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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-02-22
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
Damages Awarded the Merricks
In Suit Against Officers.

Cadiz, KY, Feb. 2l.-The jury
Monday returned a verdict of 500
for the plaintiffs in the damage
suit of Robert Merrick and wife
against Deputy Sheriffs Wiley
Jones and William Dodd.
The Merricks sued for $4,000
damages for the humiliation con-
sequent upon the effort ct the Of
ficers to arrest Frank Merrick on a
forgery charge. Merrick was i'll at
the time and was reported to have
died the next day. The burial was
a hurried one and gave rise to
neighborhood rumors that Merrick
did not die at all. Opinion is still
divided as to whether he is dead or
living.
II is believed the defendants in
the damage case will take an APP
peal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-02-22
WILL PROBATED.
All of Estate Bequeathed To Son
and Daughter.

The will of the late Mrs. Henning-
ham Hord was probated Wednes-
day. TO her daughter Mamie, and
son Thomas, she left her property
in Pembroke, consisting of lot on
which are several houses. Her son,
David S. Hord, was named as exc
cutor. The instrument was dated
July D, 1897, and was witnessed
by Messrs. &c. Nj. Murphy, ID. S.
Hord and d. r. Murphy.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-02-22
THREE MORE PEARLS.
This Time One Oyster Yields a
Pair.

Mr. James p. Thompson, the to-
bacconist, broke the record find
ing pearls in oysters. He found
two in one oyster. They were
about the size of of those previously
found by G. II. Champlin and Il.
S. knight.
One was round and the other oval
in shape. Like the others found,
these were heated in cooking the
oyster and injured.
Mr.. p. p. Huffman, of Church
Hill, also reports finding one a fen
days ago in the same way. 10 his
case the oysters were eaten raw
and the gem discovered is unins
iured and is a beautiful stone. In
size it was about like all of the
others found.
All OF these, as well as that OF
Mr.. Champlin, were foand in oys-
tiers bought from J. n. Twyman ana
came from S. NJ. Fucicb, of New
Orleans.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-02-22

Mrs. II. G. Moore 10 visiting rel
ztives in Princeton this week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-02-22
BULLETS WHIZZED
Close to JaiIer WiIIiamsOn's
Head in the Dark.
Ollie Brown, cOIored Desperate,
Escapes From JaiI-Aided
BY Woman.

Ollie Brown, a desperate negro
prisoner, escaped from jail about
one o'clock Wednesday morning,
after firing two shots from pistol
at Jaller w. T. Williamson. The
jailer owes his life to Browns lack
of Workmanship, and not to his
indispostion to kill.
Brown is the negro who was re-
Gently arrested, charged with en-
teriug the toll Office on the Nash
vile pike tor the purpose of robbery
and firing several shots at the toll
keeper, Lawson Smith, when dis
covered in the room. He leaped
from window and escaped and
was at large for several months.
He was visited in the Jail Sunday
by Viola Wheeler, a woman claim
ing to be his wife, who spent sew
eral hours with him. and, it trans
pires, left pistol and some files
with him.
1t has been a practice with some
of the prisoners to burn rags in the
cells to "smoke" each other, until
Mr.. Williamson would appear and
stop it. The jailer was called about
one o'clock Wednesday morning,
and thinking something of this kind
was on hand he took his keys and
went into the carridor from the
outer door. He started to reach
for the electric light, but before he
could turn it on shot was fired
and bullet sped by his head. Still
in the dark, he saw Brown dart by
him and through the open door
turning once to FIRE another sho
into the door to prevent pursuit
But the jaler was unarmet anC
thinly clad and in no condition t.
pursue an armed and desperate
Pl Il III W 80
given, but Brown made good his
escape and is still at large.
With the tools furnished him
Brown had filed his way out of the
cell and had also released some
other prisoners. The others being
without arms made no attempt tc
follow him in his break for liberty.
About 10 O'Clock Wednesday the
Wheeler woman was arrested on a
charge of aiding a prisoner TO es,
cape and was lodged in jail. She
denied her guilt, but she was taken
to the Racket Store and identified
as woman who bought some files
there Saturday. AS she was with
Brown Sunday, the chain of evi
dence is practically complete.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-02-22
POPS WONT FUSE.
Reject Republican Overtures In
Caldwell County.

Princeton, Ky. Feb. 20.-The
attempt of the Republicans to get
the Populists to fuse with them has
met with a signal failure. The
Populists will not consent to any of
the oyertures rendered them. The
Office of sheriff was offered them,
but they declined and w. J.. Brown
has announced for the Republican
nomination for that office.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-02-22
THIN ICE
But the Cold Spell is No Longer
Here.

Another cold snap came Tues
day, reached ITS helsht yesterday
morning and is passing off to-day.
The mercury was down to 20 de-
grees Wednesday and l6yssterday.
The spell was altogether too mild
to hold out any hope of ice and it is
now almost certain that there will
be no ice this season. The ice this
week was an inch or more thick
and there was some skating, Two
days more of the cold wave might
have made the crop thick enough to
put up.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-02-22

Prof. G. b. Pittman and wife, Of
Lafayette, will, in a few days,
leave tor California to make their
future home. Mrs. Pittman has
been in bad health for some time.
They will make short visit TO Mr..
Pittman's relatives near Greenyille
before taking their departure for
the Pacific coast.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-02-22
BACK FROM THE ARMY.
Clarence Giles Returns From the
Philippines.

Mr.. Clarence e. Giles, who has
been absent for two years in the
United States Army in the Philip
pines, returned home Wednesday.
He arrived in San Francisco from
Manila, week or two ago, and aft
ter being mustered out, came on al
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26

MT Cleveland has "entire confidence in the American people," But there Is rOcal
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26
MASTER OF THIEvERY.
Stole a Mans Stocking on His Foo
 Without Disturbing His Boot.

Talking about slick thieves" said Capt. Lavin. cf the stockyards police station. the uncrowned king lives in our district If he had as much brain matter as ne has ingenuity, and as much daring for big crimes as he has for small ones. a Sherlock Holmes couldnt get within a miles walk of him in thcGeand years. You smile.
 Ask the boys who keep a watehful eye over the unsophisticated stock qaisers who Is the man they fear the most. They will tell you 1t is Moses Clinski. He is afraid of turning big trick. but when 1t comes to getting a watch chain, an OvercOat or some trinket or the spare coin in a stock mans pocket, Moses beats any light fingered artist in the country.
 During the live stock show Moses stole a stocking from the foot of a Canadian who had a pen of Cotswolds on exhib!tion; stole 1t when the fellow had his big cOwhide boots on. and new CT disturbed the boot of the foot that the stocking was on, and the fellow was wide awake when 1t was done.
 
 was getting away with the goods
 There were half dozen people around within few feet of the sheep breeder and Moses when the theft was committed. This Is no fairy tale.
 Tt was one of the big days of the show The Canadian was busy talking to some western people about h.s breed of sheep. lie was sitting on bale of hay. Noses was ghambling through the she;p sect.on. How he sscapad my men and got ins..e is something that he alone could tell. He edged up to the group around the Canadian. One of my plain clothes men caught sight of him and te noticed that Moses was busy with his hands.
 "He could not tell what the fellow was Gl,ing and waited. In few mo- ments Moses dropped something into his overcoat pocket. The plain clothes
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26

man took hold of him and, reaching into the overcoat pocket, took out a ball of red yarn. He walked Noses back to the group. and holding out the ball of yarn asked if any of the men had been touched They looked and shook their heads negatively.
 The next morning the Canadian came over to the police station. Moses had been run in on general principles and asked the Canadian what had happened to him. lie held up a red sock The Jew stole the other, he said to me. See here and he put his cow hide boot on a chair in my office and ootkingwsomei'ta shrdlu cmfwypmbm pointed to a little hole in the toe. Yes ferday afternoon that fellow stole my sock through this hole. He unravelled 1t and wound 1t int2, a ball. One of your men caught him, but I did not know the yarn belonged to me until last night. when I pulled off my boot and found the seek was gone
 Moses admitted the theft. He said he saw a bit of the rsd sock through the hole in the toe of the boot, and he noticed 1t was good quality of yarn, and, taking the blade of his knife. he started '.he travelling. knowing the man was too busy talking to pay any atten- tion to the loss of sock."-Chicago Chronicle.
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26
An evening paper which Is suppose

An evening paper which Is supposed to be the organ of the so-called inves-
 tigation by President THAT Ives of the affairs of INVES- the territorial auditor TIGATION. and the board of con-
 trol. takes the house to task for not precipitately adopting a resolution last Saturday to employ an accountant for the president It is charged against the house. and es- pecially against certain democratic members of it. that they are endeavor- ing to throw an obstacle in the way of the investigation. The accusation is not sustained by the facts, as any we'll informed man will admit. It is true that there has been some foolish and stubborn opposition to full ivestiga- ton of the matter. which President Ives is pretending to investigate, but this opposition comes from the president and his friends. We know of no one else who is putting any obstruction in the way of the investigation.
 It will be remembered that last sat urday afternoon when the house was busily engaged with other business the Ives resolution directing finencial as- sistance in an investigation of which the house had no knowledge through the regular channels of communication, was rushed in and it's adoption was de- demanded. It was properly laid aside to be considered. Later in the day. long after the usual hour of adjourn ment, emissaries of MT. Ives asked for a suspension of the business of the house that the resolution might receive immediate attention.
 IL had immediate attention and was promised more. Not word was said against the investigation. Every ut terance was in favor of 1t. and we have no doubt that if President Ives will consent the house will lend him much valuable assistance. It will not only authorize the employment of the ac- countant but help find one. If Mir. Ives and his friends will only get out of the
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26

It frequently happens that clear headed orators confused by great pop ular assmblages omit important things which they most desire to present. Now there was Mir. Perkins yesterday. Ir the course of his eulogium upon Apache county. It's marvellous climate and sun- shine. Its unnumbered focks and herds the wonderful fertility of it's soil and the excellence of its people. he over looked entirely the fact of Mrs Morris Dugan and her four interesting and simultaneous daughters. the proposed beneficiaries of a bounty resolution pending in the council.
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26
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men 4l5 patents of which 2S were is- sued to one co,ored inventor and 22 to another.
 Forty persons took out more than a hundred patents each and at the head of the list is Thomas A. Edison the electrician, with 742. Francis H. Rich ards follows with 6l9. George Westing- house with 239. Hiram s. Maxim with 146 Philip Diehl with 147. and Louis K. Johnson with IA.
 More than 80 per cent of the patents issued at present are to citizens of the United States. but there is fair pro- countries. notably of Germany. that country ranking above England in re- spect to the number of mechanical de- vices patented. There are no patents applied for by Spaniards. Russians. Hollanders, South Americans, Norwe- gians. and very few by I.alians or Swedes.
 A case Is preserved In the records of the patent office in which the ma ster of slave living in Mississippi made application for a patent. the invention of the slave, but the issuance of 1t was withheld pending the opinion of the attorney general which was |, the ef feet that the invention of slave. though it be new and useful. could not be patente!
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26

In Nebraska there is a growing feel ing that perhaps there never was such a man as Pat Grove.
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26
Arizona's capitol building was for mally thrown open for business yes

AriZona's capitol building was for mally thrown open for business yes
 terday. It was a happy THE thought to connect this CAPITOL event with the anniver- DEDICATION. sary of the organiza-
 ton of the territory. so that comparison would be enforced between the first seat of government. a wind-swept and snow covered desert. and a model of modern architecture set in luxuriant and stmi-tropic surround ings. The capitol building is. as an or ator said yesterday. an epitome of Ari- zona's progress in thirty-eight years. the most tangible fact of its develop ment. As such. it is worth many times the cost of 1t. for 1t Is convincing as nothing else can be. of the wealth and solldity of Arizona.
 There are still many people who re- gard Arizona as a section of the Great American Desert. The beauty of the Salt River valley would not alone con vince them that it was not merely an oasis in the desert. Nor would view of one of the great miiing camps be convincing of the existence of re- sourceful commonwealth. The capitol building though sets visitors to think ing. It must represent the varied wealth and resources of a great terri tory. That was the impression gained by the members of the California press association who lately visited Phoenix. The building suggested to them great great mines. cattle upon a thousand hills, broad acres of tillable land and fiourshing towns. How else could such a structure be erected? Why else would it be needed?
 There is something about the capitol of which We may be prouder than of Its magnificent architecture. and that Is it's absolute honesty. There is not a dishonest some or nail in 1t all In no crevice is there hidden an official scandal Public buildings usually en- rich thieves. but not dollar set apart for the building of Arizona's capitol has been diverted to any other pupose and not a dollar has been unwisely spent. So the capitol is a monument to moral ity as we'll as to territorial wealth.
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26
Tho Phoenix House. .Renovating and
 lah0r burgau i. N. Q. VALENTINE

All Kinds of Help Furnished. Win. White Washing and Kals somining. We also be:tt Oarpets and Clean ChimneS {. 0rdera Promptly Attendad to.. Aouses 1ebidents. pIAca Your Orders with Us 0a3 W. Washington. Res. lIo W. Jackson ct.
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26
way the investigation will proceed full ly and regularly.

All the potentiallties for one of those tense dramas of fraternal and patriotic
 discord that have given PATRIOT to the American stage BROTHERS some of its more excit- AT ODDS. ing moments are pre-
 scented by the opposition of the brothers of DeWet In South Africa. Christian Is the great raider and the hope and soul of the Boer resistance to the British arms; Piet has had enough of fighting and he appeals to his brother to stop the efYusion of blood and pre- vent the complete desolation of their common land. This appeal has angere l the stern guerilla who, 1t is said, has had Beers shot before because they made a similar appeal in person.
 It is an interesting question to sur mise what treatment Piet would re- celve If he brought his plea to his brothers camp, instead of sending It. Would Christian declare. by another such act of drum-head Jurisdiction, that in war a man may not consider anything but his country, or would he incur from his democratic follwers the charge that he meted out to others the hard fate which he would not infiict upon his own kith and kin? Probably Piet. with a natural regard for his own skin. will take care that his brother does not have to choose either alterna- tive.
 The same situation, but not in so bitter a guise. hundreds of families in the border states had to face during our civil war. and the possibilities of TO- mance in the conflicts between affection of blood and patriotism disclosed by that struggle. offer an endless field for development. Nowhere were they brought into more vivid light than in the case of the historic Breckinridge family. of Kentucky, one of whoss' members was the titular head of the radical secession element of the democ- racy. and a major-general of the con- federacy. and another of whom was the central figure at the republican na- tional convention which declared that the war must go on until secession had been beaten to a standstill.
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26
5,757 PATENTS TO WOMEN.
Feminine Ingenuity Shown Chiefly in
 Clothes and the Household.

From the establishment of the patent office by act of congress in 1790. on the recommendation of President George Washington. 5,767 patents were grant ed to w-nen. As rule women take out but one patent.
 While ',hs majority of the patents granted are for Improvements in wear ing apparel and an articles for house. hold use they have invented in addi- ton adding machines. wlndmdlls. horse shoes agricultural implements and fire escapes.
 Since the establishment of the patent office there have been issued to colored
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26
EMIL GANZ. President.
 SOL LEWIS. Vice-Presldent.
 s. OBERFELDER, Cashier. JOHN J. SWEENEY, Asst. Cashier.

Directors: Emil Gants, Sol Lewis. J.Y.T Smith. Charles Goldman. q. Oberfelder, Ed- ward Eitele, Jos. Thalhelmer.
 CORRESPONDENT
 The Bank of California. San Francisco Laidlaw X Co.,. ............ New York National Bank of Commerce. St. Louis Nat'l Bank of Commerce. Kansas City First National Bank .......... Chicago Colorado National Bank ...... Denver Farmers & Merchants NatI Bank ........ ...... ...... ..... Los Angeles Consolidated Natl Bank ...... Tucson Bank of Arizona .............. Prescott Messrs. N M. Rothschilds & Sons...
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Arizona republican., 1901-02-26

Anarchy stalks in Mrs. Nations wake." shouts Kansas newspaper. If anarchy doesn't look out 1t will get hurt.
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26

Very we'll. If Denmark doesn't want to sell her little old West Indian islands let her keep them. There are others. We guess
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26

Under the new law the army will have thirty dental surgeons. It will be part of their duty to look after the teeth of the dogs of war.
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26

One week hence the public career of Pettigrew will be recognized as one of the most tightly closed incidents that ever happened.
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26
ASSIMILATION.

Softleigh-They-aw- there Is a fool in evahwy family. doncher know. Miss Cutting--Yes, and you are an only son. believe.--Ex.
Arizona republican., 1901-02-26

Senator Mason of Illinois has for given the administration. Mir. Mason Is q particularly shrewd statesman.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-03-20
BREWERTON ITEMS.

Prof. w. II. Hamilton ard John b,
Fits went TO Greenwood last Saturday,
john on a prospecting tour, while the
Prof. was on business.
Prof. James Clardy, who is engaged
ut present in teaching the young minds
OF the eden School how to shoot, passed
through our section cn-r0ute to Mi.
Gallagher with his beautiful and &C
cOmplished aunt, Miss Mamie Clardy,
who is engaged also IN teaching the
young minds at Trinity.
Mr.. Bob MCors and wife Of Waterloo,
wee up visiting the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. XII lingsworth, Of
Drewerton, Saturday aud sunday,
| Mrs. Jas. w. slmpss22" aud children,
of Irby, were visiting her mother and
grandmother, Mrs. Polly Beeks, Of
Beaverton, Saturday and Sunday.
d. Edgar knight, with j. O. c..
Fleming 81 Co., of Laurens, was out Wis
itine home-folks Saturday and Sunday
at Brewerton. Edgar has always bcen a
favorite, (both at home and in school, J
and vii always be welcomed back at
any time.
Mr.. Hugh Podcn, of Spartanburg,
(out formerly Of Laurens,) the
transient harness maker and rcpairer,
""o ~ WV community IooU WYNN NolIIS
some good honest work for our citizens.
We are always glad when Hugh comes
along NTH his tools to mend and fix up
our old harness. The time will soon
come, according 10 course Of nature,
when Hugh will quit coming, as he is
now 63 years old. Then who will take
his place?
John Beek5 went to Laurcns We'd
ncsday with a two-horso load OF sweet
potatoes.
We have two pOta'Oe merchants In
our nciGhborhoOd at present ! expect
some other fellow will Try the business
after this years cotton crop is sold fol
. cents and perhaps less.
Wheat is growing finely since d.. re.
cent rains. Oats seems to be somewhat
injured by the recent cold snap. The
peach Is now blooming aud is about the
only sign Of the presence Of Spring.
Mr.. Editor, | want to tell II. Il. b., {
correspondent Of the County News two
weeks ago, that he had be ter pay one
hundred dollars to have our roat
graded or r~e-Survryed to Laurcns, q!
Mr.. Clement said last year, "the oil,
sowe could have layed of IL better roat
than we have from Brewcrton to Lau
rens.
ON DIT,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-03-20
As n Cotton County.

The figures OF the census of last year
are gradually givon out by the Census
Department and VIC are watChful to
give our readers the standing COM
parativcly of our own county. In 1899
the States cotton crop was 1877, 1O5- 800
lbs. bales. Orangeburg led with so ,07I.
l.aurens standing 9th with 80, 8 OF
the 10 counties Georgetown Is at the
bottom with 1896. The figures are
surprising, the great county of Spar
tanburg credited with 33,747 and
Greenyille with 2l,el5, The report
glY.s 1902 round bales, and 1,2l3 of
these belonged to Laurcns. Aud the
nice question arlSe5-arc We fortunate
or wise in being SO far to the front in
raising the great tlcccy staple?
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-03-20
Wares Shoals.

The notice of formation of a Land
Company embracing Ware Shoals on
the Saluda appears in this paper. 1t is
very desirable that the splendid prop
erty be developed at an early day r..
Some of the owners of the property not
willing to invest more money to dc.
vclopo it. have fallen upon this plan,
that their separate interests may be
used Without regard to others. The
uti izing Of this property would help
the county and the neighborhood, and
we regret hat the conditions seem to
postpone an early realization.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-03-20
pai'dOncd,

The Governor pardoncd Will Will
ilams, coIored, convicted Of house,
breaking. 1t seems that the Chief of
l,oiice of this city, the prosecutor, and
me Mayor Of th5 city Mr.. Richey, af-
ter investigation became satisfied that
tne man was improperly convicted upon
circumstancial evidence and so in
formed the Governor who issued u par
doA.
The Governor committed the sem
tence OF u T.. LiGdscy, white, sen
tonced to eight months for viol.ting
the diSpensaly law. Reduced To six
months, Of which he has served five.