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Our Successful B ss Men. All ran advertisoments the entire ear. Their experience teacher hem that one time advertising doe not pay. VOLUME 1—NUMBER 132 that they bad traveled over twenty~ five miles of turnpike road and had removed five of the obnoxious gates. ‘They rode fup and down the street yelling, “Hurrah for Hillis forCoun- __| ty Judge.” ‘They claim to have as Are The War Clouds Hovering, sorances that no warrants would be Over. Kurope | issued for their SULLEN AND DARK “x more went ‘They declare of toll gates, and down before them not one shall be left county GREECE SPOILING FOR A FIGHT, AContinent Trembles For The Possible Outcome. AUTONOMY NOT WANTED. Gen. Gomes Says the Insurgents Will Fight Until Independ- ence Is W | New York, Feb. 15.—A dispatch from the district of Sancti Spiritus, Athens, Feb.” 12.—The warlike Santa province gives the following excitement here increased with the| statement signed by General Maxime departure of troops fot the frontier Gomez: and the equipping of additional war) "Tie enemies of Cuba have cireu- vesselg fur service in Cretan waters, | lated i the United States the rumor, Nobody seems to doubt thet a clash) that 1 am to aes] at arms wills occur between Greece cept autonomy a and Tarkey unless the Powers inter-/ of settlement or of fere; but it believed here that) present war. ‘The constitu‘ion Greece will be given a free hand in} Cuba absolutely establishes tn Crete and that if she succeeds in an- article XT peace is to be nego- nexing that island ber right to do #o/ tiated upon the basis of the absolute will not be questioned by the rest of | independence of Cuba. Itis to ob-| Europe. {tain independence that we have been It 1s quite certain that King George | fighting for two years and will con-| has not acted without consulting tinue to fig>t until victory be ours, with his friends in sending the tor All the which have] pedo flotilla into Cretan waters with heretofore, or may be in future pub- jnstructions to prevent at all hazards | lished to the effect that we are will-/ the landivg of Turkish troops injing to aveept any — other Crete. lution — short independence: The Porte is understood should be absolutely appealed ‘to the Powers to without foun Greece in this emergency, ing further of known ¢ Turkey is adopting, though it is re ported that a | force of Turkish troops is assembling at Salonika for embarkation to Crete; that there is great activity in’ military circles on the Turkish frontier, and (hat a por- tion of the Turkish fleet is being pre- pared for active service. Advices received here from Canea yesterday say that Georgi Berovilch, the Turkish vernor of — Crete and Tom fF sought refuge st evening the} and highly Greek consulate at Canea, fearing) yous cou the anger of the Mussulmans and) ing q dreading arrest. It is understood) ay that Berovitch Pasha had pi tendered his resignation, and the Sultan bad refused to accept THE SITUATON GIOWING GRAYER, | | disposed basis the of As solution statemen's of atded tion, to have ns Gen. Jo Shelby Dead. | Kansas City, Feb. 15 Jo She the noted Mexican and con- f ! tween life this elby had been the policy Gen been for nd death city this | ays hover | breatt 01 | sick three week 4 From an Old Grudge, Y Ky., Feb, 13.—Just vline Frank Baker th prominent] Resu Whitesburg across the Virg in 1 respect tizens and result was the renewal of} , rew reviously | rans that | was i \ | nence of excite | ticip Cretams Organizing a Govern: ment Advices from Crete say insurgent leaders have now bled for a conference, and it derstood that a constitution and a} provisory goverument will shortly be promulgated. | The statement the English House of Commons by George N Curson, Parliamentary Secretary for the foreign office, that order bad been restored in Crete caused a pain- ful surprise in Greece. | ‘As a specimen of the sort of order that has been restored Priv Beroviteh, Governor General Crete, is still protected at the Gr consulate by armed Christians, Moi tenegrin gendarmes and a force Greek warines from Greek ironclad given cree Hydra | He went to Mayfield and sold two “The fighting at Kissamo, where the | sets of books, one to Mrs. W. B. Mohammedan inhabitants’ were be- | Bolinger and the other to Mrs. I. H. seiged in their houses for several Boswell, for which be bad them sign was desperate, Thirty Chiris-|* note for $9, The notes he pre- and 100 Mohammedans were| sented at the bank were for and this was soon afterwards dis jog }eovered and he was warranted for forgery. He left on a freight train, however, but the authorities at Ful- ton were wired and he was there ar- rested, but by his glib tongue per- suaded the officers that he not the man wanted at all, so when Mar- shal McNett arrived from Mayfield the bird had flown, He was sup- posed to have come this way, but did not, as the officers were on the lookout for him and found no trace of him, ‘The that the | assem: is un-| John O'Callaghan Caught But} Released, | The Boy Wh From! jcah Returns, Jobn O'Callaghan, the agent who of | Was selling Dore’s art works here at , [exorbitant prices and finally served in. | several days on the chain ig for of (drunkenness, is shrewder than he ws lit for being. tial killed It is reported bere that Cretan refugees are in a most miser- | able condition at the Island of Meles. | So great demand for trans-| portation out of Crete that the steam- ers running there have been unable to provide accommodations. ‘The Chamber has voted 500,000 drachmas | to aid the Cretan refugees. is the e Sultan Protests to the Powers. London, Feb. 13.—A dispatch to the “Times”? from Constantinople says the Porte has wired to the Turk- ish Ambassadors in the different) countries to protest strongly to the powers in the matter of the result of their intervention in Cretan’ affairs | and to specially call attention to the} present attitude of Greece. | The Constantinople cprrespondent) of the “Standard” says the Sultan in his note calls upon the Powers to} stop the Greek encouragement of Cretan revolutionists and announces that unless this is done the Turkish government will be compelled to send | troops to restore order. ‘The resident representatives of the! great Powers regard the Turkish sit-| uation as much more serious than it was first believed, because of the possible revolt of the Young Purk ty, which is composed of the best elements of the Mussulman popul tion, and is opposed to the presen absolute monarchy TOLL GATE RAIDERS. swindler’s scheme to charge an extortionate price for a lot of cheap books, secure the lady's note and then take it to the bank and discount it, getting away with the money before he could be caught. He has been operating all over the country and is doubtless wanted in many places. Last night young Walter Richey, whom the festive book agent induced to leave with him, returned home a sadder and a wiser boy. His sup- posed benefactor, after getting him away from home and friends, desert- ed him in Maytield. “THE PAY was TRAIN” At Morton's Opera Wednesday » “The Pay Train’’ ful mechanical and sgenic effects will be seen at the opera house next Wednesday night. /The play made a very favorable Ampression — when through here lasf, and no doubt will again play to a packed house, ‘This year Miss Carrié Lamont will be seen in the role fg¢rmerly taken by Mi Bindly, Youse Next jaht. th its wonder- More Lawlessness For Poor Old Kentucky. A Vanceburg special to the Cou- rier-Journal sa This city at 6 THE P standing in the | {the chair and He Took Away |‘ and /she is receiving high| LAST RITES. | | Consigned to The Grave. THE BAR ATTENDS IN A BODY, | Meeting At O’clock--Courts All Ad, Court House At 4 this assemblage adjourned, and th members of the bar went ina body t the Christian church. HEAVY ICE, ~ Remains of Judge ©. H. Thomas it “All Paducah Passes Morning. toating Bu Morris Caught Here, , The heaviest ice that has been seen fa the Ohio for many days began to run this morning shortly after 3 o'clock, and for three or four hours was so thick that no craft could leave FUNERAL AT THE CHRISTIAN CKUPCHY. | the shore. | The funeral of the late Hon, Chas | H, Thomas, county judge, t | place at 10 o'clock this morning from the First Christian church. Rey. W. IL, Pinkerton conducted the services and there was a large crowd of sor- rowicg friends and relatives of the deceased present. The courts all adjourned today ia respect to the deceased, and the members of the bar attended the funeral in a body. ‘The interment was at Oak Grove under the au- spices of the Masons. MELTING OF THE BAR. The bar met at the court house at 9 o'clock, and on motion of Col Husbands, Major Moss was called to Hon. Josiah Harris was appointed secretary. On mo. tion Hons W. Bagby, Sam Hous- ton and Josiah Harris were appoint- ed a committee to adopt and report able resolutions touching — the death of the late Judge Cuarles Hl. Thomas, and said committee: after retiring, reported the resolutions Resolutions of the relative to the death of Hon H su following Paducah bar Chas, Thomas: Wurneas, amid the deplorable dis- ous of Providence our distin- fellow citizen, the Hon Thomas, in the prime of ed from life, by the fatal summons of death, be it Resolved, by the members of the aducah bar, many of whom have sociates in. his professional haracter were inlities and manifested many of mind and the con life, many ral excellencies, which wil! ever re nh a source f infinite pride to bis professsional brethren. That, in the practice of bis profes- sion, the untiring and unswerving fidelity to the cause of his client, a distinguishing trait in his haracter, and the unwearied devo- tion with which he applied bis ener gy rut talent, at the conscious sacrilive of health and strength in the defense of the poor and unfortunate, without any reasonable hope of fee or reward for his services evinced the large benevolence of his nature, and thereby conferred honorable distine- tion in his profession, which will al- ways be gratefully remembered. That, by his intense concentration of purpose, his indomitable will, and his ceaseless industry, his achieve- ments in the line of his vocation were in remarkable, and won the uniform ap- proval of all who knew him, and we proudly cherish and all the other features of his life and char- acter. That deserving of the most honor- able mention, his undisguised zeal for the public interest and the recti- tude with which he performed every public and private trust, and the em- inent satisfaetion with which he dis- charged the official duties of his long and conspicuous public career. The ated and continuous preferment he received at the hands of his fel- low countrymen, is an evidence of the high ard he held in the popular esteem, and a permanent tes- timonial from those most capable of judging of his genuine personal worth, That we write in the general feel- ing of lamentation over bis untimely death and extend to his bereaved family our sincere sympathy in this, their great calamity. That, out of respect to the mem- ory of our deceased brother, the court now adjourn until next Mon day the bar in a body attend the funeral, That a copy of these. resolutions be furnished by the clerk to the family of the deceased, and the city papers be requested to publish the same and that same be spread at large on the records and the cireuit and county court, After touching and appropriate re- marks on the resolutions of the life of Judge Thomas by Judge Bishop, of the cireuit court, Col, L, D. Hus- bands, city attorney; Hon, Sam Houstin, Attorney Dave Cross, Hon. Josiah Harris, and Major Thomas E. | Moss, the mously adopted. these o'clock this e ig was thrown into the most intense excitement known in its history over the arrival of ubout 150 toll-gate raiders on horseback. Incidental They rode at once to the residence of | new songs aikl sp County Judge Hilf and reported! a praise from te press of many cities been } during the winte Barry & Henne We always keep a big stock CLIPPINGS TELEPHONE ‘70. | OFFICE N ‘motion of Attorney Eugene (ira berger | that are DRY---per bundle, 4c. INTH ano HARRISON. morning, and the members of}* resolutions were unani- On motion, the committee was in- through the on) where the play has) structed to present resolutions to cir- yresented cuit and county courts and request to the play a number of that they be spread on memorial ecialties are intro-' pages of the court’s records, and on The Luge floes completely Kovered the cradle at Brooklyn, aud so‘tiiek was it packed about the incline landing could be effected by sfer steamer Osborn A large barge belonging to Capt Pete Johnson, of the steamer ¢ Morris, up between here and C: ville with a lirge load of ties, torn loose from the boat and down the river among the dangerous chunks of ice. ‘There was no one on the boat, which was caught opposite the city by the tug Ida, which en countered great difficulty in getting it to the shore. She finally suceeed- edin getting it over against the island, where it is now moored. The river was almost clear of run- ning ice et noon, but the transfer boat was still unable to effect a land- ing at Brooklyn. The St. Louis train to get across the river today and will likely not make it by tonight. “THE L'MPING SHEENY” no the was came Said to Be the Sobriquet of The Cireus Agent. He Is Re ved By Actor Robt Fisk As A Smooth Fraud, Actor Robt. Fisk, who is wit! “Dr. Bill” company, knows I Livingston, Jazvis been perpetrating — vari fraud about the country by claming to I ent of different cireuse and troupes One of bis favorite div impersonate Advance Woods, of the Waite Comedy Com- pany, who is now in Yew York. Mr. Fisk says that as near as he an recollect, the man’s real name is ‘on, and he has for the past tw i known heeney Si- onson,'? the ping Shee- was about advance agent company has bean swindling alias who Simons: ars tu uey.”” years for some burle but for two years past he going about the country people in various towns, He has avery personage in dramatic has been written up at irre tervals for two years in the dr: magazines for his frauds. H never known, however, and seer to elude the authorities on all sions, Yesterday afternoon Mr another member of the visited the prisoner at the jail o while they readily recognized his face they cannot remember his name but think it is Simonson. “DE, BILL” TC three ago oan been mysterious Fisk and company, A Clever Comp: esenting the i The merry coytedy “Dr, Bill,” with the charfn’ actress, Miss Celie Ellis, supported first-¢ company, will fe the tion Morton's oper& house tonight. “Dr, Bill’? fas been seen here fore, and it isjunnecessary to. sp of the merits of the ay, aad the star, Miss Ellis, who is one of the cleverest actresses on the stage. “Dr. Bill’ should have a fall house tonight, and na doubt will. at CHESTNUT NO BETTER, His Condition Worse. Se to Grow Mr. M. L. Chestnvt, the railroad ent at Gilbertsville, who has been low from blood poisoning, pro- duced by a scratch on the hand, no better. He is the I, C. agent there, and is one of the best kuown men in Mar- shall county. PRECINCT CONVENTIONS, Held By the Populists In County. the Today Populist precinct con- ventions were held in the county to nominate delegates to the mass con- vention to be held here nextSaturday. ‘There were no sie cia in the np chithueys, food ones, only either size. at New Ryker Sron fards, specialt}, E Paduc 1213 Dr. » Kar Nose ' ly Bituminous Lump, per Bu. Ege, Nut, ae From The Grace ADUCAH DAILY S Good Citizen. DEATH OF MA. T, B. LYLE. Had som Iken ta tine Other Deaths. Hyatth Por PAIM'N HT [MAW CF MARSHIL! GONE. Mr treatment, os A fev ly we r however, and 1 last night. His death wa surprise to his | Mr. Lyle we and was born neighborhood sa con of Mr rried to a i ed iu years or mo He had been for many ye comfortable invested, He was at one tite f education and w jon of friend it A7 he I fortune on the board ¢ of the most A SHINING MARK The Grim Reaper Claims Another | LARGER AND LARGER Our circulation grows with every issue. We invite anyone interested to call at our office at any time and convince themselves. Not in a Hundred Years D da you find any others at he same price better than Spanish Gem CIGARS The best 5c Cigar on Earth. Exclusive Agents, GEO. O. HART & SON HARDWARE ANbD STOVE'Co. INCORPORATED. 303-307 Broadway. 109-117 N, 3d St. Nothing better made than “Old Reliable” Cigars at 10c. 'To Make Room P. a more fai Pe Soca be greatly tmiss- him. © place mublie spirited men iu There w than he ed by t ‘The fur row after wo kne tomor- , rom the on South Fifth Johnsten, of the nat 2 B a. ch tial will be of the Knights Oak Grove. siree Br Che ard John: 1 promine Il vounty, ht nsup= yering illness of He M after ion, ag un Mary Wade aud a brother of f the city. Mrs, Sallie wife near Sy of | She Dyson, ‘of county, died night before last. children. TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT LEXINGTON, Frank Insane Father Kills His Little Son And Daughter. Wounds His Wife Seriously And KIIs Himself. xington, Feb. s moraing th 1 rown into a fever ment when it was reported that Jobo KR. Mar a leading citizen had comy after having attempted the destruction of his en- tire family. In a fit of insanity the infortunate man t antly killed his little s vounder bis da and his wife, hten pla volver to lis temple 1 ed sui riously wounded ig the re sent a ball int iter I mokin: his own brain. 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