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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-25
LIFE SENTENCE.
Given Slayer OF Richard Lackey,
Formerly OF fiOpkinsvijIe.

The trial of Joe Robinson, COL,
charged with the murder of Richard
Lackey, COL. formerly of this city,
was held at Madisonville last week
aud resulted in a life sentence in
the penitentiary for the prisoner.
During the holidays Robinson re-
ported to the authorities that he
had discovered the dead body of
Richard Lackey in a room adjoin-
ing the one in which he and his wife
lived. He reported that he knew
nothing about the circumstances of
his death and that he had discov-
cred it by accident. He and
Lackey lived in adjoining rooms in
negro tenement house. He re-
ported that he had been chasing
some dogs away and happened tc
glance in the window of Lackey's
room and saw his dead body lying
on the hoor. Other testimony, how
ever, showed quite different state
of affairs,
Mrs. Hibbs, a white lady, testi'
fed that on the Friday before the
Sunday on which Robinson report
ed the finding of the body Robin
son and Lackey seemed to be Ell
gagged in a controversy and Rob
inson had fred two shots at Lackel
who had gone into his room. Sh'
thought no more of it and supposed
that he had not been hit. But whei
the discovery of the dead body wa
made and the inquest held she toll
what she had seen and heard. o.
the strength of this statement fror
her and other corroborating circum
stances which developed, Robinso
was arrested charged with tn
murder of Lackey and his convic
tion followed.
Judge M. D. Brown, assiste'
!, Commonwealth attorney Grayot i
D the prosecution.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-25
BROILER PLANT
On a Large Scale to be Started at
Once.

Archie Higgins has sold out his
interest in the cigar factory OF Hig-
gins & Co., and is preparing to
start ia large broiler and fancy
poultry plant two miles south Of the
city on the Ferd Schmitt farm. Mr..
Schmitt, will be interested with Mr..
Higgins in the business. Mr.. Hig-
gins has just returned from visit
to one of the largest plants of the
kind in the United States, located
at Sidney, Ohio. He obtained much
valuable information and made
close study of the details of the bus
mess. The erection of the malr
building, which will be 700 by 81
feet, will be begun this week, anC
Mr.. Higgins, who will personally
manage the plant, expects to begir
operating his incubators by the 1Otf
of March. The plant will be call
ed the "Shiela B Poultry Plant
and will be made one of the largest
in the South. 1t will be located or
farm of 100 acres, two miles south
of town. Besides raising broiler'
on a large scale, the plant viii
raise fancy poultry, Belgian Hare'
and Pheasants.
There is big money being made
out of this business in many parts
of the country, and the promoter
of this new enterprise will no doub
make a distinct success Of the un
dertaking.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-25
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA.
succumbs to Attack After Two
Weeks illness.

Mrs. Virginia Rossington died
last Thursday night at her home
near Julien of pneumonia.
She had been i'll about two
weeks and her death was not unex-
pected.
She was the widow of r. G. Ross
ington, and is survived by two
children, Mr.. w. w. Rossington. OF
this city, and Mrs. Logan, Of FIT.
Worth, Texas, both of whom were
at her bedside during the last days
of her illness. Services were held
at the home Of Mr.. w. w. Rossing-
ton, in this city, Saturday morning,
and the interment took place in
Hopewell Cemetery.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-25
CLAY PIGEON SHOOT.
Some Excellent Sport and Good
Scores Made.

A clay pigeon shoot took place
in Mercer Park Saturday after
noon. There we're sixteen partici
pants in the fun and some good
shooting was done.
The lineup was as follows; w.
A. Glass, John ]. Reed, Geo. Mer-
rift, c. O Prowse, e. NJ. Moss, l..
L. Nichols, Will Startling, Hunter
Wood, Jr., on one side, and G. L.
Campbell, w. It. Wadlington, S. c.
Mercer, Jr., G. c. Long, Alex Over
sinner, Guy Starting, Archie Cant
and Charles uHayden on the other
Twenty rounds were fred by each
member and the scores ranged from
| II to IS pigeons. Mr.. S. c. Mercer
broke 10, making the highest score
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-25
GIVEN TWO YEARS.
Dan Harris, who Killed Little
Child, Convicted.

Dan Harris, of Hopkins county,
who shot and killed little child of
Mr.. Humphreys, living in Madison
Vile. on the last day of the Hopkins
County Fair last year, was convict
ed of manslaughter and sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary.
Harris had been to the fair and
was returning home drunk with
some companions when he drew his
revolver and fired killing the child.
Harris claimed that he shot at
a dog and did not see the child.
soon after his arrest he was brought
to Hopkinsville on account of the
threatening attitude of some of the
people who talked about mobbing
him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-25
P. 0. BUILDING.
All Hope Of Getting 1t Not to be
Abandoned.
Some Light Thrown on the Cues
ton by Congressman
Allen.

with assembling of Congress hav-
ing been in session since December
many of our people, not acquainted
with the dilatoriness Of that body,
have wondered if any attention had
been given to erecting a govern
ment building in Hopkinsville, as
it was reported favorably at its
last session. Having been approch-
ed on the subject and being I'M
acquainted with its status, we
wrote letter to Hon. H. d. Allen
FOR inIormation. Following is Mr..
Aliens reply:
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE U s.,
Washington, D. c., Feb. 21s.., 1902
MIR. c. NJ. MEAcHAM,
Hopkinsville, KY,
DEAR SIR: 1 am in receipt of your
favor of the 18th inst, asking me to
tell you whether Hopkinsville has
any chance of having a public
building. l am wholly unable to
give you positive answer about
this matter. The evidence in the
case, it seems to me, is sufficient tc
; Justify a public building, but there
are so many bills pending it viii
be impossible to say which of them
2 or how many of them, will be ia
4 vora5ly reported. wish I coulc
: give you more definite information
Very truly yours,
: II. d. ALLEN.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-25
DR.. B. W. stones Estate.

The appraisement of the estate of
the late DIR. B. w. Stone, has been
fled in Louisville by the admins
traitor, Mr.. Lander Stone. The
estate aggregates about $4,000, in
realty, cash and bank stocks. He
held 30 shares Of stock in Planters
Bank and Trust Co., of this city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-25
MONTH OF MARCH
Will Be One Of Many Storms,
Says Hicks.
Worst Clashes Will Be Central
On z4th, Covering 2Ist
to 10th.

Following is a summary of the
weather tor March, according to
Hicks:
From about the first to the 4th
heavy storms of rain, sleet, snow
and wind will prevail. In the
Southern and central portions of the
country there will be very low ba-
rometric conditions, with sudden
change to warm, southerly winds.
Look out for dangerous tornado
storms.
All general storms at this time,
and throughout the month, will be
equinoctial in character; the first
stages will be warm, with rain,
Lightning and thunder especially
along the south and east sides of
storm areas. To the west and
northwest the rain will rapidly
turn to sleet and snow, followed by
a high barometer which will force
cold waves and extreme wintry
conditions for the season eastward
and southwark over almost the en-
tire country. All through the Mer-
curry period, which ends about the
10th, cloudy, threatening weather
will prevail. but renewed storm
conditions Will be marked from
about the 9Th to the 10th inclusive.
All sections dominated by warm,
equatorial currents at this time will
be visited by heavy thunder and
lightning, and many Venus down
pours of rain and hail. Chances
are good for continued and general
storms over the 10th and into the
storm period extending from the
18th to 10th.
A reactionary stormperiod will be
center on and about the 10Th and
Doth, at which tine change to warm
err, falling barometer and wide
areas of more rain and snow will
pass eastward across the country,
followed by a decided change to
colder.
The storm period in which Boreas
and the equinoctlal powers will
make one of their final and worst
clashes is central on the oath, COW
ering the Dist to 10Th. Dangerously
4 high tides, attended with violent
q equinoctial gales and storms may
= be expected from Dist to 10Th on the
e eastern coast, with snow and biz
n yards to many parts of the country,
e even in the central States.
s The cold weather that is sure to
follow the last named storm period
will change TO much warmer as the
month goes out, the barometer viii
again fall, and more reactionary
s. rain and snow will visit many sec
ID tions in their march eastward
to across the States.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-25

sebree, Feb. 22.-J. W. Logs.
don, superintendent of tee L. and
N. Railroad Company, was here to
take options on city property for a
ninety -nine-year lease for the rec
ton OF a new passeuge depot.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-25
Brock-darth.

The wedding of Miss Bessie
Garth, of Trenton, and DR.. Brock,
Of Mississippi, has been announced.
The nuptial event will take place
during the month of October.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-25
PLENTY Of live Buds.

Col. L. N. Lowry, who owns one
of the finest orchards in this sec
zion, and is a pretty good authority
on such matters, states that as yet
there are enough live buds to pro-
duce an enormous crop.-Pem-
broke Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-25
HASKINS.ELI.
Dawson Man Will Wed CIardy
Woman Wednesday

Mr.. Samuel Haskins, of Dawson,
and Miss jamie Eli, of Clardy,
North Christian, will be married
tomorrow afternoon. The wedding
will take place at the home of the
bride. Rev. Clark will oficiate.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-25
CIRCUIT COURT.
Grand Jury Made Up And Civ
en- Instructions.
Heavy Docket for Perm, With
Two rlurder Cases and About
Thirty Divorce Suits.

Circuit Court convened in this
city yesterday for a session Of six
weeks. Judge Cook opened court
with prayer, and after delivering
Instructions to the grand jury, ad-
iourned until to-day when the petit
juries will be made up and work
will begin in earnest.
There are about zoo cases on the
docket, made up as follows: New
appearances, Common law 90;
new appearances, equity A. con-
tinued common law causes, 173;
commonwealth cases, lab. This
makes a total Of Al cases set for
trial during the term. About 25
per cent. of the appearances are
divorce petitions, there being TWEEN
ty-eight of these new suits on the
docket.
The Reuben Haynes murder case
is set for tomorrow and the case Of
the Commonwealth against Jake
Williams, charged with a similar
ofense, is set for Thursday.
GRAND JURY.
Following is a list of the CRANE
Jurors: T. Z. Dunning. foreman
A, E. Word, David Boales. ]. w
Gresham, J. M. Renshaw, Geo. w
Gee, Solomon Smith, A. F. Witt
]. A. Dollins, L. L. Nichols, job
White and Maxey Lucas, co.
ored.
Only ten of the twelve men select
ed reported for duty and the las
two men were selected from by
/ ISLANDERS.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-25

Mrs. S. L. Bowling is visiting in
rlarksville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-25
Postmaster Appointed.

Mr. ]. N. Murphey was appointed
postmaster at Macedonia, North
Christian, last week.
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Formal Offer of Panama Canal

A formal proposition to scll the Panama canal properties to the UniteA States government for S40,000,- 900 was submitted Saturday to the authorities. It was made by M. Bouervre, representing the company, to Admiral Walker, as chairman of the Isthmian canal commission.
 It can be stated that the president will communicate the proposition to congress. This course will be pur- sued because the administration holds that the canal question is now purely one for legislative determination and that as congress is about to con- sider the subject it should have possession of all facts that have come to the knowledge of the execu- tive branch.
 The offer made to Admiral Walker and later communicated to the presi- dent and secretary of state, refers to the estimates of the Isthmian commissions report. This feature of .--e commissions report appears under the caption, Total Value of the Panama Canal" and is as follows: Summing up the foregoing items. the total value of the property is found to be: Excavation already done, $27, ,474 ,O33 Panama railroad stock at par s6,S50,000: maps, drawings and records, s2,000,0O0 To which add 10 per cent. to cover omissions, making the totil valuation of the Panama canal $40. 0.000.00O"
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FRENCHMAN ENDOWS UNIVERSITY
American Education Becoming RscoS oSnized
 by Europeans

One million dollars is the sum of- fered by Robert Lebaudy, a French multimillionaire, for the establishment of French industrial school in con- nection with the University of Chi- cago. The tender was made to Presi- dent Harper through M. Lebaudy's agent, Emil Ridel, of the French army Dr. Harper promptly replied it was the very thing the university desired and the preliminaries were settled at once.
 The new school will be an integral part of the University of Chicago and the necessary buildings, for which M. Lebaudy will furnish the money, will be located on the campus of the insti- tuition. M. Lebaudy does not expect to end his interest in and support of the proposed school with the gift of S1,- 000,OO0. He also will establish an en- dowment fund.
 The institution takes on still greater importance from the fact that it will be actively fostered by the French gov ernment. The students will consist of GOO graduates of French colleges, to be selected by the government, and 200 will be sent over each year. They will come on scholarships, all costs of transportation and living being de- frayed by France.
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foue the place she occupied at the head of the line with the embassy staff.
 The monthly statement of the pub lie debt shows that at the close of business December S1, 1901, the na- tional debt less cash in the treasury, amounted to $1,017, ,62S, ,2S6, decrease for the month of $S,643,192.
 The monthly comparative statement of the government receipts and ex- penditures shows that for the month of December, 1901, the total receipts were S47,061, ,964, which is an increase. as compared with December, 1900, of Sa15, ,456 The expenditures for the month amounted to S37,31S,99S, which leaves surplus for the month of $9,- 742,966 The expenditures for the month were nearly S30,000,000 less than for December 1900. The surplus for the first six months of the present fiscal year is approximately $1S,0000O0. The receipts from customs duties during the last month amounted to $21 1,O39,S27, as against 1S,496,634 for the cores bonding month last year; from inter- nal revenue, $23 ,194,576, as against s25, ,260,6 for December. 1900, and from miscellaneous sources, $2,S27 ,561, as against $3,0S9,179 for December, 1900.
 The annual statement of the director of the mint shows the coinage exc cuted at the hints of the United States for the calendar year ended December 3l, 1901, was $134,693,770, of which Sl01, ,735, ,1S7 was gold, S30,S3S, AGO was silver and $2,120,122 was in minor coins.
 The dinner to the Cabinet, the first of the large formal functions of the year at the White House, was given by the President and Mrs. Roosevelt Thursday night.
 President Roosevelts first public reception was attended more largely than any New Years reception in a number of years. In all S100 persons filed through the White House and shook hands with the resident. MT. Roosevelt, on being apprised that the crowd in line outside the White House was unusually large, gave orders that the gates should not be closed until the last person desiring to do so had had an opportunity to pay his respects. The reception be- gan promptly at Il o'clock and it was 2:30 before the last person in line had been presented to the prcsi- dent and a quarter of an hour later before the reception came to an end.
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War Fever Still Burning

General Uribe-Uribe, leader of the Colombian revolutionary forces, has invaded Colombia from Venezuela, hav- ing with him 5000 men. Uribe-Uribe is confronted by General Gonzales Va lencia, according to advices. In the rear of the government forces is said to be a Liberal army which recently took possession of the town of Bucura- manga.
 President Castro of Venezuela has written an open letter, copies of which have been received by officials at Washington, in which he defends the general policy he has pursued and throws considerable light on his as- pirations. An indirect allusion is made to the German affair in the presidents appeal for united support in defense of the fatherland.
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Interesting Washington Budget

A misunderstanding which is par ticularly annoying to the officials who were at the White House reception New Years day appears to have arisen from the fact that Lady Pauncefote, wife of the British ambassador, with the embassy staff, held the place of bonor at the head of the diplomatic line as the reception began. The rule in such cases is quite clear and well establihsed in precedents, namely, that the ambassador present longest in con- tinuous service at the capital shall head the line. It was through an act of gallantry and graciousness on the part of the German ambassador himself that this rule was not applied yester- day. Lady Pauncefote informed the German ambassador of her husbands illness and of her recognition of the fact that he, Herr von Hollenben, was, for the day, dean of the diplomatic body. The ambassador declined, how ever, to take advantage of his position, and himself assigned to Lady Paunce-
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Says Can Live Forever

At a meeting of scientists in Chi cago last week, Dr. Leob of the Uni versity of Chicago excited much com- ment by stating that the secret of pro- longing life has been solved. In part Dr. Loeb said: "The human body is a motor or battery. We are composed of colloid solutions. It has been dis covered that electrical currents are the most universal and most effective forms of stimulating human organisms. The intermediate form of energy be- tween chemical energy produced in the digestion of food and the ultimate sur face or mechanical energy is cleo trical."
 Dr. Loeb said the field was just be- ginning to open along the line of elec- tricity and that the body is composed of an electrical solution. He said he could see the necessity of being con- servative and seemed fully convinced that the secret of prolonging life had been solved.
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Governor Hunt FeIicitatss Porto Ricans

In his message to the Porto Rican Legislature on Jan. 2, Governor Hunt said:
 Tranquility and contentment pre- vail in Porto Rico: schools have null tiplied; railroads are being constructed the commerce on the island has been developed, and exports have increased; agriculture has become more profitable, roads are being built and debts are being paid. Tolerance of opinion has become more common, former antag- onism being forgotten"
 The insular revenues had increased the available balance by $178,OOO over the balance of July, 1901, and the total balance now, including tariff re- bates, etc., counts to $2,0O0,000.
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Uncle Sam Increasing Trade

London statistics just received show that of the total trade with her colonies Great Britain only possesses AZ per cent, while the United States has 12 per cent, and the fact that the latter is rapidly increasing her trade not only with Canada, but with Australia, caused some disquietude.
 The Standard. in an editorial. ex- presses disappointment in this regard, and insists upon the necessity of the country bestirring itself.
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QueenS Victoria Memorial

It is learned that, much against his will, King Edward will be compelled to ask parliament for grant toward the Queen Victoria memorial. The hope that enough money for this purpase would be raised by public subscription has not been realized. Only S1S5, 400 has been thus far subscribed, and this sum will not nearly suffice.
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THE NATIONAL EXCHEQUER
FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL NEWS FROM
 WASHINGTON DISPATCHES
Formal Offer of Panama Canal al-Produc. ton of Precious Metals-Dun's Review Frenchman Endows Universities

Nihilists attempted on Thursday to blow up the palace of Grand Duke Constantine at Kiev, European Rus sia. The explosion occurred when the salons were througed with guests. While considerable damage was done to the palace, no one was injured.
 Wild horse meat is being fed to the railroad section hands of Southern Utah. The section men say the meat is not bad, especially when it is the only fresh meat obtainable.
 The Everett t-Moore Company, owning or controlling a number of urban and interurban electric railways and an extensive system of long. distance tel ephone lines in Ohio and Michigan, has become financial embarrassed, and committee consisting of seven promi- nent bankers has assumed control of the company. The aggregate capitali- zation of the various properties of the company is $13O,OOO,0OO.
 The pneumatic tool companies are forming combination which will con- trol almost the entire output of the world. The new organization will be known as the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company.
 Cholera is depopulating the island of Java, 1000 natives having died dur ing November.
 The new King Edward stamps are out, and are enthusiastically received by the British public.
 J. P. Morgan has bought Raphael's Madonna of St. Anthony of Padua It is reported that the price paid was S500,000.
 General Thomas Estrada Palma was on last Tuesday elected the first presl- dent of the Cuban Republic.
 As a result of Baltimore & Ohio through passenger train jumping the track New Years day the engineer and fireman were killed and four pas sengers injured.
 J. Pierpont Morgan nas under way merger of the Westinghouse and General Electric Companies involving combined catip.al O. $50,0O0, ,O00.
 Sixty million dollars worth of Northern Pacific perferrod stock was redeemed and retired at the New ork office on January 1.
 The aggressive attitude of the ufoat Northern in British Columbia has awakened the ire of the Canadian Pacific, which is said to be throw ing obstacles in the way of further encroachments upon what it has come to regard as it's exclusive territory.
 Manufacturing disasters in 1901 num- bered 2441, with an indebtedness of S44,960,9S3, compared with 24O9 in the previous year, owing $51,702,1 ,142, while there were 1865 suspensions of traders fer S52 2,060, $40, against 7S44 in 1900 with liabilities of $59.415,592.
 In many ways the prosperous con- citions in the United States were shared across the northern border, for commercial failures in the Dominion of Canada were fewer in number and smaller in amount of liailities than they were for the preceding seven years.
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cash $265, 5,6S4,7OO or $12,S52,45O above the 25 per cent. legally required.
 The year 1901 brought almost uniform decline in silver throughout the entire period, eliminating in sales during December at 14.94 pence in London and 54 cents in New York.
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BANK RECORDS.

In the year of big things, it was natural that new high records would be recorded in deposits and loans. Fi- nancing of big syndicate operations and unparalleled stock market deal ings, combined to raise the total of loans and discounts to $914,623,0OO on February IS, against $S25,S3O, 500 on September 15, 1900, the top point of that year. On the same date deposits attained their zenith at $1,011, 1929, 900, compared with $914,S1O,3OO on March 4, 1899, the record prior to 1901. At the time of more than billion de- posits the banks only held in actual