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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-02
JAMES OLIVER DEAD

South Bend, Ind, March 2.--JaAses
Oliver, founder of the largest pillow
works in the world, died today after a
long illness.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-02
Hitchcock's Trial.

New York, March Raymond
Hitchcock's trial continued one week.
His attorneys will inspect the grand
jury minutes.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-02
24O Hogsheads Bought by E. j..
O'Brien and Company and
Other Brokers Will Get Some

More than $4,000 will be turned
into the hands of the farmers of Nc
Cracker county and western Kentucky
by the one purchase of tobacco made
by Il. j. O'Brien & company, at the
association salesroom. in Paducah to-
day, 24O hogsheads being purchased,
practically all the tobacco on the
market suited to the French trade.
The hogsheads were sold as follows.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-02
Burial Permits,

The city clerk issued forty burial
permits during the month, twenty
five being for white people and fifteen
for colored.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-02

Perryvllle, Ky, March 2.-Repre-
sentative Lillard was hanged in effigy
here last night.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-02

The sales were made before .
o'clock this afternoon and other sales
will likely be made today, as several
brokers telephoned Salesman Veale,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-02
Grain Market.

st. Louis, March 2.rWheat, $1.02,
corn. elA; oats. 55.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
TAXlCABS ARE HERE
George G. Nesbit to Have Them for Public Conveyance
 Friday
AN ENTERPRIsING MOVE
One of the Cabs About tho Center Last Night--rhe Rates of
 Hire.

Beginning Christmas day public taxicahs, the great New York convent ence to people having occasional or regular use for conveyances, will be run in New Haven The enterprising business man who has finally adopted this means of transportation Is George q Nesbit tho llveryman and automo- hile man of 20 George street
 Yesterday Mir Ncsblt had one of the cabs about the center of the city and invited number of friends to short rides to try out the machine II work od Co a charm and the owner ls being congratulated for his enterprise.
 Mir Neshlt will start with two of the cabs increasing the number as demand requires Roth are thoroughly equip ped and tho rates will be 30 cents for tho first half mile and ten cents for ev- ery quarter of mile thereafter The taximoter Is In full view of the pas sengcr and there can he no overcharg ing In the case of persons wishing to go shopping or calling and where there are to he waits a clock, also kept In q conspicuous place. will tell the length of the waits and for these the charge will be at the rate of q an hour.
 Mir Neshit is a firm believer in Fri day as a lucky day He went Into business on Friday thirteen years ago and has prospered This Is the req son he choses Friday ta start his taxi cahs for public use.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
SHOT IN FAMILY ROW
Alfred W. Hayes, of Milford Injured
 In Scufle With Mother-in-Law.

Milford, Dec. 22. IA fired w. Hayes, who lives near Boards corner, is in the Bridgeport hospital tonight with 32- calbre revolver bullet in the muscles of his right thigh the shot having been fired. according to Hayes and his wife, by Mrs. William E. Clark his mother ln-law, who Is one of the family
 According to the story told by Hayes. the shooting appears to he the result of continued domestic discord. the di- rect beginning of this particular trou- ble being disagreement as to whose duty lt was to saw wood in the cellar on Monday night last Florence Clark. Hayes youngest sister-n-law, did the wood-sawlng on that occasion but not without protest.
 When Hayes returned to his home this evening, he says, his motner-in- law was waiting for him with a re- vover, According to his own story he was not frightened, not expecting that she would fire, but in q scufle for the possession of the weapon, in whlca Hayes, his wife and her mother took part, the revolver was dlscharg- ed and Hayes was hit
 Physicians could not locate the bull let tonight, and the X-ray will be used tomorrow. Hayes declares ne will push criminal action against Mrs. Clark
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
''TOBIE" DlCKLE ILL
Widely Known Steward Taken to Grace Hospital With
 Paralysis.
SERVED LOCAL FOOT GUARD
Members of National Guard and Re- publican National Delegations
 His Patrons.

Suffering from paralysis, Tohias q Dickle, man who Is well known not only throughout the city, but through tho state as "Tobis" among a large circle of friends and patrons. was taken from hls nome at 1ss St John street last night to Grace hospital, where he Is In very serious condition. Tobias pickle is first of all 2 steward. and In that capacity he has attended some of tho best known and most prominent people in Connecticut, For many years he was steward for the Second company, Gov ernors Foot guard of this city and he accompanied them on many of their long trips taking care of that part of tohir service He was also steward for many of the prominent members of the National guard of the state and went to camp for years with groups of was also steward for a number of re- publican delegations from this state. and accompanied them on their spec ai cars. taking care of their eatables. With all of those whom he served he was ever prime favorite and his ser vices in this line were always In de- mand He was known throughout the state as one of the safest and best of stewards
 Besides his services in this line. Diekle often took up the work of itin- erant stationery dealer through the state, largely as 2 matter of health seeking and in this work he visited from door to door through many of the smaller towns Of the state where he became known personally to the people and where he was looked for summer after summer. IIe thus established a regular trade, which made him expect ed and welcome at hundreds of homes for thlrty-ave or forty years.
 There will he many who will hear that he has been compelled 10 go te the hospital on account of i'll health with personal sorrow, and his progress there will be keenly watched.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
CASTRO IN IGNORANCE
Apparently Does Not Appreciate Grav.
 ity of Internal Jphcayal.

Berlin Dee 22 Castro apparently Is unaware of his downfall or the grav- ity of the occurrences in Venezuela Members of his suite inform all ln- qulrers that he sends and receives no dispatches of any kind The opinion Is steadily gaining ground here that cas- tros power is completely broken the inference beins drawn from the alleged accommodation of events hv the government or his own agents that Castro docs not possess any further ln- nucnce iu Venezuela,
 According to his attendants at the private hospital where Castro is under going treatment he did not transact any business whatever today and did not even leave his bed, or sec any one One of the most prominent members of his suite, who did not wish his name tc he made public, said.
 No one has informed President Cas- tro concerning the reports of what Is going on, as the president would refuse to believe the dispatches.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
PAST ALL A BLANK
Unknown Man ait Grace Hospi tai Cannot Tell Own
 Name.
TAKEN THERE DECEMBER 10
Arrested as Intoxicated. He Was Found VI and Later Operated on at
 Institution.

One of the strongest cases that has occupied the attention of hospital phy- sicisns in this city In years s that of an unknown man who was taken to Grace hospital hy tho police on Dee cember l0 The man was arrested At Meadow and George streets supposedly completely under tho influence of ll- quor but when he was brought into police headquarters lt was seen that there was something else the matter so Dr. spier was called The doctor de- clared the man in serious condition and he was taken to Grace hospital He was In a semi-conscious condition at that time and wanted to lie down and be left alone. He could not give his name and nothing could he learned about him
 Shortly after he arrived a the hospi- tai he lapsed into unconsciousness and remained In that state for about a week, Then an operation was per- formed which resulted in restoring him completely to his faculties and making him perfectly rational SO far as the present Is concerned but he is utterly unconscious of any past His mind is a blank, he cannot tell what his name is where his home is nor anything about himself He spoke Just after re- covering from his operation of Minnie and the children, supposedly his family. but since then has been unable even to recall who they are or anything about them The case fig considered d very strange one but the doctors hold out the hope that time will restore the memory faculty again.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
CASTRO ASSASSINS BOILED BY GOMEZ Conspirators Arrested by Act ing President Himself Be. fore Their Armed Ad.
 herents, CASTRO DOWN AND OUT Openly Charged With Attempting Life of Gomcz--"Sick" President in
 Berlin Unaware of His
 Downfall.
CASTRO DOWN AND OUT

Caracas. Nenzuela, Dec, 2l, via Will liemstad Curacao, Dec. 22,-1'he end of the rule in Venezuela of Ciprano Castro has come. The dictator who had governed the republic with a rod of Iron ever since he took forcible possession of the yellow house in Ca racas in 1899, Is now openly charged with conspiracy to compass tho assas- sna;on of a man he left at the head of the republic when he sailed away on November 22 from La Guaira, nomnally to secure skilled medical aid in Berlin for A malady of long standing. and is to-day thoroughly iiscredited Tho Bank of Venezuela has cahled It's correspondents al Ber- lin and Parts canceling the unlimited letter of credit given to President Gas tro when nc left Venezuela for Flu rope, and no one in Caracas believes he will ever dare return to tho capital Tae Castro cabinet has been forced to resign and a new and progressive ministry has been appointed by than NinCento Gomez, tho acting president
 The attempt upon the life nf Go. mez was frustrated Ky the cool nerve and courageous daring of the acting president himself Alone and npsup- ported he arrested the rlngleaders of the conspiracy With his own hands in the presence of their armed adheronts and after this action he issued a proc, lamation saving that not only had hc saved his own life. but hn had main. tained the highest Ideas of the rhiet maEistracy of tne republic.
 Al a conference held in Caracas yesterday between Acting President Gomez and Baron von Seckendorf tho German minister in charge of the in of tho Dutch minister M deReus last summer. fl was urged to suspend tho operation of tho decree issned hl President Castro prohibiting the trans shipment at Wllemstad of goods les tined for Venezuela
 
 between Holland and duly empow cred Venezuelan commissioner. tAt Dutch wsrshps that have been patrol ing the Venezuelan coast for nearl, three weeks will he withdrawn | Tho attempt 10 assasslnate hctint 1 President Gomez and several of thi ministers was decided on Fridai | night December lS Gomez heard n ! the plot that same night and the nex morning took the personal stand tha nlpped it in the bud.
 prominent lawyer has hled an ae cusation in the hign federal cour charging President Castro with com 1 pliclty in the plot to assassinate, ant ! proposing his impeachment
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
WITNESSES FEAR DEATH
Those Testifyng to Night Rider Out
 ragcs Trcmble, Though Guarded.

Union City, Tenn, Dec 22- When Mrs, Emma Jackson, one of the state witnesses today in the night riders trial, was excused from the stand she turned to Judge Jones and said;
 "1 win not leave the court room without armed protection l know these men
 Mrs. Jackson told a vivid story of several visits of the riders, corroborat- ed Fred Fehringer's testimony in many details, as did other witnesses and identified by name at least 21 members of the band. She was followed on the stand by her daughter, Dora Jackson, an 18-year-old girl, who corroborated her mother.
 The last witness of the day was Will Russell another alleged night rider, who has turned states evidence He was trembling with fear and could scarcely raise his voice above a whs per,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
POWERS BACK DUTCH
Unanimous Consent 10 Action--Mon-
 roe Doctrine Not Violated.

The Hague, Dec. 22 "A yellow book, which has Just been Issued on Vene- zuean affairs, states that all the pow CTS with which the Netherlands gov ernmcnt has been in communication, without exception. have notified the government of their agreement with its line of action. The Dutch government has not asked for any active assist arce. being convinced of its own ability to bring about q settlement of the dif- dculty with Venezuela but will roly en- tircly upon it's own forces, Neverthe- less it has received the moral support of all the powers, particularly the United States, which made the declar- alton that the Monroe doctrine was not opposed to armed action on the part of the Netherlands nor even to the tenn porary occupation of Venezuelan terri tory
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
JESSOP TO ACT
 AS FOX COUNSEL Another Eminent New York Lawyer Replaces Matthew c, Fleming, Who Was First
 Chosen. HAS TO APPEAR ELSEWHERE Jcssop Counsel for Clerk Laidlaw Against Russell Sage In the Fa-
 nous Bomb-Throwing
 Case.
HAS TO APPEAR ELSEWHERE

George L. Fox stated last night that Matthew C. Fleming of New York city cannot act next Saturday AS his counsel at the opening of the election court owing to the fact that Judge Lacombe of the United States court of New rorK has ordered four hearings in an important case with which MT Fleming has been connect ed for some time. At the time when Mir Fox's offer to MT Fleming was presented some time ago MT Fleming stated that he would accept the post ton of active counsel only on tho un- derstanding that if the demands in the other case required ho might name an equally able and efficient substitute. Mir, Fleming still cortin- ues as advisory counsel and hag nam ed 9s active counsel for MT. Fox, Hen ry W Jessop of New York city Mir. Jessop Is lawyer who was formerly associated with Judge Noah Davis of New York and tried tho famous case VI lfhluldN dkdlIlNl INlNSFll NdEFt where Sage, who was sued for using his clerk, Laldlaw, to protect himself against an exploding bomb In the fourth and final trial of the case Mir. Jessop was associated with Joseph Fl. Choate as senior counsel, and was 2 classmate at Princeton of Mir. Fleming and of Mayor Mcclellan of New York city
 When Mir. Fox was asked last night to comment on the report that the constitutional question would he rais ed against the election court he re fused tc comment beyond expressing doubts as to the report. Inasmuch as MT Brown counsel for Governor elect lilley was member of the Cor rupt Practices commission, which i heartily approved of the election court In their report. while Stiles Jud
 son. another of Mir Lilley's counsel
 was the first one, as Mir. Fox stated
 to propose to him tFoy) at the judi
 clary hearing In 1905 that he tFoxl should draft a bill incorporating the
 English court Into the Connecticut l law.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
Professor Henry W, Farnam Elected President at the An nual Session Held Here
 Yesterday,
REPORTS SUGGEST REFORMS
Sub Committee Investigating Local Conditions Would Take Fire and Police Chiefs on
 Board.

The annual meeting of the Con necticut Civil Service Reform associa- ton was held last night in the cham Der of commerce hall at which time the reports for the year and the elec- ton of officers formed the matter of business Henry W. Farnam was elected president of the association, Benjamin R. English, treasurer. and Charles q. Morris secretary. The vice presidents chosen are John P. Elton of Waterbury, William c, Sum- ner of this city, ex-Mayor William F. Henney of Hartford, and John H. Perry of Fairfield.
 The following executive committee was selected: President Farnam, Treasurer English and Secretary Nor ris, ex-offico, and William A. Aiken of Norwich, James Kingsley Blake, New Haven, Augustus IT, Bullard Bridgeport; Charles Hopkins Clark. Hartford; William H. Corbin, Hart ford; Harry c. Day, New Haven; George A. Driggs, Waterbury; Arthur NJ, Marsh Bridgeport; Arthur R. Kim nHll, NHIfTHHIA. FIFufIlih d. NlnEc- bury, jr., New Haven; Norris c. Os- horn, New Haven William s, Pardee, New Haven Rolln s. Woodruff, New Haven; Horace D. Taft. Watertown Henry A. Terrill, Norwich, and George S. Palmer. New London.
 The report of the executive com mittee was read by Secretary Charles C. Morris Tn 1t he referred to local conditions with these words.
 Tn Connecticut the year has been | quiet one. but as we have planned to present bill providing for a state law | to the incoming legislature. this con- ditIon will not last long, The execu- | tive committee has drafted the bill after careful study of all the recent and most efficient state laws. and the association will be advised as to It's 1 progress at Hartford
 There has been growing tendency i in the board to make an exception in favor of this or that candidate who was a trife below standard at some point if he was perfectly satisfactory In all other requirements. and had strong political backing. This lays the board open to charges of unfair ness which no civil service hoard should permit. If the present board is wise 1t will establish rule pre- soribing the action lt may take on exceptional cases. Such cases will oc- casionally appear in any service. They ! have often appeared in the federal service .and have almost invariably proven sources of embarrassment. ! President Roosevelt has now made the rule that all applications for execu- tions must follow uniform course. i The New Haven board must take 8 similar stand In order 10 satisfy appl- i cants as to its fairness and impartial i lty.'
 The report made by the sub commit tee on the matter of civil service res form in this city was read by william s, Pardee. This report discusses the effect of the new rules which the local civil service board has adopted and the conditions of the local board in an interesting manner, It points out changes which the committee in its investigations believe would tend to
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
BRIDGE IN THE AIR
Roller Lift at Bridgeport Sticks and
 Delays Traffic Two Hours.

Bridgeport Dec 22-The half of the railway roller lift bridge over the Pe- Guonuock river in this city that carries the two west bound tracks on the Shore line division of the New Haven road stuck whom opened at noon to-day for the passage of a schooner and rema in- ed In the air until D, m All trains in both directions had to be handled over the two eastbouud tracks, that half of the bridge working properly Because of the heavy holiday tranic of passengers and express matter this slight accident tended to cause delay of an hour or so in nearly all through trains
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
BAKERY DRIVER CAUGHT
One of Three Captured Without q
 Light Last Night.

In the crusade against people who fail to have light for rubber-t tired ve. hicles. James GIllIs, q driver for F. w Holman, the baker, was arrested hv Patrolmen Murphy and Heonan last night, Gilis was driving a rubber tired bakery wagon when he was caught Murphy claimed that they had warned him twice of the ofense, and that as this was the third time they were determined to bring him In
 Richard Muse and Abe Gllckstoin, two young mon, were also arrested by Murphy and Heenan on the charge of having no lanterns on their bicycles.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
GOMPERS' FATE TO-DAY
Decision in Contempt Proceedings-
 Ready to Go to Jail

Washington, Dec, 22---Justice Wright, of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, will deliver his decision in the contempt proceedings brought by the Bucks Stove and Range Co. against Samuel Gompers, Frank Morrison and John Mitchell. of- ficers of the American Federation of Labor. tomorrow morning.
 President Gompers has publicly an- nounced that he will go to jail if he is found guilty of contempt Which ever way the case is decided, 1t prob ably will go to tho supreme court of the United States on an appeal.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
JOHN COLLINS PARD0NED
College Student in Pen Ten Years for
 Nurder-Eyi1enc Circun,stantial.

Topeka. Kan Dec, Ex-Governor Hoch to. day pardoned JohN Collins, now serving a life sentence im the Kan sas state penttentiary for the murder of his father ] s Collins, q well to do real estate man of this city in May, 1898. Collins will he free Christma3 dav
 Young Collins was student, at Kan SIS university at he time of his fa- ther's death He was convicted upon the testimony Of three negroes, all of 1t being circumstantial in character, At the trial the state set up the plea that Collins was in love with Miss Firancis Bahcock, young society womtpn of Ia wrence. Kansp and that Collins plan. ned the killing of his father that he might obtain the life insurance.
 one Of the negroes upon whose Lesti. mony Collins was convicted has sslnce written book asserting that theF test- nnony of tho three negroes at lRe trial was d part of q plot by eneEleS Of young Collins to rum him
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
TWO STILL ALARMS
oil Stove Burns Over and Clothes
 Closet Blazcs Up

An oil stove that burned over In the premises occupied by J. Marvin at 1899 Chapel street little after o'clock yesterday afternoon resulted in a still alarm for Company 3, which responded and extingnished the blaze with little damage. The owner of the place is George n. Miller.
 Company 9 was called out on a still alarm just after half-past for fire which had started in clothes closet under a stairway in tho house occupied by Daniel Peace at S33 Elm street. The owner of the place Is Arthur Moorhead. The damage caused by the fire was about $100,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
ELIOT HITS SOCIALISM
Debates With l. C. Phelps Stokes
 About Heaven on Earth.

Boston, Dec % Whether social ism is an attainable and desirable ideal was discussed at the monthly dinner of the Economic club at the American House tonight President Charles w Eliot of Harvard and Louis n Rrandeis taking negative stand while John Graham Brooks James C. Phelps Stokes and Franklin II. Wentworth found much to com mend in the cause.
 Mir. Stokes contendod that socialism stood principally for public control of utilities. "So far as | can learn" said President Eliot socialists want n four-hour work day and want to do only that work which most ploases them, In word they want condi- tIon on earth such as the Christians idea of heaven,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-23
PENNSYLVANIA ACT LEGAL
Superior Court of That State Finds Corrupt Practices Law All Right.
 ,spccisI to tho JourunI- ( Cour,~rD

Philadelphia Dec 22, The super for court to-day decided that the cor rupt practices act recently passed hy tho state legislature to be constitu- tinnal The first ease decided was the John K Ryrne, republican county chairman of Fayette county. who al SO acted as treasurer. The second case was the question of the audit of an account of John Q Van Swear ingen. who was candidate for coun- ty Judge The superior court in the first case was unanimous in its deci- sion, but In the second case there were two dissenting judges.