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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
The circulation of The sun for
May averaged 1901 day.
when you advertise In The sun
you know what you are doing
you are not buying space, but
circulation.

Moral. When the police surrounded
the house the man attempted to flee
but was captured. Another man es-
capped over the roofs of the houses.
One of the injured proved to be
the son-in-law OF Premier Moret's
private secretary.
According to the official statement
Il Is not known whether one or more
bombs we're thrown. The statement
continues that 1t is impossible to as
certain az present the author of the
outrage. although 1t is known that a
Catalonlan named Manuel Duran
took an apartment In the house from
which the bomb was thrown May 22.
The bomb, which was concealed In
bouquet, was polished steel. half
ntimetre thick. The house from
which ii was thrown, according to
some reports, belongs to the queen 5
mother. having been bequeathed TO
her by a phllanthropist and being the
only house she owns in Madrid. The
house Is opposite the church of the
Sacram, mt and the captain generals
residence.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
CONNECTION
MUST BE MADE WITH SEWER IN
THE EXISTING DISTRICT.
Boaid Of Health VIII Hold Important
Session Tonigh,-Soine business
Matters.

Important business will come be
fore the board of health tonight. II
Is posslb that the health officer for
the next year may be elected though
this will not be done unless a full at
tendance Is had. There are three can
didates discussed for the position. Dr..
W. r. Graves. the present health OIL
Ger; DR.. II. y. Sights ami Dr. c. IL.
Brothers. the latter president OF the
board OF health.
A system Of garbage disposal will
he discussed and steps will be taken
probably TO complete arrangements for
such a system. X. +. Barnett and j.
VI. Moler. inspectors OF sewers. have
definitely located the numbers of all
houses. residences and business
houses. which though in the sewerage
district. have not made connections.
II is the intention of the council to
compel connection with the sewers.
Or. w. T. Graves, health officer,
will bring up important questions OF
sanitation Tor consideration.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
THROUGH SKIFF
ONE OF THEM STEPS AND THE
FRAIL CRAFT SINKS.
Three Well Known I. c. Men Have
Narrow Escape From Drown
ing In Lake.

Harry Scribbens. night house fore
man for the Illinois Central; VIII
Jones. a machinist, and Frank We
ber, a hostler, all of Cairo. came
near drowning in Barlow Lake yes
terday afternoon, and were saved af-
ter they had remained in the water
some time, clinging to sunken boat
and losing strength every moment.
The three had left Cairo to fish.
They carried a small boat and full
outfit for fishing. A shot gun and PTS
toll or two were taken and the outfit,
valued at possibly $500, was lost in
the accident.
While seated in the boat fishing
the boat suddenly began to fill. The
sportsmen were unable TO put ashore
before the craft sank. They found
themselves In the water within two
minutes after the water first spurted
into the boat. There were no float
ing logs to cling to and the three men
hung onto the sides of the sunkeQ
skin for nearly an hour.
Their shouts brought rescuers af-
ter they had been exposed so long
that they were brought ashore nearly
exhausted. They could not swim and
were afraid to let go the boat.
The bottom of the boat was rotten
and one of the fishermen's feet had
gone through IL. The gun. three min
now buckets. three fine steel fishing
rods and minor other articles we're
lost.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
The Pound of Flesh.

Omaha. Neb., June 1.-Tinley l.
Coombs has been placed Ly the courts
in the dilemma of not being able to
claim his property, awarded by the
Judge, except at the risk of murder
In this instance the pound of flesh is
a $3.50 diamond in the stomach of an
alleged shopllfter. Mae Thomas swal-
lowed the diamond Saturday after
noon in the Coombs jewelry store.
From a tray she took the handsomest
stone. concealing II in her mouth. An
instant later detectives placed her I'M
der arrest, whereupont she promptly
swallowed the gem. Fearing append
citis, she later confessed. aud the po-
lice confirmed the story by an X-ray.
The negative shows the diamond plain
ly. THE diamond is yours" said the
police judge to the ieweler Take
1t, but If YOU resort to a surgical oper-
alton against the prisoners will, and
she dies, you can be held for murder"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
FILED A PETITION.


Omaha, Neb.. June IA petition
was filed in the federal court asking
that the Standard Beet Sugar COM
pany be declared bankrupt. On May
8, w. II. Ferguson, of Lincoln. was
appointed receiver for the company
and the petitioners claimed that since
then steps have been taken to give a
certain creditor preference in the mat
ter of payments. The petition is filed
on the part Of number OF farmers
who furnished beets to the factory,
and the Union Pacific railroad which
holds claims for freight bills. The
Standard is one of the largest sugar
concerns in the west.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
PETTY THEFT
CHARGED To ISOM MAJORS BY
EX.SHEiIF POTTER.
Negro Stole Trousers of n Clothes
Line and Majors Was Pointed
Out.

Isom Majors, colored, is under ar
rest and will have to answer to the
charge of obtaining money by false
pretenses. He was arrested by l.. ID
Potter. formerly sheriff who did a lit
tie detective work in effecting the ne
gros capture.
Mr.. Potter resides on North Seventh
street and missed a pair OF trousers OF
the clothes line in his yard. He found
the trousers in the possession of Judge
Bradley, colored on South Sixth
street. and identified them.
Bradley was made to point out the
negro who sold them to him, and II
proved to be Majors. II is not known
II this Is the same person responsible
for the numerous clothes line thefts
or not, but the authorities have a
strong case against him.
The trial will be held tomorrow.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
Mule Was Shot.

Ed Sanders. of goo Thurman ave-
nue., in Mechanicsburg, is looking for
some one who. shot his mule last
night. The mule was left in the stable
sound and well. This morning when
the stable door was opened the mh'e
was found TO be wounded A pistol
ball had been shot into his head over
one eye. The caliber pistol seemed
to have been small the bullet not pen
etrating far.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
Democrats Delay.

Washington. d. c., June 1.-Dem-
ocrats in the house resumed filibus-
tering tactics and demanded roll calls
on every possible parliamentary
point. Notwithstanding these tedious
delays the house passed the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
carrying an appropriation OF $2.7s4.-
SEQ. A number of amendments were
adopted, chief among which were
changing the salary Of the ambassa-
dor to Japan from s17.5O0 to $12.-
600 and fixing the salaries of minis
ters to Belgium. Netherlands and
Luxenburg at $4,000 instead Of
$4,000 as the bill originally re-
ported. The legislative. executive and
judiciary appropriation bill and post
Office appropriation were sent TO con-
ference, the house adjourning at
AIS until tomorrow.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
RAILROAD BRIDGE
BLOCKED BY HORSE
Animal Becomes Frightened
and Runs on Track.
Illinois Central Train Delayed While
Rig Is Being Lowered by Means
of Ropes.
ODD INCIDENT NEAR PADUCAH.

Standing squarely in big bridge
a horse and buggy delayed passenger
traffic on the Illinois Central road,
Paducah district, this morning for
some little time. The horse became
frightened and ran out on the Cum
berland river bridge. II had to be
taken from the trestle by the aid of
ropes. and delayed the Hopkinsville
and Cairo trains over a half hour.
The horse and buggy belonged to
William Chandler, a farmer, and was
being driven by Willie Murray, col
ored. The horse frightened Just be-
fore the train struck the Cumberland
bridge, and dashed onto the track
ahead OF the engine.
The horse fell between the ties and
was unable to move. The driver
jumped and escaped injury but the
horse was pretty badly skinned and
bruised.
Passengers on. the train got out and
assisted in clearing the bridge of the
tangled mass of horse, buggy and
harness. and after half an hour Of
hard work succeeded in lifting the
horse over the bridge into the ravlne,
ropes being used.
The train was in charge of En-
gineer John Cairnes and Conductor
Hicks. and but for the timely act OF
Cairnes in stopping the engine. the
buggy might have been struck when
the frightened horse ran ahead of the
engine
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
DONNA
BY EXECUTION OF
POLITICAL PRISONER.
Strong Speeches Made On Reas-
sembIing of Parliament
Capital Punishment.

st. Petersburg. June 1.-Indigna-
ton over the execution of the eight
revolutionlsts at Riga on the heels of
the Interpolation of the government
on the subject adopted by the lower
house Of parliament. created storm
at the opening of the session. After
che reading of the message of eongrat-
ulation from the president of the Ar
gentine parliament, eouched in ex-
tremely cordial terms. which was re-
ceyed with much applause. the group
of radical constitutional democrats,
supported by the workmen group.
urged the necessity for Immediately
framing law to abolish the death
penalty in view OF the governments
refusal to cease executions.
The majority of the speeches were
extremely revolutionary in tone and
the moderate Fad constitutional demo-
cratic leaders had hard work in stem
ming the tide of radlcallsm. which
threatened to carry the house off its
feet.
NJ Aladdin, the peasant leader, now
the Robespierre OF the Russian parlia-
ment. urged the necessity for the in
slant adoption of law abolishing the
death penalty and proclalming general
amnesty as supreme act of parlia-
ment without regard to the action Of
the upper house or of the government,
or else proclaim to Russia that parlia-
ment is impotent. all its powers having
been usurped by the owners of the
Cossacks and machine guns.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01

Williamsburg. KY June l. In a
vision which sha says was startlingly
realistic, Mrs. Hattie Black. widow
of John c. Black. who was killed
Monday in a wreck on the Louisville
and Nashville road in Louisville. saw
her husband crushed to death by the
terrible impact of the cars. and knew
before the tidings reached her that
she had been widowed by the acct
dent that wiped out eight other lives.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
Anglo-Cuban Treaty.

The Cuban senate last evening rat
fled the Anglo-Cubao treaty of com
merce. navigation and industry as
amended by the foreign relations
committee May IS. The vote was 1
to 4. The opponents to the amend
ments declare that Greai Britain will
not accept the treaty in ITS amended
form.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
WRECK Is CAUSED
BY TEXAS CYCLONE
Two Freight Cars Blown Into
Passenger Train.
Schooners Collide and One, Unidenti-
fed, Is Dismantled and
Disappears.
sMAsH-UP ON THE LAKE SHORE

Fit. Worth, Tex, June l. A small
cyclone occurred at Iowa park last
night. Two freight ears loaded with
wheat were blown from the siding
and ran about five miles on the main
track where they collided with a pas
senger train on the Fort Worth and
Denver road. The day coaches were
crushed into splinters. A number of
people were injured. some seriously.
II was almost miraculous that there
was no loss of life.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
Blind Joe's Music.

The original compositions OF Joe
Mangum (Blind joel. will soon be
placed on the market and lovers OF
music viii be given an opportunity TO
procure some of the popular com
poser's music. Blind Joe has been in
Padueah several months and his com
positions were taken down by Harry
NJ. Cunningham, who had them pub
lished. A march entitled "Hocuspo-
GUS" was placed ON sale this morn
ing Waltzes and other original COM
positions will follow.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
Jap Prince Coming.

Victoria. b. c. June 1.-The Yor-
odzu of Toxic says the imperial fam
lily of Japan has decided to dispatch
his highness. Prince Kamin, as special
envoy to America TO show imperial
concern of the disastrous San Fran
cisco earthquake. Prince Kamin will
leave for America on June %.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
BOMB FRAGMENT
STRUCK THE KING
Saved by Chain OF Portuguese
Order Of Santiago.
sixteen We're Killed by Explosion Of
Missile Hurled Al Carriage
Of Alfonso.
QUEEN CoNsoRT is INDIsrosED
London, June THE Madrit

London, June 1.-The Madrid
correspondent 10 the Central
News confirms the report that
King Alfonso was struck by "a
fragment Of bomb thrown M him
yesterday. lie was miracuIousiy
saved by one of the decorations
he wore. according To the cores
pondent. 4 fragment OF the
bomb struck the king In the
breast, but the force was broken
by hitting the chain of the I'or-
tupuese Order of santiago,which
the hing wore. The chain was
broken by the blow, hut IL stop
ped the bomb splinter and pre-
vented II entering the kings
breast. II l. stated ON high au-
thority that the man who at
tempted To- assassinatc King Al
fonso yesterday was arrested
and l. now confined In the police
station. IL also j. stated hc has
made confession. The queen II
indisposcd today ON account Of
her experience yesterday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
TO The JURY
CASE OF JOSEPHINE TERRANO-
VA WILL GO TODAY.
Her Attorney Il Presenting Motions
for Her Discharge On statutory
Grounds.

New York, june 1.-Both sides in
the case of Josephone Terranoya
charged with killing her aunt and
uncle. rested today. Attorney Pal
miori, the girls counsel. immediate
ly began making motions for the dis
charge OF his client on statutory
grounds. Should those motions be
denied the summing up will begin.
II is said the case will go to the jury
late this afternoon.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
In THE MOUTH
AUTHOR OF WHIPPING POST
BILL SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Hon. Robert Adams, OF Pennsylvania,
Drew Up Declaration Of War
With Spain.

Washington. June 1.-Representa-
Pennsylvania congressional district,
shot himself in the mouth early this
morning and died at noon. He was
the author OF the famous whipping
post bill and drew up the bill declar-
ing war against Spain. No cause is
known for the act. He had apparent
ly been in good spirits.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
Fate of Schooner In Doubt.

Norfolk, Va. June l. The
schooner George May was lowed here
today. Her headgear was gone and
she was badly leaking. having col
lided Monday with an unknown
schooner. which was completely dis
masted by the collision. The I'M
known vessel disappeared in the
darkness. Her fate is unknown, but
II is believed she has gone down with
her crew, possibly of ~ men.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
Governors Invited.

President Roosevelt today issued a
proclamation inviting the governors Of
the states and territories to participate
at their own expense in the jamestown
celebration of the first permanent set
Element of English-speaking people on
the western hemisphere, by sending
such organizations OF the militia as. In
their Judgment. will afford proper mil
itary representation.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
President Can Not GO.

Washington, June L. Senator
MoCreary. of Kentucky. today invit-
ed the president to deliver an address
June Z, on the occasion of the com
meneement exercises of the State Cor
lege Of Kentucky at Lexington. The
president said that much as he would
like to visit the college he would not
be able to get away from Washing
ton at the time fixed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
MEETING
BREAKS OUT ON A FRENCH TOR
PEDO BOAT OFF CORSICA
Cruiser kaIlebarde Quells Disturb.
ance and Conveys Mutineers to
Prison.

Toulon, France. June L. A serl-
Gus mutiny broke out on a French
torpedo boat while the vessel. was off
Corsica. Two sailors revolted and the
rest Of the crew Joined them. The
cruiser Kallebardc quelled the mu-
tiny and conveyed the mutineers to
the naval prison at Toulon.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
SECOND ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.
Prisoners at Campton' Jail Cut Hole
in Wall.

Campton. Ky. June 1.-The pris-
oners confined in the jail OF this copn-
ty made an attempt TO escape from
the jail by cutting their way through
a brick wall. They had cut small
hole through the wall when the jailer
went to lock them in their cells. when
he discovered their attempt to make
their escape.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
Two Attempts Made.

London, June Information re-
c.ived by anarchists here shows that
two attempts were made to assassi-
nate King Alfonso and his bride yes
terday. The first was made in front
OF the church as the royal couple left
the office. The bomb failed to ex-
plode. Don Jose, notorious CONT
mental criminal. threw the bomb.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
THE WEATHER.

The Weather forecast IS;
Showers this afternoon and to-
night, probably fair Saturday.
The highest temperature reached
yesterday was 81 and the lowest
reached today was %. Rainfall
In twenty-four hours .0S inches.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
Gone to New York.

ID. w. Coons. secretary OF the Com
mercial club, who was appointed by
Gov Beckham Kentucky's representa-
tive TO the Southern States ImmIgra-
tion Commission. went to New York
yesterday to attend the meeting Of the
commission.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
SUNDAY CLOSING
LAW KNOCKED OUT
II Decision of Judge McCann
Sticks In Higher Court.
SaIoonkeepers Dismissed and Remain.
der OF Statute Interpreted
Peculiarly.
COL. LUM sIMONs IS UPHELD,

Louisville, June Judge Me-
Cam In pellet court this MORN
ing held the section Of the Ken
tucky statute, which forbids tlse
sale OF liquor ON sunday uncon-
Sftutional. All cases against
the saloonkecpers arrested were
dismissed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01

Washington, june f.--Iseed
Smoot, senator from Utah was
declared by the senate committee
ON privileges and elections not
entitled To his seat in the United
States senate. The decision was
reached by n vote Of seven To five.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01

James Wilson.a negro lineman EN-
ployed by the Louisville Lighting Co.,
was electrocuted whilt at work at
1890 o'clock yesterday afternoon on
Sop of a pole at Second and A street.
|. NJ. Ashcroft. of Paducah, has ac-
cepted a position in the accountants
Office. under Clint Sfalars, at Fulton.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01

A violent rain and windstorm
swept over Louisville at 3:i0 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The wind at
the first averaged 81 miles an hour.
an unusually high rate. The rainfall
In the first seven minutes was 40
l00ths of an inch.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
Swager SherIcy Candidate.

Washington. ID. c.. June 1.-Repre-
sentative Swager Sherley has mailei
to Charles C. Martin. secretary of the
democratic city and county committee,
letter formally announcing his can
didaey for reelection.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
Passengers Hits Freight.

Sandusky. o.. June l. The Lake
Shore fast mail train had a rear end
collision with a freight near here this
morning. Five were injured, Engl-
neer West seriously.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
For William Jennings Bryan.

Marion, o.. June William Jen-
.ings Bryan was formally endorsed for
the presidency in 1905 by the demo
elats OF the Second subdivision of the
tenth judicial district.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01

Growers around Sharpsburg are
paying 50 per day for hands to set
the tobacco crop Many were'so anx-
ious to get the plants out that they
worked hands all day Sunday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01

GAINESVILLE, Tenn. June 1.-The
executive committee of the Dark To-
bacco Growers association met in
called session at Guthrie. Ky.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01

Washington. June 1. There are
but IL amendments in the railroad
rate bill yet to be disposed OF by
the congress.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
Ruilding Has Set Rnck.

Building operations in San Fran
cisco have received decided set
back. owing to the failure Cylinder
writer's to advance insurance funds.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
Mortality Reprt.

The report of w. T Graves. city
health officer. shows a decrease in
the mortality rate. For May 81
deaths are reported. In April a total
of SO was registered.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
stamp Deputy's Report.

The report of l.. l.. Bebout. stamp
deputy. shows ss,466.3O collections.
with stamps issued for GSS barrels
of liquor.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
JOHN ID. SAILS FOR EUROPE.
No Sounds OF Weeping Over the ih'
parture of oil King.

New York. June l.-Mr. and Mrs.
John ID. Rockefeller were passengers
on board the steamer Deutschlan1&
which sailed for Hamburg. n.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
Marriage License.

Christopher Betz, city, age 81 and
Bertha Gore, city. age 23. were yes
terday licensed to marry.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-01
EXPOSE OF THE
PACING HOUSES
IN NEXT NnNntX

Washington. June lit is Of
icially announced from the
White House that the president
win send to congress the Neili-
Reynolds report ON the Chicago
packing houses by Monday.