The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-03-10
rHE HICKMAN COURIER.
IIICK MAN, KY,
FRIDAY. MARCH 10, 1893.
PRESIDENT CLByELAND's Cam.
net nominations were all unani.
mously confirmed.

dress was not quite halfas long as
Mr. lIarrison's, aud it had more
in IL, too.
OF President Cleveland's Cabi.
net Of eight, four are executors.
They are Carlyle, Morton, Lamont
aud Smith.
For the first time IN more than
80 years We are living under a
Democratic government. Feels
good, does it not.
THE bold Hawaiian annexation
scheme seems to have utterly col.
lapsed ~ soon rs the people had
time 10 think Of the meanness
that the job bore upon its face.
IF Hoke Smith decides to adopt
the late Gen. John A. Logan's plan
Of remembering members Of the
family in n substantial manner"
the Smiths will he in the majority
this administration.
WHEN Harrison became presi.
dent there was one hundred mil.
lion dollars in the treasury. On
leaving, the treasury is empty, and
the national debt will have to he
increased to meet the govern.
ment's obligations.
IT hurts the Republicans might.
ily to have to get ont, but II may
he good for them in the end. They
had reached n point where they
would have been spoiled forever
without the sound thrashing they
got.
THE Democratic platform pledg.
es the party TO repeal the Sher.
man act and to coin gold and sill.
yer on equal terms. Mr.. Cleve.
land can get ali the Democratic
help he needs in carrying out the
platform.
The friends Of the Worlds Fair,
in Chicago have come to the con.
c,uaion that II would he better TO
refand the s2.500,00O donated by
sOngrsss than to keep the money
hanpered by the condition that
the exposition shall be closed on
Sunday.
q SENATOR BILL LINDSAY depart.
ed from all presidents and made
ringing speech in the Senate
chamber before he had been u
member two weeks. Kentucky's
junior Senator will soon occupy a
front seat among the great men IL
the American HOuse of Lords.
PRESIDENT HARRISON says he
is glad to be relieved of the cares
Of office. Some millions of his
fellow.citizens, believing that he
was tired, agreed last November
that he should be given rest,
and are pleased 20 know that he
appreciates the opportunity they
have made Tor him.
Gov. MITCHELL. OF Florida. has
appointed Samuel Pasco to be
United States Senator from Flori.
s~ nd interim, beginning March g.,
end ending with the election OF
Pssco's successor by the Legisla.
ture, which meets in April. His
comission has been signed and Is
now in his possession at Wash.
ingtOn.
Hon. JOHN ". YERKEs, the
Kentucky Worlds Fair Commits.
sioner who has charge of the live
stock exhibit to he made by the
State al Chicago, has issued call
to breeders and all interested par.
ties to meet at Lexington next
Monday, March Is. The meeting
is for the purpose Of full discus.
sion of all points related TO the
exhibit.
PEACE now spreads her lily.
white wings -sOrelv plucked aud
bedraggled though they be over
the faction.vexed capital of
"Bleeding Kansas" The Popu.
lists say the jig is mp" and are
willing to make a few sacrifices
In order to get place in the Re.
publican band wagon. "But we'll
beat lem next time," one of ;hs
leading Populists announces, and
that is small crumb of comfort.
SENATOR MORGAN, of Alabama,
announces himself as In favor Of
the United States annexing every
bit Of territory that 10 found lying
around loose. Occasion may arise
when the United States will he
forced to annex certain territory
In self defence, hut this country
10 not yet ready to enter upon
that system Of territorial piracy
of which Great Britain and Russia
are the most notorious exponents.
REPRESENTATIVES, of the vari.
ems foreign governments In Wash.
!ng:on have received from the
Managers Of the Chicago Worlds
Fair. . request to severalIy select
seine day In the course of the Elk.
position, which shall be reoogniz.
ed as the especial day Of the Ma.
ton from which he comes. The
intention is TO have a program OF
exercises arranged for that day,
which shall illustrate the peculiar
characteristics, the history, the
literature, and etc, of the nation.
The South aud Central Americas
will probably observe. MS far as
possible the days Of their liberia.
ton, corresponding to our 4th OF
July.
The following from the Frank,
fort Capital will give you an idea
about how the Legislature ia get
ting along. And we would also
add that every time Il measure has
been offered to cut of the 50 PEI
diem of members when they were
absent on business not connected
with the General Assembly, it in
variably has been voted down. and
Thus dozens Of members 60 ahea 4
day after day drawing their =
when they have not as much AZ
haan in Fro !, l. fort ,nu.h Lac ,ha