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"-— > cording to the police census, the Pprofpsition of removal will be de- feated, A large number of the states to main- "THE PADUCAH DAILY SUN, Published every afternoon, ex Sunday, by THE SUN PUBLISHING COMPANY, — ow Fran ESI DENT at caren Vick PRESIDENT SPCRETARY Washington familiarizing himself with the matters which will immedi- ately claim his attention. He will make it a point to impress the Sultan with the necessity of giving prompt attention to the demands of this gov- He will have a rank equi- pt have found it economical tain two penitentiaries and the grow- ing population of Kentucky will ren- der it more and more desirable, ernment. valent to that of the European am: the Medi- his beck in the Gexenat Werien storms because he cannot induce General Gomez to enter negotiations for peace based on He threatens and But of his success TREASURER MANAGING EDITOR DIRFCTORS WLM. Fisher. JR. Smith, R.W. Clements, J.B. Williamson J. J. Dortan on bassadors and will have Wei Pax 4. P. Hones terranean Squadron at he proposed reforms. et atteadton the proposed reform that he will soon have Gomez Garcia where he has Rivera, is boasting and storming at their refusal to listen to his suggestions or to be drawn into case of a want on part of his Sultanic Majesty, THE DAILY SUN May 5 has been fixed as the date! while he for the treaty in the Senate, who, as chairman of the Foreign Re- final vote on the arbitration Senator Davis, | his traps, General Gomez is making lations committee, has charge of the bill, to Jdate, but There is and it make a determined active preparations to advance while THE WEEKLY SUN Foasant wi aval Canes be ne Garcia has taken and fortified a sea- ~ CORRESPONDENCE. special feature of the weekly edition Tae Les will be its Corresponden: a which, » rep earlier to do strong opposition endeavored fix an found it impossible port, and is making preparations to protect it from attack by seaor land. Ifhe is successful in this he will have struck the most decisive blow yet strack in favor of the island, moving the last barrier to the ac- knowledgement of Cuban belliger- himself pings of t — the treaty 1s understood its oppovents will effort to muster their entire strength on that day. ne Opposition to the treaty is not of the passive kind, but by re- lation, active and strong to the point of vin-/ency. Garcia bas shown the equal of any commander on the ingly active ¢ ADVERTISING. Rates of advertising will be made known on application dictiveness, island, being exc Jovan Day, of Canton, who will representa- 1s North Fourth andard Block is wei ndard Bl pite his weight of years, and suc go to Cuba as a special tive of this government, is in Wash- the has attended bis arms equal to that +8 4.50 aie 2.25 |ington, studying the case from Daily, One month, . 40] archives of the state department, and Daily, per week.. + 10 cents}, i i yF eh will in a few days take bis departure vs 2 ot num ad- | ‘ babe AN oath ~). 1,00 |for the queen of the Antilles, It is nen copies free |to be hoped he will be given instruc- tions not only to attend to the Ruiz matter, but also to make a thorough of any other commande Tue pension agencies which were embraced in the list of | to which the civil service rules are ap- will be Daily, per annum.. ly, Six months ces plied some two years ago, operation if that result can be accomplished by the of a taken from under their WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1897. ANNOUNCEMENTS. he Sow is authorized 10 announce i) F. JOHNSON didate for Constable for the Fiest f McCracken County, subject to the action of the Republican party IT SE investigation of the general condition of the island, the insurgent govern- | ment and the effect of the Spanish Captain General's orders on the peo- by very active work on number of Congressmen and others. There are some cogent reasons as pointed out why they should be part ex- ple, as a guide to future action empt from the provisions of the act this government. and the agents be permitted to select The contention is, that the amounts $150,000, to fe their own clerks. Tnx city and county and the peo.) OwE ple are under deep and lasting oblig tions to the ‘Register’ for all it’ has recently done for them. No doubt but for the of the “Register’’ the gravel roads purchase which is in a fair way for censumma- ‘The council and it seems reasonable, agents, who are bonded to ‘Tue streets should be sprinkled under the city supervision, Let the council sound the busioess men and they will find them in favor of it. ——_—_—_—_ ‘“Essta Sunora’’? (to the shout the Greeks throughout the civ- the hour of their country’s peril. ‘They are flocking to New York from all parts of the United States for the purpose of shipping to the fatherland. New and richer discoveries of gold have recently been made in Alaska, |! the southwestern part of the city and a great rush is making toward |i proposition had gray hair be- the new field, which, it io sald, has|fore the ‘Register’ was heard of. yielded as high as $525 to the pan, |1t is @ wonderful its It isa pity the discovery was made, however, before our boundary dis- pute with England was settled —— Exsewnene will be found the in ranging from $75,000 | should be allowed to select those | whom they intrust the work, and for |whom they are held Thus, at Columbus, O., and Topek Kan t the agents can not cheeks during the year, “assistance’ front) responsible. tion, would have failed. under lasting obliga-| ilized world in cs Serbia it is pointed tions to our morning contemporary for telling them what to do. The |same is true with reference to the proposition to protect the lowlands any of the clerks who sig representing many millions of dollars, the agents are held liable. ‘There are 500 clerks atfected by the extension of the rules referred to. In response to a resolution of in- quiry from the y of | Agriculture Wilson sent to that body of the consumption of white pine and other coniferous tim- paper—for Senate, Secret cheek. Tux low bid of the Illinois Steel | * Statement Co., of Chicago, on the 8,000 tons of | ~ Armor plate needed by the United | States to complete the new battle|™#ining stock thereof. Johnson |. | ships now in course of construction, | excited the interest of Russia 1 | less than 154,000,000,000 feet, board through the Russian Ambassador at | ™easure, and 3,000,000,000 shingles has been |i® Michigan, Wisconsin and Minne- that the total cutin the reach 2U0,000,- al con- bers in the United States and the re- It that since 1873 there has been cut no is said nouncement of Mr. B. F. as a candidate for constable, subject to the action of the Republican pri- mary, Mr. Johnson is a capable man and will make a good oflic elected. We commend his cla: the consideration of Republicans. anc Washington the company invited to bid on a like amount of |S0t#s aud {United States plate for that goverment for the com-| That | 000,000 feet, sumption will reach fully 000,000. The amount left standing 1s to will while the ann pletion of vessels now in hand. government is apparently desirous to get ahead of the ited States with its order. President Gates, of the company, went east at once to fer with the eastern stockholders of | ),000,- ‘Tue prevailing opie at Wash- ington among Republican Senators is that there is no show for seating the appointed Senators. The fear that} the effort at this time would precipi- tate a prolonged debate which would on in the rthern states is estimated at not exceeding 100,000,000,000 fe of consump- con- | ™ This at the present rate ally exhausted in Can- making | Hon will be | the course of five or six years. - — Jada’s supply now standing is esti- Dr. Hunter has received his en-| mated at 37,300,000,000 feet. There dorsement, The Republicans with | for serious thought in this the exception of the bolters, gave him et " The reckless waste ’ acus. This | includes the two alleged Democrats, | of timber of all kinds in this country who saw the light early in the ses-|is likely in the near future to cause a sion, There is no reason for pulling|timber famine that will be fraught Hunter off the track, A little thi like bribery don’t disqualify him in - party that will pay back to the trusts} 4 sexsarionaL story is sent out in tariff the money that defrayed the | p44. New York the effect that #st campaign expenses.—Register. | t ‘The venom of such effusions as the Me sige his company with a view of pratt seriously interfere with the important | ‘he bids. business which the Senate has under cousideration will prevent any effort in that direction is food state of affairs. Tur American is fairly well supplied with the very effective type of vessel known as the torpedo boat. | There are something near twenty, all | of speedy type, four having a speed | of thirty knots and none less thar twenty knots, They are built with | the utmost care for effective work in their especial line. If upon a man of war it would have to do some very effective shooting or it would be|‘hem, and by the hellish machina- | i | tions of a party that will concoct a smirch avy with serious consequen to 50,000 Irish A will year strike a blow for the freedom of Treland. bemg the centenary of the great above is only equaled by the stupidi ind political dishonesty that set The story is that next year inspire , rising of 1798 is to be comr by Irishmen from all over the world, They tlock armed, but will find arms and ammu- An Irish leader is re- “The English what expect doomed, Tue graduates of the Naval Acad- |seheme deliberately to the {reputation of a cannot defeat in fair combat. will into Ireland un- man whom they y of A polis are a different rT, emy of Anapolis are in a differen realy boat from that occupied by the West Pointers. The latter are unable to secure positions in the army, there| being a plethora of lieutenants in condition of that /sbould give attention before the time | be made here would On the other | arrives when the cost of a necessary | them. Beyond th avy | proceedure will be greatly enhanced, | ever, that next yeu makes ample provision for all the) The matter we have mind is the | of 1798, and that Irishmen all over graduates of the naval school and all extension of the stre ve an opportunity to prove | limits in all direction: nition there. ‘Politics ish. ‘i | ported to have said: government knows to ‘Tuere is a matter of considerable | importance to which the city council | next year, and any denis not Is that might undeceive the attenuated knowledge, how- branch of the service. hand the rapid extension of the is the centenary in 8 to the city) the world are anxious to commemor- will ha This can be | ate it in a proper manner, the English government knows nothing and never will until the blow is struck, What now, and to which the ef- ter to belongs, unity. |done now before the land is great) their me «l capabilities. enbanced in value by improvements, A komantic meeting took place in un | Let the streets be established to the/ and if we want mid ocean the other day when Capt. Silas Co was called upon by another vessel to 1 Irishmen, no 1 ity mits in every direction nbs, of the American bark Ks he Irish very particular cases let jon or party Paducah i with its growth the ex the | while.’” | the story has a vivid imagy necessary in any at ft | them be condemned now. should be directed, is survivors of the " That we will have in a The whom convey to port the weecked British brig Aerou will grow litde pense of these proceedings opposition of property holders wil! Let us take and The reporter who sends out captain of the wrecked vessel Cap his nephew, a sou of a sister, whom his boyhood. ion, but Coombs received, proved to be he does the Irishmen a great injustice in putting into the mouth of a “lead. become more important, time by the forelock. he bal not seen since It fs usually only in fiction t Tene is po good reason why the | things happen, but in real life they! iranch penitentiary at Eddyville sometimes occur. There would | that has re- a be no economy in throwing away the the well improved property at Eddyville | Turkish war renders it improbable, it should be of |er’’ a full expose of their plans to be such executed a yeur hence, Tur dreadful ¢: thas should be abandoned, nage from Greco- sulted far Acconpixe to the police census of Washington recently taken the popu- 277,483, an in 189. nay,impossible, that In Why it is certam the ani providing at Frankfort addition- Jal facilities for taking of the|long dur of prisoners there, and | the only rea | must be brief and Jation of that city i crease of about 7,000 when the last previous enumeration ~ was made. The ofticial census of v" e city, according to its ert any nel 932 and cadbe of | Would have to be borne hy the coun-| terfere, old limits, 9 c of | ties of Western Kentucky y ith which the city is now} ) Cakes iiss witb So that, ace |‘litional expense of for the | prisoners at the branch is trifling and the saving in transportation to the} resources even of great nations, But inka care Om. fact this is not large incre! son at the same time | the expense of transportation which | even should the powers Neither Turkey nor ding largely to | conflict decisive, refuse to in- eece caring a conilict of long duration. — War is Bet ive, 230,8) co-extensive, 2 an expensive luxury that taxes the c-ease of population has been a little | Juss than 50,000 in six years. ——— Tne new ambassador to Tarkey, | dyville in their petition to the legis- | resource is yortyaged to Kui showing made by the citizens of Kd-| financially than ‘Turkey, whose every “off victor, “| greatly against for which | , tition was wanting. ria uijacent counties 18 very large. The | Greece is scarcely in better condition] T drive the ti people of the world, But it is equally true that the fanaticism of the Turk renders him an enemy of no small importance. He will death with a grim courage that amounts almost to indifference, He is cruel and uncompromising, hesi- tating at no torture even to a wound- ed prisoner. During the last Ru Turkish war it was not an uncommon thing for him to flay his prisoners alive. Knowing this a Greek officer who was wounded a day or so ago preferred death by his own hands to the prospect of falling into the hands of the enemy and accordingly turned his revolver against himself and ended his life on the field. Had the war occurred two or three years ago the chances are that Greece would have had powerful allies in Bulga- ria, Roumania and Servia, but these face are now so thoroughly under the dominance of Russia and that she can hope for no such sistance. The look on with the deepest interest and Germany ase civilized world will with the hope that Greece may come but the chances More is seem her. the pity. Tur blank paper upon which all newspapers are printed is made from wood pulp. The Dingley bill pro- poses to increase thg duty wood pulp, which comes manly from Can- da and which proposes to retaliate by placing export duty on logs, which will largely increase the cost of paper. This will ble the working men of Paducah to pay more for their favorite paper. Let us see if it also increase their ¥ —Re, The above i {the spe- cious arguments advanced by the free rainst the tariff affect w the tariff will the of the blank paper on which the ordina- man’s paper. price labor |The ry country daily is it $2.00 for each 1,000 f printed costs ers or one two tenths of a cent per paper, ts per we Let us suppore for the sake of tariff of 25 per argument a aced on the added to the cent | this The three-tenths of a iner in st would be just cent week, making the cost of the per blank per week paper one and one-half its readers believe that cents Register’’ would have this cause them to pay several cents more increased cost of paper would for their paper. It is well aware, as is well informed that the cost of the paper would be the pub- any per- son, increased lisher’s loss and would not affect the subscribers. It was thus in the ma’- ter of the laborer’s little tia pail,’* of which so much capital was mad during the campaign of 1892. When into effect it tically no the tariffs on tia went was found there was | tinware advance in retail prices of except in markets where the people and where cor Bat ment is based on the admission could be gulled tis arg that the tariff on wood pulp will advance the price of paper It is simply atheory of the This by nom follows. free trade which no amount of obser- vation of the facts cin induce him to forego. ‘The tariff would always add article of the pronur- to the price of the the importe “by pr amount tariff, ciamento of Mr. the factor of The American production isely to the Cleyeland, but for cording American production! and com- petition among American producers, tors which ry of the however, are important affect the price and the his that almost tariff laws shows uni- formly soon after eof a pro tective law there i actual reduc- tion in price, ‘The [American man- ufacture of wood pulp is very large, consuming enough wood to produce 800,000,000 feet of lumber per year Every ton of pulp imported for Amer- ican consumption deprives American labor of the wages paid in producing it and American tradesmen and man- ufacturers of the custom growing out of such wa aid CHANCES FAVOR TURKE Views of an Ex-United States Minister to Greece, A special dispatch to the Globe- Democrat trom Philadelphia says: A Loudon Spowden, ex-United States States Minister to Greece, interviewed today on the subject of the Graeco- Turkish war, said to your correspond: ent that he was gravely apprehensive of the outcome, “There never was so ill an oppor- tunity 4s the present," said he, ‘for Greece to have a conflict with Turkey, Up to three years ago an advance of the Greek army into Thessaly would have meant 8 general uprising of Roumania, Bulgaria, Servia and acedo and the overpowering of the Turks, for Roumania alone has a larger and better equipped army than the Sultan, Now, however, the situ- ation is changed materially. Roum nia has practically established an al- legience to Germany by baving a Ho: henzollern upon her throne. Bulgu- has almost become a Russian province, and Servia’s King is the son The ad-|is in a financial condition to sustain| of a daughter of a Russian Colonel, so that unless the countries Hluence of their leaders’ there of these the in- is not likely to be any combination against people act contrary to Turks can and no doulit will ‘ks back over the fron- The ‘Turkish army outnumbers Dr, James 1. Angell, of Michigan, |Iature for the retention of the insti- | eapitulists to secure loans advanced 19 of his duties, SUN'S STORE ‘ 4 be haplsewelF) yaa vo. a it will only Jand at} bbe told : ao ol, pigumaien cee be, told of ty i "y . that of Greee will depart in a few days for the|tution is a strong one and if it re-/The valor of the Greek soldiery is} ter equipped, He is now in| ceives the consideration due it the|not surpassed by that of any other] Greege, i two to one, and is bet- ‘The entire army of uding reserves, vonsists Choice o Best parlor 10¢. Phone 89, '. ‘eanpoleiis 128, S, 2nd St, mai 1 Let] of about 80,000 troops, and f do aot think it has been pousible for them to have been equipped with the most modern munitions of war. Greece's financial condition is deplorable and can not stand a protracted conilict I very much fear she will be badly whipped, but I do not believe the powers will allow the sultan to over- ran Greece or to take possession of Athens. The Greeks have no great generals, for they have had no wars in which to develop them. The sol- diery rather small in stature, re- minding one of the French, but there ainsaying their patriotism and | ery Greek soldier is im- sense of duty to humane} ation in’ the attack | by year the ref eee from urkish op- lived is no valor. pelled ti ity in his partici on the Turks, Ye ugees have poured into ¢ Crete full of stories of T pression. ‘These refugees have with the Greeks, and told their sto- ries over and over again until the cup of compassion has run over. Human | nature could stand no more | at is just what the invasion of Thessaly Snowden continued half say t going to 1 fight them means, “Yonder stands dozen big bullies and Greece, ‘You are not fool enough to go ran a ull are you?” 1 Greece What would you do if we be answers your mother was being Of course it all is on and the} have been rendered desperate and they have ster or wife mal I by them circumstance Greeks Their heart will do go war but I much of an im- s in the hope of their making pression Tn evidence of tion of her as the European 1 ed, Col. S Greece's: appr far cons ed position, wers are showed a eived by| the time is developments in jowden res rier today a cablegram re mm King George at that ation weeks ago Snowden at time wired ion of ap i taken which the following — reply Was re ceived Minister Snowden, Hearty th for Preciou against 1 I did not a we tot at the time. ut now that the ition Philadeiphia your appr niti arrayed that King George f the s this » a very far-seeing man. It pleasure to know the ¢ family of Greece when I was | know that King George w ly worried by t sity for that cs rn y ion as was prise me, for K is a man of |than ordinary ability. He i jhaps, one of the best-inf in Europe today. He i Jconversant with the condit q re t i men Moreoy of pily vailing in other countries |he is the most unassuming In fact, the entire royal fs y accessible and the most charm wily imaginal They are de- voted to each other thoroughly which Jing fa and xistence, said of J other The | Queen drive out unaccompanied save enjoy their exalted Jis more than can be potentates King and e groom. S of the nd walk for jong the beach. If they meet driving they fre- They are ex kindly Speaking of Grecian statesmansh) in a Col. Snowden aid ‘The greatest misfortur befallen Greece in| many years jthe death of Prime Minister Tricoup- bout two Tricoupis to my mind, the most capable man [ever met. His father had beer ador ndon and the educated in England. He was nd Ciution and acquaintances whil | yuently stop and talk tremely unostentatious and general way, that has was years ago. son a model of prudence s a student in every » His wisdows freque upon, even by the | ister, who succeeded him an honest man, but somewhat of enthusiast, The affairs of are ina bad way just now coupis would bave been a great help te the present state nse of the word tly t prime min and who is drawn rs Greece and Tri AIR-SHIP FAKE, The St. Republic Has Dis- covered an Explanation, “The Louis air-ship sighted in th 8 the St. Louis Republic The aerial monster was tured originnily in New York, of papier-mache and ordinary balloon material to advertise a certain brand of cigarettes. When it was set free at Denver some wine merchants and other mercantile gentlemen infringed the patent and made papier-mach air-ships for their own use. ‘TLat is why the air-ship has been seen at so many places at one and the same time. There is more than one of them in the sky, and the cigarette balloon is not the only light in the sky by any means. ‘The whole thing is clever advertising dodge. invent- ed jointly by parties in New York and Chicago. HowsShis HundrdDollars Reward for AD hot be cured by © offer One atarrh that ¢ Catarrn Cure, CHEN the, Sold Iron Mountam Rot All trains—via the Tyon Mountain Route are rannipg “through from St. Louis to Memphis, ot Springs and all ‘Texas points without Welay. 7al4 Account Grant’s Monamental cer- emonies the N. C. & St. L. railroad will sell tickets ffom Paducah to New York and and return op April 24 und 25 at one and_one-third fare for the round trip, good to return until Carpets. Carpets Do You Want a Bargain In Carpets ? If you do we are prepared to give the chance of a lietime, Dur the week baginying April cath we will offer some great bargains in Carpets These prices Are-made to more introduce this dapart- joes and thoroughly ment to the city trade Pr qualities guaranteed as repregented. See these prices One roll carpet worth 6 12 1-2¢ One roll carpet wort} 22. 1-2¢ for 15¢ One roll Union cafpet worth 30c for 21¢ 2-3e for Four rolls alk wool filled extra quality, Warth soc, for Two rolls all wool extra quality worth 65¢, for 49¢ Seven rolls carpet nhade, all Curtaigs at bar wool, we Rugs and ain pr New Millinery NO.A. E. Talo) “Store WAY. THE OLD VIRGINIA FIDOLEH. at Has Disap. View 1 Virginia | to be in ine A Holiday Jay season Ings, the eg t ed shont, Me his bin uit [wor Dr. ¢ star er upon th gs of me humerous s 1 the four s paper r remit at great hun nees, have ri r the old Virz And well y did rare as the buf | peniries. 13 ! generation b fiddle and de bow | Dispatch, nia fiddler for he is becoming tern day e he laid down “de Ricwond (Va) a > upon the w t well he served } Then He Proposed. They had looked f oth e ly into ¢ but we how he didn nt time had come play her “LT have a lovely che Inside of e said, “my fi 6 the and on May 54 1897. FB, Tracnovr, City Tickpt Agt, 426 Bd’y, 2005 VWUEVVETTVBUA Ne ee Just Come Men’sfand Women’s at Prices the Goods the SEE THIS NEW BE to Town All the new spring styles and shapes of high and low cut 77 SHOES S 310 Broadway. Lowest. Best. STOCK FORE YOU BUY, taeeeeeese-40eebeesel —Is HEADQU! ALLY ARTERS FOR—— Holiday Groceries, Fruit Cake Materials, Apples and Oranges, Fresh Canned Goods, &c. 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