The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, November 24, 1897, Page 1

‘abi If it’s True Youtl The Sun Find it'in THE N ” PapucAH DAILY VOLUME II—NUMBER 63 ‘The weather has turned cool again and fever and fear have both passed away to such an extent that the board of health has decided to abar- the publication of daily bulletins, the necessity no longer existing. THE LOCAL ‘ROUND-UP, The Dull Days For News Seem to Follow Kach Other in Rapid Succes- sion. W DEADLY HEATER. 3 A Terible Explosion Occurs On| He Has a Record m Kentucky and the Ilinois Central, Ey- sei i‘ a ane een 2.8 lemphis, Tenn., Nov. 23. JA ansville Division, This ‘Themas, alias Thurman, alias Lutz, known all over the country as a cley- Morning. er forger and jail breaker, has been recaptured and 1s for the third time bebind the bars of the Memphis jail. Trayeling Freight Agent Watkins |-rhomas was captured yesterday at Hart—Wreck at Carbondale, Nahe Ky., by City Marsbal Gai " ‘ rett, He w Ky., This Morning--New on March 81. for forgery. ‘Time Card, fessed his guilt and was placed in jail On April 14 he escaped from prison, the escape being a very mysterious affai He was arrested a second] The Y. M. C. A. is preparing fur time at Moberly by a Memphis de-/an ‘‘art reception’ to be given as tective, and was returned here and}soon as the pictures arrive. They lodged in jail on October 11, On the} were due to come on November 15, night of November 7, Thomas sawed | but thus far nothing bas been heard two bars from his cell window, and/from them, although they are daily made good his escape for a second | expected. time. When the officers looked into} The Ladies’ Committee held a his record fully it was found that he | meeting this morning, but cannot fix had escaped from the Cook county | the aate until the pictures arrive. jail, 0, where he was held un- ae der the name of Morris for forgery. Mr. C. E. Gridley will, ia a short time, begin repairs on his residence completed he will have one of the handsomest residences on the North Atiorneys Jas. M. Fisher and/pje snd outhouses. Johnson Houser Nothing of Particular interest In Police Court Circles--Various Items of An Interesting Nature to Citizens ‘The big Baker heater on coach No. 6, train No, 1, Evauaville division of the Illinois Central exploded about 8:30 o'clock this morning at De Koven, Ky., a station on the Evans- ville division about forty miles porth of Princeton, with great violence, and seriously if not dangerously in- jared Mr. C Watkins, of the city, traveling freight agent of this ivision of the I, C., Mr. C, C. Cam- eron, chief clerk to Mr, Harbat and Miss Ruse, of Petersburg, Ind. ‘The passenger train was in charge of Conductor Wm, Cobeneel, and just entering DeKoven when the heater exploded with a terrifle noise, shattering every window in the car, and blowing the sides out, The coach was full of passengers and there was ina few secouds the greatest of excitement and panic. People ran hither aud thither ia the wildest confusion, but in a short time realized what had happened anf be- gan to quiet down, Traveling Freight Agent Watkins and Mr. Cameron w iting right at the beater, and it is almost a mira- ele that both were not instantly kill- ed. Mr, Watkins stated to a reporter when the train came in at noon that the explosion came without a mo- ment's warning LAW PARTNERSHIP, at Sixth and Clay streets, and when Side. He is now building a new sta- Col. Ed Lucas came 1n this morn- See ing from Mayfield, and will make Will Likely Form a Partnership] Paducah bis future home. He has been at Memphis since he left Padu- cal afew years ago, in the new per business at one time, but says there's no place on earth hike old Kentucky, especially that portion known as the Parchase. For Law Prac- tice. Attorvey James M. Fisher, of Benton, who was a candidate for ttorney in the last | ‘The Kast Tennessee Telephone ry, but withdrew, !Company and the Paducah Street will shortly locate im Padacah to] pai ay Company are both erecting practice his profession in this county] many new poles inthe city. The and Marsbal. telephone company is putting new Mr. Fisher will probably from J poles all along the line on North partnership with County Attoroey | sixth street lay, and will, in ac- amall blaze, occasioned by a defective flue. The shop is occupied by Nick Lue ber, and the damage was slight. The Cairo Argus sa; In the dispatches Chief Mal y, of the 10 ice force, received yesterday frm different points relative to crime ant criminals, was one from Paducal in regard toa dark bay horse, 9 years old, stolen from there ; one from Jack- son, Tenn., in regard to James Low, 30 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall, bas dark brown hair, blue eyes, a full, round face, adorned witha light mustache; one from Jonesboro, Iil,, offering $20 reward for the recovery of a dapple gray horse, 9 years old; a second from Paducah in regard to the burglary of the house of ©, E. Whitesides anda lot of silverware stolen, GOOD WATKA E APES, Disregards the Customs of His Race and Flees for Life. PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1897. SANK IN DEEP WATER, Steamer Telegraph Crashed Into the Bank at Fern Grove Monday Night, After Being Grounded a Halli Hour She Split in Wait and Went Down, The Louisville and Gincinnati Mail Line steamer Telegraph ran into the bank on the Indiana side of the river at Kern Grove Monday evening and sank half an hour later, ‘The boat wagon the way to Cincinnati with a light passenger list and a small cargo Kansas City, Mo,, Nov. 24.— John Watka, the Creek Indian who was to been shot last Saturday at Eufala Courthouse, I. T,, for the murder of James Deer last May. es- caped from his guards and has not yet been captured, although a large force of Creek officers, re-enforced by the friends of the murdered man, are on his trail. It is suspected that Watka’s escape was brought about by his friends. A strong effort is heing made with Chief Isparhecher to pardon Watka, To case the chief yields it will not save Watka’s life, for he will almost certainly be shot by some of the friends of his victim who swear ven- geance. at Mobile, One © Mobile, Ala ‘One new case wi led to the yellow fever list today, Clarence Tyrell, Claiborne and Bloodgood streets, There were no deaths, { If you wish to see somethiag nice! look at the fine display of the three coat white enamel ware in the show) He bas a deep cut on the forehead, and both legs are injured, particula ly the left one, which is believed to red 5 peran bad both legs hurt, the right one very severel A dan- $s gash was cut in bis forebead, and for several hours he was upconscious. Miss Ruse was slightly injured on the elbow. The train was stopped directly after the accident and the wrecked coach was set off +S= ~assengers transferred to another} ley, was found guilty today of a'- Dr. Marray, of De Koven,took | tempting to. extort blackmail from cof the two injured men, and|Samuel W. Brigham, a son-in-law of at Princeton Mr. Watkins was placed | Millionaire William hermerhorn. on scot in the ge car and Mr. | Woodward has an faternational repu- Cameron in the sleeper. tation as a swindler, and boasted on Chief surgeon, Dr, D, G. Murrell ;] the witness stand today that as “the assistant, Dr. J. QQ. Taylor, and hos Lione Mosgrove’’ he had obtained pital surgeon, Dr, M. Ditton, met/$1,000,000 from wealthy i the train at the 1. C. yards here and}men in London at cards and by proceeded to the Union Depot. Onfother means, He also board were Roadmaster Sabo, Claim] had bees arrested thirty-seven times Agent J. G, Miller, and Route Agent | in the thirty-seven years of his life. Robertson, of the American nis, he was the first time in} “The two qajared gentlemen were [all bis career that he ever faced a} Greatest and Cheapest Store put off at the Union Depot and car-}jary. of Western Kentucky. Johnson Houser, whose term of of-| cordance with permission given b fice expires in Jaauary, They are js § 7 both popular young lawyers, and will make a strong firm, BIG HAWLEY CO VICTED, He Boasts of Victimizing London Card Players Out of Fortunes, New York, Nov. 23.—William C. Beautiful blows ‘400, sale price, rge berry dish, Mile priceless nice Plates that were 4oe, sale price, set... Chamber sets worth $2.50, sale price... Feather dusters as low in price as. glass tumblers, worth set ' Jways sold for asc > at De Koven and] Woodward, also known as Big Haw- |quality of goods. Watch the crowds at ow ### FRIDAY AND SATURDAY-+ window of Hank Bros. & Jones. 24 SACRIFICING # EVER FOR CHRISTMAS ‘There never was a time in the history of our store that space was so valuable as at the present season, and the only way for us to do is to sacrifice everything in the store, to give us room for Christmas. phenomenal success of our business has been due toa pleased customer, both in the matter of prices and it Sacrifice Sale, Bowls and pitchers worth $1.00, sale price 63¢ A complete lamp, with bur ney, sold for 15¢ and 200 *” 7s¢ ave only three dozen of them— gine the price om this article ne NOAH’S ARK of freight. All the passengers were saved without difficulty, as the boat wad wedged into the bank, and re- mained in that position for some tia. | before it split iu two and sank, Part }~ of the cargo was saved, but it is thoaght the boat will be a total wreck. 't vow lics with the stern in thirty-five feet of water and will water as high as the fenders en the forward deck. The loss will amount to between $25,000 and $35,000. The accident, as near as can be learned, happened at 6:10 o'clock. Pilot Charles Dufour had been at the wheel up to that time,but bad changed places with Pilot Charles Williams. Williams had just gone on watch. It is thought that the boat sheered on him, and having just gone on daty he did not realize it until it ran into the bank with a crash, In about twenty minutes it began to split near the texas, and the water rushed into the zine and boiter rooms, extinguishi The Auditor is making out bills against the Kentucky circuit clerks to recover about $50,000 collected by them in fees to which the Appellate Court says they are not entitled. YTHING The We are the originators of low prices (not imitators), and our goods speak for themselves. Read a few prices: w ine Clothes Rack Benutifal bask Hampe Greatest and Cheapest Store of Western Kentucky. ried to the Illinois Central hospital.) QGaN’r PLAY AT FOOTBALL, Miss Ruse continued to Obion,Tenn., where she bad ed on a visit. The hospital physicians, after making an examination this after- noon, stated that neither of the two gentlemen was seriously hort. the council, change the location of poles on some streets from one side tothe other. The street car com- pany has an inspector out marking all defective poles, which will at once be replaced. Work on the sewerage is progress- Otders Issued in Pittsburg Order- ing the Police ‘lo Kill Them- selyes Some Other Way. Pittsburg, Pa, Nov, 23.—James Extra north freight train pulled by] F, Lalus, a Lieutenant of Police of engine No. 66, in charge of Con-} Pittsburg, is said to be dying from |ipg slowly, and soon, if cold weather ductor Eckles and engineer Webb. | the effects of injaries received while] continues, the progress will be siumped the track at 3 o'clock this] playing football, stopped, as the ground will freeze raprving at Carbondale Switeh, Ky,,] Asa result of the Lieutenant's in-/and render excavation almost impos- aout five miles this side of Dawson, | juries Superintendent A. H. Leslie /gipte, except at great expense. The and wige of the twenty coaches were) as issued orders that hereafter 00} forthcoming test of that portion al- precipitated off a culvert, ‘There| police oiticer will ba allowed to en- | ready Iaid is being looked forward to e three loaded and four empties] gage in playing football, mit Gree cxcettaiite; sal boxe be nine derailed. He says @ policeman has evough | Tuesday a large crowd will no doubt y one was injured by the mishap, | opportunities to lose his life without | witness the teack was not blockaded] playing football. Lieutenant Lalus ‘A wrecking (rain in charge ofisa big man, and played with the] The new time card, it is reported the Wrecking Master snd in} Pittsburg Athletic Club on election | today in ircles, will go into Master ivan left the city @t once} day, effect Sunday, and copies of it are ‘and it required ten hours or more to} He received a ned ankle and Jexpected tomorrow. The changes clear the wreek so rains could pass Jerysipelas set in, Hope hae been anticipated are the same as have al- ‘over it. given up for saving the Lieatenanr’s| ready been publi hed Ia the Sun. ‘The wew time cart goes into effeot |e. Dr. J. T. Reddick entertaived the Sunday, without doubt. All agents Paducah Medical and Surgical So- notice teday to secure 8 ciety last evening at his office, corner ict attention to the} 44 Back Pay Claim, But Is Still} cf Fourth and Broadway. After an important changes Hunting for an Office, interesting discussion of various top- fe thoaglt Some “ ies, the ductor invited the doctors led when] Washington, Nov. 24.—The Cot-| out 19 sumptuons "possum supper, J towor- {troller of the Treasury yesterday which all enjoyed morning, overruled Major Crum- Aus baugh’s claim for back pay due him services in the United States army. and lovg CRUMBAUGH LOSES received gery and pay str “many and made,’’ henee it radical changes will be reves the sample copies are reesived row or Friday. 1 aro ; a CHANGE RAT GS. arsbal Collins bas heard nothing Gay'h QHANER A RTINE: additional in regard to the wheat Major Crumbaugh, when seen go> thieves arrested and delied ae bck ¢ oy F Civil Sere ajor Crumbaugh, sop rday. There isno doubt in the Aly: yor aya ad Yr ing towards the White House today, ade ie police but that they Nios would not say for what place he 88] stole the wheat and will hold them Washington, Nov, 24 —Yresident} now an applicant, ‘*I will say noth | ‘intil the owner of the wheat is found. McKtwley holds that his ame ndment} jog more until I am either appointed of July ¥7th to Rule 2 of te civil] or go home for good service rules applies to reduction of THE « OUBTS, abeam in a Jefferson street wagon ratings 28 well a8 Lo removal from the yard yesterday forenoon, was today nervice, bis anaouncement 38 Of] Brit Sessions Held In Each reported as slightly improved, but it interest for the resson that the rule pny ‘will be several daye before he will be has been differently interpreted by : able to be moved. public officals, Some have inter CIRCUIT COURT, preted the word ‘removal’? to mean} ‘The motion for # new trial in the removal from the service, while others /© iver Allard case is being argued in] believe it means a change of rating} the circuit court this afternoon, ‘or the removal from one grade to adr} A divorce was granted Mary Ko- other in classified service. ‘oles trom Chas. T. Eccles, and she} ams and Jackson, TS at wag restored to her former name, ‘Thomas Adams, who was hurt by ‘The fire department was called out his morning at 10:40 o'clock by an arm from box 24 to the cooper shop, on Seventh street. between Ad- to extinguish a ernor Crittenden, of Missouri, who BRYAN GOES TO MEXIGD.| “DR.” SMITH PARDONED, He Will Study Free Silver In| That Country. | Will Be Accompanied By His Wife and By Ex-Governor Crit- tenden, of Missouri. | | | 24—Ex.-Gov- | | | was consul general to Mexico wader | the last Cleveland administration, an- | nounces that he will leave the city | next week for San Antonio, ‘Texas, where he will be joined by Hon William J. Bryan and Mrz. Bryan, and the three will depart from Sau Antonio on a four weeks’ tour of Mexieo, Aided by the ex-consul's knowledge of the people and the country, Mr. Bryan wi!l make a careful study of Mexico's financial system. Mr. Ciittenden states that for some time Mr. Bryan bas been anx- ious to make the trip, accompanied | by some one fully posted as to the| public affairs of Mexico, They ex- pect to spend the greater part of their time in the City of Mexico, where Mr, Bryan will be presented to the heads of the various depart-| ments of the government by Mr. Crittenden, #0 that he will have an, excellent chance to study the finan- cial system of the country and see! the resujts of free Kansas City, Nov. Hank Bros. & Jones have cups and saucers and dinner plates in the white enamel ware. They are as nice as chinaand can not be broken, 24n3 Educate Your Nowels With Cusearevs, Candy Cathartle, cure constipation forever. We, 28e, IFC. 0.0, fal, druggists refund money He FEVER OVER. Hill, —_ ul, A. Walker bajogs asl sguiaet Rudolp®, ministrator, for sassghtbed i Oech of coutract, for $119. Ueadth Coases Ite Dally ‘A hogshead of new tobacco grown T ulletins. ix Bourbon county was sold on the] Burns bet! Nov. 24—There] market at Louisville yesterday at gosts about half as much, fattered cases of| #20 a hundred pounds. A crop of vesterday, an‘t these. were only } six hogsheads, of which this was one, fever bg y’ the evoving, Not a] rslized an average of $13.60. Very syporiie i» furred, and the num-| little new tobaceo is coming in, but a: fy ot eid cases is diminishing Very |it is syeraging about three times the Poard th! Now Orleans, were only thred 8¢' received gf this time last year. ter than grain alcohol, and - PURE A& POR SALE IN ANY QUANTITY BY bg He Returns Home a Hapoy Man. Did Not Serve But a Few Months of His Three Years “De.” Henry Sunith was a few months y colored given t rs in the penitentiary on a chi f stealing $600 from the sock of |} son, Jim Smith, who was d. cousumptiou, is bac He dro oilive this afternoon and displayed pardon which had been given him b Gov, Bradl He was released sev- eral days , and needless to say, is overjoye secure his freedom, ree ved into the county clerk's The remains of Condoctor Frenk Gallanaux were shipped to Lima, O., for interment today. Conductor J Conway and J.P. Coffee, of the city, will accompany the ve n’s father ternoon to ship t where he now resides, The young vesterday mains to Lim Mr. Al Sparks, the painter, died at 0 ck last might of flux at his home on North Seventh street. He was about thirty five years of age, and leaves a family and several broth- @ 5 and sister: The funeral of (he late Mr, J. W, Scott took place th’s afternoon from the residence at 2 0" ky, services by Rev. W. K. Per of the First Baptist church White enamel pie pina and tea and coffee pots at Hank Bros, & Jones. 24uss WOOD ALCOROL Just the thing for alcohol stoves, chafing dishes, vapor baths, OEHLSCHLAEGER & WALKER Bit xf DRUGGISTS Bost-y whole THE the Sun is the B by which to reach the ON REDUCED PRICES ON 1 COAL BUCKETS, FIRE SETS, COAL VA Our store is the cheapest place in town for these goods, Best quality coal buckets as low as 8v, CRCRERCDOEO8 00 90-O DEE TITIIITE 8 PRIMUS OIL HEATERS | $ NO WICKessoNO SOOToeesNO ODOR 'e Th iost wonderful heater made, | ARE TI Burns air and oil—more air than oil. Gives an intense heat at o minimum cost. AeA Aaa amen an eeaaananas IMARQUART RANGES bP BEST ON WHICH TO COOK THAN | OPERATION. 0, HART & SON H 303-307 Broadway. é @ $ 08 EASIEST 1B SGIVING DINNERS. SFFICIENCY. LOWEST PRICE, HIGHEST /]RE AND STOVE COMPANY ORPORATED BR nt IN’ 109-117 N. Third-st. 8S SAN SE SACO ERT For the past thirty nine years this familiar sign has been seen on ge Every schoolboy or girlin Paducah knows the name of ock, We carry the same quality of goods today that we did thirty-nine years ago. That means the best goods you can buy for the money. We areupto date in style, color and prica A picture free with every cash purchase. GHhO. ROCHE 821 BROADWAY. ee | 29! ua} & SON, SES CE a ILLE & SON/Z B. WE Res rea «See display in outside Case. TIES AND CLUB BOWS p R Cents fa Each wey Same quality for which other houses ask you 40c and 50c. We carry the finest line of Neckwear in the state. icnic CLUB In Stripes, Spots, D and Figures, lots d e1490N) Necktie P SILUSI i LET ES HELP YOU To have a com" rta! Je and handsome home, You will be delighte! and sur, Oar store 18 crowded with B. WEIL. LE &. 3 rae our stock, with our low piices, with our reason- We aria + it won't cost you much able terms, Handsome Bedroom “:ts, Lunges, Rockers and Folding Beds, Latest Patterns of Carpets, Rugs, Mattings. Our Stoves for both cooking and heating are unsurpassed for bea See Our Ranges, our ‘runks—in fact, anything that { Oar promises have been fulfilled in the past, which inspired pul Y will furnish your f We promise many astonishing bargains, and we always live-up to our promises—we will never disapj oint you, Remember our stores are open every evening uptil 9 eck JONES INSTALLMENT COMPANY CORNER THIRD AND COURT STR°ETS Dalton “ Pe theTailor £ 333 BROADWAY ase You Tailor-made suits to order for less f.oney than ready made ones of same quality. at the y Dalton's Tailoring Establishment Fiverybody can wear a tailor- mad s charged by