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j Your Advertisement Reaches the Careful Buyer ® IF IT’S IN THE SUN. VOLUME -1—NUMBER 279 (TES | TWO SECTIONS ( er MOSQUITO B Cause Consternation \and Death ot AN tixtea J. ©. Freight in New Jersey. Collide. CARS SMASHED /UP, COAL STRIKERS MAKE TROUBLE —- Rumored Bgfeh of Federal AP-] x. One Hurt--Ghicago Officlals pointmegts to be Given Out /This Week. Begin to Distribute Literature and Lostructions on the IMinols Central OTHER LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS, —— OTHER INTERESTING RAILROAD NEWS. New York, Aug. 2-The mosquito plague assuming setieus shape in New Jersey. Camp meetings have] A rear ehd collision of two extra been broken up and the pegple are} trains near Clark’s River, five miles afraid to turn on their Kghts at/above the city, foccurred about 8 night. In eral instances, small | o'clock yesterday afiernoon. children have died from the effécts of] The trains were. running as first the bites. ‘The terrible heat follow-]and second section, the first being in ing extremely wet weather seems to/charge of Conductor Burrows and | breed the mosquitoes by the millions. | Engineer Morgan, and the other in charge of Conductor Lewis aud En- gineer Dunn. The first section stopped apd the second section crashed into it, The aboose was badly wrecked and two box qars were partially demplished, | P Mew |church, a small crowd attendiog the last rites over the remains of the de- ceased actor, Reetor B. E, Reed conducted the services, and the terment took place at Oak Grove under the aaspices of the Masons, the Knights of Pythias not participating he scene at the grave was partic- ularly affecting, Mrs. Bourne throw- ing herself across the coffin of her dead husband ag it was lowered into the grave. & PRELIMINARY HEAKIN Of Wash Wall--U. er Puryear to Return and Hold It. United States Commissioner J. R. Puryear, who is sojourning ‘at Creal for his bealth, will come over this af- ternoon to hold the prelimpary trial 1 ROUBLE. FEARED TODAY. The Coal Mining Strike May Cause Serious Troubles Pittsharg, Pa., Aug’ 2.—The]No one was burt, but the 2755 train | strikios by assembling af Plum Creek | for Louisville did not get out until 10 have prevailed upon a number of /P. ™., and the 6:15 train a short miners to quit work, President Do-| me later, This was due the po- lan, one of the agttgtors, was arrested | sition uf the caboose op the track | eharged with rioting, Trouble feared this afternoon between the sheriff's posse and the strikers i *| Yesterday afterngon a party of dis-| tinguished Chicago officials arrived in | the city at 2:45 o'clock. They were F. Fairman, Additor of Freight Re- eipts; A. D, Joslin, Auditor of Pas- pe senger Receipts ; M. D, Royer, Chief) The Prevident Will Make Glad) praveling Auditor; and J. F. Titus, Many Of the Faithful. Treasurer, all enroute to the| Obio Valley to distribute literature | ad give instructions to agents on the| new branch of the Illinois Central. | ‘They were joined here by Traveling Auditor R. Adams, of this division. | MORE PIF Titis WEEK. Local Washington, Aug 2.—The Presi- dent will send & batch of appoint- meots from Lake Champlain this woek. Dr. Hunter Sepects to get his appointment in this Wateh. © HAVANA. The transfer of Agent KE. F. Sto- vall, of, the city, to Owensboro, and of Mr. A. R. Meyers, of Princeton, | The Insurgents Getting Nearer tO} to the city, will take place Thursday, Weyler’s Official Palace, it is understood. It has been talked ° —The . of for some time, but the date of the per nce mpeg 4 we dtalebe, [ebange is now made public for the coming more apparent every day and first time. the force of the insurgents seems to be on the increase. Havana people are getting excited and are prepared for almost any kind 4 news. ON Dispatcher J, B. Alvey is on the sick list today. Mr. Pat Kileoyne, who was mar- ried the early part of the month, and has since been spending his honey- moon, resumed work today, One Man/Killed, More Wounded.) 11. general attorneys of the Ili- and Seyeral Houses Burned. | ois Central railroad were at Hender- ‘ i Light- |son Seturday perfecting final arrange- —— DN epee yeneleng ments ‘to formally receive the Obio wd gs Ap s, a Garrard county} Valley road, which was ddfe at 12 + cea +s" ed, four persons were] o'clock Saturday night. It is author. rp woah everal houses were |fitatively stated that an extension to eae en ashville has snot been considered. er he present Olifo Valley employes will be retained by the Illinois Cen- tral. A THOUSAND SLAIN. Terrible Uprising of the Natives of New Guina. Yancouver, B. C., Aug. 2,—The news .vas reached here of an uprising of the natives in New Guina, and that every White person in Papua has been tomahawked. that a thousand Contractor Halloran expects to have the grading near the Marine Ways finished by t, morrow, and it is| likely that the | f the tracks will beviu tomoriu Ya master Bob Nelson, and little It is estimated | y4i,.e Sue Nelson and Helen Palmer people have bee] jeft at noon for Chicago. Mr. Nel- son's position is being temporarily slain. “ai filled by Hick Hamilton STARY ON AND DEATH Will Meet the Bfeadless On : Traveling Freight agent, R. C. Alaska. | ‘attic, Wash., August 2.~The| Watkins, left at noon for, Union City, Mosc vey Dedess Cie is here to-Jand Claim Agent Miller went to day and he utters this warning that! Fulton those who go to Alaska at this time} yr astop heater eS elacatiors of the year without ample provisions | (1 /9¢ Clerk Jones are with O. will surely meet starvation and death. and . in spection par LLED. SHOVELS ANv BRIC sae K KS, Whi Wrovs Dan WHITE ap the) Bote Johnson Gets 4 Bad Blow in the Eye. Attempted Huntavillo, Ala., Auge Go-White-] pete Jonson yas taken to the city caps tried to enter the home Of 91 jail this mornjhg with a very sore man by the name of Simmons, 1) this} iead, He had been struck over the vite, last night, but faled, Sim-l sient eye witha. prick by Clift Bid- some killed their leader, Dudley} qi), colored,| who was socked up. Ftason, aud fatally wounded two]” When the base came to trial this others. morning the ‘evidence showed that ae NG Johnson was @fynk and went to his WHEAT BOOMING sister's, near Tesi and Trimble ee, streets, yesterday abgoon, aad began Stineioing Skyword in Chicage--|o)ising her. Bidwell taok it up, and News forthe Farmers. | Johnson atempted to strike him with 2.—Cash wheat{® shovel, but was disabled by the “ and{ brick, He was fined 6) sud costs, and Bidwell was discharged, RUE, Gowdl Chicago, August (nook ase! nal jump today gone to 88 cents. ALMOCIOUS IF ing trial, He hag tived at East Cairo PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1897 for three years, earning an occasional MORE WARRANTS. FATAL STEP, Advertising is the Motive Power to Business. DON’T STAND STILL. TEN CENTS A WERK dollar by fishing an@hwating. Rich- atdson has not been arrested, DRUNKEN CUARREL, Results In the Death’ of Hampton: Will Hampton, aged 19, who drove a hack for the Stilley House, at Ben- ton, was shot and/killed at Hamlet, Marshall county, faturday afternoon about 4 0’clock by Enos Collier, of the Rocky Point\ vicinity, miles from Benton. The tragedy oocurréd at a barbe- cue, and the shooting \ took place | while the murdered mau and Movie | Collie, a brother of the alleged mur- |derer, were engaged in a quarrel. Two shots were fired, one penetrating the victim’s neck and the other his jheart. The murderer, wish smoking weapon in hand, mounted his horse and was away before the startled spectators could realize what had happened. Hampton expired almost instantly. At last accounts Collie had not been captured. | LAST RITES. | | Remains of Actor Edgar G. Bourne Laid to Rest. The funeral of the late Mr. Edg |G. Bourne took place yesterday after- | noon at 4 o’clockat Grace Episcopal in- 8. Commussion- Deputy U.S. (Marshal LaRue last} Friday tor violation. of the revenue laws, morrow for Creal again. wilt for stealing a bolt of silk from Rudy & Phillips one year ago. Tighter the Meshes Entwine the | Georg: Shgp-Lifters twelve |Have Been Selling Stolen Goods | About the Country for a Year, THE CASES CONTINUED. The gang of thieves unearthed here last week is ina worse fix than ever. Additional warrants have been issued agiinst them, and the evidence is very strong. Officer Fayette Jones, who sent out to scour th ral districts for tl ing up evidence, was e surrounding ru- 2 purpose of Jook- returned Saturday night, having ascettained that a o quantity of stolen goods have sold in McCracken and Ballard for the past year. ladies in the counties who sire them have been able to buy and satins for 4o cents a yard count he warrants now out against the re: J. W. Perkins, Pete and ‘Kid Carrul, alias for stealiag a $50 pants pat. from Mr. W. J. Dicke, the Haley, tern tailor J. W. Perkins, Pete Griffin and Sam Franke, for stealing two bolts of black China silk from Ogilvie & Com- pany’s A warrant against Pete Griffin,and Kid’? Carroll for stealing a bolt of goods from H. A. Futrell. This wacrant is for petty larceny. Then there is a warrant against Sam and A. Franke aud Mrs, Lizzie Franke for receiving stolen goods. OFFICER JONES GEIS EVIDENCE, Car Bell. FRACTURED HIS SKULL. Died a Deaths Yesterday aud Today. YOUNG MAN LicS uF CONSUMPTION. terda; morning at 6: injuries sustained by stepping People’s Line street car at Twelfth Satupaay night unfortunate man had been tc the city to make his regular Saturday night purchases, and was returniz home" with s t of provisi He swung bimself down fro out cross Waging the bell the commons near Twelfth lea mistake down, the back striking first. He was 1 carried home a: y some reason 11 was thcown Vi of his head picked ap exami the fa 1 . that his skull hed been frac- Owing to hi |verity of his injuries succumbed, and yesterday morr the brain. He Ind been a resident of the city for about a year, and leaves a wife and.several sons. The remains were 1 to Iili- nois yesterday and interred in the family burying ground nes passed of hemorrhage A Warrant was issued against them Ellis, Officer Jones wus sent outein ‘ane of Wash Wall, arrested at Murray by| ther direction this morning at 4 »’ clock, and the cases were called in the police court this morning and, He will leave tonight or to-|°oBtinued until Thursday. Marshal Collins and the police are burg. Ed Hall, a well known young man of the McKendel nei, yesterday of Consumption, He was udmarned, and the rema were yesterday interred in Ballard county, sborhood, Mrs. Jake-Weitlauf, aged 31, died Hamletts- | Dean Fails to Ring the Few Hours Later--Other and Trimble streets, about 10 o'clock | rear of the platform of the car with- | intending to street to his home on Eleventh, but} and! f his injuries rev 1} LIL G ALLY AG jNo Excitement Over the McNeale working hard on the case, and are}yesterd-y of matazial fever at her determined to convict the gang. home ix the county. ‘She leaves five A dispatch from St. Louis to the| eve" Se ae Courier-Journal of yesterday relative] Mrs. Lula Bynum, aged 26 to the St, Louis-Louisville games, has} ast night her home ne: the following to say of Frank Peats, | after a twoears illness. She leaves! mavagersof the Paducah club this} husband, Hannon Bynum, and two| eget childre. The remains were taken} ere “Was ove redeeming feature| to Cgfoway county for interment. | to the second game that was absent in the first. It was theexcellent um piring of Frank Pears. In the first game Players Caaningham, of Louis- Our New Gauger, Arvives From ville, and Hart, of St. Louis, did the | umpiring, and as is Uyual when play- ers umpire, it was awful, The kick-] Mr. L. P™baney, of Owensboro, | ing was continuous and interminable] bas been appointed a United States | because the men knew sey would not| gauger for Paducah, gef"fined. Then the game was slow|John Trantham, who rece and dull. In the second game-Pears| signed. Mr. Loney arrived was put in, and his dmpiring would] city at noon and is af entitle him toa plage on Uncle } ‘ n, highly recomphende staff without furyher trial, Herana} The first assiguinents made }yy Col- difficult game right up to the handle, | lector Yandell was as follows: hustled it along in rare shape, S. T. Youg, storekeeper-ga absolutely correct in his decisions,|to the Johg’ Hanning distillery prompt as @ government -day, | Owensboro, and, wonderful to relate, satistied W. Rs Dorris, gauger to re both the logal and visiting players 4 Bond, to Sour Mash better than any.man who has umpirca lery. here this year, “Kyen when, in the} J. W. Farnish to Ke ointh inning, he called the game on} J. BR, Lancaster, nunt of darkness with the score 6 tillery. to 7 in favor of ‘St, Louis, with no] Cary Steddy, at one out and a Colonel on third base, there was not a semblance of kick. CHyLD's SCREAMS Thwarted an Allgge@@Astempt at Kidnapping” A case of pd kidnapping is reported to have pats some excite- ment on North Third street yesterday afternoon. A father attempted to take his daughter by a former wife from her present home, but her screams at- tracted the attention of relatives, and the father, according to reports was put out of the yard. SMOTRERS LEAV ae Marshall Weist, ag mfant, died-at Florence Station yesterday of brain} Carried to Fulton to Aoswer a Owensboro. Charge of Murder, Louis Smothers, the colored I, C. brakeman Who was arrested here Sat- urday on a charge of knocking Will Jackson off a freight train near Ful- ton last week, resulting in the latter's death, was taken to. Fulton at noon today by Marshal Walker, who came up after him this morking. Smothers one lof the oldest brakemen on the road, and claims he can easily establish is innocence. Conducvor Will Baker and Engi. neer Walter Sheppard, who were in charge of the sfain, went dowmgto fulton at nogh, to attend the trial, which takes place this afternoon. MAYFIELD MATTERS, to succe was iger k Spri Glennmore John Han ew at Pad The Little Nicks ard Oak Halls igauger for He crossed bats at Assocjation Park yes- terday afternoon and played a pretty game, which resulted in the defeat of the Little Nicks by a score of 12 to 10. Caso, A Maylield correspondent writes that there is yo excitement there in the McNeale case. Ed MeNeale, \it remem- bered, was arrested alleged Jassault made on & colorea girl, A great many people in Mayfield never even lieard of the case, Mark Estes is retained a keeper gauger at Winstead’s M. Major is retained in the pacity at Worsham’s, will be over aul THY BIG LEAGUE, WALVED EXAMINATION. YESTERDAY'S GAMES Wm. ™ re Again an Inmate of the County Bastil« Louisville Cincinnati2, Cle contempofary ,that contained an account of/ tho ajleged partial burning of the/plant of Key, Gillam & Canduy, at Mayfleld, was mis- taken. Whe house that burned was a shanty ocenpied by John Hardin, near the mill, and the hands at the |latter put out out the tire before the department arrived, Wnt. Moore, who . from natural instinct my SATURDAY'S GAMES ” ty epee i! aturday ight by Ottl- 1 Bond and locked uf charge stealing & of Me- { rice went to in was arr cers Ullu St. Louis, 6-7; Louisvlile, 11-5 Cincinnati, 3; Cleveland, 6, srooklyn, 3. to answer the Pittsburg, 6. wateh frouy Mr ; Philadelphia, 2 chanicsburg, E at the same time turned, whea ag = has sold the] Baltimore, Mr. J. 8. Longmire has sold the Washlogteo, 81 Howton, 7. | Broadway hotel at Mayfeli to Mr. J, Aged Woman Accuses Two Me? of the Murder of Hey Son, JTS ALL TRUE ¢ of Fapaglous Wealth Klondyke? The Storie, in the giro, Ballard gounty, bas Chas. Zarett ad Henry Richardson ‘ the wurger of her son Morris ved From the ‘More Have Ketan Land of Gold Are Going. — More with aged 16. It is charge Levelt boy down, boundhim, ti io a tree by his wrists, whippea and then threw him into aippi river and drowned bi on The San Francisco, Aug. be samer Walla Walla will leave Weinesdey for St. Michael's » he the biggest passengér list she eve * rt A theatrical troupe has ‘en organizedto go to Alaska and ive shows this wala. pment ifty mote prospectors re! ‘aay ‘A they confirm all tbe sigs wy " iting for ; ie 3 pcr ve ae olteian w without av il. sign of abate-) ~ vet has been jai Go Wickliffe wait an or stealing from him a rele! shotgur. be true OF not it oerti boy has not been seen s Search has been made p July 12 jim several A dispateh to yesterday's Courier- Journal says that &AMrs, Jacobson, who occupies a shanty boat near Fast harged | wl by the wousp that and Richaru*04 tracked the Baptist fa | Baptist cl @ Missis- The ” Wis only reason for this, Mrs. Jacobson 3, is that Larett accused her son doupble-bar- Whether yhe story that the rested and {fs in R. Hester, a resident of Mayfeld. sniteewin’ ten Copan gqusaiica, pat be Cleveland at Louisville, get the watel Philadelphia at Baltimore. Boston at Washington New ork wt Brooklyn Pittsburg at Ciacinial: St.Louts at Chicago for MARRIAGES YESTERDAY, a sentence in has long been ¢ Couple Leayes For a Ride aud Re: lous thief in Mect turns Man and Wif Mr. 5. M, Williams, an employe ott y stem Isundry, and Miss Minnle May Murrey, Dé South Elev- enth street, were married yesterday] ¢ l afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Grifin | Boston. 4 F | place, near Mt, Olivet, by Rev, W, i 3 £ f “a cP : of K, enpod, of the First Baptist : SD arch, who jy Conducting a}f ye. ‘They left the cjty in}, jivive aud returned This morning When bis oxse wai court he waived alled in the pc ation and ip-tfault of bond fo xa a went to jail, t mast! pe Hrvo bya... ww ‘ V ashingtop @. Louls ! losed at 28%. | man and wife. amen oats A. L. Batmor, a steamboat and Miss Geter Brown of the were married here today : Se A Ship By | glosed at 1794 « Savaunah, Ga.,/Aug. 2. Tho | Siu hele HO barkentine Cypber/vas today burned! 4) coq ut $7.80. with all her valuaple’ cargo eS ta ant closed at § inginngti,! Sept. ribs Lr 8500, closed at § Northwee’ ! Franke Gave Bond, at § 1| A. Franke, one of the alleged sho lifters, today gave bond and was leased, Ben Michael becoming .his ReaJ Estate, Harris, of at $4.70 and 4.25 cars. Tm Rubber We handle on! which we sell » from 9c per fo» in the oity 61 OSE. good hose, of rccognized quality, ibe very lowest prices, ranging if . by a ct es I2c Do you need a Lawn; Mower? We can sell you one for $2. | | | | | . t ca Se Hardware 2nd Stove Com ANGORPORATED, pany, /109-117:N. Third-st 308-307 Broadway Our Shoes Are like pretty women: All_Stop to admire them. The Green, Ox Blood and Chocolate in Oxfords and Lace are beauties, and the beauty is, the pris Have If not, callin and get a pair. ces are so low everybody is buying them. you trieda pair? Geo. ROck & Son, 21 Broadway. G PSN IP OV OTS We MOI WHAT THE CASH WILL DO ‘eG eee B. WEILAE & SON’S, Paducah’s Only One-Price Clothiers; Furnishers, Hatters and Shoe Dealers. $9.38 $7.48 $4.50 Buys choice of any of]Buys any of our $6.00 Allf patent leather shoes; 20 per cent. off on all others. Buys choice of four $10.00 suits. fresh and new stock. 25%, Off ll our’ black pants. vate choice goods 1 ag $6] No better to be found gr On In this stock you will find some choice goods. Another big line of $1 Negligee Shirts, new and nobby patterns, Also, another lot of ttans, swellest shirt on earth, 409-411 BROADWAY, PADUCAH, KY Just Received f ta Vi Is ry Greatest Bargains ever;known 4 in Fine Footwear. $5.00 Shods reduced to $4,00, 4.0) Shoes reducedto 8.00, 6* 3.00 Shoes reduceg to 28%. 2.00 Shoes reduced to 1,26. : 1,60 Snoes reduced to .98, ome arid see what Values your money will buy at =RNHARD'S, 06fbroadway. me) oe ee < Linn wooa Cig Fou’hi like it t BETTER TIMES Suits to Order Our | of wooler eyiictl rite » every te Call and exa $33 Broa DALI Aes % ~ — — e ILOLING ae. anoibret i : GEORGE 90. HART & SON |