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Milford chronicle., 1904-12-30
PATTERSON
iREEs
Unable to Reach Verdict After Being
Out Over "a Hours.

Unable to Reach Verdict After Being
Out over "a Hours.
New York, Dec. 24.-Following a day
Of intense nervous strain. Nan Pat
terson is in the Tombs i'll and perhaps
on the verge of a breakdown, but with
constant attendance.
The former show girl, expecting ac-
quittal at the hands of the jury which
has listened to the evidence in her trial
for the murder of Caesar Young last
June, went into court to learn that the
u men chosen to decide as to her inno-
eence or guilt, had been unable to
reach an agreement-in fact, had di-
vided evenly over the question as to
whether or not she held the revolver
which ended Young's life. The jurors
stood six to six-half for acquittal, the
other for conviction. Although no off,
cial announcement was made further
than this, court house talk had it that
Of the six deciding against Miss Pat
terson, none was for conviction OF
murder in the first degree, that one
.-iIeitss cit for murder in the second de-
gree, twC for manslaughter in the first
degree aud three for manslaughter IN
the second degree.
Immediately the announcement Of
the verdict was made Miss Patterson
broke into a fit of weeping, which con-
tinued after she was led from the
court room to a retiring chamber
where physicians were called and
restoratives administered. Then she
was taken to the Tombs, but she again
wept and moaned and became hysteri-
cal, and the efforts of her aged father,
the prison matron and attendants to
quiet her were futile.
Milford chronicle., 1904-12-30
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
aDrtion of Powder Works Blows Up
and Shakes Several Towns.

8Drtion of Powder Works Blows Up
and Shakes Several Towns.
Halifax. N. s., Dec. PA portion
Of the Acadia Powder company's
works, near Waverly, 10 miles from
this city, blew up, and the concussion
shook the country and broke windows
for 20 miles around. Fortunately no
one was killed or seriously injured, al
though about 20 of the employees who
had just left the powder works when
the explosion took place. were thrown
Violently to the ground and badly
stunned.
The plant is situated a mile outside
OF Waverly, yet every window in the
town was broken and many people on
the streets were cut by the shower of
broken glass. The property loss at the
Acadia works is estimated at s25,000
The explosion was in a small build
ing known as the dry house, in which
about a ton of powder was stored, and
is Believed to have been due to over
heating. The concussion demolished
half a dozen other buildings close by
the dry house, but did not explode the
powder in the magazine although that
building was partially wrecked. A hole
several feet deep was blown in the
ground.
Similar reports were received from
Bedford, three miles from the powder
plant, and from Renfrew, Oldham and
other small towns situated up the val
ley toward the scene of the explosion.
The fact that only about one-ffth of
the ordinary working force was about
4 the building undoubtedly prevented
loss Of life.
Milford chronicle., 1904-12-30
Santa Claus In Murderess' Cen.

Reading Pa, Dec. 27,-Undeterred
by the shadow of the gallows, Kris
Krinkle found his way into the cell
of Mrs. John Edwards, in the Jail here,
and when her prison-born daughter
awoke she found her stocking filed
with toys and sweetmeats. This child
Alma, is 31a years old and has never
in her life been outside of the jail.
Mrs. Edwards and the prison officials,
however. have made her a firm be-
lever in Santa Claus, and, unaware
that her mother must perish on the
gallows for the murder Of her hus
band. the child was one Of the hap
piest in Reading, despite her forbid
ding surroundings
Milford chronicle., 1904-12-30
sILvER RuLLIoN EXHAUSTED
Congress Must Take Prompt Action to
Relieve the Situation.

Philadelphia, Dec rs. - John H.
Lands, superintendent of the O. S.
Mint, in this city, announced that the
available silver bullion Of the country
has been exhausted. Unless congress
takes prompt action to relieve the sit
uation by authorizing the purchase of
more silver bullion for coming pur-
poses or by accepting a suggested
temporary remedy, he said, commerce
will be greatly hampered next year
as a result of a s1O,O00,oO0 shortage in
small silver coin. The prevailing con-
ditions OF the country's collateral also
entails wholesale discharges of mint
employees, to take effect on January 1,
and unless relief is obtained from con-
gress the regular mint force will be
cut down to a nominal number within
the next few months.
Milford chronicle., 1904-12-30
FIVE PERSONS BURN TO DEATt
Police Suspect Foul Play In Tragedy
at Old Town. Nd.

dE VTN WNFTII W.T.
Old Town, Md, Dec. 27 - Mack
Nimar,ck his wife and child and Anna
and NIassaun Cole, Nimarick's sisters
in-law. all Slavs. were burned to death
IN a shanty in which so laborers en-
ployed on the Wabash railroad were
housed The men were employed by 4
sub-contractor named John Nichols.
An explosion of coal oil is supposed
to havecaused the accident. Foul play
is suspected by the police, as Nimarick
is said to have had a considerable
sum of money on his person. Two of
the Slavs, members of the camp, are
said to be missing.
Milford chronicle., 1904-12-30
seven Killed In Wreck.

louisville, KY, Dec. pa passen-
ger train ON the Southern Railway col
lided head-on with the passenger train
rom Louisville near Mauds Station,
Milford chronicle., 1904-12-30
II AGAINST
PAPER TRUST
a,uey General Moody PetitiOnsU.S
Court For Injunction.
,EGES UNLAWFUL COMBINE

Paul. Mimi, Dec. 2S.-Attorney
eral Moody, for the United States,
ueb United States District Attor-
Haupt and Frank B. Kellogg and
es M. Beck, special assistant attor-
general for the United States,
a petition in the United States
rict court, in which he makes the
eral Paper company as principal
ndant and % other paper and pulp
panies. known as the paper trust,
ty defendants in a suit to enioin
III and restrain them from doing
mess through the General Panlry
company as the sales aseln+rss ap. ~
s.eissassh .fs- provisions of =
and 2 of the act Of congress approved
July 2. entitled "an act to protect trade
and commerce against unlawful re-
straints and monopolies."
The petition alleges that the defend
ants entered into an agreement 70
combine and control the sale Of the
product of the different companies
through the General Paper company,
that the General Paper company
regulated prices, sales and shipments
and territory for the sale of the same,
and after deducting operating ex-
penses of the General Paper company
divided the surplus among the mem
bers of the corporation.
The petition recites that the General
Paper company was organized under
the laws of Wisconsin May 26, 1900,
with capital stock of 100000, divid-
ed into 1000 shares, which were dis
tributed among and are now held by
certain of the defendants named, and
that later the others were taken into
the combination, naming them in the
srder in which they entered the COM
bination, and goes on to state that the
General Paper company became the
exclusive selling agent for the defend
ants, with absolute power to control
the output of the various mills, fix the
price of all paper sold and to whom
and upon what terms and conditions
the paper should be sold; and into
whss states and places it shall be
and what publishers and other
.ers each mill shall supply.
le petition alleges that in conse-
Quence of the combination all compe-
titic in the manufacture, sale and
dis. yution of paper had been re-
stri I'D and the price Of all paper pro-
ducy greatly increased, particularly
thai 9f news print paper, which has
beer increased about so per cent.
The court is asked to declare the al
leced combination unlawful and that
th defendants be perpetually enjoined
E ag any act in pursuance of the
81.
bat the General Paper company he
- kned from acting as sales agent for
- bther defendants, and that the lat
be enjoined from continuing their
yang gen,...sslfh The General Paper
company. 11he court is also asked to
al. sct the defendants to come into
couet and answer all questions relat-
ing to the charges in the petition which
NAV be asked
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
DANCE AT THE PARK.

One of the most delightful dances
Of the season was given at ST. Mary's
park pavilion last night and was
largely attended. several visitors in
The city being present
Although the weather was quite
warm for dancing the pastime was
thoroughly enjoyed by the following
Messrs and Mesdames Richard
King Kaufman Of st. Louis. Edwin T..
Aisthorpe. Wilbu Thistlewood. c. l.
Barr Al Staehle, VIII Cunningham.
Miss Lillian Cantor OF Marion, H..
Miss Geneyieve Bird of Wctaug. the
Misses Mclaughlin Of Carbondale.
Miss Pearl Stewart Of Cedar Rapids
Ia. Miss Alcda Tcnney of Spartans-
burg. S. c.. Miss Katherine Sanders
Of Paducah. Misses Maudc and Leila
Hastings. Camilla Halliday, Alice
Wcnger. Eva Kerth. Mildred Hinkle,
Messrs. VIII Howe. Buchanan. Fred
Jesse Gross. Louis Block.
Leo Klcb. Ell Lewis. Hunter Bird.
Harry stark. Dan Williamson. Harris
Schultz, Norman Halliday. DIR. Roe.
John Gates. Ray Irvine. Mclaughlin
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
CORN CROP THREATENED
Loss Of 100000 Worth of Corn Is
Threatened jackson County by
Rising Waters.

B. 3. Easterly of Grand Tower was
visitor In this city Tuesday, says
the Murphysboro Independent. He
reports that the high water of the
Mississippi river is threatening 10
again inundate the big lake district
in Fountain Bluff township and that
If 1t does the hope OF corn crop
there win be blasted for this season,
The lake crop has been planted three
times this year and il the water from
the Mississippi runs in there again
the corn that Is now growing nicely
and is in fine condition despite its late
start will be destroyed. Ii wonld be
too late to transplant again,
The river now lacks about inches
of being high enough TO run into
the lake and the river is still rising
Heavy rains Monday at many points
every indication of stage necessary
TO ruin these corn crops. The rains
occurred in country drained by tribu-
taries of the Mississippi and the Mis-.
souri, and the water that fell. will in
couple OF days be rushing in a
great volume down the Mississippi
The land that would be affected by
the overflow would be about 600o
acres in the Big Lake district, 1000
acres in the Little Lake district and
about one more thousand acres In
the Jones Pond district Thus 5000
acres of the finest corn in the state
will be destroyed, The yield in the
lake districts is very heavy and the
crops have brought as high as 500
10 the acre, AT that rate the loss tc
Jackson county farmers would be
s7l2000, but the present price OF corr
md figuring 100 bushels 10 the acre
which would be good crop. the loss
would he 100000.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
YOUNG GIRL INSULTED
BY a Married Man Who Wrote and
Asked Her to Meet Him
at Night.

A case that has attracted considera
BILE attention and caused much com
nent Is that of Augustus Mitchell. 0
PAINTER, aged about IS years, who was
ried before Judge j. H Robinson yes
erday on the charge of disorderlN
conduct. specifically setting forth that
le was guilty of conduct calculate,
o corrupt the public morals.
Mitchell. who is nonunion paint
r, was engaged in painting house
IN Third street near the residence OF
ir. G. p. Eichenberger. Emma Les
lie an orphan girl aged IL years makes
Ter home with Mr.. and Mrs. Eichen
lerger and. In company with cir
riend. was playing in the yard The
iris had noticed the painter and he
notioned for them to come 10 where
le was working but they refused tC
cave the yard. The Leslie girl sat
l6wn on the grass and pulled off her
hoes and she and her companion con
inued playing In the yard,
The painter stopped his work an,
procuring small piece of board wrote
omething on II and threw the blocl
oward the Leslie girl who picked II
up and read: Dear Miss; can | meet
-ou tonight, and where? Answer
his" He then called to the child and
lsked her if it was all right
Instead Of paying any attention to
he painter the child took the block tc
o Mrs. Eichenberger and she notified
her husband who swore out a warrant
lgainst Mitchell aud had him arrested.
He was taken before Judge Robin.
son yesterday, pleaded guilty, was
ined 800, and in default of payment
was taken TO the county Jail where
ne Is at present.
Mitchell resides upon Poplar street
between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets and has a wife and two
grown daughters.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
A. 0. H. FOR PADUCAH
Lodge Of Ancient Order of Hibernians
Will Be Instituted Soon--of
Irish Origin.

According to the Paducah News
Democrat that city will have an or.
ganization of the A. o. II. II says:
Steps are to be taken soon to or.
ganize lodge of the Ancient Order of
lIibernians in Paducah This is a
Catholic order of Irish origin and
one of the oldest in America. II Is
very strong in the North and Louis
vile has large and influential mem
oership
The Louisville lodge Is the parent
lodge OF Hibernians in Kentucky and
the lodge here will be organized by
Louisville men a lodge was organ
lied Sunday az Paris with sixty mem.
bers. At Owensboro and Lexington
organizations will be effected at about
the same time as in Paducah. The
state meeting of the order will be
held in Covington July 81 and dcfn
lite plans for the institution of new
lodges will be formed. A party from
The Louisville lodge will come To Pa.
lucah TO superintend the Inauguration
work
Paducah. Lexington and OwensborO
are the only large towns in the state
that have no branches Of the order
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
The CAIRO BULLETIN, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY - f,o4

the jury thought they ought easily to
remember. Some were inclined at the
ouistart to he "bluffy." but before
their examinations were concluded
there was decided change In their
demeanor. Others told all they knew
In most cases this was not very much
but several of the Witnesses made
clear and pointed statements to tho
effect that they had seen men at Q
number OF places in the city shoot
ing" craps for checks, which repre-
scented money. One witness stated
that he had seen boys apparently
about sixteen years OF age In crap
room, A number of the witnesses
were afraid they might incriminate
themselves and made very hating
answers TO questions. A police Off
Ger stated that his instructions about
gambling did not amount to much and
that he never had any instructions to
suppress gambling houses. Even one
Of the members of the grand jury was
required to submit to an examination
What will come from all this smoke
is yet undetermined, but is prob
able the jury will be able TO locate
some of the fire.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
PLIMENTS WARDENS
In Resigning, State Game Commits.
sioner LoVejoy Pays His Depu-
ties Compliment.

The Following letter has been re
,eiyed by G. w Moore, deputy game
warden from A. ]. Loyejoy, who re
emily resigned the office of state
game commissioner;
g. W. Moore, deputy.
Dear Sir: Notice is hereby given
hat | have resigned as state game
commissioner, and that Hon. ]. A.
Wheeler, Springfield, H.. has sue
eeeded me this day.
Your new commissioner is gentle.
man sportsman who has the welfare
If our game at heart, and as a mem.
Ter of the last general assembly did
much TO help us pass the present law.
feel confident he will carry on the
york in an able manner. From this
ime on address all correspondence
lnless personal-to J. A. Wheeler
Springfield ILL.,
| enclose a bound copy of the new
;ame law with my compliments anc
Wish TO thank you for the interest
y0u have taken In the work. and fol
he service rendered the department
/ am proud OF the showing made, ant
'ealizing that whatever success We
rave had is largely due the efforts OF
he deputy wardens in each county.
Wishing you success with the new
commissioner. and again thanking
YOU, remain,
Very truly yours.
A. j. LOVEJOY.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
VIM. Kaufman Convicted Of Burglary
Clarence Hurney Sentenced 10
neutrality-suspicious. NoIlied.

Little business was transacted at
yesterdays session of the circuit court
me case only being tried. That was
The case against William Kaufman.
indicted fer burglary and larceny.
kaufman made his own defense. hav.
ne declined the services of council.
1t did not take the jury very long to
ind him guilty and he was sentenced
TO Imprisonment in the penitentiary
AZ Chester kaufman stole a suit Of
clothes out of the show windows OF
NJ. Werner A S,n.
Clarence EuTney who had on Tues.
lay entered a plea OF guilty to the
charge of robbery. was sentenced to
The Chester penitentiary. He made =
statement that Richard Johnson. who
was indicted with him had nothing to
10 with the robbery and the states at
torney then entered a nolle in the
case against Johnson.
The grand jury returned into court
two indictments against Bob Hogan.
colored. one fer keeping a gambling
house and the other for keeping a
house Of i'll fame.
Court adjourned at o'clock until
3 this morning.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT
Band viii Play Notwithstanding
Weather Forecast Says There Will
be Local Thunderstorms.

The usual band concert will be Civ
IN at ST. Mary's park pavilion thi
evening. rain or shine. The concert
will begin AT s o'clock and will be un
Ter the direction OF Prof Scott Fol
lowing is the progrom:
Up and Down the Pike-Johnson.
March-The Cavillier-IIall.
Oyerture-Le Claire-Dalby.
MaFch--Dora-Br Brooks.
Observation-Disclosures Thoughts
Johnson.
lntern1ission.
March and two step-Slabtown Sam
Daily
Town Talk-Dalby,
Waltz-Queen of Flowers Holmes
Reverie-Sweet Thoughts-Brooks
March-Oriental America.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
PADUCAH HAS THE ITCH
And Many kentucky Neighbors Are
Now Scratching Who Never
Scratched Before.

Paducah Is in hard luck. With the
fearful calamity OF losing the lead IL
the X. T. T. league pennant race hang
ing over the Kentucky city's head
having just recovered from a bed bus
epidemic that caused the closing OF
the schools, and after suffering siege
Of smallpox when police force wa:
necessary to drive patients to thu
pest house, the city is now in the
throes Of an itch epidemic which
threatens to excel in popularity all
the other Affections combined, excep'
possibly the losing of the baseball
pennant
The Paducah News-Democrat has
The following to say Of the latest ac
QUESTION to Paducah's feeling OF nm
rest:
Itch. in a form perhaps more pesti
ferrous than usual, is epidemic in Pa
ducah.
Physicians say that never before il
their experience has there been any
thing like the same number OF cases
And contrary to the usual course OF
the disease, persons who are devotee'
If the bath tub are affected as sc
riously and apparently quite as Otter
rs those who know not the virtue 0
soap and water,
The plague is thought to be a Kline
Of malarial rash which has taken thu
form of that plague could not. how
ever, be more annoy'sg. A physician
stated this morning that man haf
recently come to him for treatment
whose body was practically raw from
he effects of the disease.
There have also been a large mum
Der OF eases of congestion recently
For this physicians are unable 20 &C
count, nor are they able to tell why
blood poison was so prevalent during
he spring and the first months OF
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
GRAND JURY'S PROBE
Now at Work in Gambling House In
vestieation-Many Witnesses
Called Are Reluctant.

Yesterday morning the grand jury
began It's investigation Of the gamb-
ling houses. The jury's deliberations
during the entire day were confined
to the one question 81 gambling
A large number Of Witnesses were
examined and many yet remain to b.
questioned before the probing process
Is completed.
Among those before the jury yesier.
day were a number of Cairo mer
chants and business men. police Off
GERS and men-aBouttown. Nest Of
them testified reluctantly and appear
ed 10 be making violent efforts 10 for
get things which some members q
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
General Weather Conditions.

General Weather Conditions.
The depression or disturbance. cen.
trail over the lower lake region Tues.
day morning now cen.rs OFF the north
Atlantic coast. A second disturbance
OF considerable intensity. conferred
yesterday morning in southeastern
Montana, with trough of low pres
sure extending southwark to western
Texas. An area OF relatively high
pressure overlies the central valley,
with its crest in the upper Ohio val.
ley. A second high" attended by
much cooler weather centers in east
ern Washington
IL was slightly warmer yesterday
morning in Minnesota and eastern
Dakota. and cooler over the upper
Ohio valley ana Atlantic states, and
cooler over the northern
Rocky mountain and north Pacific
coast regions: elsewhere the changes
have been slight.
Within the last 50 hours. rain has
fallen in the upper Ohio valley. the
states, the eastern Gulf re-
gion. in western Texas. eastern Ne
braska. western Minnesota. the Da-
kotas, northern and western Montana,
Nevada and Utah.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
CHRONOLOGICAL
July IA In History.

i22s Philip Augustus. king of France and
companion OF Richard Cnur de Lion
In the crusades. died.
1902 Cardinal Mazarin. French statesman,
born; died l6il
i7s9--The populace OF Paris stormed and
captured the Bastiile. The Bastille
was the state prison and citadel OF
Paris
Nathaniel Lyon. soldier, born In
Ashford Conn: killed at Wilson's
Creek. Mo, 1861,
iS94--Juies Emil Sarutin. noted painter,
died IN Paris: born 1899
1ss7--Franls Mclaughlin, publisher OF the
Philadelphia Times from its founda-
ton died I'm Philadelphia born lS2s.
General John r. Tarnsworth, noted
Federal veteran, died In Washington
born 1870
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The Ohio-At Evansville. will con
inne rising during the next several
lays At Paducah. will rise at de-
,reasing rate during the next "a
hours. AT Cairo. will rise at a de-
'reasing rate during the next two
lays.
The Tennessee-From Florence TO
lelow Jacksonville. not much change
Turing the next "A hours
The Mississippi-At Chester, not
much change during the next "a
lours. From below Chester to
afro, will continue rising at de-
.reased rate.
w l.. BARRON,
trlata, ri 81. In oh
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The Charleston. Mo. Courier says:
Last Thursday a foreman q an ex-
ira gang on the Frisco. near Pawpaw
Junction, in New Madrid county. shot
and killed thirteen Greek laborers
with Marlin rife The trouble grew
out of the failure to pay the men at a
specified time. So they rebelled and
got a rope with the intention of hang
ing the foreman hence the wholesale
killing The above comes from re-
liable source.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

A nice fish catch was made in the
Mississippi yesterday by Peter Dun
AN and John Hagley. All told the:
anded over $50 pounds OF fish among
hem being cat fish weighing nine
y-five pounds $n landing the big
ash the boat was capsized but the
men were not in serious danger.