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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE.
Operators On the Southern Must
Have AN Answer by Friday.

Washington, Mar. President
Perham. of the Order of Railroad Te-
legraphers OF the United states and
Canada, announced that unless the
wage scale submitted to the South
ern railway officials is accepted by
Friday. 1.2G5 telegraphers and
agents out of l .573 employed by the
road will be called out. "The de-
mands." he said. are for a mini
mum scale for operators and agents
Of $50 month and a maximum OF
ss5. The scale in effect at present
fixes the minimum OF operators at
$50 and agents at s25 a month"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
Killed BY Brother.in-Law.

Sour Lake, Tex, March 9.-Rob-
ert s. Farmer, manager of the
Springs Hotel. shot and killed w. p.
Murphy, a sporting man, who had
sent him word he was coming from
Beaumont to kill him. The men mar
ried sisters, and Farmer had recent
ly taken the part of Mrs. Murphy
When Murphy showed up Farmer
was talking to two deputy sheriffs
about the matter. Seeing Murphy, he
emptied his shotgun into him at
close range. Murphy had a revolver
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
Didn't BLOW the Safe.

At New Madrid. Mo-. burglars tore
out an iron bar df the window of the
Cotton Belt railway depot office. en-
tered the Office and applied soap to
the company's safe. intending to blow
IL open. Two bullet holes in the
windows were discovered by the
agent of the station and 1t is sup
posed that the robbers were frighten-
ed away without carrying out their
designs. Burnt matches were found
ON the floor near the safe.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
Her Body Found in Cemetery
in Shreveport, La.
Mrs. Alice McNaIIy Shot and Killed
by a Masked Man-Editor KILL
ed i'm Louisiana.
WOULD-BE ROBBER PLUGGED

Shreveport, La, March g. The
dead body of Mrs. John Naglic, aged
30, of Kansas City, Kas., who arrived
here Tuesday night en- route to Le-
compile, La, to join her husband,
was found in Greenwood cemetery,
her face badly bruised and a rope
around her neck.
Chas. Setrich. an Austrian, is be-
ing held as a suspect and others are
supposed to have been connected
with the murder. The woman was
neither robbed nor mistreated, and
no motive can be assigned for the
crime.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09

so.
This will cost the city about 49,
600 more than the appropriation al
lowed for this year." he said today.
land will be just the same as II was
last year. We don't intend to get in
TO any wrangle over this matter. or
lantagonize the council boards. as
has been suggested is our motive.
We think Paducah needs this number
of police, and want the city TO have
Them"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
FRANK SLAUGHTER CASE
Court of Appeals Says the Case Was
Properly Transferred.

Frankfort, KY, March 9.-The
court of appeals, Judge Barker writ
ing, today affirmed the McCracken
circuit court in the case of Fran,
Slaughter VS.. the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis railroad. The
court holds that the lower court pro-
perly removed the case TO the federal
court for trial, the appellee being a
foreign corporation. The action was
for $4,000 damages for injuries.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
TOO MUCH STEAM
IL BEING CARRIED by OHIO RIV-
ER TOwBOATs.
Inspector Crumbaugh Is Hot After a
Number Of Them Now.

Cincinnati, March 9.-S. R.Crum-
baugh, United States supervising in
spector OF steam vessels. has begun
a crusade against certain steamboat
men m this district who It has de-
veloped have been grossly violating
government regulations regarding
the number OF pounds OF steam en-
gines may carry. The law will be
strictly enforced.
In one case Il was shown that n
towboat ran regularly under n pres
sure of $50 pounds TO the square
inch, when only 100 pounds is per-
mitted on that vessel. A score of yes
sells are under the ban.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09

Constantinople, March 9.-The
Porte has returned a negative ans
wer to the note submitted by the
American legation. protesting against
an increase in custom duties.
Minister Lehman, of the United
States legation, has sent further
note to the Porte in which he de-
mands the removal of Judge Bouro-
tosch, of the high court, who pub
lished a book against American mis-
slonaries.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
Sec'y Vreeland Coming.

Hubert Vreeland. secretary of ag-
riculture for Kentucky. writes Secre-
tary Coons that he VIII be in the city
to attend the meeting of the Farm
ers Institute next Wednesday and
will address the meeting and that ne
will probably bring some other speak
ers with him
From Indications, the meeting
promises to be a very interesting and
well attended one. as the farmers all
over the country are taking a good
zeal of interest in II.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09

Secretary Coons had a big batch OF
propositions this morning in his
mails. which is splendid evidence
OF the effectiveness of his advertis-
ing. In the Inquiries received were
the followipg:
One from n Chicago concern seek
Ing TO locate a sanitarlum for nature
healing.
One from Cincinnati capitalists
wanting a location for a hub block
factory.
One from a concern In the cas-;
wanting TO locate -four mill.
One from Illinois capitalists want
ing to locate wind mill and tank
heater plant.
one from a northern concern seek
Ing location for a branch for man
ufacturing safety shredders, gaso-
line engines and electric motors.
One from New York firm seek
Ing location for thresher manu-
featuring plant.
One from New York state firm
seeking location for a plant to
make indicated cotton. the only re-
Quisite being location where they
can secure plenty OF soft water
Mr.. Coons also had letter from
8. A. Holbrook, OF Pennsylvania who
Is considering locating skewer
plant here stating that he would BE-
in Paducah the first Of April.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
Mr.. Andrew Kheer Obtains In
formation FrPm "want Ad."
His Father Ijv<si i'm Germany and
Leaves an Estate Valued at
About $4,000.
Is QUITE AN UNUSUAL CASE.

Andrew Kneer, the we'll known
tailor who is connected with Waller
stein Bros. today received news OF
the death OF his father in Germany.
in an unusual way. Ii has been
about year since Mr.. Kneer has
heard from any of his family, who
live near Stuttgart. Germany, and to-
day the Sun received an advertise
ment from It's New York Office for
firm of attorneys seeking for in
formation as to Mr.. Kneers where
abouts. The advertisement is print
ed i'm German and is in today's is
sue. in the want column.
A copy of the advertisement was
shown Mr.. Kneer this morning, anL
II was the first information he had
received of his fathers death. He
thinks that probably his address was
lost by his father, although he has
been living in Paducah for Is years.
and the attorneys, not knowing how
to find him sought to do so by add
vertising.
The advertisement states that Mr.
kneers father left an estate. and
the administrator wishes to get in
communication with him.
Mr.. Andrew Kneer has four broth
ers and a sister in the old country.
and says his fathers estate will
probably amount to $4,000.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
A Fine Weekly Program.

The Commercial club will hold n
meeting at the city hall Tuesday
night TO which all the members and
the citizens in general are invited.
The club has adopted the feature OF
holding bi-monthly meetings which
will be public aud will have an at
tractiye program each meeting. Fol.
lowing Is the program fof next Tues
Gay:
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
ADMITTED ATTACK.
Chinese Claim They Had Stabbed
One Of Their Magistrates.

Shang Hal, March Protestant
missionaries at Suichou, province of
Kiangsi, have been escorted to Kin
king. Catholic missionaries at Sui
chou refused to leave the place and
the governor is sending another es-
cort for them.
The Chinese concerned in the re-
cent rioting in Nanchang, province
Kiangsi, have confessed their guilt
but maintain they were justified in
attacking the Catholics as the latter
had stabbed the magistrate.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
Woman Shot by Masked Man.

Brownsburg, Ind, March o.
While party was in progress at the
home of George Watson here last
night, Sam Watson. nephew, 25
years old, walked into the room and
levelled a revolver at Mrs. Alice Nc
Nally, 23 years old, and fired. The
bullet struck her in the neck and she
is believed to be fatally wounded.
Watson wore a mask and fled imme-
diately after the shooting and has
not yet been arrested No motive for
the shooting is known.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
STATEHOOD BILL
Will he Voted On Today--Foraker's
Amendment May BE Adopted.

Washington, ID. c., March 9.-In
the senate today Senator Beveridge,
of Indiana, continued his advocacy
of the joint statehood bill 1t is ex-
pected that Foraker's amendment
providing for the submission of the
joint statehood plan for New Mexico
and Arizona to a popular vote in
those territories will be adopted by
"a majority or eight to twelve. A
vote on the bin will begin at 4
o'clock.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09

London, March 9.-There was
violent scene at the residence of Sir
Henry Campbell Zimmerman, British
premier, today when the woman suf-
.fragists attempted to force the pre-
mier to see them, although cabinet
meeting was in progress. The women
besieged the house and created such
a scene it was necessary for the po-
lice to interfere. Some of the women
resisted and clung to the railing and
screamed and three were taken to the
police station.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
The New Russian Loan.

London, March 9.-The cores
pendent of the Exchange Telegraph
company, at st. Petersburg. wires
that Herr Mendelsohn, the German
banker who is in that city, has
agreed to raise the new Russian loan
in Germany, the loan to bear 8 "a
per cent interest. he issue price will
be 92.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
Commissioner Says There Will Be No
Controversy Over Number of Police

Police Commissioner John Bonds
said today that the police board
would not appoint any more patrol
men under the new police bill, which
has Just become law, or will in 90
days, but that the present number
would be retained and police powers
given TO enough of the city officials,
such as license inspector. city weigh
err. market master, and other such
officers. to bring the force up to the
requisite number under. the new law,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09

Chief of Police James Collins re-
oeived a telephone message this
morning from Smithland, KY, in
structing him to watch out for three
girls in boat coming down the
Ohio river.
A skin was stolen this morning
from Smithland and it was traced 10
three girls who ran away from home
last night. 1t is presumed they are
coming down the river in the boat
and officers are keeping a close look
out for them along the river.
"A message TO the Sun from smith
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
TEN BILLS
Resulting From Investigation Are
Opposed by Insurance Men.

Albany. n. Y, March "a hear
Ing will be given today to prominent
insurance men who oppose the rem
edlal insurance bills. the famous leg
islative investigating committee for
INFLATED. and wishe 'mades into law.
As result of the inquisition. Ten of
these bills, as a rule. are opposed by
the insurance officials.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
Editor Kills Editor.

Shreveport. La, March O. L..
StIckey, editor of the Peoples De-
mands. was shot and killed at Col
fax, La, by A. NJ. Goodwin, edito2
of the Colfax Chronicle on the depot
platform. The cause of the tragedy
was the publication of an article by
Stuckey rejecting on the character
of Goodwin.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
Mont PeIee Is Quiet.

New York, March 9.-Advices
from Martinique say that Mount Pc
lee is quiet and there were no signs
of renewal February 16, when Mar
Unique sustained violent shocks.
Several houses in Fort De France
were wrecked since then and eighty
shocks were felt in the city, dimin-
fishing in violence but frequent.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
PREACHERS OBJECT
To Olga Nether9oIe Playing saphO in
I<PiisvilIe.

Louisville, KY, March 9.-The
ministers of the city are protesting
against Olga Nethersole producing
"Sapho" here. and will probably ask
the authorities 10 prevent the per-
Torrance.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
A Motorman Killed.

Toledo, O., Mar. 81. II. Will
liams. motorman of Summit
street car, was instantly killed last
evening in a collision with a freight
train at the terminal crossing.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
SISTER OF GIBSON
Engaged TO Marry Waldorf Aston
Son of William Waldorf.

Richmond, Va, Mar. 9.-It Is an
nounced here today by one of her
family that Mrs. Robert Shaw (nee
Langhorne). sister of Mrs. Charles
Dana Gibson. is engaged to be mar
ried to Waldorf Aston, son of Will
liam Waldorf Aston, OF London.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09

Omaha, Neb., March 9.-Charles
Meyers, at Stella, Neb., went into
trance after his sons death. five
days ago. There is no indication of
his being awakened from his state of
coma.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
Three Girls in Boat are Coming Down
From Smithland-. Ran Away From Home

land said that the girls were about
II years old. and are Mary Shoemak-
er, Nancy Hockenberry. and CIR.
named Knight Their reason for
leaving Smithlhnd is not known.
The Hockenberry girl is a dahgh-
ter of John Hockenberry. who was
murdered several months ago. and
whose body was fonnd in the Cum
berland river above Smithlands
where It is alleged to have been
thrown by John VOLS, whe war ar
rested short time a fserYardn and
convicted OF the Rv{ -
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09

Chicago, Mar. 9.-Mayor Dunno
has signed the ordinance passed by
the city council fixing the annual
license fee OF saloons in this city at
81, 900. and 1t is now a law.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
Nominated For Mayor.

Sioux City, Mar. 9.-P. A. Sawyer,
attorney was nominated for mayor
by the republican city convention.
He is pledged to suppress gambling
and will make this the leading issue.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
He Knows a Lot About Art.

Cleveland, o., Mar. All the
posters of "The Gibson Girl were
ordered removed in this city. The
chief Of police declares them outside
of the sphere of art.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09

Alta Pass, H., Mar. 9.-This city
has put on the Sunday lid with
vengeance. II prohibits the sale o.
newspapers, and all business houses
except hotels and restaurants must
close
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
Local Market.

Country bacon-f2hc.
Smoked sausage--12 &c.
Sweet potatoes-50c per blu.
Irish potatoes-S0c per blu.
Chickens-35c to 40c.
Eggs-15c.
Butter-20c.
Pork-6c.
Beef NC to sac.
Corn-50c per bu.
Hay--$1O to ST..
Lard-10c.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
UNKNOWN VESSEL
Was Driven Ashore by Gale Near
Hurricane.

Norfolk, Va, Mar. Am I'M
known Barkentine with a crew of
twelve or more was driven ashore in
severe gale on the North Carolina
coast last night. and is in great peril
The storm is still raging and OWNS
to the high class, life savers cannot
get to the vessel All aboard may be
lost before assistance arrives.
LATER-Crew finally rescued by
life savers with great difficulty.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
HOId-up Man Killed.

Canyon City, Ore, March 9.-Jas.
Montain attempted to hold up sa-
loon and was killed by the proprie-
tor.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
Looking For Scotty's Mine. and
Trouhle

Los Angeles. Cal, Mar. 7.-Plung-
ar Hart. of New York, has sent an
expedition to find Scotty's gold mine
IN the desert.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-09
THE WEATHER.

Fair and partly cloudy to-
night and Saturday with moder-
ate temperature.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-16

.
War Department at tint period, sent
General O.sD. Howard to Investigate tiie
condition or affairs in Lynchh'irg tell
Ing him that Curtis seems ~ loVe those
people better than niggers and fnnkeest
"1ie put the negroes first" said Gen
efal Curtis
General Howard made the investigh.
ton ma ordered and had to rcpprt tina
General C'urtla WAS doing everything VI
tynrhbnrg' forsthe good Of al coneerned'
Established First Free School
General curtis says lie established the
.nrstsfreef school ever taught u, NirRinih.
He found tlrut the sons and dnuEhtcrs
OF solders whom he had fought 10
b,avcy and who had stood out ngninsl
him with equal bravery as long ns tiicy
Ind any chance to WIN were growing
up without the advantages OF achools,
the parents OF the most of them having
become absolutely Impoverished by the
war. He made an arrangement ny wili.l,
all fines imposed for Inv violations snofid
no into a fund for the support OF schools
His auditor was Ambrose Il. RucKer'
who was selected by the citizens them
selves. MS a man in whom they had nb-
solute confidence, and the teachers WERE
sons aud daughters OF Confederate SOL.
ders. Thirteen schools were estapiisneu
in this way. and were the forerinners
of the present common school system Oh
Vlrelnia. General Curtis was MADE
Mason while stationed In Iynchpurg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-16
preparing dark tobacco for the Reggie
The Foreign Markets.

But now two concerns hold all the
Reggie orders-W. @. Huntington. of
Farmville. and the American Tobacco
Company OF everywhere. Mr.. Dunning-
ton controls the orders from Italy and
Austria. and the American Tobacco Com
pany those from France and Spain.
Austria and Italy use the long. heavy
brown leaf grown In the Southside coun-
ties of Virginia in Tennessee and Ken
lucky, and consume more than half of 1t.
They also use n smaller quantity of the
lower grades, such as Jugs and dog
tall" stock and some of the long, black
leaf. France and Italy use very largely
almost altogether Of the lower grades
and much smaller quantity of the long
brown and the long black leaf.
Great Britain and Germany use the
long. black leaf. grown in the same To-
calities. and consume sparlngly of the
long, brown leaf and the lower grades
above mentioned.
The Imperial Tobacco Company controls
all of this business that goes to Great
Britain and nearly all that goes to
Germany. kNa
The Big Three.
Thus it may be seen how easy 1t was
for Huntington. the American Tobacco
Company and the Imperial Tobacco Com
pany to enter into a combine to buy up
all of this tobacco at their own price
and this is the combination that the dark
tobacco growers of Virginia. Tennessee
and Kentucky have organized against
Can they go up against the combination
successfully? The managers of the Grow
ers' Association say they can IL they can
get every grower of the dark tobaccos
into the association, and get them to
stand squarely up to the rules and regu-
latlons The campaign that is now on in
Virginia, and opened up In I.ynchburg
yesterday. is to perfect the organization
by getting every grower of the weed TO
become member.
The generals IN charge of the movement
say that as all of this tobacco is ex-
ported. the books OF the government will
furnish them with data that will enable
the association to figure Quito n Inath-
ematical certainty just what the con-
sumption of, dark tobacco will be for n
year or two years to come. Then by.
concert of actionland every farmer living
strictly up to his obligation, production
can be gauged exactly to meet the con-
sumption figure. Furthermore the asso-
citation can arrange to hold their tobacco
until the big three" shall be forced to
come TO its figures. In other words, the
farmers will be able to set the price on
their labors instead of allowing the "big
three" to do It.
The plan is very much the same as that
which the cotton raisers of the South
have adopted, or are trying to adopt.
but 1t is claimed that the tobacco men
can work Il much easier than the cotton
men can. for the reason that the dark
tobacco territory is not near so large
and the facilities for determining In adj
vance the supply and demand are so
much better.
Anyhow. 1t is combination against com
blnation. and the public, which Is very
much Interested. are watching the de-
velopments closely.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-16

aee, and that thcsc employees. distribut-
Ing their earnings among the banking
houses and business establishments Of
Richmond viii mean more for the city
than would Tho taxes That would accrue
from tho mnn,ifhrttirlos being located IN
the city limits and paying the city rate
of taxation.
nv leaving this territory in the county.
the court argues. that manufacturers Will
hc given the choice OF locating either IN
Richmond or In tho coiinty. ond that in
either event the city will reap the benz
eft from the Industry.
Near the conclusion OF the opinion It is
said that, while II is to be regretted that
any portion of the county is to he an
nexed, that Henrico should. nevertheless.
cheerfully acatiiesce. because such terri
tory was needed for tile growth and pros
perity of the capital city of the state.
from whose proximity the county derives
much of It's wealth and prosperity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-16
COMBINATION VS..
A COMBINATION
Continued From First Page.)

hacco for export against combination
of combines.
About five years ago three concerns
1t may be said, obtained the absolute
control OF the markets in Europe that
consume the bulk of the dark tubaccos
raised In the States named, and by pool
Ing their issues and playing into each
others hands put themselves in posi-
ton to fix the prices the farmers were
TO get for the dark tobacco they made
on their farms. They fixed the prices so
low the farmers could not afrord to grow
the weed. and they planted the most of
their tobacco lands With corn. wheat
and oats. The results were shortage
of dark tobaccos, the combines found
themselves unable to fill their orders,
and they had tosadyance prices to induce
tho farmers tosralse more OF the dark
weed.