The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-15

900 TO put the State on y war
footing.
The Democrats carried Gin.
cinnati IN the municipal elections
held Monday.
A MINISTER at Nashville de.
lIyered o sermon on "The danger
of being too Religio us."
A FRANKFORT correspondent
Of the Louisville Times gives II
out that he knows the name of
Gen. P. Wat. Hardin 10 certain to
20 before the next state conyen.
ton for Governor.
The New York World editor.
who 10 alleged to have gone crazy
over the war excitement, doubt.
less lost his mind studying out o
scheme to out.headline his despis.
ed contemporary.
TIE Kentucky Press Associa-
tion has decided upon the hrst
-eek In Jalv a. the date for the
next annual meeting. The meet.
ing will be held In Cincinnati and
the outing at Mackinac, Mich.
THE Clinton Democrat says:
Our Congressman is described by
Sommers of the ElizabethtOwn
News, who visited Washington
recently, 40 "Tbe Adonis Of the
House." Adonis was Q pretty
man,
SHOULD Great Britain form an
alliance with America II would
mean that the English speaking
raca would control the worlds
destinies until the end Of time,
unless II degenerstes, AZ did the
Greek and Roman races.
TIE treasury department an.
nounces that five cent nickel and
one cent bronze pieces will be
furnished on application In sums
OF go free OF. transportation
charges, at all points reached by
the United States and connecting
express companies.
The Democratic Congressional
Committee OF the First District Of
Kentucky met in Paducah last
week to arrive ut q method OF sc.
lectiDg the Democratic nominee
for Congress. 1t was decided to
hold . primary, and July 10th was
set as the time.
AT q preliminary meeting held
IN Nashville on March oath for
the purpose Of holding q state in.
dustrial convention, May 11th
was set as the date. This con.
ventiOn will be composed OF rep.
resentative business men from
oil parts of that state.
OF all the Kentuckians who
have rendered their services for
war. only Will Ovens, evanescent
statesman who beat Breckinridge
once, 10 willing to 80 az q private.
70 - moo /sk~lS. ho~~~~-. ss.s NJ.
Owens would be willing to 90 in
Col. Breckinridge's regiment.
TIE enterprise" Of the New
York yellow journals has inspired
apaper 10 Wilkesbsrre to offer q
prize Of $500 10 gold 10 the Officer
or private OF a Pennsylvania reg.
iment who, 10 the event of war,
captures the first Spanish cannon,
and an equal SUN to the officer or
private who captures the first
Spanish flag.
LIFE insurance companies have
already declared that in case of
war oil life insurance policies
would be forfeited by those going
into the army, unless special per.
NIT 10 secured. War is an extra
hazardous risk that is not covered
by existing life insurance policies.
With. the country full Of insured
people, 1t wonld be difficult to
ind soldiers willing 10 forfeit
their insurance.
AT Meanwhile, Tenn, the other
day, the Rev. e. A. Ross, thu re.
viyal preacher, asked all In bis
congregation to rise who had
read q passage 10 the book of
Hezekiah. About q dozen arose.
some of them longtime church
members. The evangelist said:
"Why, God bless Won, there's no
such book 10 the Bible I" There
wss q roseate flush o'er.spread
como cheeks that had been salIow
for years.
The Louisville Times recalls
come historical facts OF which all
Americans can be and are proud.
The Times sage: "Within little
more than Q century of national
Independence the United States
have waged six wars, not includ.
ing our conflicts with the Indians
the revolution OF 1776, q naval
war with France in 1900; the war
against England in 1912, the war
against Tripoli, the war against
Mexico and the civil war. In all
these the American flag has been
victorious"
THR testimony of Mr.. w. w.
Howard, OF New York, regarding
the deplOrable condition of the
non colnbatants in Cuba, 10 that
OF man who knows what misery
10. He says that the horrors Of
Cuba exceed those OF Armenia.
"Nowbere 10 Armenia" says Mr..
Howard, did l see such suffering
and famine as l have witnessed in
Cuba among the pscihc0s aud re.
coDceDtrsd0s." Mr.. Howard Wis.
tied both Of these countries, in
company with Miss Clara Barton,
OF the Red Gross.
The Kentucky and Tennessee
insurance board has made an i'm.
portant ruling with regard to third
aud fOurth.cIass towns IN Ken.
lucky and Tennessee. Hereafter
all policies for fire insurance will
only be issued with the "iron safe
clause" as II Is known. This makes