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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
FIGHTING ON THE YALU.

London, April 19.-The correspon-
dent of Central News at Liaoyang,
Manchuria, reports important fight
ing between outposts which occurred
on the banks of the Yalu Saturday
night. Six japanese were killed by
an exchange OF shots with a party Of
Russian scouts. There was more fight
ing last night, but the result is I'm,
known.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
RUSHING SUPPLIES AND MEN

st. Petersburg, April 49, The rush
ing of troops to the front continues
without. intermission. Three thcus-
and men with supplies are passing
through Hardin daily on their way to
the seat of hostilities.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
MARRIED AT HICKMAN.

Fulton, KY, April i0-Mr. Edwin
Waller and Miss Naomi Caldwell were
married at Hickman. at tho home of
Mrs. Price. The bride is q charming
young lady and the groom is superin-
tendent of the Fulton Electric light
and,power company.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
RUSSIAN FORCE ADVANCING

Seoul, April 10. The Commission.
er OF customs at Womsan on the east
coast of Korea, reports a strong Rus.
sian force advancing along the great
south road following the eastern
coast. 1t passed near Song Chin,
which they occupied with a detached
scouting party, evidently with inten-
ton Of drawing the japanese of from
an attack at the Yalu river.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
MET No ENEMY.

Seoul, April 19.-It is reported that
a detachment of Russians from South
ern Ussuri reached Maoershan on the
north bank of the Yalu without meet
ing the enemy and fortified the noun
tain pass with batteries.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19

The board Of public works has re-
ferred to the city solicitor the matter
OF sidewalks on West jefferson street.
Il has been claimed that the necessary
signatures for improving the street
have not been secured.
The spikes for the street roller have
arrived and the roller was put to work
again today. The board Of public
works Is not having . vast amount Of
work done at present. but it is having
il done right.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
HEARST WILL OPEN
CAMPAIGN SOON
Judge TarvinWill Start the Ball
in Kentucky.
Western Kentucky To BE Visited
Burnley Prices Are Up
Again.
OTHER KENTUOKY NEWS

Louisville, April, 19-Judge James
j. Tarvin. OF Covington. will open
the Hearst campaign in Kentucky
Friday night in Louisville. He will
afterwards make speeches throughout
the state, opening in western Ken
lucky.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
KLONDIKE WEALTH
ABOUT TEN MILLIONS CLEANED
UP OUTSIDE OF NOME.

Dawson, Yukon Territory, April
l9-rhe Klondike will produce at
least ten million dollars this season.
Nome will swell the total several mil
lions more. The cleanup will be in
full blast in three weeks.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
RUNAWAY BOYS CAUGHT.

Greensboro, Ky, April f9-Harry
MoMillen, Henry Dow and Alex Kis-
senger, IL aud i3 years old, ran away
from Louisville and were caught on
the streets here. They had star ted to
the worlds fair.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
LICENSED TO MARRY.

Will Cannon, of the city, age 81
and Katie Brown, of the city, age 10,
colored, were today liscensed to wed
1t will make the first marriage of
both.
James J. Lally, of the city, age 80
to Nora q. Kelley, of the city, age
81. First marriage Of both.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
COLLEGE AT LA CENTER.

La Center, KY, April l9-The COL
lege here will be built by the trustees
themselves and will cost 81 900. Cap.
tain K. W. Smith, of Paducsh, will
at ones prepare to let the contract and
have the work commence.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
EDITOR ARRESTED.

Vladivostok, April 19.-The editor
of local newspaper was arrested and
imprisoned today for criticizing the
composition of sone of the volunteer
cavalry regiments.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
BODY IDENTIFIED.

Uniontown, KY, April i9--The
body found in the river near here was
that OF william Morgan, of Morgan
field, KY, and not that Of the captain
OF the Kenois.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
BOUGHT WHOLE BLOCK.

Hopkinsville, Ky, April l9-Judge
Polk Canister has sold to John b.
Brasher, of jacksonville, a block of
buildings on Sixth street for 81, 500
cash and 400 acres of land in Hopkins.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
FORGER ESCAPES
JOHN SURBER DUG THROUGH
WALLS AT SOMERSET, KY.

Somerset. KY, April i9-John Sur
Der, who was convicted of forgery and
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tisry, dug through the jail wall last
night and escaped.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
PRICES UP AGAIN.

Louisville. April l9-Burley to-
bscco prices again went skyward to-
day advancing one to two'cents per
pound over last weeks prices.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
MANY PRESENT
AT THE CONVERSIONS LAYING
OF CONTINENTAL HALL.

Washington, d. O., April 19-The
cornerstone of the memorial Cont
mental hall to be erected by the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution. was
placed in position this afternoon before
an assemblage Of five thousand.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
TAX BOOKS READY.

Deputy County CLERK Hiram Smed-
ley and Mr.. John Hughes will to-
morrow complete the sheriff's tax
books for this year. They have bee n
making out the book for more than a
week.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19

W. +. Hoffman, former Jail guard
at st. Louis, is in Jail for alleged coz.
spiracy TO furnish saws to George Col
Inns recently hanged for the Union.
No., murder.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
KICKED TO DEATH.

. Georgetown. KY, April le-Ashiy
Anderson, a prominent horsemsn aged
10. was killed here by a stallion at
the horse show.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
ANOTHER JAP LANDING

Washington, d. c.. April i5.-Min-
lister Allen cables the state department
from Seoul that another large force of
Japanese has landed at Chemulpo
with horses, guns ana ammunition.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19

Many were killed in q battle be-
tween Bulgarians and Turks at Lipa,
SO miles from Sslonica.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
TOOK AN APPEAL.

A case from Justice Eurnett's court
was appealed to Judge Lightfoot's
court today. 1t is the case of Ellis
Jones against Ed. Terrell, for posses
sion of property.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19

1t is expected that congress will ad-
journ April 2s. This seems to be the
date ON which it is generally expected
adjournment will be taken.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19

take out writ of habeas corpus to
secure bail Or hot, but stated this
afternoon they would decide tonight.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19

Miss Ella Settle, of North Fifth
street, has returned from seven
weeks visit to Nashville and CLARK -
Vile. I
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
WANT BAIL FOR MOUNT.

The attorneys for Willis Mount. who
is IN jail here charged with murder.
have not decided whether they will
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19

Papers have been drawn up and
signed by the board of public works
aud Contractor z. Q. Terrell, rela-
tive to the placing of concrete between
the ties Of street car tracks. Work was
stopped. IT will be remembered. for a
week because the contractor claimed
he was entitled to extra pay, and the
city engineer claimed be was not.
The papers now signed, simply state
that the contractor claims extra for
the work in controversy, and the city
claims that ne Is not. Both the city
and the contractor signed IL. II simply
is written declaration Of what each
claims in the controversy, and does
not settle it. Mr.. Terrell will go into
the courts to settle the question when
the work is finished.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-19
CITY LIGHT PLANT
REPORT EXPECTED
Board of Public Works Anxious
to Know About Capacity.
Next Year will Put in New Machin-
ery-PApers in Street Paving
Controversy.
JEFFERSON STREET PAYMENTS

The petitions for city street electric
lights lodged every month with the
council will not DO considered until
Superintendent Keebler. Of the city
electric light plant. makes his report
on the capacity of the plant. and IL
after this, il is found that the capacity
is now being taxes to its utmost, no
more lights will be put in and all Pc
titions refused until next year.
"we have been considering the
matter Of city lighting, member Of
the board Of public works stated this
morning" and have come to the con.
Clusion that the electric light plant Is
being run to its foil capacity. II
this be true then we will refuse all
lights asked for until next year when
we hope to increase the plant by the
addition Of new and more powerful
machines and the addition OF another
small dynamo TO run the city incades-
cent lights. We intend next year to
put in machinery sufficient to run ell
the city incandescent lights In the
school houses. city hall and all public
buildings. This will save tine city
much money in the long run and will
he hettar liohts than wa arc af Drpaont
getting.
THE appropriation this yesr does
not allow for any improvements to the
electric plant and we can de nothing
but sit with our hands folded until
next year. II is then that we hope to
inaugurate plans for the bettermont
OF the city lighting. "
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
CHINESE COMMISSIONERS
STUDIES THE SCHOOLS
Oriental Government Sends All Cling
Tow to America to Look Into the
Educational System.

BERKELEY, July 19.-In imitation
of the Japanese the Chinese have sent
a commissioner of education to this
country to study the system in vogue
in the schools and universities. The
commissioner is All Cling Tow and he
paid a visit to the University of CAL
ifornia to-day to see how education is
carried on there Accompanied by his
suite and guided by Professor Jerome
B. Landfield. All Tow visited all the
buildings and departments and asked
many questions as to their conduct.
Through his interpreter All Tow ex-
planned that his Government had
commissioned him to come to Ameri-
ca and gather data so that the EN-
peror may be rightfully guided in the
establishment of a vast school sys-
tenn which is contemplated for China.
Millions of dollars will be spent in
time not only on universities but
secondary school system. The Gov
ernment is meeting with some difficult
ty now in supplying the present
schools with instructors, as there are
not enough educated natives to go
around.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
ARMED WOMAN
KEEPS MEN OFF
Mrs. C. Preston Sits in Her
Door at Town of Fruityale
With Pistol in Her Lap
OFFICER WATTS OUTSIDE
She Tells Him That the First
One to Come Inside Will Be
the Recipient of a Bullet
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1916 Broadway. July 19.
With a pistol in her lap, Mrs. c.
Preston, who keeps a small grocery
and notion store in Fruitvale, sat at
her rear door and kept a constable,
three bondsmen and a bill collector at
bay for twenty-four hours.
They had an attachment on her
place, but she is in possession and so
far their efforts to dislodge her have
been of no avail. She threatened to
put bullet through the first man that
stepped inside her door and none of
the besiegers so far have given any
indication that they want the honor.
This afternoon she left her step
daughter Lena, with the pistol, in
charge of the premises while she went
to the District Attorneys office and in
terviewed Deputy T. w. Harris in re-
gard to her rights and also to see
whether she could not get a warrant
for the arrest of W. f. Dean, the col
lector, for forgery, she making the
statement that he forged the name of
Justice of the Peace w. r. Geary TO
an execution of judgment served upon
her by Constable Thomas Carroll.
Carroll, while being the constable.
holds the worlds record for throwing
the hammer. He was Outwitted by the
woman who sat and eyed him with
her pistol close at hand. While he was
engaged in putting the Sheriff's pad
lock on the outside of her front door,
Mrs. Preston went from her living
rooms IN the rear and locked the door
on the inside, so that while she was
barred from going out the constable
was also barred from entering. Then
she took her station at her rear door.
She barricaded herself and saws she
will hold the fort until she settles the
trouble in her own way.
Mrs Preston says that all Of her
trouble has been caused by Dean.
While he was collecting bills for her
he took bills against her and got all Of
her creditors to give him their bills
and presented them all at one time.
Her landlord, a painter by the name
Of Simmonds, she says, is also piqued
because she refused to marry him and
has doubled the rent on her and given
that bill also to Dean to collect With
bills coming from every direction the
woman made up her mind that there
was but one thing TO do and that was.
to close up until the storm had passed.
Mrs. Preston says she can meet all of
her obligations, but she will also take
her time about doing so.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
WOMAN AGRICULTURIST
MEETS SUDDEN DEATH
Mrs. Mary b. COuIstOn, Assistant In
structOr at University of CalifOr-
mia, Dies After Short Illness.

BERKELEY, July 19.-Mrs. Mary
b. Coulston, who was recently appoint
ed an assistant in agriculture at the
University of California, died Sunday
morning at the East Bay Sanitarium
after being sick but one day from an
intestinal affection. She came to
Berkeley from her home in San Diego
after her appointment two weeks ago
and attended the summer school lee
lures. She had also prepared for her
course of lectures at farmers insti-
tutes, which were to begin with the
fall semester. but illness seized her
while she was in the midst of her
work.
Mrs. COulston was graduated from
the agricultural college of Cornell
University and had always been inter-
ested in agricultural pursuits. She
served for a period as editor of Car
den and forest and also as secretary
to Steven Parsons, the New York
landscape artist. She leaves a daugh-
ter. who is now on her way to Europe
with a New York theatrical troupe.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20

OAKLAND, july 19.-Another victim
has fallen as the result of reckless tar
get practice within the city limits.
Willie H. Edwards, the 13-year-old son
of Larkin B. Edwards, who resides at
144S Sixth street, West Berkeley, was
shot and instantly killed this morning
at the home of his uncle, Thomas
Bridge, in Fruitvale.,
The shooting, which was accidental,
was done by Everett Jordan, the son
of Fred L. Jordan, a carpenter, who
resides on Cherry avenue, next to the
Bridge home.
The Jordan boy, who is IA years old,
had thoughtlessly fixed up a bell tar
get on the fence at the back of his
home, which separates the yard of his
parents home from the Bridge prop
erty. Regardless of the safety of 9TH
ers the youth was shooting at the
mark with a small rifle. After firing
several shots, he stopped for a few
moments and then started to shoot
again. At the first shot he heard a
scream and the sound of a fall from
the orchard. Dropping his rifle, Jor-
dan climbed over the fence and found
young Edwards lying on the ground
unconscious.
At first Jordan did not realize what
had happened, but a moment later a
blood stain appeared on the front of
the victims shirt and then the shooter
realized that his bullet had found a
human mark. Jordan was badly fright
ened. He ran into his house, scream
ing for help. AS soon as Mrs. Jordan
learned what had happened she noti-
fed the injured lads uncle who at
once took the boy to the office of Dr.
]. H. Callen, but by the time he ar
rived there the victim of the shooting
was dead.
An examination of the body showed
that the bullet had entered the heart,
causing almost instant death. AS soon
as DR.. Callen had pronounced life ex-
tinct the Coroner was notified and the
body was removed to the morgue in
| Oakland
Everett Jordan was taken to the
District Attorneys office this after
noon, where he made the following
statement:
I have 22-caliber rife at home and this
HuOIHlnB l a target with bell and
fixed 1t up in the back yard. I fred few
shots and then stopped for while. Then 1
began to shoot again. Just I fired l heard
some one scream in the orchard 1 climbed
over the fence and found this boy lying on the
ground. Then | ran to get some to help.
l never saw the boy before. but they told me
that he was stopping at Bridges. There is a
creek running through the orchard. and
think the boy must have come up out of the
gully, for I did not any one in the or
chard just before fired the last shot.
After hearing the boys story the au-
thorities allowed him to return home
as they are satisfied that the shooting
was accidental.
Larkin B. Edwards, the father of the
dead lad. is employed at the California
VigOrit Powder Works. Willie was the
oldest of family of three children.
When Mrs. Edwards was notified Of
her sons tragic death she became hys-
terical and is now under the care of a
doctor.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
PREACHERS TO TAKE
SUMMER SCHOOL WORK
Pacific Theological Seminary Secures
Services of Prominent Divines to
Give Lectures.

BERKELEY, July 19.-The Pacific
Theological Seminary will have
summer school of its own this year
and for the faculty the officers of the
college have secured some of the most
prominent educators and pulpit think
ers in America. Among the members
of the faculty will be the Rev. Charles
r. Brown of Oakland; Professor Ed
gar McFayden of Knox College, To-
ronto; Dean Sanders of Yale Univer-
sity. Professor Elmer E. Brown of the
University of California and the Rev.
r. r. Meredith of Pasadena. The
session will begin on Monday next, for
which day and subsequent days the
following course of lectures has been
arranged: The Rev. DR.. Brown, THE
Oppression of the People The In
dustrial Delverance," THE Training
in Freedom" 1.-The New Social Or
DER; Professor McFayden, Where
Shall / Find God? 2" rs God Just ?"
Does God Carer" What Is the Duty
of Man?" What Is the Meaning of
Suffering?" What Shall We Do With
the Bible?" Dean Sanders, Improved
Methods With the Bible School" THE
Teaching Function of the Church."
THE Bible School and the Church;
Professor Brown, Educational Aims"
Psychological Aspects of Instruc-
tion," The Institutional Theory of
Education; DR.. Meredith, The
Church and the Children" "Charac-
teristics of the Bible" The Great
Teacher the Preachers Model"
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
Unfortunate Doctors Case
Is Still in the Dark and
Little Inquiry Is Made
INQUEST TO BE HELD
Officials Are Inclined to
Pass the Case as One OF
Suicide From Dependency
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, July 49,

lUlO bTOdQWdYs July AS'
The death of DR.. Charles f. Hill,
whose body was discovered in the
Piedmont hills last Saturday afterZ
noon, still remains. a mystery. The
officials, despite much unexplained cir
cumstance, are inclined to pronounce
the case one of suicide, and from ap-
pearances but little further investiga-
ton will be made.
The inquest will be held on Friday
night and all pertinent witnesses have
been subpoenaed. Few of them will be
able to throw any light on the manner
of death The bulk of the testimony
will be concerning the life of the de-
ceased until the time he disappeared
from the residence of his landlady, on
Sixteenth street, and the incidents at
tending the finding OF the body. JUS
tice of the Peace Quinn will conduct
the inquest in the absence Of Coroner
Mehrmann.
Where Hill spent his time from We'd
nesday morning until the time of his
death has not been ascertained and the
last man who saw him alive has not
yet been discovered.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
CLOSES YEAR
WITHOUT DEBT
City Council Makes Record
for Conducting Business
of Municipal Taxpayers
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway. July 10.

Odhlduu OulCc CdIl IdHClSCO OdIl
1915 Broadway, July 19.
Auditor A. H. Breed has submitted
a statement to the City Council show
ing that the fiscal year ended June 80
was closed with the satisfactory bal
ance of $4,000 to the city's credit, after
all outstanding warrants were settled.
No Indebtedness remains that cannot
be met by the funds on hand. In or
der to close the books and to effect
settlement of the years business the
Auditor has gained the consent of the
Council 20 transfer of funds. In his
statement Auditor Breed wrote as fol-
lows:
1T will be pleasing to you to learn
that after YOU have passed this resolu-
tion making the transfers all warrants
outstanding against the city of Oak
land will be payable at the Treasurer's
office. There will still remain in the
city treasury fully $4,000 over and
above several items which we know
will be allowed during the next thirty
days against the funds of the last fis-
cal year"
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
Take Girls From Parents

OAKLAND, July 19-On account Of
the habits of Albert and Lillian Nc
Pheters their three children have been
taken away from them and distributed
among strangers. Though the parents
are young they have the drink habit
and the children were neglected. This
morning G. A. Fisher and wife Of 3136
Grove street adopted the six-year-
girl. Alice; G. N. Koeppel of San Fran
cisco has Violet, aged twenty months,
and will adopt her in the courts there,
while Maud McPheters, the grand
mother, will keep Grace L.. the eldest
child, herself.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20

on its riparian water rights and water
in and along Alameda Creek in Wash
ington Township has been assessed at
$1.5O0,0O0 and the rights on Calaveras
Creek, Arroyo de la Laguna, Arroyo
del Vale. Arroyo Honda and San An
tonic Creek in Pleasanton Township
have been assessed at 81, 500, 600. making
a total of $S,OOO,OOO as against 81, ,4OO, 900
last year.
The courts have decided that the
Spring Valley Water Company cannot
be assessed for a franchise in Alameda.
as it does no distributing on this side
of the bay. Its water sheds are assess
ed by the acre and remain the same.
but $500. 900 has been added to the value
of its water rights.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
TELLS A TALE
OF BURIED GOLD
Wife, of a Switchman Is
Informed That Treasure
Rests Beneath Her House
STORY CAUSES SURPRISE
Mrs. A. ID. Thompson of West
Oakland Gives Minute Ac-
count of Strangers Visit
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, July 1s.
The untouched wealth Of an unhappy
wife, given by her husband as the price
Of his release from his marriage obli-
cations, lies buried under the cottage
Of an Oakland Iaborer. Such is the
tale told by a mysterious visitor to the
cottage, but questioned by its occu-
pants.
Mrs. a. d. Thompson, of 1853 Eighth
street, this city, received an unusual
caller on last Saturday evening. The
name of the guest is unknown, but the
mission that took her to Mrs. Thomp-
sons door is singular in the extreme.
While Mrs. Thompson was visiting
neighbors Saturday night a strange
woman called at her house and in
Quired for her. Mrs. Thompson's lit
tie girl Immediately summoned her
mother and in a few moments both
women were in earnest conversation.
The stranger informed Mrs. Thompson
that $4,000 in coin was buried under her
house. The money had lain there for
years, said the informant, and the
amount a divorced man paid to his wife
after their separation. The strange
treasure-seeEeF wanted TO tear out the
foundation from the house and to delve
deep into the alleged mystery. Mrs.
Thompson informed her husband, who
is a switchman at the West Oakland
railroad yards. Thompson was not
anxious TO tear uD the house and the
story has therefore rested Mrs.
Thompson did not learn the identity of
her visitor. who departed after being
denied permission to search for the
hidden gold.