The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, April 2, 1897, Page 1

eis i, Patronize them and show your ap: gin THE Official Newspaper of the City. -AFTY-FIVE, the Silyerites Break a Quorum * at Frankfort. BOYLE GETS KO VOTES. ¥ Desperate Borrego ~” Hanged at Santa Fe, TOOD OF LTUISVILLE TO WED, The legis. 18 still pracvically where it was @ week azo so far as a solution of the Senatorial prob'em is encerne: There has been great activ ty in the camp of the combiae as well as in ) Bhat of the Huntorites, bat it Mohave effected |tile. q Was token today aod Gnter 55 aod D vie No other ra Were cast, the silverites brea * MA Guowm by refusing (wo ve @ Was no election, and the Joint mbly was adjourued till tomor- seems Ovly one t gave FIVE MORE BODIES FOU ND, OF Flood V.etims by the Cairo Re. ' Boats, * Cairo, April 2.—Five moi have been added to tt ber of flood victims found by the Wairo relief board. One of those found since last report was an aged woman another a beautiful young girl A third was that of an infant which had been left alone in an upper room of a submerged house, probably, throught the death of its parents, or other protectors, had starved to death. ‘This body was found near New Madrid. bodies arge num- ASTEAMER SUNK, © Persons Drowned Rressman Narrowly Bye. A Con- s Columbia, The steamer Jim #88 struck a snag in the Chattahooche river at midnight and settled at once to the by. thirty feet uf water. — Five were drov ved and a number ers had narrow escapes, Congressman Russell, + Sprit tom In persons of oth. including MAYOR TODD, sville © Wed a St. Louisville, April nourced (hat M fef Executive ouls Belle, 2.—It is an. or Todd, of Lovigs. ville, will shortly wed Miss Teen Durkee, a society belle of St. Syouis a The anvovocement comes gs 9 sur prise to many of the Meyor's friends hear, who have oe, suspected any- Uhing of this king at his hands, OU, EXPLOSION Houses at Sha- Demol’ snes" moken, P psy twat, Shamoken, Pa., April 2.—An ex- © splosion occurred this morning ia the Ohio Oi! Mills which demolished ten houses, broke windows for miles around aud destroyed property worth high up in the thoasadds of dollars. By a miracle no lives were lost. ‘THE BORK ») GANG, The tye Cond Pay the Penalty. Santa Fe, N. M., April 2 Borrego gang of murderers, five in number, who were recently reprieved on account of alleged new evidence, were hanged this morning. CHICKEN 1 4Mr. J, T. Willett Shot Seyeral times at One, Mr. J. T. Willett, “the livery man, was aroused last night from bis slum- bers by fowl cries of distress, emanating from the hen roost, He sleeps near a window with a full view ,of the chicken dormitory, and raising “ithe asked his wife to bring him a pistol. By this time he had per- ceived a raccoon in the hen house door, evidently enjoying bimself. He fired ope shot, but missed, and retired again, after the coon had scampered off, He was forced to get up three different times after- wards, however, and again shoot at = the persistent interloper. * = Mr. Willett lives on South Fourth near Jackson, and no doubt a great many people heard the shots and wondered the occasion of them. FORTY PRISONERS, So Many Are Now in the County Jail Here. There are now forly prisoaers in th» county jail awaiting trial at the April term of circuit court, which begins Monday. Of these, thirteea are white and the remainder colored, | Two were incarcerated this morning, Gang | ramps, were held over in the sum of dt Murderers | HELD OVER, Two Misguided “Willie Jail. Charged With Housebreaki 1B Other Cases Tried Today, Harry Miller and James Dayton, $300 in Judge Sanders’ court this morning on a charge of breaking into {le marine ways and prizing open tiiee tool ebests. A number of tools Were disturbed, but none found in the possession of the men James Woods, another tramp, ac- cused of being an accomplice, was acquitted, Witnesses testified | that he was not with them when the house was broken open, He lives in Chi- cago and came here on a house boat, but now boards with bis wife at Gal- lagher’s, ‘The other two men declined to tes tify, and their bonds were fixed at $500 each, Madame Ida French was fined $50 and costs this morning by Jud Sanders for keeping a bawdy house. A case against Tip charged with striking Sam was contioued until tomorrow aveused claimed he had a strike Herbst Waynick, Herbst, The right to Doe Foster, colored, with hitting his half sister in the head with a rock, Doc claimed that was charged WAR NEWS. t sf Preparations of the Powers to Blockade Greck Ports, GREECE WILL DECLARE WAR. Re Shot, LAURADA LANDS AN EXP. DITION, London, April 1.—Tbe Times will print tomorrow a dispatch from its Vienna correspondent, who says: “A council of the admirals was held today (Thursday) to determine whether and wh he Gulf of Athens is to be blockac All the powers have now consented to that proposi- ion, though nothing has be cided with respect to the blockade of other Greek ports. “It is vo secret that King George has formally stated to the Powers (hat a declaration of war against Turkey will immediately follow an extension of the blockade to the Greek coast. This fact can not be left out of consideration, — It is be« lieved in some quarters that if the Gulf of Athens is blockaded, popu ar excitement will compel the to declare war, even if his own Judg- it was lump of coal, and as it didn’t make much differenes to the court what kind of af grticle it ha pened to. be he was fined $5 and TIE TRAFE(S, It Is Almost Ruined by the Flood. Cateulated That It Won't Recoyer From the Bt a Year, Harbor boat owners are now of the firm opinion that the recent inunda- tions will result ina practical sus: pension of the tie trafic, which has been conducted about bere un a very extensive basis for several years past, for a period of at least a y Thousands and thous: 5 on the river banks awaiting transpor- tation, were floated and swept away by the raging streams in both the Cumberland and Tennesse rivers,and it will require, according to the Closest calculation, an entire year to Gather those ties up again and stack boats are looking about for other employment. PLAIN DRUNKS, some of the tie Judge Sanders Had Several for Consideration Today. Ove Young Man Proves That He Was Prosecuting Aut Reeves may be inde didates for the police this thorn'og. Chas. Thorman, R. L. Warford and Dick Hart were fined $1 and costs for druakeuness, Anthony Ky $5 1 and John Rawlins, ged with a similar offense, proved that he was only ill and sitting in a when a policeman ran him in 0a suspicion, He bad not taken bot two drinks, and Judge Sanders concluded that two drinks would not make Joba ripe eaough to pull. The court did not inquire into the size of the drinks, ALMOST A WATER SPOUT. Creek Washes Away Many Bridges, Robert L. to. the can- court docket costs, Massac Scarcely Any Left In the Lower Part of the County, Constable Auderson Miller came in this morving from Massac, and reports that the rain of night before lest was almost a waterspout in that localily, aud that almost every bridge and culvert in that section of the county is washed away. ‘The large bridge on the road leading from Lamont to Grahawville was washed entirely away by Massac creek, which was larger than ever known before by even the oldest inhabitaut, The rain is said to have been the heavi The Langstaf-Orm Mill Ranoing Again, The Langstaff-Orme saw I mill, Which closed down some time since on account of high water, today with a full force resumed of hands, nd that of the cabinet were opposed. This has been a leading cause of the delay in securing a unanimous agr nt between the Powers. There is no doubt that in the event of a Turko-Greek war, the intervention of the Powers would be suspentted, “Rumors connect the betrothal of Francis Joseph of Battenburg to a Montenegrin Princess with his can- didatare for the governorship of Cre “The report of the desire of Ture key and Greece to come to a direct understanding must in no wise be summarily discarded. — Moreover, the fact must be taken into consider- ation that most of the Powers are be+ ginning to show unmistakable symy toms of a feeling that little is to be ned by pushing European inter tion beyond certain limits and 4 great deal is to be gained by ing Turkey and Greece to settle y direct negotiations what the Pow- ht leave unsettled. In this way the situation would be much simplified and the Powers be relieved of an ever-increasing responsibility already weighing heavily upon most of the F FIRE AND sWORD. The Insurgents a Second Time burn a Village. A special dispatch to. the Glob - Democrat from Key West, Fla., says: The insurgents have azain burnt the village of Guane, Pinar del Kivera and His Chief ot Staff te be Rio Province, that had recently been rebuilt. They have also destroyed the tobacco plantations of San Juan y tinez, Vivar del Rio, n» Arola bas arrived at Havana, displeased with the short number of troops left at the Jacura and Moron troc and stating that he will re- command at the trocha un- less Gen. Weyler gives him 15,000 men to protect it, Gen. Weyler is with the capture of Gen. staff, who was defeated ment a fow days azo Rio Province. This is report. It was streets this morning vera L Col, Hernandez, with insurgent forces, attacked Pipian, atown in the Province of Havana and, after a de perate struggle with the garrison, the took possession of the town, which they ransacked and burnt. The in- surgents surprised the Span while at the church that is situated on the outskirts of the town. A false alarm of fire made the soldiers run out. AS soon as they were out a volley was fired by the insurgents, killing ten, ‘The rest went back to the church, where they entrenched for defense. The Cubans then left part of their forces attacking the church, while the rest entered the town, hurning it completely. ‘The Spanish loss was 24 killed, 20 wound- ed, 2 chiefs and 14 prisoners, The insurgent loss is unknown, pleased Rivera and Pinar del the Spanish rumored that the Ri- on Gen, been shot, RIVERA MAY BE sulor, Weyler Has en Orders for an Immediate Court Martial, New Nork, April 2.—A Havana special to the **World’’ says: Gen. Rivera probably will be shot soon, as Gen, Weyler has given or- ders that he be tried by court-martial on the spot immediately. He may be put to death Saturday in spite of his wounds, or the Spanish may cure them and then shoot him, The certain exeution of this brave, wounded prisoner of war excites ia- dignation and disgust here, No other alleged civilized uation is capable of stch an act, PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 189' () TOMORROW'S THE DAY, THE FLOODS, The Situation Cannot Be Ex- aggerated. The Campaigu Has Become Very | Disgusting, Even to Many SITUATION IN MISSOURI, People Getting Ready for the Democratic Primary. Democrats. Today has been livelier than ever fore on the streets. Tomorrow is| Greenville the day for the Democratic county Only to Be Covered With primary, and the candidates have been “everywhere today, and in Back Water. greater numbers than on any day previous, Broadway has been crowd- ed and the saloons were full—as Five BCD ES FOUMD BY CAIRO BOATS. well as a good many who visited them. Some of the ‘bums’? who have —— been hanging around town for the past several days ate said not to be} Memphis, Tenn., April 1.—The satisfied with drinking and smoking | flood situation in the Mississippi Del- at the expense of candidates, but|ta above Greenville is decidedly bet- many of them absolutely have the] ter tonight as to threatened loss of} nerve to demand money to spend, jlife and further destruction to levees promising to secure votes by a judi-] The balf dozen ctevasses on the Ar-| cious expeoditure of it. kansas and Mississippi shores be- This morning considerable amusc-| tween Helena and Greenville have ment was created at Third and drawn an immense volume of water Broadway by one of the candidates/out of the main channel, which is buying several pecks of apples. Ove] spreading itself over the lowlands, of his lieutenants tossed them up in] but not with that degree the air and let the ‘bums’? and yo-jof rapidity that cuts off es-| — kels grab. cape to the inhabitants of the After the supply of apples was ex-|low countries, The river shows hausted the peck measure was thrown decline from a polnt below Helena} up for the still unsatisfied populace]to the Wayside crevasse. The de-| to fight over, cline above Greenville in a great) Tonight everything will be wide| many places ls as great as ten inches. open and red bot. There will be| However, Helena, Ark., is not out of barbecues and free lunches at several|danger, for the waters of the St. | of the saloons, and the candidates| Francis basin in Arkansas are still will of course drop in during the fes-| swelling the channel of the main river | tivities, from the mouth of the St. Francis to! The saloons will all close at mid-] point south of Helena, as no break) night and tenidin closed uatil Satur-|accure until Westover is reached, ten day at midoight, miles below that city. The worst at This afternoon the booths, ballot] Helena will be over by Sunday. boxes and other election parapher-| The damage to the farming coun- nalia, stored away in the court|Y in the Delta can not be exagger- house, were faken out and placed in] ed. Five counties will be for the readiness for use tomorrow. Kven|™08t part under Water for thirty the Democrats, Judging from expres-44y8, and the main line and branch sions heard on all sides today, admit] lines of the Yazoo and Mississippi that this has lately developed into] V#lley road will have move than one one of the most disgusting as well as|bundred miles of track inundated. | demoralizing campaigns in the his«]Opposite Perthshire, the upper tory of Paducah. crevasse, a mile of track bas been ’ Washed away. Probably — twenty railroad stations and stall towns are flooded tonight, among them being Gupnison, Rosedale, Perthshire, Ter- rene, Phal Riverton, Dabmoney, Storm, Benoit, Beulah, Wayside, Longwood, Rufuge, Swiftwater, Deeson and Australia, A MUSICAL CAT Is the One Owned by Mr. W. H. Howard of This City. Mr. W.H. Howard, the piano man who lives on North Sixth street, prot easeneel has perhaps the most wonderful cat Greenville Now Cut Of. in the city, This morning a SUN] Greentlle, Miss., April 2.—The representative was at’ Mr. Howard's! outlook here is apyihing but encour- residence and while there rd] aging, and the chagrin expressed by something striking the keys of o the people after their heroic battle the several piaaos that are in the] with the water ‘n front to awaken w ball, At the request of Mr. Howard | and find that tse:r efforts may prove the reporter stepped to the door of|futile is quite natural, Yesterday the ball and there observed a catithere were no trains out on the | el alking complacently back and forth) Mississippi Valley route, the last over the key board of a piano, ap-lirain having left. at 10 o'clock parently enjoying the sounds thus] Wednesday night. produced by its feet. We were told as hs -— a that it practiced this diversion fre- | THRE SONS DROWNED. quently, Mr. Howard says he has - another cat that is even more remark-] A Boat Swamped ablethan this one. She strikes the cords with almost as _ much precision as he can himself, AN OLD GRUCGE. athe Raging Mississippi. ch ptonville, April 2.—A_ report} comes that a boat containing three! persons, swamped below town this morning and all the occupants drowned. The occupants were en- deavoring to escape from the sub- pitates Trouble — Near | merged district and their frail craft | lait: DUOC UX 32000000 $ $ $ $ $ ° re (Repo ved Daily by Lacy Grain Company.) point 70; closed at 707-71 closed at closed at closed closed at $6 01-7.0 vices from GRANITE WATER FILTERS EXCEL IN — PURITY The filtering fibre i$ made of a solid granite’rock, ——— insyrthg absolutely pure water. Granite filters have greater capacity than those of other makes cdsting three times as much. CHEAPNESS ~~ There is nothing about a granite filter to get out of order ; it Avill last a life-ti SIMPLICITY tittie, Granite filtere-dre easier cleaned than any others. A child canfoperate them. CLEANLINESS Geo. 0. Hart & Son Hardware and Stove Co, - 303-307 Broadway. 109-117 N. Third Street. INCORPORATED, 4 $ Style usually s¢lls tp€ first pair ; if the shoes wear, and are gefi- fortable, the customer retirny/when in need of mort, Every shoe we sell umfortable. Geo. Rock & Son. QETVCTVTVOHEEFATTEA 0000000000000005 valley is under water and prospects are very gloomy. New York, April yjeign markets: I lower, flour steady Berlin. —Wheat 2m Tonight werp unchanged. sat. Chicago, April 2, — Liverpool sa shows steadiness considering the net| — ; : decline of "se for May here yester-| Should He Ce Retiri day. The English markets open tary Schasd Leaves a6 without change. Consols are where they left off. The weather is fayor- able for crop except in so far as ex- cessive rains cause damage by floods. SECRETARY WORKMAN, 10¢ towers New Y.M.C. A. Officer Expected Ant- April heat opened at 705) -7( = higher. May corn opened at losed , Ms Secree pork opened at $8.65 and $8.47. May lard opened at at $4.25, May ribs opened at losed at $4.6 May cotton Noon Tomorrow. $i and) $4.67 and The newly appointed secretary of has|the Young Men's Christian Assoc tion, Mr. J. M. Workman, is expect street, | tat 9:15 o'clock tonight trom Little Rock to take charge of the local association It be arrives, retiiing Secretary Schad will leave at 12:10 tomorrow for his future home at Danville, Ill. The reliable) bling“Mhedit removed to 535/ Spdth Sux Readings 25 [0 ceny Speei: Minn., April the north west nfavorable for seeding. ~-Ad- are very Red river St. Paul, not suflicient to stem the mighty current of the Mississippi,even light, was heavily loaded,and being caught Difficulty Between] in an eddy quickly took water and sank, no one escaping. ET TU MISSOURL Bandana, Almost Se Two Prominent Ballardites. A sensational difficulty occurred] Flood Stricken Inbabitants Run- yesterday near Bandana, on the pub- ning Into Thousands. lie highway in Ballard county, be- tween two of the most prominent cit- izes, according to reports that reached the city today ked Bob North- ington and would bave run a pitch+ fork through him had be not been ped in time, The affair St. Louis, April 2.—The flood sit- uation 10 the state of Missouri, espe cially in the lowlands of the south- east section, is awful to contemplate. | To this section are no less than 3,000 | people Lomeless and many of them | without the nec y food to prevent starvation. On many of the roads tratic is prevented, either through the washing out of bridges and tres- Ues or throvgh flooding of tracks. Business is paralyzed and active re- lief work has become an abolute ne-}| was a sequel to ce arrest’ several months since of Henry Reed, a son of Kisom Reed, for the murder of a colored man while he sat in his door waiting for supper to cook. ‘The case at the | cossity. lime engendered no little ill-feeling ate ae in the neighborhood, and itis said UNITED BRETHREN, hat the older Reed blamed Worth- —e | ington for the trouble of his son and] Another Meeting to Begin at the} threatened to kill him, ‘They met vrindsor Theater, | yesterday with the above result, Rev, Whitsell will begin another} United Brethren meeting at the Wind. sor Theater Monday night, He will conduct services for a week, after} which Rev, J. L. Brandenburg, of Mt. Carmel Dist., Il,, will take Caarge, An Absolutgty PURE | Bird Seed | df fin nor chaff, at Wanted at Mayfield is Cattoway. Caught ja A message from Calloway county states that C. H. McNutt, chief of police at Mayfield, has captured the thief who stole three horses near Mayiield on March 17, No further particulars were given, But no Business ‘of Importance Was Transacted, ‘There was a meeting of the Repub- can county committee last night, but ‘ no business of importance was trans} acted, lod ule’s Tiy a packs THE BEST ON EARTH IS A Cochran AND Cochran If you believe you will need more coal during the mienth 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 op thand now and would be pleased to have your orders at once. kindling, sq-you had better order We have“only a BARRY & HENNEBERGER, limited supply of clippings for ick if you need ther. Telephone 70, ANTHRACITE PER BU. 1 O 9 9 “aPER TON $8.25