The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, April 6, 1897, Page 1

os 3 ‘ foto ws xe a crop, Doerr, M.p,#@ & 88 of millions of dol- JUETT arrest ye ee ae at Advertisers Are Rellebe, preciation of their enterprise, Patronize them and show your aj (has VOLUME 1—NUMBER 176 MARTIN TWELVE So Many Sound Money Demo- erats Vote for Him. A STAMPEDE ATIENPTED, Fallure of the Cumberland con| Co, at Sturgis, MQLLED INA RUNAWAY ACCIDENT, Frankfort, April 6.—Toere was nota little apathy in and abut the fl «Capitol this morning when the Sena- torial situation was under discussion. It was nevertheless thought the vote today might closer and more exciting than any that bas occurred lately, and every one was on the qui vive. When the hour for the vote approached members took their seats @pathetically and manifested little interest in the business of the hour, ‘There was some interest awakene;, however, when the name of Mr. ‘4 itin was called. Twelve sour’, money Democrats cast their vot favor of Mr. Martin. This was the only change trom the Vast vote. For a time it looked a, if there would be a Stampede to ¥ artis, but it was avert- ed by @ wotion to adjourn, which Prevailee es in A RUNAWAY Results in the Death of a Well-to- Do Farmer, Beaver Dam, Ky., April 6.—A ressing avcident occurred bere this morning, resulting in the death of a prominent and wealthy farmer Mr. Rollin Schultz, Mr. Schulta had een in town in bis wagon and had started home, when his horses took fright and became anmanageable Mr. Schultz was faally thrown out and 80 seriously iajured that he died soon after being picked up APPEAL FOR AID. pikes Sent to Washing- for Ald to Victims, Washington, April 6.—A commit flee of prominent men from the South A Com; lood THE PADUCAH DAILY SUN. ASKED TO INTERFE "Vis the President in Behalf ot Iti. vera by the [Senaie, Washington, April 6.—The Senate yesterday by unanimons vote “adopt- ed a resolution reciting {the tepotts that Gen. Ruis Rivera, the Cuban commander, 1s about to be tried by drumhead court-martial and shot,and expressing the judgment of the senate that if these reports are true the President of the United States should Protest to the Spanish government against such a violation of the rales of civilized wartae. , This resolu- tion does not go to the House of Representatives and becomes effect- {ye as a measure of advice to the! MATT.AS LIVELY IN C2UIT CI’CLES, resident by its adoption today. Al- though opposition was withdrawn on — the final vote there was spirited op- - . position in the early stages of the de- ase of First National Bvnk, hate and a j/test vole on the com u City, Tenn., against J. W. rati trength of the Cuban and Etheridge and others, involving the *nti-Cuban sentiment in the senate, | lisappearance of $500 from an ex- The test occurred on a motion to re-| PTess package, is now on trial in the fer the resolution to the committee on | United States court, and may con- foreign relations. sume the entire day and part of to- “ morrow, The court has about fin- ished ius work, and if the cnse can be l rushed through by night the term will close. UNITED STATES COURT, ja | Chas. Livingston, the tramp ar rested at Fulton a few months ago for passing two counterfeit half dol- lars, ond brought to Paducah and A Republican Boss Turned Down] covtived until yesterday, when he was " indicted by the Federal grand jury, at the Queen City. was adjudged guilty bud eertatibed t the government prison at Columbus, ©., for four years, and fined $5, by Judge Barr in the United States court last eveuing. In the case of Big Muddy Coal & Iron Co. against J. J. Lovell, a com- 1} prowise was reported and the action was dismissed. The U Close. FISCAL COURT COAVENES, tirand Jury Gets to Work In the Circat Court. IN 53 CITIES, ELECTIONS Chicago and St. Louis Engaged Hot Contests Today, U. 8. ClReUIT COURT. An appeal was granted in the case REPUBLICA of Ma D, Meacham against the EPUBLIGANS WILL CARRY ST LOUIS, Travelers’ Insurance Co., and bond was approved. : cincurt cover. Cincinnati, O,, April 6.—The elec tion in Cincinna'i yesterday was for mayor and other city officers, and membeas of the board of legislation. The Republican ticket was healed by Levi C. Goodale, for mayor, and the Democratic ticket by Gustav Tafel, Circuit court got down to business this forenoon, and the petit jury was neled as follows: . H. Jones, Thomas Clayton, Geo. Langstaff, Jr, Joe Feast, J. Durrett, KE, Futrell, L. B, Rudolph, L. B. Durrett, O. T. Torian, Joseph “THE COURTS, S Tribunal About to PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1897. THOSE BONDS, Councilman Livingston They Were Issued Illegally. A DISMAL OUTLOOK. Thousands Working to Save the Levees, Memphis, April 6 —The flood Outlook at this place is exceedingly dismal. While thousands are work- ing and lending every energy to save the levees, their labor threatens to he of no avail. Slowly but’ surely the waters continue to climb, except when brief respite is given from time to time by new breaks in the levee. ‘The situation is getting «& be one of terror from the stacdpoint of the food supply and the horrors of fam- ine actually stare some sections in the face. Scores of families driven from their homes have nothing to eat, wad being dependent on charity have | found themselves on the verge of starvation from the exhaustion of the losal sup- plies. Deaths from starvation will undoubtedly occur unless speedy re- lief shull come from extraneous sources, STARVATION, Stares Many of the Flood Vi tims in the Face, THE 1887 RAILR?AD BONDS, The City te t Which Will Be Saved, MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO THE liv. Councilman Livingston was seen today relative to his request made in th council last vight for the ap- pomtment of a committee to investi- gate the validity of the $100,000 city bonds owned by the Chicago, St Louis and Paducah railroad He stated that he already ine ted the matter chorou acl liscovered the issue was illegal, as the vote authorizing the is was contrary to law, bonds for two railreads being voted on the same day. The Kentucky statutes expressly forbid that city stocks, bonds, etc for any two railroads, or anything else, Il be voted the same ds This would render the issue null void, appareutly, he ci'y has $100,000 in stock in the road, and pays 4's per cent. per| annum on the bonds. Since 1887,| when the bonds were issued, about $35,000 has been paid out of the} city treasury. If the council deci: that the bonds were not legally issued this will exempt the city not! only from the further payment of interest, but the princrp | as well and will save $4,500 annually. The stock is not worth fifty cents on the dollar. “I have explained the matter to several,” said Mr. Livingston, ‘‘and COMMITTE IN WASHINGTON Secking A From the National Treasury. WORKING HARD T) SAVE THE LEVEES. Memphis, Tenn., April 6.—The prediction made in these dispatches Priday that great disaster to the Mis+ sissippi Delta would follow the break- ng of the levee at a point on the east side of the river north of He'ena, Ark., has been terribly realized. The break at Flower Lake, which the latter being elected by a plurality of 7,320, while the city gave McKin.| Wurth, I.) A. Greenwell, Robert y a pleated + Chambers, Thomas Meyers, L. 1 ecnlies and Call wall; Beg Dale, W. H. McKioney, John L. Ww ie. tasers ines aia Nance, F, Crawford, W. N. The Democratic ticket had three Re-|T80's Joe Bishop, Charles publicans on it for city. auditer, [Pips Charles L, Aller, MB. vern states that are suffering so terri- bly from the flood is now in Washington appealing to Congress, in behalf of the stricken district. There is no doubt the patio: will be Uhergl, .j9, a bre a question 2008 of th LOUIS pe ¢ government ‘tment of the wide om irom river. With the sting it would be aod this toe 1 arvatioa to many poor of one aor and dollars byCongress the crevasses in this | Qy] ould give employment to ady and allow people to str DELAY WITHOUT Must Weyler Crush the Rebellion in Cuba, New York, April 6,—It is report- ed here that the Madrid government has cabled General Weyler that he mast crash the rebellion at onc belief is that the order is dicta the empty condition of the tre and that but afew days longer can Spain hold out unless victory perches op her banners, A Freak of Nature. A young man named Roark, of Palma, Marshall county, arrived in the city today, en route to Louisville with the baby recently horn near Palma with its heart and liver grow- ing on the outside of its body. It is in alcohol, and quite a curiosity to the medical profession, Used Bad Language. Charles Cromwell, colored, was arrested this morning on a warrant charging bim with using insulting language to Mr. Dan Lagomarsino at the New Richmond Hotel, He charged Mr. Lagomarsino with hay- ing thrown a glass at him, cutting him In the face, but the evidence showed this to be untrue, Hot After Him, The conduct of adarkey in the presence of @ number of little girls near Prof. Cade’s school yesterday afternoon aroused the indignation of quite a number of residents, and the wretch was chased for several blocks by one gentlem: Big Tobacco Sales. Today a series of big tobacco sales began at Mayfield, aud quite a num- ber of Paducah tobacconists will at- tend the sales, which will probably last some tit A Few Small Cases, In addition to the cases mentioned elsewhere, W. C. Rowlett, Mike Givens and Jobn Cartis, all. charged with being drunk, were floed $1 and costs in the police court this morning, mal over 6 treasurer and Nash, A. J. Decker. corporation counsel but under the recently enacted Dave | ,, rhe Stand jury, with W. R. law it could not be called a Fusion or | locker, as foreman, is today investi- Indepeodent ticket. gating the case against Hannah House, charged with criminal opera- lion. ‘The jail cases will be consid- ered first. This afternoon the case against Della Allen, Ed Owens and Shadrach Gills, charged with shooting Whitby Howell on trial. Messrs. A.J, Decker and A. B. Sowell were excused from the petit jury this afternoon, and Messrs. James F. Estes and John T. Hughes substituted. The ticket headed by Gustav Tafel was victorious throughout, the lowest plurality being for one of the Repu glicans, w urer, who will O. Eshelby, for city tr eived only 309 pluralit and against whom a fight was ms n account of the construction of new water works and for other local There was a total vote of 6 ed with 78,000 last » being an unusually large vote tor a local or spring elec- tion, The issue here was on George B. Cox, who has been ~gnized as a boss in the city aud county politics for years ard a controlling factor in state politics, ‘The ticket headed by Goodale was named by Cox and the reas FISCAL COURT. The regular term of fiscal court began this morning at the court house County Judge Tully presiding. All the magistrates were present. The treasurer's report showed a balance in the treasury in favor of issue was made against it as a Cox} the pauper fund of $5,153.92. There} the —overdowed regions. —_ Rehef | established Greece as an independent Heket. ‘The Democratic gains were is due the county balance of $18,-|sieame.s are making daily trips into}nation, the Powers decided that made in Republican wards, 334.92, Arkansas and Mississivpi, rescuing ]Samos, for geographical reasons, — ~ The funding account shows a bal-| hundreds of people and bringing them | should still belong to Turkey and be] EXCITING RACES, ance of $30,724.18. to Memphis, The local relief com-| subject to a Turkish overlord. The The settlements with receiver and treasurer was all the business trans- acted this morning, and settlements are being made this afternoon. Phe gravel road question taken up ‘Thursday and settled, Chicago, St, Louis and Many Other Cities, will be probably Hot aigus Followed by Live- Ww. .U, The first meeting in the month is evangelistic, conducted by Mrs, Oc+ tavia Wallace, superintendent of that department. ‘These are ery helpful, and every of the Union shonld take pert in the ex- ercise, thereby strengthening herself to discharge more perfectly ber duty to the organization, **Consec vourselves today to the Lord that He may bestow upon you a blessing this day.’’ All ladies in the city invited to attend the W. C, Ty L which meets Wednestay afternoon at 2:50 o'clock in the leciure room of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, Perss SUreginreNvent. ly Elections. Chica -», April 6.—As was to. be expected from the heated campaign that has been made here in the mayor- alty contest, the election today has y warm and exciting. The fact that there are several Republican tickets in the field leaves little show for the election of any one of them. Carter H. Harrison, a Democrat, seems to be in the lead. meetings mem) te St. Louis, April 6.—The city elec- tion is scorching hot, all fsctions be- ing-at work with all possible energy. The chances seem to be in favor of Henry Ziegenhein, the Republican MAIL.” candidate, who it is believed will “THEE have a good safe majority, Fifty-three cities in Illinois, Iowa, | Lincoln Carter's Play at the Op- Wisconsin, Missouri and Kansas are today electing municipal tickets and in many of them the contests are very close and exciting. te 1 Mouse Tomorrow Night. ast’ Mail’’ will be the at- the opera house tomorrow one: Get your seats reserved at Another Bicycle Shop. VunCualin’s. Mr. Robt. McCune, the well koown wheelmap, has opened a bi- eycle and repair suop on Jefferson street near Bishop's grocery, and is]At Morton's Op. neatly equipped for business, rrow Nigh FAST MAIL.” House To- Linco} Carter's great scenic y we asked | play, The Fast Mail,”’ will appear at the First Christian church] at the opera house tomorrow night, next Friday evening at 7:30 to de-|Seais are now on sal» at VanCalin’s, vise means for increasing our Sunday] where they ean be reserved without school attendance, extra charge, All the pastors and Sanday schoo! superintendents of ihe had better order it now. coal’supplies. have your orders at once». We have only a kindling, so you had better order quick if you BARRY & HENNEBERGER, If: you believe you ‘will need more ‘coal during the month of March you ' The waters are rapidly rising and may cut off our We have a big stock on hand now and would be pleased to only one said anything about yesterday morning, BeBe “veing repudiation. I say it rapidly grown from a dozen feet in 2 ee Be. length to a thousand. This was the ip SAR he nto Rein lob : han where a bank discounts conditioy‘of the crevasse yesterday af- ternvon at 4 o'clock, when an Associ- ated Press representative left the levee north of the break. Effort is being made to tie each end of the levee, but ow to the difficulty in getting material from the railroad, five miles away, the success of the effort is doubtful. This creyasse is at the head of the delta, and will vause an overflow of the northern tier of counties in Mississippi, with the exception of a part of Tanca. The question that now confronts the planters is the duration of the flood. Ifthe water is out of the delta by May 5 a crop of cotton can be grown, but cotton planed as late as May 10 has l.ttle chance of maturing before frost. There is still avother danger. These crevasses must all be closed before the June rise or there would be a second over flow. The delta country produces anote with Livingston & Co.'s sig- gature and when itis presented to we I say it is a forgery. We arenot responsible forthe mistake and the y was uot legally authorized to is- sue the bonds. _ Hence if it is illegal itis unjust, and the city’s money tight and legal to pay it out.’’ Blight of Turkish Rule, A look at the history of the Island of Samos since its escape from direct where to shake off Turkish oppres- sion is justifiel by every moral and material reason, Samos is much smaller than Crete and contains only 150 square miles, with a population of about 60,000, But the same un- conquerable spirit that exists in Crete is found in Samos, and it won virtual autonomy from the Sultan nearly annually no Iss than half a million/ffty years ago, In the Greek bales of cotton. revolution of 1821 Samos took The river at Memphis was station-}q4 determined part, and __ for ary last night. nine years defied the Turkish forces Much suffering is reported from) After the battle of Navarino, which mittee is doing everything possidle for the uafortunate refugees, Ata meeting of the commiitee late yester- day afternoon it was decided ‘to ask other cities for help. The followi appeal was issued : The city of Memphis has been pro- viding for the ressed flood suf- ferers from the overtlowed districts of Arkansas and Mississippi with some little outside assistance for sev- Samians refused to submit for two years, and it was then srranged that they should be geanted the right to elect their own council, with a presi- deat sowinated by the Sultan but a Beyond this, the sland was iequired tg pay to the deliaa aa annual subsidy of $16,500. as submitied Lo fresh outireak | Greek io ieligion, was thresiened in Samos on account eral weeks. Few Tennesseeans are in}of the abuses and exactions of the| need, but the demands on Memphis] Turkish representatives, ‘The Sultan for others are very asing every day great and are in- 4 Tudeed, the de- nds on our people have grown to such proportions that we feel unable to meet them alone. Heretofore we have attempted to carry on this work without — soliciting contributions had po relish for avother contest with the islanders, and farther rights vern cbemselves were granted. » iacluded the election of a gen- cal assembly, empowered to choos licir owa president. A senate was formed, of whom the Turkish] also from othr cities, although |), ft alf. Public rev- many cities. have generously |enoes wera from the pria given us voluntary aid If the kind | and corned io'tha ualive’Gons: people of other towns and cities now feel disposed to lend a helping band in this matter all donations rec by the relief committee will be highly | of ceriain ease> previously subject te a) Kach ad choosing its mayor, aud were reorganized, and ure avoice in the courts | given ch: Says ys $4,500 a Year In- AA WW should not be paid out unless it is], EMERY EXCEL | PuRITY the customer r WUWe Vt CHEAPNESS SIMPLICITY CLEANLINESS INCORPORATED, alba boil: QUT ®WL 33009822 usually sells the first pair ; Every shoe we sell is stylish, every shoe wears, every shoe is comfortable. ‘These three attributes Invite, Obtain and Increase our business, Have you ever sampled our Shoes? Se be hah eo oo oa DAA ADAAAAADADAL GRANITE WATER FILTERS The filtering fibre is made of a solid granite rock, insuring absolutely puye 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. Granite filters are easiér cleaned than any others. A child canfoperate them. Geo. 0. Hart & Son Hardware and:Stove Co, 303-307 Broadway. r 109-117 N. Third Street. 3 Spring Footwear. if the shoes wear, and are com- } $ ‘eturns when in need of more. If not, why not? Geo. Rock & Son. $ $ 3 a lawsuits between inhabitants commune, ln a word, for itself political privil removed from home rule threefold. imes what they were in 8 eleven amos, won + not far The results during the forty Turkish rule is proof enough that the| Years that have elapsed since these struggle of the Greek race every-|Coucessions were wrested from key have been of the first importance population, lias in- Its exports are to the little island. It has enje peaceful times. The which was 20,000 in 1832. There is no pabhe debt, and the} of a Turkish Governor and the grind | Rickman of & money and $20) ing presence everywLere of Turkish ip notes in Mayfield last week, was troops. Crete has five times the| captured at Murray, Ky., and taken population of Samos and the same af-| back to Mayflell. He will plead -seven| finities of race. The Powers will find| guilty, and says he hopes to get that it is nerved to a final desperate| light sentence. ‘effort to drive out the Turk forever. of his Ir Didn't Use the Pitchfork, Mr. Isam Reed, of Bandana, Bal- Jard county, called at the Sw office today and said the story about his ed Alleged in M Petitic for Divorce. attempting to kill aman named Wor-| Mrs. Mattie League, one of the 1832. | ‘hington wiih a pitchfork last week| young ladies at the telephone e He admits they| change, tolay filed suit in the cireui was exaggerated. treasury reports a comfortable annual jaa some words and he had a pitch-|eourt for divorce against her hus- surplus, Complete freedom from) ork in his bands, and the other man| band, Achean. Turkish authority woukl lave in-| i rouened to kill him, bat denies at-| The couple was martiel a fw creased this showing ef prosper | co oting to use the implement on his | years ago in Memphis, anc the plain ison aye Piloae eoete ieee antagonist. tiff alleges abandonme st and cruel freer neighbors it is vain to expect Bad Bloke In Jail. petneeins <4 ee ° the Cretans to drop back iuto theold} Bill Jackson, alias Jim Bullington,| That 25c molasses at s7ulaney’s is order of things, subject to the We Are the Sole Agents, appreciated and judiciously managed. | (yo aryitr: y wi!l of the governor. A Donations of meat, mea! and money] wayor, assisied by a local council are preferable, 3 ellowed jurisdiction in The Memphis relief committee is well organized and can use money to the best advantage, as itis fully cognizant of the necessities of the si‘uation, All remittances should be made to Bun F, Price, Treasurer of the Citizens’ Relief Committee,Mem- phis, Tenn. was minor An Absolutely PURE Bird Seed | No dit nor chaff, at Nelson Soule’s Drug Store. it is the BEST, Notice. To the officers and members of Ingleside Rebeca Degree lodge, I. O, O. F.: /You are requested to meet at Odd #ellows’ hall tonight at 8 o'clock py m Ayna Kraus, N.G J. A, Ropewrson, § Try a package April 6, Cochran AND Cochran Mr. J. Le 29m6t) reed charged with robbing a corker. 128 Coury’ THE BEST. ON EARTH ISA HANAN limited supply of clippings for need them. Telephone 70. LUMP EGG NUT ANTHRACITE! PER TON $8.25