The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-09-07

FRIDAY, : SEPT Z, 1900
General Assembly advises the passage
of an election law thatwill be suitable
TO all the people. This, we believe is
the desire of the majority of the voters
of the state
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Hon. ARTHUR SEwELL, Vice. Presi
dental candidate with Bryan IN 1886,
was stricken suddenly with appoplexy
Monday is lying at the point Of death.
The physicians say that there is abso-
lutely no hopes for his recovery. He
has since died.
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HoS. WIN. @. p. BRECKENRIDGE has
been chosen as one Of the attorneys in
proceedings which may be instituted
for the purpose of bringing before the
United States Supreme Court the ques-
ton Of legality of the alleged disfran
chisement of negroes IN the South.
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THE Republican headquarters at Chi
cago has issued a bulletin stating that
Brig. Gen. Wheeler will take the stump
for Mckinley directly after his retire
ment from the army Sept ID. This Gen.
Wheeler denies, and says his political
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stands now.
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ST. LOUIS has turned down Boston
and taken fourth place among the big
towns Of this country. The five largest
cities rank as follows in point of popu
lat:on, according to the new census
New York. S,4S7, 202; Chicago, 1885,,
$50; Philadelphia, /, 293, 697; st. Louis,
$40. 23s Boston, 5G0,S
THE population of Greater New York.
as indicated by the count Just complet-
ed at the Census Office, is 3, f}9, 222. This
includes the population of the boroughs
of Manhattan and Bronx, and those Of
Brooklyn, Richmond and Queens. A
close estimate Of the increase since 1890
shows it to have been $40 per cent.
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TENNESSEE Republicans are split in
two factions, and have two State tick
cts and two sets of National electors.
There is a marked apathy in the politi-
cal situation in Tennessee, but il is con-
ceded that Bryan and Stephenson and
the entire State Democratic ticket will
carry the State by substantial MAORI
ties.
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Hon. CHAs. A. TowNE spoke at Du-
luth, Mimi, TO the largest audience ey-
er seen in that city at political speak
ing. A large portion of his address was
a reply to Gov. Roosevelt's st. Paul
speech Mr.. Towne characterized New
York's governor as "a predestined and
incorrigible eccentric" and Gan intel
lectual Comanche.
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JOHN G.. WooLEY. the Prohibition
candidate for President, has started on
ten thousand mile campaign tour. He
left Chicago last Saturday. The party
is travelling in what is known as the
Prohibition" train He will be in
Kentucky on the 4th and 9Th of October
along the lines of the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad.
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The Hon. William L. Wilson. Presi-
dent of Washington and Lee University,
believes that up to the present there is
all to commend and nothing to criticize
in the management of the Chinese ques-
ton. With peace restored he believes
the open door policy will open great OPP
portunities for a growing and profitable
commerce in the East.
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Mrs. DIR. q. w. WRIGHT, a woman
physician, at Gilman, H., was the
cause of riot at that place last week,
in which she and five Others were kill
ed. She had been conducting lying
hospital and the death of sixteen
year old girl whom she had in charge
caused the riot in which hundreds par
ticipated. When officers went to the
hospital and attempted TO arrest the
woman she and her employees resisted
and opened fire upon the mob killing
three of them. The hospital was burn
ing and the fatally wounded woman