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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

81 order 81 Lhe IonuIssI9l
EDN. A. MOSELET
ro22-s- Secretary.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

s. II. WALKER.
President
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

SPECIAL NoTICE-There wiz be a special
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
CHANGED THEIR MINDS.
Proposed Outbreak Against Ameri-
cans in Cuba Didn't rlateriaIize.

Santiago De Cuba, June Is
Yesterday was the feast of San
Juan, the date announced in pla-
cards, which had been posted about
the city for an outbreak against
the Americans. The day passed,
however, without any alarming in
cident, the only disorder being
caused by a crowd of over enthusi-
astic Cubans who stoned a Span
lard and badly wounded him. The
celebration is still in progress.
The streets are crowded with mas
queraders, who are singing and
shouting for 'Cuba Libre."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
MRS. CARRIERS WILL.
Her Property All Left to Sisters
and Other Relatives.

The will of Mrs. Ellen Garner
has been admitted to probate.
The document was written May IS,
1899, and by it Robert Henry
Brown, of this city, is authorized to
finish the lot in which Mrs. Gar
ner lies buried 10y her husband in
Hopewell cemetery. The Sixth
street residence is to be sold, and
proceeds, after her debts are paid,
to be divided between the sisters of
the deceased, Mrs. Lucie Prince
and Mrs. Caroline Killebrew. Her
household goods, pictures etc, are
divided among other relatives.
Mr.. Henry wallace is made adj
without bond.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED.
Disastrous Accident Near Belle
vile, iii.

A disastrou railroad wreck oc
Cured at 6:28 o'clock Saturday
morning on the Illinois Contra
Railroad at Belleville.
An express train going almost al
full speed, dashed into the rear end
of freight train standing on the
main track.
One. passenger, Charles Golsch,
of New Athens, was injured.
The engineer of the express, ST.
mon Mulconnery of Belleville, and
his fireman, Warren Cole, of st.
Louis, saved their lives by jump
ing.
The express engine was up-end-
ed and overturned. The caboose
and two cars of the freight were re-
duced to kindling wood.
The collision was due to the
freight train not clearing the track
for the express, which running on
time.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
RYE AND BOURBON
Distilling Company of America
Now Controls the Whole
Country's Output.

louisville, June 25.-Alfred A.
Austrian, one of the counsel for the
Kentucky DIstilleries g. Warehouse
Company, returned to-day from New
York, where he assisted In forming
the combine of the American Spir-
its Manufacturing Company, the
Kentucky Distilleries & Warehouse
Company, the Spirits Distributing
Company and the Standard Distill-
ing & Distributing Company into
the Distilling Company of America.
Mr.. Austrian leaves tomorrow
for Cincinnati, where he expects to
close the deal with Elias Block 81
Sons to purchase the Darling Dis
tillery in Carroll county, and with
Frieburg & Workum to secure their
two plants in Boone county, the
deal involving about 100000.
This will complete the acquisition
of distilleries by the Kentucky Dis
tilleries & Warehouse Company.
Speaking of the big combine Mr..
Austrian said: "By merging the
four big companies the Distilling
Company of America now controls
all the rye and bourbon whisky
and the spirits output of the whole
country. The merging will prove
boon to the whisky and spirits
trade. Every day between 10000
and 10000 shares of stock are be-
ing deposited with the Central
Trust Company of New York.
I" Each of the four branches of
the corporation will retain it's main
Offices, and so far as i know there
will be no changes among the Off
GERS.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27

The credentials committee re-
ported Saturday morning, the ma
Jorlty report seating the Goebel-
Stone delegations in Ballard, Nc
cracker, Warren, Caldwell. Camp
bell, Scott, Harrison, Nicholas and
Rowan counties, and the city Of
Louisville.
The report was adopted, giving
Goebel and Stone 159 votes from
Hardin.
Almost Immediately thereafter
Gen. p. w. Hardin appeared upon
the stage and formally withdrew
from the race for Governor, closing
by asking the convention not to
nominate machine politician.
The permanent organization COM
mittee reported, making the tenn
porary organization permanent and
re-adopting the 1897 rules in their
entirety.
With the changes made by the
convention, the State committees
are made up as follows:
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
At-Large-Allie w. Young, chair
man; Sam ]. E. Jones, of Barren.
First Distribution Whittemore,
of Graves county.
Second DISTRICT. T. Griffith, of
Daviess county.
Third District-A. G. Rhea, of
Logan county.
Fourth District-Thomas Simms,
Of Washington county.
Fifth District-Clan w. Higgins,
of Louisville.
Sixth District-J. w. Pugh, of
Kenton county.
Seventh District--L. T. Hedges,
of Scott county.
Eighth District-Jack Chinn, of
county.
Ninth District-Hanson Kennedy,
of Nicholas county.
Tenth District-James Hargis, of
Breathitt county.
Eleventh District-Ben D. Smith,
of Pulaski county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
ON ORGANIZATION.

State-at-Large-Jos. Rhinock, Of
Kenton; J. NJ. Worten, McCracken.
First District-John L. Smith, Of
Lyon county.
Second District-John L. Dorsey.
of Henderson county.
Third District-Henry B. Hines,
OF Warren county.
Fourth District-H. A. Sommers.
of Hardin county.
Fifth District--Jno. L. Dunlap.
of Louisville.
Sixth District. G. Furnish, of
Boone county.
Seventh William Lind
say, of Owen county.
Eighth District-James Alversou,
of Lincoln county.
Ninth District-T. D. Marcum,
of Boyd county.
Tenth District-A. F. Byrd, of
Wolfe county.
Eleventh District Wv. Metcalfe.
of Bell county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
ON RESOLUTIONS.

State-at-Large-W. T. Ellis, o
Daviess; o. NJ. James, of Crittenden
First District-George w. Ian
dram, of Livingston county.
Second District-John A. Bell, o.
Union county.
Third District-John S. Rhea, Of
Log an county.
Fourth District-D. r. Murray,
of Breckenridge county.
Fifth District-C. l. Stewart, of
Louisville.
Sixth District-James p. Tarvin,
of Kenton county.
Seventh District-Claude Thomas
of Bourbon county.
Eighth District. B. McCreary,
of Madison county.
Ninth District--Gilbert Cassiday,
of Fleming county.
Tenth District-Frank H. Hop
kins, of Floyd,
Eleventh District-J. d. Black,
of Knox county,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
Discouraging Outlook.

Elkton, June 24.-The new to-
bacco crop in this section is in
jeopardy owing to the extreme dry
weather. In the first place, the
plants were very tender when set
out, and the crop has sustained the
ravages of the grasshoppers and
now the unusually dry, hot weather.
The plants are turning yellow and
drying on the hill The conditions,
if continued few days, will tell
very susceptibility upon the next
wears Weld. 4.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27

here this evening. He was for
years agent of the Chillicothe, Co
lumbus stage coach line, became
noted as an Indian fighter, COM
handing from 1861 to 1866 to Elev-
enth Ohio Cavalry on the frontier,
and was later Sheriff of Ross coun-
ty. A queer coincidence is that ex-
actly p years age to-day he con-
Quoted the execution of Perry Bow
sher for the brutal murder of an
old tollgate keeper and his wife.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
COINCIDENCE
In the Death of Colonel l.. Mackey
Famous Indian Fighter.

Chillcothe, O., Jone %. Colonel
Thos. L. Mackey, aged IS, widely
known Throughout the state, died
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
After Four Days of Delay The
Democratic State Conyen-
ton Begins.
Resume of The Organization And
The Appointment of Com
mittees.

Louisville, KY, June 27.-Atter a
long and trying delay, lasting from
Wednesday morning until Saturday
morning, the Democratic convention
was organized and got down to
business.
The short sessions while waiting
for the report on credentials were
as rule lively and disorderly,
The temporary organization was
affected Wednesday night by the
election of d. B. Redwine chairman
over w. H. Sweeny, by the close
vote of 451 10 to 5295-6. This was
done after Chairman Johnston had
refused to accept the votes of about
80 contested delegates in Warren,
Harrison, Caldwell and Kenton
counties. The forces of Goebel and
Stone combined to elect Redwine,
who was aGoebel man. VIM. Crom-
well was chosen temporary secre-
tary.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
Platform.

First-The Democrats of Kentuc-
ky in convention assembled !reatfirm,
without the slightest qualification,
the principles and policies declared
in the Democratic national platform
adopted at Chicago in 1896.
Our faith in bimetallism is vindi-
Gated by events. The necessity for
the restoration of the double stand
ard was acknowledged by the Pres
ident and congress in 1897, when a
commission was sent to Europe to,
entreat other nations to aid in es-
tablishing bimetallism, and the fail
ure of the commission to secure
European cooperation confirms the
friends of free coinage in their be-
lief that relief can only come by the
Independent action of the United
States. The present legal ration of
10 to is the only ratio at which
bimetallism can be restored, and
to it is confined to those
who oppose bimetallism at any
ratio and to those who misappre-
bend or ignore the reasons which
led three national conventions to
adopt it.
Second-We denounce the present
Republican National Administers
ton for its reckless extravaganza
in the conduct of public affairs; for
its cruel and inhuman neglect in its
treatment Of our soldiers" and sail
'rs during the late Spanish war:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
ROGERS WON.
Nominated For Representative
By a Big Majority.
Pratt Carries the County Over
Taylor For Governor.

The Republican county conven.
ton Saturday was a stormy and
protracted one, participated in by
about 425 voters.
Judge Breathitt nominated w. II.
Fowler for chairman, a Taylor
man.
Ohio Anderson nominated DR..
Sargent as the Representative Of
Pratt.
Hiram Smith, COL, seconded
Fowler's nomination and Wyatt
Watt, COL, seconded Sargent's.
Tellers were appointed and a
count showed $50 for Sargent and
III for Fowler. Sargent was there
upon declared elected, and Whitney
the colored lawyer, was made
Secretary.
Judge Landes offered resolutions
instructing the "a delegates apoint-
ed to the Lexington convention to
vote for Pratt.
James Breathitt, A. c.. Banks,
Peter Postell, ST., E. w. Glass,
Watt Summers, Thos. Whitney,
Johnson Majors, A. c. Brent, Peter
Morgan, John w. Postell, w. T..
Fowler, John w. Breathitt, c. O..
Prowse, ID. G. Wiley, Jno. p.
Prowse, ]. ]. Barnes, ]. F. Rogers,
J. l. Landes, Harry Ferguson, O..
S. Brown, DIR. S. H. Williams, w.
A. Littlefeld, T. B. Fairleigh, O..
H. Anderson ]. ]. Allen, A. p. Will
kins, L. Yonts, Harvey McChord,
II. S. Smith, Jack Tate, Squire w.
r. Long, B. B. Barker, Phil Bell,
Irving Lander, Wyatt Watt, ]. w.
Dayie, John lIargraves, V. w.
DR.. Andrew Sargent,
]. w. Boyd, J.. M. Startling, j. W..
Downer, Richard Everett, M. d.
Meacham, w. S. Witty, J. It. Walk
er, E. p. Wilkins, John Long, J. c.
Johnson.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27

Continued On Fifth rass.I
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

At-Large-Allie w. YoanesS It, /
Sterling, chairman; Saml. E. Jones,
of Barren county.
First District-Mott Ayres, of
Fulton county.
Second DIstrict-Chas. NJ. Meach-
am, of Christian county.
Third District-G. w. Roark, of
Simpson county.
Fourth District--Ben D. Ringo.
of Ohio county.
Fifth District-Jno. w. Vreeland,
of Louisville.
Sixth Dixtrict-John ". Lassing,
of Boone county.
Seventh District-South Trimble,
of Franklin county.
Eighth Drstrict-Simeon Cook, Of
Shelby county.
Ninth District-W. A. Young, of
Rowan county.
Tenth District-D. W. Gardner.
of Magofin county.
Eleventh Districts. B. Dish
man, of Knox county.
The report was adopted and then
came the resolution committee with
the following resolutions:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
Legislative Nominee.

The convention then proceeded to
nominate a candidate to represent
Christian county in the next legis-
lature. Three names were placed
before the convention. These were
Jas. F. Rogers, J. w. Morgan, and
L. O. Brumfield. The division of
the crowd showed a very large ma
jority for Rogers, and his nomina-
tion was made unanimous.
Mr.. Rogers is editor of the Mes
senger, the Republican organ of the
county, and his nomination is re-
ward for much service to his party
during the last several years. The
unanimityiwith which he was en-
dorsed was gratifying approval
of his course.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
Convention Committees.
ON CREDENTIALS.

State-at-Large-B. w. Bradburn,
of Warren; c. H. Bush, of Christian.
First District-R. ]. Bugg, of
Carlisle county.
Second District-R. G. Higdon, of
Mclean county.
Third District-John w. Jones,
of Barren county.
Fourth District-Ben Johnson, OF
Nelson county.
Fifth District. E. Wright, Of
Louisville.
Sixth District-V. w. Voters, Of
Pendleton county.
Seventh DESTRUCTIVE. G. Hobbs.
of Fayette county.
Eighth Dist-ict-Geo. T. Farris,
of Garrard county.
Ninth District-C. B. Poyntz, of
Mason county.
Tenth District-F. E. Fogg, of
Morgan county.
Eleventh District-Allen San
didge, of Cumberland county.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-22
MATCHMAKING IN JAPAN.
The Nakoda, or Midwona., oftea
Employed to Awaken the Ten.
der Passion.

There exists in japan, among some of
the classes, certain custom of hiring a
nlidwoman, nakoda, or professional
matchmaker, in order to make an en-
gngement between couple, writes
Onoto Watanna in the April Ladies'
Home Journal. 1t often happens that
family will desire an alliance with an
other family with whom they are not
intimately acquainted. Then are the
services of the professional match
maker invaluable. To be successful in
such u profession one must never be
known as such to the family she de-
sires to court. Very often nakodas and
midwomen follow this profession for
years and yet are not known as such
save to those who have employed them.
Most OF the matchmakers nre very hon.
est, and it is their duty to discover all
the good nnd bad points of the couple
and point them out to the parents; they
give good advice and do everything pos
sible to promote the happiness of the
pair. They travel back and forth to the
homes of the young people, who are
entirely ignorant of their motive, car
rying compliments and presents and
trying in delicate manner to work on
their sentiment.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-22
TAKLA-MAKAN.
A Dead City of Forgotten People
Dueisd In the FOrests OF
Central Asia.

Interest is being revived in the buried
city of Takla-Makan and the dead for
ests around it by DIR. Sven Hedin, the
Swedish explorer, in the Desert of Cobb,
Central Asia, at an elevation of be-
tween 5000 and $4,000 feet above seq
level. DR.. Hedin considers that the
site of this city now exceeds in dreari-
ness and desolation all the other desert
parts of the earth, and yet under the
sand drifts he found undeniable cvi-
dence of the existence of great and
populous city. mostly built of poplar
wood, whose inhabitants were far adj
vanced in arts, religion and industry,
and whose very name has been lost to
the world for over l 900 years.
The find has even rivaled, from the
pathological standpoint, those which in
Mashonaland would appear to have re-
vealed the habitat of very ancient
community who have been lost sight
of since carly Biblical times. They ap-
pear to have been very large colony
OF gold diggcrs and wheat growers, who
had their outlet at Ezion Gebcr, on the
Gulf of Akaba, and it is quite probable
that they were the community from
which King Solomon drew a great por-
tion OF his enormous supplies of gold.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-22
A Jap.ae.e oiri,s weddi.e,

Marriage in Japan is only q civil con-
tract, and not in any way religious
one, writes Oroto Watunna in Ladies'
Home journal. 1t is protected by law
and social obligations. The church and
state do not concern themselves at all
in marital affairs. The chief peculiar
ity about the ceremony il the exchang-
ing of cups of sake "a liquid) nine
times; three times the bride, three
times the groom, three times the mid
woman who works between the pair in
making the engagement. Toward the
end of the ceremony a singer sings q
song called "Takasago." which narrates
the loving and happy life Of an old
couple. Thus the ceremony closes, the
last notes of the singers beautiful mel
ody remaining in the air, charming all.
The last stage Of girl life 10 over.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-22
ANTS EGG TRADE.
How the Collectors Of These Tiny
Articles Go Absut Their
Strange Work.

Ants eggs are the base of a rapidly
increasing business in the British isles.
Hundreds weight of the tiny spoil are
imported yearly by the bird tnnciers.
who feed them TO young phcasants,
canaries and aquarium fish. They are
collected for the most part in n certain
district in the south of Russia, where
many thousands of peasants make n
living by them. A collector, going out
upon sunny day to some hills he has
in mind, piles upon them little twigs
and sticks. Then he rudely disturbs the
ants in their busy home. Their first in
stinct, on having the roof torn off their
dwelling is TO fly TO some shelter. They
make for the pile of twigs, just as the
peasant had thought they would. He
does not wait for them TO hide all their
eggs there. but goes off to repeat the
trick at dozens of other hills, returning
in the evening with stiff paper bags 10
collect his spoil. This is very simple. Us
all he has to do is to sweep the tiny clus-
tiers of tiny eggs Off into the bag. 1t is
said that an industrious man may in
one day collect as much us eight pounds.
These are. in turn, gathered up by
agents of large firms. who handle for
expectation. AT present, Russia is the
only country where ants eggs are gath
cred, although the forests of South
America, where there are said to be hills
12 feet high and IS feet round, ought to
be good place to gather them.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-22
A POSSIBILITY.
TIE Rail-oaa MAN. e~es, WY r.h.
- cts We're Selling at BaxsaiA
Counter Prices.

She was portIy. lady with lot of
bundles-and it may be- noted at this
point that 1t is almost always the case
that the larger the lady is, the larger
and more numerous are the bundles she
carries-and when she entered the rail-
road station she was pulling SO that a
drowsy man on the front seat jumped
up suddenly, thinking it was the engine
of the train he was waiting for. She
approachedth the ticket window and there
she put her bundles in all the available
space. They were nice, new, store bun
dies, however, and no objection was
made.
"Is the train for Jungleville gone
YETI" she inquired.
"No, ma'am," responded the clerk.
"How far is 1t there?"
"About 20 miles, l guess. ma'am," for
he was new to that place, and was not
thoroughly conversant with details.
"What's the price of ticket?"
: ''One ninety-cight, ma'am."
zone ninety-cight?" she repeated.
''How does that happen"
II don't know. ma'am," he replied as
he eyed her bundles. II guess IL must
be marked down from two dollars"
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-22
PRINCE BoNApARTE's PAROLE.
Hts CAalienGe to Count Faike.stein
In Connection Herewith Was
Not Accepted.

One OF the incidents of the career OF
the elate Prince Charles Bonaparte about
which there is much obscurity is his
imprisonment in Germany and release
on parole. says the Paris Messenger.
The prince distinguished himself in the
Franco-Prussian war By his bravery at
the battles of Boony. Bezonvilie and
Gravclotte, where he was decorated
with he cross of the Legion of Homer
on the battlefield. Later on in the war
he was made prisoner and sent with
several other officers to Germany.
where they were released on parole.
During their captivity. however, the
prisoners were treated with very little
consideration, and at the beginning Of
February, 1891, Prince Bonaparte wrote
letter to Gen. Won Wcrdcr in which he
declared that he had no wish for liberty
;lishororctl by insult, a::d demanded TO
be put in n cell. No notice having been
taken of this letter, Prince Bonapnrte
wrote second time, taking back his
word of honor not to escape. He was
thereupon arrested and imprisoned in
the fortress of Koenigsberg and after
ward conveyed to the fortress of Bozen,
on the Russian frontier. Gen. Count,
Fall,enstein then published and com
municnted to the press an order of the
day, in which he accused Prince Bona
parte OF having broken his word OF
honor. When the prince was set at
liberty at the end of the war he adj
dressed letter to Count Falkepstein.
which amounted to challenge. The
count, however, did not accept it.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-22
Sclincitler-RyaIl.

The Leadrille Herald Democrat OF
Wednesday morning contains the fol
lowing announcement, which will in
terest many people in this county:
Glenwood Springs, July 17.-Miehae
Schneider, proprietor of The Bank" il
Leadville. and Mrs. Nora RYAN OF
Meeker, were married here SUNDAY al
the Catholic church bv Rev. Father
O'Begley. Only the immediate rela
tives of the bride were present. The
bridal couple left this morning fol
Leadville.
Long life, happiness and prosperity
to you, Mike.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-22
ArLEA5ArT PROSPECT.
Astroaomer~ sny the Moon IL Getting
Ready to Fan onto the
Earth.

1t is no, likely to happen just yet
awhile, Lit many astronomers are pre-
para / for The fsl! of the moan at d.
tant datc. says the Cincinnati Enquirer.
1t is probable that eventually the
moon will be drawn well within the
sphere of attraction of the earth. AT
present she is just far enough off to
be kept in tow, SO TO speak, and to
whiri round and round us as we'll as
spin herself
But when the inevitable time comes,
and she is drawn far into the attraction
radius, she is likely to be pulled right
down and fall onto the earth, for her at
traction is, of course, much weaker than
ours. She is in more danger of this ut
one time than another, and the danger
is increasing gradually but surely. 1t
may be 10000 or $4,000 years yet. but
when she does fall there will certain
iy be terrific bump, and the whole
system of the earth will be badly jolted.
1t is calculated that, taking the most
dangerous epoch of the year into con-
sideration and her consequent position,
she is likely to fall on the northeasterD
part of Europe, and will entirely wipe
Russia and Germany from the map.
Tidal waves and all sorts of horrors
will occur, and the fallen moon will
probably break up. The entire climate
of the world will be altered, and Eng
land will probably be more or less i'm
proved. according to the scientists.