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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-23

Mrs. Mollie Rollston has returned
to her home in Springfield, Mo-, after
visiting Mrs. james Lane, her sister.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-23
BOY SAVES LIVES.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 23-At o.
Reilly, Miss, 100 miles south of the
city ON the Y. and NJ. V. division of
the 1. O. Arthur Lewis, a colored
boy, saved a fast train from being
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-23
THIRTY
KILLED
And About 100 People Injured
in Tornado.
Much Destruction Wrought in Ala
bama Town-Presidentia Boom
for Carlisle.
AMoNT BACKING

Tuscaloosa, Ala, 23.-Thirty-
seven were killed aud over 100 injured
in the tornado which swept over
Moundsville, Ala, yesterday. The
scenes are ones of horror, and scores
of people and houses were blown long
distances. There were as usual many
miraculous escapes.
The following is a list of the white
persons who were killed:
TIE DEAD.
K. p Seymour, of Nashville,
Tenn. who accepted his position as
operator at the railroad station last
evening.
A. H. wrrr"n, of Birmingham, en-
ployed by tho Alabama Grocery COM
pany.
j. II. Redmond, superintendent of
the pumping station, from Nashville.
Robert s. Powers. of Tuscaloosa.
Miss Nettie Farley.
The negro dead are:
". N. Miles, wife and six children.
Albert Holston, wife and three
children.
Ike Holston, wife and three child
rem.
Nine other negroes yet unidentified.
LIST OF INJURED.
The following is . partial list Of the
seriously wounded: y
Mrs. ". A. Grub, of Kentucky,
dislocsted hip.
X. L. Griffin, sprained back.
Mrs. X. l.. Griffin, arm broken.
Lee Griffin, badly bruised.
A. B. Griffin, eyes torn out.
MIS-. Farley, face cut ana ankle
broken.
Mr.. Galley, badly cut.
Mrs. Galley, badly cut.
Mrs. f. T. Galley, badly lacerated.
Mrs. Farley, blinded.
A. b. Taylor, leg broken.
Mrs. McCaney, chest crushed.
FLORIDA COMPLIMENTS ROOSE
WELT.
Austin, Tex, Jan. 23-The Texal
Daughters of the Oonfederacy received
q letter from the Daughters OF the Coz
federacy of Florida Endorsing their ao
tion in passing resolutions oompli
menting President Roosevelt upor
recognizing the spirit Of secession IL
mis- recognition Of Panama. The Flor
ida organization says that IL has waitet
forty years for this recognition ant
had to wait for man of President
Roosevelt's strengthen mind and body
to give justice where due. For that
reason they desire that all honor shall
be paid Mr.. Roosevelt.
FLOOD CAUSES GREAT DAMAGE.
Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 23-The heavy
floods have caused the rivers to rise,
and much ice and water is hurrying
down leaving in many cases destruo-
ton in their wake. Many thousand
bushels of coal have been lost and the
Monopgahela towboat Hornet" sank
in "a feet of water, loss $40, and
other ice gorges are piling mp and
forming. The Volunteer, valued at
SIS. 200, sank at Forms Station and
the losses to river, railroads and bust
ness is estimated at 81, 900, 900.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-23

Clearings this week
Same week last year
Increase
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-23
A NEW
THEATER
Designed by Capt. B. B. Davis
for Louisville.

May be on the Site of the Old Masonic
Temple.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
HARTMAN Is PLEASED.
Found the West to BE More Prosper
Gus Than He Hoped

New York May 6--Presldent E h
Hartman of the Union Pacific and South
eru Pacific roads. who has just returned
from 4 tour Of Inspection of those prop
critics. gave an Informal interview LOda Y.
dealing with some observa t1ons made by
MIN during his trip. He says he found con-
ditiOns in the west and southwest much
better than be thought they would be ar
this time when he made MS previous trip
TO those sections last fall At that time.
he said the extreme depression in the
stock market and unsettled conditions
generally in this part of the country were
clearly reflected in the west and south
west Conditions now are 50 much better
that he felt warranted in ordering T-ore
equipment for the Hartman roads than
ne originally intended To order.
Regarding the Southern Pacific, Mr..
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Hartman said-that. the road was now be-
ginning TO see daylight IN the matter OF
extraordinary expenses Speaking OF the
Lucien curOE near Salt Lake CITY which
mas been 2 source OF great expense and
has ba1fled the skill of the best railway
engineers. Mr. Hartman said that freight
trains were now being run over il. but IL
sengers
Mr.. Hartman said he had not given
mueh thought to the matter Of dividends
on Southern Pacific. but minated that
once dividends were begun they would be
continued Crop conditions in the west
and southwest according to Mr- Harri-
man. were much better than the govern
meT1r reports Indicated
OF the west as whole he said he
thought more couserva tisU was being
shown there than here and that country.
ne believed, is in good shape to look AZ
ter its own financial requirements
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Total loss for six months s.. So. 416
NIichigan central Decrease.

Chicago, May 6-TheannuaI report OF
the Michigan Central Railroad com
panv for the year ending December g.
1908. TO be submitted TO the stockhoId-
ers at their meeting today in Detroit
shows an increase in freight earnings
Of s. $50. 103 and in passenger earn
fngs of 1915. 632- Nearly all Of this.
however. was wiped out by an increase
in operating expenses of s.. 055. OF
The fourth annual report of the
Pera Marquette railroad for the year
ended December 81 1903. has been sub
rnftted to che stockholders meeting in
Detroit The report shows that the
net earnings. after payment OF interest
we're S1616.67S. an increase over the
preceding year of s6so.764-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
Albuquerque the Distributing
Point for Strike Breakers.
Men Are ssTried OUT There
Before Being Sent West.
WILL BRING FAMILIES.
Men from the East Glad to Take
Strikers Jobs.
Consider Wages Paid by Santa
Fe Are High.

Albuquerque, n. NJ. May 6.-Last
night three carloads of strike-brealzors
arrived in the city OF these two went
through TO the coast lines towns and
one car was left here Another car OF
about IS men who have been at work
in the local shops for few days were
also sent west From this it would
seem that Albuquerque is TO become
the distributing point for the coast
lines. The men are TO be tried out IN
this city and then. If they are found
to be good men, they viii be sent west
to work
It is understood that a part OF the
men who left Albuquerque last nfgnt
are To be left at SeIigman, WinsIow,
and other division points. but this could
not be ascertaiued definitely
Thirty-five boiIerma kers arrived in
the city yesterday from Pennsylvania
and the east and VIII be put to work
in the shops today They are in the
majority married men and say that
they viii bring their families to the
city as soon as practicable. They say
that the winter in the east has been a
very severe one and that work has been
slack in all lines and they consider that
the wages paid here by the Santa Fe
company are high compared with the
east.
The shop management. say that they
have all the men they need now and
that as soon as the men grow accuS-
toned to the place and the work which
they have TO perform that they viii be
able TO handle the work as well as
ever in the past
There is no trouble Of any sort ex-
cept an occasional inebriated man who
appears at the shops and harasses the
qua rCIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
PANIC ON TROLLEY CAR.
Eleven Persons Hurt as Result Of
Fright During Storm.

Kansas City. May eleven persons,
nine of them women, were injured in
q panic among the passengers of an
Independence electric car late yester-
day afternoon. The accident occurred
at Twelfth street and Cleveland ave-
nue. during the heavy downpoug Of rain
at o'clock. Every seat in the car was
occupied at the time, and when the
controller on the front end blew out
most Of the passengers became panic
stricken In 4 rush to get TO the rear
platform Of the car men roughly show
ed the women aside, threw an aged
woman to the floor and trampled her
and pushed others from the steps to
broke the glass in the windows with
umbrellas and jumped through the
windows to the ground
The most painfully hugt was Mrs
Nolan Of Independence Owing to her
age. Is years. her injury is likely to
prove serious Her body IS covered
with bruises and her right knee Is Sc
vereIy wrenched- IN addition. she suf-
fered a severe nervous shock Mrs
Nolan was seated in the third seat
from the rear of the car on the out
side When the panic among the pas
senEers started woman who sat on
the inside of the seat was carried by
the STAN pediuE crowd Of men TO the
rear platform. where she was knocked
down and trampled- After several OF
the men had stepped on her, one Of
was then pushed of ire platform 70
the street. Water was ll.rning IN the
street six inches deep at the time
r w Brotemarkle. who lives at
1907 East Twelfth street. and o. A
Confer. who lives at 29Of East Peery
avenue, carried Mrs. Nolan into W s
Hops confectionery store at 1917
Cleveland avenue. near by. She was
afterwards placed with the other in
dured passengers in another Indepen-
dence car which followed. From the
terminus of the line in Independence
Mrs. Nolan was taken to her home in
North Usage street in q cab Her in
5urfes were treated by Dr. J. ". ivy
man. Of Independence He pro-
nounced them not serious. though the
patient was suffering considerable
pain last night
The other passengers were not seri-
ousIy hurt The women were bruised
By the rough JOstIing which they re-
ceived at the hands Of the men and
were badly frightened Mrs Moody
was pushed from the rear platform
and pitched head first into the water
striking on her shoulder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
HEIR IS FOUND.
Long Search for Nan. With Fortune
Awaiting Him.

New York. May 6.-After a search
covering the whole OF the United
States George Miller, heir to more
than 100000 left him after he had
been exiIed from Brooklyn for three
years. has been found at last. While
agents OF his fathers executors were
looking for him all over the west he
was tossing in delirium in a bed in the
Sacra mento county hospital in Sacra-
mentO. Gaia He is still in that instI-
tuition slowly recovering from Il long
run of typhoid fever. Miller does not
know that his father is dead
The search for Miller was brought
10 an end today when friend in
Brooklyn received q letter from the
young man telling Of his long illness.
The letter was taken at once to the
executor Of the Miller estate. and the
young man will be brought home as
soon as he is able TO travel.
Miller has sisters TO share with him
the fortune of his father which is
estimated at nearly a million dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
DANGER LINE PASSED.
Kaw River Is Again Threatening
Property at Kansas City.

Kansas City. Mo. May 6.-The
rainstorm that ended last night was
of extraordinary severity. its most
serious result being the gripping Of
the city water service. A 30-fnch
main leading from the Turkey creek
pumping station was washed out and
bent If this bent main gives way the
water viii be shut of entirely As it
Is. much Of the city is without water
supply and the remaining portion has
a limited flow
Street cars in the city were delayed
on nearly all lines by high water on
the tracks and the new branch to the
washout while 1000 people were at
the track. They struggled home afOot
or in carriages. Tt is believed to be
impossible to restore the railway in
time for tOday's races. which viii go
on. however
The Kansas avenue bridge. over
which street cars cross the Kansas
and ArmOurdaIe. is in d1n-er, but is
still intact The Kansas river is
above danger line and rising. EIec-
trio lights are shut of in a large part
Of the city.
A thousand people have been driven
from their homes in Rosedale, Kan.
and Kansas City by the overflow Of
Turkey creek
John Downey. a Iaborer. was killed
by lightning at the oil refinery in the
east bottoms. The city hall. the Savoy
hotel and the building occupied by
SwOffOrd Brothers wholesale dry
goods company were struck by light
ming, but none Of the buildings was
seriously damaged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
SMITH LEAVES DALHART.
Rock Island Chief Clerk Gets Job
With Mexican Central

Dalhart. Texas Nay 6-Chfef Clerk
Chas- E Smith OF the operating de-
partnent Of the Rock Island at Dali
hart. Texas. has resigned AIr. Smith Is
a practical operating man of 20 years
experience His early years were with
the Lehigh valley He spent several
years at Chicago with the Northern
Pacific and at Little Rock Ark. with
the L & n For ten years be was At
Parsons. kan with N K & T AMI
later with Rock Island at DaIhart.
where he rose from the ranks to chief
clerk Mr.. Smith has accepted "A de-
sirable position with the Mexican Cen
tral in Old Mexico and as soon as pos
sfbIe viii remove his family 70 his new
location M Smiths successor has not
VET been named
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

General Payne. acting chairman Of the
Republican national committee. and
Secretary Dover of the committee
have issued q call for q meeting of the
national committee at Chicago June
Is. At this meeting, the call says. the
national committee VIII hear and de-
termfne such contests as may be pre-
scented for its consideration and pre-
pare the temporary roll Of delegates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
victim OF a 9Iatrimony Bureau

Concordia. Kan May 6--Mary
Bethel has been granted a divorce in
the district court from John Bethel
on the grounds of cruel treatment The
couple. who had both been married
before. met in Kansas City by appoint
Eleut about 4 year ago and were mar
ried, the bride coming from the east
They became acquainted through a
matrimonial agency and arranged a
marriage. Bethel and his wife are
both advanced in years and he is quite
well to do Mrs Bethel was given ali
mony and her lawyers fees
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
CHICAGO WINS IT'S POINT
Temporary Truce Declared Between
Railroads and ScaIpers.

Chicago. III May 6.-The Chicago bust
ness men have won their fight for stop
overs on world fair railway tickets Al
ter g conference yesterday It was stated
that MOrftz ROsenrhaL repres entIng
the scaIpers. had sigutred his willingness
to go before Judge kOhlsaat next Monday
and stlpuIate that TEN porary fuiuucrions
should be issued restraining his clients
from dealing IN world s fair Transports
ton
Unless the brokers recede from this sur
render before the week IS ended railroads
viii permit travellers 10 and from St
Louis to stop over in Chicago for a period
or at least ten DAYS All railroads enter
ing here viii become parties TO the IN
junction suit.
It is undarst1od-taat the temporary
surrender of the brokers is based on the
understanding that lat the close of the
world g fair the question o. permanent
in junction shall be taken up without
prejudice TO the defendants The brokers
are said to feel that with the worlds fair
question out Of the way they VIII stand
a better chance in the finish fight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

Washington May -Represenratf tive
Campbell. of Kansas, has been notified
that the town of Girard in his state
viii have free delivery of mail. The
system will be installed August l. Al
though Cfirard mas d population Of only
500, the business of the pOStOffice at
that point has not fallen below 10.009-
for the past four years. and therefore Is
entitled to the service Representative
Campbell viii remain in Washington a
week or ten days longer. closing up
matters pending n the departments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
IOWA DEBATERs BEST.
Secure the Judges Decision Over the
Emporia Team at Cedar Falls.

Cedar Falls, Ia. May 6-The Iowa
State Normal debating team defeated
the Kansas State Normal of EmpoFia
in a debate here last night by vote
Of > TO L The question discussed syl1s.
Resolved. That the Fifteenth Amend
ment to the United States Constitution
Has Been Justified" The I-wa team,
consisting of Ernest Walker. Ray ION 4
Dix and P Z Afagee, supported the
mega tive. The Kansas team consisting
of V. q. DUbach and Emil kratoch-
VIII championed the Affirmative.
The judges were, President J P.
Kirk Kirksville. Mo, President Joseph
Carsart, MayvilIe. North Dakota
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

Chicago Nay 6--WiIlIam Schmidt
has been appointed foreign freight
agent Of the Missouri Pacific. Iron
Mountain Texas & Pacific Tuterna-
tfouaI and Great Northern Denver &
Rio Czrande and Wabash railroads
His headquarters viii be IN Chicago.
lIr. Schmidt has for many years
been secretary and chief clerk To A. c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
Wefmer set Down for q Week.

CHICAGO. Nay 6.-Presideut Hart
received notice yesterday from PresI-
dent PulIiam Of the National league
that Pitcher Weimer had been sus-
pended for his alteration with I'm
pire tombstone on Sunday and would
be ineligible to pitch again until Nay
g. This amounts to a weeks suspen-
sion The local maEuate was inclined
to take the matter phiiosop icaIly. but
said a few things about the incou-
sfstencies OF his league as it is being
rim at present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
lIachinists UtiIize spare Time.

The boilers at the American Lumber
cOmpany's mills We're given 2 going
over yesterday by union boilermakers
who are out Of the local shODs on a
strike It IS needless 10 say that the
c0mpany-s boilers VIII be put in good
shape as the majority Of the striking
mechanics are competent workmen.-
Albuquerque Citizen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

Information Bureau Established by
Northwestern Railway at Chicago.

Of aff0rdine its patrons every facility
for obtaining fuforua ton regarding
passenger train service, the North
western company has established at
its Wells street passenger station in
this city a thoroughly equipped infor-
nation bureau As soon as the tele-
phone companies can install teIe-
phones therein this bureau viii have
direct connection with all OF the teIe-
phones Of the Chicago Telephone com
pauy and the Automatic company.
The bureau viii be open daily. incIud-
ing Sundays. from s a. m. until l.
@ clock midnight. and this arrange
ment will undoubtedly prove to be a
very great convenience to the travelling
nubIfc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
NIECE TIE oFFIcEs.
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
SubOrIiinates Are Worried

LIIlUH EaCIIlc NM >Out1efn EacI1C
SubOrCiinares Are Worried
Subordinate traffic officials Of the
Hartman lines are considerably dis
turbed because OF reports leading to.
the presumption that there is about TO
be considerable reduction in their
numbers This. II is stated. is to be
brought about by the cOusolida ton Of
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
offices. At san Francisco. for in
stance. the Union Pacific offices are to
be merged with those Of the Southern
Pacific The Union Pacific lease there
has still two years TO rum it is said
but Mr. Hartman has given instruc-
lions that efforts be made to subIet
the premises When they succeed an
order merging the Union Pacific pas
senger and freight offices into ae local
agencies OF the Southern "a cific viii
Immediately follow In that event the
last of the Union Pacific agencies on
the coast viii have lisa pDea sed-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

Honolulu May 6.=On the Wal
pahu plantation last Monday 1900
ia panese went on strike, nOtwith-
standing the removal of the head fore
man RiOting was threatened but the
Honolulu police preserved peace The
foreman. who was charged by the
japanese with conducting gambling
games. and coercfng the Iaborers to
pa tronize rafT7es, resigned and the
strikers returned to work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
First and Third Tuesday Of Each
Month

The Chicago Great Western railway
viii sell Homeseekers tickets at one
fare plus 81 to points in Alabama Ar
kansas. Colorado, Florida. Georgia
Kansas. Kentucky. Louisiana. Mexico,
Mississippi, Missouri. Nebraska
New Mexico. North Carolina Okla
bona, Tennessee. Texas. Utah VIr-
ginia and Wyoming For further in
formation apply to any Great Western
agent. or J. P. Elmer, c. P A., Chi
cagos H.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

government have been boxed and sent
TO New York for shipment 10 the far
east Some OF the locomotives have
been sent 70 Japan via san Francisco
AT the request OF the japanese the
utmost secrecy was maintained in
shipping engines for fear that they
may in some way fall into the hands
of the Russians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

The Chicago Great Western railway
viii on the first and third Tuesdays uD
to October Is, sell tickets to points in
alberta Arizona. Assini bOia. Cana dian
Northwest Colorado. Indian Territory.
Iowa Kansas. Minnesota. Missouri.
Nebraska, New Mexico. North Da Jxota
Oklahoma, Saskatchewan. Texas.
I tan ana w yomiug- For furth CT in
formation apply TO any Great Western
agent or J. P Elmer. G.. P. a. chi
CagO. Ill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
NO GENERAL GRIEVANCE
Ottawa Merely Asks Paul Morton for
Lower Transfer Rare

When the Paul Morton special reach
ed Ottawa Kan. Mayor HaIloren. Hon
H J. Smith A. Dobson. F C. Dobson
and Peter Shiras met the officials at
the train and talked with them
Complaint was made to Mr.. Morton
about the Santa Fe charge of two dol
lars for Transferring a car on the Y.
but no general grievance on account
OF freight rates were presented
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
NEwLAND ELECTED.
Topeka Man Made Treasurer OF Retail
GEocers' Association.

san Francisco. May 6-=The Ma
tionaI Association Of Retail. Grocers
decided upon Cincinnati as the place
OF meeting for the next convention
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year President. A W
Farther. Atlanta. Ga; vice president.
J. A StulZe. san Francisco; secretary,
Fred Mason, St Paul treasurer, T. NJ
Newland. Topeka. kas- Directors W.
J. traligan, Colorado, and W. NJ Gray
BROOKLYN y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

Official announcement is made from
the Office of W A. NettletOn- general
superintendent OF motive power OF the
Frisco. o. the abolishment- OF the Office
Of superintendent OF machinery. and OF
the appointment OF George A. Hancock
as superintendent OF motive power.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

E E Sherman. who until recently,
was foreman Of the air department at
the local shops. VIII so to Alamogordo-
Mr. Sherman has a large number Of
friends in Albuquerque vino wish him
success wherever he goes--AIbuqusr-
que Citizen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
OIL BURNERS N SERVICE
Cane Belt, the New santa Fe Posses
sion. L EaufDDed.

SeaIy. Tex May 5-The Cane Belt
has completed the delivery tank and
the oil burners (engines O53. O5T and
Old arrived and were put into service
this week Master Mechanic Lon Snv-
der Of the Cane Belt and Travelling
Engineer T. W Rothrock Of the santa
Fe took the first one out Tuesday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RI.
The World,s Fair Line.

seven daily trains between Kansas
city and St Louis which leave kan
sas city 6-55. sec. 1910 a. m and
10, 9-15. 100 p m and 12-G5 mid
night
ask for your ticket via this line
from Kansas City II YOU miss one
train you win not have long to wait
for another.