The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, December 1, 1897, Page 1

tte . LADIES Mt! AT SOULE’S BON 4 VO eee “gag HIM AT LAST, DROP IN Erratic Madness—Killed by One of His Own Snakes. Claimed God Preserved Him from Was His us Snakes Bites Padecab With Snakes Last Su Poise ¢ in ner. AND TRY A Silas Sugg is dead, This will , re- call to miod many prophesies made when the eecentric old character was in Paducah last summer with his patche@up cracker-box of writhing t which he permitted to sting bim for the small sui of ten cents or There was no rimination He would let any thing from a copperhead to a moceasin bite him without extra charge. In bis issortmeot of snakes he had rattlers, spreading adders, copperveads and cotton-tnouths, Silas Sugg was a religious fs When seen and interviewed by writer on board the George Cowling, enroate Brooklyn, only a few months ago, he claimed he could neither read nor wrile. Reared on a farm in Pope county, near Golconda, he grew upto find farming anprofita He claimed that his wonderful immunity from the most deadly viras was disvovered through aivine dis Have pensation. Ue clained that his re- Kable knowledge of scripture was red und that he bal a rk kno of it there is no He could quote passage aftec a most uncan them all, He that the Bible or ting with. To prove this bite him reptiles more. in bites. VIGORAL NEW TIME CARDS, to ble Both the Mlinois Central aud N, CG & St. Lb Them Sunday. Iyubt Keep | pos Uache ny interpretation to prove The LOO, Up With the Lo & NA Mustling (to New Through Trains oo the NO. & StL. snakes to Tue Svx's prediction day before] — siias ‘ a yesterday that the time card that) tal sciman of maoh went into effect on the Mlinois Cen-} with heavy beard, His peculiar 4 tal Sunday would not remain in ef-]iigious creed and his wanderings se- fect long, in its entirety, at least, }oured for him the tile of ‘‘evangel- will come trae sooner than expected, | ist I for the past few years he Next Sunday there will be a sew]had traveled about from piace to ‘Lhe great Illnois Central} place in Kentucky and Italia, ex- wystem pewiug to the L. & Neomew fiibjeing tis ~-reptiless + this ~ face: time card, has found it necessary to} ands and body were covered with changes io order to com-| scars, He never treated any of the While the details of }veaomous wouads inflicted by the the new schedule have a8 yet Dot] suakes, aud they gave him no trou. been received, it 1s certain that No, | is'¢ 203, which now arrives from L s villeat 2:15 a.m, will redu its} ui., bast time between Louise and Padus] wa eah about forty or fifty minutes, aud some time + was killed at Stonefort, Fritay by a new snake. It man he met in some reason it It was from {is den but could reptile’s an- sSa given him by a tor never bite hin pulled i 1 its fangs intact vis trave anid iimself wh He fow to nothing to ar He had jast finished visiting Iilinois fair circuit, and was at a ebotel whea he paid the penalty sis insane madaess. ~ He opened box and began pulling th by one. aally the huge ‘blue’ rattler, coiled aud writhed Finally paused the his tion will be run after Sunday to Cea tral City, instead of Hodgenvil'e any other change to t rer the details are uo mire the snakes out ove yout, an the old man's neck and it its head peuetrated right eye. He and the reptile poreh, A chicken Hel, tora oped and tle rapidly swelling iven a quart of yail. He died a terri agony and his snakes one riding along}oy ove escaped under the horseback when he went ahead a Silas Suge earried to bis family red, ‘They thought he bad} gorpae, but he duly paid the penal- another road, bat it seems he}ey of all who startle the country by directly dowa the railroad] saeh unique and reckless feats, for track instead, Upon striking # tres [itey sooner or later result in death, tle he and the horse became eptan- Sugg became quite celebrated before gledin it and were struck by the} pis deat, and his pictures and biog- train, He was not deal when found. | raphy appeared iu many of the big , BO nrry .| city papers. Comtuctor J. 2. 2 Beran We. Base Hig exhibitions were 8 source of setey,:_ He wil owe | considerable revenue to him, and he ‘The directors 0 C., O, & S, | was aboutthe only man on record who W, raileoad have elec Stuyvesant [possessed this wonderful power— Fish Presiden, Col. W. RB. Ray vice | which failel him at the last mivute president, J. F. Vitas treasurer, C AMUSEMENT NOTES, \ Py nomeat, held a ~~ id struck, Its faugs over whe 1 fe riving the The name of Hight before Inst 1 on the Tiliavis ¢ Craynor, of H been attending cu | he was He and several were { wal to uo ence of liquor bis house. companions F. Krebs secretary and A, G. Hock+ staff trustee of the first mortgage. Col. R. J. Tilford, W. R. Ray, E.8, Monahan, J. 2. Hilliard, John J. Meffenry and James A, Leech are} The Ole Olsoa Company Passed the directors of this old corporation, mn ae will soon pass under the Through, ane, ,. @ contro! of the Illinois Cen- “ tral. A Few Matters of Interest to Pa- duca) Thea r-Goers. FINE -BONS AND The Ole Olson company arrived last night from Metropolis on the Fowler, and left the city via boat, ‘The company bas not been playing to goo business la'ely, It may be of some ioterest to know that Miss Josephine Pox, who played the mother in the play, is the wife of Mr, Olives T, Viske, comedian of the Casino Company last summer, It is understood she applied for a di voree, She was formerly a brette, but lately has been playing leads, }; CHOCOLATES ooreoooe 4 4CTANG LIKE MY CANDIES + sou Delicious, Pure, Satisfying STUTZ Phone 293. “The Gypsy Maids,” a fortune telling aggregation, is due in a short time and will occupy some building on Lower Broadway. King Russell, who was comedian at LaBelle Park the latter part of the season, when Phelps and his ‘*hama’’ Silas Sugg Pays the Yenalty of f™ held forth, and left the city with the 4 head. Pickett snd Gront Peal en gaged in a fight near Ninth ane remnants of the Metropolitan Oper company, retarned to the c tod He evidently likes Paduc had such difficulty The Fatat re that he had to use bis chat child of John Lamb in the country was bufned to death this morn its Sanders’ court today, ri caf dr acquitted, os cate re from th eed thes catching fire Poe aahie’ aatiant charged with malicious shooting, anc Crill Broyles, ¢ —Police Cap-| assault, were Gets W New York, Dee. from the police foree has not only} grand jury. been reinstated, bat gets $10,000] ued since Nov. Srl, and as the gi damagcs for detamation of character. | jary will be iu session Monday, it was deemed best to refer them to it. The St. Louis Browns have re- tained Tom Clifford, who was a mem- her of the Paducah club, Centre’ Gets His Deserts. Chicago, Iis., Dec, 1.—Banker Spaulding has been sentenced to a » peni bezzle- ! y term in the penitentiry for embezz! Clifford wis League, lost season —— always considered the best catcher in Fx-Mayor Todd. the Central League, by the best base- Louisville, Dec, 1—Ex-Mayor|ball players, although Stanton was Todd will go into business in this ]the most popular. The three catch- city. His plans will be made known jers reserved by the Browns’ are soon. Clifford, Clements and Marphy. EXCITING MKINLEY’S ENCOUNTER, PROPOSITION. De. J.G. Brooks Strack by Mr.| Will Urge Congress to Retire T. J. Kvetts With an Iron the Greenbacks—A $1,000,- Pin—Saloon Keepers 000 Coal ‘rust Said to Warranted, be Forming: meut, The Potter-Broyles Case T New York—English Victory Reported in the Soudan. An exciting enc this forenooa about Broadway in front inter took place} Washington, Dec, 1,—It 1s said 0 o'clock on} that the main portion of the presi- Jeo. Detzel's, | dent's message will relate to his prop. ia which Dr. J. Brooks’ was] osition to retire the greenbasks, The strack on the head with an iron pin] president has formulated a plan that by Mr. Tom Evetts, and paiofully, if} he believes will give the needed cur- not seriously burt. The latter was|rency reform, and he will urge it upon on his way toa blacksmith shop to] congress. have the pin, which was used iu the city's mule roller, repaird. ‘The difficulty resulted from a mis- understanding, it seems. Mayor Yeiser, Dr. Brooks, Councilman Barnes and Mr, Evetts were standing near each other when Dr. Brooks and Mr. Evetts began discussing a Sometime since when Mr. Ev yardmaster here, a hand of Sam Hol- land, a railroader, was amputated by Dr, Brooks, who finally secured a judgment agaiust Mr. Evetts in the cireuit court for $64, the amount imed for the operation. A_ bal- ance on this bill was being discussed 3. Ky when Dr, Brooks made a remark murder jointly that Mr, Evetts considered a reflec-| with Martin Thorp, hopes to go fr tion on his wife, and struck the doc-] and is basing ber hope on ‘Thorn’s tor over the head with the iron pin. | confession. Thorn swore that Mrs. Dr. Brooks fell agaiast a post and | Nack committed the murder, but she Councilman§Barnes interfered, pre-| swears th trary venting Mr. Evetts striking him again, Dr. Brooks was assisted way, bleeding profusely, and Dr. Taylor dressed the wounds, two or three ia number, those on top of his head requiring several stitches. Mr, Evetts gave himself to Justice Winchester and a warrant was issued against him Dr. Brooks, to A Coal Trust. Pittsbarz, Pa., Dec, 1.—It is said that a million dollar coal trust is being formed here, though the details are meager. A St Lexington ‘ McDaniel, a student at the State col- lege here, has been missing thr¢e months, and his parents have fi abandoned search. ~ ‘Flere is*ue to his whereabouts at all. it Missi: Dec E enator Dead Washington, Dee. 1.— Chipley, of Florida, died morning, Ank nator this glish V. London, Dee. 1 has reached here of a complete victory by the British tre over the Der- efter having his] yishes in Lawn, The Der- wounds dressed, went home, The | vishes were rooted their maio doctor insists that what he said was | posts captured. intended as a compliment, and those who know him feel confident that Mr. Evetts simply misunderstood bim, Mr. Evetts afterwards expressed re- gret at the difliculty having oceurred, saying that he and Dr. Brooks had always been good friends and good Masons together, and that what he did was on the spur of the moment, and he was glad friends interfered when they did, The case is set for tomorrow, ‘This afternoon Dr. Brooks was re- ported as being ina more unfxvora- catching on fire, ble condition, it being feared that coneussion had set in. SUITS FILED, At press time the authorities were at work on evi‘ence to change the| 4 Few of Minor Character Were warrant from a breach of the peace Lodged Today, charge to one of malicious assauit Lillie Howard today brought suit in Thirty-five or forty warrants were the circuit court against Sam Howard, issued today at the instance of Mar-|her husband, for diverce, slleging shal Collins against saloon- keepers, |@Paidonment. He now resides it charging them with violation of the|Charleston, Mo, Sabbath. They will be required to answer in the police court tomorrow. The city authorities are trying to make a clean sweep before the grand jury gets a crack at loval offenders, Dr. J. G, Brooks haa consented to serve wresident of the Board of Education, if elected, aud bis friends both in and cut of the board are ac- tively engaged in his behalf. 3, Matt Adams, a well known traveling man of Nashvil'e, who often came to Paducah, died yesterday in Hop'insville, and His Child Wiie Dying. Valley View, Ky., Dec. 1—Dora, the child wife of Casius M. Clay, is said to be She fell from a horse a few days ago, and peritonitis set in. arg, Ky., Dec. 1,—Bertie ‘promineut young man of , isdyiog from the effects of lus celluloid collar Westov thistow burns, exused by Manuafactur- brought suit for $110 0a a The Langstaff-Orme ing company today against 1], Rosenthal note. George Langstaff et al. today brought suit against J. S. Potter for J2 on a note, and the enforce meut of a lien. A serious position is that of a per gon who through neglect of a seem ingly trivial cough or cold is threat- ened by that dread destroyer of mankind—consumption, Do not neglect a cough or cold, however The city’s street roller propelled | trifling. It is a menace of consump- by horse power is again disabled, this time near Fifth and Harrison|incurable by all honest physicians. streets. It remaioed fora week or|Dr, Bell’s Pine-Tar-Honey is the more in the middle of Harrison near] best cough and cold cure, — Nothing Seventh, else is *‘just a8 good.’ dt O ficer A clab Mertormee ror . @wn strong, blvod pure. All drug: 1 Sensor had to use his last night ou John Pickett's cures cons, bun‘ons, hot, swollen, smarting, sweating, tired, callou OEHLSCHLAEGER & WEDNES Washington streets, and the officer separating them Pickett Owensboro, Ky., Dec. 1.—A little} was fined $10 and costs in Judge while Peal was Jesse Potter, tion, and consumption is pronounced | eoooooooHERE IS REST AND COMFORToooooeee ALLEN'’S FOOT EAS& A POWDER‘TO BE SHAKEN INTO THE SHOES It makes tight or new shoes , feel easy. Twenty-five cents a package. ’oq sale by Fith and DRUGGISTS oroady DAY DECEMBER 1, 1897. Than Ever Known Before at i : This Season. rged with malicious Jled in the police court tain Stephenson who was discharged | this morning and tarned over to the! No They had been contin ‘ Apparent Shoitage Makes the Situation as lo Prices Very | Satisfactory (o Sellers, Commercial.) in the history of the Louis- bacco market has the new croy: sol high before January, as now. I ct that new tobacco is sellipg way above the old crop and old has not been so high siue? 1874, which makes the prices rei very satisfactory to sellers of the 1897 crop, This cannot be attributed to any one, ause, unless it be the slight she ¢ in the 1897 crop, whieh is considered to be about 40 per cent. New tobacco is not any better than the old; in fact, considering the whole, it is not as good, being defi- cient in body, and the late cuttings | tle green, aod not! are said to be a well @ured, which is caused by the farmers getting id of frost, and hou their tobacco too soon. However, . careful estimate by one of the most prominent dealers in the dity, gives the new crop about 60 per ¢ent., one-fourth of which is very tine, silkeo, and with a heavy body, this “was of the first cutting. Mut one-guarter is of medium, while the remaining half is very poor, drouthy, and badly cured, all of which goes to show that the old tobacco 1s sume- what better on an average. ‘The situation as to prices is- ex- ceedingly satisfactory to sellers. ‘The market 18 stronger ttua since 1874 {rom the small stock of old and an appagent shortage in the new. The grades selling between $7 and $14 are high, and seem to be given the TOBAGO OUTLOOK, | {improvement im Quality—An | ; be } ‘ preference by buyers. ‘Tis has a good body, red or colory, sweet and in gohd condition, The medium bet- ter grades of Burley and darks is going to sell uousnaily high, accord- ing t some of the most prominent wareijusemen, The prices so far received range between $14 and $20. Afout all the new reggived has been sold satisfactory prices, and so far a" "sed from only one hogshead has Pe é Aheing avery a @reen trash, which was” undesirable at any pric In all, hogsheads of new have been disposed of, nine of which were darks, the remaining 248 of Burley, the latter averaging $8.40. ‘The av- erage of 398 hogsheads for the same date last year was only $3.18, which is less by hal€ than the average this year One fancy crop of six hogsheads of uty Buvley was sold last week at the Central warehouse at an average of $15.50, while at the other warehouses prices were equally a3 good, considering the quality. ents have been very small this year for the 1897 crop. This is ly because toere has not been at good season for reiandling up to last week, and it is now expected that during the next ten days the receipts will be heavy, aud from the present prices it seeuns to the interest of farms ers and rebandiers to put their tob: co on the market as soon as yy However, if 2 shipments are too nd the market gorged, it is likely that prices will drop. POPULAR YOUNG PEOPLE, Bourbon Shipt mai ible. larg Mr. Willie Page and Miss Blanch (Hughes to be Married, Both are Well Known People of the Woodyille Young Section, Mr. Willie Page and Miss Blanch Hughes, two popular and prominent young residen's of the Woodville section, will be married Sunday the home of the bride, Rev, W. W Morris ofliviating. The groom-to-be is one of the most popular young farmers in the county, aod the prospective bride is a pretty and highly { young lady, the daughter of the late Mr Bob Hughes, and a sister of Mr. Jolin Hughes. of the ei respe Beats 16 to 1. Vroctor & Grisham, Regent, Ills , write: “We have sold (wenty-four bottles of Dr. Mendenhall’se Chill Cure to one of any other since we have had it in stock, and we have five other brands,’’ If it is not the best remedy for malarial complaints you have ever tried. Du Bois & Co, will refund the mou 5Oc. tf 1 Hank Bro: lot of beautiful carving sets cheap. JOod s feet. WALKER REDUCED PRICES ON rneroviny voame nae COAL BUCKETS, FIRE SETS, COAL VASESIT Our store is the cheapest place in town for these goods, Best quality coal buckets as low as 8c. PRIMUS OIL HEATERS The most svondertul heater made, FINE CHINA NO WICKcoooNO SOOTeoooNO ODOR Barns air and oil—more air than oil. Gives an intense heat at a minimum cost. : y : HOLIDAY PURCHASES OF LAMPS CUT GLASS Male from us now will be put away and reserved wutil wanted. Make your selections now and 303-307 Broadway. BOOTS For the past thirty-nine years this familiar sign has been seen on. +t Feeghas Every schoolboy or girlin Paducah knows the name of » ock. from an uobroken stock. | GEO. 0, HART & SON HARDWARE AND STOVE COMPANY INCORPORATED 109-117 N. Third-st. GEO. ROCK & SON# AND SHOES 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 aud prico A picture free with every cash purchase. GRO. ROCE & Suits of which we have Stacks 1 and 2 Men’s Suits that for- merly sold at $10.00 and $12.50 reduced to THE FAMOUS ALWAYS LEADS 409 BROADWAY but one or two sizes yet in stock. We want to clear them out before we take inventory January J. Stacks 3 and 4 Men's Suits that sold at $15.00, $18.00 and $20.00 reduced to p25 B.WEILLE & SON 411 BROADWAY o Not Co to the Clondyke There is more clear money to t:o e who need anything in Furniture or House Furnishings to call on Gardner Bros, & Co., who handle a full line cf ? Furniture, Carpets. Mattin s, Stoves, Trunks, Lamps, Laca Curtains, Rugs , Chenil'e and Cerby Portieres; In fact, anything you need to make your house neat and comfortable. Goods sold on easy payments. GARDNER BROS. & CO. Telephone 396. Dalton '4°? The'T'ajlor 333 BROADWAY « 203-205 SOUTH THIRD. lease You Tailor-made suits to order for less money than ready. made ones of same quality. Everybody can wear a tailors made suit at the prices charged by _Aalton's Tailoring Establishment