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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-21
ESTATE OF ALBERT 6. PIERCE OF
BUII NOTION.
STATE OF VERMONT. Dls,rio, o, Chi,

tender.
70 All persons concerned in the estate OF
Albert g. teir'c late of Burlington. in
said district deceased,
GREETING:
At Probate Court, holden at lsurliny-
ton within ana Tor the Dstric' o, Ch,t.
tcndcn, ON the lith day of July 1901
an instrument purportiuE To hc tne last
will and testament of Albert q. Porce.
late Of Iiurllugton, in said district de-
ceased, was presented to the court afore.
SAID, for probate.
And it Is ordered by "ald court that the
9Th day of August, lt~i, at the Probate
court rooms IN said burlington be as.
signed Tor proving naid instrument, and
that notice thereof be given to all per-
sons concerned. by publishing this order
three weeks successively in tho Burling-
ton Weekly Free Press. newspaper pub.
ushed at said burlington. previous 10 the
time appointed.
Therefore. YOU are hereby notified TO sp-
near before said court. at the time and
place aforesaid. and contest tho prob to
Of said will. II you nave cause.
Given under my hand at Burlington, In
said district, this. luh day of July, laoi
MARCELLUS A. BlNGHAM.
3.wSt. Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-21
CITY NEWS,

4 petition in bankruptcy was fled Fri
day by V. G. clark. a nhoror of Grand
Isle. He has liabilities of 500 ana assets
Of SAC, of which 500 are claimed exempt
The wedding Of Miss Sarah Rosenberg
and Reuben Cannon. both of TINS Guy ~
announced to take place at tho Archibald
street synagogue ON Friday evening" Aug
ust ;.
Attorney l.. g. Grossman was arrest I'd
Tuesday upon a writ issued by Brown |
& Taft ON = charge of withholding IRON
Andrew Lcv money, which he held IN a
fduciarN capacity.
Walter Coulm was arraisncd in city
court Friday morning for intoNicat"h.
He pleaded guilty and was iiuod s. aud
costs of SN,9. re will servo the alternate
sentence of ten days IN Jail.
Won cannot afford to- GO through life |
lvirg in a huu-c that i nnlf his enough !
Tor YOU or wearing coat th't Is too |
emull or q shoe that ptuch"s, nor c1u you |
afford to- advertise only half enough
4. G.. Whittcmorc. who has for 4 long
time been attorney for the burlington |
savings Tauk. has hcon elected trustee
of that Institution ia nl the racancy |
caused Ivy the death of Albert q. Pcircc.
The case of Alfred Husrev ". Ahc
Northern was nlol Yesterday in the coun-
I, clerks office. 1t is am action to re-
cover 500 for an alleged assault The
caso OF y. T. Read w.. Archie Dague was
nlso rlcd.
Martin : Villas. who WA injured Ly a
runaway accident luly t. has been re-
nuvcd from >parhawk s. Smit1rium to MS
room He is improving SLOWLY hut II VIII
B, some tmc before ho viii b" able to be
.t work.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-21
RrssrA-JArAN WAR ATLAS 10 CENTS

Three limo cnlorod maps each 1iN.u.
hound III convenient form for reference
Thc EAst,rn situation shown in dctaIl
issued by the Chicago X Northwestern
Ry,. mailed upon receipt of ton conts I'm
stamps 10y J. T.. rrittan, 300 WaShu-tuW.
street. EsStou. M1ss. 5}.Viil .3l.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-21
DIED.

TJCh tR July ~, at her residence, @o'
Pearl street. Mrs Maria loming Tucker,
widow OF the late Nathaniel AmorA
Tucker and duuchtcr of j.. Iluhholl and
Fanny T.. Dcmins.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-21

Tho case of Alfred Bushev " Ahc
Noithiem was nlci Yesterday in the ccuu-
tN clerks office. 1t is am action t. re-
cover 500 for IN alleged assault The
oaso ct \. f. Read w.. Archie Dague WAS
Ileo tiled.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-21

Won cannot afford to- GO through life
lIvirg ~ a huu-o that i i1lf his enough
for YOU or wearing n coat th't Is too
small or q shoe that piuch.s; nor cau you
afford to- advertise ONLY half enough.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-21

70 all persons concerned in the estate OF
Albert g. teir'c late of Burlington, in
.,iI district deceased
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
BLOODY FIGHTING YESTERDAY.

u is believed that fighting yesterday
exceeded in iiercencss that of any pre-
vious day.
The absence of press kilograms from
Lao Yang ON sept. aroused suspi.
cions that changes of Importance were
proceeding, which the military censors
did not wish 10 he made known.
The efforts of the japanese 10 cross
the river ON Aug. 10 were not success.
full, and Gen. kuroki. therefore ordered
portion Of his army to ford il at
Sakankwantun.
Gen. kmopatkin was unable To pre-.
vent the passage of the river owing to
the distance from Lao Yang, about 20
miles. but for the same reason the Jana
nese were unable TO bring the forces
which gained the right bank immediate
~ into action.
kuropatkin headed of the passage of
the Taitse at Standardization after
q o'clock ON the evening of Aug. 81. and
Immediately gave orders for his men TO
fall back ON the outer position. This
move is explained by the desire to col.
lect strong force with which 10 repel
a Ranking movement from the north.
east.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
UNKNOWN MANS BODY.

Benton, Ky. sept. 2.-Tbre days ago
at the mouth Of Jonathan creek which
empties into the Tennessee river miles
from Birmingham. Ky. a foater was
found and yesterday was buried near
the place il was taken from the river
never having been identified
The body was clothed in pants and
shirt Of cheap material. and there was
nothing in the pockets TO lead to iden-
tifcation. At the coroner's inquest two
men wore suspcnders like those found
ON the hoater and they bought their
suspender- AZ Golden Pond. Ky.
The floater was found by Deputy
Sheriff Rip Wolf and Lon sirles and re-.
ported 10 the coroner. The marks about
the neck showed that il had been brok
en- and every indication pointed TO
hanging before the body was cast into
the river The inquest resulted in a
verdict of hanging. but nothing has
been learned since Of the mans identity
The authorities are investigating the
case.
The body must have been in the wa.
ter a long time as il was badly decom
posed. From appearance the floater was
about IS years old.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
UMPIRE VIOLET
WAS DELIRIOUS
Official Umpire Of the X. /. T.
Creates Excitement.
He Thought an Imaginary Mob Was
After Him ct Henderson
Recently.
HAS BEEN DOWN FROM FEVER

Friends Of Umpire Red" Violet,
who was first baseman and fielder of
the Paducah K. I. T. club the first
part Of the season, will wonder from
the following account of his queer
acticns, il he las pe.r run "bug-
hose" by his experience % an um-
pre-.
Red has been i'll froni fever, and 10
supposed to have Suddenly became
delirious. The Henderson Glean.r Of
yesterday said:
Frank Violet, better known as
Red" Violet, one Of the official UNI
pires in the Kitty League, cut rome
very curious capers in this city yes
terday evening.
Violet has been i'll with fever o
great part of the summer and unable
to umpire all the games allotted to
him.
He was in this city yesterday en-
route from Hopkinsville to vincennes
where he will umpire o series Of
games commencing In vincennes
Saturday. He was walking down the
street yesterday conversing with a
friend when suddenly, without any
cause he bolted up the starts between
the Hub" and Frank Cimini's fruit
stand and entered front room occu-
pied by Ciminis daughters. seeing
the room occupied he, still running,
made for . back window, arriving
there he jumped out and down upon Q
shed, thence to the ground and into Q
rear window of the building recently
vacated by the Gle amer. From there
he ran into the hardware store of
Norris g. Lockett and undertook to
conceal himself but seemingly not
sufficiently hidden he broke for the
police headquarters where he stated
his purpose Of remaining there until
an officer would escort him to his trsin
which left at $3.50 p. m. However,he
left the headquarters alone and was
seen ut the Union Station about
o'clock apparently quiet and patiently
awaiting his train.
He was under the delusion that .
crowd was after him for committing
some crime.
His arrangement is temporary and
due to the effects of his recent illness.
Violet left this city this morning at
i:10 O'Clock.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
NON-UNION MEN
WILL ALSO BE INSTALLED BY
INDEPENDENT PACKERS.

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 2.-The indie
pendent packers also intend to operate
their plants with non.union men.
Early this morning a wagon belonging
to Boyd Lunhan q Company. marked
Union Meat" was driven into the
stock yards filled with cots. II was
Immediately stated that the firm in.
tends to open its plant at once with
non.union men and will house them
in the plant until the close of the
strike. A large number of men oe.
SCI ted the independent plants today
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
JAPANESE REPEATED.

The Japanese repeated the attempt Ia
throw pontoons across the Taiste near
Lao Yang during the night of Aug. 81
again under cover of bombardment
and this attempt is believed to have
been successful Severe fighting NAV.
therefore, be expected Immediately
northeast of the city.
The action of the japanese command.
er in throwing a force across the river
IN the face of a strong enemy is consid-
cred to he extremely rash, and the posi-.
tion of this force, isolated from the
main japanese army by deep river.
may easily become desperate.
A correspondent of the Associated
Press at Vladivostok telegraphs that the
Japanese are relying on the aid of the
guhooat ilotilla for future operations
against Lao Yang and Mukden.
The fighting at Lao Yang has beaten
all records for the desperate valor OF
the assailants and the invineible stub.
bornness of the defenders. The whole
history OF warfare tells of no such BON.
bardments, no such carnage aud no such
persistence. Day after day the fight
mas been resumed at daybreak and kept
up with hardly u moments intermis.
sion until after nightfall.
Nar'scarred veterans scarce believe
the stories which come from the seat
OF war, and declare that il is beyond
human endurance for an army TO fight
without respite for a whole week, each
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
DOUBLE TRACKS
FOR THIS DIVISION
Reported the |. e. Has Project
Under Amusement.
The Coal Business Is Rapidly In.
creasing on the Louisville
Division.
NOTHING Is YET KNOWN

Princeton is trying to get boom
through the Illinois Central, which a
Princeton paper says is contem plating
making extensive improvements ct
Princeton and also on the Louisville
division in the way of double track.
ing. superintendent Egan and other
officials neld . conference with citi.
Gems and the Commercial, Club there
last night.
The Princeton paper sizes mp the
improvements of the Illinois Central
in this way;
1.-THE fact that they are building q
new bridge across the Tennessee river
so as to admit of the double tracking
Of their road, the withdra wing OF
their shops at Henderson to Evansville,
the putting in OF the block system
which means the double tracking Of
their road as soon as the new bridge
Is completed, the increasing business
Of the o. V. branch al, means that by
proper effort we can have shops and
terminals here that will give employ
ment to from so to to 100 more fami-
lies, increasing ali the time"
The Illinois Central is building q
new siding at Princeton and Is pre-
pairing to build . new passenger and
freight depot and has asked for some
more right of way.
Mr.. II. MoCourt. assistant super
intendent Of southern lines, was in
the city today on business. and stated
that as far as he knew no improve
ments other than those now going on
we're contemplated by the road.
Quite a number of railroad men,
however. claim that it il matter Of
only short time until the line be-
tween Paducah and Central City, il
not between Paducah and Lou 'sville,
is double tracked. The greatest bust
ness is now the coal traffic, which is
enormous. Within the past several
months Nortonville's new mines have
added to this traffic, as has the bust
ness Of the Tennessee Central. In
fourteen new mines have
been opened on the Illinois Central.
i is said, within a short time re-
,ently.
Officials do not usually give out in.
about such big improve
nents. and il may be the road is
'eally to be double tracked from Pa.
lucah to Central City.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02

lay of which has exceeded its predeces
sor in intensity of struggle and carnival
of slaughter. Day after day the
thousands of dead bestrewing the bat
tie field have to be removed. The Japa.
nese have invented new methods to in
'inerate the heaps of dead comrades,
removing the ashes for the honors OF
burial in Japan. The wounded present
4 most serious problem as they tax the
'nergies of both sides TO the utmost.
The most difficult problem is the bring
ing up of supplies of food and ammu-
milton to every point of the fighting
line which extends from ten TO twenty
miles
Never has such bombardment been
known. An eye witness of the battle
Of Nafangow told correspondent that
many officers suffered nervous prostra.
ton owing to the terrible roar of the
artillery, and one military attache had
10 be invalided home for the same rea
son. Yet the artillery fire at Vafangow
was far inferior in intensity TO that at
Lao Yang.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
Russians Alleged to Have'Evacuated and
Applied the Torch.
Other Villages Ordered Burned. Japanese Have
Gained no Advantage Yet
FULLY 10000 KILLED SINCE TUESDAYS BATTLE

to the right bank Of the Taitse river
aud IL therefore became necessary for
the Russians To h. in a position to re-
pei blow in this direction.
I'm view Of this development in the
operation, Gen. N,a1patkin decided to
abandon his position ON the left banl,
aud to concentrate his whole army ON
the other side Of the river. This posi-
ton Is the strongest both in character
and In sight The great issue will be
finally decided there.
by Withdrawing to this position the
Russian army avoids the danger Of
being divided by the river and enjoys
the advantage Of compactness.
Gen. kuropatkin's move, therefore,
is not TO be considered as "A retreat, but
rather as the carrying out Of we'll
defined idea.
The Withdrawing Of the Russians 10
the right bank involved the abandon.
mcnt Of Lao Yang. which j. situated on
the left bank. The Japanese took ad.
vantage Of this to occupy the city, but
the sternest part Of the fighting is still
before than unless Gen. kuropatkin de.
cides at the La, hour TO again fan back
TO the northward. II is more than like
ly, however, that he will decide 10 fight
To finish. Tho cards are all in hi
favor, II i believed, now that he has the
Japanese divided by the river, thus ef.
ieciually turning the tables upon his
fac
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
Former Paducah Lady FOund
Dead From Heart Disease.
Was Boarding at Louisille Hotel
Daughter OF Judge Nichols
Of Bardwell.
WAS A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN

Louisville, Ky, Sept Mrs.
Nora Nichols Blow, of Louisville, for.
merly Of Paducah, was found dead In
bed in her room at the Louisville
Hotel his morning.
She had been dead for several
hours, aud death evidently resulted
from heart disease. She had been in
i'll heath for several months, and had
been in . sanitarium for treatment,
but was not thought to be in a serious
condition. Mr.. Blow was out Of the
city at the time.
The deceased was 80 years old, and
a daughter Of Judge Nichols, of Bard
we'll, Ky. The remains will be taken
to Bardwell for burial by Mr.. Blow
who arrived this morning.
The above will be sad news TO Mrs.
Blows many friends and admirers in
Paducah. 1t was only few months
ago that she left for Louisville to re-
side, apparently in the best of health.
She had lived in PAducah several
years, and just previous TO her last
departure had apartments at the
Palmer House.
Mrs. Blow was one of the hand
soonest women in Kentucky, being a
beautiful blond who numbered her
admirers by the score.
She visited Paduoah before her
marriage, and as Miss Nichols was
very popular here, frequently visit
ing Mr.. Charles Smedley and family.
Mrs. Blow was not only the daugh-
ter of lawyer, but studied lawherself,
although she did not practice law.
She was leader in Paduca society
for . time, and had hundreds of
friends here who will be panied to
learn of her sad and unexpected death.
Mr.. Blow is one Of the principal
owners in the PSducah Coopersge
Company here, formerly owning the
Blow stave factory in Little's Addi-
ton before the Paducah Cooperage
was formed.
A telephone message from the com.
pany IS office this afternoon stated that
Mr.. Blow was expected to pass through
the city this afternoon late, or in the
with the remains of bis
wife, en- route to Bardwell for the
funeral.
The funeral will take place at Bard
we'll Sunday. Mrs. Blow was a cousin /
II Mrs. +. G Rudolph, a niece of Mrs.
Iharles Smedley, and has a grandomth
r living here, also.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
MONEY MATTERS
WILL COME UP BEFORE JOINT
FINANCE COMMITTEE To-
NIGHT.

The finance committee of the gen
eral council will meet tonight to &c
over the bills and expense accounts
against the city and to pass on tive
important matters.
The mat ter of whether Attorney j.
U. Flournoy shall be paid $3.50 for
services involving the compromise
with the Cumberland Telep hone Com
pany will be considered. The council
and board of aldermen have the final
say whether the bill be paid or not, rs
they vote on the report OF the com.
mittee.
The matter of deciding on a fee
Tor Hendrick g. Miller who will repre-.
sent the city in damage suits, will
also bs considered.
The bill of the Seagrave people for
the new fire fighting apparatus will
be checked over and many other mat
tiers taken up.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
HIS ARM. OFF
Illinois Central Fireman Went
to Sleep Oh the Track.
His Escape From Death Very For
tunate-Arm Amputated Here.

w. II. Bales, fireman of Princeton.
Ky, had an arm cut off last night at
Dulaney about l0:S0 o'clock and was
brought to Paducah where the injury
was dressed at the railroad hospital.
Bales was firing for Engineer 7. C.
Stevenson on extra freight and at Du-
laney had laid down on the track to
await the passing of another train.
He went to sleep with his right arm on
the track and freight No. 1876 came
along and snapped the arm off.
Bales is well known here and his
many friends will regret to learn of the
accident. The member was amputated
just below the elbow
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
Feet Had Been Tied and Stone
Attached to Neck.
Dredgers Find Victim Of the Hick-
man Lynchers Near
Hickman.
FLOATER NEAR BENTON

Hickman, NJ, Sept. 2.--The body of
the negro, Joe Bhupa@, who was taken
out Of the county Jail here Tuesday
morning at o'clock and lynched by
being thrown into the river. has been
found by dredgers.
II was brought to the bank and an in
quest resulted in verdict of Drowned
by unknown parties"
The Negroes legs were bound togeth.
or with a rope and rope was tied
around his neck with fort pound
rock attached
Until the body was found il was not
known just how the mob had disposed
Of him. Bumpass was in Jail for an
attempted assault ON a thirteen-year-
old white girl about four miles from
Hickman, about two weeks ago.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
READY FOR COURT.

Today the carpets are being put
iown in circuit court room and the
room Is being prepared for the open.
ing of the September term Monday
The fixtures were gotten from the fed
eral court room aud have been cleaned
and revarnished. The court room has
been reprinted and overhauled and
presents q neat appe aranoe.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
FAMILY BURNED
HOME CAUGHT FIRE FROM GAS
FROM OIL WELL.

Parkersburg, W. Va, Sept. al.
!. Flang, wife and four children were
burned to death early this morning in
Il fire which destroyed their home
near Lowther. Two others were seri-
,usly burned and are expected to die.
Il is thought the fire WIS caused by
he explosion of gas from nearby
)il we'll.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
rnIInwEn rr mo RErREAr.


Toxic. sept s.-The Japanese forces
have followed up the retreat Of the ar
my Of Gen. Kuropatkin from Lao Yang
The Japanese seized and used the Rus.
sian guns left at Lao Yang. Accord
ing 10 the news received this morning
the Russian retreat when the army
crossing the Taits river became mo-
ment of great confusion, owing To the
Japanese gun fire from near
Al dawn today the Japanese on the
left side of the Tait- pressed forward
toward the river bank while Gen. kur-
oki'- forces ON the RICH, bank engaged
the Russians in the neighborhood Of
llsiying Tai Tai.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
ANOTHER SEVERE RATTLE. .

London, sept Military men in
general say that battle even 6erer, il
possible than that which has continued
for days before Lao Yang, will be
fought on the bank of the Taitse river
The Russian position there for a time.
at least, is fully as strong as that they
occupied at Laio Yang.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
VILLAGES TO BE DESTROYED.

Rome, sept. "A telegram from To
kio states that Gen. kuropatkin has or.
dercd all the villages about Lao Yang
burned 10 prevenr the Japanese from
getting supplies. -Four villages have
already been destroyed, rendering sew
eral thousand Manchurians homeless
The above dispatch partially confirms
the reports that Lao Yang is burning.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
EIGHT STORIES

Chicago, H., Sept. 2.-By the fell
ing of an elevator eight stories in the
Sears Roebuok & Company mail
order warehouse this morning. Philip
Caldwell the conductor of the car was
killed and four persons seriously in
jured.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
RUSSIANS FAILING BACK.

~. Petersburg, Sept. "A telegram
from Gen. kuropatkin reports that fir
ing did not cease throughout the day
Thursday. The Russians, he says, are
falling back
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
TRANSCRIPT FILED HERE.

A transcript from Logan circuit court
was filed today in federal court by T.
II. Ausenbaugh against the Aver &
Lord Tie Co. The suit was brought to
collect an alleged balance of S3,4i3 for
lies sold to the defendant.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
No CONFIRMATION.

Leadon, Sept 2.-No confirmation has
been received at official quarters 'of
Paris or London OF the occupation of
Lao Yang by the japanese.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02

soOo KILLED SINCE TUESDAY.
Mukden. sept. 2-1he Russian losses
about Liao Wang since Tuesday are e.
timated at ten thousand killed and
wounded and the Japanese los, equally
a. many.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02

Toxic Sept At Is reported thai
the city OF Lao Yang j. In flames. II
the report j. true IL Is probable the
Russians before retreating over the
Taitse river. put the torch to the city to
prevent the Japanese from obtaining
the stores left behind
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
VILLAGE WIPED OUT

Gem, Idaho. Sept. "A fire last
night swept the entire business sec
ton and large part of the residence
district of the town. One hundred
houses were destroyed, rendering
scores 60 people homeless.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
STEAMER SANK.

Toxic, Sept. Am official dispatch
received Friday reports that Russian
steamer while engaged in clearing mines
at Port Arthur Wednesday, struck
mine and sunk.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-02
2l.Ooo RIFLES FOUND.

Toxic, sept 2.-The japanese secured
$1,000 rifles about Lao Yang which the
Russians threw away during their re.
treat.