The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, December 20, 1897, Page 1

YOU can/rest reach ‘people by an advertisement in the Daily Sun ( VOLUME II—NUMBER 85 P HUYLER’S ba E GANDIES JUST HERE. DELICIOUS Piace orders for Christmas delivery. Nelson Soule, RAILROAD NOTES. Hendricks, of the Louisville detective force, and Jim Gorley, of the Llinois Central rail- road, raided a deserted barn pear the Lowsviile almshouse Friday + and recovered ‘over 000 worth of Qroperty, the accumulation of several seeks of systematic robbery of the nois Central freight cars, The railroad officials have been greatly troubled of late over systematic rolb- bery of their cars between Sov Louisville and the almsbouse. The detectives who were put on the case were at first completely bated. Two days ago a clue was secured, which resulted in the recovery of the sto! property. The two detectives ar close on the trail of the roblers end expect to Jand them soon. Detectives Jim night —— . Conductor Will E, Baker, of the ¢ity, who bas been running on the | Evansville division of the Illinois Central, was called to Evansville irday by a telegram that his wife, has been ona visit there for time, had. presented hire conta pp two fine boy babie ickett, colored 1, ©. to the I. pihit with Ini me The inju- ~ Ceal brows) NEWS FROM Democratic Candidates Getting Ready For the Next Sena- Brown May Enter, Senator Goebel's Chances For the Gubernatorial Nomination Good That Beadley Rumo May Run, ).—'The ef- Jobn Young governor's race is just what Jo Blackburn's friends have wauted for some time, as they have known that the former governor was primin ns for a try at the atoris R It has been thought here Uiat the most dangerous opponeat Blackburn would have to fear was Mr. Brown with Congress- man yn B. Rhea, of the Third dis- trict looming up as a dark horse who could ccunt on « good, safe following race opened. The an- nouncement of strained relations be- tween Khea and Blackburn is but an- ient history’ revaraped by penny-a- ers who were out of something political to write about recall the fact that during Rhea's hot fight against Dr. Hunter, Seaator Blackburn never ouce made an effort to aid the distinguished orator of Logan county, but it is said by some that Blackbarn dido’t think Rhea stood a ghostof a show and turned his attention to the Eighth district a a herculean effort to elect John B. Thompson to Congress, at noney Rhea got was raised by gin. teeman Woodson, who was 4-0 to get but « few hundred and RB ran pr ly without any help from any «i won, his friends thiak, gh Dr. Hunter is now prose- It is said by the knowing ones that Ihea will not for- get this, and ambitious, and withal popular, he will be in at the finish in the Senatorial struggle. So »hu Young Brown, the vapor- alleged wiseacres to the con- trary notwithstanding. Frankfort, Ky., Dee. fort to bsing “ex Brown iato the Gov. before the coute being wil ings of Mayor Weever, of Louisville, bas ppointed Mr. R. Lee Suter to a good place on the city executive boat, and this removes trom the Louisville congressional race the only vnounced candidate for the demo- nomination, although efforts are being ma to induce ex- ' Brown to enter this race and quit the senatorial scramble, and if he does he will be a strong candidate, Judge Sterliog B. Toney, of the law and court, and Col. W. B. Flem- x-state central chairman, are «le? as suitable congres- ur. although it is argued py democrats that both the white metal to atic party. ‘The e one who can us relations be- of the di cratic Politicians | THIS 1S FRANKFORT, PROSPERITY. Forty Glass Factories Resume Work With Increased Wages For All Their Oper- atives, Suicides and Other the Order of the Day Casualties Latest News From Washington. incionati, ©., Dec. 20,—Thirty glass factories in Indiana, and ten in New Jersey and Connecticut resume work this week with increased wages, The prospects in the glass business are considered yary bright. A Farmer Suicides, Shelbyville, Ky., Dec. 20—Morris Coats, a prominent and wealthy farmer, committed suicide today by hanging himself, No cause is as- signed. Gambler Suicides, St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 20—Jack McCune, a very celebrated gambler, committed suicide today by taking morphine, Recent losses are sup- posed to be the cause MURDERED HIS FATHER. And Gets Of With Life. Barboursville, Ky., Dec. 20.— Istim Lawson, the eighteen-year-old boy who murdered his father last spring, was today sentenced to the penitentiary for life. The elder Law- son was a Baptist preacher and his shot him down in the Held, It was only his youth that saved his life, Sentence For son Coal B Pittsburg. Dec, 20,—The towboat Sam Brown, en route for Cincinnati, Saturday, ran into the bank ne: Bollair and-sunk nine coal boat The coal was valued at $15,000. The damage to the Brown was $1,000, The towboat 3, D. Wood ran through her machinery Saturday at Parke burg, W. Va. William Lee, fireman, died withia a few hour nk. Alleged wiscovery Metals. Vanceburg, Ky., Dec. 10—There is great excitement at Valley, eight miles south of here, on Salt creek, over the discoyery of gold, zine and silver in that vicinity. A large tract of land on which those metals have been found bas been leased, and the work of developing the find has be- gun. J. M, Denbam, a prominent merchant, is backing the eaterprise. of Precious Will Go to the Klondyke. Frankfort, Ky., Dec, 18,— Senator Ed Parker, of London, who has just been awarded star route mail contracts aggregating $100,000, is preparing to go to the Klonkyke in pe, He was a bidder for the dyke route, but was defeated by vific Navigation company. itted Suicide, m., Dec. 20—Jobn Hogar, ce a wealthy man, com- Mie here today. Despon- osed to be the cause. wo Teeth, 20.—A baby and Mra, H, A. ing with two ‘They are in- . Pat- rom LOCOMOTIVES. The Iilinois Central Gets Two More Monster Passenger Engines—Used on the Memphis Division. The Night Runs of Conductors Changed From Louisville to Memphis—Other Railroad News. The new time card on the Iilinois Central went into effect yesterday, and the ‘Cannon ball’? No, 203 ar- rived on time to the second this mornin; The company yesterday brought in for use between Memphis and Paducah two bran new eight-wheel locomotives with steamboat whistles. These monster machines went into use last night, and are among the biggest and fastest locomotives in the country, They are decoruted in gold, and increase the company’s number of big passenger engines from six to eight. Six of these have been in use between Lomsville and Paducah for some time. The two new ones will be run between Padu- cah and Memphis, Last night Engineer came from Mayfield to twenty-six minutes, twenty-four miles run aver- el less than a mil minute, a the ‘train was under the shed at the Union depot in twenty-six minutes, and Maylield is twen.y-five miles, not including the distance from the yards here to the Union depot. Pat Hogan Paducah in distance of ie Beginving today the conductors on the Hlinois Central **Canuon bal's,’’ which through Paducah early every morning, will ran from Louis- ville to Memphis, instead of Louis- ville to Fulton. The change is made because the time made good that the otherwise long rua is thus made very short is so “I remember a few years ago." remarked aa old railroad man today. ‘when Engineer Joe Ran¢ run from Louisville to Memphis in twelve bours the Courier-Journal and all the other big papers heralded it as aremakably good ran, Now we ali make it in about ten hours. and by gum,’’ he concluded, *‘we ain't satisfied yet.’” KLONDYKE RELIEF, Secretary Alger Will Use Snow Locomotives and Reindeer to Carry Supplies. At Least a Dozen Kelief Parties Will Be Started Washington, Dee, 20,—The expe- ditions which will be sent to the re- lief of the starving miners in the Klondyke will be remarkable in many respects. Snow locomotives are to be used for beating a trail and 600 reindeer will be pur 1 for hai ing most of the supplies, The locomotives, with sled 0 at the service of the war ecretary Alger, wit propriation at hi that these locos part of the he will tipu) MONDAY DECEMBER 20, 1897. of the su)sistence department of the army whois in New Orleans, direct- ing -him to take tharge of the pur- chase and distribution of the relief supplies, | — Secretary Alger wants to hear at once from all manufacturers of con. densed food. He would like for FINE CHINA them to furnish rates for supplying | canned provisions to be taken to. the} Cy the starving miners = _ We surpass our own previous GORED TO DEATH AT A BULL FIGHT efforts in the immensity | and diversity of our 1 this season. An American and Th Spectators Killed at Gu alajara, San Antonia, Tex., Dec, letter wes received here from J. Dimmitt, stating that bis son, Law- rence Dimmitt, a mining engincer of Rosario, Mex., was fatally gored by a bull while attending a bull fight at Guadalajara last Sunday. The mad- dened ball leaped over the wall separ- ating the amphitheater from the ring, trampling under foot the panic- strickened spectators, Mexicans of the lower class. who were seated on | ee UN 7 pete He the unprotected benches nearest the | net nd id att 1 sizes wall. Three spectators, the letter | ane oad and mitt a said, were gored to death, and the; poses anG St 8h) ae bull made its way to the boxes, | ~but always lower Me } than elsewhere ..OF ALL KINDS... More’’I’ Than any other House. BEAUTIFUL BASKETS of the guards dispatched the animal | with sabers. Dimmitt,was taken to) the Hospicio Municipal, where he succumbed to his injuries Monday | night. ‘The Jefe Politico of the dis- trict has orde iavestigation, | 6: — GONE WRONG, where it caught Dimmitt and ran one HART’S of its horns through bis chest. Two Has Another Good Tnsurane Man of Loutsyille, Louisville, De clarke, one of the most successful life itors ever known here. sent from the city the Several irregular transactions are said to have been brought to light bis departure. Clarke was month ago employed hy York Life, and Mr. Noble of the pany any will lose nc as they made him fore he left. Oli Insurance bank say the $2000, drawn by C. Mengel, Jr., in favor of the New York Life Insur- ance Company was cashed by Clark without authority, and that the bank will lose that amount. Clarke is now in New York, and it is said thage> has gone there -to make a co! with anyther insurance company DURRANT'S FATHER Wanted to Get His Sen's Personal sets. 20—Joseph | best known and insurance solic has Ween abe since until the says »y Clarke, | everything be- rs of the German a cheek for Sav Francisco, Dev. 20,—William Durrant, father of the condemaed murderer of Blanche Lamont day asked the district attor the effects of his been held by the prop: since April, 1895. The request was re- fused till the prisoner is executes otherwise disposed of. They r wanted in the trial fur the mu Minnie Williams, he hav) been tried on this charg so Was: hin Toys |} You might now be a rich man. never have a competency. 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