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The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05
TIE CABINET.

! All the Positions Filled With tho Excep-
| tion of Two-The Ofhces of Attorney
General and Postmaster General.
CANTON, O., Feb. 2.-The announce
ment made by Hon. James S. Wilson.
of Iowa, Monday, that he had been
rendered the portfolio of agriculture
by Maj. Mckinley and had accepted,
fills the cabinet with reasonable GER.
tainty, excepting the Offices of attor.
ney general and postmaster general
The Mckinley cabinet to date, there,
fore, may be given as follows:
Secretary of Saskatchewan, OF
Ohio.
Secretary of the Treasury-Gage, OF
Illinois.
Secretary OF War-Alger, of Mich
igan.
Secretary of the Navy-Long, OF
! Massachusetts,.
Secretary of the observation-disclosures,
of California.
Secretary of Agriculture-Wilson, OF
| Iowa.
Gov. Long and Judge McKenna have
not announced the certainty of their
appointments, and there is a large pos.
sibility that the Massachusetts, states
man may be displaced by Gen. Stewart
L. Woodford, of New York. One OF
the untitled portfolios WILL of course,
| be given to New Yorker, and if the
foregoing list, giving five of the eight
offices in the cabinet to the
west should be the fixed slate, there is
no likelihood that either the post Office
or Justice departments will be directed
| by a western man. One eastern and
one southern man are expected to be
| appointed to these two vacancies, prom.
inent among the latter candidates be-
ing Hon. II. Clay Evans, of Tennessee,
since the declination Of Judge Nathan
Golf, of West Virginia.
| In addition to his cabinet appoint.
ments Maj. Mckinley has found time
! to fix upon Charles q. Dawes, of Evan.
ston, Ill, for the position of comp
troller of the currency when Comp.
troller Eckels commission expires in
| 1898, or until he resigns in the mean
time. Maj Mckinley and Mr.. Dawes
sincerely hope Mr.. Eckels will see his
way clear to retain his position
for another year, his prospect
tive successor being particularly anx'
ious that the impression shall not get
abroad that he wants to shorten Mr.
Eckels' term.
Mr. Dawes was Maj. 'McKinley's con
fidential representative in Illinois be
! fore the st. Louis convention, and af
forwards was made a member of the
republican executive committee at the
Chicago headquarters. He was the
leader of the original Mckinley
forces in Illinois. Maj. Mckinley
wanted him in the white house as sec
tary, but Mr.. DAVIS declined and picked
out the controllership, which he wa:
told he could have He is civil engi
neer, a national bank director, the
president of three gas companies. a
writer of book on banking, a former
resident of Lincoln, Neb., where he
was lawyer and a business man, anC
son of Gen. r. r. DAVIS of Marietta, o.
a commander of the Iron Brigade. He
is only 80 years old There was q
scarcity of callers at the Mckinley
house Monday which enabled the pres
ident-elect to attend to his CORE
spondence and 60 over his inaugura
| address
The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05
FOUND HER LOST FATHER.
She Was Separated from Him When He
Was q Slave.

She Was Separated from Him When He
Was a Slave.
Separated since slavery days, Mrs.
Fields Obey (colored), living in this
city, after years of searching, has found
her nglostfather and is now with him
in Memphis, Tenn.
Obey, the woman's husband, told the
story of his wife's experience as he sat
Gaming chair in his little frame shanty
in James street recently.
1t was back in 1856, while Mrs Obey's
father, Jim" was slave on Col. Daniel
Prior's plantation, near Richmond, Va,
that he married Rachel, slave on the
neighboring plantation of Charles Ven
able.
A daughter was born to them which
they named Ella. The couple were very
happy until Col. Prior decided to move
to Mississippi with all his slaves. Jim"
tried hard to get the colonel to sell him
to Mr.. Venable, but it was useless, and,
parted from his heartbrollen wife and
little daughter, the slave was taken to
Mississippi.
That was the last that Rachel saw of
her husband. The separation was a
deathblow to her, and about year after
ward she died broken-hearted. Ella,
after growing to womanhood and being
freed from slavery, came to New Bruins
wick with other negroes. Here, about
25 years ago, she married Fields Obey,
who had come north from Virginia
plantation.
Obey stated that whenever she heard
of any colored stranger being in the city
from the south she would ask him
whether he knew her long-lost father.
After years of disappointment she met
Isaac Contee, minister. of Memphis,
Tenn, who said he knew james Prior
Prior was member of his flock. Mrs.
Obey wrote to her father in Memphis.
and an Identification followed. Prior
has an undertaker's establishment in
Memphis and has made considerable
money He is 72 years old.-Philadel-
phiai TEN.
The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05
The Page Wire. Renoe, In Bourson.
MILLFRSBURG. KY. MAY

MILLERSBURG, ky, May 4, 80.
MEssRs. MILLER. & COLLINS, Agents,
Paris, Kentucky.
GentlemeB.:-I. have had the Page
Woven Wire Fence on my farm for
about eighteen months and am well
pleased with it. 1t has proved to be all
that is claimed for it, 1t turns all kinds
of stock andis as-tight as it was, the day
it was put up and has stood some severe
tests. A horse Of one of my neighbors
fell across the fence few months ago
and was not taken off for several hours
but when, taken OF the fence went back
to its place all right with the exception
of few staples. During the storm Of
April oath a, good-sized tree was blown
across the fence and bent it down to the
ground: AS soon as the tree was cast
off the fence went up all right and was
as good as ever with the exception Of
one broken wire and few staples out
of place.
l am SO we'll pleased with the fence
that am,going to put up more Of it
right away. Respectfully,
(5my-t) WIN. BECRAFT.
The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05
JUDGE M'KENNA
Preparing to Take Up His Residen
the Natinnol onifnl

Preparing to Take Up His Residence in
the National Capital
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2 2--Judge Nc.
Kenna, of the United States circuit
court, is arranging his affairs with a
view to taking up his residence in
Washington as a member of McKin'
ley's cabinet. This much he admitted
Monday, though he would not state
positively he had accepted the portfolio.
saying that announcement must first
come from the president-elect. AS
there are several important cases pend
ing before Judge McKenna he will not
be able to start for Washington before
the latter part of March.
The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05
SECRETARY GAGE

Prefers Entering His Country's Servics
Without neutrality-suspicious. Compli-
mentary Dinner.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-In declining to al
low his friends to tender him a compli.
mentary dinner on the occasion of his
departure for Washington to be secre.
tary of the treasury, Lyman j.
Gage said Monday to senator
who was sent to sound him on the
question: Il want nc demonstra-
ton in my honor now. If after
four years OF service as member Of
the cabinet my neighbors think l have
served my country SO faithfully that
they desire to show their appre cia
tion, dinner would be all right.
prefer to enter my country's service
without heralding. Let my record il
Office speak for me-"
The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05
EXTRA SESSION

OF Congress to Be Called BY President
Mckinley, Monday, March ia New
Tariff Law VIII Be in Effect July L.
CHICAGO, Feb. "A Washing tor
special to local paper says: President
Mckinley will, March 4, order an i'm
mediate special session of the senate
The house will be summoned in extra
ordinary session Monday Marcf
Is. The new ways and means com
mittee will make its reports to the
house by March % and it is proposed
to pass the new tariff bill within q
fortnight from that time. The bill i:
to be passed and sent to the senate by
the first week in April. The repub
lican leaders have already canvasset
the senate and they expect the bill te
pass by June Is at the latest and to gc
into effect by July 1.
The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05
Good peal in Him After All.

Well" said Papa Rushweed, as he
settled down TO his just-before-retiring
cigar, now that Bella has brought
around the young man can't say that
L think there is much In him."
Guess You didn't notice the dinner
be ate, Jacob" said the practical maw-
raa. cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05
A Hold-Up In Columbus,

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. William G.
Mason, wealthy farmer, living east
of this city, was held up Wednesday
night by three masked men and robbed
of Sl2O. The hold-up occurred at S
o'clock on Broad street, the chief resi-,
dence street of the city,
The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05
Trial Trip of the Wilmington.

FORT MONROE, Va, Feb. 2.-The
new gun boat. Wilmington, recently
constructed at the Newport News ship
yard, made "a trial trip under the di-
rection of her builders Monday after.
noon. She ran down as far as Cape
Henry and gave entire satisfaction
The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05
Bayard Will Dine the Prime e

LONDON, Feb. 2-Lord Salisbury has
accepted an invitation to be present at
the dinner which United States Am
bassador Bayard and Mrs. Bayard will
give in honor of the prince of Wales at
their residence, Wednesday, Febru
The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05
Hanna Banquetted by His EN-

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. "A banquet
was given Wednesday night by tns
Cleveland Railway Mems Republican
league, an organization which has
been very active during the late cam.
paign, and most of whose mem bers are
emplOveS of M. A. Hanna
The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05
w. w. DUDLEY & Co..
BILL POSTERS,
PARIS, KY.
Ana Kinds of Posting, Distributing, HEcs
Promptly Attended To.
TOWN LOT FOR Sale.

A 428x11O-fOot lot, in Williams ad-
N ditlon, well located Will be sold
at low price on four payments-one-
fourth cash, balance in three equal pay
ments at six, twelve and eighteen
months Address, ''L. L." care. The
NEWS. Paris, Ky.
The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05
/. THE
PAGE. OoIEED SPRING WOVEN
WIRE. FENCE.
MILLER: g.. COLLINS, Agents.
PARIS, KENTUCKY.

This is a smooth fence that will turn
any kind of stock. 1t is made from the
best hard steel drawn specially for tbs
purpose.
HOW, IT IS MADE.
The large steel wires forming the
horizontal bars are first coiled around
inch rod, thus practically becoming
COILED SPRINGS their entire length.
These are securely, tied together. by 10
cross bars to, the rod The fcross- bars
are best quality, of annealed wire
(galyanized), wrapped three times
around each horizontal bar
ITS ADVANTAGES.
Being a SELF REGULATOR 1t Is ALWAYS
ready for business, slacks up for 80
below as cheerfully as it takes new
grip for 80 in the shade, gently, but
firmly persuades a runaway team to
reconsider its action. An unruly bull
is safe as canary in its cage; 1t saith
unto the festive hos, ''thns far shalt
thou 60" The fierce wind and drifting
snow pass by and it needs them not.
There is no terror in the locomotive
spark. The trespasser is not led into
temptation, and the rail stealer's ''oc-
cupation is gone" The hired man and
lu0 dl1hC OSOIA IL eAIOhOA-
ed shade. Like the model housewife,
when well supported, it is always neat
and tidy.
POSTS.
THREE POSTS to the 100 FEET.
Economy is not our sole object IN
placing posts for farm fence at the un-
usual distance of 90 to 60 feet apart.
Farmers say, ''the closer. the posts tbs
better the fence" That may apply to
common fences, but depending largely
on its elasticity we PREFER the long
panel. For cemeteries, lawns, yards,
etc., they should of course be nearer, ID
to 90 feet is not Objectionable.
We have completed land are now
building) lot of this fence for Bourbon
farmers and you can examine into its
merits for yourself.
Estimates cheerfully furnished: You
may put up the posts and we will build
the fence, or we will contract to do the
whole job. IF you are needing any
fence, see US. We will save you money
and still build you the best fence made.
Respectfully,
MILLER; &. COLLINS,
PARIS, KY,
The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05
CLOTHES CLEANED & REPAIRED

WE have employad' a frst-class,
w experienced tailor TO take charge
of our cleaning, repairing and pressing
department. Work done on short
notice Our prices are lower than
others and we will doyoBr work right,
PARIS FURNISHING AND TAILORING Co.,
Fl. S. STOUT, Manager.
(24mar-tf)
The Bourbon news., 1897-02-05

This is smooth fence that will turn
any kind of stock 1t is made from the
best hard steel drawn specially for tbs
purpose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
TO REMEDY MANY ABUSES.

TO REMEDY MANY ABUsEs
or course, the bill contains. besides the pro-
visions affecting existing rates OF duty. many
other important provisions which will have 4
substantial effect upon the revenue and also
upon domestic Industries. II enacted into law.
FOR example. there have been many and loud
complaints from domestic manufacturers as well
as from importers and customs officials. on ac-
count OF the manner in which the provision Of
existing law relating to the Introduction of
wearing apparel free from duty has been
stretched and abused 1t is asserted that on the
revenue side alone this has resulted In loss
of millions of dollars year. If the provision on
this subject in the pending bill becomes law this
abuse will be remedied. and large saving Of
revenue affected. and domestic manufacturers
will be substantially benefited The
suits will flow from other provisions Of the bill,
mention Of which was necessarily omitted in
the succinct statement which Chairman Dngey
has furnished to accompany the measure.
1t will be noted that the attempt to apply
specific rates of duty to china porcelain and
earthenware. etc. had to be abandoned. This
will be disappointment to the American manu-
facturers. but they will be relieved in finding the
rates of 1880 restored in the main. The add
tional amount of revenue which the majority OF
fairly assures adequate protection 10 the do
mestc Industries concerned.
In - silk schedule the committee has sue
ceeded in applying specific and compound rates
TO greater extent than they have ever before
been applied, and certain conflicting interests
appear TO have been fairly reconciled The agri-
cultural fax and hemp. lumber and wool sched-
ules. as well as portions Of all schedules OF sun
dres-especially the provision relating TO coal
fully bear out the expectation that the commit
tee would be careful to guard industries against
unequal and injurious foreign competition.
MORE WORK AND BETTER WAGES.
. Taking the bill as a whole. Chairman Dingley
and his colleagues of the committee feel con
vInced that If enacted into law without material
alteration II Will give employment to much Of
the labor unemployed and increase the
wages of all who find employment in the various
Industries Every Republican member Of the
committee with whom The Tribune correspond
ent conversed to-day on the subject expressed
this opinion. and every one of them expressed
his hearty approval IF the bill as II stands
That there is to be unnecessary delay in
bringing the bill into the House after fair con-
sideration in the committee is shown by the fact
that Chairman Dingley has called meeting of
the committee for 10 o'clock Tomorrow morning
to begin that work. 1t is hoped that the com
paratve statement showing increases and re-
ductions Of rates etc. will be ready at that time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
ep,v1su PROSPECTS GLOOMY.

tobacco merchant who has been in Havana TOT
oarI ,,onths looking after his interests in Cuba,
arrived here Yesterday on the Ward Line steamer
civ OF Washington He freely expressed MS views
On the situation Of the spaniards on condition tha'
his name be not used The Spaniards In havana
he said realized that their stay there was hheiS
IN come 70 an early end and they acknowledged
I,, ,ha insurgents would eventually gain their
,,danerdence II was felt In Havana that resigna-
lions of Spanish officers would soon begin anu
where they would stop no one could say a 'us-
tom House scandal. the merchant also sala vas Wa
rinn for plucking in Havana the customs ON, M
haaying nassed great amount OF merchahd'se uh-
der false entries dividing the profits ,,,,,oo, =,
The Mckinley Administration IL the supJect pa
,,i,nG discussIon I'm Havana the passenger on me
CIV of Washington said, and the spanish oIncisIs 2,
- frvinp 10 propitiate II by releasing iihPrls,,
WI WI Americans. as General Weyler much feared
he effnc, on the United States OF the tales OF IN
1i,, ,. and injury TO Americans which tonsul-deh-
srai sra Zee might unfold when he returned here as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
4 TTJC4 FTGITIVE FOUND ~ CAPE TOWN

Utica. ~ Y. March l5.--J. Aubrey Bennett. who
until recently manager OF a shoe store here.
went 10 Chicago on January 80. in the absence OF
hls employer taking about 5000 Of his employers
money He had planned the trip time and
had spoken OF il; nothing vas though, be
,.ronr for several days. Then he he was
to-, through 10 the coast TO look after some prop
aDe he mad there Suspicious aroused.
80 !, was found that Bennett had sailed from
anu anu y ork for South Africa lie had been on his
New ioyoe time before knowledge that he had left
sa ~aS ountrv waa secured. Through the Department
liils rcouesi was made for Bennet's detention
OF sia ga rival al Cape Town, To-day word re-
on o,ed r ,hat Bennett IS In the hands OF the English
ceaNru, OF Cane Town, his ship having reached
% ON on Saturday As soon as the proper steps can
theis theis,nn an Oneida County officer VIII 90 after the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
END OF THE AUTONOMIsTs.
THE PARTY HAS 90 NE OVER TO THE REFoh"
1sTs-MoRE INSURGENTS EXECUTED

THE PARTY HAS % NE OVER TO THE REfoh"
1srs-MoRE INSURGENTS EXECUTED
Havana. March 15-The "Lucha. echolng lhe 'u
mars that have been in circulation for some u'e
announces the dissolution of the Aulonomist p'i''
and saws that the Marquis de Montoro ana oehoies
Cueto Zayas and Saadrgas the leaders OF INA"
party will Join the Reformists Inc prog "ii''s - "
the Reformists will be radically EXTENDED. Inc
nawsnapcr eel Pals" the organ OF the Autoho-
mists will go out Of existence with the party ihe
MARQUIS de Montoro who has had the eoitoria'
management Of Eel Pals" will assume the edi'or-
chin NJ tho "Diario de la Marina" The other ele-
ments Of the party will abstain from poltlcai ac-
ton. ..,.,,, o,,izer
Edward Nelson a young American cltmeI, Wa
arrested yesterday at Mariana TOT tr1Nslllms oo
side of the military lines without the documents
that would enttle him TO do so: NO otner cldI se
VAS made against him. He was brought 10 havana
and placed at the disposal OF Consui-tieneiaI Lee
Ee was released subject to his starting on HIS re-
furn TO the United States at sunrise to-day .
Marcelino and Leonardo Machn flgueroa, Dro,nr IN,
ers were shot in the Cabanas fortress to-day LOT
rebellion Renito Villaurntia, Jose MJanes. Bcf-
nardo Ouintana Barrera and Fernando Sant Ana
Mitanes were shot for the same crime AT Ma'ah"ds'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
BUSINESS LOOSELY DONE.
prsr1r OF An INVESTIGATION OF THE RE-
C,opprR's OFFICE IN PouGHKEEPsiE.

prs11r OF An INVESTIGATION OF THE RE-
copDrR's OFFICE ~ PouGHKEEPsIE.
Toughkeepse March l5 tSpeciaD-The committee
.,ioh has been investigating charges against Re-
corder Odcll made a long report to the common
Co,pcn tonight holding that the business OF the
,,,-,- on,ce had been loosely administered The
committee said that Recorder Odeil had made
rr,vc omission OF official duty by neglect to Keep
record OF fines imposed and payments made of
tho TWO officials sitting az criminal magistrates
pacorder Odoll and Acting Recorder Doty the first
daoicd that he had received and retained moneys
holonging 10 the city and af,erward disclosed the
saroe and the other appropriated fines upon the
,hnnrv that the city indebted to him for off,
cial services and that he did not know the require
..a ar,s NJ the statute. The committee further al
iisad mat both OF these officials imposed unusual
and Illegal punishments
az" rhe renort OF the committee was accepted and then
,he Council requested city Attorney Williams. IN
the name OF the city 10 present the substance OF
W ,ho Annellate Division OF the Supreme Court. and
-. ,o take measures TO collect the amount due for
aso AZ rom J. V W. Doty, late Acting Recorder and
Ira,ice of the Peace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
SHE VAS POSTMASTER OVER FORTY YEARS
CONFIDENCE.

West Point. ~ Y. March 10 (SpeciaD.-On ac-
count OF sickness and old age. Miss Blanche Berard
who mas been postmaster here since $780, has sent
In her resignation Her father was Caudius
Berard who served two terms az professor OF
French in the Military Academy. After his death
his widow was appointed postmaster. She survived
her husband only a few years and then her daugh-
ter received the appointment. President Cleve-
land appointed a Newburg Democrat to the West
Point o flee during hs first term. When the super
lniendent OF the Military Academy protested and
expalned the circumstances Of Miss Berard's incum-
bcncy the Preslden. recalled the appointment, ana
Miss Rerard continued in the office. All living
West Point graduates remember Miss Berard IL IL
said that when a young girl she was engasen 10 a
cavalry officer who thrown from his horse anu
killed while drilling Q company OF cadets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
THE LAURADA HEARD FROM.
SEEN BY A FRUIT STEAMER HEADING
FOR CUBA.

1T is BELIEVED THAT SHE HAS LANDED AN
OTHER EXPEDITION FOR THE INSURGENTS
Baltimore March 15.-Thorc seems to be httle
doubt that the missing steamer Laurada OF NIL
buster fame has succeeded in landing another eN-
petition the Cuban coast Captain Butnan' VI
tho fruit steamer Bowden, which arrived mere to-
day from Jamaica. reports that last wednesday
he sighted the Laurada five miles on Wa'hhs
Island She was steaming along slowly when the
Bowden hove in sight. steering directly III 'he
course which vessels take for Cuba.
When the lookout discovered the Bowden, zap
tain Butman. says. there was consideraple eAci''-
ment on board the Laurada, and she chahseu ne'
course slightly but 1t was apparent that 'he
Bowden did not intend to interfere with her the
little craft returned to her original course. ana
when last seen was proceeding southeasterly. "A
cloud of steam pouring out OF her exhaust pipe
showed that II her boilers are weak as mas
been reported. they carrying every pouno OF
steam they could stand
The name OF the vessel had been painted out and
no lettering was discernibe from tho Bowden on
either bow or stern but Captain Buman declares
that he knows the Laurada too well 10 be mis-
taken in her lines II plain. he says. that she
was not carrying a full cargo. me amount VI
arms and ammunition which the Lanrada Is said
10 have taken on board recently off Barnegat. n d.
would not cause the vessel. in Captain Butman
opinion to lie deeper in the water than she WIS
when the Bowden passed her.
The Laurada sailed from here on the evening oi
February 2s ostensibly for Philadelphia Tor re-
pairs Before leaving Baltimore she TOOK on ooaru
coal and stores enough to last her on run across
the Atlantic Besides her big supply OF coal sne
had wagon-loads OF meats. potatoes and other 'oo'
Captain J. D. Hart. who owns the l-aurada anu
her sister I'm filibusterng. the Bermuda' was III
Baltimore when the Laurada sailed Inc io''o"''e
sunday tho Iaurada was seen of Barnegai. load
inc arms and men When her mission was mace
nubl,c CAPTAIN Hart denied most empnauca'N
tho, he had gone Cuba.