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\_ Music. ’ ~ af b ’ do more Job Printing than any other house in the city. Try VOLUMEQII—NUMBER 80 Bromo Seltzer, —AT- SOULE’S. Drop iu for a copy It’s Free. *Phone 313 for your wants in the Drug Line. THE GUSTOM HOUSE Will Be Repaired and an Electric ANARCHISTS rem ALTER WEYLER. us The Noted Spaniard in Danger of Be ee Killed-—Will Be Tried for Mal- feasance, Robbers Continue Their Raids in Kentucky. Prominent Case of Suicide at Riehmo: Other Late News. Madrid, Dec. 14.—Anarchists to- lay made an attempt to assassinate Weyler, but were prevented from harming lnm, It is stated that Weyler will be tried for malfeasance of oflice. 816 wae SLUMP. December Takes a Bug Fall This Afterne Dee. Chicago wheat took at dropped to § u big slump tod and this afternoon open O41 DOVER CASTLE BURNED. Dover, Eng., De 14—The fa- astle in the Western portion of city burned today with a heavy Hons ¢ the Elevator Put In Commissiower Puryear Returned This Morning From Wash- ing! R United States Commissioner J Puryear returned today from W ington, and when seen by a reporter stated that he had every assurance of an electric elevator st an early date for the ¢ roment building In addition, the be given many much-needed repairs, in- cluding improvements on the roof An inspector to make the sary measurements, estimate the co’ and locate the elevator expect Within a few days, and may arrive to mortow. T will be several thousand dollars, and the elevator house will neces- is cost il begin as soon as the in- Ss made. Tool Chests, Ve pedes, Slides and Skates at Scott Hardware Co., |, Harris’ Oyster Depot bas fresh oysters every day, Free delivery 1d.T.u lahar r set for Monday Charles Hopk ored, charged with housebreaking, was sentenced to the peniteatiary for two ye The t { Stanley W Sam | twith be ing, is set Ay Fiscal court \ convene in regu lar session Saturday at the court house, to settle with Sheriff Holland and allow ls against the county Nothing else of public interest will likely transpire. you want you will make no mistake | n ee 1 FOR I have received a ment that wa LAID TO REST. The Funeral of the President's Mother Held This After- noon, The Pall Bearers Selected Prom the Old Friends of the De- cogsed- Canton, O., De 14,.—Funeral services over the body of Mrs. Nancy Allison McKinle were held in the First M. E. church of this city at 1 o'clock this afters The inter- ment followed in West Lawn Ceme- tery, and this evening President Mc- Kinley and his wife will leave for the National Capital, reaching there at ahout noon tomorrow. Rev. Dr. Manchester, the pastor ehure ited the ministers of the churches, of whieh there ut thir i participate in the Pallbearers were among the older to of ervices ed fro members of the h, and those who for years bh een close neighbors of the dece They were: Jadge Wil a R Hon. Wm. A. Lynch, former Mayor KR. A. Cassidy, L. L. Miller, W. V Clark, Judge T. J. McCarty David Zoliers, former Mayor John F. Blake The First Methodist church, in sich the services were held, is the ne in which Mother McKinley wor. ped during her residence in Can- ton, and in which she was found almost every Sunday moraing, only erious indisposition or important ircumstances keepivg her away. Three weeks ago she was in her pew as usual she was n 8 years of aad, ek » her rall the while, gation with which the $s always been associated President he It was in this chur at he was su perivtendent of the Sunday school thirty years ago, and here that he alwe attended services when in Canton usually going with his moth- They last attended together last September, when the President was view to econon able CHRISTMAS ,. PRESENTS ire you that m T can as k this year is larger than ever, and ingite you to SEE for yourself, feeli ut it will abl be oe Petter Third Street Repairing neatly done ant guaranteed. mutually prof We Originate Others Copy LT have made and added to my alre uuapproachable line of chocolate bou bons an extraordinarily fine line of cam dies which I have styled the Oriental Chocolates, Bon-Bons and Frappes.... » extraordinarily fine ever before made or sold also the finest line 1 to the people by These car the like was ithis city hoxes ever anyone STUTZ Telephone ag4. 6 4t7 Brow here during his summer vacation. The President is a member of the oard of trustees of the church, cupy the pul-| SHE WILL RETURN, Apa Mrs. Dora Cl, Says that Death Alone Sh¢ arate Them, Valley View, Ky,, Dec, 13,—Mrs Dora Clay, wife of Cassius Clay, made the following written statement ‘Leame to Valley View three weeksago on a Vv brother, Clell Richardson about to my it and fami- ly. A fow days before I caine hece I was thrown from a horse, but not seriously hurt, as I thought, After 1 had been here a few days 1 became |sick, as a result of the fall, and I have been in bed for ten day which (has kept me from returning to White ] Hall as soon as J anticipated. 1 am now about well and’ shall retura. to Waite Hall next Thursday, and stay with Mr, Clay until death shall separ. ate us. Llove him well enough to live with him the balance of my days. Dona Cray.’ After Mrs, Clay came here there were reports that she would not re- turn to ber venerable husband, bi her statement should get all gossip Dora sent her brother on that at Gen, Clay a letter by score Clell Richardson, in which she told him she wanted to return home. The brother said that Gen, Clay sent Dora word by him that his horse and buggy are ready whenever she may want to return, aud that the doors will be open to receive her. Ricb- ardson said that Gen. Clay cried when talking about bis wife, and he PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, TU MR, FREDERICK W. SCHROEDER Dies After a Brief Ulness of In- flammation of the Liver. Four Years a Po- ticeman: The Deceased was 53 Years Old aud Leayes a Wife and Four Children Ar- {s Indefinite, Funeral rapgeme: Mr. Frederick William Schroeder ble of the First district, died at 4:25 o'clock this morning at his home, 812 South Fourth street, of ollammation of the liver, after an ill- ness of only about two weeks. The demise of this well known and a sad blow to his 1 of friends, many of whom did know he even ill. His ail- was not deemed seyious at first, r officer wa said that he wanted ber her return home, A MIDNIGHT CAROUSAL. Residents Near Fiith and Broad- way Awakened, A Colored le Fall Out.—Three Sh Fired, There was considerable excitement at Fifth and Broadway about o'clock three pi one, Guests Palmer House and others in t ty who wer wak ened by the noiee saw three policemen strug with colored woman She talked in a 1, | r manner, and those who heard er claim she said her t 1e one who fired the pistol. Her name is Lucy Tyler and the pol say Bob 8 1, knocked her down, a says red the 8 A warrant out against Smith, SCHOOL COMMITTEES. The President of the Board of Kd n has appo rell, & Printing —Brooks Insuravce—Alleu lor. Masic— Re Sanitary 1] Pure Ver maple syrup and] buckwheat Harris Fren hy} Market Phone 185. 1 | a OUR BUSIMESS MEN, Sun will shortly care- tally prepared ‘Index’? of the busi- ness men firms of Padu There will be a well written in ductory with the ‘Index,’’ sett neral business int: rests of It will be s forth the our city and county Thousands of people viewed the remains today and attended the funeral, ‘The members of the cabinet were present and many other promi- nent people. MR, J. A, BAUER to every st in the Union, and will offer unusual advantages to our business men to widely represent their own and our city's interest Our s« te will call on all our merchants and manufacturers, and business men, and explain fully the nature of the enterprise, aud we hope you will give it’ your hearly support. The Pearl and Ivory handle and Silver Plated Knives and Forks that Scott Hardware Co, are showing would make mother a present 2 importa nteed, I separate. ‘Telephone 185, 124 South Second street. ld Special Still, in| Doubt About That Trusteeshi) Mr, J, Andy Bauer, recently elected a member of the board of education from the First ward to ucceed Mayor Lang, has not yet decided whether to accept the pls or not, Te is inclined not toa and stated ina conversation with | a reporter that he would not know un- til next week what he will do in re- gard to the matter. = Mr, Bauer, as is probably well known, does not like the joke one of the members attempted 1m nominat- ing him, when he said Mr. Bauer wanted the oitice, because he had ran for it once or twice, Mr. Bauer never solicited it, and for this reason is reluctant to ac- pt it MORE ROBBERIES, Franklin, Ky., Dee, 14,—Another store was robbed here last night, Che people threaten a lynching if the robberies continue. PROMINENT SUICIDE. Richmond, Ky., Dee, 14—Albert Schilling, a wealthy grocer, commit- ed suicide this morning by taking norphine, No cause is assigned, Indian Ba-hets of every description HOLIDAY EX¢ URSION RATES, 24th Ist, On December 22d, 23rd Sth, 80th, Sist, and January the Nashville, Chattanoogs Louis Railway will sell tickets t points south of the Ohio and Poto- mac rivers and east of the Mississip- pi river at one aud one-third fare for the round trip. Good returning on or before January 4th, 1898 These rates do not apply on ines n of Jacksony F. B. 8s Tracuovr P WHEN Cheap wines are to be Always in stock Muscatel, Malag SOEH™ vod beautiful sat Seott Hard. ware Co, lide ORDERS WINE YOU SHQg avoide Claret, but yesterda: condition became serious, and night his relatives were summoned to his bedside, At 4:25 be br last. Thedece as bornon AprilSth, nearly fifty-three years ago, near New Orleans, La. He came to Pa- dueah in early youth, and settled here, For fifteen or twenty years he on the police force, and after be- ng deposed was elected constable which position he held for six o7 vight years. Mr. Schroeder had been married twice, leaving four children by his first wife and pone by | last, who survives him, He leaves also numer- ous relatives in the city, His four children are: Mr. Will Schroeder, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Mrs Ed OD, Hannar 1 Mrs. Henry Cor- tilland, of the city, and Mrs. F. C h, of Golconda The sent children have been no- tified, and are expected oon as they can reach here The funeral is set for Thursday sometime, but the ir is yet tu be fixed ¥ AN OLD NEWSPAPER MAN, Mr. Hendricks, the New Deputy Collector, Laking}Uhings Wasy. His First Visit to Paducah Likes Very Much, Since Ist}, the I L. Hendricks, the newly 1 Deputy Revenue Collector District, to succeed Hon, son, was found by a re office at the gover morning looking fortable as if he had oc- i ir for years Mr. Hendri: ureets all visitors with courtesy, and readily impresses € yeing a dignified, genteel per- age, will more than the average politeness 1 like Paducah very well indeed said. ‘*I was here several years xo, when the Grand Commandery, Knights plar, met, and was then nost aly im 1 with your pretty “Tfind my duties pleasant, d spite the fact that I have bad to » during Mr. Ferguson's ill- nes. aud have had no one to give ruction re e to my Mr. Hendricks is an old newspa per man, having been the correspon- a nt for some time at Madisonville, of half a m cr more matron litan papers. WAR IN BRAZIL, An American Writes of ‘Inde- pendence Day’? in Sao Paulo. Very Hard to Smuggle News Out of the Country, Dr. C. KE. Whitesides yesterday ‘norning received a letter from Mr J. V. Voris, a tive who is in Sao Paulo, Brazil, conveying i news that has never yet been lished in this countr; The letter is dated November 15th, esting pub- and states that date is to the inhab- itants of Brazil what July 4th is to the people of this country ; it is their independence day. It seemed anything but independence, however, The two political factions were then fighting, and it was unsafe to venture out, like be said. the = : eo Only night be= 425 Broadway, Paducah, Ky. Tele re he saw a mob take possession of phone No, 174, © newspaper offive and tear it up, ESDAY DECEMBER 14, 1897, even to the plumbing. They then set fire to the building. A person could not go from one city to another without a pass from the police, and everything looked like a revolution Mr. Voris is a civil engineer, and hay been in Brazil for some time, The factions are at war and | Very anxious to come home or South Africa, It very diffic ° get pews out of the country, and such things are suppressed whenever possible, A CHRISTMAS EVE EPISODE: Delia Allen was released from fhe county jail yesterday ng erved many 1 us shooti It was two years Chriktmas eve, that Allen came to the city, fi up on mean liquor and Went back to the Maxon’s Mill neighborhood to attend a Christmas at Oke hugel Deacon Whitby Howe got into a difficulty because Allen in- sisted on breaking up the mee and in the melee Howell was s any months had els and the ease dr court | Allen was sen- il for shooting in sudden ssion months he and is the same man to the jail he stood Allen, after surrender through tenced to heat end For » ‘trusty’ Winston called and warned while scaffold ready to die LIFE SENTERCE | un has been a Devil window on the Expected for Holley at Eddyville Kentacky. | Strong Sentiment Against Who Got a contin Dec —Cato and Holley werej granted separate trials this morning. Catohas a continu- ance to the May term of court. The jury in Holley’s case is accepted » verdict is expected this afternoor., On aecount of Holl ek Eddyville,Ky., may escape with a life sentence, Seati- | ment is strong agaiust Cato | OAK GROVE SEXTON | There Will Probably Be a Contest For the Place. The appointment of as Oak Grove cemetery is a matt considerable interest der the ordinance couneil at its last me tery. ommittee hia vi a sexton. It is said that recent election Sexton on the newly elect directly after th Porteous called n and Hardware Co, Somethin Why Dorit Youtake Browns’ > leon | HART'S |. si.tens oF coon coons RINE CHINA ROGERS’ TRIPLE-PLATED SILVERWARE «CHEAPER... THAN ER BEFORE \t exceptionally close prices We are now showing the largest stock ever yet seen in Paducah, ! RS OF THE Hol IDAY GOODS TRADE Largest Stock .* Lowest Prices 1OYa g..OF ALL KINDS... Toys GEORGE O. HART & SON HARDWARE AND STOVE CO. ..AT ALL PRICES... Better Toys Than any other House. Than ACAITIFA| RAKE stall BASES = F-— ENAMELED — HANDSOME LAMPS price, MONEY SAVING PRICES LEADERS OF LOW PRICES HART'S IF YOU’D SAVED WHAT YOU’VE WASTED You might now be a rich man. If you go on wasting you'll never have a competency. One way you waste is to pay more for your SHOES than is necessary to get the best. The way 1} we CAN HELP YOU is to sell you— HART'S W Patent Leather R Baniste Lea ).00 Shoes, for I or tton $4.00 Shoes for : Lad Needle Toe, button § » Shoe for. MI ) Slippers for.. 1 Slipper GEO Seda & SON, s for. had several votes pledged. When. tl ee. a cemetery committeee was appointed, @g 7 ’ however, rembers. Wer ii CUT PRICES ON MEN’S SUITS two wh could |] GS t——-. eee —- not r nittee} ee ae Bheeses : Suits of which we have but one or two sizes yet in stock. We want to bertson. I two ¢ lH } clear them out before we take inventory January J. se favor th ot of Mr. |B) eo | -| Josey va utison, ronal sa ae = | ws plicant for the place here is bu oo Holland, of West Trimble stree 4 <= TOBACCO ATTACHED. = Stacks 1 and 2 Stacks 3 and 4 = Men's Suits that for 48 Men's Suits that sold 98 Resident of the County Cliims|h «a merly sold at $10.00 and pate sel at $15.00, $18.00 and Half of Surveyor Wren'st . = $12.50 reduced to $20.00 reduced to...++ “ I 3 } = FE. Hilton today sued out a writ of = lelivery against’ County Surveyor = | Ey ts pea. for bal f 0 poand fh | F, & prysecution and Atworney Dave Cross| eT oo tc saa 409 BROADWAY Winchester’s court Saturday —r —— eet will look over our large line of fancy | @gynmees 52ST TR arti Phe largest wa fa the city. Prices ever. Wan. & Sox udway. | - -— <= Md tf, Beautiful Egg Boilers at Scott Hats Of Manly Beauty Christmas ()pening Du Boi & Noon THE We fy Reisling Madeira,