The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, February 16, 1898, Page 1

E who read the Sun are always well posted “THE PADUCAH/ DAILY SUN. PEOPLE will read your ad if it is in these columns Nelson Soule’s ~eeBbalm ror we Skin ‘Can always be gotten at his drug store. It has won its way into its present compli- mentary popularity upon merit alone. It holds fast the many friends it made many years ago, and proves itself a perfect remedy and toilet article for the uses indicated by its title. Gold # Fish We have received a new shipment « old fish in all sizes, from 15¢ to apiece. We have only a few fine Japanese specials left. Call and see them or tele phone 237, J.D. BACON & CO. At MACHINERY Coming tu the Cordage Factory By the Car Load, Forty- five Loads of it in All. Druggists... Golk Agents The Big ¢ rn Will Be Ready For Business About May 1 yN 200 Operatives. Probably To Empl The cordags fact proaching == com) is building, ig practically completed, It is of brick, two stories, 240 feet by 75 feet the insic and with tw Marge L's. ‘The side track bas been pat in by the I. C., ment of machinery has gun, Some idea of the va of machinery needed can be from the fact that 15 car machinery will be shipped in to} equip the plant. Of this equipment | two loads are already here. It is the expectation of the man agement to have everything in readi- mess to begin operations by May 1 The company to 200 operatives, a skill, 120. skilled the number the plant requires, ‘The starting of this plant will give oppor- tunity to that number of people in this city to secure work. and the shij gotten ording Killed By a Mule. Newroe, Ky., Feb In Clay county a negro cropper and his two sons were killed today by a vivious Any Hand. Lexington, Ky., Feb. 16.—It is Said that ex-Senator Blackburn will take no hand in the coming guber- natorial fight among Democratic can- didates. MARKE Reported by the Lacy Grain Co. Chicago, Feb. 1 Phe markets today ranged as follows: May wheat opened at 9% , touched 1,03', and closed at 1,05 May corn—Opened 31 $134, closing at 31'\. May oats—Opened 2754, closing 27%. May pork—Opened 11.05, highest 11.80, closing 11,10. May lard—Opened 5,15, highest 5.20, closing 5,17. May ribs—Opened 5.27, 5.85, closed J May oton—-Opened 4.06, highest 6,06, closed 6,02, BAucate Your Bowols With Cascarets, indy Cathartic, euro constipation forever If 0, C.C, fot, druggists refund money. », highest oy highest highest Dainty Odors... How much we appreciate the dainty odors of flowers at this It isn't for all of us, however as flung from nature's slways the kind “sweet fragrance season! to enjoy them censers; but there is created by perfumes cased in glass!’ — May Bells, Vassar Violets, Crabapple Blossoms, Atkinson White Rose, etc. Carnation Pink 8 LYNE’S ORUG STORE Is a favorite with many very rich and lasting | | | TERRIBLE FAT E OF THE BATTLESHIP MAINE, Sank in Havana Harbor By the Bursting of a Dynamite Cartridge. Of Four Hundred Officers, Crew | and Marines Only Thirty Three Have Been Found. lon board NO OFFICIAL REPORT MADE; | Of the Cause of the Terrible Ca- lamity—The Department at Washington Crowded With People Washington, Feb. 16, The latest news of the Maine is that of the mariners on the ship, 1p m—| loss of the 400 crew and} only 33. have} been found, The excitement in this city is in- tense, and great crowds are around the state and navy departments. The state department is endeavoring to | allay the terrible suspicions of the people, but the people are suspicious that some important facts are being} withheld, No official report of the cause of aod drowned, Wounded and others Spanish line man-of-war and Ward steamer, Send light house tenders from Key West for few pieces of equipment water. No one had other clothes than those upon him. “Public opinion shoutd be sus- pended till further report, All offi. cers are believed to be saved. Jen- kins and Merritt not yet accounted for. Many Spanish officers, includ- ing representatives of General Blan- crew and still above co, are pow With me and express sympathy. Siusper,’ says there The first was Almost simul. Commander Sigsbee were two explosions, light. taneously there was a second, which shattered the massive vessel stem stern, hurling everything else on the ship high into compars'ively from to men and | the air and into the water or agalust what was left of the vessel, to be mangled and crushed lifeless before the unfortunates knew what had happened, Commander Sigsbee received a wound in the bead and other officers but they acted with wonderful composure were also hurt, under the cir | cumstances. the disaster has been wade and this | fact only increases the public all the more. anxiety | Navy was Secretary of the that the owing to the the accident bably explosion in the maga- zine of Maine of a dynamite | as there is everything to But the fact that no ex- planation has been made causes an cartridge. indicate it. uneasy fecling to prevail. Captain Sigsbie says that at least | > have been lost. Spanish reports say that the loss of the ship was purely due to an acci- dent. | Havana, Feb, Maine was blown up last night ate —The battleshi p | 16 by a dynamite cartridge. - - | ,m New York Ke ready be- | ammount | to the waters’ ads of | will employ from 120] 0% to their] stra operatives being | | -Bulletin 10 | from| tion of the 1, m.—The latest information Havana is that the de ed of a dynamite cartridge in the maga- The wreck | and burned | Maine was cau y the explosion ne of the batt hip mmediately ca Mt fire e Two ofticers and two hundred marines are missing and it is t ioteers will elieved that the list of vol- reach fully Feb. 1 2 ¢ United States battleship Ma n Havana harbor at & with fearfal de. 1p gsbee, who was in com: Jmand. this afternoon bat thirty-five reports of 100 men aboard the accounted . among the lost Lee and the nature of the Gen, has his} report cannot stated, it picion that the explosion was the) not yet made edy | tely | Cuban sympathizers in this at this time be de however, are strong in the sus- work of Spanish agents, who therein | sought vengeance for the De Lome | incident, the tioned, pending further particulars At the state department} accident theory goes unques- Several congressmen have expressed the opinion that a United States (leet! should be sent to Cuban waters forth- with, but neither branch of congress | iy ‘They await more complete information on has taken a action today, the subject, Blanco and all the Spanish officials say it was purely Captain-General an accident, and express the most) profound regret. Washington, Feb, 16, 2:10 p.m, —Neither Commander 8) Consul General Lee will report as to whee, nor Their silence is believed Reports in Wash- ington this afternoon indicate loss of life to be at least three hundred and the cause, to be significant, Long says |, | first Ameri oue of the best had unconscious Every one who not been rendered or lifeless himself a3 best he could. all saved was fire shout, and who killed fn the almost certainly burned, had been but There many were ship were who possibly some stunned suffering this awful fate. the Maine was in his bunk when the crash came, Nearly everybody on and not one escaped with anything but his night clothes, The Il-Fated Maine ‘The battleship Maine was ordered to Havana from Dry Tortugas Janu- ary 24, reaching that city early the morning of the 25th, and was the ‘an man-of-war in Havana harbor for three years The M second class » was a battleshi)) of the and was regarded a hips inthe new navy. at the yard, and was 318 feet long broad, 21.6 lacement, She Brooklyn navy 7 feet mean draught and 6682 She had two 10- inch vertical turrets and two military was built tons dis)! masts, and her power was furnished by twin serew vertical triple-expan- having horse power of 4 sion engines, maximum 293, ¢ > of mak- a speed of 17.45 knots, She ri four 10-iach and six 6-ineb vading guns ia her main bat. and eight I-pounder rapid-firing guns and four breech tery and seven (-pounder Gatlings inher atid four Whitel calibred guns, The Maine's Officers. The officers of the Maine were Capt., C, B. Sigsbee. Leut. Camdr , R. Wainright, Licuts, G. F, W, Holman, Hood, C, W, Jungen, F. M G. P. Blow, J. J. Blandon, Cadets, W. 'T. Claverius, A. Bron- son, J. I, Holden, D, F, Boyd. Surg., L. G. Heneberger. aym., C. W. Littlefield, Chief Eng ~* C. Powers. Asst. Engs.,.. D. Hasbrook, J. R. Morris. Cadets, P. shaw. Chaplain, J Lieut, of J AFFECTS AMERICA SECURITIES, secondary battery, Jobo Jenkins, Washington, A. Cren- P, bh hedwick Depressing Effect of the Loss of the Maine, London, Feb, 16,—American se- vurities suffered a heavy fall on re- ceipt of the news’ oA the sinking of the battleship Maine. * THHAT GOAL ASSIGNMENT still feared that as many as four hun dred may have been lost. The eabi- net took no action today but is wait. ing reports, ‘The feeling grows that the Maine was wrecked by treachery, Havana, Feb, 16,—Immediately after the explosion of the battleship Maine last night, her commander, Capt, Sigshee, sent to the United States Secretary of the Navy the fol- lowing cablegram ; “Maine blown up in Havana har- bor at 9:40 and destroyed, Many wounded and doubtless more killed Assets Will Be Greater Than the Liabilities, ny he The Company Will Continue in Business Until Next May. The schedule of assets and liabili- ties of the Campbell-Malvibill Coal company have not yet been filed, but it is authoratively given out that the | Sssets will be equal, if not exceed, the TEN CENTS A WEEK inbilities. over $5,000. The company will coutinue in bus. ineys uotil May Ist, to complete their steam contra and their contract to furnish 1 to the public schools, MORE BURGLALS, ‘The latter will not #0 | Mrs, Nanemacher’s House Entered By Thieves, ‘Thieves invaded the pantry at the residence of Mrs. Nunemacher, on South Fifth near Clark, last night. They pulled down the upper sash of a window and crawled in, tearing the curtain down, Nothing but provi- sions were stolen, and the thieves left no clue. STOLEN WATCH Was Located Today In a Pawn Shop Here. A news agent today located at one of the pawn shops on Second street, a watch stolen about two months ago from Engineer W. M. Ash, who was robbed at Brooklyn. ‘The works had been removed and anew set placed in the case. The matter is being investigated by the police. LIFE CRUSHED OUT. Accident to Thomas Warford. Terrible -~One Rolled Over Him, Was Hauling Logs, Thomas Warford, a well known young farmer of near New Liberty church, this county is in « dying condition. Day before yesterday he was baul- ing logs to Jas, Barnett’s mill, There | were three big logs on the wagon, and a sudden lurch threw one on top of} all him, and crushed bim against the otber. He was cariied hoime, Sud at last accounts his internal injuries were considered fatal. The accident is greatly deplored. as he is one of the most respected farmers in the | nty, and built New Liberty chureh, BURGLARY AT MAYFIELD, Broke About Houses, Into a Dozen Blood Hounds Put On Their Trait Lhis Morning, Bold house breakers made a tour of Mayfield last night, entering ten or twelve houses situated just out of | the city limits, Money and clothing were taken from every place. Blood hounds were put on the trail at 3 o'clock this morning, but being young dogs, they have not yet found the men. Ove of the robbers changed clothes and left his nts and an empty purse near ex-United States Collector Cosby’s premises, by which Chief McNutt thinks he will land the thieves, THE THREE RIVERS, Items of Interest Gathered From the River Front for the Sun Readers, The slowly, The Dick Fowler passed ont for river contines to fall very Cairo this morning as usual. The clearly McDonald from Miss- issippi river arrived here this morn- ing with a big tow of lumber. The John K. Speed from New Or- leans passed up this morning with a big trip for Cincinnati. The P, D, Staggs is due here out of the Tennessee river, The W. I. Nisbett from Cincinnati passed down this forenoon enroute to Memphis doing excellent business, Business down about the river was very dull this morning, The City of Clarksville is due here late this afternoon and leaves on her return tomorrow. RAN AGAINST A WIE. Young Clerk at Mayfield Badly Hurt Last Night. ‘Thomas Embree, a dry goods clerk, was badly hurt last night at Mayfield by run against a guy wire to an electric light pole. Several gashes were cut in his head by ragged eilzes of the wire, REGSIV RSHIP ENDS, St, John Boyle Retires By Order ot United States Court, Col. St. John Boyle was, by order of United States District Judge Barr. yesterday at Louisville, released from all obligations as receiver of the Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern Railroad company, provided he pay into court the sum of $7,447.14, shown by his report to be in his hands. He was directed to turn over to the Illinois Central Railroad com- pany the assets of the receivership, which company is substituted for the receiver to whatever liability may arise on him to repay into court sums or money expended or withdrawn during his term of receivership, ClTY MATTERS, Mayor Lang Returns From His Hunt—Letters From the Rosenkranz — Heirs Await Him, 1 Repre! Letter to Clerk {Patterson, People Want a Policeman, ° tative Mocquot Writes a Rowlandtown Mayor Lang returned last night from a two lays’ buat in Tennessee, and says he epjoyed his outing, al- though he regretted to find the city without light or water. Two letters were today received from the Rosenkranz heirs, at Evans- ville, by Mayor Lang. These ate K. C. Rosenkranz, Coven and Douglas Schultz and Wm. F, Rosenkrana, of 331 Upper Third street, Evansville. ‘The relatives desire all possible in- formation relative to the inheritance in Germany. The pe sple ‘of Rowlandtown, at the next meeting of the council, will petition for a policeman in that lo- cality. k Patterson today received a letter from Representative J. D. Moc- quot, at Frankfort, stating that the proposed amendment to the charter of cities of the third class relative to damage snits against the city, pro- posed by Henderson and indorsed by the Paducah council a few nights ago, had never come up, so far as be knew, and he thinks it will be impos sible to pass it at this session. City Clerk Patterson today began another diary on the big iron door to the vault in bis office. The other side of the door contsins a diary of the important events of the past several years up to the time he went out of oflive two years 9% The new diary begins, ‘Water plant breaks down; city without light or water,’? Today tue order to remove all ob- structions from the sidewalks went into effect. and Mayor Lang has in- structed the police to secure war- rants against all offenders. FUNERAL FRIDAY. iunsiga “reckinridge’s Body Roulo to His Old Home. Lexington, Ky., Feb. 16.—The funeral services of young J. C. Breck- \inridge, who met death while on duty Jas an ensign by drowning from the torpedo boat Cushing, off the coast of Cuba last Saturday, will occur iday morning avd be con- | duce y tev. W. S. Fulton, of |the First’ Presbyterian cure. ‘The | boay wiilarrive Lere from Washing- ton Thursday afte 5 o'clock. | The funeral will take place from the} jresidence of Dr. H. M, Skilluan.) The fwuily of the dead sailor boy | will attend the funeral will ac: company the bedy from Washington. There will be no prayer at the First Presbyterian church to- night. Owing to the scarcity of water, the church caanot be heated. (NOTICE... | We desire | ublic that | shipment of Eu to ‘orm ne celebrated services| q the] § expected | j pholstery... AND AWNINGS We are oow prepared to do anything in the line of Upholstering Repairing of Furniture and Awnings. We manufacture and make over all kinds of Mattresses; cotton top, all cotton, moss, hair and box mattresses. Odd sizes in mattresses made to order on short notice. Telephone 396, and we will cali and make estimates on your work. Gardner Brothers & Company Telephone No. 396. 208-205 South Third street. We don’t blow our horn very loud through news- paper talk, but we make things hum at 321 Broad- way. We carry as good goods as can be bought, and the prices do their own talking. When you want to get a pair of shoes, come in and try us. GHO.-ROCK & Sow 321 BROADWAY m GOLD DOLLARS FOR FIFTY CENTS... THIS WEEK AT THE FAMOUS | FOR ONE WEEK ONLY YOUR CHOICE or any DUNT iy rie HOUSE iN $10 CASH! & Worsteds epted Black and Blue Cla and Granites ex Suits were $15 $18 $20 $22 LEADERS OF LOW PRICES \Casa Nova CIGARS as at last arrived We would be pleased to have pleased to have our custom rs who buy them by the | ox fo telephone No. 18 | nd we will deliver them | romptly Kespt | W. B, McPHERSON, Chamois «n: Sponges DuBois & Co. Druggists. 412 Broadway. For Chapped Hands and Face, Use WINSTEAD'S « HANDINE z There is nothing to equal it. Sold by all first- class druggists. Farmers’ —_—#™¢s, Spence, Restaurant.... /? §, Sect 5) Ton Open day and night meal in town for the Short Orders = B.WEILLE & SON = 409-411 BROADWAY COHEN The Leading Pawnbroker good collateral at rea- ) onable rates and on lib- eral terms. I have opened a Pawn- broker and Loan Office, and willloan money on —" if = AY \ ed ALL BUSINESS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL A. COHMREN 106 SOUTH SECOND ST. Tailor-made suits to order for less money than fraijor- made ones of same quality. vody can wear a made suit at the prices ch Dalton’s Tailorinf® 333 BROADWAY Establisl.ment