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The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
ANOTHER COMBINE.
Increased Price to Follow and the
Farmer Must Pay.

Authority has been given the di-
rectors of B. F. Avery d Sons,
Louisville, to enter the proposed
plow combine, provided they think
such action to be to the best inter
ests of the stockholders. A def
mite offer from the promoters of the
combine is expected within thirty
days. What price will be asked
has not as yet been determined on.
The capital stock of the company
is $1,000, 900. There is a good-si-
zcd surplus. Il is thought that
about $2,OOO,OOO will be the di-
rectors' figures,
The combine, if effected, will in
clude some six or eight of the lead
ing manufacturers Of the country
and control about ninety per cent.
of the output. The Louisville
company is the Oldest of its kind
in the country, having been start
ed at Clarksville, Va, by Benia-
min Franklin Avery several years
prior to 1871.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Removed.

Governor Beckham, after hear
ing the report of the State Inspec-
tor on the charges against Super
intendent Mccormick of the Hop
kinsvilie Asylum, Wednesday or
dered his removal, and appointed
DR.. w. A. Lackey, first assistant
physician, to fill the position until
a superintendent is appointed. DR..
Mccormick is charged with improp-
er conduct with Miss Hannah York.
who was employed as an attendant
at the asylum. He states that the
whole matter is a plot to ruin him.
In view Of the fact that the char
acter of DR.. Mccormick and the
woman in the case are at stake
that the Commissioners believe in
his innocence and that without an
official investigation the blot upon
his name can not be removed, the
Governor must have been very
strongly fortified with proof to
have denied the privilege that was
a right that should be
conceded TO any accused person
when there is any doubt of guilt
DIR. Mccormick authorizes the
statement that he will at once
bring suit for $4,000 damages
against the persons who, he alleges,
cOnspired to secure his removal.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Blame it On Armour.

Cattle, hogs, lambs and sheep
are high on the hoof and it takes
skillful carving to cut off any profit
for the butchers. Blame is put,
they say, on the big packing
houses and especially Armour, who
they say is buying up cattle in the
country and advancing prices.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Increased Assessment.

The State Board of Equalization
passed finally upon the valuation
of taxable property in Pike, Powell,
Hickman and this county, and
made the preliminary equalization
of sixteen others. In Pike county
the valuation of town lots was in
creased 6 per cent, and in this
county farm lands and town lots
were each raised , per cent. The
local assessment in Powell and
Hickman was allowed to stand.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
We also keep a full line Of
window Blinds. Oil Cloths.
Glassware. QuGGlSWaTG,
TllVaTG and GTalitGWarG
at prices that will compete
with anybody.
We also keep a full line Of

AS a Special Inducement, for
THIRTY DAYS, with every
$500 sale we are giving presents.
ranging in price from 25c to $40,
such as IoOpiece Dinner Set, $40
Decorated Stand Lamp, Fine Mir
ror, etc. and with every sLoo
sale we give presents ranging from
Lead Pencils to nice Nickel-plated
Tea Kettle worth SG.oo, Bisaue
Figure worth SG.25, Stand Lamp
worth 81 90, etc,
These are only given with CASH
SALES, 50 don't wait; come and
get present at
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Beautiful Skin is Your Fortune

Wrinkles positively removed by
the Famous Aztec Remedy" This
receipt procured at an enormous
cost. 1t has been in use for years
in Mexico and introduced now for
the first time in the United States.
Send ten cents in cash or stamps.
Dixie MEDICINE Co,
Brownsville, Tenn.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
May bang.

James S. Ryan, the young livery
man, of Flemingsburg, who was
stabbed few days ago by Chas.
Gaskins, a negro, is dead. Gas
kins is said to be in hiding near
Owingsville dressed as a woman.
Dispatches say if caught he will
be lynched.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Got S5O,OOO.OOO Of it.

In the House of Commons, Eng
land, the Chancellor of Exchequer,
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, replying
to Mr.. Charming, Liberal, said
100000, 600 of the new loan had
been allotted as follows: To the
Rochschilds, e11,OOO, 900; j. p.
Morgan d Co., E1O,OOO,OOO, and
the Bank of England, f0,OOO, 900,
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
II Cost $4,000.

EX-Lieutenant Governor, John
c. Underwood, was awarded $25-
600 damages in his suit for libel
against Editor Cunningham and
the Methodist Publishing House at
Nashville, which prints the Con-
federate Veteran, The jury gave
the plaintiff judgement for
$l5, 900 against Cunpin =
ham and the publishing house
jointly, and $40, 600 extra against
Cunningham.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
In Luck.

c. c. Force, formerly of Shelby
will, Ky, will succeed Judge j. d.
Terrell as law clerk in the Con
troller's office at Washington
Judge Terrell, who is from Michi-
gan, will be appointed Auditor for
Cuba.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
New Line.

The Pennsylvania and Louisville
and Nashville are opening a new
line from Louisville. ITO Buffalo.
The first train left Sunday and
will daily thereafter until the
close of the Exposition. The ac-
commodation will be frst-class and
the new route will no doubt prove
popular.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Sanitarium.

The Southeastern Kentucky Med
ical Association has purchased a
tract of land at Crab Orchard, on
which is located the celebrated
chalybeate well, and, it is said, will
shortly build sanitarium there.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
All Look Alike.

Mr.. Mckinley is both President
and right when he observes that it
is hard to distinguish between Re
publican and Democrat when they
happen to sit down together at
Uncle Sans pie table-they both
appropriate to themselves all the
pastry i'm reach.-Louisville Times.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Sudden Death.

Angns Wood, aged 40, a promi-
nent farmer of Fernleaf, Mason
county, died suddenly Tuesday
night while sitting up with a sick
neighbor,
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
TraiEs Running

The first train was run over the
new Morehead d West Liberty
railroad Friday. This road when
completed will go through uncull-
ed forests and the camel coal on
it, line is the best in the world.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
HOnOred.

Mr.. Alfred G.. Moses, of Louis
vile, has been elected rabbi Of a
Mobile congregation. Mr.. Moses
is "a brother of Mrs. :. NJ. New
meyer, Of this city, we'll educated
and said to be "a very brilliant
young man.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Amended Articles.

Amended articles of incorpora-
tion were filed in the Office of the
Secretary of State by the Louis
vile, Anchorage and Pewee Valley
Railroad Company. 1t increases
its capital stock from $40, 900 TO
$3.50, 600.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Convicted.

Amos Sterling, negro, was con
yictod at Philadelphia for murder
in the first degree for completely in
the murder Of Roy Wilson White,
young professor of the University
of Pennsylvania.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Mckinley in the South.

Southern University, a colored
school, New Orleans, had the hon
or of a visit from President Nc
Kinley. The President talked of
the good times under the present
administration, and the 900 coons
gave a responsive yell,
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Strict Quara ntine.

Extra precautions are being Ia
ken to prevent the spread of typhus
fever from Mexico into this coun-
try. Health officers are regularly
inspecting every train crossing the
frontier.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Black Horse.

Leading Republicans of Louis
vile are talking of putting a dark
horse in the field for the nomina-
for Mayor, and President Stern, of
the Council, is mentioned.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
New Post Offices.

Post-oliices have been established
at Means, Menifee county, with W
W. Means as postmaster; and Nave,
Fayette county, with Walt Brook
ing as postmaster.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
.@@@S@@ GOO
WALL
PAPER!

We have the biggest and most
complete line Of WALL PAPER
ever shown in Mt. Sterling. and
can furnish you paper from sc per
bolt up Don't put off papering,
come at once and get your choice
of the whole line while the comb;.
nations remain unbroken.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Resigned.

The resignation of DR., W. c..
Black, of Barbourville, as surgeon
of the Second Kentucky State
Guard was accepted by the Cover
nor.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
But II Won't.

The President has found Dixie ;
heart all right, and is in hopes
that he can turn her head before
the next election Louisville Times
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Drowned.

Miss Townsend, aged nineteen,
was drowned near Irvine by the
oyerturning Of skiff in which she
was riding. Two other women were
rescued.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Planting Late.

Farmers have planted very little
corn. Season is late and ground
is in bad condition. However, the
usual crop will be put in in Mont
gOmerY county
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Representatives May Slander.

Judge Fields decides that a cor
poration is not responsible for
slander spoken by its agents.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Dead.

George b. Burch, one of the
best-known men in the Mississippi
valley, is dead.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
Public Debt.

The yublic debt Of the United
States, less cash in the Treasury,
amounts to over 81, ,O7O, 900, 900.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07

Illinois people do not want a
new constitution.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07

Prompt delivery, with clean,
fresh stock daily, will be our
drawing card.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-05-07
The Peoples Organ.

Largest circulation of anu
journal in the Tenth Con-
gressiOnal District.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-28
DIED FROM STARVATION.
A Milwaukee NIan and His wife Per-
Ish Because Of Hunger.

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 21.-The
deaths of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hoefer
from starvation were reported to the
police yesterday by Agent Frellson,
of the Associated Charities in this
city. The cases were discovered by
Mr.. Frellson on Monday last. The
couple had sold most of their furni-
ture for small sum of money, with
which they purchased food and fuel
for themselves and two children.
When most of the food had been eat
en- it is supposed the parents deprived
themselves in order to save the chill
dren, and, being too proud to beg,
literally starved to death.
When the discovery was made the
Hoefers were in a frightfully enact
ated condition and the children were
sick from the lack of proper nourish-
ment. The parents were taken to Il
hospital and died, one on Monday and
the other Tuesday. Mrs. Hoefer is
said to have a wealthy sister living
in Philadelphia. 1t is said that Mrs.
Hoefer's last request was that her
sister be asked to care for the chill
dren
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-28
a WELL-KEPT SECRET.
A Doctor Tells of the Burial of Presi-
dent LincOIn's Assassin.

New York, Feb. 21.-The monthly
dinner of the Medico-Legal society
was given last night in the Hotel St.
Andrews. The principal speaker was
DR.. George l.. Porter, of Bridgeport.
He read paper entitled "Reminis-
censes of the Assassination of Presi-
dent Lincoln DR.. Porter told the
story of the assassination and said:
81 was in medical charge in Wash
ington after the murder of Lincoln
and had unequalled opportunities for
observation. The descriptions of the
disposition of Booths body are mac
curate.
"I'he body was taken to Washing
ton, identified by many persons and
afterwards taken in a boat to the
Washington arsenal, and in the dead
of night, in the presence of the mill
tory storekeeper, four enlisted men
and myself, the only commissioned
officer, was hidden in a place so secret
that never to this day has it been
correctly described. We were re-
quested by Secretary Stanton to keep
silent, and no man during these 80
years has yet told. believe the body
was finally given to the family under
agreement never to mark by mound
or monument where it should be
Dlaced ~
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-28
SALT AND PEPPER
We're Not Needed TO spice this Session
of the Lower Branch of Congress.

Washington, Feb. 22.-Thursday
was another field day in the house.
Two distinct sensations occurred.
Early in the day during consideration
of an amendment TO the deficiency
appropriation bill to prevent haZing
at the naval academy, Mr.. Hepburn,
of Iowa, used exceedingly strong
language while inveighing against
the practice of haZing, charging that
the habits of tyranny and oppression
formed by the officers of the army
and navy at their academies were re-
sponsible for the refusal of sailors
to enlist in the navy and for the
large number of desertions from the
army. Moreover, he alleged that
the officers stood by each other when
in trouble, saying that the command
ers of 25 vessels of the navy lost
since the civil war. had, with one eX-
ception, escaped with slight punish
ment. Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, and
Mr. Dayton, of West Virginia, warm
ly defended the navy.
The stir caused by Mr.. Hepburn's
speech, however, was mild compared
with the row which was kicked up
over some items in the bill for extra
compensation to employees of the
house. Mr.. Dinsmore, of Arkan-
sas, exposed the fact that
one of the employees of the
house while occupying one position
was drawing salary for another, and
that the difference between the salar-
les was to be made up in one of the
items of the bill. This led to a gem
eral ventilation of the domestic af-
fairs of the house, during which Mr..
Dailey. of Texas, declared that the
situation was a scandal upon the in
tegrity of the house. He charged
that there were employees of the
house who were dividing their salaries
with others who performed no work,
and challenged any one on the other
side to deny his allegations.
1t was explained by Mr.. Joy, of Mis-
souri,, and others that there was no
law concerning the employees of the
house. Mr.. Cannon contented him
self with saying matters were very
much mixed" Mr.. Bailey offered a
resolution for the appointment of an
investigating committee, which was
referred to the committee on rules
with the assurance of Mr.. Payne. the
ma iority leader, that it would be re-
ported at once.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-28
CONSTITUTION is SIGNED.
Cuba's Organic Law Will Now Go to
Washington for Approval by Com
greSs.

Havana, Feb. 22.-The Cuban con-
stitution, first submitted by the cen
tral committee to the convention at
the public session of January 21. was
signed yesterday. One copy was sent
to Gov. Gen. Wood and the other
placed among the records of the con-
vention. The president and vice
president signed first and the dele
gates followed in the order of their
seats on the floor of the convention,
the two secretaries signing last.
Senior Cisneros created a sensation
by refusing to sign. He said: Cuba
is now independent and | can see no
reason for sending this constitution
to the United States for acceptance.
The United States government has
no right to pass on it, for it is a dis
tinctly Cuban document and was
drawn up by this convention, which
has assumed the responsibility of
establishing the republic"
As the delegates retired, Senior Ia
mayo remarked: ''We are all Gu
bans, senor," and Cisneros replied:
eyes. when the time comes to fight the
Americans, we will fight them to-
gether." Then he turned toward the
press table and, shaking his fist at
the American newspaper men, he
said: The Americans are like the
monkey. When the monkey closes
its paw on a thing it never wants to
let go"
Subsequently he said he would sign
the copy of the constitution that had
been filed with the records of the
convention, but would wait until the
other had been sent to Washington,
in order to avoid any possibility of
his name being attached to that also.
The special committee on relations
has not yet decided what report it
will make.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-28
MURDER AND ARSON.
Charges Upon which Two Men are
Arrested In "A West Virginia Town.

Sistersville, W. Va, Feb. 21-Word
was received Wednesday from String
town, small oil village in the in
terror of Tyler county, that Tuesday
night fire had started in a drug
store and before the flames were un-
der control several buildings had
been consumed and that John Glen
denning had been burned to death.
The report was verified later in the
day and the latest report from
Stringtown is that two men have
been arrested for arson and murder.
1t appears that there had been a
sort of Carrie Nation crusade in the
oil village against the dives and
speakeasies during the past two
weeks and a warning had been given
that unless the proprietor of the
drug store, over which Clendenning
slept, stopped selling liquor the place
would be either burned or blown up.
After the fire was under control it
was demonstrated that there had
been no explosion, and it is now as
serted that the fire was the work of
fanatics who desired to rid the town
of the alleged spealeasy.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-28
IN a BLlZZARD'S GRASP.
Western Pennsylvania Suffers from
One OF the Worst snow storms Ever
Known in that Section.

Cory, Pa. Feb. 21.-In the history
of this region no storm ever before
reached the fury of Wednesdays biz
Zard With half a dozen feet of
snow on country roads and outlying
city districts, Hatch street buried un-
der II feet of snow, CORY caught
about the worst part of the storm. a
heavy fall of snow accompanied by a
fierce wind of great velocity set in
Tuesday evening and has continued
with undated vigor.
The railways early recognized the
fact that they had no ordinary storm
to contend with and made hurried
preparations to fight the elements.
The Western New York Pennsyl-
vania railways accommodation train,
due here at S:45 a. m, was stalled IN
a drift while rushing down the sum
init, huge grade south of this city.
1t was dug out with difficulty and
again started on it's precarious Jour
ney toward Buffalo. This road is
operating its trains with three en-
gines and has three plows at work on
80 miles of track. The worst drifts
are at Summerdale. where they reach
a height of 20 feet in spots.
TN the Philadelphia & Erie road a
snow plow jumped the track at Jack
son while endeavoring to force its
way through a big drift. Traffic was
delayed several hours. For the first
time in many years this road has been
compelled to use snow plows. The
Erie is also compelled to operate has
tily improviscd snow plows, some
thing unheard of on the main line
west of Salamanca The Lake Shore
and the Nickel Plate are running
their trains, but many hours behind
time. Farmers cannot send a horse
through the snow and are forced to
walk miles for life's necessities. There
is undoubtedly much suffering among
them
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-28
LYNCHERS ARE FOILED.
RaIIroaders search "a Topeka Jail foK
a Criminal, but Fail To Find Him.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 21.-The vigil
ance of officers was all that saved
"Slick" Slater, white man, p years
of age, from lynching by an infuriat-
ed mob last night. lie Will yet De
lynched if he can be found.
Slater assaulted 17-year-old LottIe
Gerberick Monday evening and was
captured by Topeka officers the next
day in Carbondale, 20 miles from
here. The officers kept the fact of
the capture quiet and placed Slater IN
the county jail here.
1t became known yesterday after
noon that he was here, and immedl-
ately the men of the Santa Fee shops,
where the girls father is employed,
decided that he should be lynched.
They at once sent a committee to
watch the rail while they arranged
details for the expected lynching.
BY o'clock there was an angry
mob of 900 men around the county
Jail demanding that the prisoner be
delivered to them. \ brigade or
Santa Fe boilermakers, armed with
heavy sledgehammers. stood ready to
make short work of the jail in case
the demands were not granted.
Shelf Cook told the crowd that the
prisoner had been removed and OF
fered to let the committee search the
Jail. Ten men, headed by Gerberick,
made a thorough search. Slater
could not be found and the men so
reported. This failed to satisfy the
mob, and twice they started to break
in the Jail doors.
1t developed that early in the af-
ternoon the sheriff, in anticipation
of trouble. ordered a deputy to get
Slater out of town. The deputy drove
TO Hoyt with Slater and entered a
northbound Rock Island train with
him. 1t is thought here that the
man is now in Jail at Atchison.
The Santa Fe shopmen are deter
mined to lynch Slater when he is
brought back here for trial, and to
this end have appointed large Wig
lance committee TO be constantly on
the lookout for him. The Santa Fe
men have a record for lynching, hav-
ing strung up John Oliphant here T.
years ago. for assault.
The county jail, which the lynching
party visited in search of Slater, is
the same in which Mrs. Nation is
confined Mrs. Nation was much
alarmed at the course of the even
ing's events, but fear for herself did
not once enter her mind apparently
i he law enforcement army met at
the First Christian church last night
and on hearing of the projected at
tack on the Jail, sent a message to
Sheriff Cook saying that 300 members
of the organization would be on the
spot to help protect the Jail from the
mob This evidence of loyalty on
the part of her followers highly
pleased Mrs. Nation, and she ex.
pressed her praise of them in unmeas-
ured terms.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-28
YOUNG AND DARING.
An Illinois Farmer Holds Up Bank
Cashier and Steals IL Train, but Is
Captured.

Rantoul, ILL.,, Feb. 21.-The private
banking institution of f. b. Nennum
at Fisher, a small hamlet in the
northwest part of Champaign county,
was robbed Wednesday by a lone
highwayman, who secured $1,620.
About 10 o'clock Arthur Hyer, a recll-
less farmer, aged % years, entered
the bank and in quiet tone said he
wanted money, at the same time COW
ering the clerks with a pistol. The
cashier, Arthur Nennum, handed out
the money requested and the robber
backed out of the door.
An alarm was given at once, but
not before the robber had boarded a
freight train just pulling into the Hi
nois Central yards. He took charge
of the engine and pulled through
town at high speed. However, sew
eral citizens had armed themselves
and caught the caboose of the train
as it passed the depot. After run
ming about mile the train was
stopped and the desperate was cap
tured in the cab of the engine. All
of the money stolen was recovered.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-28
A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
An Omaha Wan Claims that $4,000
Which He Placed i'm safe Deposit
Vault Has Been Stolen.

Chicago, Feb. 22-An indictment
was voted yesterday against "one
Salisbury, alias William Wood"
charging him with the larceny of
$4,000.
The evidence upon which the indict-
ment was found was given to the
grand jury by Guy c. Barton, of
Omaha, one of the wealthiest resi-
dents of that city; X. C. Barton, son
of Guy T. Barton, and c. L. Loss, of
the contracting firm of G. L. Loss &
Co., of Chicago. After the Indictment
was found papers were prepared to
secure the eXtradition of salisbury,
alias William Wood" from Michigan,
he being now, it is said, in that state.
1t is said that the alleged larceny
is the outcome of a railway construc-
ton construct involving $4,00O,000. 1t
is said that Barton and his son came
to Chicago bringing $4,000 as earnest
money in the deal. The amount was
in currency and was deposited in a
safety deposit vault. 1t is said the
only witnesses of the act of placing
the money in the vault were the
three men who testified in the case
yesterday and salisbury, alias Will
liam Wood" Four days later Mr..
Barton went to the vault and found
that the money had been taken away.