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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
VOL. XXXIV, NO. 25.
BlMETALLIC LEAGUE CON.
VENTION.
Louisville, KY, May 31st, June LIST
and end, 1899.

The third annual Con ventiou OF
the League of Bimetallic Clubs OF
the Ohio Valley will DO called to
order at Louisville, Kentucky, on
May 3lst. 1899. and will continue
10 session until the night Of June
End, 1899. There will be two or
three sessions daily.
The following have positively
and unreservedly accepted invi.
tatiOns to address said Conven.
ton:
Hon. w. ]. Bryan, OF Nebraska.
Hon. George Fred Williams, Of
Massachusetts,.
Hon. j. p. Altgeld, Of Illinois.
Gov. @. 8. Thomas, Of Colombo.
Senator j. @. 8. Blackburn, Of
Kentucky.
Hon. +. w. Hardin, Kentucky.
Hon. w. j. Stone. Kentucky.
Hon. VIM. Goebel, Kentucky.
Hon. John j. Lentz, Ohio.
Hon. E. B. Finley, Ohio.
Hon. Henry Wsrrum, Indiana.
Hon. F. j. Van voris, Indiana.
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Annual Convention Travellers Pro
tective Association,
I.onisuilla XIV Nav L. nth. Il

Louisville, KY, May i6-2Oth, 1899.
For the above occasion all coupon
agents of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad
will sell tickets to Louisville and re.
turn, ut rate of one frst-claSs limited
fare for the round trip, OH May 10Th and
10th. limited for return passage to May
22nd, 1899. For tickets, time and full
informatiog apply to nearest station
agent.
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Keen Posted.

People who don't read papers,
and consequently don't know
what is going on in the world, are
the ones the gold brick, and three
minute churn sharps inquire for
when they 60 into a neighborhood.
They want no other meat or game
easier to catch. Many men too
poor to take q paper are really
poor because they don't do 30. A
man who can buy intelligence for
one dollar year. in advance, and
refuses to do so, is a sucker easy
to bite at any bait that looks like
Q fly.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12

The young people enjoyed a de-
ightful dance at the Laclede Hotel,
Wednesday evening. Among those
present were:
Miss Anderson and Ward Luten.
Rogers and DR. Curlin.
n. Rogers and DIR. Naylor.
g. Atwood and Kenneth ANDERSON
50 irene Faris and Al Fairs.
M. Faris and W. Thockmorton.
French and Nit Shaw.
Case and John Dillon, jr.
Little, of Union City and Rob
Goalder.
Miss Isler and Ben Herring, of Union
City. Miss Mercer and Geo. Mlllett
Miss Brevard and Chas Travis. Miss
L. Ramage and Ernest johnson. Miss
Ramage and John Dillon ST. Mr.. and
Mrs Seth Curtin, Bob Tyler, Mrs. Ed
Q,.e Fred Qzef. Qhae Raltr@ anA n
~ A.deiight 70 icdbtempIs3Ss <
cup of COFFEE, clear, pure, and harm
Iessly invigorating. Are you one of tht
millions who use Chase & Sanborn's
Famous Coffee? If so, you know its
unquestionable excellence. Sold only
by ii. BUCHANAN.
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How The President ~ Paid.

The President OF the United
States receives his salary IN q
warrant upon the Treasurer at
the beginning Of every month. and
Col. Cook, one Of the clerks of
the White House, obtains his sig
nature and receipt and deposits
the money to his credit In one OF
the Washington banks. The war.
rant 10 signed by the CHIEF Of the
warrant division and approved by
the Secretary Of the Treasury or
one Of his assistants. - Philadel.
phia Record.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12

w. u. WINTER, druggist, Clinton, KY,
says he has sold Plantation Chill Cure
for many years, and among the many
chill tonics he finds the Plantation the
most reliable he sells, az il acts different
from the auinine tonics. which only
stops chills for short time. It removes
the cause, and the cure In permanent.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS.

Governor Ssyers, OF Texas, has
declared an Intention of calling Q
conference Of the Governors and
Attorney Generals of oil States
for the purpose of consulting up.
on a concert of legislation to put
down the trust evil.
Austin or Dallas 10 expected to
be the place at which the confer.
ence will be held, and the 10th Of
June the time.
Governor Ssyess 10 an earnest
and consistent antagonist Of mo.
nopoly, and the sentiment Of bic
State ia in hearty accord with him.
His attitude and intention are Get
forth in the following statement
to q correspondent Of the st.
Louis Republic: "l want trusts
destroyed In the interest of leRit.
mate business and the public vel.
fare. When the Texas Legislature
passes the law now before l., or
one approximately similar, I will
then call the conference Of Gov.
ernors and Attorney Generals
with q view Of insugurating Q dea.
mite policy by the States based on
uniformity Of legislation"
The practical wisdom Of the
plan proposed 10 obvious. Il 10
calculated to organize q uniform
standard Of repressive legislation
10 all the States and thereby make
the crushing Of trusts both com.
prehensive and effective.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
Elections I'm 1899.

There will be few elections this
year. Iowa, Kentucky. Maryland.
Massachusetts, Misslssippi and
Ohio are the only States that elect
Governors aud State officers. In
all these, with the exception Of
Maryland and Ohio, the result
can be predicted with reasonable
certainty.
Without doubt Kentucky will
supplant her present Republican
Governor with q Democrat. In
Maryland the race will be close,
with the probabilities favoring
Democratic success, owing to the
result Of the recent mayoralty
race in contest IN Baltimore.
In, Ohio the ,situation 10 Toe uix-
"a fss seee : q 1leltoyss
extent apparent ID 00v3Ful UlUol
States. the outlook for Democrat.
ic victory in the Buckeye State 10
by no means discouraRipg. The
evolution of Mayor Jones, of To.
ledo, az an anti.mschlne Repubh.
can candidate for Governor 10 o..
pected to increase Democratic
chances.
1t goes without saying that
Mississippi will 60 Democratic
and Massachusetts, the other way.
In Pennsylvania the Republicans
will elect judges, and In New
York and New Jersey. where trust
money is largely In evidence, Q
majority Of the legislatures will
probably be elected by the party
which depends on trusts ana on
which trusts depend.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12

The Governor Of Colorado de-
clares he was nothing like 90
spunky 40 newspaper reports
made him in telling what 10
would do II the Colorado vOlup.
teers were not ordered homo from
the Philippines at once.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12

No matter what the packed com.
mission, appointed to whitewasb
the administration and bumilIate
Gen. Miles. has reported, says the
HOpkinsville Keutuckian. the
public 10 we'll convinced that Gen.
Miles told the truth about the rot.
ten beet fed to the soldiers by
favored contractors who stood
In" with the President. There are
too many men scattered oyer the
country who ate the beef, to leave
any doubt of the facts. The com.
missions report will not be be-
lieved ut home or abroad.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12

THE woman who Possesses the
longest head of hair IN the world
10 said to be Mercedes Lopez. q
Mexican. Her height Is five feet,
and when she stands erect her
hair trails on the ground four feet
eight inches. The hair IL so thick
that she can completely hide her
self In 1t. She has ont II very
frequently, az 1t grove 90 quickly,
enabling her to sell large tresses
to hair dealers every month. She
is the wife Of . poor sheep herder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-26
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

Yesterday was a holiday at the Dold
Packing company. Practically there was
not man at work The offices were
deserted the greater part Of the day and
only what men were absolutely necessary
for the care of the building were to be
found at the plant. There were, of course,
some belated shipments In the express
and jobbing departments, but otherwise
little work was done. The men were paid
off Saturday and were given a holiday.
The paying off at that time was rather
unusual and was simply done to accom-
modate the men and provide them money
10 buy Christmas presents.
A big revival of business IS expected
shortly after the holidays. Business has
been fairly quiet for the past few weeks,
although good compared with similar pc
RODS in years past. All indications, 1t is
said, point to an immense business this
winter and spring beginning Immediately
after the first Of the year. The Do.d
Packing company is doing an immense
business and the fame Of its products is
spreading from Boston to San Francisco
and from Manitoba to Galveston. This
plant ships meat to nearly every section
Of the United States. 1t has not a set
and limited territory. 1t is in the mar
ket and in the field against any and all
other packing concerns.
Four days of very warm debate is
promised during the annual convention
of the National Livestock association
which convenes at Fort Worth on the
18th of next month. The subjects which
will cause these interesting discussions
are: The re-0pening of forest reserves
to sheep men; Terminal charges at the
Chicago market; feeding in transit rates
on livestock shipments and the leasing
MI -
Importance to sheep men that the leaders
Of this Industry in the north and ,he
northwest are sending out circulars to
every association in that country, request
ing them to join the National association
at once and send full delegations to the
Fort Worth meeting. The supposition
IS that they will ask the convention to
memorable congress to reopen these
reservations.
The statistician of the department Of
agriculture reports the wheat crop Of the
United States for 1S9a at 547, 900 bushels.
or 123 bushels per acre. The production
Of winter wheat is placed at 29l, 100000
bushels and that Of spring wheat at 30
ro0 COO bushels Last years total yield Of
wheat was estimated by the department
of agriculture at 60 600 bushels, of
which 379. S07. 900 bushels were winter
and 295. 3i1. 900 bushels spring. Every i'm
portant wheat growing state has been
visited by special agents of the depart
ment and changes in acreage are the re-
suit of their investiga tons. The newly
Seeded area of winter wheat is estimated
at 3o.l5G.0O acres which IS about 100000
acres greater than that sown in the fall
of 1895 The sowing Of wheat is still 60
ing on in California and some Of the
southern states, and the foregoing esti-
mate is subject to correction. The aver
age condition is OIL The average sown
with winter rye is estimated at I per
cent less than that of last year. The ay-
erage OF condition is $50 per cent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-26
FIGHTING FOR A FORTUNE
Mrs. Management Josephine Plant Con-
tests Her Husbands will.

New York, Dec 23.-Mrs. Margaret Jo-
saphine Plant is contesting the strange
viii of a strange man, he who was known
As the Monte Cristo Of Florida.
She contends that her husband, Henry
+. Plant, was not of sound mind when
he made the will which bequeathed his
fortune of 500 goo to n child unborn.
It was not TO an infant whom he hoped
to hold in his arms in this life that the
multi-milionaire left his wealth. That
would be sentiment not wholly strange
He decreed that all that he had worked
and struggled. prayed and battled for for
seventy vigorous years should be the
property of his eldest great grandchild,
the first born Of a grand child who is now
hut four years old.
The unborn legatee VIII have none Of
Mrs. Plants blood in his veins. She has
never borne Mr. Plant any children. He
left one son by a former marriage. Nor
ton F. Plant. 1t is the son OF this Nor,o
+. Plant. a mere fodder Of four summers.
upon whom Will deyolve the paternity of
the child who is TO enjoy the Plant multi
millions.
Mrs. Plant, tall. handsome. stately, sets
her lips with more than womanly firm
ness and says: The viii was unlike my
husband: unlike his intentions. He would
not have made it if left to himself. l will
not say whose the influence nor what the
motive. but l know.
In 1872 Mr.. Plant married Miss Ellen
Blackstone. a daughter of the Hon.
James Blackstone. Mrs. Plant died in
1881 Il, 1871 ne married the haal1ry and
belle. Miss Margaret Josephine Loueh-
man. the only daughter Of Martin
I.ouEhman. he was thirty years older
than his bride. Neither seemed conscious
Of the disparity. They were pointed 10
as a model couple
Mrs. Ma~earet Josephine Plant lives in
the old plant mansion at No. $50 Fifth
avenue. opposite Helen Gould's home
She is a brunette with dark eyes of unu-
kual beauty. She dresses with an unob-
strusive elegance that made an admirer
exclaim: She wears Worth's patent"
Her air IS womarly and gracious; her
friends call her 'lovable" Mr.. Plants de-
votion to this. his second wife. 50 many
years his junior, has passed into q pro-
verb.
In the supreme court records OF this city
Is filed the story of Mrs. Plants wrongs
Mrs Plant states that her husband
died on June g 1899. al eighty wears OF
age. Three days before his death he went
% his country seat al Brsnford. Conn.
where he died. A few hours before his
Il was this codicn which nuIlided all the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-26
/ WAS 4 HOLIDAY
Wichita Exchange Closed on
Christmas Day.
NO BUSINESS WAS DONE
Stock Was Received and
Cared for as on Sunday.

Quiet reigned at the stockyards yester-
day. The commission men observed the
daJ and there was nothing doing in
business way.
It was but natural that there would
DE practically no shippers in as, the day
being a universally observed holiday,
nearly everyone preferred to remain at
home and enjoy the day with their fami-
I;os.
What little stock did come in was taken
care of at once. The Wichita market
has earned a reputation of being the
best in the west. Stock Of any kind
IS always taken up at once at the best
market prices and is never turned back
for want Of buyers. The run of hogs yes
terday was very light indeed. Other
western markets did little business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-26

beneicent provisions Of the will and tied
up the testator's fortune of 100000 coo in
a trust for the unborn child of his four
year-old grandchild.
The codicil provides for an income for
the widow and son of $50, 900 year each.
The sons wife would receive $4,000 a year
as long as she remained his sons wife.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-26

Grow OF Pennsylvania IS almost an oc-
seventh year. When he was born the
Louisiana purchase, the centennial Of
which is soon to be celebrated. had been
an event Of only twenty-three years
standing. The United States was strug-
Cling republic. Thomas jefferson was
still alive. Nearly 50 though he be. Mr..
Grow. once speaker OF the house. and
now a congressman from PENNSYLVANIA.
stood in the house Tuesday ana delivered
a speech Of nearly an hours duration.
His tall form is unbent with age. his
voice shows no traces OF feebleoess. his
eyes are clear and bright He is mag
nidcent specimen Of wel-prezerred man
hood. His speech, of course. was thor
oushly Republican in its sentiment T.
Endorsed the presidents administration
and defended the new national policy in
the Philippines. Mr.. Grow. with the
characteristics OF olden times. is a aa-,i-
san. He secs events through RepubI.csn
spectacles, although half a century az.
he began his career as a Free SOIL Demo
crat- Il you'd have been dignlaed and
appropriate thing l. the members y tho
house had gathered around the Nez.a-
Of their ranks and listened 70 his u,+e~-
ances with grave and reverent attention
They did nothing OF the kind. The
laughed. smoked. chatted. ~t-,,1s5
around Most q them = The truth %
told. LEFT The house and went 70 lunch
When they returned the tan stature ~
Grow vas sun erect and Re was s,fg d.
liyerinE his words q wisdom 70 euotv
benches
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-26

They are having fun every day in the
senate and in the newspapers with the
beautiful and aesthetic Senator Chauncey
NJ. Depew. His attire, his manner, his
preciseness. his voice, his poses, his
foibles. and all, come in for mention.
The Post the other morning made this
comment on his first speech: Senator Del
pew arose nervously. He twirled his eye
glasses. adjusted his frock coat, and
glanced around the senate. He was
picture Of manly beauty. Mr. Presi-
dent" he said in his soft. musical voice,
like the tinkling Of a crystal rivulet over
the pebbles. The senators heard the voice
and sat entranced. Perhaps, after all.
the food of oratory was to be loosened-
ct present a bill for reference TO the com
rnittee on pensions" said Mr. Depew.
Then silence fell again upon the senate
chamber. The junior senator from New
York had made his maiden senatorial
speech"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-26

Judge Linney Of North Carolina inter-
rr1nted John c. Bell Of Colorado IN oe-
bate the other day on the reference OF
certain matters in the presidents mes
sage to certain committees, to read let
ter he had received from Populist con-
stituent Of his Mr.. Bell was painting
the woful situation of the country IN the
most distressing manner. Part Of the let
ter follows: "And can 1t be true that you
have voted in behalf Of the gold stand
ard? Well, I suppose you and 1 nave
both been wrong on this question. Inc
country has been on a gold standard ana
there is prosperity everywhere Even
down here in North Carolina we never
saw such good times. There is nothing
IKE experience. After all, the gold stand
ard is probably the best" Having finish
ed the reading of the letter, Now, what
do YOU think of that for wild-eyed Pop
ulist?" asked Judge Linney, and amidst
roars Of laughter from the Republican
side. Mr.. Bell continued his speech.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-26

There are several differences Is well as
points Of agreement in the house and
senate financial bills The house bill
reached the senate on the 18Th. the next
day after IL passed me house, and on the
same day Il was referred n the senate
financial committee and Immediately re-
ported back with the recommendation
that the bill prepared by the senate COM
nittee be substituted for the house bill.
Both bills provide thar the present go,t
standard be continued. bat the senate
bill contains the specific declaration that
ali forms Of money issued OF coiEed BY
the United States SHAH BE- maintained at
q parity ~ value with this standard
aud that both G-ee0hacks and treasury
notes. when presented al the treasury
for rsiemp1ion shall be redeemed Ia e5t5
coin of such STANDARD" The prov5s on =
the house bin that when Ereeubzczs aud
treasury notes are redeemed n coin they
shall not o. again re.ssUed except 81 eT-
change FOR the same kind q coin with
which they are redeemed IS omitted from
the senate bill Tie house bin makes Al
che ;1te-= st-beartuE Obligations u the
E-ve~ur-s1; row outstanding payable fl
ed c-'-. the senate bill does not IN
stead. she senate bsIl provides for The r.
funding OF ali outstanding ! 4 and pe-
cent government bonds In PEI cent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-26
p Il FAxox.

College students who desire rates fo-
ths.r holiday t-i2s should see p. ?
Damn district passenger agent. Frisco
Line corner Main ard D7uzias avenue
DAILY Earle. y CIR. DC p.r re.E
Daily camera., 1899-01-20
Minnesota's Ancient Rocks.

Prof. Winchell. of Minneapolis, con.
siders the greensboro of Minnesota the
oldest known rock, and as representing
he original crust of the earth. The low
er series Of it is purely igneous, the
upper. or "clastic," series consists of
greensboro, more silicious rocks and
conglomerates, more or less altered by
heat. Hitherto it has been supposed
that the Laurentian granite and ig-
neous rocks of Canada were the Oldest
rocks. The silica and potash of the
upper greenstones of Minnesota be-
speak, he thinks, primeval alkaline
ocean with silica in solution. From
this ocean comes the great stock of the
worlds potash in the Archaean rocks
London Globe.
Daily camera., 1899-01-20
THE MURISTAN.
4 Historical Site in Jerusalem GFaut-
ed to Germany for Its
New Church.

The Muristan. the site of the new
German church at Jerusalem, was
granted to Germany by the sultan in
1869. 1t is in the middle of the city,
near the Church of the Sepulchre, and
no spot was richer in remains of the
Latin domination-to say nothing of
the Saracenic ruins. In the reports of
the Palestine Survey there is a photo
graph of fine Gothic window by Lieut..
Kitchener R. E-to-day the sirdar.
That window, together with portions
of cloisters, a belfry and a rich double
doorway. belonged to the Church of
st. Mary, built in 1870, little earlier
than the beautiful church outside the
walls known as the Tomb of the Virgin
the gift of Melisinda, wife of King
Fulk. The bazars east of the Muris-
tan, notably the meat market, are
medieval, and west of it lie buried be-
meath the soil the buildings of the great
hospice of the Knights of St. John.
The kaiser will find at least one an
cient trace of German crusaders at
Jerusalem. lHe blThet-eS-Sultdu was
made by the Germans to water their
horses, and was known in Latin times
as the German Pool. Theodoricus men
tons it first. The greatest German
work in the past was, of course, the re-
building of the walls of the city by
Frederick H.. in 1929. But the en-
peror's work lasted only ten years,
when the walls were destroyed by Arab
kordes under the emir of Kerak.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
Daily camera., 1899-01-20
The Deadly Grip.

Is again abroad in the land. The air
you breathe may be full of its fatal
germs! Don't neglect the Grip" or you
will open the door to Pneumonia and
Consumption and invite death. lis sure
signs are chills with fever, headache, dull
heavy pains, mucous discharges from
the nose, sore throat and nLver.let 20
cough. Don't waste precious time treat.
ing this cough with troches, tablets, or
poor, cheap syrups. Cure it at once
with DR.. Kings New Discovery. the in.
fallible remedy for bronchial troubles.
1t kills the disease germs, heals the
lungs and prevents the dreaded atte. eff.
tects from the malady. Price 50 cts and
SIoo. Money back if not cured. A trial
bottle free at Streamer's Drug Store.
Daily camera., 1899-01-20
The Sure La Grippe Cure.

There is no use suffering from this
dreadful malady, if you will only get the
right remedy. You are having pain all
through your body, your liver is out of
order, have no appetite. no life or am
bi,ion, have bad cold, in fact are COM
pletely used up. Electric Bitters is the
only remedy that will give you prompt
and sure relief. They act directly on
your Liver, Stomach and Kidneys, tone
up the whole system and make you feel
like new being. They are guaranteed
to cure or price refunded. For sale at
Streamer's Drug Store, only 50 cents pei
bottle.
Daily camera., 1899-01-20
Saved His Time.

"I've come to see your husband in the
interest of the Knights of Labor, Mrs
Reagan" said bland, elderly man. as
the mistress of the Reagan household
answered his ring.
'He amt to home" said Mrs. Rea-
gan, with arms akimbo; but I can
promise you one thing, sorr, and that is,
you'll get niver a night O labor
out av Tim Reagan. and it's no use try
in! Sure and he'd knock off work in
the daytime, if it wasn't for me keepin'
at him till I'm that wore out there's no
stren'th lift in me!"-Youth's Com
panion.