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The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
TWO SHOWS WANT
TO PLAY SAME NIGHT
Controversy Over What is to be
at the Kentucky Saturday.
Sam T. Jacks Manager Says He VIII
Play and Manager English
Says "Nit."
LITHOGRAPHs THROWN OUT

There is a prospect Of a lively
time here next Saturday when the
Sam T. Jack and the Hoity Toity
companies arrive and undertake to
both play at the same time at the
Kentucky theater. That is. there will
be a lively time unless some AMIGA
Bile agreement is reached in the
meantime.
II seems that the Sam T. Jack Co.
was booked for next Saturday. De-
cember 80. at the Kentucky theater,
as early as last March.
Manager English had an opportu-
nifty to book Hoity Toity, better show,
for that date, and II is claimed wrote
the Sam T.. Jack management six let
ters changing the date to Thursday
December 2S, or cancelling it out en-
tirely, which can be done any time
with two weeks notice. No reply
was received to the letters, but the
fact that they were not returned
shows that they were delivered.
Today Mr.. James Morris, agent for
Sam r. Jack. arrived and began prep
arations to advertise the show. He
was politely told that his company
would not play here Saturday, but
insisted 1t would. There were dates
for Saturday to attach to the post
ers. but dates for Thursday had been
secured by the local management,
and Mr.. Morris was told he would
take Thursday or be cancelled out
entirely.
He at last Accounts Insisted that
Sam T. Jack would play here next
Saturday or nothing would. end
threatens legal action.
He sent a lot of his paper"
around to the theater today to be
turned over to the bill posters, but
I'm pursuance of orders the stage man
ager had It thrown out into the alley
where the gentle winds may blow
some of the smoke OF II. This is not
the first time Manager English has
had an experience of this kind. There
was a row something similar two or
three years ago. but there was only
one show played on the date in con-
troversy, and that was the company
that Manager English wanted to
play. In the meantime the public will
watch developments with unusual in
terest. as two shows playing in the
same theater the same night is some-<
thing never yet witnessed in the
city.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24

to death when with his wonderful
perception he realized that his time
had come. No one who knew him
would have expected anything else.
He breathed his last with the knowl-
edge that his life had been well
spent, and that no man could say
aught but good of him, or could
point to a single act of his long and
busy life that did not do credit to
his integrity and honesty of purpose.
Capt. Joseph Henry Fowler-that
was his full name-was second son
of Judge Wiley r. Fowler, during
his life an honored Kentuckian OF
great prominence. Captain Fowler
was born in Salem, Livingston coun-
ty, April 20. 1895. and completed
his education at Cumberland college.
Princeton, Ky. He resided in Liv-
ingston count after his gradua-
tion, and came to Padhcah in 1S49
to 20 on the Watts-Given wharfboat.
the first ever used here.
He subsequently returned to
Smithland, and in 1859 again came
to Paducah. and became a member
OF the celebrated Watts-Given COM
rany, being in charge of the compa-
ny's wharfboats here.
He met with reverses during the
war on account of his southern sym
pathies, but with indomitable cour-
age began over after the war. and
was soon prosperous again. lie had
been captain Of many. boats in his
time, and owned the wharfboat here
and the Fowler boat store.
He had always been a large stock
holder in the Evansville, Paducah
and Cairo Packet company, and for
years was superintendent of the COM
pany. After the death Of Capt. John
Gilbert, at Evansville year or two
ago, he was elected president of the
company. which now owns the Dick
and Joe Fowler and the John s. Hop
kins. He was senior member of the
Fowler -Crumbaugh Boat store. and
one of the largest stockholders In
the wharfboat company reorganized
about a year ago.
Captain Fowler, while not connect
ed directly as captain on boats. held
master license, and was associated
in many ways with the following
boats: Charlie Bowen, Idlewild,
Sam Orr. Amanda. Dunbar, Jim
Fisk, Jr., Robert Mitchell. Silver
Cloud. Rapidan No. and No. 2, W.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
Hurt by Flying MauI-Head.

Mr.. J. II. Rork, of the ~, c. & ST.
l.. road. of Twenty-fourth and JEFF
ferson streets. was injured a few days
ago at Paris, Tenn, while watching
section men drive spikes. A spike
maui head flew OFF and struck him in
the face. He was badly bruised by
the accident but did not have the in
jury attended to until today when
It became so painful that he found
medical treatment necessary. Phys
iclans found the cartilege In the face.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
WEEKS NEWS in THE
BUSINESS WORLD

tions and we look for a continuance
over into next week. We are salts
fed"
Such are the reports from all quar-
ters. The jobbers make the same re-
ports. and I'm every line II Is the same
story. Paducah should certainly feel
proud of herself and elated over her
prosperity.
The liquor business this year has
exceeded anything in the past. The
George, II. Goodman company has
done larger business this year than
last. although the branch house in
Jackson, Tenn, gets a large part of
the orders that were filled in the
local house last year. The business
in the jackson house for December
is immense. and the house is only
one year old.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
KILLED In CRASH
TWELVE LIVES LOST IN FRANCE
BECAUSE OF FOG.
Bertholot, the Chemist, One of the
Victims-A B. and D.
Wreck.

Paris. Dec. 2i.-Twelve persons
were killed and forty injured in a
wreck at Lille, last night. The Lille
express crashed into an express from
Boulogne and both trains we're de-
molished. The dead include the cele-
brated Chemist Bertholot and son
of French Senator Cuvilet. A fog
caused the wreck.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
says Jap Boats Were There.

Marseilles. Dec. 2i.-Lieut. Bob
rinski, OF the Russian cruiser Sava-
ron, which was among the Baltic
feet OF vessels which fred on the
Hull fishermen, arrived here today on
his way to Paris 20 testify before the
international commission. In an in
teryiew with your correspondent he
said: II was on the bridge during
the firing and will positively affirm
that there were torpedo boats with
masked lights among the fishers"
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
KING OF SPAIN.
TO Wed Princess Victoria Some Time
In June.

Madrid, Dec. 24.-The anticipated
announcement will shortly be made
OF the marriage of King Alfonso and
the Princess Victoria, daughter of the
Duke of Connaught, King Edwards
brother. The wedding, It is said, will
occur in June 1t is understood the
princess will renounce the Protestant
faith and join the Catholic church.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24

Capt. Joe Fowler. one of the last
Of the "old school" both of river pio-
Eeers and Southern gentlemen, died
this morning at 12:4O o'clock from
pneumonia superinduced by conges-
tion, after a two days illness. No
death in recent years has been the
cause of more profound sorrow, and
no man in Paducah would have been
missed more than Capt. Fowler will
be.
His naturally robust constitution
bore up well under his years and en-
ergy until few months ago, when
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24

Mukden, Dec. 2i.-The >Russians
have succeeded in advancing the po-
sition of their siege guns four miles
south along the wagon road. This
was accomplished in the face OF
heavy artillery FIRE from the Japa-
Nose, who fired upward OF hundred
shells, which however. did little exc
cution, only two men being wounded.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
Attcmpted Suicide.

Fulton, Ky, Dec. 24.-Bob Wealth
erly, a well-known painter and paper
hanger. took large dose of NOR
phine with suicidal intent. Wealth
erly recently moved here from
Hickman, Ky. Family troubles is
supposed to be the cause for the act,
as hfs wife had tried to run him away
from home. He is out of danger.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
Appointed Umpire.

Frank Bassett, an umpire In the
Cotton States league last season, and
manager of the Hopkinsville X. !. 7.
team the year before, was yesterday
appointed an umpire in the Southern
league. This is the league Memphis,
Nashville and Little Rock are in, and
the largest in the south.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
Stag Dinner Party.

Mr.. Vaughan Scott was the host
of stag dinner on Tuesday evening
at 6:3O O'Clock at his home on
North Ninth street. The table was .
Yuletide symphony in red and green.
and the eight-course menu was de-
lightful in every detail. Covers were
laid for twenty and the guests were;
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
CHICAGO MAN
Believed To Have Been Among Those
Ambushcd In the Philippines.

Chicago. Dec. 24.-lt is believed
that Lieut.. Hoyt. Of Chicago. was one
of the officials killed when the Pula-
junes ambushed "A company OF en-
listed men near Dolores, in the Phil
lipines. Hoyt was lieutenant Of
company 3S. which was ambushed.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
Spent Restless Night.

New York, Dec. 24.-Nan Patterson
spent a rsetless night in her cell at
the Tombs and was much depressed
in spirit today. Early this morning
she was seized with severe attack
of nervousness. A physician was
called and later one of her counsel
called, and assured her that she
would soon have a new trial and be
acquitted. This cheered her.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
scizcd Russian Ammunition.

London. Dec. 2I.-The Times cor
respondent reports that Chinese have
seized at Fengtal station near Pekin.
three million rounds OF Russian rifle
ammunition consigned TO a Russian
firm at Tien Tsin and evidently de-
signed for Port Arthur. The ammu-
milton was concealed In bales OF
wool brought from Kalgan ON cam
els
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
TWO NEGRO MINERS
RIDDLED BY MOB
Bodies Found Near Sayre, Ark.
This Morning.
New York Man Attempts TO Force
Carbolic Acid Down Wife's Throat
and Then Suicides.
OKLAHOMA EDITOR CONVICTED.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 24.-Word
reached here this morning that two
negro miners we're found riddled
with bullets near Sayre this morning.
The cause of the lynching is not
known, as there has been no trouble
at the mines at Sayre.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
Out-of-ToMn Event.

Invitations have been received here
to Christmas dance given by the
Young Men of Lawrenceburg," Ky,
lin honor of the Bachelor Maids on
"Wednesday night, December 2sth.
Miss Helen Ripy. Of Lawrenceburg'
who recently visited Miss Halle Hi
|sey is one of the honored Bachelor
.Maids."
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
Occupy Jan Trenches.

Mukden. Dec. 2f.-volunteers on
the night Of December 81. occupied
the japanese trenches opposite their
positions. Three trenches we're evac-
uated by the Japanese with scarcely
a hight
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
Tried to Kill Wife.

Rochester, N. Y. Dec. 24.-After
attempting to force carbolic acid
down his wife's throat. William
Crowley committed suicide with the
poison this morning. His wife is in
the hospital badly burned. Jealousy
was the cause.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24

Nagasaki. Japan. Dec. 24.-A re-
port from Dalny says that the Rus
SLAMS at Port Arthur say that they
viii surrender to japanese under
General Nogi on condition that the
Russian garrison and ships be al
lowed TO return to Russia. Japan re-
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
LONG AND HONORED|
CAREER HAS EN-
Capt. "Joe" Fowler Laid Down
Burden After a Brief Illness

owned some Of them. His cd
cense was the Oldest owne|
living man, and he was prd|
He was as proud of his cd
the other men of his calling
him, and there are now vd
left to tell the tale Of those
days of river supremacy bef|
railroads threaded their vi
virgin territory and graduall
ed the prestige and profit O
boats.
Capt Fowler was a brav
and a just one, and he was
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24

Toxic, Dec. 2i.-The Japanese
yesterday stormed the Heights Of
Koyangshoukou, near Port Arthur.
The prisoners captured report that
Russian General Fooke. was injured.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
HAD TO USE OIL.
The Princess Has "a Long-to-Be Re-
membered Voyage.

Halifax. Dec. 24.-The German
Lloyd steamer Princess Irene reach
cd here after experiencing storms
which spread a panic among the
thousand ysteerage passengers. The
ship, which left Naples December o,
ran short on coal and was compelled
to use large quantities Of oil.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
A B. and o. Wreck.

Defiance. o.. Dec. ga Balti-
more and Ohio passenger train was
wrecked at Delaware Bend last night
'pna many passengers bruised, but
none seriously injured.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
Guilty Of Manslaughtcr.

Lawton, Okla, Dec. 24.-L. T.
Russell. former editor of the Lawton
State Democrat, was convicted of
manslaughter in the second degree
for killing o. ]. Hawkins. sergeant
alarms of the lower house of the
Oklahoma legislature in this city on
April 4.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
Woman Cruelty Murdered.

Armada. Mich, Dec. 24.-Mrs.
Abel Brown, aged 36. was murdered
on her husbands farm near here.
Her husband found his wife's dead
body. The head was terribly crush
ed with a whiffletree. No clue.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24

Messrs. John and James Rayl, of
the local I. c. yard office, have gone
to Hopkinsville to spend the holi-
DAYS
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24

Mr.. George d. Pratt and wife. OF
Batson, Texas. arrived last night on
a visit TO the formers brother. Judge
T.. W. Pratt, OF South Third street.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24
Stranger Shoots Himself.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. PA
stranger, supposed to be George Pc
ters. of Omaha. Neb.. shot himself
through the heart last night in the
European hotel.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24

The bank clearings this week show
a big Increase over the same week
last year and are a fair indication Of
the expansion in business. Next
week closes the year. II has been a
very prosperous and good one for the
local Institutions. with earnings
showing a good increase and deposits
expanding.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24

fused to agree to any such plan.
The Paducah sun., 1904-12-24

Continued on Page Two.)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-15
Heavy Storm at Genoa.

A writer from Genoa to the la Crosse
Chronicle tells of terrific storm thar
swept the territory between Genoa and
Stoddard on the evening of June 4th.
doing great damage to farm property.
demolishing barns and small outbuild
iugs, tearing up trees, laying low miles
OF renee and doing other injury, The
wind came just a few minutes before
the terrific downpour of rain occurred.
A peculiar conical-shaped cloud came
whirling across the river, seeming to
pick the water in the river right ont OF
its bed to the heighth of 10 and 12 feet
in the air.
A large barn on Sam Goods farm was
literally torn to pieces by the storm and
scattered over a whole township. The
top was taken off large new barn on
Otis Warmers farm and whirled AWAY
into space. The greatest damage was
done in the uprooting of many trees,
some OF which were apple and plum
trees in o, chards, while many fences
We're blown down. Farm houses stood
against the storm but there was enough
force in the wind to take chimneys off
the buildings and many of these cases
are reported
The rain which followed the wind
came in torrents and washed big gullies
In fields, many of which were so badly
damaged that the crops will have to be
replanted. Hillside farms suffered great
ly in this way.
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Sparks From the "Flectrlc -

There is little to be noted in the La
Crosse -Viroqua electric road. The city
council of La Crosse has extended the
old franchise of the company with some
notifications, which will doubtless Re
agreeable to property holders and the
company, Negotiations for franchise
through Westby have been in progress
between representatives of the village
and the line.
The CENSOR under, tands that sigma
lures Of freeholders in Hamburg and
Coon towns are being secured to docu-
ments granting aid of ten thousand dol
lars in those towns to the company. If
a majority sign ii will obviate the spe-
cial elections otherwise provided for.
There appears to be disposition on part
OF citizens to aid the road to that ex-
tent.
1t is rumored that the road, if con-
structed at all, will 90 by way of Nor
mon Coolie if town of Bergen citizens
fail to show a spirit of coo )eration in
right-of-way and otherwise,
Viroqua business men and citizens
generally are anticipating with salts
faction the coming Of the road, beiiev-
that it will be good thing for the city
and develop the county, and its resour-
ces through which it passes. bringing
our northeru ar western neighbors
nearer rs by direct and quick commu-
nication.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-15
a VERY BLACK BELT OF THE SOUTH
CRENsHAw, MISSISSIPPI. June !

CRENSHAW, MISSISSIPPI, June 5.
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS: This lit
tie village is situated in what is called
the Delta country, on the Y. NJ V. rail
way, sixteen miles straight west from
Como. AS this is the second trip / have
made across the country with team
for my brother on business, thought |
would write you little about this sec
tion. 1t is beautiful country with
great plantations thickly settled with
negroes and owned by white people. /
did not see but two or three white men
In the whole distance except at Long
town, where there was store, restaur-
ant and three or four houses of white
folks 1t was level, nice-farming
country, | stopped several times and
talked with the negroes as they seemed
TO be delighted to talk with northern
man about the cold weather up north,
and because | was brother of the ma
jor. They all know him we'll and would
send little nigger to get some peaches
for Massa colonel as they called me. The
negroes, women and all, were plowing
and hoeing cotton, corn and sweet DO
tatoes and few Irish potatoes. 1t is
SIX miles from Longtown to the village
OF Crenshaw and heavy timber, rough
lands and not many farms, but plenty
of negroes settled around in the caves
and on the hills. Sometimes | was on a
hill top-many call them peaks-then
would go down. tie steep hill into deep
gully. You think there are very steep
bills in Old Wisconsin, but they are not
to be compared with these. So You see
1t was up and down until ] reached
beautiful valley called the Delta.
Here is fine little village Of three
hundred and fifty people, white and
black, and although only fifteen months
old it has the firest buildings and is
painted the incest Of any town have
seen in the south of It's size and age
The private and business blocks on the
main street are all up-to-date in every
way. The business houses are built on
the east side and the railway track and
depot on the west. The white people
will not allow negro to build on the
east sile, so they all live on the other
side and have their own stores, restaur-
ants, meat shops. hotel, church, school
house and dancing hall. There's SO
many colored people over there that 1t
looks dalk and to satisfy my curiosity
walked across and 1t was sight to be-
hold. Some were playing the yanjo,
others dancing and singing, fol they
are the happiest people on earth
They have a temperance saloon here
which is the only kind of saloon here
in the south. We have TO go dry here
and drink cold water-wbich ia good for
our constitution-for Old mississippi is
a prohibition state This village is east
Of the Mississippi river about thirty
miles and they tell me there is heavy
timber all through this delta country.
Northern az well as southern men are
buying up great deal Of this timber
land. Something you have not seen for
many year up In Old Vernon county,
is oxen Here are many teams Of oxen,
five and six yoke of them to each large,
heavy wagon hauling logs to the mill.
IL was quite curiosity TO me.
w. w DUNLAP.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-15

cult AT the first term there was but
| little business to transact. In fact thu
only thing done was the admission of
Lorenzo A. Pierce to the bar, upon mo-
ton of Francis j. Dunn The county
officers who had been elected qualified
before Judge Knowlton at that time.
The second term of circuit court was
held in November, 1851, in the same
log cabin. By thfs time the little "t t
house" had been chinked up with d
for plastering. Judge Knowlton ls
still on the bench. At this teri If
court William f. Terhune, Thom ;. J.
DeF'rees, Norris w. Saxton and F9 is
Dunlap were all admitted to the bl5
The first case to come before the j rt
was entitled Samuel III. Shefiel= g.
George Dascey and John Allen.S Or
trespcss on the case, according s 1e
old time method of pleading Th,5 Sc
was continued until the succeedingE m
of court, when it was dismissed. ! es
Caldwell was one of the attorntS in
this case-the only one revealed bD he
records.
The first grand jury was impanelIed
and sworn at this term of court, con-
sisting of the following named gentle
men: Isaac Spencer, foreman; Andrew
Briggs, Isaac Coe, Ransom Gillett, Ell
dad Inman, John Snyder, Samuel Nc
Michael, John Graham, A. FL. Older,
Westfall Decker, Orrin Wisel, William
Reed, Daniel Gardner, Lemick Graham,
Nicholas Murphy Charles Waters and
William Spencer.
The petit jurors who were in atten-
dance at this term of court were as fol-
lows: James Clark, John Longley, Cy-
rus Gillett, George Dascey, John Allen,
William c. McMichael, Lewis Graham,
Jacob johnson, Henry Waters. Sardel
Nelson, Andrew Henry, Everett Eaton,
Barney G. Hutchinson, james McCor-
mick, George p. Taylor, john McCull-
ock, George Pike, G. B. Rrown, A.
Southwick, Michael Hinkst, James Fcs.
ter. Nicholas Vought, William Coe,
Nelson DeFsees and Oliver Langiion.
The first sssts case to be tried by the
circuit court Of Bad AK county, was
against Joseph and Joseph Nj. Heck, up
on an Indictment for assault end bat
terry with intent 10 commit murder.
The case came before Judge Knowlton
upon a change of venue from Crawford
county. 1t was continued until the
spring term Of court in 1852, when the
district attorney entered a nolle prosequi
"a refusal to further prosecute.
The grand jury which had been i'm
panelled, as stated, returned three bills
of indictment before the close of the
fall term in 1851. The first was against
William S, Tippits for assault with in
tent to kill, nolle prosequi was entered
in this case. The second was against
l.. ID. Smith for the same crime as Tip
pits was charged with The third was
against Isaac Wright for an assault up
on peace officer. In the two last cases
the indictments were quashed.
This concluded the work oil the fall
term OF 1851. AT this time Orric Wisel
was clerk of court, and William f. Ter
hume, deputy; the latter attending to the
business Of the Office
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-15
TWO MEE KILLED AT DE SOTO.
Work Train Crashed Into Hand Car and Kills Da-
vie and Marscen Two Others Escape

J. On Saturday afternoon last, Pat
Davie, a section foreman On the Bar.
lington road. was instantly killed at
De Soto by wild train which was run.
ming at nigh rate of speed. 1t was a
work train returning from Prairie du
CHEN to La Crosse when 1t struck a
handcar-on sharp czrve~ before the
men could remove it. Lyman Marsden,
laborer, had his legs broken in three
places and was otherwise injured and
died Davie had been a section fore
man at De Soto for nineteen years and
was aged about 60 He leaves a wife,
three sons end daughter. Arthur De-
mander and Hal. Geise, two Virouua
boys, were employed on the section and
were on the hand car with Davie and
Marsden. They saw the fast approach
ing train in time to jump and escape
injury.