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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25

year after another, and this year it
has shown a more substantial growth
than any city in the state. We do
not claim to have boom, but 1t is
solid, permanent improvement, which
il kept up for Ave years longer will
put Hopkinsville in the front rank OF
the third class cities OF the state.
Facts and figures do not lie and
the array OF statistics below bear out
the claim that Hopkinsville is con-
stantly and rapidly growing in
wealth, population and Importance.
The list of buildings here given is
by no means complete, but the i'm
provements noted aggregate the
handsome total OF over 100000 for
the year.
IN CITY LIMITS ONLY.
S. A. Gooch, one room, main
street lUO'
Henry Phelps, two.room cot
tage, Clay street 5OO.
j. Il. Vaughan, small cottage
old fair ground 300.
Andrew Mimms, stable, Bid
street ~.
Mrs. Lucy Summers, remod-
cling building on Main
street, corner Court 5000.
Laura Coleman, box kitchen,
l4th street 10.
T. l.. Metcalfe, frame and
iron room, Liberty and SIX
streets 2OO.
Chss. ]. Justin, tworoom
cottage 700.
John Young, addition to res
dence zoo.
Al. Mesdor, cottage on 18th
street 45O.
Cha.. NJ MeachAm, brick
store>~house, etc. Main
street, two stories 1900
j. II. Anderson, brick store
house, Main street, three
stories 5000
s. Il Myers, two-story frame
dwelling, Main. and 2nd
streets l,4OO
II. Fields, two room cottage
10th street loo
Hopkinsyille Athletic Club,
grand stand and fence 600.
Ollie Blythe, frame cottage,
Cleveland ave 800.
Forbes & Bro, frame cot
tsge 400.
Additions to three residences
on Main street 1900,
Chas. Collins, frame cottage 500
Mrs. S. j. Dalton, bric5 resi-
dence, f. 9TH street. 1900
b. j. Mathews, four-room
frame cottage, High street 600
Phil Gather, two story
frame dwelling, Walnut st. 2,b0l
Carrie p. Brent, two frame
cottages. Burgsss-street 300
Mrs. Mary BlumeDstiel,
four-room frame cottage,
Brown street 800
Lucy j. Chastsin, frame cot
tage, Twyman street $50
VIM. Washington, frame
dwelling, Younglove st. $50
Priscilla Rufin, frame cot
tage, Younglove street 300
Mrs. j. +. Wells, frame
room, Jesup ave. 81
Andrew Sargent, brick ad'
dillon to Office, Main ST. Goo
l.. p. Guthrie, 6ve-room cot
tage, Nth street 500
Yes, u Lee, two frame cot
tages, 18th street SOC
Jno. A Twyman, addition TO
dwelling, 10Th street 2iO
J. Ii, Dagg, two-story frame
building, 18th street 9OC
Fl. A, Williams, frame resi-
dence, stable ETC., South
Va. street ,3OC
G. A, Brasher, frame stable, S
10th street n
w. w. Gray, frame, stable,
LIST street u
Il. Williams, addition 10
house, lst street II
Chas, Jesup, frame stable, u
jackson street u
z, Campbell, frame cottage,
: Campbell street iO'
Mrs, S, J Dalton' frame
.t.hla ooal aud wood
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25
pimoulty Ends In Bloodshed.

A serious and what may prove IA
tai difficulty occurred near Adams
Station, Tenn, seven miles south OF
Guthrie, Friday, between twoo far
mers, Liphus Moore and Anderson
Tow. In the fight which was ensued
Tow was shot in the arm aud side
with a shot gun in the hands of
Moore, at close range. After the shoot
ing Moore then struck the wounded
man with a heavy stick, breaking
several of his ribs, causing internal
injuries which will likely prove fatal.
Tow is 60 years old and quite feeble,
while Moore is onlg about 30 years
old aud is in robust health. Moore
was bound over to the court
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25
A Christmns Donation.

The lofty spire of the Episcopal
church, which is on the adjoining
square to the Hotel Latham, is being
repainted and gilded in a most at
tractive manner Il is understood
that this is another evidence of the
ceasless generosity OF Mr.. John q,
Latham, be having ordered the bill,
which will amount to $3.50, to be sent
10 him for settlement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25

Postmaster Wilgus has closed a
lease of five years with Mr. John
Moayon for the present postoffice
bulldog, and the otiic, will remain in
its present quarters until Oct. ] 1899
This step has been taken by Mr.. VII.
gus after giving proper consideration
to all Of the locations proposed.
The present stand is centrally loca-
Ted, conveniently arranged and alto
gethsr desirable. Alter tn holidays,
the building will hs resrr sngsd, win
dows cut in the west side aud various
improvements added.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25
The Revival Closed.

The Baptist revival closed Sunday
night after having been in progress
two weeks. There we're about 80
professions and reservations. On
Sunday morning sevsral united with
the Baptist church snd others have
announced their intention OF doing
30. A large number Of oacksliders
made confessions to the church and
were received again into full fellow
ship. The closing service was held
ct the Tabernacle Sunday night,
when DIR. Wharton preached his fare
well sermon. This meeting, like all
others, was largely attended.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25
chrlstmas Glfts to widows.

The KENTUcKIAN invites each and
every pastor in Hopkinsville and
Christian county to send it the name
of some poor aud deserving widow in
his congregation who is not q sub
scriber to and is unable to pay for
the KENTUcKIAN, which should be a
visitor in every home in Christian
county. We will place such names
upon our books and send them the
paper during the year 1895 without
cost to any one. II these practical
Christmas gifts" to the worthy poor
brighten their homes aud give them
plsasure, we will feel amply repaid
This offer is a business proposition
that means what it says. Ministers
in charge OF churches, send in the
names at once, as the proposition will
be open only one week, until January
let
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25
Inherited a prlnsely Fortune.

BY the death OF bachelor relative
named Henderson, in London, Eng
land, Mrs. David Clark, Of Hender-
son, KY, has inherited vast fortune.
All of Mr.. Hendelson's immense es-
tate, except few special requests,
was left to five cousins, Mrs. David
Clark and Mrs. James Clark, the lat.
ter OF Louisville, being two Of them,
The old gentlemen died Dec. 2 and
the two ladies who live in this
State have just been informed OF their
good fortune and they will leave this
week for London to look after the
settlement of the estate. The exsc
amount is not known, but the estate
is supposed to be worth S3,OOO,OOO
Il is expected that after paying al
special requests there will be more
than half million left for each o
the FIVE heirs. The Cleaner says i
is thought Mrs. Clark's one-ffth viii
be about $4,000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25
FIRE AT LAFAYETTE.
The BearIey House Narrowly Escapes To-
tai Dc<Wotion.

Last Thursday evening about z
o'clock the Lafayette hotel was dis
covered 10 flames and the building
was badly damaged before the lire
was brought under control. The fire
originated in rear room and the
supposition is that a spark from The
CRATE fell on the carpet as q lire
had jusl been started in the room a
short while before the flames were
discovered issuing from the ventils-
tors on the roof. Water was scarce
10 the place, but the bucket brigade
was promptly on hand with all the
quenching fluid available and did
fine service. The building is the
property of Mr.. Joseph Beazley and
was damaged to the extent of several
hundred dollars, with no insurance.
Mrs. Maggie Phippen, who operates
the hotel, suffered loss Of something
over hundred dollars. Mr.. Walter
Arthur, boarder, in whose room the
fire originated, lost everything in the
way Of clothing, etc, stored in the
room, 10 fact was left without a
change of clothing. His loss amounts
to about $3.50. Neither Mrs. Phip-
pin nor Mr.. Arthur had any insurance,
aud their losses are also total. The
building is wood structure and the
wonder is that it was not entirely de-
stroyed, as the flames had gained
such Roadway before they were dis
covered. w. T. Brame, marshal of
the place, and VIM. Edwards, COL,
deserves special praise for their work
on the occasion, as they fought the
fire heroicslly, when the heat and
smoke was so intense that it was al
most unbearable and the house had
been we'll nigh abandoned aid given
up as lost.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25
Married In The Road.

James Chester and Misst Alice
Lyle, daughter of Mr.. f. B. Lyle, of
Church Hill. were married in the pub
lie road near Mr.. w, E Adcock's,
last Tuesday. On account Of parent
al objections, they met there by APP
pointment and Rev. j. NJ. Joiner said
the ceremony that made them one
as they sat in buggy. They then
went to the home of the groom's IA
Their, near Bennettstown.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25
Rnhhod LIE Hen Roost.

Last Friday night chicken thieves
entered Mr.. A. W. Pyle's hen house
and carried off about a dozen of his
finest fowls. They only left behind
two aged hens and an old rooster Mr.
Pyle lives on Main street, his proper
ty being we'll lighted by the electric
lights, and the robbery was certainly
a very bold one. s.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25
Gay south Christian.

The town of Lafayette will have
several entertainments this week and
the people of that place and vicinity
will enjoy Christmas in old fashioned
style. The first of the series of en-
ioyable affairs occuts this evening
when Christmas tree will be given
under the management vi DR.. Edwin
Garner. Next in order will be a
dance given by tue young society
people of the place at PurcelPs Hall
tomorrow evening. On Thursday
the Masous will give an elegant din
ner, and Friday night occurs grand
concert given in the Rsgsdsle tobac-
co factory by the Lafayette Silver
Cornet band. 1t is needless to add
that all of these occasions will be
very enjoyable, as the people of that
place never do things by halves, and
the rule still holds good. On New
Years night another dance at the
hall will start up the new year with
the society people of that section.
Several persons from this city have
been invited to attend the various en-
tertainments and the prospects are
good for Hopkinsyille to be well re-
presented.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25
Big Trout Catch.

While draining Il y ud uesr Churss
Hill lsst week Mr.. Monroe GregorJ
caught three trout, he total weight
Of which was lNr0'y-'hr-e poundsl
Several bushels ni smaller fsh ward
tlben FROM ia = ~ winch "
sock a with t;ol1 ps.sl AL 60
fish several years ago.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25
saw MIN Man Kined.

Chas. Reed, employed at Mr.. Ihos
Harris cav mill in Robertson county,
Tmn., few miles south of Guthrie,
met with horrible death one day
| vt week. While adjusting a log on
the carriage. Reed fel against the
cav and one foot and bo'h arms were
cur nearly OF, causing death in a iew
hours.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25
2OO,O0O.OO DOLLARS.
PRoSPERITY'S CHRISTMAS GIFT TO
FLOURlSHlNC HoPklNSVlLLE.

List of Improvements for 1904 Total
that shows What We are Doing mo sign
of n Panicin This Exhiblt-Prcspects for
stnl Greater Solid Growth Next Year
Figures that do no Lie.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25
CREAM OF NEWS.
POST YOURSELF BY READING
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

Early Christmas Fights-Chichkn Thieves
Rob President Pyle--Kilied I'm a Saw
Mill-Inherited Fortune-Fires and
Frolics-Romantic Marriage.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25

Continued on Ftth Page.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-12-25
S2O8,OOO.

That this list representing more
than 100000 Of improvements is not
an exceptional showing is evidenced
by the improvements on foot for an
other year, which viii exceed those of
1894
The addition to the Western In
sane Asylum. the contract for which
has been lot to Forbes a. Bro, while
not in the city limits, should be in
Guided ia the local Improvements,
sihce the asylum is really a part Of
Hopkinsville. This will represent an
expenditure of $4,000. II
The water works plant also under
contract, will bring to the city the in
vestment OF capital to the value OF
500, 600.
Forbes & Bro, will build . block OF
Of brick business houses on Main
between 10th and nth streets, adj
Joining their hardware store
R4gsdRle, Cooper n Co. are plan
Mug 20 erect a block OF brick bust
Continued on Fifth Page.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-07

R~ Odd Fellows Savings B3nk. loom
@~S 7. No. 24O Montgomery st.-Divldenat no.
rs in liquidation, being two and one-haiI per
cent on all deposits, Will be payable at sald Dahk
on and after the 22d instant Total amount o Ti
I971hI ner cent JAMES BENSON, Secretary
San Francisco November 21 1884 de6 ~
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-07
IDLE CAPITAL.

The Bankers Monthly estimates the
money at present in the London banks at
S1,150, 900, 900. 1t cannot be said that all of
this money is idle, as it performs certain
function in the bank vaults, but the
amount is SO much larger than usual that
a considerable proportion is simply wait
ing an opportunity for investment There
is pot much call for sympathy 18th owners
of the money on account o. loss of interest.
but in most cases idle money means IDLE
men. 1t would hardly be possible to in
vest money without giving employment to
labor. A special reason for the large
amounts of money lying idle in London
and New York is its increasing purchas-
ing pewer. Capital shrinks from an in
vestment that is likely to depreciate in
money value. No one can closely calcu-
late the future increase Of The purch asing
power of mOney-in other words, the de-
probation of the money value of commodi-
ties-and until the limit of the shrinkage
in property is reached capital will prefer
to loan itself on gilt-sdged security 10 the
chance OF active business.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-07

on the market Immediately after the tariff
bill was passed than there was demand
for at current rates. But it does not fol-
low that the American refneries cannot
hold the home market sgains: foreign re-
finers under the present law. 1t is very
likely that the shutdown was intended 70
show Congress that the trust Jared none
too well under the act of the last session.
1t is the duty of Congress to ascertain the
condition of the trade from sources unin-
fluenced by the trust There should be no
resentment in legislation. An American
industry should not be exposed to ruin
as means of regulating a trus. When
the right men are installed in Office trusts
will be regulated at less cost to the nation.
The legislation of Congress in respect to
sugar should therefore be determined by
the condition of the sugar-refining indus
try as ascertained from disinterested
sources. The sugar industry in both
branches-the production OF raw sugar
and the refining of it-should be afforded
reasonable protection. We now pay out
100000, 600 or more for sugar that might
be grown at home.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-07
THE MULE-TEAM ENTERPRISE.

The WelIman, Peck & Co. firm propose
10 run mule teams between their stores in
this city and their branch store in
Fresno until such times as the Southern
Pacific Company may establish fair rates.
One of the firm is reported as saying:
We paid them 1.-The Southern PacIfc] thou
sands of dollars for carrying our canned goods
10 Fresno at the 75-cent rate when the rate on
the same class OF goods from New York to this
city was only 90 cents.
This is a condition of things that Mr..
Irving NJ. Scot might study TO advantage.
Some days age Mr.. Scott was commenting
upon the absurdlty of a frut-producing
State like California importing its canned
fruit. We see now the reason, or at least
one of the reasons. A railroad company
which pretends to be working in the in
terest of California brings canned fruit
from New York at less charge than it
makes from San Francisco to Fresno.
This is not the only grievance of the
Wellman-Peck firm. The Southern Pacific
brings canned goods over the Sunset route
TO San Francisco, passing through Fresno,
and charges As cents for carrying the
goods back to Fresno. If the cars of the
Wellman-Peck firm are cut of at Fresno
the local rate of As cents from Stockton to
Fresno is charged anyhow. The San
Joaquin Valley Railroad will put stop
10 this sort of thing.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-07
THE ILLINOIS sENAToRsHIp.

The splendid send-off Mr.. Joseph Medill
received when his friends announced him
as an aspirant for the senatorship has
been nipped in the bud by Mr.. Medill him.
self. In one of Mr.. Medilps Greeley-like
moments Of evaporation he referred 10
the country editors of Illinois as a slot of
little office-seekers." He further charac-
terized the rural press of the State as sin
finitssimal'' and as conducted by Insect
editors" This is more than tie interior
editors are disposed to stand. A fire is
now being directed from the circumference
to he center, and as the workmanship OF
the insect editors s fairly good the ecu
ter seems to be getting the worst of ii. A
man does not edit q good daily as long as
Mr.. Medill has edited the Chicago Tribune
without making mistakes. Mr.. Medin has
been especially addicted to the habit of
thinking for himself and at times with
small consideration for the principles of
the political party with which he was to
an extent Identified. ALI these ghosts of
tbe past now rise up aud confront him.
Every interior editor appears to have kept
a file of the Tribune aud these files are
now quoted from more extensively than
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-07
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

L. I. Meyers OF Kansas City, who Is the agent
for several Eastern parties who own large
tracts of land in California ana Nevada, was at
the Occidental yesterday. California is get
ting the benefit OF a much larger emigration
than is apparent on the surface" said he.
Some years ago, when Kansas and Nebraska
were the destinations OF nearly all emigrants,
most Of whom came west in wagons, the papers
were full OF accounts of this large movement
westward. Now conditions are different. All
the prospective settlers who come TO this Stale
arrive singly in pairs or in small bodies. They
all come by rail and attract but little attention.
Few people have any idea OF the extent and
number of colonizing projects which are well
under way in this State and which have every
prospect of success. They are confined To no
particular locality, but are scattered ali over
the State, and as he gentlemen who are behind
them are promoting legitimate business enter
prises and not shallow boom schemes, they do
not rush into print at every conceivable
opportunity. Almost every train that leaves
Ogden bound west has aboard one or more
parties who come TO this State for the purpose
mentioned. and the result Of all this is making
itself manifest in all portions of the State"
John Ii. Carrutners OF Chicago. who is Ia the
city in the interest OF party of Eastern capital
lists who expect to start new Industry In the
San Joaquin Valley, and who Is at the Palace,
III speaking yesterday OF the late political cam
paign, told how Millionaire Pfster of Milwau-
kee literally bet all.cOmers who had faith ID
Democratic success TO standstt "P6ster
could be found any evening almost in the lobby
OF The splendid hotel which lie owns and which
bear his name," said MIR. Carruthers. ''aDd he
stood ready to take any kind of bet offered
Oh Democratic success. / absolutely believe
he won two carloads OF bets on The result. He
gave the Republican State Central Committee
a whole floor In his hotel free OF charge, and
gave orders at his bank that checks N d. by
that body should always be honored, n matter
what the amount No one but himself knows
Just what the amount of money he won but 1t
must have been enormous as the betting men
up that way, I'D many cases, thought Peck was
sure to be reelected Governor, but he was
beaten by over 100000"
m. Hurd. who came up from San Bernar-
dino yesterday. says that there is good de al
OF criticism made in the city mentioned upon
the authorities OF the Marine Hospital in this
city relative to their action in the case OF Cap.
tain Richard Turk, who died in San BernardIuo
last week. He had been keeper OF The nwaco
life saving station, Mr.. Hurd says, and after
lying i'll In the Marine Hospital here for some
time WAS discharged by the authorities on De-
cember % and sent TO Southern California
among strangers to die.
II. S. Dodson of Astoria who was at the Lick
yesterday, says that railroad from that point
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-07
MUST KEEP THE PEACE.

Mr.. B. K. Collier kindly aims to set
THE CALL right i'll its estimate of Mir.
Kolb's case. Our corresp oudent makes
out a strong case for Kolb personally, bu;
does not refute the assumption of THE
CALL that Mr.. Kolb has until recently
acted with the Democratic party in Ala
bams, and cons, qUently was to the extent
of his influence responsible flr the long
series of election frauds by which it is be-
lieved that the State has been held in the
Democratic column. As Mr. Collier was
the candidate for Attorney General on the
Kolb ticket in 1892 his testimony is valu-
able. He says:
The constitution OF Alabama says that con-
tests for the Office of Governor and other Stale
Offices (naMiBg them are 10 be made in the
mode and manner 10 be prescribed by The
General Assembly. This constitution was pro-
claimed in 1876. after The Democracy came
into power and every Assembly since then has
been Democratic. And no General Assembly
since then has passed a law providing for con-
tests of these offices, Simply for the reason that
inactlon gave lie Democratic gang full control
and permitted fraud TO be carried on in The
black belt OF that State. Kolb carried Alabama
in 1892 by $4,000 majority. He was counted
out by 1000. In the counties of Pike,
OOnecun ana clinton we elecleQ every county
officer. Yet these, too. were counted out.
Under H. law we filed contests and seated the
county officers. But while these votes were
declared by the courts cast for the KolD County
officers. yet there being no way 10 contest for
State officers land il was admitted that these
votes cast for county officers were also cast for
the Safe ticket 0be State ticket did not re-
ceive the benefit.
We trust that Mr.. Collier will admit that
the way to remedy the evils herein CON-
planned of is not by an appeal to arms.
Such an appeal might have been made in
almost any one of the Southern States at
almost any election which has taken place
within the last twenty years. Elections in
no great city are absolutely without fraud.
At least such seem to be the convictions
of persons in a position to know There
is also ground for the belief that counted
out" candidates injure their own cause by
threatening a resort to violence The
masses of the people have to earn a live
lbood, and they find the task sufficiently
hard without the paralysis of business
which attends domestic strife