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nomic freedom. 1t may of course be said
that the economic conditions of the
United States are only those of the world
at large carried to a logical issue. The
right of accumulation within the law is,
it will be said, the foundation Of our
present economic order, and that right
has been exercised by the fittest in Amer
lea, by the Goulds, Rockefellers, Mack
avs, and they have survived-that is all.
But so far as our own country Is con-
cerned, this contention is scarcely true.
Wealth here has been mainly created
1--WE are not speaking of the old landed
families) under conditions either of fair
competition, or with the odds somewhat
against us by reason of foreign tariffs.
But in the United States congress and
the state legislatures have been parties
to the accumulation of private wealth,
tariffs being elaborately devised in obe-
dience to outside interested dictation.
The railway monopolies of the west have
received as sheer gifts hundreds of mil
lions of acres of public lands, which were
supposed to be held by public authority
for the benefit of actual settlers. The
treasury is in the banking business, and
1t has more than once-notably In the
last public loan of Mr.. CleVeland-played
into the hands of the great bankers, so
that one firm coined millions in few
hours. All through we see the phenome-
non of government partnership with pri-
vate monopolies, or, as Mr.. Lowell put
1t in 1.-THE Pious Editors Creed" of con-
verting public trusts into very private
uses. We do not say there is no case
Of bad and rotten monopoly here; we
know that swindling companies and
their dishonest promoters" are even
more general here than in the United
States. But here the victim is usually
the gull who believes in lying prospec-
fuses and newspaper paragraphs; in the
United States the whole public is made
a victim by public participation in what
ought to be a purely private enterprise
l. e., natural evolution of capital.
The outcome of this, in word has been
to create an economic despotism which
the masses in America, especially in the
west, are beginning to see Is entirely at
variance with the professed ideas on
which the American republic rests. On
the one hand we have the supposed "free
and equal citizens; on the other hand
Mr. Rockefeller, with his tens of millions.
and the victims of an artificial and pro
tected" corporation. Now, just as soon
as this monopoly has reached out its
hand to destroy economic freedom. it
finds itself compelled to meet public crit
icism. Being audacious beyond any re-
cent old world experience, the great cap
italists of America are determined to
capture free opinion and to prevent
criticism. They subsidize pulpits. they
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buy the press, they seat their we'll paid
attorneys in the United States senate,
and at length they stretch their hands
over the colleges, which it is easy to
capture by examples of generosity. Thus
their design is to prevent any effective
action which shall in any way weaken
their authority or undermine their po-
sition. Their object cannot be mere
wealth. making, for they already enjoy
wealth beyond the dreams of avarice.
Apparently their intention is to first
convert the United States into a pow-
erful oligarchy, and then to extend the
sway of that oligarchy over other lands.
Now we need not say that we do not
find in bime tallism any solution Of the
economic problem of America or any
other country. But we readily admit the
existence of respectable authorities on
that side. The present British and
French cabinets contain bimetallists of
standing, and in not a few of the lead
ing European universities the professors
of economics advocate the silver cause.
Men like the late M. de Laveleye, like the
late M. Cernuschi,, like the late DR.. F. A.
Walker like NJ Meline, Mr.. Balfour,
Professor Foxwell, take the bimetallist
view. But think of Mr. Foxwell
being dismissed from the chair of polit-
ical economy at University college be-
cause of his views on currency! Think
of Professor Marshall being dismissed
from the chair of political economy at
Cambridge because he favors munich
pal ownership of public services! Even
the German emperor leaves Professor
Na oil ri ,txra II, IL,
DR.. Schaeff1e, a semi-C Colectivist, was
finance minister in Austria. The late
M. Thorold Rogers was notoriously elect
ed to his chair at Oxford by men who
avowedly disbelieved in his political, an 1
largely disbelieved in his econ nomic, opin-
ions. 1t is reserved for the free west
to dismiss from academic service tried
and competent teachers at the bidding
of rings of millionaires who will not hear
one single criticism or questioning of the
justice or necessity of their doings, or
of the character and tendency of the
trusts they have built up with the aid
and at the expense of the public. The
divine right of kings Is to be succeeded
by the divine right of millionaires, who
are to run everything, including the
American senate, and the conscience and
intellect of university professors! 1t is
none of our duty to say how the Ameri-
can people should deal with the porten-
tious growth of that money power which
overshadows the institutions of the re-
public. But we think that the rich men
of America are revealing such deadly
plot against all genuine public freedom
that, unless we are mistaken, the open
ing years Of the new century will witness
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the culture and wealth and family name
of which she boasted. The name was
the same, but the family was that Of
respectable negro who owned small
estate. The brunette beauty, few days
later lost her roommate, upon the ad-
vice Of the latter's father.
This incident added to the gossip in the
college, and few days before COM
mencement the whisperlngs Of her class
mates reached the colored girls ears.
She was heartbroken. Going to one Of
the professors she bravely told every
thing.
AS little girl she said she attracted
the attention of woman of wealth and
position who saw her possibilities Of a
noble womanhood. This woman took
the little colored girl into her household.
gave to her all the advantages of money
ands refinement, and as a result she
passed the required examinations, en-
tered Vassar and completed the required
course of study.
The kindhearted professor, a woman
wiped away the girls tears and spoke
words Of encouragement. Then she
went to President Taylor with the story
and pleaded with him not to deprive the
girl of commencement honors and di-
ploma. The faculty considered the mat
ter gravely. Never had a colored girl
been a student at aristocratic Vassar,
and the professors were al loss to fore
see the effect upon the future If this one
were allowed to be graduated. Yet there
is nothing in the college rules that pro-
hibits a colored woman from entering
Vasar.
Commencement was but few days off
and the girl would soon be gone and for
gotten. So it was decided to conceal
the facts and to allow her to graduate
The herald., 1897-08-29
ALAS FOR RoQUEFoRT
The French Cheese Is Initiated and
Menaced With Extinction

France. and through France the
whole of the civilized world is threat
ened with an incurable calamity-from
gastronomic point of view. Roquefort
cheese is menaced with extinction. The
milk of the sheep that browsed on the
thyme clad banks of the Larnac and of
the Aveyron has long since ceased to
suffice for the market. Flocks have ac-
cordingly been fed in grassy pastures
and have yielded larger quantity of
milk, but of very inferior quality.
Worse still, cows milk has been min
gled with that Of the sheep and the
cheese being artificially ripened, speedy
deterioration ensues. Cheese mongers
now look askance at what is called
Roquefort and hesitate to such an ex-
tent to buy 1t that business which in
times past has been worth $40, 900, 900 and
has offered employment to over 100000
people, Is at standstlll, with no pros
pect of revival, for name and an art
once lost are almost beyond recovery
New York Tribune.
The herald., 1897-08-29
THE LONGEST coRNEr NOTE
A Brooklyn Bandmaster Sustains .
Trill for 1875 Seconds

Ten thousand people gathered in
Prospect park ard heard unique mu-
sical feat performed.
When the ninth number on the pro-
gram of the Thirteenth Regiment bands
concert was reached there was a gem
eral movement towards watch fobs, and
before Bandmaster w. s. Migrant had
begun his cornet solo that stood over
his name at that number half the peo-
pie held timepieces in their hands
1t had been announced that Mr.. My
grant would attempt to hold a note for
more than two minutes during his rem
dering of the concert waltz of Thomas
Short.
When the trill, which was played on
the second square of the staff, F sharp,
was reached, the clear, vibrant note
hoated out in penetra ting distinctness
to the uttermost borders Of the big
crowd and awakened sympathetic
echoes from the high ground beyond
Apart from the wonderful length the
note was marvel of sweetness.
For 125 seconds it came in delicate
sound waves, floating like a zephyr
among the listening, watching people.
When at last it ceased, there was a
roar of applause and the hand clapping
did not cease until the master again
raised his silver instrument and the
ever-welcome notes of Nearer, My God,
to Thee" were heard. Still again he had
to respond before the people were satis-
fed, and some even then were heard to
express disappointment that the trill
had not been repeated. Such persons
had little conception of the exhausting
nature Of the performance, or that only
many years training enabled Mr.. Ny
grant to accomplish it at all.-New York
World.
The herald., 1897-08-29

Prince Albert Of Belgium will within
the next few weeks set forth on tour
around the world. He will follow the
route adopted by the present czar. But
before proceeding to China and Japan
he will visit Australia and on leaving
Yokohama he will sail for the United
States, where he may be expected to-
ward the month of August next year on
his way home.
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with her classmates. On class day and
commencement the young woman took
a prominent part in the exercises and
of all the hundred or more girls in the
class Of '97 none looked more attractive
or acted more becomingly than this girl
Of negro birth.-New York World.
The herald., 1897-08-29

The old elm tree in Anderson, Ind.
under which President Van Buren was
dumped out Of the stage coach into the
mud as joke has been cut down to make
room for improvements.
The herald., 1897-08-29
Railroad Men

If you can talk railroad man into
anything, he is not good railroad man.
-Atchison Globe.
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an outburst in the west which will amaze
the civilized world
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19
O0RBETT WHIPPED.
FlTzslMMoNs KNOCKS HIM OUT IN
THE l4TH ROUND.
Great Victory For the Australian and a
Big Surprise to the sports

Carson City, March Fitzsim.
mons is the champion of the world.
He won this title this afternoon, af-
ter one of the hardest fought, blood
lest and cleverest fights ever seen on
either continenC, putting Corbett out
after one minute and forty-ive sec
onds and hard fighting in the four
teenth round.
At one time it looked as if ;Corbett
would win, hands down, but Fitz
made one of his wonderful rallies and
came at the champion with all the
venom of snake and all the courage
of a lion. He fought with energy
born of despair, and with blood issu-
ing from his mouth, his nose and
eyes, he fought the champion to his
corner, pounded him right and left,
and then put him out with a terrific
jab over the heart.
Corbett was knocked straight out
on the floor, though not insensible.
Just as referee Siler counted the fatal
tenth second he rose to his feet and
made desperate effort to reach his
blood-covered and trembling antago-
mist, but it was too late. Nature
could do no more, and the mighty
Sullivan's conqueror sank back sense
less on the hard pine floor.
This is the story in brief, but the
battle will always be remembered as
the bloodiest, gamest and cleverest
every known in the history of the
prize ring.
Jim Corbett has been champion of
the world since Sept. Z, 1892, when
he won from Sullivan in Il rounds.
This is his second defeat in 20 con-
tests in which he has engaged, the
other defeat being by Billy Welch in
1885, but he subsequently conquered
the same man. He is 81 years old
and fights at $50 pounds.
Bob Ftzsimmons was born in En-
gland years ago and went to New Zea
land and learned the tradeof black
smith No complete record of his fights
has been kept. He became profession55
ell ia 1889, since which time he has
fought Is battles and lost only two
and one of them on pints. He killed
Con Riordan in a boxing match in
1894. His weight is l76 pounds and
his height is about one inch less than
Corbett's.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19
Three Prisoners Cremared.

Lafayette, KY, March l6.-The
Jail at Dover, Stewart county, Tenn,
was destroyed by fire yesterday
morning and three negro prisoners
were cremated. Owing to the sud.
denness Of the outburst of the flames
and the excitement occasioDed, the
name of only one of the doomed in.
mates could be learned, that of Will
liam Black. The cause OF the fire is
not yet known. The flames originated
in the roof in the front part of the
structure and were under great head
waw when discovered. There were
only four prisoners in the Jail at the
time. One OF these was James Del
mer, an insane man. Deimer was
rather violent, but shortly after his es-
cape from the burning. building was
captured in the crowd. The loss on
the building is seven thousand dol
lars, partially covered by insurance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19
HUNTER OR BRADLEY.
That's the Only Alternative Left in the SEN
atorial Tace.


Frankfort, March 28-The seating
Of the four new Republican senators
over feeble protest of Democrats, EN-
phaslzed the fact that there is no pos
sibilty of electing Blackburn, but
everything still tends to the combina-
ton OF fifty silver democrats and sew
enteen gold democrats who, with the
Republicans who will desert Hunter.
expect to elect Gov. Bradley and
make race for governor that they
believe will re unite the Democracy
OF the State.
The Blackburn Democrats pledge
themselves to those who are secretly
counseling with the Republicans who
will desert Hunter, to play no trick
and gosin, in earnest, not to split the
Republicans and prevent the election
but in an honest effort to elect Gov.
Bradley. With the gold Democrats
it is choice between Republicans
and their vote will be for Republi-
can who is certainly for the gold stan
dard.
The Hunterp cope, with the nom
ination, and seventy Republicans, the
nun Der required to elect, and two or
three gold democrats leaning toward
them, would still seem to have reason
for canfdence, but they have not, but
are badly scared and not knowing
who are the deserters, know not in
what quarter TO fight.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19
Shot Him Twice.

Dave Rambler, col, took pair Of
shoes from the St, Bernard Coal Com.
pany's store at Morton's Gap We'd
nesday and started out of the house
Dave Davis, one of the clerks, grab.
bed the shoes and was struck with a
rock by the negro. Alonzo Stakes
another employ of the company shot
at the negro three times, one ball
passed through his hand and another
entered his leg. The negro ran few
steps, but was captured and locked
up. He is not seriously wounded.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19
CONVENTIONS APRIL 3, 5 and 8
Precinct Strength Prorated and County
Delegates Likewise.

! Delegates Likewise.
1t is hereby ordered that on the
3rd day of April, 1897, at 2 o'clock
p. M, there shall be held at each.
voting precinct of the Third judicial
district, at the usual voting places, a
convention of the supporters of the
Chicago platform of 1896 aud all who
pledge themselves to support the
nominees of this conventional express
their choice for candidates for circuit
court judge and commonwealth at
torney; and delegates shall be APP
pointed to meet at the equity seats of
the respective counties on the 9th day
of April, 1897. Each precinct shall be
allowed one delegate vote in said
county convention for each so votes
and fraction over rs cast for the Bryan
electors in 1896, provided that each
precinct shall have at least one dele
gate vote.
1t is further ordered that the dele
gates of the precinct conventions shall
meet in their respective county con-
ventions upon the date named above
for the purpose of appointing dele
gates TO a district convention to be
held at Murray, KY, on the 8th day
of April, 1897, and each candidate
voted for shall in the appointment of
county delegates to the district con-
vention be allowed his proportion of
the delegate vote of the county as
shown by his precinct delegate
strength in the county conventions.
The delegate votes Of the counties
shall be "prorated" in such manner
as to express the will OF the voters as
shown by their votes in the precinct
conventions. The representation of
the several counties in said district
convention shall be fixed upon the
basis OF one delegate vote for each
200 votes and fraction over 100 cast
for the Bryan electors in 1896, the
said counties being entitled to the
following strength respectively: Cal
loway IL, Christian l6, Lyon 5, Trigg
8.
Done at Eddyville, KY, this Jan.
20, 1897, by the Democratic Executive
committee of the Third Judicial
district.
Signed:
III. w. HARDING, Galloway Co..
G.. E. GARY, Christian Co.
M. P. MoALoY, Lyon Co.
JNo. d. Shaw, Trigg Co,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19
TIE BRADLEY MOVEMENT GROWING

Frankfort, KY, March 17.-Devel-
opments of the past twenty-four
hours make the election of DR.. W. G.
Hunter only a remote possibility, and
the election of Gov. Bradley TO a seat
in the United States Senate an event
OF extreme probability. Twenty-one
of the Republican members of the
Legislature are ready to vote for Gov.
Bradley and to help elect him, wheth-
er he wills it or not There are not
ten gold Democrats or silver men
who will not vote for Governor in
order TO defeat Hunter,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19
The Child DIdn't Die.

Gracey, KY, March l8-Elmer
Raymer, the little boy of agent Ray
mer, who swallowed a piece of pipe
stem on the 9th inst, is not dead as
was reported from Evansville. The
child was taken to Evansville for
treatment and the word came back on
the 9th inst that the little fellow was
dead. This was not correct, for the
boy is still alive and there is now a
strong probability that he will recover
as the stem has been removed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19

Capt. R. I. McDaniel's residence
was entered by burglar Tuesday
night, who raised a front window and
stole lot of clothing and other ar
ticies' He got two suits of clothing
belonging to Capt. Mcdaniel, one
belonging to his son john, two UNI
brellas and a lady's cloak, A dollar
or two in small change was in John
McDaniePs pocket. No clew, except
that one OF the YES was dropped near
Mrs. Hopper's.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19
Rose Re-arrested.

W o. Rose, alias W. o. Morse, who
was arrested in this city above five
months ago by Nashville officers as a
diamond thief, was again taken into
custody at Birmingham, Ala, last
Friday: Ross's home is in Chicago.
He had been out on bond since his
arrest here, and his whereabouts was
unknown until Detective Crockett. of
Nashville, ran upon him. When ar
rested at Birmingham he made an at
tempt to kill the detective, but his
plans were thWarted.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19
Davis Case Dismissed.

The examing trial of VIM. Davis,
Of Monroe county, KY, the man ar
rested here on charge of horse steal
ing, was held before the county Judge
Tuesday and resulted in defendant
release, the evidence being INSULT
cient to hold him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19
Corporations up AgaInst n.

Frankfort, KY, March ls.-Attor-
ney General Taylor will file over
twenty suits against various water
companies, gas companies and street
car companies throughout the state
for franchise taxes. The total amount
OF taxes sued for will be over $4,000
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19

Two Kentucky cases involving the
State Law for taxing corporations
were decided by the supreme court Of
the United States. Both decisions were
in favor of the state. One was the
Henderson Bridge case, and The
other the case Of the Adams Express
Company. In both cases four jus
tees dissented.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19
Robbed The Hon Rnost

Thieves stole all of the chickens
belonging to Betsy Ware, COL, We'd
nesday night AS they started off
with the poultry the old woman
heard the thieves and ran after them.
ln their hurry to escape they dropped
several of the chickens, but got away
with the rest.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19
Omcer Lander Rcsumes pnlr

Officer Geo. w. " Lander has re-
stunned his duties on the police force,
having entirely recovered from his
recent attack of nervous prostration
from overwoTk.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19
IN THE SENATE.

Frankfort, Kv., March 17.-Luck
was with the Republicans this morn
ing in drawing the committee for the
Bell Crumbaugh contest for seat in
the Senate. In compliance with a
resolution by Mr.. Sims, seven SEN
ators were chosen, by lot, as the law
requires, and four of them are Repub-
licans.
Mr.. Noe introduced bill to prevent
lynching and mob violence in this
State. 1t has the provision for county
liability to persons injured or heirs of
persons killed at the hands Of mobs.
in a sum ranging from 900 to 81
500, depending on the extent of the
crime. 1t embodies the ideas in the
Governor message.
Mr. Hays moved Il at for the benefit
of Mr. Stephenson, of Mercer, the
Senate adjourn in order to hear the
news of the Corbett- Fitzsimmons
prize fight. After the laugh at Mr.
Stephenson'5 expense, the Senate adj.
iourned. 1t was IL As a. m.
IN THE HOUSE.
Frankfort, KY, March lit is
probable that the House will be re-
organized tomorrow as a matter OF
form and as precaution. If the Ju.
dietary committee, to which a resolu-
ton upon the question was referred.
reports in favor of reorganization the
same officers will be reelected and
the same committee appointed.
Speaker Blanford decided that the
election Of W H, Dyer, who came
here from Newport to contest George
Lieberth's seat, was null and void, as
the Circuit Judge has no authority to
call special election for a member
of the Legislature. Only the Speaker
or the Governor has such authority.
The chair said that it was now in the
province of the House to Judge of Mr..
Lieberth's eligibility, it having been
charged that he holds an imcompati-
BILE office.
The Smith Stoll contest case from
Lexington was taken up, and com
mittee OF nine was chosen by ballot.
1t is as follows:
Republicans, E. Radcliffe, Walk.
er Wilkins, j. FL. Gillian, A. L. Hen
ton, r. j. Tindle, j. W. Morgan, r.
G. Speed.
Democrats-W, M. Berry and j. A.
lIamon.
The committee was sworn in, and
will begin work at once.
About dozen bills were introduced.
Mr.. Lyons introduced two, one to
open election boo his at 6 am, and
another to permit cities of the fourth
class to construct sewers.
Mr., Morgan introduced one to re-
peal chapter As of the acts of 1S89-90.
Representative NJ T. Flippin, Re-
publican, was too sick ito attend the
session to-day, and sent word that he
could not be- pres ent tomorrow.
His illness is worrying some of the
friends of DR.. Hunter.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-19
His Head Cur ON.

Central City, March 1S.-Dad Fra.
ger, a brakeman on the Illinois Cen
trail railroad, had his head cut off
while coupling cars at Greenville this
evening. He had been on the road a
long time.