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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
Louisville Delegation Goes Over
to Miller for Speaker.
This Is Said to Defeat Lawrence, the
Machine Candidate, for the
Honor.
OLLIE JAMES JARS THE "ANTIs"

Louisville, KY. Dec. 29.--The sur
prise OF the morning In the political
battle being waged in the lobby and
rooms of the Old Inn. were the an
nouncements that Thomas Drewry,
OF Louisville delegation. had with
drawn from the speakership contest,
and that the strength of the Louis
Vile delegation would go to Hon.
r. w. Miller. OF Madison. and the
further announcement that Senator
C. b. Ecton. of Clark. has gone back
to the Blackburn side in the senate
rial race.
The concensus of opinion among
the assembled politicians and legis-
lators Is that the action of the Louis
willie members will determine the
speakership fight and further signed
cards are expected from members
relative to the senatorial race before
the caucus is assembled at Frankfort.
A hasty conference of friends and
supporters of Henry Lawrence. the
Paynter candidate for speaker, was
called shortly after s o'clock upon
the conclusion of whIch Mr.Iawrence
still expressed confidence. Miller was
surrounded by crowds of friends in
the lobby during the morning and to
all declared that in his opinion the
race IN over.
Congressman James. of the First
district, arrived in the city today
and Jared the Observation-Disclosures
forces to no small degree by declar-
ing unqualifedly for Lawrence for
speaker.
Congressman James said he was
taking no part in the senatorial race,
but his announcement has added at
least two votes to the Lawrence col
umn.
Congressman James advocacy Of
Lawrence's candidacy is thought to
be only because they are both First
district men.
II is reported that the Haldeman
men are trying to make themselves
solid with Blackburn's supporters
and get the latter's support in case
Blackburn cannot win. They could
have made the same play with the
machine men, and the fact that they
preferred to take the Blackburn end,
indicates to Paynter's friends that the
Louisville delegation does not be-
lleve that Blackburn can win.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29

President Roosevelt. 1t is asserted
here that Vice President Cacseres Is
in thorough sympathy with every
thing this government has done to
keep the republic afioat and that he
will lend his influence to the move
ment to ratify the treaty That is now
pending. In this position Caceres is
said TO be backed up by the members
of the cabinet.
II this should prove to be the case
II will greatly simplify matters. for
the dropping ont of sight of Morales
may then be entirely overlooked.
The chief danger is that tae new
revolutionary forces may overthrow
the Caceres dynasty, in which event
the pending treaty can hardly be
claimed to have any status at all.
The Roosevelt administration will
proceed on the theory that the Mora
les incident merely emphasizes the
necessity for the prompt ratification
of the treaty. 1t will not be with
drawn or abandoned by the admins
tration, at least not so long as Ca
ceres and the friendly cabinet are in
control.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Held n Profitable Meeting at Head
quarters Last Night.

An open meeting Of the CONNER
cal club was held last night at head
quarters on Legal Row. There were
many private citizens present and al
so some municipal board members.
The upbuilding of the city In gen.
eral was one point of discussion. but
the principal topic was the city ex-
emptlng Industries from taxations
for five years as an inducement to lo'
cate here. There has been some fric-
ton among board members relative
to this point and the municipal board
members who were present promised
to do what they could to see that
this inducement Is offered to all
alike.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
Morales viii Probably Lose.

The outcome of the attempted rev.
olution on the part of President Mo
rales is still somewhat in doubt, but
It is thought there that the Jiminis-
tas. with whom he has thrown in his
lot, are not anywhere near strong
enough to down the Horastis, the par
ty which has been in control for a
year and half, with Morales as its
president. The cabinet is now con-
trolled by the Horastis, and Caseres,
the new acting president. is mem
Der of that faction.
Ii was learned that Morales had
long been suspected of being in
league with the opposition. The Ho-
rastis will probablys remain in con-
troll. The party is in control of the mo-
dus vivendi and the treaty. II Mo
rales fails in his efforts to make a
government suitable to himself the
interests of the administration will
probably not be affe,sed.
The chief concern in the situation.
here relates to the effect of the pres
ent trouble on the treaty nov before
the United States senate. The admin
istration view Is that the fight of Mo-
rales does not affect the legal status
of the treaty in any way.
The state departments position is
that the fight of Morales. with whnsc
government the treaty was negotiat-
ed has not overturned the govern
msnt in any sense. Morales has gone,
but the Horastis regime continues.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
Killed the Police Chief.

Moscow, Dec 29-All members
of the social revolutionary commit
tee have been arrested and num-
Der of bombs, Internal machines and
correspondence seized. Three hun
dred reyolutionaries yesterday in
the secret police and killed him.
At the medical bureau $50 wound
ed and los killed have been regis
tered but it is known that there are
fully 1000 unidentified dead in
Loutchow quarter alone.
A mob of armed revolutionaries
attacked the police bureau but were
repulsed with serious losses.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
Vice President in Charge.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Minister
Dawson has notified the state depart
ment that official notice has been
given the diplomatic representatives
inSanto Domingo through To Jera,
minister of foreign affairs. that Pres
ident Morales. having abandoned the
capital and left the government with
out an active head, the cabinet has
called Vice President Ramon Caceres
to take charge.
The cabinet is now executing its
functions and President Morales is
miles from the capital, with a revo-
lutionary band. Fighting is in pro-
gress there.
1t is learned that the United States
government does not intend to in
terfere with the internal troubles OF
Santo Domingo, but that it will not
permit the custom houses to be dis
turbed
Inc mOuuS NlNeuui VIII NC hi"i"
tanned. Vice President Caceres is sup
posed to be in Monte Crit. He VIII
go on to Santo Domingo at once.
1t is not believed that Morales Will
win in his fight.
The decision of this government to
uphold the custom houses in case
they are placed in jeopardy was
reached in the conferences between
the president and Secretaries Root
Taft, and Bonaparte. The president
believes 1t would create dangerous
situation If the custom houses were
seized by other political factions. The
breaking of the modus vivendi would
probably lead to some action on the
part of the foreign nations, which
represent many creditors of Santo Dc
mingo. These include Germany,
France, Italy and Belgium.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
Estranged From Cassie.

Cleveland. O., Dec. 29,--Dr. Leroy
Chadwick has apparently become es-
tranged from his wife, Mrs. Cassie
Chadwick. This is said to be evil
dent from letters recently received
here from him. He has not seen her
or communicated with her in any
manner for months. DR.. Chadwick
is clerking in his brothers furniture
store in Jacksonville, Fla, where his
daughter Mary. attends seminary
for girls.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29

Glasgow. Dec. 20 The st. Pc
tersburg correspondent of the Herald
confirms the report of the London
Times correspondent to the effect
that a crisis in the Baltic provinces
has led to international complications
and the exchange of sharp notes be-
tween st. Petersburg and Berlin.
Russia, angered by the proposal of
Germany to send a warship to Riga
to protect the German residents,
made warm protest against the ac-
ton, but Germany insists upon the
necessity of affording protection to
her subjects in the Baltic regions.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
Conductor Murphy Dies.

Jackson, Tenn, Dec. 29.-Conduc-
tor Will j. Murphy of the Illinois
Central railroad, died yesterday OF
injuries received in the wreck which
occurred last Friday morning just
north OF Holly Springs, Miss. He is
the third victim to die from injuries
received in this wreck, and was in
charge of the train that fateful morn
ing. He was paralyzed on one sideand
injured internally and was uncon-
scious much of the time after the first
few hours. After he had been taken
from the wreck, he lay upon the
ground with a blanket around him
and gave orders for the rescue and
safety of others, though he was una
BILE to sit up himself Mr.. Murphy
was about AS years of age, a line spc-
cimen of manhood, chief conductor
of this division of the o. r. c., and
popular with officials. employees and
the public. He was trainmaster a few
years ago and could have held other
higher positions, but voluntarily re-
signed, preferrings TO run his train.
TIE had been with the !. G.. about 23
years. He leaves wife and one son.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
OIL STOVE ExPIODEs
And Burns One Woman to Death
~ Families Routed Out.

Minneapolis. Dec. 29.---Fire caus-
ed by the explosion. of an oil stove in
the apartments of Mrs. Lorraine Buck
milf, burned her to death, and Mrs.
Mary Foley will probably die from
burns received in attempting to res
cue Mrs. Buckniff. A dozen others
were injured or overcome and TWEEN
ty-seven families were routed out
from an adjoining tenements.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
1t Takes Its Case Into Federal
Court for Settlement.
Motion For Temporary Injunction
Comes Up at Louisville
Tomorrow.
WILL PROBABLY END THE FIGHT

The East Tennessee Telephone
company today filed an Injunction
suit against the City of Paducah In
the Federal court at Louisville, seek
ing to enjoin the city from circum-
scribing the rights and privileges
and from interfering in any way.
with the operation of the company in
the city of Paducah.
A motion for a temporary injunc-
ton is to be argued tomorrow at 10
a. IN. at Louisville before Judge
Walter Evans, of the Western Dis
trict of Kentucky, and this suit will
probably finally settle for all time to
come the controversy between the
telephone company and the city, as
ii can be taken to the supreme court
OF the United States II the losing side
desires.
Briefly stated, the East Tennessee
Telephone company claims that 1t
operates under a legislative grant
which is. perpetual, and which can
not be abridged or modified by a
municipal board. The grant was Sc
cured before Kentucky had fran
chises, and when the new constitu-
ton was adopted and franchises
came into existence. 1t was claimed
that the law could not be made re-
troactive, or, in other words, could
not force any person or company that
already had legal right to do bust
ness, to buy franchise in order to
do business thereafter.
The city about two years ago. af-
ter allowing the company to operate
dozen or more years without
franchise, decided that 1t was neces-
sary for it to get one. but the COM
pany refused. Once suit was
brought to 'oust" 1t but it was COM
promised by the company paying the
city $4,000. Later and recently an
other disagreement arose between
the company and city.
The city filed another suit to Gust
the company, but Judge Reed. in cir
cult court threw it out on the ground
that the city had no authority TO
bring such suit.
1t was held that the name of the
attorney general of the state should
be joined as one of the plaintiffs, but
before the suit could be changed the
city solicitor decided that the city
could not expect to win until it re-
turned to the company the $4,000 it
had accepted in lieu of all claims the
city held against the company. The
city hasn't the money to pay back,
and so set about to fight the compa-
ny in other ways.
The board of public works, in pur-
suance of orders from the legislative
boards, Wednesday afternoon issued
orders that the company was not to
be issued any more permits in Padu-
cab for any purpose. The company
then decided to have the question of
| its rights settled once for all. and
/ has appealed to federal court, alleg-
ing that its authority to do business
In Paducah came from the legisla-
ture of Kentucky. and that the city
| cannot curtail II.
The injunction suit was filed by
Wheeler, Hughes and Berry. and Mr..
Wheeler, who filed the papers at
Louisville today will remain there
and argue the motion for tempo
rary injunction for the company to-
morrow. City Solicitor James Camp
bell, Jr., will go up tonight to argue
the case for the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29

FOUR KILLED WHEN
YHB BOILER LIT GO
Fast Meat Train On the Erie
Railroad Wrecked.
Sf0O,OOOO Worth OF Fine Meat De-
stroyed and 100 Head Of Cat
Ito Cremated.
TENEMENE FIRE IN NEW YORK


Chicago, H., Dec. ga fast
meat train from Chicago to New
York on the Erie railway, was wreck
ed at Judson, Indiana, this morning,
and Engineer O'Brien and Thomas
Blackman, Ben Fisker and James OIL
liver, were killed. The train was run
ming forty miles an hour when the
boiler of the locomotive exploded.
The bodies of the victims were found
many feet from the tracks. The
wreck caught fire and 800 900
worth of fine meat was destroyed
and a hundred head of cattle cremat-
ed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
LOSSES ADJUSTED.
Settlements Made With John l.. Jones
and the Red Men.

Mr.. n. s. King. of Cincinnati. an
adjuster for the Hartford Insurance
company. and Mr.. John l.. Smith. Of
Louisville. adjuster for the Ham
burg Bremen. have settled the loss
TO John l.. Jones. a furniture dealer
on North Fourth street, and Otega
Tribe OF Red Men, who were recent
ly damaged by fire. The loss was
almost total. The settlements were
mutually satisfactory. Mr.. King re-
turns to Cincinnati tonight and Mr..
smith left today for Louisville. The
amounts were not given out but
Jones will probably get about $4,000
and the Red Men close to $1,000.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29

New York, Dec. 29.-Three hun
dred families, comprising two thous-
and persons, were driven from their
homes thinly clad this morning by a
fire in the tenement district. A cold
wind and rainstorm prevailed but all
reached the streets in safety. The
fire was confined to a stable. Loss
$4,000.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
KILLED OPERATOR.
Because Answer to Message Did Not
Come Quickly Enough.

HoxIe. Ark. Dec. 29.--Because he
did not receive a reply to his tele-
gram as quickly as he wished. Frank
Browning shot and killed T. w. Mid
kin. the telegraph operator. Brown
Ing was rushed to the jail to prevent
a lynching. Midkiff had to be taken
TO Toledo, ILL.,. for burial.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
BIG POTTERY TRUST.
Is Now Said To BE a Certainty.

Monmouth, H., Dec. 29.-This
city has become headquarters for a
gigantic pottery combine with a CAPT
tai of million and quarter. Promi-
nent potterles in the west and two
here will enter the combine. W. ID.
Breton. of this city, will head the
organization.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
Strike stronger lad Warsaw.

Warsaw. Dec. 2s.-The general
strike is growing stronger. Compost
tors have struck again and no news
papers appeared today, The tram
cars have stopped and most of the
shops have closed down. 1t is quiet
at present but the situation is unsat-
isfactory.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
COAL FAMINE.
Is Threatening the Northwest Be-
cause of Car Shortage.

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 29.-The en-
tire northwest is threatened with a
coal famine. The supply on the
docks at Duluth is far below that of
last year at this time. The car short
age in the east has prevented coal
being shipped overland.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
Dispatched to San Domingo to
Protect Americans There.
Believed That the Revolution Will
Fail--Much Doubt, How
eve,.
L. s. WILL KEEP HANDS OFF
GUNBOAT PADUCAH ID
PATCHED.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. a.
The gunboat Paducah has beer
dispatched to San Domingo to
guard American interests. She
left Norfolk yesterday for Monte
Christi. The Paducah's compan-
ion vessel. the Dubuque. is also
on her way to Monte Christi
from Puerto Plata, San Domin-
go.
The cruiser Dixie will be sent
as soon as she can be commits
stoned, and these vessels will be
attached to American fleet in
those waters and help guard
American interests. This is the
fleet little Paducah's first act
ual service in the navy.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29

Constantinople. Dec. 29.-The pas
sage of the control of Macedonian
finances into the hands of the pow
ers Is to occur New Years day. Zee
bry. a Turkish member Of the finan-
cial commission. has been named to
have charge and has already left to
assn me his duties.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
Jack Bryan, Son Of Squire Bry.
an, the Victim.
Was Hunting Near Lamont When
Hammer Of His Gun Caught on
Fence and Gun Went on.
DEATH WAS NsrANrAyEors

Jack Bryan. aged Is. OF Lamont,
this county. IL miles from Paducah
on the Cairo road, was killed yester.
day afternoon late by the accidental
discharge Of a shotgun he was carry
ing. His only companion was
cousin. Roy Bryan, OF Paducah. who
ran for help as soon as the gun was
discharged. but the youth expired
before his companion left him, half
Of HIS head having been blown on by
the load of shot.
Yesterday shortly after noon the
two boys. Jack Bryan, son of
Former Magistrate Norneet Bryan.
now n prominent merchant OF
Lamont, and his cousin, Roy Bry-
an, OF the city. son OF Mr.. Mark Bry-
an. started out on hunt. They
hunted several hours and late in the
afternoon started home. They were
In the neighborhood OF McKendree
church and encountered barbed
wire fence. Both boys mounted the
fence and gained the opposite side.
leaving the gun on the side they had
left.
Jack Bryan reached In to pull the
gun through, and before he had sue
ceeded the hammer caught in the
fence. IL is presumed. and the gun
was discharged.
The boy never uttered a sound, but
fell lifeless TO the ground with nearly
half his head blown on. His com
panion stood amazed for a moment
and then ran for help.
The unfortunate youth was we'll
known in that section of the county.
He leaves a mother. father. one sis
ter, Miss Ella Bryan. stenographer
for County Judge r. T. Lightfoot. of
this city, and brother in Cairo. Mr..
Eugene Bryan.
lie leaves an uncle here. Mr.. Mark
Bryan, and cousin. Roy Bryan. who
was hunting with him. Mr.. Crock
EFT Bryan, of Corinth. Miss. is also a
cousin, and was In the city'last night
when word OF the accident reached
here. He was compelled to return
home today. and could not stay for
the funeral.
The load from the gun struck
young Bryan In the left side OF the
face and tore away half his head. II
Is said. Physicians were summoned
but the boy had been killed Instant
ly. His body was taken TO his
home near Lamont and prepared for
burial.
Coroner Crow returned this after
noon, and reported that the jury re-
turned the following verdict:
We. the jury. duly impaneled and
sworn to inquire into the death of
william Homer Bryan, known as
Jack" Bryan. find. after hearing the
evidence, that he came to his death
from the accidental discharge OF a
shotgun.
(signed). A. T. CoCKRELL,
s. NJ. WARE.
IL. C. EDWARDS.
T. u. CRANE,
w. Il. ROARK.
T. A. ROSSINGTON.
The burial will be at McKendree
church in the Odd Fellows Gene
terry to morrow morning at IL
o'clock.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
No One Wanted to Leave.

Dantzi.. Prussia, Dec. 29.-The
steamer Freda. chartered by the Bril-
fish consulate to convey British resi-
dents from Riga. returned to this
city without single passenger.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
Martial Law at Odessa.

Odessa, Dec. 29.-Martial law has
been proclaimed in this city. The
strike, however, is hearty over, Hun
dreds of arrests have been made.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
To Box - Rounds.

San Francisco. Dec. 29.-Mike
schrieck and John Willie have been
matched for battle of twenty-five
rounds at Colma on February 2.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29
Strike Unsuccessful.

Warsaw, Dec. 29.---An attempt by
the strikers to stop the railroads in
Poland was not successful and ma
jority of them are still running.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29

Friends TO the United States.
The new government. or rather the
new head of the old government. is
said to be friendly to the policies Of
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29

The newly elected mayor of Glas-
tonbury, England, WAS formerly a
tailor. so he was able TO make bis
own Official febes.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-29

The burial will be at McKendree
church In the Odd Fellows ceme-
terry to morrow morning at IL
o'clock.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-08
THE COURSE
OF TRUE LOVE
ONCE MORE FAILS TO RUN SMOOTH
FOR YOUNG COUPLE.
Assisted by Friends, the Young Lover
Carries OF Sweetheart. But a stern
Parent Ends the Romance.

Chester Whidden, young man just
entering manhood, fell desperately in
love with his cousin, Eta Whidden, a
pretty miss Of Ii summers. The young
lady did not return his affections, so
with the help Of sympathizi ng friends
he decided to kidnap her from her
home. With the assistance OF his
brother, Curtiss, and Lamb and Cyril
McClelland, the young lady was in
duced to go with them to Zolfo where
Justice II. NJ High made the young
man happy. The girl tearfully returned
with her new-made husband to his
home in Gardner. About this time the
irate father was hot on the trail OF his
new son-in-law and found them with
the door barricaded. Procuring a gun
he returned to the house and demanded
his daughter. Reluctantly the door
was opened and the daughter rushed
into the arms of her fond parent. The
new son-in-law made dash for lib
erty. With the aid OF neighbors the
two youthful accomplices to the abduc-
ton were captured. Constable Prime
took the train for Punta Gorda where
he captured the husband and retuI ned
with him to Gardner. The father had
Chester arrested. The uncles Of the
new son-in-law had the girls father
arrested for assault with intent to muir
der. The end is not yet, but the youth
full pair are separated and the matter
will probably be taken to the courts,
as the girl is not of age and did not
have time to obtain her fathers con-
sent.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-08

In certain Irish provincial paper a
burglar was recently described as hav-
ing stolen from famous actress who
was touring the provinces, two bugs
and rag.
A polite note from the lady was re-
sponsib,e for the still more startling
notice which ran:
eve sincerely regret the mistake
which crept into our report OF the
theft of Miss BIS property. The lug
gage consisted of two bags and a rug,
and not two bugs and rag, % stated
through our printers error We hope
that Miss B., who is starving in the
provinces, will accept the apology
herewith offered"
Next day, in a special and profuse
article the word Starving" was re-
placed by starring, and this time the
jocular printer mast have been held
in check, for the letter-press appeared
without a fiaw.-The Caxton Maya
zine