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The copper era., 1900-10-04
CORRESPONDENTS l:

Terre Haute, Ind, Sept. 27.-The Abbott, driven Geers, clipped another half second from the worlds trotting record of 2:34, already held by him, making a mile in 2:3! today.
 The Italian government will limit it's claim against China for indemnity to q ,5OO, ,OOO, but the Pope's bill for the destruction of the Catholic mis- sions will amount to @, 100000.
 The population of the United States according to the census of 1890 was 62, ,622, ,25O. According to the figures of the census taken this year, as com puted and estimated to date, the pop ulation is 75,77S,OO0. This shows an increase during the decade from 1890 to 1900 of 12,955, ,75O or about 20 per cent. The increase has taken place almost entirely in the cities of the country.
 The wool trust is working hard ship on the sheep raisers of New Mex ico. There are thousands of pounds of wool stored in Las Vegas, on ac- count of the low prices of the feecy commodity under the republican re- gime. The banks have loaned about all the money they consistently can to the owners of these clips and the business men of this city are carrying them heavily on their books. Will some one please tell us about this 'trusty" Mckinley prosperity-that is, somebody who is familiar with the true facts of the deplorable condition in which the wool industry finds itself to-day.-Optic.
The copper era., 1900-10-04
General News.

One pound lifted foot in l minute is a ''foot pound" What is called a s'horse power" is B, 900 times that.
 The Philippine commission has an- nounced that it will devote S2,00O,000 to the repair and building of roads.
 Jas. Howard was found guilty of fir ing the shot that killed Goebel and was sentenced to death. A new trial was refused.
 Governor Savers estimates the total loss of lives in the Galveston disaster at 12,OOO and the total loss to property at $2O, ,0OO, ,OOO.
 Fl Paso, contrary to recent report, will hold mid-winter carnival, and preparations are now in progress for a great event.
 Only four of the forty churches of Galveston are standing. The fact gives the world true sense of the de- vastation of the city.
 From present indication it looks as though the Rock Island people were about to build a railroad from Fl Paso through Cochise county to Yuma, and thence on to San Diego.
 The estate of the late c. P. Hunt ington must pay death taxes to the amount of S2OO,OOO to the state of New York and an equal amount to the gen eral government under the war rev. enue act, the supreme court having decided the inheritance tax to be con- stitutional.
The copper era., 1900-10-04
Territorial News.

The Mesa postoffice was robbed last Saturday of S1,OOO worth of stamps and S2OO in money.
 Babbitt Bros., of Flagstaff, have a contract to furnish large number of horses to the British government. The Copper Queen mining company last week donated 5000 to the uni versity of Arizona to aid that institu- tion to construct a machinery hall for the industrial and mechanical depart ment of the school. The gift was un. solicited.
 One hundred and sixty students were the number enrolled during the open ing week of the Arizona university. This is certainly most encourag ging and indicates the appreciation in which the institution is held through out the territory.
 Old Chief Ruettin, who was impli- cated in the killing of Montgomery last fall, delivered himself up to the authorities for trial. He refused to give himself up until court convened, when he could secure trial without laying in jail waiting for it to come up.-Coconino Sun.
 Navajo county republican ticket: Council, Coleman Campbell: assembly, Burton E. Mossman; sheriff, J. H. Bargman; treasurer, F. M. Zuck; re- corder, Smith D. Rogers; district at torney F. w. Nelson: probate judge, Dr. J. s. Wolford: surveyor, J. E. Por- ter: supervisors, L. E. Divelbess and J. H. Willis.
 Pima county democra tic ticket: Councilman, J. B. Finley; assembly, s. Y. Barkley, A. c. Bernard, J. Moore; Sheriff, Frank Murphy; district attor- ney, Wm. Lowell: treasurer Harry A. Drachman: recorder, Chas. A. Shibell; probate judge, s. w. Purcell: assessor, Philip Contzen; school superintend- ent, Wm. Angus: supervisors, N. W. Bernard, M. G. Samaniego.
 O. N. olOSOlly O1 NIlOOOj Al lLOiid3 al rived in town Wednesday. He is a brother of Wm. Lane Gibson alias Fred Jenkins, who was wounded and captured in the fight with Deputy Sheriff Foster last month over on Alma creek. The prisoner concealed his identity very carefully until his brothers arrival. Thursday, before Notary Public Baca, he made sworn statement of the circumstances con- nected with the robbing of the Helen Mining Company's store at Graham and with the fight with Deputy Foster and his posse near Alma. The state ment contains nothing new except that Gibson swears that he did not know there was a postoffice at the store. He also tries to place the blame for the raid upon his compan- ions, John Ward and Jack Davis, with whom he came from Globe into New Mexico. J. c. Gibson has written U. s. Marshal Foraker to know whether the prisoner cannot be released on 1 bail.-SOcOrrO Chieftain.
The copper era., 1900-10-04
Mining News.

During July there entered Mexico mining machinery to the amount of S1O2, 400, in gold.
 The old Mulholland copper property was recently sold for s2O,OOO, says the Prescott Courier.
 mill-site may be patented by com pliance with the same requirements regarding survey and @hotice as are applicable to mines or lodes.
 The Philadelphia & Arizona mining and milling company have purchased the Minnesota, Connor and Merrimac mines at Chloride for S3OO,000. Sev- eral other properties are included in the sale.
 The Stafford Guardian says that as- says of ore from the Great Eastern group of copper claims, adjoining the San Juan group, showed 40 per cent copper and SIP in gold per ton. The property is owned by MT. F. D. Qua ley.
 In it's regular monthly report of the Southern California oil fields the Los Angeles Herald reports that on Sep tember l there were 439 rigs and wells drilling in the various fields, an in crease of 159 in one month.
 The progress in metallurgy is one of the greatest achievements of ap- piled science. The Mining & Scien- tific Press says, in Utah silver has been produced at cost of 23k cents per ounce: in Montana copper is pro- duced at cost of 6 per pound; in Cal ifornia ore averaging S4 cents per ton in gold has been worked at a profit of cents per ton.
 The leading mining schools and col leges throughout the country report large accession to the number enroll ed. The drift of young men toward mining engineering is illustrated in mining course in the University of California, at Berkeley, Cal, which from in 1892 has grown to 190 in 1900. Mining SS Scientific Press.
 The total production of metals in the United States last year aggrega ted in value S96, ,O57, 1920. Of this sum the western mineral zone produced, including the yield of the Yukon Ba- sin and British Columbia, $204, ,697, ,067, or nearly one-half. Over one-half of the copper production of the country, which was valued at S1OO, ,916, ,9O4, came from the mines of Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, California and Ari- zona, their yield amounting to S58,- S4S,994, the remaining S42, ,966, ,910 be- ing the value of the product of the copper mines of Lake Superior and the state of Michigan. The bulk of the lead product of the United States comes from the western mines, Utah being the chief contributor. Last year S13,667, PAS was obtained from this source, out of the $l9, ,407 1899 which represents the total value of lead production of the United States. It is a noteworthy fact in connection with the distribution of these metals that the copper veins of the west are largely impregnated with gold and Si1uar
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11
BIDS WANTED.

For furnishing coal for the West
ern Kentucky Asylum for the Insane
Sealed proposals for furnishing coal
tor the Western Kentucky Asylum
for the Insane near Hopkinsville,
KY, for the period of one year be-
ginning Oct. st, 1900, will be re-
ceiyed at the Office Of Buckner
Leavell, Steward of said Asylum. un.
til noon of Sept. 25th, 1900. Bids
will be received on lump coal, nut
coal, pea toal, run of the mines aud
slack in such quantities as the neces.
sites Of the institution will require,
The right is reserved to Eject any
and all bids. All bidders are re
quested to deliver their proposals t.
the Steward in person. aud the sue
cessful bidder will be required to
furnish satisfactory boad for the
faithful performance of the contract.
BUcKNER LEVEL,
Steward, w, X. a. for
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11
SCANDAL IN UNION.
Another Double Tragedy at Stur-
gis. the Home of Sensations.

Thomas Holt and Miss Cora
Waller, both of Morganfeld, drove
in a buggy to Sturgis Sunday night
and the young lady died in the op-
Grating chair of DR.. w. E. Clark,
while having a criminal operation
performed.
When Miss Waller breathed hei
last breath Holt pulled a revolver
from his pocket, and, placing the
muzzle in his mouth, pulled the
trigger. Then bending over the
lifeless body ofhis sweetheart he
imprinted kiss from his bleeding
lips on her cheek, and straighten
ing himself up he fired a bullet into
his heart, falling over the PROSTATE
form in the operating chair.
Clark was arrested and hurried
off to Morganfeld to escape moi
violence. ait
Holt was a prominent young mar
and Miss Waller was one of the
most beautiful young women in Nor
garfield.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

Yerkes, the dignifed aristocrat,
the polished gentleman, the clean
man, the great leader who knows
his pedigree, turns up with broth
er who, while himself a professor,
is an ordinary street-6ghter, VITO
has distinguished himself by trying
to whip an editor who criticized
"Proxy Johns" speech. And so it
goes. Scratch under the surface
polish of the best of them and nine
times out of ten you will find the
ordinary Republican, with anarchis-
tic tendencies and a contempt for
law and order.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

If all who knew and approved of
the contemplated murder of Gov.
Goebel are to be indicted at Frank
fort this week, some of the Repub
lican leaders in this county may be
called upon ito explain. AT least
one of them stated publicly the day
before the assassination: "Goebel
may be counted in but he will never
be governor. And another who
had held high Office threw up his
hat and shouted for JOY when he
heard that the plaus had been
carried out.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

Among the speakers on the stump
yesterday were McCreary at Elkton,
Beckham and Wheeler at Leitch-
fiild, Black at PineVille, McQuown
at Scottville, Peake at Lexington,
Gilbert at Stanford, Smith at Mum
fordsville and Rhea at Morgantown.
All of the principal speakers have
dates for next Monday, when Nc
Creary and Beckham will be at
Mayfeld.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutions
remedies. Deafness is caused by
an inHamed condition of the mucous
lining Of the Eustachian Tube
When this tube is lntfamed you have
rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, aud unless the infamma-
tion can be taken out aud this tube
restored to its normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed fuEeveT; min.
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrb,
which is nothing but an iDilamed
condition of the macous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case OF Deafness (caused hy
caitaTrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send fer cir
culars, free.
j. j. CHENEY a. Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists 75c.
Halls family pills are the best.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

The outlook daily grows brighter
and New York IS now being claimed
with confidence for Bryan. Two
members of the Cleveland cabinet
have come out for the ticket and it
is believed Cleveland will do the
same, as he has declined to accept
an appointment on Mckinley S
Peace Conference. The Olney let
ter has done great good in the East
and predictions are freely made
that it is to be a landslide.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

Taylor pardoned Powers and
aided him in his fight to the moun-
tains. The Republican platform
endorses Taylor's course, including
the bogus pardon. Yerkes stands
on this platform. Therefore until
he declares to the contrary he
stands committed to the pardoning
of Powers. He has lodged the
question at Bowling Green, in this
city and elsewhere.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

The Indiana Republican organi-
zation is getting tired Of Taylor.
Chairman iiernley, at Indianapolis,
is quoted as saying Of the fugitive
whose murderous conductwas made
a plank OF the Kentucky Republi-
can platforms
"Mr. Taylor is not making
speeches under the auspices Of our
committee, but is doing SO on his
own hook. understand he's sim
ply filing personal appointments in
places where be has been invited.
Our committee has nothing what
ever to do with his engagements.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11
Dissolution Notice.

If there are any unsettled claims
against Miss NJ. A. CARROT and AL.
fred Maj1r, growing out of the opera
tion Of the formers farm, please file
them with me by Sept 10, as | am
preparing to move next month. The
business connection here to-fors ex
isting between us has been dissolved.
Longview, Ky. ALFRED MAJOR
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

Hys ssaaD k5wnl1g'g 2
rhey aYc vitiatcd on morbid fluids coura-
nr the veins and affecting the tissues.
They are commonly due 20 defective dises-
tion but sometimes inherited.
How do they maniicsi ihcmselvcsy
Tn mnny forms OF cutaneous eruption,
salt rheum or eczema, pimplca and boils,
and IN weakness, languor and general
debility,
How are they expelled2 BY
floods $assS&EasasFiR
which also builds up the system that has
suffered from them.
1t IS the best OF oil medicines for all
humors.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

The Republicans are becoming
thoroughly alarmed and will be in a
panic long before the election. Will
bur #. Wakeman, U. S. Appraiser,
is out in an interview sounding a
note of warning. He says Bryan
has l42 votes sure and only 80 to
get and that New York is a very
doubtful state.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

The Republicans have stopped
the Pennsylvania strike in the coal
mines. Hanna is said to have or
dered Quay to have the mine
owners accede to the demands of
the strikers for two months, promis-
ing that the Republican committee
would stand the loss until after
the election.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11
Electoral Tickets

NAPOLEON B. HAYS, of Bell.
WARD HkADLEY. Of Caldwell.
n. o. STANLEY. Os H. hdersoD.
edward E. HOBBY, OF simpson.
). p. O'MEARA, of Hardin.
DANIEL >. BROOKS. of Jefferson.
IH. M. FROHMAN. Of Carroll.
VICTOR H. BRADLEY, OF scott.
w. j. PRICE, of HOyie.
JOS. ID. FELIX. of tracken.
"A. II. STAMtEK, of Wolfe.
JNO. w. COLLIER. OF Pulaski.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11
Estray Notice.

Taken up by J. H. Duvall, one
black steer about two years old
with part of switch off; marked with
crop and slit in each ear; white on
belly, white spot in left flank, sharp
horns. Said steer was taken up
by ]. H. Duvall about the 18th Of
July and appraised by me at $1,000,
Given under my hand this Aug,
18th, 1900.
w. L. PARKER, ]. p. c. c.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

Mr.. Yerkes is somewhat tender
footed on the Powers pardon and
we will give him an easier question:
"Will you kindly tell us if you
would as Governor pardon your
brother, Prof. Yerkes, if he should
be indicted and convicted of mali
cious assault in Bourbon county?"
Speak right out, like map, all
the folks are listening.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

County Clerk Chinn, of Fayette,
has accepted Moodys credentials
and turned down the certificate of
South Trimble, Democratic nomi-
nee in the Seventh District. He
says he will put Moodys name un-
der the rooster on the official ballot.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

Proxy Johns nickname, given
him by Emmett Logan, is liable to
stick to him until his defeat. That
as unless that fighting brother at
Paris should go to Louisville and
lick Logan into taking it back.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11
FOR GOVERNOR,
8, c. w. sEchHAM,
OF Nelson County.
For Congress.

FIPST DISTRICT-Chas. K Wheeler.
SECOND Henry ID. Allen
THIRD DISTRlCT-Johu >. Rhc0.
FOURTH Dh6TRiCT-D, n. Smith.
FIFTH DISTRGCT-J. p Gregory.
SEVENTH DISTRICT-SOuth TrinbIc.
EIGHTH DISTRICT 6. q. Gilbert
NINTH DISTRICT-J. j. kehoc.
TENTH DISTRICT B. White.
ELEVENTH DiSTUIcT-Bcu " Smith
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

Joe Parker has had his father
nominated in the Fifth district, on
the Populist ticket. The Parker
family appear to be the only middle
Of-the-roaders left in that part of
the state.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

Representative Barton, of Pen
dleton, and Doorkeeper b. b. Hens
ley, of the Senate, fell out over Sixth
District politics Friday and had a
fist fight in the lobby of the Capital
Hotel, in which Barton come out
victor. No guns were pulled.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

A new record of arctic explora-
tion has been made by the Duke of
Abruzzi, an Italian navigator, a
cousin of the present King of Italy.
He has approached nearer to the
pole than any other man has ever
done. Following is the record so far.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

English officers in South Africa
have been ordered not to carry
swords in action. The weapon is
no longer useful in modern ware
fare. The sword will do for dress
parade but is useless for fighting
purposes in battle.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

wANTE Active man of good character 10
deliver aud collect In Kentucky for old estab-
lishtd manufacturing wholesale house. 500
year sure pay. Honesty more than exper-
fence required. Our reference, any bank In
any city. Enclose self,Rddressed stamped en-
velope, Manufacturers, Thild Floor, S3i Deas-
born eet, Chicago.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

Bryan VIII address the CONNER
mercial Travellers Association at
st. Louis Sept. Is and discuss the
trusts that have thrown 1,25,O0O
drummers out of employment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

The New York Democratic con-
~ention meets today. John B..
Stanch6eld is tipped as the nomi-
nee for Governor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

1t is to be hoped that the Paris
police did not interfere with the
Professors civil liberty.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11
SPECIAL LOCALS.
Harper Whiskey Received Gold
Medal.

Especial Dispatch Paris, August
25.-American whiskies received the
official approval of the exposition to-
day, when Gold Medal was awarded
to Bernheim Bros, Louisville, Ky.
on their l. AV HARPER WHlSKEY.
SOLD BY w R. LONG, lloptu
vile. KI
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

Roosevelt encountered a severe
frost in Michigan, only handful Of
people attending some of his speak
ings. AT one place in Western
Michigan. Republican stronghold,
while the Governor was speaking
several men handed around cir
culars belttling his war record and
criticising his boasting of having
shot Spaniard in the back. It
also accused him of saying in his
book published in 1898, page sos:
"When drunk on the villiainous
whisky of the frontier towns the
cowboys are the much better fellows
and pleasanter companions than
the small farmers or laborers, nor
are the mechanics OF great city to
be mentioned in the same breath. y
A copy was handed to the Governor
and he blushed as he read it, This
is shooting from the bush. he said.
81 never wrote anything like a
statement that a drunken cowboy
was better than farmer or labor
er. 1t is all lies. AS his book
speaks for itself this public ac-
Acknowledgement that sit is all lies, y
is not calculated to help Teddy the
Terror. Who was it said, "Oh that
mine enemy would write a bookY'
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

It will be observed that Mckinley
was the first man to propose "haul-
iRg down the flag IN Pekin.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

The State Election Board has
called on party committees for
county recommendations. Under
the present law the county boards
must be appointed during Septem-
Der, and no chances will be taken
by which there might be no election
machinery at all if the Legislature
should fail to do anything. The
registration this year comes on Oct.
2 and election officers in the cities
must be named by Oct. L, unless it
should be held that the officers ap-
pointed last October can serve un-
tIHtheir successors, are named. 1t
hardly seems possible for the Leg
islature to enact a new law in time
to appoint registration officers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

Jack Tar" Whiskey at PerIor Sa.
loon, cor. W. 7th and Weber stre eett
fine as spit silk.
j. w. P'PooL & j. P DAVIS.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11

Soto w. A. P'Pool's w. 7th hstreet
sole agents for old "PADUCAH
Whisky, strictly pure, for
family use, Hopkinsvllle, Ky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11
For Rent.

Three store houses in the Dryer g.
Young block, opposite the Latham
Hotel, for the year OF 1900, See
John Young.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11
TUESDAY. SEPT. II, 1000.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
FOR PRtSlDeNTI
HON. WILLIAM j BRYAN,
or Nebraska.

FOR VlcE-PREslOENT,
s+0N. ADLAl (. STEVENSON,
or iiiinois.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-09-12

with the utmost pleasure that We
learn that at the Paris Exposition the
Grand Trunks exhibit Of views along
it's route and the advertising of its
passenger department was awarded
the first prize, . gold medal. And this
pleasure also is increased by our &C.
quaintance with Mr.. Charlton, the
roads advertising agent, who placed
us under many personal obligations.
1t was indeed glorious trip, but
no impression brought back was
stronger than that eastern Canada in
the immediate future must have re-
markable commercial growth. Al that
region is prosperous. It has remark
able wealth in timber and minerals as
yet little more than touched. It has
splendid farming country. It has
its wonderful lake region, with OF
fered gifts of health and pleasure. "
has vast wealth to carry cut ~
project. It's financial resources ax41
enormous aad it, euaAAtions o4
which to build commercial growth
through manufacturing and transpor.
tation are broad aud deep. Quebec IS
an all the year open port for vessels
of any size. and it and Montreal are
1000 miles nearer the wheat fields OF
the northwest than is New York Vii
Chicago. All this tells tale Of COM
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-09-12

elegant through Pullman Sic, ii y ,:l
service to those cities, via \ Niagara;
Falls; to Boston via Stratford, Toron
to and Montreal; to Toronto via
Stratford, and from Detroit to Buffalo
via London and Hamilton. Connec
tions with convenient sleeper accom-.
modations are also made for other
eastern points, and during the sum.
mer through service is maintained fol-
Portland and Old Orchard Beach.
These trains are simply palaces on
wheels and no one going to any point
on the eastern coast of the United
States or to eastern Canada can fail
in wisdom to take this route So per.
feet has the road bed been made that
this heavy train at the high rate of
speed, equalled by few and excelled
by no through service. rides SO
smoothly that writing and reading
are pleasures, and to travel becomes
no more tiresome than sitting at
home.
The Grand Trunk has the right to
be the favorite road to the east, and to
be prosperous, because of the country
it traverses. From leaving Chicago to
arriving at any terminal, it has
no stretches of dreary wastes, no
miles of stumps or desolation often
found on trans-continental routes, but
every mile is through the best and