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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-21
The White Teachers Institute.

The Teachers Institute for the 80 t.
100 white teachers of Christian coun
ty will be held in this city next week
Arrangements have been made fol-
holding the sessions at the Methodist
church, in order to have a convenient
and central location.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-21
DEATHS.

THoMPsoN.-Died near Princeton,
KY, on August Is, Lee S. Thomson,
in the 18th year of his age. He was
born in Mercer county, KY, and NOV
ed to Christian county in 1922. He
was married to Miss Bronough and
to them were born five sons and two
daughters. He was for many years
an elder in the Presbyterian church
and one of his sons is minister of
that church. a-s-.,.t re- OIL 'Er-a Ssli
CoLEMAN--Mrs. Coleman, wife OF
Mr.. Jerry Coleman, died at hei home
in the city Monday aged about IS !
years. She had been sick with ty-s
phoid fever. She was consistent
church member and a good chistian
woman, who enjoyed the respect and
esteem of all who knew her,
WATsoN.-Mr Lee D. Watson,
prominent and wealthy farmer of the
Casky nsighborhood, died Tuesday
morning at 4 o'clock after Short and
sudden illness of two days. He was
about IS years Of age and leaves a
wife and one child, little boy about
/ uluC 1Culo OANts .r..-.... ~
/ Mr. Watson was one of the leading
men of his section of the county and
was universally esteemed and re-
spected. He was member of the
Christian church and held his mem
bership at Pembroke. The funeral
Services were held at the grave on
Wednesday morning, the interment
taking place at Hopewell cemetery IN
this city. ...
WATK1Ns.--Nr. Philip A. Watkins,
one of the oldest and best known citi-
zens of South Christian, died at his
home near Beverly Monday night,
aged IS years. He had been in fail
iug health for some time from a COM
bination of ailments incident to old
age.
Mr. Watkins was one Of the solid,
substantial men of his vicinity and
had firm hold upon the confidence
and esteem of his neighbors, He
was a consistent church member and
his life was an exemplification of the
religion he proefssed. He leaves one
son.
The funeral services were held
Tuesday at his late residence and the
remains were inferred in the family
burying ground on the premises,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15
GOOD FOR YOUR SCRAP-BOOK.
Cassville, Mo.

Before the campaign closes, the statement
will be made throughout the West that McKin-
ley is free-silver man. The Kansas Repub
lican press is now declaring for the free coinage
of silver and taking up the cry for Mckinley,
because, as they say, he is inclined towards a
liberal policy regarding silver. TO those who,
as neighbors, know Mckinley in all of his hid
eous political depravity, and the close relation
he holds toward the bankers and manufacture
ing bosses, these statements of liberality on the
part Of Mckinley regarding the free coinage of
silver is the vcriest rot Here is how McKin
ley stands to-day. 1t is letter from John
Sherman, read before the Young Republican
Club of Brooklyn, N. Y, on Monday evening;
April 27. 1t was written for the purpose OF
correcting the impression that has gone out in
Kansas and the West that he was free-slver
man.
s"Hhefe can be no doubt as tc the opini on Of
Major Mckinley on the money question. He
is committed i'll every form, by speech and otl
wise, TO the Republican policy of maintaining
the present gold coin of the United States as the
standard of value. He, in common with my
self and others, believes that silver should be
employed as money, always, however, 10 be
maintained at par with gold. The convent
encc of silver coins for the transaction of minor
business is so manifest that no sound-roney
man would desire its discontinuance, but upon
the primary condition that its coinage should
be limited and its purchasing power maintained
by the fiat OF government at par with gold"
After hearing this letter vouchinq for Nc
Kinley's gold-bugism, the club passed resolu
tions endorsing him for president by large
majority. Sound Money
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15
THE AMERICAN PATRIOTS.

The Shylocks and traitors are shrewdly con-
irving
The land of our fathers to basely enslave,
But the bravest and best of American patriots
Are nobly uniting our country to save.
No longer shall treason despoil our great nation;
The people have joined in one glorious band,
In the name of Columbia the goddess of Free
dom,
TO shield from oppression Our dear fatherland
Our republics a nation, the grandest and great
est
That man, in his wisdom, hath ever enjoyed.
On the wall of the ages the angels have written,
"The peoples best heritage must not be de-
stroyed.'
Then awake, noble hearts, with true inspiration,
Your souls all a6re with lberty's flame,
Determined to rescue our children from bond
age,
And save them from poverty, misery and
shame.
In the eyes of the world bright light is BEAM
ing;
IL TIC iiSht luat Jul 'atHNi" Nih"'N" VI yoiN'
From the homes of our people its beams, ever
streaming,
Will shine o'erthe seas to the uttermost shore
Sweet thanks to kind heaven, brave hearts are
awaking;
The eyes Of all Patriots for liberty CLEAN.
We unfur our proud banners bright mantle OF
glory,
And the land of our love we'll nobly redeem.
JOHN M. DAVIS, president of Columbia Col
ege, Bangor, La. in Patriots Bulletin.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15
GARNETT, KANSAS, MAY IS, 1896.
NATHAN HIATT ASKS QUESTIONS.

In order to defeat the Populist party, the
Democrat party must have another boom The
question with the gold-bugs is, How can it be
done? All prominent Democrats must admit
that Cleveland's policy has wrecked the party,
and something must be done or thousands of
dissatisfied Democrats in the party who will
not vote with the Republicans will vote with
the Peoples party. Can we find man in our
ranks who can make great Peoples party
speech i'll congress and swing around the circle
and rally the Democrats and have them all fall
in line and vote 'er one more time and save
our party?
Suppose the silver Democrats capture the
convention at Chicago, and the free-silver
plank is placed in the PLATFORM and they NOM
mate Tillman or Dick Bland for president, can
they not boom the party? Who can tell but
what this is scheme of the Plutocrats? If
these men are honest about the free coinage of
silver and loyal to the government, why don't
they step out of the old wrecked, sinking ship
and join the Peoples party and help us in the
good work that our party is destined to accom-
plish? NATHAN HIATT
Cassvile, Mo.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15
WEAR THE NAME OF DEMOCRAT.

Enough is known to warrant the statement
that if the national Democratic convention shall
declare for sound money and nominate sound
money candidates, it will be attempted to lead
the silver wing of the Democratic party of
North Carolina out of the national party.
Against such an effort every man who wears the
name of Democrat should set his face as flint.
We call attention to the purpose that is enter
tanned and call upon all true men to resist it.
Charlotte Observer.
Those "who wear the name of Democrat
that is good. There are a number of people
who are wearing the name of Democrat who
are believers inthe principles and practices of
John Sherman and the Republican party. They
WEAR the NAME Democrat-that is all. They
are wolves in sleeps clothing. They 'wear the
name" to fool the people, and to betray them
INTO the camp of the gold gamblers. These are
the men who are to see to it that only that kind
of men are sent as delegates to the national
convention as will support goldbug for presi-
dent. The time has come for those who believe
in Democratic principles to quit wearing the
name" in goldbug camp. Caucasian, Raleigh,
N. c.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15

"Man or Dollar, Which pa new novel by
a newspaper man, sets forth realistic concep-
ton of what the world will be when co-opera-
ton is substituted for competition, and men
rise together and work together instead of each
man striving to climb by mounting upon the
shoulders of another. A story of a hundred
years hence, with the changes and improve
ments worked out in detail. A most interest
ing narration of what there is in store for
humanity.
1t is.a book that holds out the Golden Rule
as its inspiring principle, but would wipe off
the face of the earth the whole present civiiz-
alton. The most radical book on socialism that
has yet been published. 1t does not 60 into
obstruse and learned discussions of is1ns and
schemes, but boldly holds that every man is his
brothers keeper, and that it does not require so
much a change in human nature as increased
human intelligence, to Danish all the ills of
life aud realize all that was dreamed of in
Utopia
''Man or Dollar, Which?" is not merely
prophecy of an ideal state. 1t predicts the first
step to be taken in the near future toward
bringing about ideal conditions, and this step
is universal strike in which farmers co-ope-
rate with laborers to overthrow the supremacy
of the Dollar and establish the supremacy of
Man. The details of the great strike are Won
ueIIully interesting, anu lulS Is OLe VI luOSS
prophecies that often help to fulfill themselves.
Every friend Of the American Railway Union
should read and circulate it.
1t is handsomely printed book of 1919 pages.
BY special arrangement with the publishers,
Charles H. Kerr & Company of Chicago, we
offer it to our readers postpaid at rs cents
copy or six for 81 90. Read it and circulate it.
The logical Republican ticket for 1896 is
For President, George M. Pullman, of Italy.
For vice president, Andrew Carnegie, of
Scotland.
Platform To hell with the workingman.-
Chicago Times.
And wouldn't this be a hummer for DEM
ocracy
For president, Baron Rothschild, of England.
For vice president Queen Lii, Hawaii.
Platform: The American people be damned.
Cleveland, o., Citizen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15
BOOKWALTER FOR CLEVELAND.

CIcINNATI, o., May ia special to the
Commercial Gazette from Springfield, O., gives
an interview with John w. Bookwalter, the
Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio i'll
1887. He predicts that Grover Cleveland will
be nominated for the fourth time at the Chicago
convention, He eulogizes the president as the
leader OF tariff reform, and says that he is now
wanted as the leader Of the party in this coun-
try. He believes the conditions i'll foreign af-
fairs, especially with Great Britain and Spain,
will be such two months hence as to compel
the Democracy to take up President Cleveland
and that the war sentiment will be in his favor
in November He says the administration will
be heard nom at the proper time OH the Cuban
question, and also on'the Venezuelan boundary,
and then it viii, be Cleveland's call.
Mr.. Bookwalter also predicts a free-siver
platform, and that, the party will thus be kept
together for a great struggl Mre. Bookwalter
is away much of his time, but is row cultivat-
ing his old home constituencies, and expects to
go to the Chicago convention as delegate
Associated Press dispatch.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15
BANKER ST. JOHNS PLAN.

WASHINGTON, May o. ,enator Stewart pre-
sented in the senate, to-day, document pre-
pared by Mr.. VIM. p St. John, president Of
the Mercantile National Bank of New York,
proposing a national platform for an independ-
ent party for 1896. 1t proposes that the mints
of the country shall be opened to the unrestrict-
i've coinage of gold and silver alike; demands
protection in the interest Of the Southern cot
ton mills, against Asiatic competitions. pro-
nounces for the Referendum and Initiative sys-
tens, and "condemns Clevelandism utterly"
Referring to the effect of the various declara-
tions of the proposed platform, Mr.. St. John
saws as to the first: "Some would acquiesce in
free coinage if they could foresee freedom from
panic OH its adoption, If 100000, 900 of bank
clearinghouse certificates can allay panic in
Wall street, the prospect of $500, 900, 900 OF
United States certificates is likely to stife any
panic that would arise
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15
BLUE AND MILLER TALK.

Congressman Miller from the Second Kan
sas district, was interviewed OH the situation i'll
the district the other day, and said:
cit is evident to me that Mr., Buchan was
fraudulently deprived of the delegation from
Wyandotte county. Had he received that, he
would easily have been the nominee of the
convention. So far as the nominee is concern
ed if he can satisfy the people of Wyandotte
county that he was not connected with the
fraud there, he will have the support of that
county, but unless he does that, his vote i'll
Wvandotte county will be greatly reduced, and
he might easily lose enough to defeat him"
Dick Blue was also interviewed, and he re-
qretted very much that Mr.. Harris goes into
the fight with trouble in Wyandotte and Doug
las counties, recalling the fact that, at the last
election outside of these two counties, he had
carried the district by only SO votes, while
Governor Morrill,, outside of these two counties,
had lost the district. In the face of these facts,
he did not beieye the Republicans OF the dis
trict have much room for trouble among them
selves-Dispatch to Topeka State Journal,
we demand the free and unlimited coinage
- ..p.,o. ne tp.n IN 0f tn n.-.POD PLATFORM
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15
NO. ST..
TO ENFORCE PROHIBITION.

Last Saturday, Senator PETER introduced a
bill amending the statutes so as to require the
collector of internal revenue to furnish, on the
first of each month"; to the clerk of the county
records in each county, his district list of per-
sons having paid government liquor tax, their
postofice and what business they are in. This,
Mr.. PETER thinks, will secure the desired aid
in enforcing the prohibitory law.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15
THE 3-CORNEBED CIRCLE.

Why SO many idle men ?
Because there's no work
Why no work ?
Because there's no money
Why no money
Because there's so many idle men.-Pittsburg
Kansan.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15

THE Tillmanites have carried the Demo-
cratic primaries of South Carolina.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15

THE Kansas and Nebraska universities dis
cussed the Initiative and Referendum at Lin
coin, Neb, May Ist, Kansas university taking
the affirmative side of the question.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15

GOVERNOR MoRRIII.'s splendid business adj
ninistraton loses its prestige by his total fail
ure to enforce the prohibitory law. No gov
ernor, not even Lewelling, has so utterly failed
in upholdng that law. Governor Morrill, went
into office with the full confidence of every
temperance man in the state, but he will retire
next winter with the maiedictions of every
lover of morality, law and order. His doom
shold be the doom of every man whose oath Of
office is SO hagrantly disregarded.- Syracuse
Republican.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15

THE Maryvile Advocate and the KANSAS
AGITAToR favor L. P. King for governor. They
evidently are not aware that King sometimes
writes poetry by the yard, and holds men up
while he reads it to them.-Kansas City Star.
He would be curious piece of humanity
who had no faults, and if the opposition has
no worse fault to charge against Senator King
than the writing and reading of poetry, we
shall continue to insist that he is the man Kan
sas needs for governor. And then, come to
think of it, this little. accomplishment isn't
such bad thing, after all After Governor
Kings inauguration, he can have few rolls OF
poetry handy, and when the fellows who want
appointments crowd into the executive Office,
the Governor can take down roll Of manu-
script and begin to read to them, and the office
will soon he cleared. Yes; we think we've
found the right man, and we're going 10 stay
with him. By the way, isn't.it a pity Granny
Morrill, can't write poetry? He could have
saved himself heap O. trouble.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15
MAY Is.
BRITONS WILL CELEBRATE.

We clip the following item from the Kan sas
City Star of recent date:
can evening gathering of Britons at the
Academy of Music, the singing of British ma
tional airs and the voicing of sentiments Of
love for and fealty to the throne of England
will be the form Of this years celebration Of
Queen Vctoria's birthday. The jolification
will take place May 20, because Her Britannia
Majesty's natal day, May "a, falls on Sunday
this year. These arrangements were made at
meeting of English residents at the Coates
house, where another meeting will be held next
week.
Reader, how do you like it? English resi-
dents of America "voicing sentiments of love
for and fealty to the throne of England"! 1t
isn't long since some Irishmen in an eastern
city undertook to march through the streets
with their national colors flying, but their ar
rangements were nipped in the bud by the city
off cials. And they were not "voicing senti-
ments of love for and featy to- any foreign
nation. Probably if they had been lauding
the British government, they would not have
been moested.
We ale in favor of making the British snobs
and lackeys at Kansas City, and everywhere
else in this country, take the oath of allegiance
to Uncle Sam, instanter, or go back to Eng
land, and allow no foreigner, hereafter, to take
up his residence here until he takes the oath
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-15

we demand the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio OF I6 to n.--POp. Platform
Tombstone epitaph., 1896-11-01
MEXICAN CRITICISM
Why Train RObberies are
 Scarce in Mexico

The frequency with which trains are being robbed in the United States is rather paraly zing to the understand ing of the average American who lives on this side ot the Rio Grande In Mexico train robberies are an unknown and unthought Of oc- currence. Yet there are some peo ;le, not properly educated ,o De s..c, who pretend to look upon Mexico as a halt civilized country. To such per- sons here is a problem to so!,e.
 Why is the holding up oi trains such common, and often successful feat on one side Of an imaginary line while on the ether side the art is still unknown? We do not pretend to ex- plain the phenomenon. We simply ask the question. Are the people of America put to such desperate straits that they are prepared to hold up any thing and everything in sight from a train to a buzz saw, or i. there such a vast difference III the execution of laws for criminals? It muet be admitted that Mexico loses very lILtie lime and red tape when a man is caught tam pering with railroad train or with the track. He is taken out aud shot and that speedily. It is certain that at least one train wrecker is thus disposed of. There is also sn example that is not shining one bsfore the other fel- lows who may have been planning to de the same thing. Train robbery, brigandase and foot padjery are oc- equations which are practically un- known in this republic, The light fingered gentleman. under the local name oi ratero, does considerable work in and out of Jail, but he is not dangerous to human liie.-Mexicsn | He ald.
Tombstone epitaph., 1896-11-01
Election Proclamation

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF THE Cry OF TOMBSTONE. ARIZONA TERRITORY. To Whom l. May Concern. Greeting: Whereas. Under an act of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona entitled "Eiections. approved March 9th. A. D. 1887. and in compliance with Section (. Article of the City Charter. general municipal election is 10 be held on the sri day of November for the purpose of electing city officers. Now, therefore. [, Paul B Warnekros. Mayer of the City of Tombstone. in pursuance of the duty imposed upon me by resolution duly passed and entered upon the minutes of the Common Council of said city do hereby order a general municipal el-ction to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in Noyemoe. A. D. 1896. and designate tpe offices to b filled as follows. to wit:
 I-Mayor.
 2-Councilman from Firs, Ward 3-Councilman from Second Ward, 4-Comncilman from Third Ward. 5-Councilman from Fourth Ward G. Chief of Police. Ex-Oficio City Assessor City Tax Collector. G y License Tax Col lector, Health Officer. Pound Master and Street Commissioner.
 The following places are designated as pnll- ing places:
 Ffrst Ward-Adob- heu;. on ,d Street be twees Allen and Tougbnu. streets, Inspector-Mike Welch..
 ludgcs-Tf os. Funny and Dan Carter Polling Clerks = John C. Lilly and l. Tracy Pallot Clerk-J. Elkins. Second Ward --(iiy Hail
 A. Ashman-Ipspector.
 Judges F. F. Flanigan and l. McHugh Polling Clerks-Robt Martin and T, Loudon Ballot Clerk-Frank EngIe. Third Ward-On=ntal Corner. In peoetot-Jos. Epper. Judges-F. Payla and Joel Nei,weinde. Polling Clerks F. h,ver and l. w.. Reany. Ballot Clerk-Thos Cowan. Foutth Ward-Protecton Hose House. Inspector-W. Hobha-
 I1dges-Wm. Corbett and II. Sal.Gan. Polling Cle:ks-Daye Welsh and A. Garret,. alot Clerk-Mike Welsh.
 In witness whereof l have hereun;o set my hand, and caused the seal of the City of Tomb stone to be affixed thereto. Done at the City
 Hall in the City of Tombstone this lsEAL the 7th day of Ociob~r, JSe6
 P. B. WASEKROS,
 Mayor.