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BALLS FOR EVERYBODY ! A full stock of every- thing you require for house cleaning. Ring Nelson Soule for your drug wants, ULTIMATUM Torpedo Fleet Must be Stoppe and Independence of Cuba Granted--She Must An- swer This Week. A SPAIN HAS NOW ASSUMED A MOST DEFIANT ATTITUDE Informs This Country in the Firmes* 7 on. guage That She Will Accede to “None of Our Demande ory INTERVENTION THIS WA. Yirst—The evurt finds that at the If Spain © vettses to Accede to to six fathoms of water, We are selling a Sarsapar\iia... At 50 Cents Bottle: Our cwn make. J.D, BACON & CO DRUGGISTs... GOLO FISH AGENTS EX-PRESIDENT HAPRISON His Heavy Rain, to a Colored Hands Umbrella, Daring a Servant. Indianapolis, March 28—Thursday evening when the rain was falling in great sheets, ex-President Harrisor, stepped off a Pennsylvania sireet, ear and walked rapidly toward hit, home. After walking sbout a ‘ylock, and while still some distar oo from home, jhe met a young co" ored servant girl Tunning bare’ ated in the fierce! storm. 4 hesitating a moment the generss put his umbrella in her hand aad hurried on home with what speed be covid command. Tue young colored woman, how- tver, would not let matters pass so easily, and immediately returned the umbrella, Few men would themselves as did Gen acolored servant girl. SUIGIQES OF TODAY, Despondency Causes Three Wufortu- have troubled Harrison over nates to End Their Lives. Louisville, Ky., March 28,.—Vs entine Roth, a printer, hanged him- self with a clothes line this morning at his home in this city. ‘The unfor- *tanate man had been ont of work for] a long time and his rash act was due to despondency. He left a wife and two children Old Soldier Suicides. Louisville, Ky., March 2 @ore Carter, an oki soldier, a at one time served Indian fighter, Genera) Custer, com:| mitted suic this morning bo shoot fog himself while down town, Carter had jsuffered from rheumatism for over @ year and was despondent. He Jeft 8 Wit. and three children. —Theo- | 1 who| under the famous | ‘Female Peddler Suicides. Louisville, Ky., March 28.—News Shas been received Lere of the de last night near Halstead, in Way county, of a strange woman. The deceased had been selling lave, and no cause is known for her fact. She killed herself with poison. Nothing is known of her, or where she came from. Wadlington’s Trial Postponed, Hopkinsville, Ky., March 28,— In the Circuit court Saturday afternoon, the case of Claude Wadlington, ed with the murder of Park Wil was called for trial, but was postpon- ed until the June term of court Wad- lington is now out on $5,000 bond, New and Valuable. Medicinal agencies are combined in Dr. Bell’s Pine-Tar-Honey, Lt ad- vances & new theory in the treatment of coughs, colds, lung and bronchial troubles. It gives immediate relief to consumptives, Liunwood u delig Connoisseur's Cigar. TOOTH POWDERS! We prepare a tooth powder that is endorsed by the dental profes sion. Besides being a pleasant addition to the toilet, its continued use will prove of the greatest util ity to the health of the mouth and teeth. Our toothache drops give quick lief. "i She Submits Anothe: | here, however, as merely a trick to | that these magazines did not explode secure more time. President Mc | from internal causes, they neverthe- Kinley will listen to no more such | joss are of the opinion that the explo- schemes. 2s jsion of the mine under the port side Washington, March 28,—An an-|of the ship caused the explo swer has Leen received from Spain to}sion of the two magazines Second—The discipline aboard the the Demands of Mc- Kinley. ship was excellent to orders guns, stores, etc. everything stowed acoording ammuniti The temperature | SPAIN IS FIGHTING FOR TIME, mal except in the tea-inch magazine and that did not explode, \ Third-—The explosion occurred at r Autonomy |rusry 15, Scheme for Cuba, But Me- Kinley Will Listen to No Such Offers. sions with a very tween them first explosion short interval be- The ship lifted on the Fourth— he court can form no condition of divers’ evidence Fifth—Technical details of wreck- age, from which court deduces that a PRESIDENT SENDS A MESSAGE definite opinion of th the wreck from the To Gongress Today With the Res 41, port side, port of the ¢ rt of Inguiry, Sixth—The explosioa was due to ‘ess is Eager for | no fault of those on board the Fray, Seventh—Opinion of the court MCLE SAM BUYS ANOTHER CRUISER, | stating that the explosion of the mine caused the explosion of two niaga- 1: ines, highth—The court declares that it cannot find evidence to fix responsi- Washington bility. Match 28.—The President today notified the Spanish | ; The report asa whole is a formal, government through Minister Wood I Me eciane z : out exciting events, and a good vote! A young druggist named Myers, of ford that Cuban independence must | ‘'sPastionate recital of facts, ant was polled. |Goleonds, who is visiting relatives auted and that the torpedo fleet | DOr the stamp of that strict official Owing to the flooded feondition of }O8 South — Sixth street nest {ism which marks naval procedure how on the ocean, sailing for Porto 8 { It is brief, not exceeding 1500 words Kico mus’ be stopped. He also. in- forsied Spain that he intends to re- and among the eight parts foes to the greatest iength under the second heading, which deals with the disci- and order of the This the court specifies with extreme min- uteness, the least detail of the satis- lieve the terrible conditions existing ia Cuba, by sending food and other supplies to the starving reconcentra- Joes. ple ship Should Spain refuse to accede te factory conditio’ f everything these demands, the administration) “Ory condition of everything on ‘ board being given. The norma! will intervene this week. jtemperature of the large forward Washington, March ish he Span- | magazines at 8 o'clock—ouly an hour yinet has another | and f for Cuban autonomy, and desires that the United States will al- proposed ty minutes before the explo scheme sion—disposes of the question of jcidental combustion It is regarded | magazines, these holds within low time for its trial, While the court the notes sent last week by this gov-|This will explain the remarkable erument, This note which was cabled | destruction wro' ght, the explosion to Minister Woodford, while making! thus being shown to have combined no demands, made a representation | the force of a mine without and two of facts suiticieatly impressive to re-| magazines within, The two explos- quire an immediate declaration her position by Spain, | curred, with a very short interval be ‘To this note Spain gives a deflant| tween them, is an additional detail auewer and in the firmest language | showing that two forces operated in intimated that no demands of this) causing the destruction, The find- government would be acceded to, jing that the ship lifted on the first ex- nish papers are today in a most | plosion indivates an external source, of ions which the court finds to bave oc- DENT SENDS AN | time of the explosion the battleship | lieved here Maine was lying in five aud one-half | uoavoidabla of the magazines at 8 p.m, was nor-|Ments on the situ Jia the wrong, 9:40 o'clock on the evening of Feb- | '8 under speci There were two explo- | © residents are ready to tlee from mine was exploded under the ship on]@, W, resentful mood, and denounce in un-/and one of tremendous power to be measured terms the proposed plan of | able to lift a battleship of thousands this country to send food to the! of tons. The character of the wreck- arving Cubans, aud declare that it| age, technically deseribed in the fifth is nothing more or less than an in-| part of the report from which the vasion of Cuba, court deduces that a mine | was ex: PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. jploded under the sbip on the port | side, sustains the view taken by some jexperts shortly after the disaster that Sent to Congress With the Report of | the force of the explosion was exerted the Court of Inquiry. | trom port to starboard, Washington, March 28,—The Prese| The feature of the report of deep- ident today sent a message to con-| St interest to the navy is the com- gress along with the report of the | Plete exoneration of Capt, gsbee court of inquiry, and called attention | 94 all on board, contained in the to the findings as to the Maine disas. | 88004 flauding, setting forth the per- ter. ‘The message contained no rec- |fect order and discipline prevailing ; | ship, and more directly state ommendation, except that it urged oe Nb i ane . ‘ “ie wads i . ixth fadi: whi clare: immediate avd calm consideration ot |! ‘be § me WED. Coclaren é the disaster to be due to no fault of the report. | i 1 The galleries in the senate and ose om board. house were crowded with thousands| The inability of the court to find of enthusiastic visitors anxious to, eVilence to 6x responsibility, as state | ed in the eighth part, makes the re- hear the reading of the report, Congress is in a very determined | Port 8° guarded in expression of mood and will brook no delay in deal-| Plame that neither Spain nor the ing with Spain and the Cuban ques- | Spanish are mentioned throughout, tion. After the reading of the report it LYNE & LYNE DRUGGISTS THE FINDINGS OF THE REPORT. | was referied, both in the senate and The summary of the report is 4s | the house, to the committee on for- follows: go relations, 4 ———————___ ___, iLATEST IN TO SPAIN. Congress was aroused to the great. est excitement by the findings of the report, and feeling is higher today than at any time. So great 1s the feeling tt gress will reject. McKiv' 04" to appropriate 85 fund if not ¢ tervent er Front Track By a Passen- ger—Vassengers Placed on the Ferryboat, fransfer Boat Laid Up by Winds Logineer Granger Slightly Hui t—Other Railroad Notes. at wtey’s request v0,000 for the relief allowed by ins wn Jo Cuba, war preparations are being hur- tied today as rapidly as ever. The flying squadron at Hampton Roads is ready jor duty. WAR UNAVOIDABLE, Believed eaay: Buys Another War Vessel After More, Washington, March 28,—It is be- con- forcible the river frout track was constructed ‘Was used for passenger trains, The first passenger wain to pass over it, up First street and across East Breadwéy, was yesterday morning. The train from St, Louis could not be brought over from Brooklyn on account of the boat’s inability to land. The mail, baggage and pas sengers were placed on the ferryboat Bettie Owen and landed at the foot of Court street. A trafn was then pulled sround to Court and First streets, and the transfer was made The passenger train at noon was drawn around to the foot of Court street, instead of being taken down the incline, and the passengers, hag- gage ani mail transferred to the ferry bout, and carried to Brooklyn. The novelty occasioned consid ble favorable comment from I. ( men, and fully demonstrated the ad- vantage of having a river front track. Trainoss J. St. Louis division, has given notice that on account of floods in Obio and Indiana, passengers from the Big Four wil! be taken on the J. C, after the limit on their tickets has expired 5 Uncle Sam Today. and today that war is simply The position of Spain Seems to;preclude alljehanves of peace. The United States to another cruiser in Germ y bought : and may buy one in England, The English papers in their com: ation that America is right and Spain entirely | think Gavin, of the General Lee sfeonsulate in Havana uard and all Ameri- Havana, The presidani is firm but will bet cautious to avoid any mi Granger, of the Illinois Central, fell trom his engine yesterday morning at the round bonse AT METROPOLIS, |: mag e Engineer E to make any trips yes: ) ate in the afternoon, on account of the high wind. Smith Nominated for Con- gress—Many Had no Opponents, The Lilivois Central has reason to congratulate itself on the success of a its excursion to St. Louis. All who el x $8 selves vb! The Rave For Sherif, Assessor and | "2Dt exes themselves as highly pleased) with it GAEAT, EXGIIEMENT. | Created By a Young Man Outi His hekd at | Robe de Nuit. rday, passed off with- Commissioner houy Contested, The Republican primary Metropolis S: sotne parts of th ! Adams, created quite a stir near were hard to AL. Fifth and Jackson streets about 5 The following special was received | 0’¢lock this morning by the Sun this afternoon, giving the It appears he is subject to attacks general results. 7 jof te ary insanity, He left his Hon. George W. Smith, received |room sbout daylight in his night the ncmination for congressman, | barefooted, and went to sev- majority, 400; Page. of Massac, and | eT ises and awoke the residents Martin, of Pulaski counties. received | ©: npting to get the doors, the instructions ull frighteped, and at one e county, the returns in y were fur the legislature from Massac county. George Saw- | Place © shot was fired to frighten him yer, for county judge aw nO Oppo- He was fina uent. Samuel Atwell, for county | y found by his r clerk, had no opponent. John R. | tives, sfter he had created a geners Reynolds, for county superintendent | alarm, and taken home, Dr. R of schools, had no ‘opponent. Jobn|&. Winston was called. ‘The young W. Evers, for sheriff, majority 400. |" «med to be oat of his mind, Curt Roby, for assessor and treasur- | hd was half frozen. He was today er, majority 200. Louis Moller, for] Peperted better. commissioner, majority small. The election was hotly contested for RIVER NEWs, sheriff, assessor and commissioner. = = : | CITY MATTERS, | RIVER BULLETIN a. § », 45.5, rising. Very Little of Interest in Municipal| C!'tanooga, 4.5 | Cincinnati, 59.8, ris Circles Today, | | ssville, 41.9, ris Chiet Jas. Wood, of the fire te-| lorence, 3.2, falli partment is preparing to paint the} 7lusenell ree engine house premises with white- | Mt, Ge art ce wash, in honor of spring, He will] \t: amen" wait, however, until he 1s certain the | N*-!ville, 13. maiden is hereto stay. | Pluahaity 251); fallla fe Ea | Davis Island, 11.9, falling, The board of health will meet} St. Louis, 22.8, falling Wednesday week, and clect two sani-| Paducah, 87.9, rising. tary inspectors. ‘The more the) 1 y of Clarksville is due here merrier’? will probably hold good] this in this case, as the list of applicants | fernvon, The W, F, Nisbet is due to pass has increased to nearly forty, accord- down today from Cincinnati for ing to reports. lMomohid The New Howards held their regu-| ‘The City of Paducah passed out of lar meeting this afternoon to admin-| the ‘Tennessee river early yesterday ister charity to the needy. ‘J 1e high | morning for St, Louis. water has driven a great many in the| ‘The R, A. Speed leaves this afters lower localities to want, }noon for Cumberlaud river after a toe of tes, Some little work is being done on the sewerage, but no great progress, as yet, has been made, r Joceph B. Williams, from vurg, passed down this forenoon with © tow of thirty-six coal boats en route to New Orleans. The ordinance relative to an elec-| tric superintendent, designed, it is ale} leged, to put another man in Super- intendent George Davis’ place, was not brought up at the last mee ing of the council, because there were not enough votes to carry it, itis alleged. | The Vive, Globe, Adlake, E SELL The intention was, if the ordinance} Cameras... American, passed, to hold avother election the} Diamond, tirst of April. MARRIED THREF, A Trio of Weddings at Hard Money, | Ray, Zar. Graves County, Yesterday, | We instruct you thoroughly. We |keep everything necessary to tak- There were three weddings yester- | day at the home of Squire William | in Ballance, at Hard Moaey, Graves | county. | ee ¢ pictures. At 10 a.m, Mr, Tom Melntosh and Miss Winnie Collie, and Mr. Landrew Collie and Miss Lucy Ham were united in wedlock, and at 3 p. m. Mr, Fred Hughes and Miss M rion Carroll, of this couuty, were married, M'PHERSON’S | ORUG STORE R, R, CIRCLES, First Trip Made Around the Riy- Yesterday for the first time since} Sntation of this successful play in ‘| be: Business was unusually dull down] about the river front this morning, | the Dick Fowler being the only regi «| lar packet out, E : The H. W- Buttorff arrived out of the Cumberland river early this morn. ing, and proceeded on to Brooklyn, where she remained until a late hour, leaving there for Clarksy' FINE ATTRACTION. SHE LOOKED T00 WHITE, to Marry the Couple. | | | | le. le The Groom Was Black and the Bride as White as a “Brother for Brother’? Coming to! Morton's Opera Caucasian, House Thursday Night ‘ An unusual incident occurred at the ¢ ty court house late Saturday afternoon. George Fletcher, colored, aged 22, a Ballard county farmer, and Annie Perkins, aged 20, of the city, applied to Count rk Graham for a license to marry. It isn’t often that a white woman applies for a license to marry a negro, and Clerk Graham was astonished for the man was densely black and the woman was perfectly white. This The attraction at Morton's opera house Thursday night will be the great Knglish drama, “Brother for Brother,’’ with Miss Maude Granger and Mr, Sheridan Block in the lead- ing roles. This will be the first pre- our city. The attraction comes aring the stamp of highest approv. al of the best newspapers of New York, Boston and Chicago, It is an interesting, wholesome play, telling a County Judge Tully Didn’t Want} rejoined the vlerk, ‘sand that is all we care to know.’’ So the marriage | proceeded. 1 TOOK MORPHINE, Mrs, Myrtle Boaz Was Tired of Living. Her Husband Found Her Almos¢ —Kefused to Show the Note He Found, Mrs. Myrtle Booz,of Boaz Station, Graves ceunty, about fourteen miles from Paducah, attempted suicide Saturday evening, by taking poison. She is about 15 years of age, and the young wife of James Boaz, a farner. They seemingly lived happily tox gether. Saturday le left her alone, and when he returned found ber stretched story full of heart interest and pathos mingled with the refined comedy,well deserving of the great success in has achieved. The company is strong and evenly balanced. Ino addition to Miss Granger and Mr. Block the cast contains 5 al well known | names, notably M and Messrs. E. T. Stenson, L. Willard and John R. Hines looked very much fike sn excep- tion, Clerk Graly ley held a mand Deputy Smed ‘onversation and a 1 the was white and declined to issue the ticense, The woman thea alleged that she was colored, and her sister, who was with her, and was equally white, cor- roborated her. This was suflicient to justify Clerk Graham, and he is- jsued the license. Judge Tully was alled to perform the ceremony. ' When he the couple before] black as the ace of| and the woman as white as/ Lloyd Bingham, R Everyoouy Says 50. Cascarets Candy Cath: Jerful pe pinonsenss. Fie bee icasian he ever saw, he looke | guarar seed to cure by ald cc nuwiste the clerk in astonishment. and Oak Stoye Wood. Dias ms ; One horse loul for 50 cents; two | 19 ny CARY BEY cts) FoR 8 or $1, delivered. Phone , ‘ on “ver 4 eeeeeeeer ee mene] «Why? asked the clerk nas UB erate “si white,” returned — the Dr. Edwards, E i Nose and hrost Specialist, Paducah, Uf jndge. “Well, she says T she’s colored,’” | out en the floor,apparently in» dying condition. A note was found near by. A physician was called, and it ia thought she will recover. She had taken morphine. The contents of the note her husband refused to divulge. The cause of her rash attempt is therefore unknown. ARRESTED FOR VAGRANCY, Two Crippled Tramps Locked Up This Morning. George Mills and James Carney, two crippled tramps who were about half drunk, were arrested this morn- ing about 11 o'clock by Otticer Gray on a charge of vagrancy. They were begging, and used very insolent language. When arrested they roundly abused the officer. Telephone 121 for besi laundry in Paducah. a i Comfor t Shoes We don’t claim to be the only people selling are the only store selling good footwear at such (¢ satisfaction. Our men’s shoes at $3.00 are uns children’s shoes at very low prices. table easy footwear, but we low prices. We have ja large variety and a fine quality of shoes, and can guarantee great urpassed. Ladies’ and GCHO. ROCCE & SON SAITO MNS RE BS (A WORD TO THE WISE IS Mothers of Boys, we want a word with you: ‘To tell you of the great opportunities we are offering out with Easter Suits at a very small cost to yourselves BJ greatest line of boys’ knee pants suits ever shown iu Padu to $8.00 from $1 ?' OUR STRICTLY Are well, 1 perfect itt ALL-WOOL riety of select from Si) SUITS AT ‘ eqnal to the § else Baseball /* Ouifit NE | | t ‘ The Economy Suspender 1 and inve H er 409 BROADWAY SO SE aE Dalton“ " TheTailor 2 333 BROADWAY Tailor-made suits to made ones of same qu We are showing the \% Something New for Boys’ Wear B. WEILLE & SON made suit at the prices ¢ Dalton's Tailoring istablisl.ment SUFFICIENT ! you to fit your boys cah, at prices rang ing. We 1 1 Weg where, wrautee them ve $1.50—consists of will please remember the suit for the presents. For boys from 3 to Supports both pants ers, Just the thing weather wear, as it does away with the usual body waist. All new idea. We have just received a 411 BROADWAY Can Please YOu——_—— order for less money than ready Everybody can wear a tailor- harged by REAL ESTATE Barcains| HANDINE »x450 on Lovelaceville gravel no's 2 miles out; ten $100.00 BUYS tesitence road, next Sin feet above the street level $250.00 BUYS Fountain Ave. lot, northeast corner Clay street, —————— street improvements paid \ $500.00 BUYS 3-r00m house, north side Broad street, corner ——ww= sth street, lot 65 feet rront; new fences, newly} painted, good renter. FAIR PRICE BUYS *%0x175 storay A side Secon belt railroad line touches rear of lot fancy price when wanted. on price asked. grocery warehouse property east vet, near Washington This property will bring! Brings in now 8 per cent and taxes I own al! above property, and will make terms to suit, or trade for Be ee eee GEO. 0, HUGHES, 312 Broadway. ForjChappzd Hands and Face,Use WINSTEAD'S ~ HAMDINE! There is nothing to equal it. “sold by all first- class druggists. A = ond Hand Goods IAM BOUGENO & SON Wye iW wry a line of mew ete. Call and get our where. We also egy

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