The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, April 23, 1898, Page 2

Senne en naan ere Place on Sale MONDAY MORNING The embroidery bargain of the season: Two thousand, eight hundred and thirty yards Hamburg embroideries, manutac- turers’ odds and ends, in pieces of three and a-half and four and a-half yards long, sold by the piece only, at about half their value. These goods range in price from 5¢ to 25c yard, and come in all the newest and best designs. wil Qe BB @ New Lot Torchon and Honiton Laces Machine-made goods, looks and wears as well, and for less than half the price of the hand-made—s, 10, 15 and 20c the yard. A spe- cial lot of skirting widths, with insertions to match. New Style Collars and Cuffs ‘The latest shapes made, of four-ply linen, all sizes. Our prices, roc for collars, 15¢ for cuffs. Sash Widths in Moire Taffeta and Double-Face Satin Ribbons These prices for good, heavy, all-silk ribbons, in all the desirable shades, cannot be matched. Moired taffeta, 20, 22 and 4o yard; N for 35¢ yard. Five-inch double-face satin ribbon for 45¢ yard. 4 New line of striped moire antique sashes, four and a-half yards long, in all colors, fringed ends, for $2.95. We have the new shapes in the genuine Knox Ladies’ Sailors in all Sizes and colors. Plaid Parasols Well made, in stylish colors, for $1 Fancy white parasols, plain or . ‘ Twenty-two-inch taffeta sun shades, Prince of Wales handles, in stripes and plain colors. Tee Silk Umbrellas We have a lot of twenty-six and twenty-four-inch all silk taffeta, col- ored umbrellas, all colors, with Dresden handles, regular $3.50 value, for $2.80 each. Belts, Fans, Handkerchiefs Genuine leather belts, lined and with stitched edges, in black and colors, tor pyr cnaciy | 2g§c each, as Real seal leather belts for soc. New styles in Japanese fans for 5, 10, 15 and 25c. White silk fans for 25c. Ladies’ sheer pure linen hemstitched handkerchiefs for 10c. Men’s hemstitched handkerchiefs for 5, 10 and 15¢. Well-Made Kid Gauntlets"for Bicycling and Driving, 50c a pair. Lace Curtain Specials This Week We have cut the prices just half in two on a lot of very desirable heavy-weight lace curtains carried over this season, and offer you: Teu pairs $4.00 curtains at.. ..$2.00 a pair & pairs 3.25 curtains at. 1.68 a pair ~ oo curtains at.... 1.50 a pair Six pale MOP CMMMAMES.... 90 a pair Three pairs .98 curtains at... -qveqpairg., We have the celebrated Bissell Grand Rapids Cyco-Bearing Carpet Sweepers In oak, mahogany and sycamore finish. New Heavy Mattings at 12'sc, Just received, twenty pieces of good heavy-weight china mattings, to go in this sale at 12'2¢ yard. New Heavy Ingrain Carpets at 25c. Brass Ornaments for Draperies Handsome Empire rweaths, lion heads, loops, chains In Our Millinery Department We are having a record-breaking season, because the ladies of Padu- cah have learned that we furnish the latest New York and Paris styles at prices lower than are usually asked for ‘‘country’’ creations. for yard; No. 60 for joc a 25¢ om Just sent us. aud rings. @e BB @ IN OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT We are showing the new: toes, blacks i colors, all dongola or vesting s, high or low shoes, in addition to our sweep sale of odds and ends at one-half their cost. $ .98 and 1.00 buys line woman's dongola shoes, sold at 2,00 and 3.00, 2.00 buys turns and welts, sizes limited, sold at 3.00. 2.00 buys a man’s patent calf, sizes Tim ¥ very ci, new toes, a dar 10 buys woman's kid, turn’ sole, soft and nice 1,50 buys old lady's turn sole kid—solid comfort, 1.25 and 1.50 woman's kid shoes—our show will surprise you JUVENILE DEPARTMENT , Sizes § to 8, that wins. I's, $1.00 to 1.50, and 11', to 2 at 1.00 to We show you a line fron ‘The larger run, 8 2.00, can't be surpassed Do you use shoe polish? Do you have shoe repairing done? Try us on either and see what we can (lo for you, BLLIS, RUDY & PHILLIPS 219 BROADWAY 221 BROADWAY OLD GLORY FOREVER! In Humanity’s Cause Our Flag is Unfurled! On! ye brave, Cuba save. ‘our banners wave, all your chivalry, “The conflict deep Now rush to glory’ Brave patriots, al! « And charge with O'er Atlantic's wave McKinley brave Sends our noble s », undaunted, true, A fair isle to save or tind a grave And plant a new ‘red, white and blue.’’ “What higher aim can patriot know? What destiny m and Than the soldier's fight for freedom’s right, To free a suffering land The Spanish Dons ere shall taste Our “Uncle Samuel’s’’ pills And freedom’s bird sall proudly s To the Pride of the Great Antilles, In war, as in peace, it will pay everybody toro to DORIAN'S STORE Al 205 BROAUWAY ee pier BT Kho DUCAH DAILY SUN, cry that the rich are and the poor poorer. Published every afternoon, except|tived fifty years ago, and can a Sunday, by ber, know that the so-called {por THE SUN PUBLISHING COMPANY, | <!99 live better today than the ict INCORPORATED did then.” 4 “Ir is now known and has been publicly stated on the floor of the senate that if war had been force: three or four weeks ago, the United States would not have been fully pre- pared. It is not now ready, but the vigorous measures which have ben put into operation in the last few weeks have achieved most desiralle results, There is still, however,con. sidérable ammunition and other sup- plies on the way to this couatry or in| process of manufacture, and a fev days’ more time is almost essential from the military and uaval point of view, The foregoing from the Washington Post, of April 18th, is of itself sufficient reply to the eriti-| cisms which bave been made upon | President McKinley's action in re- gard to our relations with Spain, aud is only one of a series of facts which the public is now beginning to recog- nize as the true caus? of what many were inclined to look upon as_unnec- essary delay or a desire to avoid dell nite action. © M Fisher, W. F. Paxton R.W.Clemen! 8 Williamson John J. Dorian Otc, Standard Hock, 118 North Fourth street. annum in advance. $ 4.50 Daily, Six months 2.25 Daily, One month, 40 Daily, per week.......+.. 10 cents Weekly, per annum in ad- vance Specimen copies free Daily, per +» 1.00 SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1898 Tne total earnings of 120 railroads for the month of March aggregate $46,580,676, a gain of more tnan 15 per cent, over March, 1897, and the lurgest gain, with one exception, noted since the improvement in busi- ness activity immediately following the election of President McKinley. Raitnoap managers are still com- plaining of that ‘‘car famine,”? which sot in immediately after the election of President McKinley, and which even the activity of car manufactur- ers of the country seems to have been unable to meet, a condition in mark- ed contrast with that prevailing dur- ing the operation of the Wilson tariff law. ‘The proposed war loan is to be putin the most convenient form for absorption by the masses, A bill has been formulated by Chairman Ding- ley, of the Ways and Means Com- mittee of the House, after consulta- n with Secretary Gage, of the Treasury Department, which pro- poses the issuance of $500,000,000 of bonds in sums of fifty dollars aud multiples, the plan of issue being so arranged that subscriptions can be received through postoflices, Govern- ment officials, banks, or by sending checks direct to the Secretary of the Treasury for such sums as persons may desire to invest in these securi- ties, rangtog from fifty dollars up- “Ram tonnage heavy. On-western roads, east-bound shipments are large, but west-bound shipments on many line sexceed east- bound. The movement West is largely in heavy groceries, iron strac- tural work, railroad supplies, furni- ture, carriages, engines, boilers, and heavy machinery, materials for street improvements and building material, D continues including Jumber.”’—From Dun's} ard. There will be no possibility Review, April 16. of a reiteration of the charges made eee on a former occasion that bonds are Hexe isa quotation from Dun’s| issued in the interest of corporations Review, of the latest date, which) and syndicates, Secretary Gage hav- speaks volumes for the condition of] ing given assurance that in case the labor in the United States under the}amount subscribed exceeds provisions of the new tariff law, even! amount of the loan, all subscriptions in the face of the war prospects: “Labor troubles are out of the reck-| only the larger ones scaled down. calog. preset ‘| SOCIETY NOTES. have large orders ahead and nothing clouds bright prospects except the hesitation in placing more orders in a “So mauy gods—So mapy creets— * | So pany paths thet wind and wing, of the New| While inst tne ari of being t ina time of extreme anxiety.” —_—_——_—_—_— Secrevary Hest : ;. s Ts all the 014 world needs Orleans Cotton Exchange, in a recent report, confirms the statemevt, pub- lished some weeks ago, that the cot- the These lines may to some people seem very strange ones to open ton yield for last year was something society news with; butif the society people and also all those who read in excess of eleven million bales, !the daily papers and many who do which is, by far, the largest cotton}not would ovly put into practice crop ever produced in the United |these simple little lines they would States, being doubie that of 1880, Pe ine biel! be far ee and 1 and 50 per cent, greater than that of | Pelieve the world would be imp.oved a fs 5 ~ | by it and if nothing else we would all 1895, This enormous Increase 1 learn to be more sincere, to say the the production, in view of the fact] least. that the United States is the princi-} gy), Daughieia’ oh Tue’ Achertoah pal producer of the world, accounts Revolution met last evening with for the low price which still prevails] Mrs. Irene Cox at her home on North for this one article of farm produc-|Fourth street. One of the most in- tion. teresting meetings of the seasou was held last night. Gown continues to pile up in the] The Torian-Hubbard invitations treasury and in the hands of those}are issved. ‘The marriage of Miss who have been making sales of our|Pauline Torian to Mr. Will Hubbard merchandise abroad during the past] /8 t© be solemoized at 1:30 o’clock ha amouststh: 488" teaakan on the 27th of this month at the ne a 'Y | Broadway Methodist church. Miss now reaches, in round numbers,|‘Torian is a well known and popular $180,000,000 ; the orders of gold for] young lady of this city and has many Jimport during the past sixty days}{tiends here who wish her unalloyed have run at the rate of about a mil. {22PPiness. = Mr. Hubbard also has ""|inany friends here, though residin lion dollars a day, and the amount in here only a short tine, ‘wir with the circulation is now $125,000,000 in Sen offer congratulations, excess of the amount in circulation eran at the date of the Chicago convention of 1896, while the gold production of the world is increasing with greatc: rapidity than ever before, exceeding in 1897 that of avy preceeding year, while that of 1898 promises to be still greater. year. | The friends of little Miss Nelia Hatfield will be glad to leara that she is able to be out again after an ill- ness of several days. Mr. Horace Vaughan is convales- cent after a severe illuess of several days. Mrs, O. L. Gregory entertained the Married Ladies’ Euchre club last Wednesday afternoon, Mrs, Fowler won the prize. A delightful after- noon was spent and all kind of good things, in the way of refreshments were served. Tue commercial community of In- dia is joining with its government in urging that the British Parliament appoint a committee to devise a plan for the complete establishment of the gold standard in India, The long Mr. E, W. Vaughan returned ast given at the Campbell building last evening under the auspices of the Thursday from Texas, where they below $1,000 wall be filled in fall aad! A large crowd enjoyed the dance younger set. Mr. Len Rouse and wife returoed have been nearly a year for Mr. Rouse’s health. He hss returned much improved by his long absence from the city. Miss Mary Boswell is expecting Edyth Mitchell, of Evansville,to visit ber next week, {Quite a crowd of the younger se- ciety folk are expecting to enjoy a fine dance in Mayfield next Tuesday evening. Mr. Harris Ravkin has been on the sick list for afew days, but is improved today. Miss Mary K, Sowell bas been ill tor several days, but her friends are glad to see that she is able to be out in, Sailor hats seem to have taken a fresh hold on the fancy of the gentler sex, and for the past week nearly every stylishly dressed young lady has a jauoty sailorhat on, It is a very inexpensive style. Of course those who wish to can be extravagant Prasent Crisis THE POST-DISPATCH IS THE ONLY ST. LOUIS PAPER With Its Own Staft Correspondents at all Poiats of Intere: At Havana—Mr, Sylvester Scovel. At Madrid—Mr, A, FE. Houghitea, At Washington— Mr, Stephen Bonsol. At New York— Mr, Morton Watkins, ——DE/LE Furniture, Hou THE News OF THE DAY IN THE POST-DISPATCH, 15 cents.a week (seven days) if de- livered by agent; 60 cents a month if sent by mail, ROFESSIONAL DR, W. C. EUBANKS, HOMKOPATHIST, OMce—6 Broalway it ne 120, Velepe te phone GARDNER | a 78. in buying a simple sailor, as well as in buying any other style of head- gear, buta very pretty sailor that will last all season, can be bought for one dollar, and every woman knows what « comfortable style it is, and how convenient it isto have one ov hand. A pretty girl, a fresh shirt waist, a stylish skirt and sailor bat will always make a favorable impres- sion Upon the masculine mind. Miss Mae Pix a beautiful and accomplished young lady of Ironton, O., who has been visiting Miss Alive Johnson for the past few weeks, re- urned to her home o1 the New South this forenoon. She won many ad- miriog friends who regret her de- pariure. THE FIRST CAPTURE. |The Story of the Capture of the | Merehantman Buena Ven- ture, by U. 8. Cruiser | Nashville. The Sewure b a Handson Mo. - Legal and Will Net Sum of Prize Key West, April 23.-—The first en- | counter of the war was the eapture of t Spanish merchantman Buena Veature by the Nashville 17 miles south of Key West at 7:05 o'clock yesterday morning. The Spanish ship was brought to Kay West by a prize crew. New York, Apu 23,—The steamer captured off Key West yesterday left Cienfugeos in March for Pascagoula, She arrived there March 29, and sail- and Holland, ed later for Pen Washington, D.C, Apri 23.—The are con- staie department authoritie: vioced that the legality of interna- Uonal law in the act of seiziog the Soauish merchantman Buena Veature canunt be questioned, Naval officers ced over the capture, which the firsi-class, are records She was engaged in the colonial trade between Cuba and Spain, It is stat ed that the ollicers and crew of the Nashville will net a handso‘ne sum in prize money. show is rated STORY OF THE CAPTURE, ‘The Spaviard was captured shortly after 7 o'clock, The fleet at that time was only a short distaoce from shore, Smoke had appeared on the horizon, away to the Westward and by 6 it was plain this came from 9 merchantman, By 7 o'clock she was seen to he a two-masted, black bulled ship with white upper works and black smoke stacks, having the colors of the Spanish flag painted around it. The Spanish tlag was dying to the breeze above the taffrail. ‘The squadron had been steaming dead slow, say six knots, but at 7 o'clock the Nashville suddenly left the line and at full speed headed to- und exclusive use of silver, coupled with the fact that great quantities of vbat metal are hoarded by the na- tives of India, renders the task of substituting the gold standard a difti- cult one, but the fact that this plan 1s recommended in the face of these difficulties as the only relief from the unsatisfactory conditions which pre- vailed under the silver standard, shows that those who have tested in- telligently the white metal asa stand- ard of currency find it so unstable as to be willing toface serious dificul- ties in disposing of it night from a short trip to Dyersburg DRESS GOODS SALE This week we offer four pieces of double width check cheviois that were 12':c, at 1 cents Two pieces all-wool basket cloth, 50 inches wide, in purple shades, at ‘Tur attacks upon present condi+ tions which political pettifoggers are fond of making, are sharply criticised, by J. K, P, Marshall, of Cleveland, Tenn,, in the Manufacturers’ Record of recent date, who, after announcing himself as ‘not a railroader, have no interest in any corporation, do not pay a cent of taxes or live in my own house,’’ adds: ‘‘Any man who will carefully compare the rich and the Three dozen ladies’ shirt waists (last year's make), were o8c 1 PERCALES ward the Spaniard. A moment later a gun was fired from the port bat tery of the Nashville and the shot strack the water a few hundred yards away. ‘The Spaniard was then a iui from the Nashville and she held her way, making no sign of having given the shot any attention, For two miautes the Nashville held her way in chase and thea tried an- other shot that passed apparently within a rod of the Spaniard’s bow and clipped the spray from the crest of the waves for a mile beyond. The oficer of the ‘Spaniard’s bridge at once reverted her engines while # man rau aft and hastily low. ered her fiag. At 7:15 the Nashville brought to alongside the Spaniard, having every gun, big and little ia the starboard broadside pointed at her. ‘Then a whaleboat was lowered and Ensign Magruder, with a boarding crew of. six men was sent to take charge of the prize. She was found to be the Buena Venture plying between New York, Havana and West India ports. She had a cargo of lumber on ber deck forward that was stowed so as to give her a list to port. Meantime the torpedo boat Foote poor of fifty to seventy-five years ago with the rich and poor of today, will find that the balance is in favor of the poor, aud I brand as false the had iundown in the wake of the Nashvi'le and brought to beside the Buena Venture, For the next half e/ATTORNEY-AT-LAW | Telephone 396, Rose & FIRE LIFE and TORNADO A. S. DABNEY, @ DENTIST. 406 BROADWAY. DR, 0. A. AMOSS Homeopathic Physician At OMe: Offices, 4064 Broadway, T *. HIGH-GRADE BICYCLES AND BICYCLE SUNDRIES... ce, 291 9 pu HARRY F, WILLIAMSON, M0, Physician and Surgeon Office Hours: TtoPa.m,1to% p.m Office, No, 41949 Broadway. OR. J. 0, SMITH'S tpracticn, 1,0 Regular borrs for of Os. m, 1 te 3 p.m to 7% W e a, rather thar 126 and 128 IDr. Albert roadway and Jef © corner Ninth and Jefferson, ‘Tele THOS. E. MOSS Firta Sree dita Nexr Door 116 South Fourth Street, HENRY BURNETT Attorney - at-Law Will practice in all the courts. 18 South Fourth St. uovas 1:00-8:00 p 7;00~8.30 pm Papucau, Ky 1 1 ‘Galt House LOUISVILLE. KY, American Plan $3.00 to $5.00 per day, Rooms only $1.00 and upwards. Patent Flat-Opening Books A. B. COOPER ARCHITECT. Mavaze ov Am -Geman Nut, Bovk, and backing by the Nashville and) == = Foote as they lay about the Spaniard ’ tiga Magruder took change of | Lemon's Feed Store! Spaniard’s papers and sent a report 118 North Third street regarding them to the Nevlville.} | 4 KINDS > oer | They were eveatually sent to the flag ALL KIN clog OF FEED. ship by the torpedo boat Foote. inate stil Sitceial delice, As the Buena Venware lay await-} 7°“ " see whee ing orders from Admiral Sampson ier crew hung listlessly over the rail, or walked about her deck and gaze’ | at ber capiors, ‘Two Spanish offivers were on the bridge most of the time but one, ap- | parently the captain, went to and fro from bridge to deck and down below An American sailor bad the whee! Another stcod on the bridge near Kosign Magrader and others guarded the main deck. Sailors are carrying muskets on board and Eosign Ma- grader bas side arms. ‘The sailors on the bridge and at the wheel had bayonets in their belts and the men on deck kept their muskets in hand, | # Undortakers and embaimers Score Tetophone 18 ev ars 130 8 Thiid -J.S. 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