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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-05
$4,000 Majority.

Jones and The regular Demo.
cratic ticket in Alabama carry the
State over Kolb, the Third party
independent candidate by from
10000 to 10000 majority. Ala
bama is one of the Southern
States that the Third party claim.
ed, and most of the Democrats
admitted to be closely dangerous.
The Legislature is also Democrat.
ic. The Third party don't get a
much larger vote than the Repub.
licans heretofore. Aud so mode
il be in the other Southern States
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A "a R ID.

To the Voters Of the First Judicial Dis
tfict:
l am no longer candidate for Com
monwealih's Attorney. ] had q severe
spell Of typhoid fever last summer, aud
now have the remiltent fever; and as
my physician advises me that l cannot
safely make an active canvass this sum
mer, l have determined to prosecute the
canvass no further. feel that my with
irawsl from the race will surprise my
friends throughout the District. but their
surprise will not be As great - my regret
81 the conditions which eurronnd me.
With good wishes TO all, pro and con, !
make my exit from the race.
To my friends who have promised to
support me, and 10 those who have labor
ed ~ seslousiy for my cause, give my
most sincere thanks.
Respectfully. JOE W. BENNETT.
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stone aud Pensions.

Many Democrats entertain or.
roneOus impressions as to stones
pension record. We think neither
of his late Democratic competi.
tors were responsible for the ex.
aggerated form In which these
pension charges obtained in the
minds Of some Democratic voters,
who have it that. Stone voted with
the Republicans on all pension
bills. Neither of his competitors
ever made such "a charge or insin.
uatiOn. The truth is, as we are
informed aud believe, that Stone
has voted against every general
pension bill that has been before
Congress since he has been u
member. He voted for two pri.
vate pension bills, one for q blind
soldier who lives at Fulton, this
county, a Mr.. Mcdonald, and the
other for the widow of a soldier.
These two cases are said to be
meritOriOus, and he is willing to
stand before the people on his
vote in their behalf. On all other
cases his record is clean and clear.
Fair minded people wanted moth.
ing but the truth, aud it is moth.
ing but fair that those who have
been laboring under erroneous
ideas as to this matter should do
Stone Justice.
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The Chance for Aspiramts.

The Democratic party Of this
Congressional District stands
sorely in need Of we'll posted
speakers, speakers provided with
the facts, figures and documents
ready to provo their assertions.
Oratory and defamation are well
enough, but there are hundreds
Of honest but restless voters
whose minds have been poisoned
Ivy falSc9 statements, ingenious
appssss-and artful lodges, hail
truths and half lies, and this class
of voters are hungry for solid
truth. 1t is time, and high time,
that public speakers who make
assertions to influence the public
mind, should, when questioned, bt
able to produce the proof. Th,
country is full Of false doctrine,
and political delusions, and ever
neighborhoOd has men ready to
ask questions and demand proc.
The party has suffered from speal.
ers who are lacking in such prep.
arations. The reason is, so may
speakers never study political /
questions, except as q eandids,e /
in the field, aud, of course, such
are at q disadvantage on the stump
with q politician who has studied
bis side and has his documents
and proof at his fingers end.
We have scores of Democrats
in this District who possess sbili.
ty equal to the highest public sta.
tons. We mean such men az Jno.
Hendrick, Garrett, Tom Moss.
Judge Robertson, Jas. Campbell,
Clint. Rsndle, Dick Moss, White,
Smith, Grassland, G. Il. Allen and
score OF others too numerous
to mention, and TO such men the
Democrats now appeal. Political
errors are broadcast over these
and need to he combat.
ted; and the future honsrs and
affections OF the people await on.
ly those who now obey the call.
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WHAT THE FORCE BIlltS.

~ Louis hfpnbhc.
In 1888 the Republicans denied
that they intended to try TO con
troll elections with q Force bill
They asserted, and many of them
no doubt believed, that the cleo.
tons plank in their platform mean,
nothing OF the kind. No homes,
Republican can make such M a..
sertion now, but il is made by Re.
publicans nevertheless. One OF
them asserted the other day, in
face of the Minneapolis platform
and the Lodge bill. that the Dem.
ocratic denunclation of the Re.
publican Force bill is tall moon.
shine" and that the Republicans
"bave no Force bill"
We have copy of il open at
this writing, aud a more outra.
geous bill was never framed.
Ii proposes 10 give the entire
control of Congressional elections
in the States to "chief supervis.
ors,' with choosing whom the pco.
pie OF the State are TO have moth.
jns TO do.
These chief supervisors have no
term Of Office. They are to hold
for life, aud they are to nominate
or select local supervisors, mem.
beers OF canvassing or returning
boards and special deputy mar.
shals at pleasure in such numbers
as the exigency of controlling the
election requires.
These supervisors and armed
special deputy marshals are TO be
empowered to make "hOuse to
to house canyasses" and domicil.
larry visits, invading the homes OF
the people in the capacity Of arm.
ed spies of tho District of COlum.
bia politicians. ~
They are also to take charge of
the polls and make the returns to
the chief supervisors. These re.
turns are to be can vassed by the
Federal returning boards and on
these returns the Clerk of the
House Is to be compelled TO make
mp the roll Of members. elect. IfI
he accepts the returns of the State
authorities against those of the
Federal returning boards. he ia to
be fined from $1,000 TO $4,000 and
sent to the penitentiary from one
to Ave years.
The chief supervisors, holding
office for life in spite. of the peo.
pie OF the States, can thus con.
troll the vote, appointing and arm.
ing as many politicians as they
please for special deputy marshals
at salaries Of from 50 to SO a day.
And IL the deputy marshals lind
any difficulty in controlling, the
United States Army can be called
in to support the chief supervisor
and his returning boards.
This is the system proposed by
Messrs. Harrison and Lodge and
their fellow Radicals. This il the
purpose they declared at Mime.
apOlis they "wOuld never relentv
until they have accomplished il. |
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How IA Operates.

Senator Carlisle, in his great
speech OH the Mckinley tariff, as
TO how it effects the wages of the
nottingham, names 10 leading oc'
cupaiions, where wages have de-
creased under that Republican
law.
bar iron.
2-Boots and khOes.
3-Cotton goods.
4-Cotton and WOODEN goods.
IfnnnzHsah.s steel.<
6--Flint glass.
7-Green glass.
S-Lumber.
9-Machinery.
lG-Pig iron.
1t-Steel ingots.
12-Steel bolts.
13-Steel nails.
14-Window glass.
15-Woolen goods.
In each Of these great indus.
tries, highly protected, the wages
Of the workmen therein, have had
their wages reduced since 1890,
when the Mckinley Republican
tariff went into effect.
The Senator, also, names Is
great industries that have no pro.
lection by this law, and cites the
fact that the employees have had
their wages increased slightly:
bakers.
2-Blacksmiths.
3-Brcklayers.
4-Cabinet makers.
5-Oarpenters.
6-Common laborers.
Farm lsborers.
S-IrOn moulders.
9-Painters.
10-Plummers.
1l-Stone.cutters.
12-Tailors.
13-Tin smiths.
14-MasOns.
1J-Printers.
These last IL, without any bene
ct from the tariff, on u free trade |
basis, taking the whole country
over, have enjoyed a very slight !
increase of wages; whereas. the
first Is the wages are slightly low.
er. Here is an object lesson for
You.
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A DELIGHTFUL RESORT.
HOTEL RrvERvIgw, Oy. The. KASgAKEE
Located Near Chtragw ~ Wdevm and
Well Kept sa D. very Particular
DcitghGfuSey Cool and Com.
Portable.

Hotel Rivsrview, On-the- X ankakee, 10
situated At Ksnkskes, H., 90 miles south
Of Chicago, on the line Of the Illinois
Central Railroad. The features Of its site
are unique, and include . delightful open
grove, . broad green lawn. and q pictur.
esqns bend In the river; the combination
making . perfect harmony Of charming,
restful scenery, and Of cool breezes and
shady hooks. The hotel Is modern, com.
plets. and hrst.elass In every detail, and
its cuisine 10 the very best that money
can produce. The season Of 1892 will
open early in June, under tlss continued
management Of the Undersigned. Terms
Tor tho season are ~ follows: Transient
rates 81 so 70 $500 per day; Families,
$40 to $l5 per week; children, half rates;
nurses 81 per week. For further inior'
nation, aud for . descriptive pamphlet,
address the undersigned at Hotel River.
view, Kankskoe, III.
JEwETr WILCOX, Manager.
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4 ij,sl, Evl'l Espniscss ID I Lighthouse.

Mr.. and Mrs. loren Prescott are kesp-
ere OF the Gov. Lighthouse At Sand Beach,
Mich, and are blessed with n daughter,
four years old. Last April she was taken
down with Msasler, followed with dread.
fui Cough and turning into q Fever, Doe
tors NJ home and Detroit treated her, hut
In vain, she grew worse rapidly, until she
was mere "handfal Of bones'.-rhen she
tried Dr. Kings New Discovery and after
pletely cured. They say DR.. Kings New
Discovery Is worth 10 weight in gold, yet
YOU may get trial bottle free at G. A.
Holcombs Drug store.
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FOIs SIIIcrtIFE.

We are authorized 10 announce NJ ID.
JOHNSON as a candidate for Sheriff OF
Fulton county, at the ensuing election.
SHUCK as q candidate for sheriff Of
Fulton county at the ensuing election.
subject to the action Of the Democratic
party
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-05

WHuE at Big Island, Va. las, April.
was taken With avery severe stack ID
diarrhoea. | never hal u worse In my
life. | tried several oll-time remedies,
such as Blackberry wine, Paresorie aud
Laudaaum, without getting any relief
My attention VAS then called 10 CHAMBER
lain's Collie. Cholera aud pisrrhoea Rem
eay by Mr.. X. q. T.asley, Who hsi been
hsadling u there, ani ia less than ave
minutes after taking . snail dose I wa.
entirely relievei-O G.. Buriori, Harri.
creet. Amherst Co, Va. For sale BY {
A. HoLcoNBg, Druggia.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-05

The Democrats of this District
have had "a little by.play 10 the
shape Of primary election to
choose a nominee for Congress,
and w. j. Stone was chosen by n
handsome majority over his wor.
thy Democratic competitors,
either one of whom was wei wor.
thy the honor of being our stand
ard bearer. The Democratk who
voted for Inhn IJendrishsl Yaa>
Campbell may well be proud, for
they are honest and capable, and
would have reelected credit npon
the District IN Congress, but the
simple truth is that large major.
ity of their brother Democrats
preferred w. j. Stone, because he
is equally worthy and has proven
himself an efficient and capable
representative. Stones popular.
ity with the great body Of our
people is very great, and is now,
more than ever, emphasized by
this triumph when such splendid
talent and great effort was made
against bin. And, happily, bis
victory, inside the party, leaves
no stlngs, and all Democrats will
now fall into line tremendously
aud enthusiastically.
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CARTER, the Republican Chair.
man of tho National Campaign
Committee, announces that his
Committee has an eye on Tennes.
see, and thinks the Tennessee sit.
nation encouraging for the Repub-
leans to make especial effort.
This means "boodlen in Onr neigh
Dor State. 1t will DO money lost,
as II was In Alabama!
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-05

We are authorized TO announce Mr.. W NJ.
SMITH, OF braves county, as caudi-
date Tor Circuit. Court Judge Of this, the
First Judicial District.
We arc authorized TO announce Mr.. N. 7.
MOSS, Of nickwsa county, as a candi-
date Tor Cireu,, Court Judge Of ,hia,
tb. First, Judicial Dis,riet.
We arc Authorized TO announce SAMUEL
II. CROSSLAND, of Graves county, as
candidate for Circuit Court Judge in
ibis, the First Judicial district.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-05

The Democratic primaries to
choose nominee for Congress
are over, and we are glad of it,
for we dislike TO see men Of the
same household ut war. There
will be no bad feeling, however,
aud all Democrats are now for the
nominee,
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"TnERE have been 500 strikes
in the United States since $780,"
the date Of the Mckinley tariff,
SAYS Congressman Warner, who
has collected the statistics, &c.
Does anybody believe that these
wOrkingmen went on these strikes
because the Republican tariff in
creased their wages No, no, the
contrary mus, have Ieen ;rae
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FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
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from now until November 31h, lS92, for
ONLY 40 GENTS.
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THE REPUBLIC, ~. Loais, No.
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Yer cssasaemw c.i,h's Attorney.

We are authorised 20 announce Mr.. NJ. 7.
SHELBOURNE, OF Carlisle county, as q
candidate for Common wealth Attorney
In the Fret judicial District.
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SUFFERERS from the great
drOuih in Mexico are crossing into
Texas Offering to work for %
cents q day. In Nebraska, Colo.
RADIO and other neighboring States,
a great scarcity OF laborers pre-.
vail.
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For Csrcuit Cowrs Clerk.

We are authorized 10 announce Mr.. J. 2.
ROYSrER as candidate for Circuit
Court Clerk Of Fulton County, at the
ensuing election.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-05

TROUBLE has broken out anew
between citizens and soldiers at
the Coal Greek mines in Tennes.
see.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-05

ALL Europe is now threatened
by the March Of Asiatic cholera.
Some cases In Germany. The
German physicians have issued n
warning to America TO prepare to
combat the scourge.
The Homestead strikers, in
Pennsylvania, who have occupied
so much attention because OF the
bloodshed caused by the Pinker.
ton army. are defeated. Non.
union men we're found to take
their places at the reduced wages.
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THE HICKMAN COURIER.
HICKMAN, KY.
RON ,imcUir JUDGE.

FRIDAY, AUGUST o, 1892.
Tombstone epitaph., 1892-10-16
Mark Talked

On Monday Of last week Mark Smith spoke to an immense audience al Kingman in Mohave county. The Miner says: For three-quarters Of an hour MT. Smith entertained his aud fence with q general review of the tariff and Force bi'l issues, and then c,me down to the only recognized issue in this territory, that of the free coinage of silver. Every point made by the speaker was loudly sPplauded He convinced his hearers that he wa; for silver fi.s,, last and all the time and tbat he would work n.aniully in congress Tor the remonetizaiion Of the white metal.
Tombstone epitaph., 1892-10-16
Camp LOOted.

Messrs. Moore and Brown csme in from the Swisshelm mountains last night and brought the information that yesterday morning their camp and thas of Tom Sorin in the Swiss- helm mountains had been footed by some unknown parties. Mir. Sorin was in Tombstone at the time. MT. Moore was at work on . mining claim and Mr. Brown had gone cown to Powers'. Upon returning to camp iron Powers' he found that everything was upeide down. Sorin's camp had been depleted of everything that could be packed of. the windows broken and bedding torn and scattered around. A trunk had been broken into and a canvas roof on an outbuilding wss cut to pieces. The other camps were treated in similar way. The tracks showed that there had been two horses ct the camp, one shod and one unshod There was also one moceasin tract fblainly to bs sssn,
Tombstone epitaph., 1892-10-16
LEGAL SUICIDE.
The Oregon Method of Executing
 Criminals.
An Automatic Device by Which the Con demned Launches Ills Own Soul Into Eternity-Better than
 Electricity.

Not to speak lightly of a grave sub ject, Oregon has put the beer on her murderers. The man who kills another and is convicted of murd CT is sentenced to death as in other states, but is made to hang himself.
 The hanging takes place there amid all the lugubrious surroundings which are common to the death penalty else where. The striking difference, we are informed, is in the supreme moment the execution itself. Instead of the sheriff, or some hired deputy, having to hang the culprit by springing a trap, touching trigger, or driving of a horse, the gallows is automatic and the victim is his own executioner. The hanging takes place in the execution room" of the jail, in the presence of fourteen persons-certain designated officers, spiritual adviser chosen by the prisoner, and jury of six reputable citizens of the state. The reporters are not in it. A deputy warden named Dudley is the inventor of the hanging contrivance, which is said to beat cleo tricity, and is thus described by the Augusta Chronicle:
 As the prisoner enters the execution room and has finished his con sultation with his spiritual adviser, the black cap is placed over his head, the moose is adjusted. and he advances to position on a small piece of carpet, about four feet square, which is placed directly in front of the fatal machine. While there is nothing suspicious about this carpet ed spot, it is a small platform separated from the rest of the floor. Below it rests on the end of a long lever, the op- posite end of which is in an ad- joining room. In this adjoining room are two large pails. The upper pail conta;ls about forty pounds of water, a rubber tube connecting it with the pail below and the water starting 1 to flow at the opening of a valve. This pail of water is fastened to one end of a steel bar, at the other end of which is a thlrty-pound ball of iron, held in its position only by the heavier weight at the other end. To this ball of iron is attached rope passing upward and over pulley into the wall, where a trigger holds weight of two hundred and twenty-five pounds in position. | This weight is also securely fastened with rope. which seems to disappear over the ceiling. The other end of this rope is the end at which the condemned man is standing.
 Unconscious Of what he is doing, he steps on to this small bit of carpet. | His weight moves the lever under the floor. By this the valve in the pail of
 water is opened Noiselessly the water passes through the rubber tube into the
 empty pail. The ball of iron is released from its position. It jerks out the trig- | ger holding the heavy weight. This
 drops, and within thirty seconds from
 the time the man has stepped on to the carpet he is jerlled into the air and his death is instantaneous. The prisoner is jerled about six feet into the air and | falls back to about three feet from the | floor.
 | In each of the four executions which have taken place the neck has been
 broken and there has appeared no sign | of struggling.
Tombstone epitaph., 1892-10-16

The company that was formed few weeks since to work som, extensive gold mines on St. Georges bay on the gulf of California, has abandoned the idea, ow,ng to the trouble they had in getting 10 work. The wagons of the party were seized in Sonora because they neglected to get them registered. They were also unable to get the right of way to the mines without paying an enormous sum for it.
Tombstone epitaph., 1892-10-16
FUNNY WAYS IN FUNNY LANDS.

THE Isle of Guernsey exacts a tax from all aliens.
 TIE Mohammedans, it is said, con- slider silk unclean. because it is pro- duced by worm.
 AgoSG the South sea islanders black and white striped goods are even now worn in sign of mourning.
 WHEN child dies in Greenland the native parents bury living dog with it, the dog to be used by the child as . guide to the other world
 JAPANESE doctors never present bills to their patients They await the patients inclination to pay, and then thankfully accept whatever sum is of fercd
 EVEN to this day certain communi- tics of Buddhists and Mohammedans pray by the hour before their favorite plant or flower. In India this species of worship seems to be the most preva- lent.
 IS China the cobbler still goes from house to house, announcing his ap proach with a rattle, and taking mp his abode with the family while he ac- complishes the necessary making and mending. -- -
Tombstone epitaph., 1892-10-16

A Yaqui Iudian had A celebration all by himself Monday evening in Mexican town. He fired off his six shooter a number of times, and defied arrest. George Osborn took one shot at him to frigh'en him, and it scared him so badly that he has not bean seen since, although Chief Ryan has made effort to learn of his where abouts.
Tombstone epitaph., 1892-10-16
SMALL WRITING.
Remarkable Results Of a French Editors
 OIer.

Remarkable Results of French Editors
 OIer.
 A leading Paris paper, the Eclair, is offering a gold medal as prize to the finest writer, without distinction of na- tionality, writes correspondent. It is not literary merit that is wanted, as the above announcement would lead one to suppose. The prize-givirg cditcr merely wants to know how many words can be written on piece of paper. Replies have already been sent in. A Belgian officer has accomplished the feat of put ting 2,1s7 words on a postcard. A Mar seilles gentleman has distanced him. having crowded on a card of the same size 2,s60 words, representing an article of NJ. Sarcey, and a poem of Deputy Clovis Hughes, both legibIe without a magnifying glass, though not, imagine, without a good pair of eyes. The above feats arc nothing beside that of another competitor for the gold medal, a gov ernment clerk at Survigny, who has on postcard written out an official direc- tory, from the president and his house. hold down to the members of the Paris municipal council - altogether 5000 "Oito- AAC opNhb b"Nhty over this at leisure moments, and worked with the naked eye. But he is capped by Sergeant Lethorel, secretary of the One Hundred and Twenty-sev- enth infantry, who announces that he will shortly produce postcard with a collection of articles amounting to Ill., 900 words.
 As an art small writing has been killed by photography. Microscopic photography was simply invaluable to France during the siege of Paris, when carrier pigeons were daily sent out with 10000 private letters photographed on a pellicle two inches square rolled up in a quill. There are still, however, plenty of amateurs, some of them distin- guished and even illustrious- I may mention, for instance, Alphonsc Daudct, who has often, out of fun. written orig inal newspaper articles on leaf of ci- garette paper.
Tombstone epitaph., 1892-10-16

The Stutiz Co. have been playing to crowded houses at Phenix. The Herald has the following to say oi them:
 "Under Two Flags" at the Opers Hou.e last night by the Stuttz Drs- nistic Company WAS one of the best played and one of the most pow. rfully tragic plays that has been rendered in Phenix in some years. The six lead ing char ciers with Mir. and Mrs Stuttz in the principal rolcs were well maintain~d- MT. and Mrr. Stuttz are accomplished and able actors, and some of their leading people are good, strong plsyers-