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. The Best Paper 100, a week for all the news the time. In the city, #0 say they all. Onl; VOLUME 1—NUMBER 124 THE TREATY, Between Kngland and Venezuela Signed in Washington. REVOLUTION IN GUATEMALA, Two Big Furniture Houses Fail at Louisville and Paris. INTER AND YERKES PROVIDED FOR. Washington, Feb, 3.—As the rep- resentatives of their respective gov- ernments, Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Ambassador, and Senor Jose Andrade, the Venezuelan Minister to Washington, st 4:50) o'¢ this afterhoon at the State partment signed a treaty providing for the setuement by arbitration of the long standing dispute over the boundary betwen Vecezuela and British Guiana, which has not only ruptored the relations between the principals and kept them apart lomatically for years, but bas thr ened to involve the two great Fnglish speaking nations in hostilities. The treaty was really comp several days ago so far as all of t details were concerned, except the insertion of one name, and there a blank was left to fill in with the name of a British jurist. Some dif ficulty had been experienced in flod- ing the second member of the British Supreme tribunal, who was will ing to assume the arduous task of arbitntor, and also could be spared from the bench It was not until this morning that word came over the cable that sucha person had been found in Justice Collins, avi that sppointment had been ratified by the British privy council, & neces ty. So all was ready for the signature of the treaty, and Mr. Storrow, for Veu guela, calli about noon, ed that the sigu tory persons uid meet about o'clock at the state department the purpose of signing the statedepartme for Insurrection In Guatemala New York, Feb, 3,—A dispateh to the Herald from Panama says “The Hersld’s correspondent in Managua, Niearagua, telegraphs that a revolution tas broken out in Gua- tewala, Details are as yet unobtain- able. President Zelaya, of Nica- ragua, has atiempted to get a report from President Barrios as to the ex- act nature of th atemala, bat thus far without success crisis in G romeu @ censor- t Sao rfirm the Feport shat an insurrection is im progress. Big Fire a Salt Lake. Belt Lake, Feb, 3.—The Scott block, one of the most elegant and | substantial pieces of architecture in| was destroyed by fire this entailing loss of the West, morning, $300,000. Investigation of Eastern Asylum, Lexington ‘eb, 3.—The investi gatioa of the charges made in con nection with the Asylam here will be begun this evening. It is ex pected the public will be regaled with some racy matters as a result, Four Killed, Fight Injured DeSmet, 1 3.—In a railroad wreck here this morning four passengers were killed and eight se- riously injured, three fatally, it is believed. Amstec' N.Y., Fob. 3.—The}4 Agnold biveixs, one of the finest ia the efty; and oecapred by prominent stores of various lines, was totally destroyed by fire his morning. Loss, $75,000, part covered by insurance. Hy Married 1,900 Ce Renton, Ky.. Feb. 3 D. Hare gis, of this county, is dead, aged eighty-five years. He was magis~ trate for sixty years and had married 1,900 feouples, His court docket judgments which were mever reversed by the higher courts. les. Rig Fire at Pleasureviile, Pleasureville, Feb. 3,—Fire broke ont here today in the Fallers’ Lum- ber Mills aud destroyed these, to- gether with the Deposit Bauk and Hanes’ general store. Loss, 860,- Seyeral Tips From Washington. Washington, D. C, Feb. 3.—It now seems certain that Dr. Godfe Hunter, of Kentucky, ts to be Com- missioner of Internal Revenue under the new administration. It is also stated as a certainty by the knowing ‘ones that Hon, John W. Yerkes will be U. 8. Seuator. Judge MeKenna, ‘of California, is now accepted as a certainty for Secretary of the Inte. ri IF YOU WANT GOOD COAL Ar PLATT TO BE The Slayer of Jesse Tyree Extra di el in London, THE PADUCAH DAILY LARGER AND LARGER Our circulation grows with every issue. We invite anyone interested to call at our office at any time and convince themselves. IN COLO BLOOD, London, Feb, 3.—At the Bow > street police court today the extradi-| Murder at Fulton Yesterday tion of Rdward ‘Taylor, alias Arthar Afternoon Platt, who is charged with killing Je Tyree, nn inmate of the t nee ern Insane Asylum of Kentueky in 1885, was crate by the presidiv! THE MURDERER ESCAPED, magistrate, BR United States monwealth’s sy torney of Lexington, Kentucky, present in court today. Farrell — recounted the tory of the case. In so doing, he outlined the evidence taken at the tatives of the and Com ‘a Mounted His Horse After Telling His Siste dd Never See Him Again, inquest held over the remains of —_—— Tyreeand the proceedings in the Greek court eh Lauington, referring! «6 STL OAT «LAR. to Gacde’s depositions aad to ‘Tay- lor's letters to the police at Lexi - ton offering to surrender, ‘These were in court Isham Ewing, colored, aged 17, Taylor complained that Mr. Far-|was shot in the head and instantly reil hadfuct cautioned him before] killed by Dave Browder, « white man him and questioning exp wish to return to the L and staud trial ass for wha! he describe: tal killing of Tyree FURNITURE DEALERS S. L. Moore, of Louisy th ressed nited States ASSIGN. ille, gest Furniture Store In the South. And Mock & Co. of Paris, Gotu the Wall. Louisville, Feb, 3.—Th niture house of O. I largest Louse in this line in assigned at noon today to din e stock carried rea $30,000 and the habilities $50,000, thoug ment has yet been issued tors. No statement liabilities yet made FAILURE AT HENDE S.and F, the South 8. I, RSON, Qberdorier, Dry Goods, Big- «| 25 years of age, near Fulton, yester- day afternoon. ‘The crime is reported as being « cold blooded murder. Browder and Bob Brown, who live in the couniry, two or three miles from Fulton arted he walking the railroad h out 3 o'clock, in an intoxi- condition. When the the town were reached who carried a Winchester fired it twice in the air, and ordered several little white boys to run orget shot. They then met Ewing and aw red boy anid told them to rau. Ewing said he'd done nothing to ran for 1 was shot down in his tracks. Browder and his companion sought refuze in the woods, After committing the cowardy deed Browder remarked to his coms panion that he shot the boy ‘just to see him fall’ and started off for | ho skirts out. of Browder, rifle, details of the killing spread " |rapidly, and sooa & posse of indig- nat citizens was out with Walker's bloodhownds in search of the fogi- tive. Tt was learned at the murderer's home that he had stepped in, told bis ster goodbye, and that sbe would never see him again, and mounting i} his horse, rode rapidly off. Further search was futile, and nothing has since been heard of him — BURNED. Make an Assignment, Lhe Historic Colonial Style Cap- Henderson, Ky., Feb. 3.—The tal of Pennsylvanta large dry goc rm of 8S. and E. in Ruins. dorfer, whose 5! . ally | oy ae was partially | arrishurg, Feb. 3.—The Penn- today to Mr. |5)/vania state capita! was destroyed Heory Baldauf Poe created a decided sensation ness circles The assign puld not this afternoon, but his ne dutia announcement » in be found phew, Mr Baldauf, stated that the imme- | busi- by fire yesterday afternoon,the legis- lative balls are in ruios, and a new structure must rise from the ashes of the building that has served as a e of the Pennsylvania legislature since 1822. The flames within the short space of an hoar ate diate « of the failure was the fact that hal attached |? $1,600,000 worth of property. their i and the} Phe. ineflicreney of the Harrisbar, ie tall their | Yolunteer fire department 1s generally creditors e, to make blamed. The burned capital was built early n general The firm has a la anch c Owensboro, |!" the century, but was nevertheless No * i ot Labilities or assets yet Pegarded as one of the handsomest filed i sa | nens of Tonic architecture in the AN OUTRAGE, Shots Into a Home, Wound Three Innocent Persons, A special from } states ily, in 5 tr South Pittsburg tried to foice an entrance. F in this, one of tho party fired a load of shot through the door panel Frank Michaels, Mr Davis nephew, a young man eighteea year old, was badly wounded 1, seventeen years old ik by t ughter, was strac Asaug anot cheek of a litte girl, sever of 1 ee Courie Dr Commissioner Reve A special to the from Canton says of vigit: “It is learned, however, that the visit of Dr, Hunter had a ty fold purpose—it concern and a probable member of net from Kentycky. from information here, is aye sara old, aternal ¢ Journal’ | Hunter ek hime: the cabi The situation, that Dr. country. NEW YORK’'S CHARITY BALL, Many Thousands Realized For Distribution to the Needy, Yew York, Feb 3.—New York society and many members of the fashionable circles of other cities to the number of several thousand Janced for charity’s sake at the Metropolitan opera house last night. The « wo was the holding of the i! annual charity ball and it proved to be in every way worthy of its social aud kindly traditions, The only decorations, as in past k | years, was the single word ‘Char. lity’? in incandescent lights back of Asa result of the affair, ny thousand dollars will for distribution among the poor. Chauncey M. Depew, with Mrs. Win. M. Kingsland on his arm, led the grand MARKETS, Feb 3—May wheat {-775 its highest point nd closed at 74s od at 6! ’ Hunter was called te Cantou to im- ‘ae bl mabe Lis and press him that forthe good of the hae Pag) open My 4419 and ae ee oe eee acca] May oats opens at 19 and make a aiton the ¢ ee AC3 | closed at 17 95-1794 b. senatorsbip. If be did that, he was} syay pork opened at $7.70 told, he would harmonize and at the same time be in line for au oftice, such as Commissioner ternal Revenue, Hurrah bo has Gee his party corgia. passe a stringent | of In- and closed at $7.55, May lard opened at $3. closed at $3~ May ribs opsanl at $3.92 and closed at $3.87. March cotton opened at $7.03 and 2 and PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1897, WORTHY MEN ADVANC! Rewards of Merit Distributed by the N,, ©. & St. L. A deserved promotion was the N., C. & St L. road, last. ranks of the force of conductors, but it merit and competence count, will soon go higher up the rungs of the ladder. Among the recent advancements of employes on the N., C. & St. L none were more deserving of promo- tion than Switchman W. A. Perry to be the day yardmaster, Pete “«grinder’’ and can keep a switch en- gine waltzing with the best of them. Jack Morthland, the yardmaster on the N., C. & St. La, years past, has been added to the| that given Brakeman Frank Hogwood, of /Phihip Baugh Disappears at \ on Sunday | He is the latest addition to the | is a list of conductors and took out 108) yesterday, Jack is an old bell cord puller and it takes an expert to down | him punching the paste boards. Phil Lynn Didn't Have Long To Linger. It is told over in Massac county that Phillip Linn was taken to Ches- ter immediately after his conviction forthe murder of Milas Bradshaw, Judge Vickers saying that the pris- oner should no longer be an expense to the county even to the extent of another dinner in the county jai. | He got breakfast, but before dinn was on his way to Chester, where 12 now has the company of his father and brother, both also sent for long terms. No motion fora new trial has been made. give them time. WOULDN'T HALT, Fulton Another Today. Has Killing CHAS, WILLIAMS SHOT DOWN, Deputy Sheriff Judge Ordered Him to Halt and He Refused. THE = OFFICER IN JAIL, Fulton today is in fever of ex- citement. Charles Williams, a well known and highly respected young man, and a nephew of representative Campbell, by Deputy Sheriff Judge. It appears that the officer was out in searck of Browder, the murderer of a young colored boy,and Williams aud a companion were out returning home from a party. The young men were ordered to halt by the Officer, but Williams refused. He was shot and instantly killed, and Deputy Sheriff Judge was ‘arrested and com- mitted to jail Later dispatches from Fulton give fuller particulars of the tragedy, Browder, the murderer, was re- ported to be in hiding at Cayce, Ky., and Deputy Sheriff Harry Judge, of Hickman, and Earnest Johnson went there to arrest him, Just as they reached Cayce they saw two young men start off in a buggy. Deputy Sheriff Judge supposed that one of them was Hrowder and ordered them to halt. They did not ent so he fired at the buggy, and ms was killed he young man the best families there. and Jolnson wero arrested is great excitement. Young Judge, the Deputy Sheriff, was in Paducah only a few days ago, and is quite well known here, baving | a number of near relatives in ucab, MARSHAL GOUNTY POPULISTS, They Will Meet at Benton Sat- urday. belongs to one of Both Judge and there Leader WU Graham Says They Will Keep the Middle of the Road, State Hepresentative Will Grabam, of Marshall county, was in the city today, but not on political business He stated that the Populists would meet Saturday at Benton to devise ways and means of putting out can- didates for the county offices, he Populists will likely meee a The Judge didn’t; was this morning killed | Pad-| Jan attavhinent | 1 | | | } Parrish es HE | Mayfield. LEFT THE STORE SUNDAY. Nothing Has Since Been Seen or| Heard of Him, for several MANY THIWK HE KILOED HIMSELF. Phillip Baugh, 9 clerk in Wilson’s has created a sensation of some proportion in by mysteriously disap- | shoe store, at Mayfield, that place, pearing. He wag at the store a while Sun- day morning, and since then has not His absence occasioned no alarm at first, but to- ay there 1s much speculation about! been seen or heard of, his whereabouts. SUGIDE? For That Chiil No reason for such s sudden de- parture can be assigned, and the the- ory of suicide ts thoroughly discred- ited by all who know the youog man. | % S | He had followed a pumber of suits in the past few years, and was a young man about 25 ye no family, and the general opinion is that in aberation he wangered off and may return when he recovers his normal | mental condition. There are quite a number of May-| fiekl peop'e, however, who cling to} the suicidal supposition, that young | Baugh killed himself, bat all search | for bis remains has proved futile. “CAPT, STONE Wilh Probably Accept That New 2 @ Position. Capt. W. J. Stone came down |from Kuttawa last night to hold an- other conference with Mr, Joe Par- rish, of the Philadelpbia Fidelity and Mutual Insurance Company, which bas offered the ex-congressnan a high position. He has not yet de- cided what he will do, however. “You may say, however,’’ Mr. ‘id to @ Sew reporter, ‘that it Capt. Store -Reeepte any position at all it will be with us, DECLARED OFF. Sportsmen’: Disappointed Last ; ight. The boxing and wrestling matches failed to come off last night as sched- uled at Evett’s saloon, Young De Brantley, the Mexican pugilist, was unable to meet his Louisville opponent, on account of having fallen down g flight of and breaking a finger. ‘Lhe bear did not wrestle because the darkey became frightened aud didu’t show up. AN ATTEGHMEST. Issued Against An Witness, Wa, Foster Suill Refus st) Testi- fy inthe Case Against “Red” Dubb The ¢ against James Hubbard, charged with maliciously assaulting Mr. M. W, Clark several days ago at the Uulon Depot, was set for tor day, wil Major Josiah Harris baa been al ol spevtal judge to try the case One of the principal witnesses, Jeweler Will Foster, of Mayfield, bas ignored the subpoena to come up and testify in the case, and this mor. ing issued against e was reset for to- ron at 8 o' glock. him gnd the morrow after case of Nivk for $5,00C filed Judge Bish filed yesterday aus ¢ p to set a ‘This is the plaintiff, anti-trust Jaw and appropriated 81,- | Closed at @7,05406, ¥ | 000,000 for the support of her public| _ May cotton opened at $7.13 and widdle-of-the-road this time,” a slosed at €7.17-18. waid, ‘tand will fall ap come out ve schools, No other state that voted | © Li torlau A ecile fi Rodubh Ski ; aulteava hi Northwestern receipts 252 rons, ape oY eae for Bryan has manifested so much in-| Dagens a No grease, no glfverine clination to do better in the future. | Clearances, 260,000. Betore Taving any jfental work Sinn atk —St. Loule Globe-Democrat, - done you can well affyfd to consult} ve . —< Wanted, Dr. Fiddyment, Whg turns out the anni Redttyed, Ai once by kawrghce Second| very best of work at reasonable ‘Tho blind medjudy WA) give regdeltiand Co., 213 Cont AAreet, twenty | prices, All work Adne by the Iatest| Nglson Soule's Drug Store ings this week for:Qdand_ 50_eehts, | second hand mattregfes and twenty | painless methodd, \Opera House 407 South Seventh atreet 2f3 | sets of chairs, {\ {23 block. ONLY. Barry & He » We always have a be stock on hand and Crabtre stairs Obs inate He is addicted to drink, | | | | | ANEW TPSTAL WANTED. Nick Gilef Wants the Verdict Set Aside. Phis for ‘ihe attorneys in the ief against the city a motion before le the verdict Mt a REW hears | celebrated cess pool | ase, and it was decided against the D PROMPT DELIVERY TELEPHONE You know wt we sell, Deanfiel boss ee Feeling * IN Y fon ROOM USE Bosley'e we ALL RUBBER. a her Strip. CHEAPEST, EASIE T APPLIED. : old day by \ \ & SON HARDW ARE & STOVE CO INCORPORATED. GEO. 0. HART 3038-307 Broadway. 109-117 N. Third St. To Make Room, For SPRING GOODS Which aré.now ecming id, WE our THE PRICES OF WINTER. GOODS IN TW. } Women's $3.00 Welt, Button, go at $2.00. Women's Small Sizes, #3 00 Dongola Bdtion, go at $1.50 Misses? Square Tee Lace $2 25 Slives go aX $1.50 Child's Dongola, Patent Tip, Button, $1.25 Sho», Misses Alaska’s Warm Overshoes go bt 15 ceyts, at $l 00. | Other poods likewise Bring the dash ana babe shoes cheaper than you ever bought them before, ) , i argains |For ‘Bverybody. \ PRICES\AS FOLLOWS: Ladies’ Storm Rubbers, : et: Misses’ and Children’s Rubbers, - en's Rubbers, \- - \- - - 25 cts. 15 cts. 40 cts, Cal and get you a pair yefore they \yre all gone, Soma SPECIAL PRICES ‘yp Leather Shoes this week, ADKINS & COCHRAN Shoes Bought of us Polished Free, 331 Broadway. BAIL TY, Is selling everything | in his line at reduced prices. 327 BROADWAY.