The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-09-28

THE Electrical REVIEW says there are
persistent rumors that all the telegraph
and telephone companies in the United
States are preparing to form great gu
gantic combination.
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ALTHOUGH the war is said to be over
in the Philippines, battle was fought
last week in which the American loss
i'm killed. wounded and missing was AZ.
Twelve soldiers were killed outright.
Hon. BEN KEYS was nominated at Pa
ducah for Congress by the combined OPP
position TO Congressman Wheeler. Keys
is a Populist and the nominee OF that
party. The Paducah convention chose
the cabin as Keys design.
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ONE hundred thousand Democratic
club members from every State in the
Union will gather at indianapolis. Oct.
3rd, compare notes and return home to
light the fires of Jeffersonian principles
upon every hill top in the land.
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A CONSERVATIVE estimate places the
devastated district of Galveston at 1900
acres, which was swept almost clean OF
habitations, and the financial loss to the
city and surrounding towns Is estimated
at from twenty 10 thirty million dol
lars.
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HANNA laid mighty strain upon his
Chicago audience last week when he
declared 10 it that there are no such
things as trusts in America. He may
not call them by that name, but that Is
the name by which the American peo-
pie know them.
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The State Board of Election Commis
sioners will shortly meet and appoint
the county boards. Under the present
law the boards have to be appointed
during September, and it is by no means
certain that change can be made IN
the law this month, if at all.
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We certainly did the handsome thing
by Spain in the late war. We paid go
100000 in cash, then unstrapped the
burden from her shoulders that she had
been staggering under, strapped 1t on
our shoulders and we are now doing n
little staggering on our own account
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THR Republican Governor and Sec
rotary Of State left Utah and went over
to Idaho to hear Roosevelt speak. In
their absence Aqila Nebeker. Demo
cratic President of the Utah Senate,
took charge as Governor and appointed
o. w. Powers United States Senator.
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The Chinese colony of New York City
is collecting supplies TO be sent TO Gal
weston. The principal item TO be sent
will be tea. II is said that this is the
first time that any set Of Cinnamon in
this country have joined together for
the relief of sufferers from a great ca
tastrophe.
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AT Effingham, ILL.,, last week, two
hundred ladies, each carrying cam
paign umbrella, marched at the hea Of
the escort which conducted Samuel AL
schuler from the depot to his hotel The
ladies Of Illinois are conducting vigor
ous campaign for the success of Bryan
and Stevenson and Samuel Alschuler,
the Democratic nominee for Governor.
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INFORMATION comes from Chicago
that Iowne will speak in Kentucky one
day making two speeches. Weaver. of
Iowa will speek in Kentucky the week
beginning October 8, making two speech
es day Bailey, Of Texas, will make
five speeches, and Coy. McMillin, OF
Tennessee, several Bourke Cochran
will speak in Louisville, one night. II
is believed that David b. Hill and Ton
johnson will speak in Louisville.
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Mr. CARL ScHURZ has certainly put
Secretary of the Treasury Gage in {
hole. About six weeks ago Mr.. Gag'
issued statement in which he gave as
surance of the permanency Of the golC
standard. On the 25th of August h
gave out an interview in which he call
ed attention TO dangerous loopholes il
the present currency law. Mr.. Schur
prints the two statements, side by side
and appeals from Gage. the Republican
partisan. to Gage, the financier. Tn
situation is surely usost embarrassing
one for the Secretary.
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The census discloses the fact that il
the South New Orleans is the only cit
which has population of 100000. NeN
Xorlx has four New .Ieraev three Mass