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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-26
Street Names Put Up,

The handsome street name boards
ordered by the Council were put up
this week by Mr.. w. T. Thornton,
who was given the contract. The
names are in white letters on a blue.
ground, and there are 200 boards put
up at principal street corners. They
are fastened to the houses where it
can he done and where this is not
possible are nailed to the telephone
posts. This is something long needed
and will be of great service to the
public. Strangers can now find their
way about town without any difficulty.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-26
SHY TWO VOTES.
WITH THREE coL0BUcS TO HELP HIM,
HUNTER STILL FALLS SHORT.
The Bell Contest viii Come mp Toe .
and Crumbaugh win be Unseated-
Yesterdays Ballot.

Frankfort, KY, March 25. The
senatorial situation showed no
change to-day. The vote stood the
same as yesterday.
The Bell-Crumbaugh case was
again postponed until tomorrow.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-26
AS THE ENQUIRER SEES 1T.

(From the Cincinnati Enquirer Of Wednesday
"The present fight among the Re
publicans for and against DR.. Hunte
is more bitter than any party contes
could be, and, allowing for any con
clusion, it is likely to permanently
divide the Republican party in Ken
lucky. Already the division of the
Democrats on the question of coinage
is not circumtance to it.
Perhaps more than anything else
the presence here of Hon. S. M. Tay.
lor, sent as the representative OF
President McKinley's manager to Sc
cure Hunters election, has accentu-
ated the bitterness among the Brad
ley Republicans.
Governor Bradley is in an unfortu-
nate position. A crush of official bus
mess utterly precludes the possibility
of his giving attention at present to
politics. 1t is conceded that the
election of DR.. Hunter to the Senate
will be the direst misfortune that can
befall Kentucky's Republican Cover
nor. 1t will leave the Governor at
odds with his party in the state and
at odds with the administration.
His own election as Senator would
make him member of the great anti.
Mckinley quartet, consisting of Sen
ators Foraker, Plat, Quay and Brad
ley. 1t would make him a shining
light in national politics instead of a
diminished tallow dip in Kentucky.
If the Governor only had time 70 mix
up in the present push so to speak, it
is declared that he could reap rich
vengeance for all he has suffered by
the treachery and abuse of the men of
his party who should have stood
stauDchlyIto him, but he is overwhelm.
ed with official duties, and has no
time for politics.
AS a matter of cold fact, and aside
from what any one may say, Governor
Bradley is tonight the dangerous
quantity in the fight. Though he de-
clares he is not a candidate, his
friends are making desperate efforts
for him, and are operating in accord
with the Democrats, who hope to re.
gain the state if they get a chance to
elect a successor to Bradley next fall.
Hunters forces are held together
only in the hope of receiving Federal
pie. Hunters unsatisfactory show
ing the ballot to-day has had a
most demoralizing effect, and it is a
very reasonable belief that if he fails
again tomorrow his sun has set.
1t is possible of course, that the
Hunter men will be able to turn and
prevent the election of Bradley. but
the solidity of the Democratic forces
will make this difficult. If Bradley
once makes sufficient showing of Re
publican votes to elect him, with the
addition OF the votes of the silver
Democrats, that will be the last bal
lot, and Bradley will go to the Sen
ate.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-26
Heavy Hail storm

A heavy hail storm passed over the
section of country just north of Kelly
Monday evening. No serious damage
is reported, but the fall was the heav-
lest for many years. The hail stones
were very large and drifted against
fences in many places two feet deep
where they remained until late the
next day.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-26
Circuit Court Matters.

The case of Jas. Morris, charged
with breaking into store, was con.
tinued until next term.
The case of the Commonwealth
against Eph Cant, col, charged with
malicious shooting, was also contin.
ued.
Jim Britton, COL, was given &C
days in the work house for hog steal
ing
Henry Giles aud Jim Black, both
colored, were convicted of stealing
and sent to the work house for twelve
months each.
The damage suit of j. H. Word,
Jr., for $1,000, was tried this week.
Mr. Word brought suit against E. d.
Rawls, alleging that Rawls accused
him of stealing a file, both of them
being clerks at the Racket store at
the time. Later Mr.. j. H. Kugler.
owner of the Racket, was made party
to the suit. Word was arrested at
the time and acquitted in police
court. The case was tried by a
jury, but the court dismissed the
charge against Mr.. Kugler and the
jury brought in a verdict of $500
against Rawls. Word is young
married man who lives in tho north
western portion of the county, but
held position in the Racket store
last summer.
The case of Clifton w. Carrot,
with murder, was called
Tuesday and continued until the 18th
day of the June term. CARROT is out
on a $500 bond.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-26
CASES REVERSED.
MUST PAY JUST LIKE OTHER PROPER
TY OWNERS IN THE STATE.
Under a Former Decision the Hewitt Law
Was Upheld and the Tax Declared
Unconstitutional

Frankfort, KY, March 24-By a
vote Of five to two, the Court of APP
peals this morning rendered decision
overruling the recent bank tax de-
cision, and the effect of which will be
to require ali banks to pay as other
property does.
The court holds that neither the
old nor new banks have such con-
tract with the State under the Hewitt
Act, as can not he abrogated by leg
islative and constitutional enactments.
Hazelrigg and Burnam dissent from
the decision of Lewis, Guffy, Du
Relic, White and Paynter.
1t is understood that the cities and
counties will get big back taxes, and
the State will have to pay back thous-
ands tc the bankers.
The decision covers 1856 pages of
legalcap typewriter, and Judge Du
Relic has short separate opinion.
Judges Burnam and Hazelrigg have
as yet filed no dissenting opinion.
The main decision is a direct re-
versal of that handed down by Judge
Pryor a year ago when the old banks
won and the court stood to 3. The
Judges say the opinion speaks for
itself, and, as rule, do not care to
discuss the unusual occurrence of a
reversal of the court by the same
court.
A necessarily brief review of the
opinion shows that the court holds
the State must pay back all but forty.
two and onehalf cents on the seventy.
live cents tax received from banks for
four years past; and that all the banks
are subject to city and county bank
taxes for these years.
The decision of the court effects
every bank in the State. 1t reverses
the previous decision, which held that
banks should be taxed under the
Hewitt law, and subjects all banks to
the ad valorem tax.
The facts in the case in brief are
that in 1885 the Legislature passed
what is known as the Hewitt bill, &C.
cording to which the banks were tc
pay to the State rs cents on every
$lOO, and were not to be subject tC
any other taxation.
This was accepted by the banks
and contract entered into. But il
1893 the Legislature did away will
the Hewitt law, and passed bill tax
ing the banks according to the &C
valorem system without deductine
debts. The banks contested this
and they were sustained in their OBJ
lection by the Court of Appeals
which held that the Hewitt law
should hold.
But a number of banks have been
formed since 1886, when the Hewitt
law was passed, and these are sub
jected to the al valorem tax. They
sued, holding that they should not be
taxed on other conditions than the
old banks. These are the cases tn IT
were decided to-day.
The Court of Appeals has been
changed since 1895, and the decision
to-day not only holds that the new
banks shall be taxed on the ad valo-
rem system, but also reverses the pre-
vious decision, holding that the Hew-
lit law is unconstitutional and that
all banks shall pay an ad volorem
tax.
Whether the banks can be made to
pay back taxes will have to be decid-
ed by further litigation. In all prob
abilities the case will be further con.
tested and the case will be taken to
the United States Supreme Court.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-26

change to-day. The vote stood the
same as yesterday.
The Bell-Crum baugh case was
again postponed until tomorrow.
Frankfort, KY, March "a There
was intense quiet when Lieut.. Gov.
Worthington annoucned the purpose
Of the joint session and ordered roll.
call. This showed only Ogilvie and
the deceased Senator absent from the
Senate, or thirty six Senators present
IN all. The House had no absentees
The total attendance was 1876 and the
number necessary to choice was So
The first votes of Blackburn showed
that no stampede was to be attempt.
ed to day.
Senators Clark, Linney and Rum.
mans voted for Boyle again. The
sound money Democratic Senators
still voted for Ddvie, and the Senate
ballot was exactl y the same as yester-
day
} he House roll call was watched
with even more interest. Baldwin
Napier and Nance voted for Boyle;
the sound-money Democrats scattered
as on yesterday, and the House bal
lot also resulted as on yesterday up
towhere Stout, the alleged sound
money Democrat, showed his true
colors, and went to Hunter. There
were Kisses by disguised Democrats
of both factions and cheers by Repub.
licans.
The vote stood: Hunter, 81; Black
burn, 46; Boyle, 6; Davie, II; Stone,
l.: Buckner, l; Tyler, 1.
An anti-Hunter Republican moved
to adjourn without another ballot;
the Hunter people fought it. They
didn't know they were trifing with
fire, and might lose two more votes il
another ballot was taken.
The sound-money Democrats, as q
rule, voted for the adjournment, and
the Hunter bluff failed. The Assem-
bly, stood adjourned by vote of 6!
to 81.
The reason the Hunter people trieC
to force the continuance of ballotine
to-day was because they had hearC
of the men who said they would
never vote for him after to-day. Thei
failure shows more conclusively thai
ever before that Hunter can not win
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-26

A cyclone struck the town of Arl-
ington, Ga, Monday afternoon,
wrecking the academy building over
the heads of thirty-fve pupils and
two teachers. Eight dead bodies
were removed from the debris, and is
expected that dozen others will die
of their injuries. AT Washington,
Ind, and vicinity several buildings
were either wrecked or badly damag-
ed by heavy wind
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-26
CREAM OF NEWS.
IFIT is NEW AND TRUE THIS COLUMN
HAStT.
The Asylum Insurance to Lapse-Street
Names up-To Elect Policemen
Licked by a Dog.
Todd Circuit Court.

The spring term of Todd circuit
court is in session at Elkton. The
docket is very small, there being but
few cases of importance to the public.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-26

A boat OF the Inflated st. Nazaire,
containing six dead bodies, was pick
ed up at sea.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-26

Continued from First Pagel
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-19
THE KENNEL

The entries for the Pacific Coast Field
Trial clubs fourteenth annual derby
closed on July 1st. with twenty-five en-
tries-fifteen pointers, six English set
tiers and one Irish setter. This is eleven
less than last year and caused, no doubt,
by the lack of young settlers eligible to
entry, for the shortage is all in English
settlers there being but six this year as
against eighteen last. In pointers there
10 an increase of two. Following is the
list:
POINTERS
M. D. CARROTS liver and white dog
Leandro, by Glenbeigh-Jill.
c. q. Hebert's lemon and white dog
Robert ]. by Bruce R-Doris.
r. S. Hughes black and white bitch
Portland Peg. by Jim H--Bob H.
r. S. Hughes black and white dog
Burlington, by Waldo H-You Bet.
A. c. Colvin'S liver and white bitch
Lady c. Pedro, by Glenbe gh-Saddle-
bags
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-19

of to 5. There was a large crowd out,
as well as very noisy one. The good
plays of the visitors were literally APP
plauded. knell got an ovation when,
in the third inning. he hit one of Har-
vey's curves for home run. The home
team won the game In the second inn
ing, when they made five runs, on four
singles, double, two bases on balls and
couple Oh bad errors. The Bakersfield
boys prayed hne, plucky game, and at
the END Oh the sixth inning the score was
almost tieo' put the Los Angeles boys,
IN their lucky seventh, piled up three
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tires from the ring. The Australian IS
a very decent fellow and, as should be
the case, fighter only in the ring. He
has been subjected to many bibuious
temptations in England. Now that he Is
back in America it ishoped he VIII pull
himself together. He will need to be "all
there" If he ever faces Mccoy in a ring.
4 4 4
M,
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.s 80, .,e iae 1, s,a .'r
~ 80 I'LL ~ ~" w 20. ..a, Icy
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J. Z. Lucas' lemon ana white deg Alou
C, by GlenbeiEh- ddlebaEs- n
w j. Golcher'e liver and white dog En~
cinal. by Glenbeigh-Jill.
Alex. Loughbor0ugh's liver and WMto
dog Peley Ames by Glenbe igh-JIll
]. B. Coleman's black bitch Queen ~
Rex--Mera.
l.. d. Owens Liver and white dog Glen
beigh III, by Glenbeigh--Jill
r. M. Dodge's liver and white dog
Cuba. Of Kenwood, by Glenbeigh it,
Stella.
w. E. Chute's liver and white bitch
Patti Croxteth C, by Upton OF Blithe--
Cricket OF Croxteth.
A. B. Truman's liver and white dog
Croxteth, by Upton Of Blithe-C Cricket Of
Croxteth
"A. B. Humans liver and white dog
-. by Upton OF Blithe-Cricket Of
Croxteth.
]. NJ. Kilgarifs lemon and white bitch
Alma. by Glenbeigh-Jill.
ENGLISH Settlers
George M. Cooks black, white and tan
bitch Queen Sue. by Del Sur-Suver @.
H. It. Payne's liver and white bitch
Irene Noble, by Stamboul-Chdca Noble.
Verona Kennels black, white and tan
-, by Tony Boy-Lady Of Verona.
H. w. Keller's black, white and tan
dog Hope T. by Eugene T-Maiden Mine.
j. j. Evans black. white and tan dog
Rods Bud. by Hickory RodI-Mary Lou.
Frank Maskey's blue Bolton bitch
Lady Rods Char, by Rods Char
Cresida.
1RrSH SFyrTERS
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LOS ANGELES

Earned runs-Bakersfield, 2; Los Angeles,
4. Two-base hits-Knel, Hanlon, Van
Horn. Three-base hit-Whaling. Home
run-Knel. Base on balls-Off Knell, 81
off Harvey, 2. Hit by pitcher-Henry Man
gerina, Franck, Van Horn. Struck out
BY Knell, ); by Harvey, 5. Umpire, Shea.
Scorer, Monroe. Time of game, 2:10.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-19
c. E. Excursion over KIts-sh.p.d Track

c. e. Excursion Over Kite-Shaped Track
On July 18th, oath. 31st and August 7th
a special train, with observation car at
tached. will leave La Grande station at
tbs a. m. A stop of two hours will be made
at both Redlands and Riverside for sight
seeing. Round trip, s2.75. Particulars at
Santa Fe ticket Office 200 Spring street.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-19

We wish to return our sincere and heart-
felt thanks to the friends who were so
kind and helpful to US in our late bereave-
ment. Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Guttenfelder.
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BASEBALL

The great Bakersfield team was taken
into camp by the Los Angeles boys yes
terday at the Athletic park, with score
Daily camera., 1897-01-13
DANCING TURTLES.
Curious Training Through Which They
Are Put in he Far East,


The spectacle Of an old, bearded man,
with long, tangled locks, dressed in a
fantastic costume. attracted the atten-
ton of passerS-py one day in one of the
large seaports of Japan. Some said he
was an Aino, pointing to his long hair
and beard, and that he was a bear wor-
shipper from Nagasalsi.
The old man stood on the deck of a
houseboat quite as disreputable as he
himself appeared and gave an exhi-
bition that was IN every respect remark
able. He held an Old brass drum, upon
which he beat with several sticks, keep
ing time with his foot; and in obedience
TO this strange summons a number of
common high-backed river tortoises of
various sizes crawled out of a box, and,
forming themselves in line. began to
march, one after the other, to the slow,
discordant music. Around they went
in a circle, the big ones ahead, the
smaller ones following on behind, and
at the word of command the larger ones
took their places between two boxes
and formed living tortoise bridge,
over which the small ones passed from
box to box, the others then following
suit, wihereupon all the tortoises ar
ranged themselves in groups, like plates
about table.
The japanese have another tortoise,
which they train to perform simple
tricks in the water. 1t is little crea-
ture about three or four incnes long,
that from a life of inactivity has be-
come covered with a long growth, of
green pond weed, which streams be-
hind like hair as it swims along.
These people are also famous for
their strange fishes of the carp family;
some are short and chubby, with eyes
that protrude so far from the head
that they look like telescopes, or the
stallled eyes of some crabs. with which
the little creature can see in every di-
rection. Others have broad lace-like
tail that hangs gracefully like mass
of lace, and appears to be divided into
three parts. Others have a. perfect
black cross marked upon the back,
which against the deep red, which is
the prevailing color, presents a magnifi-
cent appearance. Others are called the
fish of the white cross, the latter being
white against red.
These fanciful creatures are trained
to perform a variety of tricks; they rise
at the sound of a bell, ring bell them
selves, follow one another in a row at
the signal and then in many ways show
their remarkable intelligence.
The japanese also import the famous
fighting fishes from India, which they
keep in an aquarium and match in con-
tests which are. it must be said, decided
without bloodshed, though the little
creatures show no little ferocity.
The tortoise and crane are both sa
cred animals in Japan, and the former
is often seen with the stork walking
about villages, paying no attention to
the people, and as safe as is the sacred
OK of India.-St. Louis Republic.
Daily camera., 1897-01-13
Knew She Had Been Deceived.

An amusing story is told about a
worthy vicar of rural parish who had
waved eloquent in the interest of for
eign missions one Sunday, and was sur
priscd Oh entering the village shop dur
ing the week to be greeted with marked
GOODNESS by the worthy dame who kept
it. On seeking to know the cause, the
good woman produced half-crown
from drawer. and throwing it down
before the vicar, exclaimed:
81 marked that half-crown and put it
in the plate last Sunday, and here ii is
back again in my shop. Iknowed well
them niggers never got the money
Tit-Bits.
Daily camera., 1897-01-13
GARDEN OF EDEN.
A COlored Man Believes He Has Found
the Home Of Original Man.

tHS IAoIhc VI oii6 ihoi nA0ii'
There is lawyer out in Del Norte,
Col, who believes that he has found the
site of the Garden of Eden. He has
spent good part of his life in studying
antiquities, and has compared the re-
mains of prehistoric man found in many
quarters of the globe. He has at last
located original man in the state of
Colorado and the near neighborhood of
his home. There, in the course of his
explorations, he recently came across It
cave that he thought was promising
place for excavation.
Nor was he mistaken. Below the sur
face he found remains of men far an
tedating the mound builders and the
cliff dwellers. In fact, before he was
nearly through with his excavation he
was satisfied that he had made one OF
the most important discoveries of mod
ern times, and now that he has had time
to study the remains that he found, he
is perfectly convinced that the section
he has been exploring was the original
Garden of Eden.
Mr.. Elliott says that he was led many
wears ago to suspect that the San Luis
valley had primeval history of thrill
ing Importance, and has spent most of
his leisure since in making investiga-
tions. This valley is $50 miles long and
80 or 40 miles wide, and is one of the
lcveliest and most fertile tracts in Col
orado. According to Mr.. Elliott, a love-
ly lake once filed the great dimple in
the mountains, upon whose borders
original man once lived and died.
''The caves in which the race lived,
said Mr.. Elliott, "were located above
the water line, and may now be seen by
any person who has the curiosity TO
make the investigation. The caves are
about 300 feet or more above the bottom
of the valley. They are entered through
very narrow openings, which, in many
cases, have been closed entirely by the
sliding of the cliffs, or by the debris
rolling down the side of the mountain.
81 have entered 40 or so of the ancient
caves. In some of them a kind of rude
masonry is to be seen. This masonry
consists of rocks laid one upon the
other, without the use of mortar or
! mud.
81 am convinced that mankind orig
mated in the chain of mountains pass
ing through Colorado"
i But while many relics of man are
found in these caves, Mr.. Elliott has
been able to find no bones. He believes
that the men of those days practiced
cremation, and the remains of one fur
mace, WHICH, he thinks, was used for the
destruction of human bodies, can be
/ seen in one of these caves. He himself
/ unearthed it.-N. Y. Herald.
Daily camera., 1897-01-13
"Freedonl from
OsCillatiOn."

In its issue of Febr'y 18th
the Railway Age. Of Chi
cago gives a very intersting
account of some record
breaking runs on the Bur-
lineton Route between Ga
lesburg and Chicago. The
article says in conclusion:
"The Burlingion's main
line track allows the high
est speed to be made with
remarkable freedom from
oscillation. The train 'purrs'
over the joints with a de-
lightful rvthm and the pas
senger seldom realizes that
he is riding at an extra or
dinary gait" q
Freedom from oscillation
is some thing the Burlington
is famous for all over the
country. No matter how
great the speed, the train is
as steady as any moving
object can be.
How could it be otherwise
with such a track. such roll
ing stock, such engines as
the Burlington's?
Daily camera., 1897-01-13
lHE DAILY CAMERA.
Erenpc tle news Gcntly.

The doctor came into the room rub
hing his hands and smiling.
Everything all right?" asked the
man who was anxiously waiting for
him.
Couldn't be better" returned the
doctor.
''Good," said the man, with sigh of
relief. Then, when he saw that the
doctor intended to say nothing more,
he asked, with some hesitation: "Er-
ah-boy or girl?'
The doctor stopped rubbing his
hands and looked a trifle uneasy, as if
the task before him were not just to his
liking.
WELL" he said at last, you'll need a
tandem wheel for it. Chicago Post.
Daily camera., 1897-01-13
In 0. nl.....A :. -.

Stranger-Beg pardcH, sir, but you
have it in your power to 90 me a great
favor, and one that l will gladly ieFay.
Bankrupt (sadly)-I? | am afraid
you have made mistake. / am of no
use to anybody. l have just failed for
half a million, with no assets.
$50 | heard"
"You know it, and yet you say can
be of service to you?"
eyes, sir, beg you will not refuse"
"But what can a miserable bankrupt
like me do for anyone?"
81 want you to tell me, sir, how you
got so much credit?"-N. Y. Weekly.
Daily camera., 1897-01-13
Proof to the Contrary.

Sixteen years in the employ OF this
railroad company" soliloquized the
man who was walking up and down in
front of the passenger station. six
teen years! And kicked out! Kicked
out" he added bitterly. "And yet they
say corporations have no soles. Chi
cago Tribune