The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-31

WHEN it comes to the slicing mp OF
China the powers are apt To hack each
other
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The negro editors National conven-
ton voted down resolution TO endorse
Mckinley.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT can hardly ''saye
the country by wearing a SLOUGH hat
and exploding lung at frequent inter
walls.
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THE Peoples party Nat. Committee
voted 10 substitute Adlai Stevenson
name since Towne declined, for Vice
President
1865
THE Arkansas State election Will come
off next Monday. JEFF DAVIS will be
elected Governor. as the Democratic
ticket has no serious opposition.
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ANOTHER war cloud hovers over Eu-
rope. 1t is considered likely that the
next conflict will be between England
and France. War rumors are rife ON
this score.
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The great trouble in Porto Rico is said
IN have been official corruption. Why
not send some Of our Cuban artists over
70 teach the simple Porto RIcans how
TO be good and virtuous?
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IT looks as if poor John Bull would
not be allowed to steal part of China.
The European nations will attend TO the
grand larceny while John is extermin-
atinR republics in South Africa.
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CHAs. A. TowNE, who recently with
drew from the Populist National ticket,
made "a speech, Monday, at Duluth TO
large audience. He replied to Governor
Roosevelt's recent speech ON imperial
ism.
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JUDGE CANTRILL overruled the motion
for a new trial in the case of Caleb Pow
ers, and ordered him removed to Louis
VILE, fearing that his political friends
would attempt to rescue him at George
town. The question of appeal viii come
up Sept. s.
A Max named Williams was arrested
in Omaha, Saturday, on information to
the police that the man had vowed that
he would kill William Jennings Bryan.
In the afternoon the man was released,
no verification of the information hav-
ing been obtainable.
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THE Louisville Courier-Journal pub
llshes a page account of how the late
Republican State administration mis-
appropriated over $4,000 Ii is merely
the rehashing Of an old story. South
ern Republicanism and the looseness IN
money matters have a familiar rinl
when uttered in the same breath.
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THE Populist National Committee
Monday, named Adlai +. Stevenson al
the Vice Presidential candidate oe tn
Peoples party to fiji the vacancy cause
by the withdrawal of Chas. A. Towne
Stevenson was nominated by acclama
ton. A committee was appointed Z
draft an address to the Peoples party
Weaver led the fight for Stevenson.
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THE Democratic Congressional Con
mittee has issued statement shown
that a great many of the most infiueI
tial newspapers of the nation, who
supported Mckinley in 1896, are no
advocating the election Of Bryan an
Stevenson. Expressions from leadir
German newspapers are quoted SHOW
ing that the German press is practical
unanimous IN the opinion that Brya
will receive big majority of the Gle
man vote in the next election.
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The list of men of influence and POI
er who are joining the Bryan ranks
growing formidable. In 1t are foul
the names of Bourke Cochran, o,
Schurz, Secretary Geo. S. Boutwe
Moorfield Storey, private Secretary
Charles Sumner, Edward NJ. Shepar
one OF the ablest of New Yorks la
yers, and John b. Henderson, an G
Republican Senator. All these We
found on the Mckinley side in 1S'
and did invaluable service with VIC
and pen.
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The exhibition given by a mob
Akron, Ohio, last week should stanC
warning monument for all time to con
Two innocent persons killed, TWEEN
one persons injured and the city bui
ings, together with the public recOr
destroyed, was the record of that o
break. That the mob accomplish