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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
BUTLER HALTED FIREMEN.
Made Them Go Through Basement and Up
Servants stain At +. II. Harriman's.


There was clash between the firemen
and f. H. Harriman's butler over a slight
chimney fire in Mr.. Harriman's house at
East Fifty fifth street yesterday afternoon.
The firemen ran up the stoop with their
hooks, but the butler warned them of.
The butler says the fremen motioned
as IL they were going to smash in the plate
glass window in the door After little
barley the fremen went through the base
ment and up the servants stairs to the
smoking room, where the butler had thrown
a couple OF buckets of water in the fire.
place.
The flremen finally got to the roof and
put out the fire with an extinguisher and
couple OF pals of sand. which they dumped
down the chimney
Lieut. King of Truck 2. which responded
on the call, said that his men were not
rude and had no intention OF smashing
in tho front door. Lieut. King thought
that the butler might have been responsible
for serious fire by delaying the firemen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
RAN INTO UNCLE SAM.
Real Estate Man Accused OF Assauiting
L. q. StOrekeeper.

Jarvis 4 Co.'S lease OH the Jarvis Stores.
bonded warehouses at $40 Grand street
expired on April 70. and Henry X. Kerns
went there to take possession as the agent
of syndicate which had leased the place.
The United States seals were still on the
building, and Aaron c. HUI a United States
storekeeper. not having been officially
notified of any change in affairs, stopped
Kerns at the door.
According TO Hill. there was dispute
and Kerns struck Hill In the face.
Kerns was held in $500 bail by United
States Commissioner Shields yesterday
on a charge OF assault
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
Brooklyn R6olroom Gases VIII BE Tried.

In the County Court ip Brooklyn yester-
day nine cases of bookmakers were on the
calendar for trial. The accused men were
indicted on information furnished to the
Grand Jury by the Rev. Cortland Myers Of
the Baptist Temple. Counsel for William
l.. Sanford interposed a demurrer 10 the
indictment. and First Assistant District
Attorney Elder opposed. Counsel for the
defendant said that his demurrer was made
on account Of recent decisions In similar
cases and that the indictment failed to
name facts, or to name the room or the
para phernalia used in the alleged offence.
Judge Crane. after hearing argument,
overruled the demurrer and set the trial Of
the cases down TOR this morning
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
Declines Chair at Princeton.

PRINCETON. n. j.. May DIR. Theoren
Rice of Atlanta, Ga, to whom was offered
the chair OF homiletics in the Princeton
Theological Seminary, to succeed DR..
William Paxton. resigned, has declined
the position
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
NORGE REPORTS ALL WELL.
L'Aquitaine Passed Her Coming East and
brings Word.

I'VE had hard trip, but all we'll aboard"
signalled the steamship Norge to the steam
ship L'Aquitaine al the French liner, which
got in here yesterday, passed her on Sunday.
The Norge il due here from Copenhagen,
which por I she left on April is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
RYE HIGHWAYMEN FOILED.
Plucky Merchant Dares Their Ptst oil
knocks One Down and Escapes.

RYE, n. Y, May 4.-John NJ. Sniffen, a
merchant of Rye. was held up last night by
two masked men while driving to his home
in Grace Church street. One of the high
waymen grabbed the merchants horse
while the other held a pistol to his head
and demanded his money. Mr.. Snihfen
knocked the pistol out of the man hand,
leaped from the wagon. grabbed his horse
by the bride and trotted him along toward
home The other highwayman tried to
keep up a running fight but Mr.. Sniffen
knocked him down.
After reaching home the merchant as
sembed crowd Of neighbors and they
went in pursuit of the highwaylnen. The
men had disappeared, but they found the
revolver which Mr.. Sniffen had knocked
from his assailants hand lying on the
ground.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05

Princess Louise eloped in December
last with Andre Giron, who had been
tutor to her five children. For some time
they lived together in Geneva but on Feb,
q they separated. Giron returning to his
home In Brussels Saxon Court officials
brought about the separation. The Crown
Prince secured a divorce a few days later.
1t has been stated that the Princess 8 child
would he turned over to the control of her
husband as soon after its birth as
practicable.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
Trolley Car for 4 Funeral.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. May 4-The mourn
ers at the funeral of Frank p. bartholomew
yesterday afternoon had to 20 to the oeme-
tery in a trolley car because OF the hack
drivers strike, A driver was found for
the hearse
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
HANDSHAKE BROKE HIS WRIST
Bone Crushcr In Portland, Me-. to Be
Arrested for Assault.

PORTLAND. Me. May 4.-Lawyer Charles
f. Perkins appeared in the Municipal Court
to-day as complainant against Harry L.
Milliken, well-known citizen Milliken
is exceedingly cordial. and when he met
Lawyer Perkins in hotel lobby on Sun
day he shook his hand so heartily as TO
fracture his wrist.
Perkins swore out warrant charging
Milliken with assault.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
". s. BRONSON Killed by His Own Pls, oil

LEXINGTON. KY, May 4,-Walter s.
Bronston, prominent lawyer and Demo-
cratic politician, was killed here in his
room in the Leland Hotel tonight by the
accidental discharge Of his revolver. He
was placing his pistol In his grip, wheh,
it slipped from his hand, striking the edge
of the dresser. and was exploded. The
bullet entered his abdomen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
The President to Admiral Dewey

WASHINGTON May Admiral Dewey
made public this morning the following
telegram. sent to him here by President
Roosevelt. which he received upon his re-
turn to Washington on Saturday night:
ToPEKA Kan, May /. 1903.
Admiral George De,rey, u. $. ~. Washing
ton. u. T.:
On this anniversary Of your great servic"
to the nation. wish you all possible happi-
ness and long HE.
THEODORE ROCKWELL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
As to Pay for Fire Chaplains.

Fire Commis sioper Sturgis oppose be-
fore the Mayor ye tertlay, the bill providing
for aalary OF 1000 each 10 the chaplains
q ne Fire Department The Mayor re-
{, I'd decision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
SPENT $4,000; NOW MISSING.

Lawrence Mcdonald. Once Clerk In Chari.
ties Depart ment, Gone.
Mrs. Annie Mcdonald OF 2409 Second
avenue went to the East lO4th street police
station last night and asked the police to
try to find her husband, Lawrence McDon-
aid. He was formerly a clerk In the De-
partment OF Charities, she said.
Three years ago." said Mrs. Mcdonald
4his aunt left him $50 900. We ran through
most Of that He left our former home
at 145th street and Brook avenue on March
rs and have received no word OF him since
He didn't have much money at the time,
but had a lot Of jewelry with him. l am
afraid he met with foul play
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
10 RECONCILE POPE AND KIM.
Kaiser Believed to Ne Making the A., en,pi
In Rome.
.spee'm Cob,e Ds'pa,eh to THE suS..

!Specim Cobie Despatch 10 THE SuS.
ROME, May Count Won Bnow, the
Imperial German Chancellor, who IL here
with the Kaiser, had long conference
this afternoon with Admiral MORN. the
new Minister Of Foreign Affairs Then he
called on Cardinal Rampola, the Papal
Secretary Of State, at the Vatican Some
people think this latter conference was
In relation TO the protection Of Roman
Catholic missions in foreign lands which
has hitherto been exercised by France.
The general public suspects. however
that the interview was In connection with
an attempt by Emperor William to recon-
cile the Vatican and the Qurinal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
SHOT HIS SON.IN.LAW.
Then 81 einbach Made an Effort to klll
HIn,self-Nind.lp Of Old Quarrel

Emil Steinbach, who runs hotel at 2o4
Bay street, Stapleton, Staten Island, tried
to settle a quarrel of three years standing
last evening by shooting his -in-lsw,
John C.. viemeister. proprietor Of the
German Club Rooms in Richmond road
Then he fired bullet at his own
head. Viemeister's injury was serious.
but Steinbach IL not badly hurt.
Viemeister married SteinbaCh's daughter
three years ago, much against Steinbach's
wishes, and the two men have qua rrelled
about the matter ever since, Both are
members OF the Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton and attended a meeting Of that body
yesterday In Odd Fellows Hall In Brook
street. New Brighton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
MUNICIPAL ART OFFICERS.
Plans and Pinot Ographs OF Foreign CITIES
to Be Bought for Use Here.

to Be Bought for Use Here.
The following officers were elected yes
terday by the Municipal Arts Society. which
held a meeting at the National Arts Club:
President, Kelvin Tompkins first vice"
president. William T Evans; second vice.
president F. Yelling Ruokstuhl; secretary
Mi.i,am 5. Gra MI trea sns. f""aro u
The board Of directors authorized +, s.
Land, who is going abroad, TO spend from
$500 to $500 in getting plans and photographs
Of foreign cities to be used by the society
in its work here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
COULDN'T DISCHARGE HERE.
Grenada Forced to 60 TO Philadelphia 1
Get Rid nj Her ARnhalt.

Because Of strike OF 800 dock laborers
At Gr""npoint the steamship Grenada. in
Sunday with a cargo Of 800 tons OF asphalt
rom Trinidad, was forced TO proceed TO
Philadelphia to discharge, The union long.
shorrmen hereabouts. il was said, had
refused 10 handle the cargo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
GIRL BORN TO PRINCESS LOUISE.
Divorced wife Of Crown Prince Of saxOny
Has . Daughter.

Special Cdole Despatch 20 IHE Sun.
MUNICH. May 4.-Princess Louise. the
divorced wife Of the Crown Prince Of SaAony.
was accouched Of daughter at Lndau
to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05

Poland! Poland!! PoIand!!
GLAND Water. mrs. among natures remedies
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
tn Ed,t the "C..e Rcport ar. Z"

CHICAGO. May jam es De Witt An
drews will start for New York tomorrow
to be editor Of the Case Reporter.
Poland! Poland! Poiand!:!
I Greatest Natuisl Medicinal Water Known. idr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05

IL as perfectly equipped a. twentieth century
Ingenuity can devise. IL runs every day In the
year TO Chicago aud 81. Louis idr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05

Convenient daily trains via The Pennsylvania
Railroad. superior equipment. Including dining
service -.Adr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05

Poland! PolandI! Poland!!.
Purest natural spring water knowh.-Ads
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05

Rurne,ts Cocoane gIlla dAndrun, ALIAS irr,n
tlon and promotes the growth VI Cue Anir Adp
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05

The Goth Century Limited
. hs New York CentrslS 20 hour iraii between
New YORK and Chicago. Saves dAj -Aft.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05

shortest route. New Pullman cars. superb
dining car service. Tickets al 40 AMI iis3 Bway,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
Fer the Coansisse mr. J..

London Cigarettes. - Adr.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
POLICE COURT.

Judge Sanders this morning decided
that the ordinance relative to contrac.
tors and deciding that contractors
shall be men who take jobs amounting
TO over $500, is valid, and this leaves
IL mp to the defendant in the test suit,
Mr.. W. T. kirkpatrick, to show that
he has never taken job amounting to
$500 or more. The case was accord
ingly left open.
John Frogge was flied $40 and costs
for breach of the peace.
a breach of ordinance against a
doctor for failing to get license was
dismissed, rs he has paid the license
since.
Hewlett Jones. white, is ohavged
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
Most of the Cases in Circuit
Court Were Continued.
Judge Sanders Decides Contractors
Taking Jobs Under $500 Do Not
Have to Pay License.
NEWS OF POLICE COURT
CIRCUIT COURT.

The case against Rev. q. W. Briggs
formerly pastor Of the Broadway Meth
odist church here, for cutting T. J.
Carr, was continued.
Many friends of DR.. Elmus Davis, Of
the county. will be pleased to learn
that he has been granted new trial
on . charge of forgery, for which he
was convicted. He had a note for $3.50
which the alleged signer swore he did
not sign. The defendant has been in
Jail since last spring awaiting a decis-
ion Of the court on his motion for a
new trial.
The false swearing case against Her
bert Hawkins was continued
The malicious shooting case against
Ed wslbert was continued
John Croal was fined 5000 on .
charge of suffering gaming and an in
dic,mept for setting mp game was
dismissed
Matte Springer was given one year
for maliciously cutting another.
The case against Biven, selling
liquor to minors; Wurth Holcomb,
setting up a game; A. NJ. Foreman,
keeping open bar on Sunday. ana
Trip Hsrrell, gaming, were dismiss
ed.
The following cases were continued :
Ida Davis, Ellen Hodges, false swear
ing; Joe Mcclure, malicious shooting
Lille Gray, malicious cutting; Will
Bishop, setting up game; Sam Liebel,
attempt to bride and keeping bar open
on Sunday; F. f. Cartwright. selling
liquor to minors; George overstreet,
setting up game VIM. Gipson, injur-
ing property; ]. W. SHELTON, acting
as agent without license; II. 4.
Whitesides. three appeal cases.
Alex Storrie was fined 81 and costs
for keeping open on Sunday.
Trip Hsrrell was fined $500 for
suffering gaming.
James Overstreet was fined $50 and
costs for furnishing liquor TO minors.
@. W. Collie was fined $40 and
costs for rebsting policies.
Two divorce judgments were filed
as follows; Fannie G.. Pell against
r. q. Pell and Monims Z. l.. Lottin
against Il. X. Lotftin.
In the criminal libel case of Harlow
and Banks, the defendants moved that
the order referring their cass to the
next grand jury be set aside.
Andy Fudge was excused as a petit
juror and Il. J. Wilson substituted.
The bail of George Pearl. charged
with house breaking, was reduced to
$3.50.
Charles Bundy was acquitted of the
charge of selling liquor to minors this
afternoon.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Fred Dallas. lumber inspector of III
city, age.25 to Bell DouRherty, age
25, of the city. First marriage of the
groom and second of the bride.
II. l.. Miles, of the county, age rs
to Ella Il. Peyton Of the county, age
90. First marriage Of both.
William Jones, of the county, age
43, to Ssllie May Simpson, Of the
county, age 80. First marriage OF
both.
L. e. Young, a doctor from Massac,
age 20 to Mary Z. Gholson, of the
county, age II. First marriage Of
both.
U. NJ. Brown, of the city, age 81 to
Mary 4. Jones. Of the city, age 90.
First marriage OF both.
K. l.. Miller, of the county, age "a
to Glide Bidwell of the county, age
80. First marriage of both.
Charles James, of the county, age
25 TO Attic Mckinney, of the county,
age 81. First marriage of both.
Holman II. Holt, CT Woodville, age
IS, to Matte Lee, of Raglsnd, a. e
ls. First marriage of both.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23

Friedman & Keller Co. against j.
Conrad Boyer and others, suit on note
of IS, 294.32 with interest and pray.
er for lien.
Mamie /. worten against the Lon
don and Lancashire Fire Insurance
company, suit for s2,5l6 for insur.
ance. The plaintiffs house was in
sured in this company and burned.
The company refused TO settle as to.
tai loss and the plaintiff wants full
damages.
Frank Slaughter against the N. O.
and st. L. road, suit for $50, 900 dam
ages for the loss of leg. He had one
cut off down the road several months
ago.
Christmas is the last day for filing
suits for the January term.
Frank r. Quirey against the l. O.
railroad, suit for SEQ 600 damages sus-
tanned in q boiler explosion while the
plaintiff was employed on one Of the
!. y. engines in the state Of Illinois.
He was scslded by steam and not wa
ter, ana claims 1t was due to the care
lessness of the defendants employees
Joe W. Hughes and others against
j. II. Childress and others, suit for
Sl07.2 S, n judgment rendered in a
lower court which has been unsatis-
ned.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
GOT The GOVERNOR.
LUNATIC HAS SPORT WITH NE.
BRAsKA'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 23-Clayton s.
Decter, an escaped insane inmate of
the Grand Island Soldiers Home,
armed with a huge paper knife, sue
ceeded in getting into Governor Mick
ey's private office yesterday. Bran
dishing his weapon, he declared that
Senator Dietrich, now under indict
ment for bribery, was innocent, and
compelled the governor to express the
same view. Governor Mickey was
agreeing to everything the insane man
declared when capitol employ es rushed
in and overpoweied the man and took
him away.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
"SILENT MAN" ESCAPES.
WAS BEING DETAINED IN !
HOSPITAL AT DES
MONIES. IA.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 23. The IN
known silent" man. shot by the
Rock Island detectives at Earlyam,
and brought here on suspicion of send.
iug the anonymous threatening letter
TO the Rock Island officials a few
weeks ago, has escaped from the hos
pital. During tho three weeks con.
finement he refused TO speak word,
although subjected to the most rigid
sweating" processes.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23

with housebreaking and obtaining
money by false pretenses by selling
stolen goods. He will be turned over
to the grand jury.
The charge against Contractor e.
C.Terrell obstructing the sidewalks on
South Third street with brick was
heard and left open by Judge Sanders
this morning. Mr. Terrell claims he
has q right to leave the brick there.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
PROMINENT EDUCATOR DIES.

Cynthiana, Ky, Dec. 23-Prof n.
Il. Smith, who has been in the hospit-
nj at Cincinnati for treatment and
was returning home, died suddenly in
train at BOYD Station last night. lie
was one Of best known educators in
the south, having organized Smith q
school of Mathematics In 1868 and
been its head ever since. During the
civil war be served with Confederates,
being q member of company + orphan
brigade.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
A FATAL AFFRAY.

West Liberty, Ky, Dec. 23-Mon-
roe Ravens, a deputy constable living
on the Little Caney, this county,
stabbed Dawson Castle to death last
night near Camel City. Ravens was
cut, but not seriously. The cause OF
trouble not. learned but Ravens and
two Of his brothers are under arrest.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
ARM DISLOOATED.

Al Young, Jr., the nine year old
son of Mr.. Al Young of The Sun
office, while playing this morning wal
thrown down and an arm dislocated.
The injury was dressed by DR.. j. q.
Woelfie.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
SUITS FILED.

8. u. Given, administrator Of Caro-
line Kingssued the Metropolitan in
surance company for sil4 claimed on
policy.
A friendly suit was fled by +. q.
Rudolph, administrator Of the Jake
Harper estate, against Lena Englert
and others to settle the estate.
d. A. Mitchell sues Thomas Torian
for SAC claimed as balance on n ST.,
900 Indebtedness claimed to have been
incurred by the defendants being ad.
vanced that amount for timber. and
only 1901 worth of timber furnished.
W. T. Graves files attachment suit
against VIM. Smith for $3.50. 50 on q
judgment.
Harding and Miller sue W. l.. Da-
wilson for possession Of piano on
which it is claimed a balance remains
unpaid.
j. y. Mocquot against Given Camp
bell and others, suit to sell land for a
distribution.
]. q. Nessen Lumber company
against II. A. Rose Lumber company
ami O. w. Watkins, suit to collect
draft Of $i42. 10.
The Bedford Steam Stone works
against J. s. Downs g. Co., suit on
note Of SOJSS,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
A jacksonville Woman Ends
Her Life.
Henderson County Man Impaled On q
Pitchfork and Dies-Man Stabbed
to Death.
OTHER LATE TELEGRAPH NEWS
WOMAN KILLS HERSELF.

Madisonville, KY, Dec. 2S--Mrs.
Catherine Walker, of this city. CON-
mitted suicide by shooting herself
with revolver. She sent two Of her
children from the house and barred all
the doors. She then sent the bullet
through her heart. No cause is known
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
COUNTY COURT.

Lawrence Dailam has qualified ss
administrator of the estate Of Katie
Boyer.
Esther Ragsdale has qualified as the
administrators of the estate of n. NJ.
Ragsdale.
Mrs. Ella Burnley and Others to
VIM. Miller, for $500, property in the
county.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
KILLED ON PITCHFoRK.

Henderson, KY, Dec. 23-Alfred
Kew, at Houston. this county, was
riding on load OF hay when the wag
on csreened, throwing him of, he fall.
ing on the prongs Of pitohfork,
which pierced his stomach, causing
death.