The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, March 26, 1897, Page 1

Tw 3 Advertisers Are Reliable, ‘Patronize them and show your ap- preciation of their enterprise. Official Newspaper of the City. VOLUME 1-NUMBER 168 DEADLOCK CONTINUES TENICENTS J A WEEK. ”arker’s creek, above wad’ below Pa- ducah, respectively, meet at the road and the Island k back water PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, RIDAY, MARCH 26, 1897 seeined to be considerably higher a AFTERMATH road. The result was a water fall Not Much § that made a roar that could be heard | for quite a distance around, and cut} the gravel from the road to a great) depth. It lasted two or three days, and was seen by scores of people. | BURGLARY AT MAYFI river falling rapidly, Direct com- A GRETA | munication with Memphis has not N BA LE been restored, The N., C. & St. L. bridge over the Tennesse river at Jobosonville is loaded down with afcars filled with rock and iron to/'The Insurgents Compel Evacua- hold it in place against the flood, which is nenrly level with the bridge. A TOWN 1 ckness Anticipated in Paducah. ~ GRANITE WATER FILTERS EXCEL IN PURITY oe CHEAPNESS tion of a Fort. "Hunter 64, Blackburn 46; ance Same as Yesterday, Bal- HREATEN TWO UNKNOWN MEN CREMATED IT MAY BE DIRTY IN PLACES, The Mlinois River on a Kampage The filtering fibre is made of a solid granite rock, insuring absolutely pure water. at Beardstown. Virginia, Il., March 26.—The Ll- linois river is on a big tear and threatens great damaye to towns on Po. The Bradicyites Are Jubitant, and|its banks. It bas been rising rapid- Say They Will Flect Their ly the past few days has passed Sam Taylor“Arrested for the Of-| fense. John and William Boyd Killed at There is Considerable Damage of Mt, Gilead, County. . THREE PAIRS ARE ANNOUNCED, One Sort and Another to Be Repaired, Mason Granitefilters have greater capacity than those of —tther makes costing three times as much. Sam Taylor, a young negro, was arrested at Mayfield yesterday for| housebreaking by Marshal McNutt. A Mr. Lon Fergsuon’s house, one mile al at Se- we Man Monday. ELECTION ‘NOT EXPECTED THIS WEEK, Frankfort, March 26, —Had ho pairs announced t kburn acd Hunter te 8 there votes of ld yesterday follows, Far- with ‘alton with ‘hiss with Morgan and Garret _ Horton. The vote stool, bora, 4 Davie Stone, 1. No cl day « for th the Blackburo each three votes. The outlook for Dr. Hunter is cer- tainly not bright, in fact the Doctor himself seems to be much less sangu- ine than he has heretofore been As the spirits of the Hunterites go down those of ‘the Bratleyites seem to rise. They claim the situation 1s now just what they have hoped for and that they will elect Hradley Monday sure Senator s who was today red with Sex , », is said to We announce that he had cast his last for Hunter. His action in pairing today is ac- cepted as proof that he is determined to make good that promise The opposition De. Hunter seems té be eutirely in possession of the assembly aud adjourned immedi- ately after the vote t notwith- standing the efforts of the Hunterites to hold the session for another It is not believed possivle an ele will be effected this week fre ramors that Repal have announced their determi not to be bound by Uy tion of the caucus after Saturdas Frankfort, Morel 25.—(Spe the Courier-Journal.) —Several portant bills were given their Teading in the House today ‘Thé chair announced that a pack- age containing valuable jewelry and gold coin had been lost on the floor of the House aod that if anything were heard from it the information De conveyed to the Speaker. Mr Carroll asked if it out not re- ferral to the Special Investigation Committee The House refused to recommit « Dillto repeal a local act that pre- vents Hopkinsvill charter the same as other cities of t fourth class, ‘The bill was passe Mr. Freeman's bill to permit: cor- oners in counties with mc than 000 inhabitants to emp lc salary of $50 a month A Hunter 64; Black- 13; Boyle, 6; nge from y airs which redu and Hunter votes ter on ay vote wlay vote. tion There several al to im- first to be from securing 4 a sten 7 ographer at was passed by motion to reconsider was tabled Mr. W. H. Mor bill to pro- tect the freedom of speech and pre- vent the egging of public ners was placed on its passa went gh with only six votes oj ‘Tfiose who were all Messrs. Berr Thom; 1 other | The twent to ory u Bell-Cr gh case up. 1 tement Couric iran! that Mr told his friends that Col sail I be unseated if he did not vote for Bradley ™. by of Hunter's chief lieutenants Crumbaugh says that be was ted. Col. Collier the » gave the information is ‘an What he did say te sugh was in answer t mand to the effect that r Hunter m have some thing to do with some member of the committee, but that he personally would like to see the Republican member keep bis seat large majority osing bill were were ag 8 rh Chinn, Perry and Willis ted A.D rhe No 4 was transac in session only Hed 30 0° The was not taken in this morning's Crumban Dan Collier Senate was nutes, not being cn was one Ma) misqui man W says BURNING MINES. A Collapse of Land Feared Above the Cumbe al Colliery. Ky. March 26.—Fire has we for time in the nd mines here and has made Quite a con- felt by many res- will be “a col- we the mines, Sturgis heen r Camber not a little progress siderable alarm is Hents for fear there lapse of the earth which would cause property if not lo som of life. berland Falling Rapidly, , March 26,—Last night the gauge indi at damage to ated 41,2 feet and the} house on its #oange mpnt here, the danger line points, rious damage is threatened to] MURFREESBORO, TENN., JAIL DELIVERY. Beardstown in this county. SE RBROe erne e Canea, March 25,—Dynamite was used with terrible effect about 8 Under the Hive: Minute Rule 06} oelock tonight by the insurgents at the Tariff BIN, Malaxa, outside of Suda, where a Washington, March 26.—The con. !atge Wooden fort or block-house was sideration of the tariff bill by the) Held by a Turkish garrison of | about House under the rule fimiting the|%Venty-five soldiers, — splendidly speeches to five minutes is cow in| **mett and equipped. A terride ex- osion marked the culmination of a progress, the gene! ebate | ' De OME fale pate having | day of skirmishing and fighting, and was itself followed by a heavy and rapid succession of shells from kish war ships in the harbor. Ninety shells were fired on the in- surgents, and some of them fell in what remained of the fort. The ins surgents had captured the fort after driving the Turks out. Of the Turk- ish garrison one escaped to N huri and to Suda, bul 1 ved to have per 1d to hold their fort or in the fighting during the day outside its walls. THE TERROR ENDS. Memphis Breathes Easier and Works With Hope, Memphis, March 26.—The con- tinued fall of the fiver has given heart to our people, who now fee! that they have seen the worst and may look forward. Worst Over at Cairo. Cairo, IL, March = 26,.—The river situation here continues to improve. The Obio bas been on a stand all day, and rivermen believe the worst is over. The gauge reads 51.6 feet, which is six-tenths of a foot below the highest water ever known here aiid At Bird's Point, Mo., the high wind New Roe, Ky., March has wrecked a number of buildings}unknown tramps were burned to in that flood-stricken town, and the]death ina barn some miles east of water has washed away a part of the| this place last night. The barn was depot platform. discovered to be burning in the night and is supposed to have caught from pipes used by the tramps, who were suffocated before they awoke. TWO MEN CR HATED, In a Burning Barn in Allen 26.—Two otrieken With th Black Plague. London, March 26.—A dispatch to the Daily Mail’ from Bombay says that a sister of the Italian Con- sul and an English broker, Brooks have died from the black plague, and that several other cases have broken out among the Europeans residing in in this county. ‘The Boyds had tried ~ SUITS FILED, to have Riggs arrested on count of This Was the Last Day For the} personal ditticulty, meeting them in the road, Rig without parley, opened fire with result stated. KILLED TWO MEN, Amos Riggs Shoots Joho and Will Boyd, Flemingsburg Amos Rigys to Jobo and Will Boyd st Mt, Gelead Ky., March shot and kill ay and Coming Term. the Heirs of Jim Smith Sued to Settle A JAIL DELIV Esta RY. Sixteen Prisoners Break at This was the last day for filing suits in the circuit court to. be tried at the approaching term, but it was characterized by any rash, only two suits having been filed up to 3 o'clock Mr. trator Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Murfreesboro, Tenn., March The popalation of Murfreesboro were treated to a surprise this morning when it ered that all the prisoners in the jail, sixteen in number, had made their escape dur- ing the night The affair had beeo dso quietly and successfully Among the are five charged whole country the hunt is yet been 1e- no nuine was lise Licyd Bloomfield, adminis- diay brought suit in the cir- t against Lucy Smith and the other heirs of James Smith, the jored barber who died several days to the court make an ance for the support and proper ntenanc f the children of the The petition states that y are entitled to about 8600 each out of the estate, and asks that th be placed in the care of Catheri Smith, their grandmother, The H AZO, have allo with murder bas been alarmed and al, but none have captured. AUSTICE’s COURT, raved, Pwo Cases Tried Bet Hustice w This afternoon Peter ored, tried before Winchester ona charge of beating Annie Bell, also colored, He has been in jail for a couple of days. Afterngon, Hite, col- Justice burst’ Lumber Company today brought suit in the cireuit court against the Wilson Lumber | mpany for $120 on account. ALMOST DROWNED. inst one of also come detainer cupies Robiou's houses, wil « Winchester this af- A writ of foreibl Ed Williams, who Mrs up before J ternoon, Protessor — Ragsdale's School Interrupted Yesterday Afternoon. Prof. J. M. Ragsdale’s school on South Ninth street was broken up in an unexpected manner yesterday af- teraoon ; F His little 3-year-old son was hang- ing over the front gate, when he lost his ance and fell overboard almost drowning in the bavk water before he ould be pulled out, SOME OPINIONS Of the Press As to the Governor's Resi Gov, Bradley, he can not feel % he has, but it publican gets to Kentucky and he less the slature ele United ates = Senate. should brace — up.—Detroit nal, nation. of Kentucky, thinks resigned until after t often tha be of ought to stick un- ts to the Bradley Jour : a Re- BUKNING LAR Governor On a Brick Alley Calls the Depart at. Fire The fire department was called out at 6:30 this morning by telephone. Some tar on the bricks of which Reh- kopf's alley is constructed, on Court between Third and Fourth, was ig- nited by some one, and occasioned the alarm, Bradley should he the fact that he is under gation to the Republican party can best discharge that oblig serving out his term —Min Tribon CREEK MEETS CRERK, some obli- “ALABAMA” At Morton's Operi A Wat 1 on the Hinkleyille Re Seats are no! book stor which comes to, Mond g eat pla A singular sight might bave been itnessed out beyond Oak Grove on Re Hinkleville road during the past few days The w lin's yet is a fill the opera rs backed down from town, was broken into, and $25 BUT PADUCAH WILL SOON RECOVER, _| boat. impressed with | from Is- land Creek, and those backed up from | 4 and several valuabe notes were taken. SHORT CHANGE. Conductor Dowell Fires a News Buteh Off the Train. GFThe physicians of Paducah do not anticipate any inordinate amount of sickness after the river subsides, ua- leas the weather becomes unduly warm. It is of course sure that for sometime everything where the water has been will be damp and disagree- able, and a layer of mud will be de- posited by the receding waters. In addition to this, however, there is much damage to be repaired. The banks will be to some extent cut away in » and f th perintendent Marrahan Tells Something of the Railroad Building Prospects. where The mg on river the Conductor Mun Dowell fired the news ‘butch’’ off the St. Louis train at Brooklyn yesterday, and refused to carry him today. ‘The conductor claims that he caught the young man working the short change racket on @ passenger. ‘This method of swindling is one of the most successful ever invented, and is worked times on a great many train name of the young ‘butch’? who was fired off by the conductor could not be learned, bat he was at the Union Depot at noon trying to get back to St. Louis. Supt. W. J in response to a query, persons were eager to erect elevator on the river front here, but that as yet it has not been definitely settled who will awarded the muchly sought privilege. “It is certain that an elevator will be built,"” he said, ‘but not certain who will build it.’” Supt. Haraban stated also that the Illinois Central would build upon their property fronting on First street, ne: the wharf, soon as the river front track is completed. It is not yet known what character of a house will be built, but it 1s reliably said that the Illinois Central will have a branch freight office there. the old has been washed current bas been quite some of the streets nearest the In some of the localities river's edge many fen houses have been swept ally below Broadway. have to be re-established, insignificant cost “Dogtown’’ will perhaps never rehabilitated. Almost every vestage Jof ithas been effaced, with the ex- ception of a few sunken shanty boats which will in all probability be unten- antable after the waters There is a law that very p) bids people living without paying hens cuse has invariably been ats were left high and they had no me: ther in the river in, The city and county an now, however, fore Jogtown’? hear and out- y, especi These wil and at no he be Harahan stated today that several a grain yo down. for- on that dry, of their and getting be authorities forever eradicate by giving express orders no boats shall be lefton the each, and that the owners of all shal! see that they go down with the ebb of the tide. ” The loss in Me niesburg is also reported to be large, including rafts that have broken loose, ete. The current is stronger, however, below the city, afier all the rivers and creeks have emptied into the angry Obie... " What effect the food will have ou iB the sand bar opposite the city is a Some of the piling at the Illinois | master of conjecture, but it would be Central incline below the city has | 00 great surprise to a number of the been loosened to such an extent that| old ‘‘tars’? who bang around ‘*Mon- the ple driver had to be pressed | key Wrench Cort to find when into service. The piling was that] low water is reached that the * used as a safeguard by the transfer | End Addition’? has dis»ppeared The public spirited citizens of Pa- {ucah are ly alive to the fact that if anything can be done for the future protection of Paducai from floods, it behooves them to do it, and to let no time elapse unheed ed. Its that the high water will after this year trouble Pa- ducab no more. projects are on foot to establish feasible pro- tections and safeguards. HAFFEY TURNED LOOSE, The Metropolis Officers Did Not Hold Him. Was Wantcd He The quarterly inspection of watches on the I. C. takes place on April 1, and all employes of the road have been notified aecordingly. = thoroug’ Supt. Harahan went to Louisville today. Manager Gillease through the city yesterday panied by Supt. Kemp, in the Yuma."’ SHUTTING THEM IN. as certain the Fire Department's Windows Clo: Some of the fire laddies at Central Station are wondering bow they will sleep next summer without melting in their peaceful couches. ‘The walls of the large building being erected by Mr. C. Leech on North Fourth st will close up completely the three windows in the south side of their dormitory, thus shutting off much of the fresh air and summer breezes they need. It has been sug- gested that the city putin electric fans. Part of y Haffey, who wa Sanders seve ‘Windy’ Wings, and selli has been releas and left at once AGAINSI E DOOR, city, for parts ‘unknown. When Haffey arrested there was fined for being drunk and dis- orderly, and Paducah officers claim that wher they went after him the Metropolis ollivers would not release him until the judgment there was satisfied, but mised that they would he! mo When Haffey had served bi there was no one there to. take eof him and the authorities hal no right to hold him, hence he was sed. Haffey was a pretty g fellow when be was sober, and he has many friends here who will be glad to learn of how he escaped the penitentiary. He | formerly in the fire department Dr. Stewart's Eldest Son Painfal- ly Hur’. Herbert, the little son of Dr. P. LH. Stewart, was severely hurt this morning about 10 o'clock while play- ing at home. He fell and struck bis head against the sharp edge of the door, cutting a gash to the bone His father dressed the anjury, and the little fellow is resting easy. MAKKETS, was he fine har Reported Dally by Lacy Grain Company.) rele Chicago, IL, March wheat opel yned at 7 point 73's ; closed at 7274. May corn opened at 24's | closed at 24'y by May oats opened at closed at 174s. May pork opened at $8.7 closed at $8.6 May lard opened closed at $4.22, May ribs opened at $4.65-7 and ed at $4.62 W. receipts, 438 cars, was 17-17! — ia MUPUAL TROUBLE, Maa Runs Small A darkey named Edwards tried to | kill ¢ Warren, a nephew of | Officer Jeff Barnhart, this morning tal clearances, including New- with a tobacco stick, running bin two port News, 446,000 bushels wheat, | blocks. He claimed that the Jslapped his daughter, ‘This Hickory Stove Wood. | nome was at the hall For filce stove woor ee al warrant inst the $1 per load, —-\ on | boy's relatives we.e there a Ouse Rive BtOKK ann ries i ‘0 A Grown a at $4.20 and | clos orge after a and after a war wity by the rapt for him. If you believe you 1 will need more coal during the month of March you had better order it now. The waters are rapidly rising and may cut off our coal supplies. We have a big stock on-hand now and would be pleased to We have only a limited supply of clippings for (kindling, so you had better order quick if you need them. have your orders at once. Telephone 70, SIMPLICITY CLEANLINESS INCORPORATED, There is nothing about a granite filter to get out of order ; it will last-a life-titne. child can operate them. Granite filters are easier cleaned than Ay others. A Geo. 0. Hart & Son Hardware and Stove Co, 303-307 Broadway. 109-117 N. Third Street. and short 821 BROADWAY. Spring : : ha BAILEY, THE HATTER H&S RECEIVED HIS Stock™ —_- Hats and Furnishing Goods. 327 BROADWAY. High Water I On Us, ——ET INTO A PAIR OF——— UBBER BOOTS We have them in high very low for good quality. Come along, before they are all gone. Geo. Rock & Son. Our prices are ys, and get a pair A cRAZY MAN, A Councilman Does One Up With a Stick. Man Was Prowling About His Premises at 3 This There was excitement near Fifth and Adams street about 3 o'clock this morning. Councilman John Dipple and his brother, Mr. Race Dipple, had an encounter with a crazy man The first kaown of the prowler, he aroused the family by walking about the premises talking in a loud tone {to himself. He was found near ‘a window, peering through and still talking, by Coun cilman Dipple when he reached the outside and seemed crazy. Councilman Dipple broke a heavy walking stick over the man’s head, and a poker, seized while en route to the scene of conflict by Mr. Rave Dipple, was used on the same portion of his anatomy with satisfactory re- sults. rhe man never did become sufli- ciently rational to give an account of himself, and as near as could be discerned in the night he was a well dressed young white man, and very bloody when he left. He walked to An efficacious remedy for lung af- Jackson and Fifth and divappeared|fections, throat disorders and all out Jackson, mystery. His identity is a SOCIAL Prize Fights Up About the Creek. | Yesterday afternoon a large crowd of Mechanicsburg “sports’’ diyerted themselves by having sparring matches on an elevation beyond Island creek. Large crowds watched the | sport, which lasted nearly sll impo ternoon, Amateur BIG LINE Lovely Perfumes NELSON. “SOULE'S DRUG STOR:s. Step in, wore noge, We and new! them would be pleased to show “Membership” | ; sample, cops bronchial troubles is found in Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey. This medi- cine has made many marvelous cures and is justly ranked among the most important remedies of the age. Fur sale by Ochlschlaeger & Walker. Waere. 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