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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-10-20
ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

Americans who find IL impossi.
ole to commend the British policy
of the conquest Of South Africa
and the ultimate overthrow Of the
Transvaal aud Orange Free State
Republics do not thereby prove
their forge'fnlDess or lack Of ap.
probation Of British friendship
for this Government ut the out.
break OF the war with Spain.
Ii must be remem bered that
there is u large aud influential ele.
ment In England itself which un.
qualifiedly condemns the conflict
with the Beers brought on by Ce.
Gil Rhodes and Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain. This sentiment is
not Of sudden Development II
was strong enough In III. eSrly
eighties TO induce Mr.. Gladstone.
then Premier of Great Britain. to
abandon the war against the Beers
even with the British defeat Noi
Majuba Hill unavenged. II was
strong enough In the present cri.
sis to cause the removal from high
command in South Africa or a
British General who did not hest.
tate to denounce the war now on
as war Of conquest for the di.
rect benefit Of the British South
African Company, u commercial
corporation. This view Ia held "
many prominent Englishmen(''
the present moment. -
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Miss Gould Against Roberts.

Miss Helen Gould is not only a
big-hearted woman, full of practi.
cal charity properly directed, but
her head is level on bigamist Rob
erts. She said before the Amer.
eau Female Guardian Society: II
am glad to have the opportunity
to protest against the seating In
Congress Of q man who advocates
and practices pOlygamy. Our
country has been noted In the past
for the beauty of it's home life and
the chivalry and respect shown
by man to woman. 1t would be
sad indeed to see map who
stands for the Oriental barem
seated among our law makers.
earnestly hope that men will write
their congressman urging them to
rise in protest against Mr.. Roberts
being seated when Congress as
sembles."
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Stephens & Smith.
ELECTION NOTICE,

BY virtue of AN order made by the
Fiscal Court of Fulton Co., at its April
term, 1899, and directed to me ns Sheriff
of said county, NOTICE is hereby Civ
en- that polls will be opened and am
election held AZ each voting precinct in
Fulton County, on Tuesday. November
7th, 1899, at which election the ones
ton of whether or not the Fiscal Cont
OF Fulton county shall cause the bonds
of the county to the amount of Twenty
Thousand Dollars to be issued for the
purpose of building Court House in
SAID county, will be submitted to the
legal voters in said county. Said bonds
are to be of denomination of 400
each, payable to bearer, drawing inter
est ut per cent. per annum. ~ 1000 of
said bonds to be due in years from
date, and ~, 900 due respectively 3, 4
and D years from date.
Said election will be held at the same
place and time and by the same officers
who hold the general election.
Witness my hand as Sheriff of Full
ton County, KY, this Sept. ED, 1899.
j, I. sruBBLEFIELD, 3. F.O,
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Buchanan is closing
out at Cost.

Business Is good in Hickman for
this time of the year and the merchants
are expecting very big trade when
cold weather sets in. The stocks OF
goods i'll Hickman are finer this fall
than we have ever seen them.
Fulton Leader, 18th: Mrs Martha
Statham died Wednesday night at hei
home near Moscow, and was buried yes.
terday afternoon at Harmony church
Rev. X. II. Pigue, the Methodist pastor
officiating. She was about 40 wears old
and leaves a husband and several chill.
dren.
- / offer for sale all the old Car.
pet Samples. They are nice for Rugs,
and much cheaper than you ever saw
l0-6.4t III. g. AMBERG.
In the next census all women, ac-
cording to an exchange, must tell their
age The new law says; Women who
refuse 10 tell their age or indulge in in
accurate statements thereof, as well a.
other persons refusing to reply to ques.
tions, or making false statements, shall
on conviction be fined one hundred dol
lars"
City Marshal Erie, of Charleston,
No., was shot and killed by negro al
Caro-, IllSp ono night last week, while
rendering assistance TO the local police
About 600 enraged citizens of Charles
ton went over to Cairo the next day tC
deal out justice to the perpetrator of the
deed, but he had been gotten out OF the
way.
ID. w. Dickinson, the well-know n
fruitman of this county, whilst ON a
visit TO Louisville last week, in attempt
ing to get off "A street car, was violently
thrown to the ground and injured, II II
is thought internally. We see by the
Louisville papers that he has entered
suit against the Louisville Railway Co.
for 81 900 damages.
loaves Bread for 25c.
20 loaves Bread for 81 90.
Patronize home industry and save from
20 to SOC on the dollar, at the New City
Bakery.
Louis railroad has concluded TINT IL Il
cheaper to fence its road, where mostly
needed, than TO pay for the killing OF
hogs, cattle and other stock The track
will mostly be fenced where farm fenc
es are so close on either side that cattle
and stock become panic stricken and
run upon the track.
While the Weather Bureau declines
TO make any official prediction as to tn,
intensity of the coming winter, some OF
the attaches of the bureau think the
weather will be moderate There is an
old belief among the bureau officials
that if the winter in the Southern hem
isphere is mild the winter following in
the Northern half of the globe will b,
correspondingly temperate. The re
ports from Southern Africa are that the
winter just closing there was moderate
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Hit Hard.

A Republican In q Nebraska au.
dience thought he would confound
Mr.. Bryan by asking him why he
didn't 60 to Cuba. This is what
he got 10 reply:
III offered my services to a Re.
publican President the day that
war was declared. That offer was
never accepted. I then raised n
regiment Of my own, When the
treaty Of peace was signed | re.
signed because I believed this
country was In more danger than
Cuba. and | came home to ngh,
Republicans.
III got Ave months Of peace In
the army. and have had constant
lighting since I came out"
The crowd cheered.
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Swing Round the Circle

President Mckinley is making a
political swing round the circle
after the fashion Of Andrew John
son when he was President. This
week he has made speeches in
Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. Mr..
Bryan the great Democratic lead
er, is also on the swing. speaking
in Iowa, Kentucky and Ohio. In
the old times such canvassing was
considered undignified, but now
it appears all right.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-10-20

On the 10th of December. 1897. Rev.
;. A. Donahoe, pastor NJ. Il. Church.
South. Pt. Pleasant. w. Va, contract.
&C severe cold which was attended
from the beginning by violent cough
ing. He says; "After resorting to "A
number of so called specifics usually
kept in the house, "a no purpose, | pur.
chased bottle OF Chamberlain Cough
Remedy, which acted like charm.
most cheerfully recommend IL to the
public" For sale by Cowgirl X Cow.
gill, Hickman, Ky, and A NJ. Shaw,
State Line, Druggists.
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SUGAR HOUSE MOLASSES.

Best quality new crop n. .. Molasses
at G. Il. EARER's.
-TlNfellow who knows all about 1t
is now making his figures on the out
come of the Governors race. IL is "A
harmless amusement that we once in
dulged in ourselves.
Placing stoves and adjusting stove
pipes is not conductive to good humor
and about every man you meet has a
skinned finger and looks us though he
would like to lick somebody.
Farmers are nearly all through sow.
ing wheat, and a great deal of 1t is
coming mp. The acreage is said To be
the largest ever known i'll the county.
The weather for seeding the past two
weeks has been perfect.
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job Couldn't Have stood II

IL he'd had Itching Piles. They're ter.
ribly annoying but Bucklen's Arnica
Salve will cure the worst case Of Piles
on earth. II has cured thousands. For
lnj aries Pains or Bodily Eruptions it.
the best salye in the world. Price 25c a
box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by all
druggists.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-10-20
GRAND FREE CARNIVAL,
Paducah, n.y., Oct. 2Gth and 9Th.

Six Days Fun In Two. Grand Arival
OF the King. Steamboat Races.
Yacht Races. Magnificent
Fireworks Display.
Among other rare novelties, showing
colossal fire pictures of Admiral Dewey
and Fighting Joe" Wheeler This
Carnival of Fire will conclude with the
battle of Manila.
Gorgeous. Spectacular and Allegorical
Carnival, including some of the finest
floats ever constructed by genius and
art. Merchants and Industrial Parade.
Parade of Jolly Elks. Military and Ma.
rlne Music,
Ii costs you nothing. Come yourself
aud bring your family, your friends will
all be here. Reduced rates on all Rail,
roads aud Steamboats,.
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Now is your OppOr-
tunity to buy Il pair
of celebrated Brown
Shoes. All go at cost
ut Buchanan's.
Montgomery Street Fair.

Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 23-2S, 1899
One fare from all ticket stations on
the Mobile & Ohio Railroad. Tickets
sod Oct 2lst to sSth inclusive, Limited
foe revcrp to Oct. 30th, 1899,
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One Fare 20 Cincinnati and Return.

Account National Convention Chris
tian Churches. Tickets ON sale from
all coupon stations of the NJ, 4 o. X
r., Oct. 18th, l+th, 18TH and 18th, lin
ited for return passage tn Oct. 2l. 1899
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One Fare TO Seattle, Wash,

On account of w. G. T. U. Conven.
ton. Tickets on sale via NJ. a. o. X.
r., Oct. llth to 18th inclusive, limited
for return passage to Nov. 10th, 1899.
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ONE thing compensatIng for
war, it turns the money loose; the
English money for American
mules and canned beef will prove
almost as beneficial and stimrlat
ing to American prosperity as was
the enormous expenditure Of U.
s. standard silver dollars in the
Spanish war.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-10-20

THERE will be no more conven-
tions between the Beers aud Eng.
lish. When the war will be ter
minated there will be no BOer
government. nor Orange Free
State, either.
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LOCAL NEWS.

Busy people are too busy to be busy.
bodies,
Only two weeks from next Tuesday
until election day.
N Good yard wide brown domes-
tic. sc. at BATTER a. DoDDs.
When fortune smiles on man all
the unfortunates join in.
The steamer Clyde is ON the ways
at st. Louis, aud will soon be in good
condition,
No matter how good IA mans We
racity NAV be, his friends always doubt
his fish stories.
pD-Go to Rice a. Naylor for bargains
in School Shoes.
Read the advertisements in the
Courier and you will know where Ia
buy your goods.
The man who talks loudest concern
ing his sacred rights never goes To
church and usually turgets Ia vote.
The Memphis Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
convenes at Brownsville, Tenn, Nov. 10.
Bishop Fitzgerald will preside.
- A large new supply of Carpet
Samples just received. New Patterns
and very cheap Call and see them.
lO.6.St H. g. AMBERG.
The fellow who wants the news
paper to pitch INTO somebody politically
or otherwise is the fellow who Is care
full not to do anything of that kind
himself.
Prices new show boat, Olympia,
gave an entertainment Monday night
at the wharf. The performance is said
to have been above the average of such
entertainments.
The recent local option election in
Mayfield, in which anti-saloon won, Is
TO be contested, chiefly on the grounds
that the voting was not done by secret
official ballots. &c
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-10-20

SHOULD the Democrats lose
the Ohio election, il would not
cause surprise, for Ohio is Re
publican State; but should the
Republicans lose il there could
be no doubt of the turning of pub.
lie opinion against the administra
ton,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-10-20

CHAIRMAN Young, of the Dem
ocrstic State Central Committee,
bssing his prediction on the reg
istratiOn in the cities. says that
Goebel's majority will be $4,000.
He believes it will exceed Shack.
Chords majority for two reasons
the activity of the GOebel fol
lowing and the indifference of the
Republicans.
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Bed Room Suits

which far excel anyt hing
Hickman has ever witnessed
We have them in Oak or inlita.
ton Mahogany finish, ran ging
IN prices from $3.50 and up.
wards. Give us call.
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Railroad Time Table.


N, G. g. st. L. K. X.
LEAVES: ARRIVES
Train No SO at $3.50 y. IN. Train No. 50, 7;lj a IN.
Train No. 3, at 2:O5 p. IN. Train No. 4, 2o5 p m.
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The time required for a journey
around the world by man walk
ing night and day without resting
would be 428 days; an express
train, 40 days. sound at medium
temperature, 329 hours; light, a
little over q tenth OF second
and electricity. passing over a
copper wire, little over One.tenth
of q second.
WAR in the Transvaal a Repub
lie of South Africa, IL becoming
probable - In ,act inevitable =
every day, if indeed the FIRST gun
has not already been fired. The
cOncensus Of opinion among lead
ing journals Of America, Germany
aud France, 10 that it is a needless
and unjust war upon the part OF
England. The Beers are deter
mined to defend their land and
liberty, and the English seen
equally determined to secure the
cOnce ssiOns demanded virtual,
the absorption of that Republic
and destruction Of It's liberties
There is some remote probability
that the interests of France, Ger.
many and Russia may become in.
v0lved.
Evening star., 1899-04-17
THE TRIAL OF MRS. GEORGE.
Principal Witnesses in the Case Yet
to he Henrd.

CANTON. Ohio. April 1.-THE third week
of the trial of Mrs Anna f. George for
the murder of George d. Saxton began
today. AS many of the corroborative wit
nesses Will not be called il is expected that
the prosecution will conclude its examina-
ton of witnesses today and then the de-
Tense begins with a list of witnesses that
will continue the case through next week
The principal witnesses are yet to be
heard. They are the two widows in the
case-Nrs. Althouse and Mrs George The
state has been searching for Mrs. Althouse
but she has not been found.
Former Police Sergeant Hasler, who
found the revolver and who was intro
duced Saturday, was rigidly cross-examined
by Mr.. Welty today. He again denied that
he had sought to have a reward offered
for the finding of the weapon. The court
ruled out all testimony, previously offered,
tending to show that Mayor Rice had been
counsel for Mrs. George.
The revolver was offered and accented in
evidence. The threatening letter, identified
ruled out for the present by the court on
the ground that It had not been shown that
the accused put it into circulation or gave
IL TO any one.
Miss Augusta SuSky. a miliner who
lives near the scene of the tragedy testi-
fled to having been in Il position where no
one could have left the Althouse steps ex-
cept to the south without being seen bv the
witness.
Evening star., 1899-04-17

Rear Admiral HONisOn to Sail on the
Chicago in u Few DaNs.

Read Admiral Howison, commanding the
New York navy yard in few days on the
iagship Chicago to circumnavigate Africa
en- route to MonteVideo, which will be the
headquarters of the South Atlantic SQUAD
America is for the purpose of displaying the
American flag on modern ship of war to
the people of Africa, to whom such a spec
tacle will be a novel one. 1t is expected
months to reach Cape Town. The vessel
will cruise leisurely through the Mediterra-
mean, the Suez canal and the Indian ocean,
and down the east coast of Africa, stopping
at all convenient ports.
The cruiser Montgomery and the gunboat
Wilmington will also be attached to the
South Atlantic station. The Wilmington
is already there and the Montgomery left
Norfolk yesterday morning for St. Lucia,
West India Islands. The little vessel has
been thoroughly fitted out at Norfolk for
three years cruise which term will proba-
bly, be spent on the South Atlantic station.
1t is fntimated, however, that the Mont
gomery may accompany the collier Aberen-
da and the converted yacht Vixen to Pago-
Pago. Both the Vixen and Aberenda are
now at Norfolk nearly ready to sail. The
big collier has on board the sectional parts
of a steel coal pier which the government
will erect at the new naval coaling station
at Pago-Pago, and it is surmised that the
presence of vessels of war may be neces-
sary to protect the workmen while the
work is in progress.
Evening star., 1899-04-17
DON CAMERON SUGGESTED.
The Quay People Would Like to See
Him in the Senate.

During several days the Quay people
have been figuring on the possibility Of
electing Don Cameron to the Senate. 1t is
said that Quay would like Cameron elected,
and that Magee would be personally salts
fed with such an outcome Of the contest.
The idea was suggested some time ago and
abandoned. and then taken up again hast
week. but it is not likely to be worked out,
because of opposition of the national ad-
ministratiOn and the violence to Pennsyl
vania public sentiment that would be done
In the election of man to the Senate hold
ing the views Cameron does on the money
question. 1t is said that the democrats
have been sounded on the subject and that
if the Quay forces could be thrown to Cam
eron he could get a considerable democratic
vote in the legislature. 1t is said also that
representatives of the administration have
been sounded, and that a very emphatic re-
SponSe has been received that the repub-
lican party wants no more men in the Sen
ate who are friendly to the free coinage of
silver; thar the party can stand vacancy
presence of man accredited to the party
who might vote with the opposition on the
most vital question likely to come up. The
Quay people have been warned, too that
they cannot afford to antagoniZe public
sentiment in Pennsylvania on this question
IN addition to the Cffense they have already
given to- the best sentiment of the state II
Is belleVed, therefore, that they will hesi-
tate about going further with the plan.
The democrats in the Senate and in the ma
tlonal organization would be very we'll SAT
lsned TO nave Cameron chosen, feeling that
theE could rely on him if the time should
come when his vote could benefit silver
Evening star., 1899-04-17
To Correct an EVIL.
MIR. TRIP EXPECTED TONIGHT.
Coming TO Receive His InstructiOns
Samoan Commissioner.

The Secretary of State, in conversation
today, said that neither of the three pow
ers party to the treaty Of Berlin has
scored a victory in the arrangement of tho
Samoan matter nor suffered a defeat. All
three of them were, he believed, actuated
by the same desire to reach a peaceable and
honorable solution of a state Of things
which was not only most regrettable at this
time, but likely, If neglected, to go rapidly
from bad to worse.
Mr.. Bartlett Tripp, the United States
representative on the Samoan commission,
is on his way to Washington from Nankton,
5. D.. and telegraphed the department while
on the way that he would arrive in Wash
ington tonight. He Will be thoroughly in
structed in the course he is to pursue. and
will be equipped with all of the records of
the department necessary to a full under
standing of the history of the United States
relations with Samoa. Mr.. Tripp will start
from Washington on the 18th instant for
San Francisco 10 take passage on the
Badger for Apia.
The Badger arrived at San Francisco Sat
urday only fourteen days out from Callao,
an excellent record. Capt. Miller has re-
ported to the Navy Department that thu
vessel is in need of only a few insigniiicant
repairs, which can be completed by the
26th, the date set for her sailing for Apia.
Evening star., 1899-04-17
WILL BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE.
Regulars in Cuba Who Enlisted for
the War.

Orders were issued today to General
Brooke to discharge men in the regular
army in Cuba who had enlisted only for
the war with Spain. Considerable COM
paint has been made because these men
We're not allowed to return home and those
whose applications were refused have in
terested United States senators and others
to procure their discharge
Under the law increasing the regular
army for the war with Spain there was a
provision that the enlistment should be only
for the war. 1t is this clause that they
now desire to take advantage of and come
home. 1t is regarded by sUme officers as
the best policy to discharge those who want
TO get out and to recruit the regiments
with others who desire to enter the service
Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota has
written letter to the President requesting
the return home of the South Dakota vol
unteers now in the Philippines. He says
that under the law they are entitled to
come home, and should not be retained
against their will. The senator SAYS he has
received requests from 119 members of the
South Dakota regiment asking to be dis
charged and sent home
Evening star., 1899-04-17
CLERKS AND THEIR SALARIES,
An Important Decision by the Court
OF Claims,

The Court of Claims has lust decided the
Belcher case, which is regarded in the De-
partment of Justice as one of considera BILE
Importance and wide-reaching in its effect
Belcher was post office clerk at Augusta
ga. In 1889 Congress passed an act for
Classifying clerks in all first and second
class post offices in the country. This had
never been done before and such clerks
were designated in the various post offices
according to mere local usage This act of
Congress was designed to have certain sal
aries appertain to the certain offices desg-
mated in the act and to have them uniform
throughout the country. The Post Office
department carried the act into effect and
lhauSurated the custom of having post
master send to the department a roster of
the clerks of his office, according to the
legal designations In the act. If the roster
contained designations of offices which had
salaries appertaining to them higher than
the department could afford to pay, the
designations were amended in the Post
once Department so to bring the sal
aries within the amount proportionate to
the business of the post office. The clerk
was then to be paid off according to the
salary of the office for which he was desig-
mated.
In this case Becher was designated as a
mail distributor and salary assigned him,
as the law provided, of $1,10o per annum:
but as the office at Augusta could not af-
was higher grade of office, he performed
the duties of that, and at times other Of
fees, both above and below the rank and
salary of distributor. After leaving the
service he brought suit against the govern
ment for the difference between the salary
for which he was designated and paid,
claiming that, as he performed duties
which would ordinarily be performed in
post offices by Il superintendent of delivery,
he was entitled to the salary of a superin-
tendent of delivery during the years of his
employment after the act of 1883 took eff
feet.
This case at once became very important
because. if his contention had been held to
be correct any emplOye of first or see
Ond-clasS post office since July ], 1889, who
had performed duties appertaining to an
office higher in rank and salary could have
sued the government for the difference be
tween the salary of the position for which
he was designated and the position for
which he claimed to have done such duty.
This would have made a very great differ
ence probably to the extent of many mil
lions Of dollars.
The Court of Claims held in this case
that man must accept the salary apper-
tanning to the position he bore upon the
roster of his post office, and, unless the
case is appealed to the Supreme Court, that
settles in favor of the government a rather
dangerous case.