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Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-09-09
EVIDENCES OF EARTHQUAKE
APPALL STOUTEST HEARTS

Nocera, Italy, Sept 9-Trayelers ar
riying here from Calabria are pre-
foundly impressed with the earth
quake disaster The depot at Pargh-
elisa is comp etely destroyed, Travel
ers recount having seen villages re-
duced 10 ruins, men and women weep
ing and seeking to find and bury the
bodies of their relatives. All depots
from San Giovanni 10 Santa Efuamia
are invaded by the population demand
ing succor. The spectacle is terrify-
ing.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-09-09
STORY OF SECRET TREATY
FOR SIX HUNDRED MILLIONS.

New York, Sept. 9.-Baron Rosen
today gave out an emphatic and un-
qualified denial of the story cabled
from London to the effect that a Sc
cret treaty has been arranged direct
ly between the Emepror of Russia
and the Emeperor of Japan, providing,
among other things that Russia snould
nay Japan an indemnity of $500,000,-
600, and $1,000,000 to be paid for care
and maintenance of Russian prisoners
of war.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-09-09
FIVE BUILDINGS RUINED
BY TWO AWFUL EXPLOSIONS

Fairchance, Pa, Sept. "a tele-
phone message from Connelsville said
the dead would probably be between
twenty and thirty. The Rand Powder
Company had five buildings, and en-
ployed about forty-five men. The en-
tire five buildings are said to have
been destroyed. Six bodies were taken
from the ruins. There were two ex-
plosions.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-09-09
GERMAN CRUISER FOR
EAST AFRICA STRANDED

Singapore, Straits Settlement, Sept.
S-The German protected cruiser, See
adler which left this port yesterday
for German East Africa. in view of the
rebellion there, struck on the sub.
merged Kent rocks, twelve miles from
here. The remains are stranded there
in a bad position. All efforts TO haul
her off have proved unsuccessful.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-09-09

Among the six bodies recovered
was that of Mr.. Rand, manager of the
plant. There are said to be from
thirty-five to forty bodies still in the
ruins. The rescue work is being car
ried on by hundreds of willing hands
in the hopes that some may be taken
from the ruins alive.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-09-09
FATAL COLLISION BETWEEN
TWO FREIGHT TRAINS TODAY

Dead; John Rankin, engineef Cen
trail railroad train; Henry Baker, con-
ductor same train; Frank Bond, Phila-
delphia brakeman, Philadelphia e.
Reading train. A special medical train
followed the collision and the local
fire department was called out TO ex-
tinguish the flames.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-09-09
Two Cars Of Dynamite.

At noon twelve bodies had been
taken from the ruins. For miles
around Fairchance, buildings were
blown over, and at Uniontown, seven
miles from the explosion, hundreds Of
windows we.e broken. Scores of peo-
pie in Fairchance have painful injur-
les. The debris is now on fire, and
two cars of dynamite, that cannot
be removed from the vicinity, of the
ruins, are momentarily expected to eX-
plode.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-09-09
Houses Injured Miles
Around, Windows Blown
From Passing Train
FIVE BUILDINGS DESTROYED
Twelve Bodies Have Been
Recovered But DerbS
Now Afire
TWO CARS OF DYNAMITE DOOMED

Connelsville, Pa, Sept. 9.-The
Rand powder works, six miles from
Uniontown, Pa, blew up this morn
ing. There were about fifty men en-
ployed in the works and it is feared
many were killed Relief parties from
Connelsvilie and Uniontown left for
the works.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-09-09

Philadelphia, Sept. 9.-Three train
men were killed and two others in all
probability were fatally injured early
today in collision between freight
trains of the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad and the Central railroad
of New Jersey.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-09-09
LAST NIGHT WAS WITHOUT
DISORDERS; TO-DAY QUIET.

Toxic, Sept. 9.--Last night was un-
eventful, and this morning orderly
and quiet. The belief is growing that
the disorder is ended.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-09-09

was no manifestation of i'll feeling,
though it is believed the final settle
ment of the referee question will only
be made at the ringside.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-09-09
MINISTRY WILL MEET TO
CONCInE MEAGnREG nj

MINISTRY WILL MEET TO
CONSIDER MEASURES OF AID
Rome, Sept. 9.-Cabinet of minis
ters will probably be held tomorrow to
consider measures OF relief for the suf-
ferers from Yesterdays earthquake I'm
CalaLria. King Victor Emanuel has
given $4,000 for the relief OF families
of victims At Messena, Sicily, the
walls of many Of the houses and
churches were cracked by the earth
quake and otherwise were more or
less seriously damaged.
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-09-09

ST. Petersburg Sept 9.-Priyate ad-
vices from Baku say that the machin-
erv of 5000 oil wells has already been
destroyed. Desuite the temporary
mu a renewal of warfare and in
cendarlsm IS expected momentarily.
Tens OF thousands OF hungry and un-
employed persons, whose ranks are
constantly increasing, constitute an
additional danger.
DEAD ROT IN STREETS AND
THOUSANDS ARE STARVING
Tlflis, Caucasia, Sept. 9.-The Ar
Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-09-09

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Eighteen Rounds of FierCest Fighting Ever Seen
In Prize Ring, Which Seemed to be for
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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

much more and both ridiculously un
der their value.
while these things are true oil
the higher priced property, the small
home-owner catches II. A like re.
duction of his assessment would make
the matter appear ridiculous, and be-
sides the man with little wealth
seems TO have a desire to pay tha is
not found governing the heavier
property owner.
High tax rates are now the buga-
boo which afflicts every city and town
in Kentucky. greensboro has 81
rate, when. II the property was as
sessed as the present lame law re-
quires at so per cent. of its actual
value, the rate need be no more than
75 cents"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21
Some of the Schools Almost
Criminally Crowded.
The school Board May borrow Mon.
cy or Possibly Sell a Building
or Two.
THE SCHOOLS DOING WELL

The new school board from every
indication will be Just as progress
i've and interested in the welfare of
be schools as the superintendent.
who is responsible in a great meas
ure for the wonderful progress made
m the development of the schools
the past year.
President II. F. Williamson is tax.
ing a lively interest in the schools
and said thie morning that he had no
idea of the crowded conditions until
he made a personal investigation.
The Lincoln school. coloreI has in
one room 1875 pupils, to many for
one teacher to attempt to successful
ly handle, and the Mechanicsburg
schools are also badly crowded, and
are being taught in two buildings.
1--WE will have to have another
building in Mechanicsburg without a
doubt" a school trustee declared,
"and we are figuring on how we will
do il with the money We get. II we
can not get enough from the city and
state, why we will borrow II, having
10 per cent funding clause to re-
sort to. We estimate that 1t will take
in salaries about $4,000 for the
year and If the city will give us 80
cents on the assessment of s9,5O0,-
900 1t will amount to about $4,000
ard If we get $4,000 from the state,
as we think we will do, will give US
about $4,000. which will fall short
several thousand II we want to make
the improvements in new buildings
in Mechaniesburg and Rowland
town."
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21
THE NEXT TAX RATE.

The city can get along on s1.65
tax rate or less II the general council
wanted It to. The republican MEM
bers Of the council and board Of al
dermen stood for a curtailment Of ex-
penditures,-or rather extravagances,
for the latter is what much of
them are. II is easily demonstrated
that some of the appropriations have
been made more Tran they might
be without impairing public service,
but the democrats. as seen by their
action last night declined to make
any reduction in those departments
where the money is spent largely
among friends of the gang, and re-
fused to make any increase in the
light plant OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
to benefit the whole city-although
the city is so badly in need of more
light.
The Sun believes that the tax rate
can be made much lower than It will
be II the present apportionment ordi-
nance is passed, and believes that 1t
can be made smaller without depriv-
ing the public and people of any of
their comforts, conveniences, rights
or powers. To save money in this
manner is one of the secrets of good
government, and one the democrats
seem never to have sought to discov-
er. The tax rate can be smaller than
the democrats are going to make It,.
That it isn't, the people who put the
ruling power in Office can thank only
themselves.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21
Police Court.

Police Judge d. l.. Sanders held a
brief session of Police court this
morning
Polly Hicks, eolored, was held
over for malicious cutting and Bat
tie Scott fined $40 and costs for a
breach OF the peace,
The woman got into a dispute over
a wrap and the Scott woman hit the
Hicks woman with a pitcher and the
latter Immediately began TO cut, The
Scott woman took the knife away
from her and did a little slashing
herself.
A. Cornelison, white. charged
with obtaining property by false pre-
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

Alderman Read sprung a surprise
when he resigned last evening. AL
derman Orme succeeds him, and both
are good men. The people preferred
a republican in the Office, and elected
one, but the mayor preferred a dem
ocrat, and appointed one to the place
when there was a vacancy. The
mayor is now past considering the
will of the people. He and his flock
are the people. They are running
the town, and those who don't be-
lieve it will realize it when they scan
the amount of taxes they will have
to pay later on.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21
OUR TAX LAWS.

Paducah every year has an exam
pie of what the Owensboro Inquirer
complains. This is an assessment Of
ten far short of correct. Many in
dividual assessments are correct,
some are too low and possibly few
too high. but the great bulk of the
most valuable property is seldom as
sessed at the legal proportion of its
value.
The assessment of property for
taxation In a community is the axis
on which the wheels of government
turn. On it depends the amount OF
taxes that have to be paid by individ-
uals, and the amount of money that
is raised to defray the expenses OF
government and provide comforts,
conveniences and necessities for the
people. The larger the assessment,
the smaller the apportionment of IN
.dividual taxes. and often on a correct
assessment depend the peace and
prosperity of community.
The Inquirer thus makes a few
timely observations on the subject:
The people and the papers of the
state are not paying the attention to
the revision of the tax law which the
Importance of the subject demands,
There is now in existence a commit
tee appointed by the present legisla-
ture at its last session to consider
the matter of revision of the assess
ment laws of the state. This COM
mittee has had one or two meetings,
but naturally has not reported pro-
gress. II has been supposed that this
committee will present a series OF
recommendations TO the next general
asse emily. with some prospect OF their
enactment into law.
'sThe assessment laws of the state
are wofully inadequate, especially as
rege Fts the assessment of real estate
in cities and towns. There is not so
muth ,qappIsint from farming lands
though the inequalities there are in
decd glazing. There is a certain lot
in this city which is assessed at sl'-
200. for which the owners refuse
$3.50. Alongside of II is a piece of
property sold for s2,5oO that listed
at $4,000. neither conforms with
the law. but one mans conscience Is
a little more elastic than the others
A prominent corner lot was assessed
forl $4,000. and was sold few days
after the owner made oath to his
tax retufn, fer 100000 cash Land
thai is valued 81 5000 front foot is
sorpstimes listed for $50 foot, while
the adjoining lot may be listed at
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21
WILL REMAIN SEVERAL DAYS

Mr.. A. NJ. Dustin, formerly fore
man of the local |. C. boiler shops
but now of Littel Rock, Ark, in the
Iron Mountain shops, Is in the city
He came back to remove his fami-
ly TO Little Rock and will be here
until he can prepare his household
effects for shipment. He was fire.
man in No. 3 station until two
months ago when he left for Arkan-
sas to go back to the railroad.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21
IN TEE COURTS
Circuit Court.

Little was done in circuit court this
morning. Judge Reed adjournlng for
the day before II o'clock
In the case of w. A. Darlington
against the Langstan-Orme Mfg.
Co., a judgment for $3.50 was filed.
Darlington sued for an alleged ac-
count. a balance for logging service.
The case of Jack Whitesides
against the Evansville Brewing As
ISOLATION was dismissed without
prejudice.
A motion for a new trial in the
case of Kate Edmonds against the
|. c. was filed She got a verdict for
5000 damages for being carried past
a station,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

league. This will bring the head
quarters of the league to this city
and that alone will be boost for the
town. Mr.. zimbro already has the
support Of a majority of the club
owners II he desires the place and II
Is thought he Is the most efficient
man in the league whose name has
been mentioned in connection with
the Office. Henderson Cleaner.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

The Paducah papers are in convul-
sions over the proposed appointment
of a wire inspector, says the Owens
boro Messenger. greensboro found
that she could not get along without
such an official several years ago, and
since his appointment there has been
no complaint such as existed before
that time. Every city with electric
lights should have an electrical in
spector, a good one at fair salary.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21
County Court.

Earl Lane. city, 81, to May Morris
city, is. First marriage of both.
F. NJ. Russell, Ballard county. age
20, to Emma Scott, Ballard. age 22
First marriage Of both.
Jonas jenkins, eolored, city, age
22, to Mary Leadford. city, age II,
First marriage of both.
The liquor license of II. Schmidt
has been transferred to Denker and
Johnston.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21
Think There Will be no Trouble
in Organizing League.
Henderson Is In n Fair Way 20 start
n Prosperous scason--Zim-
bro Coming.
PRINCETON. IND, WANTS IN

John s. Ray, of this city. but for
merly manager of the Paducah, KY.
baseball club. is spending several days
in Princeton, getting an expression
from the people as to whether. or not
Princeton desires to become mem
Der of the Kitty League this season.
with vincennes. Paducah, greensboro.
Henderson and Cairo. Mr.. Ray is
meeting with success. and before
next Thursday II is thought a meet
ing will be held in Princeton, at
which the people will signify their
desire TO join the Kitty.
II is the intention to organize a
stock company with sufficient finan-
cial backing to put a local team on
a par with the other teams of the
league. A meeting is to be held in
that city next Tuesday night at which
time the matter will be brought to
a focus and the proposition decided.
The Evansville & Princeton Trac-
ton company has offered to furnish
a park free of charge, the same to
be located about three miles south
of the city along the e. & p. right
of way.-Vincennes Commercial.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21
Bankruptcy Court.

This morning the John Il. Hob
son bankrupt case was continued I'M
I'll Tuesday in Referee Bagby's court
The NJ. r. Pate bankrupt case will
come up today, being the first meet
ing Of creditors and the examination
of the bankrupt assets, etc, is beinp
made in the case of Dryfuss q
Brother.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

The !oIS-winded prayer often goes
with a broken winded practice.
Il takes more than molasses ON the
lips TO make honey In the heart.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

Anderson Trioe, colored, trus-
t. in county Jail, is still at large. He
was sent out for a bucket OF water
yesterday morning and ran away.
The police are after him,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

The fine robe ordered from Chi
eago for Lin Sing, the dad China
man here, arrived this afternoon and
the body Is being prepared for ship
ment to Memphis for temporary in
terment.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21
Rev. Carlisle p. n. Martin, l.. l.. ID,

OF waverly. Texas. writes; "of a
morning, when, first arising. ! often
and a troublesome collection OF
phlegm, which produces a cough and
is very hard to dislodge; but a small
quantity OF Billiards. Horehound
Syrup will at once dislodge II, and
the trouble is over. | know OF no
medicine that is equal to ii, and 1t is
so pleasant TO take. can most cor
daily recommend II to all persons
needing a medicine for throat or
lung trouble" zoe. soc and $500.
Sold by Dubois. Kolb q Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

The chance for Princeton, Ind, Sc
curing a birth in the X. /. T. league
is poor. The town, at best, is hardly
large enough to support a team and
the proposition will receive a dash
of cold water from the people back
ing the Evansville club in the Cen
trail league.
The Kitty already has enough
small towns. The cry has gone up
from Cairo. Paducah and vincennes
that they have been the support and
mainNay of the league during the
two years of it's existence and the
proposition to add another small
town will not be deemed advisable
by the most conservative of the di-
rectors. Besides greensboro is clam
oring or a berth and will supply the
missing link in the circuit if there be
one.
Princeton is only twenty-six miles
from Evansville. The two towns are
connected by a traction line, which
passes by the Evansville park. A
ride, of forty minutes places the
Princeton people at the gates of the
park and the Evansville Club derives
no small amount of money from
Princeton and the other towns along
the route. Therefore the Evansville
people will throw obstacles in the
way of the club entering a league.
John S. Ray, of Vincennes, has
been offered the place of manager of
the Princeton team II 1t is admitted
to the league. 1t is hardly probable
that he will think the town able to
support a team of its own and fight
the Central league teams playing in
ansvile.-Henderso Cleaner.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

Born to the wife OF Mr. w. j..
Whitehead. OF Madison street, a fine
baby boy last night
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

There is some talk among the
board members Of selling the Long
fellow and Lee buildings, the former
located at Fifth and Kentucky ave-
nue. and the latter near Jackson, on
South Fourth, and with the money
tuild fine large building, centrally
located. so pupils from both schools
can attend If the new school Is built
in Mechanicsburg. many pupils now
attending the Lee building will go
to the new school and this will OF
course cause a decrease in the Lee
attendance If the school is maintain
ed.
Several Intellectual attempts have
been made to sell the school proper
t. at Fifth and Kentucky.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

Last night the High school enter
tainment was we'll patronized, there
being about 400 in attendance. The
program was carried out in its en-
lirety and the High school dramatic
club cleared about $50, This money
will be used in stocking the school H.
brary, which is already quite large.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21
Daily Thought.

Take no pride in weaker mems
failings, and bear no malice toward
those who do wrong clyde.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

-Nieesi lunch Ia the city al \. u.
Colts tonight.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21
lenses, was dismissed.

Mary Jeffries, colored, was dis
missed Of the charge Of stealing si5
from a negro man.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

The attendance in the schools gem
orally is better and many new pupils
will be admitted on the 30th when
the new term opens. The popularity
and progress Of the schools is evil
denced in the pupils secured from
rivate institutions.
Next week will be consumed in the
schools in examinations and the pu-
pills will be given a holiday on Thurs
day and Friday, being required to
return Friday morning to secure
cards. The teachers are given the
two days in which to make out re-
ports and finish the terms work.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

The board of directors of the Pa
ducah Baseball Association will meet
next week for the purpose of au-
thorizing the letting of the contract
for the new grand stand.
The bids were opened last week
but the contract deferred until the
return of President Gus Thompson,
who has been in st. Louis, and who
returned this morning. Mr., John w,
Keller, also a member of the asso-
citation, has returned from Louisville
and all are here ready for the meet
ing.
1--WE anticipate no trouble in or
ga nizing a league" one member OF
the association stated this morning,
'and will go ahead as soon as we
meet. "Mr. Keller returned home
yesterday. The grounds are being
nicely worked and we will push the
work to completion with favorable
weather"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

When the Henderson representa-
tive goes to the meeting of the mag
mates of the X. |. T, league to be held
in Paducah January 29 he will be
supplied with the forfeit OF 5000
which each of the cities composing
the circuit will be required to post.
And II the plans of the dozen fans
who met Thursday evening in the
Office of j. ID. Collins eliminates sue
cessfully he will be able to tell his
friends from the other towns that he
has the backing of thousand dol
lar stock company and the addition
al support of $50 people who have
bought season tickets,
Jacob Zimbro will attend the
league meeting at Paducah January
30. II is not at all unlikely that he
will be elected secretary Of the
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21
The Weather.

Fair and colder tonight and Sun
day.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21


Ohio that the Testimonial
hnonas genuine and the words appended
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-21

soothes while It stimulates, heals as Il
expurgates. Peruna ~ not purgatiye,
Ior cathartic, or sedative, or stimulant,
nor a vegetable or mineral poison. II