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Paducah Sun, 1901-04-11

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MEMPHIS RACES ROYAL VICTOR WON THE TEN TENNESSEE - NESSEE TENNESSEE DERBY YES YESTERDAY - TERDAY YESTERDAY Memphis April UTbo biggest derby In the hlsotry of the club was run yesterday afternoon won bj Royal Victor with Lady Schorr second and Oahene third The course was ono mile and an eighth and the derby la worth about 18000 to the winner The lint derby was won by Ten I Strike a IOn of Ten Oroock r the lOa i ond by Joe Cotton who afterward won I the Kentucky derby Jim Grey won the third In 18878889 no race was scheduled and over the shortened I dlttanee In 18K Robetplerre won Then came Vallera Tom Elliott Cal Calhoun - I houn Calhoun Jamboree Fandango BercUIr nockTldere beating Typhoon IL and I Algo AlgoThen Then came a change and the win winner - ner winner was true to previous form with Lieber Karl in 1899 and May Hemp Hempstead - stead Hempstead In 1899 but In 1900 Florlzar ranked aa a practical outsider CARNIVAL NOTES TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE DOING GOOD WORK IN Securinc Reduced Rates The Flower Parade Committee Greatly Encour aged Booths Rapidly Taken The executive committee of the Elks jneld a meeting last evening and heard favorable reports from all quar ters on the carnival The transportation committee has secured a rate of one and onethird are on all railroads for the carnival week with special rateton two separate rate days all tickets being good for two days twodavsThe The contract for building the arch was let to Mr Ellis Boar and work will begin on It as soon as possible Booth space It going rapidly and will probably all1e I disposed of by Saturday Work on the booths will begin about the 35th InsL The flower parade committee Is I one nof the most enthusiastic on the list and the parade will be simply gor genus All the ownret of stylish re hick in the city will participate and a great deal of Interest wilt bo taken In It ItThe The carnival buttons will arrive on the 16th lnstand there wilt be a large supply of them The paper for advertising tho carni carnival - val carnival hat nearly all arrived and the advertising committee Is putting It out as rapidly as possible The Elks last night secured the necessary street concessions from the council and everything Is now clear sailing until the beginning of the car Wild FATHER DIED DILL O URAHAM CALLED TO MAD1SONVILLK LAST EVENING Dr L G Graham of Massoc left for Madlsonvllle Ky yesterday In answer to a summons stating that hit father was very ill Soon after his departure another telegram arrived stating that his father had died The Paducah Cooperage company I of which Mr HolUngshead Is I man manager - ager manager paid OH 300 employes last even lger amounting to about 1000 who concern started up six weeks ago and anII I I jiected to Increase the number of em I ployes to 330 In the course of n few months K ea

PRESBYTERY ADJOURNS DI SESSION AT MAYFIELD ENDED YESTERDAY Elder N D Barnett was excused from the office of stated clerk of the Mayfield presbytery yesterday and Roy J C Reid of Paducah elected lu his stead The name of Licentiate A M Ragsdale was dropped from the roll for his Ignoring the standing rules of tho presbytery The name of ROY Mr Joiner of Princeton presby presbytery - tery presbytery was enrolled as n member of the presbytery Dr Darby delivered very fine lec lecture i - ture lecture on An Educated Ministry A very excellent address was delivered by Prof Tboa K Bates A M press dent of Auburn seminary of Auburn Ky on the same subject A proposition came before the i presbytery to group the churches of Mayfield presbytery into pastorates which was voted down After reports from a number of committees Dr Darby of Evans Title Ind delivered an address on the College Endowmment Fund fThe presbytery then adjovrend at 10 oclock p m nntlt its next meeting In October m OctoberNINE SUNK IF THE WASH HONSHE1L LOSES HER TOW AT PECKENPAUGHS Landing Struck the Bask aid Eight Barges of Coal and One of Steel h Sank The Wash Honshell which passed down last evening for Cairo with a tow of ties met withp costly disaster at Peckenpaughi Landing sixtylire miles below Louisville on kerway down She had In tow eight barges of coal and one of steel from Pittsbvg for New Orleans At the landing she struck the bank and lost her tow nil nine of the barges linking The toss cannot at present be ap approximated - proximated approximated but It will be several thousand dollars She picked up a tow of ties and came on down the boat escaping in injury - jury injury from the accident ITOBA O MARKET I SALES GOOD AND PRICES SAT ISFACTORY THIS WEEK The tobacco market la Mayfield was fairly strong One b11DdredhOllobead were offered The sales were fairly good and the prices about the tame as the Paducah market Many tobac tobacconists - conists tobacconists from Paducah were present at the sale I The local tobacco market from the repOrt of th Western District Ware Warehouse - house Warehouse company was medium with the exception of common lugs The prior were about the same as last week for the same grades of tobacco Tho highest price offered was 83q The range of prices on leaf was from C to 8f and on logs fran 4 to S The offerings were 47 hogsheads and the sales about 35 Tho rejec rejections - tions rejections have not yet been made out Farmer Co have their sales today and Gilbert 17 Wcldon tomorrow tomorrowI I morning I from nearby cities an In the city at attending - tending attending the sales J7B Lewis and I Enoch Browdcr Fulton C W At kins Crossliind W S Griffith Den Denton 1 - ton Denton W II Smith Lainont William McNutt Louiivlllc and 0 V WilliamI I of Ma MaEvening Evening Bulk OBIT lucent a woe

PEACE MADE Aguinaldo Signs the Paper After Objecting to Two of the Clauses 1 MORE SURRENDERS TODAY Natives Who Distrust Ajfuinaldj do < I Not like the Privileges Accorded him DEPOSED DICTATOR BUYS DIAMONDS Manila April OAgninaldo loon i signed the peace manifesto after ram ly objecting to two clauses There were several other surrenders today Gen MacArthnr says It Is Impos impossible - sible impossible to make a statement concerning AgnlnalJo now It Is possible that Aguanaldo will soon be removed from the Malacanang Palace to a large house with pleasant grounds No 68 General Solano street II fashionable quarter of the city beside the Paile river which Is being renovated and prepared for occupancy Agnlnaldols purchasing diamonds and other jewelry lie continues to receive certain visitors I but newspa newspaper - per newspaper correspondent are excluded It appears that the majority of the t Filipinos In Manllbdbtrmst Agntnal do and dUlike tO see him accoredd special favors They say he ought to be severely punished Gen > Sandlco a former member of Agninaldos cabinet bat surrendered to the American authorities at Caba natnan In the province of New Kclja He has a bad record and may be tried WHEN CIVIL GOVERN GOVEILNMENT MENT BEGINS Washington April 9The news from Manila regarding the establish establishment - ment establishment ofjclvlt government Is I In accord with Information already mule pubi lie then that the now Philippine civil government will be established about July I JclylImmediately Immediately upon the passage of the army appropriation bill the entire s Spooner amendment was cabled tos the TaU commission and the commie ton was directed to prepare a plan for the government oi the Islands in accordant with tb law This plan has not boenyot completed but It Is I expected to be llboat the time of thV return of the commission to Manila and It will tn cabled here for approval or amendment amendmentTO 0 TO PROTECT GAME ABROGATION FORMED AT HUP KIN VlLLI TO PROTECT OAixK AND ILm A number el HopklnsvilleV TOW eltttens have formed a gams protec tire association with a largo mem membership - bership membership bershipIts Its principal objects are declared to be the preservation and IrDpIIfationI I of game and game fishes of long and Insectivorous bird and of forests the education of men women and chit elder to a love of rutnr and natures woikt to a proper respect of game laws and to a proper abhorrence of u custom so prevalent today among men and boys of killing ejceryjllving thing found In the woods for the mere sake of kllllbglIlio the restocking ot game fields and public waters 1 Mull > Peoples FrlenlTa 1I01C t Fr

JUDGESPENCE SPENCE A Well Known Citizen of Paducah Dies From Paralysis and Old Age SERVED AS COUNTY JUDGE Death of Mrs Martha Lewis at Rfllliitgton From General Debility v L THE MORTUARY RECORD FOR TODAY Former County Judge James Spence died at 430 oclock this morning at bit home on Eighth and Jones streets from paralysis after a long Illness He re recently - cently recently returned from a visit to hla ton I In McLean county Ky In a helpless condition and several aaya OliO life began to gradually ebb until death I relieved him this morning s The deceased win born May 16 18J3 In North Carolina and In 1830 moved to Tennessee with his parents pareblLI I Uo was the ton of Mr Levi Spence and coming to this county In 1840 for S3 years taught school He came to Pilaucah In 184 and was elected county clerk for three terms serving 12 years Ha was deputy clerk under W T Nichols for eight yean Ha served four years aa county Judge and for several years was trustee of the Jury fund For the put fire years he was In no business but secured considerable work writing deeds and mortgages and searching title of land In County Clerk Grahams office He Ian a wife twosons living M O Spence of Oklahoma City and W L Spence of McLean county Ky and one daughter Miss Flossie Spence The deceased was one of Padncaha best known citizen and his death will be regretted ba large circle of friends The funeral will take place tower row afternoon at 2 oclock from the boon services by Rev G W Brims Interment at Mt Kenton KentonT T dleill I Mrs Martha Lewis aged 84 died at her home In Rotslngton last night from general debility She was one of the pioneer settlers of this county and her husband died a year or two ago since which her health had been gradually falling She leaves I two daughter and one son the latter Dick Lewis formerly postmaster at Ragland this county She leaven a number of relatives In the city The funeral wllHiko placo at New Liberty today Mr F M8cott aged 78 died from I general debility at hit home near Mt ZIon tearing a son and six daughters The burial took place today Bunk Campbell aged 41 died this morning at 1415 North Tenth street The burial will takd place tomorrow morning The remains of the late Mr Soott Ramty of Mecahntciburg who died of consumption at Carbondale IILI aged 23 were buried at Oak Grove I yesterday afternoon afternoonA A NEW SENATOR State Senator McD Ferguson and wife are parents of a One boy baby born last night He hat been named MeD Jr

TRIALBEGINS I J BEGINS S The Jury la the Garnet fliplcy Case All Democrats But One Accepted 0 COMMONWEALTHS SIDE Paducah Delegates Honored at the Knights cf Honor Grand lodgeBit Suit filed TELEGRAPHIC HEWS Of THE STATE f Frankfort April 10 Twelve men all of whom are Democrats will try Captain Oarnttt Rlpley for his life Despite the fact that they are Demo Ovals they were alt accepted by both sidesAfter JJ After the selection of the jury At Attorney - torney Attorney Ben Williams staled tho case for the commonwealth He said the conspiracy to ranker GoebM 1 originated In W B Taylor ofJee and that Taylor and lllpley worked to bring about the murder He said this would U > fully proven by the common gealth PADUOAHANS HONORED Louisville April IOTh Grand Lodge Knights of Honor yesterday afternoon elected W O Freeman of Louisville grand dictator John U Robinson of Paducah assistant grand dictator and E G lloooe Paducah representative to supreme lodge SUES FOR HEAVY DAMAGES MadisonrlUe April IoTbo Mon Monarch - arch Monarch Mining Co has filed salt for 1100000 against the operators and miners In the Union mines on the Il linois Central road on a charge of con piracy to Injure the companys boat 1 ness by organizing miners unions DEAF MAN KILLED Ashland April 10 Harrison Her ron deaf and almost blind was killed here ty a C and O train nil STOCK YARUs YARUsINCORPORATED INCORPORATED Louisville April 10The Central Stock yards have decided to Incorpo rate for SOO000 to fight the Bourbon stock yards company COMBINATION OF BRICK MEN Unlivllle April 10 Allthe brick I manufacturers of Loulsvlll will form a combination with 1000001 cape tab TO FIGHT ON DERBY NIOIIT lmlsvllle April 10Dare Sulli Sullivan - van Sullivan of New York and Jack McOlet ar land of PIttborl will fight here on Derby night IQUAnANTINl I ORDEIJED s llopklnsvllle Ky April 10The f j hoard of health has established it guar antine against Guthrla on account of smallpox smallpoxFOR ODD FELLOWS DAY MILITARY COMPANY BKINO Oil IMNIZED AT MOUND I CITY tI I I Cairo 11 April 10Call Bar Barry - ry Barry F Ebs Is taking steps to organize a military company a t Mound City to join the Fourth regiment It will beI known at company K It It I hoped I to hare the company crganiiod and equipped on time for the Odd Fel Fellows I - lows Fellows celetratlou then on April S R s I 4 I r T

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