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BURNEDS

TO DEATHy

Fatal Five In tti Arkansas1t Lockai

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Koufrtuklan Unatlo to Bear Adverse

t OrltlolsmKins Himself Sister

Dies at Cairo

nITVow 40 YEARS

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BlnninRtam Ala Jan 16Thoprisoner troro cremated tvo fatallyburned and two other seriously hurt-a tho result of the burning of thetown Salt at Pratt Uity

Tbo dead areJOHN KELLY a white railroad

man aged 60 arrccted for drunken ¬

nessUEORUB KYLC coloredOHARLEDS RUSSELL coloredFatally hurt

11 James Smith colored William1Young oolore-dBerloullylnJrOIl areFrank Ohatflffld John Winston col ¬

oralJ There wore 1C men and four womenin tbo jail nil negroes except KellyA will pnnlo ensued when tbo firewas discoverer and tho prisoners weroroloawlI but not however until three

perishedSmith

and Young who aro expect ¬

od to die are accused of letting fire to

Itbo janKENTUOKIAN FOUND DEAD

Huntington W Va Jan 16Aman who roe stered under the nameof Prof Lymnn Elliott Smith of MaysLick Ky at tho Ulenwood Inn inKenova was found dead in his roomhaving committed suicide by shootinghimself through tho head Ho left anote which gavo his reason for hisrash act that ho had devoted his enythe llfq o Ujotndy of literature and

1 that a Baltimore newspaper hall criti ¬Jcisal some of his writings which hothought cruel and unfair and that bocould not sttnd tho censure

KEPT IfER VOW

St Louis Jan J5Truo to avowthat she main iO years ago Mrs Hook¬

er Breckinrldgo did not kayo her farmon tho St Charles road in St Louiscounty until her death Yesterday herbody was taken from tho homo placeand burton in tbo Foe cemetery

Tho loss of her only daughter bydeath was responsible for the resole ¬

tion mado in 1804 and which hadsince been religiously adhered to

DEATH AT CAIRO

Cairo Ill Jan IISidor MarsGalatia died at St Marys infirmaryof pneumonia 83 years of ago Herright namo was Lillian Baden At thooutbreak of war with Spain she was ono

of six nurses sent to Cuba At thooloeo of tho war she came to Cairo toSt Marys infirmary Her motherlives in Woodstock county Maryland

FOUND DEAD

1L 0 SECTION FOREMAN APPARENTLY DROWNED

William Flynn a section foremanon tho I O railroad was found deadtin a creek near Ware four miles fromGrand Tower Ill Ho was lying inthe water and tho supposition is thatlie mot ills loath by drowning

Doccatod was about sixty years oldHo was a native of Ireland and hadbeen employed in that vicinity as soo

tiou foreman for the last nine years

ALLEGED ROBBERY

ONE M N ARRESTED THIS AF-

TERNOON FOR ROBBINGANOTHER

Kid WHeou was arrested this afternon on a charge of robbing Wm Gayton a steamboat man of III and soy ¬

eral small articles It is said tho laterL wasailcop down somewhere near the

river when his pookots wore pickedThe accused will bo given a trial in

judge Banders court tomorrow

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IIEARSTPAPER

At St Louis to be Edited by W

J BryanI

France Addresses An Important Note

to tho Vatican Regarding Ap ¬

pointment of Bishops

REPUBLICANS MEET IN APRIL

Evansvlllo Ind Jan 16 Beforeleaving hero last night William Jon ¬

nings Bryan confided to Democratic

leaders that ho would become editorof a new daily paper to bo started atSt Loafs this year It Iis said WilliamR Hearst will be associated with MrBryan I

APPOINTMENT OF BISHOPS

Home Jan 16 Franco has present ¬

ed the Vatican with a noto in tho naturo of an ultimatum regarding thoappointment of bishops to five vacantFrench sees saying that either thopopo must approve the selections of

the French government or they willbe announced officially with tho approbation of the Holy See-

FOUND DEAD

Evansville Ind Jan 16 WilliamWnncVrllob a member of a prominentGerman family and formerly connect ¬

ed with tbo police department wasfound dead In his room this morning

REPUBLICANS MEET IN APRILWashington Jan 16After C M

Bkinettn visit hero Kentucky Re ¬

publican say a decision was reachedto have tho Kentucky state Ropubll ¬

cans convention held early in April

GOV BUSUNELL DEAD

Columbus 0 Jan 16 FormerGovernor Asa 8 Bashnell died thismorning at 1 54 oclock quietly andpatuletBly Ho had boon in a criticalcondition for several days

PASSED WORLDS FAIR BILLFrankfort Ky Jnn lISTho house

today paused the worlds fair 175000appropriation bill by a vote of 76 to 16

HE GETS

3500Verdict in the Ilottgering Case

IToday

The taOOO Verdict of Lower Court In ¬

creased fCOO Another Now on Trial

After having been on trial overthree days the case of tho 0 St Land N OlR R Co against W IIRottgoring was given to tho jury at1180 this morning and this afternoona verdict forf 3600 waa returned

The railroad company sued to con-

demn¬

a right of way through tbo do ¬

fendants property and built a railroadthrough his farm Tho damages se ¬

cured in County court In the condem ¬

nation proceedings 13000 did not sat ¬

isfy Mr Rottgoriog and ho appealedto circuit court there being awarded

3600 todayThe cue on trial at prose time was

tho suit of the 0 St L and N O

R R Co against Lizzie Libel a con ¬

demnation appeal proceedings similar I

to tho Rottgering case

SAID IT WAS FAKE

AND THEN TilE PROMOTER OUTTILE JAILER 20 TIMES

Owensboro Ky Jan 16DagR-iggs jailer of MoLeau county audIW D Croft manager of an oil bor j

lug plant got into a quarrel at Cathoun over tho oil business Riggs de ¬

Glaring that it was a fako Croft outRlggs twenty times with a pen knifebefore they could be separated RlftKis in a bad condition j

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MANY IN-

DANGER

Natives at Seoul Advocate theKilling of Foreigners

4000 Coolies Reported to Have Par ¬

ticipated in a Riot Near

Hong Kong

SO TURKS BLOWN UP

London Jan 16The Seoul cor ¬

respondent of the London Daily Mailsays that the native press Iis advocat ¬

ing tho slaughter of all foreignersUnited States Minister Allen has

ordered all American women andchildren to remain indoors and hopredicts that rioting by tho militaryis

imminentMdo Planoy the French

minister has vainly advised theemperor to tako refuge in the Frenchlegation

THIRTY TURKS KILLED

Salonioa Jan 16Tho Turkishpowder magazine in tbo Kumanovadistrict sixteen miles from Uskubhas been blown up by BulgariansThirty Turk were killed A sharpengagement is reported to have oc ¬

caned near Demirhiisar fortyfivemiles from Salonica

4000 IN RIOT

Hong Kong Jan 16A riot Iisreported to have occurred on the Hankow Canton railway about 4000coolies participating in tho disturb ¬

anoo Tho United States consul herohas telegraphed to United StatesMinister Conger at Pekin

SOME CHANGES

WILL BE MADE AT THE NEWSCHOOL BUILDING BOON

Thoro aro to bo some minor changesat tho Washington school on WestBroadway shortly The building com ¬

mittee has recommended that two ofthe basement rooms be fitted up aslunch rooms whore the children whohave to walk long distances to schoolmay placo their lunches-

It also recommends that electriclights be placed SuperintendentLeibs ofllooand that a panel be placedin that there may bo more privacy-

It is not deemed necessary to havefire escapes at the building as few oftho rooms high up aro used Therehas been a great deal of talk about re-

quiring¬

the board to place firo escapeson the blug since the Iroquois dis ¬

aster tJro aro none now but it isi ald to bo unnecessary At say ratenoetops havo yet boon taken to havethem put up

12 CONVERSIONS

AT REVIVAL AT FIRST BAPTISTCHURCH LAST NIGHT

Another largo congregation greetedRev M F Ham of Bowling Greenat the First Bnptist church last nightIt was porhajn the largest of the entiro series of meetings which openedlast Sunday

Mr Ham preached an earnest andfeeling sermon from tbo text TharolIn a way that reemoth right unto manbut the ends thereof aro the ways ofdeath Proverbs XIV 12 At tho

tweleIprayerPrayer services for men aro held

each day at noon for ladies at 930 pm and preaching services at S p m

and 730 p in Mr Ham is making afino impression

pHAND BADLY MASHED

Doll Bolan colored an employe otItho Sowoll mills while working neara saw carriage yesterday afternoonlate got his left hand caught in tbomachinery and tbo member badlymashed and lacerated Tho thumbwas so badly mashed that amputationone necessary Dr J S Troutmanrmed tho injury V L 3

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THOSEBOODLERS

Wanted Money But it WasntForthcoming

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An Illinois Man Who Believed in

Ghosts Was Frightened

to Death

HAND FOUND IN IROQUOIS

St Louis Mo Jan IB CircuitAttorney Folke was informed todaythat a reprosentatiro of tho house ofdelegates combine had solicited a bribeof 10000 from certain St Louts tick ¬

et brokers to kill tho bill lately passedprohibiting the scalping of railroadexcursion tickets

It is now charged that delegatesvoted for the bill In retaliation of thorefusal of tho ticket brokers to sub ¬

scribe to a boodle fund

BELIEVED IN GHOSTS

Norris City 111 Jan 16 Weirdnoises in the night frightened PeterKuhn to death The mans body wasfound in boda look of horror frozen onhis face A nail driven in a shinglein the roof above the head of his bed

held a tin can to which a long stringhad been attached Practical jokersby rubbing this string with rosin pro ¬

duced the sounds Kubn was a firmbeliever in ghosts

GHASTLY FIND

Chicago Jan I6A human handand some money and jewels have beenfound in the debris of the Iroquoistheater Tho hand was that of a manand apparently had been severed fromthe wrist in an attempt to got posses-

sion

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of rings As no body was foundfrom which a hand had been takenthe supposition is that tho body mayhave been consumed in the fire

The police found t30 in bills en ¬

cased in a chamois skin bag and alsoa five carat opal among the fragmentsof broken glass and charred wood

A FALSE IDEA

POLICE BOARDS CANNOT BE AP ¬

POINTED BY STATE AUTHORITIES

Tho report that a bill had been introducedat Frankforrt to take tho po ¬

lice forces in first and second class cit ¬

ice out of the hands of local authors ¬

ties and place thorn under the controlof tho governor Is untrue

The only change contemplated along that line are in Louisville Thefollowing section of the constitutionwhich cannot bo amended toy the legis ¬

lature except by voto of the peoplemakes impossible to have the policein clUe under the control of men notelected by tho people or appointed by

local authorities160 Tho mayor or chief execu ¬

tire police judge members of legisla-

tive¬

boards or councils of town andcities shall be elected by tho qualifiedvoters thereof a a Other officers oftowns or cities shall bo elected by thoqualified voters therein or appointedby tho local authorities thereof as thogeneral assembly may by general lawprovide

The only chac i now talked of is intho Edwards bill and Iis to empowerthe mayor to removo members ofboards of public works and safety athis pleasure which ho cant do underthe existing law

PADUCAH IN IT

DISPOSITION TO PLACE US INCENTRAL LEAGUE

Terro Hanto Ins Jon 16CentralBaseball league magnates are meetinghero to ararngo tho circuit and electofficers There seems to be a dispcsltion to drop Wheeling and Dayton forPaducah Ky and Peoria III Dan-

ville¬

111 too is seeking membership

The act prohibiting tho importationof silver coin not on a gold basis hasbecome a law in the Philippines U

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CROSS OF

HONOR

And Those on Whom it Will be

Conferred

Progam Completed for the Loo Birth-

day

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CelebrationTwo Good

Addresses

SPECIAL MUSIC ALSO

The celebration of Lees birthdayunder the auspices of the Daughtersof the Confederacy will be held at thecourt house on Tuesday January 10

at 8 p m The following interestingprogram bat been arranged jj

InvocationRev Mr NewellSong D1xle male quartette Will

Minnioh Harry Collins Ed Scott DrWhitesidci

Eulogy on General Leo Miss Eu ¬

genia Clark-

AddresaRev Mr SykesSongMrs ScofieldAddress Captain R J BarberConff rrinR of the Crosses of HonorReiponse Mr B H SoottSong Old Kentucky Homo

Male QuartetteMaster of Ceremonies Judge Light

footList of veterans entitled to crosses

ofhonorR

Barber Dr J G Brooks 8B Davis W S Dick J M Ezell TB Fanntoroy James Qish WTGleason J V Groif H W Hand WmHaley Joseph Hancock H W Haw ¬

kins Thomas Herndon J T Hill JW Hudson James Eoger CharlesLofland Judge L 0 Linn Gen HB Lyon RM Miles John McOreeryWB Mount Major Thomas E Moss

1DQ Murrell WB Padget WHPatterson R G Poll J E PotterColonel Charles Reed Reuben Row ¬

land B H Scott A UBean O LThompson A W Townsend JosephUllman Captain J L Webb WmWhltefleld Captain John N WilliamsRobert Wilkins

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ON THEROCKS

The Towboat Victor Damaged

Last Night-

It Is Not Thought the Injury Amounts

to a Great DeaL

The towboat Viotorowned and con ¬

trolled by Captain Dan Finney of thiscity went aground on rooks below Metropolis last night and the PenguinCaptain Finnoys other boat wentdown this morning to assist her off

The extent of the damage is notknown but it is said sho has only onosmall hole knocked in her hull

It was reported this morning thatshe had sunk but this was exaggerat ¬

ed Captain Finney is at the scene ofthe accident today pumping the Vlo ¬

tor out and putting her in shape forservice again She will havo to go ontho ways for repairs it is said

The Victor is a medium size boatand worth quite a great deal She isin excellent condition or was beforethe accident and ono of tho best towboats on tho river No exact estimateof the damage can bo made but theriver men hero say it will bo slightTho boat was coming up from Joppalast night after unloading severalbarges of ties

PISTOL STOLENRobert Reeves colored waa arrest ¬

ed today on a charge of grand larcenyand obtaining money by false pre ¬

tenses It is charged that ho stole apearl handled revolver from Mr WmGrays saloon and sold it to Ike OobenI I

Tho weapon is valued at 120

A big shoot is planned by tno Hop I

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FOREMAN

LET OUT

Mr A M Dustin Resented Inasuit and Was Dischargedx

Illinois Central Employee All oijrWhom Like Him Will Petition

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OTHER RAILROAD NOTES TODAlJ

Considerable teeIng has beetswrought up among the local IllinoisCentral boilermakers by the removalof their foreman Mr A M Dustin

Mr Dastin and a machinist namedrForrest met several days ago in dispate and Mr Forrest Iii alleged to havecalled Mr Dnstin very uncomplimen ¬

tary names Mr Dustin in a heat ofpassion slapped the machinist whoprocured a warrant against him MrDustin confessdd and was fined andthis morning was removed by tho railroad company for unbecoming conduct

Mr Dustin is one of tho most popular foremen the Illinois Central hasover had in tho boiler shops here andevery man employed in that department seemed to regret to learn of hisremoval and will petition the compa-ny to put him back in his old positionagain The petition was started thismorning and will besigned by every i

man in the shops from present indi¬

cationsMrDustin has been employed by j

tho L O for years and this is the tinttrouble he has experienced in his entire service to the I O company j

A warning order to enginemen rela ¬

tive to Tennessee street crossing hasbeen posted in the trainmen quartershere The order warns them against 7

blocking this street or any otherstreet where company tracks crosslonger than flee minutes The city re ¬

cently took steps to have this nuisance stopped and at a recent sitting oftho grand jury an indictment againstthe railroad company was returned forblocking this street over five minutestcontinually

Mr G B James has been appoint-ed

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assistant trainmaster of the Fultondistrict of the L 0 to succeed Mr WA Graham assigned to other duties ITho change is effective today

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Train No 133 the Fulton and Lowisville accommodation passenger tram iwE

was delayed one hour and ten minutesthis morning by an engine failure t

3000 VERDICT

WHAT JUDGE LIGHTFOOT GOTAT MURPHYSBORO ILL

County Judge R T Lightfoot rep

turned this morning from Murphybore III where ho went Monday toprosecute a damago suit brought byCarl Becker for Wm Becker bis sonfor 135000 damages against the 11¬

linois Central for alleged injuries tothe boy in going through the tunnelat St Louis a ventilating transomfalling on him and impairing hia y

mind IWhen Judge Lightfoot loft last t

evening tho jury had not returnedattverdict today received a telegram thata verdict had been returned for 13000

CLERKS UNION

ELECTS OFFICERS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR

The retail clerks union at its last Pmooting elected the following officersW J White president George MoGowan first vice president AdolpbMayor second vice president HenryWeimer treasurer W E Gibsonfinancial secretary Jas Sirk oarresponding secretary delegates to theCentral Labor Union W J Whit rW E Gibson and Arch EndorsTho buttons of the union have been

received and the union was reportedflourishing J1 4

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