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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-01-18
LOGAN's DUTCH CHEsTNUTs.
HE DIED FOR OTHERS.

James Owens, the young English
man whose heroic exploit OH the
burning steamer Hanna, cost him his
life, is another "Jim Bludsoe." The
London press is said to be full of trib-
utes to his bravery and self sacrifice
aud compare him 10 the characte'
Inmortalized in Col. Hays famous
poem.-Evansville Tribune.
THE LDiToR REMEMBERED.
The lady who recently sent us a
pun of sausage, jar and dish OF
preserves, bucket of chow chow
pickle and dish of cucumber pickle
is known far and wide for her whole
souled generosity, but we refrain
from publishing her name, lest she
might not like to see her generosity
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-01-18
AN uNKIND INSULATION.

Many of our exchanges are express
ing surprise that eighteen hundred
girls have graduated from the Boston
cooking schools and yet the death
rate in the city is not large. 1t is
probable, however, that only few OF
the graduates have availed them
selves of the opportunities offered by
their education. Henderson Cleaner.
LoGAN's DUTCH cHEsTNUTs.
Efforts are making to discontinue
the teaching of German in the public
schools of Louisville. We are happy
In being able to inform the Kentucky
Press Association that the abolition
OF German in the schools will have no
effect upon Col. Emmett Logan's an
nual supply of fresh German auec.
dotes.-Frankfort Capital.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-01-18

FLOUR, MEAL AND MILLsTUFF.
FLOUR-Round lots sell as follows: Choice
patents, SO 00CG0 25; plain patents, $4,000 o.,
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LEXINGTON
Bucna Vista stock-Inportant Invention
-.necIal " tho IInesl

Bucna Vista Stock-Inportant Invention
SPECIAL 10 the IInesl
LEXINGTON, Va, February 20-The
first payment on Buena Vista stock due
hy call to-day was very generally met
from all sections, and to-night's mails
bring thousands of dollars by check.
The board of directors meet tomorrow
directly after which q corps of surveyors
viii 20 ON properly to lay out the town
Tie stock is I'm demand al seventy, with
but few offerings.
Tho Loeb Laird Improvement Com
pany have received the survey Of their
property interest, and is now booming
The invention OF W II Waddell-an
automatic electric block system for rail
roads, which promises 10 revOlutlonizo
Iailr0ading by telegraph in preventing
collisions between trans-has been taken
hold of by home capitalists and stock
placed lt is one of tine wonders OF the
ace. and Is akin 10 the Edison genius.
Ills as simple as a toy, and promises
TO stop the terrible destruction of life and
property on railroads by collision or
uu-ins The stock is in demand, but
can't bel had. The old method Of moving
trains by telegraph 10 prevent collisions,
as now practiccd by sO-called block sys-
TENS. is simplided and made perfect by
automatic electrical enunciat0rs. Enter
prise push. and industry has awakened
everybody 10 their interests
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THE HARTFORD HORROR.
Inve.tIgatIon Into .he Reoent Di.aste

Investigation Into the Recent Disaster.
HARTFoRD, CoNN., February 20.-ln-
vestigatiOn into The Park Central Hotel
disaster seems % show that the building
WasVerv poorly constructed and OF a very
weak character. Several of the sub con-
tractors who assisted in building the hO-
tel in 1878 testify TO the insufficient
strength of the foundation and inferior
quality of brick and mortar used.
The work of eXcayaiing at the Park
Central ruins has been vigorously prose
cuted to-day and more ellectually than
hitherto. The streets on both sides the
ruins are crowded but special policemen
keep the people from interfering with
the work
30 bodies were found beyond those al
ready reported until about 10 o'clock this
morning when one was discovered, that OF
night clerk Perry. A great mass OF
deJr.s is yet 10 be oyerhauled. Many
people think that no more bodies Will be
found, as no other persons are reported
missing, but Others expect 10 md more.
There are no developments at the
ruins since the recovery Of Perrys body
The work of removing the de5rs Is now
proceeding rapidly. Facts continue 10
come 20 light tending 10 lessen the prob
able number In the building at the time
Of the explosion Public excitement has
greatly subsided.
II p. W.-Medical examiners, after
further examination, are now satisfied
that the chsrred pieces Of flesh and bone
found near those Of Mrs. Whiting, are
portions OF the body OF her hus
band Mr.. Andrew f. Whiting,
actuary Of the Hartford Life and An
nuily Insurance Company This makes
the number Of dead twenty-five, and ac-
counts for all known positively to have
been In the building The searching
party Is still hard al work, out nothing
has been found since this forenoon.
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eff FOR WASHINGTON.
THE PRESlDENT.ELECT PREPARING
FOR HIS TRIP.
TO BIZ ESCORTEDBY q. H. THOMAS S
POST & 4 r
TuE ELECTRIC SUGAR REFINING
FRAUD.
Visit to Professor" Friends Mysterious
Chamber Suspiciously Large Chinese
Immigratlon-Ls latest from the Hart
ford Horror-Brief IeIegrams.

INDANAPOIIs, IND, February 20.-Ar-
ranccments for leaving here on Monday
afternoon next are progressing at the
Harrison home. The notice 10 the effect
that no more visitors could be received,
or attention paid 20 correspondence, has,
apparently, had the desired effect II
was decided last night that the George
III. Thomas Post, G.. A. r., will escort the
Presdentolect from the new Donison 10
the Union station on Monday. This is
the only formal demonstration there will
De I'm connection with his departure
General Harrison and the members of
his family attended The Assembly" ball
and banquet at the Denison tonight
TUE INAUGURAL TRAIN TO LEAVE MON
DAY.
The inaugural train viii leave Indian
apolis az 3.1j =. W. on Monday next via
tie Pennsylvania road, running ff-
teen minutes behind the Pennsyl-
yania special The train will reach
Columbus. o.. az s.15 o'clock Pittsburg
about 2 o'clock A. NJ and arrive at
Washington at PAS T. W. Tuesday The
25ih The stops at AN points will be
very short.
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HELENA, MoST, February 20.-On
Monday, j NJ. Chatworthy, white
man, drew a pistol on a negro, for which
offense he was fined $50 and costs,
making s54 Not having the money, he
was put up at auction yesterday by the
negro constable 10 be sold to the highest
bidder. according to the law, which also
REQUIRES that the debtor shall be kept by
the purchaser the number of days during
which the tne runs al the rate Of seven
ty.five cents day The prisoner was
Knocked down TO one OF his friends al
twenty-five cents Il day, the bidding mol
being lively
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INSlDlOCS MORMON ELDERS.
They are Busily Engaged In Securing Cons
Verts IA the south.

Verts in the south.
WARRENToN, Ga, February 20-ln
the country around Shoals, and the upper
part of Glascock the Mormons have
been making many converts Of late.
For the last ten or twelve months Nor
mon elders OF different names have In
Tested that section. On the fourth
SUNDAY in January last these preachers
baptized five persons in Forts Creek
on the county line road, one and d
half miles east of the shoals OF the Ogee
chee and Glascock side of the road.
These persons were Brit Moore and wife
William Hathaway, wife and sister On
the Saturday following the baptisms,
Mont Hawkins was baptized at the same
place bv the same parties six being
captured by their bogus doctrines, and
having fully accepted the Mormon faith
by their baptism.
The community began TO cast about
for relief from such imposition, and on
the night following the baptism OF Mont
Hawkins the boys concluded 10 pay said
elders visit and request their departure
quietly, and II lhey would not, pay the
cost and take hs result The boys took
in the situation mildly, but firmly, their
object being TO peacefully rid the
neiehbOrhood and county Of these
vile pests They were found at the
house of Brit Moore, one Of their
disciples, and requested TO leave
the country or accept of Il sound thrash
ing. As the names OF these elders are
unknown, they may be denominated as
Big and Little Ike Little Ike readily
consented to 90, the proposition being to
90 and come no more, but Big Ike being
muish and stubborn, did not 50 readily
consent 10 the proposition, and did not
until the boys took out some black gum
oil, good for such occasions; but before
the oil was being applied to Big Ike he
consented TO go and come no more.
A secret society called the Friends OF
Honor exists, whose purpose Is TO watch
the MormOns and lhwart their nefarious
designs.
ORDERED TO LEAVE LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, GA, February 1.-TWO
Mormon elders reached this place at
nightfall, and took lodgings in the hotel
They were at once waited on by eighI
citizens and ordered TO keep on their
Journey, which they did. They would
have been severely handled had they re-
mained.
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A LYNCHBuRG SENSATION.
Young Man Charged with Abducting II
Young Woman

LYNCHBURG, VA, February 20-Jo-
seph Staples, a well-known citizen of
Botetourt county, arrived in the city a
few davs ago, on hunt for his nineteen
yesr-old daughter, Alice, stating that she
had been abducted by a young man
named Charles Phelps, an employee of
the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad.
Yesterday evening the couple located
across the river at Madison Village, and
both were arrested on the warrant.
The young woman is detained in a
boarding house. this city, and the young
man locked up in jail. This morning
the man was brought before a justice,
and while the trial was going on the
brother of the girl appeared and demand
ed that the marriage take place at once.
License were sent for, and the marriage
took place in court, and all left Tor
Buchanan on the afternoon train.
Leading colored people of the city
have formed a real estate and trust com.
panv with q capital of 100000, and to-
day organized with much stock taken on
the spot
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Indian white Caps.

ST. LOUIS, February 2O.-Word was re-
celyed here today from the Choctaw
Nation. Indian Territory, that John
Pickett and his wife were taken from
their cabin at Lyon Greek by a party oI
men February 10 and hanged to a tree
Puckett's stepson was severely whipped
and left tied 10 a tree for forty-eigh
hours before he was discovered. The
Pucketts were halt-breeds, and wer'
charged with numerous crimes
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TIE ASTlCHIyEsE LAW EyADED.
Coolies Constantly smuggled over the

Coolies Constantly Struggled over the
Border.
SAN FRANcIsCO. February 20.-The
suspicious of customs officers here have
been aroused by the increase in the num-
bers of Chinese passengers from Port
Townsend. Washington Territory. The
steamer Walla WalA, which arrived yes
terday had on board eleven Cinnamon,
who were held and examined by Survey
OF Tinnin Eight Of them swOre they
were employed by a firm IN Port Town
send though they did not know
each other Most of them con-
iesseed that they had entered
Victoria B. C.. since the exclusion act
was passed. and then had crossed the
border % Fort Townsend Officers Of
vessels on the sound declare that coolies
are being constantly smuggled over the
border and when once In the country
they can 60 where they please.
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THE SUGAR REFINING FRAUD.
Professor Friends Mysterious Secret
Chamber.

Chamber.
NEW York. February 20.-The World
savs that the secret chamber of PrOfes-
sor Friend. located in his electrical sugar
refinery in Brooklyn was explored yes
terdav by reporter, who was the first
stranger 10 cross It's mysterious portals.
The following is description Of IL
There are two doors 10 this room, an
outer one leading into an ante-room, and
then the inner door
These doors ere each about two feet
thick They are lined on the outside
with two thicknesses Of sheet iron,
specially hammered and prepared for
Friend Inside this comes great blocks
of gnarled oak, laid so that the grain OF
no two blocks run in the same direction.
Then come transverse bars OF iron,
then more wood and then
another thick sheet of iron.
Next 10 this iron was moro oak, and
then on the inside was iron Shecting
The whole mass was bound together by
bolts as thick az ones wrist, and The
front of the doors was all studded over
with iron nails, which looked like spikes
Along the sides OF the secret room were
long tables covered with zinc. Upon
these tables be electric sugar, which had
been brought up I'm the machinery" cases
was spread out, and as Tho sugar was of
character 10 stick as a solid mass, il had
to DO broken up. The tables were used
10 break it on. In the centre OF the
room was a large quartz crusher Inc
sugar was thrown into this and crushed
Ii passed through 10 the floor below,
where it was sifted in the granulators
and dropped into the tubes, whence 1t
rushed TO the stockholders whenever
there was q demonstration
The factory has five engines, two dyna-
mos to furnish electric light, two boilers,
two pumps, and one large injector. There
is not floor that does not possess lis
own heaters and electric lights II is
thought that at least $4,000 OF
the money went into the factory
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THE WEST VIRGINIA MIDDLE.
Kenna.. Reflection very Doubtful.

Kenna's Reelection Very Doubtful
BALTIMORE. February 20.--The liner
teaus Charleston, w Va, special to-
night SAYS: Two votes were taken for
United States Senator to-day by tie
Legislature Kenna went to pieces
again. and II Is very evident that his
election is impossible The full
vote OF ninety-One members
was polled. The last ballot stood kenna,
%. Gol, 43. J. A. Preston, 49, balance
scattering, necessary to declare a choice,
49, All those who loIsoOk Kenna voted
for Preston, who is regarded as Kenna's
bitter enemy. The Legislature adjourn
ed until tomorrow.
MR. KENNA WILL STICK
Immediately after the adjournment q
conference was held by the Democrats,
but resulted in nothing Another con-
ference was held tonight. 1t was not Of
long duration but very interesting
Kenna appeared at the meeting In per
son, and paid quite heated compliments
TO the Democratic side Of the Legisla'
ture. he told them that never
but one day had he received
a fair and honest support from the men
who pretended to be his friends. Hs
would never consent that another candi-
date Do named in his place until such
support had been given regu-
lary and continuously. Then, II
his election seemed impossible he
would be willing 10 Withdraw. The caucus
then ended The Legislature has but
two days more remaining Of the present
session
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Fatslriro In Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, February 2O-The
dry goods and trimming store OF lsadore
Horn. No 9l5 South street, was burned
out tonight The third story was occu.
pied by Max Schwartz, his wife and
three children.
The flames spread rapidly through the
building, and before the fire department
arrived on the scene Max Schwartz
Jumped from y window and came crash
ing through the awning. lie cried out
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Gc0u1qW7edn,
c92iice&Co.
Trimmings for Dresses.

Guimpes. HasSanicnte-
l.ies and Braid will give a
AcW effect TO the many
new .hadings Of the season.
fany dull. vague tsnas.
aarmlOniOusly combined,
produce a pleasing impress
sion. The values are moi
excessive. shOWV ornate
trimming ranging from
zoe. 10 $40 the yard.
The trimming Will De
found III tise same building
with the ButteriCk Pat
scrRs, the proximity per
nGi.ting The purchaser tO
know the exact amount de-
nauded.
All the accessories of
fancy and needle work
furnished. Any infOrIDa-
liOn ira regard 10 fancy
work furnished by VIA.
Heinrich on any one OF his
OurleOus assistants.
Ribbons continue tO ar
i've. the quota Of shadings
being more complete every
day. Many of the new
shade 80 difficult TO find,
YOU will find contained I'm
cur stock.
mn NJ IL Esll n -
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FIRE NEAR NORFOLK.
A saw Mil in Flames-Knled Her Para
mann

Saw Mil In Tlames-Kiled Her Para
mOur.
Especial 90 the Times
NORfoIK. Va. February 20-Tiilcy s
saw-mill in Berkeley. was discovered ON
fire at n o'clock tonight and is now
burning dercely. The flames are swept
ou by d slight breeze and the fire COM
pany of Norfolk have been sent 10 the
assistance of the Berkeley people
4 murder occurred here tonight, Nellie
Wright q bright mulatto, stabbing her
poramour, Thomas Gray, in the heart,
killing him instantly Jealousy was The
cause
LArER-The fire which originated 10
the saw mill al Berkeley about II o'clock
tonight has reached large proportions.
so further particulars are attainable
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r,e ceorgia forger Determined to starve

MACON, GA, February EO.-John
Adams is evidently trying 10 commit
suicide by starvation. He refuses every
thing and seems bent on slow death by
starvation. The extent OF Adams
swindling and forgeries IS becoming
gradually discovered. The amount
crows larger and larger, and he has
probably made away with $4,000.
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that his wife and children were In the
third story.
The hremen finally succeeded In rescu.
ing the two children, but Mrs. Schwartz
and her six weeks old baby were suffo-
Gated by the smoke, and were found
dead the babe locked in its mothers
arms. The loss on property Is 5000
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-21
Race War Declared In the Mines Near Bir'
mingham

mingham.
BIRMISGHAM, ALA, February gO-A
race war has broken out at Bradford
mines twenty miles north on the Hunts
Vile branch Of the Birmingham Mineral
railway. The trouble grew out of a
fight between white man, jim Coch-
rane, and a negro miner, in which Coch-
rane FUSED up" several negroes with
scale weights The negroes, who out
numbered the whites i've 70 one, swore
vengeance against Cochrane aud al the
white miners. Monday night a mob
went 10 COchrane's house to hang him,
but he had received warning and fed
With his wife and children. The
mob broke open the door,
made a wreck of his household goods,
and fired about fifty shots into the house,
shattering all the doors and windows
They left q nOosed rope hanging on his
door knob on which was card writlen
"To be used to hang Jim Cochrane when
he comes back here" COchrane has or
ganized a white force, and they started
for the mines last night 4 bloody col
lision IS expected. The county officer:
have gone 10 try and quell the trouble.
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GARFIELD's PHYSICIAN STRICKEN VII
PARALYSIS.
TIE COCKADE CITY.
4 Pretty Wedding-Mahone Speaks-The
Anti-Coupon Meeting by
White Cans.
special to the TINES

L-lt-iaA 10 tur AiAAAefI
PETERs8URG. VA. February 20-A
very pretty wedding took place at 8
/ o'clock this afternoon al the residence Of
| the BRIDE mother, on Washington street,
Miss Martha Dunn Mcllwaine being
married at that hour 10 Mr.. u. y. II.
I Chafe. OF New Orleans The wedding
wss private, only a few friends OF the
/ bride and groom, together with their i'm
mediate relatives, being invited.
The bride was attired In a white faille
franchise wedding gown, with trimmings
Of embroidered gauze. She wore the
conventional orange blossoms, and her
ornaments were diamonds, the gift Of
the groom.
The attendants upon the bridal couple
were Mr J. b. Chatfe, the brother of the
groom, and Miss Lucy Pryor Mcllwaine,
the brides sister, who wore a white point
d'esprit gown, with garniture OF hya.
cinths.
The ceremony was performed by the
venerable Dr. Pryor, the grandfather OF
the bride, and It was very impressively
solemnized
The groom is wealthy gentleman Of
New Orleans, and represents one of the
best families Of Louisiana. After an
extensive bridal tour, Mr. and Mrs.
Chafie will return TO New Orleans, in
which city they will make their home.
The presents were numerous and hand
some, consisting Of solid silver, Royal
Worcester ornaments, paintings, and
many other articles adapted 10 the most
cultivated and gsthetic taste
A SIGNIFICANT MOVE.
Il was rather significant that General
Malone should deliver a political adj
dress Of an hours length TO local pollt-
ical organization last night He Is not
in the habit of being so gracious as this.
The most remarkable feature Of the al
dress. however, was the fact that II was
brought out upon the occasion OF the or
ganizatiOn Of a distlRctJely Utts kepub-
lican club. This is understood TO be in
accord with General Mahone's plans for
the future. There is 10 be less OF the
negro in his party, If his adherents are 10
be believed, and more Of the white man
If the latter can be induced TO adopt Ma
honeism. The Central Republican
Clubn which was established here last
night. Is the first step in this direction,
and not "A negro was allowed 10 creep
under the wood pile. In fact, sambo,
for the first time in the history Of Ma
honeism here, was given the cold should
er-ostracized, so to speak. The Gener-
aTs speech is declared to have been OF a
very conservative character.
ANTI-COUPON.
Governor Lees vigorous speech here
Yesterday has been most fayorably COM
menied upon to-day by all classes OF our
citizens, and there IS no doubt that II will
bring forth good fruit. Petersburg has
been contributing a great number ofcou-
pons 10 the State Treasury In the past
two wears. and the "cut worm brokers
have been able to do thriving business.
The committee which has been appointed
in accordance with the resolutions adopt
ed last night, will make thorough can
yass
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AssArIrFn nY MINE cAPs.

A well.known gentleman OF this city,
A professional man, by the way, received
notice from alleged White Caps last
week warning him against appearing In
certain quarter of the city. he paid
no attention to the notice, however. and
while walking in the western section OF
the town-the forbidden quarter, by the
way-he was set upon by masked men
and beaten most outrageously. He has
been confined TO his bed for several day:
In consequence Of his injuries.