The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-22

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=. FRO bavR. MCLEAN sailed for Europe
,he s.i peu. but before he went he sent
christ set IN his check for $4,000 to be
ca, Campaign purposes
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Invention TO nominate a candi-
r. Ta;ma governor will be neld Thursday
ching tosp~,. conventions will be held IN
great itiSenAg precinct ON Saturday July
'" IA at 55r.. TO select delegates to the
LexingtB convention.
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The p1t9ent census is to enumerate
also the n pulation of Porto Rico and
Hawaii. the census provision seems to
be one boob conferred by the Constltu-
ton which has been extended to the
islands by the Republicans.
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THE Democrats of Maryland, in state
convention elected delegates TO Kansas
City and adopted a platform which
leaves the delegates uninstructed, but
declares that W. j. Bryan is the choice
of Democrats, both in the counties and
IN the State of Maryland.
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The Prohibition National Convention
will be held in Chicago, June a. The
ticket to be nominated is the same that
has been named by the United Chris
tan party-Rev. DIR. 5. O. Swallsw, of
Pennsylvania, for President; John G.
WOoley for President
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TWELVE killed and l54 wounded rep |
sesent the casualty Inst in the ST. Louis
strike. Ii shows what a real warm mu-
nicipality ST. Louis is Chicago was
way behind this, even when United
States troops had TO be called there in
1898 10 keep the town from being de.
stroyed.
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No well-informed Democrat believes
that the Democracy has this year any
chance for carrying the Pacific States
California, Oregon and Washington, for
these are hopelessly daft ON Philippine
annexation. But the Democrats can
lose all these and easily win if we carry
New York
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TWENTY SEVEN States, three Terrific
ries and the District of Columbia have
selected delegates to the National Dem
acratic Convention, all of WHICH, with
the exception of Maryland and New
Jersey, are pledged TO vote for Mr.. Bry
ans nomination, and these two States
recognize him as the tribune of the
people.
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The Illinoisan who expresses the con-
viction that "the reelection of Presi-
dent Mckinley would wipe from the
banner Of the greatest Republic the sun
ever shone upon its actual foundation
and erect on the shell that remained a
monarchy IN fact" seems to be so full
of a great truth that his thronging ideas
tread ON each others heels
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NEW JERSEY, the mother of trusts,
will this year pocket 81 100000 in the
shape of franchise tax levied upon the
various trusts incorporated under the
laws of that State. 1t Is claimed by |
the Philadelphia Record that the "first
schedule filed by the State board o0ss.
SCISSORS, which list includes all the big |
trusts and corporations of large capital
ization, embraces 3.773 companies as
compared with 2,Ss5 of the same class
assessed last year"
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SENATOR JONES, of Arkansas, the 9TH
er day IN the Senate dared the admins
trati0n to give an itemized account of
the expenditures made from the emer-
gency fund of $4,000, 900 voted by Con-
gress at the beginning of the Spanish
war. 1t Is charged that much of the
money was wasted in purchasing worth
less ships. No doubt. There are lots
of people ready to cheat the govern
ment in time of peace. let alone in the
urgent time of war.
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THE total appropriations of the just
ending Congress amount to over S709,-
100000 according to the statistics fur
nished by the Republican members of
the House committee on appropriations.
Representative Livingston, of Georgia,
ranking democratic member of the COM
mittee, thinks that sl7O, 900 600 ought to
be added to the above as the legislation
of this. Congress will ultimately demand
its expenditure, which would make the
total appropriations foot up more than
s779,OOOepO.
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The census authorities have had some
difficulty in classifying the Chinese in
this country and in fixing their ages,
the latter trouble being caused by the
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