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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06

Parkersburg, w. Va, June 20.--The
employees of the Parkersburg Mill Co.
were notified that their pay has been
increased 10 per cent. The increase
was voluntary upon the part of the
company and the scale is now higher
than at any time since 1892. A large
number OF men are interested.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06

Norfolk, Va, Jurc GA handsome
ly gowned woman leaped from the
BAY limos Georgia. of Chesapeake
beach. carrying with her every evil
ience of Identification. She boarded
Sle boat at baltimore.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06

Houston, Tex, June 9O.--On convlc-
ton of having forged n pardon on
which George lsaacs, sentenced for
life for Inl.rdrr, secured his release
from the penitentiary. W. J. Dent was
given life term ir the peniteEtiary.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06

Winchester, KY. June GOV. o.
Ilaskins, q prominent farmer. was
stabbed several times in the breast
and perhaps fatally wounded, by a
tenant on his farm, named Gorri. We
had difficulty with Gorri over thu
settlement of an account.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06
Speaker mendcr.on RcnomInntcd.

Waterloo, Ia, June % Speaker
Henderson was renominated by ac-
clamation by the Third district re-
publican convention for his tenth
term as representative in congress.
The nomination was made amid great
enthusiasm. Speaker Henderson
made a short speech of acceptance.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06
Mig Timber Purchase.

Hinton. W. Va. June 60 George w.
Barricklaw, of Dunbar, Pa, has re-
Gently purchased from the Keystone
Lumber and Mining Co. IA tract OF
1000 acres of timber land in Webster
county, this state, paying S33,OOO.
Nearly all the tract is undcrlaid with
~pnI
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06
Their First Meeting.

Greenup, Ky, June 3O.-Dr. John i.
Robbins. of Carter county, met Miss
Felice V. Antereid. of New York City,
by appointment and were married.
IL was their first meeting, and this
is the fourth marriage for the doe
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06

Columbia, Ky, June 20.-The exam
lining trial of Joe Atkins for shooting
Charles Kingley at SparksvillG last
week was continued until Saturday
to await the result of kinglsy's
wounds. Atkins is ia Jail.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06
Col. Miss Nominated.

Grand Rapri-. Mich, June Co.
Col. \. 4. Hiss was nominated for
governor on rhe 10Th ballot Thursday
afternoon, o,Cr Perry, Stearns, o.
born, O'Donn"i and Campbell. TIE
convention Was dead-locked for tive
daNg
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06

Richmond, Ky, June 3O.-Prof viii
liam j Foster, Jr., who has occupied
the chair of chemistry in Central
university. has resigned 10 accept the
chair of analytical chemistry at
Princeton university.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06
Mn, of orhl.osh Dend.

New York, June 20.--,lames ii. Mer-
rill, 81 years old, mayor of Oshkosh,
Wis died suddenly at the Kimberley
apartment house, l02 4. 12Sth street,
Thursday morning Of apopleNy.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06
belle Isles Mines.

ST. Johns, y. r., June 30.-The Belle
Isles mines. the scene of the recent
strike. have closed down. The compa.
MES have withdrawn their stats and
will open mines in Canada, prefcrring
Ids course TO n submission to the
terms Of the strikers.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-10

been adopted by them In this way the
bands OF horses originally wild have been
largely increased by horses from domestic
stock Tho two combined are growing 80
rapidly that they are becoming serious
drawbacks 20 the cattle owners.
These bands show all the instincts OF
other wild animals whose original home
was the plains As the elk. deer ana buff
falo were forced TO abandon the plains
10 escape from hunters. 90 were tho
hands 81 wild horses. And the latter-day
stock In now in the deep canons and in
accessible Businesses 81 the mountains.
They sometimes venture into tho plains.
bat DO 20 cautiously and usually only in
winter. when the heavy SHOWS fhroud the
mountains and u IL dlnicult for them 20
gain a livelihood there They drift down
through the canona and out into the
plains. on the plains they readily find
plenty Of food. for however deep the
snow n Is always an easy matter for
them 20 md some hillside that the wind
has swept clean. There they Hnd the wild
grasses ready cured CIR them. Then. too.
they acrape aside the snow with their
hoofs when 81 Is not zoo deep and find the
dried grass underneath.
During the winter they drift NJ far east
ana north ~ the buttes of Western Me-
braska with the return % spring they
20 West and usually south again 10 the
mountains They arrive about the time
the pastures Of the hills and mountain
valleys are getting sweet and well grown.
They Craze IN tnese portions until dis
turbcd. gradually working hack into the
rough country as spring progresses.
Numerous ranchmen In the valley Of
Bear creek have met with bands 81 these
Wild creatures IN the last three years
and have nofed the increase In their NUM-
berr Several hunts have been made IN
the last two or three years 10 drive the
horses from the grnzlng grounds When
started they invariably leave for the coun-
Try adjacent 70 West Beaver creek. hack
% Morrison. which Is rough and broken
AID furnishes any number Of avenues OF
escape through the rough canons.
Ranchmen IN the neighb 3rhood who have
had occasion 20 hunt them on their ranges
have observed that they have a complete
system OF gang or hard laws. The leader
Is always some powerful stallion. who BY
his strength. courage and ragacity. has
proved himself worthy leader He IA al
ways In the lead when the herd travels.
when they are graziuR he selects the
highest knoll In the vicinity and stands
guard He T. rarely caught unawares.an
aiesays selects a grazing ground where all
directions may be swept readily 20 detect
the approach Of foes.
These horses are Of peculiar build and
colcr They are much better bred. az a
rule. than the plains horses-from o mix
ture OF several good strains. Among the
different bloods that have been infused
into the wild horse b. their mingliug with
the domessicsted animals Is tho Cleveland
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-10
shipping Memoranda.

Charleston. s. s. Sept. ARRIVED.
steamer Comanche. Pennington. New
York. and proceeded 20 Jacksonville.
New Orleans. Sept. Cleared. steam
tr Jarl (Nor). Petersen. Celia.
Port Eads. Sept 9.--Arrived. steamers
Annsas. Hopner. Havana; Jarl (Nor). Pc
dersen. Ceiba: Bfeifond (Nor). Knudsen,
Buehelds. Utstein (Nor. Aarsvold'
Puerto Cortez; Hydospes C3r). Hammond
Liverpool
Sailed. steamers Roynsion Grange (Br).
Murrison. Cape Town; Hugiu (Nor). An
derson. Tampico: Adler (Br, Olsen. Port
Lmon: Condo Wilfredi tSpanl. Jauriqua-
ron. Barcelona: Costa Rican tBr). Kelly
Liverpool. Alliance (Nor). Nelson. Ceiba.
Key West Fla. sept s.-Arrived'
sicamers Mascotte. White, Port Tampa
and sailed for Havana; Fnnita. Thompson.
Punter Rassa. and sailed for Havana
Sailed. steamer Miami, Delano. Miami
Norwegian bark Venezuela. from ship ISL
ana TO Brake total loss near Turtle har-
hor. crew saved. British bark south
American. from Santa Mexico. total loss
French reef; crew saved.
Pensa cola. Fla. Sept. s.-Arrived, tug T.
l. Russell. Kendstrom. Mobile.
Cleared. steamships Lesbury (Br). Will
inmson. Genoa: Huddershed OBJ. Ruth
~. Lubbock and Wismar.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-10
Pa..enaer. bv steam.hIu..

Passengers by steamship City of Au-
gusta. New York for Savannah. Sept -
C. ID. Kline. W. J. Ryan. +. A. Soper.
Miss Mary Wayne. G. r. Werm. Mrs. r.
Werm. y. T. Wiillngham. A. r. Persons,
r H. Persons. j. w. wilkinson. J. A. G.
carson. J. NJ. Lang. u. wachtell. Mrs.
~ w Nichols. Mrs r. A. Appel n. /.
Jones. b. NJ. Hull. J. r. Thihadean. a.
V. Besler. Miss +. Roche. J. W. Jackson.
j. q Cornell. J. J. Dale. w. r. Cullum.
Mr.. Barnes. W. A. Harding. r. Eicholz.
5 Eicholz Herman Lang. Miss :. r. Ty-
ler Mr.. Walker and wife. Lieut. G. r.
Maher and wife. Miss r Maher. Miss L.
Maher Miss ]. Rabbit. Miss =. A. Cham
pin. NJ. /. Harrell and wife. Frank Har-
rel. ]. o. Apple white. Mrs. Philbriek.
Chae. Newman. u. Cracowaner. Miss c.
Mcdowell. Miss Blake. A. V. Basler. N.
= Cody and wife. J. c. Manning and
gife. Miss Helen Manning. J. Baumgarteo
h. Chic. A. Smith. J. =. Madison. Mrs.
W. Grant. c. Carter. a. d. Butler. w. +.
Mitchell c. J. Appleby. G. G. Jack. W.
Bryant 5. J. Reynolds. S. d. Hughes. ".
E McCleary. 7. A. McCleary. r. Roberts.
~ Silver. J. Stein. 4. 5. Churchill. +.
Williams.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-10

Important Advance In Cotton-Acute
Corner an ItverpooI

The opening week OF the new season
was a very exciting one IN the cotton
market in fact. some OF the develop.
ments were on the sensational order.
Monday was a holiday: the next three
days the market advanced rapidly. stimu-
lated by the great strength. and excite
ment in Liverpool. on Thursday. Jan
nary sold at . sc. which represented a
gain OF 81 points. a pretty sharp reaction
occurred on Friday, but the market was
iirmer on Saturday. ana nearly got back
the loss. Al the close. October Is - points
higher az 95ac January q points higher
az Q lie. The Rr. Attest advance was In Sep
tcmber delivery IN Liverpool. which clos
ed at 6fo-6ld, a rise OF nearly I'D. abou.
2lsc
on account OF the severity OF the Llv-
erpool squeeze the Manchester splnners
held kind OF indigna<on meeting on Fri
day, and engaged 10 buy no more Amer
lean cotton for the time being. They de-
preciated the selfish conduct OF the Liv
crpool spectators. alluding to them as
gamblers" II h reasonably safe TO pre-
sumo that these gamblers. being shrewd
British merchants ere going TO work the
situation for all q Il worth Had they
been American spectators. now, they
NAtAnt ifA tue thNoA ntfAlfattE hNNtt - AAiAAF
more easily-perhaps-but. as II Is. they
can be confidently relied upon TO exact the
uttermost farthing.
In times like these. many people lose
their heads completely. II Is very clear
thar the recent excitement comes from
the scarcity OF immediate cotton; the cor
ner is partly natural. but also good
deal artificial The position has become
sim more tense owing 20 the slow move
ment OF the new crop. Now. while this
abnormal condition remains. the unhappy
shorts csn be squeezed stu harder and
prices be carried much higher. Liverpool
Is apt to go above "a the ensuing week.
and American markets win sympathize
more or less: but when present short
ages are made up. the pressure will cease
Those who are fortunate enough 20 be
able To do so. should sell cotton while Il
r. so desperately wanted. not hold Il I'M
IN tho supply gets abundant
The crop situation T. exceedingly un-
certain: private reports are generally bad
and the bureau en- Monday Is expected u
drop considerably-possibly below last
year. Yet the Chronicles reports are very
GOOD as far as they 60. In fact. a person
who had kept up with the crop this year
entirely from the Chronicle and had seen
no other reports, could scarcely help con
Guiding that the yield was a large one
II zoo 90 10 i2Oo000o bales. at least.
Tho Texas storm disaster. the extent
OF which Is not yet known. will not un-
likely exert some influence upon the mar
ket. II is 20 be hoped that the destruction
OF life and property will prove not so
great as now apprehend6d
william r. Williams.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-10
VESSELS HOUND ron SAVANNAH.


Lahuan CBrl. 2,asi tons. Gardner; due Sept
for Bremen. sid Manchester. Aug. -
city Of Gloucester (Br). 1870 tons. NIL
burn: due Sept. 70 for Genoa.
Empress C3rl. SIS tons. --; due sept
20 for Havre and Rotterdam.
Citia al Messlna utaD, 1872 tons. Mesar'
do. pd Gibraltar. Aug. Is.
Hedwig Ger. i.5i0 tons, Yensen; due oct
for Manchester
Leven CO 1901 tons. Patterson; due
Sept - for Barcelona.
Lealta 0tai.) 2sT3 tons. Noberasco; due
Sept. Is for Barcelona.
Treasury OBrl, i.ss5 tons, Davies; sid Bar
~. Aug. n; due Sept. Genoa.
Ratio (Br). 2747 tons. Nisbet; sid Sour
abaya. Aug. 10.
Thornley, CBD. i.sz7 tons. Major; due sept
g for Havre.
Elho CBD. i.2ee tons. Nielsen: due Sept 2
for Liverpool
Newby CBr). l.407 tons. Clark; due Sept 2
Tor Bremen
Cycle O3r). new. 200 tons. -; due
sept. % for Manchester.
Ardova CBD. 2.0l2 tons. Smith. At Man
chester. Aug. Is: due Sept p for Liver
pool
George Fleming Usr). 2.22s tons. Parslow
due Sept. - for Bremen.
~. N. Pinillos tspan). ---- tons -
que OCT. 8 for Barcelona.
Nala OBJ. i.623 tons. Grays; due sept.
Tor Manchester; sid. Madeira sept D
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-10

Maria Adelaide dtaD. 400 tons. ollvari,
SID Genoa, June 8.
Zefiro OtaD CSC tons, Pelleraho: sid Ge-
noa. July o.
p. d. Metcalf CNor). 1.i5T tons. Duus; sid.
Garston. July II.
Solid (sw) 20 tons. weden: sid Glasgow.
Aug. s.
Norrskcnet Csw) l.ies tons. Bylund: nd
Hook OF Holland Aug. u
Sylvia (NoD. 1908 tens. Halvorsen: ID.
Cuxhaven. Aug. i5
Pietro Accame dtan. as tons. Costa; sid
Hamburg. Aug. II.
Atlantic Ger. 1907 tons. Doyen; ar. HAM
burg. July q for Savannah.
reutonia fNor. 5e5 tons. Gregersen: sid.
Nantes. Aug. l.
Norden (Norl 69l tons, Fergersen. sld
Liverpool, Aug q.
Pandur dam. --- tons, Schmidt: sld
Bristol Aug. 81.
Schwandcn (Nor) SIT tons. Erickson. sld
Table Bay. Aug o.
Alert (Nor) sol tons. Anderson; SD. An
plcdore. Aug 81
Bertha (NoD. / .34 tons, Hansen: cid
Harburg. Aug IS
Elsa Ger. lisO tons. Springer: cid
Bremen. Sept g.
Record CNor). $50 tons. Johannesen: sid
London, sept g.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-10
BANKER CLEws' VIEWS.
The Financial Outlook NJ seen From
wall street.

Wall street.
New York. Sept. S-August proved a
ssaappolnting month In regard to the vol
ume OF business on the Stock Exchange;
the ,otai transactions being the smallest
OF any month In several years. What sep
temhcr viii bring forth remains 90 10
seen. for both investors and spectators
continue IN n conservative mood because
OF tho political uncertainties Dofh az nome
ana abroad. While these remain. neither
b,i,sers nor sellers ore anxious to take the
Initiative; the majority OF small operators
being chiefly influenced by the proDaniii-
ties Of the home elections
The foreign situation has decidedly i'm
proved. The Chinese question is by no
means settled. hut the chances OF dis
,grsement between the Powers have been
Greatly diminished by the opposition OF
Russia 20 tne Acknowledgement OF China
81 many connicung interests ana forces
are 81 work. however that some time
NAV e'apse before this element or disturb
ence VIII be removed
Home conditions ore generally favorable.
A good harvest Il practically assured. and
farmers ore making good profits. better
m fac, on the average thar for many
years
r,ainlaInod. We have now had three or
four successive years Of large gains Some
aeereases should cause no surprise. Net
res,tits have also been satisfactory, as
ahcugn IN the many roads which entered
ne dividend list. A number Of roads
have expended Immense sums upon inn
Movements, new rolling stock, etc.
,rhese extra expenses should soon dimin-
lsh.. But a very large item. often the
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-10
WILD HORSES ~ COLORADO.
Large Herds of Them within Forty
Miles of Denver.
From The Denver COD Post.

From the Denver Ccol) Post.
wild horses are becoming a nuisance 20
the ranehmen and cattle owners whose
herds feed on the ranges Of lou hills and
email valleys IN the mountain ranges west
~ Morrison. This statement may soand
odd TO the casual reader. as the general
opinion Is that wild horses are practically
extinct in tho West almost as scarce,
indeed. ~ hufaiocs. But n r. true that
there are large herds OF wild horses IN
the state. and the herds are increasing at
a rate alarming 10 small owners Of stock
who look upon them a. serious depreda-
tors 81 the grazing grounds their cattle
roam
A large number OF these arc the native
wild plains horses that the earliest emil
grants found grazing In boundless hands
on the prairies They were rendered prac-
tioally extinct later. and were scattered
and became 20 shy that they were rarely
seen But Of late years they have vasthv
increased. owing 70 one cause that OPP
Grated doubly 20 aid them. that r., the
great decrease IN the value OF horses
Ranchmen and horse c4alers ceased to
hunt them. 10 walk them down" corral
them. and ship them East. for they be-
came OF 20 little value that their price
IN the market hardly paid their freight
For this reason they have not been mo
ers % large herds Of domestic horses
that were allowed 20 roam the ranges
al random paid little attention 20 these
animals when the value OF horses de-
cllusd. many even abandoning them and
no longer rounding them up Tor brand
ing Many OF these herds have become a.
Wild as their wild brethren and have
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-10
A REGTCIDAL EXHIBIT.
The Retrospective Museum of PoIit-
fcaI Grimes In the Paris Fair.

The Retrospective Museum of PoIit-
zeal Crimes in the Paris Fair.
Paris Letter In New York Tribune.
The crimes committed by Bresci and
sa son. rumors OF other plots alleged 10
have been Matched In the United States
and In Italy and the approaching Con-
gross CT anarchists % BE- held In Paris
unusual reality IN the worlds fair 20 an
historical collection which has attained
the proportions and Importance OF re-
Prospective regicldal museum. With the
exception Of the dagger that caused the
death of Henri ". all the objects and
documents OF this remarkable collection
are in the large hall OF the Prefecture Of
Poice. in the pavilion OF the city OF Pa
ris.
A sunday IN Paris always affords ex-
cellent opportunities Ter getting IN touch
with the Masses and noting the popular
trend OF thought Last Sunday 1 hap
pcned 60 be stroliing about In the expo
sitlon. watching the endless stream OF
workinEmsn. with their women folk and
children. The assassination OF the King
OF Italy ara the attempt 20 kin the Shah
OF Persia formed the chief topics Of con-
versation. A small family group, appar-
emily from Beilevilie. attracted my at
tent'on. The man was about forty years
OF age His eyes were bright and sym
rathetic. hut he EmelIsd or gsrllc and
etaie tobacco. Re wore a blouse and a
shabby black pot hat over his shoulder
was slung o twine net. IN which was a
bottle Of red ne a LOST Of bread. q
niece OF celd veal. huge Hauaage ana
few oranges The woman was Of infelli-
gent and prepossessing appearance, and
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-10
BOOK NOTICES.

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which viii be Of great assistance 20 the
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pupils progress TO require too much Of
him as u Is TO require too little.
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The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-10

hay and Hambletonian. A number Of full
blooded Cleveland hay stud colts with
their dams, have In the last few years
been lost by ranchmsn Of the vicinity. and
Il IL reasonably certain that they were
adopted by the wild herds
In build they are more rangy than the
ordinary plains horse. They are deeper
and rounder In the chest They have small
heads the marked characteristics Of good
blood. and invariably eyes that are al
most supernaturaliy keen. They are tail
and rather short-coupled AID climb the
rocks like mountain goats
Ranchmen OF the neighhorhood men,
toned state that these horses will run
down hlilsides al full speed 30 steep that
II would be n difficult matter for man
on foot 90 follow them. using even the
greatest care.
In the fall. when they drift out on the
plains. they again visit the pastures. The
amount Of range that a band Of 30 or 40
wild horses win craze over IN a few days
r. enormous. Further than that. horses
crop the grass much more closely than
cattle. and when a herd Of cattle comes
20 ground that has bean grozed over by
these bands they begin 10 drift on. lcok-
ing for better pasturage. For these rca-
sons the bands Of horses are looked upon
~ a great nuisance.
II they continue 10 increase AZ the rate
they have In the recent past the ranch
men will take steps 20 get rid OF them.
This can hardly be done In any other
way than BY hunting them as wild ami
mails with ionR-range rifles. and killing
them. II II almost impossible 20 capture
them when once they reach a broken
country. 80 the only recourse will be 20
exterminate them. The few that have
beer captured live but short time. They
cannot stand confinement on a ranch.a ana
either dwindie away 10 mere skeletons
or die OF consumption.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-10

Mantinea CB). i.TS7 tons. Kohoe: due oct.
81 Tor Bremen.
Bolton Hall CBD. 2.327 tons. Lewis: due
Nov. 10 for Bremen
Asama Br. 26u tons. johnson: due oct
Is for Bremen.
Ursula Bright Br). 2.il4 tons. Goode: due
sept 10 for Bremen
Fallodon Hall CBrl. 2.2s tons. Hostler: due
oct s for Hamburg
Masconomc (BD. 2.59S tons. Mann: due
sept. y for Bremen: sid. New York
Sept s.
Iris CBelgl. SOC tons. sytor: cid. Shields.
Aug. -
Jessie OBn. Lac tons. Thomson: at St
Vincent C.. ". Aug g.
Helga tNOr. 1875 tons. Rojahl, sid.
Shields. Aug. 80