The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, March 23, 1897, Page 2

“should, to make haste siowly THE PADUCAH DAILY SUN. Published every afternoon, except Sunday, by HE SUN PUBLISHING COMPANY. |: MOORPORATED. 8) Vick PREsiDeNt SRORRTARY TREASURER MANAGING EDITOR DIRECTORS. 7.M. Fisher, J.R. Smith, R.W. Clements, Je. Williamson J.J. Dorian mM OR. sara 3, porian PAX Pr 3 P. Hopes. —S THE DAILY SUN rd LO eXpense. 1HE WEEKLY SUN Is devoted to the interes yons, and will at all tim tertaining, while keey on all political attairs Be a fearless and tireless e: trines and teachings of the ‘ean part CORRESPONDENCE. — made an journal which satisfies it that A investigation the cou habit among MEDICAL young per- pecially retards the develop Its investigation among of throughout the east shows that stu- use the weed in ment of the lungs. the students colleges dents who do not any form develop in height, weight 24 per cent. But then way the and girth from 10 to faster tha this offset student's head swells when he is able may | hy the to smoke half a dozen cigars or two packages of vile cigarettes in a day. nan press is of ¢ tariff bill will ion it it Tur Ge that the pendit becomes w, strike & tremendous blow at Germau industries and cause a reorgs ¢ system of pros duction. Nothing tive can Adaced in favor of the be probable special feature of the weekly & UR Will be Its Correspondence ment, in which it hop retry focality within the ini ADVERTISING. Rates of advertysing will be made known on application Ofice, Standard Block, 113 North Fourth street. Daily, per annum. Daily, Six months... Daily, One month, . Daily, per week... Weekly, per annum in ad- VANCE... see Specimen copies free ——————— TUESDAY, MAR. rss A Me 4.50 40 10 cents 1.00 rn firm deals in liquefied day. good effect of the tariff than this, What we produce must find its chief they it displaces foreign g market here, and in egree in which nls sold here under the existing tariff, will we be benefitted, be surrender of our markets to foreign made goods is the great trouble of American |ubor to- free world Bexone the establishment of led the That was also be- fore the establishment of steel rails sold at built United trade in England she in the iron trade. protection in Ameri whea $1.60 aton, But up the iron business in protection the tes while free trade crippled it in and and today the United States chemists by It is air. It is sold to the the bottle or dozen bottles. about the coldest thing known, blis- tering the skin at a touch. Next! A recvLiaR situation exists at Helena, Ark., where the side the levee is higher than that in the bed of the river, caused by the rapid accumulation from breaks in the levee above. water out- Tuene is a noticeable ment in the ease with which the press is enabled to get near the President and the freedom with which news of important matters are given them, This is in marked contrast with the spirit shown by his predecessor. improve- Fitzsimmons’ gains from the fight are said to have been $50,000. Cor- bett’s loss was probably not lessthan that sum and his backers’ probably ran into hundreds of thous ands, Betting on a prize fist may ‘be profitable and then it may not losses Toe Senate seems dispose |, «3 it with im- The may flow treaty. ub the arbitration mense consequences from its adoption deserve the calm and deliberate study of the conven- tion before it is made binding on this country. A Pmapecenta paper states that its sales on account of the Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight were 190,055 papers, while the sales on account of the Presidential inauguration were but 1038,8' The former was much the bigger event in vhe eyes of many, and the city of brotherly love seems to haye been of that mind. 5. A man who has just died in Chica- go saw it grow from a very few houses ina mud hole in 1835 toa city of two million people. the first milk man of the little town. What a fortune could have made had he only known What wonders strugghng he of the future great. have unfolded themselves under the eyes of this simple son of toil, who had no dreams of the transformation that was to take place while he looked upon it. Wuew Robert Bonner, of the New York Ledger, who has bought and retired more fast any other living man, bought fast 2:30 trotter in 1856, he says, there were but nineteen horses in the world that had attained that speed. There are now more than 15,000 horses that no longer The in horses than his beat that record, which is considered matter of wonder. has been lowered show way the record the past few ye the two minute horse ere long. 's bids fair to Tur, great cry of the free wool ad- vocates is that we must have Austral fan wools to make our carpets and| that with a tariff the cost of the car- pet is so much the people do for the theory, T' cheapest carpets ever known in this McKin- enhanced poor can't buy them much »factis that the country were sold under the ley ander the the wool business of this country than they were law law and they have been Wilson law which ruined under the McKinley Harmony can be had in the Demo- cratic party wing of the party a! only by the free-silver undouing its fol- lies and coming over to the doctrines of the sound money V1 comes more evident day. In the state about 17 sound money views. cided to nominate stand by bim, holding t aloof from any ‘unholy’? combina- tions like that for the of Governor Bradley, for the poor con- polation of defeating Mr. Hunter. bee Jn there are hold t have de- wing. every legislature who They a candidate and members emselves election He was}. higher |‘ leads the world in iron industries and forging ahead rapidly Steel Germany is rails have the United today for second place. been reduced in price in States under protection until they can be bought for $20 or for the less So much out protection per ton. trade of the which ‘shuts world."* autbor of the Wilson #0 much Mr Tariff law, trouble for the people, Witsox, which has made writes a letter in which he condemns te Dingley tariff as class taxation, It doesn’t make much difference to the what Mr. Wilson thinks, him they owe so much trouble and misfortune. If we admit the seke of argument the proposed new tariff is ‘‘class taxation” it not still preferable to the class degreda- tion which Mr. Wilson did all in his power to bring about and did in a large measure effect. Take a back seat, Mr. Wilson. Your day is past, Henceforth you are a back number and your theories are shelved for a people since to for is generation at least, OrrictaL notice of the blockade of Cretan ports has been given this gov- by representatives of ernment the the six powers at Washington. Inas- blockade recognized by international law much as a pacific is not and it is be- » to save the point for future emergen- war has not been declared, lieved that this government ma cies, enter a protest against the pro- Secretary Sherman notified that male of the vessels of pacifle powers ud be proof that they were not contraband of insurgents. It is not «] of the United become involved, ceeding was the only requirement wi war to the likely States fs we have no car- and the arrying any ve: will rying trade in those waters, ly object of a protest would be to save the point. of the matter Tne “concert’’ Cretan ived a powers in the bas apparently re rude shock, through the deciination of and to join in the ade of Gre hould it becom of is said an Sultan nce of the line It made by the necessary in pursu policy marked out. effort has been to effect a peaceable settlement of the difficulty with King George, and that he asked the Russian minister to secure the intermediation of the Czar, The promptly placed movement, wh Russian minister toot characterize his on the “pertids jousr’” There does not seem to be a desire on the part of Russia to. pre- serve the peace so much as a desire to work out some Jesigns that are so plain as to be visible to the world, Aut roads lead to Rome’ adage in the palmy days of the If it can be said of Padu- all roads lead thitherward, ulages derived by ber busi- immense. But a toll lead the The interest which Padu- was ness interests will be road: other way. Which exact r has in free rouds is very large. Pic importance of free roads is rec- by of men, who. ognized many our leading siness as an induce- jent to trade, pay the tolls of Anything further so desirable their tomers. therefore, that {tend to an evil as the freeing of our entire read looked on with favor system is to be Wi pr to the proposition of the fis looking to. this The paltry amount of stock held by the city is matter of small importance as com- urge upon the council the pro ty of giving careful consideration al court end, pared with the advantages she would reap fcom the removal of the tolls. The assurance of Judge Tully that the prospect for attaining this most desirable end is good, should bear, vogue weight with the council, and the matter should be considered in the broad and liberal spirit of business men who have an eye to. the future, rather than the present. ‘Tur time of year has arrived when provision for sprinkling the streets. The mat- ter should be taken up by the coun- business it is necessary to make cil and provided for in a The heretofore method in city, while business wa haphazard in the proving a heavy tax on the men and property holders, is exceed- A larger area should be sprinkled than and the work ingly unsatisfactory in results. has been done proceed under an authority which will control it and see that it is done As the work has been heretofore done under subserip- @ proper manner. tion it is often the case that a man who is enterprising enough to pay his assessment and have his frontage sprinkled suffers still from the dust of Not only so but he pays by the subserip- his neighbor who refuses, tion method much more for the work than it would cost if done by taxation of the property benefitted. ‘The sub- scription method is antiquated aud belongs properly to the ecuntry vil- All cities of importance now make provision for lage with the town cow, compulsory street sprinkling,in which the whole population is deeply inter- Let Paducah take toward It is economy, ested this one more step a motropolitan standing. it is busi- ness. Once inaugurated the advan- tages would be so apparent that a re- turn to. the old way would thought of. not be Tue tariff debate is in full blast in the House, yesterday by Mr. Dingley, followed by Mr. Bailey, The House will sit until having been inaugurated who was of Te 10 o'clock o'clock at 5 until 8 o'clock each day for dinner, ‘The will Thursday bill under from 11 with a recess from in the morning night, general debate close night, Beginning Friday the will be read for amendment 3 o'clock Mareh pending The by the terms of the special order under will will the five minute rule, entil on the following Weduesday, 31, the bill amendments will be voted upon. when and committee on Ways and Means, which the House operate, in the matter such time supersede of members, a provision being 1 have the right of way of and ments amendments, amend- can at apy pending amendments individual e to give the committee the fullest power to perfect its bill. The sions of the House during the gen- eral debate will be given entirely to et speeches by new mem- their views in for the When discussion night ses- up almost bers who desire to get the benefit of their constituents. “Congressional Record’’ the Wilson bill was under the time at the night session was so consumed, and there is likely to be a repetition of a lack of speakers on this occasion, as members, under the order, are and ™ of them will take this opportunity without taking the given leave to print, advantage of floor, ‘Tne same arguments are now be- ing made against the Dingley bill that were made against the Mc that the will <inley law, g them being ifs therefore, a study of the r- and ne But operation of the Me- prohibitive be revenue producers, Kinley law shows that jt was a reve nue producer and in this the Dem ually. 1890, the McKinley operation respect lie to pr effe October, the gave the tions most with first month in which law was full the } received from it was in excess of the months out of the normal revenue expenditures ; sixteen thirty of its whole time the ation and for revenue exceeded ex- 000,000] re- penditares by the sum in round numbers, The av ceipts were more than $1,000,000 for every day it the date of the trade was in operation free 1895, meeting of the congress, in August, when the reyenue immediately fell off in be wrought in the tariff. to July of that year the revenue had averaged ,000,000 per month, falling under 630,000,000 in but two months of the ebruury (28 days) and April. But mark the re- sult of the free trade congress on the anticipation of the change to From January time, revenue: Congress met on the 7th of August. From t to the end of the year the revenue hed $25,000,000 in any the was buta trifle over $23,000,000. From that time forward the revenues never reached $1,000,000 a day un- til the month of Februs after the election of a Republican presi- time forward never month and average ry last, dent, when the passage of a new pro- mea certainty, Ip words the tariff for ue by the Demoe fier sacrificing protection and crip- tective law hi other rey only, passed acy our industries and throwing theentire business of the country into disastrous panic, entailing untold distress on the labor of the country, failed to produce the revenne which was produced in abundance McKinley by the which carried with it pro- tective features condemned by the) quickly as possi doctors of Demucracy as destructive ¢ should |, up to] of the revenue producing quality, The lesson to be learned from all th tariff doctors are unable to judge of the effect of a tariff on the industries of the country or as a ducer. They in craft, whose one experiment in age with raye consequences as to preclude revenue pro- are novices eration has been fraught such the probability that they will be given another opportunity to work a like disaster in the next ger tion. ———— Wool and Clothing. Inter Ocean—Free wool has made clothing cheaper—quality ing considered—in the United States. The price of anevery day suit somewhat lower in 1897 than in 1892, but the quality? The Textile Mercury a trade journal published in the English city of Manchester, says “There has been more shoddy used in American gouds during the| past year than ever before, and more shoddy, mungo, and miscella refuse has been contained in the] goods sent to the United States dur- ing that year (1896) than have tered the United States in any twen- y-five years prior theret In one year of free shoddy, mungo, and other has been sold by British manu not be- wool more is that the Democratic financiers and | , }rebellion and imprisonment rubbish |} urers to people of the United States under pretense of ‘real all than during any quarter of a century | of pr tection. And thi made by a British authority ts gathered from British facturers, Something more than the mere « frauding of the American purel by sales of low grade stuff dre up to look well has happened not only the buyer of me-down’’ clothing that ceived. The Textile speaks of the shoddy g England to Amer attra and de woo! estimate upon manu: | Merc ods sent from part ve bu ally worthle what t vorted to wear tis not rate gh quality ask for goods imade, all wool get them, y« Aw if ve we We say dddy wove Textil “part tive in “practi forced many an turer to lower b of quality. To Mereury or ire ‘The complaint of American man- ufacturers, ina Amer have been compelled to their own marke governed by the The whole range of good prices to the very highest qualities, bas been affected by this species of competi-| tion; values haye settled down from range to ran; jality to meet level so and wh the refusi sorb be nin relatic thu: Me larly and dece it ueotive ally worthless Amer » wear, quote goods compete for fixed or shire gh establisher the which cannot h bear standard mar prices whic ship to lishec Witl ert the of ain it it} idly, we} of Wear We may more for them, but we more money to pay with, a return | i few were $30—a J duty —a com} shall return ing really pay a trifle shall have CUBA LOST TO SPAIN, The Pact Begius to Dawn on th aniards: Havana, March -Only a few of the more excitable Spanish oflicers refuse to admit that Cuba is lost to the Resident Sp: fess they can other outcome. In fact, evidence that Cuba may in the end be freed by Spanish residents and stroug crown. niards con-| ee 00 themselves are The ¢ Ss} many minds anish rule within wo years, Some} within] y not so son hers say one year The proposition Gomez to buy the growing warmest advoc dents. They are the active and financial business men of the island On them the loss of the war has full- heavily; few Cubans had thing to lose of Cisn island pidly Its | sh resi-| is in here, en most he wealthy class would avert the dang: of subsequent aLtempts of the long suffering liers to en- joy their power, the titution of | military for civil rule desire of vievorious popular generals to tify natural ambition anarchy despotism —all feared and all ble in the triumph of Cuban alone, The Spauish element is condemn ing with more and more emphesis the fruitless, exhausting policy of Gen Weyler. ‘They see his idea of paciti- cation is depopulation; his plan for peace, devastation, Farmers, labor- and all wealth producers in. the driven thereby to their] the rebel r remain They s making no military prog: | The Cubans being left more and more in ession of the couatry. [tis well underst od that many thousands of troops will soon be withdrawn from Cuba for service in the Philippines. Weyler, knowing that with fewer troops he cannot hold the Her cities of the interior, has begun to abandon them, Hehas given notice to the Spanish residents that all prop- erly owners must protect them The troops are needed for the 4 and seacoast cities, The merchants, support of a republic by this rs revolutions arms ers country graves) ¢ destroy w Weyler ress, ives rts money changers, and planters a is lost want now the to come as its losses aud disturhances, they favor | from official | averted, predict the end of | |in Havana than are the sale of the island to the Cubans on the guarantee of the United States, expecting that a short-lived republic will, through financial entanglement, give way to annexation to the United States. Anything save anarchy would better than the present situation, ‘These men are quickened in their desire by the currency or money question Weyle edicts have made it acute. Paper money to the extent of $20,000,000 has been issued, based on $6,000,000 in silver nd 5 percent of the monthly cus- toms duties, which amount to about} $1,000,000, added to the reserve. Weyler says this paper must pass current at par oo pain of arrest for life. No one dares quote wheat it is really | worth, except behind closed doors, There its value is said to be 40 per less than gold and 22 per cent v silver, But this secret quo- xes its purchasing power, and are put up accordingly. reditor the poor| ithe cabmen are i They can not refuse i alway ta silver ow gets four pap wry face and will take the aves are smaller formerly lucing t the di Wh seth , hk pockets it ake paper, but his two obtained of) thar eabmn weight paralyzed It is that a thority pany of New’ York is ).000 more of this y for Cuba, and put in circulation found impossible at discount sums in and 40 per remem- gave and ree op the dol- now of the island a month; the military and $11,000,- figures are No soldier offi employe in! Cuba has been paid in five months Spsin owes them today $55,000,000. She must it s harder pre revenues ninent is nearly ith. These sources ial or goverament have money, she bas to »| make it ontidence into the ofthe Is Cuba directed to change silver for paper at face value It was announced that this would be done from 12 m. to 3p Enc rowds have since blocked the stree soldiers abc era, all sorts, got in line A regiment of police pull, haul and often bayonet the frantic men tryin to get money for bad. "The bank takes its time. That mean hour foreach person—or four a accommodated, not more of those without influ e—and only $10 is exchanged for each one ata ti Attaches of the bank are suspected of givi g preferenc To put Spanish bank was people, the recently m clerks: good ay those with influence, and cash—the n people suffering. The troo aid in paper. They are | omplan. Prices hay 5 pp in silver, It is impossible to get the paper ex- changed for silver or gold, ion to refuse to take it, n pay with it. Naturally sends to colect bills and cred- rebe So debt rs ¢ ly its are curt “dl A hardly government exchange It may, 20, seil at ainst silver F per cent to2 percent. dis tead of at dl the last’ public That won't help now fidence ia the noney The panic can may go at Madrid s it back to a fixed to December prem mittiog in paper, at uy per ad- ‘count against silver, in as it was fixed at auction of exchange Publi he has been shaken to fear that the silver behind this ised or will be, and People #6, new ) in they aneasy Thus are the of freedom from the financ mismanagement of Spain even more powerfully at work forces of war for political liberty in the paper ure forces woods, DR. BELL'S Pine-Tar- Vvernment’s | ast Call On Blankets. We have a few pair left and/don’t want to) icarry them to next lseason.» For this rea- son we offer them at a ivery low price to close. | for | |Our stock of Carpets is oul complete in all kinds from the cheapest to the finest. Can make and lay them nicely on one day’s notice. | We are receiving daily choice things in the newest styles of pretty Dress Goods, Silks and rimmings. Have just received some nice things in Capes and Read | Made Skirts in black and effects. Gay | We are closing out some odds and ends in Corsets at one-half 1 Price. Look at our new Kid Glove (white) with colored embroid- ered backs. Wien | Teley L. B. OGILVIE \ & CO, Agents for Buttericks Patterns, Special at Prices at daylight. | Our buyer is now !n the purchases for our trade, and to make room will, during the next few days Below we give only a few} specials, |} 15 dozen ladie# fast black hose silk price finish, fo week 15¢ rer Will | Open Jas. W A k es are said to be made by eastern markets making spring |" Revy ss}} Cashier DIRECTORS. ¥4 for new goods) Jis.A.Rupy, Jas, RfSwurn, F Fisner, Gro. WaALLace yr. MLFITER, W.F AXTON, ne} which are daily arriving wet M Ka Gro. € but it is| Offer many reductions in prices. | | | Thousands of Homes , , One case of pigne quilts worth $1 this week 69e. Hxtra wide table damask, a bar- gain at 60e, ourprice this week 49¢ V mestic in r choice of any brand of de the Other prices equally Call stock of dress trimmings house for 6 1-2¢ yd as low and see our new goods, lace cur tains, ladies’ muslin underwear, &c E. GUTHRIE wé& CO. 315 Broadway, Phone 155.) People’s Market, (7) N. 12th serget 4 ag Mith denen wansewnnteeweeee TIN, A an Papuc a 5 tour Repain | Holiday Groceries, \CITIZENS 226 Broadlwa ‘Interest Paid on Tims ot and Steam Engines, Boilers, House'Fronts, Mill Machinery of all kinds. WVVUVAWE LE thetic ust Come to Townl§ All the new spring styles and shapes of Men’s and Women’s high and low cut H. DIEHL & SONS \, 310 Broadway. Prices ‘the Goods th Lowest. Best. See This New Stock Before You Buy 7. F. LALLY —IS HEADQUARTERS ®OR—— a Fruit Cake Materials, ; Apples and Oranges, Fresh Canned Goods, &c. HOME-MADE LARD A SPECIALTY. none 118, Cor, 9th and Trimble Sts, — LS W. H. Howard #17 .N. Sixth St Saleman for HARDI..G “MILLER offer extra inducements in Pianos and | Organs for the next 30 days. y., Steam Laundry, SAVINGS BANK, 4 Ky. x mit and bs sd $170,000.00 J, W. YOUNG & SON, es Give us your laundry if from 9 a. w, tot frum urday nights from 7 106 want Peposits first class work snd prompt de very Wall aner! We're alfays the flirst to show OFFICHRS. Rupy PAXTON 4 President Cashier ). Hart, E. FARDEY, R. Rupy Are h ou Heate J FALL STYLES -/ Ip all the They're ix tion, Front lates en now FURNAGES, *="s or yur lon Finest line of gp, Picture Mouldings DAVIS, In the City, Have you seen the lategt ? N RODPER, A YARD OF FACES. \ Prices Reasonable OOD work. L. P, BALTH SAR, 423 Bway. pC RO SLATE AND | 129 South Third Street ble for worated 1s Under P. ADLER House CITY SCAVENGER / Jas/ Coleman fephoné 118, Res. 82I Campbell. Prompt and carefuf attention gtven cleaning vaults water _glesets, &e. irteen years oxperientt@In the work, Calls from any part of the city ans- wered at any time from 5 o'clock a, m, to 11 o’elock p. m. ~ Machine Co,! , Manutactufers ap@Dyalors in Brass Castings nd Tobacco Syrews, nd Fron Fttin: All, Kenrocky, ence allam CoENERAL E>AIR SHOP 28 #6, Third Street, All kinds +f tee Tevarnisher | upholstered al reas- onable prices, Painting afd repair work on buggies « specially, — Will call for and deliver “or charge. ired and WrreR HY PRIM SVILLE ab Weter( ¥ Broadway Opposite 200 Room 8t Louis, 400 Uroaway,