The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, January 5, 1897, Page 2

and of the fact that the Sux bas con-| stantly maintained there was no cause of uneasiness, it required no) little nerve to make that statement. | Only last week the Sux, prior to the| __. interview referred to in the “Regis: | pane published a letter received ‘rant |from Mr. Harahan on the subject, @ Eprom} assuring the editor, and the people through the columns of the Sun, that the position taken by the Sun as to THE DAILY SUN the action of the ‘ railroad people was hie taieidion te kak Sobek poe correct. It was in pursuance ot this penings of interest tn "Paden and vigatty. letter that Mr. Harahan was inter- fot neglecting general ne ich will “s Civen as fully as space Register’? and ; ave icments assurance’? as stated. Our contemporary is simply endeavoring to let himself easily. It has been on the wrong side of the fence, and has discovered it, but has not the fairness and moral courage to admit it. a Published every afternoon, except Sunday, by THE SUN PUBLISHING COMPANY, INCORPORATED. ©. M, Fisher, JR, Snufih, RW Clements, JX. ‘urther therein JHE WEEKLY SUN Is dovoted to the interests of our country, pat Tous, snd will at all times be neway apd tert ining, while Keeping, 1's readers post 4 ‘on all pollitoal affairs and topics: wh: down i nd teachings of the } ean party CORRESPONDENCE, A special feature of the weekly edition <f Is will.be ite Correspondence Depart in which, it bo} represent iocality within the Haile of 1a" cireu: Turre is not a business man in lation. town who would not tell you the way ADVERTISING. fo have a good town is to patronize Rates of advertysing will be made known on|the institutions that exist there. onal Sa Patronize its stores, its mills, ius car- DOfice, Standard Block, 118 North Fourth | hemers, its doctors and its lawyers. $n =| Give your money to its charitable in- Subscription Rates. stitutions and its churches, Of what mee? per annum. +$ 4.50] service to the town is that man who ae 4 Saee oer buys all his dry goods, clothing, gro- Daily, per week.. 10 cents] ceries, drugs and lumber in another eekly, per annum in ad- town; who goes to another town for vance... 1.00} his physician, his lawyer or bis car- Specimen copies free penter. If we all did that we esnld rr} pot sustain a town. Just as we do TUESDAY, JAN. 5, 1897. it in a greater or less degree we have OOO | 8 poor town, a good town or a better Ove morning contemporary} town. Just ia the same way if we “Reg’sters’’ a high kick because—|buy goods manufactured in Europe well, because? we do it to the detriment of the gen- eral business interests of the entire country. When the fence is highest against the foreign made goods then is our country most prosperous. —_—_—_—— Tue trouble with many banks is that the directors are mere figure- heads. The theory of a bank direc- tory is that the combined wisdom of the board will institution clear of the Ir is stated the tax collected in New York daring the coming year will amount to $49,000,000, What temptations there for corruption! ——_——— Besixess will no doubt improve with the bright sunny, yet frosty days we are now evjoying. The weather is seasonable and thoroughly more surely steer the enjoyable. breakers than Tae Suw received today a car load of paper. If the party who once/energy of a president or cashie: said something about ‘‘campaign|in practice the whole responsibility shect’’ will see same no doubt he will | for the conduct of the bank 1s thrown think the campaign has just com-)upon the shoulders or assumed by the president or cashier, and the di- rectors really know very little of what he does. One man power in in Jarge financial institutions is dan- gerous. It was this that led to the wrecking of the National Bank of Illinois, and this is only a repetition of the old, old story, whieh is told so — often. If large corporations, hold- Tur persistance with which the/ing jn trust vast sums of money, story is repeated and wiih more 90d | realize the responsibilieties that rest inore particularity, that Maceo lives upon tbem and do their whole duty must shake the faith of those wholpy their clients, it is seldom they have accepted the story of his death gai), Outside of Spain there not rejoice to menced. Caxpiates for the various county offices are already beginning to terialize, Our Democratic friends are little less than cruel thus to in- flict a campaign of almost twelve months on the aspirant for political favors. as related. are few who would know of his recover; THE BUSINE OUTLOOK, It is the general opivion that the ——_— business outlook at this time is better Ove of the surest pointers of the}than it has been for a number of healthy condition of the business of] years at this time of the year. It is the country is the steady growth of] true there have been a rather unus- the gold reserve which has risen tilljual number of bank failures during from far below the $100,000,000/ the past few weeks but the business mark it has reached $187,000,000. failures are confined almost exclu- Not a week but changes the figures} sively to banks, and institutions that for the better, No more bond sales. | are closely allied with them, and the Republicans in command of the ship} failures of the bauks is due almost aweans a full purse and well supplied | exclusively to the peculations, fraud, larder. irregularities or mismanagement of —— — s ) Mayor Pixeree, of Detroit, was the banks or some ot them. One bank by reason of mismanagement elected Governor of Michigan at the November elec! and has duly inaugurated. The eccentric governor-mayor declares his intention to hold on to the mayoralty, while he exercises the functions of governor. Mayor Pingree, by his fight for three against the Detroit has made himself fails and a closely allied institution is draggd down with it. ‘There is nothing in the situation to cause alarm or distrust and it is not widely prevalent. At Yonkers, New York is a carpet mill that 7000 persons. It will begin opera- tions just as soon 4s it cgn be placed iu shape and a complement of hands secured. Near Baltimore are large steel works employing 3000 men; they will begin operations yery soon. Likewise all over the country are labor employing institutions which will be put im operation as spring ap> proaches, There are brighter days in store for us a3 we More nearly aj proach the day when the helm of the old ship of state te be transferred from the hand of Democracy to that of Republicanism ; from the hands of that party which is indifferent the of American 'abor ani American indus- try tothe hand of{the party which has always made it a matter of ear- nest solicitude to see that these were taken care of and provided with due| protectio 1 against the attacks of for eign pauper labor, ‘Those who expected a quick trans- formation a3 by a single bound from the hard times from which we have suffered to good times such as we ai}|bad four years ago were simply ex- ‘ion, been employs cent car fares street railroads, quite popular, Moxer has returned to this country after a very, very brief visit to Cuba. Looking atthe ground from a safe distance it, perhaps, seemed an easy matter to go into the insurgent lines as well asto the Spanish strongholds, and the senator was determined to demonstrate the or non-existence of a Cu- ban Republic. On the ground the task presented quite another face, ator returns without bav- than the Spanish governor's palace. Of found no Cuban government. Sexator existence is and the se gone further ing to condition course he Tur United States furnishes nearly two-thirds of tie world’s supply of petroleum ; than one-half its copper; one-third of the pig-iron and and nearly one-fourth of the Yet during more coal, gold, iron ore and zine, the revent campaignfone would have been led to believe, listening to the Populistic harangues, that we pro- duced nothing but silver; that r our industrial population were en- pecting too much. The elevtion of gaged in wining the white metal and Mr. McKinley restored confidence all had scads of it'aid away ready for] Ve! the country and set the wheels free coinage wt the government] trning; the smoke stacks belch lila forth their black columns once and the gradual transformation from ‘Tux brazen cheek exhibited by our}depression to prosperity is§taking morning contemporary in claiming] place, Weare all feeliwy it, and ‘‘a Letter feeliag among the shop | will feel it more and more as the la- men asa resultof Mr. Harahan’s| boring population which has Leen so ~ ainterview in Sunday's ‘Register,’’’|long idle gets over more and more more ; i can the single-handed ingenuity and r; but}s | \! MATTERS Considered by the City Council Last Night. CORPORATIONS COMPROMISE. A New Water Works System Pro- posed.—Resignations in Board of Health, OTHER MATTERS THAT CAME UP, Several important matters were considered last night by the council at its first meeting of the year. Several compromises were effected jbetween the city and corporations that had protested against paying franchise tax. Councilman Barnes had presented & franchise ordinance for a new sys- tem of water works, the intention being to develop artesian wells. The franchise is to be let to the highest bidder, and while most, if not all of the council seem to favor it, it was referred to the ordinance committee for its approval, and will be present- ed at the next meeting. The council accepted the resigna- tion of two members of health and elected others. Mayor Yeiser called the meeting to order; all members present except Mr. Rinckleff. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. FINANCE COMMITT Mr. Livingston, committee, presented the following bills, which were allowed : Fire Dep Printing Sanitary er house ity Hospital Geinetery’ account Johnson foundry The wharfmaster's report, showing receipts for $39, was read and ap- proved The city weigher’s report, showing treasurer's receipt for $48.90, was read and approved. The tax collector's report was read showing collections to be $1,438.86, since the last report. Received and filed. The city treasurer's quarterly re- port was read, showing receipts to be $28, 85. The balance in the treasury is $3,896.98, The regular pay roll, amounting to $2,283.90. was allowed. The interest on refunded bonds, amounting to $1,480, was allowed. ORDINANCE COMMITTER. Chairman Farley read an ordi- nance concerning the fire depart- ment. It was given its final pass- age. An ordinance deferring and con- struing the license ordioance was read. It reads that the ordinance relative to taxing bill-posting shall not be corstrued to affect any one but those in the bill-posting business, and a merchant may distribute his own bills without paying the bill- posting license. It was given first passage. An ordinance granting to certain persons the franchise to construct a system of water works to be supplied by artesian wells, and to eonstruct standpipes, reservoirs, water mains. ete , to be good forten years, w reac Chairman Farley explained that the ordinance bad just been banded him, and had not been referred to the ordinance committee. Capt. Farley asked that the ordi- ve be placed on its first passage. na the proposition, but did not think the city should deal with ghosts. ‘That/ there were no names to it He moved to refer it to the water committee, Mr. Barnes explained that there was noname to the ordinance be- cause the franchise was to be sold tol the highest bidder, whomever it might ve. The name of the successful bid- der would be fnwprted jn the ordi, nance Mr. Livingston said he objected to granting any other water franchises, That he was for the clty ownlng the water plant. Mr, Williamson insisted that his motion to refer it prevail. He said he did not like to deal that way with nobody knows whom Capt. Farley anid the reason no name wasin the ordinance was be- cause it was impossible, The fran- chise had to be sold to the highest bidder, and the object of it was to develop artesian wells here. Mr. Bell didn’t want it referred to the light aud water committee. Capt. Carter wanted the ordinance referred, and said that a resolution to refer a}! ordinances not originat- ing iv the committee had previously been adopted. Mr. Harnes said he had the ordi- nance drawn, and only wanted to get artesian wells, The ordinance was re- ferred to the ordinance comuuttee. Fifty dollars was allowed for special policemen, STREET COMMITTER Street Lospector jf. Cosby re ported to the council that Se the last year there had been 1,934 days’ work dope on the streets by prison- ers, Received RELIEF COMMITTEE, Jt was ordered that when Mr, B. Sloan, a peddler, made L. exceeds anything it bas been our|of the bard pl By the time the privilege to look npon, In view of [balmy air of spring succeeds the bit- the fact that whatever uneasiness |ing frosts of winter, life-blood may haye been felt by the shopmen | will have was encouraged and fostered by the}iness and its pulsations will be felt continual agitation of the subject on] to the remotest corners of the coun the adverse side by the ‘‘Register,"’[ try. It is written. new entered the arteries of bus.| 91,9 for poll tax, that he owned no store and stock, the saseeanrenl pula he released. LB. Davidson was refunded the board of of the finance m| and adopted. | gation was held, and while the propriety of the council a cow killed ina city pit, was ported on, and he was allowed $10 for the cow on compromise. LICENSR COMMITTER. A transfer of the hvense of Joe Blum to Newport and Blythe was ratified Tom Thompson was granted a coffee house license for 120 Court street. CEMBTRRY COMMITTEE. The money paid for lots in Oak Grove by several persons was re- funded, the remains of the lots hav- ing been removed. Mr. Larkin was refunded $12 for a lot purchased in Oak Grove, and it will be deeded back to the city, FIRE COMMITTEE, Chairman Kamleiter read the water report, which was concurred in, The monthly reporsof Fire Chief Voight was also received and filed. NEW DUSINESE, Conncilman Williamson suggested that immediate steps be taken to secure right-of-way to the pest house. He moved that the sanitary commit- tee take steps towards securing the proper kind of «house on the pest house grounds instead of the one burned Sunday, and that the right- of-way be at once obtained. The motion | revailed City Attorney Husbands reported that County Judge Thomas had de- cided against the city, but recom- mended thata plat be drawn and an be drafted City Engineer that he had discovered Wilcox reported that the city tain lane which would give them the desired ac; perty The sanitary committee was dele- gated to settle the matter Mr. Livingston reported that the franchise tax question had been re- ferred to the finance committee. He read a communication from the Pad- ucah Water company stating that the company proposed to compromise the matter by paying on $90,780, And upon an acceptance of this the com- pany agrees to withdraw its formal protest. The amount it agrees to finance committee recommended that the compromise be accepted, and a resolution to that effect was offered A similar proposition from the Pai ueah street railway ing to compromise by the payment of $297.20 for 1896. was also accepted. A similar pro- position from the Paducah Gaslight company was read, proposing to ad- just the franchise tax by the p: ment of $563.96. was considerable complaint of the manner in which express wagons surrounded the market house. look after it. ordinance condemning the property | is entitled to a right of way to « cer-| s to the pest house pro-| pay for 1846 is about $1088.49. The, This proposition | Mr. Livingston reported that there | Marshal Collins was instructed to| FR nme Furthermore we wish you But, We hope ‘ throughout the coming year. not if you ar have everything you Want Are daily and are your\nearest Drug Store, stock and best . hid ds Cor. 71h and Jackson Sts. and if you do get stuk, come to us for drugs. adding to obr Family eck? health © sick, We Li eA «I De J.D, BACON & C0,, PHARMACISTS he cs ==y Are You ae 2 Holiday Groceries, |Telepnone 119. ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHY AT LOW PRICES, GRAPHS for the Holidays is at 112 S. Third Street. Having baked @arge lot of very | We can offer you sate for less money thao | them at home. We 41 o bave BREAD AND CAKER, a fine line ¢ 118 SOUTH SECOND SIEREETY Mr. Barnes read 4 resolution rel tive to street improvements. It was the same previously presented. Mr. Barnes moved that the franchise be bids advertised for. The prevailed. ‘The public improvement commit- tee asked for about $20 to complete the city scales. Allowed. Mr. Farley reported the proposed compromise between tne board trustees of school district No. 4, city agreeing to pay the trustees 8311 for the school. The council received and concurred in the report Mr. Livingston, of the committee, sail he understood the schoo! board had more money than it needed, and that he thought the school board should pay for the! |property. The mount of $311 was| ordered paid Mr, Farley read an ordinance rel- ative to public printer. He over- looked it when he read the other or- dinances. The ordinance gives the office to the lowest Mdder, but limits the amount to $100 per anoum for j Feports of the council, and which does not include the publication af jordinances, ma. proclamation, ete. Mr. Bell offered as a substitute \the ordinance read at the last meet Copt. Williamson said he was for, ing. the only difference being that a} provision is made in the lust one that | the printing be Jet to the lowest bid- | der Mr. Be'l's substitute was given first passage by 9to 2. Mayor Yeiser read a proposition from Joho O'Brien to furnish sll teams necessary to street repairs gt 62.50 a day each. Referred Mayor Yeiser also read from the Fidelity and Safety Vault Co., Louisville, relative to tilling up a sewer on West Broadway. They said they did not desire any trouble and suggested that the city jointly assist them in construcling a sewer under Broadway that would carry all the water off. The mayor was in- structed to answer the letter ‘The mayor stated that last Friday reports of policefdereliction reached his cars. That he began investigat- ing the case and Sunday afternoon suspended Chief Hall. “An investi- the evi- dence was conflicting Mr. Hall was under suspicion and he bad dismissed him from service and had suspended Oificer Cross. He said he would like to have the approval of the council for his action, and that if it was their wish, he would pot rein state Mr. Cross, Mr. Carter sald he heard the evi- denve and thought the mayor was ordinance a vote of a letter justified in suspending Mr. Cross and even in removing him, that the mayor's action be indorsed, He moved Mr. Farley said he thought the Mayor bad done right but doubted taking The Mayor had only any action, exercised his prerogative and it was yongcestary to do gnything further, ‘There wa he said, and the city might get in a affidavit | damage suit? 34 dispute as to the facts, Capt. Carter then withdrew his motion to indorse the wayor's qotion but the members of the council gave individual expression to their senti- The committee recommended a re- ‘The petition of Mike Bradley, for ments in the matter, aud all seemed duction of $100 in the assessment of} to sauction the action of the mayor Chas. Emery. ‘Toe payor ynade a statement rela- tive to Dr, Isabel's having been filed in the city engineer's office-and | motion | of | the! finance) two expelled and suspended mk for. something which they /claim is ‘just oxcellont as good,’’ Someti alittle more) $4 Md profit induc: to do this, Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Ploney is the best stopped | cough, cold and gip cure. After, 49¢. eac you try it well to accept av >substityte, Walker, Fifth and Broadway, $1 per load. WILL | YOUR * Is in fall’ sw cause of ut When You Want Something To PURIFY YOUR BLOOD, | REGULATE KOUR LIVER AND ERADIOATE ALL POISON FROM\THE SYSTEM rom HALLS BLOOD REMEDY, | HALL MEDICINE CW,, | Papucan, Kr, What valu Ladigs’ at 17¢, each ¢ most of them 20 doxens of embroidered sworn in, and read the resignations | of President D. P. Jewett, H. M. Qrme and Dr. T. Fort. On mo- tion action oa the resignation of Dr, Scissors Jewett was deferred. ‘The resign tions of Messrs, Orme and Dr, F. ‘I Mr. Fred Hipple was nominated them at Lup and elected for two years instead of Mr, Orme. \ The mayor said he was not realy Ladies’ to appoint policemen instead of the Adjourned, This is thy intosh, for year you Most druggists sell you what you Some will ask’ you to take once\y ou \will like it too For syle by Geblschlacyer & For nice steve. qaod telephone £0.) tf. Handker¢hiefs the rash before Christmas several dozen handkerchi and soiled. We offer the entire Jot They They are ovr 25c, quality, are scol- loped edge and embroidered, and Also linen and that were 36c. now go at 25, We Me e aboat LALLY —-IS HEADQUARTERS FOR—~ Fruit Cake Materials, Apples and Oranges, Fresh Canned Goods, &c. HOME-MADE LARD A SPECIALTY. Cor. 9th and Trimble Sts, We Ma a Specialty of High Gi ke Wark, The loweat place in town to get first-elass PHOTO. i| “THE ‘CITY BAKERY company, agree- | fine you can m Mall kinds of Expert BLackswith Axo Horse Suoen, APPRECIATE TRADE Steam Our January Cloak /Sale ing. There ar some Jarkets in our Oloak Rt JW. YOUNG & SON, | or neite main! Proprietors, "| is often the Uneg th { nsivenc first clags work snd prompt de livery, ‘| ce qe enpeeemeeene | , Handkerchiefs. See for Yourself es We Are ot three for 50c are all Jinen ladies’ all Handk iets 10 dozen per pair, | Mackintdshes. 8 is tho time of We have at $550 BRUCE’S STUDIO. FRUIT GAKBS, F. KIRCHHOFF. VW. GREIF, 106 BROADWAY, | upset the price anit cut pl é in half, ‘They arp just TELEPHONE gg0. just as good, but they aro not so Give us your laundry \f you want costly. Re wper the prices are just oae-balf the original prices, offering in Daring got crushed scis Fort were accepted. Dr, Troutman) sore, big apd little, that we bave was elected for two years instead of been selling at 28¢. We want to Dr. Fort. close out tie entive and offer our way of treating our ¢ DIEH 310 BROADWAY, date. calt, Trilby toe, only. LATEST STYLES, Men’ THE CELEBRATE mestic pipes in the City. The latter are Novelties Smoking Tobaceos. KAM go ALL KINDS Of FRESH Telephone 124, I New Fall styles, up to- Bee our new French SB63.50 All Sizes, All Widths, Men’s, Ladies’ and Children’s Shoes Exclusively. Shoes, \Trilby, Orient an GOLO-BUG and 16 TO | Silver Mountad Pipes are Have also an oe lot of Chewing and Has anything fed Provision MEATS WAYS ON HAND 437-441 8, Third St. VWVVBVVOD-090000000 POPULAR PRICES $2. to $5. ALL NEW GOODS. Razor —MANUFACTL REI OF — It will pay you to call and examine my entity stock. W..A. KOLLEY, ~nz ae a Aaeee iu the Toes. Fumar, Turn-Verein, ‘'Co Q,"’ Np and Midget Havana >» CIGARS « Strictly Havana filler, HAND MADE. 1 am carrying the largest and most selec} stock of Imported and Do Grocery that you ANT OYSTERS “AL 4 UNTIL THE NEW YEAR Where you can find many IDAY GIFTs. cent. We on every pair of Ladies have the iN THe | We have them—Heayy, Fine yod All W five per dent off Bret Quaurry Holiday Books, Bibles, Prayer Books and Devotional Articles, ANU eer ewer, Agent for Odell 'Pypewriter tors, » Price: Lawyers, Teac The Ouly Exclusive to December 1 is the BE A SPECIAL WOMEN AND CHILDREN WILL Men's and Ch BLANK Low? BAUGAIN SALE BF r Chance to say Finest Cheap Shoes and The Cheapest Fine Shyes ETS. m every pair Pre CONDUCTED <== FOR MEN AT DORIAN’S weful Rad appropriate OL- per idren’s Shoes s. 'Twenty- Lavies’ ano Men's FURNISHING GOODS, John J. Dorian, High Sioycle House/in the ‘T SEASON for RIDING, call and see OUR WHEELS and get Bottom Prives on same, K 206 Broadwa WHEN YOU DRINK DRINK 'CHE BEST —You can find it iad DETZEL/S. +—Where we keep the finest o P ADU CAH CYCLE WORKS aud 326 128 North Fifth Street, Whiskies, Wines, Beer, Cigars, etc RESTAURANT OPEN AT ALL HOURS Neau Paraen Qouse. PALER Suitable for City. WE wa rade Biaycles Pa And Bicycle Sundries $20.Q0 Ministers, Doe. bers, aud in reach of all, - From September 1 invite you to PURYEAR, Manager. SCHOOL SHOES Now Ready. Best Sortg---SMALLEST Prigé / / We are ge me to sell our Children’s We want tojdeaw your children's tra up in our Shoes, then they will trade wit vob trading with 4s, ask one of our cust yes at the VERY us)all th att lives er} t fabout our Shoes, yonr chi dipa to grow If you are ¥ 1 about “ge »