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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02

A member of the board of public
works said today that the city would
Monday begin repairing the Broadway
paved street and would then sue the
contractor, Mr.. W. II. Patterson. for
the costs. For the past two or three
years the city has been trying to get
the streets repaired and while the city
clerk last year Contractor Patterson
promised TO have the work done as
soon as he could find some one to do
il. TIE plasterers being very busy, but
nothing has ever been done, and the
board of public works does not think
that the contractor has any INTENTION
of having the work done. His con-
tract requires that the streets be kept
in repair for five years. but no repairs
have ever been made yet. The solic-
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
DELEGATES STILL
UNABLE TO PREDICT
Parker Seems to Have the Best
Chances.
There Is Also Talk of John sharpe
Williams and Judson
Harmon.
PARKER AGAINST THE FIELD.

St. Louis. July Alt is Parker
against = badly scattered field, If the
views Of delegates and slternntes anu
Others interested in democratic CON
vention now on scene can be taken as
a criterion
The nomination of Parker seems
assured on the second or third ballot.
Thus far the Hearst boom has fallen
fat. The loyalty Of delegates IN
s,ructed for him is put in question.
Ohio neH are emphatic in saying
that 10 event Parker proves himself
impossible, Judson Harmon, Of Ohio,
will have a good chance.
There IL also talk of John Sharp
Williams, OF Mississippi
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
Proposed to Employ Two Regu-
lar Sweepers for New Streets.
viii Give the City Clean Streets and
Sidewalks All the Time in
Business Section.
BROADWAY REPAIRING BEGINS

The board OF public works recon-
mended to the general council that
the city keep two men for constant
work on the streets of the city in the
business part of town In the day
time. This is because there is consid.
cradle complaint in regard TO the re-
Gently enacted ordinance relative to
sweeping trash. dirt and other unde.
sirable things on the streets and side.
walks.
Heretofore there have been two
classes of 'sweepers, those who sweep
the dirt from their stores onto the
sidewalks and streets and those who
simply sweep off the pavement in front
of their places of business. Under
the law II person cannot now do
either, and many are complaining be.
cause they cannot keep the pavements
in front Of their stores clean
Members of the board of public
works, however, say that if the dirt
and filth has TO be somewhere il is
better to have it on the side walks
than TO stir it up, with its disease
germs and microbes and force people
passing along TO breath it.
A member of the board said today
1t is clear TO my mind that the
streets in the busipess part of the
city cannot be kept clean by the pres
ent methods. OF course you under
stand IL is entirely out of the ques-
tion to think of cleaning streets I'M
less they are brick. stone, granite or
something similar, and the only thing
we can do in Paducah is to provide
for keeping clean those streets that
are paved. We have a sweeper but
often within an hour after it has
made Il street clean. the thoroug hfare
Is as dirty as before, partly because
or the loads OF dirt and trash swept
from stores. In some cities cans are
kept out front for such refuse, and
the city collects it at regular inter
walls, but in my opinion the best thing
10 do here is to have two street
sweepers who will all day long go
from place to place on the reconstruct
ed streets and keep them clean, side
walks and streets alike. They can
make three piles of the trash, one in
the middle and one on each end of a
block, and every few hours one of the
city's wagons, detached for the pur-
pose, can come for the dirt. This of
course will cost the city something
but 1t will give us clean streets all
the time in the business part of the
city, and enable Us to do away with
the big street cleaner entirely"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02

spread of the confiagration. and NO
damage of consequence was done on
either side, the Well Wholesale liquor
company being on one side and the 4.
Rehkopf general ONCE on the other.
The stationmen say that the hose
did not get twisted as reported. but
that on the other hand they bad .
stream playing on the nre twenty
seconds after they reached the scene.
The buseies down stairs were not
damaged much. but nearly ever, :
thing on the upper floors was ruined.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
POPULAR MEN
GET TRIPS TO THE HOME
OFFICE IN NEW YORK.

Mr.. f Z. francisco, of Evansville,
Ind, superintented of the Evansville
district for the Prudential Insurance
company. held q staff meeting in this
city this morning, and rendered .
trip to the home office of the company
in New York, to Mr.. T. B. Orr and
Mr.. A. G. Hargrove, of tn is city, Mr..
Orr being the leading agent snd Mr..
Hargrove the leading assistant of he
Evansville district.
Mr.. Orr and Mr.. Hargrove will
leave for New York July 8, and be
gone about ten days.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
SCARLET FEVER APPEARS.

Bowling Green, Ky, July 2.--Scar.
let fever in violent form has broken
out at Greencastle, in this county.
Miss Ella Wood, the 19.yeAr-o
daughter of ]. O. Wood, first lock
Keeper, died after a snort illness. and
Miss Ollie, an older sister. is at the
point of death. The disease is con-
fined so far to grown people, but many
children have been exposed to it.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02

provement over last week.
Wholesalers report business good
and collections fairly satisfactory.
The lnmber market is dull.
New building operation is being
pushed in all lines.
The cool weather seems to have
Some effect on the retail trade and
collections seem to be coming in slow,
but are mp to the expectations for tho
season.
General crop conditions seem 10 b
improving by the recent rain and oon-
sidered encoursk hing. -
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
MovEMENr oF RUSSIANS.

Toxic. July 2-Three OF the Rus
slams vladivostok cruisers were seen
last night in Ton shama channel. IL
Ia believed thst' the torpedo boats
which accompanied them when they
made an attack on Genssn, Korea, re-.
turned 10 the Port Heavy firing was
heard in the vincinity OF the cruisers
aud lasted 70 minutes. This gave
rise to the report that the cruisers
wcre trapped by Admiral Kamimura,
but later che Russian vessels were
seen approaching safely towards the
northeast.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
MANY KILLED
Turks Said to lie Daily Massa-
creing Christians.
The United States Appealed TO In the
Name OF Humanity and Chris
tisnity.

Washington, ID. c., July 2-The
state department today received the
following dispatch, dated Ispahana,
signed Armenian Bishop Of Persia d"
Turkish bsrbarians are massacre
ing thousands daily. Humbly solicit
the United States government 10 the
name of Christianity and humanity
to ssvshuman lives. "
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
The John 6. RehkOpf Establish
ment on Broadway Burned
The Bls Was Probably Of Incen-
diary Origin--The Loss 800
Covered BY Insurance.
GOOD WORK OF FIREMEN

The second and third stories of the
John g. Rehkopf Buggy company at
212 Broadway were Quilted by fire
about O'Clock this morning and the
stock on the first floor was damaged.
The blaze is supposed TO have been of
incendiary origin, and entailed loss
of shout 500 covered by insur
anoe.
Merchants Policeman Presnell and
Officers Gross and Hessian discovered
the fire about.the same time, and an
alarm WAS quickly turned in.
The fire spread rapidly through the
upper story, the infiammable varnisb,
the paper wrsppings of the buggies
and other compustible contents quick
ly converting the building into q
roaring furnace.
Chief Wood and his men soon had
four streams play ing on the fire. and
after getting it partly under control
switched some OF the hose around to
the rear and in less than an hour the
blaze was under control and practical
ly out.
For time it looked as If the con-
fisgrstion would be a most disastrous
one, as the building is in the heart
OF the business section, and had it
spread might have meant the loss Of
hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth OF property. The building was
connected by doorways and passage
ways with the departments of the
Rehbopf Saddlery company, and it
was feared that the fire would creep
through to the mammoth saddlery and
harness establishments. The eefec-
tive work of the fire department,
however, soon made il evident that
this would be prevented and little
damage, if any, was done outside of
the buggy concern.
Mr.. John G. Rehkopt, owner of
the establishment, was notified and
soon arrived. When he went around
to the rear to get books and papers
and remove them to place Of safety,
it was plain how the fire originated.
A piece of timber had been placed
against the high fence that had to be
climbed to reach the rear of the bug.
gy building. A window pane had
been broken and the window latch
lifted through the hole in the glass.
The rear door was found standing
wide open, indicating that after the
incendiary entered through the win
dow he opened the door, doubtless
through which to escape. The blaze
was started in about the center of
the third floor There had been no fire
about the building since last winter.
Hundreds of people were on the
scene a short tiae after the alarm
was sounced. Many feared the blaze
would involve the entire block, and
Chief Wood and his men were compli-
mented on all sides for the quick
manner in which they got the blaze
under control.
The building itself belongs to Mr..
f. Rehkopf and was built few years
ago. Its Prevails helped prevent
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
KENTUCKY NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
Deaf Mute Shoots Herself at
Henderson.
Scarlet Fever Occasions Consider.
able Alarm In Warren
County.
KENTUCKIAN DIES OUT WEST

Henderson, KY, July 2.-Nancy
Combs. the l9-year-old deaf and dumb
daughter of Andy Combs. attempted
suicide by shooting herself with a
pistol, the ball entering just over her
left ear. The doctor who attended
the young girl says that she has a
chance to recover.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
chances would be materially injured.

chances would be materially injured.
"If," said . prominent southern
senator, The fails to get the two
thirds vote required by the time that
the third or fourth ballot is reached
he will be compelled TO retire. In
that event." he added, "the nomina-
tion will 60 to a dark horse and a
very dark horse"
Among the dark horses most fire.
quently spoken of are Senator Cor
man and Mr.. Folk, the young district
attorney of this city. who has leaped
TO the front In the last two years be-
cause Of his official record.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
DIED IN ARIZONA.

Madisonville, KY, July "A tele.
gam from Bisbee, Arizona. says
Davis Bowles, highly respected citi-
zen of this county, died at that place
and his remains are being sent to this
city for interment. Mr.. Bowles was
about thirty years of age and had gone
West to make his home.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02

Mayor Yeiser is in favor of build
ing two market houses from the bond
issue, but members Of the board of
public works do not seem to regard it
as a practical idea, as there is not
money enough to build two market
houses and with the money that al
ready will have to come out of next
years levy to pay for things secured
this year, suoh as fire departments,
etc, there is no prospect of getting it
next year, and no time to wait, if
there were.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
BOTH WON.

Redtop, Conn, July 2.-The Yale
Harvard beat races postponed from
yesterday were rowed. Harvard won
the four cared race by 9 length. The
collapse of Yale man near the finish
permitted Harvard to win. Yale won
the eight cared race by eight lengths.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
=
kgH SIDES ARE
ySyfILL HOLDING OFF
Slight Brushes Reported But no
~ Decisive Battle.
Nothing Definite Known Yet Regard.
ing the Effect of the Rainy
Season.
laps REPORTED FALLING BACK

Cnefu. July "A report from Port
Arthur states that the Russian author
rises have closed all the shops in
town and sealed the doors IL il
further reported that the last of the
non com batsnts, including every able
bodied man, has been sent to tho
trenches. II is oviden, full assault
from the land side OF the city is
thought imminent.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
A PRIMARY CALLED
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
UNABLE TO MAKE A
SELECTION.

shelbyville, Ky, July s-After TAX
ing 1870 ballots the convention ad-
journed this morning after unani'
mously adopting resolution calling
on the district committee to call phi
mary.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
OLEvELANDs, LATEST.

Princeton, n j., July 2-Before
leaving for New England close per-
sonsl friend asked Grover Cleveland
II he would accept tine nomination If
Ssnded 20 him on a silver platter .
II would not accept the silver plat
ter" replied Cleveland with a very
purceptible smile.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
MRS. M'KENZIE BETTER.

Hopkinsville, KY, July 2.-The
condition of Mrs james A. Mckenzie,
who was the victim of folding bed
accident last fall, from which she has
suffered ever since, and who was pros
trsted by the sudden death of her hus.
band, is considerably improved.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
ATTACKED THE SHERIFF.

Athens, Texas, July 2.--Sheriff
Hsrdwick was attacked while feeding
the prisoners this morning by 9 negro
and Mexican, who attempted escape.
The sheriff killed the Mexican and
mortally wounded the merge. Hard
wick was badly injured.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
VESSELS COLLIDE.

Gibraltar. July 2.-The American
gunboat May Hower collided with the
British cruiser Baoohante of here.
The damage sustained by the yes
sells could not be asoertsined. The
Bacohante is now at snchor.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
PEACE Is ANTICIPATED.

Berlin, July 2.-The question Of
intermediation between Russia and
Japan in behalf of peace continues to
be discussed in diplomatic CIRCLES
here. The Tsgeblatt quotes the ut.
terances OF an unnamed diplomstist
having close relations with japan as
saving that Japan is disposed to ac-
cept the mediation OF some friendly
power aud would propose peace oondi-
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02

itor was ordered short time ago to
notify the contractors bondsmen q
guarantee company, but the bondsmen
do not care, as il they are made to re-
imburse the city for the costs of the
repair work, r by hold mortgages on
the contractdI1s property which will
indemnify them.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
SULTAN CONSENTS
WILL IMPORT SOLDIERS TO
PROTECT EUROPEANS.

Tango, July 2.-The Sultsn has
consented to the importation from
Algeris Immediately of two hundred
Zouaves to guarantee the safety of
the Europeans in Morocco.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
Left Today for Oyster Bay for
the Summer.
A sheriff at Athens, Texas, Attacked
BY. Prisoners Who Wanted
to Escape
$500 COO FIRE IN TEXAS

Washington, July ?. President
Roosevelt, accompanied by his Off
cial staff and two secret service men,
left this morning for Oyster Bay
where he will spend the summer. He
rode In separate train OF two cars
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
RUSSIAN VESSELS woRsTED

Chefu, July 2-Junks arriving to-
day repeat the information brought
by steamer 10 Ohefoo yesterday TO the
effect that battle was in progress
Yesterday afternoon midway between
Port Arthur and here IL is stated
that the Russians were headed for
Port Arthur when they were sighted
ana the inference Is that the Russian
vessels were worsted and rctreated to
the harbor.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
SANTA FE SHOPS BURN.

Clbeurne, Texas, July 2. The shops
Of the Santa Fe Railroad were par
TALLY destroyed by FIRE today, loss
s4OO 300.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
FRIENDLY INTERVENTION

Rome, July 2--Sevoral morning
p pers state that the powers are ex.
changing views with an object Of tax
ing sdvsntsge,if necessary, OF the sus-
pensi,n OF nostili,ies in the far east
during the rainy season and attempt
q friendly intervention.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02
laps FALLING RAcK.

IT. Petersburg. July 2--Gcnersl
Kuropatkin reports that General
Kurokis forces are falling back. Gen
eral oku's forces. he also reports,
have refrigerated southwark from
points between Hwsn Jinsisng and
sin Tinting.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02

The west and south are doing things
60 the Cleveland boom. The leading
men, after their sessions, say that the
nomination OF Cleveland Ia an i'm.
practicable impossibility
A decided impetus was given the
Parker boom this afternoon when.
after several conferences between
August Belmont and the Alabama
delegates, the latter agree to cast the
full Alabama vote for Parker. \
crowd OF Hearst boomers arrived to-
day from California, Nevada and
Arizona They OPPOSED the Kansas
City platform.
John X. Mclean. of Ohio, and
Washington, is a candidate for the
vice presidential nomination. His
representative here says he will ac-
copt II the proper man is nominated
for president.
The talk today of coupling the
name OF Governor Beckhsm, Of Ken
lucky, with the vice presidential
nomination was we'll received, espe.
oislly among the Hearst men.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02

Mrs. Robert Thompson, OF Union
City. Tenn, is visiting Mrs. Leonard
James.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02

Contractor W. II. Bailey went to
Henderson today.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-07-02

Practically the only feature Of 20.
litical interest associated with the APP
preaching Democratic convention dis
cussed in the hotel corridors was the
possibility of an attempt to stampede
the convention to x-President Clevs-
land. There was deoided effort on
the part Of some Of the friends of
other candidates to pooh.pooh the sug
gestion, but others Oh them, while ex.
pressing their confidence that it would
come to naught, frankly admitted the
existence OF the boom" aud set them.
selves to work to counterfeit it's effect.
Evidently the principal contention
will be over the point as to whether
there shall be specific declaration
favorable to the Affirmation OF the
principles enumera ted in the plat.
forms of 1896 and 1900. There is al
ready strenuous contention as TO
whether there shall be any reference
whstever to those two declarations
and there are many shades of views as
to how the subject hould be covered,
Delegates who are close to Mr..
Bryan want q rexffirmstion in terms,
but some of them are content to say
that while making the reassertion
they consider other ana newer ques-
lions of leading Importance, and are
willing on that account to give more
prominence to them.
1t is generally believed that the
character of the platform will have
a marked influence upon the presi-
Dental nomination, and as only a
majority vote is required for its adop-
tion Its exact wording will we await
ed with much interest.
Il is quite freely admitted, however,
that If Judge Parker should fail early
to secure the necessary vote, his
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-23
Russian Jews Want to Come Here.

Philip Sachmontz, q Russian Jew
Of Summer7ille, has written to Mr..
E. J. Watson relative to tie establish
ment in this State of colony of Rus
sian Jews. Mr.. Watson is informed
in the letter that these people who
want to come here are of the agricul-
tural class and have money with which
to buy their own homes.
Mr.. Watson stated yesterday that
he is afraid that the bureau Of com.
merce and immigration will be unable
to give official assistance in this mat
ter as the act creating the Office says:
Immigrants shall be confined to white
citizens of the United States, citizens
Of Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland and
France and ell other foreigners of sax
on origin"
However, these or eressed people
seek to leave Russia, and their stten-
tion has been attracted to South Car.
olina. It is probable that they will
make arrangements through the agen-
cy Of prominent Jews in Charleston.
-Columbis State.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-23

went down to Brazil about five yeai
ago aud succeeded III haling the hop
pers and wiping out the chinch bugs.
His plan is to use ordinary dry fun :
gus upon number of live bugs and
turn them loose on the others to spread
blood poisoning. This is rapidly
communicated, aud dead bugs, after
the incubation, covered many Brazil
ian fields several inches deep. He
says that the reason why SO many of
these hoppers have appeared is that
the quail and other birds have been
lessened in numbers by hunters.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-23
Ills Bad Break.

Talking about fright and gray
hairs, said travelling man; "my hair
never came so near turning white in a
single night as it did q couple CT
weeks ago when was in town in one
OF the widest patches of country in the
West. entered cafe and started in
to ingratiate myself with the boys,
and was getting along fine.
There was one old fellow who
hung around the bar great deal and
seemed to have everybody scared.
made up my mind that he was chap
| wanted to have on my side, SO
started in and made up to him the
best | knew how. told him all the
funny stories | knew. Every time he
laughed everybody else laughed, and
when he didn't seem to like it there
was a general attack Of the blues.
After awhile he told story himself
| laughed as hard as l could aud slap.
ped him on the shoulders and said:
I've heard of you before.
"'You have?" said he, looking sus-
picious all of sudden.
eyes, said I, and you re all right.
You're a bird!
II never saw such swift change
of scenery in my life. The floor was
cleared all of sudden and the occu-
pants Of the place except the old man
and myself were looking up from be-
hind tables. He had six x-shoote,
pointed at me, and if his fingers had
trembled Id have been the subject
for "a dearest Willie, thou hast left
u.s. piece of poetry then and there.
Just then young girl rushed into the
place and threw herself between US. "
"Of course" commented listener
sthis is about chapter III. She ex.
claimed: Spare him! Spare him 70,
my sake!' "
"No. She didn't say anything Of
the kind. She merely said Don
be fool, dad lie didn't mean
anything. He ain't heard wore
about it.
"Then she turned to me and said:
you want to be keerful abou,
how you talk about anything in the
fowl line before dad. He was tarrec
and feathered week before last. Fl,
amt got clear over it yet, an h,
won't stand the jokin about it, yor
see. New York Press.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-23
Previous LandslIdss.

Great as Mr.. Roosevelt's majority
in the electoral college is, it is by nc
means unprecedented.
In 1920 James Monroe received 231
electoral votes to one cast for John
Quincy Adams, majority Of 230.
In 1840 William Henry Harrison re-.
ceivad "a votes to 60 for Martin Van
Buren, majority Of 174.
In 1882 Franklin Pierce received
254 votes to AZ for Winfield SCOTT, q
majority Of 212.
In 1864 Abraham Lincoln received
i2l2 votes to 81 for George B. Nc
Clellan, q majority Of 191.
In the election Of. 1872 Grant re.
ceived 2S6 votes, while 80 Greeley
electors were ohosen, whose votes
were divided when the college met By
ire.son Of Grseley's death, Grant, Q
majority being 206.-New York
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