The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-10

FRIDAY. 90: AUG. 10, 1900.
III. CARD1N, of Cnttenden county,
is the popullst nominee for Governor in
this State.
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Mr.. BRYAN has been assured by prom
inent OhIoans that there Is splendid
chance for Democratic success in that
State tins fall.
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ADDITIONAL returns indicate that the
Democratic majority in North Carolina
will probably reach 10000. The leg.
islature is four-tif Democratic.
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REPUBLICAN State Committeeman in
Illinois are alarmed over the disaiiec-
ton Of the German vote reported by
several Republican candidates for Con
gress.
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SAM JONES is out in an interview de
claring against imperialism in the
strongest terms, but predicts that Han
ma will again buy the Presidency for bis
friend Mckinley.
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A UNION PACIFIC passenger train was
held up Sunday near Hugo, Col, and
the passengers were robbed. One man
roasted the robbers and opened fire. He
was promptly killed.
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SENATOR PETIGREw has made A reply
TO Admiral Dewey. lie quotes official
documents, and one of Dewey's reports
TO show that the Admiral promised the
Filipinos independence.
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KENTUCKY is the fourth largest con-
tributor to the internal revenue fund,
the amount for the fiscal year being
So, Az, 1888 The total collections were
s295, Sl6, lO7.57. Illinois heads the list
with So, 2s7, 1882.
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The United States has renewed its
demands upon Turkey for the payment
of the indemnity which the Sultan has
so readily promised and so consistently
refused to pay. This time a prompt de-
cision is insisted upon.
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ACCORDING TO the statistical year book
of German cities it appears that the con
sumption of horse meat is on the increase
ana in Breslau, Chemnitz, Dresden,
Leipsic, Zwickau and other places dogs
are slaughtered for food.
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1T is estimated that the population
of the United States will be between
10000, 900 and 1900 900. Some of the
officials. however, believe the total pop
ulation will not exceed ~, OOO, 900. The
complete returns will be given out
about December l
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In the special legislative elections in
Kentucky, Monday last. the Democrats
elected j. }. Watkins, in the Hender-
son. Union senatorial district; 5. w. To
lin in the GalIatin- Boone-Owen sena-
torial district, and Lewis Nuckels in the
Woodford county Representative dis
trict. The Republicans elected William
ii. Dyer in the Campbell county sena-
torial district.
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A GREATER variety and more candi-
dates for office will be voted on next
November than ever before in the his.
tory of American politics. Altogether
nine Presidential tickets will be in the
field The list is as follows: Demo
cratic, Republican, Socialist Labor, So
cial Democrat, DE Leon Socialist, Unit
n Christian, Prohibition, Middle of the
Road Populist, and Fusion Populist.
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RETURNS from the election in Alabama
indicate that the Democratic State tick
ct, headed by w. j. Sanford for Gov
ernor, has a majority of over $4,000
The Democrats have also made large
gains in the Legislature. The increas
ed majorities indicate that the people
are strongly in favor Of the Constitu
tlonal Convention which will eliminate
the ignorant negro vote. Judge VIM
Richardson was elected TO Congress in
the Eighth district TO succeed Genera
Wheeler.