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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
Death of George &. smith.

LEXINGTON, Ky, May 0 -George
Chafee Smith, son of Gen. Wilbur L.
Smith. recent adjutant general of the
state and president of Commercial
college of Kentucky university, died
Thursday
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12

LEXINGTON, Ky. May at is report
ed that at a meeting of the board Of
directors of street railway and other
consolidated companies Thursday
sale of the companies was effected.
Officers deny il.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
Col. Petit Hon ored.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, May 0-Thc mu-
nicipality of Manzanillo, this province,
has purchased an oil painting of Col.
Petit, military governor of the city,
and has hung it in n conspicuous posi-
ton in the city hall, with elaborate
ceremonies
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
Italian Workmen strike.

Italians at work on the Jerome park
reservoir went on strike Monday. The
contractor, j. Il. Mcdonald, asked for
assistance, and 100 policemen were
sent to the reservoir.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
The Judsmen, Affirmed.

FRANKFORT KY, May THE court
of appeals Friday affirmed a Judgment
for s., 900 damages against the Central
kentucky asylum at Lakeland in favor
of Vale ntine Hauns. A sewer emptied
on his land
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
Twenty Years. franchise Granted

BENTON, KY. May THE city coun
Gil has granted 20 years franchise tQ
w. Mike Oliver for the city lighting
and furnishing of water on condition
that he maintain one 50-candle power
gas light on the west side of Court
square.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
Shot Himself to Death.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May Henry
Huperle. aged eS years, shot himself to
death at No. ISL Grayson street, an il
legal house, Friday afternoon. He had
been drinking.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12

MONTGOMERY. Ala, May THE state
senate Monday, by vote of Is to IS.
decided 10 repeal the call for consti.
tutional convention made in Dccem.
Der last. The house had already voted
the same way.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
To Oppose Annexation.

HAVANA, May at a meeting Of
e9 Cuban Generals opposed to Amer
lean influence in Cuba. at Mariana, il
was resolved to organize Cuban Vet.
Grams association and form political
party to oppose annexation.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
workmen's Wages Increased.

FARMERS, Ky, May Am advances
of 10 per cent in the wages of the EN-
ployes of j. Il. Buckwalter's large saw
mill went into effect the LIST inst. This
men,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
Wealthy Mil Owner Dead.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May w c Will
son, of Russellville, owner of the
Knob City -four mills, and very
wealthy, died here Friday night.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
Tire In "a Driving Park.

rIoJssoCKET, r. l.. May s.. All the
b.ildings connected with the Woon.
socket Driving park were burned sun
day afternoon, and 80 pounds of dyna-
mite stored in one of the stables ex-
ploded, shaking the country for miles
around. At the time of the explosion
A. &. Stair, the caretakcr %
the park was in an adjoining
building - feet away and only received
fow bruises, although similar
structure the same distance away, on
the other side of the dynamite, was
completely demolished.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
Iiemp Advanced.

LEXINGTON, ky.. May 6.-Hemp has
jumped to S.. IS per hundred here. w.
J. Loughbridge Thursday purchased
s0,OC0 pounds at that price,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21

company failed for several million
by we'll informed persons to have
been caused by unwise and unsafe
loans to the flour trust and other spe-
culative concerns. Another report
says it was due to fight within the
board of directors. A firm Of brokers
also went to the wall, and the bears,
| taking advantage of the general ner-
vousness which had characterized the
stock market for days, hammered
prices down at fearful rate. Opera
tors finding themselves caught offered
any price for call money. Stocks were
sacrificed at prices that now seem
ridiculous, but at the time meant ruin
to many interests.
The market went crazy, and gen.
erAl panic was apparently imminent,
when J. Pierpont Morgan sent million
dollars into the market to loan at fifty.
At that time men were bidding one
hundred and twenty five for call
money, with none offered. The action
OF the clearing house committee in
stayed the panic and the market rapid
ly quieted down.
The next day much better feeling
was apparent. Stocks gained general
ly, the banks con tinued to offer money
freely. and assurance was given OF an
unlimited supply. The clearing house
association subscribed another ten
millions for loaning purposes on the
stock market, and this had the effect
of quieting the Street entirely.
The whole incident proves three
things absolutely. First, that there is
ample money in the country to meet
any possible emergency; second, that
our prosperity is of a sort that cannot
be marred in the slightest degree by
any senseless furry in the stock mar
kets; third, that the banking fntere SITS
represent all that is careful, cOnserva-
tive, stable end honest in the conduct
of our finances, and can be trusted in
every case to avert threatened financial
distress, whether great or small.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21

EDWARD Box writes, in the De-
cember Ladies' Home Journal, that
s'there must be some radical and grow
ing departure from the right and best
way of celebrating Christmas when
each recurring year we hear larger
number of men saying, We'll, I'll be
truly thankful when this Christmas
business is over And they are led to
this remark generally by seeing their
wives, mothers, sisters or daughters
reach Christmas Day utterly tired out,
with the prospect of q siege of illness
as soon as Christmas is over. And it
must be confessed that this state of af-
fairs exists in thousands of homes. Wo-
men themselves frequently acknow-
ledge their satisfaction when the day
is over. Now, there is always something
wrong when we make a. burden of our
pleasures. And If one of our sources
of pleasure in the calendars greatest
gala day is derived from a feeling of
thankfulness that 1t is over, there is
something askew either in the way we
prepare for, or spend, the day." Per-
hsps our greatgrandfsthers and great
grandmothers, who travelled through
trackless forests to spend the gala day
under the old rooftree, we're just as
glad when the sun went down on
Christmas day as the present genera
tion IL. The departure from the right
and best way to celebrate the day may
not be go marked as Mr.. Box thinks.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21
ADVERTISING RATES.

Rates of advertising in the Daily or Weekly
HERALD will be made known upon appl1ca-
zion at the business ONCE Those who pre-
fer can have a representative of the business
department. call upon them,..who will quote
prices.and make contracts for space. Call
telephone No 115
Classified Advertisements or locals ten
lol cents per line for first insertion and five
(0 cents, for each additional insertion.
Special rates upon Five hundred 900 or one
thousand: QeOO) lines Rof local. to be used In
one month. will be furnished upon appIica-
tfon.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21

HON. L. B. PRINCE has been re-
quested by the English publishers of
the Encyclopedia Britannica to prepare
a supplementary article on New Mex
loo for a new edition of that work to
be published in London. The New
Mexican reminds its readers that the
article on the territory in the present
edition of the encyclopedia was written
by Governor Prince about 1882
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21
BY CARRIER.

Ine Daily HERALD is delivered oy carrier
In Ell Paso, Texas, Juarez, Mexico and at the
FL -Paeo smelling works, at fifteen cents Qbc)
per week, or sixty cents (60c) per month.
Subscribers failing to get the HERALD re-
gularly or promptly should call at the Office
or telephone No. 115. All complaints will re-
ceive prompt attention.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21

'HELLo, ROSWELL" shouts the
White Oaks Eagle, and then makes a
propositionfora telephone line fromRos-
we'll to White Oaks via Picscho, Lin
coin, Richardson, Fort Stanton, Gray
and Nogal. A perfect network of tele-
phone lines is visible to the traveller in
east Texas and their value and conven-
fence is universally admitted. The
Eagles project should be put through.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21

THE place where Chicago gets her
sand and grit has been revealed at
last. Capsules of sand after every
meal are being prescribed by a physi
clan of that city as cure for dyspep-
sia, appendicitis aad all stomach
troubles by furnishing the digestive
apparatus with the grit which man
alone. of all animals, has not the sense
to pick up with his food"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21
SAFETY ASSURED

Political opponents of the admins
tration have tried to make it appear
that the recent furry in Wall street
was ia some way due to the sound
policy and practice of the republican
party with regard to the currency.
They have used the fact that call
money went up to fifty, one hundred,
and even one hundred and twenty five,
to prove an imaginary shortage OF
currency in the country. Losing sight
absolutely of the real reasons for the
storm they have endeavored in every
way to twist the facts into an argument
for dishonest money.
Let US examine the facts. For more
than year there has been evident q
tendency among manufacturing estab-
lishments of every class to combine in
great aggregations commonly known
as trusts. The reorganization schemes
have generally provided for vast over
capitalization. The trusts have all
been underwritten by some of the
great banking firms of the country.
The com binations on such tremendous
scale required immense sums of money
and cash has been handled by some
OF these promoters in sums heretofore
unheard of.
1t Is not necessary here to 60 into
the main question of the trusts. The
HERALD'S position b as heretofore been
plainly set forth-that some comblna-
tions of capital ON a large scale are
legitimate and beneficial, while others |
are vicious, against public policy, and |
probably illegal; moreover, that the
combinations guilty of the greatest
abuse will fall OF their own weight,
simply because to finance them will
become absolutely impossible.
It now appears that the prediction
of the HERALD is nearer fulilmentthan
was expected. For come weeks the
New York quotations for call money
have been unusually high. running up
at times to ten and twelve percent
This however does not mean that there
is really shortage of loanable capital
in the metropolis. AS matter of fact
first class borrowers have been able to
get all the money they wanted at the
usual rates.
The high quotation simply means
that the bankers are ge tting more and
more conservative and are less willing
than they were year, or even three
ago, to finance every wildcat
scheme that is proposed. Thus. far
from being an indication OF instability,
or scarcity of funds, the
high price.of money on the Street really
shows, in the clearest possible way,
that the reaction from the speculative
fever has already begun.
In passing, it is of interest to refer
to the fact that during the time that
the high prices for money have pre-
vailed ali government bonds have been
quoted at a good premium. In other
words capitalists, trust companies, and
trustees have been competing for the ,
privilege of putting out their money at .
. return of less than two and a half
per cent-which does not look as if the
money market were tight in the or I
iinary sense of the term. 7
Monday the situation reached a t
,risis. The Produce Exchange Trust t
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21

1T is reported from Washington that
the choice OF Philadelphia for the next
national republican convention was
due to Hoo. Solomon Luna, Of New
Mexico, who cast the deciding vote,
after having resisted the appeals of all
the delegations for his support. At
the last moment he turned the scale in
favor of PHILADELPHIA
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21

OF the sixteen banks organized in
Mexico since 1888 seven have been
started within the last two years,
indicating that business operations are
now much more extended than for
merly and that the prosperity of the
United States is a factor strongly felt
in our neigh boring republic.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21

and Chicago have bath room attach
ments the teachers in the Kansas City
schools are urging the school board to
fit up bath rooms in the school bu lid
ings of that city. The city on the
Kaw is bound to be In the forefront.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21

1T would appear to the ordinary
mortal that fitting up bath rooms In
public school buildings is an expense
that could well be spared; but as Ger
tain public schools in New York CITY
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21

Ell PASoANS may console themselves
with the thought that twenty trains are
stuck in the Snow between Halifax and
Tacoma. The snow here is not deep
enough to stop baby carriage.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21

THE neat little sum of So, 6S1.34 is
the balance remaining in the hands Of
the treasurer of the San Antonio Fair
association after paying off all bills
an item to paste in the books of the
chamber of commerce.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21

A NUMBER of wealthy Americans
who have money to throw to the SLOW
birds are arranging to go to the Paris
exposition via San Francisco, Hon
olulu, Japan and India. Ell Paso
should be included in their itinerary.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21

THE first Lafayette dollar coined in
the United States mint at Philadel-
phis, will be sent to the president of
France-a graceful compliment in
deed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21
TO ADVERTISERS.

In order to insure proper changes in adver-
sis1ng g. copy for same should be at the bust
ness Office not later than 10 a.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21
WASHINGTON

Regular Army People Crashing
Their Teeth Over Gen. Woods
Rapid Advancement Need
OF More Woods-StdgnatiO In
the Army-Sendtor pettigreW s
TroubleS-The Holland Sub
marine Bodt-DemoCratfC Mis-
takes-A New play By Holland
Ddme-Minor Matters.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21

Everything in drugs at Campbell &
Grayson's.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
A Clever Trick.

An ex-colector of customs relates this.
says the Detroit Fee Press, as among his
experiences: Some years ago, and short
ly prior to the holidays, a man came into
the Office and said that he wanted to talk
with me personally. He looked like an
unsophisticated fellow who had come in
from the country to try his hand at bust
ness, though he had sharp features and a
nasal twang.
% Mister he began when we were alone,
Tn in kind of a snarl and I've come
to you because L want to do the square
thing. 1 had nice lot of Havaney cigars
shipped to Windsor, thinkin' I could do a
stroke sellin' EN- here in Detroit fur the
Christmas trade. l had a man there to
take care of 'em till l came on, but he
not KNOWN nothin' about the law, packs
them cigars in boat and brings EN- over
here without sayin' no duty. l reckon it
was smuggain,' but he's honest as the sun,
and 1 hurried right here soOns 1 heard
of what he'd done. Here's a sample of
them cigars as he held out a box, and 1
want to say right here that l never had
a more delicious smoke. He took me to
the little room he had rented and showed
me hundreds of boxes on which he paid
the duty, and 1 let the matter drop. 1t
got into the papers, even to my verdict
as to the quality of the cigars
Then my honest Yankee made a spe-
cial Christmas sale, patronized chiefly by
women, who did not care so much about
price as they did about the credit for hav-
ing once selected good goods. He was
closed out in no time, and disappeared.
There was a rank odor in the local atmos-
phere that Christmas. The cigars were
cheap Connecticut filters with cheaper
Pennsylvania wrappers. The cigar he
gave me was a ringer Uncle Sam got
money that did not belong TO him. but il
was an advertising scheme out OF which
the Yankee made a fat thing"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
An Active congressman.

When the ants had displayed such nu-
merical strength against civil service on
Monday joy entered the soul of Gen. eros
venor of Ohio, says the Washington Post.
For several years he has borne the shock
of oratorical encounter in the House when
the date for the annual debate on civil SER
wee came. Gen. Grosvenor expected de-
feat when the House reached test vote.
but it made him twenty years younger
when the big Republican vote was an
nounced.
Yesterday the Ohioan pranced about the
House like a 2-year-old. There was a
firmer tone in his voice as he saIuted the
CIVIL service advoca ties. Finally he
pranced out into the rear lobby. where the
young son of Representative Thaddeus Ma
hon of Pennsylvania was playing.
can you run, my lad?" inquired the
white-haired veteran.
Yes, sir" replied the boy, rather sur
prised.
Il will enter a race with you for the
length of this lobby and back again." pro
posed the general.
Down the long stretch of the lobby tore
the portly statesman in his Prince Albert.
and the youth in knee trousers. The con-
gressional bystanders glanced in with
some alarm through the glass door. lest
Speaker Reeds wrath might be brought
down upon the athletes. Turning for the
home stretch. Gen. Grosvenor's white
locks flew along behind his well-shaped
head. The boy dug the dust out of the
carpet and won the first heat by a fun
yard.
Il will run you another" painted the
general" and away the two flew for an
other trial of speed. Gen. Grosvenor like
a man who had got his second wind fair
ly flew, and Master Mahon fell behind be-
fore they returned to the starting point
Several times again they ran, but the rae
ing was nip and tuck and neither is yet
satisfied that the other is the swifter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19

THE Toronto World is respectfully as
sured' by an able and conservative Phila-
delphia newspaper chat the United States
have no wish to annex Canada, except
with Canada's consent" Have recent
events indicated that the United States
are asking consent when they get ready
to annex? Hawairs consent was not
given, Notwithstanding a carpet bag gov
eminent of the islands Instituted by Amer
lean force of arms, pettioned for admit
lance Porto Rico's consent has never
bothered the United States. The consent
OF the Filipinos cuts very little figure in
the Philippine question at present. It
might be that if the United States had
an opportunity to annex Canada, consent
would not cut much ice in that quarter;
that is, if the spirit of expansion and i'm
perialism is to dominate our government
hereafter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
PER SoNAL.

Col. George B. NJ. Harvey, who is at
the head of a syndicate which has bought
the street railway system of Havana for
$l,472O00, is an old journalist.
George Julian Zolnay, the Hungarian
sculptor, whose bust of Edgar Allan Poe
for the library of the University of Vir-
ginia as so favorably criticised saws that
his inspiration was found in these words
of Prof. Charles W. Kent of that univer-
sity, who has cleared away so many of the
Poe scandals: Poe was no drunkard. but
was easily tempted and overcome bv
liquor. His story is not one of vice. but
of pathetic struggle against it."
Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild
the uncle and father-in-law of the late
Baron Ferdinan de Rothschild, was a
member of Parliament of the House of
Commons in several Parliaments before he
was permitted to vote or even take a seat
He refused to take the oath of office on
anything but the Old Testament. A special
act was passed in 1858 which omitted for
Jewish members the concluding words of
the oath ION the true faith of a Chris
tian."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
THE SANITARY CONDITION OF HA-
VANA.

Surgeon General Sternberg has taken q
look az Havana. He is not pleased with
it. There arg plenty Of reasons why he
is not Col. Warirs told US what the ac-
tual sanitary condition OF that city is.
The picture which he presented was an
alarming one. The impression which Gen.
SJemberg got during his inspection Of the
city is about The same as that which Col.
Warning had.
But what is being done TO remedy the
condition Of affairs which exist there?
That is the question which the American
people would like 10 have answered. The
dispatches tell us that large force Of men
is engaged in cleaning the streets, that
the vaults are being sealed up and the
people are being compelled 10 remove all
filth and garbage from their houses.
These are excellent sanitary regulations.
But are they sufficient to warrant the be-
lief that there will not be an epidemic
of yellow fever soon after the rainy season
begins? Ii is well understood, of course,
that no one knows with any degree Of
certainty what the health conditions of
the city viii be when the sickly season
begins. but there are good reasons for
thinking that what is being done to ward
off an epidemic viii no. be effective.
Col Waring said that the drainage Of
the city and Of certain adjacent low lands
was necessary to prevent an epidemic Of
yellow fever next summer and he said
that there was time enough to do the nee
cessary drainage work before June 1, if
the Improvement was begun at once. What
is being done now Is mere surface work.
The seat Of the trouble is not being reach
ed. Next June, if an epidemic breaks out,
the question, why was not Col. Warnings
advice acted upon? will be asked. The
whole country will be looking for some
body 10 hold responsible for neglect of
duty. If many lives are lost there will
be a deep feeling of Indignation. The de-
Tense that there was not time to do the
sanitary work recommended by Col. War
ing will not be accepted, because he said
there was time.
If the United States is to make Havana
a healthy city there ought to be no delay
in beginning the work. There is no use in
waiting until thousands of our soldiers
and thousands more of our citizens have
become victims of the fever. What is be-
ing done now gives Havana a better APP
pearance, but it is not what the city needs
to save it from epidemics of yellow fever.
No doubt the authorities know that as well
as Col. Waring did, and as Gen. Sternbers
does