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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-23
SAM HARRISON DEAD.
The Well Known Boarding House
Keeper Passes Away.

Mr.. Samuel II. Harrison died
Sunday night at his home on South
Campbell street, after some months
of failing health. He had long been
a sufferer from rheumatism and
was otherwise in poor health. Mr..
Harrison was about o. years of age
and had long been a prominent
leader in the Republican party.
At one time he made an unsuccess-
full contest for appointment as post
master in this city.
Until a year or two ago he con-
Quoted the Harrison House, a
boarding house on East Seventh
street. He was a Federal soldier
during the Civil war. He was by
trade a carpenter and contractor,
but for many years was in the mer-
camille business.
His wife, who was Miss Boales,
and FIVE children survive him.
There are three sons, Houston, Eu-
gene and Sam, and two daughters
Mrs. Augusta Shaw and Miss Will
lie Harrison.
Deceased was a member of the
Methodist church. The funeral
service was held yesterday after
noon at o'clock Interment in the
cemetery.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-23
ADVANCE MOVMENT.
British Seem TO Have Walked
Up Again.
Butler and Warren Have Both
Crossed TugeIa River and
Are Making Progress.

London, Jan. 2.-Brief dis
patches from Gen. Butler to the
War Office last night stated that the
battle of Saturday, in which Gen.
Warren succeeded in advancing
three miles, was resumed Sunday
morning and kept up all day. Fur
Their advances covering two miles
were made by Gen. Warren S forces,
and three Boer positions were
taken after hard fighting up hill.
No estimate of the loss of life was
given; the last brief dispatch clos
ing with the statement that the
British we're making satisfactory
progress. Reports from Mafeking
are that bombardment of the town
is kept up, but that particularly
little damage has been done. Col
Plumer is steadily advancing with
his force toward the city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-23
MORE BRIBERY.
Republicans Still Handling Their
Doodle Fund.
A Second Exposure May be rIade
at Frankfort-Co Contest Cases
Ready For Action.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. D. Another
bribery exposure is not unlikely at
Frankfort in few days. A prom
inent Democratic politician is al
legged to have offered a Democratic
Representative $500 payable in
weekly installmepts, to vote with
the Republicans on all partisan
questions before the House. An in
stallment of $3.50 is said to have
been paid, the Representative hav-
ing kept Neutrality-suspicious. posted
on all phases of the transaction.
The grand jury of Franklin county
will investigate the case.
Since the alleged deal yesterday
afternoon several Republicans and
Brown men who are on the inside
of affairs have been Boosting that
Senator Goebel could not get enough
votes to win, and that a great
change had come over the situation
recently.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-23
EXHAUSTION THE CAUSE.
Popular nerchant Passes Away
in Prime Of Life.

Mr.. Will Vanhooser, a member Of
the firm of Vanhooser g. Myers,
Virginia street merchants, died at
his home in the Hord Block, Thurs
day night He had been a sufferer
from rheumatism for several years
and a boil or abscess formed on one
of his hips. The bursting of the
swelling caused great loss Of blood
and death was caused from ex-
haustion.
Mr.. Vanhooser was a native Of
this county, having been reared in
the Northeastern part of the coun-
ty. He moved to this city about
three years ago and had since been
engaged in the grocery business. He
was very popular business man
and had succeeded in building up a
good trade. He was thirty-hve
years of age and leaves a widow
and two small children, besides a
large circle of friends to mourn
their loss.
The interment took place in the.
Courtney burying ground, three.
miles from the city, Saturday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-23
COLSON'S WOUND IS BETTER.
No Loss of the Arm appears I'm.
minent, Now,

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 20.-The
condition of Col. Colson was greatly
improved today and his suffering is
much less than ON yesterday. DR..
Hume, who is attending him, says
there is no danger of the loss of the
wounded arm, though it will yet
give him some trouble. Exon
gresham ], C. Fitzpatrick, of the
tenth district, spent last night with
the prisoner. Ex-Congressman
John c. Houck and Attorney Gener-
al A. F. Mynatt, ofTennessee, have
rendered their professional services
to Col. d. G. Colson.
Capt. Ben. Golden's condition un-
derwent a decided change for the
better yesterday, After a restful
night he awoke feeling stronger
than at any time since the tragedy.
1t is believed that his recovery will
be rapid.
DR.. Roberts thinks there is no inn
mediate necessity of removing the
bullet and he prefers allowing the
soreness of the wound to disappear
to the greatest extent possible.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-23
H. G. PETRIE DEAD.
Veteran Lawyer, Banker and
Politician Succumbs to the In
firmities of Age.

Elkton, KY, Jan. 21-JudgeH. G.
Petrie, the veteran citizen, banker
and lawyer, died at his home in this
city last night, having reached
nearly eighty years. He had been
in feeble health for more than a
year, but was confined to his home
and bed only a few days. There
was no better known or better be-
loved citizen in the county than he,
and his death is a public calamity.
Judge Petrie was born. reared and
lived his life out in this community
and was always :noted for his
charity and noble public spirit In
politics he was a Republican, but
was esteemed by all, irrespective
of political predictions. He was
elected to two Offices only, State
Senator and member of the Consti-
tutional Convention. He was known
among his people as the grand old
man, aud leaves a handsome estate.
The funeral was conducted from
the Presbyterian church this after.
noon, at which nearly every family
in this entire city was represented
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-23
LINE OF COLsONs DEFENSE
It VIII BE That lie Had to DO the
Shooting.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 22.-As
murder indictments do not admit of
bail, it is not probable that At
torneys James Andrew Scott and 7.
L. Bdelen will make any motion
for bail at all for Colson, but will ask
for a speedy examination trial as
soon as their clients arm is far
enough healed to admit of his being
out.
The line of defense they willmake
is pretty clear. They will claim
that the question as to who fired
the first shot is immaterial; they
will try to prove that Scott was a
deadly enemy OF Colson and that he
advanced upon their client in a
threatening manner on that fateful
Tuesday afternoon.
They will claim that it was a
question of kill or be killed, in
which ColSOn saved himself As tor
Demaree, they will try toprovethat
Scott used him as a shield, in the
meantime firing at Colson any try
ing to kill him. They will point
out that as Colson fired, Scott had
Demaree in front of him.
1t is understood that Col. Colson S
friends will make an application
for trial before Judge Cantrill. The
accused may possible be put on the
stand as a witness if he can bear
the strain in his weakened con
dition and if his attorneys think
best. They will have no trouble in
getting bondsmen for any amount
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-23
WANT $1,000, EACH,
Two Damage Suits Filed-False
Arrest Alleged.

J. S. Ezell and h. h. Roberts
have filed suits against II. H.
Joiner for $1,000 damages each, al
leging false arrest.
The suits grow out of the alleged
false arrest of plaintiffs at the de
fendamt's instance on Dec. 10.
Ezell says in his petition that he
raised a crop of tobacco on shares
with defendant in 1899. Under the
contract he claimed that he had a
right to deliver the crop upon the
market and in pursuance of this
right on December II he employed
one r.. e. Roberts to haul it to
where it was sold.
Plaintiff S say the defendant tele-
phoned to Clarksyille procuring
their arrest on the false charge of
stealing the tobacco.
All Of the parties live near La
fayette and are well known farmers.
The cases will be tried at the
spring term of Christian Circuit
Court, which convenes the lastweek
in February for six weeks
session.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-23
DIED in NASHVILLE.
Real Estate Deals-SmallpOx-
Other Trenton Items.

Trenton, Ky, Jan. 22.-Mr. Webb
C. Garth, a prominent farmer and
stock dealer of this place, died at
an early hour this morning at a
Nashville inhrmary, where he had
been under treatment for two
months. His remains will arrive
here today and will be Inferred by
the side of those of his wife, who
dropped dead inNashvllle last We'd
nesday, while on a visit to him.
Two cases of small pox are re-
ported near here. The patient at
this place is about well.
Trenton real estate is on a loom
in the west end. Mr.. Joe Metz
though his agent, Mr.. M. M. Graves
has purchased a lot, paying the
handsome sum of 5000 cash for same
Early in the spring he will build "a
| SIS, 900 residence. lis said he VIII
not be a bachelor much longer.
Mr.. Alex McElwain has traded
his house and lot to Nj. M. Graves
for the Baptist parsonage, near
Trenton, and will move to same
about March l.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-23
THE LOUISVILLE CONTEST
Committees Heard All Evidence in
Three Cases.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 22.-The
committees in the contest of Roberts,
Democrat, against Aiken, Republi-
can, in the race for the legislature
from the tenth ward of the city OF
Louisville; Sherman, Democrat,
against Hail, Republican, in the
eighth and ninth wards, and
Fisher, Democrat, against Kelday,
Republican, in the fourth and fifth
wards, have heard all the evidence
and will report in the house Tues
daV.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-23
Death Of Mrs. Bowling.

Mrs. Lucy e. Bowling, sister
Of Mrs. S. L. Bowling, of this city,
died at her home in Clarksville
last Thursday evening of pneumc-
MIA. She was about rs years old
and widow of the late DR.. Jas. M.
Bowling, in his time one OF the
leading physicians Of Nashville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-23
YOUTHFUL VICTIM.
Little Daughter of Joseph Russell
Dies of Consumption.

AN eight-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. Joseph Russell, of the Antioch
neighborhood, died last Thursday
night, after an illness of several
months, of consumption, The in
terment took place at the Antioch
cemetery Saturday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-23
Death Of Or. dOslee.

Louisville, Jan. 2O-Dr. Deven
70. Goslee, superintendent Of the
Central Lunatic Asylum, died at
10;35 o'clock last night of heart
failure. Like his predecessor DR..
Hugh McNary, he died 10 office,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-23
WILSON.GOODE.

John II. Wilson and Miss A. Ge-
neva Goode, popularyoung couple
living in the Consolation neighbor-
hood, will be unitedin marriage at
3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The
wedding will take place at the
home Of the bride 5 pafents.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-23
recently.

If quorum of Democrats is pres
emit, the contest of Mckinney (Dem-
ocrat) against Taylor (Republican)
may be brought up in the House,
and, if so, he is almost certain to be
seated, probably by a unanimous
Democratic vote, as he is said to
have a fine case.
In fact, one of the most prominent
and influential Republican leaders
in Kentucky told the Courier-Jour-
nal correspondent to-day that the
Republican members would vote to
unseat Representative Taylor, as
he was clearly ineligible, being a
postmaster. The law on the sub
iect is plain, and the Republicans
admit it. Two Republican Repre-
sentatives have said that if their
understanding of the case was cor
rect they would vote to seat Nc
Kinney.
The Van Meter-Berry contest
from Fayette county will also be
brought up tomorrow or Tuesday.
The contestant is a Democrat, and
his is said to be strong case.
Mr.. CORN rIay Contest.
Campbellsville, KY, Jan. 2l.-It
is said by friends of S. II. CORN, the
defeated Democratic candidate fol
Representative in this district, that
r. r. Benning6eld, Republican
who was elected, was in reality
Ineligible, being at the time post
master at Elk Horn.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
LOW GRADE MINES
HURT BY NEW LAW.

on large scale. 1t is mostly New
f, York and Boston capitalists that are
interested. The Copper Hill mine at
Hlncanado is proving bonanza, and
machinery is on the way to erect a
large smelter and mill. The Santa Fe
Gold and Copper Mining Company
! perfected it's entries in the land office
to-day, and has absorbed nearly every
copper prospect that is worth while
owning in the San Pedro district.
The Santa Rita district is producing
large amounts of copper, and it seems
true that the Standard oil people have
not only gobbled up all the copper
mines, but have acquired valuable but
undeveloped iron properties which are
SAID to rank in richness with the best
IN this country, Cuba or Spain. The
talk OF erecting a large rolling mill by
the kockefellers in the iron district in
Grant county cannot be verified Il is
more likely that the mill will be built
at El Paso, though it will secure it's
ore from Grant county and it's coal
from Lincoln county The El Paso &
Northeastern has reached the Salado
I coal field and large force of men has
been put to work uncoverng the coal
beds.
.. B. Steen has returned from New
York city, where he has launched three
corporations that promise to do great
deal for the development of this ter.
rltory. one of these corporations will
take hold OF the Iron Dyke copper
mine, which contains millions of tons
OF copper averaging $5 to $40 ton.
The men interested in the deal are
Theodore Hagerman of New York,
Colonel J. V. Dennis of Baltimore
Colonel James f. Tobias of New York
Major Eugene Fechet of Washington
and j. G. Spaulding of Port Huron
Another company was organized ia
buy up all promising mineral claims
OF whatever nature in northern New
Mexico. A syndicate was also organ.
lied to prospect Systematically for min.
eral in Santa Fe county, Coal and
other mining experts are on the way
here and will go closely over every
likely foot of ground. Mr.. Steen says
that he never before in his many years
experience as promoter found money
so easy to secure in New York city
for legitimate enterprises as at present
OF course, railroads are needed fol
the full development of any mining
district. especially in New Mexico.
where there are so many claims with
an enormous quantity of ore but most
ly of low grade. Several such rail
roads into mining districts are project.
ed for this year. The Ell Paso &
Northeastern railroad, under construc
ton, is opening the Salado coal fields
as well as the Jicarilla copper and gold
mines and the famous White Oaks
gold mines. A railroad is promised
from Las Vegas to Elizabeth and the
copper mines of Taos county A branch
road will probably be built from
Thornton to Bland and one from Ger
rillos to San Pedro.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26

duty. He also took an active part in
the Pastors College, for which his col
lege experience fitted him. At the
Orphanage, too, his visits were ever
welcome. His voice was not strong
enough to be heard in the vast audi
torium of the Tabernacle, but he could
not be satisfied without preaching. He
therefore accepted the pastorate of a
church at West Croydon, which is
within a short distance of London. He
has labored there for nearly thirty
years, and with marked success. His
brother used to say that he would
never have been able to continue his
work without the efficient help he had
from his brother James, who, by his
tact and devotion, relieved him from
so much responsibility and left him
free for pulpit work. After Charles
death, DR.. Spurgeon continued to work
both in the college and the orphanage,
while keeping up his pastoral charge
at Croydon.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
A Nom Reliable Bottle,

The inventive mind has for years
been hard at work trying to perfect a
non-refllable bottle, by means of
which it will be impossible for imita-
tions or adulterations of wine, beer,
patent medicines, and the like, to be
sold in bottles bearing a given brand.
That these limitations and adultera-
tions have been sold is the reason for
the demand among manufacturers for
non-refillable bottle. Many at
tempts to supply this want have been
made during the past five years. The
latest is the invention of George Tur-
rell of Paterson, N. j., who has con-
structed what he calls a. spool STOP
per-. This rests in the neck of a bot
tie, and while it lets the contents
flow out it effectually prevents the en-
trance of liquids. No amount of pres
sure from the outside will force liq-
uids through the stopper. When this
is attempted, suction created at the
base of the stopper drives the LIQUID
out again. Should a more power
fnl pressure be applied, the result
would be the breaking of the bottle.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
WILD GAME GETTING SCARCE.
Boara, Bears, Deer an Chamois Have
Been Extarminated.

Been Extermtnated.
Switzerland will soon be entirely
free of wild animals if the rate of ex-
tinction that has prevailed of late is
maintained. In the official archives OF
Zurich are records of the various
kinds of beasts that once existed in the
land of the Red Cross. Evidences of
beaver life have been found on the
shores of Lake Morat, the bones and
skeletons being fully six centuries old
One of the tributary streams which
feed the lake is called Beaver Brook,
the title being due to it's former in
habitants. That the name is old is
shown by the fact that no beavers
have lived in Switzerland since the
twelfth or thirteenth century. Brown
bears were plentiful in the mountain
lands until the seventeenth century
The last one killed of which there is
any official knowledge came to his end
in 1893 in Barbereche. Nowadays the
bears are raised in Berne for various
show purposes Deer were more than
plentiful in the highlands in olden
times, but they were cleaned out pref
ty we'll in 174S to 1850. There is
record in the Swiss archives that a
deer was seen in the woods in 1871,
but it was apparently far from it's
own stamping ground. Up to the sew
enteenth century wolves were such
plaques that several cantons offered
substantial premiums for their heads
and skins. 1t took ages to chase them
off the plains, and fully 100 years more
to clean them out Of the highlands.
Not live wolf has been in Switzer-
land since 1887. The lynx disappeared
about the same time. Wild boars were
numerous in the fifteenth and six
teenth centuries, but none has been
encountered since 1880. few wild
cats are reported to have been shot
since 1891, but the authorities doubt
the authenticity of the reports. No les7
than seven prominent kinds of quad
rupeds have been exterminated in
Switzerland in five centuries, not to
mention the Worldfamouus wild goats
or chamols. A few of the beautiful
animals are raised and kept by the
landlords of some of the leading re-
sorts to maintain the impression that
chamois are part and parcel of the
Swiss mountains. But they are do
mesticated and are vastly different
from the timid, 1.-THE animals that no.
bility used to hunt and poets raved
about.-New York Press.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
AN INTREPID RIDER,

Mr.. Spong of Rochester, England.
was one day riding down the High
street at Drompton, when his horse
took fright and dashed away at q
frightful pace. Tearing through tho
arch at Brompton barracks, it contin-
ued on it's mad career in the direction
of the iron fence at the other side OF
the barrack yard, beyond which was a
fall of fortytwo feet. 1t was while
crossing the yard that Mr.. Spong ar
rived at full sense Of his fearful po-
sition; the dwarflike appearance OF
large tree beyond the iron rails in
dicated the great depth. The animal
presently arrived at the five-foot
fence, which it at once took, and horse
and rider disappeared, the animal car
rylng away some seventeen or eight
cen of the iron bars into the chasm
below Fortunately flight of steps
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
THE FIRST TO FIRE.
FIRST OF DEWEY'S FLEET TO
RETURN.
New Details of the Gallant Part tho
Raleigh Took-Other Ships Crows
Thought Her Doomed at One
Time.
Especial Letter.)

Especial Letter.)
1t seems strangely propr e that
the ship that fired the first shot N
the battle of Manila should be the
first one of Admiral Deweys victor
GUS fleet to return to the United States
The Raleigh, Capt. Joseph B. Coghlan
not only opened the battle on that ia
nous May 1, but was in the thick OF
the fight throughout.
The Raleigh was steaming along
third in the line when the Spanish
squadron was sighted in the little Eay
of Cavite. One of her five-inch guns
returned ready response to the Span
iard's tardy salutation. Another shot
came from the Spanish shore batteries
and, as the Americans were on a sharp
lookout for the fleet, the Concord
placed six-inch shell so close to the
spot whence the enemy had fired thai
it killed several of their gunners. Our
cruisers were in the following order
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
VETOED A MINING BILL.
Governor Thomas Disapproves the Meas
ure Affecting Co-Tenants.

Governor Thomas Dsapproves the Meas
ure Affecting Co-Tenants.
Governor Thomas has vetoed S. B.
No. 511, known as the cO-tenants' bill.
The bill provided for the development
of mining claims by co-tenants, and
was intended primarily to protect the
interests of partners owning less than
the controlling shares of leases.
In returning it without his approval
the governor says, after reviewing it
very fully:
It will be noticed that in this bill
the character Of the work and it's ten
dency to develop or not develop the
mine is wholly subordinated to the in
tent which the tenant declares to have
actuated him in it's prosecution. The
real purpose of such work might be to
develop the individual property of the
tenant in possession and adjacent to
that in which the work was done. On
the other hand, it might be done with
a bona fide purpose of developing the
property, and yet performed in such a
manner as not to develop it at all. Yet
not only the actual but the reasonable
cost of such work may be retained by
the tenant in possession. Thus it may
insignificant interest in valuable
property, by obtaining possession
thereof, may exploit it to suit himself,
and by doing alleged work with the
intent to develop and by adjusting the
reasonable cost of all work and de-
velopment to suit his Judgment, prac-
tically own, control and absorb all the
proceeds derived by him from the
common property to the permanent
loss and injury of his co-tenants. Such
a revolution in the general principles
of law regulating the rights and duties
of co-tenants would work the gravest
wrong and injustice, and cannot be
tolerated.
II therefore return this ill without
my approval.
"CHARLES S. THOMAS,
Governor"