The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, February 22, 1898, Page 1

Sun’s circulation “books are always to the Advertiser THE. Pap rae oe UCAH! DAILY SUN. VOLUME LI—NUMBER 136 PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 1898, % Sanaa Nelson Soule’s ..-Balm torte 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 just received a new shipment of yold fish in all sizes, from 15¢ to 7s¢ apiece. We have only a few ti. Japanese specials left. Call aud see them or tele- phone 237 J.D. BACON & OO. Druggists MAYFIELO BURGLARS CAUGHT. Gold Fish Agents One Held « Pistol in Mr. J. A. Wright's Face. Mayfield, Ky., Feb. 22.—Much excitement was created here by the arrest of two negroes, charged with housebreaking. About 2 o'clock Sunday morning Mr. J. A. Wright, &@ prominent citizen, was aroused by sd cold air blowing into his room ‘When he arose in bed a negro shoved a pistol in bis face. Mr. Wright yelled at the top of his yoice. The negro kept him at bay with his pistol till he could back out of the room. As the negro ran out of the door Mr. p; Wright leaped from the bed to fol- low, when two pistol shots from the outside caused him to slam the door. He telephoned Chief McNutt, giving him a description of the robber, and in twenty or thirty minutes oflicers and bloodhounds were on his irail. The negro, Richard Allen, was ar. Tested in less than a half-hour after the officers were informed. Tom Holmes, another notorious character, ‘was arrested late in the afternoon as an accomplice. Mr. Wright identi- fied Allen as the negro who held the pistol in his face, WIFE ASKS $20.000, ¢ Mrs. Sebastian Sues the Turner Boys Who Killed Her Husband. Lancaster, Ky., Feb, 22.—Mrs, Ada Sebastian filed suit Saturday * nvainst Jack and Dee Turner for $20,000. # “th June, 1897, the Turners shot and ingtantly killed her busband, Marion Sebastian, on the Public Square in Lancaster. They were acquitted, It is feared old trouble, existing | between these parties, will be re- newed. It 18 the first suit of the kind ever filed in Garrard county, * and has attracted much attention. WHEELER COMING HOME To Give the Kentucky Legislature Some Advice. se Washington, Feb. 22,.—Congress- man C. K. Wheeler will address the a Kentucky Legislature at Frankfort on Friday of this week. TALKS. @ Takes the Father of His Country For a Text, 4 Philadelphia, Feb. 22.—President McKinley last night made an address to the students of the University of Pennsylvania on Washington, He said nothing about Cuba, M'KINLEY Was Lincoln’s Friend, Hodgenville, Ky., Feb. 22.—Aus- tin Gallaher, who was a bosom friend of Abrabam Lincoln died today at his home in this county at the ad- =) yanced age of 93 years. | Dainty Odors... How much we appreciate the ” dainty odors of flowers at this season! It isn't far all of us, however, to enjoy them as flung from nature's censers; but there is always the kind created by perfumes—‘‘sweet fragrance ) cased in glass’ — } May Bells, Vassar Violets, ; Crabapple Blossoms, [EVERYTHING INDICATES WAR WITH SPAIN. Great Preparations Being Made By the Government for the Possible Conflict. Washington Defenses Strengthened by Laying Sub- marine Mines and Placing Additional Cannon. SPAIN ALSO ACTIVE, Is Pushing War Preparations As Fast As Possible—General Feel- ing of Anxiety at Madrid And Washington, Washington, Feb, 22.—Everything today indicates an early declaration of war. Never before since the days of the civil war has there been so much activity at the navy yards and on all the coast defenses along the Atlantic. The government is rushing the unfinished monitors and getting those that are completed ready for service. Additional guns are being mounted on all the coast defenses. Especial attention is being paid to the defenses of the City of Washing- ton, Submarine mines are being laid in the Potomac and otber rivers that are navigable for sea-going ves- sels, hile the officials at the war and navy departments deny that these preparations indicate that war is near, there is yet absolutely no doubt but that war is feared and that, too, very soon, tis the intention of the administration to be ready for any emergency or sudden opening of hos- tilities, Cable despatches say that Spain is pushing her war preperations as rap- idly as possible, and that war is con- fidently expected by many people. The populace is for war with the United States. WAS THERE A PLOT By the Spanish Warship’s Captain to Destroy the Maine? New York, Feb, 22.—William L, Corbin, who arrived on the steamer Segurane: na yesterday, told sever engers that he had seen a strange little craft hover- ing about the Maine a short time be- fore the explosion. Mr. Corbin re- fused to say anything to the reporter more than'that he was going to Wash- ington immediately to report what knowledge he has to the government. He is # Spaniard. C. H. Pearson, a member of the Produce Exchange, spent four days in Havana and saw the explo- sion from & distance. He bad in- tended to stay there longer, but the threats of the Spaniards served to frighten him from the city. He said that they threatened his life several times and he was stoned by a mob while he was riding in @ carriage on one of the principal streets of the city. He said: ‘It seemed to me as if the whole interior of the ship was 1 out of the water into the air. with a terrific noise. When it fell into the water it raised spray 20 feet high, “The explosion caused a strong wind to be forced out to where | stood, and that, together with the force of the shock following the ex- plosion, knocked me off my feet.”’ The remarkable s )tement was made by several passengers and ver- ified by many more tha the Spanish warship Alphonso XII. changed her position, which was a ship's length from the Maine, to a place three ship’s lengths from the American ves- sel only a few hours before the latter was blown up. When the Seguranea arrived at Havana on the morning of the 15th the Alphonso was anchored about 300 feet from the Maine. The two vessels were so close together that the tide might almost have car- ried one against the other had one remained stationary. Some time during the afternoon the Alphonso weighed anchor and proceeded up the harbor away from the Maine a dist- ance of fully 1,000 feet. To this fact nearly every member of the crew of the Seguranea is willing to make aMdavit, Every American in Ha- vana they say regards this incident as picious on the part of the Spanish vessel. This story was corzohorated by F. W. Babbett, of this city and F, K. Ward, of Paul, who spent some time in Havana, Mr. Babbett also saw the explosion and had noticed that the Alphonso XII. changed her position the day of the disaster. He, too, was stoned by the Spaniards and insulted by expression, such as ‘‘Send Atkinson White Rose, etc. Carnation Pink Isa favorite with many very rich and lasting LYNE & LYNE'S DRUG STORE some more of your warships down here and we'll blow them to hell,” Bishop Fitzgerald of the Metho dist church was very reticent about giving any details of what he saw iv Havao but inthe general denounced Being | the conduct of the Spaniards as most outrageous. GETTING REA DY For Any Emergency at Every Port Along the Atlantic Sea Const. New York, Feb. 22.—Nearly one hundred telegraphic dispatches were sent yesterday from Governor's Is- land, the army headquarters of the department of the East, to various points of fortifications along the sea- board from Eastport, Me., to Gal veston, Tex. All of these fortific: tions, in which guns and mortars have been mounted, are under the control of Gen. Wesley Merritt, commander of the department of the East. General Merritt spent very little of the day at the island, bis staff attend- ing to the usual amount of telegraph- ic correspondence. During his absence, Colonel Bar- OLO WHITELY WORKS | Opened to Manufacture Machinery | For Marsden Cellulose Company. Springfield, O., Feb. 22.—Within | the last week seventy-five men have been put to work at the old Amos | Whitely & Co. Reaper works here to manufacture new and greatly im- proved machinery for the Marsden Cellulose company, of Philadelphia, of which J. F. Gibbs, of that city, is president, Superintendent W. 8. Jewell is quoted as saying they would have 500 men at work in the shop before many days. This statement 18 construed to mean that the plan sto locate the central plant of the |company here has been agreed upon, The coming of the company here is due to William M. Whitely, the quondam reaper king, in designing machinery that makes it possible to produce cellulose, now worth $400 a ton, at about 1 per cent. of what it has cost. Mr. Gibbs, accompanied by Attorney Graham, of Philadel- phia, has just left bere for Philadel- phia, after a conference with Mr. Whitely. A HARMONY MEETING, Capt. Farley Makes a Timely Statement About the Pro- posed Meeting in Louis- ber, adjutant general of the depart- ment of the East, was in charge. Colonel Barber refused to discuss the reasons of the activity along the seaboard, except to say that every- thing now being done was merely the execution of the coast defense pro- ville. Is For the Sole Purpose of Secur- ing Harmony In Republican Ranks. gram outlined several months ago. It was learned from other sources that orders bad been received on the island on Friday night to send from Fort Wadsworth to Sandy Hook 20 men to clean the big guns in the fort- ifications there and to transfer con- siderable quantities of ammunition. The same orders brought instruc- tions to send 40 men from Fort Schuyler to Willetts Point, to clean the guns there and to overbaul the amuunition, Fort Hancock, at Sandy Hook, is also still in the bands of the army en- gineers and ordnance bureau, The engineers are constructing the place- ments for the guns and mortars yet to come, and when they complete the work the ordnance bureau will have to set the guns and carriages and test them before the fort can be regularly transferred to Gen. Merritt's com- mand. This work will not be finished until late in the spring, and the qu: ters for the artillery will not be fin- ished under the present programme until October. Not until then will Fort Hancock be an official reality. Two days ago the expert artillerist stationed at Governor's Island, the man recognized by army men as the most skillful artillerist in the country, returned from a tour of inspection of the fortifications from Boston to Charleston. The Inst place he visited was Fort ‘aswell, near Cape Hatteras. On his way back to vernor’s Island he stopped at Washiugton and con- ferred with Secretary of War Alger. At Fort Caswell he found three high+ caliber guns in splandid shape, which he did not know bad been set up. He visited the Boston forts, the furtifica- tions at Dutch and Gull Islands, at the entrance to Long Island Sound ; those at Fort Schuyler and Willett’s Point; Forts Hamilton, Wadsworth, Hancock and Slocum; the fortifica- tions on Deleware Bay, and at other places down the coast, FRANKFORT ITEMS, Conservative Democrats Look For the Defeat of Goebel, Me- Chord and Prison Bills, The Penitentiary Committee Will Make a Breezy About Eddyville, Report Frankfort, Ky., Feb, 22.—It is considered today almost certain that the McChord railroad freight rate bill and the Bronston prison commis- sion Dill will both be vetoed by t.e governor tomorrow, and that they will both fail of getting the necessary two-thirds vote to pass over his veto. ‘The committee to investigate the Kddyville penitentiary returned to- nd are very much dissatisfied. be very di It breezy, Louisville, Orr and Chairman O'Neil are in the city today and claim that the Goebel election bill will be defeated in the caucus tomorrow night. ’S BIRTROAY, id their report will WASHINGTO. Banks and Schools Closed Today —General Holiday. This is Washington's birthday, Being a national holiday, all the banks were closed, agd there was a slight depression in business circles, ‘The public schools were all closed. The event was commemorated yes- terday by the various rooms {n patri+ otic exercises, All the oitertaine ments Were inost creditable, and the attendance was most gratifying to the teachers and pupils, Yost t; writer prints without ribbon, Beauti tul and perfect work all the time. Que O. B. Starks, Agent, In its announcement yesterday of the proposed meeting of prominent Republicans of the state to be held in Louisville next Saturday, the Louis- ville Times intimates that strong and pointed opposition to the adminis- tration will be expressed, Capt. Ed. Farley, who is mentioned as one who will be there, when asked about it to- day stated that a meeting may be held, but with no desire, nor with the intention of antagonizing any one, but for the sole purpose of trying to bring together and cewenting into a harmonious and working body the whole Republican party of the state. If factions exist in our party, as seem to be the case, they should be gotten together by some means and all work in harmony. This, said Capt. Far- ley, is the object and nothing more. NEWS NOTES. Judge John R. Bond has left Memphis for a tour of Tennessee in the interest of his candidacy for gov- ernor, Governor Taylor has opened his senatorial camp and will speak at Trenton March 7. It is said that China has agreed to open all her inland waters to naviga- tion by steamers, whether of foreign or native ownership, under regula- tions to be framed hereafter, Company E, state guard, at Lex- ington, bas been ready for service since Saturday night, expecting to be called out against toll-gate raiders in Boyle or Jessamine county. Henri Rochefort was committed to prison at Paris Sunday for five days for charging a deputy with intending to prove the innocence of Dreyfus by forged documents. E. G. Masse a constable of Little River county, Ark., was shot and killed from ambush by Ned Aik- en, his son end two negroes whom he was trying to arrest. A lynching is probable if Massey’s slayers are cap- tured. The states of Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and Northern Michigan are snnwbound. The snowfall has been the herviest of the season, and a forty-mile gale has caused deep drifts, blockading railroads and streetcar lines, ‘The Viscaya is strictly guarded in New York harbor by tugs, bearing officers of the United States navy,and no boats are allowed to approach the Spanish cruiser without being first re- quired to explain their mission. As soon as the Viscaya came to anchor it} put its dag at half mast as a token of regret (for the destruction of the Maine. Booker fT. Washington, of Tus- keger, Ala., the colored leader, bas written an open letter to the Louis iana Constitutional Convention, com mending the restriction of the ballot asa protection against the ignorant of both races and urging that in the degree that you close the ba'lot box against the ignorant you open the school house.” The Sunday Civil Appropriation Bill will be before the lower house of congress this week, and a protracted debate is expected, The senate has two appropriation bills before it, and will probably devote most of its time to Cuba and Hawaii. Friends of Hawaiian annexation hope to get a Clean, newsy, bright, entertaining——the Sun —Do you read it? PRELIMINARY HEARING Set For Thursday. ‘’om Hannon lore Judge Sanders This raing., Claims He Shot ~ In Self-Defense. Coroner's Ingucst Held Yestere day Afternoon, Hall’s Re- ins Shipped to Tolu, Crittendon County Thomas Hannon, the slayer of Williem Hall, was presented in the police court this morning. The only warrant against him was for malicious shooting, and this was filed away, Majur Harris announced for the defense and Attorney Jesse Gilbert for the prosecution, Judge Sanders stated that Hannon, the defendant, stood charged with murder, and that awarrant would be issued against him. Mojor Harris stated that he was busy, and the commonwealth an. nounced that it wouldn’t be ready for triat, and Judge Sanders set the case for Thursday morning, Hannon was sober today. He is a small man with dark moustache, dark complexion and seems to be confi- dent of his acquittal, When asked by @ reporter this morning if he had any statcment he desired to make, he replied ve had not. That he re- membered aistinetly everything which oecurre!, and that he had to shoot to save his life. He was remanded to jail without bail, Hanbon and Hall are both natives of Livingston county. Hannon once drove a iray at Smithland, and has many friends here among Livingston county jeople. The coroner's inquest held yester- day aff.rooon over Hall's remains develope! the facts as stated in yes- t y's Sun. It was proven, Low- ever, that Hannon, after being strack with the ax by Hall, went to his room aul deliberately loaded his gun, returning and pushing the door to Hall's room open. ‘This would dis- pose of the claim of self-defense, seemingly. Hannon was drunk, but he has always been considered a peaceable man, but would fight, if forced to. The verdict was in ac- cordance with the at cts. Hall’s remains were this morning shippe¥ to Tolu, Crittenden county, for interment. He has a father there, itis said. AUDITOR woos TRANSFERRED, Ile Is Sueceeded By Mr. C. B. West. His Headquarters Now at Water Valley—Mr, West Here, Traveling Auditor D, E. Woods, of the Llinois Central, whose head arters are in Paducah, has been transferred to Mississippi. divi- sion, und is sueceeded by Mr, C. B. West, formerly of Chicago, whose hea jvarters are in Paducah, Mr. Woods will hereafter be stay tioned at Water Valley, Miss. Supt. Neelan, of the floating equip- meat of the I. C., is in the city. Traveling Auditor D. Woods was in the city yesterday afternoon, Chiet Dispateber Allen Jorgenson is recovering from Lis recent illness. dew Window PL doin. A new plate glass window was this afternoon placed in Me . B. Weille & Sons in the place of (ie one recent- ly demolished by an awning Dr. Edwards, Thr Specialist, NOTICE... We desire to inrorm the public that the expected shipment of the celebrated Casa Nova CIGARS has at last arrived We would be pleased to have pleased to have our custom test vote soon, as the debate is not likely to continue much longer. ‘The inspection of the wreck of the Maine by expert diyers began yester- day. Capt. Sigsbee, in a telegram to the navy department, declared that all published interviews with him as to the wreck were untrue, and ex- posed the falsity of sensations! porte PL tlog ther) divers em- - uewspapers have been used on the wreck. Services tonight at 7:30 Cumberland Presbyterian conducted by the pastor. at the church, ‘The entertainment of Mrs, Haskell last night at the First Christian church was well attended and was en- joyed by all present, ers who buy them by the box fo telephone No. 180 and we will deliver them promptly Kespt. W. B, McPHEO Gy, Chamois ».: Sponges’ DuBois & Co. Druggists. 412 Boadway. TEN CENTS A WEEK Upholstery... 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. 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