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*, asl ssi -2 abi Dur Advertisers Are Reliable, feat Pal Patronize them and show your ap+ preciation of their enterprise, J “THE PADUCAH DAILY SUN. VOLUME 1—NUMBER 178 2000 FEET WIDE, A Crevasse Above Memphis Reaches This Immense Wimension, COUNTRY NEVER FLOODED BEFORE Now Being Coyered By the Ruth- THE MISSOURI RIVER RISING RAPITLY. Memphis, April 7.—The feature of the flood condition in the Mississippi Delta yesterday was the gradual spread of water over an area that hitherto was never overflowen. ‘The upper crevasse in Tunica county is 2000 feet wide and so great is the outpuur that water below the break is being drawn up to it and hurled out over the fertile valley through the crevasse, All of the country east to the main line of the Yavoo and Mis- sissippi Valley railroad is flooded and iin many places the water bas gone cover the tracks, filling the Yazoo river. ‘The fall in the main channel at Helena, Greenville, Vicksburg and Arkansas City is due to the fill- ing up of the Delta and the lower White river countiy. The supreme question is the dura- tion of the flood, If the lower levees along Louisiana and Southeastern Arkansas should hold, which it is believed they will not do, the empty- ing of the Delta sod St. Francis basin willbe slow, If they break and the river continues to fall at Cairo the upper St. Francis basin ‘and the Delta will be clear of water by May 5, If this should prove true there will be no difficulty in growing cotton. Bat breaks io Louisiana and Southeast Arkansas will hold water in that territory until the middle of May, far after the usual time for planting cotton in that territory. The river at Memphis is stationary to- night. MISSISSII NEEDS $100,000. Closing of Crevasses Would able the Raising of Crops. Jackson, Miss., April 7.—The governor last night sent the following telegram to Secretary of War Alger, asking for an appropriation of $100, - 000 trom Congress to close the break in the Mississippi levees “To R Alger, Secretary of War, Washing: D. C.: The greatest danger to be apprehended in the overflowed districts is from the June rise of the river. With the crevasses then existing it would be impossible to make a crop, and this would cause a loss of millions of dol- lars, besides starvation to many poor people. An appropriation of one bundred thousand dollars byCongress would close the crevasses in this state, and would give employment to all the needy and allow people to work iand in thirty days. “A.J, MeLacnin overzor.’* MISSOURI RISING RAPIDLY. St. Joseph, Mo., April 6.—The Missouri river is rapidly rising again, having risen thirteen inches here in the last iwenty-four hours. The riv- er is now ten feet above low water mark and indications are that it will continue to rise. Superintendent Hobly, of the Kansas City, St. Jo- seph and Council Bluffs railroad, is stationed with a large force of men at points along the river banks where the Burlington tracks are low, watch- ing, and hopes to prevent a repetition of the flood of several years ago, when hundreds of yards of track went into the river, Levee Boards: Around New Orleans Working Together, New Orleans, April 7.—This city leans Levee Board, having jurisdi tion of the levees within the munic R A al limits, extending from the ‘arroliton line to the United States penne barracks, a distance of about five miles, This ison the left bank of (Only a Formal Vote Cast for Dr. river, looking golfward, and that portion of the municipality situated Hunter. across the river known as Algiers. The La Fourche and Buras Levee Boards look after portions of Plaque- mine parish and the Parish of St. Bernard ; these two locations forming practically, so far as business inter- ests are concerned, what may be called '€ iter New Orleans.’’ Even with a rising river and given adverse lim: conditions all in au- thority are sanguine of keeping the mighty Father of Waters within bounds and averting disaster. Per- fect concert of action is being main tained. IN MERCER COUNTY. TERROR Toll Gate Raiders Threaten to nty Judge. CHIS#60 AND ST. LUIS ELECTIONS. Frankfort, April 7.—There was not a quorum present in the joint as sembly today and of course no elec- tior Dr. Hunter received a formal ident Behalf vote. [thas been said there would veal Buller he a bolt of the Silver Democrats to tue Martin today but it did not material- Washington, April 7 —President] ize, possibly because of a lack of a McKinley today sent to Congress a} quorum. After the formal vote, the special message on the subject of the] assembly adjourned, It is again as- Mississippi floods, urgiog immediate | serted that Dr. Hunter will be with- legislation for the relief of the thous-| drawn unless he can be elected this ands of sufferers. The President] week. How much basis there is for 's Congress to be liberal in mak-/the statement or belief remains to be ing an appropriation therefor, in| seen, view of the extreme and widespread A REIGN OF TERKOR APPROPRIATION Asked by the P of the distress, Exists in Mei Tol Harrodsburg, Ky., April7.—There is in this county a state of terror Washington, April 7.—The house] growing out of the toll roads matter. and senate have both passed the bill|'The excesses which the raiders have for the relief of the flood sufferers, | committed threaten to be capped with appropriating $200,000. ‘The Presi- | outrages of the most damnable char- dent has signed the bill aud the]acter. Anon\ mous letters have been money will be on the way to the flood | sent to County Judge Burnside warn- sufferers tonight, ing him that if any more tolls are col- President McKinley leaves this | léeted he will be taken and hanged. afternoon for a little trip up the bay|The Judge bas used his efforts to by way of recreation. sustain the law and enable the com- - panies to conduct their business, hence the anger and threats toward him. There is the most intense ex- citement over the mstter, and regu- lators will be organized to prevent these Jaw'ess elements from carrying out their designs. ‘The outcome bids fair to be bloodshed. r County Oyer the Gates. WAK ON WOM Their Pertecution by Mili Pollee Deported to the Isle of Pines. A special dispatch to the “Globe- Democrat’’ from Key West eays late news from Havana states that the persecution of innocent Cuban wo- men by Weyler's military police and secret agents continues in all parts of the island of Cuba. Yesterday Se- nora Rafela Perza, sister of the in- surgent leader in Pinar del Rio Pro- vince aud a woman highly connected in Havana, was arrested as a political suspect and subjected to many Indig- after which she was thrown prison to await court-martial. oday fifteen Cuban women who atives in the Cuban ranks rrested on the same charge will be court-martialed. Que of the saddest sights is the deportation of women prisoners, Today twelve women, who have been tried by court- martial, were marched through the streets, bound in chains, and placed aboard a transport ship to be deport- ed to the Isle of Pines. The sympathies of the Emperor of Austria have been enlisted in bebalf of Senorita Evangeline Cassio Cis- Plurality of Near 14,000. neros, an 18-year-old girl, who is 4) st, Louis, April 7,—The Republi- relative of the president of the Cuban] og carried the city yesterday, their Republic, She is vow imprisoned] mayoralty candidate, Henry Zeigen- awaiting court-martial on a charge of! hein, being elected by a plurality having led the outbreak in the Isle of} which will probably be 14,000. With Vines last July. It is believed that} the exception of four members of the rr pardon by the Queen Regent of} House of Delegates the entire Repub- pain is now assured. The govera-ltican ticket went through. Zeigen- of the Isig of Pines has been} hein polled about the normal Repub- advised by the Madrid authorities toljican vote. The Democrats were modify or withdraw the charges] }adly split and lost votes to the Re- against Senorita Cisneros. This is} hublicans, Incomplete returns from the young girl who is the victim of] the state show Democratic victories, the hatred of Col. Barrez, Vice Gov- ernor of the Isle of Pines, because she resented his advances, It is said that the insurgent leader Guillermo Acevedo died in the en- gagement that took place at Alfonso doce. If: was killed while leaving the town, Acevedo was of a well known family of Matanzas. ‘The Spanish Generals Bernal and Cirujeda have been called to Spain They are displeased with Weyler. The appointment of Cirujeda as aid- de-camp of the Queen, made by the Queen herself, is considered as a de- liberate blow at Weyler. CARTER H. HARRISON, Elected Mayor of Chicago By ‘an Overwhelaing Majority. Chieago, April 7.—The muvicipal election result was a tremendous sur- prise to everybody, Democrats and Republicans alike. Carter H. Harrison the regular Democratic nominee was elected by a plurality of something near 90,000. There were a large number of candi- dates and Judge Sears, the regular Republican nominee was third in the race being beaten hy Judge Harlan, independent, Judge Sears was re- garded as the Republican machine candidate and this made greatly against him with the rank and file of the party, . LOUIS REPUBLICAN. Zeigenhein Elected Mayor By a he S PROFESSIONAL BURGLARS, They Visit Several Towns on the N.C. & St. L. Road. Mercer, Tenn., on the N. C. & St. L. railroad, was visited by profes- sional safe blowers Monday night. Safes belonging to the N.C. & St. L. R. R., MeGee Bros., and MeGarth & Mercer, were blown open and sev- eral hundred dollars stolen, It is said that eix of t v. 0, & St. L. depots in this section have been loot- ed by the same gang within a few was visited yesterday evening with a violent storm of thunder, hail and copious showers of rain, It contin- ued for about an hour, The indi- tions now are that no resumption of the storm is to be expected. For- tunately all or nearly all, of the local Jevees are declared to be in as good condition as could possibly be ex- pected. What the authorities are now doing is exercising unswerving vigilance in the oversight of the earth embankments. While the river gauge only indicates the same figures as yesterday, 17.6 feet, a higher stage of water is anticipated, so that when the full crest of the water does come, sooner or later, the levee officials will be found equipped to meet it, The safety of New Orleans and ad- jacent territory from the crevasses is reposed in a number of levee organi- zations, irrespective of the substan- tial help rendered by the federal government. They are the New Or- “ Frondeviela is seriously wounded, asthe result of an engagement at Corral Wax Falso, Havana Province, Frondeviela was the military com- mander of Guanabacoa, who com- mitted so many crimes and outrages in that town, Dr. Ruiz being one of his victims, days. DROWNED. A Wealthy Stock Buyer of Wolfe County. Beattysvitle, Ky., April 7.—While endeavoring to cross a swollen stream in the county this morning, Henry Nolin, a weatthy stock buyer, was drowned, his horse and buggy being | carried down the stream by the rapid water, The body was recovered. On and after this\date fur rates for current for electric fan: per month for eav compelled to charge as the service has beén done at an ac- tual loss heretofore vel we are un. is price in so far able to continue, / We \trust our cus- tomers will contigue to} favor us with their business, 1 Pavudan ELretptc Co, at the Wobins Wylass and Queensware Company. Tad. If you want to enjoy a nie glass of beer call ow'S. Starks, street / can Victory at Topeka, | peka, Kaa., April 7.—May Fellows (Rep.) was re-ele r 1500 majority, as was the entire Re-| publican tic The contest was be- tween a straight Republican ticket and a fusion ticket. Yew line of ball lampg just re- Butter dish, sugar bowl or eream pitcher at 5e each at the Robins Glass and Queensware Company on Monday, April 12, Tad. pool od 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 kindling, so you had better order quick if you BARRY & HENNEBERGER, yy from EDISON's To Appiar at the Op omorrow N! Edison's litest and /most wond:r ful picture-producing/ machine, the Cinematoscope, will Achibit at Mor- ton’s opera house i and Saturday matinee, beginning to- morrow nigh popular prices ‘This marvelous ipStrament, the lat- est product of the Edison laboratory, projects apparegtly living pictures and actual sceneg upon @ canvass or screen, It reprgsents the very high- est branch thé art of photography that of bringing before the eye an ex- act life-size reproduction of life mo- tion with all the accompanying effects of light, shadé and expression. Edi- son's doubld mega-phonograph will be exhibited jin conjunction with the cinematoscgpe. Admission 10, 20 and 30 cen Seats will be on sale tomorrow /at Van Culin’s. /—_——_——_—_—= JOE A. PARKER Will Probably Be Ran for Clerk of the Court of Appeals. Convention at Louisville Held ‘This Afternoon. The Populist State Central Com- mittee will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the Enterprise Hotel for the pur- pose of outlining a plan of organiza- tion of the party to be submitted to n tomorrow, says the mes. ‘The plin will be drawn up for tn out-and-out fight, and words will be minced. Chair- man Parker expects a full attendance of the committee, which is made up as follows: First district, J. K. Keys ; Second district, C. E. Sugg; Third district, W. S. Flower; Fourth district, A. S. Worsl Fifth dis- trict, Clarence S. H Sixth dis- trict, J. J. Marquette; Seventh dis- trict, W. F. Nickles ; Eighth district, J.C. Sutherland ; Ninth district, Dr. R. H. Yentes ; Tenth district, W. G, Patrick ; Eleventh district, J. F. Me- Quary. W. P. Marsh is secretary. A strong effort will be made in the convention tomorrow to giye the vomination for Clerk of the Court of Appeals to Jo. A. Parker, of this sity. Mr. Parker has been asked to take the nomination, but he says that be will not accept it. His friends say that he can be induced to make the race. Parker is one of the bes known Populists in the state, and he has certainly worked bard for the party. The only other name mem tioned today is that of Barry South, of Frankfort. If Parker can not be persuaded to take the nomination he will probably be selected, The convention will be order at 10 o'clock in Hall B at Music hall by Chairman Parker. It is expected that there will be 200 delegates on hand. A great many will arrive this afternoon and all will be on hand tomorrow morning. ‘The Enterprise hotel will be the head- quarters during the convention. called to Louisville, April 7.—The Populist convention in session here today is a complete farce. The attendance is very slim, Thomas Pettit was chosen chairman. In taking the chair Mr. Pettit took occasion roundly to de- nounce all attempts at fusion for the future. (Reported Daily by Lacy Grain Company.) Chicago, I, April 7.—May wheat opened at 68':-68's highest 68's, closed at 64 5s May corr closed at 8 May oats opened closed at 16'-4s. May pork opened at $8.20 and closed at $8.07. May lard opened closed at $4.05-7. May ribs opened at $4.47 closed at $4.42. N. W. receipts, Clerences, 432,000 bushe Bradstreet's in 2,000,000. DETECTIVE THOMPSON 24'y3 and atl7's and at $4.07 and increase wheat, Returned this Morning From Louisville. Paducah Darkies wanted to Vote, Only ven Detective John Thompson return- ed this morning from Evansville, where he went Sunday to attend the election yesterday, and see that no Paducah ‘Aarkies were rung in. There were two detectives there Uniontown, Henderson, Eatl- ington, Mt. Vernon and Princeton, three fom Hopkinsville and one from Paducah, Louisville and Cincinnati. Only seven Paducah darkies show- led upto vote, and four of these proved that they had lived there for six years. Th» others were rousters PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7. 1897. | THE COURTS. REFRIGERATORS ano Official Newspaper of the City. N CENTS A WEEK. ICE CHESTS. Docket Called in the Cireui he Cire ui, Common Law U.S. GOURT STILL IN SESSION, |~ ALL STYLES ROAD QUESTION TOMORROW, | Fiseal Court Transacts Some Im- GRIVFL Clreuit Court George Joues, | criminally The case colored, char satin ar old | color rl, was called in the circuit court this afternoon, and will go. on| | was dswith As NATIONAL AND NEW ICEBERG REFRIGERATORS Are superior to all others in Gonstruction, Economy anu Durabillty. Geo. O. HART & SON HARDWARE & STOVE Co. 303-307 Broadway. 109-117 N. Third Street. VDRVVVWTBVVVVETVSB BOOB GE 4408980 be Della Allen afternoon | ainst Ed Owens and Gill will be tried tomorrow. | Bishop called the common | law docket today, and in the follow- ing cas s judgment was rendered by default: ° Chas. Sexton lard, for $195 85 Isaac Russe Beck for $52. H. Weil & Sons for $212 Plymouth Corda L. Beck for $54. Wellhouse & Co. Scott for $52 46. F. W. Cook Worth for $74 Ab answer w Clint. Wallace Express Co. The case against Ed Harris, ored, for setting up a game, was con- tinued. | FISCAL INCORPORATED, inst Oliver Al ainst W. L. € against Co. ainst W, Spring Shin Footwear. against Josephine ." filed in the suit of gainst the Adams| $ Style col- tsually sells the first pair ; if the shoes wear, and are com fortable, the customer returns when in need of more. court. é Every Shoe we sell is stylish, every shoe wears, every shoe is comfortable, idered some very | em important matters today, and among | Thes other things appointed a committee to| forthwith look into the matter of| heating the county court house by | steam. | This bas been years, and recently a petition signed by all the cirenit court officers and many others was submitted asking the | county to heat the court house by| steam. The committee appointed to- day is composed of Justices Winches- ter, Little and Anderson, and is a splendid committee for the work. Fiscal court has consumed a por- tion. of today settling with Sheriff Holland, and at noon nad almost fin- ished. Court today appointed, in ad- dition to Sheriff Holland and Assessor Byrd, who go by virtue of their respective offices ; Justice J. H. Baraett to go before the equalization board at Frankfort this month and | show reason why the county assess-| ment should not be raised. The gravel road question is set for tomorrow before fiseal court and it is desired th 1 citizens who have ideas to offer or suggestions to make, | go before the court and make them. | At the session yester fternoon Mr. T. J. Atkins was re-elected | county treasurer, and Dr. C. H.| Fiscal court cor three attributes Invite, Obtain and Increase our business ? Have you ever sampled our Shoes? If not, why not? Geo. Rock & Son. QZDTTTTVOBOVOO9DO8 wrrereeeeeseeeed SUDDEN DEATH. talked of several| BVOV VO VTTTOTO8OB $ $ nN Mr. Lorenzo W. Emery was one of je funeral will take place at 10 t paducab's best known and most!o’clock tomorrow from the Grace | prominent citizens. He was a son of | Episcopal chureh. William and Sabiia Emery, and was aes born in Maine on Feb. dth, 18 | He went west when quite young, bat came to Paducah in 1865, and en-; Citizens gaged in the marble business until | 1876, when he entered the bardware | business with Mr. M. K. Scott, re-| tiring from the business in 1882 to engage in the tobacco brokerage bus- iness, He was married in Albion, Ill., to Miss Margaret Ferriman. Mr. Emery served several terms on | the Board of Education and for tive | Card of Thanks. years was superintendent of the pub- We extend our sincere thanks to lic schools. He was a member of the! our many friends and_ne’yhbors, also Masons, Knights of Honorand A. O.|to the members of the ‘Golden U. W. Mr. Emery leaves, besides | Cross" for their kindness in our re- bis wife, three sons, Messrs. Charles, |cent bereavement in the loss of our George and all| beloved wife and mother W. D. Dowss a> Mr. L. W. Emery Died Unexpeet- shia edly Yesterday After- noon. a Public Petition Today. rd asking tle city ate the city’s stock ia ls towards their pur- was nded in front of Weille's this morning profusely deco- rated with people’s ‘‘handwrite,’” A. large pls council to dor ros Had Been Tl But a Short Time.-- Was One of Paducah’s Most Promiient Citizens Mr. Jefferson 210 W. Emery, of Sixth and died suddenly at erday afternoon of Bright's disease, after a very brief illness Fow of his friends knew indisposed, aud death proved a |sad surprise to them. court. j streets, he was even Brothers was re-elected county physician, his » Famity. Federal court is still in session and may not adjourn until tomorrow. | The case of a Union City bank gainst J, W. Farmer and others is still on trial, and it: was doubtful at 3 o'clock whether all the evidence | would be in by evening or not. There | has so far been adduced no evidence} of a sensational nature, and itis im-| commemoration has been annually} the observed by a public reception and it | mittee appointed to confer with ON EARTH ISA HANAN . SHOE guess from Local’ Masons ‘ate preparations to John's Day, on the 24th, inst. The} isst in night a com- possible to even where the $500 extracted the express | package went. is likely that no invitations will this year be ad. At a meeting of Pia City Lodge last | 0 e other Masonic organizations here with a view to celebrating the event! jointly, | A ‘ ] anders this morning h, colored, 1 concealed a Veatch is one of the da gaged in a fighton South $ stieet last night. ng a Gun, issued by Jud yainst Monroe warrant Cochran An Absolutely PURE Bird Seed No dirt nor chaff, at} Nelson Soule’s and were ‘‘induced’’ not to vote, aud went | to the boat. need them. Telephone 70. Drug store, Cochran Lump EGG NUT ANTHRACITE! "Try a package, it is the BE PER BU. 10C oe 9 PER TON $8.25

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