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The Paducab Daily Sun
VOL IX NO 254 PADUPAH3 KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29 1902 10 CENTS PER WEEK
BRUCE HEAD WORSE
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News From the Patients Bedside is
Not so Cheering Today
1 County Offices Burned at Scottiville
Ky Last Night and Records
Destroyde
1 REFUSED AT UOPKINSV1LLE
HEAD IS WORSE
Pitts borg Pa Oct 29 Urnce
f Heads condition this morning at 7
oclock yes avid to be worse than at
any time since the shooting Tbe
official at the camp summoned Dr It
L Walker much earlier than usual to
his bedside Telephone communica
1 tion with camp resulted In this state
ment lie is ranch worse and his
temperature 1s higher
PUBLIC BUILDINGS BURNED
Scottsvllle Ky Oct 20TIIO
t county and circuit coutt claret offices I
were destroyed by fire this morning a t
280 oclock There was nothing saved
except six record books all the deed I
and other valuable papers being burn
ed The origin of tbe fire Is thought
to have been from a stove
REFUSED THE DIVORCE
HopkinsvllIeKy1Oct10In tbe dl
vorce case of Captain Cyrus a Hut ford I
against his wife Florence llKadford I
of Washington D 0 Judge Cook
this morning rendered a decision re
fusing to grant tbe divorce
MADE COMPLETE
COMPLETEPREPARATIONS
PREPARATIONS
Enoxvllle Oct 20 John W PCS
ton a prominent farmer quarreled
with his wife made out his will
leaving all hli property to his children I
I and committed suicide by blowing off
the top of his head with a shotgun
WRECKED BY A COW
OwensboroOot 29A freight train
on the Illinois Central railroad wai I
wrecked at Dan station by a cow
which ran across the track Nine cars I
were overturned and some of them I
badly wrecked Nobody was hurt
TDE FIRST ICE
LAST NIGHT WAS VERY MUCH I
LIKE WINTER
Government Weather Observer
Ucroemann reports 33 12 degrees a s I
e
the minimum last night in Paducah I
There woe a heavy frost in this lec1
lion and outside of Paducah it wri I
much cooler than In the city i
Ice was found in many parts of tht I I
city as well as in the county and cv
crcoats were plentiful while fires be
came a necessity
The frost probably did considerable I
damage
illS SON IS HISSING
MAN IN TENNESSEE WRITES TO I
LEARN IF HE IS HERE
roitmiuitr F MFIiher hal receiv
ed a letter from John Gooden of net
sonvllle Tenn making Inquiry for
his son Jim Uooden whom he says
left for Paducah with Bill Freeman
some time ago Since that time all I
trace of him has been lost If anyone
knows of his whereabgjts a favor will
be conferred on the father by notify
ing him
himMr
Mr J T Myles the Lonlsvllla to
bacconist Is at the Palmer on business
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A GOOD TIME COMING
Chief Collins Has Instructions as to
What to Close Sunday
The Temperance People Have Not
Made Progress Enough to Jus
tify Report
PRESENT STATUS OF THE CASE
The gentlemen back of the fight for
a local option election are very reti
cent about their plane whatever they
are Chairman Toof stated this morn
Ing that he was not at liberty to talk
and has made no appointments the
are ready for publication
He declined to make a statement
about the plans or whether there wee
as reported a prospect of rescinding
the action of the mass meeting Sun
day and declaring off the prepara
trons for a local option fight Mr
Toot said that probably there would
be ooze tang to give out In a day or
two but tbat nothing will be given
out until everything ii ready
There was A meeting of the retail
liquor dealers yesterday afternooubnt
action was positioned pntll Friday and
nothing was done
The general public Is becoming
thoroughly aroused > and a conserve
stod p
proceedings where they are
A member of the building commit
tee of the fraternity building state d
this morning that a meeting of the
commlteo ii to be held Thursday al
which the advisability of suspending
everything until this question Is set
tled will be discussed There seem
to be a sentiment among some not tc
begin building or take any farther
steps to build until the confusion and
uncertainty are cleared away
Chief of Police Collins will send ant
notices to toe various persons who will
have to close cp Sunday and just
beings
tramped on In away little anticipated a
week ago Tbll question of a closed town
am tf
tendon of tbe pnbllo more than that ol
local option
City Attorney Jesse Gilbert whose
duty it is to prosecute all cases In the
police court has furnished to Chief
of Police James Collins the following
which will govern Chief Collins in en
forcing the law next Sunday and
de
which shows what must close on the
Sabbath
This Ii the first time it has been
made public and doubtless it will l
prove of great Interest to Paducah
Bus
ePaducah Ky Oct 28 1903
Mr Jamea Collins
Chief of Police
Paducah Ky
IDear SIr In compliance with your I
request for a list of occupations pro
hibited by Section 1321 Kentucky
Statutes which 11 M follows No
work or business shall be done on the
Sabbath day except tbo ordinary
household offices or other work re
quired In the maintenance or opera
lion of a ferry skiff or steamboat
or steam or street railroads If any
person on the Sabbath shall himself
be found at his own or any other
trade or calling or shall employ big
apprentices or other person in tabor I
or other business whether the same I
be for profit or amusementun less such I
as Is I permitted above shall be fined
not less than two nor more then fifty
dollars for each offense Every per
son or apprentice to employed shall be
deemed a separate offense Persons
who are members of a religions socie
ty who observe as a Sabbath any oth
or day In tho week than Sunday shall l
not be liable to the penalty prescrib
ed in this section if they observe as n
Sabbath one day In each lovenai hero
In provided The above Is known
as the Sunday law and will liT
tbat what Is necessary Ii n question
which has been differently construe t
by courts of last resort In the case
of The Commonwealth of Kentucky vs
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company decided by Judge Pryor and
reported In the Third Kentucky Law
Reporter Judge Pryor says that no
twttgilellnltlcn can be given of the
wont necessity than the following to
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THE BEST TALENT
President Mitchell Will Have the
Miners Cause Well Represented
The Name of David B Hill ai Counsel
Has Been Mentioned in
Washington
THE COMMISSION STARTS OUT
Washington Oct 29 There Ii ev
crT indication that the issue between
the anthracite miners and the coal op
eratori will be fought out before tho
strike commission with all the fierce
ness of a life and death cause In court
On this account John Mitchell repre
seating the laborers has been advised
by high authority In Washington to
employ the best legal talent obtaina
ble He has accepted the advice and
when the time comes for the Hearing
will have the miners represented by a
lawyer of national reputation
No deolson has yet been reached
bat It Is learned from good authority
that the name of David B Hill is un
der conslderaton
It has been found that the operator
will spare to expense in obtaining
eminent legal talent to represent tie r
case When tbe hearings begin and
the testimony supporting tbe conten
lion of the strikers and the answer of
fie operators Is taken every point wU
be fought and every possible legal
technicality will be made me of
Witnesses will be crossexamined and
tIt legal meant and methods doped
It was the Intention of the miners
to have Mr Mltchel and his deputies
represent their case to the end He
has conducted himself alone against
all of the operators In all of the nego
tiations np to data with 10 much firm
ness and dignity that the other strike
leaders have thought it best for him I
to continue ilnglebanded but In view
of the Intentions of the operators to
contest all of the issues with the ben t I
lawyeriMr Mitchell has decided that
it would be wise for him to olio em
ploy a great lawyer that the cause of i
fd
the strike might not be In danger and I
that the work of the commission
might not be regarded on account of t
lack of knowledge of legal procedure I
on his part
The issues brought out at the meet
Ing yesterday John Mitchells status
the objection of Mr Thomas to thee
word arbitration and the request
of Mr Baer that the case between
each company and its men be coned
ered separately are considered to be
practically settled or at last threat
ening no danger or daisy The com
mission Itself sill decide what con
ditions can be Investigated and passed
upon u general and common to all
companies and what cases will be
treated as special
The commission left here this af
ternoon and arrive at Scranton toI
night at 1080 oclock Tile Forest
City mines will be first investigated
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WANTED IN KENTUCKY
Negro Wounded In Memphis Hos
pital Shot at Wickliffe
His Absence Relieved a Railroad Con
tractor of a Grave Charge
Last Week
VICTIM DECLINES U TO TALK
A negro found badly wounded in
Memphis a few days ago is not the
one shot by Mrs Fred Long of Fol
ton while attempting to burglarize
the honsebnt ii one wanted at Wick
liffe Ey
Tile mystery was solved yesterday
Ills name U Charles Thomas alias
Tonyand he was found by tbe Hem
phis police last week it the Illinois
Central depot suffering from a gun
shot wound The negro was tent to
the city hospital bat refuted to dl
volge any information concerning his
critical condition Several bnckshot
were located in his beast by the hOI
pital surgeons A woman was with
hm and was closely questioned by the
artborltles but she declined to say
anything about It I
Tee negros reticence relieved RL
Cheshire a railroad contractor at
WickllHe Ky of the grave charge
of attempted murder Two weeks
ago Thomas who is a hostler at the
camp of Stroub and Cheshire rail
road contractor ill miles northwtit
of Wlckilffe began to Imbibe freely
of mean whiskey He wound up in a
state of howling Intoxication He shot
several times at his wife and a male
companion but his aim was bad and
no harm resulted After roaming for
several hours leaking excitement be
drew bear i o tent I of hit employers
Calling Mr Cheshire oil he deliber
ately aimed his pistol The contract
or had heard of tbo brawl that night
ho
bad a shotgun with aim With this
anticipation he was too Quick for the
t e
negro and fired without lifting the
1 gun into the usual position
The wounded negro was picked np
and it was thought that he could not
live Mr Cheshire gave himself up
and at tho preliminary trial gave bond
for f 1000 The regular trial was set
for last Saturday The wounded ne
gro had flown no one appeared against
Cheshire and the case was agallltI I
Later It developed that Thomas
had gone to Memphis and since been
lingering in much agony at the hOI
pitalMURDERERS
MURDERERS AT LEXINGTON
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Lexington Ky Oct 20Tho
cases of Earl Whitney and Claude
OBrien pharged with the murder of
merchant A n Chinn have been set
for the December term of the circuit
court and will be called on the first
dayMiss
Miss Lillian Rudy of Morganfield
will arrive tomorrow on a visit to rel
alive
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25 Year Guarantee on
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Silver Plated Ware I
Spoons Knives and Forks
We Guarantee to every Purchaser
We guarantee > To everypurcha er that
they are the bas that can
be produced by skilled workmen with latest machinery and
best material This guarantee is based upon a reputa
tion for excellence and integrity in manufacture embrac
ing a period of 50 years
The Monogram Goods are guaranteed to wear 25
year in ordinary family use
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COLON IS REJOICING
The Defeat of the Colombian Revo
lulionists Is Reported
Gen Uribe Captured With Men and I
Ammonltlon Which Ends =
Revolution
NEWS RECEIVED AT CAPITOL I
Panama Oct 29 The revolutionary
general Uribe Urlbn with ten cannon
2500 rifles and 300000 rounds of am
munition has surrendered to Gen
Marjarres at Rio Frio near Santa
Marta
The revolutionary forces under
Gen Uribe Uribe which were de
feated October U at La Cienaga re
treated to Ro arid Krlo and took up po
sitions there Gen Marjarrei with
2000 men proceeded against the reb
els from La Oienaga and engaged the
enemy two days later The govern
ment general succeeded in surrounding
the rebels and forcing them to surren
der
Gen Castillo was with Gen Uribe I
Uribe
Toe news of this victory was receiv
ed here by Gen Perdomo and GOT
oOT1Salazar
Salazar In a telegram from Gen Mar 1
jams Detalli of the engagement I I
are lacking but heavy casualties oq I
both sides are reported
The surrender of Uribe bribe ii
laid to complete tho pacification of
the department of Magdalen and Doll
Tar The revolutionists now occupy
the Isthmus only
In the fight of Ocober 14 at La
Uieraga the revolutionary force con
sisted of 1300 men
THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON
Washington Oct 29 Confirmation
of the news ef the surrender of Gen
Uribe Uribe was contained in the fol
lowing dispatch received at the Co
lombian legation here last night
Panama Oct 28 Urljo Urlbe and
Castillo surrendered at La Oienapa I
with a large quantity of arms and am
munition
munitionThe
The legation officials declare that
with the surrender of Cribs Urlbe
the life of the rebellion in the In
terior of Colombia hal received its
death blow and that the complete
pacification of that portion of the
country must inevitably follow lit
was they lay the acknowledged
leader of the movement against the
d
government and by him rnergy and
perseverance In raising and equipping
troops and securing assistance from
the outside has kept the revolution
going for several years
MAY BE NO TRIAL
NOT CERTAIN WHAT WILL BE
DONE IN THE BRIGGS
GARR CASE u
Tbe trial of the case in which Rev
G W Briggs is charged with cutting
Mr T J Garr proprietor k of The
Inn is set for tomorrow In tbe police
court An effort is being made to keep
the affair out of the courts which is I
tbe desire of all concerned to do but
with what effect is uncertain at pres
ent Mr Oixrr Is not badly hurt and
may be able to get out by tomorrow
No warrant has yet been lisnedas Mr
Garr Is unable to no before the author
ities and give the necessary informa
tion
Chief of Police Collins said that
summons would be taken out against
Mr Oarr to appear and answer ques
tions At the city hall a reporter
was iniotiiKMl that the officers of the
law are powerless to stop a projcntion
of this nature when it is within their
power to secure witnesses and that
they would have to let tho case go the
rounds of the court the prosecution
being on part of the commonwealth
and not Mr Garr
ONLY A FEW VOTERS REGISTER
Today Is the last day the voters
who were ill dnrlrg the registration
days or abstnt from the city have to
register and up until press lime fi
Republicans 1 Independent and 14
Democn > U Jail registered 1
Jar and Mrs A J Decker left this 1
moinng for Memphis to be gone say
aril de re
I
H
WAS A NOTED CASE
The First Communisitic Societys
Last Chapter Written
Court of Appeals of the United States
Decides in Favor of the
Defendant
HISTORY OF THE CASE
OASES
Washington Oct 2S1Tho au punce
ment that the United States Supreme
court has decided the case of Chris
tian Schwartz et at against John S
Date et al in favor of the defendant
Doss brings to a close a remarkable
case with a more remarkable story at
tached It Ii the last chapter In the
history of the first communistic socie
ty over founded in America and tolls
of the emigration from Wnrtemberg
nearly a hundred years ago of a band
of fanatical and ignorant peasants led
and Influenced by one George Rspp
described as superior to the people
about him and able to control them
absolutely Rapp In 1800 preached
a new gospel that the Lord had cho
sen him as the spiritual leader of the
people and In order to save themselves
from damnation a separation from
the church and an emigration to eith
er the Holy Land or America was in
cumbent upon them They chose the
latter place and In ISO 1 settled in But
ler county Pa tbe remnant of the
society now consisting of only a few
aged and infirm women presided
over by Dust Land Is owned by them
In the city of Pittibnrg woth 4000
000 in addition to a savings bank
The petitioners are descended from
the seceden ot the old iolety who
claim that the orgillal principle of
community of goods has long since de
part d i that the society has ceased to
exist and that the lands Ihonld be dl
vided The supreme court has deolded
against them and In favor of Does and
the old women Upon reaching Amer
ica Rapdilald down Ironclad rules
which were followed without the
slightest deviation All possessloni
were yielded to the common stock
thus forming the first American Com
munistic Society Rapp explained to
them that this bad been done by the
seconds j I
coming Rapp acted as sole judge and
jury prescribed the hours of working
and rest and the nature and amount
of food to be eaten A decree Issued
by Rapp in 1807 enforced celibacy
upon the whole community and spar
ated husbands and wives
In 1814 the society emigrated to Po
lOT county Ind but after eleven
years returned to Pennsylvania
When Rapp died In 1874 the govern
ment passed into the hands of a board
of elders which now consists of Dun
and one of his relatives
STOLE A DOG
THIS IS THE CHARGE REGIS
TERED AGAINST ISAAC
JACOBS
lasso Jacobs colored was arrested
Ithll afternoon by Officer Emit Gout
t
faux on a charge of obtaining money
by false pretenses
It is claimed that he stole a dog and
sold It to A Hodges another negro
Hodges appeared with the officer to
take out the warrant the dog having
been taken away from him by the
owner who claimed It was stolen
Jacobs refused to return the money
tied Hodges resorted to the law Ja
cobs used to be considered a champion
chicken thief a few yean ago
INSTANTLY KILLED
DEADLY WORK OF AN ILLINOIS
CENTRAL TRAIN
William Goode a farmer of near
Greenville Ky was struck by nn I
e train last night shortly after dusk
aud instantly killed
His head wee severed atom his body
and also was his right rim Uoodo
tried to f cross ahead of the train and I
did tnt exercise the propr speed and
was caught He was a middleaged
man and left several relatives In that
section
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Mrs Eliza Dipple ii I quite iiJ
her home en Adami street
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