The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, August 31, 1898, Page 1

THE Largest Circulation THE Best Telegraph News SUN Best for Advertisers VOLUME LI—NUMBER 289 THE PADUCA iH DAILY SUN. 1800 ESTANLISHED. ... 1800 LOVELY Drop in and try his elegant phos- phates. Phone 813 for your drug wants, Aa Aaaa a GILBERT'S MARCH. A Paducah Boy Winning Dis- linetion as a Com- poser. Une of I Marry Marches to Be Heard im St ote Gilbert's Louis, Prof. Harry Gilbert at the First Baptist church, and one of Paducah’s best known and promising musicians, bas written a! new march, which is «lestined to be- | Come one of the most popular compo- sitions of the day, if indications count for anything, The march will be played at the Opening of the Columbian theater at Bt. Louis, next week, and is called the ‘Columbian Theater March.’’ In addition to the distinction of having his march played at the initial per formance at the theater, before thous- ands of people, several hundred cc feo will be distributed by the mana ment of the house as souvenirs. This is oot Prof. original composition, snd will not be his last, He is youngest pianoists in Paducab, being yet in his teens, dl is one of the b and ha future before bim CASES CONTINUED. None of Them Were Keady for) Trial in the Police | Court. organist most f the | | needless to say a bright ‘The Dillard Case Goes Over Un lfomorrow—Other Con- tinuances, | ‘The case against Chas, Dillard, the | ex-fireman, charged with the theft of Gilbert's first |, it likely}, | ATTACKS AN | OUTRAGE, CONDITIONS VERY BAD That Have That Have Existed in the Camps of Volunteers—An Indiana Soldier Arrives Here on a Visit. Says Secretary Blis: Been Made on Seeretary of War Alger—They Are Unprecedented, Bliss Says Alger Has Been a, tte Was Once in Cuba, But the Paithfud Sceretary— MeKinley sum Not 14 Has Been Worse in ving to Camp Wi+ Our Own Country—Was a koff This Week, Regular for Five Years, New York, Bliss, seeretary N (Quartermaster Sergeant Owheene, of the 159th Indiat arrived this morning on the (Cowling, accompa- nied by his wife and baby from Me- tropolis, on a visit to his mother-in- law, Mrs. Langley. He tells a sad story of the suffer- at bas existed in the camps ummer. He was ia Camp Al- ger, and was in the celebrated forced march of eight miles, at the end of which there were vot enough men left to march. All the others had fallen by the wayside. Sergeant Owheene is a Holland- Dutch and was born in the old country, being 32 years old. He was for live years a regular in the army, and bis home was originally in Chicago, A few years ago he joined 1 party of eighteen expert gunpers at 1.—A tel. | Chicago for Caba, and when they ar- rbia rived there, expecting to join an army nla of 5,000, they found only 500. They , were for seve months in General Wikoff this week | Castillo’s command, but he soon re- turned to this country and located at Vincennes, Ind., where he was at the breaking out of the war, He joined the volunteers and went into Camp Alger. Inthe few months he was - there, he dwindled from a man of BAVE PANTS. ance eee ve suffering has been awful, but hav it bas been somewhat exagger- ated. He was in Col. Barnett’s com- wand, and says the sensational sto- cies about his treatment of men were verdrawn, but that things were bad enough, nevertheless, They Bel Yet That at Can int Owheene used to think a Be Extracted From Sea n thief was about the meanest W Mf petty miscreants. Now he has hanged his mind. ‘The treatment ldiers have received, he says, ave made thieves of many of them. They were forced to steal or starve. Marine] tHe himself has become so proficient running 9 in the confiscation of fowls, that it sion of A, | Would be unsafe for one to show bis head if the sergeant was right buo- “|ury, and had his ramrod handy. pany th nula-} “One night when they were on camp, yuards shut their eyes and per- mitted the soldiers to kill eight or more bead of fine Jersey catule ona man’s farm on which they were amped. They couldn’t help it, for they were hungry The soldiers often talked of mutiny, but there were not enough men with the adequate amount of nerve to un- lerteke it. They often talked it among themsel but this 18 as far as it goes. The officers watch them, and When one wants a furlongh, he is questioned, and if it develovs that he ever complained about anything, be , [is demed it These conditions may not have ex- sted in all the military camps, but in parts of Camp Alger, at Aug 1, of the sid in an Cornelius N. who is here. interior, interview to: «ay War an ou iat the attack upon Secretary of Alyer made No he said ve press, was retary of war in be care to e 0 «1 devoted more time energy or the welfare Alger should oldiers (han has Secretary Bliss stigation held vindicated S VISIT DELAYED. retary says that, of the Alger will uu inve war department be Gen ms PRESIDENT egram ( an nounces that ley will ected tf Mex ard, is expected to arrive with General Shafter abo: here today STILL The Victims of Rey. Jernegan Refuse to Giye Up Hope. The trolyt k next Satur. day Mr. Ryan is said still to have faith The several | jreds of eC PLOCess extracting gold a water yuipany has thousands of dollars in The prow of the ¢ Jernega®, is e venture ter p w in Europe, having ny, Rev. fled there to es he ¢ the exposures of aid the swindle is have worked onthe stockholders of tt It accomp| e company s said Rev. Jernegan had a ver th ead who depo: gold at night w faimou imulators, asilver watch belonging to Robert Bonnin, a stationman at the tire de- | partment, was called in the police court this morning and continu until tomorrow, Dillard claims he is innocent. The malicious cutting case Charles Prince, who bit a pb Seamon's, was coutinued Saturday. | Cases against Taniay Rives and | Ed Caldwell, colored, for vagrancy, | were continued. | A breach of the peace case Sarah Caldwell was continued. ainst | Y | gro at ainst NEW BUILDINGS, Marvy Going Up Now. Paducah Has Just "Three fine buildings are nearly completed within a block of one au- other, on Broadway. These are the Marrell building, near (Sixth and Broadway, the White building, on Broadway near Fifth and the Nabw building, near Fourth and Broadway, All will be occupied as soon as com- pleted. In addition to these, there 18 alsc great ileal of building going on else. where ia the city, including the new house at Fourth and Jefferson, where the wagon yard formerly stood, the new school building, on West Broad- way, and many new residences. ‘The indications are that there will be other improvements in building circles this fall. MARKIED IN MAYFIELD, A married couple passed though the city this morning en route to Daviess county, They were married at Mayfield Monday night, and the wedding was quite romantic. The Mayfield Mirror says: “Geo, Shepherd married t) Minnie Crabtree, 29th, The last named couple was married by Rey. Robert at his home last nigh in the presence: of Jeff Wyattand W. lL. iledge witnesses, ‘The groom b i thus was enabled | they have ers least he sergeant was a regular ong enough to get used to hardships, and to know what to expect asa soldier, but he says he never went what he has had to endure went into the volunteer to deceive MANY WRECKS through since he PADUCAH, KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST THE WRONG COUPLE Got the Cake—So Thought the Audience at La Belle Park Last Night. A Pleasing Cake Walk—A Splen- ! did Performance Was | Given. | The judges at the cake walk at La Belle park came in for s good share \of roasting at the hands of the audi- ence last night. The couple the majority of those present seemed to think was the most inferior in the contest was called out and presented with the cake, while the successful couple, in the opinion of most evervhody, got nothing. The judges may know more about cake walking than the majority of those present, and their decision may have been right, but as stated before, the people didn’t think so. The performance last night at the theater was above the average. The place was packed, and there was not even standing room before the curtain was raised, Miss May Marlowe, in vocal selee tions, made herself quite a favorite. She is a young lady of refinement,and has @ very sweet voice. Kartze, the Mexican above the average, and juggler, is perforins many wonderful feats. Oberti, the English sailor, in his ceiling walking and flying leaps, was also good, while the burlesque acro- bats, Cole and Overta, made one of the bits of the evening. The closing feature, ‘‘The Dutch Detective,’’ haZto be declared off last night in order to make time for the cake walk, which came off as advertised, and pleased all. Manager Harvey is doing every- thing possible to please everybody, and is succeediag. NEW MAN 1s Here to Run the Water Com- pany’s Pump—From Owensboro, He Tells a Laughable Joke ona Farmer and the Pump. Mr. Asa Williams, of Owensboro, arrived last night to run one of the Water company’s pumps. He is stopping at the New Richmond hotel, and last night regaled the guests with an account of a laughable thing that occurred in Owensboro, The Water company has a pump here that it bought in Owensboro when the plant was suspended on ac- count of sand in the pump, a few Strew to Alaska the Coast the Swenty-Fo on Vessels Lost. Way ur camp. Although they expect. to be mus- tered out at any time, they are now made to work hard, or drill, four and and half hours a day, in the hot sun, Number of Lives Lost Net Known, | and with many of the men too weak but Must Many, » Very and ill to hardly get abou’ The ofiicer is an interesting talker, and bis statements bear the imprint of truth. He will likely remain in the city for several days, QUEEN WILHELMIN s1.—News Michals a shore is strewn ust ree ceived from St Alask: Out of 52 t ports under tow for Alaska}Of the Netherlands, Comes of 4 have been lost. Nearly Age Today and Ascends $ which took the open sea the Threse says the with wrecks boats which have left Pa- cifle co: this seasor all the bo: vourse have been wrecked. It is impossible to tell how many fan ter People Are Rejoicing— clamation by the Queen Regent. lives or how much property has been lost The life must have been heavy. GIVING CUBANS ADVICE, hy these wrecks loss of ScrlppseMoRar Service The Hague, Aug. 31,—Queen Wilbelmina completes her eighteenth the throne of Seripp v Key West, Aug of Havana, in American i1,—La Lucba,fyear and succeeds to the Netherlands today. This city a leading editorial is the scene of great re- joicing, and for two weeks the Neth- says that an protectorate i nil ad vises them to either adopt independ-Jerlands will be given up to the cele- ‘The young queen took the n indignity to the Cubans ence ouce or apnexation to the] bration, United States as a solution of thefoath of her office today, there being no real coronation ceremonies, Yesterday the queen regent of Holland, in a proclamation issued, upon the occasion of the end of ber a, ay.|Fegency, ber daughter, Queen Wil- +» Aug. 31.—The} nelmina, coming of age today, ex: hospital ship Olivette, which has been pressed warm pleasure at seeing the whole “ranged joyously around the throne of the young Cubun situation, A MYSTERIOUS ACCIDENT. Kernandina, F lying near the quarantive station for ‘ nation a few days, sank through some mys+ terious agency at 7 o'clock this working on Mr, Wyatt's farm, 9 the bride came down last week from Owensboro, and made arrangements for the marriage. She is somewhat older than the groom, and is said to be quite wealthy, and footed all the expenses of the marriage."’ Doa’t you Plantation Chit Cure to cure you queen and thanked God that her Seepage tee dearest wish had been heard,’ and and a crew of forty-five wore after thanking the people for their The loving and faithful support of herself, of the siraige aveident has not yetl onotudeds been determined, morning. A hospital corps of five on board, but all escaped. cause wi ‘*May our country become great in You take no risk op Plantation Chilifeverythiug in which small nation Cure, ag it is guaranteed to. cure, can be great,’” months ago, It makes a noise ex- actly like « dog barking, and while running, nearly worried the life out of all within range of the sound. It makes a sharp, penetrating noise, which is easily mistaken for a dog bark. Up in Owensboro,’’ said Mr. Williams, ‘*the thing was always mistaken for a dog, whenever it was jrun. 1 used to run it there, and one night an old farmer fell into the hands of the Philistines, as it were, and was enticed into a poker game in a saloon on the levee. “Of course he was io the hands of sharpers, and lost dollar after dollar. All the time the pump at the water works going, and sounded like a dog barking. “‘Atter the victim bad been there foran hour or more, be suddenly stopped and said: ‘Looky hyar, Ill be durned et I play eraouther card ontil 1 find out whut thet gol durned dorg has treed!’ ’’ BEAT THE BANK. Notes Forged on First National Bank of Fulton by KR. Michael. J.R. Michael, of Buggs, Hick- man county, is wanted for forgery, says the Fulton Leader. The First National bank of that city is the ag- gressive party and it is on bis trail Michael is a chicken peddler, well known in this section of Tennessee and Kentucky. He has heretofore borne an enviable reputation, and when the facts became known on the streets that he had committed the felonious crime, considerable surprise was expressed. He has been missing for several days. About # year age Michael dropped to the First National bank and iked the officers to accommodate him with an eighty-five-dollar loan He offered as security @ note sigued by J. W. Watts, E. L. Bugg and ‘Timpson Fortner, all of Bugg, K The bank kuowing the endorsers to be good, he was given the mon When the note became due he twice renewed it, promptly paying the in- terest, In the meantime he sought another loan of fifty dollars, offering on his last note the hames of J. M. Bugg and J. A, Bugg. When this note fell due Michael failed to show up, and Messrs. J. A. and J. M Bugg were advised by the bank that the paper was due and to call aud settle same. These gentlemen de- clared that their signature had been forged, and the bank officials sought to Jay hands on Michael, but he had escaped, We have been advised that Michael wanted by several other banks in West Kentucky, among the number] *: being the Bank of Maytield. strong. All druggists, 600 or #1. Ou er" Booklet and ‘sample free. Recting Ramedy Oni Plantation Chill 31, 1898, GRAU ARRIVES. The geal and a Large Nom- r of the Opera Com- | pany Here. { They Will All Be Here Tomorrow atid the Rehearsals Will Begin at Once, Mahager Jobn Grau, of the Grau Opera ¢ompany, which is to rehearse here and start out from Paducah, arrivedlast night from Long Branch, } accompanied by Miss Adele Farring- ton, the leading lady of the company. They took rooms at the Palmer, and the other fourteen members who ar- rived on the same train went to va- rious places throughout the city, most af them to private boarding pone others to the New Richmond, St. Ni at Long Branch for the summer, and all but two will have arrived by to- morrow. Rehearsals, to last ten days ortwo weeks, will begin at once, and the company will play two engagements here before going to New Orleans for a long ran. Some of the finest singers and mu- sicians on tbe stege are with the, company, and it will be the first time} in many years that Paducah bas had ataste of genuine opera jby first- class people. NOT KNOWN HERE. Mayor Lang Receives a Com- munication From Mis- ‘ sippi. A Mother Mears Her Son Was Hilled Here—Nothing Known of It. Mayor Lang this morning received from S. L, Ussey, of Mettleton, Miss., a letter making inquiry of one Frank Wise, who is supposed to have come here six weeks or two months ago, and was reported to have been killed and had his body placed on a railroad track to conceal the crime, The young man was 20 years old, dark complexioned, and worked at 8 heading factory, boarding, according to the reports that reached his moth- er, at 103 Myers steet. mother is very anxious to hear 1, having received no intelli- from him fer several months The police know nothing the young man, nor about as the one mentioned. from h gence past. about such a trege DEPUTY LA RUE. He Will Stay in Yaducah—His Headquarters Not Changed. Received Information From Headquarters to This Effect. Marshal La Rue is in receipt of communication from Louisville stating that he would be kept here for Lie present at least. The recent shakeup in the mar- shal’s force made him apprehensive Ile Has Deputy U as to what disposition would be made | — of him, but the letter he bas just re- ceived sets at rest all doubts, His many friends will be glad to learn that he is to remain in Paducab, WILL BE RE An old man who was too druak to give his pame, was arrested by Ofli- cer Harlan about noon. He had ne trouble with a Second-street merchant about a riog, which he was charged with snatching, but there was no disposition to ;rosecute him, and he will be released as soon as he gets sober. Sure Cure For Chilis and Fever WINSTEAD'S CHILL TONIC Pleasant to take, and costs only age @ bottle, WINSTEAD’S LIVER AND KIDNEY TEA Is a positive cure for constipation, dyspepsia. er and kidney compinints ol all Einds—25 cents per box Manufactured by S.H. WINSTBAD Seventh and Washington Sts,, Paducah, Ky. Mosauitos Pick THEIR TEETH... while they sit on the back feuc Over the fill meal they hav om in VIOLET WITCH HAZEL allevite pain, and cure all jrritations of the in f hrersonss, DRUG STOR ect pest PORTO RICO UNHEALTHFUL. The Troops There Brought Home as Ast Possible. wii Scen Be Scripps: McRae Service, Washington, Aug. 31.—The war department is moking every effort possible to hasten the withdrawal of troops from Porto Rico on account of the increasing sickness there, Only a force large enough to keep order will be kept there, It will, hawever, be several days befure the transpor- tation of the troops to this country can be arranged for and begun. GOVERNOR TAYLOR VERY ILL. Scripps-MeRae Service. Khoxville, Tenn., Aug. : kidoey trouble for several days at home in Johnson City, is reported to be most seriously ill this morning. His immediate relatives have been called to his bedside. A SEVERE STORM RAGIN Scrippe-McRae Servic Savannah, Ga., Aug, 31.—A heavy storm is ragiog along the coast. Telephone connection with Tibee Is- lands has been stopped, Great fears for the shipping as the low lands are flooded and great damage has been done to rice and cotton, DREYFUSS AGAIN. He May Have Another 'trial—Im- portant Deyelopments Have Occurred, Gov. Scripps: McRae Bervice. London, Aug. 31.—Dreytuss, the celebrated Frenchman, who is now in exile for treason may yet have a new trial, according to the latest re~ port from Paris, By the arrest of Col. Henry Yew, an important letter has been found bearing on the case which gives the affair a new turn. TWO INJURED. Negroes While Stealing a Ride Pushed Offa Moving Train Fulton, Ky., Aug. 51.—Ben Cooke and Henry Sims, Fulton ne- groes, were stealing a ride on a coal car at Martin, Tenn. Conductor Matthews knocked them off after telling them to get off. The train was running rapidly, Sims fell be- tween the cars, it is claimed. His leg and three fingers were cut off. Cooke's skull was fractured by strik- ing the ground with so much force. WARM TODAY. The thermometer today registered 94 degrees in the shade, Buy your Anthracite from the St. Bernard Coa! company now while they are unloading for $7.00 per ton delivered. tt CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Scripps: McRae Servi Whitesburg, Ky., Avy 1.—News has just reached here of « terrible tragedy which occurre? near Orrs barg, twenty miles northeast cf this town a couple of days sco Henry Flanery shot and killed Boyd Chase at # funeral and theu sent intr the woods and committed suicide. The cause of the murder was an old grudge. KILLED HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW. ‘Scripps McRae Service. tig Young shot and killed Tom Warren. Young had recently whipped his wife, who was a sister of Tom War- ren, which resulted in the quarrel in which Warren was killed. Young surrendered to the city authorities and is now in jail, MORE TROUBLE. Another Warrant Issued Against Charles Dillard for Grand Lar- ceny and House Breaking. Jobo And Another Case Is Being In- vestigated Against Him Today. This morning after the session of the police court was over, Chief Woods, of the fire department, went before Judge Sanders and swore out & Warrant ay ex-fireman, arrested yesterday on a oharge of stealing a watch from Rob Bonn, another fireman, charging him with breaking into a room at Central station and stealing a set of harness, He is charged with house breaking, which makes two felonies against him, In addition, s woman has been summoned to appear at the city hall today to answer questions in regard toa ring stolen from Stationman Jake Elliott, and which Dillard is sus- pected of having gotten. He went to jail today in default of bond, and has two graye charges against him now, with prospects of another. He has not been employed at the depart- ment for several weeks, and most of the things miseed were missed about the time he left. Dillard has always been considered @ pretty respectable sort of fellow, and his friends think there must be some mistake about the charges. The cases will come up for trial in the police court tomerrow. \OTICE. | All bills due the Paducah Progress for advertising and subscription will be collected either hy Jas, P. Thomp- son or Irvan S, Cobb. J Plantation Cbill Cure is made by| hence is reliable. Van Vleet-Mansfield Drug company, |® THE WEATHER— Partiy cloudy weather tonight and Thursday. TEN CENTS A WEKK. RAILROAD NOTES. Railroad Men Go Down the Road to Attend an Inves- tigation. ‘The Mlinois Central Making Its Track in Tip Top Shape. Master Mechanic » dozen or more engin- enon the Illinois Cen- the Southern division to iuvestigation of some kind. likely return tonight. tral, '¢ attend a. Chey will The improvements along the Illi- ois Central tracks are being made very rapidly above Memphis, and the work has now started just outside the ¢ The tracks near Wolf river are beiug attended to and graded. is ‘the bel raised, and at other points the grades are being cut down. ‘This will bring the track to a uniform low grade. THE A. O. UW, Mr. Baker Reports it Booming All Over the State, Mr. J. W. Baker, grand master workman, of the A. UO, U. W., has returned from a several weeks trip all over the state in the interest of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, He reports that the order is booming all over the state, and now has the largest membership it ever had, in Kentucky, and that the increase is greater than ever known before. ‘As changed, its new laws off greater inducements to those who ie sire a co-operative society, Mm Baker leaves tomorrow for another trip in Central Kentucky, in the interest of the order. ST. MARY'S ACADEMY. Classes will be resumed at the academy oa Monday, September 5th. Parents and guardians are earnestly requested to enter their children ur wards oo the first day of school, as they can be more ensily classed or graded then than later on. For terms apply at the avademy, corner Fifth and Monroe streets. 30a6 BREAD IS THE STAFF OF LIFF CONSEQUENTLY HAVE IT PURG DIPLOMA Every barrel, half barrel, sack or ackage guaranteed to be made From URE SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT —none finer. All first-class retail rocers sell it. Best families buy it. YOUR MONEY BACK if not as rep- resented. Hurry Up. If you want any of our russet, oxblood or tan summer shoes. The people know their value. and when we announced CUT PRICES the rush was great. But there are some of all sizes left we and the first here gets the pick of the styles. e are selling these fiae well-made shoes -- men’s, women’s and children’s---at prices that ordinarily would not buy the most inferior kind. Come early and be in the push. GHO. ROCK & Son 821 BROADWAY. The Bottom Drops Out, and Instead of Profits Leaves Losses FOR ONE WEEK ONLY Any Crash Suit in the House $ 23% 00 and $5.50. reserved. Were $4.50, & | Your Choice of Any | $7.50 Suit for Absolutely nove Riacks and blues only excepted. All wool and good value at $7.50, a, B. WEILLE & SON ORRIN TED IT I REET I EO I 409-411 Bioa: way