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The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
WRECK AT STARKE.
Engineer Weeks Injured and Fire
man Wallace Killed.


Starke. Fla, May 3O.-A bad wreck
occurred on the Seaboard Air Line at
the yard in Starke at / o'clock this
morning.
The engineer, Charley Weeks, is Sc
riously, if not fatally, injured. The
fireman, Wallace. was instantly killed
The accident was caused by a mis-
placed switch, and the train, the south
bound passenger, took the side track
AT considerable speed it ran into a
long line of loaded box and fiat cars
that were standing on the siding. The
engine is a complete wreck, as are
also several of the freight cars.
The passengers luckily were not in
5ured, as the air had been applied to
the brakes before the impact.
AS to how the switch became mis-
placed reports differ, but an investiga-
ton will determine.
Word has just come that the physi-
clans in charge say that there is a very
slight chance for the engineer to re-
cover.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
PAVING FOR VALDOsTA.
Contract Let for Hill street-BOy Is
stabbed.

Valdosta, Ga. May SO.-The Mayor
and Council of Valdosta closed a con-
tract this afternoon with Representa-
tive Crosby of the Southern Clay Com
pany for paving Hill avenue. one of the
leading business streets of the city
The paving is to be of vitrified brick
and the work is to begin within sixty
days and must be completed in a sim
liar length of time.
1t is understood that this piece of
paving will cost about $4,000, and that
the paving which is contemplated by
the city officials will involve an out
lay of $35, 900. The main business
streets and all of the alleys in the
business section are to be paved.
A young white boy nomed John
Thomas was badly stabbed this morn
ing by a negro named Herbert Ward
in the northern part of the city. Both
of the boys are about Is years of age
and they engaged in a quarrel over
some trivial matter The sheriff and
policemen went out to try and find
Ward, but have been unable to do so.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
Detroit Belle
Facial BIemishes to Remove
Them Permanently.
How a Handsome

KW ISS L. F. ACKER, 3o3 Second
" Ave, Detroit, Mich, writes:
'Peruna is a decided bea uti
fer, better than any paint OF powder,
for it gives you that clear. smooth
complexion and the glow of health,
which no cosmetic can ever initiate.
was troubled for several years with
hulnor of the blood which int1amed the
skin and at times covered my face
with pimples and blotches. l had
pains in my head, back and limbs, and
was constipated. 1 took Peruna and
in a short time all was changed. All
the impurities of the blood were
cleansed, the pains relieved, and was
restored to perfect health. My COM
plexion was fine and clear, and I do
not need any powder to cover lip the
impel fections. Miss L. F. Acker.
People generally think that pimpies
are a sign that the blood Is out of oroer.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

L. Livingston, A. G. Dayton and Hen
ry st. George Tucker, was appointed to
present to the President of the United
States the petition of the General AS
sembly on the evil state of affairs in
Congo Free State.
A committee, consisting of Rev. Drs.
Hall, Webb. Stricken, Beattie and
King, was appointed to revise the proof
text of the confession of faith and re-
port at the next General Assembly.
The report of the Committee on Sab
bath was presented and adopted as a
whole, and the same Executive Com
mittee reelected
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
ExCURSI0NISTS
WERE ORDERLY.
Negroes Who Went to Beaufort Re-
turned without n Scratch.

Strange to relate, there was no trou-
Bile among the negro excursionists who
left Savannah Friday night to spend
Memorial Day at Beaufort. The steam
err Clifton returned to the city last
night at II o'clock without any. dead
or dying.
There seemed to be lack of pistols
and razors on the trip, and the crowd
was In good spirits. "Dey only been
two slight ruckions on de boat comm
back" explained one of the excursion
lists. whose fondness for fighting is
well known in police circles. "Tain't
been no 'citement tall, and dem what
did fuss aroun amt done 'nough fur
cause de womans to shout"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
YALE WON THE CUP.

New York, May 30.-Yale won the
intercollegiate championship cup to-
a point from Harvard. The result of
the meet was in doubt until after the
running of the last event. Yale now
has permanent possession of the chal-
lenge cup. having won it six times, to
Harvard's four and Pennsylvania S
four in the past fourteen years.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

summary -BdSeS Oh DdllS OIL w inter
3; off Murphy, 3.
Number struck out, by Murphy. g.
by Winter, ?.
Stolen bases. Tech. 5.
Two base hits, Patterson, I.
Double plays, McPhail, unassisted
passed balls, Croft. 2.
Hit by pitched ball, by Winter, l.
Umpire LATTE, Time of game las
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
Catching Cold the Bane of Women Dur.
ing the First Warm Weather.
The Change From Warm Flannels to the
Thin Muslin Underwear of Summer Is
the Cause of Many Lingering Colds.

Mrs. Rose Fowler, Bussey, Iowa,
writes:
"As 1 owe my health and strength
entirely to Peruna, it is only just that
I should write you this letter. About
six months ago 1 contracted a severe
cold which 1 neglected and which went
from bad to worse. My head was stop
ped up, my throat and lungs sore, and
was in pretty bad way
II then consulted doctor, but after
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

Lloyd Griscom, en- route by way
of his native land to his new post as
minister to Japan, has reached Lon
don from Teheran. He says the Shah
of Persia has queer ideas about ge-
ography. The ruler expressed a desire
to visit the United States and asked
II he could go all the way by the ST.
berian railroad. or II IL took more than
one day to cross the Atlantic. He was
greatly distressed when Minister Girls
com enlightened him.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
OBITUARY.


Tuskegee. Ala, May SO.-Max B.
Thrasher, journalist and author.
whose home was in Boston, is dead
here. He was in attendance upon the
commencement exercises of the Tuske-
gee Institute. His body will be shipped
TO Coventry Vt for burial
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

Rome Ga, May s0.-F NJ. Carwile.
one ~ Rome's pioneer citizens, died
this afternoon a. his home In East
Rome Mr. carwile was ~ years Of
eye apd Was q Confederate veteran.
He leaves q wife and several children.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
well" said the New Yorker

VIII o"IU NIIt INV 7 Ut hEIs
tauntingly. you don't see any grass
growing in our streets"
That's So" replied the philadelphia
an, "clever scmeme of yours"
whats that"
ITO keep tearing your streets up so
the grass can't grow."-Washingto
Star.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
james McGiu, Due West. s. c.

Columbia. s. c.. May SO.-There have
been four sudden deaths in Abbeville
county within the past few days The
last being James McGill. who resided
near Due West. He was a gallant
Confederate soldier and was 50 years
old
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

-Tess--'Graciousl must be getting
awfIlly old and homely." Jess--"Yes? ?"
Tess-"Yes. Four girls / know are
going 10 be married have asked me
10 be their bridesmaid. "-PhiladelphiR
Press.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
Cornell the winner.

Ithaca, N. Y. May 3O.-The Junior
four-oared race was won by Cornell by
five lengths, Pennsylvania being sec
and Harvard third.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
La Gazette Medicale Of Paris states

La Nazette Medlcaie or Pnrls states
that there are at the present time i've
men In Paris over 100 years OF age
II h. noteworthy that none Of these
Methusalehs Is married There are
b3i nonogenarians. IS OF whom are
within o few months Of completing
their century OF life. Of Octogenarians
there are no fewer than 1857.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

coated tongue and the like. There can
be no doubt of it that cleansing of
the system is necessary.
The question arises, What is the
remedy that will best accomplish this
purpose?" Something that will cleanse
and stimulate the mucous membranes
of the body. Peruna is exactly such a
remedy as hundreds of women can
truthfully testify.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

needs of the body. Deranged
digestion will lead to pim-
pies, skin affections, and the
like. Excessive digestion
leads to thickened blood
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

There is a sense in
which the blood is
out of order when
pimples a p p e a r.
That is to say the
blood contains too
much n u t ri t / v e
material.
Blood is the pro-
duct of digestion.
Digestion may be
deranged or it may
be in excess of the
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-11
CAIRO'S BAD LUCK
TWO OF HER BEST MEN JUMP
THEIR JOBS AND GO SOUTH.

Cairo. ILL.,, Aug. 11.-Oairo has
been weakened by the loss Of two Of
her best players, First Bassman
Dummy" Hughes and Pitcher Dick
ems. who jumped their contracts with
the team at Olarksville and have gone
to Huntsville, Ala, presumably to
join the new Tennessee Alabama
league. This leaves the team with
only eight men. but Pelfe, . lumber
man Of Louisville, 10 helping the team
out with his services until players can
be secured. Manager Guy Eiohen-
berger and Frank Sebille left today for
points in Illinois and Ohio for new
players. Secretary Fa-rell, of the
National Association, has been notified
Of the affair.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-11
THE STATE K. OF P.
The Annual Report is Most
Flattering.
Effort to be Made to Increase Ken
tucky's Membership to 10000.

Greensboro. Aug. ll-John W. Car
ter, grand keeper of records and seals
OF the Knights of Pythias of Ken
lucky, is sending out his annual re-
port of membership by the lodges for
the term commencing January 1,1903,
and ending June 80, 1908.
The report is very fattering and en-
couraging to the Knights of Pythias
over the state. The membership at
the beginning of the term was 1909.
The membership at tho end Of the
term is s, 0s6, which makes a net gain
during the term of l,077. This does
not include, however, fifteen lodges
yet to be heard from. 1t Is thought
their reports will bring the total in
crease for the term up to 1850.
Every effort will now be put forth
by the Knights of Pythias to increase
the mem bership to 10, 900 by the time
the supreme lodge of the world meets
in Louisville in 1904.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-11
THE BOTTLE BURSTED
Close Call of Robert Hartley, of
the County, Saturday.
Hand Fearfully Lacerated Other Ac-
cidents Reported Today.

Mr.. Robert Hartley, we'll known
young man OF the Massac section of
the county, came near dying from a
peculiar accident Saturday night.
News Of the mishsp reached the city
today. He attended an ice cream So
cial given at the home of George
Harris, three miles from Massac, and
during the festivities a boy asked him
to open a bottle OF pop for him. He
attempted to push in the stopper, but
il would not work. He then took
both hands and struck the bottle up
under the counter and it exploded.
The glass cut his hands fearfully. sew.
ering two arteries and one Of the large
muscles. Mr.. Hartley, according to
his father. Squire Hartley, Of the
county, bled about gallon before DR..
Eddie Young, until recently Of Padu.
cab. and DR.. Graham, Of the county,
reached him. An operation was per
Toned, which was successful, and Mr..
Hartley is now getting better. DR..
Young, the young physician who has
just gone to the county to practice,
won many friends by his skillful work
in performing the operation.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-11
TO THE JURY TOMORROW.

III The JOhl ~ MOnnOW.
Uynthiana, Ky, Aug. 1.-The Jett
White murder case will go to the jury
tomorrow about noon.
Judge W. T. Lafierty spoke in q
strong and torceful way for his side
OF the case. He devoted much time
to the testimony Of Even. the chief
witness for the prosecution. Judge
LafYertv, in conclusion, con demned
capital punishment Is not conforming
to Christian conduct and sentiment.
He WAS followed by Thomas Mar
cum Of Indian Territory, brother of
the man who was murdered. He an
swered Lafferty's argument against
capital punishment by quotations
from the bible, and proceeded to make
an address to the jury of thrilling in.
terest.
Capt. Ben b. Golden followed Mar
cum. Golden was merciless to Even,
the main witness for the prosecution.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-11
Henry YOutsey, the Convict, to
Swear Against Powers.
Important Witness Failed to Show Up
at the Trial Today-Cecil
Cross, Examined.
JET WHITE CASE NEARLY OVER

Georgetown, KY, Aug. lion con-
vening court today Prosecutor Frank
lin secured an order OF court to the
warden OF the Frankfort penitentiary
to have on hand Henry L. Youtsey,
the convict, at tomorrow mornings
session.
The first witness this morning was
Sheriff Broughton Of Bell county, one
Of the states star witnesses, but he
did not answer. Franklin asked an
attachment for him to the sheriffs Of
this county and of Fayette. Brough-
ton had not been found ct noon.
Frank Cecil. the Bell county wit
ness. who gave strong testimony
against Caleb Powers before adjourn
ment of court Saturday after noon, was
called yesterday for oross-examina-
ton. He held close to his story on
direct examination and said the rea-
son he surrendered WAS that he grew
tired Of lodging about over the coun-
try 90 avoid arrest and of raising his
child under an assumed name.
The defense had Cecil identify q
letter written by him in April. 1900.
in which he said that the members Of
the mountain army went TO Frankfort
only to petition the legislature to re.
peal the Goebel law and drop the con-
test. The commonwealth brought out
that this letter was written at the
dictation Of J. 4. Matthews, q Pow
ers detective, and that the witness re.
fused, after writing IL, to swear to its
truth, rs requested by Matthews, lie
also told of James Bailey, then secre.
tary to Godfrey Hunter, minister to
Guatemala, asking him if he would
not like to go to Guatemala, and OF
County Judge Rice of Bell Offering
the money for him to 60.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-11
Agent For Hammond Company
Favorably Impressed.
Telegraphed the House at Noon and
Expects Authority to Open
Up Of Once
GOOD THING FOR PADUCAH

II has been practically settled that
the Hamm ond Packing 90. OF Chica-
go, one OF the biggest packing compa-
MES in the world. will come into Pa.
ducah and locate branch house.
This company has been represented
here by Mr.. Brsnsford Clarke, the
broker, but business has increa sed so
within the last few years that the
company sent q representative here,
MIR. J. L. Beaubien, to personally
look into the advisability of locating
a branch here, and the result Of his in
designations has been so satisfactory
that he today ct noon telegraphed his
house for authority to secure build
ing and establish the brapch house.
Mr.. Beaub ein was seen at noon by a
sun reporter and stated that he had
about completed his work here and
was satisfied that the firm would do
well in establishing q branch in Padu.
oah. 1--WE will rent a building until
we have gotten q good start and will
then probably build" he stated. PA
ducah is . good place for branch
and after looking over the city and
into the business resources / have be-
come more thoroughly convinced OF
this fact. We will carry a complete
line Of meats, such o. 10 carried here
by the Armour Co., and will bring on
any article the public demands.
The Hammond Packing 90 was for
merly located in Hammond, Ind, but
lately moved to Chicago and now
owns and operates in one Of the big
gest and most convenient buildings II
Chicago, with q business surpassed b,
no other packing firm In the United
States. The announcement OF the in
tentions Of the company will be re
ceived with much interest by the bus
mess men of the city and will ado
one moro name to the already larg,
list of manufacture and mercantil,
firms represented in Paducah. o.
The company will operste here in Q
building on lower Broadway within Z
square of the river front. and the only
drawback at all 10 in the act OF the
council in requiring cars to be unload
ed between Washington and Court
streets. This would Inconvenience
the packing company, but Mr.. Beau.
bien will ask the council to repeal thii
clause.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-11
Gay Paris Scene of a Horrible
Holocaust.
Trains Catch Fire, Causing Many
Railroad Officials to Lose
Their Heeds.
NEARLY ONE HUNDRED BODIES

Paris, Aug. 11s-Eighty two bodies
have been recovered from the ruins of
two trains which were destroyed by
fire. The catas sTophe occurred on the
Metropolitan electric railway, which
runs mostly underground. One OF
the trains broke down at Menilmon-
tant station, which is in q poor and
populous quarter Of Paris. This train
was promptly emptied, and the train
which followed was ordered to push ii
to the repairing sheds. On the wav
there the two trains caught Gre, bat
the employees succeeded in reaching
Les Charnnes, the preceding station,
and the officials seeing smoke pouring
out Of the tunnel, gave the alarm A
panic ensued, the passengers strug-
Cling TO escape from the station. Amid
the increasing smoke mary attempted
to return along the line toward Belle
Vile. and they were suffocated.
The officials seem to have lost their
heads, and are unable to say bow
many passengers went ont. The fire.
men for several hours were unable to
enter the station or the tunnel owing
to the dense smoke which poured ont
in black clouds. Meanwhile thous-
ands Of anxious people gathered about
the station. All the police and FIRE
officials were ON the spot. The excite
ment was intense.
Finally the firemen flooded the
burning mass, and shortly afterward
they entered the tunnel and brought
up many corpses.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-11
COlOred Switehman Fatally
Crushed in |. C.. Yards,
One Leg Was Mashed OF and the 9th.
er Horribly Crushed in the
Accident.
TWO ENGINES CAME TOGETHER

Ocohko Doiscy,d CuIUrtu SWlVCnIuhu
employed in the local I. O. yards, was
fatally mashed between a pile driver
and switch engine near the roupdhouse
this morning about 3 go o'clock.
Dorsey was riding on the pilot of
switch engine No. 2s7, which was
pushing pile driver towards the
shops, when engine No. 2O6, which
had just brought in passenger train
No. 1903, crashed into the pile driver,
head end COLI sion, and caught the ne
gro switchman unawares. Both legs
were pinioned between the heavy pile
driver timbers and the pilot of the en-.
CINE and badly crushed. The right
leg was mashed 30 badly that amputa-
ton was necessary and the operation
was performed early this morning at
the hospital, where Dorsey WAS taken
Immediately after the accident. The
left leg was badly cut just below the
groin and will probably have to be
amputated also. The hospital physi-
clans give out little hope for Dorsey's
recovery and today he had been I'M
conscious most of the time, partly
from the loss Of blood and the shock
of the injury. He has wife residing
here, who has been notified of the &C.
cident. She is the only known rela.
tive here.
The switch engine was in charge of
Engineman CLAY Wilkes and Firema n
Tom Summers and the passenger en-.
CINE in charge OF Engineman Smith
and Fireman Jones. The accident is
attributed to the fact that the switch
engines headlight was obscured by
the pile driver and neither the crew
on the passenger engine or switch en-
CINE could see the other, the accident
having occurred on curving switch
just little east of the roundhouse.
Both engines were going rather slow
and little damage resulted, the pilots
of the engines being slightly shattered
Tom Crane, an employe of the Rig
glesberger mills, got a finger cut of
yesterday afternoon late while work
ing at an emery wheel. The wheel
burst and threw Cranes hand against
a sharp knife he was grinding and cut
q finger off.
y. T. Proctor, the man who had a
foot smputated in a railroad accident
several days ago, is better and will be
able to return home in about one week.
Tom Stratton. colored, while work
ing st the Paducsh Cooperage 90. e
plant this morning mashed his right
hand and finger may have to be am
putated. DR.. j. I. Troutman dressed
the injury.
Many friends of Mr.. L. Newhause.
the fire extinguisher drummer who
was badly hurt in q runaway several
weeks ago, will be pleased to, lear n
that he is able to be about his room at
Hotel Lagomarsino. He will remain
here some time longer.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-11
New Building to be Erected on
Broadway the First of Year
Money Has Been Secured, 1t is Under.
stood-Palmer House to Have
Some of II.
THE OTHER BUILDING NEWS

The realty company which recently
purchased the valuable property ona
Broadway between Fourth and Fifth
from the Palmer house to weille's is.
preparing to erect . handsome build
ing on the site as soon as it can get
possession. The leases of the occu-
pants of the buildings now on the
ground do not expire until January 1,
and nothing towards building can,
therefore done until then.
1t is understood, however, that the
company has the funds now ready,
and the plans in preparation. for q
four story building on at least part OF
the site. other buildings like the first
10 be erected as rapidly as possible.
There will be quite . scramble for
the new store rooms, and the intention,
is to make the structure four stories,
and the Palmer house, the growing
business of which demands more room
will OCCUPY the third and fourth
floors. The building win be modern
in every respect and credit to tn Q
locality, as we'll as the entire city.
A contract for cottage 10 be erect.
cd by Mr.. Louis Kolb at Broadway
and Twelfth streets was let yesterday
afternoon to Contractor William
Ksrnes. The cottage win be frame
and will contain all modern conven-
fences. There will be five rooms and
the cost will be $2,412. The plans
were drawn by Architect A. L. Lassi-
ter.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-11
PIONIO TOMORROW.

Members of the Junior Epworth
League Of the Broadway Methodist
church, who are going to Wallace park
for . picnic tomorrow are requested
toll meet at the church in the morning
ct III O'Clock. A basket dinner and
supper will be served at the park.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-11
Y. N. {. A. NOTES.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WILL MEET TONIGHT.

The board of directors Of the Y. NJ.
@. a. will meet this evening ct the AS
ISOLATION building. Some improve
ments on the building and some plans
for the next association year, which
begins in September, will be SUBMIT
ed by Secretary Stuart b. Hanna.
The Y. M. O. A. mandolin and gui.
tar club, under the direction of Prof.
Leroy Lightfoot, meet at the associa-
tion building last night. The club,
under the instruction of Prof. Light
foot, who is an accomplished musi.
clan, promises to do good work. Any
musicians who care to join the club
are requested to do so.
Mr.. T. N. Owens, Of Sturgis, 10 at
k., u
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-11

ONLY A FALSE ALARM-The
South Side fire department was called
to Seventh and Hustsnds this after
noon about /: 80 O'Clock ON false
alarm. The alarm came in from a
box, but no blaze could be discovered.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-11
STOCK TAKEN UP
MANY STRAY COWS AND HORSES
GETTING INTO THE POUND.

The special officers employed to take
mp stray horses and cows are doing
fairly good work, and several cows
and horses are taken up every night.
Last night four bovines fell into their
clutches. One animal has been in the
pound four days, and unless claimed
pretty soon will be oonfscated for ex.
penses.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-11
WARRANTS EXPECTED.
JUSTICE BARBER MAY ISSUE
THEM IN BALLOT GASES.

This afternoon Justice r. ]. Barber
will examine more witnesses IN the
election ballot fraud case. Witnesses
have been examined whenever pro.
cured and it il thought that after this
afternoons examination has been
completed the warrants will be issued.