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ee eS Py ’ This week, at prices which mean 1 “ON THE LINEN COUNTER nothing short of real economy, we place a large lot of Table Linens | pieces of genuine heavy- weight damask at 25c yard. | Five pieces extra quality, guar anteed fast colors, heavy red dam-| ask at 48c yard. Good quality 60 inch German damask, only 35¢ yard. jels, 2 Extra heavy bleached damask, | 62 inches wide, for 75¢ yard, | Fine bleached damask, stylish patterns, 72 inches wide, for $1.00] yard. These are not every-day values. HOTEL KE =PERS And thrifty housewive: advantage of and Towels ‘Twenty-five dozen strictly pure linen hemmed huck towels, 20x40 inches, 10¢ each. Extra heavy huckaback towels 18x36 inches, at $5 cents. Fine quality linen, hemmed tow X44, at 19 cents. xtra German dam: bordered fringed towels, Genuine huckaback, plain and fancy bordered, hemstitched tow- els, the very best value offered at 25 cents, s will do well to take this offer of Extra Quality Genuine Scotch Linen Sixty-two inches wide, the very bes t for serv seveeOnly 50 cents Newest Neckwear Novelties In this era of shirt waists, stylisl part in a woman's outfit, The: Satiu club ties, black and all col v and figured piqu ne satin puff ties, light a 50 cen! Fancy fringed silk scarf ties, 25 puff ties nh necky ast ays a very important center of fashion or 16 inehe for s long and dar and 50 cents. Tailor-Made Linen Crash Skirts, 98 cents. | Well-made, li wear with s! ‘ht and serviceable for summer hirt waists. | You Will Need These and 15 cents. cellent values in ladies’ white and colored gauze vests, for 10 Pure lisle thread vests, black and white, 25 cents. Tucked chambray shirt waists {c Twenty-seven-inch printed dimities, pretty cents yard. Kid gauntlets for driving and bi Plaid silk parasols, only $1.50. New lot of jewel belts for 25¢ each or $1.00. plaids and stripes, 5 cycling, 50 cents pair In the Millinery Room Another arrival of st ers, await your inspection, ish shapes and trimmings, fresh from the import- We are Sole Agents in Paducah for Knox Ladies’ Sailors BLLIS, RUDY & PHILLIPS 219 BROADWAY 221 BROADWAY THE PADUCAH DAILY SUN, Published every afternoon, except Sunday, by THE SUN PUBLISHING COMPANY, EHOORPORATED #. M. Fisuen. PresipeNt R. W. CLEMENTS. LViGk PRESIDENT yohn'J. Dorian - SRCRETARY W FiPaatow |. <UDRRASUKER DIRECTORS: W.F. Paxton R.W.Clements, POM Fisher, J Williamson John J. Dorian. Office: No. 214 East Broadwa Daily, per annum in advance, $ 4.50 Daily, Six months “= 2.25 Daily, One month, “ 4 Daily, per week + 10 cents Weekly, per annum in ade 1.00 no copies free TUESDAY, MAY 381, 1898 — antiago harbor look over How would § toa man up in a balloon He might see Cervera’s fleet—may be not. Tnx rule adopted by the depart- ment of refusing volunteers on ac- count of some petty defect bas been changed and the Adjutant Genera orders the enlistment to proceed when the detect is only a slight one. Tue Maine will never be fully avenged until the Spanish flag is driven from the islands of the sea Wana the fa00 af the great waters, and floats tattered and alone over the wastes aud wrecks of Andalusia, Austria, Leon and Castil Apainat Dewey, while measuring off new dominions for Uncle ny should include the Caroline Islands io his plat and survey. In the settlement of this war we may need something to trade on, and these islands may go for small change. ee Tux latest proposition 1s to lay a cable from Manila to San Francisco via Honolulu, and this is to be done asa military necessity a3 soon as Congress makes an appropriation. This is a very excellent idea and the occasion for doing the work a most auspicious one, Tux massacre of missionaries on the west coast of Africa is a subject for grave consideration, and demands severe'retribution. Those barbarians should be taught a lesson which will not be forgotten in a century, The party which was assassinated was composed entirely of Armericans, ‘Tue pews comes from Washington that Speaker Reed has ‘consen ed’ to allow the Hawaiian annexation bill to pass the House. ‘The couutry will be very grateful to the man from aine that the people's representa- tives will now be permitted to vote their sentiments. To do so, bas been a rare privilege with the members of the present House of Representa- tives. Tue postal routes on the south coast of Iceland are novel inventions, or rather cheap adaptations of natural phenomena to valuable uses. When a letter is written itis placed in a | bottle and corked which is borne by the breeze and current to the wppo- site coast. Some trifle is always en- closed with the letter as a reward to the finder for delivering the letter to the addres: Tux echoes of Decoration day are such as to arouse the utmost satisfac- The graves | tion to allptrue patriots. of the e@ffederate dead were as gen- erously remembered as those on the union side. No greater proof can be found of the destiny of this nation than the unity of action and amalga- mation of sentiment and opinion that follows every political crisis when the victory of one or the other side is ap- jparent, Everything is subordinated to the one idea of perpetuation of the Republic, Publie opinion acts as the centralizing force that in monarchial countries acts asa restraining power and controls all discordant elements. Tuexe is a warmer national senti- eat Britain and the ment between G | United States century t. It has been brought about by than for a the | ble sympathy of Great Britain for us | sts of fairness and the agreea- in the matter of our little scrap with Spain, The readiness which several | nations have exhibited to bully us | has been held in check alone by Great Britain refusing to give them counte- |nance. So far as an alliance is con- cerned, it would be premature at and it is doubted if any agreement could make more jcertain our good offices this time. paper and active help for Great Britain in any stress she may be in than the foice of pres-| ent sentiment, Uncle Sam pays his dollar debts and is not slow to show his gratitude for even small favors; Hut the people do not desire any al- liance which will make us the mere tail to Britain's ambitious kite. Ir is with great pleasure that the nation will note the comprehensive instructions given General Merritt to govern his course in the Philippine Islands, His instructions tn fact are that he shall use bis own discretion but shall of course maintain the su- premacy of the United States, One cannot suppress the feeling that it would have been better to have als lowed onr military and naval chiefs athome more latitude and not to have attempted to control everything by the Board of Strategy. Time may demonstrate the wisdom of the formation of that Board, but the people at large have grave doubts about it today. The country is per- feetly satisfied with the operations of Admiral Dewey; chiefly because of the remarkable success he attained, but partly also because there hea ‘ of the entire Union at Omaha, Neb., will be open to visito boundless r new world opening to them, Scarcely country lying west of the Mississippi r hands of nature. Its territory was po stood sheltering the Indian, there is The develoy ment of the land has been future action are innumerable. suggests the wonderful lamp of Alladi tent of the conquests of civilization life. and broaden their ideas and deepen tl tury civilization. No doul been no politics in it and no interfer- ence from a Board of Stretegy oper- ating from Washington. The people do not relish the ides of delegating to a committee or a board authority that should exercised by the President or by vy departments, be the army and SOCIETY NOTES. ‘The girls have used everything un- der the sun for belts, it seems, but one thing is still left, and that is one | ot her best beau's silk handker- chiefs—not one of the plain white ones, but the kind that ‘Chappie Chawlie’? would ur ay in color and startling in design. How you go about putting on one of the “‘mufller belts’? 1s notexactly known, but before many days we may expect around their supple waists. | Franktert, is in the city, Miss. Ben-| nett isa very bright young woman, and is well known io Paducah for her witty sayings. Mr. Jolin L, Cochran, went to Grand Rapids, Mich., on the noon train yesterday. Kodaic here we may expect to him again in a short time. see Thursday evening Miss Mary K. Sowell wil) entertain in honor of her guests, Miss Edna Speer, of Chicago, and Miss Richardson, of Wichita, Kan. Many invitations have been issued and it is needless to say that they will be well accepted, as Miss Sowell’s invitations always are, Quite a party of ‘society people will leave here Thursday afternoon by be joined by another party and then make a round trip to Nashville. The party will be chaperoned by Mrs. irene Cox and Mrs. Edward Allen Rivers. Miss Edna Speer, of Chicago, Ll., will arrive tomorrow to visit her cousin Miss Mary K. Sowell. Miss Lizz’ npott was to have entertained the Young Ladies Cinque club but owing to the recent bereave- ment of a aear neighbor the meeting lias been postponed until some even- ing next week. Halloran and Miss = Mary her brother Mr, Pat Halloran have gone to housekeeping ia the Brook's cot- tage on North Seventh street. Theis sister Mrs. Stickney of Bowling Green, will spend the summer with them. Mr. Charles Boyd is away from the Southern Illinois, Mr. Martin, of Martin, Teaon.,| spent Saturday and Sunday in the city, | emauancannatd | Arthur Board is still with us. He came to go to church and remained to go to the park, Mrs. Caswell Benoett, of Frank-| fort, is in the city visiting the family | of Col Thomas Corbett, on North Seventh street, | Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rudy and Pro! and Mrs, Charles Hatfleld and chi dren will shortly leave the city to summer at the Rudy farm neur Ca. seyville, Union county. Miss Nell Crumbaugh, of Eddy- ville, isin the city. Mrs, Thomas C, Leech is in Cana~ da visiting friends and relatives, | Later on Mr. and Mrs, Leech and | their sister, Miss Martha Leech, will) go to Atlantic City to spend the beat- ed term, Col John Lue: ham was here Sunday. Jobn doesn’t come as often orstay as long with us as he did be- tore he became a benedict, Mr. Rhodes has given up the New Richmond and will return with his) family to Shreevesport, La, his old | home. Mr. Rhodes and bis wife and | daughter, Miss Jennie, have made ources of the Great West.as well os tie ‘To those who have never seen the tue plains have been turned into wheat farms and where tbe prin Contemplating the growth of the As John left his, musi boat for Evansville, where they will! on a visit to bis parents in| comedy sketch which enab‘ed them to |ing the beartiest applause from the wae nprnn soeceen m ILLINOIS BUILDING. Tomorrow the first day of June, 1808, the trans-Mississippi Exposition rs. This will be an expostion of the twechanical inventions West, it will be « fifty yerrs bave d since all iyer was as wild a i from t pulated with flercest savages, N ive tepee built the habitations of civilization wonderful, and the opportunities for West #n hardly conceive the ex- oo. © vcr pulmitive conditions and savege This Exposition will be an immense objcct lesson to all who visit i e channels of admiration of the Nine- t many will vi their short stey leave more the ) e the departure. Miss Jennie will spe: the summer in visiting Galvesto: Texas and New Orleans one sad heart when waits ot he! A HAPPY CROWD. The Entertainment at La Bell Park Pleases a Large Audi- dience—Very Up-to-Date, Several Hits Made by Those on | the Programme—Manager Tay- nitial Bow, jor Makes H There was a large and fashionable audience at La Belle park last night |‘ to witness the magnificent vauleville gntertainment offered by M: mage Chas. Taylor. A more pleased cro sit of people could not have been found to see our girls with the bandana! anywhere, aud there was not a persou who would not admit that the enter. | tainment was equal to any attraction | Little Miss Virginia Bennett, of )iiist was at the oyera house last sea. son at high prices. Mr. Chas, Diamond, the celebrated harpist, who is without 9 peer, made | the hit of the evening. He is know as the “Original Milanese Minstre and bis nawe isa familiar one in circles, He rendered sev eral selections in his inimitable siyle, {und received repeated encores, end- jing his entertainment by a medley TYPEWRITER P THE LEADER iN DURABLE MACiiLNE JE. ENGLISH & CO., Dealers, 108 Telephone 821 Pine street, St. Louis, Mo. ” REQUIREMENT OF A CRITI- SING PUBLIC. IT IMPROVEMENTS, THE MOST { MADE, AND DAILY IN THOU- ANDS OF OF- FICES ALL ot OVER THE ot ot WORLD, ot ot ot CONTINUES TO PROVE ITSELF North Second street, Paducah, Ky. No. 90. | the toterests of all would ever be con- | idered. He cautioned against stamp ing with the feet and whistling, anc said no one would be allowed inside without his coat, ‘TT management reserves the right to deny sdmission to anyone it sebs nnd will do verything to make the park the nr 8 wopular place in Paducah this year Che same troupes that are played t Memphis and 1 we Reck will 4 antl he Drought here, and Paducah will bo getting the ¢ . given to packed louse ties, Beginning Lows that are | in the oon, 1 Saturda, i Maus program wi last night, { there will be rendered tha with the excepti new 3, da GUN CLUB, Mr, Henry Bailey Won the Medal Yesterday. Bailey won the meda! shoot yesterday af. Mr. Henry atthe gan club A MISTAKEN IDEA We used to hear a great deal about things which fit “like the paper on the wall,” but how frequent it is that the paper doesn’t fit on the wall. Just because itis pasted vard is no sign that it fits. The pattern may not be right, the color may uot suit the room. You will get the most suitable paper by coming to us. Our specialties are Wall Paper, Pictures end Frames And our ttock is large, our prices are right, and designs varied, Call and inspect. L. P. BALTHASA AFTER REMAINING TWO WEEKS Dr. Goldstein Finds He Will Have to Remain a Few Days ternoon, ‘The score was as fol- lows First Shoot, f ial—Iogram 18; kowler 21; B Hausbro 8; St Lang 1 Ste and Bailey tied for the edal and Bailey won in the next, a 15-bird match, — Score: gram 11; Fowler 13; Bailey 13; Hansbro 11; Stegar 11; Lang 12 Samantha at Saratoga, In a New Dress One of the funniest of ali the funny certainly ‘Samantha at S: Will Carleton pronounces delicious bumor,’’ and Bishop Newman says it is **bitterest satire, ate with the sweetest of exbiler- ting fun.’ — Forinerly published by subscription atthe price of $2.50, and sold, it is said, by the hundred thousand, it hes recently been issued exquisite little cloth-bound vol- in the Cambridge Classics"* series hy the rated cheap book publishers, Hurst & Co.,of New York, as 8 means cf widely advertis- ing that series, and is sold at the fabulously low price of 25 cents, It would scem strange if they should not sell a million of them, ey are sold by booksellers, or publishers direst, ume the HER LAST ATTEMPT. Annie Copeland, an unfortunate including patri- | F otic songs and| ¥™42 who bas figured prominently sy my “Old Ken-|!® the police court lately, last might (VN tucky Home,’ | 0k a quarter's worth’ of morphine ig vo ¥ He ‘bas been on{'2 Shuille off this mortal coil, but the road for, Df: Robertson got there before the >is the highest sal- lf Pac } jstied man play- IL iog this instru- Grim Reaper did, and the latter was given the marble heart. Annie didn’t die, and says that she doesn’t want todie if it’s any worse than Longer. Li y The value of perfectly fitted glasses with reference to bealth cannot be overestimated, Their effect upon the nervous system is direct, and through this, 1odirectly upon the en: tire organism. A few of the troubles which result directly from neglect in this particu- lar are: Neuralgia, S.ck Headache and Neryous Prostration, Asad mistake is made by must people in putting off the use of spec- tacles too lo The old advice, “Don't begin specks till you have to,” has done a world of barm. Any one can, by straining and squinting, and looking sharp, go for a long time without spectacles, but he is sowing the seed of destraction in his eyes, Consult DOCTOR GOLDSTEIN, entific examination of the eyes free of charge. Oilice hours from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m., at Palmer house parlors, ¢ Deafe that stomach pamp. A general dis 88 Cannot Cured In fact, everything that is ue nish, See our iron beds before you buy, We bave lower prices than ever ‘yea manufa credit is good, Telephono 296 bearing iu ell Typewriters. machines. light. We she ke the orating the great wall of C will 1 t w rate a few walls in your h they need i OL out of that, and we alwa awallin need of artistic decoratio Bare walls denote a bare pocket! or little consideration of the beaut FIRE LIFE and TORNADO miral Sampson Must Meet the Spanish Fleet — Also Gardner Bros, & Co, will meet ali competition Furniture, Carpets, Mattings and Stoves, din furnishing your house from start to rd of on iron beds, We are the leading upholsterers of the city. We ure and e over all kinds of mattresses and awnings. Your GARDNER BROS, & ), £03-205 South Third, YES The '98 modei o1 the New Densmore is ball See sample with Oo. B. STARKS, Agent for Densmore, Yost and Caligraph Supplies for all standard Wall Decorating But your pocketbook is all righ ‘ou know a good thing when you see it W. S. GREIF. Rose & Paxton, Give you All Kinds of Insurance Over Citizen’s Saving Bank. DOCTOR ALBERT BERNHEM Over Oohlechtasger's Walker's drug store PRACTICE LIMITED TO DISEASES OF CHILDREN corner South Fifth street and Broadway, entrance, Odd Fellows’ Hall. /} menttoday, Hel ont with all ' a | cof Pp. 4{ gust with all things haman and a few = ; fa | isa K of P., a/ Sim win is what prompted | ¥ !ceal applications as they cannot reach the| Stomach and Intestines (Liver). Skin, including Hair and Nails. | // Mason and an) di ve iran, is what prompted | i used por-ion of the ear There ts oaly one| Blood (Anwmia, Rheumatism, Gout, Kidneys and Genito-Urinary System | lk, being 9} se deed. Way tocare deafness, and that Is by consuitu.| Diabetes) mambar of Ne Soo pe Uonal remedies. Le atness is caused by aa in Week OvPICK HOURS— Sundays ; dehaa a [ M. SOCIETY. faceed somhlicn.of ina samicans, tote a0 vie 1:99 00 10:00 0.1 uae winee eee \ a oe Kustactian Tube, When th s tube is inflamed 1:00 tq 4.00 and 7.00 to 8.9) p.m 2:0) 10 8.0) aad 7:00 to 8:00 p.m niks, r. dine i ‘ ave a rumbling sound o: imperfect heat Telep! 46 | mond is a pleas.| Every member of the Foreign Mis] joy’ ana whee t is enticely clnwed,, Deatnens telechene Tt) | + be is earnestly requested | is the resu't, and unless the inflammation can} = : hear, aud laughingly says for the| 1. ld Golo ah x dak ee hearing will by destroyed for y benefit of those who have asked, that} , ‘4 até abe’ to Ve orate Ore Sout of temare caused by Ca he is not a Spaniard. He will op-|( represent the Paducah auxiliary at| trina p= ay pear again tonight. Ta. cums! uastidd Ua mhan. Sia) Wieden ee any] [8 rapidly becoming the favorite with the people of this city. It leads all Another hit was made by Kadward} i ei Pecans Deatnes: ats others, for the reason that it is F. Reynard, the ventreloquist whose} POSTPONMENT, pot be ented t is Catarrh Cure Send |powers are marvelous. He has al estas Ti led, Obi tiki | peo ae ABSOLUTELY PURE them talk in a most natural helps ) : = | : the young ladies society of the First ae amusing manner. His work surpasses EXCURSION VIA anything ever seen in tne city in its way and must be seen and heard to |be sppreciated. He won much ap- plause, The Midgleys are bigh class] artists, {They appeared in up-to-date] songs and dances, and in a clean! show to advantage their talents as singers, dancers and entertainers They received their share of ap- plauses, Two who have made themselves fayorites already, are the Ksher sisters, who appeared twice in songs, dances and acrobatic figures, receiy- audience, A feature not on the prograw, but nevertheless one that proved most pleasing to the crowd, was the ap- pearance of Manager Chas. ‘Taylor by request, in his celebrated song, “A Pack of Cards.’ Mr. Taylor has « remarkably fine voi and knows how to use il, He was formerly on the stage, and clearly demonrtrated his ability to please, He will prob. ably appear again tonight. Taking itail and all, it wes @ clean, clever performance, and one that pleased all present, and that cannot fail toplease everybody. Ouly | artists are employed by Mr. ‘Taylor, this has given him reputation of hay- ing the best. Last night before the entertainment began, he made an ad- dress to the audience, saying that he intended to give the people of Padu. cah what they wanted, and was sure that his present show could do noth. ing but please. His salary list, if he should state it, he said, would be discredited. He also said that he intended to drowned if ordinance will and owners can save trouble and ex~ pense by coming up now, Baptist church, has been postponed until Thurslay of next week. ‘lois hus been done in order that more of the young people may take advantage of the delightful excursion for which this society is noted, AGENTS WANTED for “WAR WITH SPAIN including battles on sea and land, Contains all about armies, navies, forts and warships of both nations and graphic story of the great victory of the gallant Dewey ; tells everything about mpson, Schley, Fitzhugh Lee and leading commanders, by Hon. James Rankin Young, the intrepid leader for Cuba libre in the balls of Congress. 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The be rigidly enforced, Jamus Coitiys, City Marshal, 27 m4 Incandescent lamp globes suitable run the park ia such a manner that for system for sale at McPherson’s Drug store. uf ILLINOIS € Summer rates ate now in effect to Dawson, Grayson, Cerulean, Crit- tcnden and other summer and health resorts, good for 90 days, Oa May 17, and June 7 homeseekers excursion tickets will be sold to various points in Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arizona, Ar- kansas, Texas, Indian Territory, and other states at one fare for the round trip. Good for 21 days to return. limtf J.T. Donovan, agent. Excursion to Creal Spi F, J. Bergdoll, Proprietor. and 21,| Telephone 101. tv) HANDLED IN BOTTLES AND BY THE KEG BY PADUCAH BOTTLING CO, Tenth and Madison streets ers filled until 11 p.m Soda Pop, Seltzer Water and all kinds of Temperance Drinks, J, WILL FISHER Master Commissioner Agent for Fir McCracken Circuit Court NoTARY PusLic and Tornado Insurance Will take acknowledgements of deods, ete., anywhere in the a BS. city or county On account of the opening ball at! ABSTRACTOR OF TITLES Ozark Hotel, Creal Springs, the Lilinois Central Railroad company | Manager of the only complete abstract to titles in MeCracken county and the Allee leben 2 Padueak to| city of Paducah, The abstract was made while clerk of the county court for wilsell tickets from Paducah tol term of eight years. This department is under the supervision of a compe- Creal Springs and return on June 10] tent and reliabla abstractor. If in want of anything in this line it will pay to $1.00, Tickets good returning on} see me, and I will appreciate your business, any train of June 11, Office 125 South Fourth Street (Legal Row) td J.T. Doxovan, Agent. Phone 383 GRAVEL NOTICE, = —— — ae) Sealed proposals will be received at the council clerk’s office until 12 o'clock, noon, Monday, June 6, '98, to furnish screened gravel for street repairs during the year 1898, Bids may be submitted two ways, viz: Price per yard delivered at a convenient point in the city, and price per yard delivered where needed on the streets, All gravel must conform to the provisions of the ordinance governing same, The city reserves the right to reject any | tures and fi\tings of all kinds. or all bids. Bond will be required of contractor, 27m6 James M, Lanc, Mayor, For nice dry sawdust tel, 29, uf work done. No job too large, no job too small, 122 Broadway; phone 113, Establishedj1855, Incorporated 1883, F, G. HARLAN, JR. | Jobin biel The Leading Plumber and Gas Fiter|.. Foundry and Machine,, Company Steam tngings, Boilers f House Fren's, Mill Machinery And Tobaceo Screws, Brass and Iron Fittings, Castings of all kinds PADUCAH, KY. Sprinkling hose, bath tubs, gas fix- See his prices before having your .