The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, September 24, 1898, Page 1

THE DAILY SUN - - - Ins the Only Paper in Paau- ducah That Swears to Its « + = CIRCULATION. ; THE PapucaH DAILy SUN. WEATHER PREDICTIONS Threatening weather tonight VOLUME ILI—NUMBER 12 TAYLOR IS DYING. The Condition of Popular Governor Is Most Alarming — Is at Death’s Door, 1800... ESTABLISHED LOVELY Creams and [Ces SOULES Drop in and try his elegant phos- phates, Phone 313 for your Has Been Lil a Month Home in Eastern Tennessee— A Change for the Worse Came Today. Johnson City, ‘Tenn., Sept, 24 — Governor Toylor suffered » severe retapse today and it is believed that He has been confined Pineville, Ky., Sept. 24.—Charles W. Metcalf, of this county, today withdrew from the race for the dem- oeratic nomination for secretary of for over @ month, there is too much bossism in the dem- ocratic party to suit him, Metcalf is one of the most popular young men in the state and his nomi-| cape The grand jury made its final re- nation by the democratic state con- vention next year was a certainty. He was a candidate before the con- vention three years ago and came near being nominated then. but his condition, though serious, bas got been considered alarming until NOW IN LONDO! London Sept. 94,—The Aericnn peace commission atrived here today on its way to Paris. ee ee ed SOLDIERS OFF ON LEAVE. Will Thurman, Jess Ullman, Tom Jackson and Bob Wilhelm, Co. K, arrived this afternoon from Lexing- ton on furloughs OVER AN OLD GRUDGE. REGULAR ARMY OF 100, This isthe Solution of the Situa- The Alleged Assailants of Mrs, tion to Be Proposed to the President Interest in the Case Decreasing, Washington, Sept. 24 solution of the volunteer army 1 tion which the regular army officers will propose to the president: For three years an army of about 100,000 will be required. ent strength of the regular establish is 65,000, and eruited to its maximum of 60,000 Forty thousand volunteers will be required in addition, and perbaps on account of the large amount of sick- ness 60,000 volunteers would be re On accouat of the desire of the volunteers to be mustered out the discipline of the regiments is very bad, and it is doubtfal teer regiments are now fit even for garrison duty. If the president would recommend that the regular army es~ be increased to 100,000, the volunteers could be mustered out before Christmas desire of the volunteers to leave the service and the necessity 100,000 soldiers for a tine would make the measure certain of con- gressional support. home districts WARNING TO SPORTS. Goy, Bradley Won't stand for Prize Fighting and Issucs a Proclamation, Green shot and killed Jim Miller to- Both were of this county, and iain i Hartford, Ky., Sept. 24.—The al- the cause was an old grudge. led assailants of Mrs. Jones were to- YELLOW FEVER, $250.00 each. All of the fifteen ex. cept two, are now out on bail. Ins terest in the case is decreasing, as there is sometluug strange about the fact that the commission of the out- rage was so long concealed. er case of yellow fever day in apo’ her part of the city, hea!th board has ordered the city de- Populated to prevent an evidemic, POWERFUL NAVAL RIFLES. New Ones to B the New Battle Ships. Purned Outror}One Secured by the Purchase Washington, D. C., Sept. 24.— placed orlers for rifles of caliber forgings for naval from 4 to 12 inches to supply the new battle ships, and in ashort time the navy yard fac will begin to turn out ordoance em- bodying radical changes in constru tion and much more guns of the sawe caliber now afloat gletree Company—Big Or- ‘The Purchase Wheel Stock eom- pany yesterday secured a contract for 1,000,000 spokes. This contract, with several other large contracts p ollicers have for sev-| Keep them busy for the next year. ‘The Lack Singletree company to- day ships a car load of singletrees to a Texas point. The company now has booked orders for between titty and sixty car loads, which must be delivered before 1, esent standard naval effective as it is, but the time has not been opportune to do so, nor was the money available to undertake a large scale until this Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 24 Bradley received # telegram from Cincinnati yesterday ing @ rumor that arral ogress to have the Corbett-McCoy fight pulled off in thi within thirty minutes of Cincianati. orning convey Towder has also aided to make t change possible. gun will be ss effective as the pres- achieved at the expense of weight, but the differen: of the new design. For instance, the present 12 inch gun weighs forty-six tons, against tifty- two tons for the new gun. guo takes the place of a 13-inch gun, which weighs sixty-one tons, so that a considerable About the same rate of gain is se- cured in all the new gun will send its projectile at at the enormous velocity of 3000 feet a second, which is about 50 per cent reater than the velocity of the pres- ent 13-inch shell. ‘The governor discredits the report, but acting upon it, issued the fol- Heard and Left Open to is still in favor lowing proclamation : “Whereas, It bas been made known ~ It Looks Like @ Bad Case Against at the prize fight arranged Corbett and McCoy is now about to take place in Kentucky ; ‘Therefore, As governor of the commonwealth,all persons are warved gathering where the id fight is to take place,and warned preacher charged Lillie Flyers against her will, was} Nashville, 2 0, falling. lied in the police court this morn-} Paducah, 3.9, falling, ing and the evidence for the common- Pittsburg, 5.8, stand. wealth heard. This indicates that] st. Louis, 8. the case is indicates he represented to the woman that he was a married man. was also shown that the woman reported the affair to friends after it happened. The case was left open to hear other witnesses, not to engage in the same, and the peace officers of the commonwealth are ordered to strictly enforce the rrest all persons law and promptly violating the law against prize fights in this state and take them before the proper judicial authorities.”’ The governor has also wired the sheriffs of all the counties adjacent there is a very erroveous idea preva- lent as to the value of the ammuni- by Dewey at Manila 8 fleet at Santiago. Instead of this running up as high as tion shot awa: and by Sampsoi to Cincinnati directing them to take steps to suppress the fight if the ru- mor that Kentucky maa Dame selected as the fighting grou proves to be true. WILL INVALID, 4, the fact was that Dewey at Manila fired $47,000 worth of am- munition, and the Atlantic fleet at Saniiago, on July 8, and during the bombardment, not to exceed $100,- Crouch, colored, had trouble over a water melon, and the former was ported at the expense of the tax- warranted. She was adjudged guil- ty and fined $1 and costs. fined $1 and costs for drunkenness. Two young men were charged with > fast driving, but they proved that lightful, captivating. Prices range] as’ soon as Sheriff Rogers finds it they were not driving too fast, and the case was dismissed. It is Said the One Left by Kev. wDupee is Void. aimed the will left by Rev. G. W. Dupee, pastor of the colored Baptist church, and which was found by Deputy County Clerk Smedley Thursday in a box where it 1888, is invalid, be- Princeton Gon erned in Qnite a Number of Approach- had ain since cause it was made before he was +» Sept. 24,—Sun- 5, Mr. Sam Me of Princeton, and Miss Mattie Ra ford, of Trigg county, will be m tied at the residence of J, T. Akin, the Rev. Milton Hall day, September The Day of Atonement, the most solemn Jewis festival of the year, will be observed beginning tomorrow evening, at Temple Israel. Rabbijsive Juveniles. The National Book} ‘There bas been great exvitementin Enelow will lecture on ‘‘Atonement.’’ | Concern, Juvenile Dept. Chicago, the Eppersun section uf the county The estate has been in the hands of the public adininistrator since his h, and is worth very little, library, but it was gi the infant daughter by the apprais- September 28, Mr, Aubrey Ambrose, of Evansville,lod, , and Miss Nanoie G city, will be married Miss Kirk is one of Princeton's most charming and beautiful society girls, of a well known Ambrose 1s employed at the Evans- the Illinois C pose P- acta Contre) of the said Wiley Joiner, consisting of three desirable houses and lots, ituated on Fourth street, between STAAL left in the estate isthe big brick bouse adjoining the cbureb, which is worth about $2000, and has a mortgage on it for $800. all debts are paid there would be little left the church, even should the will be decided valid. WORK ON THE TRES1 LE. I will, oo Monday, the 26th day of Wiley Joiner, on South Fourth|REDUCED RATE TO LOUIS-[P)) street, between George and Ehza- beth streets, in Paducah, Ky., ex- ville office of On October 5, Mr, R. W. Lisanby ie White will be mar- Mr. Lisanby is a well known educator and lawyer of this city, and Miss White is a daughter of *-Jack’’ White, one of Caldwell’s most suc- Contractor Barnes ihis morning work on the ‘‘dump’’ at the Caldwell street, It will be the of an outlet from th > Praise ose WA apnea § Paducah, Ky., household furniture] Lovisville and return at one fare for and other useful articles, Sale to] the round trip, good returning until begin at 10 o'clock a. m., and to be] Oct, 2, 1898. continued until all is sold. td J. T. Donovay, Agent. ‘Terme of sale made known on day HER Of pal. | Ricuanv Horzanp, | Droggiste will say they sell wore > Rye, Nose PADUCAH, KENTUCKY , SATURDAY, SEVTEMBER 24, 1898, METCALF § |BLEWUP —s*{CAN NOW WITHDRAWS.| THE TRAIN.) COME HOME. ocratic Party in Ken- Train on the Missouri Pa- ani the Sports May Be Hap- tucky to Suit cific and Make a py—Criminal Term of dim. Haul. Court Over, the Democratic Nomination for Blowing the Car and Safes tions—Trhe Docket Disposed Secretary of State—A Very to Atoms—The Kob- of—Jail in Good Condition, Popular Young Man, bers Escaped, Other Court News. FULTON NEWS. (GOVERNMENT IS SILENT. Too Mach Bossism in the Dem-|Masked Robbers Hold Up a|The Grand Jury Has Adjourned|It Gets News Succeeds Mr, Wm. Batts On the Cars, New Gravel for the Streets Mr. Richard Wall assistant superintendent of the Paducah Street Railway company Mr. Wm. Batts, who re- signed to scvept @ position railroad- The first shipment of gravel for the streets of our city came in on the freight this mornin, From Genera! ays yesterday’s Kitchener, But Does Not See Fit to Make it Fulton Leader. ia honor of the joyful eveut, bat many were the expressions uf grati- fication heard on the streets when the news began to circulate. Joe Scofield, who died in the pen- itentiary, was brought to Water Val- Was the Winning Candidate for| They Dynamited the Express Car, |‘Ihere Were About 16 Convic~/Phe Decision of the Dreyfus Ex-|'ey and buried in the ccmetery pear Scofield was sent to the peo isa well known young man whe la= been identified with the company f-r several years past, and oughly Competent young uoy friends who will wish him saccess io bis new position, to worked his way with great credit to himself, amining Committee Postponed Until Monday—Wiill Deter- mine Revision or Not, itentiary from Fulton about a year ig ® buggy from Marion Tate and s ham from Bud Williams Kansas City, Sept. 24—Masked| The fall criminal term of the cir- men held up © Missouri Pacific ex~|C¥itcourt ended this afternoon, and no sinc were tried today, press train lyst night near Dawson. Py docket had b leared of He gives as bis reason that and safes containing the valuables}orfourto the county jail. If the were blown to atoms. grand jury had returned more in- The robbers safely made their es- dictments they could have been tried It is not known how much booty] port today and adjourned, which will they obtained. be 4 source of much gratification to Fifty detectives have been sent out = Ag wenabol left a gols the it convened ‘and can now return. after the robbers. The grand jury had been in session about three weeks, and did good work, not making it too hard on the A SMALL BOND. — , Coen The City of Louisville has been forced into retirement in the Cincin-| Yemerday afternoon. ; nati and Louisville trade, on account| — The malicious cutting case against of low water, and the Bonanza is a. Elithorpe, charged with cutting now supplying her place. a dompanion, Dan Milliken, was con- Weather very warm and business tigbed. 5 dull today at the wharf. john Hamilton was fined $100 and tenced to thirty days on a petty lameeny charge. Jones Give Bond, Save Two, The steamer Tennessee leaves at 5 tik je el Tenseuses, river, a motion for a new trial in Tom r 4 z _ |Hapnon’s case was overruled. He The Dick Fowler cleared with fait] was given nine years for killing Will business this morning for Cairo. 4 The Bob Dudley is still in the] The following have been convicted Ting, and will leave here next Mon-| at this term of court: Harry Hodge day morning for Clarksville. and Early Long, grand larceny, two The City of Sheffield will report|years each; T. R. Leech, house- here next Monday morning out of| breaking, one year; Thomas Wil- As it Is Somewhat Mysterious, granted bond in the sum of le, housebreaking, two years; The City of Paducah leaves St. i jo W ms, bousebreaking, two Louis this afternoon for Tennesssee river. ARATE A? The steamer Dunbar will report BIG CONTRACTS, — |tere at 6 this atternoon trom Evans. ‘a ville, Leave on return trip shortly rg amen after arrival. “ The ‘Bob Dadiey ts the regular 2° packet leaving here next Monday for gory Parker, malicious shooting, | shot, breaking, two years; Wm. Parker, | sick. aining s woman, five rs; LeRoy Vandyke, grand lar- eepy, four years; Bud Hager, house- Wheel Stock Company The Directors Met Last Night at Association Hall. Walker & Dade received a tele- gtam this morning {Charlestoa, Mo., with their blood London, Sept. 24.—The govern- ita trot news since ‘They detached the express car 90d) them. ‘There were sixteen convic-| Khartoum for his march up the Nile blew it up with dynamite. The car} tions to the penitentiary, and three|to Fashoda, State Secretary Henry E. Rosevear. Plans for assoc formulated and discussed, and it was decided to hold an anniversary on is feared that the news is unfayorable as the govern. ment refuses to make it public. THE DREYFUS CASE. Paris, Sept. 24.—The decision of the committee appointed to examine the papers in the Dreyfus case has been postponed until Monday. Upon the repert of this committee depends the revision of the case, Messrs. Chowning & Wright, own- ers of the West Kentucky Telephone company, which operates a chain of telephones in Wingo, Mayfield, Clinton. Valley and Dukedom, have decided to spend $2,500 on the line between here and Mayfield. These enter- P ig gentlemen have already placed an order for fifty miles of copper wire, to be used on their long dis- regular work of taking subscriptions It is thought Mr. Knox will be re~ leased from the army in order that he may resume his work here. CHURCH SOCIAL. There will be a social at the First Presbyterian church Monday night at Refreshments will be served free on the lawn back of the church, Al) members inviten to attend. DEED OF TRUST. A DANGEROUS JOKE. J One Filed by the Street Car Com- The Perpetrator Has Never Yet pany Yesterday, Been Diseoyered. The Paducah Street Rail and Power company yesterday filed a deed of trust to the American Trust | and Savings company in the sum of 000. This is for the purpose of enabling the company to issue ad- ditional bonds, if desired. * t The war tax amounted to $199.50. GOT $100 DAMAGES, taining pure goods Mr. Love Craig, of the Epperson section of the county, was in the city today, and reports a recent joke which was played in by some unknown man. He rode up to various houses about midnight, and shouting until he aroused them, told each one some one else was dying, and had all the neighbors rushing about the neigh- borhood in a state of more or less disbaville, and bursting Tennessee river for St. Louis, Haims, grand larceny, one year; Abe|other’s houses without knocking, to ure in calling attention t Wines and Liquors jor medicinal use only All eur domestic goods Adirect from the makers, in The Uhl Case Settled at Smith- land Thursday.) The celebrated damage suit of Mrs. Uhl against "Squire Powell, in the Smithland circuit court, was de- cided Thursday, by a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $100. brought suit for $15,000. THE LATEST IN HATS. A nice line of children’s hats and played the joke to have been thrown | walking hats at Mrs. Girardey’s. 316 Broadway. For Medicinal Purposes ‘These goods are all b the government s against their havin; with in any way wiiateve ; Wm. Moore, arson, six years ;| instances people came near getting while rushing excitedly into two years; F. B. Koontz, house-| somebody else’s house to assist the doctor walk a mile or phsebreaking, one year; George| more in his bare feet to attend a man id by the malefactor who Hed to write a prescri ing wines or liquors to patients. DRUG STORE %& BROADWAY, who was by a horse. 1 Clarksville, at 10 a. m. aking, two yeste; LouBMdoes, talec Yeste — The City of Sheffield will report Teak, one year; ‘ here next Monday morning for St.| manslaughter, pine 5 Kushing Business of the Lack sin- Louis, out of Tennessee river. McKeever, housebreaking, five yea ‘The Evansville & Louisville Mail] The last three were sentenced this Line packet which sunk ir the caval] morning. Havoon’s attorney asked at Louisville the early part of this|aad was granted an appeal. All those week has been raised and taken to| convicted but three, Hannon, Moore Madison, Ind., for repairs. The |and Leech, are colored John W. Thomas will supply ber} There are two men in jail place daring the low water. whom there is no charge wi The Pittsburg Press says: ‘Tue These are Bill Hill and Pat Carman, Obio river has assumed the propor-| ¥¥O Were sent in from Justice Bry- tions of a creek, and farmers living |*9t t Lamont, ‘The mittimus simp- in the vicinity of Davis Island dam||Y Said to place them it are driving their teams through the loW them to give bond in th little water that 18 left instead of go- ,$300. There is no charge against ing around by the bridges, ‘The{*hem and the grand jury could do water has reached its lowest stage, |"0tbing in the case as there were and river men say it will not get any | Never any mivutes on the examining lower, There is no rain in sight,and | Court rent uy ae packet men are unable to state when| This morning the petit jury was they will be able to start their boats | lischarged, and this afternoon at 2 running. They wish fora rise, but|0'¢lock the grand jury was ready to they think it will be delayed, like the | Teport, but County Attorney Graves June rise, which did not arrive until | bad the indictments and could not be ’ found, There are about a dozen of ders Booked, the company now has, will POLICE COURT. Carter’s Case Partially Hear Other Witnesses, Cairo, 10.8, falling. negro charged with being the ove who Him—Oth hic Cincinnati ing. bs m er Police Evapasville, 4 5, standing. shot Mrs, Lee Stanley at her home News. near the city, was finally settled, by - 1, falling an indictment being returned against The case against Milt Carter, the ; stand. him. He hves in Ballard county and bas been out on bond since. The grand jury made its report on the jail, stating that it is in good condition, and commending Jailer Miller and Deputy Bonnin for their care of the prisoners. There are a number of prisoners in with detaining 5 falling. grave one for Carter, as Owen’s, at very low prices. with shop lifting, has been in for . has never been able to convict him, Florence Walker and Curliss SOLICITORS WANTED. fee rod at ‘he gual time bh Ladies or gentlemen, for our com- | payers. plete sets of Juvenile Books for the} What will be done with the two holidays. Each set has four books] men in jail with no charges against graded for little ones to grown up|them is not known. The prisoners folks. Each book charming, de-|¢onvicted will be sent to Eddyville McCawley, colored, was from 50c to $2.50. Large books,|convenient to get away with them, each overtiowing with happy illustra-|which will bein a few days. tions. Tremendous sellers, Noth-| grand jury was ing like them. Four months golden] afternovn. harvest for energetic workers, Credit iven, Freight paid. Biggest com- ried a retons. Oatfit with samples of all] AP TER CRAP SHOOT EKS. four books free, Send twelve 2 cent ? stamps for paying part only of the Young Men Ran When a Strarge ti alone. Drop all trash and Man Appeared. clear $300 a month witb our exclu- porns DAY OF ATONEMENT, Jewish Festival Begins Tomorrow. 22a30 sinve ‘he grand jury bas beeu in ses- PUG AO Piautation Chill Cure is made by|siou. The graud jury has beew after Van Vieet-Mapsticld Drug Co., hence] ® gang of crap shooters who have ine is reliable. fested the locality for some time, ptember, 1898, at the residence acd hus succeeded im iudivting seven VILLE, ‘Tue others have been thoroughly » alarmed, however, and whenever a to public sale all the property company will on Sept. 26, 27, 28, 2] to be highly amusing to watch them. n and for train No, 4 leaving Paducah) There were forty, or there about, in and Elizabeth streets, in}1:20 a». m. 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