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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22

Tended by one person alone or by more.
Doubtless, when they had drawn nearer
and were preparing to make the last fa-
tai rush, she dropped her rifle and used
her heavy six-shooter with deadly effect.
Certain it is that she was game to the
last. Finally the last cruel rush was
made, and the brave teacher Queen had
given her life for those of her subjects.
All this took time, and time was valu-
able just then. There were not more
than three or four families then living
within several miles of the Peak, and the
boy messenger had ample time to notify
them and get them hidden in the limb
cred bank of the creek. 1t must have
been after nightfall when the summit of
the Peak was finally stormed, and about
10 o'clock force of men came galloping
in from Clear Creek, having heard of the
threatened attack. The Indians still re-
naming left under cover OF the night.
Next morning the settlers visited the
Peak. There, behind big bowlder, on
the very summit they found Ellen Quinn
the prairies queen, stiff and cold in
death. Her body had been pierced by
half dozen bullets and her scalp had
been taken. Rife and six-shooter were
both missing. Around the barricade,
down in the timber at its base, and out
in the open prairie, they counted the
bodies of eleven Comanches. That told
the story.
No death in the whole of this part of
Texas could have moved the people as
did hers. She could have escaped by
merely doing nothing, but she deliber-
ately chose to die that the lives of some
fifteen or twenty defenseless women and
children might be saved. 1t was decided
to bury her and raise monument to
her on the Peaks mound for her, on
which she labored in the school room
and on which she died. Every one for
miles around attended the funeral.
There was no minister to preach, but it
was solemn affair Notwithstanding.
The body was buried on the very sum-
NIT and above it the men piled up vast
heap of rough stones. These may be
seen there to-day.
A new set OF people have filed up the
surrounding country. About all they
know about the matter is that these
stones mark the grave of an Indian named
Queen, who was killed on the summit
after whom the peak was named. They
should know the whole story. affirm
that neither Thermopyle nor the Almao
showed any grander example of true
heroism than was shown here. affirm
that if the commemorative heap of stone
were 300 feet high instead of 80 it would
be none too high.
p. w. Horn.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22

a permanent character, and begin to feel Ger.
tain that my chances of becoming younger are
exceeding slim. In my case senile debility /,
not due to vicious habits, yet have a habit OF
getting older each day | have been infrm fol
the last ten years. .. .. .. $1,000 'n
This is from family physician, who is
also a member of Pension Office Board.
In anser to var inkiry I wos ekquanted with
Martin White Before Went IN armery and also
his famerly physician. He was rase in a mile OF
he complain often times, his fingers hand is drod
crucked he can't do manly labor to a CRATE ex-
tent was passen by where he was making rales
last sumer two years ago tuck motifs he could
not work as abel body he had to rest as long as
he worked, he complains Of his nerves been stiff
sene him every two months or so an cant do
nothing to cure him. give him almost every
thing they is for stiff nerves, but they is still
stiff. don't think he can do nothing much.
You have my examination of him in your office
p. S. You are given some two much pensions /
no sum by me that drod S per month which was
plenty now dros "a taIkin of laing in Tor in-
crece say they don't reserve it.
One more on the Pension Office ITSELF
This circular was pasted up not long ago;
Members of the medical division are forbidden
to have their hats or clothing on preparatory to
leaving this office before 4 o'clock. Any one
breaking this rule will be charged with a demer-
it Of IS minutes.-W ashngton Capital.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22
An Angry Gorilla.

New YoRK, October 24.-"Chiko," the
gorilla was placed in his winter quarters
in the Arsenal at Central Park yesterday
afternoon. The gorilla was in such an
ungovernable rage that it was determin-
ed to send for Alice, one ofthe elephants
in the menagerie, and her presence had
quoting effect on the big simian. One
of the men, Felix Mcdonald, who was
helping in the transfer, came within
arms length of Chiko and was squeezed
tightly against the bars, while the ami
NAL did mis- utmost to drag in an arm,
and was biting savagely but vainly at
Mcdonald, who was rescued by the men
cutting away the left side of his coat.
BY 3 o'clock the monkey was in the
room formerly occupied by Crowley.
The cage, however, was not quite ready,
for men were mailing down carpet, and
then the rest OF the furniture, consisting
of mattress with blankets, chair and a
small table, was put in, Then his cage
was placed alongside his new home and
the rear sides OF both raised. As soon as
he was in his new abode the gate was at
once lowered, and the monkey was mad
with rage again. With Yells and
screams it tore at the bars, pounded with
the force of asledge-hammer at the sides,
and with its feet tried to knock out the
bottom OF the cage. These blows had
fully the force OF a strong horses kick
AT last Antonio, his keeper, quoted him
with bananas. r.a
"Chiko' is 8 feet inches tall, and
when he extends his arms has a reach Of
9 feet. He is much more civilized than
his neighbors, the bushmen, for he
sleepes on decent mattress, uses knife,
fork, spoon and plate at his meals, and
sits up at the table.-Globe Democrat.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22
The Sugar Crop.

The indications point to-day to one
of the largest crops of sugar cane ever
harvested by the planters of Louisiana
The yield OF sugar last year, in round
numbers had been set down by con.
servative and well-informed sugar deal,
er as 100000 pounds. The same au.
thority, from the present outlook, says
that the yield this year may confidently
be expected to reach the very handsome
total Of 900, 100000 pounds. This would
be an increase in yield of full 100, 600,
900 pounds over the crop harvested last
year. The yield, in fact, may be said to
be the greatest which Louisiana has ever
produced New Orleans Times Demo
crat. IrrN.f
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22
Curioslties of the Pension Office.

Here are some afiidavits from physi-
clans, sent to the Pension Bureau, some
of them from the Medical Board doctors
in different parts of the country.
| We find dulness of this mans heart and the
general symptoms that the book of Instructions
call for In the centre was also seen large red
mass as large as small hens egg, or rather a
small egg, be the hen herself Of dimensions
stately or otherwise. find scar on the mans
foot at the junction Of the sole with the upper,
"Please give voice test for deafness. {"
Answer OF Board;
Claimants voice not Characteristic of deafness
in this case.
The claimant alleges loss OF memory, but as
we could not take II out and examine IL, we have
nothing to say, only his statement, which we
rate null.
Claimant can't read without glasses very
much. He never could read much. lie never
learned. .lt.an..H .Iu.f
Office letter.
The claimant above named Is required to file
his sworn statement showing when, where, and
how he contracted senile debility, the cause of
disability not alleged in his declaration filed
under act of June az 1890, and that such disability
is not due to vicious habits, and is to the best Of
his knowledge and belief, OF permanent char
acter. midi n
Claimants answer:
My age is 10; cannot say precisely when and
where contracted senle debility. II has come
ON quite gradually. seemed free from II en-
tirely at my birth; yet IL had not been born as
far back as Twas, am sure would not be suf.
fering with II so seriously as now. The most
eminent authorities are agreed that old age is OF
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22

ffasfl .ra h""PPyJ"WHy--
Twas thus with tn, Johnsons after
Truman ii. had been rescued from the
grave by the use of DIR, Fenner's Kidney
and Backache Cure He writes:
My father died Of kidney disease and
inherited 1t, Had become so bad that
medical treatment ceased to benefit me
and was given over to die. One bottle
Of DIR. Fenner's Kidney and Backache
Cure practically cured me, though con-
tinued it little longer TO be safe NV
digestion improved at once, my kidneys
healed and | am now a well man"
Write him at Busti, N. Y. Certain in all
kidney diseases, female complaints, back
ache, soreness or lameness over back,
stone in bladder, etc. Also the GREAT
BLOOD PURIFIER, removing promptly
all impure and poisonous matter from
the blood, curing skin eruptions and
scrofula, dyspepsia, heart disease, drop
sy, rheumatism, drowsiness, dullness,
sleeplessness, constipation, headaches.
Money refunded II satisfaction not
given. Take home bottle to-day.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22
A Good Thing to Keep at Hand.

From the Troy KANSAS Chief.
Some years ago we were very much
subject to severe spells Of cholera morbus;
and now when we feel any of the symp-
toms that usually proceed that ailment,
such as sickness at the stomach, diarrhea
etc, we become scary. We have found
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhea Remedy the very thing to straight
en- one out in such cases, and always kept
it about. We are not writing this for a
pay testimonial, but to let our readers
know what is good thing to keep handy
in the house. For sale by A. r. Fisher,
Cloverport, and Witt & Meador, Har-
dinsburg.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22
Staple Merchandise.

on The Forms OF Invitation used by
the English Nobility The article is
illustrated by the facsimile of cards to
the Queens drawing room, to dinner at
the Princess OF Wales, aud to many
leading houses of England. Finally,we
have a new and very curious story by
Mark Twain, called" The Esquima u
Maiden's Romance" 1t is in his hap
piest vein and is illustrated by Dan.
Beard. The November number pre-
presents the work of many artists,
among whom are: G. S. Reinhart,
Otto Guillonet, j. II. Harper, G..
Hudson, Franz Won Lenbach, George
Wharton, Edwards, F. Schuyler Mat
thews, Dan Beard, w. l.. Sontag, Jr.,
F. G. Atwood, G. Hirschberg, j.
Habert-Dys, August Franzen, Louis j.
Read, ]. N Hutchins Hamilton Glib
SON .....tT . ....
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22

All that honesty, experience and skill
can do to produce perfect pill, has been
employed in making DeWitt's Little
Early Risers. The result is specific for
sick headache, billiousness and constpa-
ton. A. r. Fisher, Cloverport, and
Witt & Meador. Hardinsburg.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22

We have faith in the people Our po-
iitical institutions are the best known
TO mankind. A glorious thing is uni
versal suffrage. 1t is the bulwark of
our liberties. Through it our country
viii continue to make progress steadily
and PEACEFUL, to the advantage OF ali.
We are in the second centuary Of Amer
lean Independence under the Constitu-
tion.--N. Y. Sun.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22

never levied any taxes on her subjects,
but received from those appearing be-
fore her enough gratuitous contributions
to make royal income, all things con-
sidered. She dispensed this income
with royal generosity. Her school con-
tinued until the very last
| THE TRAGEDY.
| Her death, however, was, as it should
have been, the climax aud browning
point of her life. 1t was all that was
necessary to make her subjects worship
her, not almost, but altogether.
During the fall of 1866 the Comanches
began once more to make raids through
this portion of Texas The Comanches
have been called the Ishmaelites of the
West, their hand being raised against
every man and every mans hand against
them. The queen had formerly acquired
almost as much influence over the In
dams as she had over the whites, and in
periods of open indian hostility this in
fiuence stood her in good stead The
Indians seemed to consider that her
Indian blood made her one of themselves
and so allowed her to pass backward and
forward to and from their camps I'M
molested Though cherokee, she soon
acquired the language OF the Comanches.
For long time her influence was sue
cessiul in protecting the settlers around
the peak from any disturbance, but on
one occasion it failed. All the men for
forty miles around had gone some dis
tance below to Clear Greek Canyon,
toward which locality it had been re-
ported thata large baud OF hostiles were
advancing. While the country was thus
unprotected, l4-year-old boy came
dashing up on his pony and called to
the queen that band of about twenty
Comanches were coming as fast as they
could travel. He begged her to go meet
them and pacify them.
mo" she answered, sadly, cts no
use this time. Their blood's up because
our men have gone to Clear Creek, and
they won't be pacihed You ride like
the wind and get all the women and
children hid in the creek bank. I'll
hold the Indians long enough for that.
Even as she was speaking the indians
came in sight over rise in the prairie.
Tney would willingly have passed her
by without molestation, but she was de-
determined they should not. Taking
deliberate aim at long range, she fired
and one Indian tumbled from his horse.
Then she sprang upon the top most stone
of the Peak, and standing at full height,
sent out ringing yell and derisively
waved her gun. The boy waited to see
no more, but keeping the wooded base
of the Peak between himself and his
pursuers, he dashed off, as he had been
told.
KILLED ELEVEN INDIANS.
No one ever knew the details of what
happened after this. There was natur-
al barricade OF stones ON top of the Peak,
and keeping behind it she had the ad
vantage OF her foes in the open prairie.
We can imagine her determined look as
she showed cartridges into herlong-range |
Sharp's, and her grim half smile when |
she saw shot take effect. The Indians |
seem finally to have taken positions in
side the timber around the Peak, and |
then gradually to have drawn their lines |
nearer the summit. Doubtless they |
were unable TO tell whether IL was de- !
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22

Little vegetable health producers; De-
Wits Little Early Risers cure malarious
disorders and regulate the stomach and
bowels, which prevents headache and
dizziness. A, r. Fisher Cloverport, and
Witt & Meador, Hardinsburg.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-22
It Cures

Parks Cough Syrup cures Colds,
Coughs, Group and Whooping Cough,
The standard home remedy in thousands
of famsIies for all lung diseases.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-21
AS A SUBSTITUTE.
Representative Livingston Prepares n | Bfll on tho Line of an Understand-

Representative Livingston Prepares Q Bfll on the Line of an Understand- ing Reached in Conference.
 WASHINGTON, Feb 20.-Representative Livingston to day prepared 8 bill on the lines of an understanding reached yester- day in 8 conference between Senator Car lisle and seventeen members of the house representing the various clements, except the radical free coinage men, of the party on the silver question. Among those pres ent were Messrs. Livingston and Turner of Georgia, Cox of Tennessee, Brecken- ridge of Kentucky, Breckenridge of Arksn- sas, Bynum, Clark and Oates of Alabama, Tracy and Bacon of New York, Williams and Andrew of Massachusetts, and Bral- wey of South Carolina.
 The following is the full text of the bill It Is proposed as 8 substitute:
 First-That the secretary of the treasury shall set apart 80 much of silver bullion at the coinage value thereof, purchased under the act entitled an act directing the pur- chase of silver bullion and issue of treas, ury notes thereon, approved July IA, 1890, as may be necessary, including the silver dollars heretofore coined under said act, to redeem all outstanding United States treasury notes issued in payment for sil- yer bullion so purchased, and shall remain the same in the treasury, to be used for that parpose only, and he shall cause the residue of the silver bullion, purchased under the aforesaid act to be coined at the rate of 5000, 900 per month into silver dollars of the weight of 412 5 grains Troy of standard silver ss provided In the act of January IS, 1878, on which shall be the devices and supersoriptions provided by said act of which coins, together with all silver dollars heretofore coined under the provisions of said act of July 14, 1890, shall ba legal tender at their nominal value, for all debts and duss, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. The standard silver dollar coined under this section shall be covered into the treasury ss misoells- neous receipts.
 Secondary holder of the coin author ized by this act may deposit the same with the treasurer of the United States or any assistant treasurer in Sums not less than ten dollars and receive therefor certificates in denominations of one. two, five and ten dol lars aud multiples of ten dollars corres. bonding with the denominations of United States notes and the coin deposited so, or representing suoh certificates shall be re- tained In the treasury Of tEe same on de- msnd. Such certificates shall be receivable for customs, taxes and all public dues, and when go received may be reissued.
 Third-The secretary of the treasury Is hereby directed to suspend the purchase of silver bullion under tine said act of July 14 , 1890, until the residue of the silver bullion belonging to the United States has been coined, as required by tie first section of this act
Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-21
NEW PLAN ADOPTE D.

Hereafter the EmPloyes of the
 Board or Public Works Will
 Probably Receive Their Money
 From the City Auditor-Important
 Meeting of the Road Commission
 CTS Last Night.
 The meeting of the board of public works last night was one of more than usual importance, owing to the fact that the further consideration of the manner of paying the employees of the road depart ment by the recently inaugurated system of weekly payments, was the special mat ter of business. For the past two weeks, since the weekly payment system has been in vogue, there has been considerable diff culty experienced in paying off the em- ployes and several of them have failed to call at the office of the board for their money.
 In consequence of this and other matters the board last night decided to "take the bull by the horns," AS 1t were, and compel the city auditor and city clerk to pay of all employees of the board h future. The board also went step farther in the line of municipal reform and voted to rescind the action taken by the board at the last meeting on Saturday, and hereafter the payroll, after 1t has been prepared by the clerk of the board and approved by two members of that body, will be sent direct to the city auditor instead of, as hereto- fore, to the board of finance.
 Immediately after the board had been called to order Commissioner Sullivan in- trcduced resolution to the effect that the originsl committee consisting of Mayor Sargent and Commissioners Todd and Brown be contin ued and further instructed to secure at once from the corporation | counsel written opinion as to whether the board had the right to receive and pay | out money, and report same at the next meeting of the board.
 Hardly had the above motion been passed | when Commissioner States moved that the clerk of the board should hereafter make | up the payroll every week and submit 1t to the city auditor when it had received the | signatures of two commissioners, and also
 that the paid and unpaid psyrolls of Feb.
 rusrY 8 and 15, together with the money which belonged to the laborers and which
 had not been called for should be returned
 to the city auditor this morning by Clerk
 Bassett, he to receive @ receipt for same. Commissioners Todd and Sullivan vert
 unanimously appointed 6 committee of thu | board on organization for the year 1893 l to make up a list of committees, etc., ana
 to report at the next meeting of the board
 The annual reports of City Enginee,
 Kelly, Clerk Bassett, Superintendent O
 Streets Doyle and heads of the vsriou
 departments were received and laid on tn
 table until the next meeting of the board
 when they will be read.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-21
The City Mission.

Fourteen churches, of four different de- nominations in the city. now make an an- nual offering for the work of the New Hs- ven City Missionary association. The of fering at the Center church was taken last Sunday in accordance with change of date from August to the month of Febru- ary.
 At the City Mission hall the singing at the morning Sunday school is now conducted by Mir E. M. Willis of the Trinity M. E. church, and last Sunday in addition to the usual orchestra, led by Mir. R. B. Hughes, the instrum ntal music in ciuded a cornet solo by Miss Susie Peck. Sunday evening every seat in the large hall was taken The exercises were in charge of the Christian Endeavor society of the United church, about twenty-five of the members being present. MT Christy led the service and among the speakeri were Lawyer Cleaveland and Rev. MT. Miles, tho assistant pastor of the United church. Tht singing was led by MT. Francis Potter, and be sides special selection by members soft, of the s go duet by Miss Lucy Haverfleld aud Mr. Bissell Mr. W. R. Downs, the secretary of the City Mis Gonary association, conducted tho atter meet fpR,