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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
PEACE OR WAR.
Spaniards to Answer Monday,

The Anne rican Peace Commits
sioners nj Paris. after two months
wrangllug, has issued an ultima
tnm TO the Spanish commission
ere and requested q yes or no an
swer, on or before Monday 18th
inst. The American demand Ia
for the cession Of the whole Phil.
ippines, and an offer Of $40 600 0C0
10 Spain, this is to settle all diff.
ferences. Ifihe SpaDiards accept
p reaca treaty will be signed. aud
oil hos,iliies between Spain ana
the United States will cease. IL
Spain says no, bosiilliiies will at
once he resumed, hut exactly
where the next war blow would be,
the military commanders would
decide. Some think the first blow
would be our war ships on the
coast Of Spain, and others that it
would we IN ,aS,ng possess'on Of
the Philippines. The COurier's
prediction is that Spain will sign
the treaty.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
Disorders North aud South,

The bloody results in the Pana,
ILL.,, district, aud the race riots IN
the Carolinas may be said TO he
off sets. In Illinois the negro is
shot down because he IL brought
there to compete with white Ia
boo, and IN the CarolInas because
he Is thrust in competition with
white men for office. That's about
n fair statement Of IL. aud In both
the poor negro bears the brunt OF
the suffering. In the North GET
tain white men want 10 use the
negro to put money in their own
pockets by his cheaper labor, ana
in the South certain white people
want to use the negro to help
them to Office. Tue 80 called phi.
Of the North assume
that it is all "prejndice" in the
South. bnt the greed for Office o:
their white hackers" has some,
what to do with il, precisely ms
the greed for making more mon
ey on the part of certain white
elements in Illinois, contributes
to exciting aud inhaming the
"preiudices." AS matter Of
truth, the "rscisl prejudice" North
OF South Ia ou'y dideren, In hue,
aud this the colored people are
fast ending out.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
Anti Expansion Organization

On the surface II is made to ap.
pear that the expansion theory
has swept the country. but the
more deliberate thought of the
country would seem to doubt if q
majority of this country are op.
poset to the wild sweep Of taking
the Philippine Islands, and Of
holding all the territory where.
ever the flag has been raised Or.
CARNATIONS are being formed op.
posing the expansion theory as to
the Philippines, and giving potent
reasons for the opposition. At
the head Of these organizations
are such distinguished Republi.
cans as Senator Hosr, Geo. f. Ed.
monds, Andrew Carnegie, aud
many others. This is enough to
prevent the question being made
popular Republican party meas.
ure, and that Is the only whip
that could pass II through Con.
gress. The reasons given for op.
posing the expansion are:
lst. The pledge of this country
that the war with Spain was not
waged for the acquisition of ter.
ritorv; and that TO acquire the Phil.
ippines now would show bad faith
before the civilized world.
2nd. The acquisition of this ter.
ritory would cost the tax payers
Of the United States millions of
dollars annually.
3rd, II would necessitate a great
standing army, and endsneer our
free institutions from the power
Of mllitaryism.
4th. 1t would bring in our polity |
alien races, that would provoke
war.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
CHURCH INSURANCE,

The question of establishing an
insurance bureau by the Methodist
church south, for the purposes of
insuriDg the church buildings, par.
sonages and schools. The matter
is under consideration by the gen.
eral conference and several years
hence some decisive action will
be taken. While the Mcihodists
are, as a class, men of indomitable
will aud energy fully capable of
putting such n plan in operation,
yet their ability to successfully
conduct the insurance feature is
doubted. Should the plan be at.
tempted II will not be the first
time that certain class has enter.
ed the insurance field npon the
mutual plan, and we're 1t to fail II
would not be the first instance of
that kind. On the other hand
were 1t to prove successful, Il
will be the first instance where
fire Insurance has proved
to be u success.--Paducah Regis.
ter. O
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
TIE FORCE BILL BOGEI.

Alarm lest an attempt he made
in Congress to pass another force
bill is expressed by the Richmond
Dispatch. 1t thinks that the Re.
publcans, assured of power in all
branches of the Federal Govern.
ment after March 4, 1899, will en-.
terrain the project.
II says: "Tbe recent race riots
in the Carolinas furnish them with
all the excuse they wish. Nor
does it matter TO them whether
those Disturbances were prOvok
ed by the negroes themselves. or.
perhaps, we wonld better say, hy
those negroes who suffered them.
selves to be guided by incendiary
whites"
II may be that some Of the ultra
radicals in the Republican ranks,
like Bontelle. Hanna, Hoar and
Lodge. itch to get even with the
South for voting the Democratic
ticket. ~ they have itched 10 the
past for the same causP; bit they
are hardly strong enough TO com.
init their party to folly from
which James O.. BiaiD saved IL
when partisan and sectional bit.
ierness ran higher.
1t not likely that level.hend.
ed. sdroit politician like Mckin.
ley will lend active encourage
meut to a measure whose advo-
cacy added seriously 10 Mr.. Har.
risOU's weakness when he ran for
q second term and which would
contribute largely to the defeat
of his party in 1900.
Party advantage for the Demo.
Gratis wonld he greatly augmented
by an effort of the Republicans in
Congress TO pass a force bill. The
threat would sOlidify the South
and he almost sure to restore
New York, New Jersey, Connects.
cut. Delaware aud Indiana to the
column of certain Democratic !
States. with chances Of acquisi. ,
tions in the West aud Middle |
West.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
CIBA OuHSJ.NUARY LIST.

January |, new years day, the
Spanlards surrender sovereignty OF
Cuba, and the American flag will
soet over the island for n time ut
least. The Spaniah evacuation
commissioners strenuously con.
tended for February IS as the
date Of formal evacuation, and the
held out for December
1. Fiunllv Sagasta appealed iii
rectly to Mckinley aud receiving
an uufavorahle reply the Span
lard. agreed that on January lst
they would surrender control Of
the Gem of the Antilles" the
well beloved aud sever. faithful
island. The Americans were wil.
ling 10 grant the extra month. In
fact It will bea physical impossi,
biliiy 10 get the Spaniards out OF
Cuha for several months yet
Tho Americans agreed that they
wonld he responsible for their
safety. The American occupation
of the island is 10 begin inmedi'
ateIy,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
Trouble About the Money.

Secretary Gage is having trou.
BILE about the money in Porto Rico
aud Cuba, and prospectively in
the Philippines. In these islands
ninety per cent. Of the money in
circulation 10 Spanish silver coins.
1t amounts to many millions of
dollars. Under Spanish rule, pro.
tected by the Spanish legal ten.
der law, this money passed eur.
rent at par because the people
were compelled to take them in
payment Of debts and all business
transactions. With the exit Of
Spanish rule aud law. these coins
drop to their commercial value -
about 80 cents. This is a heavy
loss 10 the islanders. and naturally
their sympathies 20 with their
pocset.books. The financial prob
lem that confronts the United
States, and that now harnesses
Secretary Gage, is what to do
about II. To remonetize Spanish
GUMS by United States law, legal.
izing 1t as standard money of this
country, would he broad sweep
toward free silver, but 10 refuse
10 recognize 1t as money except
10y its intrinsic, commercial value,
will he ruiBOus To the islanders,
practically driving out OF that
country all the money they have.
II il q knOtty problem.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
FULTON CIRCUIT COURT.


j. p. Tyler, Assignee of A.
j. kirkland, Plt'f, Order
ys. of
A. J. Kirkland, The Padu. Reference.
cab Building Trust 90,
Henderson Mutual b. 81
l.. Association, John Nc
Mahon, @. Il. Rice. Ed.
Gholson, etc DTS.
Ordered that all creditors of A. j.
kirkland. Assignor, appear before w.
p. Taylor, Master Commissioning Of the
Fulton Circuit Court, aud prove and
file their claims against said assignOr
on or by Jan. 18th, 1899. on pain of be-
ing forever barred from prosecuting
their claims against said assignee of a.
j. Kirkland, creditor legatees, or dis
tributes, and said Master Commission
or * ordered 20 make report 10 the next
term of this court the assets and liabili.
ties of said assignor.
Ordered that all creditors of SAID as
signor be enioiped from prosecuting any
action against A, j. Kirkland, or his
assignee. except through this action.
This order of reference, and order en-
Joining all creditors, is ordered to be
in the Hickman Courier, "a
newsp,per at Hickman, Fulton county,
Kentucky.
Given under my hand AZ CLERK of the
Fulton Circuit Court, this November
]. w. MORRIS, Clerk F, CO.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25

AN Eastern telephone man pre-.
diets that before the close of the
nineteenth century persons on the
Pacific coast will be talking by
telephone TO persons on the At,
lsntlc seahoard. The feat has al.
ready been accomplished between
Kansas City aud Boston. Thirty.
three States are now connected
by long distance telephone aye.
tems, and within year nearly
eyeFy Other State in the Union
will have them. Statistics show
that the year 1898 has developed
greater activity IN the telephone
world than any since its invention .
Even in New York, last week,
a large police guard was thought
advisable to prevent violence he.
ing done the negroes who held q
mass meeting 10 protest against
the race riots at Wilmington, y.
@. The negroes find little sympa.
thy now even in the country north
of Msson's aud Dixon's line. T..
w. Box, editor of the Ladies'
Home journal, who has been trsv.
cling over the South for the first
time confesses that he has chang.
ed his preconcerved opinion on
the race question. He is willing
TO admit that the Southern States
are deserving of sympathy rather
than blame.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
THE CARTER SCANDAL.

in ST. Paul II jury in the FEEDER.
al Court has just returned u yer.
diet convictiDg one j. II. Southell
connected with Government
works on the Mississippi River,
OF swiDdling the Government out
Of 300 900 by forged time checks.
Southell, II We mistake not, il n
civilian. Some months ago Capt.
Carter, U. S. A, was found guilty
by court martial composed of
eminent officers of swindliug the
Government out Of some $1,000.
OOO'while he was in charge of Gov.
erdment improvements at Sayan.
nah. Ga.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
Will Kill Americans.

Aguinaldo, the Philippine lead.
err, lie made to say, according to
Captain Bsrnesop, commander of
the u. s. transport Arizona. who
has just returned to this country,
that the Filippinos will fight the
United States, and that his forces
will Kill Americans faster than
Uncle Sam can ship them over
there.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
NATIONAL LEyEE CONTROL.

The Monroe Star. in It's issue Of
the 18th instant, remarks that
mississippi has taken the first
step toward securing federal con.
troll of the levees. At the elect.
ion Tuesday her people voted on
the question, by way of amend.
meDt to the state constitution.
comforting the power on the com.
missi0ners of the several leyee dis.
tricis 10 cede 10 the general gov.
erument all their rights Of way
ana leyees and the maintenance,
management and control of them"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
DISCRIMINATING the COlored
Man.

DETERMINATION" is a hard, cruel
word TO use IN regard to people
so passive, docile and peaceful as
the negro, aud no people on earth
better know the negro's good
qualities than do the people of the
Southern States, because they are
part and parcel OF the communi.
ties OF the South; and in the tests
of the race problem the Southern
people will prove their surest and
trnest friends. and this friendship
will come both from acquaintance
and from fnan cial interests. The
whites of the South prefer color.
ed labor, whilst the whites of the
North bitterly oppose it. But all
The past forces the conviction
that IN the process OF time the
negro must go, must give place 10
'hC hoiV hu"Cious uHh utOIt az
gressive whites, precisely as the
Indians have been driven almost
to determination. These are but
natural results of existing condi.
tiOns. When two distinct races
of men are brought into close
personal proximity and competi.
ton, as in this country, il 10 nath
raj for the stronger TO subjugste
the weaker. This disposition
seems Inherent In the nature of
man. 1t can not he eradcated by
the law of State. No species of
statecraft or religion has ever
been able to eradicate this inhe
rent notion OF man. AS things
are going in this country, the
white man, being the more power.
ful, will completely subjugate, i'll
he does not exterminate, the black
man, statutes and constitutions to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
There are thousands of white
people, South aud North, who will
turn with horror from such n pic.
ture, and ii the work was to be
Sudden would rally with guns to
the protection of the colored peo.
Pile. But such is not the process,
but the extinction will be by de.
grees. precisely AS it has been
with the Indians, and with other
races in other countries,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
Our Relations with New
Colonies.

Gen. Garcia, who represents
the Cuban Congress, now on an
official mission TO this Govern
ment. prOclaims friendship aud
gratitude to the United States,
but SAYS Cuban sentiment is al.
most unanimous for an independ.
ent Cuban Government and
against annexation TO the United
States.
IN Porto Rico where the public
sentiment was strong in welcom.
ing our armies, au ultra sentiment
has been created by our Govern.
ment refusing to pay the church
expenses, aud by the demoralza.
ton rs to Spanish money.
In the Philippines, the inhabi.
tants are divided into aggressive
factions, but the most Formidable
faction Is represented by Agui.
naldo's Government, and tina, Gov.
ernmenr announces it's intention
TO fight the United states if we
attempt annexation. This is the
outlook from these new colonies
AZ present, but the assertion
OF power upon the power of
Uncle Sam will overawe much
of such sentiment, and vice Gov.
eminent on our part will win the
respect aud Loyalty of thousands.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
$3.50 VIII buy II.

The farm known a. the G.. w. Powell
place, near Hickman, 100 acres, 30 or
n,ore acres cleared, orchard, good houses
etc., can be bought for 81 10000. For
further information, see
GEO. WARREN,
2t Hickman, Ky.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25

The Republicans have Congress
by n narrow margin and will adopt
their usual tactics aud increase
their majority by unseating a mum.
Der Of Democrats. Ii Is said about
80 contests have been filed already
Including three or four from Ken.
lucky.
If the so.called POpnlist party
10 the First district has u L cen ap.
probation Of the temporal fitness
Of things IL will take advantage
% the new baukrup, law aud quit
business until there Is an opening.
Il couldn't win when there were
Two OF its opponents IN the field,
and il can't come "a near winning
when there Is but one. The re.
cent election clearly demonstrated
that there IL no road leading frOm
The Popnlist camp IN the old Glib
Ealtra TO Congress, and the
middle Of the readers may as well
quit wandering around in the will,
daruess for the deiectatiOn Of!
others, and line up ne individuals,
IN the two great armies that are
already organizing for the great
bsitle Of 1900. -Crlttenden Prsss.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25

THE State Railroad Commission.
ers have completed their annual re-
/ port The assessment Of the rail
roads WAS increased but slightly
over that OF 1897.
The Legislative races are be.
/ ginning to attract attention in
many of the counties of the State,
and a number of candidates are
already announced.
NEXT November we will be call
ed upon TO elect all the state Off.
GERS. a railroad commissioner, n
representative ~ the legislature
aud state senator The legisla-
tire then elected will choose a cue.
Gpssor to Hon. VIM. Lindsay ~
United States senator from Ken
lucky.
CONGRESSMAN DINGLEY states
that an extra session Of Congress
is almost certain. In his opinion
Congress will not he able to dis.
pose Of oil the important business
which will come before it in the
short session. ifan extra session
should be necessary IL will be call.
ed for a date almost INN ediately
following March 4, thus making a
practically continuous session.
THE Chicasaw Legislature, now
In session At TishomingO, |. L has
passed n law which is intended TO
stop white men from marrying In.
dian women by taxing them 5000
for a marriage license. The price
of marriage license was raised
from $50 TO 5000, This is only ap-
pilcable to white men who would |
marry Indian women. Consider.
ing however. that the average |
Chickasaw girl has tribal properly
TO the value Of about $1,000, the |
price OF a marriage license may
not affect the sbrewd white spec.
ula'ors who have been MARRYING
the Chickasaw bells for revenue
only.
The Havana bull.6gbters are
very much concerned just now
over the prospective loss of their
occupation and are talking of
sending q petition to President
Mckinley to interfere in their be
half end not abolish the time hon.
ored sport of bull fighting in Tia.
vaDa. The benigbted people Of
that town have much to learn yet.
Not only will they be required 10
abstain from their national snort,
but they will be required to Oh. /
serve the American SUNDAY, aud
what lottery business they do will
be on the ely. There are many rude
shocks in store for the Spaniard !
who expects to live in Havana
after IL becomes an America town.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
Cheap Rates 10 Arkansas and Texas.

On October 18th and 18th, November
LIST and 18th, December 6th and goth.
1895 the Cotton Belt Route will sell
round "Trip tickets from ST. Louis, Cairo
and Memphis, 10 all points in Arkansas,
Louisiana and Texas and Oklahoma, AT
one fare plus 500 for the round trip,
StOp-oyers will be allowed on going trip
within 10 days, and tickets wiz &c good
TO return within n days from date of
sale
Tho Cotton Belt passes directly thro'
the best portions of Arkansas, Louis
lana and Texas, and this will be SPLEEN
did opportunity for home-seckcrs to Sc
cure good location.
For full particulars, as 10 rates, etc,
and for free copies Of handsomely il.
lustrated pamphlets about Arkansas,
Louisiana aud Texas, write 10
NJ. ADAM,
II. Il. A., Cairo, III,
or u. w. LABEAUME, G.. p. and I. A.,
81. Louis, Mo.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25

THE January Convention OF the
Tennessee Industrial League will
he the greatest assemblage Of the
kind ever held in the Sonrh, II not
in the country. as from four to six
thousand delegates are expected.
The delegates will represent the
various counties of the State, the
cities. the towns, and all organized
aud industrial bodies.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
All y0u HIVE To DO

in order to avail yourself of the 1900 of.
fer in this paper Is 10 cut out the blank,
fill IL in properly and send it together
with one dollar tn the paper in which
this announcement appears.
We do the rest,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25

The trust on envelopes has
raised the price In the last few
days % per cent. This means
prosperity for the trust.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25

The race troubles in North Car.
olina have been settled. The
whites won the Offices, the ne.
groes vacated. and peace reigns.
Not so in Illinois, the whites want
the work Mt their prices, aud the
negroes are willing to do 1t at low.
er rates, aud the strife continues.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-11-25
DANGERS OF ANNEXATION.

Senator II oar. of Massachusetts,
is a statesman, orator, scholar and
orator. In a recent speech against
annexation, be warned the Ameri.
can people OF the danger of this
country going over seas 5000
miles to make eight million PEG.
pie We had hardly ever heard OF
till recently aud had never heard
of us in their uDcivilized lives,
aud make them citizens of this
Republic. In his speech. Senator
Hoar truly said this is the gravest
crisis that has confronted the
American people since the Phi.
grlms landed on Plymouth Rock.
lie asked:
Are you going TO admit the
Philippine Islands as States, with
sixty Representatives In Congress
or u dozen or twenty Senators 7
Are you going to hold them as
subjects, taxation and representa-.
ton going together, all men not
created free aud equal TO live un.
der the American fagf Are you
going TO have subject people
without trial by jury, without ha'
beas corpus, governed not by
their own legislative assemblies,
but by prsetors aud proc'nsuls !
Are you going to have a standing
army which must amount, in my
Judgment. TO hundreds of ,hous.
ands in number' Are Won going
TO have the national tax gatberer
the most frequent aud the best
known visitaDt TO every American
house' Are you going to increase
many fold the national debit IL
every American child hereafter to
be horn, as in Europe, with an
armed and trsiued soldier upon
back and mortgage Of 5000
about his little neck.
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HOW DEWEY WOULD RUN.

Our New England contempors'
rs, the Boston Herald, devotes n
ooumu article TO answering the
query ola correspondent who is
sdesirous reading the fu ture and
Of knowing whether, In view OF
the recent elections, President
Mckinley Is likely to he successor
two years hence. The Hersld's
conclusion is, after numerous sup.
positions aud conditions, that he
- not, aud that, judged 10y present
appearances, Admiral Dewey is
more likely than Mr. Mckinley TO
he lnauguratcd President on
March 4, 1900. The Herald com
pares the Admiral's party afiilia
tions To those of Gen. Grant at
the close of the civil war aud say $:
The Democratic conventions
have claimed him az a conspicuous
specimen of their party. while Re
publican authorities assert that
he has always been known rs "a
Republican. IL, in the summer
OF 1900, Admiral Dewey continues
to hold anything approaching the
popularity that he possesses NJ
the present time, no candidate
can be named who will approach
nlm 10 vote.dsawing qualities"