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Omoe. high 006 1000 ‘ome VOLUME 1—NUMBER 242 SPAIN. WRATHY. Said to Be Preparing to Fight the United States. JAPAN ENTERS A PROTEST. Peddler Kills Two Highways A Plucky DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES .EVEWRYHERE. Washington, June 19.—Dispatches from Mailrid indicate that the Span- ish government is preparing for war with the United States, — It is there believed certain the United States is preparing to annex the island and there is nu exceedingly strong feeling in government circles, The advanced position this gov- ernment has taken of late has greatly agitated all parties and there is no likelihood the least recede from the United States will in i The situation appears to be exceed- her position. ingly grave. The President's Minister Woodford are to make ove instructions to tures at once for the independence annexation of Cuba, He Dusiness and notfoolishness. Dr. James’ appointment was sent to the Senate today. APAN PROT m In Vigorous Terms Against the Nawaiian Treaty. Washington, June 19.—Jspan, through her minister resident, this a vigorous protest nexation of Hawaii by this government, She claims that the status of ber people with refer- ence to immigration will be changed to her disadvantage thereby. TWO HIGHWAYMEN KILL morning filed against the A Peddler Held Up Ry Neuroes Slays Two of Them, Newroe, Tenn., June 19,—Jesse Bartree, a peddier, was last night held up by negroes who demanded his money. They caught a Tartar, however. Bartree instead of pulling his money drew his revolver and shot two of the would-be robbers dead on the spot. The others fled and have not been captured. Four Murders Will Pay the Pen- alty of Their Grimes. ville, W. Va., June 19.— bers of the notorious Lewis gang of murvlerers will be exec uted fere next Friday. They have been under sentence for some months and every means known has been resorted to to save their necks, but without effect. te Pa THE TOKNADO. Fayette Four mem! es Wiped Out or the Three Kansas Villiag: nos Institute Fecble Minde Larne!, Kan., June 19,—The tor- io of lust night was @ severe one in this section, ‘Three villages were entirely wiped out with loss of life and injury to alarge number. Crops suffered reat damage and a large amount of stock was killed. Lincolo, I., June 19.—A torna- do which passed over the central and southern portions of Logan county sterday afternoon destroy 1d thou- xinds of dollars’ worth of property and completely demolished the big w barn on the farm of the State for the Feeble-minded, ‘Twenty-six persons see refuge from the storm were buried in the debris. Four of the refagees, boy pupils from Chicago, were taken out Mead. Five others wore severely in- jured, one of who, the farm superin= tendent, will probably die, The dead 0 Institution LvesteR BAKER, Janes O' Buren. Neat McKenzie, Castix Le Banoy, a! ing titution. THE INJURED. suwot, farm superintend- Sably die. ~., 1 pupils of the Jacon © ent, will prov Henny I Wa. Wer f Ws.) Fisnen, p> pruised and cut; will pre er. Lewunt Gieason, attends riogs internal injuries, may die. At 3:45 o'clock this afternoon was seen approaching th The Stat Minded npils, severely sbably recov~ mt; 8e- a tornado city from the southwest. Institution for the Feeble containing over 700 mates, seemed to be directly in the path of the storm, and stringent fmeasures were (quickly caken to prevent a panic. The roofs of several of the buildings ried away and meek dam were vrounds, bat the was done about ul 700 inmates were under oerfeet con} trol of the attendants and the threat eved pavi ayertes! and grea Aw % onc now Paris, bane mw over the Viimes af jouabes, Bumr bale CMY) 207! to loss of lite was terviay’ Ab E PADUCAH “GORY GRAVES. Mayfield ternoon. Houses collapsed, trees were torn up, telegraph wires were broken, seve! people injured and great damage was done. At As nieres the cyclone wrought havoc ‘Three persons were killed and twenty} Another Killing At seriously injured. At the se the cyclone struck As- Last Night. res a fair was in progress. : ng was literally demolisbed. ees were uprooted, — ‘The root of ( fireworks factory was blown off; a tall chimney was blown down and the boiler exploded, killing several persons and injuring | Almost Tore the Head Froi fifteen. Daughter's Alleged Betrayer It is-reported that With Buckshot were killed ina cafe. In every di- , rection houses and other buildings were more or less seriously damaged. POKERS AND PISTOLS. 4 The sequel to last Sunday's ab- Instrumental In Landing Robt. ee of J. M. Kirkland’s 13-year- F old daughter by Jack Johnson and Kyle In the Loekup. Bea Haney remitted {0 & killing last — night near the water works at May- tield, Johnson being instantly killed by Kirkland, About 8 o'clock Monday Johnson and Haney went to Kirkland’s house and forcibly carried away the girl. She is only 13 years of age, and it is Robert Kyle, a young blacksmith | alleged, was taken away for unlawful of the South Side, was locked up this] purposes. i morning by Officers Etter and Har-]| Warrants were issued against the lan on a warraut charging him with]men, sand Haney was arrested shooting with intent to. kill, and with} and confessed to being an accessory, carrying concealed a deadly weapon. | but would divulge nothing relative to James Doyle, of South Kighth street, | the whe yuts of Johnson and tbe the plaintiff in the case, and] girl, He is still in jail charged Kyle with trying to forcibly] Old man Kirkland was yesterday carry away his dangbter to a dance, | informed that Johnson was on his and then with shooting at him. way back with the girl, and con- Kyle was seen by a reporter ceuled himself in| the woods near the asked to give his version. He is 4] ouse and when the buggy stopped rather large young man apparently and the girl was put out, Johnson about 25 years old, Doyle 18 evi- | was fired at from the rear. Kirkland dently a 5 years old, and has}had an old musket heavily charged two daught with buckshot, which tore into It rs that Kyle and another] Jonson's head, neck and shoulders, young man had et ements to carry] killing bim instantly. The horse, the young ladies to a dance ob|frightened by the report, ran away Broyle’s farm, but their father, when | and Johnson was found some distance the time came, forbade going. |away They signified a determination to go] Kirkland gave himself up and was anyhow, and whea the first’ young]iodged in jail, There is not much man drove up ina bu t 5:50] excitement owing to the character of o'clock last might one «lid and {the principals. Both are tough, and get safely away. But when the other] kept, or formerly kept, dives near young lady started out to get in the| Mayfield. It fs not known whether baggy with Kyle, the old Mt Johnson ever married the girl or not. peared on the scene with er and . HONEYMOON IN JAIL. to the best of his ability surrouuc A FATHER'S AWFUL REVENGE th hundred wo five persons JACK JOHNSON KILLED BY J. M. KIRKLAND. Forbade Kyle Taking ‘His Daugh- ter to a Dance and Kyle Ignored Him, is and yout mn y 1 the buggy. Kyle claims that Doyle attempted to strike his daughter, but he got between them and caught the] pj; Smith Captured in Illinois blow on the arm. All the time he was using every effort and Carried to Mayfield. to start. = the_~—sihorse, but x it wouldn't go. At this juncture ie ily blows from the poker began raining thick and fast upon him, and finally, as Kyle himself expresses it, ‘a shot was fired."’ ‘The poker quit poking, and Doyle went in to brood over his troubles. The alleged offender was arrested this morning and locked up, but says he can execute bond for his appear- ance Monday. tils Bride, Whom He Married at Metropolis, Went With Him. l dnote Marshal McNutt, of Mayfield, who passed through here Wednesday en to Burnside, Il,, after Eli Smith, landed his man. The May- tield **Mirror’’ says that Smith is now spending his half his hor i jail here, It happened this way; was indicted a while back ona charge of stealing some littie article from B. Cox's store. He gave bond for ap- pearance with his uncle as surety. He did not appear for trial, and his uncle offered 850 for his capture. Last Sunday he eloped with a Miss Killebrew, of Calloway, going to Metropolis to get married. Chief MeNutt located him at Burnside, Iil., and brought him here yesterday. The unfortunate bride came on also, and took roows at the home of the - July] chief of police. Smith 1s son of highest] Casper Swith, of Marshall county, and is wanted also in Calloway and Marshal to answer for transgressions of the law. SEQUEL OF THE FLOOD. route Estner. A tall reli of “Queen Esther” is called for tonight at Morton's op era house, The production is to be given Monday night Jewett Refrigerators, the kind the government use, and, the kind you will use after you gee them at the Scott Hardware Co, 1yj2 MARKETS. (Reported Daily by Lacy Grain Company.) Ul, Chicago, June 19. wit oy 68%, clo Sept. corn ope? closed at 2554. ' oats opened at closed at 184. July pork opened at $7,35 and closed at $7.! July lard o closed at $3. Sept. ribs opened at $4.37 and closed ‘at $4.! N. W. re Clearances and 18', and pened at $3.65 and Woman and Son En route to Evansville, nts 281 cars. 00. You will flad at the) Séott Hard- ware Co., anything yoo want in the way of a good refrigerptor, 19)2 Applied Here For Help. Mrs. William Gilbert is the name of s woman who arrived in the city this forenoon, accompanied by her oh her They stopped Courageous “Bike The century ran to take to- morrow will be part edt in by the following, who ha their intention to do vd perhaps son, *eekiu people in Evansville, at the city hall, " She said that a few years ago she Roy S Dawson, Ed Mat.) 4 per husband left Indiana, crossed Hank, Owen ‘Yuliy, Fred > . Kentucky in a wagon, aud went to Perry, Archie Hodge nnd Jeff, Reed. } 44; sissipypi, Tallabutchee county.‘They Rubber Hose:-—A good line of }seitled on a elaim and began build- warrauted hose as cheapas the chtap-| ing & home, but a year ago ber hus- est at M_ E, Jones’ corner Coutt and | band died, leaving her dependent on Second streets, 16j6 )herself and son for support. The - recent flood drove them from their erators at the least} home and they are journeying toward at the Scott] che Hoosier State to be taken care of 16j2 | by relatives. Mayor Yeiser furnished the woman add her son transportation to Prince- "THE LOST 1S FOUND, udy signitied more Oscar The finest refrig cost are to be found Hardware Co. Commencing Monday, June 20th, the General Elpetric = Light & Power Company /will commence to give all and all night lighting service. ‘This will giveall of its pa- trons a change fO Nave fans in their residences or stores. Hates for cur- rent will remain as before, yiz.: Store lights, 25c; resitence lights, . 12 if you need anything ‘ana $1.50 per month f fans or lights. jisu Louisville Drummer Turns Up in Paducah. phone © ee : in the way’ 0 “Dixie” Wilson is Just Having a Good Time. Refrigerators: — Our refriger- ators are the bh and ag cheap as the cheapest, M, K, Jones’, corner Court and Second streets, 16j6 ‘Dixie’? Wilson, the Louisville whiskey drummer whose disappear- ance from bis home in Hopkinsville a matter of much comment there, js in Padueab, and it is alleged has heen on # little tear here for a week Water Coolers: 4 good line of jor two, He was in Creal Springs on coolers Very cheap at /the 4th inst, Olver Suty. wland was corner Court, and notified of bis whereabouts several fit bt i stove wood, delivered ny part of the eity, . K. Eefell. Nice ash promptly to al "Telephone is soud 16j6 | sinys ago, and located him last vig! 4 \ {doo jptivets, ? PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1897. THAT SKIN GAME. in a house in the north end, as soon ‘as he read the article in the Sux, and found him this morning in a Trimble Wilson seems to be having such @ good time that he forgot all about his family in Hopkinsville. The Hop- kinsville papers are much wrought up over his disappearance and it has been telegraphed all over the state. MOSTLY CONTINUED m His] Were the Cases Before Judge|There v Sanders To-Day. The Case Against “Bits” Owen Way Continued--Ditto Henry Blue's, Henry Blue, charged with stealing Councilman Chris Liebel’s borse, was presented in Judge Sanders’ court this morning, but the case being un- ready for trial, it was continued until Monday. Jerry Thomas and Herman Jack- son were fined $1 and costs each for drunkenness, The case against Perry Owens, alias ‘'Bits,’’ charged with malicious- ly assaulting Chas. White, colored, was continued until Monday. The boy is better and will probably re cover. Owen, who lives on South Seventh street, claims that he struck White because the latter cailed him a s— of a b—. White lives on Norton near Fifth, and both boys are about 18 years old Civil engineers representing the Ilinots Central Railway Company, ure said to be at the work of survey- ing for a branch line of the road to run from Paducah three miles above Villa Bridge to the river at East Cape Girardeau. The survey being made is the first preliminary survey for the information of the general of- ficials of the road, says the Cairo “Argus,.”’ A bulletin was filed today at con- ductors’ headquarters instructing all conductors to see that express mes- sengers are properly unifiormed. Supt. W. J. Harahan left this morning for Louisville, accompanied as far as Central City by Trainmas- ter J. J, Flynn Mr. M, Chandler, who has been in the Illinois {Central freight depart- ment for the past few weeks, has be- come one of the most popular of the} young employes. Little damage is reported to rail- road property as a result of last night's storm. ACCIDENTS. Mr. Will Conner Painfully But Not Seriously Burned. A Bottle Explosion Wounds Will Mix--Boy Breaks His Leg Mr. Will Connors, one of the pro- perty men at the Casino theatre, was |* prinfully burned last night during the fire scene in ‘Lady Audley's Seeret.”” His position was under the stage, and in some manner a box filled with sawdust and powder was premature- ly exploded, throwing the fire over his face, hands neck and arms. He was taken in charge by Mr. Charlemagne Koebler, who is a guest of Manager Foppe and driven to the Halmer House in a casriage his in- juries being dressed by Dr. Eubanks ‘Phe adignee knew nothing about the accident, He rested easy all night and this morning he announced that he will be able to be out in a few days. THis eyesight is not at all impaired, which is very fortanate indeed and some- Will Mix, an employe at the Budde | # bottling works, was painfully cut oa the left wrist yesterday by the explo: sion of a pop bottle. Dr. Boyd) dressed the injury, nine stitches he- | ing required to close the wound. Carl Sears, the year-oll son of Mr, Ben F. Sears, of the Clark's riv- er section, was hurled from a scaffold yesterday and fell nine feet, both bones in his left leg being broken, Dr. Troutman dressed the injury. Mr. Harry Augustus, eldest son of | Assistant Fire Chief Billy Augustus, | is suffering from injuries sustained Thursday at Kilgore’s factory by fall- ing from a *‘run,” over which he was wheeling a load of cuttings. His in- juries, howeyer re not serious, Mr, Will Wright, of the Casino Stock Company, had a narrow esvape at the theater last night during the fire scene, Some of the burning lumber fell from above, and although it struck pear him, he escaped with- out injury. Mr. Dick Clark, the well known Second street merchant, is suffering from avery sore right eye. A few nights ago something bit him while asleep,and itis now eatirely vlosed,and greatly swelled. “Uncle” Thad Jacobs, who lives near the city, had a narrow escape from death last night. He was sit- ting on an upstairs poreb, and at- tempted to get up and go in out of the storm, Owing to his feeble con- dition he missed his footing andy would have fallen headlong thir feet and no doubt bad his neck broken had he not swung to a post, The! shin was burned from his arm by the | contact with the post, { Henderson Cairo Washing'on of Detroit, jconcladed he ‘1, B. Howell, 0.0.8, ee oY. Evansville Wins By Mere | Scrateh- a EIGHTEEN HITS OFF DOWLING. | il Be Two More Games, the Indians Come Home. WEWS OF THE DIAMOND. Evansville took yesterday’s game from Paducah by a score of 10 to 9. Fifteen hits were made off Dowling, and Paducah batted Bailey to such an extent that they had to substitute Alloway. AT EVANSVILLE. Innings 1234°5 678 ¥—rhe F’ville 21020401 0-10154 Your Advertisement Reaches the Careful Buyer IF IT’S IN THE SUN. tubber Hicse. 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 c n the oy for Do you need a Lawn Mower? We can sell you one for $2. NORGE 0. HART & SON Hardware and Stove Company, Paducah.0 10005 300-0 184 Bailey, Alloway and Vetter ; Dow!- ing and Stanton. AT TERRE HAUTE. Innings.....123456789-r he Terre Haute 22102 2000-913 5/ 0010207 2 x-12183/ STANDING OF CLUBS. \ Played Won Lost Per Cent. rn 65 Py 8 =} e e Pai Clubs Evansville Washington. Hi EN SCHEDULE FOR TODAY Paducah at Evansville. Henderson at Terre Haute. Cairo at Washington, THE GREATER LEAGUE, Louisville, 3; Washington, 8, Cleveland, 0; New York, 5. Baltimore, 11; Pittsburg, 9. Philadelphia, 4; St, Louis, 9. HoW THEY STAND. clnbs— Played s\lumore 42 % teidelphis. hev@hand sroowlyn Piuebore oMisviiie FOR Chicago at Boston. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Cleveland at New York. St. Louis at Philadelphia, TODAY, t me u Manager Rogers has released all| the old Nashville team and signed new players, only a few of the old] team being retained. le Obllvogy, of Evansville, has been signed as umpire to succeed Woods The father of Sockalexis is the chief of the Penobscot tribe, and a well known Maine guide. Betote) going to Holy Cross College, young ckalexis played in Maine 1a a way to attract general attention. if Davis, of the New York team, has more tender joints than some per sons have dollars, He has had every knuckle and every bone on his hand thumped so hurd this season that it is | © painful for him both to bat and to| field, One day Inet week Lew W! 5 rned 200 cigars and two} shirts from President Vanderbeck by making a home run. 11, won a game which netted Vanderbeck quite a neat | sum on a wager with Killea, of Mil- waukee. i i t ‘Lhe Cloveland team has been hand- icapped this season by having practi- cally no spring practice, as they took their early work at Clevelaud, where the weather is cold and wet in spring, and the men cannot get in shape for easun’s hard work, of Louisville, He} -Manager Rogers, has signed a Pittsburg will take Donelly’s | third. Donovan got tired of Donelly, who} would rather lush than | ay base-ball, Rogers will get 00 from the Pittsburg club. 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