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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-04
REMARKABLE MONTH
FEW ON RECORD EQUAL TO
THE DECEMBER JUST
CLOSED. 80. -

II. the start made by. the month Of
January is prophetic of the weather
which may be expected during the re-
mainder Of the month, it will be as
warm ana wet as December was cold
and dry.
with the exception Of December,
1s76,t the month Just closed equsled all
records for average daily low tempers-
ture. The mean was 81 degrees, or
degree below freezing The only
other Decembers recorded in Ken
lucky where . similar record for low
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-04

1.-THE grand drape was right beside
Us, 4" said McMullen to the chief wnen
he was questioned. 1t was too long
when made and had been cut of. This
left q ragged edge. The spot light
was acting badly and some Of the
sparks from the carbons dropped on
the rough edge of the drape and set it
on fire. l told my assistant, who was
on the porch with me, to put out the
fire. "
All right, said the other man,
reaching down, using his hands to put
out the small flames. Then 9 fame 9
foot high shot up and caught the
draperies above those on fire."
The warrants for the arrest Of
Powers Davis and Williams were
sworn out by Arthur e. Hulls, whose
wife, three children and their maid
lost their lives in the fire.
In speaking OF the complaint which
he had filed, Mr.. Hulls said: my
wife and my children, all l ever had
to live for. are gone. All that remains
is for me to try to make some one pay
for his carelessness.
"a few carpenters and stage hands
have been arrested. Men who sang
in the choir are in Jail. Such an in
vestigation is a cruel mookery. The
men who are responsible are allowed
to walk the streets untouched, while a
few lsborers are punished.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-04
Jim Hannah Breathed His Last
Yesterday Afternoon.
Fatal Ending Of New Year Merriment
Romans Taken TO Louis
willie Today.
WAS POPULAR YOUNG MAN

Mr.. James Harmon, who was acct
dentally shot Thursday at midnight
while celebrating the aiyert Of the
Now Year on Broad strer, died yes
tsrday afternoon between and
O'Clock at the Illinois Central hospital,
where he was operated on Friday.
He rested well for a time after the
operation but there was little nope for
him from the start the stray bullet
having penetrated his intestmes. He
began to sink yesterday morsing and
breathed his last before 2 In tie after.
noon His mother, Mrs Thomas Han
non. Of Louisville, his sister from the
same plsce and his brother, liz. Ed
Hannah Of the city, We're st bis bod
side
The death Of Mt Hannah removes
popular young man He had FOR sew
eral years past been in the plumbing
business with his brother here, and
was s2 years Old He came here from
Louisville, and made many friends
during his residence here.
The bullet which ended his life was
fred by some unknown person during
the shooting, whistiing and ringing Of
bells ushering in the New Year, and
tho shot wa, occidental Il is not
known from which direction 1t came,
and will probably never be known
who fired it The crowd had attended
. wedding which ended in watch
party
Mr hanion bore his sufferings
bravely, ant was resigned TO the inev
table. He was unmarried and left
besides mother, several brothers and
sisters
The romans were taken to Louis
VILE at I;4e this morning for burial
there.
No Inquest wa, held, as'the doctor
signed the certificate and the police
authorities. after investigating the
shooting, decided that ID was an scci-
dent, thus obvia,ing the necessity OF
.n investigation BY the coroner.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-04

temperature was made were in the
years Of 1879, 1878, 1880 and 1885.
The temperature reached the normal
for only few days during the month,
and on the 26th . minimum Of de-
grees above zero was registered in
Paducah.
December was also remarkably
dry month. The precipitation for the
thirty one days amounted to only 1. So
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-04

Cincinnati, Jan. 4--The Express
Gazette in its January issue gives the
following summary Of train and stage
robberies committed in the United
States during 1903, together with the
record for the past fourteen years.
The total number OF trains held mp
In fourteen years is 349; total number
of people killed 80 and the number Of
people injured (shot) 100.
The number of trains held mp in
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-04
TRAIN AND STAGE ROBBERIES DURING 1903

1908 was thirteen, as compared with
90 las: year.
The number Of stage robberies in
1908 was SIX, while that of last year
was seven.
This years record shows that no
passengers or trAinmen were killed by
robbers, but there were Elk wounded.
Last year one was killed and three
wounded
One robber was killed in 1908 as
compared with three killed last year
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-04
new RULES FOR SHIPMENT OF BODIES

bile TO ship the body of any person dy-
ing either Of smallpox or bubonic
plague. Bodies OF persons dying Of
Asiatic cholera, yellow fever, typhoid
fever, diphtheria, scarlet fever, cry
sipelas, CHAMBERS. anthrax or leprosy
will be shipped only under the most
completes conditions Of disinfeotion.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-04
NOTICE OF FIRST
MEETING OF CEI

MEETING OF CREDITORS
In the District Cour, Of sh> United
states for the Western Dis,rictof Ken.
tuoky, In Bankruptcy.
In the matter of Manson L. lays,
bankrupt:
To the creditors Of Manson l.. Has,
OF Paducah, in the county OHM.
Or.oken and district aforesaid, bank
rupt: Notice IL hereby given that OF
the 8ist day OF December, A. ID. 1905
the said Manson L. Hays, was duly
adiudicated bankrupt and that the
first meeting of his creditors will be
hold az my Office in Paducah, McCraok'
en- county, Kentucky, on the l6h day
Of January, A d. 1904, at Q O'Clock
in the forenoon, at which tim the
said creditors may attend, prove thei
claims appoint trustee, examine tho
bankrupt and transact such other 'usi
ness as may come properly beforesaic
meeting.
EMMETT W. BAGBY,
Referee in BansruptN.
Paducah, KY, January 4, 1904
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-04
MES NOTES.

Mary Andeon, now Mrs.. Navarro,
who recent appeared in song aad
recital two Bhts in LONDON for the
benefit Of t poor declared that she
will 'neyersin return to the stage.
The goial opinion in Washington
is that IL Panama canal treaty will
he r,tis by the senate, although q
vote not be reached before Nay 1.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-04

inches, compared TO . precipitation
CT SOS inches in December, 1909.
Only two other Defenders report
such a marked deficiency in rainfall
since 1871. These were in 1875 and
1888.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-04
Said a Bereaved Man of the
Chicago Investigation.
Twenty nine are Now Under Arrest,
one of Them the Chief Building
Inspector of Chicago.
THEATERS
CLOSED

Chicago, Ill, Jan. Following
the preliminary investigation of the
I fire a, the Iroquois theatre, twenty
nine persons are now under arrest. OF
these more than dozen faced charge,
Of manslAughter. The others art
chiefly held as witnesses, and for the
most.p are members OF the Mr..
Blue beard company. Az ;
Those now under arrest, or for
whom warrants have been issued, are
A. follows:
Will j. Davis. part owner OF Iro-
quois theater, charged with man
slaughter
Harry J. Powers, part owner OF
Iroquois theater, msnslaughter. ''
George Williams, chief building in
spector OF the city, manslsughter. %
Archibald Bernard, chief electrician
OF the theSter released on 5000
bonds mAnslaughter.
william MoMullen, electrician in
charge of spot" light which started
the fre.
f. W. Kerr, lyman, said TO have
had temporary charge, OF the fire
curtain.
William Carlton, stage manager for
the company, in charge of stage dur
lag the performance. charged with
mAnslaughter. Z --,, *.
Frank Polin, electrician. with com
psny which owned spot" light,
Thomas Mcqueen, stage hand, man
Edward Engle, stage hand, man.
slaughter. @
Frank Jsndrow, carpenter. with
manslsughter. ~
Max Mazzanotvitch, stage carpenter
with company, manslaughter. fsssS
: Frank Pigeon, alias holland, carp
enter, msnslaughter 3res,ss..,-,..', 1850, s,.-
William Plunkett, assistant stage
of the company, held rs
witness 81 ~,
william Slack. member Of octet on
stage when fire, began, held as wit
ness. ext |
Samuel Bell, member OF octet, held
rs witness.
Victor Bozart, member Of octet,
held as witness.
J. y. Strauss, member Of the COM
pany, witness.
Edward L. Wines, member of octet,
held as witness.
Edward T. Mora, member of COM
pany, held as witness.
John J. Russell, member Of the com
pny, witness.
The following members of the
woSen's chorus were placed under
arreS and held as witnesses and are
gusr@d at the Union hotel:
Miss Dupont, Miss Brandt, Miss
"illiams'Niss Richards, Miss Beaute,
Miss wynn MissXLawrence. Miss
Romano.
MoMullen and zNr were wanted by
the police to clear , Soma ., tho
mystery concerning tn fire. Nc.
Mullen was in charge of - 80,
light ON the perch, which is s,p,o.sd
20 have started the fire. Kerr w..
said to have been IN charge of the
curtain and to have fled without low
ering it when the fre was discovered.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-04

Washington, ID. O., Jan. 4-The
new rules to govern the transportation
OF dead bodies agreed upon by the rail
road companies, the National sssociS-
tion of undertakers and the state pro-
vincial boards OF health OF North
America becomes effective today. I'm
der the new regulations IL is impossi-
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-04
ALL THEATERs CLOSED.

Chicago, Ill, January Mayor
Harrison ordered the closing of every
theater in Chicago, without exception,
until it has been definitely ascertain
g. that they are not violating any city
ordinance. This is supplementary to
the mayors order which closed seven
teen theatres.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-04

The report that Colombian gun
boat had been sunk by an American
warship is now accented % untrue.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08
UNLUCKY "C0PPERS.'

At st. Asaph's. the race track out
side of Alexandria. it used 20 be the
custom 10 give return tickets for / :
cents. Most Of the patrons would
hand over a quarter and get IN
change nickel and 3 cents. This
copper money. according TO the az
erage creed OF the gambler. was un-
lucky. .o that the Potomac between
Washington and Alexandria was iill-
ed with the copper thrown over
board hy tile men who were going q
bet on the races. There is an old
time race course man who swears
that the stretch Of water between
the two cities il so overloaded with
copper currency that ii l. we'll worth
while dredging. lie SAYS.
~Thcre i- more copper money II
the bottom 81 that river than al ia,
mines Ia Colorado will produce in .
wear. Ifthe government would only
take tumble and look things over
il could make a fortune from the
cents in the Potomac. -Pittsburl
Dispatch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08
Two New Trains,

The two new trains to be placed
on the Southern Railway are now as
sured. The new service and sched-
ule will go into effect Apr. 2Sth, in
time for handling the heavy traffic
that is sure TO come on account OF
the st. Louis exposition. Nos. 7 and
s will arrive and depart from Prince
ton. Nos. and ? will run be-
tween Lexington, KY. and St.Lou-
uis, Mo. Nos. 3 and 4 will run be-
tween Louisville and ST. Louis, and
Nos. q and 22 will run between
Knoxville and St. Louis. These
latter will be specifically known as
the Worlds Fair trains, ard will be
Of the very finest equipment, solid
vestibuled. The trains will be run
Through from the south, carrying
sleepers, dining and parlor cars,
and expect to make fast time, the
schedule being limited to stops at
imp Drtant stations only.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08
A Curious Emerald.

An emerald Of curiouslv interest
ing associations has recently been
sold in Berlin. 1t originally be-
lcnred to Nicholas |. Of Russia and
was bv him presented to the famous
explorer. Humboldt.
The jewel is four inches in length
and is cut on four sides. the re-
mainder Of the gem being left IN
the rough. The setting, which ].
extremely artistic, is composed Of
silver, to represent rock, round
which are several little gnomes busl
ly hcwing the rock with their axes
The emerald. with its silver set
ting. rests on a pedestal Of ebony
and silver. Of which the workman
ship is equally artistic.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08
A Test Of sobriety.

An ingenious test of sobriety Is
now being experimentally adopted
in continental towns. On entering
public house the would be drinker
finds tha. the only way TO the bar
lies along a platform about two feet
high. ascended by three steps. This
platform is about twelve inches
wide cYd fifty yards long, following
a zigzag coarse, with here and there
an obstacle that has to be stepped
over. One. who has already had
drop too much is thus practically
certain to fall from this narrow and
difficult pathway TO the padded
floor, especially prepared TO receive
him. Sober ones are served in th'
order in which they reach the bar
If they require another drink the,
must traverse the platform a seconC
time, and SO on.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08
NO. 80.
The Cost OF Living and Wages.

"lt is peculiar feature OF the in
iustrial reaction, says the Spring
field Republican, "that the cost OF
living, as TO mere necessities and
immediate articles, has been rising,
while wages and incomes are quite
generally tending downward" 1t
is worse than peculiar. 1t means
hardship and distress. Breadstuffs
in particular have strikingly in
creased in cost, and so also have
meats and clothing. The wheat
market has been in the hands Of the
grain gamblers, cotton is controlled
by the cotton gamblers, the tariff.
without benefiting our sheep raisers-
practically prohibits the importation
Of wool above the carpet grade, and
the meat supply is at the mercy OF
the packers combination aided by
traffic arrangements with the rail.
roads. And so on and so on. The
people are supposed to be Interested
in all this. Perhaps after a little
more grinding, a greater reduction
lin income and more startling in
crease in the cost Of living they will
begin to inquire as to the why's and
wherefores OF an unnecessary condi-
ton. They should do it now and
demand relief before relief Is impos'
lsible -Ex.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08
COURAGE Of Childhood.

The late George Francis Train
loved children. The children Of
New York Will miss him from Mad
ison square, where in fine weather
he would play with them all day
long.
"Citizen" Train used to tell of a
little girl to whom he once gave a
rich cake. She ate it and asked for
another.
I'D like to give you another,
said the old man, "but 1t would
make you sick"
Give il to me anyway" said tho
little girl. AT the dispensary | can
get medicine for nothin'. =
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08

All Of YOU boys and girls who
have magnifving glasses, have you
ever put any spock Of snow un-
der your glass and studied the won
derful forms Of the little flakes?
Do so the next time we have some
snow. 1t is perfectly astonishing
how many difIoren. and beautiful
forms there are.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08
a Depem Story.

Chauncev Depew tells how after
the Pawnee Indians had exterminat-
ed the Crows, when he was boy, he
iourneyed from Peekskill to New
York to see the great Pawnee chief,
who was exhibited at Barnums. il
happened to be on March II, and as
the parade passed the museum the
band PLAYED "The Wearing Of the
Green" Just then the great Paw
nee chief rushed 10 the window and
exclaimed to his medicine man, "Be.
dad, Moike, I'll see that procession
If | lose my jobl"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08
FOR THE LITTLE ONES
The ecohy Bird and Some of It's Funny
and silly Performances.

Tie booi hrd. aa oceanic fowl
f rrai.l.. MI. -t ana most
.+., world. Ii ap-I
.n. ,ptaIii.. nee
..f.l.l.3 ae.ord-
"' '''
ii- l' .'s a'''
Ae N''.t N' "
olt in t.. iae--e 'e'-A "i'-'~s II -,
stir ont of the wa' when men i@nu
there. but remains -qaatted on the
rr8anl. staring &, intrudcrs stoid-
I, r fv v.ry ven indeed. and
l.. distances Brt when il
,l ,.,.rit uiii remain
t;, &
1-le. 4" '''' -.
lAal u n"pleN' '--''' '.'''' + e''',,l I.'Il
"il 20 el,"T "H'l e '',''Ut 'ila' - ~
easily Aa'e ' w" ~ T '''
WAY. l H..
>.n- .iA'- ' '''. " .-, l.
lon i-e ae,A a " 7'''i "-,.' III -, '.'I'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08
Rifle Ball Penetration.

Tests as TO penetration of the
present rifle bullets in sand, loan
and steel show the penetration into
sand and loan at fifty feet does not
exceed six inches, at 500 yards thir-
teen and a half inches and at 1000
wards sixteen and half inches. AT
fifty feet tie velocity is so high that
the bullets are completely hattened
in the first six inches, the sand not
having time TO yield.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08
Ne More Barrels Of Matches.

Senator Iloar bewails the lnnova-
ton recently introduced at that end
Of the capitol in the purchase Of
matches. Almost since the time that
friction matches were invented the
senate has been receiving It's supply
in little round wooden boxes.
Matches in these boxes have been
for years kept about the capitol.
When in ,Mr. lloar's committee room
some one asked for matches the SEN
ator would remark. "Why, We have
barrels of matches" and forthwith
at the utterance Of the bonmot a
round box would be produced.
Now the purchasing agent OF the
senate has decided TO buy matche:
III the usual paper boxes with which
the general public is familiar. That
j. considerably less expensive, but i
puts an end to "barrels of matches
lin the senate committee on the judi
Washington Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08
a PATHETIC COINCIDENCE.

II is a pathetic coincidence that
rs Ola President Kruger fails in bod
liz powers the sturdy Boer state he
built up begins TO disintegrate. The
prosperity that was TO come TO II as
a subject hand has failed TO appear.
Its inhabitants are emigratIng, Its
population i. dWindling, and to re-
place the deficit of men there has
been instituted a system Of Chinese
Immigration under bondage Of which
SIR William IIarcourt has SAID, Il
cannot conceive how it was possible
that any man with the instincts OF
British freedom could be found "a
.put his hand to such a document a.
the ordirpnce establishing a code OF
scrfdom d the basis Of the principal
industry in the newest colony Of tho
empire"
From the freedom fought for OF
vcldt and kopie to Chinese cool,
/ slavery is a moral decline the conse
oucnces of which cannot but be evil
The mines Of the Rand have playeC
some queer tricks with the con
Science Of an enlightened nation.-
New York World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08
w. G T. U.COLUMN
CONDUCTED By MRS. N. L. HOBBS.
Come Now Be Fair.

We notice an item going the
rounds of the press, and credited tol
the Wine and Spirit News, which
save the Central Association Of Liq-
uor Dealers Il New York intends tol
fight the le election OF Theodore
Eoo-eyelt tooth and nail" The only
reason assigned for such action isI
tie course years ago when as Presl-
dent Of the Board of Police Commis-
sioners Of New York he insisted that
salooni-ts should obey the laws like
other people.
Now we submit that such a course
i uncalled for and would show base
j lgrati ude Oh the part Of the liquor
dealers. We challenge them to
show by a single act or a singlewor
from Pre- sidentRoosevelt since occu-
pving that high office, that he Is IN
any sense an opponent OF the llqpor
traffic or in favor OF It's abollshment.
On the contrary he is IN entire ac-
cord apparently with the policy Of
bis party to perpetuate that business
J hy the license system. At Miiwau'
kee in a speech be took particular
pains to switch in a paragraph com
: nendatory Of their big brewing IN
terests and intended to make pollti'
: cal capital for himself with the beer
d element. l. this all TO be IN vain.
. Then has be not, in conjunction
: with Secretary Root, done every
e thing possible TO influence army OF
ficers 10 report in favor OF the res
{ totation Of beer selling in the army
canteen? Shall such service 60 un
rewarded and he be made to suiie
a. uniustlv? Do these liquor men no
know that under President Roose
\. yel,'s administration the trade ha
continued to flourish and expand j
the Philippines and all other OF ou
rev possessions? In what partlcu
lar has he shown a disposition I
d check it in the District Of ColumbIs
p" the territories, army posts, or any
o. where else over which the nations
government has the exclusive lun'
dictiop?
Now be reasonable and fai
Messrs. Liquor Dealers, and do nj
!, act rashly. There have now bee
three long annual messages trol
nd the President, touching on ever
on subject almost in which the govern
he ment is supposed to be interested
but now, honest, has there been
i utterance or the least intimatlon
-A' these to which your trade could tai
/, exception? or in any OF his hume
Gus public speeches?
~ We make this plea for our Pres
dent in interest OF fair play. Z
IA Prohibilionists we conld not vote I
ate him. but for the life OF u we ca
are see no reason why you should no
DO not be ungrateiul nor unwis'
or. The Democrats will not be able
n nominate a candidate under who
IL, reign your trade would be safer
better protected. Would it not
wisdom to continue the man
power who has proven himself
'nd friendly to your interests.-Noice
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08

Hold on. papa. you've left two
cars behind" cried Harry, who was
helping his father she'll corn.
That's funny" said papa. Il
was sure ] had taken every one out,
as ne looked down into the basket,
but looked up quickly as he heard
IIarry's laugh, 10 see the boy hold
inr fast lis own two ears.
"Wer. guess we'd better not
she'll them today" advised papa.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08
TIE nRIpeE coMpLrrEp.

other. Then pass the blade Of the
third knife over the uppermost
blade and under the undermost.
Take them up in this form and
place them with the ends Of the
handles on the rims Of the tum-
blcrs.
The triple bridge will then be
self sustaining, and if moderate
weight be laid on it it will be all the
frmcr.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08

Not infrequently semisavage
girl has a wardrobe consisting OF
furs which would be worth from
$4,000 to $4,000. Grundeman, the
explorer, relates how one fair Green
lander wore dress Of sealskin with
a hood of that costly fur, the silver
fox. The garment was lined with
fur Of the young seal otter, and
there was fringe of wolverene tails
About 500 is probably the average
worth Of the dress Of Indian won
en- on the Columbia and Fraser riy.
srs
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08

Chairman Zulauf has called the
republican congressional convention
for New Albany, April 2l. j. +.
Dillon will be nominated for con-
gress, and S. III. Wulfmann OF this
city and Harry McGrain Of Corydon
will be chosen as delegates to the
Chicago convention, and Harry
Morris OF Salem will be made pres
idential elector. It's all fixed
Huntingburg Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-08

When the theatrical season opens In
Brooklyn. the Rapid Transit company
will operate paslor cars on a special
schedule for ihcater goers, says the
New York Sun. The intention Is TO start
them on Oct. /. The fare will be 20
cents