The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, August 16, 1898, Page 1

Largest Circulation Best Telegraph News THE VOLUME II—NUMBER 286 WECVSVEVAUA 1860.... ESTABLISHED. ,.. 1860 LOVELY Creams aud [Ces ——AT QULES Drop in and try his elegant phos- phates. Phone 315 for your drag wants, SOMETHIN: MAKE YOUR MOUTH WATER ona hot day is our appetizing and refreshing bottle and keg beer. Often when your appetite isn’t good. your *drinkitite’ is O. K , and our floe ales, beers and Brook Hill Whiskey is food, drink and medicine at the same time. We will send a case to TO— your order, as well as anything in wines or liquors, promptly, BOZEO'S PLACE RICHMOND HOUSE BAR) A popular resort for gentlemen who appreciate an up-to-date establish ment in all its appointments, and w — MeeteZall the requirements OF THE PEOPLE Finest Lunch In the City. VGood Bye Old Headache If you use our Good Bye Head- ache Powders-—4 doses, 10c, od. D. BACON & CO. PHARMACISTS * Gold Fish Agents. Seventh and Jackson WILL BRING SUIT. The Administrator of Sabra Rey- nolds Will Sue the Street R, R, Co. Attorney J. M. Worten lias been appoiated administrator of Sabra Reynolds, the colored woman who was killed by tho Street Railway company the night of August 8 He has retained Hon, C. K, Wheeler. James & James, of Marion and Ms Hanberry and will sue the Str Railway company for $15; v00 dam- ages. “TR Aubrey Marphy, of Company K, Comes Home on a Furlough. SICK SOLDIER HERE. Aubrey Murphy, of this city, ® private in Company K, arriyed home this morning trom Chic auga one thirty days’ furlough. He has been sick for five weeks, and was uncony acious when he left camp. GOING TO CHICAGO. A big crowd of Paducabans will go to Chicago on the annual five-dullar excursion over the Illinois Central, —..loloeoet. Awarded Highest Honors—-World’s Fair, Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. ‘DR: THE SUN Best for Advertisers SUN THE PADUCAH | DAILY SUN. THE WEATHER— Partly cloudy tonight, and Wednesday fair. MANILA YIELDS has surrendered was made today. August 13th, by Gen, Janes, who THE FALL OF MANILA Washington, Aug. 16.—The new! received here with intense interest. city simplifies the work of the peace United States in a position to demand The capture of the city also doe: make the policy of the United States city and surrounding territory will be last night: ‘The following dispatch here city surrendered unconditionally. Av report.’ CRITICISING SHAFTER. HM. J. Whigham Says That the neral Iried to Fight Too Many Battles at Once, Scrippe McRae Service, Chicago, Aug. 16.—H. J. Whig- ham in a lengthy review of the bat- San Juan pub- today’s Trjbune, severely criticises General Shafter for fighting two battles tles of El Caney and lished in one day when he had to fight the batues Whigham declares the plenty of time separately. honor of the victory was due to Gen, Sumner and other commanders who wilfully disobeyed” General Shafter’s impossible orders TALES OF SUFFERING. The Manila Transports Were the Seene of Much sickness While Eu Koute, acoma, Wash., Honolulu papers of July 16.—The 26 to 30th, say that there was great suffering on Aug the troopships conveying volunteers to Manila on account of overcrowd ing and insufticient food. This was particularly the case on the Peru and Pueblo on which a number of men collapsed when they arrived at Hon- olulu and had to be taken to the city It is stated that troops on the Peru with typhoid fever walked to the street cars, bu. were delirious when they reached It seems that the Red Cross services had hospitals, the hospital. been declined. MORE HONORS FOR “OUR BOYS.” Officers and Men Gi Gaeavaay K. Alike Are Winning Laurels. Camp Grant, Newport News, Va., Aug. 16. (Special.)—Company K, already the best company in the Third Kentucky, has won new honors, Gen. Fred Grant on a recent visit to Col. Smith's headquarters called for all the captains in the Third and then and there publicly complimented Capt. Brinton B. Davis. saying that Davis was the only captain in the regiment who looked after the com- fort of his men. He also compli- mented the men, declating that for raw reeruits the Paducah boys had made wéaderful progress. This is due largely to Capt. Davis and to Lieut, Alf Stewart, There is no doubt that if the Third had been equipped soomes jt would now be at the front with the Sixteesth Penn- sylvania aud the Second Wisconsin. Sundry members of company have been specially honored. Be» sides Privates Zack Bryant and Joe Sinnott, who are orderlies on General | Wilson’s staff, Priyate Knox has been appointed as ¥. M, C, A. sec- retary, Private Wm, Shearer as regi- mentel mail carrier, Private Fred McKnight as hospital steward and Private Jake Davis ss regimental color bearer, Several of these appointments will be news to Paducah people, OLD LANDMARK MOVING, ‘The old Jarrett residence, on of being moved from the lot where wt has atood in Mechanicsburg for haif | acentury, to @ location just across the street, Apparently the ancient building is not being damaged ip the | moving. A dwelling will be erected on its old site, oe ee shesbet : today a Statz's, 15, from Consul Wildman at Hong Kong liunch to the Kaiseria Augusta and brought to Hong Kong. the oldest residences in Paducah, is; TO AMERICANS. Augusti Flees and Leaves a Subordinate to Give Up the City. The Surrender Took Place Last Saturday—The Philippine Question Believed to Be Greatly Simplified. Scripps-McKae Service. Madrid, Aug. 16.—An official announcement that the city of nila The city was surrendered Saté&day, succeeded Captain-General Augusti. ‘The Awerican troops occupied the city immediately after the surrender. GIVES SATISFACTION. ScrippssMeRae Service. 8 of the capture of Manila has been The surrender and occupation of the commission greatly, for it places the the cession of enough territory about the city to enable it to hold and to fortify it. s another thing. It will undoubtedly absolutely clear as to Manila, ‘That held. The question now will be, will the whole or only a part of Luzon be held. A DISPATCH FROM WILDMAN GIVES THE NEWS. Washington, Aug. 16.—The department of state issued the following was received at 11:15 p. m., August “General Augusti, who arrived . says that Admiral Dewey bombarded Manila Saturday, and the ngueti was taken by the Germans in a 1 credit the MUSTERING OUT THE TROOPS. The Work Began Today—Forty Thousand Soldiers Will Be Disbanded, Including New Yorkers, Those to Be Mustered Out Were Mostly Mustered in Under __ the Second Call for_ Volunteers, Scripps McRae Service Washington, Aug. 16.—The mus- out of troops begun today. A list 18 now being prepared that will include about 40,000 soldiers, will be mustered out at once. tering who Most of these were mustered in under the second call, NARROW ESCAPE. One Man Killed aud Several In- jured in an Explosion, Scripps McRae Service Birmingham, Aug. 16,—At New- vastle mines this morning an explo- sion killed Joho Jefferson and fatally injured John Henderson. A score of men narrowly escaped death, AUGUSTI HAD BEEN FIRED. Scripps. McRae Service. Aug. 16—A dispatch from Hong Kong reports that Augusti London, had been dismissed from his position as governor-general August 6, and that he was succeeded by Gen, Jan, deres. BLANCO'S RESIG RESIGNATION. Madrid, ieee 16,—The , govern- ment has received from Capt. Gen, Blanco a dispatch tendering his res- ignation, The reason given by Gen. Blanco for resigning is that he does not wish to superintend the eyac- uation of Cubs. TRICK RIDER HERE. H. G, te aa for high gear, but it doesn’t. However, it does very appropriately stand for Harry Geer, a yoyng cyclist of some repu- tation who arrived here today. Geer is well-known as a trick wheelman and century rider. GOT OFF LIGHTLY. Fred Bement, the Lewisburg youth, who split the scalp of a man named Ferrell on Broadway near Sixth Sunday afternoon, was fined $10 and costs in police court today, The fight created considerable ex- citement as Ferrell was at first be- lieved to be badly bart, ACTIVITY AT FactoRixs. Local manomitas of wagon stuck report the heaviest business, for this season of the year, ever enjoyed in Paducah, The Lack single-tree factory and the Little spoke works have hundreds of orders ahead. HOUSE CLEANING DAY. Lockup Keeper Menifee has a force of prisoners at work today cleaning up the city hall from top to bottom, | Polish PADUCAH, KENTUCKY FIRST SUIT * OF THE KIN 4 Catholic Priest Sues His Superiors for Ex-Com- munieating Him—Dam- ages at $50,000. The First Suit of a Eyer Brought in This Country, Its Result Will Be Watched With Much Interest. ilar Nature Scripps-MeRae Service Chicago, Aug. 16.—Rev. Anthony TUBBDAY, AUGUST 16, 1898 LEE GOES TO CUBA. . } Will Be Sent There at the Head of the Seventh Army Corps, to Garrison and Hold Havana, The Cuban and Porto Rican Com- missioners Have Been Appoint- @d by the President—The Selections Good Ones. sertglp McRae Service, Wi gion, Aug. Kolshoky, pastor of the All Saints | Polish Catholic church bas filed suit! in the circuit court asking damages | for $50,000 against Arch-Bishop| Feehan of this diocese, and Cardinal Ledochowski, head of the congrega-| tion of the propaganda at Rome, be-! cause they excommunicated him. , This is the first action of this kind in this country. RUSSIA IS FRIENDLY. Count Cassini Gongratulates the State Department on the Sign- iug of the Protocol, Scripps-McRae Service. Washington, Aug. 16.—The state department bulletin says that s con- gratulatory note was received from Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa- dor, Saturday night on the signing of the protocol. THE TROUBLE IS PASSED. SFipps McRae Service. Rome, Aug. 16.—The government of Colombia has accepted Cleveland’s award in the Cerruti case has deposited twenty thousand pounds as security for the payment of the claim. The Italian war ships have been or- dered home. NEATNESS ‘AND DISPATCH, and Police Judge Sanders Dishes Cut pJnatice While You Wait, ‘= Sopuble that aie Yon Judge Sanders’ police court morning was like an old clothes store in that it was full of breaches. A dozen or more individuals apd firms, Some prominent and some not quite so prominent were warranted for a breach of ordinance. The specific charges being that they failed to pay licenses, Most of the cases were dismissed, John Hale, better known as “Brownie,’’ charged with mussing up another colored boy’s head with a base-ball bat was held to answer in $100 bond for malicious assault. Maj Moss appeared for the sawed-off prisoner, who is a bright little darkey. Ben Duly, a negro. drayman, ac- knowledged having fired a pistol in- side the city limits, If he had stated that be had taken a shot at a Span- iard Ben might have gone scot-free, but he plead guilty and His Honor gave him the lywest fine, $4. Ella Pyles had been drunk and didn't try to conceal it, Her fine was $1 with the costs, Jobn Bell and Annie Rushing were up for fighting. John smiled weakly and started to explain but the Judge evidently thought John intended to work off a joke about not having done ‘‘Any Rushing,’’ so he assessed 4 fine of $20 apiece, and costs. NO BIG SHOW FOR US, Ringling Bros.’ Circus to Skip Pa- ducah on Its Kentucky Trip. Dick Hunter, advance agent of Ringling Bros,’ circus, the biggest show now on the American continent, passed through Paducah this morn- ing. Pingling Brothers will appear st Mayfield, September 8: Princeton, September 9, and at Hopkinsville, September 10. The show will pass through here, but it won't stop, be- cruse the Ringlings swore two years ago, when they were imposed on by local parties, never so visit this city | Gen.) idents com! Cul son, , Which ore ss follows: Gen, Wade, Admiral Samp- Gen. Butler. Porto Rico— Brooke, Admiral Schley, and Gen, Gordon, Gen. Lee was slated for a commis~ sionefship, but. he prefers to go to | Cubs at the head of his army corps, which he will soon do. STRANGE TRAGEDY. Major Reed, of Ravantal, Drops Dead Just After Receiving No- pice of His Wife’s II'ness. A Few Minutes Later Came the Intelligence of the Death | of His Wife. Scripps MeRae Ber vice. Néw York, Aug. 16.—The Marl~ borongh hotel in this city was the scene of a terrible tragedy and a re markable coincidence _ yesterday. Msjar Reed, of Savannah, who was stopping at the hotel, received the following telegram yesterday from one of his chi! “Ma critically ill, Come at once. (Signed,) M. Reed." The major went up stairs to his room to prepare to go home and fell dead from stroke. A few minutes later this telegram came: ‘Ma died 3:30 o'clock. (Signed,) M. Reed.’’ PURINE hanes How the Fiends Have to Get Their Doses of the rug Nowadays. an apoplectic Since the passage of the city ordi- nance prohibiting the sale of cocaine without a physician’s prescription, the devotees have been driven to all sorts of straits to secure supplies of their favorite drug. Said a well known drug clerk this morning: ‘One negro man, 1 up derstand, makes frequent trips to Cairo, where the stuff is sold indis- criminately, and buys a considerable quantity of it, which he brings back and peddles out in small packagss to the fiends at an enormous profit. “There is a brand of alleged ca- tarrh cure, which is taken by being ‘sniffed’ into the nostrils, and which is reaily nothing else but co- caine in disguise. Those who use the drug have found this out, and agreat deal of it is cold here. Whites, in fact, seem to want it in preference to the unadulterated article. “The darkies have a new game, I'm told. They stand in a circle, and alternately draw the stuff up their noses from the palm of the hand of one of the crowd until it is all gone. Then the friend next to him or her who got the last install- ment must go buy a fresh supply. “By the way, the negroes have new names for cocaine, It’s known no longer as ‘coke’ or ‘crokane,’ but as ‘whifll or as ‘the stuff that 16.—The pres-|_ BACKED JIM WITH HIS ALL. Jim Corbett’s Father Kills His Wife, and Then Turns the Gun Upon Himself, at San Francisco, Jim, the Pugilist, Overcome by the Terrible News—Will Not, However, Be Apt to Inter- fere With His Next Fight. Seripps-McRae Service, San Francisco, Aug. 16.—This “that Patrick Corbett, the father of the pugilist, bad shot and killed his wife and himself at 5 o’clock this morning. He had lost allon Jim’s last fight, whic i supposed, had unbalanced his mind. Seripps- McRae Sere: Asbury Park, N.J., Corbett was told of murder and his father’s suicide at 11 o'clock today, He was boxing with O'Donnell when his wife broke the terrible news to him. The shock stunned him and he fell to the floor. His trainers carried him to a small room and placed him onacot. At first it was thought he would have hysterics and a physician was sent for who gave him stimulants and he soon became calm. He says but lit tle of the awful tragedy and is unde- cided whether to go to California cr not, but it is doubtful if he goes, as it takes five days to make the jour- ney. His trainers don’t think the fight will be postponed, though the trag-edy will do Jim no good. Corbett’s wife thinks the old man was insane, as Jim’s sister died in- Aug. 16.— his mother’s Sane some time ago. YOUNG GIRL ARRESTED. Allie Sparks, a 1 ar-old girl, who was arrested late yesterday after- noon at the instance of her step- mother, Mrs. Emma Sparks, who leged that the girl persisteatly re id to remain at home, will be sent 2 kai ar Her father, whois oa Anderson seyeral weeks lini SIR EDV RIGHT. Mr. Cliff , who is in the city from Ballard county, reports that Sir Edwin Arnold, the great pacer belonging to Mr. Gus Burnett, and reported as being dead some weeks ago, is entirely well and in better shape than he ever was, Big dance at Ramona park tonight. Admission free, Twenty-five cents charged for each couple who dance. tet Wa. Sweeny, Manager. A TRAGEDY REPEATED. Cal T. Watson’s Fate at Mem- phis Was Much Like ‘That of Will Coug!lin’s Ending. Both Were Former Paducahans, and Both Were Slain Dewn South While Protecting Young W It now appears that Cal T. Wat- formerly of this city, news of respects to that of Will Coughlan, another young ex-Paducahan, who was killed last Thursday. Watson was stabbed to Memphis Sunday night by Ollie Courson, a dissolute white boy. Courson had insulted a lady ac- quaintance of Watson’s. This led to a quarrel and incidentally to a mur- der. The victim was reared near Florence station in this county, but lived here most of bis life. Four years ago he went to Memphis to work in a furniture factory, He was 36 years old, He left.» family. His slayer escaped. Coughlan was killed at Birming- ham, Ala., in a fight over a young woman, he having taken up her cause when another man spoke dis- paragingly of her. He waa also reared in this city. DISASTER TO “DEWEY.” death at During the mimic battle on the lake at La Belle park last night the flagship of the American fleet, the most elaborately decorated boat on the water, went down in several feet of water, contrary to the program. The craft was uot damaged, being arranged so it can be sunken or raised, The occupants, however, got a good wetting, and one of them | reported a close call tor himself. A PLAGUE OF CRICKETS. A plague of little green and brown crickets struck town and the suburbs last night and made things lively, es- pecially in the West End, for a little while. “ALL THAT GLETTERS.’ - Roo bbe se Golden Johnson, colored, and 20 years old, from ‘Trenton, Ky., was arrested late last night by Officer Emil Gourieoux on complaint of Mr. George C. Thompson, president of the'American-German National Bank, who reported that the negro had been prowling about his premises. The negro was kept ina stable guarded by citizens until the policeman ar- rived. He was locked up. SCHUMACHER IN TOWN, Wm, Schumacher, the balloonist, formerly of this ¢ity, but now of Golconda, IIl., is in the city teday. His airship, he still asserts, will soon be soaring. TEN CENTS A WEKK. BETWEEN THE RAILS, An Automatic Car Coupler Is Inveutel by a” Ballard County Genius, LO Garde: the N er Rai Coming to Design de Park—Oth- vad Rumblings. W Kivel A Ballari county man has invent- ed a car ipler which he declares is an imp: vement over anything now in use audi which he is sure will make hima fortune, Several local rail- roaders who h examined his model are favorably tmpressed with it, A Olympic, the biggest, prettiest and | aa Saw prominent attorney of this city has taken steps to secure a patent on the invention, and patterns have been forwarded to the patent office at Washington. The cars connect by Placed in one draw-head into the other. An arm which extends up above the car-top, into it, is used in uncoupling. It lifts a bleck and thus releases the hold on the draw- head. An expert landscape gardener, who is employed by the Illinois Cen- tral and who recently plotted the pretty little grass plot near the I. C. Broadway freight depot, will be here shortly to arrange for transforming the block of ground owned by the railroad on the river front between and Courtintoa park. It is proba- ble that he will also take steps loo! ing to the improvement of the I. C. hospital grounds. The I. C. pay Thursday the 18. L. pay car w train will arrive Trainmaster J. J. Flynn, of the I. C., went up the Centrai City division on business this morning. The better connections recently ar |ranged for points south and south- eust have resulted in an increase in travel over the Paducah branch of the N., C & St. L LENDLER & LYDON | Have the best $2 shoe in the city. Every pair guaranteed. 16a2 BREAD IS THE STAS OF LICE CONSEQUENTLY HAVE TT PURG DIPLOMA FLOUR Every barrel, half barrel, sack or package guaranteed to be made From PURE SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT none finer, All first-class retail | procera well it. Best families buy it. YOUR MONEY BACK if notas rep- | resented. IS ABSOLUTELY PURE 7 A Clearing Out of Summer Goods The big run we have had on summer shoes sgt Now is your time to get bargains, for they must go. —|VERx CHEAP. They may just fit you. Sure Cure For Chills and Fever WINSTEAD'S CHILL TONIC Pleasant to take, and costs only WINSTEAD'S GVER ANO KIDNEY TEA liver and kidney complaints of ail Einds—2s cents per box Manufactured by S.H.WINSTBAD Seventh aud Washington Sts., Paducah, Ky. again. In consequence Paducah will have no big show this year, and the home merchants will miss a big day’s trade, NOTICE TO PAREN'S, Parents whose children are selling newspapers published away from here are requested to admonish their chil- dren to observe the rules and regu- lations governing United States prop erty, and to be courteous to those whose business it is to see that said rules are observed. Some of the hoys have already been very persistent in disregarding said rules, trespassing on government property, and using insulting language to some of the government officials whose duty it is to look after and take care of the government property, and to see that the rules goreroing same are en- forced. Such conduct can not be tolerated by the government, 16a3 Custopian, LENDLER & LYDON’S Shoes at $8.50 and $4 can’t be bea! tor $5. Try © pais. A PRETTY GIRL THAT CHARMS; By her smile is the girl with a row of white and Pearly teeth. Use our Ideal tooth wash as a dentifrice, and you will find that your teeth will eep white and periect louger tan by the use of any other manulactu: have at all {mes superior tooth-brusives, soap and powder toilet goods of all kinds, cosmetics, perfumes, aud the finest line of haif brushes ia the city, Wtf Ueersens, DRUG oe ¢ BROADWAY, 4 and slippers isa caution. We have more left. ODD SIZES GCHO. ROCK & Sow » .821 BROADWAY. THE DEWEY SUIT ALL THE RAGE WASHABLE SUIT ‘AND CAP FOR t will please your It will cl It is cheaf boy. he your boy in sty and nobby. le. It is washable. B. WEILLE & SON+B. WEILLE & SON YMB O D_ | 409-4! oroaoway an YMBOD Te