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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
GENERAL MANAGER.
Mr.. &. VI. Budd Gets InlDortant po.
siiion With West Kentucky.

Mr., C. VI. Budd, the popular coal
man. has been appointed MANAGE
of the West Kentucky Coal company,
with hcadquaf t.rs in Paduoah. He
will have charge of the offices at ST,
Louis, Memphis and other places
Previously Mr. Budd was manager OF
the local Office, but after a business
trip to the general h adquarters east,
from which h returned yesterday,
he was given his new pos ton.
The local Office will hereafter be
manag d by Mr.. Gardner. Gilbert,
who has been bookkeeper in the Of
fee. and Capt William Patterson,
formerly city clerk. assumes the posi-
tom OF bookkeeper. The changes
ara effective at once.
Mr.. Budd came to Paducah from
the east about a year ago, and Is ono
OF the most p oppressive and popular
young men in the city He has many
friends here who Will be pleased to
larn of his promotion.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
Coroner Chas. Grow Attempts
to Stop a Fight and is Cut.
Had Been Holding An Inquest When
He Came Across Two
Fighters.
ONE CUT HIM IN THE LEG

Coroner Charles Crow has the hard
luck story of the peacemaker to tell
today. He is limping about glad that
he is able to navigate at all, and II is
all because he tried to pour oil on
the troubled waters and stop a fight
between two unknown negroes about
3 O'Clock this morning
The coroner was called to the resi-
dence of Matte Moore. colored, who
lives near the railroad and Plunkett
Hill, about 2:20 o'clock to hold an
inquest. The woman's child born yes
terday died and there being no doe
tor in attendance the coroner had to
investigate and issue death certifi-
cate.
The coroner made out the necessa-
ny papers and started back to the
city He suddenly came across two
negroes fighting. and says he stepped
in 10 stop them when he felt sting
ing pain in the left leg above ths
knee. BY the time he had recovered
and realized that a knife had been
stuck into him, both negroes had run
away. He knew neither of them, hence
no arrests have been made.
Coroner Grow says he found that
the knife penetrated his leg an inch
and half. and severed a small artery
but did no serious damage, He had it
dressed, and is out again today. He
says he had no weapon with him or
he would probably be holding an in
quest over his assailant today. When
he attempted to stop the fight he
thought il was only Hsticuff and for
that reason was not afraid.
The body of the child over which
he held the inquest was buried to-
day.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
Take $4,000 Worth of Stock
in Amusement Organization.
IL VIII BE Il big Affair Known As
"DreamIand'--i'ill Forty
Eight Cars.
WILL INCORPORATES VERY SOON

l Paducah will be the home and the
winter quarters of one OF the largest
amusement concerns in the country,
according to the announcement made
today by prominent Paducahans in
terested in this line of business.
The "Dreamland Amusement Co. 1"
has been organized, and will be in
corporated under the laws of Ken
lucky in about two weeks. Ten thous-
and dollars has been subscribed by
local investors. but this is not for any
of the attractions, but for the com
pany's expenses of next season.
Mr.. Elwood NJ. Johnson, of Nash
Vile, who has been here for several
days at work on the project. stated
today that he had succeeded in his
work, and would go to Abilene, Kas.,
tomorrow to remain two weeks get
ling things in shape for the season.
Everything is now ready for the
start. should it be desired to make It
now, the attractions being at Abb
iene. The main features OF the COM
pany will be: Fighting the Flames,
Hippodrome. Singing Girls OF Bag
dad, Fair Japan, Magic City. New
York to North Pole, kissing Bee,
Seville. Ami, Jumping Horses, and
TWO others to be decided on later.
II will require two train sections
to transport the attractions. over As
cars to be used by the company. The
company Will not be known as a car
nival or amusement company. but
simply as "Dreamland," deriving the
title from the famous New York Co
ney Island resort by that name Some
of the attractions were at Dreamland
last summer. The name of the special
train to be used will be "Dreamland
En Route"
The company expects to start out
in April, and will jump from Abilene,
NdSst " ID Ahlu Sudihf Aid IL II tOu-
tracts TO furnish the attractions for
the Elks carnival in Padrcah the
coming spring. it will be here about
the third week in May.
Paducah will be its home and it
Will winter here. The attractions are
owned by various persons. and are
worth, Mr.. johnson estimates, fully
100000. The Fire Fighters alone
carries full city fire equipment and
over 100 men.
The $4,000 raised in Paducah is
not to buy the attractions but merely
10 put them on the road and keep
them going. There is a great deal of
money in a carnival company If it
has good luck.
Mr. Johnson will return in two
weeks to file articles of Incorporation.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
Illinois Men Here to Arrange for a
Chautauqua Next Summer

at the Commercial club rooms, lis
South Fourth street.
These gentlemen desire to make
arrangements for holding this meet
Ing in Paducah next season, which
will result in bringing great many
visitors to our city. and thus be of
great importance to the business in
terest, as well as all Others, and Il Is
hoped and expected that a full at
tendance OF the business people viii
be had tonight
The Chautauqua held at Owens
boro and other places over the coun-
try by these gentlemen and their as
sisiants, have been largely attended,
and not only financial successes. but
OF great benefit financially and soci-
= Nv. IA fho .fo<c1l> S1hor<. .tloS hax,.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
IN CHATTANOOGA
Mr.. W. VI. Cosby, Former kentuck
ian, Dies There.

Deputy Y. S. Marshal George W.
Saunders. of Mayfleld. arrived al
noon on business.
lie brought the news of the death
of his wifes uncle. Mr.. w. NJ. Cosby
OF Chattanooga, Tenn. The deceased
died last night at IL O'Clock at Chat
tanooga, OF dropsy at the age OF II.
He was born in Tennessee but lived
In Mayheld engaging in the contract
Ing business for years. He moved t.
Chattanooga In 1882 and had been a
prominent contractor In that city
since that time. He leaYngI a wife.
three sons and one IL The
funeral Mill be ~-.----~1-.u ~ -. ~.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
LARGE CROWDS
ARE ATTENDING THE MEETINGS
AROUND PADUCAH.
Rev. Gates Has u Packed House at
Nearly Every Service
Held.

The stereoptioon lectures being
given by Rev. Robert NJ. Hopkins, the
state evangelist for the Kentucky
Christian Church Suday School Asso-
e.at!on, at the Tenth Street Christian
church, are well attended and are
both entertaining and instructive.
These lectures pertain to the advance
ment of the Sunday school work in
the state. The last one VIII be given
this evening. Mr.. Hopkins viii leave
tomorrow fos Benton and Murray.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
TUESDAY EVENING. DEC. 5. 1906.
THE MESSAGE
Gov. LafolIettc Deals With a Number
of Important Subjects.

Madison, Wis, Dec. Gov. La
folette delivered his message to the
legislature THIS morning. 1t deals
with matters of legislation as sug-
gest.d in his proclamation, sbut
throws no light on the mystery
whether ne will accrpt or decline tire
Office of U. s. senator. the election
oertificats of which he has held for
ten months.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05

The Week OF Prayer and Self
Denial is being observed by Wom-
ans Foreign Missionary societies OF
the Broad gay Methodist church with
especial services at the church. each
afternoon. Miss Alice Waters of
Murray, a. returned missionary from
China. made an interesting talk yes
terday. and there was a number of
ladies present The services are held
at 2:30 o'clock.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05

There Is TO be a meeting of the
Commercial club this evening at
1880 o'clock at the club headquar-
ters for the purpose of meeting gem
tlemen from Illinois who are here
on important business. having a
proposition to submit to Paducah
mer.
The directors of the club win hola
special meeting al 4o'clock this
afternoon.
The gentlemen from Illinois are
Mr.. J. II. Shaw and Mr. James Speed,
Chautauqua uperlntendents. They
desire to meet the business men and
others interested In holding Chau-
rauqua session in Paducah next sum-
mer. They desire to meet all business
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
Joint Meeting of the Legislative
Boards Tonight.
Paducah May Ask For Number of
Changes 60 the Second-Class
Charter.
PUBLIC rs INVITED TO ATTEND.

Tonight the councimanic and al
dermanic boards will meet in joint
session for the purpose of discussing
proposed amendments to the charter
of cities of the second class, and the
meeting will be one of great interest.
Last night Mayor Yeise asked the
members of the council to attend tho
meeting and also extended an invita-
ton to the public in general. the
meeting being open and all desiring
to be heard.
There are many proposed amend
ments and the boards will tonight
have probably as many as dozen to
act on. One and a very important
one, Is in regard to the election of
city clerks and city treasurers. An
amendment Will be presented which
IL passed will enable the city boards
to hereafter elect the city treasurer
and city clerk instead of the people
eiecting them.
Another proposed amendment is
giving the city the right to name the
city depository instead of the treas
urer. and provides that tho bank Of
ferng the best inducements be the
successful one.
Another is relative to thu tax levy,
providing that the tax levy of the
preceding year remain in force in
event the boards get into wrangs
and fail to come TO some agreement
relative to the rate or levy.
Another giv-s the city the right to
fix the minimum salary of city Off
GERS such as jailer etc. AT present
the charter says the jailers' and turn
keys salary shall not be lower than
a certain amount. and II this amend
ment goes through, will enable the
board to pass an ordinance fixing the
salary as low as 1t desires, leaving
the charter to say only how high 1t
shall GO
Another amendm; MT is relative to
the salary of councilmen ana alder
mon for meetings. At present they
get So for each special and regular
ms citing. This is prescribed by char
te-, but an amendment desired will
enable the city to fix the rate. maxi
ing a certain rate for special and an
other for regular M etings.
Another amendment is relative to
the public printer who is now APP
pointed by the city attorney. The
amendment proposes to leave the APP
pointment or election of the printer
in the hands of the boards. to secure
the best bid for work and award the
job 10 the b.st bidder.
There are several other amend
ments talked of and the meeting to-
night viii be of importance. Thu
dec ded on will be plac-
ed in the hands of a committee which
will go to Lexington and place Padu-
cah's selections before the Joint COM
mittee from the other second-class
cities, Covirgton, Lexington and
Newport.
Tonight 1t will also be decided
or not to agr;e to December
Sth as the time for the meeting a,
Lexington.
The action taken tonight will In
reality amount to nothing, except
that 1t will show what Paducah
wants, there will Xix lly not even be
petition to the legislature for such
II all four OF the second-class cities
ask for the amendments, howevsr II
still does not follow that they will
De made, as the legislature will have
o pass the necessary bi1.s am, ndne
he eharte-. and the legislature might
not deem II advisable to so change
he charter
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
LAST CHANCE.
Rejects the Overturcs to
Compromise with Sultan.

Paris, Dec. 5.-It is officially an
nounced that Austria has refused the
last proposition made by the Sultan
Of Turkey offering compromise
whereby the Porte hoped that an un-
Outstanding would be reached for the
appointment OF financial controllers
in Macedonia.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
MANY HEAR PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE WITH INTEREST

Washington, ID. c., Dec. g.
The presidents message was lis
tened TO with the closest atten-
ton today and the treatment of
railroad rate regulations was es-
pecially listened to. II required
three hours 10 read the message.
The Hepburn bill appropriate
ing s16.OOO,O0O Immediately
available to continue work on
the lsthmiar canal will be pass
ed through the house tomorrow
or Thursday without reference
to committee.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05

Another large crowd was present
last evening at the First Baptist
church to hear the Rev. G. c. Cates
Of Louisville. DR.. Gates is a vivid and
eloquent speaker and makes his SER
mon very realistic. There was much
interest manifested last night. Rev.
G.. w. Hin of Louisville is assisting
DR.. Gates.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05

Washington ID. c.. Dec. 5.-Rurai
free delivery carries are appointed
as follows. Marion, route |, Noble
p. Hin. carrier: John ". Paris. sub
stltute. Scottsvale route 4, Earl c.
Huntsman, carrie John A. Hunts
man. Substitute.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS.
Almost $1,000 Increase For Novem.
Der Over Last Year.

The report of Postmaster +. NJ.
Fisher for November shows a graft
flying increase over bhe same month
last year. The receipts for the last
month were $4,913.05 and for No
vember last year, $4,O6S.70. This is
a good Increase and shows that the
cbty's business must be growing rap
idly every year.,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
DIED GAME.
Murderer Hanged This
Morning i'm Minnesota Prison.

Elk River, Mimi, Dec. Sc. ID.
Crawford, who was convicted of the
murder of Heine Tundin in box car
herr, was hanged This morning in the
county jail. Crawford died game and
refused to reveal his identity. His
spiritual adviser says tire nran $ faith
er is worth several hundred thousand
dollars.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
SECURED $500.
Robbers Blow Safe At OwingsyiIle,
Kentucky.

Owingsville, Ky. Dec. 5.-The
Dostofiice at Salt Lick was burglariz-
ed last night. The safe was blown
with nitro glycerine and three hun
dred dollars was secured. Blood
hounds are on the track of the bur-
glars.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
THE BIG RUSSIAN
STRIKE BEGAN TODAY
10000 Soldiers Patrol the Streets of St.
Petersburg-..Chaotic Condition.
THE GREAT STRIKE BEGINS.

~. Petersburg, Dec. 5.-The pre-
arranged strike began today AT vari-
ous points throughout the empire.
The strike has assumed formidable
proportions.
AZ st. Petersburg the employees of
az factories struck, and about hun
drcd and ten thousand worlinen are
idle. ut Moscow hfty-cight thousand
employees Of tweni-y-six factories
struck aud reports from other cities
give the following figures: Vladimir,
siS factories, sixteen thousand men;
Warsaw. seven factories ten thous-
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 5.-The
name OF G. w. Long for marshal OF
the western DISTRICT was sent to the
senate today by the president. Also
a n HIM "a A.. >,,,,.,.> "A -. .u.~.k.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
Harvey Johnson, COlOred, Expir-
ed at City Hospital.
Watt Kennctt, Colored, Held For
Murder and Frank Kinnon and
Ed. Warren, Completely.
AN INQUEST WAS HELD TODAY.

Harvey Johnson, colored. who
seems to have other names and is
tie carrier died at Riverside hospital
at midnight from wounds inflicted
yesterday afternoon about $3.50
o'clock ON lower Kentucky avenue.
Watt Kenneth charged with being
directly responsible for the death. is
in Jail for wilfua murder and two
companions, Frank Kinnon and Ed.
Warren, are in Jail, charged with be-
ing accessories
The whole affair is said to be the
result of a request for a drink of
whiskey made by the dead negro of
Watt Kennstt vest erday afternoon at
the Frank Smiley saloon on Lower
Kentucky avenue, near Maiden alley.
Two stabs were inflicted on the
dead man one on the right side OF
the neck and the other in the left
shoulder, the latter reaching the
lung cavity. Both stabs seve ed ar
tsries and before THE victim had walk
ed half square after being stabbed,
Johnson fell. too weak to walk any
further. He was taken to the city
hall. the wounds dressed and later
removed to th city hospital where he
died at IL O'Clock hast night
Coroner Charles Crow held an in
quest this mo ming but was unable
t. find only two eye witnesses at first
He adjourned from the Paducah Tn
dertalcing Co. to the court house in
order to have witnesses identify the
prisoners. and after half an hours
work succeeded in securing ten witt
nesses.
The evidence showed that John
SON walked into the saloon and ask
ed Watt Kernett for d. ink. Ken
nett tod him no go on away: that
every time he, Johnson, saw him, he
asked for a drink. The two walked
out and before anyone suspected
trouble Kennett had attacked John
SON with knife. The first stab was
the one in the shoulder and Johnson
went down after brick. As he
started to stoop Frank Kinnon grab
bed him and h-ld his arms to keep
him from fighting while Keanett
continued to stab at the helpless
man. Warren stood near, 1t is alleg-
ed and instructed Kennett 10 "cut
his damned head off,"
After Johnson was released no
started for the city hall. but fell at
Second and Kentucky avenue, fainL
from the loss of blood.
The evidence before the Jury was
substantially as given above and tn,s
verdict returned was as follows:
We. the jury. empaneled and
sworn to investigate into the death
OF Harvey Johnson. now lying dead
before us find after hearing the evi
ience that said Harvey Johnson
came to his death from being stabbed
with knife in the hands of Watt
Kenneth, and Frank Kinnon being his
accomplice I'm arguing and promoting
the fight on cutting and holding the
said Harvey Johnson whila said Wait
Kenneth did the s,abbfrg. We furth-
sr find that the said death was unpco-
voked, willful murder AMI Ed War
rem was an accessory to the murder
Signed.
JOHN COUNTS,
j. w. BURTON.
NJ. j. MICHAEI.SON,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
Wants New Public Buildings.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 5.--Rep-
resentative Gilbert has introduced a
bill appropriating $4,000 each for
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
CHARLES A. PEABODY
VIII BE the Next President of the
Mutual Life.

New York, Dee. 5.--Chas. A. Pea
body will be selected this next presi-
dent of the Mutual Life Insurance
Co.. unless me program prepared by
The trustees h unexpsccetl1 cb&rssd.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
and mon; Kier, six factories, and five
thousand men.
10000 Cossacks Are On Guard.

st. Petersburg. via. Eydtkuhnen,
Dec. s. An incredible state of af-
fairs exists in this city today. The
central postofice is under guard and
great crowds of people are denied
access.
Chaos reigns in the capital The
city is divided into four military dis
tricts and over sixteen thousand Cos
sacks and infantry armed with ma
chine guns are kept constantly on
guard.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-05
JOHN COUNTS,
j. w. BURTON.
NJ. j. MICIiAELSON.
GLEN FRANCIOLA,
JIM ELROD
HARRY RUDOLPH.

After the Inquest Coroner Grow
went to the grand jury loom and Sc
cured the recognizance OF al witnes-
SEES TO APPEAR before that body ON
Thursday morning when the grand
jury VIII Investigate This viii,
make II unnecessary to bring the mat
ter into police court. the negroes be-
ing simply bound over without pre-
tminary trial
Coroner Grow will bury the dead
tie carrier this afternoon in the Pot
ter's fled. He was married and
leaves a wife.
People who know johnson say he
was quiet. but som times drank too
much.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-16
ANOTHER CHANCE
THAT MRS. EDWARDS WILL NOT
BE HANGED.
Her Life Prolonged That She May
Testify For Greason,

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 16.-On rec
concentration of the board of par
dons as stated yesterday, Gov. Penny
packer withdrew the death warrant
in the case of Mrs. Kate Edwards.
the white woman, and Samuel Grea-
son, the negro, who were under SEN
tence TO hang together in the Berks
county jail at Reading tomorrow
morning for the murder of Mrs. Ed
wards husband in 1901.
The case of Greason will now be
again taken TO the Pennsylvania SUI
preme court and if that tribunal re-
fuses TO reopen the case the attorneys
for Mrs. Edwards and Greason will
have TO appear before the board of
pardons next month.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-16
Stocssel Talks.

London, Feb. 1G.-The correspond
ent at Port Said OF the Standard gives
an interview with General Stoessel,
chiefly denying the charges made
by the Pekin correspondent of the
Times concerning the surrender of
Port Arthur and it's defensive con-
dition. Stoessel attributed the Japa-
nese success in a great measure to
the superlative quality of the drilling
tools, compared with those of the
Russians. which the latter quickly
deteriorated when used against hard
rock, The general emphatically de-
olared that all the public descriptions
of the second line forts were purely
imaglnery. These forts, he said, were
only temporary defences.
Stoessel further declared the
strength of the garrison never
amounted to $4,000 men. At the end
of April before the investment be-
came general, the Russian force on
Kwantung peninsula was l9,6Ss. He
adhered to his original reason given
for the surrender and throughout
the interview appeared to be bitter
whenever the navy was referred to.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-16
GOODBYE BUGG
s~
ELI MUST HANG AT MOUND CITY
TOMORROW.
Sheriff Notified That the Governor
VIII Not Interfere i'm the Sem
tence of the Doomed Man.

Eli Bugg, the Mound City murder
er, will pay the penalty of his crime
tomorrow morning at 9 O'Clock when
he will be hanged in the court house
yard in that city.
Governor Dineen yesterday on rec
ommendation of the state board of
pardons. denied the petition of Bugg' S
attorneys for Communication of the
death sentence to that of life i'm
prisonment.
Sheriff James r. Weaver of Pulas-
XII county. received a message in
forming him of the action taken and
he will have everything in readiness
for execution. The scaffold is now
ready.
Bugg will be hanged for the MUIR
der of Chris Mathis, who was shot
and killed by VIII Cross at the conf
mand of Bugg.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-16

Victoria, u. c., Feb. 1G.-The
steamship fremont, which arrived
today from japanese ports, brought
news that fifty vessels will be added
to Japanese naval strength as a re-
suit OF salvage operations now being
conducted at Port Arthur. Large
salvage crews are working to re-
cover the vessels. some of which will
be repaired at Port Arthur docks,
which 1900 workmen are putting in
repair to receive the sunken vessels
as soon as they are raised.
A recent arrival in Japan from
Port Arthur states that the captured
guns. artillery. vehicles. locomo-
tives, railroad cars and other tro-
phies had been massed on drill
grounds ready for shipment. Con
siderable coal is being stored at Col
den HILL