The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, November 17, 1896, Page 1

VOLUME 1—NUMBER 57 a ~* i Se Mo riven ae e. ‘FLOODS | Are Submerging the Country Between Tacoma and Seattle. DEATH OF TWO CENTENARIANS, Ar Gold and Silver Found in th tesian Well at Cairo, KENTUCKY'S FINAL VOTE. Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 17,.—The ible flood that is sweeping over ountry is the worst ever known, Skagit river is out of its banks ane is spreading desolation far and wide. This city is surrounded with water and great damage is done in this city. being Kentucky Hogs Quarantined, Cincinnati, Nov. 17,—The stock yards are quarantined on account of ary. come home 4 recuperate, Mr chin whiskers, He says they His doctors advised him to ‘| MOB LAW, McKenzie lias parted with his flowing were getting too gray and made him look like a Populist. Death of an Bx-Senator. Ky., Nov. 17, State Se Rigney, of this city, 18 dying at the age of 18. During his| prime he was one of the most promi- lers of this section. nint politi il Take a Piece. Ky,, Nov. 17. Koberts § Lexington Ex- It is Again- THIS TIME FOUR MEN SHOT, Unwri » Law Fort announced on good authority that State Chairman 8, J. Roberts, the “i Men to Abide able editor of the Lexington Leader, There Enforced, will be an appheant for the collector ship at this city, There is no question but that he can have the position if he desires it. Kentucky's Final Vote. Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 17,.—The official figures from Marshall, Mont- gomery and McLean counties differ enough from fhe unofficial figures heretofore used in computing the re- sult,to make a difference of in McKinley's plurality in Kentucky. With the official figures from these counties added in, the total vote for Kash, the first Republican elector, 18 218,073, and t total vo for Smith, the first in elector, 217,- leaving a plurality fof 244 for the appearance of cholera in hogs that were brought from Kentue This is the,esult. of the vote as it 600 nat Work. is now tabulated in the office of the Norwich, Conn,, Nov, 17 secretary of staie, and it will stand Greenville cotton mills, which | this way in the official certification of been idle since July 3, resumed the result, unless it should be de- ations yesterday on full time and|cided by the canvassing board not to with the fa"! complement of hands, ]eount McLean, — If McLean should Between 500 and 600 hands are em-|not be counted, the total vote for ployed. Kash will be 217,158, the total yote : for Smith will be 216,140, and the The Vote in the Fourth plurality for the first McKinley elec- Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 17.—The] tor will be 698. ’ official vote for congress in the} "phe trouble with McLean county Fouth district is as follows: D. Hig that the conaty bosrd does not Smith (silver Dem.), 21 J. W. | certify to any vote for any elector. Lewis (Rep.), a Hurhal ft simply certifies that ‘‘McKinle (Pop.), 1,919; Dykins, ('ro.), 917. | received 935 votes and Bryan 1,889 " v's Fat Job. votes. Washington, Nov. 17,—The pres- WORST EVER KNOWN. ident has appoiated Win. H ‘or- ae aa real. rove, | allroad Traffic Interrupted and nue to succeed Miller ened, Telegraph Wires Blown " ra Candidate Rows Chicago, Nov. 17.—A new can-]. Tacoma, Wash didate has entered for the ty] Puyallup, Stack, W contest of next spring in the person badeope valleys pai eee See danger to traftle that the Mine Boss Shot. Paci andoned its entire ser- Snoddy, Tent Nov vice on the Seattle branch, Ooly cowardly attempt way made one wire out of seven is working be- night to assassinate W ween ‘Tacoma and Seattle, mak mine boss. He wa particulars of th tog with two loads of | It 3 the railroad not known who the w assas- | wire. sins are, but they are supposed to be Last nig a med in the miners. Bloodhounds ere now on | White River a. Kent, and it was re- their track. Killed Wh ported that 1 bridge would to prevent an aud th have to be blown aw railro THE OUTLAWS 60 FREE. The rankling hatred of a colored man that has loug smouldered in the breasts of some residents of the Cal- vert City locality burst forth last night in one of the most determined demonstrations of hostility ever wit- nessed in the Purchase, and itis only an acveident that none were killed, Last Friday Mr. Frank Keebler, « contractor for the Standard Oil Co., employed fourteen colored put to work cutting staves at their works near Altoona in Marshall county. in that ‘‘diggins’’ was an rifles, shot guns, pistols, ete., rode up to the camp where the men were staying. Without a word of warn- ing they opened fire on the crowd. Several of the colored men were seated in front of the cabin and were making maul handles. Some were oa the inside of house where Foreman Frank Keebler was taking down their names. Wheo Fire the house, burn the G—d—s of b--up,’’ yelled the excited mob. The negroes were praying and beg- be given a chance The mob outside held a onvention of a few moments and alled Mr, Keebler out and said they would give the negroes 25 minutes to ieave in and any one not gone jn that ging to to leave. men aad}® The sight of a colored man | PY sight, ‘They all went to work, Last] ‘the trial of this case at the prey jy night about 8:30 a crowd of about] ‘erm of court, t 40 men, armed with Winchester This is the case where $500 18 al- AH DAILY SUN. © PADUCAH, Ninth street. The one who was at first supposed tc have been killed is said to have | Marshall County Broke Loose|°" ‘awied under the house, Joe Greer was assassinated in own door near the same spot on|‘ Christmas eve, three years ago. and about fifteen years agoa whole negro} ’ family was mysteriously shot nea! the same place, The antipathy to the colored race has existed for the past thirty years, and while they are allowed to pass ting | through in daytime they are not safe after sundown. UNITED STATES COURT In Session at the Government Building. Quite an An posed Of, irst National Bank In the case of of L ment for $4484.65. The Southern Express Company, | his time order of the court, leged to have disappeared from an express package while it was beiag carcied from Union City to Paducah last summ This forfnoon the geand jury in- dicted Ambrose Ciless, of near Bowlirg Green, for counterfeiting. the | He is a green, gauky looking youth and is charged with raising $1 to $10 bills. the shots first rang out men jumped YESTERDAY'S COURT. A Brief Session Was Held and made for the house. Some went The case of the United States Toda into the house, others fled into the inst D. M. Brown was continued. 6-4) woods the mob then surrounded the} This was for violating pension laws. ae house and fired several shots in the] He is still at large. A Few Fines Were Assessed house, the house being ‘a log struct-} In the case of W. J. Young judg- ie ure with few openings their shots had | ment was suspended. He paid his cc bate ha but little effect. Finally the leader] tax and judgment was suspended on Disnussed, of the mob ordered the house set on | this account. At this time Mr. Keebler who] Dick Saunders was tried d Page been in the bouse all the time] found guilty of violation ef the reve-}_ The morning session of Judge sared in the door and begged the{ue laws. He was fined $100 and} Sanders’ court was enjoyable —be- to disperse and talked to. them ; Sentenced thirty days. cause of its brevity. and asked them to commit no further orge Thomas was tried on af Bertie McClure, Barbara Rankiv acts of violence as several of the ne-| similar charge and fined $100 and/aod Mary Smith, colored, pleaded zroes Bwere already shot. His re-|thirty days. guilty to disorderly conduct and marks fell on deaf ears, however,| A.J. Johnson received a similar] were fined $10 each fine and Chas, $100 and given thirty Howard was fied Dick He'der received a similar in the door at sentence. pnee on Third atree He was let DISTRICT COLRT. off with a line of $ 1 costs The case agai Messr ‘Today the grand jury retarned the following indictments : son, Robert Milliken Derrington, for and Ge violating tri siuual INTPCKY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 It is hefwho was ont in front shaping a mafil handle with draw knife when the fusilade came. nt of Business Dis-| treated her in n City, against Farmer &/and Etheridge for $4800,the plaintiffs to-| been day in open court declined the offer} another woman, flogr: { the defendants to confess judg-|ly violating mors was made @/ woman, and unusual |Party to thesuit, and this precludeg/¢ody of their chili *, being Whitfield and E. W. Bo buying meat at the warket ) the proper time, with a view to re- 1896, SENSATIONAL SUIT, Mrs. Lucy J. Scott Divorce r Husband tHe “i Her for Another Man's Wile. Mrs. Lucy J. Seot i tional suit for against her husha Scott, who has ft Richmond Hotel ; She sta’ five years ago in | rston and lived happily f , husband soon been lifferen negligent and often remained away all night. They moved to Pa and for the div t f r said ths he such a manner as to ins dicate a settled past six {ine has aversion to her, 1 content- destroyed her peace and ment. She farther charges that he is now for in has living sometime past adultery with atlv and open- ity, and admitting She says he spends money the other , the cus- a month as much to her. and on ks a divorce and $26 alimony. This case hinges on angther divorce suit recently filed, in .@rieh Dave Augustus brought suit a his wife, charging adultery Seott. She and Scoti are now said to be living together, and two homes have thus been destroyed. POLICE COURT. inst with H. Athertion wa drank and SIST FOR FUN! Aban- BO: : ° ° $ ° ¢ $ e ° $ : Middleshorc Wal a tee sor po gop, of ge valley: Jute would be killed. ~ Mr. Keebler}revenue laws; Aimbuse Ciless, cote | 9eling jt, wus distuissesl waa qote killed at. Clintwood, Yeu[f on tr te will probably bel cre, we poor unfortunate) terfelsing. shown that Mr. Whitfield | while celebrating McKinley's elec ha out. It will probably vel wretches of the mob’s erders, they meat for his own consumption, dy wage ye ~s - several days before trains to Seattle ere howe P . t) pave vil CIRCUIT LOURT. Joe Thomas, colored, was fi a Hoa. . An anvil exploded and Pellum|0°Vr® On OMA vine trees have |Pere, vowever afraid 4 leave thel - Ji4¢6 ©, H. ‘Thomas today pre- mtuing <iaa’ Cooley and Preston Mullins were] °"" ™ , mall directions. ra until Mr. Keebler assured them] ica” resolutions adopted bi ee and costs for stri Sarah iilled and tifree others Wounded prostrated wires in all dizections. | they would not be hurt if they left a TeemanOne scngyen Py See maw, The Postal lost all its wires north | tnside of five minutes . not a colored | Pau nh bar yesterday, and they} Pave Wilson was fined $3 and Th clan Dispute. and the Westeru Union all but one-| ian was in hearing distance. They were adopted by the federal intern costs for striking Haidy Little. The ihe Ie ne wadere| Tlie Western Union eastern circuit | went ju all directions, Some came to |" ordered spreadon the minutes. | case against the latter was dismissed. soul that the nest step in the Vene-| comprising nine wires went down, |ihis city last night on the 1:52 train, | Geers Derrington was fined $100 ? vuotan affair would be that Venezue-/and but ope wire south is in use | others came to Stiles in this county and sentenced to thirty days for vio- MAKKETS, Ja will empower her plenipotentiary | Long-distance telephone lines are) aiout five or six miles from the lation of interne! revenue law, tw settle and sign with the British down in all directions acene of trouble. The court is now on the care} (Kem Daily by Lacy Grain Company plenipotentiary # treaty referring the] | ‘The rain changed to snow yeser-) ‘The wounded are: Smith Torian, against Cress, charged with coun | Curcaco, Nov. 17. —December boundary dispute to arbitration, It |day moroi 8 It Co a line idvok ta heed. acer an’ ee, terfeiting wheat opened & to ite is suggested that the treaty would be fall day, and the ground is covered) “Mitchell Clark, shot in arm and aie peed highest point’ was 78, closed signed in Washington, with from one to two inches of snow.|)ack wtth small shot. GIVEN A HOME, at 76% >% be et lovd. abot is ane On the curb 77. Silver and Gold at Cairo. BLIND BOY SEES. ol A di DOF Sareea Dacha January wheat opened at 81) to Cairo, I, Nov. 17 and Dena Jenkins, shot in ad, 814) ; its highest point was 82, and silver have been found by the well] Another Wonderful Use Made of |) cast and wrist. head; Jimmie Height Sent to Louisville | closed at 80°. diggers. ‘The artesian well that is the Cathode Ray. | A representative of the Sun visited ida Corn opened at 247%, — its eral hundred fect deep. Today a) in atupis, a totally blind boy,says| Keebler who gave the information. — at 2445, ayer of quartz was passed through |e er ects by the use of the] When asked if be had given the cok ly the Local Society for Securing Oats opened at and was found to contain gold and] ne Such is the statement {ored men work and refused white point was 18 silver. It is not known whether it /eatiode Hy) Ov clark, a phy=|meny be said: No, we have work Homes for Children. 18% b. exists in payin quantities but the dis} wale averly Clark, ® PEY"| tor everybody. We could not get as ees January opened at $7.62-5 covery has created a good deal of x= 1°) acigalupis’ father con-|™any bands as we wanted and we} Jimmie Height, a Iad about ten gece pee eas ee | citement The Vote in Chicago. Chic Nov. 17.—The of the city vote on Novewber t night, completed by the Election Commissioners. McKinley received 204,815, Bryan, 145,659, leaving & majority for McKinley of 59,156 For Governor, ner rece 516; Altgekl, 127,750, a majority « 21,618 for Tannec. Tennessee Republicans. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 17 —+ Republican state executive conus tee was in session in this city yer day, and a number of prominent | publicans are also present, Wai the meeting was a secret one, it i understood that its purpose was discuss the best methods for expo. ing the frauds practiced by Demo- ic election officers in the recen It is claimed that ig a fair five west to lec tion *ynt could be secured in s eunessee counties it would give the state to the Republicans, a Dying, 17,—Bill dying at Cebtena Whitesburg, Ky Craft, aged 103 years, his home in this coanty, Craft is one ‘of the most famous characters of all the mountain region. He never was at school a day. Oue of his pecu- liavities was that under no cireum- stances would be look at and hence has never seen @ dead person. He has been blind for sev- | years, Thi ven and grand children and gréat grand children form the largest family in this part of the state Hon, Jas. A a corpse . MeKenzie at Home, Hopkinsville, Ky., Nov, 17—Hon. James A, McKenzie has arrived at his home, Oak Grove, this county, He left Lima Cetober 27, aud came by way of New York. He thin from an attaek of fever, followed by small pox, which kept him in bed fitty/lays. He is bere on a leave of 7 ce and will remain until Janu- } wa ducts a photograph and kinetoseope establishment here, and among the attractions of the place is an X-Ray apparatus, The boy, company with Dr. Clark, ~ vise ited his father’s place, avd, in fun was asked to go into (he X-ray room, and ascertain if he could see any- -lthing. The boy has been totally blind forfearteen years, but as soon as he put tue fluriscope to his eyes he exclaimed that could see. He able to distinguish different ob- jects, but without the use of the X- ay, he was blind as ever, Dr, Clarke, ia speaking of the matter, said that there was probably a film over the boy’s eyes which was im- penetrable by ordinary lights, bat which was pierced by the powerful as rays. HOW'S THIS? For ingratitude of the Grossest Sort. A Tramp is Well wards the Kindness With Theft. A tramp applied at ble door of Capt, J. R. Smith yes day afternoon for something with which to fill the aching void that hac evidently clung him for several days past. Ile was well fed bring in a bucket of coal. to He re coal scuttle, and disappeared in th Minutes elapsed and he did pot re turn. Aa investigation was hut the full tramp so had a flue set of hanging nearby on & peg. beard of him Le was in Mayield, “dt and Re- tue hogpita-| f 1 and was asked to sponded with alaerity. and got the rear where the coal house is situated. | made and the empty coal scuttle Was there, vanished, and harness that was ‘The last y and got these negro boys to come here and work. ‘They did not take the place of white men and sent a in| we have work for all white men whol Children’s Home Society, to be given ant to work,”’ He said last night about 8 o'clock two white men came to the house with a possum they had killed and come in the house, pre- sumably tos > if the negroes had any guns. They went away and in about half an hour the mob was there aud the utmost excitement pr vailed. None of the men shot are hurt seriously, If any one knew any of the men in the crowd they either were afraid to give their names or else did not wish to do 80. The affair has created a great deal of excitement in that seetion. Mr, Tichenor, of the Staudard Oil company, was seen by a Sux re- porter this morping, but knew noth- ing about the affair, Some of the colored men, he said, were employed two weeks ago to cut stave timber, and were first put to work near Little Cypress. Ominous threats were heard, but litte heed was given them, One farmer acgosted one of the colored men several days ago and asked if they were going to stay there. guessed ner replied a nigger tonight, shure!'* 1} ‘This was repeated to some of the they were, to which |} and repeated it to Foreman Snyde and Foreman Keebler, ‘They consult ed with several of the men -| hereabouts, and were assured that i was all a bluff, 5 shooting occurred lest night, the timber, It is now full of shot, 1 fo sakd. ay The man replied that he] Will Hickerson is a colored barber Z the] from Franklin, ‘Well, I'll have me] to testify in the United States court, 1] other men and they became frightened living When they went to work where the the | house they were given to occupy was formerly used as a smoke house by Mr. Douris, who sold the company Smith Torian, the Paducah man} doing first class work at re: who wit shot, lives at 1007 posth hy i years of age, was sent this morning to Louisville by Secretary Will;Hum- mel, of the local branch of the a gcod home furnished the ciety. The boy lived in Paducah and his mother was deemed wulit to take care of him, acording to Mr, Hummel, The object of the society is to take charge of children who are not re- ceiving the proper attention, and by so- give themJ a good home, which is furnished free by the society. The association has done such good in Paducah, in a quiet and un pretentious way, and several unfor- iunate children have been given homes. RIFLED HIS POCKETS. Will Hickerson, a Stranger in at $ Ribs opened at $3,78-80, January cotton of at $3.72 and closed ned at $7.59 and closed at $7 57-3. Bradstreet reports world’s visible increase in supply of wheat at 7,000,000 bushels No cough remedy equals Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey for anybody of any age, from infancy on through life until they are as old as Good Old Granny Metcalf, All druggists sell it. Ochlschlaeger & Walker, Broadway. by and For sale Fifth Fre For fifteen days every tenth order received for tlash light fotografs will be made free at the McFadden stu- dio. The time of inaking each order will be noted by solicitors on the street and those receiving them at the studio, Onle will be booked the City, Robbed by One, and P Two, Other Strangers, ape K. He came here in rotation, ———_—_— GHORGE ROTH THE TAILOR, and last night attended a dance at the colored Odd Fellows’ Hall, He hired two men to direct him to his boarding house and at event) and Washington the men turned and robbed him, seouring $2.50, t{ One escaped buat Hickerson one until Oflicers Crow and Bond re- sponded to his sppogl for qasistance. The negro proved to be ‘lioss’’ Morgan, of Mavyfleld, who is gaid to he @ notortous thief, it Bruce's studio, 112 South Lhe only first class gallery in one peu! at appeal.’ Tali jad a del Hawkins vs" » sO OU oN Maca “| Will make you a- wet! 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