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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
MORE BODIES ARE
REMOVED TODAY
FROM v. VA. MINES

Monongah, w. Va, Dec. BY 8
today 81 bodies were recovered from
the mines. Fire, which began yes
terday, was extinguished early today
in mine No. 8, but a second fire oc-
Cured, which delayed rescuing. 1t is
expected that 100 bodies will be re-
covered today, If there are no more
fires.
During the night guards employed
by the owners have been greatly in
creased until each piece of property
looks like fortress. Pedestrians
passing through the mining camp
were held up by mine guards and
compelled to account for themselves
before they were allowed to proceed.
This action was resented in a num-
Der of Instances. but didn't deter the
guards from carrying out their in
structions.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
TOBACCO WAGONS
WILL CROWD ROADS
LAST OF THE WEEK

The fine rain yesterday followed by
warm, sunshiny weather today, has
furnished the farmers one of the best
opportunities of the season to get
their tobacco in condition for deliv-
cry. and reports received by the buy
ers from over this section indicate
that large deliveries will be made be-
fore the week is gone. Already
some tobacco has begun 10 come In,
but the farmers cannot afford to lose
the opportunity of stripping and
bulking their tobacco today and to-
morrow to spend any time delivering.
which can be done during the last
days of the present season."
The buyers here are ready to re-
ceive the tobacco at any time and do
not believe that the trouble at Hop.
kinsville will have any effect on the
deliveries. They are also ready to
buy the association tobacco as soon
as It is placed on the market by the
executive committee This will be
done in due course of time as the
association rehandles It's tobacco be-
fore placing it on the market. The
pricing houses OF the organization
are receiving some tobacco today and
also expect a rush during the last Of
this week.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
No Fear of Any Attempt 10
Take City But Precautions
Are Not 0verloOked-TwO
Anonymous Letters Received

Believing It Is better to be pre-
pared even when there is no danger
apparent, Chief Collins last night in
structed his men to keep a close
watch in the tobacco warehouse dis
tricts for suspicious characters, and
to report at once anything that
would seem to indicate an attack or
trouble.
The policemen on duty at night
were all assembled in the police
court room last night and explicit in
structions were given by the chief,
and a secret system arranged, by
which reports will be made to Lieu
tenant Potter at the station. which
in turn can be communicated to every
man on duty by the officer at the sta
ton. The preparations by the police,
which were intended TO be kept from
the public. in some way leaked out
last night. and gave rise to the re-
port that the night riders were ex-
pected here last night. causing some
uneasiness.
No such information had been re-
ceived, assurances have been made
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
Nation Mourns for Mon.
arch, Whom They Loved. and
Who Loved His Country
Funeral Arrangements Made
Today.

Stockholm, Dec. Oscar II, king
of Sweden, died at 9:10 o'clock Sun
day morning. The death Of the mon
arch occurred In the royal apart
ment OF the palace, surrounded by
members of his family, Oscar Gus
tave, the high ministers of state,
while outside the palace great crowds
stood with bowed heads long after
the announcement came OF the death
of their we'll beloved sovereign.
The whole country Is bowed with
grief. for King Oscar was something
more than the ruler OF his people
and had endeared himself TO them as
an intimate and personal friend.
When the flag on the palace was dip
ped to half mast there was a moan of
anguish from the assembled multi
tude and many cried "Our dear old
king is dead"
The succession to the throne of
Sweden now passes to Oscar Gustave
Adolphe. duke OF vermland. Oldest
son OF the late king.
The last hours of the expiring
monarch were passed in unconscious
ness and up 10 the end he gave no
sign of recognizing those about him.
The queen was grief stricken be-
cause he could not bid her farewell.
All through yesterday the king had
remained in n comatose condition.
Believing that death would not
occur until morning. the members OF
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
NORTH TWELFTH
STREET BAPTIST
CHURCH REALITY
Yesterday With
Membership Of go and Elects
DeacOns and Pastor-MissiOn
is Five Years Old and Thriv-
ing-Its History.
SERVICES SUNDAY AFTERNOON

North Twelfth street Baptist
church was organized Yesterday after
noon by the congregation of the
Twelfth street mission with a mem
bership OF GO. The pastors and COM
mittees appointed from the First,
Second and East baptist churches
met with the con8regation OF the
Twelfth street misa)pn. Mr.. ]. e.
Potter was elected temporary chair
man and Mr.. ]. r. Puryear clerk.
The Rev. Calvin NJ. Thompson, pastor
OF the First Baptist church, read the
Philadelphia confession of faith and
the church covenant and by a rising
vote these were adopted.
The Rev. ]. v. Alien, pastor of the
East Baptist church, offered prayer.
The Rev. ]. r.. Clark, assistant
pastor or the First Baptist church,
was chosen pastor for the new church
and Mr.. ]. E. Clark. clerk. Messrs.
S. l.. Davis. E. r. Harton and r. s.
Burroughs were appointed deacons.
Invitations for membership were
extended to the congregation by the
new pastor and seven people came
forward.
The North Twelfth Street Baptist
church was the name adopted for thu.
new church. Sunday services will be
held at 2:S0 and p. m, and Thurs
day evening prayer meeting at Z.
This church edifice was erected in the
SIMMER of 1902 and has been used
as a mission up to the present.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
CREDITORS GET BUSY

The general merchandise store O,
j. M. Ray, at Vancleave, Galloway
county, was closed Saturday by at
tachments procured by the Baker
Eccles Grocery company, of Paducah'
and the Holland Shoe company, on
Nashville, Tenn. The run on the
store" by the creditors is said to have
been caused by a special sale which
Ray was conducting. other Paducah
creditors will secure attachments
against the stock this morning.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
DRASTIC METHOD
OF DISPOSSESSING
TENANT ALLEGED

In a suit filed in circuit court to-
day by Allen Elliott against John
Bryant, Elliott claims that while he
was occupying a house belonging to
Bryant, last February, the owner
came to the house and took out the
doors and windows, leaving two in7
FAINT children, which were sick, I'M
protected from the snow and cold.
The plaintiff alleges that at his own
expense he placed door and window
in the house and that Bryant came
and took these away He prays for
$1,000 damages. Attorney A. l.. Har-
per represents the plaintiff.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Mr.. John S. Blocker. manager of
the Paducah Traction company, stat
ed today that commencing tomorrow
the Guthrie avenue cars will rub
down town. These cars will take the
place of the Broadway short line, and
next week cars will be run on all
lines at night and as late as neces-
sary for those who wish to do Christ
mas shopping.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
PURSE SNATCHER

The first case of purse snatchinL
in some time was reported to the
police this morning by Mrs. G. A.
Martin, who with her husband, con-
ducts the lunch stand at the union
station. A negro grabbed Mrs. Mar
tins purse from her hand last night
at O'Clock as she was about to board
a car at Sixth street and Kentucky
for home. The purse contained two
IS gold pieces and about so cents
in silver. The police have a good
clew as to the identity of the thief.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
CITY MAY PRESENT Sill YER
SERVICE TO HER NAMESAKE
AT CAIRO INSTEAD OF HERE
THINKS
OWNERS TRICKRD
WAR DEPARTMENT

Golddeld, Dec. Col. Reynolds,
commanding federal troops, is said
to have recommended the soldiers
recall. There seems to be no doubt
but that he thinks the mine owners
misled the war department. Owners
persist that trouble is practically cep-
tain. 1t is certain an attempt will
be made Wednesday to resume oper-
alton with non-union miners.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
A STAG DINNER

Male members of the First Pres
byterian congregation will be enter
tanned with dinner at $3.50 O'Clock
in the church parlors tomorrow even
ing. The men will go from their
business directly to the church,
where tables will be spread and din
ner served by the Young Ladies' sor
ciety.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
NO SPECIAL TERM
FOR GRAND JURY
AT HOPKINSYILLE

Judge Thomas p. Cook. of the
Third judicial circuit, which in
cludes Christian county. was in the
city this morning en- route from his
home in Murray to Eddyville- where
his court is in session. Judge Cook
stated while here, that there will be
no special session of the Christian
county grand jury to investigate the
raid at Hopkipsville Friday night, as
the courts time is all taken up at
other places in the district until the
fourth Monday In February, when
the Christian county court meets.
The claim that the mob was organ
ized in Trigg county probably will be
Investigated when court meets there
the first of January.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
Inquiry Delayed
HopkinseiIIe, Ky, Dec. o.

Hopkinsville, Ky, Dec. o.
Especial. )--Formal inquiry into
the raid will be delayed for the
present, owing TO Judge Breath
lit and Mott Ayres going to
Frankfort to lay the matter be-
fore Governor Wilson as sooL
as he becomes governor. IL is
expected he will deal with the
matter. Several of the night
riders are believed 70 have been
badly wounded in the pitched
battle. which occurred after the
raid between the posse and raid
ers. Colonel Ayres is thought
to have some strong evidence.
darlington troops are expected to
come tonight. The failure TO
send them is due to a misunder-
standing. Soldiers will guard
the town mt night for the
present.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
TWO BARNS BURNED

Ragland. Ky, Dec. 8. Especial y
Incendlaries, It is believed. early
Sunday morning, set fire TO the stock
barn of Isaac Rudolph, prominent
farmer. and destroyed three horses,
his buggy, heavy farm implements
and his hay and grain. His loss is
81, 500, with no insurance. The
barn OF James Burnley. near Ban
dana, was destroyed by fire last week
and all his grain and horses burned.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
COUNTY PLANT 0. X.

The private steam heating plant at
the county court house was used for
the first time today. disconnections
with the old plant having been made
since Saturday. So far the service
has been satisfactory at both the Jail
and an alias for his arrest in Jeffer-
will prove economical. II is expected
to have the electric dynamo installed
this week. and light as well as heat
will be furnished from the plant. \
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
WILL CALL PASTOR

The Tenth Street Christian church
has decided to call a pastor, but
since the official board decided on the
Rev. j. S. Dean, who is in charge of
the churches at clinton and Green
wood, they have learned that he has
decided to remain in his present field
and the congregation is looking for
someone else to fill the pulpit.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
ALIAS FOR ARLUND

Peter Arlund, charged with obtain
ing money by false pretenses, failed
to answer, when his case was called
in circuit court this morning, and his
recognizance was ordered forfeited
and an alias flor his arrest in Jeffer-
son county issued. Arlund was re-
leased from custody son information
being received by the officers that his
child had been seriously burned at
his home in Louisville.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
MRS. TAFT DIES

Millbury, Mass, Dec. 9.-Mrs.
Louisa Taft. mother of Secretary of
War Taft, died at 1890 Sunday
morning. The funeral will not be
held until after the arrival of Secre-
tary Taft, who sailed for home to-
dav.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
FOUR CITIES AFTER
DEMOCRATIC MEET

Washington, Dec. with the
present indication of Louisville being
scratched, Cleveland. Denver and
Chicago are entered in the race for
the Democratic national convention,
which will be run this week to choose
the time and place.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
l. 0. 0. F. MEMORIAL

e. w. Whittemore, Harry Kellar
and G.. z. limbaugh attended memo
rial exercises of the Grand Rivers
lodge OF Odd Fellows at Grand Rivers
Yesterday. Mr.. Whittemore delivered
the memorial address.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
Grain Market.

st. Louis. Mo-. Dec g. Wheat,
30; corn, G3 "; oats, So.
Washington. Dec. 9.--Decrease IN
winter wheat was 10 per cent.
Washington, Dec. 9.-The census
bureau announced s.33s.S54 bales of
cotton glnned to December 1, from
20,S7G gins reporting.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
GRETNA GREEN

Mr.. Roscoe @. McElya and Miss
Nanny Meal, daughter Of Mrs. Susie
Meal, of Maxon Mills. were married
at Metropolis on the Cowling yester-
day. Albert c. Aribett and Miss
Cora Moss, of Oscar. KY. were mar
ried at Metropolis by Magistrate Lig-
gett.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
joe blackburn Due Home.

Frankfort, Ky, Dec. "a mes
sage was received here from the Pan
anna canal that Senator Jos. c. S.
Blackburn had left the canal zone
and would reach Kentucky about
Christmas day. This news has stir
red up the friends OF Gov Beckham.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
No News.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Up to today
the war department has received no
report from Goldield.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09

to 26 millions in 1907. would not
be understood as attributing this de-
cline wholly to the boycott OF 1905,
or to measures of retaliation on the
part of China or her people on ac-
count of the exclusion laws.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
wALTHOUR OUT

New York. Dec. s.-"Bobby"
Atlanta's crack rider, was
put ont of the bicycle race today as
the result of a fall. disabling his
shoulder
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
NO NIGHT RIDERS CAME LAST NIGHT,
BUT POLICE WERE READY FOR THEM

that there is no danger of any attack
in Paducah. Chief Collins, alert to
the safety OF the public and its prop
erty, took the precaution to have the
police thoroughly informed and
ready 70 act in case of any emergency
that might rise.
II is believed that night riders
would get a warm reception should
they ever attempt to raid Paducah,
as the police force Is largely COM
posed of determined men. There
are $50 riot guns in the vault at the
station with a large amount of am
munition available.
II is absolutely certain, that
should there ever be any trouble here
the invaders would come from some
of the counties across the Tennessee
river. as there has never been any
trouble in the lower counties TO
amount to anything. The Purchase
counties are thoroughly organized by
the association, but no acts of vio-
lence committed of any consequence.
The Paducah. or western district. is
cut OF from the Hopkinsville and
Clarksyille districts, whese the trou-
BILE has always been. by the Tonnes
see and Cumberland rivers, and IL is
considered too far from headquarters
for the lawless element of that sec
ton TO wander
County Judge Acts.
County Judge Lightfoot yesterday
received two anonymous letters
mailed from different points in a
First district county, warning the off,
cial TO be on the lookout for might
riders" as 1t had been planned to
visit Paducah in the near future.
Although doubling. Judge Light
foot summoned a number of reliable
men to meet him at the county courl
house last might and gave them au-
thority to act as deputies in case of
emergency. Today he has added to
the hist a number of men and all have
been instructed to shoot to kill at the
first appearance Of any mob.
"If night riders attempt to raid Pa
ducah they will be given an object
lesson that will stand for the whole
state of Kentucky" said Judge Light
foot this afternoon. "There is only
one way to stop this thing and that is
for the officials to doa{feir duty and
shoot down a few of 6e lawless ones
when they attempt to terrorize and
destroy"
Judge Llghtfoot does not believe
the tobacco growers association re-
sponsible as an organization for the
acts Of lawlessness and believes that
the officials condemn 1t.
No Fear Mt Mayfield.
William Wall, editor Of the May
field Monitor. was in the city today
and reports the regies have received
and paid for over 100000 pounds of
tobacco in the past three weeks, and
much more is to come. eve are not
worrying any over probable visits
from night riders,r he said. "as all OF
our people are law-abidlng citizens"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
CLOUDY

Continued cloudy; colder in the
western portion. Tuesday fair and
colder. Highest temperature yester-
day, So; lowest today. 80.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-09
W. O. w. VIII Elect.

The Manchester Grove, No. 20, w.
o. w. elect officers tonight at their
hall.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-03-02
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Continued from First Page.

Honduras has formally declared ar
against Nicaragua and the whole OF
Central America is expected to become
involved in the struggle. Salvador
will probably take sides with Hondu-
ras, while Guatemala will line up with
Nicaragua.
President Roosevelt has decided to
reorganize the Panama Canal Com
mission and place army engineers in
charge of the construction of the water
way. Chief Engineer John F. Stevens
has rendered his resignation, to take
effect as soon as his successor can be
appointed. The bids for the construc-
ton of the canal were rejected.
The fast 18-hour passenger train be-
tween New York and Chicago on the
Pennsylvania Railroad jumped the
track while rounding a sharp curve
near Black Diamond, Pa, and plunged
over an embankment into the Cone
maugh river, sixty feet below. All of
the ffty-five passengers and eleven
trainmen were more or less injured,
but none fatally. The accident proved
one of the most remarkable and mi
raculous that has ever occurred on an
American railroad.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-03-02
NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
Continued from First Page.

dainty ankles and pretty hosiery.
Precisely at this interesting moment
there came to the startled ears of these
"baek to nature" devotees a very
significant and civilized click. Yes,
the worst had happened-a camera
fend had found them out, and they
had been snapped in attitudes that
would have made wonderfully effect
tive circus posters. At the mere men
ton of the word solitude now both
those girls turn d beautiful purple,
and whenever they go to the park these
days you may be sure it is with the
manifest intention of mingling with
the masses and recreatipg with the
many. They are no longer seekers of
solitude-the simple city life is good
enough for themI
George @. Whitney, one Of the lead lead.
Ing bankers of the south, died very
suddenly at his home in ST. Charles
avenue last Saturday morning.
Rev. Fl. Z. Gflehrist, pastor of the
Unitarian church, delivered an in
teresting address on Woman's suf-
fragen before the Era Club in Gibson
Hall last Saturday.
The matters in dispute between the
Public Belt Railroad Commission and
the Southern Pacific Railroad have
been satisfactorily adjusted, and the
construction of the belt tracks through
the Elysian Fields street yards of the
Southern Pacific line was begun satur-
day morning.
The Louisiana Society of the Sons
of the American Revolution appro-
priately celebrated George Washing
toms birthday with a banquet at one
Of the leading local restaurants.
E. B.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-03-02
INCREASING FACILITIES.
Mississippi Valley Railroad to be Double
Tracked Between New Orleans and
Baton Rouge-Iaterurban
Service Proposed.

Service Proposed.
During the course of an interview
with representative of one of the
New Orleans dailies on Monday last
President j. T. Harahan of the Illinois
Central Railroad definitely announced
that the Yazoo and Mississippi Y alley
Railroad would build a second track
between New Orleans and Baton Rouge,
for the double purpose of taking care
of the extra traffic created by the Fris-
CO.'S use of the Valleys tracks and to
enable the company to establish an in
terurban service between New Orleans
and Baton Rouge.
An announcement OF equal import
ance by Mr.. Harahan was that the
first ship of the new immigrant steam
ship service between Europe and New
Orleans would arrive at that city dur
ing the early part of April. Mr.. Har-
ahan would not divulge the anne OF
the steamship line which proposes to
establish the new service in Difference
to the wishes of the steamship people
concerned.
Mr.. Harahan also stated that he had
placed an order for $500 freight cars,
including box cars, coal cars and fat
cars, and for five new locomotives.
The average cost of the freight cars
will be $1,000 each, making the total
cost 81, 200, 900. This is one of the
largest orders of the year and was de-
terminsd upon in order that the COM
pany may be in position to provide
against recurrence of the car short.
age troubles of the past season. The
cars will be delivered at various Pc
riods between now and next October
and will be in service in time to assist
in the handling of this years crops.
The locomotives will be delivered in
August.
The announcement of the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valleys intention to build
a second track from New Orleans to
Baton Rouge, a distance of SO. 4 miles,
followed careful consideration of the
plan by the management of the COM
pany. The accomplishment of the pro-
ject will enable the Valley to establish
an interurban service between the Cres-
cent and capital cities, which will
compete with that proposed by the
New Orleans and Baton Rouge cleo
trio line. What kind of motive power
will be used by the Mississippi Valley
has not yet been decided upon, nor
has the contract for the construction
of the second track been awarded.
With reference to the new immigrant
steamship service, Mr.. Harahan said
that all arrangements had been COM
pleted and that the service would begin
about April l. The new line will han
die the best class of immigrants from
Europe through New Orleans, and the
Central will endeavor to induce
as many OF them as possible to settle
along the lines of that system.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-03-02
Lee Lodge No. 8, Ancient Or
der of United Workman.

Nh EETS second and fourth Tuesdays of each
AVA month at s p. m, in Masonic Temple, Rail.
road avenne. Largest beneficiary fraternal or
Ser in the world. Life insurance of $4,000 at
lowest possible cost. Entire expense of initia-
tion, including proposition fee, medical exam
nation and beneficiary certificate, only S..
Past master workman. e. d. Melancon; Mas
ter workman, A. G. Whidden; Foreman, Chas.
Langbecker; Oversesr, Dr.. P. T. Thibodaux ;
Receiver. w. J. Leblanc; Recorder, John F.
Terrio; Financier. E. Langbecksr; Medical ex-
Postofice address, Box ls9, DonaldsonyillesL Us.