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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
A BLACK FiEND
Confesses to Criminally AssauIting q Col
ored Girl and Then Killed Her.

FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 13.-Robbed,
stripped of her clothing, murdered
and finally buried, describes the
fate which Nellie Stepp, II years old,
met at the hands of Charles Taylor,
the black fiend, now in Jail. He con-
fessed these crimes to officer Mack
Phythian Tuesday afternoon, but con-
cealed the greatest crime of all, fear
ing that swift vengeance would over
take him if he told it. To a colored
friend who called to see him he adj
mitted having criminally assaulted the
girl, and when this became known
among the colored population their in
dignation knew no bounds
Taylor told officer Phythian that he
hit the girl with his fist as she was
limbing over a fence because she
called him harsh name, and the blow
was harder than he intended and killed
her. The colored people are now con-
WINGED that he criminally assaulted
her and that is the reason she called
him a harsh name.
One darby who went to see Taylor
in Jail Tuesday says he told him that
AC dSOdu4OCu uCI IlulCS"
The colored people are greatly in
censed against Taylor and all agree
that he should be lynched, but it is not
likely they will have nerve enough to
raise mob.
Gov Bradley sent his private secre-
tary to Judge Cantre1 Tuesday night
to tell him that the troops would be at
his diSnOSal Tuesday NIGHT whenever
he wanted them to prevent mob. The
judge said he thought all necessary
precautions had been taken, but to
make assurance doubly sure, he
asked the governor to put Capt. Noel
Gaines, of the McCreary Guards,
under his orders, which was done. The
governor and Judge Cantrell are both
determined the prisoner shall be pro-
tected, and there is now no evidence OF
a mob.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
UNCLE SAM,
~ the Treaty, Becomes Supreme In
the Western Hemisphere.
Great Britain, by the Terms of the vene-
suelan Treaty, Acknowledges the VAL
idity of the Monroe DoctrineARus-
sis Wants to Obtain Knowledge.

LONDON, Jan. 13-The Chronicles
Washington correspondent telegraphs
that Russia has been most keenly
anxious to obtain knowledge regard
.ng the treaty of arbitration just
signed by the representatives of the
United States and Great Britain. He
says during the negotiations the Rus
sian minister to the United States
asked Secretary of State Olney whether
it was treaty of offense and defense
and whether it committed the two
countries to an alliance.
Mr.. Olney, according to the CORE.
spondent, replied in the ordinary dip
Lomatic acceptance of the term it was
not such treaty, but was an alliance
with Great Britain in support Of the
Monroe doctrine, Great Britain, by the
terms of the Venezuelan treaty, hav.
ing acknowledged the validity OF the
Monroe doctrine, which hitherto she
had affected to regard as merely the
ipse dixit of the United States not hav-
ing the force of international law.
The Chronicle vouches for the cor.
rectness of the foregoing and claims
to be in position to declare that the
American executive holds that with
Great Britain's support the danger OF
European interference in the western
hemisphere vanishes and the United
States becomes supreme. This, the
paper says, was one of the chief rea,
sons that caused the United States to
endeavor to secure the treaty. The
American government now does not
fear that any power will question the
Monroe doctrine.
It adds that Russia more than once
offered assistance to the United States
when the relations with Great Britain
threatened to become ruptured. The
secretaries of state recognized that
the offers were not prompted so much
by friendship for the United States as
by enmity for England. If Russia had
any influence in Washington it would
be directed to preventing ratification
of the treaty by the senate.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION

At the Columbia Powder Co.'s Works,
Near Pittsburgh-Three Persons Killed
and Others Injured.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 13.-At 9:15
o'clock Tuesday morning the tank
house of the Columbia Powder Co. S To-
Gated in hollow one-half mile back
from the Ohio river and midway be-
tween the boroughs of Shousetown
and Shanopin blew up. Five minutes
later the storage room, in which was
stored a large quantity of explosive
material, was also shattered by a
terrific explosion. Mr.. Stickney, the
proprietor of the works and his
two daughters are dead. Mr.. P. Nc
Kluskey is fatally injured and Walter
Crane very seriously injured. The
glycerine magazine is now surrounded
by an uncomfortable fire and will
doubtless explode, adding greatly to
the damage of property. At 1890 a..
m. the residences of Irwin, Porter,
Houghton's barn, Harris house and
other outbuildings had been burned.
Houses for a considerable distance
surrounding were badly shattered by
the explosion, and not a window re-
mains in the vicinity.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
CUBAN WAR


May Soon Come to an End-Spain Offers
Terms to the Insurgents.
New YORK, Jan. II The World pub
fishes a dispatch from Washington,
saying:
The agreement between the United
States and Spain regarding the terms
to be granted to the Cuban insurgents
was practically concluded Wednesday.
1t is neither treaty nor a diplomatic
memorandum.
1t is a compact or agreement be-
tween the United States and Spain,
upon the terms that Spain is willing to
grant the insurgents. 1t provides for
capitulation and pardon of the insur.
gents, for whom Gen. Gomez is expect,
ed to sign the treaty.
There are to be three parties to the
agreement. The United States does
not act as representative of the in
surgents. There are still some
minor details to be arranged,
and these may occupy at least
ten days more. By the end of Janu-
airy. however, the terms will be com
plete. They will then be laid before
congress in special message from
President Cleveland. simultaneously
they will be promulgated in Madrid
and Havana.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
THE NEW PARTY.
Nothing Accomplished at the Coxey Con-
ention in St. Louis.

Nothing Accomplished at the Coxey Con-
vention in St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 13.-Tuesday evening
the ~ delegates from abroad, rein
forced by twice that number of st.
Louis middle of the readers and COM
monwealers, discussed a series of
rambling resolutions offered by Carl
Browne. Mr.. Coxey was in the chair.
The resolutions call for the formation
of a new party to be called the United
States party, advocating direct legis-
ton, good roads and non-interest
bearing bonds Discussion developed
three elements in the meeting-popu-
lists, commonwealers and new party
men. The Browne resolutions were
not adopted at a late hour Tuesday
night. the only thing accomplished
was the acceptance of an invitation to
hold their financial convention in
Nashville in 1897
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
WILL ACCEPT.
Senator Sherman to Be Secretary of State
In President McKinley's Cabinet.

Senator Sherman to Be Secretary of State
In President McKinley's Cabinet.
CANTON, O., Jan. IA message re-
ceived here from Washington Wednes.
day night makes it reasonably certain
that Senator Sherman's present inten.
ton is to accept the position of sec.
rotary of state in Maj. McKinley's
cabinet. It was intimated to Senator
Sherman several days ago, as indi-
Gated in these dispatches, that Maj
Mckinley would be glad to know
whether he was inclined tC
accept a cabinet position. SEN
ator Sherman's inclinations were
not in that direction originally and
his first thought was according to
friends here, that he ought to remain
in the senate, but after careful consid.
Grafton on the subject 1t seems to him
that he can, perhaps, be of more SER
vice to the country and to his party at
the head of the department of state.
If present arrangements are moi
changed, and there is nothing to indi-
cate they will be, Senator Sherman
will occupy the leading place in Maj.
McKinley's cabinet
Maj. Mckinley had an unusually
large number of callers Wednesday.
Among them was Congressman-elect C.
B. Lands, of Indiana Said he: 81
think the republicans will be able to
hold Indiana, but it will be a matter
of difficulty to do so, unless there is a
general and genuine revival of bust.
ness within the next year and half.
The free silver sentiment is not dead in
Indiana, and will live as long as times
are bad.
1.-The suggestion of John Sherman
for secretary of state and Charles EN-
DRY Smith, of Philadelphia, for secre.
tary of the treasury meets with much
favor in Indiana, and both appoint
ments will be regarded as strong and
fitting ones"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
HOw'S This I?

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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
OLNEY'S ADVICE.
Spain to be Declared From All Share
in the Revenue in Cuba,
And to Refrain From All Interference In
the Elections on the Island-Spain Ac-
knowledges Her Weakness and May
Accept Advice of This Country.

NEW YORK, Jan. IA Madrid cor
respondent cables:
Spain has at last concluded that all
her efforts to suppress, or even to
make any impression on the Cuban in
surrection are futile and useless.
Approaching this fact, which has
been patent to all other nations for
nearly six months. Prime Minister
Canovas del Castillo has definitely &C
cepted Secretary of State Olney's prof
fer of American Intervention as well as
the terms which his excellency, Presi-
DENT Cleveland and Mr.. Olney prescribe
as the price for their interference and
the use of their prerogatives in at
tempting to bring about a state of
peace in the island of Cuba.
Following the refusal of the Ameri-
can secretary of state to accept, so far
as America is concerned, the plan of
the Spanish prime minister for a res
toration of Spanish rule in Cuba, Mr..
Olney, through the usual official chan
nels, submitted in full to Senior Cano-
vas the terms for peace with Cuba
upon which the administration of
President Cleveland was willing to in
tervene and use its efforts to bring
about settlement between Spain and
its colony.
The conditions. 1 am able to state up
on the highest authority, mean perfect
and complete autonomy for Cuba.
/ am unable 10 transmit now an au-
thentic copy of the correspondence on
the subject between the United States
and Spain, through secretary Olney
and the Spanish minister to the United
States, Dupuy de Lone. l can state
with absolute knowledge of the facts,
however, that they provide for home
rule; to disburse all public moneys;
Spain to be debarred from all share in
the revenues of the island and all in
reference in elections held on the
island.
In fact, the scheme went to the ex-
IRENE point of empowering Cuba to
levy tariff in her own favor against
exports from Spain sent to the island.
The Cuban attitude toward Spain was
to be entirely one of independence,
except on the one matter that Cuba
was to remain in name Spanish prov
ince.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15

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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
MINE WORKERS.
Their Eighth Annual Convention Called
to Order at Columbus q.

to Order at Columbus o.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 13.-SiXty dele
gates were present when the eighth
annual convention of United Mine
workers of America was called to Or
der by President Penna Tuesday. The
morning session was spent in discuss
ing the report Of the credentials COM
mittee. 1t did not seat the delegates
at large. These are generally in
favor of M. Ratchford for president,
and the McBryde men are naturally
anxious to shut them from the conven-
ton. A motion was made to seat
them, but a motion to lay it on the
table was carried. The report of the
creden tials committee was then adopt
ed. The Ratchford people seem, how
ever, to be in the ascendancy.
President Penna'S report was a plain
review of the work of the organization
for the past year. The report of the
secretary-treasurer, w. G.. Pearce,
showed that the numerical strength OF
the organization is about the same as
al the beginning of the year. The to-
tai receipts for the year were $11, 434. 45.
Expenses, $40, S51. SO. Balance on hand,
S3S1.93. Delegates are present from
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ken.
lucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
BallotiuC for a Senator

BOISE, Ida, Jan. 14.-The joint bal
lot taken in the Idaho legislature We'd
nesday resulted as follows: Claggett,
pop, 80; Dubois, silver rep, 8; Jones.
dem, IA; Nelson, pop, s; Johnson,
dem, 9; scattering, 8; necessary to
choice, SO. Most of the % silver re-
publicans who voted for Dubois on the
first ballot on Tuesday divided Their
votes between the two democrats We'd
nesday. 1t is believed Wednesday
night that Dubois is beaten and the
Claggett men declare that on the next
ballot Thursday that their candidate
will receive more than the necessary
SO votes to elect
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
JOKES BY SPORTSMEN.
Tricks That Hunters Play on One Another
In the Woods.


In the Woods.
Sportsmen like to play tricks on one
another Some of the jokes are older
than the hills, but always ready for
service, says the New York Sun. y
dead deer braced up against the side or
a tree has more than once been maril
for pounds of lead. Eight men once
shot their repeating rifles at such j.
deer, some 60 shots being fired at 1t be-
fore it fell. The joyful hunters, on
going to it, found that the beast had
been dressed and that 45 bullets had
gone through it. Hunters sometimes
doctor the shells of their mates, putting
in double charges of powder and tax
ing out the shot. Firing pins are eX-
tracted and putty ones substituted.
BEckshot is substituted for IS, and
the amazement of a hunter when
he finds how the IS punched, as
he supposes, and tore a wOodcOck half
in two is the sport that comes from
II. Rifle shells are filled half with
powder, half with red pepper. The
powder drives the bullet after u
deer and burns the pepper. Unlimit-
ell sneezing follows.
False trails made by man with
bear-foOt moccaSins in the snow have
led many tenderfoot over weary miles
only to end in a mans trail at some
log where the bears feet could lie
taken off. 1t sometimes happens that
a pack of fox dogs are led on a drag
trail when the dog followers thing it
is live foX's.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
WOOL GROWERS
or Ohio Disagree In Regard to Tariff Pro-
tection-Dingiey Bill Endorsed.


tection-Dingiey Bill Endorsed.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 14-For the first
time the Ohio Wool Growers associa-
ton in it's meeting Wednesday was not
unanimous regarding tariff protection.
The resolutions reported from the
committee sets forth that the removal
of the tariff on wool had ruined the
sheep raising business and demanded
the restoration of protection.
They did not endorse the Dingley
bill now before the ways and means
committee of the house. Judge VIM.
Lawrence, president of the association,
moved to amend by inserting an en-
dorsement of the Dingley bill. 1t
was developed in the discussion that
followed that the committee thought
the bill too radical and would
not report the resolutions with the
endorsement in them. The amend
ment offered by Judge Lawrence was
finally adopted on weak vote. In
the course of his remarks Judge Law
renee said if the incoming administra-
ton did not do something for the far
mer, Ohio would go for free silver four
years ucuCc.
The preamble declares that the Sc
verest blow ever dealt the agricultural
interest of the United States was in
| fiicted by the tariff of 1894, and the
most disastrous of all was the placing
of wool on the free list, this action de-
preciating the American focks one
third, reducing the price of wool
| so per cent. and causing a
loss to the wool growers in
three years Of over one hundred
and seventyfive million dollars: that
it is fast eliminating the most import
ant branch of industry from the farmer
and farm laborers as we'll as others
who must draw their support from
| agricultural industries; and that
| it is the first and highest
duty of the incoming admins
tration to revise the tariff at the
earliest possible moment The resolu-
tions demand that such duty as will
fully restore the industry be put upon
wool, and the new tariff act should
contain clause providing for addi-
tional duties on wool and woolens in
bonded warehouses or imported after
March 5, 1897, and declaring against
ad valorem duties as inviting frauds.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
Foreclosure PROCEEDINGS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Attorney Gen.
eral Harmon was seen at his Office
Tuesday and questioned as to the prob
able course the government would pur-
sue with respect to the Pacific railroads
now that the funding bill had failed.
Beyond the statement that some action
proba bly, would be taken within the
next thirty days he declined to discuss
the matter. 1t is believed, however,
that the first step will be against the
Union Pacific, inasmuch as foreclosure
proceedings instituted by the first
mortgage lien holders of that road are
now pending in the courts.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
The Delegates Visit the Senate.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 14-The
delegates to the none tary convention
here Wednesday, who accepted the in
vitation to visit the senate at the state
house, were received with much con-
sideration. Senator Shively presided,
and introduced President Patterson
and Messrs- Thrasher, of Ohio, and
Wharton, of Pennsylvania, who briefly
addressed the senators. With a short
speech of welcome by Gov. Mount, the
proceedings closed.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
MOTHER AND SON
Dead as the Result of Coal Gas Asphy xia-
tion at Chicago.

Dead as the Result Of Coal Gas Asphy xia-
ton at Chicago
CHICAGO, Jan. 14.-Mrs. Esther Poole
was found dead in her fiat at 170S Mil
waukee avenue Wednesday afternoon
as the result of coal gas asphyxiation,
and her son, James Poole, who gained
considerable notoriety here through
his connection with the Berry dstec-
tive agency in the killing of Frank
White on the west side several months
ago, died at 10 o'clock Wednesday
night from the same cause. Mrs Poole
was 60 years of age and had been sep
arated from her husband for a num-
Der of years. The police say the moth
er and son may have committed sui
eide.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
Wholesale jewelers. Assign.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Keller, Ettin-
ger & Fink, wholesale dealers in jew
elry, watches and diamonds. at No. "a
John street, suspended Wednesday.
Liabilities are about $4,000. Henry
Rogers, importer of fancy goods, nov
elites and brio brac at No. $50 Broad
way, allowed three judgments to be
taken against him Wednesday, aggre-
eating $27, 154. His liabilities are re-
ported at between $50. 600 and S1oo. 600.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
Ex-President Harrison on the Monetar,
Conference.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Ex-President
Harrison, who is at the Fifth Avenue
hotel aud will return home Wednes-
lay, declined to express an opinion on
the arbitration treaty in snapshot
way, as he put it. Referring to the
monetary convention at Indianapolis,
;he ex-president said that he believed
N the purposes of the convention and
declared that discussion and agitation
vas the only way to bring about cur
:ency reforms He thought it would
De best for the convention to appoint
/ committee and go into the study of
de question of currency reform.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
Adjt. Gen. Appleton.

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Jan. lathe
appointment OF Col. ]. w. M. Appleton
to the adjutant generalship of this
state by Gov. Atkinson was announced
Wednesday. 1t is announced that E.
P. Wears, of this city, will be Maj.
Appleton's assistant. Both will take
office March 4.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
Riot at q Wedding.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Jan. 13--The po-
lice were called on to quell riot at a
wedding among the foreign miners.
When the officers arrived they found
about sixty men fighting like demons.
They turned upon the police and
knocked four of them senseless. When
the police finally got control it was
found that two of the miners had been
dangerously wounded.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
Kyle's Chance for Senator.

PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 14-The sena-
torial situation has become more COM
plicated and the principal fight is ap-
parently narrowing down to Kyle and
Loucks The friends of each of these
candidates claim that their man is in
the lead. From a conservative esti-
mate it is believed now that Kyle's en-
tire strength is something more than
that of any one of his opponents, but
he is far from having a majority.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
Whining Post to Re Abolished.

WILMINGTON, Del, Jan. 14-The
committee on judiciary in the consti-
tutional convention decided to recon.
mend the adjustment of the whipping
post as means of punishment for pet
ty criminals, and the committee will
take such action in a few days. The
whipping post has been in vogue in
Delaware for more than 100 years.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 1.-THE Ohio EIS-
itorial association Wednesday Endorsed
the candidacy of James f. Gibbs, pub
Usher Of the Norwalk Reflector, for
public printer of the United States.
Gibbs is treasurer of the National Edi-
torial association and has been indorsed
for the position by editorial associa-
tons in other states.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
Consul Attacked.

BANGKOK, Jan. 14.-Siamese soldiers
assaulted the American vice consul, E.
V. Kellett, without any provocation,
according to affidavits by European
witnesses. Siam ignores the protest
Of the United States minister resident
and Consul General John Barrett. Nc
American gunboat has been here for
1--WE
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-15
Senator Platt to Succeed himself.

HARTFORD, CT, Jan. lathe repub.
lican caucus of the general assent bly,
Tuesday nominated Senator Platt to
succeed himself for six years. The
democratic caucus nominated Jos. Il
Sarrant of New Haven.