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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23
THE BORDEN CASE.
Dov. Robinson, for the Defense, Opens sAs
Argument.


NEW BEDFORD. Mass, juno 20.-Ths
day OF the arguments In the Lizzie Bor.
den murder case brought terrific jam
at the courthouse, and over an hour he.
fore the time Of opening, the doors
were besieged by people, mostly ladies
In holiday attire, all hoping for seats
But there were too few seats for the
accommodation of q tenth part Of the
claimants, and there was much grum.
bling In consequence. When the court
was ready for opening there were
many ladies standing In the aisles, but
they were quickly ushered to the ante.
rooms and corridors, and obliged to
shin the battle from afar.
The bar inclosed was packed with
legal lights The jury took their seats
ut $50, looking quite fresh after two
days rest, ands few minutes later Miss
Borden came In, a bunch Of pinks in her
hand and a contented smile on her face.
Almost immediately Gov. Robinson DO
gan his argument lie said:
May II please your honors, Mr.. Fore
man and gentlemen: One OF the most
dastardly and disbolical crimes ever
committed In Massachusetts was perpe.
trated In August 1892, In Fall River.
TAs eHor4..;y Q. {: startled every body.
Every man feels that the wrong should
he righted and the wicked brought to
justice. Here was crime with all its
horrors, and; Who could have done
such an act?" says everybody In the
quiet Of home, in the broad daylight,
in the streets OF a populous city, who
could have done it9
Inspection showed Mrs. Borden had
been slain by the use OF some sharp in
strument and below the stairs was Mr..
Borden's mutilated body. The terror
OF those scenes no language can portray
and we are challenged at tho outset 10
find who was equal 10 that enormity,
whose whole heart was blackened with
the crime. 4 maniac, not . man of
sense and heart-a lunstic, a devil
They were well-directed blows which
caused their deaths
Not directly by blunder, no blow
going amiss surely we can say at tho
outset that this was not the careless,
unframed doing OF some one unfamiliar
with such work. Now suspicion begins
to fall here and everywhere. They sur
round this and that one and follow out
clews everywhere. No decent man
complains Of investigation and every.
thing ought 10 be done, but we say
everything was not done and the propcs
methods not taken"
Tracing the course OF all suspected
persons from the preliminary hearing
20 this trial, the speaker said that in all
those proceedings tho prisoner had no
voice The government said, II we
can not prove it against her she shall
go free but IL was one-sided and you
are Ia draw no differences whatever
from those proceedings Of the prelimi.
nary hearing. We would not DE safe II
In these great crimes our lives hung on
the words of a single man"
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A Monster DTedEo.

LIVERPOOL june 20. The trial took
place in the river McrScy Monday OF a
dredge. which II the largest in the
world II j. 80 feet in lnnglh and j.
calculated that it will raj, -,ool tons
of matter daily in the bar a. thr mouth
OF the river The process Of h,linr and
emp,yirg the drc)gcr occupied an hour
and a half, and the machine in every
way fulfilled expectations within
the past two years a difference Of seven
feet in the water ON the bar has been
obtnined
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23
New Method Of Buyinr silver.

WASHINGTON, June 20. The treasury
department has adopted new method
of purchasing silver which is likely to
save the government considera BILE
money. Instead of buying the metal at
the price asked by the holders as has
been done heretofore, the treasurer has
adopted the policy of making counter
propositions based upon prices prevail
ing in London. by this method IS, $50
have been saved on the last three pur-
chases
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A BOY MURDERER.
lie shoots aud KIN. ~. Employers Little

lie shoots and Kills His Employers Little
Son.
AsBuHy PAuK. NJ. j., June 20-Ths
.ssssAss al Rartie Wagner. the little ssu
Of Louis Wagner, a farmer near How.
ell. n. j., by George Wood, boy EN-
ployed by Mr.. Wagner, has caused in
tense excitement in that portion of
Monmouth county. Young Wood ran
away and has not been arrested.
Wood came from Williamsburg, where
he lived with his widowed mother,
about ten days ago. lie was strong,
sturdy lad, fourteen years Of age, but
was very lazy. Saturday he was in an
ugly mood and Mr.. Wagner decided 10
send him back home. Wood went mp
stairs. BERTHE followed him. In a few
minutes there was loud report Wood
ran down stairs, and meeting Mrs. Nag'
ner, said BERTHE did it."
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THE TARIFF BILL.
Owing to Criticism From Ultra Protec
ttonists IL May Re Amended.

NEw YORK, June la.-Chairman r.
Ellery Anderson has summoned the re
form club committee which drafted the
tariff bill, to meet on Tuesday next at
the Office of ex-secretary of the treas
ury, Charles s. Fairchild. "The objec,
Of the meeting" said Mr.. Ander'
son, ''is to review the draft of the
bill and perhaps amend It. Since 1,
was promulgated II has provoked
severe criticism from ultra
protcctionists. That was TO be ex.
pccted and we regard 1t as first rate
Endorsement of il, but those who would
he inclined to go with us on general
principles have made certain sugges.
tions which ought not TO be ignored.
We have not held at any time that the
hill was absolutely perfect Its pub
LEGATION has resulted in advice which is
surely worthy of consideration
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One Hue dred Immigranta.

WASHINGTON, Jnnc 20.-Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman has received information
from Consul General Frey at Halifax,
to the effect that 100 immigrants en-
tered mt that port recently. Their
baggage was steamed and disinfected
by the authorities at that place before
they were allowed TO leave. The tele-
gram contained the destinations Of all
the immigrants and Surgeon General
Wyman has tciegraphed to the state
boards of health in Michigan and Min
nesota warning them of the arrival
Of the immigrants at Halifax, now on
their way To the states mentioned.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23
California Day st the Fair.

CHICAGO, June o0.-The sons and
daughters of the Golden state, assisted
by number Of old "forty-niners" and
their descendants, held high carnival at
their magnificent state building Mon.
day, in honor of its formal dedication.
The building is beautifully decorated
with bunting, everybody is being made
welcome, and native wines are flowing
like water, The formal exercise Mon
day afternoon consisted of speeches in.
terspersed with musical selections, ut
the conclusion of which Gov. ii. =.
Larkham and his staff held u rscsp
tim,
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Wholesale Robberies,

WHEELING, w. Va, June 20.-At
Moundsville, suburb of this city,
woodburn's grocery, Henderson's gro
Gerry, Dixon's clothing store and Mat
thews' jewelry store were broken open
and robbed of 5000 worth of goods.
John Blair and John Campbell have
been arrested ON suspicion.
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D,sd From n Rat Rita,

RICHMOND, Mo, June 2o.-Mrs j. T.
Ford died at her home. one mile east Of
this city, Monday, from blood-poison.
ing, caused by rat bite ten days ago.
She was the mother of the notorious
Bob and Charley Ford, who killed Jesse
James at St Joseph, Mo-, under con.
tract with the then Gov. NOW Consul
General to Mexico) Crittenden.
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Catholic Yrieata Poisoned.

DKSvKR, Col, June ia.-About 20
persons were poisoned by eating leo
cream during q banquet at the dedica-
tory services at St Francis hospital.
and some are seriously III Amcns tho
victims are most Of the Catholic priests
of the city and several OF the sisters AT
the hospital, as well rs number Of
prominent Catholics Father Organ is
in serious condition. II Is not thought
any OF the cases will prove fatal How
the poison got into the cream has not
been aAosrtained.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23
Graduated Ratasa Cun.

TOPEKA, KsA, June is.--Lieut Gov.
Percy Daniels will at once enter into
the formation Of graduated estate
clubs" for the purpose Of educating the
people In this method Of raising reve-
MUGS, and ut the same time strike .
blow at concentrated wealth.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23
Where corbstt VIII Train.

LA PORTE. Ind, June 20.-Jas. Cor
bett has completed final arrangements
to train for his battle with Mitchell at
Willowdale farm. near Crown Point.
He visited his quarters and took run
of several miles over the race course.
Willowdale farm is owned by Charles
J. Davis, "a Chicago theatrical man
aner
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23
Interest on Bonds.

NEW YORK, June 20.-It was rumored
in Wall street Monday afternoon that
secretary Carlisle had decided to antic-
lpate the payment Of the interest on
the government bonds due on July /.
The step, It was said, would he taken
with a view to alleviating the business
distress produced by the tightness Of
money throughout the country.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23

QUEENSTOWN, June l9.-Mr. VIM. Dali
ziel, of Belfast, who was recently APP
pointed assistant manager Of the Irish
Village of the Worlds fair by the
countess Of Aberdeen, left here Sunday
on the Cunard steamship Campania foi
New York Mr.. Dalziel was accom-
panied by four young ladies who have
been engaged to act as saleswomen at
fhe village
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23
The Presidents Obesity.

NEW YORK. June 20 The Herald
SAYS: President Cleveland is to take
again the SchwcninPer cure for obesity.
This is asserted on the authority of DIR.
John Wesley Gibbs, who treated Mr.
Cleveland two years ago for the same
disease. Professional etiquette for
babe the doctor from sayin" he would
administer the treatment
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Got %, 800 Damages.

SourH BEND. Ind, June 10 -Ex'
Councilman Alexander Staples who re-
ceived serious injuries last fall at one
Of the Chicago 4 Grand Trunk railroad
crossings in this city, and who sued the
road for eeo, 900, has been awarded S..
500 damages
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23
Moody's sunday service at Chicago.

CHICAGo, June i9-Another monster
audience gathered in the circus tents
On the lake front Sunday morning to
hear Dwight l.. Moody and Rev. John
Mcneil, and patiently endured the dis
comforts of heat and lack OF seat
capacity during the two hours service.
The second service was on n grander
scale than the previous meeting of last
sunday, and in addition to Mr.. Moody
and Rev John Mcneil, the gathering
was addressed by Ferdinand Shriver,
the converted actor, while Prof Towner
was assisted by Geo. G. Stebbins, lrof,
Burke and the obeI lin quartette In the
singing
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23
An F.rly E.tr. session.

NEw YORK, June ia-The Herald II
assured upon the authority Of person
al friend of the president that he has
decided To call the extra session before
September /, and his action in doing so
is based upon his recent inquiries AS TO
the present attitude OF congressman re-
garding the Sherman silver purchase
NJ
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23
California Wants a Fair OF Her Own.

CHICAGO, June l9-There was anoth-
cr conference Saturday OF Celifornians
who propose to move the California ex-
hibit at the Worlds fair to san Fran
cisco and to have big national exhi-
bition in that city next winter. Numer-
Gus additional subscriptions were re-
ported, and despite unfavorable criti-
cisms of the plan from leading citizens
of san Francisco il was decided TO pro-
coed with the project
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sato,l, settling Disputes,

OMAHA, Neb., June 20.-Archbishop
Satolli, accompanied by DIR. q. German,
Of Washington, has arrived in the city,
and is comforting with Bishop scannell
concerning the multitudinous disputes
of Bishop Bonacum, Of the Lincoln see
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23

Nnw YoRx, June ls.--Ths Viking
ship, which reached here Saturday,
will stay At her present mooring about
. week. whom she viii 20 UP the Hud.
ses end through the Ests canal snd
through tbs laksA
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23

Independence. NO, one day recently.
4 suo.R dish owned by Mrs !. X
smith, 81 Roswell, Ga, has been In use
by her family for over a hundred yearS
Tnr new postmaster at Dundee.
Mich. among his other qualifications
has n mustsche sa.l inches from tip ,S
tip.
Most ~ the worlds supply of phos-
pilates comes from South Caroline,
which has an output Of coo, 900 tons
year.
A THOUSAND millions 81 the animal.
culm found In staRnant water do not
collectively equal the sire Of grain OF
sand.
FLORA BRYAN, young Ensfiah
woman. has forsakcn Christianity and
married the maharajah Of Patials In
India.
TIM japanese government will soon
send commissioners To Mexico and Aus,
tralia H. search Of suitable colonika tiop
lands.
Az Illinois wcll-clesner took AdvAn.
tagc Of the gravfSt Of the gas in wen
and scooped IL out with an open um
brclla.
TuE sultan OF lahore. who thinks
nothing Of wearing about q quart Of
diamonds all at once, il coming "a see
the fair
"ArrIE MANY" q familiar character
In New York city, has purchased two
fine tenemcnts from her savings In ped
ding apples
A NKw summer material 10 broche
toile. silk. IL Is thin and soft and
comes In all the light shades. with a
raised stripe
Tup little island Of Iceland with
about 10, 900 inha bitants has the same
number Of newspapers rs the great EN-
pire Of China.
KING MALIEroA, Of Samoa, In not paid
his salary with regularity enough TO
keep him In easy financial condition, 90
his wives take in washing.
Ara ball recently given In Paris tho
walls OF the supper room were covered
with roses, vines and great lunches OF
grapes held up on gilt trclisses
An alleged English scientist advocates
n theory that the earth In q huge bal
loon and that 1t will finally collapse o.
u result OF drilling for natural gas.
Tur furore over the Infanta has set
In In Chicago, where n special brand OF
ham has been named in her favor. II Is
popularity known M the "fallally'
brand.
OREGON expects 10 clip 1900, GOD
pounds OF wool this year, her increase
in sheep over last year being estimated
at ninety per cent, all OF which Is
shear gain.
A DENVER housewife has an Indian
princess doing her housework. The
Young woman Il the daughter Of a
Pawncc chief, and her name In English
Is Rose Howell She was student for
many years nj the Carlisle school.
Tup city council of Philadelphia has
appropriated $50, 200 for ian old-fash'
Toned Fourth of July celebration" and
II Is proposed To raise $4,000 more by
private subscription. The spirit OF ~
seems 10 he stiC alive In Philadelphia
TurRr are women writers ON the
morning and evening newspapers IN
London. and more than ono school fo'
training women for journalists ha'
been opened.
II. LrypoAy, OF Maple Ridge, Mo-, hal
conceived the idea Of Offering fine
thoroughbred Poland China pig for the
uglics, baby exhibited at the Beitor
fair this year.
In accordance with an ancient IA
miliar custom, when the late Lore
P,tre was buried, forty-seven widows
or. for each year Of his lordship's life
received a loa I Of bread snd . newly
uinted shilling.
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Frame, coSn,srfs,tsr, Arrested.

PAsis, June e0.-The police have ar
rested four coupterfeiters at Billan'
court, on their way TO Versa lies. They
orofess 70 be anarchists.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23

--Gov. Mckinley, whom the re-
publicans nominated at Columbus, feels
very bad over the unsatisfactory con5i-
ton Of the country. II is natural that
he should, IL there is any one man
who is responsible for the unsatisfac-
tory state Of affairs that man is William
Mckinley. In his speech accepting the
nomination the other day he attempted
to shift the responsibility for the finan-
cal stringeHcy Oh to the shoulders of
the present administration, disregard
ing the fact that the tariff and the cur
rency are just as the republicans-le
los Gov. McKinley-lef, them, and that
nothing can he done to change them
until congress assemblies. But Gov.
Mckinley don't believe all that he said
Whatever shortcomings or frsilties
have been imputed to him, no one has
vet charged him with being down
right foo Chicago Herald.
OHIO is now agitated over the in
yestigation, in progress, of charge
that the fnnds of the state were largely
drawn upon last fall To help win the
narrow majority of ten thousand by
which the republican ticket pulled
through. Very damaging developments
ARE already reported, and 1t is promised
that any lingering doubts as to the rot
lruue.s Of the state administration viii
Ice removed. IL LOOKS like u wholesale
raid on the treasury for the republican
.iusws Of wsr--Dsuoit Free Press
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23
HONEST PENSIONS.
Equitable Measures Adopted by the Cleve-
land Administrator

land Administration.
The decision of Mr.. Cleveland's ad-
ministration with respect to pensions is
simply this: The government will not
undertake the support of ex-soldiers
whose disabilities or infrmities did not
originate In the service, when the disa-
bility or infrmity not due TO service
does not prevent the ex-soldier from
earning his own living.
A more reasonable, equitable and
proper measure of reform II would be
difficult 10 imagine. Loose and inJu-
dicious as were some of the provisions
of the disability pension act of 1890,
the congress which passed that law
never contemplated any such abuses of
the system as were fastened upon it by
Commissioner Raum, under Gen. Harri-
sons reckless management Of pension
affairs. The resembling of Raum's or
der restores the rating Of disability PEN
sioners to the standard established
by the law which has been persistenly
misconstrued for the past two or three
years
The estimate that from si5, 900, 600 10
SEC, 200, 900 will he saved TO the treasury
annually by following the law itself
instead of Gen. Raum's illegal construc-
ton of that law, may prove excessive.
But whether the saving Of Gao, 900, 900
or g., zoo, 900, it should be effected. The
most liberal Interpretation of the gov
ernment's duty to its former soldiers
does not require that citizens shall be
taxed to support other citizens who are
capable OF supporting themselves,
merely because the name Of the latter
once appeared on the army rolls, al
though the war left them unscathed.
In any effort 10 check the unparalleled
extravaganza which threatens to bank
rupt the treasury in the name of graf
itude to the unions defenders. Presi-
dent Cleveland will have the support of
all rishtthinking citizens, including
the veterans of the war He may be
sure of this. In honest pension reform
no worthy dependent upon the govern
ments bounty has anything to fear -
SIM
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23
CURRENT TOPICS.

THE colorrd walters have n national
nnion.
VAIN weather accelerutes the growth
III whiskcrS
Tnr Typographical union has mem
hcrship ~ 2,,I0A
JArAN Is taking most enthusias side
ally 10 the kindergarten.
ST. Louis reporters demand les,
hours and six day week.
LADr COLIN CAMrBELi. snys that kiss.
Ing ruins the complexion.
SWITCH tenders and signnlmcn will
form supreme lodge at Chicago
A TYPEWRITER was among the pres
ents received AZ the duke of York wed.
ding.
Tur corpse Of q deathbcd convert a,
Eagle cha, Tenn. J. W. Massey, was
baptized
Tng Merrlmsc river 10 said to move
more machinery than any other stream
In the world
A CRANE acts In the role 81 q watch.
dog on the place Of W. n. Harmon, at
Tenniiie. Ga
An alternating current Of electricity
Il being used esperimen,ally in Turin
~ tan leather
AMoNo the newly elected aldermen In
Galveston, Tex, IL Cornelius Williams
. Negro drayman.
THIRri .unRsF -rowER petroleum en-
gincs without boilers are now In sue
cessful operation.
BRookIYS printers will celebrate on
al 81. a L.. L..
PRODUCTION OF printing.
SIX little girls In white carried Clara
Wagner, u Detroit playmate. Who was
drowned, Ia the grave.
oNk hundred thousand young musca.
longe from Chautanqua lake have ar.
rived at san Francisco.
rNEUN,rIC cotton picker has been
invented by a Texas man. IL EMPLOYS
both blast and suction.
ENrRrss fHEpymCK l. expected TO
visit the Greek royal family at Deh-leia
toward the end ~ June.
ENSrcmrARN WILLIAM G Espicorr
ia now convalcscing and able to take
the air after long illness
OSCAR Nunr j. giving sittings for his
bust 81 Henry TeiNciro Ia Mates, the
well known Dutch sculptor.
SrRFFr ears are being successfully
propelled In Paris nv electricity ap-
piled through accumulators
Dennis Koorhcc, who died recent,
In ireland. aged cighty.thie. YEAR,.
had ga great .grandchildren
kNoN collcgc - Galesburg. III. has
conferred the he norary degree ~ mas
ter Of arts upon Eugene Field
nuHGt,uN has been committed NJ
Ayrcs, but the local paper says: The
miScrca.: OF ants are spotted
Tnr arrival Of ship from tho Ant
nrtic ocean with n cargo Of Q. 900 seal.
skins il reported from London.
MHs ELEANOR CALHOUN, grandnisce
Of John &. Calhoun, has made q sue
cessful debut as an actress In Paris.
T. l.. OCoNSoR's new London daily,
the sun, il TO be half-pcnny paper.
and will appear ON the Goth Of June.
THr Mohawk Indians will not allow
~ much as a blade of grass To grow
.psreN sh~ vsaxss Of ihcir compsniaaA
Cirrtrr Jrper SHOWN granted thir>
ty-two divorces In sixteen minutes ~
Independence. Mo, one day recently.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-02

1t isn't terror Of the snake that makes
him unpopular The most harmless snake
never acquires the confidence of other crea.
lures, and one hesitates TO carry II In his
hat, This general repugnance Is some
thing like backing bill or paying n tailor
entirely nnttcr OF form. Nothing else
has sympathy with tho serpent's shape.
When any other animal bartcrs away his
legs, he buys either fins orwings with them.
this is II generally understood law, invurla.
bly, respected. But the snake goes In for
extravaganza In ribs and vertebra,, an &c
centric, rakish and improper proceeding
part of IN irregular and raillsh life. Moth.
ing can carry within IL affection or even re.
spect for an animal whose tail begins no.
where In particular, unless 1t is at the
neck; even II any creature may esteem It
nm animal at all that is but tail with a
mouth and eyes at ono end Dignity the
mouth and eyes into a head and still you
have nothing wherewith 20 rcfuto those
who shall call the snake tribe nauaht but
heads and tails; vulgar nnd rafish con.
dition Of life, Of pothouse and Tommy bod
suggestion. Arthur Morrison in Strand
Magazine,