The Paducah Daily Sun, 1896-12-19

Johnson nnd ttill Skeltou wore nrrosted last summer for breaking Into the Icech residence on North Fourth street About 100 worth of carpets wraps and clothing was stolen ami hauled away in a wagon There were numerous other burgla burglaries - ries burglaries about the same time In which a wngon wa3 invniinbly used and the mystcrj pnyilert the police or some time Johnson and Skclton wero arrested and the latter gave bond The goods howeter could not at llrst he found Tho case was put off from time to lime and one day Dr J G Brooks found nn open letter rjingou his desk He read it to llnd out to whom it belonged but coiildntMnakchcnd nor tall of itas he expressed it One day he gave it to Marshal Collins who rend it It told nil nbout where the goods hnd been scut gate informal n ill regard to John sons wife nil tansvillo and ns soon as Capt Collins tend it lie caught the thread nnd forthwith unraveled the in story The goods were foutid in Kranstillo ut the depot Johnsous wifo not having taken them out They were brought back and re returned - turned returned to their rightful owners Johnson was undoubtedly one of the slickest Unoves that ever infested a city It was thought nil along that he would get about the limit of the law When tho cooo was called dav be

Chicago Dec 10 President elect MKlnlcy In an Interview here today urges conservative action In regard to Cuba He bclletos that tho neutrality lnws Miould Imi strictly mllicml to and that congress should bo cnreful about inking any action that will procip do war ratal Explosion Provldcnco It I Dec 10 An explosion occurred hero this morning In n woolen mill which rosulted In the death of three persons The ox plosion Is thought to bo a case of sKnUncoii9 combustion Drove Her Out of Tott u Old Town Tonn Dec 10 Jnnc Ooplon the woman who was Implicated with Marled Untflcld in thmurdcr of Jonas Trail was mobb mobbed - ed mobbed Today and dritcn out of town If she returns her life will be in danger Com let 1HCnpo Anderson Ind Doc 19 A number of convicts effectod an w capo em tho penitentiary last night by fueling under the prison walls ThcTr escape was not discolored until after day light urv 1xanivs vrio

The Si set oral mouth ajjo pub lUhud a rumor to the ulfect that sometime in the near future the Illi Illinois - nois Illinois Central would begin running a passeugor train from St Louis to Now Orloans ia Paduoah Since Uion other papers hate 011 inogular oooasions reublislied it and today one paper stated that the rumor had been confirmed Hut It has not been coufltmed and while It would bo nu advantage to the city ami is eminently desirable to hat e this iKisseuger service yela fact is a fact and the rumor has not beeu confirmed I he highest local railroad olllcial of this 8 atom this morning stated that 110 one knew whether such n thing would be done or not except Cicuornl Manager Silicas of Louis tillc aud that he had coiinrmwl or

Will Kill tlio Cameron Hill Should It ho Adopted Hy Congress Washington Dec 10 It m stated here en most roliablo nuthorlty that President Clot eland will totu the Cameron resolution sIkmiM it pa The text of the resolution ns agreed upon by the seiine committee on for clgn affairs is a follows Kosoltcd Hj tho euate awl house of rcprcentatitos of America in congress assembled That the In dependence of the of Cuba Ihj and the samo is hereby ncknowf edged by the United Slates of Amor icn Section J That tho Inited States will use Its friendly oltletw with tho gnvcrument of Spain to bring to a clasc the war between Spain and Cuba SOUND MONKV IIMIHtKS

abused the white man Iat night soten masked 111011 went to Finneys residence at a late hour and called him Hob Finney his brother opeuod the door and with without - out without further ado the inolisliot Funic who was In the act of rising from the bed in the nbdoincu killing him in instantly - stantly instantly Jluckshot were used The nlarm was spread but no clue was obtained to tho identity of the uion who did tho shooting An inquest was held this morning and n verdict rendered in accordance with the above facts Finney leatos a family and from reports did not bear the best of reputations nougSmeo

Hie injunction suit of Detective J K Hreur to enforce tho common commonwealth - wealth commonwealth wiHg to Marshal lliehnrdson of IlHrdwcll the -00 rcwartl offorcnl for the capture of John Mnhan re vontl acquitted of the charge of muidor did not come up today at Smithland Deeetite Ureer ami Police Judge Sanders Prosecuting Attorney lleevo anl Marshal Collins intended to go up but when they ascertained that i5rcr could not go they doomed it iHeltM to go tliemeltos The dele tlte was on his way to

KcvWcst Fla Dec 10 Mo ports from Havana state that the Spanish soldicw in tho Pinor del Itio section are deserting quite rapidly that sickness on tho trocha and do scrtious have made reoiiforcomeuU ncccusaty there Wejlcr Is kceIng all the troops he oau In Havana Tho news from Mataiuuu piovlnce Is disquieting Palace olllcials refuse information as lo tho results of the engagements ntToconudPurgntonothls week li t known that the Spaulsh lost many