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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-31

The Greensboro Inquirer of Sun
day was a tremendous trade edl-
ton. profusely illustrated with por-
traits, street scenes, and was a
most comprehensive write-up of the
commercial interests of Owensboro
in every line. 1t was most cred
table sheet.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-31

w. J. Jackson, young white SOL
dier from New York, has disting-
uished himself at Columbia S. c., by
marrying a negro woman while on
a spree. a colored preacher per-
formed the ceremony. Jacksonis in
jail for violating the law against
iniscegenation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-31
Lester Coming.

1t is announced from Frankfort
that State Inspector Lester is COM
ing to Hopkinsville this week to in
spect the asylum. From here he
will go to Eddyville to look into the
affairs of the penitentiary.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-31

Lieut.. Hobson's sister was the
heroine of an exciting experience
herself the other day. She refused
to be thrown off by a runaway
horse. but stuck on saving at the
bit until the animal was conquered.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-31

The Senatorial contest in Mon
tana has been ended by the election
of w. A. Clark, one of the Demo-
cratic candidates. Eleven Repub-
licans voted for him and broke the
deadlock.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-31

Geo. w Wilson, the present dep
uty, will succeed Senator
Scott as Commissioner of Internal
Revenue and Editor A. B. White,
OF West Virginia, will become dep
ATTY commissioner.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-31
Getting Better.

H. II. Golay, who fell from his bi-
cycle and broke his thigh is slowly
improving. While the fracture was
a very serious one the bone is knit
ting quite nicely and Mr.. Golay
will be able to be up in few weeks
more.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-31
Cleaning Up.

Our line Of Mems Underwear. Our
prices, aud your assistance, will move
1t quick. Ii yan can suggest better
way let us hear lrom yon
The HoPKINsvILLE MERCANTILE Co
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-31
mems suits

We have abundant stocks, that are
of the latest designs aud patterns
We can please the most fastidious
dresser. Our prices will please you
Tue HoPKINsvlLLE MERCANTILE Co.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-31

Will buy you i good substantial
(nearly ali WOOD suit, siz 81 TO ~.
This suit is well worth $500.
The HoPKINsvILLE MERCANTILE Co.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-31
Clothing.

Was never sold any cheaper under
legitimate methods than We are now
offering it. Mems, Youths and chill
deems suits and ovsrcoats will be
sold at ",RocF Bottom" prices.
The HoPKNsvILLE MERCANTILE Co
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-31
SPECIAL LOCALS.

The very finest. The ne pins ultra.
The creme de- Ia creme. That's BAR
PER Whiskey in thrtelapguages.
Sold by W. r, LONG, Hopkinsville,
Ky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-31
Underwear.

Weare offering some immense bar
gains in Men'a aud Boys Underwear
A knowledge of prices will convince
you.
The HoPKINswLLE MERCANTILE Co
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-31
TUESDAY, JAN. 81, 1899 :

The Paducah Register is out for
Hardin good and strong, in spite of
Stones candidacy.
The times., 1899-06-20
DEATH ON THE YUKON TRAIL.
Three New England Gold Seekers
Get Lost and Starve.

Circle City, Alaska. May 30. via San
Francisco, June ia story OF starvation
and death on the Yukon trail has just
reached here. Three men who left Dahl
River on December ) for Jimtown were not
heard of again. and they We're supposed 10
have been lost. Nothing was heard of
them here until the arrival today of the
steamer Rideout. The men were Michael
DAILY, Victor Ediar, and NJ. Provost. They
we're from Providence, r. l., Woonsocket,
r l.. and Brockton, Mass, respectively.
Their bodies were discovered seventeen
miles from the mouth of Old Mans Creek
They had lost the trail and become bewil-
dered Having left Dahl River with only
three weeks food, they were soon reduced
to starvation. Some scraps of mooseh!de
and moccasin were found. of which the men
evidently were endeavoring to make a
stew Daly's body was identified by tie
vlothes The other two men were found
dead five miles away from the ten.
Daly's body had apparently been ia. tly
eaten, and the fact that the tent flaps We're
shut down when found suggested that star
vation had impelled his comrades TO can
nibaHsm. Four hundred dollars were
found on the bodies:
The seven boats which wintered at Dahl
River are all safe. They are the st.
Michael, Reindeer. Monarch, Evans, Mary
Graf, Luem, and Rideout
The times., 1899-06-20

Our delegates at The Hague still seem To
entertain the hope that, at last. Germany
viii consent to some scheme of arbitration
the adoption of which will give the Con-
ference an appearance OF having accom-
plished something. AT this distance we are
unable TO see any hope that the Kaiser viii
abandon bis basic objections to compulsory
arbitration, which a majority OF thinking
people in this country are inclined TO re-
gard as well founded. Possibly Germany
might accept the principle of arbitration
under some plan which would make It
strictly voluntary. But that would not
change existing conditions appreciably.
Nations, like people, are quite at liberty
now TO arbitrate their differences. Some
times they do 1t. as In the case of the Ven
ezuela boundary dispute. Sometimes they
fatty refuse 10 90 INTO any such scheme. as
the United States did in the matter OF the
olney- -Pauncefoie treaty
The German Emperor properly antago-
nize= the proposition that great States are
10 be bound In advance 10 submit TO an in
ternstional tribunal future questions the
The times., 1899-06-20
RUSSIAN WAR PURCHASES.
Large Orders Which 1t Is Proposed
TO Place in America.

New York. June 19.-The Russian Gov
eminent, 1t is reported here is negotiating
just now with American establishments
for an enormous quantity of war material.
The statement is made in an authoritative
quarter that for the past month Russian
agents have been in consultation with the
heads of several big American gun plants
with the view to ordering in this country
try one hundred rapid-fire field batteries.
As the batteries are on a six-gun basis
this would mean 600 guns and about 1,4OO
caissons and IImbers. The order. it is said,
specifies two reserve caissons for each
battery.
A rough estimate places the value of the
Russian order at $4,000, 900 for the guns,
caissons, and limbers. The value of the
order large as it is, is less than the con-
tract for the two warships now building
for Russia al the Cramps yards, Phila-
delphia. From what can be learned the
Russians are not satisfied with the way
their French contracts are being executed
and il is the purpose, 1t is said, of the
Russian Government to supplement the
recent orders placed in France with an
emergency one to be placed in the United
States. Political reasons are ascribed for
the placing of the recent ordnance con-
tracts in France. as it is now well known
that American tenders for the work under
bid the French proposals.
The gun adopted by Russia for field SER
vice is said TO be a rapid-fire piece OF
2.95-inch calibre, patterned after the
French Schneider gun. The designs call
for shields on the gun-carriages, and a
rate of aimed fire of something like twen-
ty-five shots per minute. The gun-car-
riage must remain firmly in place at each
discharge 1t is said that the French have
succeeded in firing the new gun on a hard
and level platform without moving the
carriage. TIE recoil is absorbed by a
system of springs and buffers, located un-
der the carriage frame.
At least four American firms are said to
be interested in the Russian order, and
from what can be learned there is strong
probability that the firms in question will
arrange Jointly to secure the contract un-
der a mutual pooling agreement. Appar
emily. the foremost idea is to land the
contract in the United States. a prom
inent gun manufacturer states that the
lowest Continental figures can, generally
| speaking. be cut and still leave profit for
an American gun establishment Smulta-
neously with the report of the Russian
contract comes the announcement that one
| American gun plant is about to increase
| its capital stock to the value of 10000,
| 600 a general tendency on the part of
! foreign powers is noted Just now. ord
nance manufacturers say, to turn to the
| United States for war material. This is
partly due. il is pointed out, TO the low
prices quoted by American firms. and part
States ordnance in the Spanish American
|
The times., 1899-06-20
ARTILLERY POST INSPECTION.
Major Pitman VIII Visit the Depart
meat of the Gulf


Orders have been issued by the War
Department for the inspection of artil-
lery posts in the department of the Gulf.
Major John Pitman, of the Ordnance De-
partment. was yesterday directed to pro-
ceed fran Augusta Arsenal at Augusta.
Ga. on an inspection "trip to the follow
ing subposts and posts:
Sullivan's Island. at Charleston. S c.:
Fort Sumter, at Charieston; Hilton
Head and S.. Helena Island. Port Royal
Sound, s C; Tybee Island. Ga: Egmont
Key. Key West; Fort Pickings.. Fla. and
Fort Morgan. Ala. Orders were recently
issued by Brig. Gen. Royal T. Frank.
commanding the Department Of the Gulf.
for the distribution Of detachments OF
men of the First Artillery among these
posts. 1t is now proposed to have the ar
tillery defences inspected and any defects
remedied. General Frank has been in
structed 10 have the commanding officer
of the posts named furnish Major Pitmah
such assistance as may be necessary to
carry out the inspection. including the
firing of the guns. If that be thought ad-
visahie, and TO perform whatever neeessa-
ry work of the armament that he might
suggest
Post commanders at these places have
been instructed that they will be RESPONSE
BILE for the discipline and efficacy OF the
detachments at sub-posts under their COM
mand, and that they must see that the
proper proportion of nom commissioned
officers are provided for each detachment
and that they and the commissioned Of
ficers assigned TO command of the detach-
ments are thoroughly instructed in the
care, preservation. and use of guns. NOR
tars, and carriages, and other materials
with which the subposts are equipped.
They are also instructed to prescribe
proper schedule of drills and exercises.
The times., 1899-06-20
SMOOTHING OVER THE FEUD.
Efforts to Bring the Baker and How
urd Factions to Terms.

Louisville, June 19.-R. 3. Lucas, a
prominent citizen of Clay county, reached
Louisville this evening to attend the State
convention, having left his home at Man
chester on Sunday night. He says that
there is every reason to believe that the
bloody controversy which has ragged in
Clay county for the past twelve months is
at an end at last. Mrs. Baker, the widow
of Tom Baker, the leader of the Baker fac
ton, who was killed about ten days ago
has decided TO go to her father, who is a
prominent farmer in the Indian Territory.
She will take her children with her. Mr..
Lucas declares that a better ard more Sc
cure feeling prevails throughout the terror
stricken section.
Leading citizens who have taken no part
in the feud are now endeavoring TO get the
Whites, Howards, Bakers, Philpots. and
others involved, to agree that they VIII co
all in their power to prevent further blood
she'd These men are said to take kindly
to this idea and when each faction is as
sured that no one on its side will receive
harm at the hands OF an enemy it Is
thought peace Will be permanently re-
| stored
! Frankfort, KY, June 10. = Governor
! Bradley has been closeted all day with a
| delegation of citizens of Clay county, in
| cluding Judge Eversole. Governor Brad
! ley had previously made a semi -official
statement that unless Judge Eversole
| called special term to try the feud cases
and fair trial of the Bakers could be
had on change of venue, an extra ses-
| sion Of the Legislature would be called
4 for the purpose of passing an act author
izing the appointment of special judges in
/ such cases and selection of jurors from
! remote counties 1t was reported that
Judge Eversole had stated to Governor
! Bradley that he would call a special term
and requested him to appoint special
| Judge, owing to his close affiliations with
the White Howard faction. Governor
Bradley. it was stated, had decided to ap-
! point Circuit Judge James E. Cantrill, of
| Georgetown. to try the cases and would
! send troops to Barbourville. Knox county,
where a change of venue had been taken.
| The Governor refused to make any state
ment as to the conference or what he
| intended to do.
The times., 1899-06-20

is Funston torpedo. which, when tossed
into the water. emits shining stars and
sparks while propelling itself to the
opposite bank. There will be -set
pieces" displaying the features of all these
great men, in blue and red flames.
But Sampson is not forgotten. He whose
name was on every tongue a year ago will
not be overlooked in the coming ceiebra-
ton. Somebody has invented a Sampson
dynamite gun. which does not contain dy-
Mantle, and makes considerable noise
without much action. There will prob
ably be other memorials of Sampson in
the coming celebration. but while the rel
atives of Dewey, and Funston. and Hob
son will be able to celebrate the nations
birthday with fireworks commemorating
the deeds of their kinsmen, the Sampson
youngsters will probably. all things con-
sidered, prefer plain firecrackers of the
Chinese type.
The times., 1899-06-20
M'KINLEY sHARPsHooTERs.
Their Services to he offered to the
Government TodRY

Knowing that the United States troops in
the Philippines are depleted. and believing
that the Government Will eagerly accept
its assistance in quelling the insurreetion.
the three senior officers of the Mckinley
Sharpshooters" will meet today at the
Riggs House and then go to the War De-
partment and tender the services Of the
company to Adjutant General Corbin. This
final action was decided last night at an
enthusiastic meeting held in Costsllo's
Hail. Sixth and G Streets northwest. 4
large attendance was present. and an ad
dition of seventeen men was added 20 the
muster roll, making the total, including
the officers. sixty-five. 1t is expected that
the company will soon be completed.
The Mckinley Sharpshooters" are as
motley a body OF men as the Rough
Riders" and. in fact. one of that famous
company is among the number. No more
than eight are washingtonians. and almost
every State in the Union is represented
The requirement consists of an honorable
discharge from the Spanish American war.
The officers are: Captain, p. ". Moss;
First Lieutenant. l. n. Dickinson; Second
Lieutenant W. l.. Loomis; First Ser
geant. w \. Hickey, and Quartermaster
Sergeant N. A. Maloney. The minor Off
GERS will be added as soon as they can be
procured.
The times., 1899-06-20

character OF which nobody now can fore
tell, and which might very possibly in
volve national honor or integrity. The
American people have not altogether for
gotten the thimble-rigging game that the
last Cleveland Administration tried to play
on them in this direction. They narrowly
escaped national disgrace and perhaps
ultimate disaster by avoiding the Nicara-
gu. Canal and currency trap so cleverly
laid for them by the joint efforts of British
statesmen and American monopOlists and
bond sharks. They will keep critical eye
open for what may be done or attempted
at The Hague.
The times., 1899-06-20
CURRENCY LEGISLATION.
The Republicans Preparing to En-
force the Gold Standard Theory.

The Senate Committee on Finance.
which has been considering the plan Of
currency legislation agreed upon by the
Republicans of the House committee at
their recent session in Atlantic City. has
practically agreed upon the plans of the
latter committee, and so informed the
Treasury officials.
The legislation to be undertaken at the
next session OF Congress is first to put
the country more firmly upon gold
standard oy taking out of the hands
OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
the power TO drop the country to a silver
basis. Direct legislation defining the kind
Of money in which Government obliga-
tions are to be met will be enacted to ae-
complish this end. The extension of the
powers of national banks to issue cur
rency will also be one Of the objects of the
new currency laws.
Republican leaders believe that no more
favorable time'to enact into law the be-
liefs OF the party on the money ques-
tion viii present itself than in the next
Congress The Senate is always the more
difficult of the two bodies in which TO Sc
cure action, and the overwhelming major
ity of Republicans in that body in the
next Congress makes this problem. il is
thought, easy, while the House, il is said.
will not present any insurmountable OBJ
stacles
The times., 1899-06-20

The yarn published yesterday by the
London, st. James Gazette" is interesting,
but not calculated to inspire confidence.
If it is intended to scare England, after
the manner of the work entitled the Bat
tie of Dorking,' we can, understand it; but
it is not at all probable that. if the Boer
General Joubert contemplated a sweeping
campaign with the capture OF Kimberly
and Cape Town, as its objects. he would
be very apt to furnish the British public
with the details in advance. 1t looks very
much as il the "st. James Gazstts" were
indulging in little bit OF yellow lingo
enterprise, which may or may not rebound
TO its credit, according TO the point of view
of the critic.
The times., 1899-06-20
Philosophy and Enrs.

A professor of the University of Chicago
has made a discovery. and it will be con-.
siderably consoling to a large number of
unbeautiful human beings. He is a pro-
fessor of anthropology, and he has been
studying the connection between mental
and moral attributes and physical char
acteristics. His discovery is that large
ears denote a philosophc temperament.
A coroliary to this is that Cinnamon have
large ears; and the professor is going to
take measurements in Chicago's China
town to discover just what the average ear
measurement Of the Chinese may be.
1t has long been suspected that the Chi
nese are a philosophical people. In the
present season of the year the American
needs all the philosophy he can get to
keep him from committing murder when
his neighbor crowds him in the trolley
cars during ten minutes ride; but the
Chinaman submits to unutterable crowd
ing in his rabbit warren and never seems
to mind At this time of year, too, the
man who is not philosopher is irritated
at the necessity of working in a cool Office,
with an electric fan labove his head but
the Chinaman calmly irubs away at his
table, without any fan. in little stuffy
room on side street, and continues work
till late at night. u If the .Chinaman were
not philosopher he would either die or
strike for his rights and be exterminated.
Perhaps If the Americans were more
philosophical they would not be as pro-
gressive as they are. An American natur-
ally hates work, and so he invents labor
saving machinery TO do it for him, and
works furiously for the first half Of his
life in order that he may have money
enough to rest for the latter half. Then he
finds that he cannot rest, and SO he con-
tinues TO work. but not because he loves
work or is philosophical. He would not
work if he could get some one to give him
an office with a life tenure attached. The
question which is suggested by the Chicago
! professors discovery is. Which is the more
valuable equipment in life, philosophy or
| laziness?
There is another school of philosophy in
this country. however. and its devotees are
| The mule has ears of abnormal develop
ment. and no one VINO mas mad anything 10
do with MIN can deny that he is philoso-
pher. But mis- school is different from tre
Chinese school. 1t does not induce psr-
petual work, or to unresisting submission.
1t leads to intervals of somnolent and gen.
| tie labor. alternating with intervals of alb
solute rest. Under certain circumstances,
| the philosophy enjoins kick, and
when this happens, the kick is SO thor
ough and so effective that the victim gives
up the argument then and there. How the
mule evolves his system no one has ever
found out. Men have spent their lives in
the study OF it, but all in vain. Perhaps,
when the Chicago professor finishes his
observation tour of Chinatown, he will
| turn his attention to this subject and dis
cover something of interest-if he lives
The times., 1899-06-20
WORTHLESS VIRGINIA BONDS.
Legislation Expected 10 Protcct pur-
chnsers Against Fraud.

Richmond, Va, June 19.-The negotia-
tion in Boston and Lynn of worthless Vir-
ginia State bonds will result in the pas
sage of legislation designed to protect in
nocent purchasers of these securities. The
matter is attracting general attention in
official circles. There are more than SILL
ONO. 900 of these bonds in existence or
should be if not destroyed. They are in
every respect apparently as genuine as
those recognized by the State. and present
every appearance OF being exactly what
they purport to be. The mistake. which
the Democratic Legislature Of 1883 made
when it authorized the Kendall Bank Note
Company 10 institute suit against the Ma
hone Board OF Sinking Fund Commission
ers, was that they did not require the
company TO produce the rejected bonds
before they could receive the amount of
their claim for the work of engraving The
only-step which can be taken now for the
protection of the purchaser of these Sc
curities is TO have the State Treasurer fur
nish all OF the stock exchanges in this
country with description of them.
The times., 1899-06-20
Di.cournginE Enterprise.

tfroin the Boston lranTript.)
4 woman in St Gall went TO Zurich recently
and bought 5000 pair Of cheap Swiss shoes. had
them shipped TO ST. Gall. ard then placed in
the local papers an advertisement to this effect :
Telegram, Five thousand pair Of shoes, of
Swiss make. will lie sold by me cheaper than the
same articles can be sold by anyone else The
police Immediately pounced upon her and de-
mandcd for the commune tax OF sl0a Then
the cantonal authefities appeared and required an
other tax OF 800 Tor the state, this combined tax
giving the woman permission TO soil 5.01J pairs
of shoes in one months time. The woman OBJ
iectiOns were overruled and she appealed through
the various channels until the matter WIS laid
before the B1ndcssath. the highest authority in
the repuhlic.a This body after long deliheTatioR.
decided against heT. and upheld the action OF the
local authorities. The police, in their eonrmuni-
cation to the Bundesrath regarding the casc,
wrote: '-If this woman buys cheaply and adver-
tises to sell cheaper than anyone else. she must
make money.s Thcfn is why she should
not pay this! taxs because she afford it. TO
say the least" The whole matter hinges upon
the fact that il IS not considered for the general
welfare that orf firm should advertise to sell
a; a lower price Than any other arm.