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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21

AUDITOR STONE has been ordered by
court to pay the commissioners of the
Schools of Reform the $l00, 900 appro-
priated by the legislature. Col Wal
ton, one of the commissioners says the
board has partially agreed on a site
near Lexington and will proceed at
once to build one school for boys and
girls and use only o,0o0, or so much
Of it as may be necessary. of the ap-
propriation.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21

Mrs Stark, Pleasant Ridge, O., says,
"After two doctors gave up my boy to
die, l 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. Stormes' Drug Store. I'm
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21

CONSUL GENERAL LEE is standing
pat at his post in Havana and ii the
Spanish mob calls his hanl it'll find
that he holds a biz "iuli'-warships
at the top, topedo boats next.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21

indiscriminateu use of the knife. Read
ing of the many cures made by S. S.
S., determined to give that medicine
trial, and after had taken it few
days, the cancer became irritated and
began to discharge. This after awhile
ceased, leaving 4 small scah, which
finally dropped off, and only healthy
little scar remained to mark the place
where the destroyer had held full sway.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21

SPANISH rioters in Havana seem to
have their hood up, but If they're
wise they'll remember that our White
Squadron at Key West has its steam
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21

I The North Atlantic United States
feet Is on it's way to . point within
striking distance Of Havana. But
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21

size OF a small pea.
Itgrew rapidly,an
shooting pains ran
i'll every direction.
! became alarmed
and CON ute d a
good doctor, who
pronounced it cam
Ger, and said that it
must be cut out.
This I would not
consent to, having
little faith in the
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21
Too
Much Knife!

The use of the surgeons knife is be-
coming SO general, resulting fatally
in such 4 large number of cases, as to
occasion general alarm.
Mr.. William Walpole, of Walshtown,
South Dakota, writes; "a b u
three years o, there came under
my left eye a little blotch about the
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21

DlAAAfAe.t NuBlAN TEA cures Dyspep-
! sWsvsNs y STA, Constipation and Indi-
gestion. Regulates the Liver. Price, Is eta.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21

n j. HOOD,
SURGEON-DENTIST,
LANCASTER, KY
ONCE over J. G. Thompssn's jewelry store
on Danville street.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21
A Real Blood Remedy.

Cancer is in the blood and it is folly
toexpect an operation to cure it. S.S.S.
te.aranfeed Purely vegetable is real
remedy for every
4: !: &: :; ;: &: SIS
Ga.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21
"a
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The Florida & New Or
leans Limited trains of the Queen
& Crescent Route run through to
Jacksonville and New Orleans in
"a hours from Cincinnati.
These fast trains are of the fin
est type, luxurously fitted, and run
ming on perfect roadbed.
Winter Tourist Low round-trip
tickets on sale throughout the
North.
An elegant service of Cafe, Par
lor, and Observation Cars on these
trains. Double daily train service.
Write for information to
VIC. Rinearson, Gent Pass'rAgt Cincinnati
Send 10 cents for fine Art colored Lithograph
OF Lookout Mountain and ChiekamS u.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21
PREACHERSVlLLE.

Lancaster, KY. Jan. IL, 1898.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21

T. L. Sanders sold fly acres of
land to Mr.. Luther Raney and wife
for 81, 900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27
Flora.

). r. Belscamper and j. lift made
flying trip to Sitter Sunday.
There will be a political speech in
the school house this Thursdsy even
ing.
Quite number of our people expect
to attend the speech to be delivered by
Clearance Edwards at Beetown We'd
nesday evening.
W. Irish of Lancaster was a caller
in these parts last Sunday.
I. Hudson has part of the lumber
on the ground where he expects to
put up new building soon.
Mrs. james Edgington has returned
home after weeks visit with her
father.
Geo Thorp was a caller in Flora
Sunday.
Cozy Edwards and Myrtle Black
bourn Lancaster are spending few
weeks with relatives in this vicinity.
John Edwards, who has been laid
up with rheumatism in one OF his
shoulders, is reported better.
The farmers are being hindered in
their potato digging and corn husking
by 50 much rain.
This will be a land Of fruit soon
judging by the way people have been
setting out fruit trees hereabout late
ly.
We hope the people Of Flora will
arouse themselves before we shall re-
port again that we may have some-
thing more exciting to report such as
weddings, etc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27

And just when he way saying that
ne started for me like this 0ndicatinoN
OF course, this path ran little bit IKE
that Qndicating) little to the east o.
south. | was on this side Of the
path here, and he was there about
II feet from me, and when he said
That last world don't mind much
what was doing now, but | remem-
MIN starting toward me. and it seemed
IKE when he got about half ways to-
me. instead of coming right on, he
turned this way, Indicating | had
the gun hanging that way and when
he started think / must have had
the gun in this hand, but never put
the gun to my shoulder, and then he
went off in the corn this way, and |
suppose he was leaning over when he
started off after coming half ways and
made the turn off in that way. He
had | should Judge, got little south
OF west, and had the gun this way
and shot. l never put it to my
shoulder. of course he was killed
there | can't say what shot killed him
but OF course he was killed there, and
by his throwing himself over in that
way it throwed the shot up in l sup
pose, and | don't know whether he
laid on his back or on his face.
At the close of the statement Mr..
Gardner made formal offer for Hol-
ger to plead guilty of murder in the
second degree. The attorneys for the
state stated that after careful consid-
Grafton and in view of all the circum-
stances of the case, they believed JUS
tice would be done and the interests
OF the public best served by accepting
the plea. Mr.. Lowry's position was
that he did not believe Holzer would
have been convicted of so grave
crime as murder in the second degree
but as it was the wish of the defend
ant to do he could only consent to the
proceeding.
Mr.. Holzer was asked if it was his
wish so to plead and he said it was.
He then formally pleaded guilty to
the charge. The case, however, was
still in the hands OF the jury but at
the recommendation Of the Judge they
rendered their verdict to conform to
Holzer's plea. The jury did not leave
the room to deliberate on the matter.
John Draggs as foreman signed the
verdict in presence of the Others.
Holzer was at once sentenced to
fourteen years imprisonment in the
states prison at hard labor with one
days solitary confinement. This will
mean a term in prison of about 81
years if he gets full credits for good
behavior.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27

go down across. He started and /
started. He got out into the road and
that is the last / saw of him. He had
on pair of overalls, a heavy knit
shirt and big white straw hat. He
was barefooted. heard three shots
about FIFTEEN minutes after Fank left
me. The first two were close together
and sonded like a shotgun. The 9TH
er was lille while after and sounded
like rifle or revolver.
The cross examination developed
nothing new except that Clifton saw
Fank come up the road from the d.
rection of Holzer's house that after
noon and saw him turn round and
look back toward the house where he
first saw him.
JAMES MCGoNIGAL: | am under
sheriff of Grant county; was present
at Fank's inquest. l recognize map
"a map on exhibition before the jury
as correct. l made the following
measurements:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27
Shooting

Holzer's to school house 672 feet.
Cornor of road to Holzer's house IA
feet.
Holzer's house west of road rs feet.
School house to supposed place of
shooting in cornfield 455 feet.
Place Of shooting to south side of
cornfeld 405 feet.
Cornfield to grave 139 feet.
Total from place of shooting to
grave 544 feet.
From Mr.. McGongal's testimony it
appears that the shooting was done
in cornfield and that the grave was
in brushy pasture lying south of the
cornfeld. Through this cornfield or
pasture runs sort of path along what
at one time was road. 1t was in
this path just below the school house
that the shooting occurred.
JAMES HARRIS: live in the vii
lage of Arthur. Holzer was at my
shop that day from one O'Clock till
nearly three He got a horse shod.
He was in a hurry because he said he
had had some wood burned and was
afraid he would have something else
burned, said he believed Fank was
implicated, said he told Fank that if
he burned his wood it would be the
last wood he would burn. Said that
he had taken John Lane by the throat
because he seemed to know something
about the burning and wouldn't tell
but that if he had hold of Turtle sFcot
he wouldn't let loose. Said he had
been up all night watching his prop
erty. He said that some time pre-
vious he had heard someone providing
around his house at night, that he
raised the,window and fired pistol
shot, that he then heard pistol shot
down toward the school house and
heard Tanks voice say for MIN to
come down and he would exchange
shots with him. This conversation
was when / was shooting the horse.
Fank was man feet Z inches tall, of
heavy build, wore a mustache think,
and would weigh about 175 pounds.
JOHN ENLoE; live al Arthur. /
saw Holzer the day Fank was killed
about noon. He came to my barn.
He told me about his wood being
burned and said he was satisfied Fank
had done it. Said Fank had made
new pair of bars between him and
Clifton's and he (Holzer) believed he
had done it because he expected to be
forbidden to 60 over Holzer's land.
(Fank's outlet to the main highway
was through Holzer's land) and he
made these bars so he could get out
another way.
He said further that he and Fank
had some words on account of Tanks
saying he had seen people going to
his house to see his wife. They had
had some words at Cliftons over
watering horses. He gave that as
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27

Read the advertisement IN this
issue of the Herald, they represent
the leading business men of the city
and tell story that ought to be as
interesting as the most entertaining
news. II you study a dealers adver-
ment you can buy to better advaut re-
when you visit his store.
The evening times., 1898-12-23
FOG DISAPPEARING
FROM THE COAST
FLEETS COME SAFELY INTO PORT
The Cruiser New York Arrives mt
New YorS-RaiIroads Again Nov
ing on Schedule Time.

New York, Dec. 23-The thick veil of
fog that hung over the city for three
days, lifted this morning. and the great
fleet of ships, held in the bay and out
side the bar, began to move.
One of the first vessels to come in was
the cruiser New York, Admiral Samp-
sons flagship.
The steamers St. Paul, Britannia and
Friesland, which sailed from their piers
early in the week, only pasesd out to
sea today.
Railroad traffic which has been ham,
pered by the extraordinary fog is again
moving on schedule time.
Philadelphia, Dec. 23.-The fog that has
hung over this city for three days lifted
last night Twenty-seven steamers and
thirty-six sailing vessels at once proceed
ed up the river, breaking the record of
arrivals in this port for any twenty-four
hours.
Just before the wind scattered the mist,
the bark Auburndale, Capt. Regan, from
Bonarie, for New York, went ashore at
Ships Bottom, Atlantic City. Eleven
men are aboard and heavy surf renders
their position dangerous. The vessel is
salt laden.
The evening times., 1898-12-23
MUST PAY POSTAGE
LIKE GOOD AMERICANS
SPANISH FRANKS NOT HoNoRED
Seal of Porto Rican AicaIdes No Lon
ger Goes in Place of Yankee
Stnmus,

Postmaster General Smith has abolish
ed a time-honored- privilege Of the Span
ish alcaldes in Porto Rico. Since the
days of Porto Rican history the mayors
of the villages have been in the habit of
placing their official seal upon letters and
packages when they did not have, or did
not care to put on, the postage. Until a
few days ago these "frani1s'' have al
ways been recognized by the postal au-
thorities, and the thrifty mayors have
doubtless saved many Spanish dollars
thereby After the Americans took pos
session it was different. When the may
or's seals began TO be in evidence upon
the upper right-hand corner of the en-
velopes sent through the mail the men
in charge of the offices at Ponce and San
Juan set an investigation afoot. learned
of the good old Castilian custom and re-
ported it to Washington.
Postmaster General Smith said he had
all the veneration in the world for the
alcaldes of Porto Rico. but he must really
insist that they pay letter and parcel post
age like other good American citizens. So
the order was issued, much TO the disgust
of the head men of the old Spanish viii
lagos.
Until this morning they all had preserv-
ed an ominous silence. But by the first
mail today came a letter TO Mr. Smith
from Francesca Soto. alcalde of the Villa
de Adiuntas, near Ponce. Mr.. Soto bow
ed gracefully with due humility TO Mr..
Smith confessed his error and said that
in the future he will pay regular postal
rates on all letters he sends out, official
and private.
The evening times., 1898-12-23
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR
DOM PAUL KRUGER
OPPOSITION TO A DECREE
Fair Women In Arms on Behalf of
Pianos md Pugs-Backed
by the Men,

London, Dec. 23.-Recent letters from
Johannesburg, South Africa, say:
This isla paradise for women. Never
in the history of the Transvaai, except
perhaps in the earliest pioneer days, have
women been so scarce and young men so
plentiful.
'To every twenty men there is one wo-
man in Johannesburg, and still the latter
are on the decrease while the former are
wondered at that here the fair sex is
positively idolized. A young woman ut
ters wish and a score of slaves vie with
each other in their haste to fulfill it.
But there is one man in the Transvaal
who is adamant to the charms and domi-
nation of the feminine minority in johann
nesburg. That man is Dom Paul Kruger,
the autocratic president of the South Afri-
can Republic. In utter defiance of their
wishes he has just issued an order that
henceforth no piano playing will be permit
ted on Saturdays and Sundays. Then he
has issued another decree which forbds
the washing of pet dogs on those days.
feminine howl of Indignation, as this will
render the Saturday and Sunday recep-
tions to the masculine admirers dismal
affairs.
Every woman in Johannesburg owns a
pet dog or terrier. Henceforth the poor
little beast must be presented to their
Sunday visitors in an unkempt, haggard
state. and the poor little dears themselves
feel this disgrace keenly.
"Oom Paul, however, has been given
warning Johannesburg femininity, though
a cosmopolitan lot. hailing from every
land on the globe and often at odds on
important issues, is united in opposition
to Dom Paufs new DEGREES. The women
are up in arms; and the men are with
them Those DEGREES must be repealed or
else-well, the women want them repealed
and what the women ask for In Johannes
burg the men will see realized.
The evening times., 1898-12-23
SOUVENIRS OF GLACIAL ERAs
Logs That Have Been Buried for
Centuries Dug Up in Chicaro.
n the New York Journal.)

trTpin the New ork JouTnal.)
Chicago Dec 1G.-White oak logs that
have been buried under the site of Chica-
go for 900 years have just been put to
use. Prof. Ossian Guthrie. the eeologist
who has helped to unearth the remnants
or some Of these prehistoric trees has
just come into possession of two toilet
brushes made from this ancient oak that
have surprised the manufacturer of imi-
tation "antinque" woods by the wonder
ful polish and color of which the genuine
antique oak is capable No precious
woods that have ever been imported into
Chicago are as marve.ously beautiful as
these specimens.
Most of these prehistoric logs have been
resurrected from their 900 year-old
graves to be divided up among the mu-
seums and universities of the country
Walnut, willow beach and most of the
modern native woods have been dug up
under these glacial deposits and alluvium
Of seventy centuries. but the white oak
the same tree evidently that hourishes in
the parks today. has been preserved best
OF ALL
Some frightfuI cyclone appears to have
bent and laid low the trees at first. The
fiber is bent and twisted in nearly all OF
them at one particular spot in the trunk.
and 1t is evident that this was the cause
that frSt buried the giant forests unuer
the sands and alluvium. Some of these
trunks have been followed by Prof. Guth-
RE in the excaya tions for streets and
houses for many feet. One trunk in Shef-
field Avenue was unearthed for seventy
feet.
Evidently this forest was the first
gorwth after the glacial period. It lies
close TO the glacial clay, under the alu-
vial drift at a general depth OF fourteen
feet The cyclone apparently laid the
forest low. and the sand and drift was
blown I'D from the lake and covered 1t.
The water formed an air-tight capsule
about the trunk and kept it from decay
ing
OF late years, however, the surface
sewers have drained the water away from
the trunks and the bark and outer lay
ers of wood have gone to decay. The iron
6ber of the inner wood is still intact in
most of them. however. The wood from
which Prof. Guthries souvenirs are made
was dug up near the corner of Calumet
Avenue and Thirty-ninth Street, where
many of the trunks are being chopped
away in sewer eXcavating.
No imitation antique wood has ever at
tanned the singular beauty of this old oak.
IT is dark, almost greenish black. the
result of hundreds of years discoloration
by the surrounding water. The polish
which 1t has attained is unlike anything
ever seen by wood importers. The fiber
of the wood was found almost as tough
as fine wire In working it up.
The evening times., 1898-12-23
CAR CONDUCTOR KILLS
4 COL0RED SOLDIER
WOMEN PASSENGERS 1ssuLrED
Private Turner, of the Sixth Vir-
ginia, Draws n Knife and Is
Shot Dead.

Macon Ca, Dec. 23.-Oscar Thrower a
street car conductor, shot and instantly
killed Private Turner, Company b. Sixth
Virginia, yesterday afternoon. Ever since
the colored soldiers have been here, some
of them have been giving the street car
company trouble by insulting white per-
sons until 1t was necessary to put on a
trailer to every car for the accommmoda-
ton of colored soldiers and the employees
were instructed to see that they rode in
them. Turner, who was Intoxicated.
boarded the front car and refused to go
back to the trailer. He became so vulgar
that ladies refused to remain on the car.
Thrower stopped the car and assisted
the ladies out and was getting back on
the car, when Turner made a lunge at
him with knife. Thrower drew his re-
volver and fired.
The killing created great excitement
among the colored soldiers and hundreds
congregated on the streets and started
a riot which was quelled by the arrest OF
fifty of thes most incendiary.
Last night every street car running in
the vicinity was strongly guarded.
The evening times., 1898-12-23
WORK NAN ROASTED
IN AN ENGINE BOILER
FATAL RESULT OF A JOKE
Comrades Turned Steam to
Frighten Boyd and Could Not
Shut 1t on.

Ansonia. Cenn. Dec. ga boiler in
the Farrell foundry needed repairing yes
terday and Andrew Boyd. a machinist.
was directed to do the work. The work.
man has to enter the boiler through a
manhole just large enough to permit his
body TO pass. He must work in air thai
speedily becomes foul by the light of a
tallow candle.
1t occurred TO some of Boyd's needless
and ignorant fellow-workmen that there
was offered a fine opportunity to play a
practical joke. They decided to open a
valve in a pipe which connected the
boiler to be repaired with one in use
AID send little steam in 10 frighten the
machinist.
Tney opened the valve and steam under
a pressure of fifty pounds to the square
inch rushed into the boiler where Boyd
was. In .his confined quarters enough
steam co,tId enter in three or four sec
onos to burn the man horribly.
When Boyd heard the first hiss he ra s.
ed an outcry which warned the jokers Of
the danger. They tried 10 shut the valve
bur they gould not do so quickly enough
There is no burn so terrible and deadly
as that caused by steam 1t entails the
most horrible sufferings. 1t attacks the
lungs as well as the outparts OF the bsdy
Boyd lived only a very little time after
he was taken from the boiler.
The evening times., 1898-12-23
WORK ON THE DISTRICT
APPROPRIATION BILL

The Senate subcommittee on appropria-
tions continued their hearing this MORN
ing on the District of Columbia appro-
priation BILL Commissioners Wight,
Ross and Beach, Major Sylvester, Aud
itor Petty, Prof Powell, superintendent
of the public schools, and Col. Alexander
Miller, were present.
The morning session was devoted prin-
cipaliy to hearing Prof. Powell, who, in
addition to advocating the allowance of
amounts for public schools as estimated,
urged very strongly an additional ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the manual
training school to be built at the corner
OF Rhode Island Avenue and r Street
northwest, and for which Congress has
appropriated $125,O00, $4,000 of which is
for the lot and $4,000 for the building,
which is now in the course of erection.