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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-07-07
Ynnerahle Irno Retlres.

PARKERSBURG, W. Va, July S.-John
j. Combs has just retired, at the age Of
81 years, from the case of the South
Branch lntelligencer, published in
Hampshire county. lie has been a
compositor on the paper for fifty-nine
years. At his advanced age he can still
set type without glasses and outstrips
many a youngster who thinks he can
beat him.
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WILLIAM KLINE,
Tbeyict,m OF Mysterious Assault IL Dead
at Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 1. - William
Kline, the victim of murderous as
sault with Ratchet Thursday morn
ing, June -, at Brightwood, a suburb
of indianapolis, died Friday morning.
The murder was very mysterious. AL
though Kline recovered consciousness
completely at intervals, he either did
not know or refused TO tell who had
assaulted him His wife says she was
in an clubhouse during the time
when the assault was supposed to
have been made
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PORTLAND, lHL, July Mrs. Ed.
Wagner and her son, living near Red
Key, were poisoned and the former is
dead. The boy is in dying condition and
says his father put poison into some
wine and made them drink IL. The old
man has been placed undcrarrest lie
claims his wife mixed up the dose and
that he refused to drink any of II.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-07-07

Sour CREEK, Mcdowell county, w.
Va, is a remarkable stream. The creek
passes hamlet called Vivian, and
about milo below returns, runs
around tract of land about a halt
mile wide and then passes under i.sslt
This freak !, caused by the lay Of the
land, which sinks ,pirally.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-07-07
Tn Restrict Conner Output.

LONDON, July 1.-The Financial
News says that the representatives of
American and European producers of
copper, with the exception of the agent
of one small American group, have
agreed TO renew the compact, which ex-
pires to-day, restricting the output OF
that metal
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-07-07
ARKANSAS CYCLONE.
Loss In the Eastern Part Of the state Re-
ported to tie Tremendous.

ported to tie Tremendous.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July ga cyclone
swept across the eastern portion Of Ar
kansas, leaving destruction in its path
All telegraph wires west of Memphis
are down and details are meager, but II
is known that the loss to property is
enormous. A bulletin was received by
the signal service observer at Memphis,
from Little Rock, Friday night, by the
way of Galveston and New Orleans,
saying that the wind was blowing al
the rate of seventy miles an hour and
that large amount of property had
been destroyed.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-07-07
The Falcon Sails.

NEW YORK, July S.-The Falcon, the
ship of Lieut. Peary, the Arctic ex-
plorcr, sailed from her wharf In Brook
Ign at o'clock Sunday evening. The
lieutcnant's wife will join the vessel at
Portland, Me-, and will accompany her
husband 10 the northern regions.
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Relief Fund G2t,OOO.

LoNDC n, July THE fund heing col
lected by the lord mayor of Loudon for
the beLetit OF the families of those who
lost their lives in the Victoria disaster
now amounts 10 f2l 900
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nhi, u,tured nj CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, July s-John Harper, Of
Greenville, o., while getting of a
northbound cable train Of the Cottage
tirove line at Forty-seventh street SUM-
lay evening. was struck by a SOUTH
bound train and sustained internal
injuries which may result fatally.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-07-07

TIoEREYK Is a peculiar capitalization
OF quartz Formerly very rare and
costly, large deposits have been found
In the western states, and In south
Africa, so that many common articles
are now made OF Il.
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NEW YORK, July 1.-The steamer
Columbia, which arrived Friday morn.
ing from Southampton, brings $500, 900
In gold coin, consigned TO Messra Bar
ing, Msgoun n Co, Of New York.
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APennsy,yanian in Luck,

sHAMoKIs, Pa, July S.--William Ba.
shore, OF this city, received word that
he had fallen heir to $500, 900 by tho
recent death OF John Lick, OF ooscrva.
lory fame. The latter was an uncle OF
Bashore,
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BUCHAREST, July l--In Russia Res
sarabia, that Is the district which be
longed to Rouinania, cholera has up
peared and grave fears are entertained
Of q further spread Of the disease.
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pR. JAMES II. kiRKLASD, professor Of
Latin OF Vanderbilt university, Nash.
vile, Tenn, has been elected cha ncellor
TO succeed DIR. X. q. Garland, retired on
account OF age and lnfirmity.
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silver Advancing Ia London.

LONDON, July s.-There was an ad'
vance of pence in the price Of silver
here Saturday, The quotation for bar
silver is nov 8ax pence
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-07-07

CHEF CONSTRUCTOR HIscHBoRN NJ
tho Washington navy yard has made o
calculation showing the enormous force
Of the blow that tho Camperdown dealt
upon tho Victoria. lie says the Cam
perdown has weight Of 10000 tons.
and was moving at ratio Of ten knots
per hour, or 10. IS feet per second. This
would give an impact Of $4,000 foot tons
delivered by the sharp ram OF the Cam
perdown. That il equivalent to the
blow that would be struck by railroad
train consisting of six Pullman cars
drawn by tho heaviest y locomotives;
say one Of 1870 tons running NJ speed
Of fifty miles an hour.
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Australian silver Nine Closed.
poIsnn I'm tho Wine,

MELBOURNE, July Owing to the
collapse OF silver one of the Broken
Hill mines has shut down.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-07-07

A DECISION OF Importance TO washer
women aud laundries has been made
by Kentucky court A colored wom'
an who took $50 worth Of clothing to
wash returned none Of IL but sold every
article. She was arrested on charge
Of grand larceny, but the court held
that her of'ense was q breach OF
trust, and did not constitute grand
larceny and she was dismisssd.
Under this decision the Laundry busi'
meas ought to take BOOM for nobody's
clothing belongs 70 anybody In par,
,.oular and the laundry dan spQt,pn Cd
lie entire iHtAes % cay tiu( wiebous
bsins snsYaRahlA n AAaAina seus>
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----Gov, McKinley's Napoleonie poses
will hardly distract attention from the
fact that he voted for the sherman law.
N Y. World
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ommissioner Pee

-Ex.Labor Commissioner Peck, OF
New York, whose fraudulent report
was the main reliance of the republican
protection campaign last year and who
has lied to Europe 10 escape trial. WIZ
act as correspondent of Il protection
newspaper syndicate Perhaps our re.
publican friends over in Ohio knew OF
mi, when they assured us the other
Jay that the issue Of protection Was to
be AS much alive as ever. --Loulyiiis
Courier-Journal.
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The HICKMAN COURIER.
Published Every Friday by
GEORGE WARREN
Hickman, Kentucky.
emse-Jsshssa DsrssA neg, doss v 0u Hall
GEORGE WARREN, Editor.
Price OF Subscription. $50

THE favorable reports a. 10 the sani.
tary condition Of Hamburg are rcsssurs
,ng to the people OF this country.
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Brs LARKiS and ~ II. Dewitt, for
merly Of Cincinnati, fought desperate
" on the street at Frankfort, the other
night Iarkin slashed Dewitt several
times with knife, nearly cutting off
his left hand and making several ugly
gashes on both arms Dewitt broke a
heavy cane over Larkin's head.
A rosr OFFICE has been established
Mt INLAY, Leslie county, and Richard
4. Wilson commissioned as postmaster.
In the noted case OF u. D.. Wiles, who
has been on trial in the Christian cir
cult court for the murder Of Walter
Weaver, the jury. after Two days de-
liberation, returned verdict of not
guilty.
A THREE-yEAR-oLp child of Simon
Jones, colored, residing in the northern
portion OF Christian county, fell into a
boiler of scalding water and was burned
To death.
AT their weekly meeting the other
day the ministers of Owens boro agreed
to dispense with their next Sunday
night meeting, and join each other in u
union gospel meeting against liquor ut
the tabernacle.
TnE Kentucky home at the fair con-
tains one Of the 10000 rifles used by
Daniel Boone, and one OF the 10000
hunting-knives he left
News has been received from Beyer-
ly, n village south Of Hopknsville, in
regard 10 difficulty that occurred IN "a
field near there between Cullum Little
field and some colored hands over work,
and during which the latter became
very insolent and threatened Little
fields life. Leaving the field he went
and got his gun and fred on the eolored
leaGer, filling his neck with shot In
fic,ing an ugly. and, II il thought H.
, tsl wound.
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n RS. IInIIidny Violent.

MONTICELLO. N. Y. Nov 14.-1n her efforts
to counterfeit insanity. Mrs. Paul Halliday has
become the terror Of her attendants. This
morning as Mrs. Beecher. wife OF the Sheriff.
was giving her her breakfast and trying to
make her more comfortable. Mrs. Halliday
spranR at her and clutched her by the throat
and soon would have strangled her had not
the Sheriff sprung to his wife's rescue. AS 1t
for breath The Sheriff says Mrs, Halliday is
q powerful woman and it was with no little
difficulty that he loosened her grasp from his
wife's neck. In the struggle large needle.
something like darnng needle. only larger.
was discovered secreted In tho folds Of Mrs.
terry. 1t is thought she was waiting an oppor-
tunity to use 1t on some Of the attendants.
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CoNGREssMAN uU2 CHks0N CLEARED.
Tho New York Lawyer Who Preferred
Charges Severely Scored by the Court.


Tho New York Lawyer Who Preferred
Charges Severely Scored by the Court.
GALVESTON. Nov. 1.-THE trial Of Congress-
man J. c. Hutchinson. Representative from the
First Texas district. which was begun in the
Federal Circuit Court before Judge Aieck
Boarman yesterday upon an affidavit made
by A. T. Patrick. an attorney from New York.
charging immoral and unprofessional con-
duct on the part OF Hutchinson. was concluded
this afternoon. The essence of the charge was
that Hutchinson had accepted fees from op-
posing interests In the settlement OF the es-
tate Of Paul Bremond In the Houston. East and
West Texas Road, by which he recovered $i5.-
600 for the estate for which j. c. Short Is now
suing Patrick. as shorts attorney charges
that Hutchinson accepted a fee from short
All the leading members of the Houston and
Galveston legal fraternity were in attendance.
and many testified as to the ethics OF Ilutche-
son. every one without exception endorsing
The court ordered a decree entirely exon
Grating and vindicating Capt Hutchinson. and
directing the United States District Attorney
to take steps to inquire into Attorney patrick's
conduct. with view to disbarring him for
having accepted a fee to prosecute a brother
lawyer on the charges named.
Hutchinson in the United States Supreme
Court and also made an effort to prevent his
being seated in Congress. The Court was
scathing In the terms used toward Patrick in
delivering the decree but permitted Patrick
to IN AXE a final statement. Patrick in his re.
marks charged Hutchinson with perjury. and
was about to attack Patrick when restrained
by friends.
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GAZE CHASE IN HER NIGHTGoHN,
After the burglar Had Broisru from Her
Hold, but 20 No Purpose.

PEARsA11s, I. l.. Nov. 14.-Burglars entered
the house OF George W. Forbell through rear
window early yesterday morning. and they
made their way to Mr.. Forbell's room. whore
they secured money and checks to the
amount OF $3.50 In his sons room they got n
considerable sum OF money. Then they went
to the room OF one of Mr.. Forbelrs daughters.
She was aroused by some ono trying to take
her watch and pocketbook from under her
pillow.
The girl thought II was her mother and said:
Mamma what are yon doing UP at this time
of niehtp'
Receiving no reply, Miss Forbel repeated the
question. As she did 40, tho thief started to
leave the room. Miss Forbel eprang out OF
bed and Grasped him by the arm before he
reached the door. The burglar wrenched him.
self from the girls grasp. and ran down the
stairs. Miss Forbell followed in pursuit.
clothed only in her night gown. In her ex-
element she forgot to give an alarm. and whom
she reached the dining room the thief had dis
appeared.
father. He made a search. but could find no
The authorities believe the burglar is
member of the gang that has been operating
in this section Of Long Island for several
Stealthy footsteps aroused .Diodrich Steffens
OF Whitestone village from his sleep about 3
o'clock yesterday morning. Grasping his
bed. Mr.: steffens crept down stairs to invest-
gate. His approach alarmed the intruders.
and three shadowy forms hoited out of an open
door and were lost in the darkness before Mr..
Of burglar toais was abandoned by the thieves
in thes lasty flight.
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INVENT Or KELLJNGSS DESPAIR.
Suicide Follows His Separation from His
Wife and Six Children.

Suicide Follows His Separation from His
Vile and Six Children.
Max KILLINGS. aged 40. the foreman in James
Whites cornice factory In Adeiphi and Fulton
streets. Brooklyn. com mitted suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head ut his boardin.
house. g. Putnam avenue. yesterday after
noon. Until three months ago he lived with
his wife and six children in brown 81 one
house at All Carlton avenue. At that time he
separated from his family after bitter quar-
rel with his wife. who accused him Of inhdel-
ity, and won't to board at the Putnam avenue
house
His wife called to see him frequently at his
place OF business and also at the boarding
house. and tried to bring about a reconcilia-
ton. Each interview only resulted in re-
newal, OF the old trouble. and Mrs. Kellings.
despairrg OF a settlement. broke up house.
keening and went to live with some friends at
56 Hull street.
For two weeks past Kellings neglected his
the superintendent OF the factory Of his dis
On : Monday night his wife saw him for the
he had brought upon his family When she
went away kelings seemed to he much affect
ed. and told Mrs. Mary Hyman. his landIady.
that he could not bear his troubles much
longer and would put an end TO th"m. nester.
day morning he wrote letters to his wife and
to bis brother in Berlin
again told Mrs. LYMAN that his domestic trou-
tiles were uabearnhle. Soon Rfterward he
went to the front parlor and shot himself in
the right templ 10 while standing in front OF the
mirror. Mrs. LYMAN Was In the back parlor
at the time and saw killings us he was falling
to the floor with the revolver still in his hand.
He died aim ost instantly.
Kellings was an inventor. md he derived
small income from two patents: His wife was
notified OF his suicide. but had not called at
the Putnam avenue house up to late hour
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Barrymorc, Eob,nsor, and Mrs. f. NJ. Hoi-
land. Now ON the Kond. May Resign.


sr. LOUIS Nov. 14.-Palmer's stock company,
playing weeks engagement at the Grand
Opera House. appears to DO in danger OF dis
solution. Maurice barrymore. tho leading
man: Frederick Robinson. who also takes
leading parts. and Mrs. +. NJ. Holland
wife OF one OF the strongest members OF
the Palmer company and hersof a fayorite
actress in that organization. are said to he
about to resign and return to Now York. The
reason given for Mr.. Barrymore's action is
that it has Teen understood from the begin
ming of tho season that he would leave tho
company and go back to New York about Dec
]. and that hie place would he filed by Mr.
Wilton Lackaye. now with the Frohman COM
pnny.>
Robinson's desire to leave the road and return
to the metronolis Is that his dramatic classes
md ether matters 2T in New York demand his
engagement liz said to be III health.
ncknowlsdsed one are SAID by yGTe n Sers Of
the company to be two the first being the fact
ihat although organized MS the resident New
will compel the company to remain on the road
the entire season until March. when proposed
end: the second that for the first time in its
history tn. ialmer comnnny has adopted
pnheaId Of with ?rganizat ions prssentine such
hi i SI1, legitimate PLAYS as constitute
me rainier repeEtOfy. Against both these
facts there have been and are sturdy
protests radc OF lato. 1t ia said.
and although the rallving cry Of LOYALTY to
Mr. Palmer" is being raised by the elder mem
hers OF the company. 1t Is thought that the do
icction of barrymore Frederick Robinson. and
Mrs iiol and may lie followed Ivy others so
closely that the success OF the contem plated
California season mny he seriously threatened.
1t WAS said that Manager Al Heyman. who
assumes the financial risk for the company
upon the opening OF the California season.
would not be willing to undertak Ike such risk
with important members Of the company
missing from its ranks. And for that reason
other members OF the company fear the ven
ture OF the Jump to the tactic slope.
George Fawcett who Is at present pla wing
with Minnie Seiicmans company in Olaf "
at Nihlo's. was engaged yesterday afternoon
by MIR. A. NJ. lalmer to take Mr.. Roblnson's
PLACE on the Californian tour. Mr.. Fawcett
Will join the comiany at Chicago on next
Monday.
He said last night that tho retirement Of
Messrs. Barrymore and Robinson and Mrs.
Holland would not in any way interfere with
the plans OF the company. He thought 1t prob
abb" that " ilton Lackaye would I'LL Mr.. Barry
nore's part.
Mrs. Holland is better known on the stage as
Miss Emily Seward. She plays minor parts.
and her place can be easily filed. Mr. Robin
son is under engagement to teach elocution at
the College Of the City Of New York this winter.
It Is reported that the company will produce
the Dancing Girl" which Sothern played in
this city two years ago. on Its Western trip.
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MIR. PLATT MUST BID AGAIN
II He Wants His Express Company TO Con-
tInue Carrying Uncle Sans Money.

II He Wants His Express Company to Con-
tinue Carrying Uncle Sans Money.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE Treasury Depart
ment has notified the United States Express
Company OF the abroeation Of its contract at
the end OF six months. Proposals will be ad-
vertiseJ for for o new contract. By the terms
Of the present contract either party could
break the contract at six months notice. This
action does not debar the United States Ex-
press Conn any from competing under the new
proposals. The President Of the company is
ex-senator Thomas Platt OF New York.
Secretary FaIrchili. In the last year Of the
former Cleveland Administration. gave the
contract for carrying Government moneys
from Washing ton to thevarious Sub Treasuries
to the United States Express Company at the
rnte OF seyenty-fsve cents n thousand dollars.
1t is recorded that President Platt Of the com:
pnny never had any trouble about the terms Of
the contract. except with the Repub!can Sec
ceived a telegram from the Washington office
sc q saynG that Foster
carpet sac ks and had given them to two
then Assistnpt in charge
Harry Platt. son Of the PRESIDENT OF the COM
pany. met the two, Treasury clerks on their
a. Jersey CITY They ddn him
and he followed them IN a cab to the Sub
Treasury Young Mr.. Plat witnessed the de-
livery of the money and the United States
rotary Foster for the 10 cents thousand Just
as II the company had carried the money. Mr..
Foster had violated the contract. but the Ohio
statesman never ezplaine why he took such
a risk as sending Sl.O0o.O0O to New York in
carpet sacks in tho hands OF two unprotected
Treasury clerks
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BURNED IN THEIR scnooLuoUsE
The Teacher and One nr Her Pup'l. Lose
Thelr LlNes-TMo Mcrnic Schnlnr..

NGNDA. N. Y. Nov. 14.-Tho schoolhousc at
Coopersville. two miles north OF this village
took fire this morning. and the teacher Miss
May Porter. and Willard johnson. u four. year
old pupil. wero burned to death.
The only door to the schoolhouso opened
into a large woodshed on tho south side. which
was filled with wood. BY some means un-
known to any ono this took Ere before the
morning recess and was mass OF flames
when Miss Porter opened tho door, Tho
flames came into tho schoolroom az from a
furnace under tho high wind. and it is sup
posed Miss Portcr's clothing caught fire. Her
body. with that of tina little hoy. was found a
few feet from whero tho door had been.
There were about twenty scholars in the
school Melvin and Charley Chambers. aged
~ and IL years. sons Of james Chambers. and
the oldest boys In the school. undoubtedly
saved many lives. The only door to the school
house was sea Of flames and no one could
escape that way. These boys sma All cd out the
windows and literally threw the children out.
Mevin was severely burned n bout his face, hut
remained In the schoolhouse until every child
was rescued.
MIR: James Chambers md Conrad Johnson
saw me iire tirst from where they were draw
ing gravel at tho creek. and ran their horses to
the scene. Tho whole building was n mass Of
flames and nothing could be done to save it,
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had Fun WIN THE POLICEMAN.
Narrowed His Feelings by Throwing
Dummy Figure Before n Horse Car.

Narrowed His Feelings by Throwing u
Dummy Figure Before IA Horse Car.
It is seldom that one Of the finest gets such q
scare as member Of the force received last
night on Park row in front Of the Post ONCE.
This policeman has made himself obnoxious
to the newsboys who congregate around the
Post Office He seemed to them to take de-
light in moving them on whenever they struck
a warm spot. The boys had no redress. but at
last thcy took up n scheme which has afforded
pleasure to small boys moro than once.
They secured an old pair OF trousers. to-
gether with coat and n hat. which they
stuffed with straw. Waiting until tho police
man was looking In their direction. two OF
them, with the dummy between, them. boldly
walked out OF Beekman street and started
across Park row toward the Post ONCE. The
sight of the two boys in charge of man who
apparently could not take care OF himself in
terested the policeman, and he started to fol-
low them. The boys walked on until they
reached the middle OF the street. when they
threw the figure on the track before an ap-
preaching horse car and He'd
With pale face and an involuntary cry o
terror the policeman ran toward the body. He
had gone but a few feet when he trirped and
fell. The driver of tho car put on tho brake
Just as the horses reached the body. Just then
two boys rushed from tho Post ONCE seized
the body by the legs. ono on each side. and ran
down Beck man street with 1t amid the shouts
OF their COMPANIONS. who had been silent hut
much amused Witnesses OF the Joke. Tho po-
Iceman did not follow.