The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, May 4, 1898, Page 2

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[ir IS ALWAYS AS ADVERTISED AT THE RACKET stone | Cy PURCELL & THOMPSO 5c pair. et stays, §, Sand milk box. a pair. soap (olive oil), 10¢ STORY OF THE BATTLE, "THE PADUCAH DAILY SUK, | Published every afternoon, except PRrsipENT sent before the cable + TARASURER the outer world, F. Paxton R.W.Clements, FM; 2" Wituamson Jonu J. Dorian six Spanish pated in the action, Office, Standard Block, 115 North Fourth street. Daily, per annum in advance. $ 4.50 Daily, Six months “ ‘ 2 Daily, One month, week. Temas herbor nmnegnt- onal menengenh. favored. 10-ceR5 Specimén copies ‘free WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1898 As THE work on the sewerage sys- tem progresses, we hear nothing about the water ruoning up hill in the sewer as it was claimed thet it did while the old council had it charge. It is wonderful what a dif- fevence there is now that it is a Dem- ocratic sewer, instead of a Republi- can institution. pected direction. The insurgent chiet, Alejandro #as onthe Olymy e pilot so that he avoided the mined (remely torturous and difficult, Spanish fleet that was ranged in an toverted Y formation, Iv view of the fact that the Regis- ter always ‘gives the cold facts,” and every report that finds its way into iss columns is, to use the oft-re- peated words of the Register itself, ripped of high coloring and mana. factuted sensationalism,’’ the fic- titious account of the battle of Ma- nila that it published today is a curi- osity. tejo's flagship, being at the apex. This vessel was the center of the fire, guns of the Concord. of 1,000 to 800 yards in two minutes. accuracy and deadliness, After it was seen that the flagship was observed to leat —_—_———— Presipent McKiscery has decided that 125,000 troops will require six major general to leail them, «nd that three of these must be regular army officers and thre civilians with an army record. Accordingly be has selected Gen. George W. Shafter, Gen. J. J. Coppinger and Gen. El- well S. Otis from the first class, and Fitzhugh Lee, ‘Fighting Joe” Wheeler and H. A. Wilson from the other, lieutenant being killed, and over one- third of the crew being killed or dis- abled. The wooden single screw Castilla was converging fire, set on fire and sunk, Commodore Dewey's fire tactics seem to have been the system con- sidered the best by all high Europeun naval authorities, which 18 to select a ship and concentrate its fire upon it. The Spanish battle formation is an old one, while that of the American Commodore allows each ship to con centrate its fire as may be directed, 1t would appear from the burning and destruction of the three largest vessels of Spain's fleet that Dewey deliberately selected the largest ves- sels, one after another, and poured such a storm of heavy and light shells into each Uhat it put one after the other out of action in short order, Che first engagement, the dispatch states, lasted 40 minutes after the first shot, a part of which was utilized _ RerResentative Dinsmore of Ar. kansas, the ranking Democrat on the foreign affairs committee is a good prophet. A few days ago he said: “The impending naval engagement in the east will be a bloody one, but within a short time we will have taken the Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rico. Then Spain will resort to privateer- fy ing, but it will interfere with the fi commerce of other European powers, | in taking positions to better carry out and they will put it down in short| the system of attacking one after an- Po i other of the more important craft, * The second fight seems to have ; pay been induced by the appearance of Wan stimulates the study of as-] some Spanish war vessels that had tronomy as well as geography. When| been out cruising, and were coming a dispatch from Hong Kong, dated | into port. As nothing is said about 10:20 p. m. April 27, stated that the aa nha Ame bigs ships retiring vefore bok actions closed, it would { Asiatic squadron left Hong Kong for appear that no disabling damages Manila that afternoon, tig dispatch] wore iufletee, got here before it left Hong Kong,! ‘The scene during the cannonading and still the squadron had then been| was terribly magnificent. ‘The inces- at sea twelve hours. Also the results a roar of the heavy guns, us the i vic! m sharper report of the quick-firing ot fhe batsle # Masile, which degen eaten ps gage to cake an ater at § o'clock Sunday morving, were) powering hellish dia that was to. know in Washington before the bat-/echoed from all sides of the lend. tle was ended. “It is all plain, how- ever, if one remembers that when it locked bay. Not the least admirable feature of is noon bere it is midnight in Hong Kong. the exceedingly well plan- ned attack was the astonishing a Phaeton for sale, 124 By Ist st. the bay. They never seemed to be| i with Commo- dore Dewey, and directed the Lascar places in the channel, which 13 ex- The American ships advanced in the form of a wide V, and met the rte the Reina Christina, the Spanish Admiral Mou- and was riddled and sunk by the She is sail to have received 100 shops from 5 and inch rapid-tiring guns at a distance The gunnery was remarkable for its next attacked with the Washington, May 4—The French} Sunday, by embassy has received some news by way of Paris touching the fight Sun- THE SUN PUBLISHING COMPANY. cay oft Manila, and at Cavite. It INcoMPORATED comes from M, de Jouquire, French consul general at Mani'a, and was was closed to ch was to the effect that craisers and gunboats ‘The first altack began between 8 and 9 a. m. |May 1. The fall American squadron _,| sees not to have engaged in the first attack, but this is accounted for by “49 the necessity of having one or per- haps more Vessels watching the har- Neenah mle OT Then five or six of the stronger and faster Spanish ships - had Leen seut out by Admiral Mont- ejo as scouts, and if they heard the firing they were liable to come to the {aid of their friends from some unex- Jin the least dange maneuvering w: | times elaborate, sands who were watch hostilities, The Spa lieve their & able Ame fleet almost within firing ards cou! possessions, It impossible. the service. making the first figt moreover a surprise. Olympia 1 Asi is Hlagship, controveray. it came. Kong. was sent to Manilla, that an issue of be necessary. $50,000,000, By that time the en Mr. taken. count of war. has been sgreed on carrying a total of $9, increases, D Admiral Sampson, Benton, and was graduated academy in 1872. to post, as it is vice, and is familiar the Atlantic coast. made a junior tenant. nity he had of showin of daring, and has bro cials here. Lieuten the war with Spain, A HIGH PLACE IN pression on the great said: “If the accounts we fleet under Commodore naval history. ‘The pa into a harbor that was counter at dawn the under the guns of hedvy land fortifi- conaissance or dilatory preliminaries, | ti¢ to have been the intention president to withdraw the fleet from | the Asiatic station and send it to the Pacific until notice of England's pol- icy of neutrality was received. the ships were ordered from Hong They had to go somewhere, the revenues would decrease on He said no estimate had been made of the cost of war for JOHN C. FR Navy Lieutenant John C, mont, commander of the torpedo buat nila will take a very high rot rapning their ) vessels into the shallows, though the constaut ancdgome- When the day broke tens of thou. Re: ing on all si of the vast aod beautiful barbor saw the enewy in line of battle about ten miles out, directly in frontof Ma- nila, with the bright American flag, the stars and stripes, floating gayly , over each ship, decks and all visible] No Action Take appoints so neat and trim that the fleet seemed to be out for a [rather thao awaiting the opening of ld hardly in the cipital city of the fi vest of all eastern seemed incredible, A LUCKY MAN. Washington, D. C., May 4. —Com- modore Dewey is regarded by the naval oflicers as the luckiest man in| jqst year of 210 white and 52 col To bave the honor of} ored. the war which is to add to the glory of his cvuntry is indeed great, and it is at in The fleet of vessels of which the . went to the| (eo O Hart &Son.... ic station when the question of| Batty & Henveberger. war with Spain was still a diplomatic He had not prepared for war, but was ready to accept it if Moreover, it is known here of the and as an emergency order the fleet There Dewey met and vanquished the braggart foe and has placed his name at the top of the list of heroes of the first great naval war with moderna fighing ships. WAR IS. EXPENSIVE. Washington, May 4 —Secretary Gage made a a statement before the senate committee on finance yesterday would He estimates the war expenses for the next two months at bonds tire amoant the Treasury, with the exception of the gold reserve, would b2 exhausted, and $30,000,000 of the reserve also ge also stated that a year hence, as no one could say how long it would continue. Secretary Long has prepared dedi- $10,000, f tation, etc., to the Asiatic squadron, The fortifications appropriation bill in 377,494, EMONT. Porter, will not long retain his pres+ ent rank if he continues the war rec- ord he so bravely began the other evening by landing under the very nose of Morro's guns and securing valuable information for bis chief, Everybody knows that the lieutenant is a son of the old ‘Pathfinder’ and a grand. »| son, by his mother, was disabled and the Spanish admiral it in his cut. ter, the fire was consentrated on the Don Juan of Austria, which was torn to pieces, her eaptain and his First of Thomas H, He was appointed at large, from the naval Since that time he has been shifted around from post the rule in the ser with the waters of the globe from Asia to the Pacific coast ant clear around to Europe and In 1883 he was lieutenant, year later he was promoted to lieu- His little adventure on the Cuban coast was the first opportu- gg his mettle, The exploit has been characterized by Admiral Sampson as a superb bit ought out high praise from the war department ofti- ant Fremont promises not to be idle for the rest of HISTORY. Indianapolis, May 4—Gen, Benja- min Harrisoa, when asked for an exe naval victory, have received Dewey at Ma- place in ssing at night mined, to en- Spanish fleet cations, and that without any re- fe was a magnilivent exhibition of pluck, It recalls Farragut aod Mobile Bay, The fight must have been very hot, and we can hardly, I suppose. have escaped seme losses in the gallant srew—if not of ships, 3 unmatched’? 1 have an un- quaintance the American navigating] @#unted faith ia the American navy otticers displayed with the waters of|—ship for ship and man for man, it idey Then in ace conference, The senate recedes from all its new legis- lation put in the bill, and the house recedes from disigreement to senate Fre- and one Noting of | ‘Transas Finishing the School Br be son seeing this formid- harbor, | regular distance of the| the The school board session, Pr air. ‘Trastees The mivutes of 1,403, colored, 480. The following bi RG Terrell EP on. Len Faxon. ‘ cott Hardware Co. EB Richardson... W A Wickliffe JM Hart. Prof McBroom. Jackson Foondr, CC Rose The re, was received and iil tors showed the foll First white females First ward 647. 64, colored fem in Second ward 115 ond ward 612. Third ward les Ww ward 410, white females 216 ; Fourth ward 409, Fourth ward 636. Fifth = ward—W ward 1,336, Longfellow building ings would want one. the pole. tendance of a Whose parents resi hot who is attending Written on the death who was drowned Su He has solved the wo The deepest, the st Ani into the presenc Itis idle to talk of the future And the ‘might have been,’ ’mid our tears ; God koew all about God knew all about i How kind he was, How brilliant his pos: God knew all about hi Au are vorrect, the performance of our So in the darkness be trosiful, One day you shall say: *‘1t is well, God took from his yo troubles And Immortelles."” —Written for th eat stirring purities from the body banish pimples, boils, bic Y Case —beauty for ists, satisfaction guaray fact. A Williams $60.00, and $35.00. Inquire at fice, SCHOOL DAR gular Session Held Last jew Bro Barry & Henneberger. . ward—White Fourth ward—White 112, colored females ored in Fourth ward 227. Te Without paying tuition, IN MEMORIAM, With the answer, forever lias passed, Away from the oncoming years, Yet put him to sleep in the grave, How bitter the trial must be; And right through it all God is love ‘new so much better than we. crowned him siekly bilious complex. Typewriter for Sate, In perfect condition, brand new,in a Blickensderfer for Pd in the S EVERY Said LEOU "CAL TYPEWRITER -USIt LEADER IN IMPROVEMENTS, THE MOST MACHINE MADE, AND DAILY IN THOU- SANDS OF OF- FICES ALL wt Jt OVER THE # WORLD, # st CONTINUES TO PROVE TO BE # ITSELF itding. met last night i: sident. Jake i: Reddick, Bro and Allen were absent. the last were read and approved. Supt. McBroom read his regular report, showiog an average white at- tendance during the past month ot 4 The Smith Premier Er ar . ‘This is an in- | crease over the corresponding month ils were allowed +8 2 0 + LG 6 8 10 0 » 20 + 211 ry H. EB. Rrsevear afternoon and even ing in the ¢ nd was present at 9 meeting of the directors before re: )| turning to Louisville early this mor- Jning. Mr, Rosevear reports the | work’? throughout the state as ine most encouraging condition. State Secret spent yesterd: ) ys A military club 1s being organized among the members, [tis the in- */tention to drill in military tactice twice a week in the association's sees Oo! Gym,."? It does not harm one to “ | 50 know a little about suldiery and the 320 lar pay roll was allowed, and the report of ‘Treasurer Terrell ed. ‘The report of the census enumera- owing : males 31 total white Colored males 810 colored females 341; total colored in were published when the order was First ward 651. Total ia First ward 1,204. Second ward—White males 251 white females 8; total whites i Second 14 Colored mate 19; total colore Total in Se: hite males total whites i Colored male: hite males 244 A motion to provide a flagpole for on the theory that if it were provided this building with one, ail the other build- Some of the pu- pils have raised enough mouey for the flag, and wanted the hoard to furnish was | Supt. McBroom was instiucted to carry out the rules relative to the at- non-resident pupil, le in Tennessee, the schools here day, May 1, 150 Haynham »udertul problem, rangest, the last, e of angel it, yet ‘ook him it-—how noble,” and how brave, sible future— those who loved ung brow cart with Death's ie W. of the W. us, | males 193, |the building, some being in favor of | tion oF Bot, methods of war, even should he never have occasion to enter active service for his country. ‘Tuesday and Fri- day evenings are dri!l evenings. | Phe receot purchase of new books THE CUBAN ARMS AND SOUVENIR MEDAL, - for the library have arrived and are o ready for withdrawal by the mem. bers, The books selected, which sent, are indeed an excellent col- vetion of the newest and best fiction The reading publie is learning that » Woman's History committee of association is determined to have i|such a brary as will suit the tastes jof the most careful reader, \ ne ladies committee is planning a for all who will take advantage lawa—whic! Will be brilliantly lighted—ia front of the associa building. ‘The exact | date will be announced later, The Sunday afternoon talks for the given in the build | hos been arranged as follow 1 | H white females 266; total white in}g. : : Fifth ward 510. Cofored mates 100, | Way, May 8, \Courag colored females 92; total colored ia! g 4” bangin cr Be Vinh wna 2 Total in Fitth|S&atay. May 15, *Citizenship Sand tor |} Col. Q ©. Quigley. Sixth ward—White males 531, aay & i de 4 pi di dae 35 white females 46%; total whites in} cu guy hg “tLife’=-dadae J Sixth ward 999, Colored males 169, |" """¢) ate ee - eee? ¢> colored females 168 ; total colored in e ; Sixth ward 837, Total in sixth| Special music will be a ferture, Last Monday night’s meeting of the congress was one of the most in. teresting ever had. The resolution introduced by Flournoy, of Ken. was, after much lively aud hy debate, put (on its final pas: nd cairied by a strict party Vote, populist members voting with the republicans, One very intere ing feature of this meeting was the presence of some very distinguished visitors, among whom were United States Revenue Ollicer E. Lb. Hen- dricks and Hon. Jerry L. Porter, of Kentucky. The house, on motion, went into committee of the whole and the distinguished gentlemen re- ferred to above were accorded the privileges of the tloor and invited to speak, which they did, to the great pleasure of all present, ‘The warmdays are approaching— Judging from yesterday they are here—and the cellent’ bath rooms are growing in popularity, The are just one ure of the privi offered by the association. A mem. bership for a whole year—825 daye— costs but $5, and the bath rooms are open and ready every day (except Sandays). Why pay three or four times this amount at a public bath. ing establishment? The clectric fan fund is growing, and by June Ist at least’ enough will be secured to insure plessant rooms all summer. SPECIAL TAX, Last night a committee composed of Trustees Bauer, Weil and Walston ‘as appointed by the board of educa- tion to confer with the council rela+ tive to holding a special election to vote a special tax to complete the new building on West Broadway, The hoard has as yet been unable to Feach any agreement about faishing one thing and some of another, It is not yet certain whether there would be any use in holding theelecs It 18 generally thought typewriter for the Suy Of- tf, that there would be no use in it from any standpoint, as even if the major- ity of the voters favored the special tax, two-thirds of the registered vot- ers are required to carry it, and it is improbable that that many could be induced to vote either one way or the other, ypewriter Co., $21 Pine street, St. Louis, Mo. eth PE Ee PEE white females 119; total, whites i nf val wales 70; THtal” coforatf in | Per be blo Third ward 143. Total in Third| "il! be served on the THE # wt \ % < ts J. E. ENGLISH & CO., Deslerg, 108 North Secord street, Paducal ‘Telephone No. 90. “ Y.M.C.A. NOTES.| HOMOPAT: Qaice—9™ Broglway dence, 1000 Jefferson St. ba ‘OMce Hours #10, Physician Surgeon OMice Hourst Office, No, 4199 $ or ct Office on Niath, between ferron, Residence corner Ninth phone 14 THOS. E. 116 South Fourt JAPAN MAY VROY May pani ashington, pected that the will r of the t ttle at Manil developed” durin war all militar t to J oftive knowa miral ity, Ame ean th ities bere as aa the United States the ports of Japan open to our ships. ese decree of what is known as coal clause."’ This port, the United States mo pitable ports for recoa! Sterling Remedy Co, TELEPHONE LINE EXTENDED. Manager Joynes and terday iv a covered nessee Telephone line t other places from May! ~< SS LEERY na ed at once to the ad and BLOOD POISON A SPECIALTY ra PROFESSIONAL DR, W. C. EUBANKS, HIST, Telephone 1%, Telephone 37H A. S. 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They e the kio and nese | wales throughout the world, Minister I T15; total col-/next four Sabbaths of this month {shi has not received official advice tl io} will be one of t st series ever] Lt turns out that wh The given notice she will declare neut 4 decree of neutrality is not yet tually issued, so that Yokohana and other advantageous Japan continue to be open to the ports This is looked upon by the author- evidence friendly disposition of Japan toward ot It leaves |x and Chi would affe ample facilities to warships to lay io necessary coal supplies at Japanese ports to carry them to the next home While the privilege could be en- joyed by Spain as well as the United States, yet the effect would be of distinct advantage to the States, as it is in Asiatic waters that Unit vst needs he ling. 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