The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-12-03
SUPREME COURT

WASHINGTON, NOV 3O.--Ihe control
Ter of the currency has declared divi-
dends in favor of the creditors of in
solvent National banks as follows:
First dividend, 80 per cent. to credit
ors of the First National Bank of
Benton Harbor, Mich; a second divi-
dend, Is per cent, to creditors of the
First National Bank of Cheney, WASH.
a fourth dividend, 1Oper cent, to cred.
itors of the Farmers National Bank of
Portsmouth, o.; and fourth dividend,
10 per cent, to creditors of the Column
bia National Bank of Minneapolis,
Mimi.
Baron Won Holleben, the recently
appointed German ambassador, pre-
sented his credentials to President Nc
Kinley Monday, qualifying as the dip
lomatic representative of Germany at
Washington. The ambassador wore
the uniform of his rank and his decor
ations. He was accompanied to the
white house by Secretary Sherman and
the reception was held in the blue par
lor.
The United States supreme court
Monday affirmed the decision of the
Georgia supreme court in the case of
Mrs. Noble, convicted of the murder of
her husband. She claimed due process
of the law had been denied her. The
result of the decision is that the SEN
tence imposed by the court can now be
executed.
The national government will not in
terfere with the state authorities of
Louisiana in their treatment of the
levees threatened at Algiers, opposite
New Orleans Capt. Derby, the engi-
neer officer in charge of the river and
harbor works in that locality, Monday
telegraphed Gen. Wilson, chief of en-
gineers, that the state levee board of
Louisiana had taken the matter under
its charge.
Senior Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish
minister, had an interview with AS
sistant Secretary Day Monday. It is
the plan of Capt. Gen. Blanco TO take
steps for the immediate execution of
the reform schemes of the Madrid gov
eminent, aud to do so legally provi-
sional government will be made. The
captain general viii directly appoint a
full acting cabinet composed of a
secretary of the interior and justice,
who will be the premier, secretary of
finance, a secretary of public instruc-
ton, a secretary of public works, and
finally a secretary of agriculture, in
dustry and commerce. With this cab
met the captain general will have at
hand the means for fully equipped
executive government, which will last
IL eIo1
suited in the choice of a new govern
ment. = Ha
The United States supreme court
Monday affirmed the decision of the
Kentucky court of appeals in the case
of j. j. Douglas VS.. the State of KeE-
lucky. The case was brought in be-
half of a lottery case, and is decided
adversely to the company. Justice
Harlan rendered the decision.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-Work on the
appropriation bills for the coming ses-
sion of congress was formally started
Monday when subcommittee of the
house appropriations committee began
consideration of the legislative, exec
utive and judicial appropriation bill
Representatives Bingham, Hemenway,
Moody and Livingston attended the
meeting. 1t was decided to hear the
heads of the several departments on
the items in the bill
Senator Lodge, a member of the
committee on foreign relations in the
senate, wac at the state department
Monday. He would say nothing about
the Cuban situation except that the
p1ished great deal. He said the first
business of the senate would be to con-
firm the annexation of Hawaii which
would be done by ratifying the treaty
or by legislation.
The forthcoming November state
mentS of the government receipts and
expenditures will show that the re-
ceiptS during November so far have
reached So, $50, $50, which indicates a
total of about $25, 600, 900 for the month.
This is trifing improvement over
October, when the receipts were $24,
391, AIS. The deficit thus far during
November stands at s., 572, 100, which
is larger than was expected.
The deficit for the fiscal year stands
at SAC, 5S1, 100, the receipts for the year
having been $127, 7O1, $50 and the expen-
ditures STA, 2S2, $50. The receipts from
customs so far this fiscal year un-
doubtedly will fall consider
ably short of the estimates
made by the managers of the new tar.
iff bill during its pendancy in con.
gress. At that time it was estimated
that customs would yield about $780,
100000 during the first year. The indi.
cations now are said to be that the re.
ceipts from this source will
not aggregate more than $165, 900, OOO
WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator Cul
lum, of Illinois, the chairman of the
committee on interstate commerce
who has reached here, said in an in
terview Monday that the anti-scalpers
bill and the pooling bill will be
brought before the senate as soon as
possible during the coming session
Regarding his attitude towards at
tempted financial and currency legis
lation the senator said:
81 am in favor of first ascertain IN q