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The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES
SOLEMN AND IMPRESSIVE

Today was Good Friday, and serv-
ices we're held at the st. Francis de
Sales Catholic church and the Grace
Episcopal church in commemoration
OF the day. The services were SOL
emn and impressive, and at most OF
the churches the stations are recited
at the morning service. In the after
noon and at night Tomorrow will
he "Holy Saturday" at which the
Paschal candle, which burns for forty
days after Easter. Is lighted with
flint steel. The holy water to be
used during the year Is blessed at
this time. A high mass is celebrated
on Holy Saturday. At the Gloria
in Excelsls Deo." the bells are rune
and the organ peals forth. The
statuary. pictures and cruciiex are
unveiled. the Host Is restored to the
tabernacle and all of the altar cloths
and liturglcal cards are replaced.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
CAIRO MOBBISTS
ARE INDICTED BY
THE GRAND JURY
Twelve Men Are Canght in
Probe OF Dissraceful Al.
fair in Illinois.
Only Misdemeanor CHARGED
in Indictments.
DID NOT ACCOMPLISH PURPOSE.

Cairo, ILL.,, March 25.-Twelve per-
sons were indicted Ivy the special
grand Jury of the A;exsnder county
circuit court for being in the mob
which stormed the county Jail on the
night OF February II last. They are
as follows: Frank German, bar
tender. member of the city. council
from the Fifth ward; James Davidge,
county constable; c o. Foster, for
mer deputy circuit clerk; Lee Wat
son, cattle buyer; Samuel Weissln-
ger, detective for Mobile & Ohio rail-
road: w. II. Simpson, agent Upham
Agleer Lumber company; James
Casey, police officer. under Indictment
for bribery and suspended pending
his trial; ]. B. Scott, blacksmith;
William c. Charles. liveryman; George
B. Walker, job printer and corre-
spondent for Associated Press; o. p.
Hurd. wholesale lumber dealer; John
Maloney. blacksmith.
The offense which they are charged
with is not a felony. as they did not
get so far as to break down the Jail
doors. As a consequence the extreme
penalty on conviction Is a fine of not
exceeding $500 and a jail sentence of
not to exceed slx months In the coun-
ty jail.
The grand jury had not completed
It's work when IT made the report, as
III Is still probing some charges being
brought by the Social Purity League
in regard to disorderly houses in GER
tain quarters OF the city. The grand
jury Is also preparing a report cover
ing number of general recommends
tions, In which II IL expected that II
will reflect upon the police depart
meut OF the city for not correcting
the lawlessness here. The jury ad-
journed until Monday morning.
The Indictment charges that the
persons who are named did then
and there unlawfully take part and
participate in a mob, which was then
and there a lawless combination, then
and there being commanded by a
civil officer. to-wit. the sheriff of the
said county of Alexander, to disperse
then and there mlawfuFly. willingly
and intentionally failed so to do con-
trary to the form of the statute" etc
Davidge. one of the indicted men,
furnished bond in the sum of $500
The cases are set for May Q, the first
day of the next term of court.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
SHARKS Ignite Roof.

Sparks from a chimney set fire TO
the Hughes home, 613 Broadway yes
terday afternoon about 3 O'Clock.
The blaze was burning on the roof
of the one-story addition on the west
OF the building. and no time was
dangerous. The blaze was trifiing,
and the firemen used Johnson pumps
The roof was dry and the flames
spread when the fremen tore of the
burning shingles with hooks. Later
the blaze was smothered by using
the chemical engine. The loss will
amount to only a few dollars. The
residence is one OF the Oldest In the
city, and typical old southern
homestead. Hose company No. 1
and truck company No. responded
30 the alarm.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
Destroys Stores. Theater and
Masonic Temple....Black
Hand Letter Said TO Have
Been Received.

Chicago. March 25.-Several lives
we're lost In a fire which destroyed a
slx-story building occupied by fish
company Eight women are trapped
on the sixth floor and probably are
killed. A woman jumped from the
sixth floor and was killed.
Twelve are known to be dead. The
bodies of two men we're taken from
the ruins this afternoon. All hope
OF the missing people being alive is
now abandoned. Bertha Finklestein
jumped and struck a window and was
killed. Firemen had ladder up and
several men started when a sheet OF
fame drove them back. A minute
later che jumped from the top floor.
All the bodies were taken out piece
meal. An arm here and a leg thers
They fear there are many more In
the ruins. The building was totally
destroyed.
All the missing are from the mail
order and stamp departments, mainly
women. Isaac Fish. member OF the
firm, had a narrow escape. He slid
down an elevator cable after prying
tho door open. His hands were ter
ribly mangled. NJ. u. Getner and sew
eral others made their escape in the
same way. The fire caused a panic
In the Columbia hotel next door. No
one was injured.
Rumors that the death list may
amount up TO 15 or 90 are current
but Chief Horan believes all the bod
les are recovered. All the dead were
caught In the trap on the Sixth iooi
and burned TO death before they
had chance 10 escape. DR.. William
McKinsley says: when reached
the scene the upper floors OF the
building we're a mass OF flames, and
hanging out of the windows on the
sixth floor we're Ave or six girls
screaming for help. ran into the
building and got as far as the third
floor when the fire drove me out.
The FinkleFtein girl struck the glasi
canopy above the door and her bod,
became lodged there" The doctor
was badly burned.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
THREE MILLIONS
VICTIMS OF AETNA
DUST DESTROYS VEGETATION
AND RIVERS OF LAVA NOW
THREATEN VILLAGES.

Catania, Sicily. March 25.-The
eruption OF Mt. Aetna has already de-
stroyed the whole or part Of the vii
lagos OF Borello. Belphasso, San Leo,
Rinazzi. Copello and Albanello. Six
new craters are open this morning.
Eighteen craters are erupting. Gov
eminent engineers attempted to flow
towards the towns by building dams
temporarily for distractions. They
proved useless. Rescuers cut on by
lava were saved by soldiers. The
soldiers were badly burned. Many
are missing. but none are dead az far
as known. The government will make
an appropriation as in the case OF the
Messlna sufferers.
. Government forces are Digging
trenches In an attempt TO divert the
Istream OF molten lava now rushtnl
down on the village OF Belhazze. De
tachments OF soldiers are superln.
tending the evacuation OF threatened
towns. Many OF the people are SC
diaraught they refuse to leave theii
homes and have to be elected by the
soldiers. Falling dust killed all the
vineyards and DESTROYED all the vege'
ltation for miles around Dust i
doing more damage than the lava. A
population OF 5000 900 is affected by
this eruption. which threatens to be
the greatest OF modern times Hun.
dreds OF tourists are focking TO the
scene and crowding as close TO the
eruption as the authorities will per
NIT
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
Thinks
Breathitt Might
Get Nomination

The Cincinnati Enquirer says
western Kentucky Republicans are
still bent on the nomination of At
torney General Breathitt for the gov
ernorship. 1t is understood that
Judge Breathitt will accept the CUB
ernatorial nomination and will
make a hard fight to land If he is
convinced that his nomination would
be acceptable to the rank and file
Of the Republican voters. and 1t is
known that astute Republican lead
ers in western Kentucky are point
ing out to him the fact that he is by
all odds the strongest man that the
grand old party can select"
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
PADUCAH MANS FURNACES
ARE PROVING SUCCESS.

The Bandana Roller Mills. at Ban
dana, have been equipped with one
OF Charles Wilson's patent furnaces.
upon which he received a patent sew
eral weeks ago. Mr.. Thomas l..
Penn. who Is in charge OF the mills.
has written Mr.. Wilson stating the
plant is working we'll and is fuel
saver. He says before It's installation
90 bushels of coal were burned daily.
but now only half that amount Is
used. The mill Is rs barrel -four
mill and has a capacity of 500 barrels
daily. The invention OF Mr.. Wilson.
an old marine engineer. was set up
lby Mr.. Penn and shows its practl-
lcableness Mr.. Wilson Is preparing
to leave for a tour over the SOUTH
west to install large number of his
furnaces.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
Senate Bill 246 Becomes
Operative Without Gov.
crnor's Signature
Will be Explained 10 General
Council Tuesday.
BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED.

Senate bill 2i6 became a law today
without the signature OF Governor
Wilson. completing the legislation
necessary to permit cities OF the Sec
ond class In Kentucky 70 issue ten
year special assessment bonds, pro
tected by Hens on property In arbi.
trarlly located Improvement districts
for constructing sewers, sidewalks
and streets. The bills carry emerg.
ency clauses and are now in effect;
so that Paducah may proceed as soon
as plans are made for whatever work
the general council desires TO under
take this year.
These laws win be read to the gen
erh council Tuesday night at the
special session called for the pur-
pose OF passing the tax levy ordi-
nance. and City Solicitor Campbell
who is the real paternal parent Of the
whole brood. will be on hand to ex-
plain them and their operations.
The advantage to the city in this
new method OF doing public work
Is that the work can be done cheap.
ly. because the cash will be on hand
10 pay the contractor as the work IA
approved; much OF Il can be under
taken In a year. thus anording worl
for the unemployed; the genera
council authorizes the bonds. thu
saving the expense and trouble Of 1
general election: and these bonds dc
not interfere With the right Of th'
city to Issue long term bonds up e
the statutory limit. The city. more
over. Is out nothing: for although th'
bonds Gerry SIX per cent Interest. thii
Is borne By the property owners. wh'
must redeem the bonds In zen years
Property holders may pay cash anS
Rvs lnteres, II they desire.
The advantage TO the contractor
Is that they get their money. and Dc
not have to wax year or more ant
divide up the profits with some imam
cial institution. which otherwise
would be necessary 10 back man
who undertook job. costing thou
sands OF dollars. The successful
bidder must arrange with some indf
vidual or concern TO take the bond'
and as the work Is approved. bond'
representing the money are signee
and turned over to him 60 dispose OF
The advantage 10 the property
owner Is that he gets work done thu
enhances the value of his property
and improves the health condition o
the whole city at minimum cost
and he has ten years in yhich to pa,
for H. Unless Paducah should prove
much more backward than her his
tory indicates and prospects proclaim
the property will enhance In alu'
about ten times more each year thar
the years lnstallment Of the assess
ment amounts 10.
Another sewer district Is one o
the immediate probabilities Mile
Of sidewalks and many more pave'
streets are also possible before th'
year Is out.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25

Morganfeld. Ky. March 25. (Spe-
eial.l Fire supposed to be OF incen-
diary origin caused $500 900 dam
age on Main street OF this city last
midnight The Green River depart
ment store. In which the fire started.
claims II recently received a black
hand letter. threatening fire. The
Masonic temple. the opera house, the
new Baptist church and the parson-
age, the Green River department
store. the Mason Dyer dry goods
store. Conway & company. groceries
aud implements. were burned. Other
property was damaged.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
Hick Hamilton Dead

]. J. Clark, secretary of the A. o.
u W., received a message from Mem
phis that H!ck Hamilton. a member
Of the local lodge. died this morning
and WIN be buried at Newbern,
Tenn. Mr.. Hamilton was about 95
years old. and left wife and sew
eral children. He was switchmau
in the local Illinois Central yards and
removed to Memphis a short time
ago.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25

Metropolis. ILL.,, March 20. (Spe-
cial.) The romance Of bottle was
eliminated here today in the mar
riage of Miss Sarah l.. Baker. OF En-
ergy. Trigg county, Ky" and Mr..
Mark Shumaker. OF Joppa, Ill. the
bride is 20 and the groom 25. One
time in a spirit of fun Miss Baker
wrote a note signed it and placed II
in bottle. which she sealed up and
threw In the Cumberland river, which
flows past her home. Mark Shu'
maker found the bottle, which guided
by fate, had floated to Joppa and pa
tiently bobbed up and down agains'
some logs. until Shumaker's eye'
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
HATCHET PLACED
BESIDE DEAD MAN
DETECTIVES PRODUCE WITNESS
WHO OVERHEARD PLOT TO
DO so.

Watseka. ILL.,. March 25.-Detec-
tives in the Sayler murder trial said
they found the man who alleges hav-
in goverheard DIR. Miller and John
Grunden arrange to put hatchet In
the room with Sayler's body. He
was supposed to be at the Sayier
home shortly after the shooting, see
ing John Grunden with the hatchet
found beside Sayler. Coda Sayler
this morning deposited $1,000 in the
bank, a gift from Peter Weast to be
used in her mothers defense.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
LEATHERwORKERS WILL
REMAIN UNDER ORDERS

A majority of the leatherworkers
In Paducah remain out on their strike
and say they do not know when they
will return to work. Powell+Rogers
& company and Alex Kulp Saddlery
company. both firms employing a
small number OF leatherworkers. have
signed the new scale, calling for an
eight-hour day and is per cent in
Grease I'm wages. but the firm OF NJ.
Michael & Brother IL a member OF
the National Saddlery Manufacturing
association and has not signed. As
the strike is general the local union
will walt for orders from the national
Organization.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
STEEL WORK ON
The NEW BUILDING

The steel work on the new office
building of the City National bank
probably will begin next week. The
concrete foundations for most OF the
piers have been completed, while the
contractors anticipate completing the
bracing OF the adjoining walls this
week. Some OF the steel skeleton has
arrived and the workers will soon be
busy riyeting II IN place.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
MINERS STRIKE
CALLED APRIL 1
CONFERENCE CALLED OFF AND
ALL HOPE OF PEACE is
ABANDONED.

Cincinnati. March 25.-The COM
plete failure of the miners and oper-
ators to reach an agreement in the
wage scale, means strike of miners
in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania
probably April 1. The last session OF
miners and operators yesterday re-
ported this morning that all negotia-
tions are of. The committee is dis
solved. A call for convention of
miners Is expected today.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25

The Rev II. w. Burwell. of the
First Presbyterian church, filled the
pulpit of the Broadway Methodist
church last night. His sermon was
an eloquent and forclble tribute 20
1.-The Power of the Resurrection" and
abounded in fine thoughts. He was
heard by a deeply interested congre-
gatiGn. Tonight the Rev. w. A. Fite.
OF the First Christian church. Will
preach, There was one application
for church membership last night.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
Will Protest.

New Orleans. March 25.-Louis
Cora, the Nicaraguan minister. says
he will personally ask Secretary of
State Knox to forbid the sailing OF
the force being recruited here by
Gen. Victoria Gordon TO strengthen
Estrada's army. Gordon admits he
is organizing a relief expedition and
saws he is selecting the best marks
men he can find. Eight hundred al
ready have enlisted and he declares
he has S25O,OOO at his disposal
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
Cotton Gin Report.

Washington, March 25.-The CEN
sus report issued today. shows the
total supply OF cotton for six months
ending February 2S, has been H.
$50, 1861 bales, with 1,4S3,5s5 held
from September 1, 1909. The gin
ned for the period was 9,974,99S
bales. and net imports 95,77s. Dis
tributlon is 2,526.9S3 bales, con-
sumed 4.599,6S3 bales, exported L.
674,S31 bales, held at mills 1882
521 bales. held at warehouses $751;
.S44 bales.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
GRANDMOTHER OF PADUCAH
LADY Is LAID IN GRAVE

Mrs. J. C. De Mert returned home
this morning after attending the
funeral OF her grandmother, Mrs.
Barbara Schueler, who was formerly
resident of this city forty years
ago. Her husband. the late Mr.. John
Schueler. being in the brewery bust
ness. She leaves to mourn he loss
three daughters. two sons. ten grand
children and three great-grandchil-
dren.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
Old Furniture Plant in Use.

Steam was raised in the boiler at
the plant of the old Paducah Furnit-
ure company this morning for the
first time in many months. The
building will be used temporarily by
the Ed Roos company for the pur-
pose of getting out rush orders on
hand when the factory was destroyed
by fire.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
Miners Are Scarce.

Coal mine operators are finding II
diaicult To secure a sufficient number
of employees and are advertising in
the newspapers for labor. Owing to
the threatened trouble in the coal
aelds the mines are having heavy de-
mands for coal and railroads and
large concerns are laying in supplies
sufBcient to permit them to continue
operating in case of a strike.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
Her Name II, Bottle
Leads TO MarriaGe

rested on II. He opened it and found
the note untouched by water. In the
same spirit of adventure he answered
the note. The rest followed in logi-
cal sequence. They met, were prop
erly introduced and fell in love. They
will live at Joppa, where they went
Immediately after Magistrate Thomas
Llggett pronounced them man and
wife.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
Shackleton Arrives

New York, March 25.-Sir Ernest
Shackleton. the British Antarctic ex-
plorer. arrived on the Lusiiania this
morning with his wife. He will leave
for Washington tonight. He will be
the guest Of President Taft tomor-
row He will be presented with a
medal by the National Geographic
society.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
Ballinger Subpoenaed to Appear
Before Committee; But His Lawyer
Objects to Undramatic Entrance
MURDER MAD.

, New Orleans, March 25.-
} Alfred Mitchell, SO years old, a
, society leader, shot and fatally
wounded his wife, wounded his
, daughter and son. and killed
, himself today. Mitchell was
, nephew of Frank T. Howard. I
, one of New Orleii1s' wealthiest I
, citizens. The shooting occurred I
. at his home. william Falk, a I
. son-in-law, angered Mitchell I
. with jest last night. Mitchell ,
. fired on the party returning (
. from the theater, none was in /,
. jured. There was no further +,
. disturbance till this morning,
. when Falk heard screams and
. found Mitchell on the floor
. dead and his wife and children
. wounded. Booze was the cause.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
Roosevelt al Memphis

Cairo. March 25.-Colonel Roose-
Welt visited the tombs OF Sakkarra
and the Temple Of the Bulls in Mem
phis this morning He travelled on a
camel.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25

The predictions and tempera-
tx-s for the past twenty-four
hours will be found sc the top
of the seventh column on page
fou..
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
MADRIZ ADVANCES
UPON BLUEFIELD
EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO
PREVENT SHIPMENT OF
SUPPLIES.

Bluefields. March 25.-Madrizs
army IL advancing, destroying prop
|erty on the way. The town Is In
panic. The battleship Tacoma is or
dered here to protect Americans.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
Twelue People Killed in Fire at
Chicago---lncendiary Blaze at
Morganfield, KY, Last Night
FAITH.

, Boston. March 25. - That
} George w. Coleman. who looted
, the National bank OF Cambridge
} to the extent OF s250,00O. still
} has some one to trust him Is
} proved today when IL was an
} nounced that he will wed Miss
} Mamie Hightower. OF Kansas
} City, before the trial. Coleman
} refused TO confirm or deny Il.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-25
GOOD FRIDAY "a
GENERAL FORREST
RAIDED PADUCAH
Drizzling Rain Was Falling
and Roar Of Artillery
Was Heard.
Contrast in Every Way With
Present Anniversary.
GEN. THOMPSON WAS KILLED

Today is Good Friday and also the
forty-sixth anniversary of Forests
raid into Paducah. That was on
Good Friday also.
While all Is peaceful today, the
Confederate troops on Friday, March
20, 1864, were making It warm for
the federal guards at the fort. and
citizens we're fleeing for protection.
1t is warm as summer today, but then
a cold drizzling rain was falling when
the Confederate troops reached Pa
ducah at O'Clock In the afternoon
from Mayfield, where they camped
the night before. The purpose of the
visit here was to get horses, pro-
visions and clothing and as a result a
short skirmish, In which several were
killed and wounded. took place.
DR.. Brooks, who was "top" SER
geant in Company d, Third Kentucky
regiment. said when they arrived he
was minus a hat and coat He took
a Yankees coat from the First Rap
tist church building, which was a hos
pital, and at Eighth and Harrison
streets he went to house and asked
for a hat. Just as he had spoken a
shell went through tho door and
burst. 81 didn't need hat then" he
laughed.
The Confederates entered the ma
rine hospital about where the tobacco
warehouse stands now, at Fifth and
Clay streets. and fred into the fort
Shot and shells were coming thick
and fast from the fort and from gun
boats in the Ohio. In the same room
with DIR. Brooks were Ed Moss and
Otho Rosenkrantz. Both were killed
and Moss was cremated in the build
Ing that night He was struck by a
bullet that cut his spine. That day
saw IA killed and 10 wounded in
DR.. Brooks company. "But that
wasn't anything" he said today. "It
was just a skirmish. II wasn't un-
common TO see 900 dead men lying
on the field in battle. II the peo-
pie would see 1000 dead men along
Broadway today they would think the
end of the world was coming"
CoI. Thompson's Death.
Today Is also the forty-sixth anni-
versary Of the tragic death of Col.
A. p. Thompson. While riding horse
back at Sixth and Trimble streets he
was struck by a cannon ball that
severed his body at the waist. When
he was reached the upper part Of his
body had fallen in an upright posi-
ton on the ground while the lower
part remained in the saddle. II is
said that an old servant OF Colonel
Thompson's shot him by accident.
Charles Younger was also killed that
day.
At Tenth and Clay streets Col Ed
/ Grassland was wounded by a bullet
in his right leg. He was accidentally
shot. But that day the sharpshooters
were active and all the federal men
were forced into the fort and re-
NAMED quiet. Many citizens fed to
the fort for protection. The fort was
situated almost on the present site of
Riverside hospital. DR.. Brooks re-
called that Capt. Joe Fowler crowded
people on the old wharfboat and
ltowed ii to the Illinois side for
safety. 1"rTrWy
Many veterans were discussing
what happened In Paducah this day
forty-Six wears ago