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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05
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\ DIRECT LINE To FAVRE-PARIS. FRANCE
la LORRAINE Sanell. ..--.. Sat: MAY :. 10 a. n.
"A ROT-PGOGNE leboeuf Sat. May IS IL a.
Rates OF passage First class. y Parts >i15 ami
nrrSs by all except Ia Touralne includir;
railwav fare Paris ana landing charges Parlor
seat is during summer season Second class %
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05
BANANA RAILROAD.

i THE SEA ROUTE TO SAN FRANCISCO.
Connecting at the isthniLs for all West
Mexico. Central and South America -
Steamers sail from pier foot West 9th St y. T.
AIIJANCA. May ~. nom ADVANCE. .. Msv ~ aoo<
For rates apply Cotnpsny's once. - Broadway.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05
. CHARLESTON. s. c.
the SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST

=
the SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
JACKSONVILLE AND ALL FLORIDA POINTS
From pier ., f. r. foot Of Roosevelt-st5 4 o m
SEMINOLE. Charleston only "Wednesday. May S
fROoI'OIS Chas 4 jacksonville. ..... Friday NAV 7
CONANCHF Chas. n Jacksonville. Monday. NAV 10
ALGONQUIN CHARLESTON ONLY Wednesday. May u
nrst-class passenger aCoomElofatiors.
WM r. CLYDE * co. General Agents
Bowling Green y Y.
Fla Cent and PENN Fast + & 7. Line. via Jacksonville
Great So Freight and Passenyer Line. Charlesrn.
y g. EGER General Agent. 3I5 Broadway " Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05
OOOK'S SELECT TOURS To EUROPE

~ Independent travel escorted parties. New routes
ars b,st arrangements High grade parties In NAY
Ji'NE and JULY. Programmes and Particulars free q
snnucation 70 THOS. COOK Il son. 28l 225 r way
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
not HIS ONLY CRIME
Normand, the North Dakota M,,
~, Old at the Bushes. "cr

Grand Forks. n. D., May l5-po,
and Thomas Hillestad, who vera t,,s'r
to the hospital at Arvilla, after haIen
nearly killed by Normand. are rcnorus
as rapidly improving. Thomas nv
was struck on the head with a hon
mcr. and was not expected To rc,ovar
will soon be able to go home to hi.
parents. Peter had an ugly wonnS
caused by the razor, which is rapidlr
healing. The recovery Of these two
boys is a great surprise to thoS. WIZ
saw them on the day following ,ho
murder.
Since his capture Normand has modo
several statements. none Of which ,ro
alike. His rambling talk would soon
10 indicate that he is not evidently 90
the sOundcst mind, at the same lima
none who have talked with him douh,
for a moment but what he knew villa,
he was doing. 1t is evident to the NJ.
ticials and others with whom he has
talked that Normand is making tho
most he can Of the insanity dodge, and
that he has arrived at the conclusion
that his only hope of escaping hanging
lies in his ability to prove upon his trial
tlldl NV tih NV wan Ilillpr
and influence which suddenly came
upon him, and that all his troubles
have been caused by and through his
wife. who left him and is now living
with her mother.
Deputy MarshaiS H~ennesscy and Ne.
Cane say that while he was at Towner
they had frequent conversations with
NOrmand. during which he confessed
to n murder committed a few years
ago. for which he was never appre
hended. His victim was u railroad see
ton man, located somewhere in Kan
sas, whom he saw draw the sun of "a.
on a check. He afterward killed the
man. secured the 50 and n gold watch
which he sold TO his brother, n jewpler
He hid the body and made goo dhi,
escape.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
WIN AGAINST q
Two Important Hastings n Dakota
Cases Heard at Norris.

Morris. Mimi. May ia decision has
been made i'm what are known aS the
Russell Sage lands. in which the farm.
ers living on the lands have won. The
cases decided were in the natur" of a
test. and will doubtless be carried up.
The especial cases decided are those
Of T.. A. Waller and :. j. Larson as
defendants, for 10 acres in one and
for 40 in the other. Some fifty farm
ers living on these lands We're in the
city. called by the cases. They have
been living on what is known as in
demnity lands and have had undis.
putcd possession for from seven 10
twenty-scven years. The lands Were
or the Hastings X Dakota land grant
and the road lost it's rights by passing
into other hands, but seeks to recover
by Russell Sage. and has attempted
TO Gust the settlers. The cases will he
bitterly contested. and one firm of at
torneys has now fifty dcfcnses on hand.
1t is alleged that the Sage claim is one
Of the most egrcgiouS frauds ever at
tempted, and the universal belief Is
here that the settlers will win.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
GOMEZ HEARD FROM
THE NEW REPUBLIC WILL NOI Ao-
SUME SPANS WAR DEET.
OpI, n Concession Of Abs"'"'e j"
dependence VIII he Ne''
c,b,ns Not DESTROYS of An"cAa-
., In ,br United Statcs-'e".
Comez 4. Confident of nm ''fi"'a'e
victory.

New York. May 1.-THE 'orr'Sponn.
| ont of the New York Jourllhi h"H J"o.
,o,urucd from u visit to Gen. Gomez
on5 the other Cuban leaders in Cuba
and is the bearer of the following I'M
portant statement ny 'eh' 'oi"'" "
the American people:
"Your correspondent. now III camp.
has requested of me a statement OF
the attitude of the Cuban repupli' III
| certain questions likely TO assume
| more or less importance wh'h our
struggle for liberty shall have cohcluu-
ed.
..Tbe ouestion of our acceptance or
the autonomous terms onereu u! 'hc
SpaniSh government has already peen
ably answered by II
representative in the United States.
Estrada Palma. Neither the terms "l
| autonomy nor the act of Offering them
| is worthy of serious consideration on
the part of Cubans, who have become
familiar with the t~reachcry anu du-
plicity of Spain and the worthlesSness
| of her promises.
..We do not believe we shall ever
have to call a special convention 10
| consider the framing of a peace treaty
/ WlVn SIDllI. Jill ~ t'Ii' VI 49,
| soIutc independence will he regarded
| as q sufficient basis for treaty negotia-
tions. and this the Spanish govern
| ment will not grant.
at is difficult to discuss without an
barrassmcnt the question Of our atu-
| tudc toward any proposition looking to
the annexation Of Cuba To lhc United
States i'm event Of Il ultimate victory
90. ,la.z hna ln- .t,nn1 in tho 'nltpn
States n strong anti-anneXation scnti-
| ment before the Cubans have Indicated
in the slightest degree any desir" for
| this close relationship. Among the
men now battling for Cuba's freedom
there is a strong sentiment against an
| ncxation to the United States, although
our feelings toward your country are
of the friandlieSt and most Sympathet-
ic character. We are lighting for alb
solute freedom. not only from Spain
but from any government not of u
own making. We will stand ready to
form with the United States any al
lance calculated Il strengthen our
| two countries. commercially or other
wise. but | do not believe there Is a
sentiment in either country in favor
Of annexation strong enough to war
Idttl ~ Itot' WI l"f Nv "
the two countries in relationship con-
template1.
ANY proposition from Spain looking
to the granting Of u Independence
upon the payment 10 the Spanish gov
| eminent of 4 sum large enough to COW
er the expenses of the war will be re-
jecteG by the Cuban republic. We can
wreSt our independence from Spain
with orr swords without ~ucumbprinC
our new republic with an enormous
war debt.
IN his communication ] wish to
again call the attic ltion Of the civilized
world TO the warfare conducted by
Gen. Weyler. now in command Of the
| Spanish forces in our island.
"Thc horrors Of far-Off Armenia are
not a deserving Of the attention of the
American congress as the barbarous
and atrociOuS conduct of this general.
M Gomez"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
toll n Wheel IN, (00ytcted

Little Falls, Mimi, May 1J.-GeOrge
Lamphear, the man who, by means Of
a forged order, obtained "A bicycle from
the hardware store of !. w. Berg. has
been tried on Il charge of petit larceny
Although there was little doubt in the
minds of those familiar with the case
that he was guilty of forging the order
the authorities did not consider the ev.
idence strong enough to convict him,
and he was tried on a charge of petit
larceny. the price OF the wheel taken
being only sd. He was found guilty
and was sent To the county Jail for
sixty days.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
Gets One eSnr In Prison,

Helena. Mont, May l~J-Sccrctary OF
Senate John Blor was convicted by a
jury of having sccreted the salary
BILL to prevent it's passage and the
punishment was fixed at one years
Imprisonment He was denied further
bail and is now in Jail The bill in
question had passed both houses the
last day of the session. but was never
signed by the speaker of the house. II
would have cut down the salaries OF
the county officers and the number and
salaries Of the deputies :3 per cent.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
ANXIETY In Spnin.

London, May ia dispatch to the
Standard from Madrid says: In Of
fetal circles and i'm the ministerial
press it is declared that the Spanish
government has received no official in
timatio1 Of any change in the attitude
of the United States i'm connection with
the Cuban difficulty. On the contrary.
the Spanish minister at Washington
has constantly reported that the dis
position Of president Mckinley and
Secretary Sherman continues friendly.
Nevertheless the press echoes the
anxiety felt as to the situation.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
chairman VIII surrender.

Washington, May 15.-BrOker Silver
ton r. Chapman of New York city will
surrender himself to United States
Marshal Wilson at 3 o'clock Monday
afternoon. Positive assurances to this
effect were given District Attorney
Davis by Chapman's counsel. Chap
nan will then be escorted Immediately
to the district Jail and begin to serve
his sentence for thirty days for refus-
ing 10 answer the senate sugar trust
investigating committees questions
three years ago.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
VIII Raise Reets.

Fergus Falls, Mimi, May l.. - The
merchants association has decided to
purchase 800 pounds Of beet seed OF
the state and will present II in small
Quantities to the farmers Of Otter Tan
county for experiment i'm sugar beef
culture. The farmers have Expressed
n Willingness TO try it and will raSe
the bects for ST X in ease there is no
Factory to manufacture them INTO
sugar.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
The Earth Gets WOkbly.

Melbourne. Victoria. says no fewer
than ninety earthquake shocks have
been felt i'm South Australia during the
last three days. The subterraneous
disturbances were particularly severe
ut KINGSTON. whore buildings were
damaged and the inhal itants are liv-
Ing in tents for safety.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
Way Frost for IOurs -

Huron, = H., May IL. ..eports 'Fon
u dozen different points covering a
radius of fifty miles from this city say
iitth II any damage To vegetation ap.
u will result from last nights iross,
A killing frost has occurred in SCUM
Dakota in May for the past fourle,n
years the average date being the itu"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
Fight with smuxrI~r..

81. Johns, y. f., May ia serious
encounter ha staken place In Fortune
bay between n band Of smugglcrs and
the crew of the revenue cutter Fiona.
The officers c~ndeavored to arrest the
smugglers for carrying venison to st.
Pierra. The smugglers resisted and
succeeded in driving off the officers.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
Retter Than ShnafinR.

spokane. Wash, May 15-Dr. Carver
the famous rifle shot. has located per,
manently here. He has purchaser
SEVERN interests in mining properties
anu VIII devote his time I'm future 10
"old mining. Several local shots nave
challenged him to shooting contests
nut he declined. saying he was through
with shooting for all time.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20
Bonus for Her builders.

Bridgeport, Conn. May 15-Thc Unit.
ed States gunboat Nashville covered
the siXty-milc curse on her Official
trial trip In 3:35:29. averaging 1851
knots. and winning q bonus of 100000
for her builders,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20

Detroit, Mimi May 15-A Sloo n
ward has been offered for informa''D"
mat will lead To the arrest OF u n
Day, who escaped Monday last.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20

Willmar, Mimi, May 10 MIS- ,n",
ward Shesgreen, wife Of the cn'I.
clerk In the Great Northern once !"
osad OF paralysis OF tue brain, :
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-05-20

lex SET HIS
teeth and turned
without a word to
the colonel for the
explanation.
The colonel was
not for a moment at
a loss: he had long
been preparing for
the present difficult
situation. and now
that he had the op-
of dealing
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-01

James G.. Rice, formerly of the
Brownsville States Democrat, has
bought the GAINESVILLE Times. He is
an experience newspaper man.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-01
The Racket Attachments

On Friday three other attachment
suits were broughtagai the Racket
stock, aggregating something over
81 900. The largest was by the Olaf
Inns of New York. The total amount
of the attachments is now $2S,095. As
Friday was the last day for suits, this
will not be increased. Mr.. Kugler
says this is about all of his indebted
ness, including much that is not due
for months. The Clafins have
brought suit to resist the attachments
and will ask for receiver. The pc.
tition alleges all sorts of things and
is in some respects sensational. In
dications are that much litigation
will grow out of the failure In the
meanwhile the appraisers are at work
and will this week report upon the
value of the stock, which is supposed
to be worth at least $4,000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-01
DROWNED WhIIe FIshlng-

darlington, KY, May 3d. George
Long, a white, unmarried miner, was
drowned in Loeb Mary, this place,
yesterday afternoon or evening, while
fishing. He has been in the habit Of
wading out to stump in the lake
and fishing from the stump. Yester-
day he failed to return from fishing
by supper time, and searching
party found his body ia the lake
about 10 O'Clock last night. Long
was subject to fits, and it is thought
he had such an attack, fell off the
stump and was drowned.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-01
The Ezell Case Again

The case of Sherman Ezell and
wife against w. E. Ragsdale, of this
city, was tried for the third time at
Cadjz last week and on Saturday a
verdict of 500 damages was returned
against the defendant The case
has been in the courts since 1891 and
has twice been reversed by the court
OF appeals. The verdict in this in
stance was great surprise. The
case will again be appealed and Mr.
Ragsdale's friends are confident he
will eventually win a victory in what
has been a very troublesome piece Of
litigation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-01
Died Without Wnrning

Pee Dee, Ky, May 3l.-Henry Car.
ter, aged rs years, dropped dead Sat
urday afternoon, at the home of his
son, near Little River church. He
had been enjoying fairly good health
for some time and spent Saturday on
the banks of Little river fishing. He
returned home about 6 o'clock and
was Immediately attacked with heart
disease, expiring instantly. "Uncle"
Henry, as he had been known for
years, was a man liked by all who.
knew him and his demise is much re-
GREETED by the entire community.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-01
address to Graduates.

The Baccalaureate address to the
graduating. class of Bethel Female Col
lege will be delivered tonight at the
Baptist church, DR.. Carter Helm
Jones, will be the speaker A pleas
ant programme Of music has been
arranged. Tomorrow night the
Commencement exercises will be
held in the College Chapel Pro.
gramme consists of music and elocu-
ton followed by address to the grad
yates and delivery of degrees and
diplomas by the President.
All exercises begin at 8 o'clock.
Friends of the College are cordially
invited to be present.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-01
The EIephant Broke her Leg.

A ID months old elephant belong
ing to the Barnum & Bailey circus,
valued at $4,000, fell and broke one
of her hind legs after being unloaded
from the cars in GAINESVILLE Friday.
The animal, with keeper from the
circus, was left there at the veterinary
hospital of DR.. Stanton. The limb
has been set, and the animal is get
ting along we'll. 1t will be about
three months before the elephant can
be removed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-01
Two Ladies Badly Hurt.

Crofton, KY, May 3l.-Mrs. Earle
widow of the late E. E. Earle, and a
Mrs. Milton, were knocked down
and run over by horse attached to a
buggy Sunday afternoon and both
were badly injured.
The animal, which belonged to
Dave Smith, became frightened at
the train and ran up the street at a
frightful rate of speed. He collided
will buggy belonging to Clark
Boales, tearing it up, but this did not
check him. The two ladies saw the
animal coming and ran, but were
soon overtaken. Mrs. Earle's head
was badly bruised and her face was
cut in many places. 1t was at first
thought that she had been fatally
hurt, but she rallied and may recover.
Mrs. Milton received bad scalp
wound, rendering her unconscious.
She was otherwise painfully injured
but will recover. Several children
were in company with the ladies
when the accident occurred, but es,
capped serious injury.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-01
Largest Docket for 20 Years.

The June term of Christian Circuit
Court meets here next Monday for a
three weeks session. The docket is
the heaviest for twenty years. There
are l9l appearances, 81 common
wealth cases and 1853 continued com.
mon law and equity causes. This
makes total Of 635 cases to come up
for hearing and the indications are
that the term will be very busy one.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-01

A horse belonging to colored man
named Walter Brown, living three
miles cast of town, was stolen from
his lot on the night of May 18th, On
the same night mule was stolen
from Steely Hays, white man living
in the same vicinity.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-01
Trailed Down with Bloodhounds

The dwelling house of Mr.. Nick V.
Boddie at Guthrie was entered by
burglars few nights ago. Several
trunks were opened, but as no cash
was found they left without taking
anything else. Russellville blood :
hounds were called into service and
"Nee" Borders, COL, is now in Jail,
accused of the crime. The author
tiles think they have the right man.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-01
SUES THE STATE.
Banks And Asylum In Dispute Over
Water.

Water.
The Planters Bank and the Bank
of Hopkinsville, the present owners
of the property known as Woods
mill, more recently Huffman's
mill, have brought suit against the
board of commissioners Of the Western
Asylum for $1,000 damages. Last
year the Asylum put in water-works
system, taking its supply of water
from the river bed ON the Asylum
property. The east fork of Little
river runs through the asylum farm
and a pipe was run into the river and
the water is pumped out and used at
the asylum. The mill is situated on
the same stream, two or three miles
below, and the petition alleges that
the water power of the mill has been
seriously interfered with and the mill
property damaged to the extent Of
So 0n0 The stream was not damned
by the asylum, but has for years been
damned by the mill at the bridge on
the Nashville turnpike.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-01
CREAM OF NEWS.
TITS NEW AND TRUE THIS COLUMN
HAS IT.
Asylum Sued-Bad Runaway at Crofton-
Horses Stolen-More Racket Attach
ts-Commencements-
Fishing.
Gone To Ceiger's Lake.

About 70 tobacco men of this city
left over the o. V. for Geigers lake
yesterday, where they will spend
few days fishing. They took along a
camping outfit and prepared them
selves for a most pleasant outing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-01
SLIGHTLY AHEAD ON
INSTRUCTED VOTES.
Estimates Give Greene A Leading Position
On The First BalIot-silver
Endorsed Everywhere
LIST Choice. I'd Choice

The Democratic county conven-
tons held all over Kentucky Satur
day show but one result clearly
that the Kentucky Democrats are all
most unit in favor of the Chicago
platform of last year.
Shackelford, first choice Warren
10, Hancock 5 Hopkins II, Mclean Z,
Union Is, Henderson 20, Monroe 4,
Logan Is, Edmonson 4, Daviess 25,
Lyon 5, Webster II. Total $50.
TIE INSTRUCTED VOTE.
Shackelford, second choice-Allen
Z, Nelson IL, Marion 9, Barren Is.
Caldwell 8. Total so.
Green, first choice-Bell l, Camp
bell 22,Kenton 81, Nicholas 9,Bullitt s,
Lewis Z, Grant 9, Bracken 8, Chris
tian Is, Franklin II, Clark 10, Mason
Is. Total l49.
Green, second choice Whitley A.
Knox 4, Henry IL, Hart 10, Carter s,
Greenup 7. Total A.
Richardson, first choice-Allen z,
Larue z, Whitley 4, Todd 9, Grayson
10, Nelson IL, Bell II, Larue 5, lay
lor 6, Muhlenberg 8, Hardin IA, Hart
10, Marion 8, Casey 5, Breckenridge
IL, Ohio Ii, Meade s. Total 1891.
Richardson, second choice-Han-
cock 5, Mclean Z, Union I6, Monroe
Z, Lewis 7, Martin |. Total 43.
Mason, first choice-Lincoln s.,
Boyle 6, Madison IA, Bell II Knox 4,
Mercer 3, Garrard 3, Rockcastle 4,
Henry IL, Jessamine Z, Oldham 5,
Shelby 3D. Total 8Sa.
Mason, second choice-Wayne 6.
Henderson 20 Total 70.
Watson, first choice-Ballard s,
Crittenden s, Caldwell 8, Carlisle 8,
Barren 10, McCtacken Is, Graves %.
Total IS.
Watson, second choice-Larue 7,
Todd 8, MuhIenberg 9, Hardin ID.
Bullitt 8, Ohio ID Total So.
Ford, first choice Harrison I3,
Rowan 3, Wayne 8, Lee 3, Bell Il,
Bath 8, Russell 3, Morgan 8, Wolf >,
Breathitt 6, Carter 8, Montgomery 8,
Martin l, Floyd 7, Johnson 5, Pike
10, Lawrence 9. Total lO4.
Ford, second choice - Laurel S.
Oldham 5. Total 10.
Observation-Disclosures 20, Carroll
8, Pulaski 10, Owen II, Bourbon IL,
Simpson 8, Trigg s, Powell 3, Adair
Z, Boyd ., Trimble 6, Anderson 6,
Galloway -, Scott IL, Gallatin 5,
Woodford s, Spencer 5, jefferson "a.
Total 237.
The Latest Estimate
Louisville, May 81. The following
of the strength of the six
on the first ballot is based
on an estimate of the uninstructed
and unreported votes. In this esti-
mate the vote of Louisville is divided
between Richardson, Green and
1