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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-17
CHURCH NEWS

Report of the Union Rescue Mis-
sion. 4Si South Third street. Padu-
cab, Ky, from July IS. 1904, to
July IS. 1905: The workers have
been busily engaged preaching. Wis.,
iting and ministering in the homes
of the sick and destitute poor, the
iails, hospitals and poor farm and
has been a general industrial bu-
reau for those in need of aid preach
ing funerals for their dead and get
ting homes for destitute and orphan
children We have given away 5000
articles of clothing. besides bed
steads. bedding and other household
articles. Distributed 10000 religious
papers and tracts; got employment
for 80 men, 25 women, 10 boys and
10 girls; gave away 100 meals and
IS lodgings; got permanent homes
for 12. children; had three adopted,
had 32 conversions, 81 reservations;
baptized IL adults. babies and re-
ceived % into membership of the
mission Had Xmas tree giving pres
ents TO 400 children.
X. w. AND MRS. IDA B. CHILES,
Pastors.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-17

The highest court in Arkansas has
upheld the antitrust law, which
drove from the state every fire insur-
ance company. II was not general
~ expected that the statute, be-
cause of its drastic provisions, would
be sustained, but a court decision
can seldom be accurately anticipated.
There is lesson to be learned from
Arkansas plight. Insurance compa-
mics may fix their rates by collabora-
tion, combination, or in any other
way, but can one lone state gain any
thing by trying to prevent it? Are
the thousands of merchants in Ar
kansas who have valuable properties
now daily exposed to total loss by
fire, better off for this freak law of a
rural legislature? Has anything
been gained? Certainly a great deal
has been lost and we generally
Judge the good or bad of a thing by
results.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-17
Daily Thought.
STOP THE NUISANCE.
Cheer up and hustle.

Some of our courageous. enter
prising legislators have been prepar-
ing for several months to legisate
against the noise made by street
cars. The cars no doubt make plenty
of noise, and everything, it is an
nounced, will be done to reduce this
noise to minimum, which is prop
er.
But where is the councilman or
alderman who is going to do some
thing to abate the early-morning-lce-
wagon nuisance? Street cars as a
rule disturb people only during the
day or during the early evening when
they can stand it best, and only on
the few streets that have car lines;
ice wagons murder sleep in the early
morning hours when slumber is
sweetest, and do IL not on a few
streets, but on every street in the
city. +.
The din can be heard for blocks,
and the wagons rumble and rattle
along with gongs that are rung in
cessantly without any apparent rea-
son except to disturb everyone with
in hearing.
OF course we have to have ice wa
CONS, just as We have to have street
cars, and more or less noise has to
be made in delivering ice to $4,000
people, just as more or less noise
has to be made in running street
cars. But it is evident to nearly ev-
cry person in Paducah that more un-
necessary noise is made, and made
at a more inopportune time. in the
ice business than in all the others in
Paducah combined.
Which of our city officials will ask
that these ice wagon drivers be re-
quired to make as little noise as pos
sible, particularly between the hours
of 4 and a. m?
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-17
SANCHEZ REELECTED
President Of the Travelling Mems
CIub--Other Officers Chosen.

The Paducah Travelling Mems Club
Saturday night at the Palmer House
elected officers for the ensuing year
as follows:
Milton Sanchez, president, re-elect-
ed.
n. S. Van Loon, president,
II. C. Hoover, secretary
S. ". Hecht, treasurer.
Louis Cornnilland, C. u. Renfro,
A. r. Grouse, r. c. Benner and q. F,
Buchanan. directors.
After the meeting the members
were entertained by President San
chez in the grill room.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-17

done the same thing II the offender
had been the biggest man in the ma
ton. On the other hand, when good
men like Paul Morton are censnred
without cause, or find themselves
the intended victim of political or
commercial conspiracy, the president
will come to their defense as quickly
as any other man in the nation. His
motto is, "a Square Deal"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-17
Death of "a Child.

William Earl Henry, age two
years, the son of G. A. Henry, of
201O Bridge street. died yesterday
morning of complication of dis
eases and the funeral was held this
afternoon at / o'clock from the resi-
dence, interment in Oak Grove.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-17

be removed 10 her home at Clarks-
Vile. While descending the stairway
from the ladies entrance of the
Maxwell house, she missed stem.
Her weight was thrown upon the
left limb causing her to fall, fractur-
Ing the limb about two Inches below
the hip joint
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-17
SERIOUS INJURY.
Mr. Ed Bringhnrst's Mother Hurt In
Nashville.

Mr. Ed Bringhurst, the well
known shoe merchant. has received
news that his mother, Mrs w r..
Bringhurst. of Clarksville, was day
or. two ago seriously injured in
Nashville, In consequence of which It
will be several weeks before she can
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-17

The Commercial-Appeal. of Mem
phis. says: The Kentucky courts
have found Caleb Powers guilty of
being elected secretary OF state and
sentenced him to be hanged"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-17
you poN'r.uAvr RI WAR

Every dose makes you feel better. Lsx-ros
'eeps your whole insides right. Sold on the
money bach plan everywhere. Price SC csuts
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-17
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Total 80. ...........9 6,75S
Average for June, 1905. :. 1871
Average for June, 1904. ... 1858
Increase 1888
Personally appeared before me
this day e. ]. Paxton, general man
ager of The Sun, who affirms that
the above statement of the circula-
ton of The Sun for the month of
June. 1905, is true to the best of his
knowledge and belief.
PETER PURYEAR,
Notary Public.
My commission expires January
%. 1908.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-17
NOTICE.

Twenty dollars reward will be paid
for the arrest and conviction of par
ty or parties who turned in the false
fire alarm over the American District
Telegraph Cos. night watch and fire
alarm system from Hiram Blow a.
Cos. plant near Union depot about
3:40 p. m. Saturday evening, July
LIST, 1905. G. b. ELMORE Mgr
American Dist. Tel CO., OF Ky
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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-17

There Is nothing so painful as
some mems efforts TO be funny.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-05-13
FATAL TRAIN WRECK

Harrisburg, Pa, May 12.-An ex-
press train on the Pennsylvania rail
road ran into freight train in which
there were two cars loaded with dyna-
mite at 1:10 O'Clock in the morning in
South Harrisburg, near the plant of
the Paxtang Light, Heat & Power com
pany.
Three terrific explosions that broke
windows all over the city followed,
and the two trains were completely
wrecked and took fire. 1t is estimated
that 90 persons were killed and 100 in
jured, though these figures may be too
small.
1t is impossible to ascertain the ex-
act number of fatalities, because in the
wreckage many of the passengers and
members of the train crews are still
pinned and many small explosions are
occurring.
Some of the cars landed down an EN-
bankment and some rolled into the
Susquehanna river, which parallels the
railroad in that locality.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-05-13
MONTANA ITEMS.

Dr. Ernest Crutcher and associates
have been granted a franchise to con-
struct and operate electric railroads
upon the highways of Teton county.
Despondent over imaginary trou-
bles, John Wyatt, aged 50, a pioneer
of Montana, committed suicide at Liv-
ingston by drowning. His body was
found on a sandbar in the Yellowstone
river about a mile below the city.
Augustine Slaughter, one of Ana
conda's earliest pioneers, died recent
ly after prolonged illness. He came
to Montana in 1871, and has been a
resident of Anaconda for the past 20
years. He was a veteran of the con-
federate army.
The body of Fred Croslen, who has
been missing, was found buried under
a coal bank on Frozen Dog creek,
near Miles City. A cavein had occur
red and buried him alive. Croslen
was Il years of age and had been in
the employ of Maurice Howard, a
sheepman of Custer county. William
Dixon accidentally discovered the re-
mains.
The jury in the Malcolm murder
case at Glasgow returned a verdict
of murder in the second degree. NAL
colin was accused of killing rancher
at whose house he was staying for
the night. There were no witnesses
present, but the circumstantial evil
dence was strong and Malcolm admit
ted the killing after being in jail for
time.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-05-13
Engineer Burned to Death.

Houston. Tex, May "a Calves
ton, Houston & Northern passenger
train coming from Galveston, left the
track at a curve near Harrisburg
shortly before midnight, the engine
turning upside down and taking all
the coaches off. Engineer Frank Cox
was burned to death under his engine
Fireman Danneon is missing. The
coaches were wrecked and caught fire
the train being nearly destroyed
Spreading rails caused the wreck.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-05-13

man to hit When the men came to-
gether for the last round Britt Jump
ed at his man and kept right on top
of him. 1t was hit and cIinch again.
The Californian had cut loose with
his right and waded in, swinging both
hands. He took Whites punches
eagerly and landed harder ones in
return. The fury of his attack was
irresistible. Whites guard was beat
en- down, and then came that dreadful
swing to the jaw that ended the fight
anu kept the championship of the
word in America.
George Harting, the veteran time
keeper and expert on matters pertain
ing to the ring, stated that it was
the most clever and scientific fight he
had ever seen. white is a marvel of
skill and ring generalship," he said,
but all of his science was of no
avail against the persistent attacks
of Britt"
Britt after the fight, declared his
willingness to meet Battling" Nelson.
San Representative of
Jimmy Britt, the lightweight cham
pion, and of Battling Nelson, have
agreed to meet again to sign articles
for a match between the two men,
Britt's brother agreed that the match
would then be signed up, and Nelson
accordingly posted $500 for forfeit The
fight will take place in this city the
last week in June or the first week
in July.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-05-13
SPORTS.

Cornell Saturday defeated Princeton
in a dual track meet, by score of "a
to 43.
Kansas City.-At Elm Ridge Sat
urday Tod Sloan signalized his ap
pearance in the saddle by plotting
Cunning to victory in the first race.
Observation-Disclosures won the in.
tercollegiate trap shoot tourney with
a score of 220 Harvard, Yale and
Pennsylvania finished in the order
named
There is a possibility of a Yakima
valley baseball league being organic
ed, composed of teams from Prosser,
Pasco, North Yakima and Ellensburg,
Wash.
With John l.. Sullivan holding the
watch, Honey Billy" Melody and
Martin Duffy will fight at the Spo-
kane Athletic club Friday night, May
II, in what promises to be one of the
fastest fistic bouts ever witnessed in
Spokane Seats, So to 81
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-05-13
500 PEOPLE KILLED

Oklahoma City, o. T., May IL. -
Telephone reports from Hobart, Okla.
indicate that the entire town of Sny-
der, okIa., was destroyed by tornado.
The number of dead and injured is
placed at 500 The storm broke over
the town at II O'Clock at night, COM
pletely demolishing it, as near as can
be learned. The first news of the dis.
aster was received at Hobart. Okla.
by telephone. giving bald statement
OF the tornado having struck the town.
The wires, both telegraph and tele.
phone, then went down and no further
news has been obtained directly from
Snyder.
Snyder is town of about 1900 peo-
pie, located 40 miles west of Lawton in
C)manche county.
Reports from Chickasha, I. T., re-
cites details of special trains loaded
with PHYSICIANS, nurses and assistants
whicbare leaving over the Frisco road
for Snyder, Okla. j. M. Logan, sta
ton agent at Snyder, was killed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-05-13
SPOKANE MARKETS.
Wholesale Produce Prices

Potatoes, 81 cwt; onions, 1925 cwt;
cabbage, $2@2.5O cwt; onions, 25c doz;
spinach, 75c box; asparagus, 12hc@
15c lb; rhubarb, sc Id; oranges, SO
case; Winesap apples, $3.50 box; New
ton Pippins, $1.40 box; best apples,
$3.50 box; cabbage, $175; Davis, 500
75c box; radishes, Acc doz punches.
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran, $40 ton; bran and shorts, $21
ton; oats, $1.45 cwt; wheat, $1.4O cwt;
chopped corn, $1.35 cwt; whole corn,
$1.25 cwt; timothy hay, $14 ton; alfal-
ia hay, $12 ton; oil meal, 81 cwt; grain
hay, $13 ton.
Prices Paid to Producers,
Vegetables and Fruits-Root vege-
tables, 75c cwt; potatoes, 7508Oc cwt;
common apples, 5O075c box; second
grade, 75c0$1 box; best apples, $3.50
box; cabbage, $175 cwt.
Poultry and Eggs-Chickens, hens,
1212c ID live weight; ROSTERS, 801Oc
ID; geese, 12c lb live weight; turkeys,
18c lb live weight. zoe dressed; ducks,
live, 13c, dressed, 15c; eggs, $500
case.
Live Stock-Steers, $37504 cwt;
sheep. $4@45O cwt; hogs, $5@5.50
cwt; veal, $609 cwt
Hay-Timothy, $12013 ton; alfalfa,
81 ton; oats, $.1501.2O cwt.
Creamery Products, f. o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat, per
lb 2S1ac.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-05-13

An English writer has been deyotine
his attention to the elimination of I'M
necessary things, an1 has succeeded in
presenting a tentative list of articles
which mankind does not need. Like
many other propngandists of new
cult he goes to extremes in certain
instances, but, on the whole, makes out
pretty good case. He holds, to be-
gin with, that the resident of a city
does not require a watch He goes
so far as to say that an umbrella is
not Indispensable, and cited Lord Bea-
consield, who never carried an um.
brella, as an ilustrious example. When
it rained he took refuge under the UNI
brella of the pretiest woman he could
see."
The silk hat Is tabooed by this ICON
oclast. In his inventory of superfuous
things We find the flap that covers the
keyhole of the front door, which often
sadly interferes with the entrance Of
the belated, and perhaps bibulous,
householder. EFT is redeemed from
absolute sutility by Its power of occa-
slonal annoyance" He inquiries as to
the use OF the tassel on the new um.
hrella. Nobody In his senses wants .
tassel on an umbrella"
Why are there two buttons, or even
one, on the sleeve of coat? The
writer took a census of his buttons and
found that sixty OF them were unnec'
eSsary. He is particularly anxious as
to the two buttons behind on a frock
coat, Taking a survey of the whole
human family, he finds that there are
500, 100000 buttons worn, all of them
useless. No one has discovered the
necessity for fourteen or sixteen pock
cts concealed In mems clothes. This Is
the limit of observation-disclosures
Public Ledger.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-05-13
JAP ARMY ADVANCES
LONG EXPECTED MOVEMENT HAS
GOT UNDER WAY.
Columns Pushing Forward Under
Cover of Cavalry and Chinese Ban.
dits-Russian Forces Retired 49,
Field Marshal Oyama Now Has
$4,000 Men.

Gadgeyadana, Mauchuria, May O.
Since April 30 the Japanese have been
advancing slowly and intermittently,
pushing forward their columns sue
cessiyely from right to left under
cover of a screen of cavalry and Chi
nese bandits. The advance has re.
suited in Strengthening the alignment
of the opposing armies, Russian de-
tachments which were far advanced
on the tanks being forced to retire.
Erdagou to the eastward, was oc-
cupied May 5, but under pressure by
the Russians the Japanese later
evacuated the place On the left the
Russian cavalry retired behind the
Lao river, the Japanese occupying
Palaoutin and Balzya.
The village of Shapedizi. on the
north of Chantufu, has been occupied
and burned by the Japanese.
There was sharp brush with Chi
nese bandits on the extreme Russian
right today.
1t is reported the armies in the cen
ter have been reinforced. The force
at Field Marshal Oyama's disposal, ac-
cording to information recently re-
men, The Japanese are said to have
armed $4,000 or 10000 Chinese ban
dts with captured rifles.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-05-13
TORNADO.

Marquette, Kan. May 10.-Twenty-
four persons are known to have been
killed and over 35 were injured in
tornado, the most disastrous in the
history of central Kansas, which swept
over this portion of the state at mid
night. One large section Of Marquette,
where the principal loss of life occurr-
ed, was entirely wiped out. Reports
from the surrounding country show that
the destruction of life and property
was widespread, and the list of dead
and injured is growing constantly. A
storeoom has been converted into a
temporary morgue, and at $3.50 o'clock
"a dead bodies have been brought in.
Following the storm the utmost con-
fusion prevailed, and it will be some
time before the actual extent of the
storm is known.
When daylight broke over the town
it found the entire population in state
of panic. Business was entirely sus-
pended and everyone who escaped in
jury turned his attention toward aid
ing the wounded.
The tornado formed three miles south
of Marquette anud did not lose its
force until it had passed many miles
north of the town. In Marquette the
residence portion west of the main
street suffered the most particular dam
age. The houses in the course of the
tornado were, with two or three excep-
lions, completely wrecked. In this
section there were number of modern
sidences, of which only one, the house
of K. A. Thomson, was left standing.
The Swedish Luthern and Methodist
were among the first build
lngs struck, and they, together with
the parsonage adjoining the Methodist
church, were completely demolished.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-05-13
VICTIM is BESSIE BoUGHToN.
Cutler Mountain Murder Mystery Is
Cleared Up.

Colorado Springs, Col, May O.
Mrs. Media Kempter, wife of Richard
Kempter of Syracuse, N. Y, has iden-
titled the remains of the Cutler mount
ain victim as those of her daughter,
Mrs. Bessie Boughton, and has left
with the remains for New York The
identification was made complete by
the dental work upon the teeth and
by a scar upon the right ride of the
left forefinger, as we'll as by the hair.
The mother charged that Milton
Franklin Andrews attempted to muir
der the girl by poison while on the
Pacific coast. and this convirces the
police that if they can capture An
drews they will be able to establish
a murder charge against him.
The body of Bessie Roughton was
found on Cutler mountain, south of
this city, on the afternoon of Deem
Der H. 1904. by DR.. Chamberlain and
a party of friends, Death was caused
by a SO caliber bullet being fired into
the head. Every article of clothing
was removed by the murderer and the
body placed across the stump of a
tree, face downward. In the effort to
prevent recognition of the body, the
murderer poured gasoline upon the
body and built a fire under the face.
But the exhaustive dental work upon
the teeth was not destroyed, and it
was this work which has led to the
Identification of the victim.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-05-13
THE FiNANCIERS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

N~~N~~~-0O~~~~~~~O
The Linnet Club of ladies had been
listening to lecture in which econo-
mics and sociology were subtly blend
ed. 1T was very able" young Mrs.
Tenney said, judlcially, "but l don't
: entirely agree with Mr.. Hope in what
he said about women's slipshod bust
ness ways. | think the average wom-
an is as good a tinancier as the aver
age man."
80 do T." said Mrs. Pell, emphatic
ally. Il don't spend half the money
Mr.. Pell does for shines and newspa-
pers and things"
She Is every bit as discriminating
in savings and expenditures as he is"
continued Mrs. Tenney, returning to
, the abstract.
Besides, she doesn't smoke" sup
plemented Mrs. Pell, dropping back to
the concrete.
DO you know" Mrs. Stedman be-
gam thoughtfully, Il don't believe I'VE
ever saved a penny in my life
Not on anything? Not even bar
gains" demanded Mrs. Pell, excited
ly.
No" said Mrs. Stedman, shame
facedly. I'm out and out extrava-
CANT"
why don't you start a bank &C.
count? 1t might help YOU" said Mrs.
Tenney. kindly.
Eyes, why don't your Mrs. Pell
said. i've had one for years-long
before l was married"
"Of course you have one?" Mrs. Sted-
man asked Mrs. Tenney.
"Oh, yes; it is so much less bother
to pay with checks. SO much more
businesslike, too, you know" Mrs. Ten
ney replied.
I've always thought it might be
hard to keep straight in ones ac-
counts" said Mrs. Stedman, timidly;
'it seemed simple to ask for money. |
or have things charged. But I'm go
Ing to have an account. What is your
bank, Mrs. Tenney?"
Mrs. Tenney reflected briefly. IT
use the same one that my husband .
does" she answered, discreetly.
HAS 1t a uame-or anything?" Mrs.
Stedman asked. 'I'd like to have my
money where somebody l know has
an account"
"Oh, try my bankv urged Mrs. PeII.
i've been there for years, as l said.
When l was married Mr.. Pell spoke
of his bank, but 1 said, No; where
father kept his money is good enough
for me- and I've Aeen going there
ever since. 1t il a perfectly splendid
bank, with a special room for wom-
en-"
whats the name of itY Mrs. Sted.
man asked, hopefully.
1.-THE name" repeated Mrs. Pell.
"Oh, that doesn't matter at all. I'll |
tell you where it In, and when you go
there they'll give you book of blank
checks and do all that sort of thing
for you. It's right between that hat |
shop and Dresslers there couldn't be |
a better place for bank, right in the
heart of everything"
'I'm sure it must be a good bank"
said Mrs. Stedman. warmly. II sim
ply adore Dressler's cafe mousse.
Thank you very mTch, Mrs. Pell."
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-05-13
NAN PATTERSON INNOCENT.
That Is the Impression of Miss Eva
Booth,


New York-Miss Eva Booth, head
of the Salvation army in the United
States, called at the Tombs and had
a long conference with Nan Patterson.
After the interview had ended Miss
Booth said:
Il do not believe that the girl is q
murderess. She is built from much
better material than is usually found
in persons who commit such crimes.
| firmly believe her innocent of the
murder of Young"
DIR. O'Hanlon, the coroners physi-
clan. who testified in favor of the pros
ecution, said:
"Now that the trial is over, l feel
free to say that all along l believed
that the revolver which fired the bull
let was in the hands of Young"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-05-13
Jap Movement Is BEGUN.

An official dispatch from Field
Marshal Oyama confirms the press
dispatches that the Japanese have oc-
cupied Kuyoto, dislodging a large
force of Cossacks in the forward
movements. A number Of minor en-
gagements are reported. tending to
confirm the reports that the Japanese
forward movement against the Rus
sian left and center has begun.