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¢ : 7 your bank account. An ad. in the Sun will add to Try it. VOLUME I1—NUMBER 18 SITUATION ALARHIN Yellow Fever Shows No Ces- sation, Four Deaths To- day In New Orleans, WEYLER CERTAINLY RECALLED) | Will Disgrace Cuba No Longer By His Hatcd Presence, SENATOR DEB IE 19 WASHINGTON. ‘There were three deaths from yel- low fever yesterday at New Orleans and one death at Mobile, Twenty- nine new cases were reported at New Orleans, seven at Mobile, four at Grand Bay, nineteen at Edwards, two at Mell y, three at Fontain- bleau detention at Biloxi aud a sus; Grand Bay, near Mo! New Orleans, Oct. 2—The spread of the yellow fever is very alarming, and the people of this ci'y are great- ly aroused. There have been four deaths today and many new cases in this city DEBOE AF rER PIE. He Sees Presid and Makes Kaoown His Wants, Washington, Oct. 2—Senator De- boe has called on the President and has urged that Comingore be apy oint- ed collector of the Fifth district on Mow HAS BEEN REG The Infamous Weyler forced to] conten months Resign ‘The change is rendered expedient by the increase in sizeof the city and Madrid, Uct.. 2,—:1t is ane}? 2 sage her 4 . the increase of population, the in- nounced as a certainty that Generel] as. in business and the con : oh at con- Weyler has been recalled from Cuba. | "tion ot the. sewerage ASMOND syst Statistics show that there jis an increase of waste aud usage of Track Record at Princeton. Lowers the Princeton, Ky., Oct, 1—The third day of the Caldwell county fair was marked by of the best crowds ever assembled on the grounds. Io the show riog some fine specimens of thoroughbred brood mares au | yeo- eral purpose animals were shown, as well as a good lot of high bred colts and flilies. ‘The racing was spirited and sume exciting finishes were made A the 2:30 trot the track record was broken by Asmond, owned by Gus Thowpson, of Paducah, in 2:27, and considering the dusty track it wast fast Une. Summaries First ra Final he Untivished 2:50 pace: and race won by Astend Mile dasb, running ; Fannie Miss see- 2a. ond, Time, 1 Third race—2 in five; won by Gill second 30 trot, best three Asmond, with Mary Time, 2:27, 2:28, 29, 2:80. In the third heat of this race St. Justis fouled Asmond and horses, drivers and sulkies all piled in aleap on the home stretch, and Mary Gill, a rank outsider, woo in the slow time of 2:59, Fourth ra Two in three heats for 2-yea-old trotters or pacers; won by Mayor in 1:55, In the noveity two-mile bicycle yace C. E, Tandy, of Hopkinsville, won the first two quarters; A, Rob- of Henderson, last two quar- First half, 1 ; mile, PHE POPE QUITE ILL, erts, ters. Doctor From Fear He Cannot Recover London, Oct. 1,—The “*Globe’ this afternoon saysit hears the Pope’s weakness is increasing and that the church dignitaries are afraid be Will] the race for county clerk at the last]Ofiver Crow out on Washington pot rally from the extreme feebleness| Hempcratic primary, getting © very] street aud asked him if they ‘and exhaustion he now betrays. NEW SPANISH PREMIER, Senor Sogasta Forming a New Cabinet, 2 Madrid, Oct , 2,—:Senor Sogasta, th» liberal leader is forming a new cabinet, His selection means the ‘iowafull of Weyler and the settles ent of the Cuban War, Or ler your oysters and celery from 2u2 | esp the Delicatessen, always go to the coolest. beer and finest lunch be found in the erty. Bi 0 Is the Amount Paid Rebins Gk ss and Que ware Stock, Mr. Jas. A. Rudy, fternoon sold at pul , Fook of the Robins Glass anc i tatives o eensare Co Represen' oe creditors ant Messrs. Jerre Por ter and Jake Biederman were pidders. ‘The bids hegan at and went up assignee, this jc auction the the $000 skill ean produce att ¢ Delicatessen to $6009, Mr. Jake Hiederman securing the stock at that price. The unexpired lease of the buik ing, for nine months, was Mr. Biederman at $50. OJ this started at $30. Mr. Biederman stated he could not at present give out what he would do with the stock, It is reported, however, that the young men com. posing the old ¢ together with Mr. Wynn ly, and Mr. Biederman, will comprise the new firm, THE PEARSON CAS! dis of the tis stil In the Ha The jury, at press still bad the Arthur Pearson murdsr case, A jury has been secured in Franklin case, and the trial has gun. THE WATER COMPANY the be- Preparing to Enlarge Its (Excel- lent Plant. Will Put In Gallon P a Fine 6,000,000 pp Within a Year Or More, The Paducah Water Company is now negotiating for the purchase of a fine 6,000,000 gallon pump. to be substituted for the pump pow in use, which bas a capacity of only 2,000,- 000 gallons. Mr. Frank W. Holly, of Lockfer, N. Y., who put in the machinery for the water works when they were con- structed several years in the city for several days, negotia ting with the company, and another gentleman has been here for about a week advising with the company, Mr. Muscoe Burnett, superintend- ent of the was seen this morning, avd stated in reply to an inquiry that the Water Company would putin the 6,000,000 pump some time within the year or ago, has been company, next 50 per cent. where sewerage is con- structed. The company will put in the finest machinery, its estimated cost being $20,000 or $25,000. The advan- tages to result to the city by such an increase of capacity and water factli- ties cannot be overestimated. The people will be greatly benefited by it, one of the principal advantages to be the fire protection that will be forded, protection from fire being ove «ff the most juportant things known to the property owner. It is understood that the company will receive bids for patting in the mammoth pump. Although it is sumew early to sold tw The bids for LOCAL HAPPENINGS, Safe Blowers Abroad Last Night. ALost Diamond. Rousing Re- publican Mayfern’s History, A Sign of Rain. A Meeting. “Big Sandy’s” Escapade. New Partnership. Other Items of Interest. Last night burglars made a raid on the coal office of Eades & Lebn- hard, at Ninth and Harrison. They gained entrance by breaking a window, and broke open every drawer in the office. Papers, books, accounts and everything else were seattered in endless profusion every- where, and it was a startling view that greeted the proprietors when they opened up this morning. In addition to breaking the drawers and desks, the burglars made ah ef- fort to work the combination of the safe, and there were evidence of its having been tampered with, buat so fas as could be Jearned nothing was stolen, the thieves not having suc- ceeded in getting into the safe. The police were this moroing notified, but could find no clue leading to the iden- tity of the thieve The Republicans held the most en- thusiastic meeting of many months last night, All the candidates were out. A rousing speeob was made by Hon. Jerre Porter, and also one by Col. Henry H. Houston, who had strayed after false gods, He was warmly welcomed back into the fold, however, and will make no speeches for Shackleford, as some of the free- silverites have expected him to do. He publicly announced bimself for the entire Republican ticket from Bailey down to the municipal ticket, All the candidates spoke. Mr. Mike Kortz, of the Sen job department, will pay fifteen dollars for a certain fish, if it happens to be the right fish He went over to the lower lake, in lilinois, last Monday, fishing, and dropped a $50 diamond ring into the lake. As fish jamp at anything glittering, be is of the opinion that his ‘spark’? bas by this time been surrounded tus of sume flony tribe. him that such quent occurrene by the digestive appara- ucky specimen of the Diver Patrick informed instances were of fre- Mayfern, Paducah’s famous lit- tle trotter, who waiked off with a $2, , purse at Terre Haute day before yesterday, is becoming much sought after. Mr, RM, Allen, ber owner, yesterday recieved avother telegram offering bim $2,000 for her. The first offer was from another gentle- Iking about the im ment,it is such that it means much to the city, The plant will necessarily have to be greaty en- larged to ommodate the collossal machinery MURRAY SENSATION. be importance Prominent Merchant Takes Sud- den Leave There are Ugly Rumors Afloat About Him, Quite a sensation was created Lere on the streets today when it became koown that D. L, Grace, a prominent business man, and senior partuer of the firm of Grace & Hill, had sold his interest in the firm aud with his wife and four children bad left the town, The cause of the sudden de- parture, it is was a Miss Greentield, daughter of a prominent alleged, and well-to-do farmer, living about ten miles north of Murray, who claims that Grace betrayed her race was quite prominent in relig- sous and political circles, and made good vote,—Murray dispatch to Louisville Times, “HOGAN'S ALLEY” At Morton’s Opera House Next Wednesday Night, Gilmore & Leonard's Hogan's Alley’? Company, a farce comedy in three acts, will be the next attraction at Morton’s opera house. ‘*Hogan’s Alley’’ was coustructed lly for the fun-loving public ; its plot being only to please, there Lagomarsino'’s for] being not a dry moment during its to}action, and fun reigns supreme from the rising to the falling of the cur- tain, Kach character being repre- sented truthfully and not overdrawn. The New York ‘World’? has bor the|spoken of it asa comedy that has never yet heen equal.e! Always goto Lagomarsino's for the coolest beer and finest luach to be found in the city. and celery from 2or a] Order your 0; the Delicatessen. ‘The finest candies that money and 202 man at Terre Haute offeriag bim $2, 500, which was also declined, bought originally Sanders rR. M. from F. Pierce, at Teun., the price being She is hy Elsie Field and Red Fern, and her subsequent record has proven her sterling worth, She was purchased from Allen & Co., by Allen and Boswell, and is now owned exclusively hy Mr, Allen, it is said, Mayfern was by Dr. W. H. Allen & C Gallatin, $200. Itis thought she will win a world wide reputation by lowering the world’s revord, Mr. F, A. Hufty, is advance agent of the American Op ic Specialty Company, whose southern tour was canceled on account of yellow fever. The company in’ the city and will tomorrow give two sacred con- is certs at La Belle park, one at 2 in the afternoon and the other at 7:30 in the evening. The company comes highly recommended. Yesterday afternoon a gigantic dar- key known in Fisherville as “Big Sandy’? put on bis war breeches. He has been estranged from his dusky mistress by a railroad ‘*coon,’” and does not at all relish the treatment he is receiving Yesterday afternoon he accosted vuld do any thing with a mao for carrying @ pistol, if it was not concealed. He was told that nothiag could be done, and in a short time the officer saw him parading up in front of the wom- an’s house with a big navy-six strap- ped to him, He frightened the wom- an into conpiption fits, and she had to call the oflver ‘The darkey was mate to discard bis gun and leave th: locality. Many of the farmers wore cheer- ful smiles today, for they say they have sure signs of fain, “T beered the old crows hollerin’ last night,’’ one explained, - and when you hear them you can shore count on rain,” ‘There 1s nothing the farmers need or want more at present than rain. they want it worse than they want free silver, and most of them are now cou- vinced that a rain would ‘do 'em a blamed sight other. So far as can be learned, Frost hasn’t hurt the 'simmons, Jack Fiscal court convenes in regular more goot’’ than the} weather, so they can experience the comfort resulting from haviag pro- vided the court house with steam heaters. There is nothing of unusual inter- est or importance to come up at this term of court, the steam heating, jail heating, gravel road and other salient issues having been disposed of. The sewerage work seems to be progressing very slowly to those who have to climb over the huge mounds of earth io order to go home or at- tend to business every day, but the contractors have had nothing but the best and most favorable weather since work began, and are no doubt progressing as rapidly as that sort of work can progress. Constructing Engineer jott comes up from Memphis every week or two to ins spect the work being done. A new professional partnership was formed today. Dr. T. E. White be- came a partner to Dr. Harry Will- 1amson, city physician, and will here- after have his office with Dr. Williamson on Broadway near Fifth. Dr. White recently sold out bis interest in the Boyd-White Intirmary to Dr. Boyd. Surveyors have now completed a thorough survey of the Illinois Cen- tral yards and depot, work on which had been in progress for the past week or two. ‘Tbe company simply desires a record of the dimensions ¢ all its appointment of property. Mr. Frank Gallermaux, formerly a well known conductor on the C,, O. &S. W. and [. C., with headquar- ters here, and who for some time past has been general yardmaster of the Illinois Central at Memphis, has re- signed ard is succeeded by Mr. Mike Morflan, also well known here. THE DEBATE. Hon, W. D. Bynum Passes Vhrough En route to Mayfield. A Very Small Crowd Lett th to Attend. Hoo, W. D. Bynum, of Todiana, passed through the city at noon en route to Mayfield, where he this af- ternoon meets in joint debate Con- gressman Charles Wheeler. The following crowd, much smaller than expected, left the Union Depot on the same train to attend the speaking: Hon. W. J. Stone Messrsr J. L, Powell, J T. Myles, D, A. Cross, Jas. E. Wilhelm, W C. Clark, Mark Weston, Henry Bradley, W. H, McPherson, : Emery, 1. Gleaves and Clem Whittemore. The crowds will return on a local about 6 o'clock this evening. The number was a sore disap- | the boat DRIFTWOOD Savea From the Water, railed on the Levee. lems of Special Interest to Rivas | People. The W. K. Phillips was away very good freight business. The dredge boat begins dredging out the chate at the head of the Is. land Monday. Capt. Given Fowler received a telegram from Nashville parties yes- | terday afternoon wanting ship car- penters, ‘The Mary N. goes to the bank to- morrow until better water makes its appearance. Pilot Alex Woolfolk, of the ferry boat, was taken home sick yesterday afternoon,- Capt. Austin Owen is tilling his place, Mr. Jotn Blaire, of the boat, Mary N. leaves Monday for Nashville where he will spend several days at the Centennial, The two\packets, Vlucky Bay and Eureka are due here this afternoon. The former from Golconda, and the latter out The Bureka is expected to have a big trip of beading timber. Thirty-two inches is the best water to be found in the Tennessee at pres ent, The steamer Tennessee is only able to make her trips with the aid of a lighter, her oflicers report the water to be very thin in that stream and still falling slowly. steamer Tennes- afternoon at 4 the Tennessee She is expected The palatial new see, leaves bere this o'clock enroute up River to Wate to carry a-big freight trip as usual, The Ashiand City arrived here late yesterday afternoon out of the Tenn- essee after spending several hours upon a sand bar, She left on her return to Danville at 6 p.m. with a fair freight trip, The H. W. Battorff left last night at 10 o'clock en route up the Te essee to Danville, where she will in the place of the r Cherry which is. tied up o: count of low ter. The Cherry's people seem to be having ne little trouble in securing a suitable oat. They first, secured the D. Sta, which had to retire several days! ago owing to a broken Lula E proved to be a t; ther they got the Warren, why jure Eure his fast and palatial st carried ive wa ner, he ron H—I1 no, replied the Captain, what's | & the use when there is @ spring about every half mile on the Cumberland River, d when we get thirsty we go to the spring for a drin Well is'nt that a heap of trout lending he know dnok?"" just for a Ob he the asked. where no springs pring and row ahead drink and by t even with get a] is up the boat t time all you without her all, Every she you pull ou 0 her at stopping wheel hody knows the Eureka is unsurpass- | / 1 ed as THEY SiiPPED, at Miller Constable Caught Them, Constable Anderson Miller arrested Tom Perkins and Linn Long, two young white men of Ballard county a day two since for in a fight uta fish fry in They came to this county} near M ging pointment to the railroad agents, as ape arrest | they had been led to believe by the | importunities for facilities during the Don't fail to att the grand past week, that a large crowd would inacaroni lunch at the Merchant attend, ¥% xchange | MISS PEASLEY, Contralto. LOUY FRITSCH, Bass. Mr, Stephens, the orig | You will find an appropriate afternoon or evening. session next Tuesday, with County Judge Tully presidiug, and prepara- tions are pow being made for it. The magistrates all hope for eeol 1 promises a treat that will enable you to spend a pleasant evening MR, ASPLON, 2d Tenor. tenor of Rice’s 1492 willsing the psalms] single solo and opening prayer of the Sacred Concert Begins Promptly At 2:30 and 7:30 P. M. ~ Don’t Fail to Attend the | CONCERT A: SEL, EEC La Belle Park Given under the auspices of the American Operatic Specialty Co eeregpecs: from ‘Grand§Opera and Oratory. ‘The Company has been touring the South with great success and| MISS SHARPE, Soprano. MR. KOHN, Baritone. Black Hussar vay to spend a splendid Sunday harbor | of (ue Cumberland River. | “10. for} Cairo this morning on time doing a | | STOVES SET UP. 303-307 Broadway. Stoves Sold on Easy Payments 5c. in the aso now as the last re- | sort have taken the taudsome Butt- | orff, y Some one asked Capt. Dave | (NN Woods, general comt r of the ure located and | / | when we get thirsty we get the skiff | have to) | in the city. JAPANNE BEST QUALITY. COAL wooD HEATING | HEATIN STOVES OIL HEATING STOVES Gas GALVANIZED BEST QUALITY. The SUN is the only Re- ul i tucky cm dienii > COAL BUGKETS G STOVES Oc. STOVE REPAIRS Geo. 0. Hart & Soo Hardwrare and Stove Company INCORPORATED. 109-117 N. Third St. HEATING STOVES COAL BUCKETS. you can get your picture A onaed ir Dp on a Button or We Carr the L'roest and BastiSelected Stock of SHOES Stoves Sold on Easy Payments [5c. READ HOW: With every cash purchase of $1 or over in FREE All we ask is a visit to our store, and our prices will tell the rest, The well-known photographer, W.G. McFADDEN, will do the work for us, which alone Bring your children and buy their School Shoes of us, as also guarantees satisfaction. your own shoes, and get ticket. you nothing by buying shoes of This is the latest fad of the day. Your picture costs GEO. ROCK & SOM, 321 Broadway, Paducah, Ky. BOYS’ Regular 10c quality. Hats Ha of manly beauty. PPDISS3I53395' Our opening the Fall Season of 1897 with SCHOOL OUTFIT SALE Was appreciated by all mothers, and was ONE GRAND SUCCESS, both from point of view and that of our patrons, We were prepared for the rush, how- ever, and if you have not yet fitted your boy out, come now. OUR BIG FOUR SUITS ARE ALL WOOL and consist of coat, two pairs of pants and cap to match, Price, $3.00 complete. FAST BLACK HOSE, Cents air. SHOES, Sizes 5 to 1235 xX Padu y’s suit above $1.50, for cranium for stylish comfort. men. TWO FLYERS FOR SCHOOL OUTFIT SALE. CHILDREN’S and regular $1.00. $1.25 and $1.50 shoes, Our New Cuban Shape in Flange Hats Are proving fast seliers and popular with dressy men B. WEILLE & SON, 8 Leading Outfitters, 409-411 Bdv ats Hats Cents Pair. for little money. BAILEY, THE HATTER. KNOX HATS. weer ama Shoes made to order, | Repairing promptly don Are assuredly upon us. disins Concert, mato thi DALTON’ BETTER TIM Everybody Knows his Address, are beauties and up-to-date. just as good as you have been paying $5 Every pair warranted. for. YOUNG'S HATS. 2) ADKIN'S $400 SHOES They are «An elegant line of Boys’ School Shoes.... SSS EXCLUSIVE MEN'S, BuYo' AND YOUTH'S SHOE STORE, 2 JNO. P. ADKINS Shoes Shined Free. "LYou will desire good clothes. Our line of woolens is exactly suited to’ every taste, Call and examine them, 333 Broadway. TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT. | ~~ ES 317 Broadway- Suits to Order $14.00 Pants to Order $3.75

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