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f VOL XXVII NO 42 PADUCAH KY FRIDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 18 1910 TEN CENTS PER WEEK
CHILD SWALLOWS S
POISON AND DIBS
FROM THE EFFBC T
Little William Morrison So I
W H Morrison oi South
Sixth Street
FoundEye Medicine in Sew
stag Machine Drawer
MEDICAL EFFORTS UNAVAILING
From the effects of drinking about
ono tourth Of an ounce of an vyo
solution containing morphine and
atropla Wtlo William H MorrUoti
tho clchteonmqnthsold eon of Mr
and Mrs Holland Morris 820 South
Sixth street died this morning at
1230 oclock The child obtained
thu mrdelno yesterday afternoon
about 6 oclock and tho poison was
thoroughly assimilated In 1U system
as tt was nearly two hour boforo a t
physician readied him
Tho little boy wu playing In a
room yentofday afternoon when ho
found tbo bottle containing about
onehalf ounco of tho medlelnu
which was tin eye remedy that had
been used about two years ago by
Mr Joseph Wagner He played with
tho bottle far some time and when
found by his parents about half of
the fluid that was In the bottle had
disappeared and It Is estmatcd that
the child draaK about onefourth of
an ounce AN quickly as possible
tho parents gave home emetlca but
little benefit was derived
Telephone calls were sent for phy
sicians but as many doctors were
going to their homes for supper It
was some time before a physician
could be located and reach the homo
Dr C A Iiuell was the first to
reach tho boy who was drowsy
from tho effect of tho poison Dr
Horace River nnd Dr W J Ham
arrived fn a short time but all ef
forts to countoract tho polsohs
proved fruitless From tho first It
won seen that It was a hopeless
case Dr N W Hilton of the staff
of tho Illinois Central hospital
worked with the child several hour >
but only a few times did ho appear
to rally and early this morning tho
boy died
Tho bottle containing tho poison
was filled about two years ago It
was In a drawer of the sewing ma
chine and parents never thought of
their young son finding It Morri
son Is a hostler at tho Illinois Cop
tral round house
Tho little child lot conscou
ness soon after drinking tho poison
and physicians that wero called were
afraid to use a stomach pump on ac
count of tho weak heart action Mor
lorIIpblno
phlno was given as an antidote
The funeral will bo conducted at
3 oclock tomorrow afternoon at tho
homo and burial will be at Oak
Grove cemetery
New KiMtrm star ClmI er
A new chapter of tho Eastern Star
will be Installed at awn Springs
tonight Mr B W NVhlllemorc
grand worthy patron of tho state
wMl Install tho lodge which will
start off under auspicious circum
stances Several members from Pa
ducah are expected to attend the In
stallation Snow
Toad In Snow nt heath
Whether It Y8111o part of tho enow
p > tt and rain that fell yesterday
C H Unsolt a well known farmer of
Heath Is I uncertain but while cknr
inK away a path this morning ho
uncovered a frozen toad An UMJ
toads am usually u deep In their
holes an tho ground hogs at this sea
ton Mr Uneclt ts unable to account
for tho frog unices It descended
from tho skies
8HKINERH WILL ATTEND
LOUISVILLE MEETING
A number of Paducah Shiners
will attend a celebration of the
Bhrliio at Mndlsonvllle February 23
Mr 1 Halley has spent several day °
In tho city Interesting local Shrlnor
to attend and las night ho left for
Fulton and other towns In western
Kentucky Tho Madlsonvillo Shrln
era promise a big time The Padu
cah Shrlncrs will leave on train No
102 and will return early tho next
morning on train No 103
Chicago Market
May High Low Clots
Wheat 114 Vi 1121l3ryi
Corn CG66i j COVt
Oats 48 4747th
Pror 2395 2070 wiu
Lard 1294 1277 1280
Ribs 12GO Ii245 1245
Louisville Ky Feb 18 Special
Host touched 960 today
+
Officers Fire When Mob at Cairo
Attacks County Jail and One Man
is Killed and Four Are Wounded
Militia on Guard There Today
to Protect City Mob Wish
ed to Lynch Purse Snatch
ers Confined in Jail
Cairo 111 Feb 18 Special
Local company of militia K will bo
relieved this afternoon at 3 oclock
on the arrival of two companies one
of which Is from Efflngham 111
They will bo accompanied by a per
sonal representative of tho governor
Feeling Is running high but today
has progressed so far without any
demonstrations Trouble Is I expected
tonight All saloons are closed with
Darnings that their licenses will bo
revoked If they violate orders to
close
tAt midnight a party of about 100
men gathered at the court house and
demanded of Sheriff NclII that ho
give up tho two n < grw 6 who have
been l snatching purses from whlto
ladles this week John Pratt and
Lincoln Wilson and they wero fired
on by a rquad of deputies with the
result that one man was kilted and
Four wero wounded
The dead man was lying on tho
porch at tho front entrance to the
court house and as tho sheriff could
permit no ono to approach to take
him away nor permit any one Inside
the court house to jy out tho Ident
ity of tho deed men couM not bo as
certained up to 2JO this morning
It was learned at 3 ock > ck this
morning that the dead man was AJax
M or Splnny HallMny formerly a
street car conductor hero a shingle
man and eon of former Mayor Thorn
ne W Halllday He is 1 known to
bave boon with the crowd on the
front porch < 5f the court house and
was missed Prom tho crowd He was
about 35 year old
Tho wounded are
John Mahoney blacksmith shot In
bead with malt shot = wound not sec
rJoiisSam
Sam Wcrelngtr shot in side of
btttd by email shot and badly lacer
ated but Ot fatal
George n Walker Associated
Pm correpondent shot with tel
let in leg and coat torn by email shot
Horton Cochran shot In tinkle
Orders Irom CSovrrnor
Sheriff Nellls was naked by tele
phono topermit same one to fake the
s body of the dead man nwayt Ho saM
ho would have to lay there all night
I It the mob did not disperse Ito bad
orders from tho governor to permit
no ono 4o get near tho jail
Dr McMatJUt 1 was notified and he
had a conversation with the sheriff
tho latter Informing him that under
orders from tho governor no one
would be allowed to enter the court
hours yard until order had been re
stored
Shot Without Onlrr
When tho mob first appeared at
the court house Sheriff NcllU came
to tho door and told the men nearest
him that ho was sheriff and would
protect tho Irrlroncn In his charge
Ho was about to ray more when a
number of shots rang out from tile
window of the court house at which
a number of deputies had been sta
tioned
It appears that all the harm was
done by this one volley The mob
fired no idiots at the court house
The crowd waif stunned by tiro recep
lion they got and made fro further
effort to get Into the court house re
tiring from tho yard Many other
bots wero fired from limo to time
by the deputies at tho windows at
any person In front of tho court
house or who passed In tho street
Sheriff Nollls had several talks
with tho governor and says ho acted
Petition Circulated I
I
I I For Paducah Sleeper
A petition Is being circulated in
Paducah this week to tho Illinois
Central Railroad company asking
that the company put on a Loulsvlllo
sleeper for the benefit of Paducah
patrons
Tho request Is that a sleeper bo
added to its train arriving hero at
bet
dropped off for uo on tho train
leaving nt 120 the next morning
This would enable passengers for
Louisville to go to bod at any time
In the evening before train time and
permit those returning from Louls
vlllo to occupy the sleeper until a
reasonable hour In tho morning
Cal Harry O Rhodes Is circulat
ing the petition and It la l being
signed by every ono to whom It Is
presented
presentedThis
This train would bo the greatest
I convenience for Paducah natrons of
the road UN I know of and I halo
c
In accordance with Instructions from
the chief executive
yWhen tiro crowd loft Uio court
Continued on Page Eight
j
IMPBaCH GLAVIS
PLAN OF DBPENSl
8U11POKXAS roll WITNESS IX
SEATTLE DIXMANDIM DIi
I1ATI 4 IX OOXGUESS
I Washington Feb ISAt the
nalllngcr hearing today It developed
that the secretarys counsel will try I
to Impeach somo of tho testimony
of 01 avis When Vertrcos requested
n subpoena for Adolph Ilehrcna of
Seattle whom Olnvla alleged was a
close frlqnd of the former chief of
tho Seattle division field service
Dennett and thus acquired extensive
Alaska claims
claimsCannon
Cannon Scoml
Washington Feb 18Tho Indian
appropriation bill was partly consid
ered by the house Burke of South
Dakota reportkig the measure spoke
at length upon the condition of tho
Indians While the appropriations for
tho present fiscal year aggregated
nearly 12000000 tho aggregate of
the pending bill Is I only fS273GG2
excluding payments to be made from
trust funds
Juet before adjournment Dies of
Texas mado a stirring appeal for re
strictions in tbo Immigration law
and denounced Cannonism
Cannon ho said like a Cot
lowus sits astride the house Has
the time come when only tho Cannon
Republicans can form a majority of
tbo committee and only the Cannon
Democrats be placed upon the minor
It1eJo I f 4tbpsocommittees7
Mod of tho constituents declared
Dies would rather see their ropre
roproI I
Continued on Page Two
TIIIUI IIITIT ix COLLISION
Springfield 0 Feb 18TbTeo
trainmen were probably fatally In
JurW when a passenger train north
bound on the Detroit Toledo
Ironton railroad dashed into the rear
end of on extra freight train near
Rosewood during a blizzard
Tho Injured are
Engineer Frank Mills Fireman C
CtW
W Dickinson Conductor C 0
Drown I
DrownSo
No passengers were Injured
Ilia HUNT KNDS
Oondokoro Soudan Feb 18 0
Roosevelt and his party de
parted down tho Nile today
aboard the steam launch for
Khartoum The hunt can now
be Bald to bo ended The
launch Is the best on tho Nile
and owned by General WIngate
Sardar of the Egyptian army
There will bo several little side
hunts on way down the Nile to
Khartoum but It Is not ex
petted the party will bag any
gaino of consequence noose
a volts trophies comprise 83 dif
ferent largo animals and
snakes Kermit killed 40 oth
ers Tho specimens nil have a
been sent to the Smithsonian
o Institute New York museum of
o natural history and other mu
seems
I
no hesitancy In saying that tho com
pany will soon find It a good Invest
ment There Is I probably more travel
from Paducah to Loulsvlllo than to
any other point on tho Illinois Con
tral system and with lie present
schedule travel Is anything but pleas
ant You either have to lose a half
day In Louisville or arrlvo hero at
an unearthly hour In the morning
when coming this way and In suing
to Louisville you have to alt up to
after midnight to get your train
which emnctlnves Is one to two hours
late or leave here at noon and lose
a halfjjjh In that way
F IEf information I have gather
ed I believe the company wilt grant
tbo request tis It has always shotfn
a disposition to treat Padutab
cloverlY
IrN M Colo of Denton was In
the city today on business
GRIP OF WEATHER
IS THREATENED BY
MIDWINTER SUN
Traction Lines Are All Open
But Railroads Experience
Their Worst Time
L
Temperature Down to Ten
Above
NEW THERMOMETER INSTALLED
Tho Evening Sun has pur
chased raaxltnum and minimum
thermometers duplicates of
those used by the government
observer and recommended by
tho forecaster at Louisville
These have been Installed and
tho first readings were taken e
today Tho lowest recorded
was 10 above and tho maxi
mum registered 34 today
Hereafter Paducah will have a c
faithful record of local weather
conditions from this office
f
All Kentucky Caught
Louisville Ky Feb 18 Special
Kentucky Is In the grip of tho
worst blizzard in years Especially
lis it severe in the western part of
the state but tho snow and ice ex
tends over al sectioqs Trains are
I delayed and the telegraph service Is
hampered In Louisville this morn
lug the lowest registered was 5 de >
I grees above zero
I
Local Situation
Paducah is gradually recovering
from tho effects of the blizzard To
day all street cars wero in opera
tion throughout tba Jlty and work
men were busy clearing tho tracks
on either side
Several hundred dollars damage
was reported by telephone lines
The East Tennessee Telephone com
pany suffered practically no loss In
the city with tho exception of sev
eral poles breaking off The worst
trouble was experienced on tho toll
lines near Eddyville and ICuttawa
Damage to the extent of 500 was
dono to wires and poles In Paducah
owned by the Home Telephono com
pany They report no loss along
the toll lines
Fast passenger train No 103 due
at 362 oclock from tho east did
not arrive until after 9 oclock this
mornlHg The train was demyed In
getting out of Louisville In malting
connections with eastern trains
whllo the trip from Loulsvlllo was
made In much slower tlmo than
scheduled Tho passenger train
from Cairo arrived late as fs wires
wore not working and th 9 jrenglneer
ran on slow speed
speedCharity
Charity Club
The Charity club has received
many requests for coal and fuel yes
terday and today Yesterday 40
families sent In appeals for assist
ance while today equally that many
wore received Tno cold wave has
proved unusually hard on the porn
families of the city
RBPRIMAND
GIVEN PATROLMAN FOIL GIVING
WAY TO TEMPER
Someone Cussed Him Out Over
Phono anti Ho Went on tho
War Path
y
With a reprimand Patrolman Hen
icy Franklin was dismissed of lionI I
charge of misconduct while on duty
by tho hoard of fire and police com
missioners last night Tho charge
was preferred frr Yardmaster Dyers
of tho Illinois Central railroad fol
lowing n dispute that arose over two
men trying to uso a teleprone at the
tame time
During tho controversy from the
evidence txjmubody is alleged to have
called Patrolman Franklin a vile
name The patrolmen remonstrated
thinking that It was Mr Dyers Mr
Franklm said at the time his wife
was 111 and that bo was worried and
agitated because of tho loss of sleep
and was In a quarrelsome mood
Yordmastor Dyers said ho regretted
preferring the charges when the true
jiltuatlcti was learned Mayor Smith I
called Patrolman Franklins atten
tion to the fact that a patrolman
should take more abuse than a prlI I
kato citizen Patrolman Franklin
AromUed to hold his temper bat con
I jrol next tirao
k M Y
n
Steers Bill Permitting Mingling
of Tobacco of Same Grade Passes
Lower House of the Legislature
Exciting Time Experienced
Yesterday Afternoon in I
Downing Lieut Gov Cox
on County Unit Bill
Frankfort Ky Feb 18 Special
Tho Steers bill passed tho house
allowing warehousemen to com
mingle tobacco of like grades After
a long fight the house refused to
make tho Waggoner county unit bill
a special order
The senate passed the bill appro
priating 2200 additional annually
for Bowling Green and Richmond
Normal schools and J 300 00 for the
State university
Tho good roads bill providing for
an expert Inspector or roads to be
appointed toy the agricultural com
missioner passed the senate
The lioupo passed tho bill provid
ing pensions for Confederate vet
erans
County Unit Killed
Frankfort Ky Feb 18Tho lora
option election fight switched to the
senate and after a arlamentary i
fight that waxed exceedingly warm
the Watkkis county unit locaj option
bill and its tVja brother the Vice
bill were both put to bleep for tho
rest of the session but the manner
of killing each bill differed widely
Whllo the Vice bill was put to
sleep by an unfavorable report of the
committee the dry forces took an
other tack to save tho Watkins bill
and for over two hours they made
things very uncomfortable for the op
ponents of the county unit measures
the time being Interspersed with bril
liant oratorcal flights and parlia
montary parries
However in the cad the Watklne
bill was also killed but by tho dote
margin of 18 to 1C overruling Presi
dent Cox who had ordered the bill
placed in the orders of the day after
being called from the committee
under a constitutional privilege by a
member Senator Thomas
The opponents of the local option
bills were In high feather after effect
ually disposing of both these trouble
Some measures In one day It la 1 not
expected that they will bob up
again In tho upper branch during this
session
sessionWhen
When the Vice bill was reported
without expression of opinion by the
committee on religion and morals
through Its ehalrmanBenator Thomas
A Combs of Lexington President
Cox ruled that under the rules of the
senate It was Indefinitely postponed
for the rest of the session and could
not be taken up again
At this juncture and before Sena
tor Combs could nrnko a report on
tho Watkins bill Identical In Its
provisions with the Vice bill Senator
C M Thomas of Bourbon county
Invoked the provision of tho consti
tution giving any senator tho right
to call a bill from the hands of a
committee after the bill had been in
Its hands a reasonable time nnd
ho Insisted that the bill be called
out and placed In the orders of the
dayThis
This provoked a heated discussion
senators taking e > des and Indulging
In constitutional arguments oa the
Question at Issue President Cox nco >
knowledged he was In doubt about
the matter and pent for am opinion
from tho attorney general but before
this arrived he Enid he had been won
over byi the argument of Senator J
A Donaldson of Carroll county a
supporter of tho local optics meas
ures and ruled that the bill wits
called out and took its place In the
order of tho day
An appeal was then taken by Sena
tor Combs and more discussion fol
lowed which grow very acrimonious
For a limo tho proceedings got badly
tangled about a dozen drafts being
made of the appeal before ono was
gotten up to cult President CoX who
declared they did not state his pal
tion correctly
Senator Combs then appealed from
the decision of President Cox Pend
ing the vote President Cox surren
dered the chair to President Pro Tern I
Conn Linn
Senator Newcomb of Louisville
made a brilliant argument against
the ruling of President Cox He wild
that If tho chair was sustained It
would mean the rout of tho standing
committees and make them a uselew
adjunct of tho senate Tho vote on
the appeal from the decision of tho
chair resulted 18 to 1C against the
A Comparison of the Circula
tion of The Sun for Two Years
January 19083S29
January 190955O
January 19106SQG
This is the largest circulation
west of Louisville
AKUOPLAXE MUCKS
London Feb 18Aero
planes are at last on the mar
ket In England Tho Humbcr
company today Is l Issuing tho
first aeroplane price list ever
published In this country Fol
lowing are some of the quota
tlons monoplane threecylin 0
der thirty horse power 2250
Jourcylinder fifty horso pow
er 3875 Byplane fourcyl
o inder forty horso power G
1600
Ben Tillman is
OriticalW III
With Paralysis I
Washington Feb 18Tho con
dltlon of Senator Tlllman of South
Carolina is reported this afternoon
to bo most serious He has been un
conscious the greater part of the
day and grave fears are entertained
for his recovery At his home here
heIs suffering partial paralysis
caused by a slight leakage ot blood
In the brain from arteries weaken
ing by calcification
WASHINGTON DAY
WILL HE APPROPRIATELY CELF
IIIIATEI HERE
The Schools l Will Have Exercises and
Closo February
Washingtons birthday will boobj
jwrved generally In Paducah next
Tuesday as the birthday of the fath
or of hIs country Is a stato holiday
Aside from the observance of the day
by a cessation of business the day Is
a holiday for the school children and
will be observed nt nearly all the
schol buildings The most elaborate
celebration will bo held at the Whit
tier school where the pupils will
raise the large American flag that
was won In the civic improvement I
contest for having the prettiest
school yard
Owing to tho fact that tho school
was without a flag staff It was im
possible to raise the flag but at the
last meeting of tho school board the
request of Professor H L Donovan
was granted by tho board and Trus
t William Karnes had the staff
erected this week The program
preceding the flag raising will be
held In the North Twelfth Street Bap
Ust church which is opposite the
school because of the larger setting
capacity There will bo songs and
recitations by the pupils wihlle Hon
Charles 1C Wheeler will deliver an
oration appropriate for the flag rais
leg The program will be heM at
230 oclock In the afternoon
At all of the school buildings a
number of programs have been
planned As tho schools will bo dis
missed on Tuesday tho program will
be hed on Monday afternoon Near
ly I alt of tho entertainments will bo
Informal I
InformalIn
In the business world the day Is
observed as closely as any 3f the hol
Ways All of the banks will bo
closed the postofflco will bo open
only a short time and the letter car
ders will make only one delivery
I
presidents ruling Tho vote was as
follows 4b
For the Decision Bearfff Bertram
Gus Brown II B Brown A n Bur
cam Curcton Donaldson Graham
Grigsby Jan f Oliver Prlchard II
H Smith J T Smith Thomas and
Vice Total 1C
Agalnst the Decision U W Ar
nett Bosworth Catlett Chlpman
Combs Dowllng Eaton Hogg Bub
ble Linn Mathers Xagel Nowopmb
Rjnn E M Taylor O A Taylor
Wright and Wyatt Total 18
Tills nctlon effectually kills the bill
for tho rest of the session
President Pro Tern Linn put the
appeal and tho senate refused to up
hold tho decision of President Cox
by a vote of 18 to 1C
The Session
Senator Eaton asked tho senate to
set aside tho regular order of busi
ness In order to allow reports of
standing committees reading and
reference of bills nnd jconslderatlon
of bills which have been made spec
ial orders This was unanimously
j
I rointlnued oa Tjngv Four
r 4tJ
LEXINGTON GIVES
UP ON COMMISSION
PLAN FOR CITIES
No One Urged it at Meeting
01 Mayors at Frankfort
Ky
Other Second Class City Bills
Approved
I
INCLUDES ASSESSMENT BONDS
Lexington Ky Feb 18 Special
Owing to an inability to arouse
ny Interest In the matter It If l be
loved tho plan for the government
it Second class cities by cornml eton
will be dropped at the present ses
sion Tho meeting to be held here
prayed a fizzle
Other hills Endorsed
Frankfort Ky Feb 1SPurse
tat to the request sent out by Mayor
John Skaln several days ago tho
mayors of the cities of the Second
lass and other representatives were
present at the conference which was
a formal 1 one and held la Represent
ative W F Klalrg room at the Cap
ital hotel In Frankfort
Among those present at the meet
Ing were Mayor John Craig City So
licitor Sheppard Senator L W Ar
nett and Representative Price of
Covlngton Senator Nagel of New
port representing the mayor of that
city Representative Graves Mayor
J H Polsgrovo of Frankfort Mayor
Skaln Senator Thomas A Combs
Representative WilHam F Klalr
Judge Matt Walton City Solicitor
Allen City Attorney Wallace Muir
Superintendent ol public Works W
M Bateman and Attorney Bailey D
Berry all of Lexington
Mayor Craig of Oovlngton gas
selected as chairman of the confer
ence and Senator Nagel secretary
All the bills for the benefit of
cities of the Second class were geaer
generally
omended for passage at the present
session of the legislature
The bills favorably recommended
wero as follow
Senate bill Jfo 264 relating to
the control and Improvement of
streets sewers etc
Senate bllj No 245 known as tho
I bond Issue bill
Senate bill No 302 authorizing
tho creation of a comnHsafon to con
trol tho construction of all streets
Senate bill No 290 regulating
the cost of collecting delinquent
taxes by suit
suitIndian
Indian Revolution
Allahabad India Feb 18 Jog
dalpur Is today the center of ono of
tho most serious Indian revolutions
of recent years Thousands of na
tives are said to be Involved nnd a
small loyal population Including a
few Europeans Is In danger There
are only 120 police available The
government Is hastening troops to
the scene but It Is doubtful whether
they can arrive before an outbreak
It Is believed to be the result of an
uprising in the Bastalr state In sup
pression of which the authorities
have made little headway
LOCKSMITH FINDS NO
I VOICES INSIDE VAULT
Tho vault in tho office of Ira Dyer
Iy is In working order again as after
several days work Charles A Flake
tho locksmith has repaired the
combination Tho comblnaton was
thrown out of gear by Nick Shutler
who imagined he heard voices Inside
of the strong box It was necessary
1 to dig through the wall of the vault
remove tho lock and then take tho
mechanism apart and put It togplher
again J
againCommittee
Committee Driers trip
On account of the bad weather tho
special committee of the general
council appointed to make a tour of
the suburbs with City Engineer L A
Washington and pick out ground to
be annexed to the city has postponed
the trip until better weather Mr
Washfagton Is ready nt any time to
accompany tho committee Imme
t diate steps will be taken by the coun
cil to annex more territory to the
city and will take In the most thlcklyi
populated sections Just outside the
present limits
OLLIE JAMES HAS NO
OPPOSITION THIS YEAH
Today entries closed for tho Dem
ocratic primary to select a congree
atonal nominee in the First district
Congressman OlIIo M James bv I the
only entry In the primary d11l
aewiiauce with t the rule the coaihiU
I teo wll meet In Paducah February 24
and declare plat the t nominee
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