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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1902-11-28

Democratic party nominees for the
offices OF Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernOr, Attorney General, Auditor,
Treasurer, Secretary OF State,
Clerk of the Court Of Appeals, Sup
erintendent of Public instruction
and Commissioner of Agriculture,
and have provided for counting the
votes cast therein by the County
Democratic Committee of each
county, and certifying the results
to the Committee, TO be compared
aud counted by them, and the certi-
hcatlOn OF the result thereof TO the
proper authority, by which certiti-
cate the person receiving a plurall-
ty OF the votes cast therein will be
declared aud certified TO be the
nominees of the Democratic party
at the November election, 1908, for
the different State Offices above.
Plaintiff says that before enter
ing upon the discharge of the du-
ties of Executive Committeeman for
the Democratic party in the State
of Kentucky, and before the as
sembliDg OF the meeting, or the de-
termination to call said primary
election, neither one of the defend
ants, nor the plaintiff, nor the COM
mlttee as whole, were sworn by
I any officer authorized by law to ad-
minister an oath, to faithfully and
honestly discharge the duties OF
such committeeman, or at all for
any purpose.
plaintiff says that there are now
some 1862 voting precincts in this
State, and TO hold said primary
election 1t Will cost for officers d
the election under the law, at the
lowest possible figure, nine dollars
for each precinct, or $17,658; for
ballot-boxes, 81 for each precinct,
or S., 924. Because, as plaintiff
says, the public ballot boxes are
and will be in use, containing the
ballots voted al the November cleo
ton, 1902, and cannot be used in
( this primary; for ballots and notice
of election (estimated), $4,000 for
rent of rooms in which TO hold SAID
primary (estimated), $4,000; for
booths, stencils, ETC., TO be used by
J the voters (estlmated), $1,000; d
total necessary cost OF al least Si2S,-
582, TO pay which the comm ttee,
and its'members, individually and
separately, as we'll as collectively,
are and Will be responsible, as un-
der the law of the State the eX-
/ penses OF all primary elections
must be borne by tne ponucal party
calling same.
Plaintiff says that to meet this
expense OF holding the primary cleo
ton the committee has provided for
an assessment against the candl-
dates for the nomination tor the
various Offices above set out, and
have provided that the payment OF
this assessment is a condition pre-
cedent to such candidates having
their names appear upon the bal
lot to be used at such primary al
CONTINUED on Fifth PassI
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1902-11-28
CHOLERA SCARE.
Mr.. Giles POstpOnes Indefinitely
Trip to PHILIPPINES.

Mr.. J. Clarence Giles, who left
here a few days ago with the in
tention of going to Manila, has re-
turned to his home near Howell.
From parties just from the Philli-
pines, whom Mr.. Giles met in Nash
Vile, Tenn, he learned that there
was an epidemic of cholera on the
islands at this time and he decided
to postpone his trip indefinitely.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1902-11-28
LETT.HAAG.
Daughter of Jour
nalist Weds Indiana Man.

At high noon Wednesday, in
Mr.. A. N. Lett, of Ter
re Haute, Ind, and Miss Elizabeth
Haag, the accomplished daughter
of Mr.. F. Haag, of the Henderson
were united in the holy
state of wedlock. Mr.. Lett and his
bride = Immediately departed on
their bridal tour, going to Wash
lngton City and other Eastern cities
They will make their home in
Terre Haute.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1902-11-28
HUMPHREY EY'BOOTH.
Daughter of Former Governor
Weds Louisville rIan.

Mr.. Edward p Humphrey, Of
Louisville, and Mrs. Virginia
Brown Booth, daughter of former
Gov. John Young Brown, were mar
ried in Henderso Tuesday even
ing. Dir. Lewis Hopson, of Chica-
90, brother-in-law of the groom,
performed the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Humphrey have
gone on an extended trip through
the East, and on their return will
be at home at the Gait House in
Louisville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1902-11-28
BECKHAM MACHINE
Attempts to Order an Unlawful
Primary Election.
rlatter Taken Into the Courts By
a Temporary Restraining
Order.

Frankfort, KY, Nov. 25.-A
primary to nominate the Democrat
ic candidates for the nine State
Offices to be filled at the election in
November, 1908, was called this af-
ternoon by the State Executive
Committee to be held on May 9.
Within an hour after the reaching
of this decision a temporary re-
straining order had been secured
from County Judge ]. H. Polsgrove,
of Franklin county, and pending a
bearing and decision of this matter
by Circuit Judge Cantrill no further
steps can be taken by the committee
toward preparing for primary.
1t is probable that the case will
be heard by Judge Cantrill at
Georgetown within the next ten
days, and whatever his decision,
an appeal will be made to the Court
of Appeals by the losing side. 1t is
likely, therefore, that a final de-
cision will be reached before the
Christmas holidays, which would
be month before the date fixed for
the Subcommittee on Details to re.
port back to the full State Com
mittee.
The petition was filed in court by
Charles NJ. Meacham, the executive
committeeman for the Second dis
trict, who with Ben d. Ringo, voted
against the primary plan of nomin-
ations. The ground taken in the
petition is that the State Committee
has no authority for calling a pri
mary; that said primary would en-
tail an expense for which the com
mitteemen would be liable under
the statutes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1902-11-28
The Injunction.

Franklin Circuit Court. c. NJ.
Meacham, plaintiff, against the
Democratic State Executive Com
mittee OF Kentucky, Allie w. Young,
Chairman Democratic State EXecu-
tive Committee; Percy Haley, Sec
retary Democratic State Executive
Allie w. Young, Samuel
e. Jones. Mott Ayres, Glen w. Hug
gins, John NJ. Lassing, w. A.
Young, w. A. Lee, G. w. Roark,
Wilkes Morg an, individually, and
as members of the Democratic State
Executive Committee, OF the State
of Kentucky, defendants.
The plaintiff, c. M. Meacham,
states that he is a citizen of the
State of Kentucky, and legal voter
therein, and is member of a po-
litical party known as the Demo-
cratic party, and as such is enti-
tied to vote and deliberate in select
ing it's officers, and in nominating
candidates for office; and is also a
member of the Democratic State
Executive Committee for the State
of Kentucky That the defendant,
the Democr attic State Executive
Committee, for the State of Kentucky
lis voluntary, incorporated, po
'itical association, or organization
with headqua rters and Office in
Franklin county and whose mem
bers are selected by the members
of the Democratic party "a politl
cal body in convention assembled
and whose powers, rights and au
thority are derived only from the
rules, bylaws and regulation:
adopted by the Democratic party
in convention assembled. That the
defendant, Allie w. Young, is Z
member of, and a chairman of the
| Democratic State Executive Com
mittee, and the defendant, Percy
Haley, while not a member, is the
secretary of said committee. Tha
the other defendants, and the plain
tiff are each and all members of thu
State Democratic Executive Com
mttee,
The plaintiffs say that at tn
Democratic State Convention, helC
in Louisville, Ky, in June, 1899
: that being a regular meeting, dull
and>regdlarly called and assem-
bled, and being the supreme sove
reign power in the Democratic part,
organization in Kentucky, the par
ties hereto, each and all received
their appointment as Executiv
Committeeman as aforesaid, aud a
the same time and place the part.
: bylaws, rules and regulations wer
revised aud readopted, and becam
thereafter the entire party law to
its own government. At conven
tion subsequently held in Louis
, Vile, KY, in June, 1900, and agaii
at a State Convention held in Lex
ington, KY, in July, 1900, certain
amendments were adopted amend
ing the rules and bylaws adopte
in June, 1899. Plaintiff says ths
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SPANISH VESSELS RAISED.
Question Whether They Are to Be Re-
garded as Prizes,

The brief prepared by the Department OF
Justice upon the right Of Admiral Dewey
to prize instead of bounty money for t.le
Spanish war vessels Don Juan de Austria,
Isla de Cuba and Isla de Luzon, which
were burned and sunk at the close of the
battle Of Manila bay states that Admiral
Dewey treated some Of the Filipinos as
allies and friends.
AT, or Immediately after, the battle" the
brief states the vessels were sunk and
otherwise destroyed to such an extent that
the libellant's naval force was powerless to
DO anything with them of their own re-
sources. and 1t cost very nearly 30 per cent
OF their ultimate value to raise them and
make them what they were before. They
were officially reported as destroyed and
Tor hve months no attempt was made to DO
anything with them. After host,lities
ceased the vessels were inspected. and more
than six months after the battle they were
raised by foreign contractors These sub
seQueH acts, done after hostilities ceased
were not part OF the act of capturing
these vessels and had no effect upon their
legal status as sunk or otherwise destroy
co. and the government admits that, as
Stunning that these vessels had their fun
complement of men on board, Admiral
Dewey and his naval force are entitled to
receive bounty
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OVER SEVENTEEN MILLION,
Total Number of Pupils in School in
the United States.

The annual report of the commissioner
Of education, just submitted to the Secre-
tary of the Interior, shows that the grand
total Of pupils in schools, elementary, sec
ondary and higher, both public and private,
in the United States for the year ended
June 80, 1901, was Il, 299, go, an increase OF
218, $50 pupils over the previous year. or
this number the enrolment Of pupils in in
situations supported by general and local
taxes furnished by states and municipali-
ties was 15.71O.394. as against Is. AS. 1872 the
number reported for the previous year. Be-
side this there were certain special institu-
lions like city evening schools, business
schools connected with asylums, schools for
cookery and other special trades and voca-
tions, all enrolling nearly half million
pupils. Adding the enrolment in these spe-
cial schools to that for general education,
the aggregate is something over seventeen
that received education for a longer or
shorter period during the year ending June
so. 1901.
The value Of property used for public
school purposes has arisen to 1870, 963 059
from $3.50, 1890. COS In 1870, and the expendi-
lures for the common schools Unciudirig
elementary and secondary schools but ex-
Guiding all institutions for higher educa-
tion) amounted to $226 O4S. 236, having risen
to this sum from s63. 1896. 668 In 1870. IT. 1870
the population was s1.64:. the past year 1t
was 1898 per capita of the population, the
highest that It has ever been. 1t was an in
crease of 10 cents to each man, woman and
child over the year previous.
The average attendance Of each pupil for
the entire number enrolled was ninety-n:be
days for the year, an increase Of twenty
four days over the previous year.
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ARRESTED IN BALTIMORE.
A Young Man Charged With Robbing
Taller ri

A young man whose name appears on the
police records as ]. T. Raymond, alias ]. T.
valentine, alias c. L. Gaskill. was brought
here Friday night from Baltimore to answer
charges OF alleged dishonesty. Saturday
morning he was measured and photographed
at police headquarters and lister in the day
he was committed to JAIL TITS alleged that
the young man stole piece, of cloth from
the tailoring establishment Of Victor Myns-
bridge, 1855 M street northwest, and that
ne also took dress suit case from the
Baltimore and Ohio depot. The cloth was
taken September 20. and the suit case dis
appeared ten days later. It Is charged that
the defendant visited the tailoring estab-
nsnment and claimed he represented the
wholesale house Of Rothschild & Co. in
Philadelphia. After he had left the place
the cloth was missed. The dress suit case
belonged to Mr.. c. L. Gaskill of Atlantic
City, and the prisoner Is alleged to have
USED the owners name when he pawned 1t.
II was In this way that he got the alias
Gaskili. After leaving this city the young
man was locked up in Baltimore, where he
was detained about two weeks. Detective
Horne went to Baltimore for him, and it
was because Of the showing he made that
the prisoner was brought here Detectives
Barbee and O'Brien are also interested in
the cases.
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PRODUCTION OF PETROLEUM.
Russian Output Exceeds That of the
United States,

A bulletin issued by the United States
geological survey on the subject of Rus
sian and American petroleum production
says that since 1897 Russia had produced
more petroleum than the United States, last
year the output in Russia being S5,OOO,OOO
barrels and in the United States 100000
barrels. The facilities for handling the large
Russian product are at present crude, cost
ly and wasteful. The markets are far away
from the production. 1t is said that three
and half barrels of oil equal one ton of
Russian coal, which is high priced and in
ferior in quality 1t is the irregular supply
and the fuctuating price which interfere
with the sale of larger quantities Of fuel oil
in the great interior of Russia
During 1900 Russia produced about H.
SO0UO short tons Of coal, the higher grades
of which sell from 81 to IS ton. During
the same year the United States produced
about 27O.0OO.0OO short tons of coal. All the
countries bordering on the Mediterranean
are poorly supplied with fuel. Two-thirds
OF the total production Of oil at Baku about
S1,OOO,OOO barrels in 19O1) now find a market
as fuel oil, The total petroleum exports
from Russia in 1901 were 42S, 657,2 1O gal
Ions and from the United States during the
same year O62.7oO,306 gallons. The very
great difference between the petroleum. Of
the United States and that of Russia is
shown in the statistics of refined petroleum.
or the total worlds production OF crude
petroleum in 1901, $685. 1873 barrels, the
United states produced 60 3S9 1914 barrels
or 4lW per cent, and Russia produced S.
i6S'oo6 barrels, or 81 40 per cent; and yet Of
the total production of refined petroleum of
all grades In 1901. estimated at 1,5OO, 900 coo
eahohs LOT All countries. the United States
cent, and Russia Ala ,122 $50 gallons. or orly
2.7 per cent.
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THE GOULD RAILWAYS
SYSTEM EXTENDS FROM OCEAN
TO OCEAN.
Of the Securities Com
pany - Atlantic Coast Line and
Louisville and Nashville.

Mr.. George Gould will be able to ride
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific ocean over
his own railroad lines early in January"
This announcement is made from New
York In connection with the declaration
that the great Gould Securities Company,
with capitalization of $500 600 900, is about
ready to be launched. This securities COM
pany will be composed OF these roads: Mis-
souri, Pacific, with a capitalization Of S2O7, =
214,25O; Wabash, s137 Os1, 600; Texas and
Pacific, s93 452, 500; st. Louis and South
western, SOC. SOC. coo; Lake Erie and West
ern, S34, 555 900; Denver and Rio Grande
S125, $40 600, making a total capitalization of
1864, 422 643, and a mileage of over $4,000
The Atlantic coast outlet Is to be had
through the Western Maryland, with ter
minus at Baltimore. while the Pacific ocean
is to be reached through traffic agree
ment with the Southern Pacific. Just how
the securities Of these various roads are to
be exchanged for stock in the securities
company has not yet been announced. 1t
is estimated that the stock of the securi-
ties company will sell for 125.
The Louisville and Nashville Deal.
The stockholders of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Company have been notified
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LIKENESS OF PRESIDENTS.
Portraits Traced in the Decoration Of
Statuary Halk

In the decoration Of The walls of Statuary
Hall at the Capitol, in imitation of Sienna
marble, Artist Allison has traced the like
ness of President Mckinley In profile, and
that of President Roosevelt In front view.
The picture of Mckinley is on the west wall
Immediately above the statue of Roger Will
liams, and is about eighteen inches in
height, while that of Roosevelt Is on the
south wall to the right of the entrance
nearest the House and Just back of the
statue of Allen, and is much smaller
The pictures are cleverly executed, IS
every line and shadow IN them is necessary
also to preserve the imitation OF marble,
which was the artists task in the decOra-
ton. The pictures were discovered Satur-
day by Capitol guides. and as Artist ALI
son Will not say whether there are still
OF her likenesses to be found in the veins of
the marble, the search Is still going on
Artist Allison left shadOwy drawings on
the huge pension Office pillars when he con-
verted them from brick to marble, through
the medium of his brush.
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New Engines for PENNSYLVANIA.
Restricting Wholesale Liquor Dealers.

The commissioner Of internal revenue has
ruled that wholesale liquor dealers cannot
receive for sale packages of distilled spirits
from person who is neither a rectifer,
distiiler nor wholesale liquor dealer without
violating section 1919, r. s. But that per-
son can. without sending the packages OF
spirits to them, make them his agents for
their sale, and. on his doing 80, they can
DISPOSE OF the spirits by means of a bill Of
sale delivered to the purchaser at their
place OF business where they hold the requi-
site special tax stamp, and the person TAX
ing such bill OF sale can receive the pack
ages OF spirits at any other place from the
owner OF them, and the latter not thereby
become involved In special tax liability as a
wholesale liquor dealer.
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aboard. has sailed on a short cruise on the

aboard. has sailed on short cruise on the
river.
One of the big clay and brick carrying
barges of Mr.. John Miller is hauled out on
the marine railway at Benefits boat yard
for examination Of huh and cauking.
Four of the large scows of the Columbia
Sand Dredging Company of this city have
been taken to the boat yard of August
Dean & Son at Alexandria, where they will
be hauled out and thoroughly repaired for
use on the river this fall. They will be
used in transporting building sand from
down river to this city.
- The schooner Fannie is lying at Glymont
wharf, taking a board full load of oak and
hickory wood for Mr.. John Wakefield Of
this city.
The steamer Samuel J. Pentz is hauled
out in the dry dock at VIM, f. Woodalls
boat yard at Baltimore for caulking of hull
and other repair work.
1t Is estimated that over 10000 persons
were carried from this city to Mt. Vernon
on the Gamers during the G. A. r. en-
campment. The travel to Mt. Vernon by
water is still quite heavy.
Many of the oyster tongers about Norfolk
have stopped work taking oysters and are
now engaged in taking coal from sunken
barges and around the coal piers at Lam
bert's Point and Newport News. Many tons
Of hard coal have been recovered in this
way.
The steamer Lily and Howard, laden with
cord wood, has arrived in port for Carter &
Clark.
The two-masted schooner Thomas Jack
son is unloading cargo OF Virginia pine
lumber at the wharf Of Thos. r. Riley, foot
of 9th street.
The sloop Daisy has sailed for Piscata-
way creek with a full load IF groceries and
stores.
The schooner Isaac Solomon is loading a
general cargo at Alexandria for lower river
points.
The steamer Dennis Simmons and the Re-
becca Smith. Edith H. Verrill and Ernest
Arthur have unloaded cargoes and sailed.
The schooners Oakland and Leroy are ly-
Ing in Mattawoman creek loading cord " God
for the dealers here.
The tug ]. s. Hoskins, with tank barge
No. II in tow. has sailed for Baltimore.
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TRIED HAR7 !! DIE
POLICE COURT PRISONER MAKES
TWO ATTEMPTS on HIS LIFE.
An officer Entered the ce4 in Time to
Save the Man~-Who Was
Not Grateful.

A eolored man about twenty-four wears
of age who described hifdself1as being Will
lam Johnson, while intoxicated, made two
| unsuccessful attempts to end his life while
confined as a prisoner in a cell at the Po-
lice Court about II 80 o'clock this morning
first by hanging and then by choking him
self.
johnson removed leather strap which
he wore as a belt, and tied it around his
neck, and then. standing on bench in the
cell, fastened il to a bar on top of the cell
door, and stepped off into space Sergt
Lombardy, who is in charge of the cell
room, passed just as Johnson stepped down
from the bench, and he quickly rescued
him from his perilous position by seyerinr
the strap with knife. The officer stepped
to door leading into the lower court room
to call for assistance, ana when he return
ed johnson had taken his necktie and fas-
tened it around his neck and pulled It tight
endeavoring to end his existence by chok-
ing. A knife was again brought into play
and the man was saved from probable
death the second time.
The patrol wagon was summoned from
the third precinct, and pending its arrival
the prisoner became very violent and 1t
was necessary for three policemen to hold
him down to prevent the man from doing
himself an injury. Johnson was removed
to the station house none the worse for his
two attempts at self-destruction, where he
will be detained until he sObers up and will
be given a hearing in the Police Court to-
morrow.
Mounted Policeman Kleindnst of the
third precinct was summoned to restau-
rant near the corner Of 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest early this
morning, where he was informed that a
man was creating disturbance. On arriy-
ing there the officer found Johnson on the
sidewalk acting in dosorderly manner
with a large crowd around him. and 1t was
said that the had inst brea a cd IN,
the restaurant and left without paying for
his meal. He had also partaken of large
amount of liquid refreshments, and was
unable to navigate properly. He was taken
into custody, being sent to court later in
the morning, where a charge of disorderly
conduct was filed against him.
Johnson was placed In the dock in the
lower court room this morning while wait
ing for his to be called, but Sergt
Lombardy found it necessary to remove
him to the cell room because he insisted In
lighting a cigar and INDUCING in loud talk
while in the court room. He continued to
be boisterous after being placed in a cell
by himself and II was while Sergt. Lom-
hardy was tending to the wants of a pris-
oner in adjoining cell that he saw John
son suspend himself from bar over the
door and swing clear of the bench on
ting him down, and he continued his loud
talk until removed from the court build
ing.
BY a strange coincidence johnson was
placed in the same cell in which Carrie Car
roll, coIored. made two unsuccessful at
tempts to end her life last week by hang
ing, ..-..
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Palais Royal, : 1e:: Ct & 18th SITS.
that a special meeting will be held in Rich

that special meeting will be held in Rich
mond, Va, Monday, November II, for the
purpose of completing the financial ar
rangements to absorb the Louisville and
Nashville railroad. A proposition to in
crease the common stock Of the road by
$l5.OOO.OOO will be voted on at that time.
This. II done. will make total Of S23 15O, 600
OF this class of security of the Atlantic
Coast Zine. It Is also on the program to
increase the bonded Indebtedness Of the
company by e35, 600 600 In ffty-year per
cent gold bonds. The 10000 shares Of the
Louisville and Nashville road which the
Atlantic Coast Line has agreed to pur-
chase are to be paid for by this issue of
S5.oOo.OOO of bonds and 100000 in cash.
New Engines for Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania railroad has placed or
ders which will give 1t 500 new locomotives
within year. The Baldwin locomotive
works will build $50 Of these and the bal
ance viii be constructed In the shops of the
company. With this addition In locor,o-
tives the Pennsylvania will be in a posi-
ton to handle any amount Of business that
may be necessary.