Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-10-22
Interesting Resume of the POlit-
zeal Outlook Throughout
the State.
State Railroad Commissioners
Preparing Their Annual
Assessment.
SOCIAL DOINGs AND HAPPENINGS
SPECIAL LETTER.

Ali the schools of this city celebrated
Lafayette Day" last Wednesday with
special programme. On that day also
penny collection was taken from all
the pupils, and quite neat sum was real
lied. This money will be forwarded to
the committee in charge of the Lafayette
monument fund, for which it was taken.
The celebration of Lafayette Day brings
to mind a similar celebration in honor of
Daniel Boone, the pioneer of Kentucky,
several months ago. Like Wednesdays
celebration, a collection of one cent from
each pupil was ordered taken. Notwith-
standing the celebration was to take place
all over the State simultaneously, the
Superintendent of the Louisville schools
ordered that no collection be taken in
that city. Only $50 was realized from
the whole State, of which little Frankfort
with only one school contributed $3.50.
The money was to 60 toward paying for
a monument to take the place of the pres
ent defaced structure in the local
cemetery.
Division No. l. A. o. H., will organize
a company of Hibernian Rifles shortly.
Every member of the division will be-
Brother Jerry Corbett, who served seven
years in the English army before coming
to America, is tipped for Captain, while
Brother John Sewer and Brother Owen
Canty are hot favorites for First Lieuten-
ant. Brother Sewer and Brother CAVITY
spent three years at one of the finest mil
itary colleges in the South, and either
gentleman would make a very capable
officer. The members are all very ehthu-
siastic over the prospective Hibernian
military company, and its outlook is
bright.
The Hall and Entertainment Commit
tees of Division No. /, A. o. H., are
requested to meet at the Hibernian Hall
Sunday morning at $3.50 O'Clock sharp.
Business of Importance.
Division No. |, A. o. H., will meet at 8
a. M, Sunday, October %, at Hibernian
Hall. All members are requested to
attend, as business of importance will
come up for consideration.
President McElIigott has appointed the
following committees: Hall-John Hunt,
Pat Coleman and Tobias Downey; Enter
tainment-John Dolan, w. c. Newman,
L. A. O'Connor, John Sewer and William
Lewis.
Division No l, A. o. H., will probably
give an All Halloween hop October 81.
1t will undoubtedly be the swell affair Of
the season.
Frankforts two military companies left
Tuesday morning. One went to Pewee
Valley to the camp of instruction.; the
other, whose furlough had expired, re-
turned to Lexington to join the Second
Kentucky.
The State Railroad Commissioners met
here Wednesday and began work on the
annual assessment of the railroad prop
erty of the State. They have already
gone over all the lines in the State, in
speeding them, and will be engaged about
thirty days in fixing valuations on tangi
bic property and franchises.
A Frankfort dispatch says: "AdJutant
General Wilbur R. Smith is making prep
arations to turn the Office of Adjutani
General back over to General Collier, and
as soon as everything is put in good
shape and the books are Strengthened tc
date Gen. Smith will present his resig
nation" Gen. Smith has proven very
popular officer and efficient military
man.
1t is reported here that the Prison
Commissioners at their last session de
cided to annul the contract of A. d
Martin, the contractor for the output O
the penitentiary chair plant. The orde
has not yet been given out and will no
be put into effect until after sixty days
The action of the Prison Commission i
said to have been taken on the advice o
Senator Bronston, who said that it wa
the intention and spirit of the act to an
null the contract. The output has beef
reduced to this end
Today is regarded by both parties a
the beginning of the home stretch in tn
Kentucky campaign, and spell-binder
are being pressed into service. The chic
point of interest in the State is Glasgow
Barren county, where Senator Goebe
made his first speech of the campaign an
announced his candidacy for Governor
The Republican leaders tacitly admit tina
they will lose the Eighth district, repre-
scented by Congressman Dawson, Reput
lican, last year, and that they will hav
! only au even chance to elect Evans, RI
: publican, in the Fifth. and Pugh, Repuf
: lican. in the Ninth. If they fail in thes
: three districts the delegation in the mex
!. Congress will stand ten Democrats an
!, one Republican.
Mr.. Dan J. Newman, formerly {
Frankfort, but row living at Jacksbor'