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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

Corbett insists that he is anxious
to meet Fitzsimmons and will enter
into an arrangement with him at any
time provided Fitz will give security
in the sum of $4,000 that he will
come to the scratch when time is
called. But Corbett says he became
Disguised with chasing Fitzsimmons
around over the country some months
ago and says that he will spend no
more time or money in chasing
around after him further. 1t looks
very much as if Fitzsimmons wants
to fight and that Corbett is a buffer
with no backbone. While we are
not an advocate of tolerating the
british sport we would like to have
the matter settled some way between
the two pugilists. Let the belt rest
where it belongs.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
The matter of reduced letter-E

The matter of reduced letter-post-
age is being agitated anew. The
Post-office department claims that it
cannot pay current expenses as the
schedule stands and that reduced
rates would be ruinous, but the ma
.jority of the people will continue to
believe that two cents is just twice as
much as it ought to cost for sending
one letter and many of them insist
chat they should be sent for nothing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

Interest in the Congressional pro-
seedlings this week will center on the
Senate debates over the Davis Mon
noe doctrine resolution and the free
&C oinage bill. No one can tell what a
day may bring forth at the Capital of
the United States, but it IS certain
chat these matters will hold full sway
for at least few days more.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
The Board of Women Manage

The Board of Women Managers
of the Tennessee Centennial, to be
held this year, have sent out re-
: quest to the women of the country to
loan them any articles they may have
(which is the invention of woman
The Board promise to take care of all
articles and return them after the
close of the Exposition. .#
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
Tobacco Moved In a Year.

j. w. Wheeler' agent in Louisville
for the Kanawha Dispatch, has pre-
pared statement of the tobacco
moved out of Louisville by twelve
railroads. The statement shows that
during 1896 90,564 hogsheads were
moved. Last year was the banner
year since 1892. In 1894 81 433 hogs
heads were moved; in 1898, 85,994
hogsheads, and in 1892, O5,356 hogs
heads
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

The Lee family Of Virginia is the
subject of series Of profusely illus
trated articles which will constitute a
leading feature in Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly during the current
year. The February number of this
magazine, just out, contains the
initial article OF the series, entitled
"The Ancestors of General Robert E.
Lee, and the Times in which They
Lived" written by Mrs. Roger A.
Pryor, embodying many rare por
traits, coats-of-arms, etc. This same
February number of Frank Leslie's
also contains beautifully illustrated
articles upon GA Roman Festa," by
Theo. Tracy; Sardinia" by Charles
Edwardes; "The Social Settlement in
America" by Rufus R. Wilson;
"West Point" by Carl j. Becker;
cart Students in Paris" and stories,
sketches and poems by Howard Paul,
George Edgar Montgomery, DR.. j.
H. Porter, j. F. Sullivan, Ella Rod
man Church, Lena L. Pepper, and
other popular contributors,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

Wash Richardson, the Pulaski
county farmer who had a PRESENT.
ment that he would die January Is
and bought coffin to be buried in, is
still alive and well, says the Somerset
Reporter. The old gentleman claims
that he prayed for an extension of
life, and has been given five years
longer to live.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

The Louisville Critic says the daily
papers of Louisville are still Icing on
Blackburn by publishing falsehoods
about him and suppressing news that
would help him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

Ex-President Harrison is repre-
sented as just about to enter two
very important races-that of Presi-
dent and matrimony. He probably
figures that if he doesn't win at one
he will at the other. He had better
select a machine with no blanks, il
he expects to win at either game.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

Secretary Carlisle has issued an
order for the mints to begin the coin
age of more silver dollars about the
first of next month. Eighteen thous-
and dollars will be coined and the
shining dollars Of our dads will be
gladly welcomed all over the country
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

\ The first decision in Ohio in the
Aower courts on the Hard law, which
taxes foreign corporations one-tenth
of i per cent. on their capital stock
Us that the law is constitutional.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

Illinois Democratic leaders, accord
ing to statement made in Washing.
,on, have decided to unite on Morri,
son for President and to nominate
Vice-President Stevenson for United
States Senator in the State conven.
ton this year.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

The Louisville Post, with it's usual
~effrontery, now suggests Weissinger,
the Democratic traitor, for Congres IS
from the Louisville district, but his
chances are about as good as are
those of a SNOWFALL in the internal
Observation-Disclosures Gle lner.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

The Populists will hold their Ma
tional Convention in St: Louis, Mo-,
July %, two weeks after the DEM
Gratis meet in Chicago TO select thei,
Presidential candidate.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

Prof. Moore, head of the weather
service, is perfecting a kite which is
to carry baremeters and thermome.
tiers two miles into the air, and regis
ter the temperature and pressure.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

Ex-President Benjamin Harrison
will discuss "The Presidential Office"
very comprehensively in his "This
Country of Ours" series, in the forth.
coming February Ladies' Home
Journal. He will detail the provis-
ions and methods of eIecting a Ghissf
Magistrate, and will have mugb TO
say bearing upon the eligibility Of !
President for reelection; will Give
his views as to the Lengthy If The
Presidential term, and exprSss rather
decided OPINIONS relative 2o the an.
noyance) tgbasi6aa Presidents are sub
jected ffpanS - she arti-
!; H. !; !, li:::;
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
Bernard Gillian. the celebr

Bernard Gillian, the celebrated
zcartoonist of Judge, died in New
York Monday, He was 80 years old,
and the greatest artist in his line in
the world. 1t was his cartoon that
gave James G. Blaine the name OF
the .'tattooed man"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

1t is given out upon pretty good
authority that Justice Field is about
to retire from the Supreme Bench.
He is eighty years old and has
entered upon his thirty-third year as
associate justice, having been ap-
pointed by President Lincoln in 1868.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

Sheriff j. l.. Dixon, of Allen county,
KY, like Mr.. Phauz, of Jefferson
county, filed his bond too late and
may lose his office.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Alabama has adopted reso-
luton opening its primaries to all
citizens who will support the nomi-
nees.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

Crittenden county is now under
local. option rule. Prohibition WIS
voted several months ago, and the
last saloon license has just expired.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

Senator Allison has been reelected
Senator from Iowa, and his candi-
dacy for the Presidency will be
pushed right along by his friends.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

A movement is on foot at Cincin-
nlti to boom NJ. E. Ingalls,, the rail
road magnate, as Democratic pres
idential candidate.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

John W. Griggs. of Patterson, N.
j., the first Republican elected to
the office of Governor of that State in
80 years, was inaugurated Tuesday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

The Knights of Pythias are said to
have secured a concession which will
result in rate Of one cent mile to
the National Encampment at Min
neapolis.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

A bill has been introduced in Con-
gress to make the anniversary of
,Lincoln's birthday national holiday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

Miss Susan B. Anthony has been
called on to settle factional fights in
the Equal Suffrage Association.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

John Tyler. Jr., the oldest son Of
! President Tyler, is dying in Wash
= ington. He is 70 years old.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
Cures; IN Our Midst
Had Not Seen a
Well Day for Years.
SCrOfuIa Sores Cured
BY hoods SarsaparlIla.

"since the year 1879, have not known
what it was to see we'll day. have doc
tored great deal, and some of the physi-
clans called my trouble dyspepsia, others
said it was biliousness, and others called
it kidney trouble. paid out great deal
of money for doctor bills and swallowed
great many different drugs, but none of
the medicines which took accomplished
a cure. l was persuaded by friend to
try box of Hoods Pills, and was well
satisfied with them. then
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
Determined to Try Hoods

Sarsaparilla. After had taken four bot
ties of this medicine, l was feeling as well
as ever did in my life. If Hoods Sarsa-
parilla cost S. bottle, I would not be
withoutit. A friend of mine who suffered
with constant pain in the back and dizzi-
ness, and who also had sores on his hands
and body, began taking Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, and after using one bottle the sores
healed. always speak highly of Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and regard 1t as wonderful
medicine" o. F. ROBERTS, Hadensville, KY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
Dummy" Served His Sentence.

Park McComb, a deaf and dumb
negro, known as Dummy" who was
sent to the penitentiary from here in
81, for burglary, was released from
prison Monday and returned to this
city. Dummy" received a sentence
of seven years, but on account of ex-
ira time for good behavior, he only
served about five years of his sen
tence.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24

Timothy E. Byrnes, of Minneapo.
lis, was elected sergeant-at 'rms of
the national republican convention.
The record-union., 1896-08-31
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Nagele have returned
from Bartlett Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. McInnis of Vallejo
are registered at the Golden Eagle.
B. c. Holly, the well-known turfman
of Vallejo, is in the city for the fair.
Frank Thompson, formerly Superin-
tendent of State Printing, is visiting the
city.
Miss NJ. Waldron and Miss N. Hayes
of Dunkirk. N. Y, are guests at the
Golden Eagle.
S. P. Lionbergerof the local staff Of the
Record Union" returned from Illinois
yesterday with his bride.
". S. Leake, Secretary of the Pacific
Coast Jockey Club of San Francisco, is
rapidly recovering from his illness.
E. J. Devlin, city editor of the Bee, -
has returned from a visit of several
weeks at Santa Cruz. His father also
returned.
c. c. Brown, who went to New Orleans
some months ago to claim an estate of
some 100000 or 100000 left by de-
ceased sister, Fannie Hinkley- Smith, is
back in Sacramento. The estate is not
yet settled, but Browns chances of get
ting it are considered good.
John f. Sheehan, Jr., graduate of
Stanford University, class of 80, has
been admitted to practice law on ex-
animation by the Supreme Court. The
young lawyer is a native of Sacra-
metno, son of General John F. Sheehan.
He has associated himself in the prac-
tice of law with Hon. TREY L. Ford,
Croker Building, San Francisco.
The record-union., 1896-08-31

more costly methods than in the past.
The Gentle Annie has been exploited
with more or less success since the early
sixties. At present there are on the
premises mill of ten stamps of $50
pounds weight, improved vanners and
other reduction machinery. There are
two veins from fifty to eighty feet apart,
and from ten to forty feet wide, running
between the porphry hanging and the
slate foot wall. The quartz is reported
to carry from to 211 per cent. of sui
phurets.
The development consists of two tun-
nels, both on the ore body, one on the
mill level seventy feet, and the other
at the north end of the claim, 400 feet
in length. A working shaft intersects
the tunnel at the 100-foot depth and
continues 140 feet below it, partly on the
incline and partly vertical. Mr.. Lane,
who is a practical miner as well as a
mine-owner, has thoroughly examined
the property and is convinced that by
proper workings it will develop into a
large bearing proposition.
The record-union., 1896-08-31
THE LONELY LINEMAN.
Thomas O'Brien Remembered by His
Employers and Comrades.

Though unfortunate Thomas O'Brien
the Sunset Telephone Company's
lineman who met his death the other
day through his own lack of caution
had no relatives here to see that he were
given a proper burial, that mark of re-
spect and love was not denied him.
The company whose service he had
but Just entered and its employees took
charge of his remains and gave them as
fitting an interment yesterday as if the
deceased's own relatives had conducted
| it. The body was taken from Clark's
undertaking parlors to the Cathedral,
where services were held and appropri-
ate hymns were sung by the choir. There
was also singing at the grave.
The linemen in the Sunset Company's
employ attended the funeral, and Thos.
Lannon, Fred Harnstein, Ben McNutt,
Fred Irvine, F. R. Ellison and Frank
Boyle acted as pall-bearers.
The floral pieces were beautiful, one
| especially attracting the admiration OF
people on the streets as 1T was being
taken to the cemetery. 1t was the offer
| ing of the deecased's fellow-workmen,
and represented a telegraph pole, with
| arms. wires, etc. The shaft was nearly
! ten feet in hight and composed OF white
! flowers 1t rested on pedestal on the
sides of which was the word Rest" In
purple flowers. The shaft was sur
mounted by a snow-white dove, with
wings poised as if for flight, and near
the top were three cross-pieces, or arms,
in purple flowers, with some delicate
smilax entwined, and from which hung
the loose ends of several minute copper
wires as If they had been suddenly
snapped asunder.
The funeral was largely attended,
many of the carriages containing ladies.
The record-union., 1896-08-31
TWO HEADS, NO Tail.
The Funny Snake Dick May Saw
Over in Washington.

Special officer Dick May is temper
ance man, or it might be in order to
inquire what kind Of whisky he has
been drinking.
He is also a truthful man, and al
though he declares he saw two-headed
snake yesterday, it will not do to as
sumo that he was lying about 1t.
May lives on the Washington side or
the Rio Sacramento, and yesterday he
was poking about on one of the old
barge hulks that lie partly submerged
In sand at the waters edge. Pulling up
a board on the gunwale of the hulk,
near the water, he uncovered dark
colored snake that instead of being
coiled up in a circular heap, had got
Itself in about the shape Of big bow
knot, with loop at each end.
But the strangest thing of all, says
May, was the fact that when the snake
started to move away it proved to have
Il head on each end of itself, and no
tail at ALL 1t dropped into the water
before he could capture it.
If any one sees fit to doubt the story,
and cares to argue the matter, he is
respectfully referred to Mr.. May.
The record-union., 1896-08-31

as ne ever was. His wages have not
changed particle. He works on the
same terms, at the same place and for
the same wages that his father and his
grandfather got. He eats beans and
tortillas as they ate them, and is salts
fled, because he does not know any bet
ter. The laboring people are as ignor-
ant as they can be. They cannot read,
and therefore they have no newspapers.
They have no idea Of labor organiza-
tions to regulate wages, and do not
know or care about reforms, because
they are satisfied with their condition
They know nothing and care nothing
about export prices or the value of sill
yer or the premium on gold or the f1uc-
tuations of exchange, and if they got
hold of an American dollar it would
have no more value to them than Mex
lean dollar. In fact, there are very few
foreign coins in Mexico. A few drift
over the border, but soon find their way
to the banks. A Mexican peon would
not know the difference"
What are the wages paid to ordinary
mechanics and laborers?"
What we call a skilled mechanic will
earn about 70 cents day, Mexican sill
yer. A day laborer on a farm will get
IS cents. The average will be about
3712 cents. The general run of wages
is about one-fourth of what 1t Is in this
country"
And the cost of living?"
ITO the working classes it Is just
about what it has always been, because
they use no imported goods, but live off
their own products. To the upper
classes it has been considerably in
creased according as they use imported
goods"
How do the prices of the necessaries
of life compare with those in the United
States?'
They are all double, and generally
more. For example, breakfast bacon,
which costs about 1919 cents in gold in
the United States, will cost from 30 to
40 cents in Mexican silver All Mexi-
can prices are stated in silver, as all
American prices are stated in gold. Ham
is about the same as bacon. Flour,
which costs 50 a sack in the United
States. will cost So in Mexico. Sugar
about the same in proportion to guam
tity. A perosn who goes to market in
Mexico may expect to pay from two to
4COi ci5 lOl ll1C Oh lASASS'
as in the United States or Europe"
Then living has increased and wages
remain the same?"
YES the only persons who have been
benefited by the depreciation of silver
are those who have had something they
could sell in foreign countries. 1t has
given the export business a great boom,
and has thus brought considerable for
eign money into the country. But the
working people do not get any of 1t.
The record-union., 1896-08-31
GENTLE ANNIE" MINE
1t Has Been Bonded for Some 5000.
900.

The Gentle Annie quartz mine. near
Placerville, El Dorado County. has been
bonded by its owners, John Melton and
@. B. Parlow, to Thomas d. Lane. the
son of Captain Charles D. Lane. the
partner OF Alvinza Hayward, and the
Hobart Estate Company The bond is
10 run for two years. During that time
Mr. Lane intends to prospect the prop
erty, and If 1t meets his expectations he
Will purchase it at a price exceeding
900, and work 1t on improved and
The record-union., 1896-08-31
nuch Better.

A French journal tells a story of a
lady who with maid went to purchase
a still-life picture for her dining room
She selected n canvas on which were
painted a bunch of flowers, a pie cut in
two and a half-penny roll and was pay
ing 800 francs for it when the maid ap-
preached to whisper in her ear
Madam" said the servant, you are
making a bad bargain. / saw picture
very much like this sold the other day
for 400 francs"
And was it as good as this?'
Yes, madam, IL was better; there was
a good deal more pie in it,
The record-union., 1896-08-31

test by himself taking the place of the
dummy generally used in experiments
of that kind. He lay upon the car
track and was picked UP by the fender
without injury.
The accompanying cut gives a very
good idea of the position and appear
aEce of the fender. The Trustees have
tested three-the Hunter, Crawford and
Clarke. and will probably recommend
one of them
The record-union., 1896-08-31
Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: George d. Lunt, Chicago; B.
c. Holly, j. a. McInnis and wife, Val
lejo; r. w. Foster, T. w. Smith, New
York; James B. Ferguson, p. F. Rare
gan, Kentucky; Miss NJ. Waldron, Miss
n. Hayes. Dunkirk, n. Y; NJ. Fuller,
Stockton; Frank T. Cusack, A. II.
Coney, H. e. Boggs. n. A. Topper, H.
Newell, San Francisco; T. E. Johnson,
The record-union., 1896-08-31
Unclaimed Baggage.

AT 10 q. IN. to-day Bell & Co. will sell
at auction, at 927 X street, all the I'M
claimed baggage of the Western and
State House Hotels; also a large and
varied assortment of furniture stoves,
ranges, mirrors, pictures, paintings,
atc
The record-union., 1896-08-31
CLARKE FENDER.
The Life-Saving Device Used on
Street Cars in Oakland.

On Friday last the Record Union"
published an account of the test made
OF the Clarke or Alameda" street-car
fender in the presence of the City Trus-
tees On that occasion Ira p. Clarke,
the inventor, put the fender to a severe
The record-union., 1896-08-31
NEW TODAY.
This Day at 2 P. M.

THE FOLLOWING LINES OF THE STOCK
of Il L. Stitch & Co. of Elk Grove namely:
HAS. BOOTS AND SHOES, FURNISH
ING GOODS, CLOTHING AND DRY GOODS
will be sold in lots specially suited to the
trade, at 607 street. 1t
The record-union., 1896-08-31
AUCTIONS
AUCTION SALE OF UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE
'osTRONED

TO MONDAY, AUGUST 81, 1885, AT THE
salesroom of Bell & Co., 927 K street, at
10 a. M, all the Unclaimed Baggage of the
Western and State House Hotel; also a
large and varied assortment of Furniture,
Stoves, Ranges, Mirrors, Pictures, Paint
ings, etc. BELL & CO., Auctioneers.
The record-union., 1896-08-31

The latest official reports show that
nearly 10000 miles of railway are open
for traffic in India.
The record-union., 1896-08-31
SPECIAL NOTICES

VehicIes-Baker & Hamilton-Hardware,
Carts, Buggies, Carriages, Phaetons, Balm
Farm and Header Wagons, Wholesale
Hardware. Send for catalogue.
The record-union., 1896-08-31

HODSON, S13 K street, Is the baby pho
tographer.
KENT BROS, 1917 Third street, for car
riages, buggies, rigs of all kinds at short
notice Telephones-New, 215: Old, GIL
If YOU WISH any OF the following
delicacies, you can find them in the finest
qualities at the Sacramento Market 3O3-
lO-12 X street: Salami Sausage, Choice
Mackerel, Smoked Halibut, Smoked Sal
mon, Goldfish, Swiss, Limburger, Brick
Cream, Roquefort Adam, German Hand,
Sap Sage and Pineapple Cheese. Curtis
& Co.
MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over fifty years by mill
ions of mothers for their children while
teething with perfect success. 1t soothes
the child. softenS the gums, allays pain,
cures wind collie, regulates the bowels, and
is the best remedy for diarrhea, whether
arising from teething or other causes. For
sale by druggists in every part Of the
world Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup. Twenty-Five cents
a bottle.
The record-union., 1896-08-31
NOTICE TO HUNTERS.

NO SHOOTING OR HUNTING WILL
be allowed on the Rancho Del Paso. Any
violation of this order will lead to arrest.
JOHN MACKhY. Superintendent
The record-union., 1896-08-31

HoDsoN. s13 K street. is the baby pho