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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-12-15
QUEEN L.
wanted Half q million Dollars Prom tho !
United states for the " f1ag Done Her.

wanted Half q MILLION Dollars Prom the
tnncd states for the faag Done Her.
MASKING ruN. DeclL Successive ar
rivnls from Honolulu, yylihout news OF
Importance. excep: the negative fact
that no steps have yet been taken 10y
Minister Willis Ia carry out his instruc-
tions, lead senators and Others here
who are In a position to receive from
different sources frarmcntary intima-
lions Of actual facts, 10 construct out
u these intimatiouS as dropped from
lime 20 time. a connected resume Of the
situation, which, In ,hc absence OF any
aircct news TO the contrary, is accepted
ls highly probable IL runs about as
follows.
Minister Willis uuquestionably left
Washington imhuod with the belief
that the result 81 communicating TO
the authorities in Hawaii the instruc-
tions with which he was burdcued
would bc the immediate and peaceful
restoration Of Queen LiliGoiSalani Ia
the throne.
"Mr. Wills Instructions conten.
plated the publication in Honolulu OF
Secretary Grcshams summary Of Mr..
Blount's report
1T was anticipated that on the mere
announcement Of the attitude Of the
United states government as disclosed
in this report from the secretary of
state 10 the president the provisional
government would end.
DUST here another and almost com
Teal element of difficulty came in The
cN-queen came to the conclusion, So il
il said. that instead 81 taking back the
empty honor 81 the queenship without
adequate funds 60 rratity her eNpen-
siyc taste. she would rather take a
lump sum in cash and give up her title,
together with the valuable crown land,
and all the other belongings.
'Ilalf a million dollars is the sum
mentioned a. having hocn suggested by
her as adequate councnsation for the
wrong done her by the United States
and for her rights rclnquished. This
proposition. IL is asserted. Is among the
matters which Mr. Wills has laid be-
fore the state department and asked in
structions upon. In bfcf, it is said Mr.
Willis reports;
-, A condition of ,hlngs in the is
lands which makes. II impossible for
him 10 restore the status quo without
direct resort to force, which is forbid
den him.
80 An indisposition on the part of
the queen To resume the government
without guarantees of protection from
the United States, and
- \ proposition c. condone the
wrong which the Unite states, by It's
executive, admits has Dccn done, and |
to reliuquish all her ttl.ar rights, as
well ns whatever claim she may have
upon the valuable crown lands, for the
lump sum of half million dollars
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MANY TO BE FED.

New Work Confronted with the Problem
Of How to care For Thousands OF Homes,
Unemployed.
NEW YORK, Dec. l9.-Just ut the be
ginning OF a hard winter New York is
confronted with the difficult problem
OF how TO care for an army of honest
unemployed, and how 10 deal with an
other army consisting of the idle and
d.ssolutc. Seldom before in the his
tory Of the city have the authorize,
been so disturbed as they are right
now With all the charitable institu
tiouS doing their utmost To care for the
honest poor, gaunt hunger stalks tn,
streets 10y night and by day. And in
the face OF all this there are other hun
drcds Of men who are never idle from
choice each day being thrown out o
employment What the situation will
be one month later person can only
con lecture,
Al the other end OF the bridge Brook
lyn is without the vicious class tina
ever threatens New York. hut IL IA,
not less than - 600 unemployed TO car,
for IL Is as much 10 he piticd, though
less 10 he blamed. as the metropolis.
There has been a studied effort OF
the part Of the press Of this city tn ig
more the awful condition Of 4he poor
But the time when that can he don,
has gone by. The constant increase o
the thousands who now demand worl
| and who tomorrow may make per
cmptory demand FOR bread has at last
frightened all into recognition Of the
existing conditions
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ANARCHIST ARRESTED
Charged With Throwing the Missile
In the Chamber OF Deputies.
he Maker . Confession. and ssys He Did
ID hecsuse lie "iiad Enough Of This
Biood-sucking Bourgcoise society"
lie ssys lie 10 Sorry 10 Yelled.

PARIS. Dec. if.--Auguste Valiant,
alias Marshal, n resident Of the suburb
,hoisy lie Roi, Il the anarchist who
threw the bomb in the chamber %:
deputies Friday. lie made q confes.
sion Sunday morning All Sunday
evening the officials d the prefecture
Of police were verifying the statements
and examining namesc Of suspects The
irs, name to chai,spgs their attention
was that OF Valiant Several detec-
lives remarked thsi this man had long
been known an an anarchist Of the ex.
IRENE type, a rantst who had surpassed
ali his comrndes 8csntly n the VIC
|wnwuehtsSa0e AsttSss 4>ssrssse
The records the officials found a full
biography of valiant whose career
Justified all that the detectives had
aid OF him. -Four detectives went &c
he Hotel Dicu and sough the bed on
which valiant lay suffering from many
wounds In reply g the questions he
,aid his name was Marshall and that
ne lived In Choise lie Roi When asked
for moro information he pleaded that
he shattered condition q his nerves
incapacita,cd him from talking CO.
leren,ly. iie must sleep, he said before
.alking more. When the detectives
pressed him nevcrtheless for answer.
Ne grew angry turned over Ia he'd and
'cfuscd to speak Al . o'clock the
1rocurcur of the republic and NJ lie.
pine, project OF police arrived a, the
Hotel nieu.
The procurcur said positively; You
are not Marshall you are Auguste T.
valiant valiant started, hesitated
f, moment, then blurted out pettiShly,
$50 ] am. Yes, ] am AuguSte Valiant
and threw the bomb because We have
lad enough OF this blood sucking bour-
yoisc society"
lie then told his story with an air OF
oravado lie attended tie chamber, he
,aid. for the purpose OF throwing tho
bomb at NJ Dupuy, president Of the
house. A woman who 49, neNt TO him
seeing him prepare 10 throw the bomb.
.ricd TO seize his arm She failed in
.he attcmp, but spoiled his aim The
bomb struck the cornr- 81 the public
gallery and exploded Naiilant's iniur-
e. were 40 severe that re fell 10 the
Hoor When panic started in the
chamber he tried. rs die many others.
10 escape, but was pre- J'nied by the
ianitors, In concluding BIS confession,
valiant said: Il am so--y failed.
nope others who follow me will lie
more fortunate. Long I've anarchy"
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lABORING MEN,
Prom All Parts of the Country, Hold a
Great Congress at Chicago.


CHICAGO, Dec II. Representatives of
organized labor from ali parts of the
country and identified with combina-
tons of wage workers having an aggrc-
gate mem bership of ]. 500, 900. assem-
bled in the council chamber of the city
hall Monday mornir, and formally in
auguratcd the th..Iecnth annual con-
vention of the American Federation OF
Labor.
Around tire walls Of the chamber
hung the banners of the local trades
organization and plentiful smatter-
ing Of the stars and stripes, while the
back of the presidents chair was also
draped with the national flag. The
delegates were escorted to the city hall
from their headquarters
The programme for a general stree,
parade and an opening rally at Battery
u was dispensed with at the last mo-
mcnt.
Promptly at 10 o'clock President
Samuel Gompers, of New York, brought
down the time honored gavel of the or,
gan.zation upon the desk and called
the assemblage to order
The annual address of President
Gompers, of the American federation oil
labor, is a lengthy document, and in
its entirety would fill nearly page OF
a metropolitan newspaper. 1t deals
with the industrial depression, its eff
feet upon labor organizations, ucces,
sity for harmony, child labor, political
action, the organization of new unions,
federal labor legislation and kindred
topics lie says labor must win by the
ballot, advises harmony among all
wage-earners and advocates the eight
hour day.
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PARAGRAPHlC POINTERS.

The steel-rail pool, made possible
do the handsome thing by labor by
closing down large nupbsr Of mills
N. Y. World.
Practical tariff reform has been
made difficult enough by the protec.
ZIONIST raid on the treasury. No demo
crat should be cantankerous enough to
add difficulties by unreasonable fault
finding. Pass the Wilson BIZ. St
Louis Republic.
The good sense of the president
of the United States and the sturdy in
telligence of the mass of democrats in
both houses of congress will result it
may be hoped, in placing upon tn,
statute book within "A very brief period
revised tariff laws. Chicago Times.
Calico Charlie" Foster, the bank
rupt ex-governor of Ohio aud liarri-
sons eN-secrctary of the treasury, will
pay his creditors City cents on the dol
lar it is said Had he remained in the
national treasury much longer ncie
Sam would have been reduced 10 iqui-
dation on about the same basis. Chi
cago Times.
Though we oppose the theory
that tariff laws may N passed hav-
ing for their object the granting of dis
eliminating and unfair governmental
aid to private ventures, We wage no eX-
terminating war against American in
tere~S We believe readjustnent can
be accomplished in accordance with the
principles we profess, without disaster
or demolition. We believe that freer
raw material should be accorded our
manufacturers, and we contemplate a
fair ana careful distribution Of neces-
sary tariff burdens rather than the pre-
cipi,utiou of free trade. Cleve'and's
Letter OF Acceptance.
The New York Recorder says
Wilson's tariff bill Kill, the tin plate
industry, which would. under tho Me-
kinney tariff, have ,glyan wor- and
wages To one hundred thousand - neri-
can wurkiugmyu within two Years
This shows great mudesty On the par
OF tine Recorder. or grea' poverty OF i'm
agina.ur. Nnv not q million work.
irrnurG In ~ months time? Fhcre Is
lust - mlru ground for thata,atement
%, for turone actually made. The TN
Iatr Industry" ,u far IS Va country
b, concerned, is "a myth, and there ~
~. }l.r.. iigIte~t reason for suppoaln2
that thc Mckinley bill cou!d ever ae' i
on .ts feet Detroit Free !:cas
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BLESSED" BY M'KiNlEY.
The CnfuiGlIed Promise Made by High
Taritites IN 1890.

Iariilites IN 1890.
Now that the tariff fight is again on
over the Wilson bill, and republicans
of the ultra stripe are belching forth
! fore bodings of the disasters with which
! the measure is pregnant, a comparison
of the promises made in 1890 as to the
effect of the Mckinley bill may he aptly
made with its performance. We have
before us a pamphlet issued by the re-
publican national committee in the
campaign of 1890, the foot note to which
informs the reader that additional
copies of it may be had free of charge
on application 70 Tams Bixby," and
which bears the promise of the new
tariff in the quotation on its first page:
ITO scatter plenty DER a smiling land"
Scare heads announce that the pam
phlet ",-ill tell yon just what the Me-
Kinley bill is, what it contains and
what its results will be-" that 1T will
cause the establishment of many new
industries in the west 1t will secure
work for thousands of idle men and
women. 1t will materially reduce the
farmers expenses and greatly increase
his profits. but it will not raise thu
price to the American consumer of onu
single article that can be termed u
necessary expense" The same bill u
in force to-day, and is scattering bless.
ings DER smiling land" just as vigor.
ously and lavishly as it has at any time
since it's birth, and no more. Not
line of it has been changed. In the
fierce light of present conditions the
scare heads of that pamphlet take ONT
lurid hue and are wreathed 10 SAL
donic grin. St Paul Globe.
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In DANGER.
Democratic Members Combining VIZ
View to Making the Passage
% the Biii Impossible nlsss the Hooss
Puts Certain Amendments Ia Rest"re
Certain Special Iudustries-They
Have Not Agreed How to Act.

NAsHINoToS, Dec. 1.-THE Wilson
bill IS in danger. Democratic mem
berS Of the house o, representatives are
enGeavoring TO combine, with view
TO making the passage of the bill I'M
possible, unless tie house puts ceryaip
amendments " it that will resoore
special industries which they or tNeit
constituents are particularly e4ed
in, all OF which are afforded protec@Pn
hy the Mckinley law.
Within n few days representative
including Louisiana members, sd p
from Alabama, North Carolina, sou
Carolina. Pcnnsylvan.a, New Jersc
connecficbt copferring tagethes.&o,A
whether the combination had suH'cfdik
strength TO be formed. They hav)
not agreed upon any definite line Of
action. The plan many have been talk
ing over, contemplates drawing up Q
schedule including various article,
upon which they want increased pro
lection, pledging each man combina
ton vote for amendments necessary tc
have the entire list in the incorporated
bill.
To carry this plan into operation all
members OF the combination would De
pledged to vote for the amendment
liking the sugar schedule TO the salts
faction OF the Louisiana mon. They
would all vote for taxes from IRON
1re and coal to pacify the men inter-
ssted in these products, so or through
The list
The promoter OF the scheme is work
ing very quietly, and is averse to any
publication being made Of his move
ments Sperry (Ct) Sunday evening
said nothing definite had been done,
and did not know what might be done.
lie said there was a great deal of dissat-
sfaction with the bill among the DEM
ocratS II all could be combined there
might be sufficient changes TO make the
measure more satisfactory in those sec.
lions OF country that suffered mos.
heavily.
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N, FULTON COUNTY ky. FRIDAY. DECEMI
WAR Ar LAST.

Lime ofFire Now Encirclcs iIranirs Can't
tai-Tho Entire Naval Forces of the Gov
"rnment VIII Unite In the Effort TO de-
foat fciS1to mud Restore the Monarchy.
Rio DE- JANElRo. Brazil, Dec. (via
bnenos Ayres, Dec II Admiral Wen
denkolS. who has been inrprison here
Tor some time for heading a revolt pre-.
vious to that OF Mello, will probably
assume command OF the government
squadron. Wendenkolk has nothing
IN common with Mello, and is. in fact,
his bitter enemy
The insurgents have fortified Cobras
Island and manned IT with eight of the
best guns in Brazil, consisting of two
O0-pounders, two 50o-pounders and
four 600-pounders.
This fortress commands all the APP
proaches to the inner bay.
II is reported that the insurgent ship
Repuhlica has captured the Tirandetc,
he government vessel which lay bot
led up here for so long, but which fin
lllly vcntured out to sea.
MAsuISGroS, Dec. IL The navy do
Z rtpept hss Eecsiyed the following
Hspatch from Commander Pickefipg NJ
|Gio:
Y THE Brazilian government has re-
,quested consuls to warn vessels to
lnove from their present anchorages,
nd has drawn line inside of which
is dangerous to venture. This pre-
Snts the discharge of cargoes at
Sharves"
| Vhis is Interpreted to mean that the
| athOrdge and the wharvcs have come
| within the line of fire of the forts and
! Nj los shirs aud IL is not afc to come
| vii bin that Inc.
The brazilian revolution has assumed
MY and much more serious aspect by
the declaration of Admiral De Cana in
favot OF the revolution and restora.
ton pf the empire. Minister Mendonca,
of Brazil, wlp has been active in assist.
ing the Pei:pto government, does not
seek 10 belitle the seriousness of De
Gama's defedion. II know Cana per-
sonally and host intimately said the
minister, 'ard ! realize that he gives
the rebels power and prestige they
have never before had Although he
is rear admiral of the same rank as
Mello, yet ID, Cana is recognized as
the most popular ana most able man in
the navy. The entire navy is likely to
follow DE G.ma, for he has a controll.
ing influence over most of the officers
of the navy, and those who would not
follow him through respect would do
SO in fear o. him
senior Mendonca sand that De Gama'
declaration in favor Of restoring the
empire would probably stimulate the
exiled relics of the old empire TO con.
tribute large sums toward the restora.
ton The prctender is related TO so.ho
of the oldest and wealthiest noble
houses in Europe" said he. They
will probably come forward with
money to supply food and am
munition for the naval forces OF
De Cana and Mcllo There is a col
ony of old brazilian imperialists in
Paris and another in Portugal The
bourbonS in Spain are also related tC
the pretcnder have little doubt that
Admiral De Cana had assurances in adj
vance from these wealthy and roya'
sources before he declared for the EN-
pire. | knew him to be an exceedingly
careful man, so that he would be likely
10 take the prccaution to secure in adj
vance the cooperation % The imperial
lists abroad
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E,-Goy.rnor.. sudden Death.

pARETEsBURG, W. Va, Dee IA
About $3.50 Monday afternoon eN-Gov,
Jacob Il. jackson returned home from
his office. remarked to his wife that he
felt dcathly sick, sat down in chair
and expired before Mrs jackson could
reach the telephone To- call n physician.
lie had attended 10 business as usual
during the morning, been home a I noon
and eaten hearty dinner, soon after
which he must have been taken i'll, as
he told friend on the street he felt
badly, although those whom he met on
his way home noticed nothing wrong
in his appearance, lie was governor
Of this state in 1850 having previously
been member OF the legislature.
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Tho senate Protccted.

WASHINGTON, Dee 1.-The officials
of the United states senate propose to
take every precautionito prevent an at
tack from the galleries similar to that
made in the French chamber of depu-
ties No person is permitted to enter
the galleries when the senate is in ses-
sion carrying any sort of extra pack.
age, and suspicious-loolling characters
are closely scrutinized when about tn,
senate chamber or in the corridors.
Tho order against the admission of men
to the galleries with handbags, UNI
brrilas or miscellaneous bundles was
proclaimed after the attack on Russell
;iage year ago.
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MINISTER ThURSTON
Going to Hawaii to stifT"n the backbone Of
President Dole.

WASHINGTON, Dec, .ll.-There is n,
longer any doubt that Mr.. Thurston
prospective visit TO Hawaii is for q,
purpose of urging President Dole {.
maintain a firm stand agai INST sure D
dering the control of the COVE rnment
Well knowing that annexation is on
of the question, il is said by Ministc,
Thurston's friends here that he wi,
urge upon the provisional governmer'
TO form new constitution which W u
contemplate American supremacy r.
Hawaii through some other medium
than annexation. Minister Thurstur
Is sanguino that congress will enac
legislation favorable to repubiie,a
form of government
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SOMETHING is clearly wrong with the
parity between the market value of
husbands and wives a jury has
awarded a wife $4,000 for her hus.
band killed on the Pennsylvania rail.
road, and Newton kan young man
is estimated at such high price that .
woman who did not get him has sued
for si5, 900 damages for breach of prom.
Use Of marriage On the other hand a
Tennessee husband has sold his wife
for fiftv cents.
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VOLCANO LIKE
rhe Condition OF Affairs In Hawaii-Prss-
idcnt Dole Doesn't Need Anybody Aid

rhe Condition OF Affairs In Hawau-Pras-
idcnt Dole Doesn't Need Anybody. Aid
SAN Francisco, Dec 1.-THE latest
from Hawaii Is brought by the scho51er
Transit on November 90. The Bulletin
published letter from Minister Wills
in which he said he wished his remarks
in the Star to apply 20 the entire press
Of Honolulu
The steps taken by Minister Wills in
his interview with the STAR which was
revised in proof by him before pub. n
ton, caused considerable anxiety In
government circles. owing to the irp-
| nation that any breach Of the PEI u
would be punishable by the America
minister. To reporter his wofls
were: ANY trouble precipitated n
the other side would be stopped at one
| by the United States forces
On the morning of the 18th, the dy
after the Alameda left, President Do.
called upon Minister Willis to lean
how far the authority of the Unltd
states was expected to be carried
'asc of an emergency. Upon his !
turn IL was learned that the provision
government was fully satisfied win
the explanation and limitations mae
10y Minister Willis
II is the general opinion that tie
original language used by the Uniti
States minister conveyed more than Be
Intended it should. 1t is understol
that President Dole very clearly 70.
formed the minister that the provision
Al government commanded the sitln.
ton, and would require no aid fro1
the United States unless il was
called for The president assured
the minister that any breach Of
peace WHICH might occur would be
speedily dealt with by the HawaiiaH
government The provisional COVER
ment received assurances on the poirs
mentioned which were perfectly sat
factory. ], is understood that Ministcg
Willis said he would stand back OF The
present government until the present
iilliculty was settled
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To Rertorn III. Monarchy.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ll.-Advices re-
eeived at the state department sunday
contain the information that all doubts
in regard to the position of Admiral
DcGama have been set at rest by his
declaration in favor of the insurgents
and for restoration of the monarchy.
Admiral Melo has thus far denied that
his int.Cltions We're other than friendly
to a republican form Of government
his whNe effort at revolution being a
protest against the administrator OF
President PeiSoto. II DcGama jons
MeOu, as it is reported he has already,
the monarchical tendencies of the revo-
luton can be no longer concealed.
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Bnn Fighting in Mexico.

CITY or MENICo, Dec IL. Col II, c.
Pate, of ST Louis, will add bull fight
ing to the sporting attractions now nm
der his direction at Penon, near this
capital There is great demand for
the revival of bull fighting on large
scale by the amuscmcnt-loving people
of this city, but there is decided OPPOSE
tion Ia the rcopcning of the Bucarols
ring, in the center of the town, Manu-
eel Romero Rubio, father-in-law 81
President Diaz, owns the ground and il
backing the enterprise,
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A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
sun protests against the practice in
vogue in some public schools Of that
city OF having certain articles, such as
pencils, etc, used in common, because
Of the risk of disease that might be en-
countercd thereby. As the writer says:
"a child with incipient diphtheria may
use pencil to-day and carry IL to its
mouth several times during the day;
aud tomorrow another child may use
the same pencil, and the following day
still another, and so on from day 10
day. Would IL be surprising II cases OF
dIphthcria were multiplied in this