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lessons IN DRAWING AND PAINTING

Day Bldg, No. q Walnut ST., Room so.
PROF. GLADW1N will resume instruc-
ton in Draw.ns Water Color and Oh
Painting Oct. LIST. Lessons will be given
Hours, 8 to II A. M, to 5 p. M.
His large collection Of Water. Color
sketches taken by the sea. during the
past summer, will be placed in the hands
Of his pupils fol their study Friends are
invited to call and view these sketches
ait any hour on the above mentioned days.
GEORGE &c. GLADWIN.
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Teachers and Schools.
The DaIzeII Schools,
60 West ST., Worcester.

Parallel courses for boys and girls.
Preparation for college or scientific
schools.
Primary department receives pupils In
the first grade and promotes according to
most modern educational principles.
German begun in the earliest grade;
Latin at 10 years of age, and French
at II.
Next school Year Begins sept. go.
GEORGE A. STEARNS, JR..
Principal.
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP

Notice is hereby given that the partner
ship heretofore existing between Laban
b. Fiske and Roger w. F'iske, under the
firm name of Fiske Brothers, has been
this day dissolved. The business. will be
carried on by Laban B. Fiske, who alone
is authorized to collect the bills of the CO.
partnership.
Oct. e. 1899.
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MoREHEAD, KY, March 27.-Friday
night four masked men went to the
home of Blufor, q. Weaver on Dry
creek, eight miles from here. broke
down the door, and Selling Weaver,
bound him with ropes. They then
helped themselves to his property, car
rying away nearly everything in the
house. After the robbers were gone
Weaver's frightened family released
him from his uncomfortable condition.
One of the men was recognized, and
arrests will follow.
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THE TRIAL WAS BLOCKED.
An Eyewitness to "A Murder ut Lancaster
skipped for Parts Unknown and the
Case Had ia Be Postponed

LANCASTER, KY, March 25.-The case
against William Mccoy, charged with
murder. wa, called in tie circuit cour;
Tuesday morning. and was continued
until the August term of court on ac-
count of an absent witness. Mccoy is
charged with killing his father-in-
law, David Whitehead, in 1889. He
made his escape and was not appre-
hcnded until about a year ago, when
he was found in Jail in Spencer county,
charged with another offense. He was
tried, but hung jury resulted.
The absent witness is William Nc
Coy. jr., son of the defendant. who was
an eyewitness to the killing of his
grandfather. Young Mccoy was
placed under 500 bond TO- his appear
ance Tuesday, and the bond was for
feited,
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After lunch Gen. MacArthur's divs-

After lunch Gen. MacArthur's diV'-
ion advanced toward Polo. :,
The I'd Oregon regiment encounter
a thousand Filipinos west OF Maiip'"
who were rctrcating from MalaU"
The enemy had taken up position
hind four rows of intrenchmcnts pu'
was driven out after an hours he"y
firing. One Oregonian was killed "D'
five were wounded. =,
MANILA. March 2s. The Helena anu
the army gunboats shelled MaiaV'"
and the country beyond, while '''
Monadnock focused all it's batteries
upon Paranquc for two hours for '''
purpose of destroying the military
stores there. A great smoke was
caused, but AS the insurgents are ~
possession OF the town, the results %
the Smelling are not obtaiuablc. Ing
evacuation of Malabon was pic'ur-
csquc rout, thousands OF men, womeh
and children. loaded down with house
hold goods, fleeing TO the country.
The Filipinos at o:l5 a. m. Monoay
burned their stronghold at Malaoon
and their forces fed from the city III
the direction of Malolos.
Gen. MacArthur's division is pushing
toward Malabon. The insurgep's
will make their last stand probably AZ
Malolos
NEw YORK. March rs. "A dispatch
TO the Herald from Manila Tuesday
saws.
The cunboat Laguna de Bay attack
ed the insurgents at Bulacan. Tire,
Americans were wounded.
MacArthur's division has crossed the
Marilao river and is advancing NORTH.
ward.
The insurgents attacked the Amd-
leans Monday evening ut Marilao tn.
were rcpulsed with severe loss. or
loss was fyc killed and IA woundcd.t
Later. Garcia. "A native general came
down from Dagupan 10y train witt
/ 900 rilcmcn and 1000 Bolomcu am
took positions at Marilao. a river va,
between the American and inslrgcn.
forces.
The South Dakota volunteers and
the Sd artillery. acting as infantry.
were thrown forward. The South d..
kotas CHARGED brilliantly across the
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FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
THE EDDY SAVED THEM.
Fatal Plunge at Cumberland Falls,
"kcntucky's Niagara"

DANvn.LE. KY, March 26.-Louis
Meadows and Marsh Wyatt, of Mead
owville, had a narrow escape from
plunge over Cumberland falls, "Ken-
tucky's Niagara" They were in charge
of a raft containing $4,000 shingles. and
at the point where the raft was to have
been turned toward shore to escape
the rushing current leading to the
falls it became unmanageable, and
the men were forced TO jump into
the stream. They had terrific battle
with the current, but lucky chance
threw them into an eddy, and some
men from the shore fshed the rafts-
men up almost exhausted. The raft
and its burden of thousands of shingles
struck the falls, shot out and fell TO
the water, nearly 100 feet below. where
the structure went to pieces and was
lost
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HANGED TO A TREE.
Mrs Emeiine soutz. Aged 60 Years, COM
nnits suicide Had Been Hanging for
aweek Before Found.

RUssELLvILLE, KY, March 27.-Mrs.
Emeline Soutz was found hanging to a
cedar tree Sunday afternoon, three
miles from town, on the Morganto'vn
road From the looks of the body, she
had been hanging at least one week as
the varmints had begun to eat the
body. She left her home.
at Furguson, the 9th of this
month, was seen here the next day and
tried to purchase one dollars worth of
arsenic from the druggist, but failed.
She had not been heard of since until
found Sunday, although search had
been made for her. She left no word
why she took her own life.
Mrs. Soutz was 90 years old, and is
believed To- have been o. unsound mind.
She llyed with her son. the only rela-
tive she had living in tais country.
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'WouId-Oc dominators who would kill
them their wives and children" add
ing that this motive ought to impel
all fIllpinos To sacrifice everything.
The Smelling OF Peranaque was not
premcdltatcd. The turret ship Monad.
mock anchored off the town and the in
surRcnts, emboldened by the long ST.
iencc Of the war ships on guard duty,
opened fire on her with muskets. with
tue result that one man was killed and
three were wounded. The Monadnock
then destroyed half the town, includ-
ing the church.
The American forces advanced from
Meycauyan mot Maykawayan), the
brigade commanded by Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis being on the left of the rail
road, and Gen. Hale's on the right.
They eventually discerned white roofs
and stccplcs among the green trees be-
You'd The river looking not unlike a
Massachusetts, village.
The rebels had an unfordablc river
in front Of them and they poured in
fire SO effective that it showed that
they were veterans, probably members
Of the native militia which the Span
Yards organized.
The american artillery put Gra-
matte end TO the battle. Approaching.
under cover OF the bushes, 10 about 90
yards from the trenches. the artillery
men emerged upon an open space com
maudug the town. When the Amer
lean, appeared, they gave great yell
and the Filipinos were panic-stricken,
about 100 seeking safety in flight, while
a white flag was raised 10y those who
were n the trenches, who also shouted
Amigos"
Col Funston. with 20 men of the
Kansas regiment. swan across the
river to the left of the railroad bridge.
and captured 50 prisoners with ell
their arms.
The Pennsylvania regiment captured
UT - i"'AlNA
by this time the right OF the Filipi-
nos was dcmoralzcd.
WASHINGTON, March %. -Advices re-
ccivod by the war department show
that the casualties in Saturdays and
Sundays fighting, was: Killed, three
officers and p enlisted men: wounded,
nine officers and POS enlisted men.
MANILA. March 2S.--A thousand FL.
ipiuo,, composing the rear guard OF
the rebel army, which is retreating on
MaloIos, Aguinaldo's headquarters,
mad" a stand Monday in some strong
iu'renchments about Marilao, across
the Marilao river. In the engagement
siN Americans were killed, including
three officers, and 40 were wounded.
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Can Patent River Bottom.

FRANKFORT. Ky, March 27.-Atto-~
ney General Taylor has decided that
river bottom lands are patentable. and
Saturday delivered an opinion to State
Register of Lands Reynolds on the sub
ject. The question was submitted to
h IN several days ago by the attorneys
for the Cincinnati Waterworks Co.,
which has purchased several acres of
land lying at the bottom of the Ohio
river from the Campbell county Off
Gals, and for which they desire the
state register to issue patent.
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thinking the American forces were
in possession. The Orcgonians shot
several armed natives and then re-
turned to camp.
The Americans Monday morning
found the important town OF Polo and
number Of small villages west
of the railroad deserted and
burning. They are advancing
along the railroad.
Monday the Washington volunteers,
who held Pasig Sunday. had an en-.
gagcment with a band of insurgents
who drove in their outposts. In the
fight the Filipinos lost several m-r.
The United States troops, under Brig.
Gen. Lloyd Wheaton. captured the
town of Malinta, beyond the Tuliahan
river, Sunday, after sharp fight. Col
Henry G. Egbert, of the 22d regular in
fantry. was killed. Prince Locwcn-
stein, formerly aide de camp on the
stan Of Brig. Gen. Miller, at lloilo,
somehow got in front of the firing line
and was shot In the side, dying almost
instantly. A German, who accompan.
led him, was wounded.
Evidently anticipating IA lombard
mcnt by the fleet, thousand rebels va
Gated Malabon sunday night. leaving
few To burn the town. Gen.
Whcaton's brigade, composed OF the
I'd Oregon regiment and the 2ad and ID
Infantry stretched out along the rail-
road from Caloocan To the Tuliahan
river was powerlcss To prevent the with
drawal owing to the natural obstacles
and To the strong opposition.
by II o'clock IN the morning the
only building of Importance not dc.
s,roycd in the center of the town was
a large stone church. but even at noon
fresh fires were started among the
native huts in the outskirts Of
Malabon, although the general exc
dus took place much earlier. Many
of the rebels sought refuge IN the
suburbs of Nayutos and Cas5g, or were
driven inland by the shells OF the
Helena, Callao. Ningdapan aud Laguna
de BAY.
Occasionally the artillery and in
fantry fired across the stream. Final
~ the engineers moved construction
train mp 20 the bridge, the iron frame
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work of which remained, and began TO
replace the floor.
While this was going on the I'd Ore
gon regiment crossed the river ON the
left and the I'D on the right, with
four companies Of the Esd infantry
supporting the latter regiment A
rising clear ground stretched away a
distance Of half mile To Malinta.
situated on it. crest
When the Americans were within
about 500 yards of the intrcnchments,
the Filipinos suddenly volleyed heav-
lily. The I'D infantry, which was hold
ING the center suffered considerably;
but, with the Orcgons on the left and
the Kansans on the right, in the woods,
the fighting was kept up for hale an
hour. the 22i infantry advancing zap
the slope through the thick grass un-
der the hottest fire,
Gen. Wheaton and his staf were all
the time under rain of bullets. Col.
Egbcrt, who was in the thickcst of the
fighting, was shot in the abdomen.
lie was placed on stretchcr and an
attempt was made to carry him To tho
cars, but he died on the way.
Ii was most affecting scene. Gen.
Wheaton. barring his head, said; You
have done nobly."
Col. Egbert gaspcd IN reply: 81 must
die, | am too old"
No Filipinos were found in the
trenches.
Gen. MacArthur's advance guard
the Sd artillery and the Goth Kansas
regiment, joined Gen. Wheaton,
brigade shortly after Malinta WA
taken, approaching along the Nov
aliches road westerly.
The soldiers were much exhausted
and there were several prostration
from the heat, which was intense. Thu
dead and wounded were collectc,
| in the shade OF the trees aud carrie,
on stretchers by Chinese across III,
river to the traiu..
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worthington May Succeed Bradley.

FRANKFORT, Ky, March est is
rumored here now, and the friends of
Gov. w. o. Bradley and Lieut.. Gov.
Worthington seem to think there is
considerable credence to be placed in
the report, that bradley will resign
ficut S,So sess,-o--A E<~<ses>.s.~--~<-~l
| term and that he will be succeeded by
Worthington. The friendship between
these men is well known. and the gov
crnor would not be averse to see his
lieutenant honored by his occupancy
of the chair, for little while at least.
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open space on the east OF the raiF}
To the edge of some woods. They 4
ten killed and II wounded. incluat|
three licutenants.
The Sd artillery, on the right of
railroad. charged and lost nine 4
wounded, two mortally.
On the left, the insurgents, b
trench, east of the river, otfrd
n stubborn resistance. Lni
Critchlow, with two guns
the Utah battery, and Lieut. III,
with "A navy colt gun, forced rrt
insurgents in n long trench on 4
opposite side of the river to surrehc
at the close quarters of 100 yuI'
The rest of the insurgents got 4
with severe loss. Ninety dead inn
gents were counted.
MANILA, March as.-Gcn. Artir'
division spent Sunday night and Nm
day morning at Maykawayan, the Is
station beyond Polo. After recount
cring his front, he pushed along u
railroad yesterday afternoon towd
Malolos. II the statement of the q
turc of ,hirty-tive prisoners Mondaa
true, the main body of the enemy
returned to Malolos. But there are
| more trenches 10 encounter, althud
over thirty villages, including
larger settlements Of Bulacan
Gudguinto, intervene.
At every railroad station circu!
have been posted. signed by the !
Pine commander-in-chicf. Antonio
ma, ordering all sp.es and hearers
news to the enemy tC be shot with
trial and instructing that all Loo
and ravishers be treated in the s.
manner. Further, all towns aband
cd by the Filipino troops are first L
burned.
While dcploring the existence
war, the circular maintains the III
niablc right of the Filipinos TO def
their homes, lives and lands aga
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LEXINGTON, KY, March 25.-Milton
Young is receiving many kilograms of
coincidence on the death Of Hanover.
One message from Saratoga, sent be-
fore the horse was killed, stated that
the sender had expressed an antiseptic
remedy to Young which would cure
the horse. When Young read this he
WINGED perceptibly. 1t develops that
no veterinary surgeons were called in
cism on the apparently hurried de
struction of Hanover
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Put TO Death by Chloroform.

LEXINGTON. Ky, March 2i.-The ia
nous American thoroughbred stallion
Hanoycr IA gears old by Hindoo, dam
Bourbon Belle, was put to death
Thursday by chloroform. Gangrene
of the left fore foot, the result of kill
ing nerves in it while racing, rendered
the destruction of the horse necessary.
Milton Young declined offers of 500
600 and SIS, 900 for him. Hanover was
the sire of Hamburg, Halma, Ben Hol-
laday and the Commoner. He led the
winning sires for the last three years
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Mrs. Fahey Admits She shot Jacob Crow.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, March eS.-Mrs.
Kate Fahey Wednesday morning al.
mitted to the police that she shot ia.
cob Crow, young man who was found
in her house Tuesday with bullet in
his abdomen and who now lies at the
city hospital dying. Mrs. Fahey says
that Crow came to her house and tried
to assault her and that she took his
own pistol away from him and sho,
him. She at first claimed it was an at.
tempt at suicide but says she did this
through fear.
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Mrs. Payne strahsn Moore.

NEw YORK. March 2s.-Mrs Fayne
S,rahan Moore was Monday discharged
upon her own recognizance by Justice
i ursman in tho supreme court, under
hon. She was, however, held IN I..tOoo
bail on the charge of stealing silver
ware from the Waldorf Astoria hotel.
She said she would furnish the bond.
Mahon, the complaining witness in
the badger case, has remained out Of
the city, and the prosecution has been
unable to secure his attendance at the
proceedings.
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Three Kentucky Pardons.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 26.-Acting
Gov. Worthington Friday afternoon
pardoned Joe Deboard, of Johnson
county, serving nine years for man
slaughter and John Jarrett, of Rock
Castle county, serving three years for
the same crime. James Sawyer, of
Owsley county, was given a commu.
tatiop of sentence from ten to five
wears
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Whisky Plants sold.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March %. 49, Tho
Warwtcil distillery at Richmond, Mad.
ison county, owned by Durham 81
Bennett: w. 5. Hume distillery. in the
same county, and the Old Bourbon dis.
tillery, near Paris, were acquired by
the Kentucky Distillcries & Warehouse
Co. Friday. The distilleries are o!
medium capacity, and their brands are
well known to the whisky trade. All
the money has been paid for the plants
and the deals closed. The amounts
paid have not yet been divulged.
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Buying spanish Gunboats.

WASHINGTON, March =. The follow
ing cablegram was received by the war
department on March 10 and has just
been made public:
"MANILA, March l9.-Adjutant Gem
eral, Washington: Have purchased all
gunboats in Philippines of Spain-l3
in number, now at Iamboanga. Half
are in scrviccable condition Payment
in cash from public fund upon delivery
at Manila. They will be sent for this
week. (Signed) OTIs.r
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"ohi Darling. Kiss Me when I'm Dead"

CoLFAX, Ind, March IS Ettc Her
bin. aged Is, committed suicide by TAX
ing arsenic. She left a note addressed
TO her lover, which read My darling
S'ert, 1 said | would take that and |
will. l love you. darling, better than
my life, and for you would die. Oh!
darling, kiss me when am dead.
"EFFIE,"
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WASHINGTON, March 2s.-Sunday
Gen. Otis cablcd the adjutant general
that the son of Col, Egbcrt was a
private in his fathers regiment; that
he had fine reputation, both as a
gentleman and soldier. Monday the
adjutant general cabled the presidents
order thatyouug Egbcrt was appointed,
subject to the usual examination, sec
ond lieutenant in his fathers regiment.
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steel Industry's Boom.

NEW YORK. March 2S-Thc bulletin
of the American Iron and Steel Assoc
citation reports that since December 81,
1898, rs blast furnaces have been blown
out. Fourteen furnaces were blown
in this year, previous to March 10,
their weekly capacity being 10, lei tons,
and is furnaces are already in or may
be expected to blow in soon, with a
weekly capacity of 3a.9T2 tons.
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WIN Drill for OIL in Xign County.

TEIRE HAUrE. Ind, March 2S.-
There is much excitement in this city
over the preparations being made to
commence boring for oil cas-: and south
of the city. A month or so ago oil was
struck by men who were boring in an
endeavor to locate vein of coal and,
although the flow was not large, cN-
pcrts profess to believe that there is
much oil underlying Nigo county.
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struck His Head.

HoPKINsyILLE, KY, March 23.-Mc-
Kinley Everett, i-year-old son of J. b.
Everett, of Fairview, died of spinal
meningitis after brief illness caused
by falling from chair and striking
his head violently on the floor while at
play. Two cases are reported here also.
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GoebeI Men Victorious.

LEXINGTON, KY, March 25.-The dis
trict conventions to select delegates to
the county convention TO nominate a
democratic candidate for state senator
have resulted in victory for Maj. j.
Embry Allen over Capt, May, which is
a victory for senator Gobels forces.
Sol Vanmeter will, be the nominee for
the Legislature from the county out
side the city.
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Murder at Paris.

FAIRS, KY, March 2+-Clarence VII
liams shot and MORALLY wounded Josie
Tillman. in this city. Wednesday after
noon. Both colored, No cause is Z ven.
Acqu'lla Palmer, a wealthy farmer.
died Wednesday, aged % yesrS
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From Bad TO Worse.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 25. 80 Bob
Blanks, the Mayfeld criminal assail.
ant, condemned to be hanged, is well
of smallpox, and has been sent in from
the Eruptive hospital to the Jail.
Blanks would have been hanged early
this month, but the smallpox has gain
ed him a respite until April.
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snit For seh.oOO Damages.

FRANKFORT, Ky, March 2S.-The ex-
ccutor of Raj breeder, of this county,
filed suit Tuesday against the Chesa-
peahe Il Ohio Railway Co. for SIS, 900
damages for the killing of Breeder last
month while he was crossing the rail-
road in buggy.
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Died From Her Wounds.

PARIS. Ky, March 25.-Jane Tillman.
the colored woman who was shot by
her lover, Charlie Williams, also col.
ored, died from the effects of her
wounds. Williams, who is confined in
Jail, declares the shooting was acct
dental
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Both Legs Broken.

HoPKINsvrrLE, n.y., March ga
team of four mules driven by Henry
jenkins ran away Wednesday, throw
ing the driver out and intiicting prob.
ably fatal injuries. Both of his legs
were broken.
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MADISON. Ind, March -. Late sun
day night Conrad kraut, former sa-
loonkecpcr, committed suicide by
drowning in the Ohio river at this
poin,. Financial losses is the sup
posed cause.
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Threaten the Eldera.

RICHMOND, KY, March 2j.-Two Nor.
and are holding big revival near Win.
ston. Some of the people are making
threats against the elders,
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LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 23-Dick
Parent, who went cunning for Ne
grocs with double barreled shotgun,
was held to the grand jury under 81, 900
bond Tuesday morning.
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Dropped Dead of Apopiexy.

RICHMOND, Hy., March 2S.-While
undressing for bed Miss Mary Foster,
aged SO, a highly respected lady of
Baldwin. this county, dropped dead Of
SpoplcXy.
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Pollard's Candidacy.

JACKSON. KY, March SO. II. Pol
lard, of this place, has announced his
candidacy for railroad commissioner
for the Third district of Kentucky.