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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
MATRIMONIAL.
poor.

CAD1z, KY, Dec. 23.-Mr. Ira Thorn,
as, prosperous farmer of this coun'
ty, and Miss Lula Vinson were mar.
ried by Rev. Mr.. Doris at the home
of the brides parents, about three
miles west of town.
FRANKS WILLIAMSBURG. Jno. T.
Franks and Mrs. Elizabeth Williams
were married in this city on the 25th
inst. They left yesterday for Marion,
KY, where the groom resides.
Mr.. Geo. H. Taylor, the sewing
machine agent, went to Atlanta yes
terday under circumstances that in
dicated wedding. He carried Char
lie Mathews along with him and it is
believed he will meet his sweetheart,
who lives in Kansas City, in Atlanta
and that they will be married there,
His friends. will be fooled if he does
not bring back bride.
Last night at Paris, Tenn, DR.
John Dismukes, jr., and Miss Mollie
Landrum, and Mr.. Will B. BolingeI
and Miss Josie Cosby, all prominent
young society people of Mayfeld
were united in marriage. The two
gentlemen had been in Paducah for
two or three days and planned the
elopement. The young ladies met
them here yesterday afternoon, ar
irving ON the 2;45 train ostensibly on
visit to Miss Farley.-Paducah
Standard dec. l9).
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27

Barring occasional clouds and a
slight sprinkle of rain towards night
Christmas was a warm and pleasant
day for winter Overcoats were
laid aside and fires were allowed to
die out. The day was more like Oc-
tober or April than midwinter. If it
be true that "Green Xmas makes
a fat graveyard" we are in for it next
year, though yesterday was wintry
enough to make up for previous mild
ness.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
Assignment at Clarksyine.

Capt. j. j. Crusman, wholesale and
retail grocer and liquor dealer, in
GAINESVILLE, assigned Monday; liabili-
ties $4,000. Assets will cover liabili-
ties. The impracticability of continu-
ing business since the death of his
recent partner, Bryce Stewart, and
inability to meet obligations is the
cause of the assignment. Capt. Crus-
man is one of Clarksville's foremost
and most hon orable citizens and his
misfortune is regretted by everyone
who knows him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
An Aged Doctor In Trouble.

DIR. P. Fl. Edwards, of Webster
county, came to the city last week
and began to practice medicine as a
specialist without having license. He
was arrested and tried on three
charges. One case was made out
against him and county Judge
Breathitt fined him $50. Being un-
able to pay the fine he was sent to
the workhouse, where he will remain
for so days. The Doctor is an old
man about 70 years old.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
CREAM OF NEWS.
If IT IS NEW AND TRUE THIS COLUMN
HAS 1T.
Christmas Fights = Stabbed = Shot = Arm
Broken = Weddings Assignment at
CIarksville = Cooper's Cats = Baby
Epidemic at Howell = other Ex-
elusive Items.
WIN Cooper,s Cat-astrophe.

That cat local was all joke and
we hasten to call it off. In Tuesdays
paper there appeared brief state
ment that Will Cooper would pay so
cents apiece for cats delivered to him
on Tuesday and Wednesday. 1t was
only joke at his expense, to give the
popular young merchant an object
lesson on the value of advertising.
He knew nothing about it until he
began to get notices over the tele-
phone that cats were on the way.
The Kentuckian was hardly out be-
fore they began to arrive. When Mr..
Cooper asked for Explanations, he was
referred to the advertisement in the
Kentuckian and was soon able to
"cat-ch on"
1t was the busiest day of the year
at his grocery, but he was bound to
meet the cat problem. Early in the
morning little boys and girls began
to drop in with their household pets
cuddled up under their arms and
seeking out Mr.. Cooper offered them
for sale. There were black cats, yell
low white cats, tom cats, pussy cats
and every other kind of cats in the
whole category. The children were
comparatively easy to shake off, but
along about noon half-grown boys
and even men began to arrive with
coffee sacks full of cats They had
been making business of catching
cats and they could not see the point
in the joke when he failed to put up
the fifty cents per cat as advertised IN
the paper. Some of them drew the
paper on him and pinned it down on
him until his only escape was in
flight. This was of course not be
thought of while his store was filled
with customers waiting their turn to
be waited on. Finally he hit upon
the plan of sending them to the
! Kentuckian Office, in an effort to turn
the joke and save himself at the same
time. This rid him of the cats, but
worked no Inconvenience to the Ken
tuckian. The first one was adopted as
an"office cat" and sui squent offerings
were respectfully declined for the
reason that our demand had been
supplied.
If they were persistent, it was an
easy matter for the editor to retire to
his sanctum sanctorum, where callers
are never received. The attempt to
turn the joke was a lamentable fail
ure, for ON the second day the Ken
tuckian Office was closed most of the
day and Mr.. Cooper was denied even
the satisfaction Of taking his revenge.
But his own misery was protracted
for forty-eight hours. All day long
Wednesday the cats continued to ar
rive and even darkness did not bring
relief. But now the agony is over
and Mr.. Cooper is convinced beyond
the shadow of a doubt that advertising
pays in the columns of the Kentuck-
ian. 1t must be said to his credit
that he passed through the awful ex-
perience without losing his temper or
letting his felines be hurt. No accu-
rate record was kept, but the number
of cats offered to HIM was estimated
at ahOut 900
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
Loses $4,000 by Fire.

John D. Elliot's large tobacco stem,
merry, located at the crossing of Trip,
lett street and the Texas" railroad
Owensboro, KY, was destroyed by
fire at $50 o'clock Monday night
The total loss was $4,000, with in.
surance Of $24, 900. Mr.. Elliott is a
son-in-law of DR.. W. G. Wheeler, Of
this city. The Messenger says Of
him: "Mr. Elliott is an enterprising
and pushing young business man and
his stemmery was a credit to the city
His loss is quite severe, but he has
the energy and pluck to come again
He has an extensive foreign order fol
tobacco that will necessitate his get
ting into trade again very soon."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
Her Papa's Opinion.
Elkton Progress.

It's girl. Her weight is full nine
pounds, and a black haired, black
eyed beauty, the prettiest, sweetest,
brightest and only baby in the world.
Little Matte Kennedy Gaines sends
her best regards to the boys of the
State press and wishes the readers of
The Progress a merry Christmas.
This is Joy enough for one Christmas
and we hereby adjourn business for.
one week in honor of the occasion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY.
MRS. J. W. M'cLANAHAN DROWNED IN;
A CISTERN.
Details as Given by Her Brother, DIR. Press.
ton Thomas-Belieyed to be Accidental
Funeral Services Yesterday.

Mrs. Mollie McClannahan, wife of
DR.. j. w. McClannahan, was drowned
in the cistern in the yard of her resi-
dence on the corner of East Seventh
and Belmont streets, Christmas morn
ing about 10 o'clock. The alarm was
given by her little girl who was near
by when she disappeared in the els
tern, but it was some minutes before
the nearest neighbors could run to
the cistern and it took more val
liable time to find ladder and get
the drowning woman out of the water.
Geo. Bradley, Clarence Harris, Robt.
Turks and Bob Boyd, COL, were the
first to arrive. AS soon as pos
sible they got ladder and made the
rescue. Mrs. McClannahan was not
under the water, but appeared to be
floating.
She was still alive when taken
out but could not be revived. Grad
ually the faint signs of life disappear
ed and in half an hour Drs. RUSSELL.
Sites, jackson and Southall, all of
whom had arrived in the meantime,
pronounced her dead. Every means
known to science was adopted to save
her. The neighbors rolled her on
barrel and rubbed her body until the
doctors arrived and then the physi-
clans exhausted all means known to
resuscitate the drowned, but TO no
purpose
DIR. Preston Thomas, her brother,
was at home, but had not gotten up
as he had been to reception the
night before. He says his sister call
ed to her daughter to tell him that
his breakfast was ready and she would
60 and get some fresh water. She
took bucket and accompanied by
her little three yearold daughter
went to the cistern. The top was
loose and when the little girl gave the,
alalm and DR.. Thomas got to the els
tern the pump was overturned and the
: wooden top of the cistern was in place.
The aperture that had been covered
by the pump was open and the chain
was hanging through it. DR.. Thomas
says Mrs. McClannahan was holding
on to the chain and spoke to him, say
ing she thought she could hold on.
until help could come. While DR..
Thomas was getting the ladder the
neigEbOrs above named arrived and
she was taken out. The water was
only 3 feet 10 inches deep and Mrs..
McClannahan must have been stun
ned in falling, or benumbed by the
cold water, or she could have stood
in the water without being drowned.
Mrs. McClannahan was a daughter
of the late Dr. j. P. Thomas. Her
husband at one time ran a drug store
in this city and later went to Clarks-
vile. Quite recently they returned
to Hopkinsville, and Mrs. McClanna-
han was keeping house for her broth
er, DR.. Preston Thomas. She leaves
three children, one of them a grown
daughter, son about Is years old,
and the little girl who was with her.
She was about 40 years of age and
was member of the Baptist church.
The funeral services were held at
the residence on East Seventh street
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rev. G. a. Nash officiated and was
assisted by Rev. H. G. Settle. The
interment followed at Hopewell Gem
etery.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
A Big Trade Tuesday.

The Holiday trade Tuesday was
immense. All of the live merchants
who had advertised their goods, had
their hands full and found it necessary
to employ many extra statesmen. 1t
was good day for business and the
big crowd in the city left many dol
lar to swell the bank accounts of the
merchants. .N.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
Death Near Lafayette.

LAFAYETTE, Dec. 24.-Mr. G. j.
Rives, a prominent citizen about 60
years of age, died at his home 2
miles south of here this morning at
10 o'clock, of pleurisy. He was sick
only few days and his death was
quite surprise. Mr.. Rives was at
one time very prominent tobacco
man of this county. ".
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
Stabbed With a Knife.

Chess Pool, COL, was badly stabbed
with knife, in the right breast
Wednesday night. He refused to tell
who did it. 1t was probably done by
a woman.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
Attacked with a Poker.

Utley Belts and Sam Dean, two of
Forbes & Bros workmen, fell out
while celebrating Christmas and
Dean struck Belts with an iron
poker, breaking his arm. Dean was
arrested and fined sc for the assault.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
Shot a Small Boy,

Bill Tandy, a negro living at Mrs
Elbridge Cayce's, shot negro boy
named Elder Peacher, Christmas,near
Beverly, making flesh wound in the
leg. The boy, who is only ten years
old, snapped toy pistol at Tandy,
who pulled out his pistol and with an
oath shot the boy. Tandy is in Jail.
His trial was set for yesterday, but
the witnesses were not on hand.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
Twenty-Five Arrests, Mostly DRINKS.

The Christmas arrests up to yester-
day at two o'clock numbered %,
nearly all of them for drunkenness
and breach of the peace. A squad of
five of the prisoners were sent to the
work house yesterday to "spend the
HOLIDAYS"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
TOM REEDS PLAN.
MORE TAXES ON THE NEcEsSARIES
OF LIFE.
Two Bills to be Rushed Through the House
To-day. One for Higher Tariff Rates
and the Other for More Bonds.

The Republicans in the House have
caucused and agreed upon two bills
to be passed before the end of this
week. All absent Congressman were
wired to return and no holiday recess
was taken. One of these two will be
a tariff bill to increase the revenue,
the other financial plan to maintain
the gold reserve and prevent alleged
existing trouble with the greenback.
The tariff bill will be entitled "a
Bill to increase the Revenues and to
Prevent Deficits in the Treasury;"
and will go into effect when signed
by the President, if he signs it, and
will remain in effect until August /,
1898, when, by its provisions, its OPP
erations will cease.
It's items follow:
A duty on wool of 60 per cent. Of
the Mckinley law rates.
A compensatory duty on wooden
goods of 60 per cent. of the McKin-
ley act rates.
A duty of 60 per cent. of the rate
of 1890 on lumber, which will be
from 10 to Is per cent. ad valorem.
A horizontal increase of Is per cent
from the Wilson-Gorman rates on all
other schedules, with the provision
that in no case shall the duty exceed
the Mckinley rates except where the
Wilson G orman rates exceed those O.
the Mckinley law.
The second bill will provide TO
two issues of bonds. The first will b,
an unlimited amount Of 3 per cent
five-year coin bonds to protect tn
gold reserve, with the provision tina
the currency redeemed by the pro
ceeds shall not be paid out for cur
rent deficits in the revenues unle0
the expenses of the Government ar
in excess of the revenues-which it i
expected they will not be if the frs
bill is in operation.
In addition, the second bill vii
provide for one-year per cent. treas
ury certificates of Indebtedness, no
to exceed S50,000,0OO in amount ant
to be disposed of at the discretion o
the Secretary of the Treasury to NEE
current deficits in the revenue. Thes,
are to be offered for sale at the Sub
Treasures and repositories of the
Government.
1t is possible also that there may
be added to this bill a plan to increase
the currency by authorizing national
banks to issue circulation to the PAL
value of all the Government bonds
deposited by them with the Govern
ment as security for their notes.
1t is not probable that the Dingley
tariff bill, as it will be called, can get
through the Senate. If it should, the
President cannot fail to veto it, al
though the Republicans seem anxious
to go on record for higher taxes on
clothing and other necessaries of the
moor
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
Pardoned by the President.

j. H. Hatfield, of Franklin, KY,
has been pardoned out of the Prison
south at Jacksonville, Ind, by Presi-
dent Cleveland. Hatfield was convict
ed in the United States court in
Louisville about three weeks ago, of
robbing the United States mails while
employed as postal clerk on the L. &
N. road. His term was eighteen
months.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
He Got a Life sentence.

Robert Barbee, COL, who killed his
brother-in-law near Needmore last
summer, was sentenced to life inn
sprisonment in the pen by jury at
GAINESVILLE last Monday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
-Four Births at HoweIl.

There were four births at Howell
last week, as follows: On the 18th, a
girl baby to Mrs. w. A. Haynes; on
the 18th, boy to Mrs. w. w. Rad
ford; on the 10th, girl to Mrs. G.
N. Fox, and on the 2lst girl 10 Mrs.
w. g. Fox.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
The "As You Like 1t" Club.

The young ladies of the GAS You
Like 1t" Club will give New Years
reception at Hotel Latham Wednes-
day night from s to IL o'clock.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27

Charles Brandan, who had been a
fugitive murderer for II years, return
ed to his home in Chattanooga, Tenn,
and was captured while sleeping.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27

Three persons attempted to save a
child from drowning in Lathrop lake,
near Denver, COL, and all four lost
their lives.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27

Tho production of the Leadville
mines for 1896 exceeds in value that
Of 1894 by 100000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27

The Mississippi river seems to have
reached its maximum height for the
present, and decline is expected.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-12-27
CHRISTMAS WEDDINGS.
Twenty Nine Marriage Licenses Issued
This Week.

Twenty Nine Marriage Licenses Issued
This Week.
Alex HI. Wolfe to Emma r. Smith,
William M. McCee to Rosaline A.
Culpepper.
Henry t. Boyd to Blanche V.
Gresham.
M. A. st. John to Artie May Cur
tbs,
Gilbert Young to Matte johnson.
t. M. Thomas to George E. Will
kins.
@. t. Underwood to L. A. Hiser.
Jno. L. Franks to Mrs. Lizzie vii.
liams.
CoLoRED.
Geo. W. Wickliffe to Ada Tuck.
Louis Tandy to Marian Jarmon.
Dave Weaver to Lizzie Cayce.
Jessie Christian to Ellen Jamison
Babe Cooper to Eddie Metcalfe.
James johnson to Carrie Cant.
Minor Rawlins to Minerva Trice.
James Crimes to Blanche Hardy.
Henry Greenwade to Rebeccs
Davie.
Augustus Lewis to Carrie Outs
enberry.
Willis Glass to Alice Droughta.
Faster West to Martha Sharper.
Geo. Vaughan to Eddy Slaughter
john W. Caster to Elizabet Gray
Walker Irwin to Lucy Bronaugh.
Tom Mack to Florence CARROT.
Wiley johnson to Martha Brad
shaw. Co.
Alex Beamon to Laura Crabb.
j. 2. Radford to Bette Mason.
Emmett Lacy to Martha Nance.
Asberry Smith to Nellie Sheridan
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-25
ANOTHER CI,EW.

Now Conoord nurGtars Answer De.crip.
ton of Mon Wanted IN West Virginia.
COLUMBUS, ONO, Fob. 24--A card was
received at police headquarters yester-
day that may throw some light on tho
cases Of Frank Stone aud Henry vii.
son, the men taken to Zanesville Friday
to answer tho charge Of burglarizing the
store Of Noble & Speer. at Now Concord,
week ago. 1t will be remembered that
Stone was shot In running pistol fght
by Detective Schlesinger Wednesday
morning and seriously wounded.
Tho card referred to 10 from Sheriff
w. P. Cowan. OF Brooke county, West
Virginia. the county OF which Wells
burg Is the county seat. It conveys the
information that ]. B. Yates, William
Blankensop and Cha rles Brady escaped
from the Brooke county jail and offers
S25 reward for the return OF Yates
and s25 for the return OF both Blank.
ensop and Brady. The two latter
almost exactly answer the description
OF Blankensop and Brady, the latter
very much resembling the man shot BY
Schlesinger. The card is dated Fob.
rusry IS. the morning on which the
New Concord burglary WAS committed,
but it 10 evident from the tone Of the
card that the escape was made some
time prior, probably Friday or Saturday
night.
There were three parties in the New
Concord job. and officers are watching
for the third man. Many other points
tend TO nurture the belief that these
are the same parties wanted at Wells
burg. The snallness Of the reward
shows that the oFense for which they
are wanted in West Virginia is so much
less serious than that committed in
Ohio that it Is certain that should they
prove 10 be the parties the officers here
would iorego the reward in order to give
them the severer punishment
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-25
A NorARLE OCCASION.
A Catholic Bishops Eloquent Address
ny. II. G.. A. Nfestinp In rolu h,.

A Catholic Bishops Eloquent Address at
ny. II. c. a. Meeting In Columbus.
CoLuMDUs, O., Fob. 24.-Right Rev.
John A. Wat,erson. bishop of the Col
umbus diocese, addressed big meeting
OF the Y. NJ. c. A. to-day. As many
persons as gained admitttance to the
hall we're turned away. Thi. was the
first time in history that q Catholic
clergymen had addressed meeting
under the auspices Of tho Y. VI. G. A.,
and naturaily ly it itattracted- -wido attention.
The bishop was introduced BY General
Secretary ". T. Perkins and spoke for
An hour and half on Christian citizen
ship, the audience being held in wrapt
attention and frequently breaking into
applause.
When the bishop advanced onto the
platform, the applause amounted to an
ovation and he thanked the audience
for their generous welcome. It showed
him, he said. that they did no, regard
him ne bull in china shop, and espe.
cially papal bull in the beautiful
china shop. OF the Y. NJ. G. A, Tho
climax OF his eloquent address was
reached in tho following passage:
:" h,le am uncompromlslng in the
matters oil INV faith. aud inhexible in
those lines OF conduct which depend on
the principles Of faith. and while |
would deserve tho contempt and scorn
OF every richs.rninded man il 1 were
recreant to my conscience in those
things which hold as truths, vet I
know of no doctrine OF the Cath olic
church which prohibits or prevents me
from working for the good OF my 70 How
man. no doctrine which interferes with
my nllesionce to the government aud
laws OF my country. On the contrary,
know tina. the whole teaching and the
whole spirit Of my religion require me
to bo true to my country and its gov
ornment and to promote its honor bv
tho faithful discharge of all tho dut los
OF American citizenship, and all Of v ou
would know !. too, il you knew my ro-
liglon as well as l do" Loud ap-
plause.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-25
HEHETIoS EXrELLED
From tho Cn'ifornin state UnireraitY-I
seniors From the Bnptl,t Fnith.

From tho California state UnirersitY-DIs-
sonters From tn. Baptist Faith.
OAKLAND, CAL, Fob. 24.-Charles W.
Woodworth. a professor Of etymology
at the state university. and W. C. Max
well, student at the samo place, have
boon expelled from the First Baptist
church, Of Berkeley. on charges OF
heterodoxy preferred against thom by
Row. w. q. Learned and the duscons OF
the church. Some limo ago Maxwell
began to express opinions in religious
circles TINT were regarded by church
members ss leierodox in their nature.
The young dlssenier was brought no.
foro tho pastor and deacons and made
to answer to the charge OF here.v. Max
well refused to repent nnd rrofes sor
Woodworth upheld him. expressing tho
same belief that Maxwell did. He pub.
lished a circular giving his views, the
main point Of which wns that baptism
ia not requisite to church mombership,
nor 10 partako OF tho Lords supper.
Thon both offenders were expelled.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-25
AWFUL DESrIrUTIOS


Among tho Miners In til, lIocsing Valley.
Report of tho Inrn,tlgntlug Cumm,tte".
CIEcINNAri, o., Fob. 24.--,rho com.
mittec investigation undur tho direction
Of Governor Mckinley. in tho condition
OF tho unemployed in tho Hooking
Valley and other Ohio coal regions, will
report to tho governor this week and
also to tho commercial bodies which
thoy represent In dilleront citios. Thoy
found much suffering aud dcstitution
existing, and that outside rolief is abso.
lutely necessary until tho mines open
anu "nablc tho miners to become aeli
auppnrtnE The Cincinnati chambnr
ofcommerco will resumo its efforts for
relief. Al Buckingham. the miners,
during the last year, hnvo had 50 days
work. Tho mino, shut down last Sup.
tomber and have not run since. Sincu
tho colnniasary has opened up thcy