The Paducah Sun from Paducah, Kentucky • Page 1

I good ad sells more "drummer." Try THE SUN and see. goods than the one in The Paducah PADUCAH, KY, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 23. 1901 10 CENTS PER WEEK VOLUME 105 IS NOT SO BAD The Outlook is Not So Gloomy Although the Rivers Are Rising. NO FEAR OF A FLOOD HERE The Stage in Paducah Will Probably Reach Forty Feet -Towboat Sinks at Henderson. A BOAT FOR THE CAIRO TRADE The outlook for flood is not 80 ominous today as it was yesterday, although the rivers Are rising every.

where except at St. Louis. The big rise has not yet struck Paducah. It is thought by river men that about forty feet will be 'the limit here, ten feet higher than now. The danger line has been reached at Cincinnati, and is expected to 1 be reached at Louisville tomorrow.

Although the flood will likely not reach the proportions at first predicted, it has already nevertheless wrought great havoc in many places, and has driven many people near the head waters, from their homes. The rains of the past few days seem to have been general. The high stage of the river has again directed attention to the manner in which the bank down about John. son's foundry is gradually being washed away. It is claimed that within the past several years about 125 feet have been cat off, and that should a flood come, it is possible for A big washout to occur, throwing the stream into First street.

In the past efforts were made to have the disin. tegration stopped by "rip-rapping, and at one time a publio subscription was proposed, but nothing was ever done, and the bank continues to wash away every year. The R. O. Gunter, which has been running down about Hickman, has been chartered to take the Dick Fowler's place until her is repaired.

Sho will be here in time to leave next Monday, The towboat Coal City and barges were sunk yesterday the L. N. bridge, near Henderson. The barges struck; the bridge pier and went to pieces. The steamer was on her way down, and 100,000 bushels of coal blocks the channel.

REPORT BY WIRE. Cincinnati, April 23. -The river is rising slowly. There is now no prehension of a big flood and the worst is pearly over. At Gallop, a washout broke the natural gas main, leaving Ashland and other nearby towns without light or fuel.

Natural gas is shut off at all points between Ironton and Huntington, closing many industries. Pittbsurg, April waters are receding, mills and factories are resuming, and the situation looks brighter. Louisville, April river is rising here and it is raining again this afternoon. MARRY AT METROPOLIS MR. GEORGE ALLEN AND MISS BESSIE LAMPMAN TO WED At Eight O'clock Tonight-Left Today on the Cowling, Accompanied By Friends -Will Reside Here.

Mr. George S. Allen, the well known young insurance man, will be married to Miss Bessie Lampman, the daughter of Mr. Billy Lampman, the veteran actor, at Metropolis this evening at 8 o'clock. Mr.

Allen is originally from Union City, but has been in Paducah many years in the employe of the Prudential Insurance He WAS a short time ago appointed to the office of assistant superintendent of his company here. Miss Lampman is a niece of Mrs. J. F. Hall, of 217 North Fifth street, and has been in Paducah for the past three years.

The couple left on the Cowling this morning at 11 o'clock accompanied the following persons: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Clark, Misses Bernice Greif, Martha Bessie Hall and Mr. Roy Potter. They will return tomorrow and be at home to their friends at the residence of Mrs.

Hall, 917 North Fifth street, after May 1. Mr. Allen is a young man highly esteemed by all who know 'him, and his bride-to-be is one of Paducah's prettiest young ladies, Sun TO GET PARDON Robert Les Cole Leaves for the Penitentiary in High Spirits. GOOD NEWS FROM HOME Deputy Sheriff Utterback With Several sistants, Leaves for Eddyville. WERE NINETEEN PRISONERS IN ALL Deputy Sheriff Utterback and Deputy Sheriff Gus.

Rogers' left this morning with the 19 prisoners recently sen. tenced in circuit court for the Eddy. ville penitentiary. Robt. Lee Cole, the young mans sentenced to one year for grand larceny, showed a Sun reporter a special letter from his father, received this morning, stating that the request made of Gov.

Beckham by the governor of Georgia had been granted, The request, according to Cole's statement, was for a pardon. The prisoner was not handcuffed and left in the highest spirits, stating that he intended to return to Paducah when the pardon comes, and "make a anan of Cole is the young harness maker who was convicted of stealing two diamond rings at Mrs. R. C. Callisi's.

He pleaded guilty, saying that he was under the influence of cocaine at the time and did not know what he was doing. The rings were pawned to bartender. Vole is the son of the postmaster at Lawrenceville, and has given his father a great deal of trouble. He is all your business needs. for it through THE SUN.

Publicity Secure it TRAIN HELD UP Seven Masked Men Take Possession of a Choctaw Train Near Little Rock. GOT $4,000 IN COLD CASH Sho' Porter Gould and Cally Beat Up Exprets Messenger Meadors, Who Cefled Them. BLOODHOUNDS ARE ON THE TRAIL. Little Rock, April 23. -Seven masked robbers held up the -Choctaw, Oklahoma and Western train at Bridge Junction, near here, at 19 o'clock Inst night.

When the train reached the crossing, the seven men appeared. All had handkerchiefs tied over their faces. Two climbed onto the engine and compelled the engineer to stop. They uncoupled the engine and express car and forced the crew to take the cars down the road a mile from the bridge crossing. When they arrived at an isolated point they put out the headlight and the balance of the crew of highwaymen began work on the press train.

They tried to force Express MessenMeadows to open the safe, but he ger refused to do so. The robbers, who were all masked. immediately set upon him and he was badly bruised. The colored train porter, whose name is Gould, who interfered, was also shot, and fatally hart. The robbers, when they entered the car, immediately started to do express business.

They blew open the safe with nitroglycerine and secured $4,000 in cash. All the particiants were white men, and it is supposed that they had their headquarters in Memphis. The train was in charge of Conductor Nelson, one of the oldest employes of the road, and Engineer Johnson. Messenger Meadors was in charge of the car. The negro porter, Gould, was shot fatally.

The train was delayed about tweaty minutes. No one has yet been arrested, but bloodhounds are on the trail. ROSS CASE. THE CELEBRATED MURDER CASE AGAIN CONTINUED. The case against Tom Ross, charged with complicity in the murder of Walter Hook at Grand Rivers a few rears ago, was called in the Smithland circuit court yesterday and continged on account of the absence of witnesses.

Reuben Ross, a brother, was given a life sentence. The railroad cases are all set for tomorrow. The case against a man named Guess, for alleged criminal assault on the 15-gear-old wife of a neighbor, is now on trial. ARTERY SEVERED. BUD NANCE MEETS WITH A PAINFUL ACCIDENT AT THE MARINE WAYS.

Mr. Bad Nance, the well known in the employ of the ship Marine Ways while at work on A barge tearing away some steel plates, was severely injured this morning. His right hand el pped while prywith an iron. which struck the ing corner of a plate. His hand was torn open and an artery severed.

Dr. Boyd dressed the injury, which is not rious. BOTTLING WORKS. MR. A.

G. BUDDE BOUGHT OUT MR. F. J. BERGDOLL.

Mr. A. G. Baudde today bought out the F. J.

Bergdoll bottling works at Ninth and Madison streets for $2,000. Mr. Badde will move them to his present bottling establishment on South Fourth street. Mr. Bergdoll last week accepted the position of agent for the Hoerber brewery and leased his sheds, wagons, to the Hoerber concern.

NEW PAPER. THE LOCATION WILL PROBABLY BE ON NORTH FOURTH STREET. Mr. Urey Woodson has rented store room now occupied by C. C.

Lee, North Fourth street in the Leech on and expects to get out the building, issue of the Democrat on the first first Sunday in May. He will next Sunday make An ADnouncement of his editorial staff and reportorial force. LATE DEALS Mr. A. S.

Thompson Resigns as Superintendent of the Street Railway Company. LEASES BARNHILL YARDS He Will Enlarge the Business, and Make it Une of the Largest in the State. ALSO ANOTHER STOCK YARD DEAL Mr. A. S.

Thompson, the popular superintendent of the Paducah street railway, has resigned his position to take effect 88 soon as his successor is appointed, which will likely be in a few days. Mr. Thompson has leased the big Barnhill stockyards at Thirteenth and Norton streets, and will give his entire attention to the business, which is one of the largest and most tive in Paducah. Mr. Thompson is one of Paducah' best business men, and in assuming charge of the stock yards intends to make it one of the most extensive enterprises in Southwest Kentucky.

His popularity and business sagacity insure his success. and he will have the best wishes of his many friends. Supt. Geo. Wallace is now out of town after a man to take Mr.

Thon: sons place as superintendent of the Street car company, and when he returns will no doubt be ready to announce the name of Mr. Thompson's successor. In addition to the deal which gives Mr. Thompson control of the Barnhill stockyards, there in talk of another stock yard here. Acoording to reports Messrs.

T. S. Vickers, of burg, and Messes. Dave Dunn, of Smithland; J. M.

Davis, 0. Hibba, of Birdsville; W. E. Chipps, of Bayou Mills and A. 1 M.

Robertson, of Smithland, were negotiating for the Barn. hill yards, and failing to get them will establish new stock yards here investing $10,000 or $15,000 in the enterprise. They are said to have two locations on the Illinois Central, and will likely come here in a few days. TO REFORM. WILLIE HITE WANTS TO GO TO REFORM SCHOOL, BUT CAN'T Willie Hite, the 14-year-old girl who WAS locked up Sunday night with a companion, Lizzie Edrintgon, by Captain Henry Bailey to sober up, today went to the county court house, accompanied by her mother, and said she wanted to go to the re.

form school at Lexington. When asked why she wanted to go she said because she "couldn't behave herself." Her mother is also very anxious to send her. County Judge Tully, how ever, has received notice that the reform school is full to overflowing, and not to send any more. He had to disappoint the mother and daughter. There are now two colored boys sentenced to go there, but they will have to remain in jail here until there is a vacancy, or be released.

The Hite girl and her companion were both drunk Sunday night, and ought to be sent somewhere. The Edrington girl is the daughter of Harze Edrington, in jail at Cairo for killing his wife. Col. S. N.

Leonard returned home to Eddyville this morning, after brief buisness trip to this city. NEW MAGISTRATE. SEVERAL MENTIONED FOR THE VACANCY IN THE SECOND DISTRICT. The death of Justice J. H.

Little leaves a vacancy in the second magisterial district, which will be filled by appointment by County Judge Tully. Several well known citizens are mentioned for the place. Among them Are Mr. Alex Pattton, for several years a constable, and Messrs. Jesse Young, E.

B. Richardson and Henry Hand. Judge Tully will probably make the appointment one day this week. The unexpired term is until ber. WILL CINCH IT MAYOR LANG'S MUST HAVE THE SECOND Class Bill Presented- -An Ordinance to pel It Will Be Recommended to the Council By Mayor Lang.

The next mayor of Paducah, should he happen to be opposed to Paducah' going into the second class, will find himself handicapped in any effort he might desire to' make, to prevent it, by An ordinance compelling him to bave presented to the next legislature bill providing for the transfer. "I shall at once recommend to the council," said Mayor Lang this morning. "the formal adoption of the recent census, and the passage of an orfinance accepting it, included in which will be a clause compelling the next Mayor of Paducah to present a bill which the city attorney, will draft, and which will be included in the ordinance, to the next legislature for the transfer of Paducah to the seeond class. "This will make it incumbent on the next mayor to present the bill to the next legislature, unless the new council repeals the ordinance, which would necessarily place it on record as opposed to Paducah's becoming a see. ond class city.

coarse this may be unnecessary, bot it will be only to insure our being on the sate side." Mayor Lang said today that he may not call a meeting of the council this week, but will wait for the regalar meeting next Monday for the transaction of necessery business. The city supervisors nay fipish today, 91 may not get through until tomorrow, PRISONERS CONVICTED. JUDGE TULLY HAS SEVERAL TRIALS IN HIS COURT. Only four cases were diappeed of in Judge Tully's court today, Bill Brown, colored, charged with flour. ishing a gun, was noquitted.

He had been in jail awaiting trial for eight months, 13 days past was a "trusty." Will Dalton, white, charged with stealing from the Broadway Methodist church, was given 80 days in the county jail. Joe Boyd, colored, charged with stealing a small 'amount of money, was given 80 days in jail. Will George, charged with stealing bran, was given six months in the jail. Cecil Smith, one of the boys sentenced to the reform school, has been released from the jail, as the authorities at the reform school could not commodate him. Property on the southwest corner of Madison and Thirteenth streets was sold by John J.

Bleich to Rosie Bleich for $5 and other considerations. Mrs. Allie M. Ogilvie and Lizzie R. Hook bought property on Harrison street, between Tenth and Eleventh, from Martha Leech for $48.

W. R. Thomas deeded to M. F. Emery, for $225, property near Eighth and Boyd streets.

Say! Be Clean! The Slickest Way Is to Buy A BISSELL'S CARPET SWEEPER A HEADIAS USUAL Other Ways Is To Buy A Broom. A Duster, A Window Cleaner BIS A Long Handie Spider Broom. Chamois Skins, Metal and Stove Polish and RUCHTER FIRE PROOF PAINT All For Sale at Low Prices at Hardware GEO. 0. HART SON, And Stove Company, THE WEATHER.

NO CROPS OR FRUITS INJURED THUS FAR IN THIS SECTION. It is given out at Government Observer Bornemann's office that the cold weather has hurt none of the crops or fruits in this section, as the weather has not been cold enough and there has been no frost. The weather predictions for today and tomorrow are continued "cloudiness, no rain, with probable rising temperature. FEDERAL COURT. Tom Marr, for selling liquor without a license at Hickman, was held to answer by Commissioner Paryear.

WEDDINGS. MISS LILLIAN HAILEY AND MR. W. R. BAURNAM TO MARRY.

Several Other Weddings Are to Take Place in the City Tomorrow. Mr. W. R. Baurnam, of McCutchconville, Ohio, and Miss Lillian Elizabeth Hailey, daughter of Mr.

W. W. Hailey, of 907 Harrison street, will be married Tueslay morning at the residence of the young ladys' father, by Rev. W. H.

Pinkerton. They will leave on the noon train for McCutchconville, their future home, immediately after the marriage. Miss Hailey is a well known and highly esteemed young lady, who has many friends in Paducah. Mr. Baurnam is a well-to-do young man of his home town.

The marriage of Mr. Mart Coulson and Miss Inez Street will take place tomorrow evening, Rev. G. W. Briggs officiating.

The wedding of Miss Emma Hill and Mr. Charles Croal will take place at 10 o'clock tomorrow at the St. Francis De Sales church, Rev. Father Jansen officiating. The marriage of Miss Teresa Bedppk and Mr.

John Zellar takes place to morrow afternoon. Miss Lydia Starr, of the city, and Mr. H. Sewell, of Atlanta, who were married at the Palmer House, Chicago, April 5th, are now here on visit. RAILROAD NOTES.

PRESIDENT FISH ANNOUNCED TO PASS THROUGH THE CITY THURSDAY. The first shovel of sod for the new railroad from Cadiz to Gracey was turned yesterday by Mrs. Nancy Welford, the oldest white citizen of the town. The breaking of dirt for the road was the occasion of a general jollification among the citizens, but the set programme was not fully carried out because of the inclement weather. Superintendent of Memphis division of Illinois "Central Philbrick arriv.

ed in the city today. Miss Mattie Ryan, the well known stenographer in the master mechanic's office here will return from Louisville tonight. Mrs. V. H.

Clark, the wife of Mr. V. formerly a clerk in the car department of the Illinois Central shops here, but now of Louisville, died Sunday night in that city. Mr. Clark has many friends here who will sympathize with him in the logs of his wife.

The pay car went up the Louisville division at 7 o'clock this morning. Captain John J. Linehan, of Cincinnati, is at the Palmer. in SON for resulte BIND, FAST FIND." It makes a man sleep better 'o nights when he knows that his earthly possessions- whether of merchandise or household goods- are well covered with insurance in good companies. If you're not insured, get in line quickly and get policy in one of those Solid Reliable Companies represented by J.

Friedman. Respectfully, JULIUS FRIEDMAN, NO. 331 BROADWAY. seems to be -minded and on this account will 1 probably get a pardon. He says he learned harness making in a Georgia reform school.

His father wrote Major Harris, the attorney in the case, that he would be here for the trial, but it is probable decided that the quickest way to get his son out was to lay the facts before the governor and secure 8 pardon, which it seems he has done. Those who accompanied Deputy Utterback. to Eddyville as deputies were: "Messrs. Terry Thompson, J. M.

Ezell, W. T. Pepper, G. Thornber13, Theo. Lattrell, Robt.

Foster, Emil Gourieux and Joe Ullman. The prisoners were nineteen in number and all but three were colored. -Pure drugs carefully compounded. Soule's. 12ftf THE CENSUS.

ENUMERATORS HAVING HARD TIME ON ACCOUNT OF WEATHER. The school census enumerators are having considerable truoble on account of the bad weather. They must finish by the end of the week and they have quite a little work to do before they are through. The indications at present are that there will be an increase of 300 or perhaps 500 over the number found last year, which was about 5,100. -The old reliable, Steam Cleaning works.

Office with Friedman, the tailor, 331 Broadway, d-82 OUR BEER IS ON SALE EverywherE TODAY. ASK FOR IT. Our Beer is strictly Union Made THE PADUCAH BREWERY CO. SMART SPRING STYLES In Ladies' Shoes and Slippers are Now 4 Ready for You at 16 ROCK'S Some of Our Specialties. We will not force a sale.

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