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The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
SOLDIERS SHOOT
DYING GHOUL
Three Severed Fingers Were
Found in His Pockets.
Gov. Pardee Rcsents RumOrcd
Charges Against Militia and
Defends the Men.
INTERESTING MATH.

Denver. Col, April 27.-Charles
Smith, who was employed in the cir
culation department OF the San
Francisco Chronicle, and who is here
en- route to Pittsburg, Pa, told this
story to local paper:
81 was in the Mechanics pavilion
when that place was used as a hos
pital. The doctors were to operate
on a well dressed man who lay un-
conscious from the anaesthetic. He
was injured in the groin. In pulling
off his coat there dropped from his
pocket three fingers of woman with
valuable rings on them. They gave
him time to revive and called two
soldiers. The latter took him out
stood him against the wall of the
building and shot him like you would
rabbit"
C. L. Gooding, OF Norfolk, Va,
said he saw a grocer and his wife
shot by regular soldiers because they
charged a dollar loaf for bread
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
wALLACE's NEW JOB.
He viii Head An Electrical Securi-
ties Corporation.

New York, April 27.-John F.
Wallace, former chief engineer of the
Panama canal. whose afiiliation with
the Westernhouse interests was an
nounced some months ago. has been
chosen to head a new electric securi-
ties corporation soon to be organized.
The new corporation will take
over all the stock of the Westing-
house. Church. Kerr & Co.. besides
conducting a general engineering and
construction business though that
concern will operate as a holding
company for the securities of electri-
cal enterprises.
The organizers of the new corpo-
ration refuse to make public as yet
the details of their plan. il is known
that Kean, Vancourtlandt & Co., rep
rcscr. large interest in its finan.
cial backing and according to state
ment given out at the Office of Guth-
rle, Cravath & Henderson yesterday
the Westinghouse interests will not
retain majority OF the stock.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
BROTHER KILLED AND
OTHER Is NOW INSANE
First Slipped Cartridge Into Pistol
and Other Snaps Weapon At
Him.

Mammoth Springs, Ark, April 81.
Albert Cypert was shot and almost
instantly killed on a farm near here
by his brother, Pierce, with what
was supposed by the latter to be an
empty pistol.
The two young men had been
shooting at target, and Pierce went
into the house and laid the empty re-
volver on a table. Albert, unknown
to anyone else, slipped one cartridge
into the pistol. intending to astonish
his brother by firing a pistol the lat
ter had thought to be empty.
A few moments later Pierce came
in, picked up the pistol, and said,
laughingly, 81 am going to kill you"
He pulled the trigger instantly,
and a bullet pierced Albert's fore
head who fell exclaiming:
ut was all my fault, brother!"
He died a few minutes later.
Pierce Cypert is now violently in
sane.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
CYCLONE AND FIRE
DESTROY THE TOWN OF BELLE
VIE, IN TEXAS.
section Twelve Miles swept by the
Twistcr and Other Damages
Likely.

Fort Worth, Tex, April 81
Moagre advices received here state
that the town of Bellevue was total
ly destroyed by a cyclone. IL or Is
people Killed. many injured and miss
ing. Fire is destroying the ruins
caused by the tornado.
The town consisted OF over 200
houses and some substantial indus
tries. and only three structures are
standing.
The cyclone was mile wide and
Travelled over the earth for a distance
of eight miles, leyeling everything IL
to path, running crops and destroy
ing all farm houses and barns OF
the way This section is thickly set
tied and It will be tomorrow before
there are complete reports OF the
dead.
The fact that so few people were
killed Is accounted for by the fact
that practically every house was
equipped with a storm cellar and the
people ran to them as soon as they
saw the cyclone approaching Those
who had no storm cellars or who
could not reach them were the ones
who suffered. This section Is sub
ject to severe storms and last winter
many lives were lost in the same
neighborhood by a cyclone.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
WANT INSURANCE
CHARGES QUASBED
Counsel for Indicted Mutual Reserve
Officials File Motions.

New York. April 27.- Portions of
the testimony given before the grand
jury which indicted three officers of
the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
company recently for grand larceny
and forgery, were made public yes
terday by their counsel during argu-
ment on a motion to quash the in
dictments. The officers indicted are
Frederick A. Burnham, president of
the company; George d. Eldridge,
first vice president, and George Burn
ham, Jr., second vice president. Coun-
sci said that j. Douglass Welles, a
former employe of the company, had
been allowed to testify before the
grand jury. that upon his return
from Europe, President Burnham
had told him that while Welles was
away Burnham had been compelled
to pay the superintendent of insur-
ance $4,000 for a favorable report
of the company's affairs.
Counsel objected to this testimony
having been allowed.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
MONSTER SHIPS
TO Be LAUNCHED
They are Queens of nil Craft
And are Cunards.
Exceed the Great Eastern and VIII
Accommodate Three Thousand
Cabin Passengers.
THE TONNAGE AND DIMENSIONS.

London. April 27.-The two new
Cunard steamship liners the largest
vessels the world has ever seen, are
nearing completion and will be
launched-one in June and the other
in July. The vessels will be named
Mauritania and Lusitania. Each
vessel will have gross tonnage of
$4,000, while they are sixty feet
longer than any other ahoat.
They are SS feet in beam. and in
this respect are the first vessels to
surpass the famous Great Eastern.
which was SO feet in breadth.
The new vessels will each have ac-
commodations for 5000 passengers
and will carry crew of 500. They
will be propelled by turbine engines
capable of developing $4,000 horse
power and are expected to travel at
minimum speed of twenty-four
knots an hour.
They will be fitted in a manner
equal TO the most gorgeous modern
hotels. The decorations will consist
of reproductions of the greatest
works of art, while a system Of ele-
vators between decks will provide
for the transit of passengers from
one part of the ship to another. The
first-class dining room saloon will be
1875 feet long and so feet wide, and
will accommodate 500 persons at one
meal. The dining room will be light
ed by great dome extending up
through the two decks above, and
will be crowned with roof of cath
edral glass.
Engineering records have been
broken in the construction of these
vessels. The stern frames and brack
cts are the largest ever known, the
former alone. weighing forty-seyen
tons and requiring no fewer than
sixty-nine tons of molten metal in
the making. The rudder weighs sew
enty tons, and each link in the 1000
feet of cables is nearly two feet in
length and weighs 100 pounds. Each
link was tested and withstood
strain of $40 tons.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
Berlin Takes Action.

Berlin. April 27.--At meeting of
the city council tonight President
Langerhans referred feelingly to the
disaster at San Francisco and in the
vicinity of Vesuvius. He said that
although President Roosevelt had
declared the United States was not
in need of foreign assistance, and
Notwithstanding the munificent
amount already collected for the re-
lief of the sufferers in California, II
was Berlin's duty to contribute. He
moved that the mayor express 10
Ambassador Tower, Berlin's deepest
sympathy and inform him that we
have right and duty to assist"
The council agreed to the resolu-
ton.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
FRANKLIN STATUE UNVEILED.
Gift to Paris Made Occasion of In.
tcrcsting Event Today.

Paris, April 27.-The statue of
Benjamin Franklin. which was pre-
sented to the city by John II. Harges,
and which stands on the site where
Franklin lived, was unveiled today.
A brilliant throng of representative
Americans and Frenchmen was pres
ent at the ceremonies. U. S. Minis
ter Mccormack delivered a long ad-
dress in which he traced Franklin's
remarkable career. Prof. Smith, a
special representative of the United
States, followed Mccormick. Presi-
dent Chautard. of the city legislature.
accepted the statue in behalf of
Paris and France.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
IMPORTANT RULE
BY JUDGE EVANS
Grows out of Suit VS. Officers
Terrell and Hurley.
Bondsmen Not Responsible for Their
Acts Though They Can BE Held
Themselves.
GROUNDS OF SUIT RECALLED

Federal Judge Walter Evans, of
Louisville, has decided that the Ii
tie Guaranty and Trust Co. can not
be held responsible for the acts of
Officers Thad Terrell and Aaron Hur-
ley, as set up in the petitions filed
by Attorneys j. NJ Worten against
the officers for win Foster and Min
ME Tiee. colored, but holds that the
officers personally can be held. This
decision was handed down this morn
ing by the judge and will create a
great deal of Interest in local legal
circles.
The matter developed in the cases
of Minnie Tice against Officer Aaron
Hurley and his bond, the Title Guar
anty and Trust Co.. two suits, and
William Foster against Officer Thad
Terrell and the same bond. In the
former cases the plaintiff sues Hur-
ley for the death of her husband who
was killed in a flag house at Elev-
enth and Broadway on Christmas
day, while resisting arrest. Ten thou
sand dollars is asked for. She asks
in the second action $1,000 damages
for false arrest and detention in the
police station.
Foster sues Terrell and bond for
$1,000 damages by alleged assault
and false arrest. He was arrested as
a precaution against a riot, negroes
having seemed inclined at the time
to excite an uprising.
Attorneys for the defense filed a
demurrer during the April term OF
federal court, and argued it, The
matter was taken under advisement
and the decision handed down this
morning.
Judge Evans holds that in his
court the bond company can not be
made liable for the acts of the men i''
this instance. but overrules the de-
murrer as to the policemen.
This means that the suit may be
prosecuted further against the Off
GERS. but that the bond can not be
liable-that the plaintiffs can make
nothing off the bond company.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
DEATH SENTENCE.

Hackensaek, n. j.. April 27.- For
the third time the death sentence
was passed today upon Mrs. Auna
Valentino, convicted OF the murder
of Rosa Salza. Mrs. Valentino was
saved from execution on her two pre-
vious sentences through the agency
of petitions and by efforts of the Ital-
ian government. which resulted final
ly in carrying her caseto the supreme
court of the United States. This court
decided against her. N.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27

San Francisco, April 27.-Coroner
Walsh has had gang of men at
work removing the bodies which had
been buried in front of the hal1 OF
justice In Portsmouth Square on the
first day OF the fire. Thirty bodies
have been taken out and transferred
to Laurel Hill cemetery or given to
the undertakers upon request of rel
atiyes. The coroner and his assist
ants went to Washington Square and
finished their task OF removing the
bodies that had received temporary
burial during the fire. With the COM
pletlon of this work another danger
TO health has been done away with.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
More Places Hit.

San Francisco. April 27.- News
has just been received here of the
damage done by the earthquake of
April rs. in the northern counties of
the state.
In I.akeport, Lake county, a severe
shock was felt at $40 a. m. on that
date. which did considerable damage.
A large portion of the fire wall of
the Lakevlew hotel crashed through
the porches and brick annex. The
two-stoFy brick wall of Masonic hall,
In course of construction. was redue-
ed to ruins. Several other brick
blocks with cracked chlmneys top
pied over throughout the town and
show windows OF business houses for
the full length OF Main street were
shattered. No one was injured. The
loss 10 the Masonic hall Is about 81
00O.
At Albion. Mcndocino county, a
heavy shock was felt at sac a. m.
on the morning of April is. The Oe-
cldental hotel Is wreck. All the big
sawmllls In this section are badly
damaged They will have to shut
down for some time. So far as can
be learned there were no lives lost.
An Anderson, In Shasta county, the
earthquake occurred at $3.50 a. m.
Chimneys tumbled down and win
dows. dishes and furniture of houses
were demolished There are many
wide assures In the earth. Slides
along the Southern Humboldt Lum-
Der companies railroad line took
place. The damage to the Southern
Humboldt Lumber companies will
run into the thousands.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
WILL GIVE PRINCE ARTHUR
A ROYAL WELCOME.
Nova Scotians to Put Big Pot I'm Lit
tie One for Titled Englishman.

Halifax, n. s., April 27.--Elabor-
ate preparations have been complete
cd for the entertainments of Prince
Arthur, of Connaught, who is ex-
pected today. Friday night he will
attend a state dinner at the govern
ment house. The official dinner and
garrison. reception, given by Sir
Charles Parsons, commander of the
troops in this vicinity, Will take place
in the evening.
Prince Arthur is expected to leave
Tuesday night for St. John, going
thence to Quebec and Montreal. and
will probably sail for England on
May 18th.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
Pardce Defends Militia.

San Francisco, April 27.-Gover-
nor Pardee visited the city last even
ing when he attended a conference
between General Greeley Mayor
Schmitz, DR. Devine, of the Red
Cross, and members of the citizens
committee. Pardee today brought
up the question of the request from
mayor and the committee for the
withdrawal of the National guard
The governor spoke highly of the Ma
tional guard, and referred to the
splendid service its members had
done in the war with Spain He stat
ed that he considered the request as
and highly efficient body of men. The
governor was very indignant over the
attitude taken against the guard
and the charges preferred against
them.
Mayor 'Schmitz replied that he and
his committee had not made any
charges against the guard. On the
contrary he had thanked the COVER
nor for their services. II charges
had been made they were made by
outside people. The object of the
request for the withdrawal was to
concentrate the control of the city
in the hands of federal troops and
prevent any misunderstanding and
conflict of orders.
Major General Greeley stated that
as far as he knew there was no con-
ilict of authority and that as the
United States army officer he could
not assume charge of the state mill
tia. The mayor was at the head of
the city and every request made by
him would be followed and he would
continue to recognize the authority
of the mayor in giving directions for
the safety of the people. Civil au-
thority was superior to the military
and the mayor Is the only head he
will recognize. The state troops
have not yet been withdrawn and
the meeting adjourned without an
nouncement that they would be.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
Want Big Loan Of Money.

San Francisco. April 27.-- An ap-
peal for a loan of many million dol
lars at per cent will be made by
the business men of what was once
San Francisco. The loan is planned
TO run long period of years. Herbert
Law. wealthy Californian, is now
on his way to Washington to see
president relative to the matter.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27

Attorneys Taylor and Lucas, of the
city, w. S. Foy, of Mayfeld, and Pill
low and Smith of Marion, ILL.,, have
prepared a suit to be filed in the To-
cal federal district court for VIII
stephens. of Mayfield against the
Williamson County Savings bank, and
w. S. Burkhart, cashier of the bank.
of Marion. H.. for s15,000. for false
arrest aud imprisonment.
Stephens was partner with John
Curl of Mayfield. and had the con-
tract to do some plastering work at
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
Many Lost children and Babies.

Salem. Ore. April 27.-Gov. Cham
berlaln sent the following telegram
to Gov Pardee:
"Many children and some babies
are coming through here unidentified
and unaccompanied by anyone. cared
for only by strangers. Can they not
he gathered together at Oakland and
kept together for subsequent identi-
fication? As 1t is they will be for
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27

San Francisco, April 27.-Chair-
man Phelan, of the nance committee,
said yesterday that the plan for
handing out relief funds as outlined
in President Roosevelt's proclama-
ton was perfectly safe and satisfac-
tory to the committee. He stated
that efforts were being made to cen
tralize the control of the fund in the
hands of one body Governor Par
dee turned over to him control of
such contributions as had been sent
to the governor and General Funston
also formally surrendered $4,000
remaining unused of the $50 900
contributed by the Guggenheim in.
terests. This fund was wired direct
ly to Funston with directions to use
ii according to his own Judgment,
and the general explained to the com
mittee the manner in which he used
IT, These expenditures were APP
proved by the committee. Thus the
control of the entire relief fund is
now in the hands of the finance com
mittee of relief and Red Cross funds.
General Greeley announced at noon
today that the army had taken over
full and absolute control of relief
stations for distribution of food.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27

Santa Rosa. Cal. April 27.-The
latest figures show forty-one dead
sixty-three injured and seven miss
ing. The entire business section OF
Santa Rosa and many residences
were destroyed. Twenty fires start
ed, but the water supply was unim-
paired, and within three hours the
flames were under control. Cut on
by the disaster from communication
with the rest OF the world, Santa
Rosa knew nothing of the destruo,
tion OF san Francisco until the ar
rival from there of a trainload OF
1000 refugees begging for help thai
could not be given them. Nearby
towns came to the rescue.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
Grows Worse.

Fort Worth, Tex, April 27.-
Fourteen white people dead and
three negroes burned beyond recog
milton is the result of the cyclone
which struck Bellevue last evening,
Only four houses were left in the
town. The people were left without
the necessaries of life. A relief
train was sent from here today 9th
er damage includes many farms de
yastated and crops destroyed
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
Chicago's city Hall Collapsing.

Chicago. H., April 27.-Chicago's
five million dollar city hall y badly
wrecked and in danger of collapsing 2
as result of excavating the site for
new county building adjoining
Every room on one side has sus-
tanned cracks extending from the
ceiling to the floor. Long gaping
assures appear across the halls from
roof to basement. II is feared the
building will go all to pieces and it
is being deserted
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
burglars Blow a Safe.

Wapakoneta, o., April 27.-The
Hollow-Ware company store was
broken into last night by three rob
bers who blew the safe and secured
a small amount of money. The
night watchman was bound hand and
foot and gagged. then placed in a
box car. He was discovered this
morning in the condition stated.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
Locomotive Blows Up.

Harrisburg. Pa, April 27.-Early
this morning a Pennsylvania railway
locomotive blew up near here killing
Engineer Good and fatally injuring
fireman and brakeman. The engin-
eer's body was found submerged in
the Susquehana river nearby 1t is
believed the locomotive struck a
piece of dynamite accidentally drop
ped on the track from freight
train
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
Taking Letters to the Pope.

Madrid. April 27.-Marquis Deto-
va. the Spanish minister to France.
arrived here today and will visit
Pope Plus, of Rome. to deliver let
ters of Importance to his holiness.
The letters are believed to be from
the French government and of
very significant character.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
King to Meet.

London. April 27.-King Edward
Emperor Nicholas and Emperor Will
liam will meet at Darmstadt, capital
of the Grand Duchy of Hesse, during
the first week in September. accord
ing to the Pail Mall Gazette, which
adds that the Russian emperor and
empress will leave Russia at the end
of August for a long visit to the
grand duke of Hesse.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
Must Pay Damages.

Laporte, Ind. April 27.-The jury
in the superior court decides that
the Chicago Junction Railway COM
pany must pay Mrs. Lille Freitag,
of Chicago, s25, 600 for the loss of
both legs in an accident on Decem>
Der 81, 1904 in the Union Stock
"a rds
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
The Bridging of Island Creek
For Street Cars is Question.

one, and the company will bear part
of the expense. but from Information
obtained today. the probabilities are
that 1t will not be erected.
A member of the Improvement
committee said today that from
what he had CLEANED in conversation
with the street car company officials
the committee and the company
would probably disagree on the
amount of the expense the company
should bear.
However. this Is detail that has
not been thoroughly gone into yet,
and will come up at the meeting
next week.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
RESIDENCE BURNED.
Mrs. Owens Removed From Sick
Bed to Safety.

Murray, KY, April %. = The
dwelling house of Ed Owens, OF the
late mercantile firm of Owens &
Wilkinson, together with contents,
was destroyed yesterday.
Mrs. Owens was sick in bed at the
time and was carried from the burn
ing building just in time to be saved.
Many valuable notes and accounts
were lost. The insurance was very
light.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27

Alderman Hank, chairman of the
public improvement committee. VIII
call a meeting of the joint public i'm
provement the first of next week to
take up the bridge proposition over
Island Creek at Fourth street.
The committee will meet with Man
ager Blocker, OF the street car com
pany, and go over some plans Mr..
Bleecker has and some the city engi-
neer has.
The street ear company has been
petitloned to extend It's tracks across
the creek. and will do so in event
suitable bridge Is erected at Fourth
street. The city is proposing to build
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
GIGANTIC TASK
Is FRISCO'S HEALTH
Work of Perfecting Sanitary
Conditions Has Swing.
Debris Being Boated to Sea and
There Dumped As a
Prccauti0n.
BUSINESS MEN WANT A LOAN

San Francisco. April az The
gigantic task of placing this city in
perfect sanitary condition is in full
swing today. Every available barge Is
being secured and as fast as loaded
is taken out to sea and dumped.
One of the greatest tasks yet to be
performed in the section of the city
which escaped the flames is that prac-
tioally every house left standing lost
all their chimneys necessitating or
der prohibiting fires until the CHM
neys are rebuilt.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
ever lost to their parents"
10000 buildings DESTROYED.

San Francisco, April 27.-A map
just published here Of the burned
district shows an area covering 455
city blocks, III of which are south
of Market street and 342 at the
north end. 1t is estimated that the
buildings destroyed will be in the
neighborhood of 10000.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
SCANDAL IN RUSSIA.
Over Premature Publication of Draft
OF New Constitution.

st. Petersburg. April PA great
scandal has been caused by the pre-
mature publication of the draft OF
the new fundamental" or "constitu-
tion" of Russia. The emperor has
ordered an investigation to deter
mine how the news leaked out.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
EUROPEAN ECHOES
ENGLAND Is DISTURBED OVER
REPORTS FROM AFRICA.
Marquis Dctova to Take Important
French Letters to the Pope of
Rome.

London, April 27.-Conslderable
uneasiness is felt in government cir
cles over the situation in Southern
and Southeastern Africa. The call
ing out of more reserves for duty in
Zululand is followed by reports from
Swaziland that there is much disor-
der there. American missionaries
are blamed for the disquiet. II is
said they have been preaching race
equality.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-27
Aged Woman Is Dead.

Fulton, Ky. April 81 Mrs. j..
Linden. aged 75, is dead at her home
near Moscow, KY, after a brief i'll
ness of pneumonia. Mrs. Linden had
been a resident of Moscow for the
past 80 years. Her husband, who died
recently, was for many years in the
milling business.