The Paducah Evening Sun, 1906-09-27

GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH IS HERE Arrived This Morning And City is Full of Strangers Crowds Watched the Unloading mid I Dig Top Is Juiiiinctl fllillI Afternoon I j ALL DRY UNDER THE CANVAS 1 I The circus la here Where yesterday day the grounds back of time Illinois I Central machine shops were a rolling stretch of green fields today there Ist I t a sweeping sea of canvas Tents I cover twelve acres of ground Precisely at 2 oclock this morning the first of the special trains pulled In from Hopklnsvllle + Four others followed In the next couple of hours and then the performers andthe monster array of parapherpalli I of the Barnurn Bailey circus was then11 I j No fime was lost In beginning I the Work of preparation for tiro days shows j showsTo To watch the preparations of a circus for the days performance Is In many ways no less fascinating than to watch the performances Item selves Tinsel and bright costumes the blaze of the bands the pink lem lemonade - onade lemonade and peanuts are nil absent when the preparations arc on foot but one then has an opportunity of seeing something of the system with without - out without which a circus would be disor disorganized - ganized disorganized and farslcal The system of the Barmini Bailey people Is In incomparable - comparable incomparable Shouts of command the scurrying employes counter countermanding - manding countermanding of orders there were none of these this morning Men took their places quickly Time toot of a whistle or a word or two sharply spoken and stakes were driven can canvas - vas canvas raised cages arranged or seats sprang Into their places as If by magic Everything welt smoothly the wrangling and Vofanlty common with many shows were absent Jlere the work was donor and It was done quickly and without a semblance of contusIon There was a great deal that was of Interest to be seen as one took a casual stroll about the grounds and when the Sun man walked among the tents It was clear that the joys of circus day were coming home to thousands Added pleasure came about 11 oclock when Prince You turkey a Japanese did marvelously clover feats of wire walking Un doiibtedly the representative of the mlkad can have few equals as the performer of such acts Long before the time set for tho afternoon performance thousands had gathered In and about the tents In the main tent the performance kept the crowd In supreme humor Marvelous thrilling acts by horsemen and horsewomen no less skilled and daring than the performance > ot the sterner BOX by acrobats Mire walk walkers - ers walkers trick bicyclists and others with various races funmaking of the clowns and the trick animals trained to such a degree that they seemed possessed of almost human Intelll gence never failed for an Instant to hold the attention None of the events however ap approached - proached approached the Trip of Death In pow power - er power to hold rlvlted upon every move movement - ment movement of all concerned In It the at attention - tention attention of the thousands seated In the vast tent One cannot describe the sensation which grips one as the tying auto with Miss Butler strap ped to the seat hustles through the air turning a somersault and then rushes down the Incline to the ground The act Is truly a fitting climax to a show which In all Its features thoroughly I deserves the ad jectives wonderful and Unique The Dip of Death at night comes third upon the program so all should go early Despite the rain of thiS last two days the grounds are In ex excellent - cellent excellent shape and where It has been found necessary tho management I have used straw lavishly I to Insure I comfort to patrons And what of the show Itself Something of Its slid may be gained from the statements that Its tents 1 cover twelve acres of ground Its em I p6yes number 1005 Its dally ex expenses - penses expenses are given as over 75flO It has COO horses In Its menagerie are over 200 rare wild animals As Is the cane with every circus the horses of the show first attract attracted - ed attracted the attention oL many of the crowd And better horses were never seen here One thing was es pecially notlceablo toothe races In Continued 011 Page Fourl

SELLING LIQUOR PERMIE T Is Charged Against Paducah Distilleries Company License Iu jecor j < I Finds Goods Al leged to have Been Shipped by Concern FOUR WARRANTS SWORN OUT Four warrants charging the Pa Paducah - ducah Paducah Distilleries company with selling liquor without a license have been sworn out by License Inspector Lehnhard and were served fan Ike and J Friedman Morns Friedman president Of the concern being out of the city The cases were called In tho police court this morning and continued until Saturday Three of the warrants have been outstanding for over a week The other was sworn out yesterday on the discov discovery - ery discovery of a consignment of goods pur purporting - porting purporting to be shipped by the compa company - ny company to a man In Union Rouge lA LaThe - The LaThe other three cases date back l to September 8 when goods were sent by express to points In Tennessee In the name of II Well Son This concern has denied being consignor and the city authorities expect to fasten the Identity of the consignor on lime Paducali Distilleries compa ny At the Southern Express office tt was learned that a Jug was consign consigned - ed consigned September 8 to J W Garrison Kenton Tenn G5 cents charges be being - ing being prepaid On the same date a box of whisk 75 cents charges being prepaid was shipped to I L A PInks ton Dresden Tenn By the American Express two two gallon jugs were sent to Dock Po teet Newborn Tenn The shipment to 0 at Baton Rouge La yesterday was over the Nashville Chattanooga and StLouIs railroad The shipment consisted of 40 cases and a drum of whisky The Paducah Distilleries company Is one of those the license of which was revoked by the general council ThtJ concern did a business under a five gallon retail license Two at attempts - tempts attempts have since been made to se secure - cure secure a license but failed S IMMIGRATION HOPE OP THIS SECTION SAYS COL VISITS Says People Around La Center reI I Kutluislnstlc Concerning u I OiirtConveiitlon 1 I I a11 M I Immigration Is the hope of this I section said Col Veils of La CenI I ter at the Commercial club rooms this morning Wo have waste landI I that should ho under cultivation I Wo have poor land that our own j I agriculturists havq not the patience I or experience to work with and that I can add materially to the wealth or the community La center Is enthu siastic over the project and there 4 will be a large delegation hero atI I tho iolentl nI I Col Vclts is one or tho most pro prominent t - minent prominent and Influential men In that i district and owns 3000 acres 0 I land near La Center I H I A Fructlma a native of Hoi i land but who now resides In Murray i I Ky has been Invited to make a fit i teen minutes talk at the immigra immigration < - tion immigration convention on the Hollanders I and the value of this nationality as j truck farmersi gardners and citizens and has consented to do so Mr t Fruetlma was born andralsed in Hoi j land and Is thoroughly familiar with J the way < hIs countrymen farm on a < small scalo to get largo results I II I Mrs Frank Wuhl and daughter c < Dorothy will go to Memphis Satur Saturday - day Saturday to visit They will be accompanied by the formers sister Mrs W + II J Kane < I II I II i It Is I the dally average circus > I latlon of a newKpaHT that the t shrewd advertiser invcsHgntes e High Water days dont count < Tho Runs dully average last I moniii Wit Itaio p I rtef

f < < OVER TEX THOUSAND J I 41ERISII liV TYPHOON ft I I AT HOXO KONG CHINA Manila Sept 27 Chinese tj I y newspapers received here today s4 Ip estimate ihu I loss of life result J < X hug from slut typhoon nt Hong tji Kong September 18 nt 10000 < fi and including the loss of the fhdi i Ji hug licet and the damage to y ly properly the Chinese papers es I y 1 llnmte the dninaugo dotty nt from ottI thes Z t A notig ICOIII local conyIamles are Kl 10011g J V 1 h OOIl I I 1 < W W EXALTED RULER HURT Mrs Melvlne Fatally Injured When Mite Crashed Into Car Oakland Calif Sept 271 An nuuiiiiohllo driven by Carlton Wall an Alameda capitalist collided with an electric car last night In tho au automobile - tomobile automobile were Mr Wall the chauf feur State Senator Lukens Judge Harry V Melvlne grand exalted rul ruler - er ruler of the Elks of the United States and Mrs Melvlne Time collision was terrific Mrs Melvlne was thrown upon a picket fence and probably fa fatally - tally fatally Injured Judge Melvlne was thrown on the cement pavement and painfully hurt Lukens also was badly Injured but Wall and the chauffeur escaped with a few scratches 1 TEXAS NEOROEH I Tn Thousand Strong prepare to Flee to South Dakota Ft Worth Texas Sept 7Wlth the recent bloody race riots at At Atlanta - lanta Atlanta Ga and an incentive and tear tearing - Ing tearing attacks In Texas fully 10000 negroes In this state are making prep arations to emigrate to South Dakq tai near Yankton to establish them themselves - selves themselves In a selfgovernment colony South Dakota cncouriges the project needing the negroes to put a largo area under cultivation and as laborers In cities citiesBIG FELLOW WILI GO HAjgiC INTO THE SQUAR EI CIRCLE Jim Jeffries Agrees in Box Any Man Selected by Ills Former Mali nger Helaney 1 San Francisco Sept 21 Big Jim Jeffries retired champion of the world has announced his return to tine ring Ho stands ready to box any man selected by his old luau ager Hilly Delaney Jeffries arrived at this decision last evEning He was In the city for a few hours while on his return from Oregon to Los Angeles He was met hero by Delanoy and the pair paid a visit to the hostelry of Eddie Ora ney onFllmoro street What effect the conference will have on tho arrangements at present being made for Jack OBrien and Sam Borer remains to be seen Berger will arrive in the city tonight and will be able to speak for him himself - self himself In case hoMs asked to meet Jet fries Instead of OBrien HIGHER WAGES Demanded by All Skilled Workmen In Panama Canal Panama Sept27s Following thu example of locomotive engineer almost every branch of skilled work workmen - men workmen employed on tho jaual has made a demand for higher pay No word has been received from the commission ps to the disposition to bo made lot tho demands Mj n WEAjTIIER Rain mid cool er tonlt lit Friday cooler with rain null fair III west H > rllon The highest temperature renchlllI I and thin low yesterday was 60 est today was till I t

Wires Are Down And Details of Catastrophe Are Lacking In Report TEN FEET DEEP IN STREETS Storm Is Surging Up Mississippi Valley Doing Great Damage to Property r ATLANTA GETS NO FURTHER NEWS AUiihtn Sept 27 The Wrgfcni Union ofllco received n report tporIhnt I saucy tidal wave swept from the gulf over New Orleans entailing probable loss of life and destruction of i pn i > city Whes between Atlanta and New Orleans mo down amid no details arc obtainable Louisville Sept 117 Report hero says New Orleans Is I under wa i tor The depth given varlep fruin six to ten feet Louisville SM oclock Latest reports from the gonth are of a e severe storm along Iho Gulf mast It Is feared there has Inen much dam age at Mobile Pensncola mud other gulf coast towns Manager Allen of the Postal Telegraph and Cable company made Inquiries at the Memphis Mice of his company today and wns Informed s I Hint n message from New Orleans denied that tho city Is Inundated I Tills storm humus been raging several days nnd wrought great havoc on the const of the Carolina The stern wiis scheduled to move up tile Sllsslsslppl valley y The last great lldal wave on the gulf was September H JiKMI when whenGalveston Galveston Texas wa hlllJlllntllI and 12000 persons killed Millions of dollars worth of property wns destroyed at Hint lime New Orleans Is below the Ken level and protected by dykes Should these he broken by time tllday wave the city may be in terrible straits

Cuba In accordance with tho wishes of tho president ranking officials huro in the army and navy aro still of the opinion that Taft will sue reed In effecting an arrangement which will obviate the necessity for the landing of a single American on Cuban soil They believe that the events In Havana are shaping up directly In accordance with the plans of the sec secretary - retary secretary of war and while the situa tion appears to be desperate the pre present - sent present aspect is really only a phase of the program filled out by Taft It Is believed that his purpose was io clear the Held for complete recon reconstruction 1 - struction reconstruction In Cuba but that this did not necessarily Involve Intervention In the tense of armer occupation of tho Island by American troops Pnlmns withdrawal or at leant that of the conservative advisers who resigned to him was however believed to be essential to the work workIng - Ing workIng out of this plan It Is conjectur ed by official here that the secreta rys purpose Is to carry out direct Instructions from President Roose Roosevelt - velt Roosevelt and give tho Cubans another chance to govern their own Island The only way this could be worked out they say would be for him to call together some of the most pa triotic and judicious Cubans with without - out without regard to party affiliations an t ul thorn to create a provisional gov government

l I k MORE LEATHER j irto r to FOUND ON SPECIFIC ATTACH MENTS OF MATERIAL MEN tIIlhkollt t ilitllry I Rehkopf Saddlery Company Assignee Ilrhi11kopf 8eeksLegiil 1 Advice In Ills I I I i Complication tr L JThis morning 75 more rolls of leather wero attached by the sheriff on specific attachments Issued late yesterday afternoon In the actions against the E Rehkopf Saddlery com pany One hundred rolls of leather was found yesterday on the general attachment but today 75 more were I Taken on the specific attachment mak ing a total of 17C rolls valued at JlCOOfl 1COOOn R J Barber assignee of tho E + Rehkopf Saddlery company today + stated that by Saturday ho will he ready to file the schedule of assets J and liabilities of tho firm but ho t a does not know whether ho will be a Tpermitted tt > file them i I nm going to seek legal advice about the matter ho said and A learn just what I am to do A moI I tion waR made to force the firm intoI I I bankruptcy and when It gets Into the 4 bankruptcy court all actions In state courts cease ceaseTwo 1 Two 10 One on Hughes Xew York Sept 27 Thousands of dollars are being wagered today on tho New Vork gubernatorial camI I palgn betting on Wall street being two to one on Hughes Hearst sup supporters I - porters supporters are waiting for better odds 1 Marshal William McCullom of 1 Kuttawa Is in the city oji business 11 t i

GREEK CONFESSES ADMITS TO SELLING LIQUOR WITHOUT A LICENSE 7 7i i Magistrate Emery 1 jlns dot Passed Sentence Not First Time for Prisoner 9 9a Will lam a reek who conducts a re refreshment - freshment refreshment stand near Wallace park entered a plea of guilty to a warrant charging him with soiling liquor without a license but the magistrate C W Emory has not passed sen sentence - tence sentence on him Greek wits lined lit conjunction with Joe Wood during 1 the summer for the same offense and warned nut to repeat It Judge Em ery stated that he thought the line c woijld not bo less than f 50 and costs BROTHER CONFESSED Killed Tnshjlun and Dismembered His Body New York Sept 27 Confronted at the morgue with tho grewsomo remains of tho victim of Sundays < I mirdofnAraVi n Tashjlan accused of I I being rcspoiislblo for tho crime brok j down and confessed to the po police - lice police that tho body Is that of his brother MarJJar and that ho Is the > murderer Ho said he had thrown 4 tho head Into North river 5 5j i Eight Killed In Wreck i j Fort Worth Fax Sept 27 A report from El IPaso says eight men wore killed Jty a coiliaon of two trains on the Mexican Central rail railway - way railway 0 H Baton and Conductor F McIIughes among number killed 1 1 r rat a Js

HOT CATSUP SCALDED WOMAN EMPLOYED BY SXYDEll COMPANY COMIANYI Pipe of Boiling Mixture Burst and time Outriish Knocked Her Down Cincinnati Sept 27 Betty Hor can employed by tho Snyder Catsup I company was almost scalded to death last night by boiling catsup Tho catsup was COOKCCI and sent through piped to bo cooled1 Tho pipes became disjointed and the Loll Lolling - Ing Lolling fluid poured on womnn6 head knocked her down mortally scald scalding - ing scalding her before sho was rescued t i DOGS ATE THE BODY Of Girl Who Had Been Killed By Her Brother Bay City Mich Sept 7When Mrs Samuel Abrams returned to her home on a farm In Gorfleld township 15 miles from here yesterday she found her nvoycarold daughter doad on the floor her face had been blown off by a chargo from a shotgun and three dogs which hadAbeoa In the house were chewing on tho childs body The dead girls eightyearold brother had shot her during the mothers absence whIle playing with a gun which ho did not know was loaded I Court at lleiiloii Joe Daniels was yesterday at Den Denton - ton Denton In Marshall circuit court given two years in the penitentiary for tho theft of 133 cross ties from the Hoi comVLobb Tlo company i s companI I