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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
A HOG MAN
who Thoroughly Understands His
Business.
HE LIVES IN BRECKENRIDGE.
From the Far ners Home Journ.

tFrom the Far ners Home Journal
l we'll remember twenty five years ago
that no farmer in our section had pro-
duced UNDERGROUND pig at the age
of Eve months. Pigs coming in the
spring were kept until the following fall
and then fattened for market. No &C
count at all was kept to know how much
corn the pig consumed, nor was the
market value Of the corn considered
and as to providing shorts, cotton seed
meal, artichokes, ETC., in addition TO the
corn to give the much needed variety
Tor balance the ration, no one ever
heard OF a balanced ration. In those
days the farmer kept the hogs now the
hogs must keep the farmer. And to do
this the farmer must first procure'a hog
OF good stock and then feed and care
for him intelligently. And as all horses
cannot make Star Pointers, nor all icows
Brown Bessies, neither can we expect
every hog to make world-beater.
But the hog man of to-day who thor
oughly understands his business will,
think, have no trouble in producing a
hog that will put few dollars in the
profit column OF the ledger; and as a
testimony meeting always does us
Methodists good, here goes for my results
in swine husbandry: l handle the
Poland-ChiDa hog, until fud better
one, and in the summer OF 1896 a SOW
narrowed pigs which decided to make
into family bacon. These 8 pigs were
killed the day they were 81 months old
and made net average Of l65 pounds,
which is equal to 2O2 gross weight. My
present prospects for family bacon is in
1G pigs that | am now feeding. These
pigs were farrowed July s, 1897, and
were driven one mile and weighed on
Fairbanks scales this morning, the 18th
day of November-!our months and four
days old-and weighed 2,l76 pounds, or
an average of 1856 pounds and l challenge
any herd of that number in Kentucky
to beat it. While l consider both lots
almost in class to themselves, have
no difficulty in eating almost as good
results from the IS to 100 that l produce
each year, excepting OF course those fed
through our most severe winter weather.
Aud now, as the I0O-pound pig at 5
montl s old is back number, we will
see who can first make herd Of, say 10
pigs, average 200 pounds at months OF
age. am sure it is possibility, but it
will require free and unlimited"
"cornsge." DR. P. w FooTE.
Irvington, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
GARRETT.

d, Born to the wife OF ]. T. Richie, Nov.
81, girl.
Bill Carrico went 10 Louisville We'd
nesday night.
Jim E lelin sp mt Saturday night with
Henry Miles.
Lee Berry, Of Flaherty, was at this
place Thursday.
Frank Sommers went to Indiana Tues
day on business.
Mrs. Lena Medley went to Brandon
burg Wednesday.
Miss Ida Bell Shacklett was the guest
Of Dora Funk Sunday.
~ Born to the wife OF N. Tuell, Nov.
'29. an eight pound girl.
Dr. Emmett Wimp came down from
Louisville Wednesday.
Mrs Buckler aud daughter, Eva, we Mt
TO Garnettsville Wednesday
DR.. Miles and son, Kelly Ford, went
to Brandenburg Wednesday.
Mrs. w. w. Miles and son, G. r. Mil
es, went to Vine Grove Saturday
shopping.
Mr.. d. N. Burch, and family, Of Hill
Grove, we're the guests OF their mother,
Mrs Laura Burch, Sunday.
Cap Lane, wife and Ethel Farleigh, Of
Garnettsyille, we're the guests Of John
Funk and family Sunday.
Bob Ensor, of Enron, and AK Mont
gomery, OF Big Spring, were in this
neighborhood Moaday buying hogs.
Miss Winnie Mills, OF sirocco, WHO
has been visiting here for the past two
weeks returned to her home Sunday.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
PERISH IN
A STORM.
Philippine Islands Swept by Great
Typhoon.
Fully Four Hundred Europeans Were
Drowned And Il Is Estimated
That Six Thousand Natives
Perished.
Millions of Dollars Worth Of Property
Destroyed.

SAN Francisco, Nov. 29.-The ty-
phoon which swept over the Philippine
Islands on Oct. 8, was the cause Of one
Of the worst disasters that has been re-
ported from the Southern ocean in
many years, if not in the history of
that section of the world. Thousands
Of lives were lost, including many Eu-
ropeans, and the damage to property
was something appalling Telegraphio
advices concerning the calamity have
been very meager.
The difficulty Of getting news from
the islands is great at any time. and,
owing to the remoteness of some Of the
provinces visited by the hurricane, full
details of the storm did not reach Hong
Kong until Nov. l. The steamer Gaelic,
from the Orient Saturday, brought ac-
counts Of the ravages of the tidal wave
and the winds. Several other towns
were swept and blown away. Fully
400 Europeans were drowned and it Is
estimated 5000 natives persisted.
The hurricane struck the islands at
the Bay of Santa Paula, in the province
Of Samar. 1t devastated the entire
southern portion of the island and cut
off communication with the rest of the
world for two days. On the 18th the
hurricane reached Leyte and struck the
capital of I cloban with great fury. In
less than half an hour the town was a
mass of ruins The natives were panic
stricken and tried TO make their way to
clear ground. Four hundred of them
were buried beneath the debris of
wrecked buildings and 100 cOrpses OF
Europeans were recovered from the
ruins when the native authorities insti-
tuted a search for the dead.
Reports from the southern coast were
received which claimed that score OF
small trading vessels and two Sydney
traders were blown ashore and the
crews drowned The sea at Samoa
swept inland nearly mile, destroying
property valued at several million dol
lars, and causing wholesale deaths
among the natives.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
WRECKED IN LAKE MICHIGAN.
GOgebic Strikes Where the AIva Ground
ed Years Ago.

0CboSie StAANc4 " ASAo tho avn oNouhU-
ed Years Ago.
GREEN HAVEN, Mich, Nov. 27.-Yes-
terday afternoon yawl containing the
mate and portion of the crew of the
steamer Gogebio arrived here, The
men related the story of the stranding
of their steamer on North Manitou ISL
and Thursday night during the snow
storm. and the mate sent messages to
vessel owners and the underwriters
asking for assistance.
The Gogebic was empty and bound
from Chicago for port on Lake Erie.
During the dense snowstorm she struck
on the island just where the steamer
Alva grounded few years ago She
was ON rocky bottom and pounding
heavily, so the captain scuttled her.
Her situation was SO dangerous that the
mate and some of the crew volunteered
TO go for help, and they reached this
port after perilous trip In their little
boat.
The wrecker Favorite has been dis.
patched from Cheboygan, and unless
fine weather sets in IL is thought she
win be too late to render aid.
The Gogebio is wooden steamer Of
1912 tons, and is owned by j. O. Mills
of Port Huron. She is valued at &70,.
600, and is fully insured.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
SPANS I
CAUSE LOST.
Sixteen-Hundred American Citi-
zens in Cuba Living
on Charity.
A Cuban Refugee Just Released From
a Spanish Prison Tells Some-
thing Of the War In Cuba.
Prospects Of COnqusrIng Cuba Hopeless.

New YORK, Nov. 29.-Dr. Agra
monte, one of the Cuban refugees who
has Just arrived here said that many Of
the Spanish officers had admitted to
him that their cause was hopeless COM
pletely lost. He said that the hardships
he had undergone since leaving this
city Feb. 26, 1895, were simply inde.
scribable. The men in the expedition,
he described, as Of fine physique. The
expedition cost the least and had the
most brilliant results.
He arrived al Costa Rica March 20,
and the other expedition started from
Port Limon with General Maceo and
his band on March 80 of that year. In
the party, besides Generals Antonio
Maceo and Jose Maceo, were Generals
Cebreco and Flor Crombet They
reached Duava. Cuba, in a storm and
during high tide. The surf was un-
usually rough, and the tide fioated their
vessel ON the coast. That is the way
the party landed at Duava. With rifles
in hand they jumped ashore and ran to
dry ground. This was on April 3.
Twelve days later Agramonte was cap
tured at Guantanamo.
Up to this time there had been four
fights, in the first of which one Span
lard was killed and 10 wounded. The
guide had betrayed them, after receiv-
ing $25 for his services. General Crom.
bet died April ~, 1895.
After his capture DR.. Agramonte was
taken to Felicidad Here the prisoners
were brutally treated. Orders were
given that at the first appearance of the
enemy the heads of the prisoners should
be cut off. They we're taken TO the
Morrow castle prison at Santiago de
Cuba. There were 10 Oubans at Morrc
castle, among them General CORONA,
aged So years, and who, 1t is said, is be-
ing literally killed, step by step.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
IMPRISONED IN ICE.
The Revenue Cutter Hear starts For the
Relief OF the whalers.

Inc heNeuuo Gutter Beat starts FOr the
Relief OF the whaIers.
SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 27.-The rev.
enue cutter Bear sailed yesterday after
noon to the relief of the whalers who
are frozen mp in the Arctic ocean, north
OF Point Barrow, Alaska. Captain Tut
tie, in discussing the probable point
where the sled or land party will be
landed for their dash north, said that it
all depends upon the state of the ice
pack. No vessel, he declared, had here
tofore been in that part Of Boring sea to
which the Bear Is bound later than the
month Of October.
The ice condition, he said, is un-
known except within the sight of shore.
The natives have been able to report on
the ice formation only so far as they
have been able to see il from the land.
"As q result of this winters work in
Boring sea. hope" said Captain Tut.
tie, Ito throw some light on the ice sub
ject by the time l return" He then
added significantly "As far as steam
and sail will drive the Bear to the
northward she will CO."
Captain Tuttle will shape a course at
the outset from the straits of Fuca to
Unalaska. He hopes to make the run
across to Unalaska in seven days time
The distance is about 1850 miles
Five days good running from Una.
laska." he says, should take me to
Sledge island, provided that the north.
ern point can be reached at this time Of
the year. hope to be able to leave
Unalaska by Dec. 8 next"
Al Unalaska the Bear will take on
coal and such supplies as the overland
party will REQUIRE,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
FIRE in PHILADELPHIA.
Two Firemen Injured and $4,000 Worth
Of Property Destroyed.


Two Firemen Injured and s75, 900 Worth
Of Property Destroyed.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 30. The milin-
cry and furnishing stores OF Apt Broth
ers. IS and ii North Eighth street.
were damaged by FIRE yesterday to the
extent of about 10000 on which the
firm carried $4,000 insurance The
building which fronts on Filbert street,
as we'll as Eighth, and which Is owned
by the estate Of George S. Lang, was
damaged to the extent of $40, 900 GOV.
cred by insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Both members Of the firm and a win
dow dresser were IN the building until
about I2 80 clock arranging the stock
for the Christmas holidays. Shortly
after they left the fire was discovered.
The building is in the heart of the shop.
ping district and the entire fire depart.
ment was called. After two hours
hard work they extinguished the flames
without any serious damage TO other
property.
George Cost, a fireman. was badly
burned about the face during the fire,
and Bethel Partridge, a ladderman.
suffered a broken leg.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01

Their Differences should BE Settled Before
AnnezatIon.

Ihoir Dluereuoo Shoulu ne Settloo before
AnnezatIon.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29.-The latest
information from Honolulu says;
Advices Just received from Japan
state that no progress has been made In
the negotiations about the emigrant
affair, owing to the fact that Hawaii
sticks invariably TO the policy Of pro-
crastination in the hope, it is claimed.
Of transferring the responsibility Of pay.
ing the compensation to the United
States, but not affecting the proposed
annexation.
AT this juncture another difficulty has
sprung mp. A certain emigrant com.
pany in Honolulu has unlawfully Ap.
propriated the deposit money Of the i'm.
migrants, and Minister ShimAmura at.
tempted TO bring the matter before tina.
tribunal
While matters stand In this way in
Hawaii the relations OF Japan with the
United States have become more friend
", and the latter Is inclined 70 advise
the Hawaiian government 70 pay the
indemnity At once TO Japan II IL really
desires the annexation OF Hawaii to the
United States
Senator Pettigrew OF South Dakota
and ex- Senator Dubois Of Idaho will
leave for San Francisco on this steamer.
Both men are practically against annex
alton. II Is change Of front ON the
part OF Dubois. When he was q member
OF the sena''. Il. A. Thurston, who was
then Hawaiian minister At Washing
ton. remarked and repeated frequently
that Senator Dubois waa one OF the
most enthusiastic supporters OF the an.
nexation proposal.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
Enscts Of the Spanish DEGREES.

MADRID. Nov. 29.-The DEGREES have
been received with conflicting impress
sions, but most Spaniards are disposed
to accept the change as dictated by the
necessities Of the situation. Marshal
Martinez Oampos warmly approves the
DEGREES and is willing to go to Cuba II
necessary. General Azacarraga re.
serves his opinion until he sees the Of.
feet OF them upon the rebellion. The
Carlist organ. FL Oorreo EspanOl, de-
scribes the DEGREES as national
treason. The organ Of the extreme
Conservatives, La Naoional, asks wheth.
or the nation will tolerate such policy.
Both these papers will be prosecuted
for their utterances
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
BOILER EXPLOSION.

One Man Killed and Five Others Badly
Injured, One Probably Fatally.
PITTsBURo, Nov. 29.-One man, John
Mullen, was killed, and five others bad
ly injured yesterday evening, the result
of boiler explosion at the old Moore
head & MoClean blast furnace, operated
by Laughlin & Company. The injured
are Seaford Armes. foreman John
Pierport, John Karzy, William Nc
Carthy, hremen. and colored man,
name not known.
Mullen died shortly after the accident
after suffering intense agony His body
was literally cooked by the escaping
steam.
Armes face, arms and legs are badly
scalded. His condition is critical.
The others will recover The cause
Of the explosion Is a mystery.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
STRANGE TRAGEDY,
John Pipp, En- Route to Germany, Sui
cides at FostOrIa, o.

John Pipp, En- Route to Germany, Sui
cides at FOstOria, o.
FosToRIA, o., Nov. 27-John Pipp of
Ripp Lake, Wis. en- route for his for
mer home in Germany, got off of Bal
timore and Ohio train here yesterday
morning, wandered around the railroad
yards for couple of hours. and then
deliberately laid down on the tracks in
l.ont OF an approaching Nickel Plate
passenger train and was killed He
was about 10 years old and in his pock-
ets'were found a gold watch, sac in
money. tickets from Ripp Lake to Ger
many. and postal and express receipts
showing that he had sent over $500 to a
woman in Germany during the past
year No answers have yet been re-
ceived by the officials to inquiries tele-
graphed to his starting place.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
NI1RoeLvceRrN EXPLOSION.
Marrow Escape Of Well DriiIers Near
Chesterfield. Ind.


CHESTERFIELD. Ind. Nov. 27-An ex.
plosion Of nitroglycerin occurred one.
half mile west of this city al 0 10
o'clock Thursday night. Sixty quarts
Of nitroglycerin were hauled there for
the purpose Of shooting gas well yes.
terday. The explosive was placed in a
large zinc tub, located at the end of the
steam exhaus, pipe, for the purpose Of
thawing out the mixture. Ii lie the
theory that the tube became overhead.
ed, causing an explosion with disastrous
results A hole 10 feet long and sew.
eral in depth was torn in the earth.
The engine was blown to pieces.
Drillers .Haney and MCGUIRE had a
remarkable escape. They were stand
Ing within 80 feet Of the scene of the
accident. and were hurled 20 feet by the
force of the explosion, but with the ex-
ception of few bruises they escaped
unhurt.
Persons one mile away were lifted
from their feet from the conclusion,
and the jar was felt for 10 miles. Fire
followed the explosion, but the flames
were quickly extinguished.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
Farmer KIlIsd BY : Farmland.

TRENTON, N. j., Nov 29.-Ainos
Haveland. farmer. living near Allen.
town. was killed yesterday afternoon
by Clarencs Doyle, a farmland. The
men were visiting Haveland's son, who
is farmer at Windsor. about 10 miles
from here. They had been drinking
hard oider and got into a quarrel over
Haye|ands Wife' Doyle struck Have.
land In the head With AZ az aud be died
two hours later Doyle y s,''l a. large.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
CLOvERPoRT KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER J. 1897

anything OF that nnd could be pur.
chased from any of the stores simply
because they did not have them. So
long as the stores had any provisions
prices remained the same. want to
say that the stores treated the men all
right under all circumstances, never adj
vancing the prices, knowing a shortage
was coming, and knew that they had
but to ask for high prices and receive
it. 1 can relate, however, an instances
where a private party sold TO miner
. sack of flour for $40 and bacon at 81
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01

ASHLAND. KY. Nov. a7.-E. e. Ear
ley. colored waiter OF the Russell
hotel Of Russell. KY, was here 70 spend
Thanksgiving and started TO return
yesterday at a. m, intoxicated. He
started 20 walk home ON the railroad
and was run over and killed by Z
Chesapeake and Ohio yard engine At
1 s4O.a. m. He was 20 years Of age and
OF respectable family from Charleston
Weaf Virginia.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
MeIner aet. Twenty Year..

CINoISNATI. Nov. 26.--Frank, alias
Dad" Meiner. will spend 20 years in
the Frankfort (Ky) penitentiary. He
Ia the third man found guilty of GRIM
inal assault of Mrs Thomas Gleason OF
Newport. The jury returned its yer.
diet after deliberation Of about three
hours, John Weber, the alleged assail.
ant who escaped, is said tc be worth
100000 Mrs Gleason will sue him for
damaQea
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
Governor bradley May Take a Hand.

FRANKFORT, KY. Nov 20. The sink
ing fund commissioners authorized the
governor to write an open letter TO all
the county judges in counties where
there are turnpikes, in which the state
owns stock. requesting Judges to use all
means ia their power to protect the
states property, and when their power
is exhausted 20 call on the governor
for troops and they will be sent forth
with
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01

"A, p rkins, Of Antiquity. o, WIS
for Thirty years needlefsly tortured by
ply sIcians for the cure of eczema He
was quickly cured by using DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve the famous healing
salve for piles and skin dlseases:-Short
& Haynes.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
AMERICAN BOUNTY.
Sixteen Hundred American Citizens Il
Cuba Living on Charity.

Sixteen Hundred American Citizens In
Cuba Living on Charity.
WAsHIN6ToN, Nov. 20. Consul Gen
eral Lee has made report to the secre.
,ary Of state in which he says that
there are .607 American citizens In
Cuba dependent upon charitable as
sistance They have been partly pro.
vided Tor out Of the $50. 900 appropriated
oy congress
General Lee says that in making pro.
vision for the relief of these citizens
more than 1900 week must be ex.
pended He has drawn $4,000 Of the
sum appropriated, of which two drafts
for IS 900 each were drawn this month.
He expresses the opinion that consid.
cradle time must elapse before the in.
diRents will be self sustaining.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
Irvington, X.

Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, O., says,
"After two doctors gave up my boy to
die, saved him from Group by using
One Minute Cough Cure" 1t is the
quickest and most certain remedy for
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
troubles Short ( Haynes.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
NINE EXPLOSION.
careIessness Causes Disaster In Which
One Man IL Killed.

iareleosneas Shusea DISASTER In Nhicn
One Man IL Killed.
SHARON, Penn. Nov. Pa terrific
dynamite explosion at the Rose coal
mine, at Brookfield., o., two miles west
of here, Saturday, resulted in the death
OF Manager William May and probably
fatal injury 10 William Williams a
miner Two days before May placed
two dynamite caps in a crevice ready
for explosion, but through the neglect
of the workmen the fuse had never been
lighted May. with two other work.
men, undertook to dislodge them with
picks.
May struck the explosive with the
sharp pick, and il was discharged. He
was hurled 90 feet, his face was blown
entirely Off, and his body almost torn
into shreds Williams body was cut
and lacerated In terrible manner. The
dead man was b6 years OF age aud was
married. Williams recovery is doubt.
full William jeremiah. another miner
was working with May and Williams,
bat escaped without a scratch.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
Lnke steamer Aahors.

PEoUAAnNo. Mich, Nov. 30 For
two and half days the steamer II e
Runnells has been ashore on the end OF
Point Abbaye There was no passing
boat happened along, so finally the
mate and his companion volunteered
TO start for PeQuamiing The rest OF
the crew are supposed to be safe. This
tug Cotton and lighter have gone to her
assistance.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
Colonel chIploy Of FIorlda IN,

WASHINGTON. Nov. s9.-Colonel W.
D. Chipley of Florida, who was oper-
ated on for a oarbunole several days
ago. Is in very critical condition and
il is feared that his Illness will termi
nate fatally. Mrs. Chipley and the
colonePs son and daughter have arrived
IL the city.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01

Mrs. NJ. B Ford, Ru ldelrs, Ill sui-
fered for eight years from dyspepia and
chronic constipation and was finally
cured by usirg DsWitt's Little Early
Riserr, the famous little pills for all
stomach aud liver troubles. Short 4
Haynes.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01

MlDDLErows. o.. Nov 27.--Anna
and Christiana Seaman, aged 2S and IS
years respectively. were crossing the
hydraulic bridge IN vehicle with their
mother The horse became frightened
and plunged over the railing into the
water. which Il IA feet deep The girls
were drowned. bul che mother was res
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01

NEW York, Nov. 29.-Tomas Estrada
Palma, the Cuban delegate in this city,
speaking ON the terms Of the autonomy
DEGREES said; "These propositions
were scorned in advance of their pre-
sentation. They can receive no consid.
GRAFTON now. With Cuba 1t is as IL has
been since the war began, and will be
until il Neutrality-suspicious. or death"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01
Ror Kidnsy TroubIss

there is nothing better than Foley's Kid
ney Cure, every one who tries II will
agree TO this.-A r Fisher, CIoverport,
r A. shellman. stephensporl Gordon
a Hafnee. Patessille 3 A. Wit. Haf-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-01

Carpet rags dyed with Putnam Fade
less Dyes do not fade, are brighter and
will not stain II you should spill vinegar
or other fruit acids on them. 1Oc per
package. Sold by w. E. Brown, Irving
ton.