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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-08-08

Art. 3. The officers of the League shall be
"a President, with one Viee-PreStdent for
each district or precinct in the county; Sec
and Executive Com mitJee Of five. These
Off GERS shall constitute the Central organi-
zation for the county and is the channel OF
communication between county and state
organizations.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
Art. 4. (a.y The president shall preside at
all meetings of the League, and shall be e&-
officio chairman of the Bx. Committee.
fbl The other Off GERS shall perform sab
duties usually devolving upon such officers,
precinct is the President Of that district
And mmediately after his appointment he
shall call to his aid four persons who, with
himself, SHALL constitute the District COM
rnfttee on the organi Eation of local Leagues
in said district, and shall constitute the
channel of command cation between the
Leagues of the District and the County or
Central League.
(c1 The Executive Committee shall see
that the four persons, above Indicated are
chosen by the Vice President of each dis
triet and that local Leagues are organized
in such localities as will reach all the peo
nile of the district, and to distribute such
literature papers or documents as the State
organization may send them; also to ar
range for public meetings in such sections
of the county as may be necessary to arouse
the enthusiasm of the people upon the adop-
ton of the Amendment, and to use their
hest eudeayors to make the League efficient
in the purposes and work for which it was
organized. They are to solicit FUNDS Tor
the general work.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-08-08

Ii you are conscientiously in ia
1yor of Prohibition, why hesitate to
neip get it by partisan means.
"nen the non partisan method
tailed. Ed.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-08-08
BATTLE SONGS |!
"a BooK
Of Campaign Songs for the Prohi-
bition Party.
NEW WORDS.
--MEW MUSIC.
FasU of Life, TigOs., E,sthas-
Siasne and Fight

This book differs from many others In mat it a.
sentaily is not book of Temperance Sunday school
songs IL is the song book Of political party In po
ntical fight
Isc words and the music were written together and
potn words and music are dominated by the martial
spirit.
The music. while OF n much higher order thau or6i.
nary sunday school music, Is not dfncu and can be
mastered by any choir OF ordinary ability and applk
cation.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-08-08
WEST VIRGINIA
Prohibition Amendment League.
CONSTITUTION
NAME OF oRGASrzATtoN.

Art. l. This organization shall De known
as the -County Prohibition Amend
ment League; auxiliary to the Prohibition
Amendment League OF West virginia.
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EGGS, SHELLS AND ALL.
rive Dozen Eggs Esten by . Boiler Maker
Topped on by Bottle OF Raw Alcohol
He Then Wants seven Dozen More.

live Dozen Eggs Eaten by . er-Maker.
Topped on by bottle OF Raw Alcohol
He Then Wants seven Dozen More.
BALTIMORE, Dec. IA boiler maker
named Howe sstonished the epicures Mt
Shafer & Kerlinger's restauran, astnight
by Offering 20 bet - that he could eat,
without intermission. five dozen raw eggs,
shells and all. A doubling Thomas ac-
cepted the offer and the freshest chicken
fruit obtainsble was placed before the
boiler-maker. The latter, q hale and lusty
mechanic. unbuttoned his vest and pre-
pared fer business. The first two dozen
disappeared within half an hour the eater
apparently enjoying his meal He was not
80 fresh getting away with the third
dozen. and took more time still swal-
lowing the fourth. lie kept at work, how
ever, and finally succeeded IN dispatching
the last twelve. though not without an ef-
fort His method was peculiar one. He
took up one egg after the other, and, after
sucking u dry, tossed the shell into his
mouth, aud, after crunching IL into pow
der, swallowed that also. When he had
iiasshs.. bis job he a-e= :rcn HE pocket
beer bottle filed with alcohol, used In
spirit lamp, aud drank down the fluid.
Turning TO the astoniShed spectators, he
offered 10 eat seven dozen more without
the shell, tut no one took him up. Howe
.ii.i s.aa seaa-ans the Morse for wear this
morning. lie saws he il ready 10 repeat
the dose for the same amount OF money.
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his anxiety 10 prevent IL has not de-
fiected him hairs breadth from the
straight line OF truth. What he has
spoken In warning may be resented a.
a threat, but the threat is not his II
Is a threat Of conditions beyond the
control Of any man or any class-even
though the man DO as great, as wise.
as truly just and patriotic as Grover
Cleveland; even though the class DO ~
rich, as powerful. as insolent. ~
grasping. as domineering as the class
that bought his defeat.
This message is his closing word
No more portentous truths Of politi-
cal and social economy were ever put
on paper. He will soon leave Office,
having done all no could for his coun-
try. No man could have done moro
against such odds. The country re-
spects him. 1t does not understand
him yet, but the century will not close
before what he said yesterday Of tho
money power will be rallying cry for
millions Of Americans bent on over
throwing II by any mems ana ~ sAy
cost to Il or 10 themscfves.-Be. Lss<s
| R>0sxbIic
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THE LOST FOUND.
Romance in the Life of a Civ
izen OF LoGansport, Ind.
No IL Recognized as a Brooklyn Boy, KID
nsped Twenty-Five Years Ago.


LoeANsroh'' I'D, De.
evening w VIC '",' " iooo sum" w.
years OF age was nurry,ue ,nrous" $3.50
IN nrookiyh' Az l., WIN pashe' y, 'na
,ngs ." "'s ''n' Sp'on v. "ni oD.",n'a as
ia,'o'y ".a' ~ "o ~" ~ -
seiNeo Ny o'g' pu,,y man. n"'i.v' ~
49, aae 80" e"'"y -
'o"s '.' 'no'".' " '"e
~,u"s .si na"uS :" s,,s,, ~, ~" ~
"ho nau pee" ""''"e" W "'- o
s"pp'"'a"e-' o'Ous"' "o .,u'"s' W So
her Joy. Days' "eehs' nho"'"S M.
"e.' oy. me no'ner nna a soou n,i"s
sp'", "u"' e'' ~, uo.s :" '.a La, =,
- ~, go, ~
800 ~ a ""' u"ys. s"ay
=. - - 49, -.
,ns,.n. 80, 49,, "s''e, 49, D' ~ ~ "
$500. ~ -, ,, ''o,. " ons'
~ sa' '.' -. w u'si'os'" " q, ~,
90
~. Wv lsn. "e, na,n' n .,,''
80 - "a. NJ ~
~ ~ wv ISL, ~" ~ ~. " rs , SUI
a"' ~. ..s
Nv .an a"ay no" n's :. NC, noine " ~ -,
~" "o' ~no nc 80 o"' "h" 'n""'s."
es :" nv
',n pa. VI NouaS'
""u
n,'" ~ 80
w 'o'., ''"e' '"' ~ ,"e ''' ".u aasou
~" WIN ,opo y, '"e he.N' No's"ooi'
""u ilie WINS
nnea anu oo'h nis sons were Sent W ."e
pen''en'.ary ior ATTEMPTING in",a.i. .ne.
vas o'" '"'"'y y'a'S nso' u.s. ,,
uaivy nau many nohes' "e n""ny
uit,ea 70 '"'s Guy. ne wa 'na'iieu ano
se'',eu oomiV''"o'e noule' ~" WI.
"us.anu anu ""o
s'uueh. Vi u"o p'"'e an" noPeu 70
M .ne n'"l'''y' one uay aoo"'
.n'ce months "go' geh'l' man VINO"
ne hau hno"h IN Denton 'ouh'y'
approached nm aud said; Your name ~
not Charley Allen. IL Is Charles Lispen-
ard, aud your people live IN Brooklyn y.
y" The gentleman would say nothing
more and left The name sounded pecul-
iarly strange now, and revived memories
that bad slumbered long. A young law
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RACE WAR.
Bloodshed Results From Whip
ping n Child.


CoLUMBus, MISS, Dec lT.--Wahaisk IL
a small station Of, perhaps, q dozen fami.
lies, near Macon, on tho Mobile and Ohio
road At that place ON yesterday q white
boy and q colored boy rot into fight. The
father Of the white child separated the
boys, when the father Of the other inter.
fered, and the old white man was beaten
almost to death. A warrant was sworn
out by the white man for the arrest
OF his asssilanis. The news had spread
rapidly, aud the colored mon as
sembied and fortified themselves In an
old house. When the Unstable attassfesf
TO serve the warrant OF srre.t 10 sss set
~pon u sh~m spd horrit y - -fes =. = I
was allowed 20 leave ali - We ~ t.s-
diatciy summoned q f,s,--ss.ssf fAts,
men aud proceeded 10 the sceas o. his
previous encounter. The colorej men
had abandoned the building and am.
pushed themselves IN the thIckets near
by. When the posse approached u was
fired upon with deadly effect Nine
men OF the twelve were shot from their
horses and -Four killed outright The re.
msindor were wounded, one having bis
arm shot OF. The telegraph operator at
"shhiek tsiegfhpbed to the nearest sta'
tion along the line for help. Meridian has
responded with two hundred white men
who were joined at every station by many
more. Captain A. ). Mcdowell Of the
Columbus ninemen, notified his men
TO he In readiness for tho sum.
mvn- vf ;b- 3oss,nof. Who l. .ex
pecied 10 order State troops 10 the scene.
The negroes, after firing upon the sheriff :
posse, gathered mp the bodies Of the dead
and placed them near the house. where
they fortified themselves and refused to
give Up the bodies The negroes are re.
ported rising oil over the country and
arming themselves 10 the teeth. and, rs
they greatly outnumber the whites. the
most horrible results may be expected
Yves, peln, has telegrsphed for a special
train to carry the men TO the scene
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PROJECTIONS COST.
The Tribute Paid by the Consumer to the
Greedy Manufacturer.

The Tribute Paid by the Consumer to the
Greedy Manufacturer.
7. young man buys suit OF
clothes for $23 the amount OF protec-
ton he pays for is 80. The clothes
without protection would cost $l4.
II he buys a 81 hat he gets 40 cents
worth of hat and 60 cents worth OF
protection.
II young couple just beginning
housekeeping buy a yard OF Brussels
carpc. for q they receive Is cents in
carpet and So cents in protection.
II the young woman pays 70 for
shawl she gets rs worth OF shawl
only; the other IS she presents to the
manufacturer to protect" him
II she buys dress for $ls she gets
$12 worth OF dress and $6 worth OF
protection.
II she pays so cents for an iron pot
or pan she gets 80 cents in goods and
20 cents worth Of protection.
II she buys clock for IS she re.
ceives 81 worth Of clock and " worth
OF protection.
II she wants a sewing-machine, and
pays say $50 for it, she gets $ll worth
of sewing-machine and 81 worth OF
protection.
II she pays SIC for a watch $l2 rep
resents the time-piece; the other "a
goes to ''protect" somebody.
II she buys lamp for III there is 80
cents in lamp and As cents TO keep
the pot boiling" for some protected"
individual.
If she has TO buy range or stove
for $25 she gets $l7 in goods and Is
worth OF protection.
II she buys dozen steel knives and
forks for $3.50 she gets about " in
knives and sl50 in protection.
II she buys a dozen glass tumblers
for 81 she receives in glass 50 cents
and As cents in tariff.
ia young farmer buys 600 worth OF
\ Implements TO starr our IN turning s~
gets $55 in machines and $i5 in tariff
wind pudding. With the Mills bill
passed by the Republican Senate as
well as the Democratic House, he could
get horse and harness, as well as his
i'm plements, for his 500.
II the farmer purchases a barrel OF
salt for 81 he gets 81 cents in salt and
pays SO cents in protection to COM
panies in Syracuse, Warsaw and Sagi-
inaw.
II, however, the young lady wants q
pair of shoes which formerly cost from
$3.50 to $3.50, she has only to pay y. 30
o. Is. so, according to quality. because
some OF the protection" has been
taken of hides from which the leather
in the shoe is made. --Harriet NJ Plua-
kett, IN Beiforfs Magazine.
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HICKMAN, FULTON COUNTY. KENTUCKY,
SOUTHERN BRIaANDs.
Express Car Robbed Of Three ThousssA
Doiisrs-Two Masked Men do the Work
One Passenger shot to Death.

Express Car Robbed Of Three Thousasa
Doiisrs-Two Masked Men do the Work
One Passenger shot to Death.
GRENADA, Miss, Dec. IL Last night
passenger train No, 2, on the Illinois Cen
trail road, was robbed one mile north OF
Duck Hill At 1915, when the train pulled
out % Duck Hill, two men boarded the
engine aud commanded the engineer. A. J.
Law, TO pull out fast, and not stop until
told. The engineer, aud Fireman Geo.
Evans. both Icing covered with navy
skies" obeysd TIDE command, and when
one miis north Of Duck nm the train
was stopped and the engineer and fire.
man were ordered TO dismount This,
they promptly did. They were then
marched 20 the express car. One OF the
robbers knocked on the door, which was
opened by the messenger. After firing
three shots the man entered and took ~, 100
all there was Ia the csr-from Messen-
ger Hill The firing of the pistol and the
stopping of the train attracted the atten-
tioa u Conductor =. II. Wilkinson, who
4Qshed out, and Was immed lately fred up
:. We, 5slnra~4 e IA q sisI a q lshss,,
s.l.$s sf Jsctt1E, Team, fhen fah ont
VITA Winchester rife. As he step
ped ON thu ground from the smok-
ing car he was fired upon. One
shot struck him In the left arm. Another
went through his stomach, iniiicting a IA
tai wound Tho death Of the Young man
was very sad, rs he was the only support
81 his widowed mother. He came 10 Lex
and younger brother, all OF whom were
q - Il N 4
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A Costly Trial.

STEuBESvILLE, o., Dec. 1.-THE Com
missioners of Hancock County, W. Va,
passed upon and ordered paid the follow
ing bills arising out OF the first trial Of the
Van Baker murder case; 7. =. Brosn, at
torney's fees, $3.50 90; DIR. 7. McKnnon,
microscopic sl63 rs; Dr. Logan, same,
s67 80; John \. Hutchinson attorney,
Si0o7 II; ALI Rheinstrom, stenographer,
1925 20; John McSweeuey, Sl,2)0; witnes.
ses, $1,000; other bills and expenses, s. %
The bills of the last trial at Wellsturg
have not been considered vet
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POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.

The Republican election policy
in q nutshell: Claim every thingi
then steal all We can. "-St Louis Re-
public.
Hard times are possible under a
low tariff. Under a high tariff they
are sure to come. Louisville Courier
Journal
"A large part of West Virginia
Republicans, 1t appears, do not reside
In West Virginia. Breaking the solid
South with Doodle is highly interest
ing experiment. Courier-JouTnat.
when Ingalls, and Hoar begin "
talk in the Senate OF the Southern vote.
Coke and Reagan will have something
to say OF suffrage in Rhode Island ard
the political pay envelopes OF factory
lords and tariff bsrons. Fort Worth
Gazette.
Observe the crowds of self-ap-
pointed advisors, hungry otiice-seek-
ers, personal claimants and toadies at
the feet OF Benjamin Harrison, and
then contemplate the calm, COM
placent, contented life OF Grover Cleve~
land! Alas. how empty and unsatis-
tying are the Establishments Of power!
m Y. World. ----------
III the old Wings hanging on to
the skirts of the Democratic party can
not give up their high-tariff notions
they had better go right over TO the Re
publicans, where they belong. There
is neither call nor room for two war.
tariff parties in this country. Tho
sitting of both organizations, so that
men shall vote as they think and not
according TO label. will be complete
before another election.-N T. World.
The free trade scare was worked
effectively among the farmers by tho
Republicans, judging from the result.
II had little effect among the working
men. The farmers are, then, the ones
who need educating on tariff re-
form. The Democratic principle is
no more toward free trade than tho
Republican. Let the people have a
correct understanding on the subject
and the result will be all right in tho
end. Dubuque Ga. } Herald.
The capitalists of the Home
! Market Club alone are believed by
close judges to have put out three
quarters OF a million dollars to secure
Harrisons election. The capitalists
in other parts of the country did their
part with equal lavishness. As for the
monopolists, they were for Harrison.
The protected trusts and combines
drew heavy checks TO aid In his cleo
tiop. Between the capitalists and
monopolis,s the Republican doodle
fund reached enormous-pfoportions.
BossoN GIobs,
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sTANLEY'S EXPEDITION
Never ouieislly Recognized by the Eag,ish
Government.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Foreign Office ha,
made public series of dispatches giving
the history ~ the Emin Rey'- relief sx.
petitions These dispatches which arc
dated September 90 1854, 10 May 81.
isS7, show that England from the hr't
had no direct communication With
Stanley, and never officially recog.
niEed the expedition. OF the fl0,OO0
promised by the Egyptian Government
the Emin Boy Relief Committee received
e., 80, aud that amount was given only
ON the condition that Il he refunded on of
the proceeds Of the sale o. 81. lscrs ~
Em,n Bey's possession. IL Is noteworthy
that the most gloomy advioes received ty
the committee from Stanley we're IL =
patches from Wadcla. at the end OF July,
100
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Assistant Postmaster Sentenced.

NEW York, Dec. li-Assistsnt Postmos-
Yer Michael a. ShaioB, OF Ia5soI, y. y,
who was convicted Of robbing the mail,
was to-day sen encei TO three years. inn
prisonment at hard labor in the Erie Coun-
~ penitentiary. He was carried from the
court room in fainting condition. Dur
ing the six weeks he has been in prison his
hair, which was auburn, was turned al
most Xhitc
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Itanin Result Of a Drunken Row.

tragedy occurred in North Wheeling last
night VIM. Kolb, Il coal miner, formerly
living there, now % Moundsvihe, came to
town Saturday night and got drunk. lie
aud two men named Molly got into fight
In Costello's saloon and kolb drew a knife.
The other men chased him out OF the
loon and TO the Pan handle railroad track,
near the mill, where he was run over and
nAi a IA nn...
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Mi, Nurder and suieide

PHILApELrnfA, PA, Dee. id-At Todd
town, about eight miles north of this city.
John Ferguson shot and killed his wife,
Mary. this morning. and then shot himself,
both dying almost Immediately. Within
the past five or six weeks Ferguson has
shown signs Of mental unsoundness, the
result, said doctor to-day, who has been
attending him, Of too close application TO
his ANnrl
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IN. p.s.I, Electric ws.

rRnADkIrnIA. Dec. IA slight fire
occurred Ia tho vicinity Of Second street
aud Germantown avenue this afternoon.
The hremen wcr, obliged TO cut the elec-
trio light and other overhead wires A
telephone wire became crossed with one OF
tho elictric-liFht circuits and gave out a
brilliant spark. Twelve-yesr-o.d Theo-
dore Hcmmclman took hold of the wire
and dropped dead In his tracks 4 full
current was on nj the time.
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n.n,ml,s maoa,I,e exnlods,.

PirrsBuRGu, PA, Dec iG-A Dispatch
Bradford (Pa.) special SAYS a dynamite
magazine belonging to Colonel Roberts,
located three miles from Bradford, and
containing eight hundred pounds OF dyna-
mite. blew up this morning, doing great
damage TO surrounding property. The
shock was felt twenty miles away, and
many people thought was AN earthquake.
No one was Injured.
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Bomb in the Haymarkel.

CHICAGO, Dec IA bomb was found !,
Haymarket Square this afternoon ON the
scene of the tragedy which cost several
policemen their lives and ended with the
execution OF four of the Anarchists who
were convicted of completely in throwing
the bomb which killed the officers. The mi -
sic was unearthed by workmen engaged
in digging for the foundation Of the police
monument to be erected on the spot. IL
is made OF two-inch gas-pipe, six inches
long, with fuse four inches long The
pipe was carried TO the Desplaines'street
Station for examination. II was found TO
DO empty,
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MAsoS CITY a., Dec IA. G. Owen,
aged seventy nine years, an old and high
" respected citizen of this place, Is out
with challenge TO any man Of seventy.
nine in the United States To run him a
forty 81 eighty rod race, and nj the end OF
the race jump and strike his heels to-
gether three tunes. Tie will wager from
$40 10 $4,000 ON the result.
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-Four Girl Babies.

BosroN. Dec. I6-The little town Of Mil
hurry, Mass, has become locally famous as
the residence Of Mrs. Anne De Groote, who
has just given birth to four girl babies at a
single confinement. All are living and
range from five pounds 10 eight ounces in
weight. The smallest will probably die
The mother is the wife of poor me-
chanic
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Well Known chIe,aoan Suicides.

CWcAgo, Dee. iT.-rfaak T. sweea!e.
firo marshal Of the Town OF Lake a lar %
suburb In which the stock yards are situ-
atod. committed suicide this morning by
cutting his throat lie was an artillery
man during the war and was ono Of the
prisoners who escaped from Anderson.
Vile prison. No cause for his act Is known.
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panic in n aaIi.Roon

WLKEsBARRE. Pa, Dec. H.-Lost Creek
Hail. at Drifton, was burned tonight A
ball was in progress in the hall at the time
Many women were trampled upon aud -
jured while trying 10 escape Underneath
the hall was the Scientific School and E-
brary established by Eckiey Is. Coke, the
millionaire coal operator. All the books
were destroyed. Loss, $4,000 insurance,
cSO OCO
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A,o,hsr Verdict Aoaisl Have,.

BIRNiNoHAu. An, Dec. lG.-The coro-
ner's jury to-day held an inquest ON the
body of Irene Halves, found in the lake
yesterday, and returned verdict that de-
ceased came 10 her death az the hands or
her father, H. r. Halves.
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Receiver Appointed.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Dc. LA re-
ceiver has boon appointed for the Union
Iron. Works. manufacturer ~ steam
boilers. Tho liabilities OF the company
are $4,000. 1t will probably pay cut do.
lar for dollar
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Oayey's Good Aunt.

LATHE FALLS, MINN., Dee. H.-Edward
Dayey, Of this city, has received letter
from London barrister, stating that an
aunt of his, who recently diel In that ci ",
left him EjOOo0, or S2j 1000, all invested N
British ,onsols, and also u valuable tract
OF land IN North Carolina
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Committed 10 The Flsmss.

BERLIN, Dec. lG--The North German Ca
zette says that all German embassies and
Consulates posse ssing copies of the crypto-
graph. lost after Emperor Frederick's
death, have burned them by order Of the
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Chiei. luStice Uoyle Dead

SEATTLE, W. T., Dec. 10 The Hon. Chas.
Boyle, who was recently appointed Chief
Justice of Washington Territory by Presi-
dent Cleveland, died last night.
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BLACK Bear KILLED.

CnARLEsToN, ". Va, Dec Il. a black
bear, weighing three hundred pounds,
was Killed yesterday on Wischsr' "se"t.
fourteen miles from this city. Others are
reported as having been seen in that
ns,sato.soo lately.
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c,c,cr,ri,c', Ride 10, a waosc.

K4oxvILLE. TENN, Dec. i7-Moses
Bradshaw, OF Claiborne County, was one
hundred years old to-day. On fifty doll
lar wager he rode on horseback as many
miles in n dozen hours.
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EalaI t.plo,Io, al a Steel W,fL,.

fuTsBuRGH, Dec. ~ Furnace n, at the
EigsI Thomson Steel Works, was badly
damaged by an explosion Of metal at II
O'Clock tonight Three workmen, whose
names could not he learned, were terribly
burned. Their injuries may prove fatal.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-12-21
Charmed With Murder.

CHATTANOOGA, Dec. IA WIN Hunnlcutt,
a noted character Of Carter County. Tom,
has been arrested for the murder OF ID -.
MY United States Marshal Tom Goois'n.
Hunnicu'tis in jail, vi,h strong feeling
sgaiust atm