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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05
LESTER VS.. LETCHER.
THE ASYLUM QUARREL NOW UNDER
CONSIDERATION.
ser All In FrankfOrt--NOthing
Known of What the
Outcome VIII

The report of Inspector aud Exam
liner Lester in the Western Ken.
lucky Lunatic Asylum is in the hands
of the governor, and although the
governor will not give it out to the
public, Lester himself has stated that
he has recommended the removal OF
the superintendent, DR.. Ben Letcher.
AS to what the governor will do in
the case time alone will tell, but it ia
believed that the doctor will have to
make room for a more ardent Brad
leyite. The hungry horde still clam
ors for the spoils of Office and APP
pointments are growing scarce
Louisville Post.
The above paragraph gives out the
latest information about the attempt
to displace DR.. Letcher. Locally
there is but little known of what is
going on. DR.. Letcher, accompanied
by Judge John Feland, one of his at
torneys, went to Frankfort early in
the week to resist the EFFORT of the in,
spector to have Dr. Letcher removed.
A significant feature is that DR.,
Katherine Hauser, the second assist
ant physician, who has been pushing
the charges against DR.. Letcher, has
been summoned to Frankfort by the
Governor, in person. What the re-
suit will be is of course known
only to the Governor.
DR.. Letcher has secured a large
number of endorsements from the
people of Hopkinsville but, it is not
known what importance Gov. Bradley
will attach to that character of back
ing.
The Frankfort correspondent of the
Louisville Commercial in yesterdays
paper says:
"Dr. Ben Letcher, the superinten-
dent of the Hopkinsville asylum,
whose removal has been recommend
ed by Inspector Lester, arrived here
tonight, accompanied by his attor-
ney, John Feland, ST., of Hopkins
vile. They are keeping their pres.
ence here quiet, and will call on the
governor tomorrow to ascertain that
he intends to do in the matter. 1t is
intimated that if the governor re
moves DR.. Letcher on the charges
that are alleged to be frivolous, the
latter will put on his war paint and
make public some charges against
one of the highest officials in the
State"
The following reference to the
Lexington muddle, in the Louisville
Post, is not without interest in this
connection:
"The news comes from Lexington
that the relations between Gov. Brad
ley and his brother-in-l law, DR.. Scott,
are strained; that "they never speak
as they pass by" that the Governor
has manifested no interest in the
SCOTS, or the institution, since DR..
Scott made an objection to the APP
pointment of Miss Ella Watson as
matron. This lady formerly was
Postmistress at Lancaster. She is
now residing in Cincinnati. The
cause of DR.. SCOTS objection is not
known, but it is said that something
said by Scott angered the Governor,
and he has chad it in" for the Somer.
set doctor ever since.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05
Freight Trains Collide.

The first section of the south bound
l.. q n. freight train No. 81 broke in
two while ascending a heave grade
near Empire yesterday and the ca
boose and several cars ran backward
five and six miles, collidiug with the
second section. Three cars were
knocked from the track and the ca
boose was demolished. The engineer
and fireman of the second section saw
the danger in time to jump and es-
capped injury. No one was hurt in
the accident. The morning express,
due here at 6:07, was delayed about
two hours.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05
Judge Cook in Town.

Judge Thos. p. Cook, of Murray,
KY, was in the city Wednesday for a
few hours and left at 2:53 for Lyon
county. He is taking final survey
of the political field, before announc-
ing himself for circuit Judge. II
Judge Cook enters the race-and he
thinks he will--he will undoubtedly
be in it at the finish.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05
w est Christian.
WObb NhAlbbldh.
Sinking Fork, Jan. q, '97.

Sinking Fork, Jan. q, '97.
Mr.. James Ricketts, has moved to
his farm in this neighborhood.
The wheat crop in this part of the
country is looking well.
Rev. W. A. Ransom has formally
accepted call rendered him by the
Baptist church at this place. His pas
torate began the fourth Sunday.
Mr.. l.. w. Guthrie left today tor
Bowling Green, where he will attend
school,
Miss Edna Cananaupgh who has
been visiting friends at Gracey, re-
turned home last Sunday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05
CREAM OF NEWS.
FIT is NEW AND TRUE THIS COLUMN
HASlT.
False Arrest Charged-BIg Damage Suit
Freight CoIlision--Held Over
Amusements
FatalInIurv to a Fireman

jacksonville, Feb. 2-John Con-
ners, fireman of the L, & N. fast mail
was struck on the head by the mail
catcher while passing Kelly's station
aud probably fatally injured.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05

1t is said that Blackburn's friends
in the Senate have positively agreed
to help the Republicans out if they
are disposed to accept the appointee
of Gov. Bradley, and will furnish the
necessary majority toward seating
him, in order to give Blackburn an,
other chance at the next Legislature
meeting.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05
Knocked Down and Robbed.

Walter Mason, COL, is in jail charged
with assaulting Mr.. Larkin Harmed,
an aged gentleman living a few miles
east of the city, and also with having
robbed his house of a lot of wine.
Mason's examining trial is set for
Feb &
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05

The Frankfort tip is that A. I.
Wood will be appointed Senator
March 8 and that the extra session
will be called April 2. Frankfort
rumor has it that relations between
Gov. Bradley and John W. Yerkes
are not so cordial as they have hereto
fore been.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05
can't. LYMAN Dead.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Feb. Capt.
T, H. Hyman, for over a quarter of a
century leading auctioneer on this
tobacco market, died this morning at
Lake Weir, Fla. He was a native of
Louisville, aged SO.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05
Geo. Morris Held Over.

The examining trial of Geo. Morris
occurred Wednesday. He was held
over until the grand jury meets, on
charge of grand larceny. Morris was
recognized in the sum Of $3.50 for his
appearance
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05

Geo. E. Butler, the notorious Aus
tralian murderer, for whom detectives
from Australia had 80 long been
waiting at San Francisco, arrived
there on steamer Tuesday and was
Immediately placed under arrest
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05

Deputy Sheriff Harry Judge, of
Fulton, while out in pursuit of flu
gitive, shot and killed Chas. Will
liams, an Innocent man.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05
DRUNKEN Man OOmmits wanton Murder

Mayfeld, KY, Feb. 2.-Dave Brow
der, drunken white man, shot and
killed Isam Williams,a negro, tonight.
Browder ordered the negro to run,
and because he refused to do so,
killed MIN. A posse is now pursuing
BroWder
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05
RAWLlNS WINS.

End of the Fight for Senator From
Utah.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. g.
Rawlins 81, Thatcher 20, Henderson
l, Brown |, This was the result OF
the fifty-third ballot of the Utah Leg.
islature, which elected Joseph L.
Rawlins to the Unuted States Senate
and closed one of the most exciting
polical contests ever held in the
State. Mr. Rawlins is lawyer aud
a silver man.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05

A nine-year-old boy was received
at the Frankfort penitenSiary to serve
one year for HOUSEKEEPING.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05

The Chester County Guaranty CO.,
suspended business at West Chester,
Pa, Tuesday, with heavy liabilities.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-05

Judge J.. Cripps Wickliffe is alarm.
ingly i'll with cerebral erysipelas.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-25
NOT AN EVIDENCE OF PURITY.

OF all the nonsensical stuff that ever
appeared in a newspaper pretending to
speak for state, the following criticism
from the Montgomery Advertiser takes
the cake. Such argument is too light
even to be excused under the head Of
dotage and too himsy and clumsy to do
credit to a boy journalist.
If any reader can so construct single
sentence from the Democrats article that
would cause any sensible man to take
the view of it the Advertiser editor takes,
he should be given the first place in a
dime museum as the greatest lit
erary monstrosity of the Nine
teenth century The article winds
up by saying we may be assinne in
many respects. but we are not so long
cared as that Well, we give medicine
below right from the original package,
and if the editor don't out-mule a mules
father journalism should be put down as
a failure:
Recently the Jacksonville Democrat
remarked;
Calhoun county was established in 1926
and with one exception there has never
been white man hung in this county.
The above exception took place by the
trial having been moved from another
county.
Upon this the Advertiser made this
comment:
This is equivalent to a standing invi-
tation to every man in Calhoun county
to commit murder with the assurance
that he will be acquitted. 1t Is calculat
ed to make a human life cheaper than
that of a hog, for the man who STEALS
and kills a hog is sure to be punished.
Whereupon our commentary gets red
in the face and boils over in this style:
We will leave the above comment of
the Advertiser TO any respectable paper
in Ala bama if its comment on the above
statement does not show an assnine
misconstruction of what is shown as a
model county, but, then. the Advertiser
is so given to sarcasm ard Montgomery
county is so we'll noted for crime, etc,
that the Advertiser cannot see anything
from the pure standpoint as regards Cal
hOun county,
And we will leave it to any author
ity in Calhoun county itself of the boast
that no white man has been hung in its
history for q crime committed in its Dor
ders is a creditable one. Our contem-
porary may have aimed to compliment
it's county as a model one but 1t took
very ridiculous method of doing it. The
people of Calhoun are no better than
those in any other county, though doubt
less just as good. and to imply that no
white man has been guilty of murder
there in sixty years is absurd.
Montgomery county is not a model
in Furnishing murders, we frankly con-
fess, but If 1t were fact that no white
man had been hung in its history, we
Using the fact to the world as an evil
dence of purity. We may be assinne in
many respects, but we are not so long
cared as that
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-25
R1ftHrr AM mrsT1crE

The net profits on the first months sale
on Mr.. Bryan's book, according to spe-
eial from Lincoln, published elsewhere,
amounts to the neat sum of $4,000 Half
of the amount was distributed to aid
the cause of free coinage. With such
eagerness on the part of the people to
read the book should be sufficient evil
dence that the friends of Mr.. Bryan stand
as close by him today as when he furled
the flag in defeat last November, and are
as anxious for the success of the prin-
eiples he advocated as when excitement
ran riot wherever he spoke.
While the people who supported him
have yielded like patriotic American cit
liens to the will of the majority, and will
throw no stone in the way of the party
in power 10 bring about that much COW
eted confidence and restore prosperity,
yet they will have to see. feel and know
that the spirit of hope has again opened
its pinions and in the open glare they
can walk by sight as we'll as by faith
before they will change their opinions
The unanswered arguments of the great
leader and his followers are as fresh and
green in the minds of the people as when
the great Chicago auditorium vibrated
from the enthusiasm over the speech
that secured the nomination and the
pent-up sound waves sought crack and
crevice TO carry the tidings to the utmost
parts of the country.
Such scenes are never lost to memory,
and such principles advocated, as with
all truths, become immortal. The ma
ton may become extinct, wars may de-
vastate the grandest country ever inhab-
tied by man, history may repeat itself
and ignorance and vice take the place
of education and religion. but nature her.
self will preserve her word that all men
are equal before the bar of right and
justice-the real platform of Bryan de-
mocracY.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-25

the strong position of Alabama with ref
ereuce to her manufactures:
M Thomas G. Garrett, one of the sem
ate clerks, who halls from Alaba ma. was
introducing to a number of friends yes
terday a manufacturer of his state, Mr..
T. B. Ingram, Of Florence, as a curiosity.
Mr. Ingram is in Washington on bust
ness, but that business does not take
him before the ways and means commit
tee Although an extensive manufac-
turer of wagons, he is not clamoring for
a higher duty on lumber, and is thor
oughly satisfied with the profit he now
makes. Perhaps the secret of this hes
in the fact that Mr.. Ingram's manufac-
tory can get all the timber it wants for
the next 200 or 800 years without going
outside of a radius of twenty-five miles
from Fiore nee, and all the iron 1t needs
from Birmingham less than 100 miles
away. Much of the timber is hauled to
the factory by the farmers upon the very
wagons they have previously purchased
there. zs--
Prosperity is already returning to Ala
bama." said Mr.. Ingram. Farmers are
better off today than they have been at
any time since the war When farmers
buy buggies it is a good indication of
prosperity, and they have bought more
in the past two years than in any pre-
vious five. Birmingham is one of Che
most prosperous cities in the south.
Shiploads of iron are sent from Alabama
to Europe every year, and Birmingham
works are months behind with their or
darS
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-25
THE RIVER STATIONARY.

Although Levees Are Reported as Hav-
ing Broken Below Memphis.
Memphis, Tam, March 24.-Since s
o'clock this morning when the gauge
registered 36.S feet the river has remained
stationary. The weather bureau an
nounces it will probably so remain for
twenty-four hours. but there is every
reason to expect further rise within a
short time as the water coming down
is sufficient for that purpose.
News has been received by United
States Engineer Fitch that the levee on
the Arkansas side has broken in two
places, one at Dawsons, about 13S miles
from Memphis. and one not far below
Modoc. Engineer Fitch has acted upon
them with promptness. He sent relief
boat with bargcs and skiffs for the as
sistance of the people in the country.
Details concerning the break al Daw-
sons are meagre The break near Nc
doc was not unexpected as the leVee
seems weak in that vicinity several
breaks having already occurred in spite
of all efforts. The levees on the Mis-
sissipp side remain intact and reports
tonight contain no intimation of an ex-
pected break.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-25
HOW TO FIND OUT.


Fill bottleoreomnnon glass with urine
and let ii stand tYapty-four hours: sed-
iment or settling indicates an I'M
healthy condition of the kidneys. When
urine stains linen it is positive evidence
of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire
to urinate or pain in the back Is also con-
vincing proof that the kidneys and blad-
der are out of order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root. the great kidney remedy, fulfills
every wish in relieving pain in the back,
Kidneys liver, bladder and every part Of
the urinary passages. 1t corrects inabil-
ity to hold urine and scalding pain In
passing it, or bad effects following the
use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes
that unpleasant necessity Of being COM
PEELED to get up many times during the
night to urlnate The mild and the extra
ordinary effect of Swamp Root is soon
realized. 1t. stands the highest for Its
wonderful cures of the most distressing
cases. If you need medicine you should
have the best Sold by druggists; price,
fifty cents and one dollar. You may nave
a sample bottle and pamphlet both sent
free by mail Mention the State Herald
and send your address to DR.. Kilmer q
Co., Bingha mton, N. Y. The proprietors
of this paper guarantee the genuinenesS
of this offer.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-25

Uncle Remus said "Brer. Bar, he
holp Miss Meadows bring wood" The
word holp, being help, and pronounced
hope, is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and
comes from helpen. 1t occurs several
times in Shakespeare. as "Iet him thank
ms that holp to send him thither." Ten
nyson uses the word several times We
often hear learn used instead of teach.
Children especially misuse it. You
can teach person to read, but the per-
son must learn. Chaucer used learn in
pace OF teach. Shakespeare uses it
several times. as come, civil night. and
learn me how to lose a winning match ;"
The word 'liefer." now obsolete, was used
by Tennyson. Illterate people say
brethren and sstren." So did Chau
Ger. Uncle Remus said: "Rrer. Rab-
bit amt seen no peace w'atsomcver
The old English authors used the last
word, and they used "wrastle," guess Z"
etc.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-25
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
A. w. GLEASO
TO ENTER THE FIELD.

Washington, March 24-Vice-President
Palmer, of the Illinois Iron and Steel COM
pany, of Chicago. who has been spending
the past few days at Washington, will
be one of the bidders for the manufacture
of the armor plate for the new battle
chips The bids will be opened on April
s. The company of which Palmer is the
vice-president has an extensive plant at
Chicago, and if their bid is accepted 1t is
their purpose to increase their works SO
as to enable hem to manufactu armor
plate for the future AT present the only
firms in America which engage in this
business are the Carnegies, of Pittsburs,
and the Bethlehem company of Beth
lehem. Pa.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-25
BICYCLE WORKS BURNED.

Reading, Pa, March 24-At an early
hour this morning, fire broke out in the
large four-story brick building occu-
pied by the Acme Bicycle Manufacturing
company and the building and contents
were damaged to the extent of $4,000.
Insurance. $4,000. The fire started in
the enameling room and is supposed to
have been caused by spontaneous COM
bustion The firm employs 500 hands
and had been running day and night.
The building had only recently been
erected al cost of 100000 The firm
was confined to the third and fourth
floors and the principal damage was to
the stock. The dana ged portion of the
building will be rebuilt at once.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-25

The late DR.. Joseph Co: trell, the ecoen-
trio. but brilliant Methodist preacher
was a warm personal friend to Col. Wet
more, and the colonel named one of his
boys for him. DIR. Cottrell visited T.iv-
ingston after an absence of tweny wears
He stood III a crowd renewing acquains-
arce with old friends. when a man step
ped up and said DIR. Cottrell. you don't
remember me-" DR.. Cottrell looked at
him moment and said: Why, Frank
Jones, you haven't paid ma for marrying
you" 1t was a fact. He had performed
the marriage ceremony for Jones twenty
years previous. and in he hurry to get to
the train Jones had forgotten to give
him a fee. Jones saw he was caught
when DR.. Cottrell recognized him and
went off and got $50 and gave 1t 10 DR..
Cottrell. Jones had grown stout and
bald, and gray. in fhe twenty years. but
DIR. Cottrell had no difficulty in rcmem-
bering him. Perhaps the unpaid fee had
tomething to do with 1t.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-25

The question of pensioning ex-slaves is
still being agitated. A society has been
formed among the negroes for the pur-
pose of raising funds to put this bill
through congress. The society numbers
1000 members. and each one pays 8
cents at church every Sunday. Now
that the republicans are in power the ne
groes have hopes of getting pensions.
Some of the negro men born since the
war are going about on crutches. and
are otherwise mimicing old age, to make
believe they We're slaves
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-25
AN IMPORTANT POINT.

The northern cotton mill men seem to
dread the cheaper labor in the south,
more than any other advantage that the
south possesses. And well they may
dread this advantage that the south has,
for it is very important 1t is a decided
advantage now while the south manufac-
lures cheap goods, and it will be even
more to the gain of the south when it
makes better grades, for the higher the
grade the greater is the labor cost 1t
is estimated that in making pig iron la
Dor is so per cent. of the cost. The labor
per centage is rot so great in making
cotton goods, but is very large. An au-
thority on cotton mills says:
In The cotton industry 1t is fair to as
sumo that in a mill making medium
goods $1,000 are invested in building. ma
chnery and stock for every workman
employed, and that the yearly product
will be worth $1,000. Of this 1000 about
5000 go for other purposes than labor,
leaving $500 for labor and profits At
present any business attracts. capital
that offers per cent net profit, with
per cent. for a, sinking fund or reserve
for maintenance Of the plant. Taking,
therefore, 500 as the capitalists share,
there remains about $500 for Ia Dor, which
is about the wages of a good female
weaver"
The hope that the northern cotton mill
men entertain is that lahor in the south
will advance-they say southern mill en-
ployes can't live On present wages. They
do not consider that living in the south
is cheaped than in the north. because
of the cheapncss of the necessities of
life. A southern empnye can get less
and still save more than the northerner.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-25
WAIT A TIME IN PATIENCE.

Referring to the morning papers re-
cent far-rea ched praise of Gen. Harrison,
the Russell Register, published in Gen.
Harrison's congressional district says:
why not use plain English. and say
that Gen. Harrison will be a candidate
for governor next year? That will be
about as speedily as he can run for a
public station. and his defeat will be
about as crushing as his offer will be
speedy. If the general wants to be gov
ernor. ne should wal: a tina in patience.
ard allow Gov Johnston to have me Gus
tomary Endorsement" = Montgomery
Journal
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-25
LIKE TENNYsON,s BROOK.

Col. William Vaughan. after spending
Sunday with his family in Birmingham,
reached the city yesterday morning and
the contest court al once commenced to
grind again, with Judge Mel on deck,
the other court having stopped fer few
days on account of being wearied and
broken down. The severe mental strain
Is beginning to tell on Judge Niels hand
some countenance and is causing deep
furrOws en- his massive forehead. Hon.
John Morgan Burns represented Con-
gresham Plowman yesterday. Mr.. Henry
Reese having been gagged in the trial
of y a case in the circuit cOurt. Col.
Vaughan's beautiful blonde mustache is
attracting universal attention. Selma
Times.