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New-York tribune., 1909-01-20
THREE BURN TO DEATH
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firemen TO patrol the streets in addition to the
police force to protect the districts where the
alarm Yystem cut Off.
All over the city the fire apparatus had diff
Guilty in reaching the fires because of the slip
psTy streets, and there were several instances
OF frozen water connections The flremen were
coated with Ice from the hoses and suffered
greatly from the cold The high pressure sys-
tenn in the lower section of the city was un-
affected by the cold snap.
-Four persons were injured one of them proba-
bly, fatally, in a fire which swept through tn =,
old building at No AZ Whitehall street. which
has been d landmark In the city for nearly a
century Margaret Reilly, Office cleaner OF
No - Washington street, brushed against a
gas stove in room on the second floor and
almost instantly she was enveloped in flames
Her screams brought John Roth and George
Commonder, employees In Jacob Lawson's bur-
lap bag factory, which occupies the upper floors
of the building. They got her TO safety by way
Of the fire escape. In few minutes the dry
old building ablaze. Mrs Reilly was taken
to the Hudson Street Hospital. and the surgeons
have small hope for her recovery. Roth and
Commonder We're burned on the hands and arms
and were attended by the ambulance surgeon
Fireman Campbell. OF Truck Company 10,
was severely burned about the hands and face,
and was taken to his quarters after being at
tended by an ambulance surgeon.
Mrs. Rae Friedman. forty-two years old. Of
No. 3U1 East s5th street, died in the Presby-
terian Hospital yesterday afternoon from burns
received while she was kindling fire in the
kitchen OF her home early in the morning. Her
husband. who tried 10 save her. is In the same
hospital, suffering from badly burned hands
The two story brick building occupied by the
Smith Metal Bed Company at No. 623 West Add
street was wrecked by fire which started early
yesterday morning. and there a panic
tmong the hundred men and women en-
ployes in the building. Several OF the girls on
the UPPER floor tainted and carried to the
street by their fellow workers The employees OF
the cameraphone Company. at No 571 Eleventh
avenue which is on the same block with the
burned building. marched to the street in perfect
New-York tribune., 1909-01-20
COLTlIBIA'S TRIBUTE.
Professor Brander Mdtthe7cS and
Thomas Nelson Page Praise Poe.

Exercises in commemorston OF the centenary OF
Poes birth held by Columbia University In
Earl Hall last night. Among the Poe relics on
exhibition were old daguerreotype OF the poet
and the mantelpIece from the IN which he
wrote THE Raven" The mantel became the prop
erty OF Columbia last year. Dr. Butler presided.
Professor Brander Matthews in his address on
"Poe's Cosmopolitan Fame" sad
II the significance Of an author Is 10 be measured
by the extent of the attention he has aroused in
otheT authors, there Is no denying the high impor-
been the subject OF 30 many biographies and the
object Of so many critical essays, both at home
And now the time has come at last when his
tons how to value Poe Alright His defciencies
need not be hidden diminished, and there Is no
ment is equally fndsputabie. He performed most
useful service to American letters in setting a
mate craftgmanshtp His position in the American
est of ALL but It is lofty enough and It is
Thomas Nelson Page the author. sketched the
life OF Poe and defended his character. He brand
ed falsehood the statement that Poe was ex-
PEELED from the University OF Virginia Mr. Page
discussed Poe man of letters. saying that he
the greatest figure in American literature He
said:
art of melOdy-often melody-at his feet
The volume of his work. indeed. is great, but
discardng the jingle which all poets have written.
POE and disregarding the rubbish which be IN
common with all OF letters has written and
much OF which scribbled merely to ger bread
o., II you please, bread and wine his work Will
bear a favorable comparison with that OF any
other American man OF letters. Most OF them were
more successful in their day than Poe: many Of
ser hs side 81 ehe Water fsaa s s
OF them all. in the past and IN the present there
were but three who were the masters-and these
Poe. Emerson and Hawthorne
That Emerson was greater thinker than Poe
every admits. That Ike Poe he was great
poet may be admitted with reverence by every lit
erary man. but his imagination was no mere COM
Ia rn nE I. "a RI AT1 tn fhA
only field IN which Hawthorne was absolutely su-
prelne Poe not his rival. while in the field Of
the short story Poe far his superior In the
field in which his genius exercised itself he had
no peer in his lifetime. and has arisen since
Johr Ersklne. professor of English at Amherst
College read original poem in commemoration
of Poe OF letters
New-York tribune., 1909-01-20
PoE's LIFE IN FoRDHAM.

DR. Henry Noble MacCracken, son Of Chancel-
lor MacCracken, read paper on 'Poes Life in
Fordharn." in which he discussed the illness and
death Of Mrs. Poe. the struggles OF the poet to
support himself and his family by writing. his
Illness the devotion OF Mrs. Glen and the Ford
ham points OF interest in connection with Poes
life He advocated the purchase of the Poe cot
tage by the city. to be placed in Poe Park
Wilton Lnckaye read Poe's "Ulalume." ITO
One In Paradise ITO Helen" and The City in
the Sea"
David Bispham read THE Raven" to music.
accompanied by Arthur Bergh, the composer.
w PostIey Sinclair sang "Annabel Lee from
the unpublished musical score OF Miles w. Daw-
son.
DR. Woodberry read letter Of regret from
George w. Gable, in which he said that TO his
mind Poe was not only one OF the greatest
among Americas few most forceful poets, but
one of those who still knded the poetic flame.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-20
WARsHIPs SAIL FOR ALeIERS.
Potter Returns Thanks for Hospitality at
Malta-ohio and Missouri Reach Salonica.

Malta Jan. 1s-The battleships Wisconsin. Kear-
sarge and Illinois left here to-day for Algiers. Be
fore their departure Rear Admiral W. P Potter ex-
pressed his high appreciation OF the reception &C
corded the Americans during their short and pleas
ant sojourn at Malta. He said that thanks were
particularly due to the Duke Of Connaught. Earn
Curzon- Howe and H. f. Grant Governor Of Malta.
who entertained US in such royal manner that
the visit will remain impressed on our minds"
Salenca European Turkey, Jan. 19-The Ameri-
can battleships Ohio and Missouri arrived here
day from Athens. The warships exchanged salutes
with the forts.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-20
BOSTON HONORS POE.
4 Apmo niate ErerciseS-P0et's Sup
posed BirthDIace.

Boston Jan 1s-The centenary of the birth Of
Edgar Allan Poe appropriately observed IN
this CITY, where the poet is said to have oeen
born Boston has not until recently claimed the
honor OF being the birthplace the noted author.
but from Information gained from the pages Oh
municipal records and local newspapers yellow
with age. IT has been generally accepted that II
was here that Poe first the light or day.
The exercises here to-day were held under the
auspices OF the International Poe Association AT
the Authors Club this afternoon many Wen known
BostonIans gathered to celebrate the affair
Tonight the memory of Poe was honoreo De oy
gathering Of distinguished persons IN Jacoo
Sleeper Hall. OF Boston University, where ex-
ercises were held including symposium by prom
inent speakers and recitations of Poes Famous
poems Robert Treat Paine presided ana dehV-
cred the opening remarks he was ioi4o"eu ny
George T. Daniels OF Virginia who depicted Poes
nlsce In literature. A selection from POes works
was read by Professor Charles 7. Copeland OF
Harvard University.
Perhaps the most interesting part Of the even
ins'g programme was the report of Walter Ken
dali watkins of the Boston Society. who has spent
some time in determining near as possible the
facts as to Poes birthplace and his parent
age The exact spot OF the authors hrst nome
has hitherto been shrouded in much uncertainty,
but Mr. WatkIns's Investigations seemed to place
the spot Of his birth in cne OF two houses WHICH
formerly stood in Carver street. in this city.
Professor T1mon Telemachus Timayens. for
many years Greek Consul az Boston, reported on
the proposed centenary memorials OF rue anu
read many letters written by distinguished men
approving of the plan to preserve Poe's cottage
at Fordhan, New York City Among the letters
were those of President Mckinley written several
years ago; President Roosevelt. Edwin Arnold. the
poet; Judge Robert Grant, Colonel Thomas Went
worth Higginson. Arlo Bates. Edwin Markham and
others William Ferring Gill. the closing speaker
confined his remarks to the personal side OF the
poet
Il ,,f,. OF pp a
centennial was OF especial interest in this city.
centrnR about an exhibition of the author 8
memorials at the John Carter Brown Library, at
Brown University Letters other mementos
from Mrs. Sarah Helen Whitman, to whom Poe
engaged to be married, were exhibited
The exhibition included love letters written by
Poe to Mrs. Whitman and also three letters from
the authors aunt Mrs Maria C1emm, 10 Mrs.
whitman after Poe's death. These had never be-
fore been publicly exhibited
New-York tribune., 1909-01-20
5000 COAL MINERS THREATEN STRIKE
Alberta and Columbia Workings May Be
Closed-Would Affect Railroads.

Winnipeg. Man. Jan ls.-There is great unrest
among the coal miners IN the southern Alberta and
British Columbia mines, and on April five Thousand
may 20 strike This would a great
shortage in the coke supply in the Montana and
Washington Camps at Spokane. Great Falls. Helena
and the Butte smelters besides tying up the steam
coal supply Of the. Great Northern. Canadian Pa
cifc and Canadian Northern railways.
On March 81 the two year agreement signed by
the miners Will expire. The men have asked for =
rate OF increase which the companies feel they
cannot pay AT present settlement is In sight
The output CT the mines involved is ten thousand
4 daily.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-20
ealcE.eooL SUR DISCONTINUED.

When the suit Of former Police Captain James
K Price TO recover $4,000 damages from former
Police Magistrate Joseph Pool was called IN su-
preme Court yesterday. it was announced that the
New-York tribune., 1909-01-20
NOTES OF FOREIGN NEWS.

Mexico City, Jan. 1S-Gifford Pinchot, chief of
the bureau OF forestry OF the United States De-
partment OF Agriculture. arrived here yesterday
He Is deliver to President Diaz the Invitation
OF President Roosevelt 10 have Mexico represented
at the conference To be held in Washington in
February the conservation or the natural re-
sources OF North America.
Berlin Jan. ls.--The governmsnt OF Liberia has
rendered an official apology To Germany for he
improper act OF lis harbor officials in the recent
stopping OF two steamers OF the Woerman Line on
the liseriau coast by the customs gunboat Lark
and the matter IS regarded az settled
St Petersburg, Jan s.-Forty-eIght new cases
OF cholera and twelve deaths were recorded at the
municipal hospitals to-day.
Rome Jan. I9.-Archbshop Ireland was received
In private audience by the Pope to-day and pre-
senJed 10 the Pointer group OF thirty Americans
mostly from his diocese. The Pope spoke TO each
Of his visitors. rsmarking upon the pleasure if was
20 him TO have the Archbishop here for so long.
London, Ont, Jan 10. Fire which broke out in
the Globe Easket Works early today caused q
loss estimated AZ between $1,000 ard sooo no
Nearly two thousand coffins and csskets -sra de
stroyed- Ihe building occupied bv the Bank of
wars removed In safety.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-20
mo RENT" CAMPAIGN IN TIPPERARY.
Owner Refuses to Sell Land to Tsnants-Se-
rious Trouble Expected.

Dublin Jan ia serious no rent campaign
has begun I'm TIpperary owing to the refusal OF
the landlord several estates 10 sell land 10 the
tenants under the land purchase act OF 1888
The Judge in issuing the DEGREES against thiry-si
recalcitrant tenants said that the landlord was
making Il mistake in not selling the land. as II
would involve all the old troubles OF evictions and
the martyrdom OF tenants.
The priests and the public generally are strongly
s,nporfinz the tenants and are raising funds for
their defence. The struggle promises to be severe.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-20
gsANpEeEE FORMALLY ELECTED.

Hartford Jan. l9-United States Senator Frank
3. Brandegee was formally elected to-day by the
General Assembly Of Connecticut to succeed him
self in the United States Senate for the full term
cf six years beginning March 4. 1903 In the House
Congressnan {. J. Hill received Il votes.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-20
PAY TRIBUTE TO POE
Continued from first page.

sponslbility Poes name has not yet found d
place That is a small matter so far as MS Ia llie 70
concerned, for fame does not rest on sullI IaSe"
OF any lesser jury than Inc great pouS VI Ia
teliigent readers. =.
If symmetry of life and faultless contour OF
couduct are the tests which determine fitness Tor
this enrolment among the immortals roe mus
be content to be excluded, Coleridge ana
Shelley and Burns--all irregular in life, put none
of thcm corrupt in nature-Chopn and wagner.
Raphael and Turner would be shut OUT were tney
brought to the same seat Of judgment IL char-
acter that is, the equation between teinptaItpn t
in temperament, inheritance, physique ana the
insidiouS and searching influence or cohulIlohs'
and resistance, the final direction or the srus
Cling spirit in the storm and mystery OF me- -
The determining element then the exclusion OF
Poe is Il usurpatfon of function which Infinite
Wisdom alone is intelligent and Just enough 10
discharge
If the determining test is, Rs 1t ought to be-
the equality OF a mans work, then the exclusion
of Poe's name is a survival OF the provlncla!isi,
OF Judgment and taste against WhIch ne iAIS0u
his voice seventy years ago. Is the selection OF
names in the Hall of Fame 70 be record OF IN
dividual tastes and opinions or of the Judgment
of that company of intelligent readers who con-
stitute court of ultimate jurisdiction?
The real obstacle in the way Of the adequate
appreciation Of Poe has been and Is the lack OK
the sense Of beauty, the undeveiopeo artstlc
feeling of the country. In this vast WorkshlP'
where q new order Of society Is being 1ashioneu.
his work has been, and still Is. misunderstood
and undervalued. Its detachment from worka-
day interests, from ethical agttations. from So
cial and political movements, from the tolls ana
trials Of the hour from the spirit OF restless en-
ergv. has seemed to many Americans to show
an entire lack OF seriousness. and without serl-
BUSINESS there is no real art; they have failed to
see that Poe was deeply and genuinely serious
in his love OF beauty. his passion for perfection
OF form.
Poe's work holds first place in our literature.
not by reason of it's mass, its reality. its range.
its spiritual or ethical significance, bur by rea-
son of its complete and beautiful individuality,
the distinction OF its form and workmanship,
the purity OF its art With Hawthorne no shares
the primacy among all who have enriched our
literature with prose verse OF high artistic
quality; but. unlike his great contemporary he
has had to wait long for adequate and Just rec
oCnitiOn.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-20

cabinet of the Paducah Dental com
pany.
The man was described as being
about 10 years old He wore a broad
brim SLOUGH hat and dark clothes.
Robbed Residence Of Pastor.
A sneak thief entered the residence
Of the Rev. G. T. Sullivan, 100 North
Seventh street, yesterday afternoon
about $3.50 O'Clock, and stole silver
ware from the dining room. Mrs.
Sullivan was alone at the time and
before assistance could be secured
the thief departed. She was attracted
to the dining room by the noise and
saw a white man breaking the screen
out of a window. With boldness he
entered the house and stole a half
dozen silver spoons and a silver cake
knife besides other articles Of smaller
value. The man was described as
being about 80 years old, weight
about $50 pounds, dark hair and a
black mustache.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-20
StarVe
Suffragettes Put Prison
Keepers In Ouandary.

London, July 20.-Oficials of the
Holloway jail, where the suffragette'
are confined since the recent riot
are powerless to break up the hun.
ger strike of the prisoners. Last
night two women we're released to
keep them from starving to death
Both are In a critical condition. II
is feared others are in the same state
and It may be necessary to free all
the prisoners A dozen other prison
ers are starving themselves.
Premier Asquith spoke at the ded.
ication of the monument to Sir Will
fred Lawson today. Suffragettes
armed with megaphones gathered in
the neighboring houses and shouted
vote for women" when Asquith
reached the climax of his speech. In
the midst of the ceremonies a num-
Der OF women bearing petitions tried
to force their way to the speaker.
Police gathered about and held them
back. Just then a big balloon an
chored nearby cut loose and fioated
over the monument. Women dropped
thousands of handbllls on the premier
and crowd, and shouted encourage
ment to women on the roofs. Asquith
was hardly able to conclude his
speech and finally was taken away
under police protection.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-20

ceived a telegram from Monroe. La.
signed John Harvey" telling Of the
alleged death OF her husband and or
dering that preparations be made for
his burial She wired Monroe 60
various parties. but could get no con
hrmatlon Of this intelligence. Later
In the day a duplicate OF this tele-
gram was received from El Dorado.
Ark.
Relatives OF his in this and neigh
boring states we're Informed OF his
death and notified OF the funeral prep
arations.
Saturday night Wise turned up at
his wife's home. and she. being in
such terror OF him, at once Informed
the sheriff OF his temperance in the
flesh and asked that he be arrested
Officers we're again sent after him.
but once more he escaped Fletcher
Mailing. accompanied by sheriff Eas-
terwood and A. b. Nichols. tralled
him to rives. whore they captured
him and brought him back here and
placed him In jail.
He has engaged Hon. Rice Pierce.
who was to defend him % years ago.
TO defend him now. Or. Pierce and
Mrs. John Hubbs. OF this place. and
his mother. Mrs. Mason, of Paducah,
were eye witnesses 10 the tragedy
that has been unavenged so long.
Wise has a brother here and one at
Dyersburg. Mat Wise. who came here
Saturday to meet his brothers dead
body. but instead now sees him be-
hind jail bars. Lee Wise. another
brother. Is a well known newspaper
man OF Nashville Mrs. James Ma
son. of Memphis. is a sister-ln-law of
Noble Mason. murdered by Wise.
George Gray. some years ago. was in
Jail at Paragould. Ark. charged with
blgamy growing out of these compll-
Gated marriages.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-20
Will Play With Princeton.

George Block and IKobert Mercer
left this morning for Princeton to
play with the Princeton team today
and Wednesday against the strong
Marion team. Block will catch, while
Mercer will play third station. Prince
ton tried to secure several other Pa
ducsh players for the series. Block
and Mercer played with the Fulton
Independent team until 1t disbanded.
but may return, as the citizens are
reorganizing the team.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-20
Ohio Valley Traction
Company Is Organized

make a selection that would compre-
bend the enterprise OF territory pro-
posed to cover or that may be COW
cred by the line. Other names were
proposed. such as Indiana, Kentucky
and Illinois Traction company, and
Egyptian Traction company. but II
was believed a name that would take
in all the places proposed or here
after in prospect to be nearer real
lied in The Ohio Valley Traction
company.
Another important committee was
appointed, II being r. c. Leeper, OF
Unionville, and John Lackman. OF
this city, 10 secure subscriptions to
defray the first necessary cost of hav-
ing the company incorporated, get
ting lined up with the general work
of securing stock, etc. That commit
tee has been supplied with a docu-
ment by the secretary asking for do
nations. which, If the organization is
success. will be allowed to count
upon whatever stock the donor may
wish later on to subscribe for.
1t is confidently believed that the
proposition will be a success and
that but a few weeks or months al
most will elapse before work will
actually begin. The farmers al
through the east section of Massat
and southern Pope county, who live
near the proposed route, are enthusi.
astic, and believe that Metropolis will
also line up. Paducah also will bt
quick to grasp the situation. II this
PROJECT is realized there is no doubt
but 1t will aid materially in stimu
lating Paducah's already large and
growing patronage from this side o.
the river
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-20
JAILER RETURNS
WITH THE TRUSTEES
WHO MADE ESCAPE

Although he did not bring back
the two jail breakers. County Jailer
James Eaker did get VIII Wilkerson,
colored, and George Edwards, colored,
two Jail runaways. He returned last
night from Lexington, Tenn, where
he went to bring back Sam Dodd and
Henry Davis, but they refused to re-
turn without requisition papers,
which will be arranged and the two
negroes probably will be brought back
tomorrow. Wilkerson and Edwards
were working on the court house
lawn some time ago and escaped by
running. While on his scouting trip
Mr.. Eaker saw the two men near Hol-
low Rock. Tenn. and brought them
back TO Paducah.