The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, June 3, 1897, Page 1

’ Convention. Joe Blackburn and Wat Hardin Getting Eve THE PROCEEDINGS THUS FAR. to resuscitate them proved unavailing. They were bright boys and had many friends. HALF A MILLION Lostin a Fire This Morning and Still Raging. Alexandria, Va., June 3.—An en- tire block in this city has been des- troyed by fire today ‘and the still raging. Loss thus far half a million dollars, is over BIG REAL I DEAL. State Auditor Sa His Farn id Richmond, 1 Stone Sells to Bank Pres t Caperton, Ky., AND HE THREW UP WIS JOB. June ~The . — largest single land sale, with one ex- »| Frankfort, Jane 8 —The conven-! Washington, June iar wine paste “a ote “4 tion met today promptly at 10 o'clock] Clay, of Kentucky con Baas ai. W: Canerina, ps ve . ‘ | mag “ig Hannes ghehetirey itera tf es forthe Switzerland mission the Richmond National Bank, hee more ballots were taken thisfexcellent and hopes to get the ap- bought of State Auditor Samuel forenoo, with but litte change. It] pointment this week Clay bas splea-| stone 5 ol fac bie looks now like Hock. did endorsement and refuses to con-}iand for $16, Whe’ farm. e Frankfort, June 3.—At 11! pd uly a position except that] known as ‘Woodlawn,’’ and is one f o'clock yesterday forenoon Chairman si apropomdese of the most desirable places in Ken- Johnston, of the state central com- ore Pie for Kentucky. tucky, being within half a mile of the ‘_ mittee, called the Democratic conven- hington, Jane 3.—Headsman| City limits of Richmond. tion to order, and prayer was offered by the Rev. W. F. Crowe, As he said “amen’’ a large picture of Bry- 0 an was dropped by means of pulleys from bebind a flag. It was greeted with a shout. 7 { After the opening address of Chai } { man Johnston, Senator Wm bel : was clegted temporary chairman, an After the adjournment for dinner Bi Sy the convention met at 2:50 p, m. and pi the committees were named. Th First district: was represented as fol lows: ™ Delegation chairman, A.J. War den, Ballard county; committee on j resolutions, Fenton Sims; conunittee on organization and rules, Ed Leigh, of Padac committee on creden- tials, G. G. Coulter, vice presidents of the convention, W. J, White and T. J. Nickels, Chairman Meacham, of the com- read his re- llows port, which was adopted as For permanent chairm George 8, Fulton, of Nelsoo For permanent secretary Stone, of Breckinridge For assistant secretaries, Gree Kellar, of Nicholas, and W of Owen. For sergeants-at-arms, C. E. Som- mers, of Hardin, and Robert Tyler, of Bulliu. The fight over the Louisville con- testing delegation was no fight at all. A steam roller was simply run over ‘the old commitive deiegates, and the Remains wore: ped pene to Louis last ol the Sonate’ 5 Tee wank not ahem TK ‘crowd time to fight. Everything was against thom and their sentence was pronouncedin advance in Chairma Johnston's opening address, Th were refused seats in the and when they found . O'Neal oo the committe creden- tials they concluded that the jig up and abandoned the contest Phe platform reaffiras the de tions of the Chicago platform clarés that the principles there enunci- ated are ‘‘the true principles of Democratic faith,” indorses the ean- vass made by William J. Bryan, peerless orator and seman ; pledges to Bryan ‘‘the support of a united Demoeracy’’ in Kentucky; condemns the Republican state ad- ministration ; recommends legislation to prevent competition of cony bor with free labor; ‘‘reme with pride the veroic efforts’ of Mr. ction, and com- feated the bill to gevise the election laws—meaning the fus' tal And that is all, at night when the bal- appeals as Pl. Swope, Mr was i? 1t was late Joting for clerk of court of th fol- began. first ballot. was lows Ric! , Lit Shackelford, 167 Watson, 164, Ford, 200 Mason, 120 Friel, 16 Landram, 7. © The second ballot showed but little ~ thang’ The convention adjourned ‘at exactly midnight to meet + toc t 10a, m, At the time of adjournment the convention was a » Bid howling mob ‘3 3:40 p. m—Shackelford — was nominated for appellate clerk ARMISTICE, Peace Negotiations Will! Begin at Once. June $,—The Turks have an the extension of the awn today and it is ex- ted that peace negotiations will Fagin promptly at Constantinople, King George, it ts understood, has yielded several points with a view of hastening the rations sand of about urkish evac- hase ot Thessaly. Jn this matter it WILL SIGN THE ‘obably Londos promised to si armistice at ni the Bristow appointed 29 fourth-class yostmasters today for Kentucky. SIMMERS DOWN. Trouble Qu Danger Is Scalded to Death, Owensboro, June 3.—A little child of Tom Morrow in this county was sealded to death today by the turn- Indian ting and he difli- Mont 6 settlers and Helena, une ing over of a pot of hot coffee. culty between tho white GOLD IN KENTUCKY the Cheyennes in the southeastern aw oe ams part of the state promises now to simmer down to a dispute between jardin 1 "Think | thestate and federal authorities as to which is supreme in the enforcement of the law, and it is thought all dan- ger of bloodshed is past, there being six companies of regulars near Lame Deer and a large force of deputies and armed citizens near the edge of the reservation, ready to protect the interests of citizens if the Indians County People ey Have Found Gold and Silver Elizabethtown, Resid Ky., June 3.— nts of Summit, a little hamlet in the southwestern part of Hardin yy lerably excited over scovery of what they regard as are consic that town Terry, of Elizabethtown, Condiff, of Hodgenvill ting the Messrs. J od W. have for some time, ved from ore which, as it is followed deeper into the earth, gets softer poke He was found by He and neck was broken. his seven-year-old daughter. and contains of rich quarts. \ esas his family had been sick several months. ‘This und fancied hard times caused melancholy The com- munity is greatly ONomebbe pnexpected tragedy, as he wasa man of high esteem. He owned a lar; New York, June 3,—John G, Car-]| {4t™ and was considered very pro secretary of the treasury under|Pereus. He leaves a wife and eight r Cleveland, has opened a law| °iltren. office in this ex His headquarters will be with the firm of Curtis, Mal- let, Prevost & Co,, 30 Broad street. Mr. Carlisle will not be a member of the firm but will act as counsel. Pe will also have law oftices at Washinig- D. C., and Louisville, Ky. He stated last night that he had not de- cided as yet whether to teke up his resid here or not, MORE TROUBLE. shoe! ns a Law Oflice in New Yor card -ty Bottinvitle. Ov New Militar Owensboro, Jane 3.—Company H has been organized. Logan Feland is captain, Lavega and Clements first and second lieutevants, ‘Thirty-four men were enrolled. They will go to the encampent Jw Asylum Work Rest Hopkinsville, Ky., June contractors will at once resume the work suspended two years ago on the Company. ,000 addition to the West Ke tacky Asylum for the Insaue. nt legislation having made state Iwo Militia Companies Ordered] warrants bear 6 per cent. interest and Out as good as cash, the work can be re- sumed. rr She Seared the Mail r. Falmouth, June 3 toll gate raiders have perpetrated another out- ge inthis country. They yester- warned ‘mail carrier Riggs that if he paid any more toll that would barn his house and would hang him. Riggs has thrown up_ his job and quit. v publes: ide Spread ‘Terror, Helena, Mont., June The In- dian uprising is causing widespread terror, ‘Twor companies of militia have been ordered out, and all the Indians in Cheyenne county are re- ported to be out on the war path. Can't Find His Money. “7 . Elde Ia,, June 3.—Thougt THLE CHEYENNE ARRE worth $50,000, J farmer living four miles from Eldo will likely die poor. When the pan- 3 eame Webster turned bis ples at we River Now Promise to Subside. ic of 18 Wo -hington, Jane A telegre m| property into $50,000 in coin and was received at the Indian Bure an] buried it in casks upon a farm which yester from Agent Stouch, at the] He still held as tenant ow he can. Longue River reservation, annoutc-]20t find the mouey, as bis mind ing the mrest of Stanley, the Che y-| failed, and, although he seems to en} whose admitted muarder of|have some reco! i ue ne ememe Sheep-herder Hoover precipitated Wie | buried bis money Indian ber the hiding placey PLEADED GUILTY Yo Stealing a8} Bill From. His Kmployer. ible there. BOLTING THE NOMINATIONS), Great Dissatisfaction Over the Ployad, county, Prestonburg, Ky.. June 3,-—Gre isfaction has resulted fronr bs » primary held here *yaturday. The field will be full of independent candidates, and for the first time the Republicans will put out a. full ticket, which bids fair to be elected, Sev candidates have al- Young Man of Mechanicsburg at ils. Last Gets in the William Moore, mau of Mechanicsburg who has been guilty of petty larceny for some time “put who was allowed to escape young white q Pewedbarys past, al i. kepend <4 The I more through compassion for his mis- ready announced he Republicans fortune, than anything el was ar and independents may fuse and dist ekted by Oiltcer Sherman Phillips last ho City, Idaho, runs I nd $3.43 silver to the 4 These gentlemen are confident| y Hopkinsville, Ky., June —F “8 1 ey have made a rich strike and|\\* Armstrot Bromaioan’ ost eT * ealrendy located several claims) °Mrstian farmer, yesterday tied a dare working thera. The paying ott8 vlow-line to a tier pole of is SCHEDULE YOR TODAY. ore is found ina hard granite ledge, | (ery S's May oluer eul around Ws] Washington at Padueab, neck, jumped fifteen feet and his y:caneville at Cairo, PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, Afternoon. day for Three Games With Paducah, BASE BALL NEWS IN GENERAL- This afternoon the two base-bell teams, Paducah and Washington, will play two games, A large crowd is out, it being La- dies’ Day, but it would have been much larger, had not the weather been so uncertain, Dowling will pitch the first game for Paducah and Sudhoff the next, There have been-ne changes in base> ball circles since yesterday, and the new pitcher sent for Monday has not yet showed up. There will be no game but Saturday the Evansville makes its first appearance here. ENTRAL LEAGUE. tomorrow, teain CATRO LOSES. 23456789 rhe +» 00000104059 4 -000020112-6102 Kostal cmt McGrew ; Alloway and Vetter. NASHVILLE WI Tnving 1234567890rh4 ashville.. 3000200002 1 Terre H'e..3 1100000005132 12 513 Rodma Petty 1, Price and Pace; aud Belt. PRESENY STANDING OF CLUBS. 4 Won Per Cont Terre Hai at Nashyille. ‘THE GREATER LEAGUE. ____ Games vesrmnnays Louisville, Boston, 2 st. Louis. Baltimore Washington, Philadelphi ; Chicago, 6 Pittsburg, HOW THEY STAND. Lost GAMES POR TODAY. Cincinnati at Baltimore. Cleveland at Boston St. Lonis at Brooklyn, Louisville at New York. Pittsburg at Philadelpina. Chicago at Waslungton. RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS. A Committee From Mis Comes Up. Front akes Driyen for the Riv Railroad Editor H. of the Water Valley, Miss. mizer; Wm. James, an I. C. conductor, Harry A. Coehran, arrived Lyon, a machinist, and of the roadbed department, last 1 to inspect the Railroad Hospi re. ‘They went throu it and were vastly pleased with the in which it is conducted, at nvon today for home. anner left y announced yesterday, work on river front railre and stakes along the proposed route have been driven, and the contractors will push the work rapidly, Work on the shop improvem: progressing nicely also, force of laborers is in servi \ t inent Par rom the Gilobe-T Re- A Nashville paper says ‘the publican party bas no principles that |from Marion last Monday, were ex-| appeal to the South,’? The gain of onerated by t'e coroner's jury, but is 00,000 votes last year and the grow-| said that trouble will yet result from ing sentiment for protection’ and|the accident, it being claimed by} sound money in that section tell a}some that the train was moving faster different story. allowed by law. ‘The same en- - , killed a man near the same] Lhe English iron and steel trades} i ar ago. are reported to be almost in a pani¢ over improvements introduced in- MARKETS. in Ameri furnace practice, — Mr. Bull should watch the Yankee in| (geported Daily by Lacy Grain Company.) ventor if he proposes to keep up with] “shicago, Ill, June 3.— July Ge Poe wheat opened at 68's, highest ‘The epithets “traitor” and “hood-|68% ,closed at 68's bo ler’ which the Bryanites of Missouri] Sept. corn opened at 25's and and other states are flinging at the] closed 25%. Jd Democrats and the spirit whict Sarr Ge Niseaus at 18 and incites them are doing a grand work|closed at 18's b for the honest ee ae ‘ Clearances, 44 2,000 wheat. split in the Democracy will contint ME arses, Gd until after 1900, and it will strike} eure at the Kirst Christian church nearer the miadle of the party in tha fe said the Ritssian government bas} ide “the spoils, ‘They claim tat reat On ® warrant charg iim with promised tosupport Greece. Tfraudl was committed and the‘, the|"@ling a 85 bill from Mr. ‘T. G The Turkish Military Commission | yoters were bulldozed and patlots| Meas “eho lives near Lawton’s continues to hold long sittings at the} stuffed. G. R. Davidson yas again Bintt. © Vildiz Kiosk, and tis very evident /yominated for county clerk, He)? More had been working for him > that the geveral impression in Con-|has held the oflice tor twenty-three | ¢ + some time past aud day before A © — gtantinople is that the peace negoti-| years in succession, lor 80 ‘igen 985 bill:trom 8 wil collapse and that the war ow yesterday bar's root, He . ations 1. A Little Po box in Mr. Lescher ‘i will be renown ning Crown Prince] Stockport, O., Jv ge 3,—At about }eame to the city and Mr. Lescher The plan of seni on bias been|6 o'clock Tuesday pight, while the|#00n missed the money and suspecte Constam ine ws trip, might be ine [bridge tender wa working the draw| Moore at once. ha abandoned, @T(esettion from his| preparatory to (he passage of the| He pleaded guilty this, morning terprete! oe fe (lancer, or as are-|steamer Loreu’ tte Benny Brake, before Fudge Saulers and was he f Fo eae ey cf command andsaged about e vit years, fell off the} over and committed to jail, He will movel fr me a disurace. ‘The likeli- [bridge into “the Muskingum, and as ly be taken out ina day io or. tat Prince Nivbolas will go} he was sit king Jackson Wilson, @ and tried before County Judge ke hoy og60 seventeen years, jumped in-|" poe “ “geal George and the Crowa )'0 the § ream to rescue the fittle fel-}| Last summer there ns Pikes pe have vite ail to foreto @ pore |1O% 2 gd both were drowned, ‘ "keg oral different ‘en view of the} ‘TF were in the water half an}igt Mechaniesbors of tie civil list, in finances of Lie country, bov f defore found, and all, attempts! wounk, being charged to his year than it didin 1896, That is, the silver end of the party will grow smaller and the gold end larger. TWO GAMES jROGUISH RITTER, Will Be Played at the Park This] He Is Wanted for Embezzlement | tre is] WASHINGTON 1S “NOW THIRD,|POLICE TELEGRAPH FOR HIM, vansville Will Be Here satur- THE PADUCAH DAILY SUN. THURSDAY, JUNE , 1897. in Chieago. Judge Sanders Held Him on the Warrant From Jackson, THE REQUISITION COMIN Ira B. Ritter, of Chicago, crook arrested here last fweek on a charge of being a fugitive from Jus- tice wanted at Jackson, Tenn., worse wanted than at first thought After he was ordered remanded to jail to await a requisition by Judge Sanders this morning, {Marshal Col- lins received a telegram from Chief cf Police Joseph Kipley, of Chicago, asking that he be held until a copy Of an indictment there inst him ean be forwarded together with the] hecessary extradition papers, | Ritter was a coustable there a few ears ago, is charged with em- waling 00 while in office, He skipped out and for two years the Chicago police have looked every where for him, and want hun very badly. Today the necessary received from Ja Ritter’s dete telegram st that t on its way here: Under the circumstances Judge Sanders, of course, ordered Ritter told, despite the protests of is terney, Col. R Lightfoot trial of the case was simply tye principles of law involy Ritter, it will be remembered, wanted at Jackson for #45 suit of clothes and $3.50 in ad- | ption to other things, from T. B. Dowksey, He acknowledges that he wee atone time a constable in Chi- engo and the police are puzzled over tye fact that he has always gone by be right name, instead of under an aeotumed one. The wi papers were Tenn., for her with a requsition 1 The arguing i. obtainin, authorities, it 18 said “ Wat the Chicago authori- Lig4 get the first whack at him, and <P will likely, if taken to Jackson ‘fst, be subsequently turned over to the Chicago authorities YOUTHFUL HOUSEBREAKERS, eckson us A Very Pestiferous Gang Broken Up Two of the Boys Arrested aad Locked Up Today, rell and Porter Hart, boys about 12 or 15 in jail charged with Frank re housebreaking. ‘or some time past numerous ar- ticles have been missed from Mr. Joe Potter's grocery, at Third and Jef- ferson, ranging from a whole hog to a vi e of chewing gam, Mr. Potter always suspected that it was & x of boys, and has had Mr, Dan Smith watch the place, Last night i caught Terrell in the act of eom- ing out of the window with a sack containing cigars, wax, candy and various other thing he thief evi- dently concesled himself in the store before it and then pro- ceeded to He impli- cated Hart, and up by this s closed help himself. who was arrested locked Marshal Collins morning Reeves, who is the ‘Terrell step father, was arrested by Oilicers Harlan and Phillips this morning and lodged in jail, A search of the «where he works down about the s was made, but none of the goods were discovered there. Judge Sanders this forenoon sucd warrant ainst the boys them with housebreaking. A of the goods stolen stler"s found at the boys’ is- ing large quantity from Mr home of , Elijah Reeves Fant was issued against Reeves ¢ lag bi with receiving stolen goods, MAY BE TROUBLE Pannic Cruzen’s Death at Marion, Over and Engincer| whose train killed | hip about balfa mite Monroe Fannie Blanke' Cruzen, and Friday nights, will ar- Paducah this evening. He ny ubber Kose. We handle only good hose, of recognized quality, which we sell at the very lowest prices, ranging from 9c per foot up. The best hose ° 1 2 in the city for Cc Do you need a Lawn Mower? We can sell you one for $2. HORGE 0. HART N se Hardware and-Stove Company, ; ANCORPORATED, 109-117 N. Third-st 303-307 Broadway TASTY TIES AND SHOES WE ARE SELLING AT j 4 . “ 4} Bongo" rokn®,""" $1.95 irhenan" SP! $1.96 - ( ree, $1.86 Eines Dongola > gy 96 ; Com tp oxen °°, $1,265 Bete io wie a These are good, prices are close. a pair, GEO. ROCK & SON —~821 BROADWAY BS} i stylish goods, and ome in and try ~ STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, Close Call of a Family Near May- field, Ky. Rose & Paxton Give you All Kinds of Insurance Office over Citizen’s Saving Bank. Wife and Iwo Daughters Left Un- FIRE LIFE and conscious by the derbolt. During the storm ing the house of Mr. George Cliff, a farmer living one mile north of May: field, was struck by lightning, ai two of his daughters and his wife were severely shocked. The house is a two story frame. His oldest daughter, Ora, was sick in bed up- stairs, while the other members of the family were sitting in a room below. The lightning struck within three feet of the bed where the sick girl lay and set fire to clothing hanging near her bed, It tore a mantel from the chminey below and shocked Della and Mrs, Cliff. They were all un- conscious when the father reached them, Mr. Cliff exti and sent for help has the trace of the her neck to her waist. injared ones is expe ‘4 Two/Gamés Tomorrow One admission FIRST GAME CALLED PROMPTLY. AT HALF PAST TWO Ladies Day iished the flames One of the girls lightning from None of the 1 to die, in debt. ‘This was three months ago. | Since then he has received in actual cash for professional services $6,000, or nearly as much as a year’s salary as a cabinet officer, and $1000 in ex- cess of the annual salary of a member of congress. Nor is this all, for he has booked contingent fees for near- ly $50,000. Mr, Carlisle accepts no case that pays less than a retaining fee of $1000, and his friends think tbat if he keeps his present vigorous health it will only be a few years un- til he has earned ‘a handsome fortune. It was a great day for Carlisle when the free silverites retired him from a public drudge to the luxuries and comforts of a private life. He can now live like a gentleman without being compelled to ask twice a week of his banker for his balance. Mr. Carlisle will reside in Washington until fall and then locate in New York.—[Courier-Journ Carlisle Getting Rich, ‘The folly of great men, but poor in pocket, holding offices is beauti- fully illustrated in’ the case of ex- Secretary John G. Carlisle. While in congress and the treasury he lived nd to mouth, and after a ser- quarter of a century retired Tha’s Us. ALWAYS UP TO DATE Quick Sales and‘Small Profits is Our Motto... Call and see our New Styles in - - - “4 Green, Patent Leather Tans, For LADIES, MISSES and CHILDREN, Boys, you can buy Tennis Shoes from us at 20 cents a pair. COCHRAN & COCHRAN, ‘°331 BROADWAY. Shoes bought of us shiaed free. will be the guest of his aunt, Mrs, R. C. White on North Kighth street, me