The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, April 5, 1897, Page 1

preciation of their enterprise, Patronize them and show your ap- i, VOLUME 1—NUMBER 176 ONLY ONE VOTE, A Formal Ballot at Frankfort Again Today. A UNIVERSITY SENSATION. Glo Savings Bank, of Chicago, Fails, PUIL BECK, ASSASSINATED IN INDIANA. Frankfort, March 5.—The legisla- lure made no effort to elect a United States Senator this morning, only a formal ballot of one vote for each candidate was cast. Any predictions a8 to what will or will not be done are merely gratuitous guesses that can mot be depended on. A strong ef- Mort is making by the anti-Hunter Maction to disrupt his following, buat vwhether it will be [successful of aot no one ¢ tell. Judge Feland, just returncd trom Washington, says President’ MeKin- ley has lately ssid he wil’, cert give nothing to Kentucky applicants 80 long as this senatyrial fight remains unsettled, WH) Stuart Winner of the Ora- torical Prize Last Fi is Said to Be. Lexington, April 5th.—There is great excitement im University circles over the charge {hat Will Stuart, winner of the prize in Friday's ora torical contes’, is a pagiarist. ‘I charge is b idly made by friends of his oppor.ents and will be investi- gated, ALTGELD’S BANK PAUL ‘Globe Savings, of Chicago, Closes Its Doors. Chicago, April 5.—The Glob Savings bank, located at the corner of Dearborn and Jackson streets closed its doors this waorning as the ‘tesalt of a ran that bad been in pro- gress the tatter part of last week. The paid-ap capital of this bank was $200,000. It was organized some years ago by ex-Gov. Altgeld and he was formerly v'ce president of it. A late stateme st gave it deposits of about $55,000, surplus aud undi- vided pr ofits over $20,000. BANKRUPTCY BI Mas Right of Way in the This Week. Washingtou, April 5.—The bank- ruptey bill will be given first place in the Senate program this week, but it will give way to the appropriation pare bills after Tuesday if the Committee on Appropriations reports t as is expected and urges consideration Senator Lindsay will open the de- bate on the bankraptey bill in its favor, and it is presumed that Sen- ator Nelson will follow in opposition. THE JOHN HART BURNED On the Cumberland River.— Vessel and Cargo @ Total Loss, Strusk a Log and Stove Over. turocd—No Fatatities, Nashville, April 5.—The Camber land river packet John W. Hart was burned and sunk with all her cargo at Granville Landing this morning. Striking a large log, the stove was overturned, and the flames quickly al, enveloping the so quickly that to save it was impossi- vessel ble. Vessel and cargo were a total Joss, T were fortunately no fatalities. APPOINJ MENTS TODAY. Plums DistributedRBy President McKinley. Washington, April 5,—The Presi- dent today sent to the senate a num- ber of important appointments in the diplomatic service, among them Al- fred Buck, to be Minister to Japan; James Boyle, of Olio, Consul at Liv. erpool, England; E. 8. Dye, of New Hampshire, consul at Iradford, Eng- land; Fenton McCreery, of Michigan. Secretary of Legation to Mexico ‘There were also included a number of minor appointments, Bridge Collapses. Pittsburgh, April 5.—A wood bridge on the outskirts of the ¢ collapsed asa freight train was pass- ing over it this morning, with the result that three trainmen were killed, Evans, the tank wagon man han- dles good goods and eserves good patronage. lad STILL WORSE Grows the Situation Hourly on the Lower Mississippi. NEW BREAKS NEAR HELENA, Thousands of Refugeca Huddled Upoa the Levees. SUFFERING AND DISTRESS APPALLING. Memphis, ‘Tenn., April 5.—Anoth- er disastrous break in the Mississijy)i levee occurred this morning at & o'clock at Flower Lake, six miles be- low Tunica, Miss. The <,evasse, while not yet of gre. width, fully fifteen feet cop and the Water is Pouriog through the opening with fearfol velocity, This will probably be the most destructive break that bas occurred in the delta, The most fertile farm lands of Misstssippl, lying in Coahoma, La Flore, Quit- man and Tallatateiie counties, in the northern part of the state, will be ins undated and the newly planted corn crops will be latd fa waste, Fortunately no loss of life is’ re- ported, the inhabitants of the etric! n section having made preparations for just such a catastrophe as exists there today condition of the poorer clas throughout the flooded area is {ndeed critieal tovight, Thou of refas gees are being huddled on the levees and spots of tand, walling for relief, The towns of Rosedale and Tunica port that everything possible {3 ing done for these poof people, but that furs aud provisions are fast be- coming exbaustd. In the little efty of Rosedale alone 1,200 refugees are being cared for by the citizens, Half a hundred towns tonight stand in six feet of water and the yellow stream is creeping up slowly but surely. Advices reeelved break {n the levee two mi es sow Helena, Ark. This is the levee which the people of Southeastern such a des} tonight tell of a h of for kansas have ma PADUCAH " % Cubans can hope for while Cuba re- ‘mains under Spanish rule, ‘ Ucder these circumstances I do ne’ think that che death of this or that leader can bring victory any nearer to the Spanish arms, ‘Where one such man as Rivera is lost to the fosurgents a hundred spring up to take his place, “Moreover, it must not be forgot- ten that this guerilla warfare needs not any great military genius to con- duct it, It is tom very gteat extent ‘every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost,’ The only object in view is to keep the country insuch a condition of unrest as to make imperative the presence of an enor- mous army of occupation. Small parties of fifty or 100 men scattered throughout the island can do this more effectively than a concentrated force of 20,000 men, upon which the Spanish commander-in-chief would at once mass greatet nuinbers, equipped with superior armament. Gen, Weyler's policy of extermin. ation and devastation is nothing short of the almost insane working of an Ignorant and completely unbal- anced mind. ‘To kill peacefal people on the technicality that they have neglected to obey the order to leave their homes and take up their resi- dence in some town Where no means of subsistence exist is inexcusable. ‘To devastate the whole island of Cu ba on the plea that by 80 doing all supplies will He shut off from the reb- vls only demonstrates the dense igno- rroce under which the Spanish gener- al is luboring. ©The rebels can get food enough to live on for another ten years if necessary, while the cattle alone now roaming wild in the different dts- tricts will supply the insirgents with beef for at least a couple of years to come “As for the foreigners fésident fn Cuba, they have but one feeling with tegard to Weyler’s methods of con- ducting the military operations. Harbor-Pitts Company, DEFRAUDS BOSTON FIRMS, of Goods, and Forges Mr. w Morton's Name. HIS IDETITY IS SUSFECTED. A shrewd swindler lias been de- tected in his attempted frauds against a well-known local establishment— the Harbour-Pitts Shoe Company. Within the past two or three days he has purchased from five different firms in Boston nearly $15,000 worth of goods, consisting of shoes, ete., nearly all of which have been shipped to the Harbour-Pitts company here since Friday. Mr. Harbour, when the duplicate orders or memoranda wete received, promptly notifled the respective houses that no such or- ders were authorized by the com- pany, but most of the goods had al- ready been filled, and the houses will now be at a great expense to defray freight. Mr, Harbour was very much as- tonisbed when he ascertained that thousands of dollars worth of goods that be had never ordered and knew nothing about were being consigoed to hith. One house telegraphed for a verefication of the order, and Mr. Harbour promptly replied by wire that no sticli ain order was author ized. This is the only house that They consider Wegler and his actions as 4 rellex of the worst barbarities of the middle ages, far more brutal, indeed, than many of the most seve means employed by the hely inquisi- tion to attain its ends. “And can they be blamed for passing such judgment on this fiend incarnate in human shape? Is there any precept advocated by God or man that justifies the wholesale slaughter of innoceat men, women and children on no other pretext than did not ship the goods ‘on order of the swindle Some light was shed on the mys- tery this moriling, however, when a draft was presented on the company, with the pame homas Morton’ attached. Mr. Morton is a well known resi- dent of Paducah, and was formerly connected with the company, and it was at once seen that someone had forged his name to the theck. The jerpetrator’s scheme is very that they refuse to leave their homes fight. T waters from this break will flood a great area and in all probability will back up into the The relief steamer Ora Lee are rived at Marianna, Ark., late this afternoon, having mad dition up th . Francis river were \t 160 ref and 200 head The steamer went up the St. Francis river as faras Cut Off and then worked her way down stream, rescuing people from peri- lous positions, The suffering along the St. Francis river is appalling. ‘The water throughout the entire neighboring country is tonight from six to fifteen deep. ‘The relief boat had on rd the body of Mrs. MeMain, of ygio City. The body was found at Raggio and it was taken to Ma anna for buri: at the former place on which to give it interment The . Fr three to five inches daily, At Memphis tonight the slowly rising again, the g tering 36.4 feet. This is a rise of one-tenth since Inst report. At points below Vicksburg the river is It is the general opinion of old river men here if the levees below Vicksburg hold the great volume of water in its regular channel, it will be little short of a mir: WEYLER'S TAGTICS. , there being no land ncis_ is rising from river is ige regis: Denurciation of His) Campaign in Cuba. No Nearer uccess Than When He First Began. New York, April 4.—C. E, Akers, who has for two years been the Lon- don Times correspondent at Havana, has a four-column letter in the World, in which he declares that the worst horrors of Crete and Armenia are equaled by Spanish barbarities in Cu- ha, and that it is the moral duty of the United States to stop the war. Mr. Akers say ‘Phe end of the dry season is now at hand, and Spain has accomplished little toward the pacification of Cuba Certain gains has most certain fallen to the Spaniards, the death of Maceo in December and the capture of Rius Rivera a few days ago being the most notable, But at what cost has the campaign been conducted? The provinces of Pinar del Rio and Ha- vana andl large portions of Matanzas apd Santa Clara are one staring mass of cinders, “Desolation and — extermination meet the eye at every point, ruin in the present, famine, disease and death in the future, are all that the If you believe you 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 have your orders at once. We have only a limited supply of clippings for and willingly submit to die slowly of strangulation fn such places as Wey- ler may order, “The object of Weyler’s present policy ts to exterminate the Cuban people—a people composed of some 1,200,000 whites and 500,000 ne- groes or of mixed blood “To kill every peaceful inhabitant of the country is one of Weyler’s methods and to drive the women and children into the towns to die cf hunger ,is another. in one single case since Con- sul General Lee assumed the duties of the Havana consulate have any prisoners been accorded the privi leges they are entitled to under the Spanish-American t eaty and proto- cols, Gen. Lee states that his ef- forts to obtain the full treoty rights for American were invariably thwarted by instructions emanating from Mr. Olney, in Washington. “Itl may be permitted to give one word of advice to the people of this great country, it 1s to leave Ar- me and the Turks to be dealt with by the European Powers, and attend to their own Armenia, that lies but a stone’s throw from their own shores."’ TWO BREAKS NEAR HE NA. Lerge Number ot Kefugees Pleked Up by the Retief Steamers. Helena, Ark., April 5.—The ex- pected has happened. — After weary days and nights of watching, work- ing and waiting, after fighting the flood from without, the winds and rain from above and the sipe r and water frow levees have gone to pieces. day morning at 7 o'clock iamson levee, two miles cily, gave way at a point north of the Long Lake levee. inconcetvably short time the cre behind, the Yester- the Will below this 1000 feet Ina back was 250 feet wide. At first it was confined to adepth or about three feet, which is the height of the — superlic crown, but gradually, it wore away the twain nd is now running through to a depth of eighteen feet ne Long Lake levee, which has of about 300 feet and is forty fect high, is also in dang: {t corresponds in size and imy we with the Yazoo Pass levee, which is nearly opposite it. Ifthe levee should go it would precipitate a prodigious volume of water on the rich places along Long Lake. As it is, the loss is stu- pendous. It is safe to say that over 60,000 bushels of corn are lost and damaged by this break, in addition to the great loss of cotton seed, hay, etc. With the exception of two mules and several bead of le, no loss of stock so far js reported. leve See Scott Haydware Company's ad about granitg4ron ware af evident, snd quite ingenious. He claimed to be a representative of the Harbour-Pitts Company,| bought thousands of dollars worth of goods and then, claiming to be shor of funds, bad the accommodating firm cash adraft for him, which was not a hard matter, The draft he thea made on the company, forging Mr. Morton's name to it. How many of these drafts and checks he succeeded in getting money on is unknown, but it is prob- able that he defrauded several differ- ent firms, His identity is unknown, but be is supposed to be EK. C. Carmany, who was foreman of the vompavy here about two years ago, and after leay- ing Paducah worked a somewhat similar scheme in St. Louis by pur- chasing 000 worth of anachinery for a fictitious firm here. NEED LABORERS, Fifty Wanted Today But Only Twenty-Five Found. They Were Ti Tenn,, by th at the City to Ripley, Crowd ie At noon today an Illinois Central foreman left on the south- bound train for Ripley, Tenn., with twenty-five colored laborers, to lay seventy-five-pound steel rails in the yard there instead of the rails now used, It was his intention to take fifty section men down, but only twenty-five could be found who would go. Officer Sutherland addressed a crowd of fifty or seventy-five at the city hall this morning from the steps, and told them that fifty were wanted and would be paid $1 a day, but it asems few of them cared lo go. The crowd at the city hall early this quite large, the men having been told that the city wanted men to work on the streets. Street Inspector Cosby, however, could use but’ half a dozen of them- morning was New Fortifications Completed Pensacola, Fla,, April 5,.—The Jnew fortifications on Santa Rosa lisland at the entrance to the harbor a out completed, and the govern- ment discharged about 300 of the men who bave been at work on lthem for many months. The big | for these batteries are now being proved at the Sandy Hook proving ground, near New York, and will soon be shipped here for mounting. guns Assassinaved, Cannelton, Ind,, April |Heck, a prominent citizen, was last | night called to bis door and shot by dy- an unknown assassin, He is ing. kindling, so you had better order quick if you need them. BARRY & HENNEBERGER, Swindler Buys Goods for the] Fired Into Beck Jones by Henry Purchases About £15,000 Worth | Whisky and Cards Re John Keith Adjadged of Sound 5.—Phil PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, MONDAY, APRIL 5. 1897. Carlton. ANOTHER KiLLING IN GALLOWAY, | Ited ina Revolting Tragedy. | | iil | | THE MURDERER MAKES HIS ESCAPE, Lion G eight miles wi scene of a terrible tro last night. Hevry Carlton and Beck Jones were engaged in a game of cards, according to reports which reached the city this morning. both being] partially under the intluence of liquo’ Tue two young men bad an alter- cation and Carlton drew his revolver and fired four shots into Jones, kill- ing lim almost instantly. | He then fled, but officers are inj parsuit of him, and it is thought) that he cannot escape. CALLEO MEETING, 3 y Council Received the Assessor's Books. The © Phey Were Then Turned Over to the Supervisors. There was a called meeting of the city council at 11 o'clock this fore- noon, Mayor Yeiser presiding. ‘The meeting tas held for the pur pose of receiving the assessof’s books: This matter had Leen overlooked, | and when the newly appointed super- visors met today Mayor Yeiser in- structed them to wait until the coun- | cil accepted the assessor's books. | This was done at the called then turned over to the stipervisuts WASN'T CRAZY. Mind, Was Re-Committed Jail toAnswer for Assault. Cat Jobn Keith, the dime museum man who showed a petritied woman here a few months since, and who was ar- rested in Metropolis Friday fot as* caulting Dan Hall and Ben Deavers, the former being his step-father-in- meeting | this morning, and the books were en DAILY SUN EMERY GRANITE WATER FILTERS, | Official Newspaper of the City TEN CENTS A WEEK. EXCEL IN | PURITY CHEAPNESS SIMPLICITY CLEANLINESS INCORPORATED, Have you “SMMKE” WADE His Wife Today. three 1 Raat BWRVWRM 3208099” tsually sells the first pair ; the customer returns when in need of more Every shoe we sell is stylish, every shoe wears, every slioe is comfortable attributes Invite, Obtain apd Increase our business. ever sampled our(Ghoes?” If not, why not? The filtefing fibre is made of a solid granite rock, insuring absolutely pure water. Granite filters have greater capacity than those of other makes costing three times as much. There is nothing about-a granite filter to get out of order ; it will last a life-time. A _ Granite filters are easier cleaned than any others. child canfoperate them. Geo, 0. Hart & Son Hardware and Stove Co, 303-307 Broadway. 109-117 N. Third Street. % Spring Footwear. if the shoes wear, and are com: Geo. Rock & Son. About Is Now in Jail on TWe Charges. Charles Wasle, alias law, was tried Saturday in Metropo- | again in durance vile, lis on a writ of lunaticu inquirendo and judged of sound mind, being re-| manded to jail to answer for mali- | cious assault, | Sheriff Radford, of Calloway, was in the city this morning en route to the Mayfield in search of the murderer, | in th noon today PADUCAH TOBACCO MARKET. Paducah, Ky., April 5.—Receipts for week 157 hogsheads, Received since Jan, 1 002 bhds. Offerings for week 530 hide, Offerings for year 3,015 lids. Net sales for week 418 hhds, | Net sales for yea QUOTATIONS, Common lugs Medium lugs, ds Good lugs, dark, Low leaf, dark, 3, 4e. Common leaf, durk, 41, 7e. Medium leaf, dark, 7's, 10c. | Good leaf, dark, 10, Me. REMARKS, About one-fifth of the offerings this week was of new crop, the qua'- | ity of which was quite poor, except | ing a few bhds., ‘The old crop offer: | ings consisted largely of lugs aud low | and common leaf which sold at un- changed prices. ‘The sarket for the | upper grades of leaf, both new and | old, very strong. Weather| warm and very wet. Stock on Ist 3471 hhds, FREIGHT RATES PER HUNDRED New York, all rail 42 Nps. | Same An Absolutely PURE Bird Seed | No dirt nor chaff, at Nelson Soule’s | Try a package, it is the BE Telephone 70, DrugStore . | who riful dodger by « street car. cut his wife We Are the Sole “Sa rested about 1:50 this afernoon at Fourth and Washington Marshal Collins, stre Annie lower patt of te back about] occurred in years. their home in Agents, AND Cochran Cochran APPROACHING INOCULATION. man's alley. He came in Saturday on the City of Padacab and succeed- ed in eluding the officers, being wanted for cutting Adeline Morton a few months ago. ’ The woman appeared at the city hall bleeding profusely, and City Physician Williamson sewed up the pices wound, which is not dangerous. ; . ‘The woman claims that siie started} Will Have Quite a to the dressmakers whan Wade, who Candidates —A was drunk, started a quarrel, and the Date | pursued her to the door, thtusting his knife into her before she could Local Nest of Owls Preparing for a Jolly Time. Noon mber of 30 Fetony uke,’’ is 8 dr-lopen it, He was locked up to await) ‘The local nest of owls is preparing trial. for a big inoculation to trke place on ets by enon 2 | April 30th, and from present indica- Lup on Exciting Manicipat Election. | (i). there will be perhaps ® dozen og him-| Cincinnati, April The munici-| candidates. pal election which isin progress to-) ‘Pie jnoculation will be pigceded Wade, | day is the mest exciting which has by the irepressible street parade, The contest i8}and supplemented as usual, by @ Hoff! Hot and a big vo'e will be polled. | sumptuous banquet. THE BEST- ON EARTH IS A HANAN - LUMP EGG NUT ANTHRACITE oc 9 9 PER TON $8.2! PER BU. 7