REPORTS are almost unanimous as to
the heavy distribution of merchandise.
and this is shown statistically by the
increase in railway earnings thus far
reported for July, 1910 per cent over
last years and 23.1 per cent above
1901. AS the farm products begin to
move there are signs of pressure on
transporting lines. although no serious
reports of delay emanate from any sec
ton except the southwest. where facili-
ties were damaged by floods.
Liabilities of commercial failures
thus far reported for July amount to
SO. 750,9SG. of which 81. 16T, 255 were in
manufacturing. $2,7SG.990 in trading
and $796. al in other commercial lines.
Failures this week were 100 in the
United States against 1913 last year and
nineteen in Canada compared with
eighteen Il year ago.