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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-06
CASTLEMAN AT WORN.
Decides TO Organize a Battalion OF
Militia at Once.

Louisville Ky, Feb. 5-Late
last night it was decided by Gelt
Castleman to organize a battaliot
of what is to be known as the FirsG
Regiment. J. +. Gregory was ap-
pointed Major and viii be in COM
mand of these troops, The battal-
ion will be organized in this city
and the first steps to that end We're
taken tonight. The adjournment
of the Legislature from Frankfort
to Louisville, the Democrats assert,
was legal. Under section Al of the
State Constitution, they say, the
General Assembly has the power.
with the consent of each house, to
meet at a place other than the one
at which it is sitting.
The Democratic Legislators to-
day have been busy keeping out
of the way to avoid being arrested
and taken to London About thirty
of them are in Cincinnati. A few
living in the western part of the
State felt secure in going to their
homes, while vuite number are in
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The Body Of the Dead States.
man Will be Buried
Will Lie i'm State at COvington
To-Day and at Frankfort
TO-rIOrrOw.

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 4.-The re-
mains of Gov. VIM. Goebel will be
buried in Frankfort in the cemetery
overlooking the Kentucky River,
where lie the remains of Daniel
Boone, Vice President Richard
Johnson and several Kentucky
Governors, eminent jurists and
soldiers.
Although the burial will take
place in Frankfort, in accordance
with the wishes of the friends Of the
dead man, the funeral services will
be held in Covington, his home.
The remains Will be taken to Cow
ington tomorrow on a specialtrain,
which will leave here about or Z
O'Clock. The train will consist Of
three cars, one car for the casket
and the actual pall-bearers. A
private car will be furnished the
relatives of the dead man, while a
sleeper will be furnished for the
members of the legislative commit
tee. which has not yet been selected
Judges of the Court of Appeals anc
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GOV. BECKHAM.
The Youthful Successor Takes
Hold With a Firm Hand.
Coebel is Dead, But Goebelism,
Thank God, Still Lives in
Kentucky.

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 3.--Exactly
one hour after the death of Mr..
Goebel, Acting Gov J. c. w. Beck
ham was sworn in as Governor OF
the State, the oath being admins
tered by s. J. Shackelford, Clerk Of
the Court of Appeals.
1t had been determined to keep
secret the news of the death of Gov.
Goebel until Lieut.. Gov. Beckham
should have been formally inducted
into office, and the delay was made
greater by the inability of Dr..
Mccormack to leave the bedroom
of Gov Goebel and make the proper
certificate of death. Until this had
been done the Democratic attorneys
were unwilling that the oath OF
Office should be administered.
The ceremony took place in
small room on the same floor as
that in which Mr.. Goebel died, and
but a few doors to the west of it.
Gov. Beckham's first official act
was to issue the following procla-
nation:
To-the People of the Common
wealth of Kentucky:
With the profoundest sorrow l
announce to the people of this Com
monwealth that the work of the as
sassin has ended in the death Of
Gov. William Goebel, and that. un-
der the Constitution and the law,
upon notice of this deplorable event,
/ have qualified and assumed the
duties of Chief Executive of the
State.
In William Goebel Kentucky has
lost one of her greatest and noblest
sons. His high character for
courage, manliness and honesty in
defense Of the rights of the people
led to his destruction; and while
yet in the vigor of his manhood he
has become a martyr to their cause.
l enter upon the discharge of the
duties of this high Office surrounded
by conditions and circumstances
which would tax the wisdom of men
far stronger than l. Knowing well
the trying difficulties that are
ahead of me, and the dangers which
surround me have already COM
passed the destruction of civil gov
eminent in the capital of the State,
hereby solemnly warn and COM
mand that all violent characters
and militia of the State, now in
I possession of this city and the pub
lie buildings, do Immediately dis
band, lay down their arms and re-
turn to their homes and occupa-
tions. Feeling most deeply the re-
sponslbilities and difficulties Of the
situation, invoke the aid and sup
port of all the law-abiding and law
respecting Christian people of this
Commonwealth; and | promise in a
legal way, if within the power OF
man, to restore peace, quiet and
protection to all individuals, re-
CARELESS of party or station, under
the Constitution, which l have so
solemnly sworn to obey.
Given under my hand at the city
of Frankfort this, the Sd day of
February, A. d. 1000.
]. c. w. BEcKHAM, Governor.
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greatest Chief Executive, Kentucky
has ever known.
AllFrankfOrt In Tears.

After hours of anxious waiting,
when the silent throng with
out the chamber caught the first
whispered message, Coy Goebel
is dead. there was a sob, another,
then another, and another, as the
message sped its way until all of
Frankfort was in tears, Stout
men, to whose eyes a tear was well
nigh unknown, wept for William
Goebel, and few were those about
the chamber of death who sought to
hide their grief.
Judges Of the highest courts, leg
islators, politicians, guards, who
had stood their faithful watch
through sleepless days and nights;
women, whose gentle hands minis
tered to the last wants Of Democra-
cy's courageous leader citizens
high and low joined in this sad
chorus of grief as though their
all had gone with Goebel,
A Martyrs Words.
Yet there rang into the ears Of
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other political friends.
Lying in State.

Tuesday morning the remains
will be conveyed to Odd Fellows
Hall, in Coyington, and from $50 in
the morning until 10 o'clock in the
evening will lie in state, the hall
being kept open in the evening to
allow the working people an OPP
Portunity to view the remains.
The funeral services will be ex-
tremely simple, in Difference not
only to the wishes of Gov. Goebel,
but also of the members of his
family.
Wednesday morning the remains
will be brought back to Frankfort
and placed in the big ball room of
the Capitol Hotel, where they will
lie in state all that day. Some APP
prehension is felt of trouble on that
day, as it is believed that from So
900 to $4,000 strangers will be in
the city 10 view the remains of the
Democratic leader, and the bitter
feeling engenderd by his death may
result in a clash. Precautions are
being taken irrespective OF party TO
prevent trouble, and no serious out
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GOV. Beckham's Order.

(coNTINUED on FoURTn PAGE
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VIII Probated.

The will of Mrs. Rosa N. Cole
man, deceased, was probated yes
terday. She bequeathed all of her
property TO her daughter, Bonnie
Coleman The latter was named
as executrix, without bond, ana
she qualified yesterday.
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Yet there rang into the cars o.
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Collier Promptly Bounced.

The first official action of the
new Democratic Governor was the
appointment of Gen. Jno. b. Castle
man Adiutant General, and his last
act as acting Governor was an or
der removing Adj. Gen. Collier and
Assist Adj. Gen. Dickson. The
order was as follows:
Gov. Beckham's Order.
Executive Office State of Ken
lucky, Frankfort, KY, Feb. g.,
1900, The following Executive or
der is published for the information
and guidance of all concerned.
State of Kentucky Executive De-
partment, Frankfort, KY, Feb. 3,
1900 Executive Order, No. l.)-
N-Daniel IL. Collier, Adiutant
General, aud J. x. Dickson, Assist
ant Adjutant General, are hereby
removed from office, to take effect
Immediately
fro.rrrrnstrrI, on rrffrpr,rt pace
The Afro-American advance., 1900-08-25

The proper spelling of Welsh names
Ia matter known only TO experts. and
4, gives much trouble TO English post
olllee officials, who are able in many
eases 20 make only guess, so TO speak
at the spelling OF place names. Sir Her.
bert Maxwell. In an article In an Eng.
lish magazine, gives an amusing exam
pie Of this,
On March 3. isss. the following tele-
gram Vas handed in for delivery at the
post office of Chepstows
"Going to Llanfairpwlg gwugwllgo.
gerhwllclydligog0goch. Shall be q,
home by t,a0."
The postmaster. thinking there was
more than fair penn 'orth" of con,
sonants in the name, referred IL to hi.
surveyor. who wrote back
at Is an attempt at the name OF 1
village in Anglesey. but Is evidently no,
written by Welshmani the spelling
Is incorrect, and but for the Joke OF tbs
thing, the ordinary ahhreviatlnn--I..
falrpwll--would have been better. Tn,
name, correctly written. l give below
Llanfairpwllgwyngyligogerchwyrnyd
robwlliandisllliogegogoeh."
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York man on his way TO the commence.
ment exercises = century ago would
suggest certain changes and develop
ments. He saw no telegraph. telephone
nor trolley wires; no electric light
posts. no street car. no bicycle. no au-
tomohile. no steam FIRE engine, no gas
fixture in a window. with baseball glove
and eateher's mask suspended thereon;
no one Of many eonveniences and abb
solutely necessary eontrivanoes as ws
now estimate them.
Nevertheless. Il would be . mistake
to infer that the material side of the
environment was = fair indication of
the mental equipment and possibilities
OF that day. A diploma is q commits
sion to do something in and for the
world, and il must be owned that the
class Of 1880 and other classes Of that
general period set an example Of per-
formance that our candidates for GER
tiaestes and degrees may well initiate.
Il Is the use. and not merely the nun.
Der. Of advantages that Is decisive.
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crick. Why hadn't II been for the
crick. he'd had TO go all the way to
the O'Plainr to get watherl Why
why-why. he'd lost all his stock,
hadn't been for the crick.'
well. poor old Hadley got rid of
him at last and called up green Yam
kee boy about ~ years old. His arms
and legs were twice too long for his
clothes and he had the grin of a
Cheshire cat and held bis shoulders
up To his cnrs-so.
Snow, John says lIndlcy. you iugt
tell how much you think Mr. Buggy
ought to pay MIR. Hennessy on account
of his having To haul water all winter,
when he'd well dug on purpose TO
water his stock
"John snufiied. Nobody didn't say
nothin' bout Mr. Buggy's hirin' Mr.
Hennessy 10 haul no water he
drawled out. Mr., Buggy don't need
no water. anyhow. Hain't got no
horses nor no stock nt all. | don't
believe he asked Mr., Hennessy to haul
no water for him. an 80 | don't see
no reason why he should pay Mr.. Hen
messy for haulin' water, when
'Therel Therel That1l do SAYS
Hadley, 4 give II up, squire. can't
prove anything
"'Oh. we'll said. It's short work
then. | shall have To enter judgment
against you. Mr.. liennessy. for zen
dollars and costs. Witness and con.
stable fees aud Justices costs. $3.50.
Total. $lA50.'
Grizzly old Hcnnessy walked up as
checrfully aS q cricket aud threw SIS
on the table. shove the odd half in
yer trousers, squire he says. Yen
made II some day. an I'm satisfied an
nyhowl Ne see. yer honor, | used
To fight with the b'yS in my young
days. but I'm getting too ould now
So all can do is TO take little Jerk
at 'cm in the la once In awhile. Now
squire. just gather up yer little trops
an come over to the grocery an wei
have drink together an 20 home an
be happy until next timc''"
Much laughter grertcd the end oi
the story rs the old major dropped
back into the leather chair. and Greg
ory, with a satisfied grin, proceeded q
follow old Hennessy's example by call
ing waiter and directing him Z,
take the gcntlemcn's orders, Chi
cago Daily Record.
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cHINA,s SECRET SOCIETIES.
rae Leading Men Are Those wAe
Fave Eeen Disappointed ia
Trying to Obtain ONCE.

The most important of those socie-
ties are known under the names of the
Trinity" the 'Poignard." the Pure
Tea" the "KnIfe's Sect" the "Vem-
phar" and the most widely spread
among the cultured classes is called
Heaven, Earth, Man" says Paris pa
per.
The society Of the Boxers is branch
from the CLOSED Hand" and they
must have been called so by some Eng
lish sporting men residing in China.
The mother society is one of those in
Vulnerable associations which exist in
the Celestial empire, as there existed
in Spain the "Black Hand. in Italy
the 'NCarbonari,' the ,''Mafia," the
"camorra." etc. China, with its dense
population and democratic regime, is
a benighted land for such associations.
They disguise themselves under all
kinds of inoffensiye appearances, phi
lanthropic, philosophic or utilitarian.
Tltus the .closed Hand" claims to be
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An Artistic Elevator Man.

Full many a flower is born TO blush
unseen. The conductor Of one of the
senate elevators Is genius In disguise
says Washington letter.
The elevator man is a natural artist,
During the interval when he is not the
custodian of an ascending or descend
ing statesman he is busy with his pen
Gil, aud the result OF his work adorns
the elevator car. Like Corrgggio, who
drew with charcoal on the white.
washed wall. because he had neither
pencil nor paper, the elevator man
finds In the daily weather bulletin card
the medium for the display of his tai
entN. Yesterday the card bore an ex.
quisite landscape. diversified with
mountains and water and ships. while
the day before the picture represented
a Venetian street. The chief d'oeuvre
OF the artist was copy of the Venus ds
Milo. admirably drawn. who posed In
all her armless beauty above the pro
sale words: weather cloudy and
warmer. with southwest winds" Tn,
elevator man Is student at night al
| the Corcoran art school. and hopes
some day TO graduate from his present
1 lob
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pUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Teaeher-HName several kinds Of
lights, Willie" Willie-"Gas lights,
electric lights and IsTaeiites. ."-Indi-
annapolis News.
.Groundedl"Lightning-rod seem to
be out Of date Yes. the business
was run into the ground long ago.
Philadelphia Bulle in.
No Doubt of t.-Teacher-"In the
sentence Patrick beat John with his
fists what is Patriek?" Bright Boy
Hes Irish. b."-PhiIadelphia Press.
A Wild Goose chase.-fYes, both
the criminals got away without any
trouble What were the police do
ing Chasing theories. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
3"But, my dear husband, IL really IL
unjust OF you TO abuse mothers-in-
law 40; there are good ones. Well
well, never mind; haven't said any
thing against yours-it's only mine
I'm grumbling about. Boston Trav-
eler
we amt gofn' t. let our Alfred go
THAT school no more. What's the
reason ?'' It's wicked place. He
came home last night n said the
teacher'd ben maxim 'em read pro-
fame st'ry."-PhiladeIphia Evening
Bulletin.
Lawyer-"why didn't you come to
me? could have given yon some
good advice" Mr.. Kraft don't be-
lieye 1t. Any advice you'd give would
be necessarily poor, or you'd sell it;
and the kind you sell is too DEAR
Philadelphia Press.
Reformer-"But. tell me, have you
never had anJ qualms of conscience
about your business OF selling liquor"
saloonist-"Often. Thousands OF
times have thought what fool
was not TO have labeled my stuff as
vegetable extracts and natures RENE
dies and sold them TO folks who like
nip II they can only fool themselves
into thinking they are simply taking
medicine. boston Transcript.
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BoERs AS PASTRY COOKS.
uousewives OF the TransvsaI Are
Fond of the Old Datch Dainties
of New York.

About IL years ago, when the first
gold rush took place to the Witwaters-
rand gold fields. the place was only
approached by road; there were no
railways for some years afterward.
LAUNDERING mail coaches brought the
miners from Kimberley or Natal to
johannesburg. says the Chicago Even
ing News.
On the road were stopping places
where the teams were changed and
the passengers refreshed. These
houses were usually Boer farms, and
the farmers made good thing out OF
dispensing hospitality to wayfarers.
In the middle of long table stood
the Dishes Everyone helped himself
by digging wo-pronged fork into
the dish nearest him There was no
tablecloth; everything was dirty and
unappetizing But the farmers wives
are clever at making preserves and
thsy particularly excel in a prepara-
tion of tangarines preserved in sugar
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RULES FOR SMALL FOLKS.
Sensible Suggestions for Parenti
Concerning Their Care In
summer.

Provide outdoor amusement. or
amusement on the shady side OF the
veranda, for children during the In.
tense heat of the day from 12 unit.
y and on rainy days-at other times
they should be out OF doors. They
should never go out in the morning
however. until they have had some
thing to eat. II only a glass of milk
and slice OF bread To play out OF
doors before the system has been forti
fled by nourishment is TO court malaria
and they should be indoors again be.
fore the dew begins to fall. Children
should eat regularly three meals a day
says the American Quren.
All vegetables and fruits given them
should be absolutely fresh and ripe
II Is very important that the bowels
OF children should be kept regularly
open, and this can be done by judlcious
diet.
Children are often tormented during
the summer by mosquitoes or other in.
sects. They can be protected from
them by sponging weak carboiic acic
on their skin and hair and even on the
clothing. N found necessary. II al
ready bitten e.dcr-fower water applied
TO the parts will give relief.
Let the pillows upon which the chill
dren sleep be low and dlled with hair
not feathers. In soft feather pillows
the head sinks low and becomes over.
heated.
When . child Is asleep don't cover II,
face with IA handkerchief. Let him hav,
the full benefit of the air; II IL is neees
sary 10 cover him TO prevent flies OF
mosquitoes from disturbing his slum
ber, throw piece Of netting over the
bed or carriage. The child can breathe
through netting, but not through cam
bric,
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piece Of clothegline. We know. an !
tied stone on the end of It. An |
Just paid ii out, han over han'-so-
until IL struck bottom-see? An then.
yer honor. bein' as Hennessy's rich
man an Buggy's poor diyil. ! just
gave q couple foot more for Buggy's 5
benefit. An. yer honor, barrin the
couple foot gave Buggy because Hen.
nessy's rich, the well was q feet dape,
yer honor
by that time Hadley had got his
breath again. Mr.. Flannigan. says
he, were trying to prove damages
here. you know Now, how much
damage should you say 1t was TO Mr..
Hennessy having TO haul water for his
stock ali winter? p
'Divil bit of dommidgel He had
dom good luck TO get the watheT.Z 1t
was an advantage TO i'm that he could
get wather for his stock. Shure, an II
he thought IL was dommidge, why
didn't he quit hauling it?'
3''IIadiey gave n groan.. give him
up he says,, Stand aside, Flannigan'
Abu dpH 7 hHbH III thiAEs hiAA ~
come up here and be sworn
aBrady was short, chunky Irish
man. with a twinkle in his blue eyes
TINT gave the lie to his fat. vacant
looking face, Dim of the same opin-
ion ms Mr.. Flnnnigan. says Brady,
with a simple grin. 'Oi think IL was
a great advantage to Mr.. Hennessy
10 get wather from the crick. II he
hadn't got II. his stock would a died.
l can't see how 1t has any dommidge
at all
"'Well. you stand aside says Had
ley. Mellon. you come up here
"Mellon was n little erazy.actIng fell
low with his hnir hanging in his eyes
all wild. He didn't talk. He just
babbled on high c.
'Why--why why-why' he be-
gan. Hadn't been for the crick, Hem
nessy's horses would all died! Why
why-why why--'twas good luck TO
I'm he could get wather from the
The Afro-American advance., 1900-08-25

One Of the popular and successful no.
tells In this city, was known Is years
ago as haunted house. says the New
York Press. Tenants were KEEP,
awake at all hours OF the night by the
most remarkable noises. These were
80 persistent that leases were cast to
the winds and rooms vacated without
notice. 1t acquired so bad a name that
women would not pass by II, but
walked on the opposite sste OF the
street. Ito owner was in despair. III.
nally he was forced 10 close IL for a
season, which allowed the walls to set.
tie and the plumbing 20 adjust itself I o
sinkings and shinkingS, swellIngs and
tMistingS. A brave man slept there
for week aud reported that he had
heard no noises of any kind, Another
brave cue leased the house for 30 years,
opened II In fine style. and to da is
turning away Aordes Of would be pa.
irons.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-08-25

Utah and Wyoming. agriculture is
largely dependent on irrigation. The
distribution OF the water supply Is
regulated By law, and costs about one
dollarp per acre. Nebraska and Wyoming z
have water commissioners. who receive
all applications and determine all con-
troverSies. In the other four states
there Is much litigation. But when the
ranehman's water rights are once es-
tabliShed. he thinks himself far more
sure OF regular crops than the farmer
in "the humid states" where there Is
always liability of drought or exces-
sive rainfall, while he has the exact
amount of moisture he needs, just
when he wants II. and at no other time
and aiwavA On tap.
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merely a gymnastic association, with
out any religious or philosophic tend
encies. 1t aims at a race war, war
of revenge, against the Manchus, the
eonquerors of China. But its branch,
the Boxers. leaves to the future the
settlement of shat question, and aims
at the destruction of the Europeans,
whose infltration into China is of
more recent date and is sure, II unre-
stricted, to absorb and conquer pence
fully the Chinese race as thoroughly
as IL has been subjugated by the Man
chus.
These associations include all the
disappointed men who have passed
those examinations without which no
office can be obtained in China, but
which do not guarantee the holding
OF such Offices, for there are more APP
plicants than places. 1"ese are at the
head of most Of the secret societies
They teach to the uneducated MEM
bers that the invasion of foreigners
has caused the misery and want of
work recently so prevalent IN China.
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&ur STORY. Y.Te,,,5
1T sT.UGg
OVER WISE.

Avaunt. oh, man Of wisdom. Though your
purpose may be kind.
You Jar cur ifcilnations and you irritate
the mind.
You bid each mortal be as dull and silent
as clam,
Since daughters just a nervous twitching
Of the diaphragm;
And tears. so much respected as an evil
donce OF woe.
Appear because the ducts are IN q state Of
of overflow,
And the dainty. roguish dimpie which We
ardentiy adore
Is merely depression in a muscle-noihing
more.
Her charming blushes-oven these the
scientist diadainH;
They are simply distentIon Of the eapil-
larry veins.
He sees no more than pigment in the color
OF her hair.
Each sentiment he strangiea In his cynical
despair
oh. better be toiier with a heart attuned
to JOY.
or stroller In whose bosom earthly blisses
do not eloy.
Or savage on an island where enthusiasms
start.
Than be the man who yawns and says ho
knows Il all by heart.
--Washlngton Star.
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Fire. 10 Wheat rIeIa..

This season has been a peculiar one
In the way Of fires In the wheat fields
Of this valley, says the Seattle Post In.
tslligencsr. ever 200 acres OF ripe
grain have now been destroyed by
fires. In sone cases 20 acres being
burned before the flames could be
stopped. In most eases the grain was
insared at from IS to $40 an acre. so
that the loss will not be complete. In.
saring grain Aas become large part OF
the business Of insurance agents sipce
the fires have become SO numerous.
Most Of the FIRES result from sparks
from locomotives and threshlng ca.
k.aea