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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-05-12

The Ely Hoe and Fork company of
st. J%ohnsbury is shipping many goods
to Hawaii.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-05-12

The forest worms have appeared in
st. Johnsbury in great numbers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
GOOD RECEIPTS
And Heavier Sales Reported in
Tobacco Circles.

The sales of tobacco on this mar
ket last week were large and re-
ceipts were also good, being much
heavier than those of the week be.
fore. Lugs were in demand at sat.
isfactory prices and good leaf COM
manded full prices. The market
was stronger on Jugs, with little
change from former figures. Farm
ers are again advised to prize their
tobacco in good order and they will
then obtain the highest market
price. With an active market and
large receipts sales this week are
expected to be even larger than
they have been since the opening of
the present tobacco year.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
JUDGE PETREE
Feasts the 1925 Club Saturday at
Dinner.

Jundge r. T. Petree entertained
the ''iS25 Club" composed origin
ally of men born in 1925, but of
late years augmented by other old
men, at the residence of his niece,
Mrs. Goldthwait, Saturday. An
elegant dinner was served and the
feature of the entertainment was
an interesting account given by
Judge Petree of his recent trip tc
California. The guests present
were: t,%
DR.. f. r.. Cook, Alex Gilliland,
w. E. Warfield, ST., Major John w.
Breathitt, Chas. F. Jarrett, w, W.
Ware, c. A. McCarroll, /. F.. Ellis
and John w. Prichett.- "
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
LEXINGTON TRACK.
Historical Old Course Will be Sold
as Was Announced.

Louisville, March 30.--A special
to the Evening Post from Lexing-
ton says; The historic race track
of the Kentucky Association in this
city is doomed and it is not likely
that anv further effort VIII be made
to prevent it being cut up into
building lots and sold as such.
Charles Green of St. Louis, the
owner, to-day sold at auction all
the movable property. The fur
niture, clubhouse and grandstand
brought good prices. The sale of
the land will follow. The track is
known to horsemen all over the
country as the scene of many inter
esting race meets.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
HON. REUB. FLEECED.
Ex-Representative Morris Runs
up Against Two BuncO Men.

On last Monday two confidence
men, a white man and a negro,
started out to work the town. The
white man, between 20 and 80 years
old, claiming to be stock buyer
worked himself into the confidence
of Hon. Reuben Morris, ex-represen-
tative of Edmonson and Butler, who
recently bought a farm near town,
and went over near the school to ex-
plain trick with cards, which he
said was a winning thing. Several
stories were told but summed up
they were about as follows: The
bunco man showed the trick, shut
fled the cards and Morris pickedout
the winner easily. A negro confed-
crate stepped up and offered to bet
$40 that it couldn't be done again,
The white man borrowed $40 of Nor.
ris to bet with him and the negro
backed down but the other fellow
refused to let him take the money
down. The negro said I'll raise
you out OF it and raise the bet to $50
and in order to save his other $40
Morris went to the bank and got
$50 more and putwith the $50. The
cards were shuff1ed and the negro
won. His white confederate passed
the money over to the negro and
he ran. The white man followed.
A posse of men started after the
culprits and the white man was
captured by Bob Cubbage who
lodged two shots from his shot gun
in the fellows shoulder. The ne
gro got away with the money.
When the case came up for trial
Tuesday the defense announced
they were not ready and the case
was set for Saturday, April 1st,
when he will probably try to April
fool them with some more profession
al tears. Morris did not appear
.grainst the man Tuesday.-Gray-
son Gazette.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
Why the Cubans Get $4,000, 600

Three million dollars in United
States coin are ready for distribu-
ton in Cuba. The money is to be
used to pay the Cubans who harried
the Spaniards during the recent
brief insurrection. Stranger pay
ment than this has never been made
by government. Nobody in Wash
ington has ever explained just why
the Cubans deserve to receive this
money, nor has anybody disclosed
the authority under which the bar
gain was made. The Cubans may
congratulate themselves upon get
ting this handsome "tip" for their
military services. Surely they
never expected it 1t would be In
teresting to know what emissary of
the administration first limited to
them that they could get it. Are
the three millions to be, disbursed
for the purpose for which the money
was withdrawn from the treasury,
or has an agreement been made
with someone high in Cuban author
ity to perform task the results of
which will not appear for a year or
two yet? Will the first Cuban pleb-
iscite show the results of this Law
ish contribution? Will it aid the
Cubans to ''see' their way tovoting
for annexation instead of autonomy I?
1t would be interesting to have an
answer to these questions. Twenty
millions for SPANS undelivered
and unbelievable sovereignty in
the Philippines; three millions for
mythical military services in Cuba!
The administration is "an easy
mark. Cleaner.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
END NEAR.
Such Is the Belief of riany At
Manila.

Manila, April 2.-The troops I'M
der Maj. Gen. Macarthur are still
resting at Malolos, where every
thing has been quiet to-day. Hos
tlities elsewhere-so far as offic-
tally reported-have been limited
during the last twenty-four hours
to an occasional exchange of shots
between the insurgents and the
troops forming the lines of Mai.
Gen. Lawton and Brig. Gen. Hall
extending from the water-works to
La Lonia. But this shooting has
been just active enough to make
the lives of the soldiers a burden
and to compel the officers to sleep
in trenches, clothed and in readi-
ness to repel possible attacks.
Most of the Americans are be-
coming convin ced that the backbone
of the insurgent opposition is
broken. There are numerous ru-
mors pointing to an early collapse
OF the instruction. One of these is
that Gen. Pho del Pillar, the best
fighter among the Filipino officers,
will desert Aguinaldo and give his
support to the Americans.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

The gubernational race is warm
ing up and Gen. Hardin and Capt.
Stone have reached a point where
it is merely question of veracity.
Gen. Hardin at Shelbyville Satur-
day fatty denied that he tried to
get Stone to withdraw and run
against Blackburn, and further
charged that Stone voted for gold
bonds in February 1895. Capt
Stone spoke at Hartford yesterday
in reply.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

Rear Admiral Kautz has made
an official report Of the lombard.
ment at Samoa. He says the Ma
taafa people obeyed orders to leave
the Government reserva alton, but
have since become aggressive, kill
ing an American marine and
three British sailors. The German
Consul issued an incendiary proc
iamation saying Kautz's proclama-
tion was untrue, and promising to
uphold the so called provisional
government The American and
British forces are Smelling the
rebels wherever they can be
reached.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
How 3 This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co. Props,
Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions, and fin,
ancially able to carry out any obliga-
ton made by their firm.
WEST g. TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o. WALDING, KINNAN & MAR
VIM, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free. 81
Halls family Pills are The lest. !. !,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
Only 1910 Enlisted rlen.

Instead of $4,000 enlisted men in
the Cuban army, as claimed, it de-
velops from official figures that
there are but 1920, including the
Seargent and Corporals. The So
100000 will go along ways with
this number, but it has not been de-
cided whether more than 500 a man
shall be paid. The Cuban Assem-
senbly is now considering motion
authorizing the acceptance of the
$4,000, 900 and the disbandment of
the army and dissolying the as
sembly- Z x +.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

'There are few Democrats who
agree with the Republicans that
the election law should be made
one of the chief issues of the cam
paign. If the Democratic party
proposed to fight the law, then it
would really be an issue. If we
we're striving for its enactment
there would be some justification
for making it an issue. We have
made that fight and won it. We
have the election law, and so far as
Democrats are concerned it ought
not to be the occasion Of future
strife in the party or between the
parties. Sane men do not fight for
that which they have until their
possessions are assailed. The cleo
ton law should not be an issue in
Kentucky politics this year except
n so far as may be necessary in
the defense of the record of a Demo
cratic Legislature. = Louisville Dis
patch. "
The election law was made an
issue when Republican Governor
vetoed it. 1t will be condemned in
the Republican platform, and it
must be endorsed or repudiated by
the Democratic convention. II can
not be ignored without party cow
ardice. The man has already been
nominated for the Legislature in a
Democratic county who will intro
duce bill to repeal the election
law. A minority of Democrats
voting with the Republicans may
repeal 1t and put Kentucky back in
the election market for 1900. a
Governor S veto may be needed to
avert this calamity. Why is the
law not an issue?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

Harry Sommers in the Elizabeth
town News gives four reasons why
he is for Hardin, viz:
"lst:-Because he is an original
silver man.
"2nd:-Because he suffered de-
feat in 1895 rather than surrender
his convictions on the silver question.
"5rd:-Because throughout the
United States he is regarded as the
exponent of silver in Kentucky.
''+th:-Because he is stronger
with the silver men. and commands
the respect of the gold men,"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
All Want Pensions.

Over 200 members of the Eighth
Illinois Colored Volunteers, who
were mustered out of the service
yesterday, will file claims for pen
sions as compensation of alleged
physical disability received as a
result of their sojourn in Cuba. In
one company all but five claim to be
.disa bled.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

The latest returns Indicate that
Chas. c. McChord, author of the
McChord railroad bill, will be nomi-
mated for railroad commissioner
in the Second district, in the CON
yention at Frankfort Thursday.
OF the 81 counties, MrChord has 10
sure and p votes in Louisville, Civ
ing HIM l40 votes, Alexander has
IS, Nelson "a, Pitcher ID, Tobln II
and there are SO uninstructed and
doubtful votes. Senator McChord
will probably get at least % of
these and be nominated on the first
ballot. "
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

Tony Carroll is said to be one of
the managers of George Alexander
in his race for Railroad Commits
sioner in the Second district. This
ought to settle Alexander with sure
enough Democrats.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

The cost OF ordinary cablegrams
to or from the War Department to
Manila is $l.57 Il word, and if
marked urgent" which rushes it
through in one hour, the cost is ST.
II work.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

The Cleveland, Ohio, election
yesterday closed a very bitter and
remarkable campaign. Indications
in advance of the election pointed
TO the success Of Farley, Democrat,
for Mayor, over McKisson, anti
Hanna Republican.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

Arkansas has passed an anti
trust law modelled after Kentucky
law, that j. causing great COM
motion among the insurance COM
panies. Many of them are threat
ening to leave the State.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

The editors of West Tennessee
have formed a new press associa-
tiop with DR.. Jno. L. Irion, of Paris,
President.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

Gus w, Richardson has resigned
his deputyship in the Appellate
Clerks Office to prosecute his can
vass for State Treasurer. He is
succeeded as deputy by Samuel d.
Hines, of Bowling Green.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

The John Smiths are in it as usual
sthis year. One of them is running
for Attorney General and another
is Capt. Stones manager in Lyon
county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

Gov. Bradley returned to Frank
fort yesterday and resumed his
duties as Governor. One of the
last acts of acting Gov. Worthing-
ton was a refusal to commute the
death sentence of Bob Blanks.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

"a mass of rock estimated at 100,-
1000 tons crumbled and fell from the
cliff at Niagara Falls Friday. An
aother mass is breaking away.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

The Madisonville papers have
1ined up. The Hustler is for Har.
din and the Mail for Goebel.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

Senators Fairbanks, of Indiana,
and Perkins, of California, will
make a trip to Alaska this Spring.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
Of Old Age.

Rhoda billiard, d colored woman,
aged about Is, died last Thursday
night near Brent's old shop.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

Otis reports that he will follow
the fleeing natives into the interior
and continue an active campaign.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

Louisville has colored Rupub-
sican candidate for the Legislature.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
!" Spring UnJocks
The Eo4uers

! To Pa6at the Laughing Sod"
And not eVen Nature 4uoald
a[lo1u the foSuers to grosu
and blossom TO perfection
qvithout good soil. No4O
Nature and people are mach
alike; the former mast haVe
sunshine, latter must haze
pare blood in order to haze
perfect health.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures blood trou-
bles of all sorts. II is to the human
system what sunshine is to Nature
the destroyer of disease germs. IL
nerer disappointS.
Poor Blood" The doctor said there
were not seven drops OF good blood IN my
body. Hoods Sarsaparilla built me up and
made me strong and we'll" SUSIE X. BROWN,
is Aston Hill, Lynn, Mass.
Dyspepsia, etc. "A complication OF
troubles, dyspepsia, chronic catarrh ana
Inflammation of the stomach, rheumatism.
ETC., made me miserable. Had no appetite
until took Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
acted like magic. am thoroughly cured"
N. B. SERLEY, 1874 w. 14th Av., Denver, Col.
Rheumatism My husband was
obliged to give up work on account OF rheu-
matism. No remedy helped until he used
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which permanently
cured him. 1t cured my daughter OF ca
tarrh. l give il to the children with good
MRS. J. S. McMATH, Stamford, Ct.
HOOd0 SaadabaaM
EazzzslESE,IaD
Hoods Pills cure liver ills the nominating and
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
For Railroad Commissioner,
,J.FLETCHER DEMPSEY,
of Hopkins County.

Vice-President Hobart is down
with the grip.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

M. H. Sledge is the Democratic
nominee for the Legislature in
Warren county. He ought to be a
good man to forge his way to the
front.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
A Texas Wonder.
Halls Great Discovery

Que small bottle of Halls Grea,
Discovey cures all kidney and blad.
der troubles, removes gravel, cures
diabetes, seminal, emissions, weak
and lame back, rheumatism and llir,
regularities of the kidneys and blad
der in both men and women. Regu
lates bladder trouble in children. II
not sold by your druggist, will be
sent bv mail on receipt of 81. One
small bottle is two months' treat
ment aud will cure any case above
mentioned. E. w. HALL
Sole manufacturer, p. 0. box 21S
Waco, Texass
For sale by T. D. Armistead, Hop
kinsville. XIV.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
READ THIS.

jackson, M ISIS, Jan. II 1899.
l have for years been a sufferer
from kidney and bladder troubles;
have tried all remedies that could
6nd. aud had almost given up all
hope of ever getting relief, until
tried Halls Great Discovery. ] am
now using 1t and feel like new man.
It's effect is wonderful.
g. w. WILLIAMS,
Asst. Chief Police.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
NoL SaaJab0NM
Nazz7slESl21l11D

Hoods Pills cure liver ills, the nominating and
only cathartic to take with Hoods Sarsaparlla
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-05

While the general synod of the Reform
ed Dutch church was sitting in New York
in 1871, quaint looking old man, with
broad brimmed, round crowned hat in
his hand, walked calmly up the aisle to
the presidents seat. bowling as he came.
"Mr. President" he said, II want to
talk"
Nobody knew the speaker, and the pres
ident asked, "Are you member of this
body. sir?"
"No, SIR" replied the old gentleman,
shut ! want to talk"
The president reminded him that none
but members had right to speak, but
an aged minister who had just come in
recognized the would be talker and said,
Il move that the Rev. Elias Van Ben
schooten have leave to talk"
The motion was carried, and the old
man went up to the presidents table and
drew from his pocket roll of bank bills.
These he coupted-S80O in all. Then he
drew out another package Of securities,
amounting to S13,S40, and counted them
out afterward, in few we'll chosen
words. presenting the whole sum to the
synod for educational purposes.
1t wns the first endowment made in the
Dutch Reformed church for theological
education. The old gentleman's speech
was certainly ont Of order, but everybody
felt that 1t was distinctly speech in the
right rlace.-Christian Work.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-05
0ILLioNswiTHovr OWNERS


@VSDASN W OosAAD t4e woe ana new
In tks Treasury.
1.-THE records Of the treasury are fun
Of romaness." said a treasury oflcial
take that bureau called the division Of
ABANDONED laads and property for ex-
ample. II 10 In itself one great romance.
Why, there Is III. 00O. 600 In Its keeping
belonging to people in the south alone.
You see. during and At the close Of the
civil war valuable property Of all sorts
fell Into the hands Of army officers and
was turned ioto the treasury. Finally
the amount became SO great that when
William q. Chandler became assistant
secretary he created division to have
charge of the entire matter. More than
$4,000, 900 charged to that division IL
the proceeds Of cotton taken from planta-
sold.
II know In one case in which $4,000
900 worth Of cotton was taken from q
sar south plantation when the staple
was worth $500 q bale and sold. The
people to whom 1t belonged were always
loyal to the union. They haven't nm idea
where their cotton went to. Their names
were on the bales. and It wouldn't be
difficult for them to make their caseAf
they only knew what to do. 1t Is nearly
81 years since the money was deposited
there. ! don't know whether any of the
owners are alive or not, and II they are
1t Is hardly probable that they will ever
get back what Is really their own. All
the Testimony In the case is In the pos
session Of the government, and It never
let's 60 anything 1t gets It's hands on.
The agent who took this cotton Is dead
long ago, as Is the man who sold It. So
you see tho owners could not prove their
case by either Of them.
There are other instances similar to
this. In 1868 we received from gov
eminent agent more than 100000,
which was the proceeds Of cotton taken
from foreigner supposed to be block
ade runner in one Of the larger cotton
cities of the south. When Secretary Nc.
Culloch heard Of this, he said:
"This money Is only held in trust by
the government. Some day we shall be
obliged to account for 1t. for the United
States has really no right to keep IT.
But from that time until now no demand
has ever been made on US for 1t, and
there 1t lies doubt IL the owner ever
knew just where it did go."-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-05
A DESPERATE ITALIAN.
Ferrelli Tried to Jump From an Ell
nnt M

Ferrellf Tried to Jump From an Ele-
vatsd Railroad Train Platform.
New York, Sept. 6.--Michael Farrell
II. the italian saloon keeper who shot
Policeman Patrick O'Keefe on Sunday
when the latter was about to arrest
him for violating the sxcise law, made
an attempt yesterday to escape from
two detectives by trying to jump from
an elevated train platform. He was
held. screaming and cursing In front
of the court house crowd of about
LOCO persons had gathered, and when
tho prisoner appeared there were cries
of kill him." lynch him." from all
sides. A rush was made for Farrell.
and 1t required the strenuous efforts
of dozen Of court officers to clear a
passage for the Italian to the court
room.
Mrs. Farrelli, the wife of the prison.
er, who. 1t Is said. handed him the re-
volver with which he did the shooting
and told him to shoot O'Keefe, was
also brought to court.
FARRELL. when arraigned, denied the
charge against him, and said that
O'Keefe had been shot by one Guisep-
pi Ferrioli. He was remanded in or
der to allow the officers to make an In
vestigation. Mrs. Ferrelli was also
remanded for examination.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-05
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

About $500 men will sail from San
Francisco to Manila between Sept. IL
and Is.
The schooner Lisgar, OF Toronto.
was wrecked on Lake Huron, and her
crew of seven probably lost.
The corn production of the United
States this year will reach $4,000
bushels, breaking all records.
The number Of enlistmaHts Satur-
day was 265, making total OF 2,602 for
the last ten regiments called out.
In battle 1870 miles north Of Herat
the forces OF the ameer of Afghapis-
tan put Sirdar Mahamed Ismail Khan
TO fight.
Negroes of Brunswick. Ga, fogsed a
negro weman for living with China
man, and gave other negro women no
tiGe TO leave their Chinese paramours
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-05
A New Kind of Silence,

A story is going the rounds of q golf
match between the Rev Dr. Sterrct and
Justice Harlan Of the United States su-
prcme court. The incident occurred ut
the Chevy Chase Golf club, one Of tho
prominent organizations near Washing
ton, durins a meeting between these two
ardent golfers. The doctor discovered
his ball teed up in tempting style for
fine brassie shot. and, with the utmost
delheration, he went through the pre-
liminary "wnggles" and with u supreme
effort-missed the ball For fully a min
ute he gazed ut the tantalizing sphere
without uttering a word
at length Justice Harlan remarked SOL
EMMY. Doctor, that was the most pro-
fame silence ever listened to-"