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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-27
A DEEP LAID SCHEME.
a Combine to Restore Negro Domination
In Hopsinsville.

a Combine to Restore Negro Domination
in Hopknsvine.
1t is said by hose who claim to be
o the inside Of r lpublican politics
that the Republicans will make up
their ticket for city officers from the
ranks Of those who voted with them
for the first time last year, and al. O
recognize the 26 Palmerites by sun
porting one of them, if one can be
identified. There are about $50 Of
the old line or white Republicans and
about 10 of the new recruits of 1896.
and as stated above rs of the Pal.
merites. The plan is to unite the @
elements in the support of one ticket
aud by making such promises as will
sscrrs IL Q solid support of the 725
negro voters elect the fusion ticket.
The one great trouble is to get the
fusionists on the ballot. If they 90
under the negro cabin, the scheme
will be too transparent to fool II @
white people and if they adopt the
fig leaves, the coIored vote cannot be
consigned in an unbroken package.
1t is said the green squad" held a
meeting Friday night and selected
candidates for the first, third, sixth
and seventh wards. 1t is understood
that nominations" will also be made
in the second and fourth wards, but
part OF the scheme is to run nobody
againstthe colored councilman from
the fifth, The names Of the four men
selected are we'll known, although an
attempt was made to keep the matter
profound secret. They are to be
endorsed later by the old liners. The
scheme of course is TO secure control
of the city government and divide the
spoils between the old liners and the
green squad recruits. The men have
already been picked out for some OF
the offices. The colored people are
Of course to be recognized, as they
would have to furnish three fourths
of the votes for the combine. During
the last Republican administration
the colored people had one policeman
and the city jailer Whether they
won d be satisfied with these places
this time is not known. If the com
bine should elect three men and the
Democrats three, the colored mem
b r would hold the bs lance of power
IN all matters and would no doubt
demand and receive at least three.
fourths of the appointive officers fer
his race.
The J<ENTUcK1AN is kept fully ad-
vised or these maneuverings to put
the city under negro domination and
will fully expose the well-laid scheme
when it gets beyond the dark lantern
stage.
1t is not necessary to mention
names at this time. There are so few
white men in the city capable of be-
coming parties to such a scheme that
they are well-known t. the public
without the necessity Of naming them.
The ring leaders are of course the
star performers in their own farce,
and think they can defy public opin-
ion IN their own race and break into
office with the assistance of the negro
vote. We shall see.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-27
Crofton Cor fIagratior.

The dwelling and store house of
n. Y. Jones at Crofton were destroy
ed by fire at an early hour Friday
morning. The fire caught in the
dwelling and soon spread to the store
house. Tie Methodist church, near
by, also caught and was consumed
by the flames. Total loss about 81
600. MIR. Jones had $500 insurance.
There was no insurance on the
church.
A defective kitchen fue caused the
fire.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-27
Farmers, HOld Your wheatl

The upward tendency in the price
of wheat is easily explained. Reports
of the Indian wheat crop are begin.
ming to come in. From the central
provinces it is learned that the area
OF wheat is only l.S9S,022 acres, as
compared with 2,7l4,454 acres for
1896, and ten years average area
exceeding 100000 acres. The esti-
mated out-turn is 324, 1855 tons against
S6S, 1888 for 1896 and 7S4,802 as the
ten years average. The price of
wheat this year will be dictated from
America.
The trust is trying hard to force
down the price, but it will fail. The
price, though still Auctuating, is al
ready several cents above the open
ing figures.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-27
Merchant Tailors Assigned

The firm of Bailey & Tobin, mer
chant tailors of Nashville, of which
Mr.. Jerry N. Tobin, formerly Of this
city, is a partner, filed a deed of as.
signment last Wednesday, naming
Collie @. Slaughter as trustee. The
instrument of assignment transfers to
the trustee all of the goods, fix uces
and accounts of the firm. Dull trade
and inability to collect money due
the firm caused the step.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-27
Sent to the Asylum Here.

Milton Cartwright, the young man
who made an unsuccessful attempt
t. Hill himself at his home near FRINGE
ton some months ago, was tried Sat
urday on writ of lunacy. He was
found to be of unsound mind and
ordered sent to the asylum here for
treatment. Cartwright was brought
here Saturday night and placed in
the institution.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-27
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
"A Large Attendance and a Fine Program
Ahead.

Aneaus
The Christian County Institute for
white teachers met in annual session
in the lecture room of the M. E.
church yesterday morning, opeI ed by
prayer by Rev. h. d. Smith. About
so teachers were present out of per-
haps 100 in the county. Miss Mary
Stoler was elected secretary and Miss
Louise McClannahan assistant. Sew
eral visiting teachers were also pres.
emit.
Prof. A. l.. Peterman, of Lexington,
is conducting the institute.
The morning session was occupied
in enrolling tire members, after which
Prof. @. II. Dietrich introduced Prof.
Peterman, who made brief opening
address, which was followed by an in,
formal reception. The afternoon SEES.
sion began at $3.50 o'clock and the
question of psychology in it's applica.
tiou to teaching took up the whole
1t was discussed by Prof
Peterman, Prof. Dietrich and others
The regular program will be ar
from day TO day. The SEES
sion will continue until Friday eve
ming.
The public is invited to any and all
exercises. Prof. Peterman will lee.
ture tonight, and there will probably
be another evening session Thursday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-27
CUTTING AT CRACEY.
Capt. Pool Uses His Knife On Section Boss
Ramer,

Ramer.
A difficulty occurred at Gracey
Saturday AFTERNOON in which Capt. r,
S. Pool, prominent merchant, and
Ed, Ramer, section boss of the O. V.
road, were the participants. Ramer
was very seriously cut in several
places with pocket knife.
Capt. Pool had collected a bill off
Ramer in the morning. The latter
was angry at being dunned, but paid
the bill. In the afternoon he went to
POOLS store and found him on his
porch talking to DR.. Nance, who was
sitting on his mule. Ramer began to
abuse Pool, but the latter told him he
wanted to have no fuss over matter
already settled and started into the
store. Ramer picked up a chair and
started TO follow, when Pool stepped
inside the screen doors and told Ra-
mer he must not follow him into his
own house to raise a fuss. Ramer
then showed open the screen door and
struck at Pool, who quickly drew a
pocket knife and began to cut Ramer
about his neck, head and shoulders.
Ramer backed out of the store and
the men fought into the middle of
the street, where Pool fell down or
was showed down in some way. This
ended the fight, as Ramer was by
that time in a fainting condition
from loss of blood. Capt. POOLS
hand was also badly cut from the
closing of his own knife.
Ramer was cut in six or eight
places, but no vital point was touched
and he will not die. Yesterday he
was reported as getting along very
we'll.
Capt. Pool came to town yesterday
and gave himself up and was placed
under bond.
1t seems to have been a very clear
case of self.defense.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-27
TIME FOR ACTION.
The Board of Trade should at Once BE Re.
organized

organized.
Some years ago there was ins the
city of Hopkinsv!lle we'll organized
Board Of Trade which did some eff
fectiye work for the city. Mr.. NJ. c.
Forbes was the President, and the or
ganization has a considerable sum 10
its credit in bank.
Now that Hopkinsvile has at last.
after many years of waiting, secured
a competing railroad, able and will
lug to help the city in securing relief
from eXhOrbitaut rates, there is at
once an urgent demand for some
prompt action.
The Illinois Central road has ac-
quired the o. Y. and formal trans.
fer will be made this week. Hop
knsyille being the terminal point of
the new branch we should at once be
in position to talk business. MIR. j.
L. Hanahan will have control of this
part Of the l, c., and he will be in
this city with other officials at an
early date, and when he comes the
Board of Trade should be in active
working order and in a position 60
discuss with him the needs of our
city. The .. v road was not able to
fix rates to any market center, and
consequently but little relief has been
afforded the people during the last
four years. The rate was reduced
only few cents and is still at point
that makes HopkinsvIle the victim
of unjust discrimination. The |. G.,
is in position to remedy this. 1t is
a great system with 5000 miles of
road connecting all of the great
western markets. 1t has invaded this
territory in searth of new business.
Hopkinsville is one of the best cities
in Kentucky, and its business men
are live, wide-awake and progressive.
At the head of the leading men of the
city stands, fortunately, the Presi-
dent OF the Board Of Trade.
Mr.. Forbes will at once call
meeting and new life will be infused
into this dormant organization, and
when the |. @. officials come they
must and will find our business men
alert and interested in any PROPOSE
ton they have to submit
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-27
summer Theatre Burns at Pndncnh.

The Casino Theatre, frame struc-
ture in Ramona Park, near Paducah,
was burned Friday night, catching
from fire scene in a play being pre-,
sented. About 600 people were pres.
ent and in the mad rush to escape a
dozen or more were bruised or burned.
The News of Saturday says only two
of them were injured so as to be laid
up. The building being on the
ground floor all escaped, though the
flames spread rapidly. The property
loss was total, as nothing could be
saved, the occupants being glad to
get out with their lives.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-27

The dwelling house of Mr.. Rufus
Stewart, of near Gracey, was destroy
ed by fire Friday, together with near
ly all Of its contents. Only three
feather beds were saved. Mr.. Stew
arts loss amounts to about 81 900
He had no insurance. The origin Of
the fire was not leaned.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-27
The case was pIsmIss,d

N. G, Pettis, COL, who was arrested
on charge of carrying a pistol, had
his examining trial Saturday and was
acquitted.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-27
CREAM OF NEWS.
IF TITS NEW AND TRUE THIS COLUMN
HAS 1T.
II cody G, mbat at era cey-stranger sri
ers in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Ten Pages To-Day.

The advertisers are still making
such oemandson US for space that two
additional pages are again added to-
day.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-27

Geo. Weakley, COL, was arrested in
Paducah Saturday night by Constable
Patton, while attempting a criminal
assault upon colored girl Weakley
attempted to escape and was shot by
the officer and fatally wounded.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-27

John H. Page has been declared
the Democratic nominee for Circuit
Clerk in Louisville. The throwing
out of two precincts on the ground Of
fraud left him with fifty-one MAJORITY
over Cain.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-27

1t is stated that one man in New
York made 100000 in sugar stock
speculation during the past few days.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-17

They had stretched themselves under
q wayside shade to rest and cool. Their
wheels were sprawled upon the grass and
they were breathing like tired dogs in
summer time.
Pretty good time that" said a short
round man who was very warm in tho
face. I'VE hit 1t pretty lively"
Fair" said the angular wheelman.
"Only fair" The angular wheelman wore
stockings with big checks in them and
be by any manner of mistake taken for
any other sort Of suit. 1t had big checks,
too. and the trousers were baggy.
But a fellow can surprise himself with
the lime he makes" went On the an
gular wheelman. The other morning.
Il thought I'd spin down to West Point
Just to get up an appetite for breakfast.
1t was just fine that morning. good breeze
and no dust. Well. I hit a good stiY pace.
l sorter lost sight Of time and distance.
IT was so fine, and I forgot to turn around
after I'd been out a few minutes. I guess
l must have surprised those farmers who
saw me streaking along down the rail-
me, / went 50 fast.
Presently I came to myself and taking
q new pun at my chewing gum. I stopped.
1 noticed 1 was on the outskirts Of Jones'
This is Jonesboro. Amt it?' 1 asked
two young kids who were going along the
road with some fishing tackle.
Jonesboro-nit said the smaller kid.
Not much II ANTI don't think-not very
like and not on your golf stockings. This
is Macon
well. you wouldn't have believed it.
1 could hardly believe IT myself. But I
remembered the beer saloon on the cor.
ner. and there II was as big as life, but
closed up. I went up to the drug store ON
the corner. where the long distance tele.
phone is. and thought I'd ring up my wife
and tell her I'd be a little late to break
fast. but the line was busy. All right 7
said, here's a h~alf-dollar. just ring up
steen hundred when the lines open ana
tell Mrs. Wheeler that her husband may
De a Few minutes late to breakfast
Wen. the ride back was great. Tho
preliminary ride down had just put me
in trim for It. I had got my second
breath. Breakfast. How about break
fast! was the first thing 1 said to my
VIE. I'm hungry as a street car driver.
Be ready in a few minutes she said.
An, there's that telephone. Wait a min
ute. John what do you suppose? Here's
Macon says you're down there and'll bs
a little late to breakfast Atlanta
Constitution.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-17
G. Stanley Hail.. Theory In pedsxorv

One aspect OF the teaching at the Clark
University Summer School just adjourned
at Worcester is worthy Of special note.
namely. the new method OF President Hall
In the study OF science. brought out dur
ing the last two sessions. Last year the
subject OF child study was presented. and
this year nature study. The method OF
approaching science with children by first
giving them the technique and the con-
structive facts. n from these building
until we get the complete whole. he says,
Is all wrong. 1t il at war with all the
principles OF biology. Of history. and OF
the psychology Of childhood. He wants
insists that education demands that We
should commence the subject In it's lar
gest possible aspect and work analytic
ally. In a reverse direction to tho details
Current Methods have said that the
child must commence with facts. tho facts
OF observation In detail. and work upward
until by gradual combining the grown
child reaches the poetic. and religious.
the aspects, and feelings for
nature and the world about US. DR.. Hall
says this should all be reversed. We
should commence with these feelings frat.
for psychologically. these poetic, religious.
and sentimental feelings are the child's
first heritage. Out OF them, and not tho
reverse, the knowledge and details of
science grow. Hence his presentation OF
a mass Of researches made by himself
and his students. showing the child'a
wonderfully sentimental. poetic, and re-
ligious attitude toward the moon, the sun.
and the stars. Children love the moon
and the sur and the stars in a way we
unthinkingly do not dreom OF. though the
facts are just under our noses every day.
They have all sorts OF quaint notions
concerning them. A little girl wants to
kiss the MOON; another tells II all her
secrets; another finds 1t always laughing
and smiling to her, and she Is sure II un.
derstands her when she confdes to It.
DR.. Hall reads scores OF these evidences
OF the child's feelings for these heavenly
bodies, and then jups to the anthropologt-
cal field and pours In n perfect avalanche
OF facts showing hat in the development
OF the race the same feelings have ami.
mated primitive peoples.
The pedagogical application Of all this
Is that the basal pedagogy for art, SCI
ence, and religion must be the fullest pos
sible development OF these primitive feel
ings and emotions for nature. From
this latter these different fields Of thought
must differentiate and ramify, and the
last thing to be reached will be the tech
nique. the relations. and the exactness
OF details. First must come this myth Of
science. religion, and art. and the SCI
entific aspects and intellectual forms
later.-Boston Transcript.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-17

Conee-options opened steady at un.
changed prices to 5 points decline. ruled
moderately active. with rather weak
dertone following anfavorable cables
Covering chief support OF the market.
Europe bought In a small way. cioeed
steady, net unchanged to 10 points de-
cline; sales II. 80 bags. including August
Nc: September E.7od465: Decembeq
NSphS66. Spot Coffee-Rio quiet: No. q
invoice nc: No : jobbing TIC: mild QuietS
Cordova 1esxfSlS1xc.
Sagar-FffM. fair refined &c: Centrffu>
gal s. test. SAC: refined firm: mould A.
SIC: standard A. 4Hc. confectionery A..
STsc: cat loaf sc. crushed ysc. powdered
~ gsanufated SC: cubes SIC
NAVAL STORES. T,
New York-Rosta quiet: strafned. con-
mon TO good NisbSi-S~ Turpenttne Qutse
at Hn:St1c.
Observation-Disclosures firm ut &c bid1
sales none. Rosin arm: sales rome
strained. common to good N.3 to $IsS
Savannah-Turpentine steady at &ca
sales SIS. receipts Liza. Rosin steady and
unchanged: sales mons: receipts A.&E.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-17

And Mendeleef discovered that when
this classification had been effected still
another relationship existed between
the members Of a subdivision. There
Is a strange ratio between the figures
which stand for their respective atomic
weights. Now. sodium, copper, silver
and gold belong to one Of these minor
classes, althogh there is q gap in the
series. 1t comes between silver and
gold. DR.. Emmons thinks 1t possible
that his "argentaurum" may fill that
gar, althogh he has not yet ascertained
its atomic weight. However that may
be, silver is very closely allied Gin q
sense that only a chemist car fully ap-
~preciate) &c gold. Copper Is also SIM
ilarly related, and is cheaper than sill
YER. While DIR. Emmons has not at
tempted its conversion into gold. and
does not deem it impracticable. yet he
believes hat such a transmutation
would be more difficult than his pre-
sent process. AS for the metals out
side Of the sodium-to-gold group, he
regards their conversion a still more
complicated job.
THE OUTPUT SMALL.
Al present DR.. Emmons treats only
five or six ounce Of metal at a time
He appears to entertain no hope that
he can greatly increase the amount
handled by one machine, or can make
the operator a quicker one On the
other hand, he says, it nay judicious
to conduct it more slowly. II, however
twenty or thirty force engines" are
put to work, a very decent output ought
to De expected. AS to the cost of the
machines, and the expense Of the pro-
cess, it is too 500 to give figures.
When these are fully known, and the
machine is perfected, a definite ratio
between the values of silver n gold
may be fixed. Whether the former
would rise or the latter would fall is a
question for political economists to de-
termine.
In defence Of that secrecy which
makes it impossible for the public to
obtain a complete demonstration of the
correctness of DR.. EmmOns's claims at
present., that gentleman says that he
has not yet taken out all the patents
he desires. He has, nevertheless, ex-
cited the interest of some Of the most
distinguished foreign chemists. What
may be their verdict time only can tell.
If they can discover a fallacy or fraud
in this remarkable scheme, Of course
that will put an end to h business.
If, on the other hand, this end of the
nineteenth century alchemist can sat-
isfy logical people in regard to h gen.
uineness Of his transmutation process,
a tremendous revolution will ensue.-
New York Tribune.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-17
Cures Kidney and Bladder Troubles.

Thousands OF such cases have been
cured by the use of Botanic Blood Balm
(B. B. b. If you doubt it, call or send
to the Company whose advertisement
appears in this paper, and they will,
for a n cen stamp, send you a book
Of wonderful cures, not only OF the
above diseases, but Of all manner Of
ailments arising from impure blood. 1t
is the standard remedy Of the age for
the cure of all blood and skin diseases.
$1.0O per large bottle.
CURED WITH TWO BOTTLES.
j. A. Maddox, Atlanta, Ca, writes:
IT had great trouble in passing urine,
which was filled with sediments. My
back and loins gave me much pain.
and I lost my appetite, strength. and
flesh. I became nervous and unable to
sleep. Two bottles of Botanic Blood
Balm (B. B. b. gave me entire re-
lief"
S. NJ. Ellis, Atlanta, Ga, writes: "Bo-
tanic Blood Balm (B. B. b. sured me
of most stubborn eczema. I had doctor
ed it without success for twelve years"
For sale by druggists.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-17
CURED WITH TWO BOTTLES.
Wonders Of Wiro ess Telegraphy

The experiments in wireless telegraphy
which Signor Marconi has been conduct
ing at Rome and at Spezza, nave been fol-
lowed with the greatest interest in Italy
by royalty. the government, the press,
and the public. Generally speaking, Sig
produce surprising results. In addition
to the possibility Of exploding g%unpowder
magazines on board ship from a long dis
lance off, Signor Marconi foresees that
he will be able by means Of the waves in
the air to set automatically n simulta-
neously all the watches in the pockets of
the Inhabitants Of a town by timing them
frem one central clock, with adaily cleo
Gazette.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-17

Chicago. August 1.-THE shorts In
wheat had another shaking UP today
September advanced 2Nc from the low-
er point and retained ar improvements
OF PA to 2A. Rumors that the FrenclI
government would remove the import
duty on wheat and predictions OF FROST
in h northwest caused the upturn.
Very little cash business was don and
receipts were liberal. Corn was helps
ed by predictions OF frost and gained
&c. Oats were steady. Provisions wero
steady to a shade easier On dull spec
ulation. Pork lost &c and ribs 2tsc.
Lard closed unchanged. i.