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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
Horrible state of Affairs,

LONDON, Jan. ga Cape Town dis
patch to The Daily Mail says that re-
ports have been received that famine
exists in Rhodesia. Thousands of terri
bly, emaciated native women besiege the
native Office at Buluwayo, clamoring
piteously for food. The natives are
fiocking to Buluwayo and exhuming the
carcasses of cattle who died from rim
derpest and which We're buried six
months ago. They devour these and as
consequence terrible mortality pre-.
walls among them
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
DUKES.
Sapp and Duke Have 100 Logs To Saw
Dunn -Linch-Nuptials-J.J. Bur
nett viii Close His Store.

Simon Rowland was in town Tues
day.
Mrs. Sarah Burnett visited Tuesday
at her daughters, Mrs. LDuditha Jar.
Doe.
Aud still the farmers roll their tobac.
co through town, on their way to the
Cloverport market.
u. Burnett will quit the store in the
near future, and go to farming. He will
crop this year with Charlie johnson.
The weather being inclement Wednes-
day night, there was no prayer services
at the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
Mr. Wave Rice was very sick Thurs
day. DIR. Owen, OF Cloverport, was out
to see him, we have not learned what
ails him.
Miss Mary Lynch and Mr.. Forest
Dunn were married Sunday night, at
the home OF Hon. r. j. Tindle. Rev.
Cicero Corley, officiating
On account of leak in their boiler,
Sapr and Duke have not been able to
saw for few days They have near a
hundred logs on the yard
The roads are getting in bad condit-
ion in places, the late rain has softened
the ground, and heavy loaded wagons
are cutting them up badly.
Farmers are blowing and burning
plant beds, and making preparations for
another crop, and all are hoping for good
times that have been promised by the
Republicans.
The ground freezing and thawing so
often is hard on the wheat crop. A good
snow would be great help to it. The
snow fall in this section, up until now,
has been the light, st for long time.
Miss Dixie Nicholson and Mr. Sam
Wheatley were united in the bonds of
matrimony Thursday night at the home
OF the groom. Esq +. IL. Johnson,
spoke the words that made them man
and wife. May prosperity and happi.
ness attend them along ife's journey.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
WEBSTER.

MIS- Geo. Nicholson is seriously i'll.
Old boress nearly knocked us out Sun
day.
Jim Stewart, of Louisville, was here
on business last week.
] Miss Cola Orenduff is visiting Miss
Annie Claycomb this week.
Miss Emma Kurtz is teaching a pri-
vate school at her mothers.
Our citizens, who have ice houses, are
longing to see an ice harvest.
Joe JefIries moved his family here
from Meadow Lawn last week.
Miss Addie English entertained a
number of her friends Friday night.
Miss Eliza Hook, OF Garfield, is the
guest OF her grand father, Rev. stellar.
Mrs. Jno. Lyddan entertained several
of the young folks at dinner last Sunday.
Jno. Coleman went to Louisville last
week to be initiated as "Knight Of the
grip"
j. P. Stewart, of Louisville, was here
last week making some transfers of real
estate.
Henry Kurtz and Fred Norman went
to Lodiburg Sunday lowell, to attend
church.
Mrs. Geo W. Prout, of Corbin, Ky, is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Hall.
The girls are loud in their exclama-
tions of praise of Jim Kuriz since he had
his hair cut.
Our school closed here last Friday
with big treat and interesting exercises
by the children.
There were many people here last
week whom we have not seen here be-
fore for long time.
We are informed that Joe Stewart has
bought j. p. Stewards home place, con-
sideration 81 800 cash.
There is some man in this country
who is an expert at skinnng hog, but
he does not display his skill in the day
time.
Clyde English and Horace Hatfield
each gave mite" entertainments last
week that were highly enjoyed by the
youngsters.
Miss Nellie Goodman, having finished
her term OF school at Clifton Mills, took
the train here Saturday for her home at
Hardinsburg.
Mis- Mollie Adkisjon ente rtained to
tea Saturday, Miss Elizabeth Hall, Mrs.
G. w. Prout, of Corbin, Ky, Mr. A. Adj
kisson and 5 w. Hall.
Gus Shellman was here last week
shaking hands and wearing very sltis-
factory smile. Webster has candidates
and prominent ones too, but the Popu-
list cyclone swept us of the board.
Our clever and genial school.teacher,
Mr.. Geo. Hook left this little town Sat
urday for Hardinsburg his old home.
We regret to give him up as he was be-
liked by all who knew him. He is
gentleman in every respect as well as
splendid school teacher.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
TO PUNISH FlllBUSTERS.
Judge Harmon VIII Have Them Arrested
Charged with Piracy.

Charged With Piracy.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Since the de-
cision of Judge Locke some days ago at
Jacksonville, Fla, in the case of sus-
pected filibuster, the Three Friends,
Attorney General Harmon has given
the question raised by the defense care
full consideration, and has reached the
conclusion that the decision is not good
law. The question was to the effect
that the law inhibiting the outfitting
and departure from the United States
of armed expeditions to aid people in
its contests against the lawful authority
of a nation with which the United
States is on friendly terms does not APP
ply to the Cuban insurgents, they not
being a people within the meaning Of
the law.
The attorney general takes view di-
rectly in opposition to that announced
by Judge Locke, and in order that the
matter may be brought to a speedy de-
termination he has applied to the
United States supreme court for writ
of certiorari on the United States court
of appeals at New Orleans, directing
that the case be at once certified to the
United States supreme court for trial.
The attorney general, in speaking of
the matter, said that if Judge Locke's
Interpretation of the law, that these ex.
petitions are not political is correct, it
necessarily follows that persons engaged
in them are pirates, and that he was
seriouly considering the question of ar
resting them as such. The attorney
general is very much in earnest in this
matter, and it is not at all unlikely that
heroic steps will be taken to put stop
to the expeditions which are constantly
being set afoot in aid of the Cuban in
snrgentS.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
That Monetary Conference at indianapolis

The holding of that Monetary Confer
ence, at indianapolis, Ind came off very
promptly as billed, but we are not adj,
vised, after careful perusal of the pro-
ceedings that it will amount to much.
| There has been but very little of any
thing said about what they did do or pro-
posed to do. 1t was gathering Of mil
lionaires. The question might arise as
to whether they were there for their
own interest mainly, or for the interest
of the masses. Certainly not the latter,
because that has not teen the history of
the millionaire His business is princi-
pally to take care of number one first
But these fellows, whoever they were,
went over there to devise means to bet
ter our financial system. They did not
represent the toiling masses of this coun-
try by any means, the very class that a
| revision OF our currency system should
effect. As it stands it is good enough
for the millionaire. He wouldn't have
it any better. The eff scts OF his money
over-rid the will of the people last No
vember, and thereby declared that should
be no change.
These men claimed, of course, that
they represented the business interests
of the country, as they usually dc. Their
habit has been to lay claim to most
every thing in this country, And too
they were the only men capable of Civ
ing advice on the money question. They
represented the sound money element
the single gold standard idea. Anything
contrary to that would not go. 1t would
not wash, to use common phrase. We
must continue to work under a gold
standard system here or the country is
doomed. This much they resolved. We
think the object of the conference was to
carry favor with the incoming admins.
tration, more than anything else. The
bulk of them were Sound Money Demo-
Gratis, and as Mr.. Mckinley has promised
them nothing, they may have been hunt
ing for pie.
But seriously, what did they expect 10
do by going there and declaring that the
single gold standard system must still be
fostered in this country. We have had
it for 80 years and it will doubtless con-
tinue for four years more without any
revolution on the subject. But we ques.
ton whether the country will be i'm
proved by it. No the real truth is
large number of men who voted against
free silver are even now beginning to re-
greet it. We will get no relief under the
gold standard. Men advocating the doc
trine will try to bolster it up as much as
possible, but the masses of the people
will get no genuine relief under it. Both
OF our metals should have the same priv
ileges under the law. But as the law
stands now it is against silver as pr-
mary money. Everything is regulated
by the price of gold and that being the
case, a contraction in the currency must
niece ssarly continue to exist
But perhaps We ought to beg pardon
for any comment upon the action of the
Indianapolis conference, whether they
did anything or not. We had forgotten
that they represented the only element
in this country that was capable of CIV
ing advice on the money question, and
that they had already said SO themselves.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
ONLY TWO Escaped.
Details of the Recent Massacre OF the
British Expedition to Benin city.

Details of the Recent Massacre of the
British Expedition to Benin city.
LONDON, Jan. ga dispatch just re.
ceived from Lagos, capital of the Brit.
ish West African colony of that name,
gives details of the massacre of the Brit.
ish expedition under Consul General j.
r. Phillips by the inhabitants of Benin
City early during the present month.
The party consisted of Consul General
, Phillips, Major p. w. G.. Copland-
Crawford, deputy commissioner and
vice consul in the Niger coast protecto-
rate and adjoining native territories ;
Captain A. M. Boisragon, commandment
of the Niger coast protectorate forces :
Captain Mailing of the Sixteenth Ian
GERS an officer of the Niger coast pro-
tectorate force, Mr.. r. +. Locke of the
consular staff; Mr.. H. G. Campbell of
the consular staff: DR.. r. II. Elliott,
medical adviser, and Messrs. Fowls and
Gordon, civilians.
The party was unarmed and was pro-
ceeding to Benin City, in order to make
request for palaver, or conference
with King Obdah, in regard to increas-
ing the trading facilities with that part
of Africa, the king having previously
consented that the expedition should
visit his capital The nine officers went
unarmed in order to impress the king
with the peaceful character of their
mission, and over 200 native carriers
were taken with the party to propel the
canoes and carry presents intended for
the king.
After proceeding up the river the ex-
petition landed at a spot about 10 miles
from Benin City and the carriers were
sent ahead through the dense jungle,
the officers following. Five miles from
Benin City the officers suddenly came
upon narrow defile which was filled
with the dead carriers, who were fear
fully mutilated, Almost Immediately
afterward the officers and their servants
were surrounded and attacked by hun
dreds of savages, armed with guns, cut
lasses, spears and clubs, and in few
minutes all the members of the party,
excepting Boisragon and Locke, were
killed.
Captain Boisragon and his companion,
after wandering in the bush for a week,
living on plantains and drinking dew,
succeeded in reaching New Benin,
wounded and exhausted, bringing the
first authentic news of the massacre.
The affair is looked upon as deserving
of the sending of a punitive expedition
to Benin City, known as the City OF
Blood, on account of its being the seat
of the Fetch priests of that part of At
RIGA and because human sacrifices are Of
frequent occurrence, the remains of sac
rifced slaves being seen bleaching i'll
the sun on all sides.
The British walships Phoebe, Wild
geOn, AlectO, Theseus and Forte have
already been dispatched to the entrance
of the river Benin. British officers
left Liverpool for the same coast Satur-
day and munitions of war will follow
ON Saturday next.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
Express Car Robbed.

COLUMBUS, Miss. Jan. 22.-The west
bound passenger train on the Southern
railway was held up near Berry, Ala,
about 7 o'clock last night, the three
masked robbers stealing several expires,
packages, amounting to about $3.50, and
two or three jugs of liquor. This is the
same place where a similar robbery was
committed on Dec. Is last, and it is sup
posed that this robbery was committed
by the same parties
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
TWO EClIPSES THIS YEAR.
The Sun will Be Darkened in February
and July.

Two eclipses of the sun are scheduled
for the year 1897. The first one will
take place, the astronomers say, Febru-
airy |. 1t is what is known as an annu-
lar, or ring eclipse, which means that
the moon will pass across its centre in
such a way that il an observer were in
favorable position he would see large
black spot in the face of the chief lumi-
nary, with wide ring OF light about it.
The eclirs, will be visible to North
America south OF line drawn through
Boston, Memphis and La Psz, Lower Cal
ifornia. 1t will be best observed in this
country from the Southern States.
The other eclipse is due July 20, and
will be visible in all parts OF the country.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
COOLEST WEATHER OF THE
WINTER Is NOW PREVAILING.
Bismarck, North Dakota, Reports
Thirty-two Degrees Below
Zero, and Many
Other Places From Twenty to
Thirty BeIow-People Freez-
inn In Chicago.

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.--According to Il ,
records of the weather bureau this as
the coolest day in Chicago in % years.
At no time since the Chicago station
has been established has there been so
low a maximum temperature recorded.
1t is a steady cold. The signal service
reports II below and still falling. On
the street it is several degrees below
that. The cold is made more intense,
as it is accompanied by brisk, sharp
wind.
The sufferings among the poorer
class is intense, and number of cases
of restitution were reported to the po-
lice. At Grand Crossing, 33 families
with SO children were found in their
poorly protected novels, unable to care
for themselves. Ears, noses and hands
were whitened and benumbed by the
cold. They were cared for and physi-
clans summoned to render relief.
In South Chicago five families were
found actually freezing to death. These
were also removed by the police to
warmer quarters, where proper treat
ment was given them. A number of
other cases were found in other parts of
the city.
To aid the poor on account of the ex-
treme severity of the weather the coun-
ty coal contractor delivered 400 loads of
coal to destitute families yesterday.
This is the first time such delivery has
been made on Sunday. Food and cloth
ing were also given out.
There were between Is or 20 cases re-
ported to the police Of people being
found in the streets suffering from
frozen hands, feet, ears and noses. OF
these two or three are in serious con-
dition. Only one death from cold was
reported, that of q child
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27

I IA Oldham, of Spottsville, spent saw
Tfal days with ]. b. Randall and Chas.
Tight, last week. Mr. Oldham is the
owner OF a very large pack of fox and
deer hounds, aud brought number with
him and added to the Cloverport kennel.
The fox hunters have been making sly
old raynard very cautious about his ram
bles both by night and day. They re-
port number Of good chases. They
were out Friday night and treated the
citizens to chase through the streets
with Is dogs all running In close pack
and making merry music, r. Come again,
Mr.. Oldham.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
Caused by a Defective FIus.

STEUBENvILLE, o., Jan. 22.-At Iron
dale James Paisley's three-story dwell
ing and contents, two-story house &C.
cupied by Robert Starkey, with con-
tents, Morrison's saloon, Ducks barber
shop and the Arcade general store, with
contents, were burned to the ground
yesterday. Paisleys loss is $4,000; in
surance, 81 900 The other losers had
no insurance. The total loss is between
SO, 900 and $4,000. The fire started
from defective fiue.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
Double Tragedy.

SHREVEPORT, La, Jan. ga dual
tragedy occurred yesterday morning,
and one man is dead and the other SC
badly wounded that he can not recover.
Rainey Il. Carter and S. M. Murphy
had an alteration ut 3 80 o'clock yes
terday morning, and Murphy drew a
dirk and stabbed Carter three times,
MORALLY wounding him. Carter fired
at Murphy, killing him instantly. Both
men are well known in this city.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
W. W. Vessels Takes Charge Of the Pal
mer House.

w. W. Vessels, formerly OF Brecken-
ridge county, has leased and taken
charge Of the Palmer house, on Freder
lea street, between Main and the river
Mr.. Vessels is very popular among the
people aud will soon have the old Pal
mer as popular as 1t Was in its palmy
days.-The Kentucky Blade.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
Passenger Train Wrecked,

KNOXVILLE, Jan. 25.-Passenger train
No 3, from Cincinnati, southbound, on
the Queen and Crescent, was wrecked
at the mouth of tunnel Saturday at
Memo. The engine and mail car were
demolished, Fireman Charles Clark of
Somerset was killed and Engineer John
Fowler badly hurt No passengers wero
injured
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27

Why suffer with Coughs, Colds and
LaGrippe when LAXATIVE BRomo QUNINK
will cure you in one day. Does not pro-
duce the ringing in the head like Sui
phate OF Quinine. Put up in tablets con-
venient for taking. Guaranteed to cure,
or money refunded. Price, 25 Gents
For sale by A. II. Fisher.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
Nine Honses burned.

WHEELING, Jan. 22.-Shortly after
midnight this morning fire started in
Mingo junction, o., 20 miles north Of
Wheeling, which wiped out nearly the
entire business portion of that town.
An overturned lamp at a card table is
said to be the cause. Nine houses were
destroyed, and the property loss is esti-
mated at about $4,000. A fire engine
was brought from Steubenville to put
ouf tha fire
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
DEATH IN A LOVE LETTER.
Miss Musgrave Killed by Lacerating Her
Tongue On an Envelope.

SHAMoKIN, Pa, Jan. 23.-Miss Helen
Musgrave of Cameron township found
death in letter to her lover. While
moistening the flap of the envelope, the
girls tongue was slightly lacerated
which resulted in blood poisoning, from
which she died.
The girl had quarrel with her lover,
Herman Schultz, and he left for Pitts.
burg. AS soon as he was gone, she re-
pented, and sat down and wrote letter
asking forgiveness and pleading with
him to return. 1t was in sealing this
letter that her tongue received the lac
Grafton which ended in her death.
In response to the letter, Schultz
came back, only to find his sweetheart
dying.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
FELL FROM HIS HORSE DEAD.
A Young Kentucky Farmer Killed by an
Unknown Person.


RUssELLvLLE, KY, Jan. 23.-Jodie
Conn, aged 81 years, son of Charles
Conn, one of the wealthiest farmers in
this county, was killed last night near
Black Jack, Tenn. just across the state
line, by unknown persons. Conn and
about 30 others went to the home of q
negro and warned him to leave the
country.
After the crowd had finished talking
to the negro and We're about to turn
away, some one fired into them from an
upstairs window, and Conn fell from
his horse, dead, His body was taken to
a neighboring house and left, and the
crowd fed. Reports say that the negro
who had been warned had been stealing
from the neighboring farmers.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
THE MARKETS.
Review of Grain and Livestock Markets
For January 25.
Cincinnati Tobacco Market.


Hhds.
Ofe; ing for The week .......,.......28 i7
Rejec ion for no week ,............. 4lS
Ac ual ale for The week. $40
Receip.s to- he week ...............l,O6 900
one lng, ul new fOt me week .....,,. by3
The l,15i hhds old offered this week
AYR ,geu III 90 per 0 lbs, against s. for
l,82 III |, he p evious week and g. 6l for
l,l27 hid, the corresponding week last
year. The p ices on the 75i hhds old
RANGED rs follows as. 80 @S3 9j; 1871, "a
as 9l; l9l, se97 90; lS7, ssG9 95; 20, tlO
Il 30,
The 3 hhds new offered this week av-
erngel u IS par 10 lbs, against "a 80 for
I'll hid, IN p o ious week and 81 SO for
84 hhds n Q corresponding week last year.
The prices ON the 8 3 hhds ranged as fol-
lows; 2j5 5k@t3 90; l4l, siGG5 90; 50. 90
az 90; 8, ss@9 30; 81, tl0@ll IS; /, sia;
l~SlO
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27

One thing is certain: 1t will not do to
fool with bad cold. No one can tell
what the end will be. Pneumonia, ca
tarrh, chronic bronchitis, if not consump-
ton, invariably result from a neglected
cold. 1t is surprising too, that bad colds
are so often neglected when one remem-
bers how easily and at what little ex-
pense they may be cured. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is always promr t
and efiectual, and costs but trihs; % or
80 cents is trifle as compared with the
disastrous t II ct OF neglected cold. Mr..
Abner Mercer, OF Dilworthtown, Chester
county, Pa, in speaking OF this remedy,
said: Sometime ago had a bad cold
and cough. tried almost everything.
Finally Mr.. Hunt, the druggist, recon-
mended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
aud one so cent bottle of it cured me EN-.
tirely." For sale by A. r. Fisher, Drug
gist.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
SAVED TWO CHILDREN.
| Mother, However, Perished In the Flames
with Two Others.

with Two Others.
BEDFORD, Pa, Jan. 25.-The house Of
William Croyle was completely de-
stroyed by fire Saturday, and Mrs.
Croyle, with two children, were burned
to death While the fire was raging Mrs.
Croyle threw two of the children from
the second story to her husband, and
then returned to back room for the
other two children
She was not seen again and when the
ruins were searched all that remained
of the mother and two children was
their charred trunks. One of the chill
dren who was thrown from the window
was so badly burned that it will die
The father is also badly burned.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-27
EXTREME NORTHWEST.
Coolest Weather of the Winter Is Now
Prevailing.

Prevailing.
ST.. PAUL, Jan. 20. - The coolest
weather of the winter thus far was ex-
perienced in this section last night and
today, the mercury being away down
in the minus figures, from 20 to 30 de-
grees below, thermometers varying in
different parts Of the city. The weather
bureaus official record in this city gave
IS below zero, while other northwestern
stations reported as follows: Helena,
IA below Bismarck and Winnipeg, "a
below Huron, 20 below, and Duluth,
18 below.
Specials from Rochester, Mimi, say
that it is the coolest day for many
years, the thermometer indicating 20
below, and the severe cold is intensified
by 25-mile gale from the northwest.
The mercury is falling steadily.
Aberdeen, S. D., has not had mail
train from any direction since Friday
night and indications are strong that
yet exper. enced No effort has been
made to clear the roads for three days
past, because Of continual wind, and the
cuts are now full. The Milwaukee pas
senger train from the south is in drift
near Bonilla.
Bismarck, n. d., reports severe
blizzard prevailing with mercury 32 be-
low zero and high wind blowing. 1t
is the worst storm of the season for
stockmen, and the loses will probably
be heavy, owing to the low tempera-
ture.