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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-17
.LACKEY CASE
COMPROMISED.
Settled Out of Court and Dis
missed at Defendants
Cost.
ED. BELL CONVICTED.
Case of Geo. Johnson, COL,
Charged With Murder,
Continued.

The $40, 900 damage suit of Mrs.
Mary c. Bourland, of Hopkins coun-
ty, mother and next friend Of Spie-
gal Bourland, who has for the last
three or four years been in the
Western asylum, against DIR. Walter
A. Lackey, was called in circuit
court Saturday morning. The case
was set for trial Friday morning,
but was not reached on the dockel
until Saturday. When the case was
called the attorneys announced to
the court that the matter had been
compromised and an order was en-
tered dismissing same at defendants
cost. The amount agreed upon in
compromise was not made public.
The suit was filed October Is, 1904.
Plaintiff alleges that DR.. Lackey on
March %, 1904, while acting as SUI
perintendent in the absence of the
superintendent, cruelty and mali.
ciously beat and bruised her son,
who was at the time in the custody
of two attendants; and had one arm
bound. rendering him entirely help,
less; that said beating was not in
Lackey's necessary self-defense, but
waswithout justification or excuse
upon his part. The case was tried
at the June term of court and yer.
dict for plaintiff for $500 was re
turned. A new trial was granted
Mrs. Bourland was represented by
Judge c, H. Bush and Mr.. Johr
Feland. Downer & Russell repre-
sented the defendant.
When the case of the Common
wealth against the Tennessee Cen
trail railroad company was called il
was dismissed. The company was
recently indicted on a charge Of
maintaining nuisance on account
of the bridge over their track at the
Canton pike crossing.
Ed. Bell, colored, under an in.
dictment charging him with granC
larceny, in stealing a bicycle from
Claude Morris, was convicted of petit
larceny and given nine months in
the county jail.
Jordan Becker, charged with in.
ducing negroes to break their con-
tracts with Christian county farmers
to go to Mississippi and work in the
cotton fields, was dismissed.
The case of George Johnson, COL,
under an Indictment charging him
with the murder of Carrie Johnson,
col, was called yesterday and con-
tinued until the fourth day of the
next term.
Equity matters occupied the at
tention of the court yesterday and
the juries were dismissed until this
morning.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-17
BLOW ON HEAD
PROVED FATAL.
Dave Cowherd, Whose Skull
Was Fractured, Died From
the Injury.
GENE DUFFY is IN JAIL.
Wounded Man Never Spoke
After He was
Struck.
GENE DUFFY is IN JAIL.

Dave Cowberd, who was struck
on the head by Eugene Duffy, an
other negro, ON the afternoon of
Oct. 8, died Saturday afternoon at
the house on Water street, to which
ne was Removed shortly after being
wounded. The trouble occurred on
Ninth street, between Main and
Virginia. Cowherd's skull was frac-
tured by the blow and he was rem
dered unconscious, in which condi-
ton he remained until an operation
was performed a few days after
ward. He seemed to improve after
the operation, but remained speech
less, never having uttered a word
after being injured.
Coroner Allensworth held an in
quest and the body was Inferred in
the potter's field Sunday.
The jury returned a verdict to the
effect that Cowherd's death was due
to a blow on the head, struck by
Gene Duffy, and that it was a case
of murder.
Duffy was arrested shortly after
the trouble and placed in jail, where
he is now confined.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-17
JACK FROST
Got in His Work on Tobacco
in the Field.

The presumption was that all of
the tobacco had been cut and put in
the barn before the frost of last
week, but such was not the case.
Several crops were still on the stalk,
and as a matter of course, were de-
stroyed. Three crops in the Sinking
Fork neighborhood were caught out
and ruined, and it is reported that
some of the weed in the extreme
Northern part of the county was
also destroyed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-17
STATE SYNOD
Of the Southern Presbyte-
rian Church Will Convene
in Louisville.

The Kentucky Synod of the South
ern Presbyterian Church will con-
vene tonight in Louisville. The
sessions of the Synod will be held in
the Second Presbyterian Church.
The Synod will last till Friday and
an unusually interesting and profit
able meeting is expected. The pas
tors from all over the State will be
in attendance, besides the delegates,
and it will make a formidable con-
gregatiOn of Presbyterians.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-17
MORE NOMINATIONS.
John M. Morris Named For
Member of Fiscal Court.

The Democratic county conven.
ton which adjourned Oct. 2, recon.
vened yesterday and made one OF
two further nominations for district
offices. Mr.. Jno. M. Morris was
named for magistrate in the South
Hopkinsville district and Mr.. H. H.
Knight for constable in the Fruit
Hill district. All of the nominations
have been certified to and filed with
the county clerk.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-17
Three Additions.

The protracted meeting at Casky
closed Sunday, at the Baptist church.
There were three additions to the
churchand several other conversions.
Rev. j. M. Jones assisted the pastor,
Rev. w. H. Vaughan.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-17
BACK TAX CASES.
Three of Them Dismissed
Here Yesterday.

The suits brought by Auditor
agent Alexander against Coutts,
Simmons & Co., E. M. Flack & Co.,
and j. H. Eggleton & Son for back
taxes was called in county court yes
terday and dismissed without preju-
dice. Alexander failed to appear.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-17

The Lewis and Clark Exposition
closed Sunday. at Portland. The at
tendance for the last day was IS, $3.50,
a grand total of 2,545.5O9.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-17
Meeting at CrOfton

A series of meetings began at the
Christian church in Crofton last
night. The pastor is being assisted
by Elder H. c. Ford.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-17

The Grand Lodge of Masons of
Kentucky will hold the annual meet
ing in Louisville beginning today. '@'
The leader., 1905-08-05
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETE
Programme For the Peace EnvOys'
Visit to Oyster Bay.
After Reception ny the President
ana Luncheon ON Hoard the May
dover WiII Go to Portsmouth.

Washington, July 28.- 8.--Arrangements
have been completed here for conveying
the peace ENJOYS Of Russia and Japan
from New York to Oyster Bay, where
they will be. received by the presidents
and from there to Portsmouth. N. H.
According to the otticial announce
ment, the Russian plenipotentiaries
and suite will embark on the cruiser
Chattanooga, commanded by Comman-
der Sharp, at the foot Of Twenty third
street, New York city, at 8. a. m. on
August S, the Japanese plenipotentia-
ries embarking at the same point on
the cruiser Tacoma, commanded by
Commander r. f. Nicholson, an houx
later, arriving at Oyster Bay within
half an hour of one another.
After the luncheon to be given by
the president on the Mayfower is over
and the president has departed, the
Japanese plenipotentiaries and suite
will embark on the Dolphin, command
ed by Commander Gibbons, the Russian
plenipotentiaries and suite remaining
on the MayfioWer, when they will pro-
ceed to Portsmouth, conveyed by the
cruiser Galveston, commanded by COM
mander w. G. Cutler
On the morning of the 7th they will
be received by the admiral commanding
the Portsmouth navy yard, within
which the negotiations for peace are to
be conducted.
The leader., 1905-08-05
IAPANEsE TERMs OF PEACE
a Guess Haznrded by a New York
correspondenty nnd It's
Only a Guess.

New York, July 27.W While tho Jap
anese peace ENJOYS are in this city
and have talked in non-committal
way with the newspaper men, it may
be taken for granted that they have
not so far oyerstepped the bounds Of
propriety as to give an inkling of the
terms Of peace they VIII suggest to the
Russian plenipotentiaries The follow
ing, however, is hap-hazard guess as
to what the main points will be:
Indemnity equal to cost of war to
Japan.
Cession Of all rights of Russia to
Port Arthur and Dalny under lease
from China.
Recognition Of complete suzerainty Of
Japan over Korea.
Recognition of the open door in all
Manchuria
Withdrawal Of all naval force from
far eastern waters for series OF
years
Fixing maximum Of troops to be
maintained along Manchurian frontier.
Making Vladivostok an open port free
to commerce of the world.
Fixing control and administration of
Manchurian railways.
Cession Of the island of Sakhalin.
Surrender to Japan Of all interned
ships.
The leader., 1905-08-05
CURRENT coNDENsATIoNs.

The number of insane in London ex-
ceeds 10000.
Rifle bullets are now photographed
in their course by means of the cleo
trio spark.
The Michigan, "old Ironsides," the
only United States warship in fresh
water, will be dismantled.
The locomotives on the new fast ex-
presses between Cologne and Berlin
are built after the American pattern.
The Jews celebrate this year the
two hundred and fiftieth anniversary
of their settlement in the United
States.
BY buying tea in packets It is cal
culated that in. 1903 the British public
paid tea prices for 5,0SS,64S pounds of
paper and twine.
Addressed on the gummed side,
postage stamp, says the Dundee Adver-
tiser, has been delivered at Fife, Scot
land, as letter.
The water is so clear in the fiords
of Norway that objects one and one
half inches in diameter can be dis
tinctly seen at depth of $50 feet.
Eleetro-plated lace may yet be the
fashion. A French writer says that
a complete set of ecclesiastical vest
ments has been made at Lyons of these
plated laces, and suggests that society
people adopt them for ball dresses.
The leader., 1905-08-05
RESCUED JUST IN TIME
Thrilling Experience of Mr. and
Mrs. George A. Kelly During .
Fire in st. Louis.

St. Louis, July %. Encompassed by
flames on every side, and with the sim
gle passage of escape shut off, George
A. Kelly, an electrician of 3215A Olive
street, with his right hand tightly
grasping a frail window shutter, his
left arm encircling the waist of his
wife, suspended himself and his almost
unconscious burden over the edge of
the windowsill of the second-story Of
their home.
Then the salvage corps arrived with
ladders and rescued the almost ex-
hausted man and his living burden
from their perilous position.
just as the ladder was hoisted flames
and smoke broke out of the window,
binding the firemen and burning Mrs
Kelly's hands. Mr.. Kelly's arms and
hands were blistering, and his fingers
had begun to relax their grasp on the
frail shutter, and had his rescuers ar
rived minute later he would have
been compelled to drop with his wife
to the sidewalk from sheer exhaustion.
The leader., 1905-08-05
BISHOP ISAAC W. JOYCE
The WeII-Ixnosn Methodist Bishop
succumbed to His Recent
stroke of Paralysis.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July %. Bishop
Isaac w Joyce, Methodist bishop, died
at his home, $40 Groyeland avenue, at
1:2O o'clock this morning as the re-
suit of cerebral hemorrhage and con-
sequent attack Of paralysis which he
sustained while delivering a sermon at
Red Rock, Mimi, camp meeting on
Sunday, July 2.
Bishop Joyce came to Minnesota six
years ago. Previous to that time he
had been presiding bishop of the Meth
odist missionary field work in China
and Japan It is said of him that he
has spoken in the cause of religion in
every civilized country Of the world.
Before going abroad he was pastor
at Chattanooga, Tenn, for four years,
and at Cincinnati six years. He is a
graduate of Hartsell university, a Unit
ed Brethren institution of Ohio.
Bishop Joyce was 69 years old. He is
survived ny wife and one son, Col.
Frank NJ Joyce, of this city.
The leader., 1905-08-05
FUNERAL OF ENSIGN PERRY
Services Held in ST, Paul's Episco-
pal Church at san Diego, Cal.
The Remains to he Taken TO stoclx~
bridge, NIass.--Other Bodies AIay
be sent Home.

San Diego. Cal, July 2s.--At st.
Paul's Episcopal church, Friday, was
held the funeral Of Ensign Newman X.
Perry, the only oficer who lost his life
in the disaster on the gunhoat Benning-
ton. Rev. A. M. Richey was in charge,
assisted by Bishop j. H. johnson, Of
Los Angeles, and Chaplain Stone. Of
the flagship Chicago. Commander
Young and officers Of the Bennington
and Of the Chicago. active and retired
army officers. companions Of the Mili-
tary Order Of the Loyal Legion, OFF,
GERS from Fort Rosecrans. officers Of
the naval reserves, city and federal Of
ficers and members OF the chamber of
commerce were present. The remains
will be taken to Stockbridge, Mass, for
intermeni.
The officials have discovered that az
ter the Maine disaster congress enacted
law providing for the transmission
of the bodies OF dead sailors to their
homes. Now Paymaster Morris is tel
egraphing to relatives of the dead sail
ors buried at Point Iona. that upon
request the bodies will be disinterred
and sent home at the expense Of the
government.
The leader., 1905-08-05
KANSAS CLOUDBURST.
Much Damage Done Near wreford.
Tracks Washed Away.

Junction City, Kas., July So Near
Wreford, six miles south of town, a
cloudburst caused Lyons Creek to rise
more than twenty feet. The creek
oyeraowed its banks, doing much dam
age to farm land. About 1000 feet
Of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railway track was washed out To
days trains have been running by way
of the Union Pacific and Rock Island
between this city and White City A
party Of about thirty persons from this
city, Chanute and Topeka were in camp
close to Lyons Creek and the flood came
upon them while they were asleep. All
members of the company escaped in
their night clothes. Their camp equip
ment and clothes were washed away
In the flood
The leader., 1905-08-05
A BARGAIN DAY SCRAMBLE
when order Was Restored the
wrecked store Was Turned Into
Hospital to Treat the Injured.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 27.-Three thou
sand women janlmed themselves into
a store inadequately constructed to
hold SO many, being attracted by a
widely-advertised bargain sale, and, as
q result, four score received more or
less serious injuries.
The police officials say they will is
sue an order against bargain day sales
in the future.
One woman was caught at the head
Of a stairway and had bad fall, and
several sustained broken legs and arms.
The police rescued an even two dozen
women who had tainted and were be-
ing trampled underfoot.
When some semblance or order had
been restored the entire store was, cpn-
verted into a hospital, and Is doctors
began taking care of the injured. The
store itself is badly wrecked.
The leader., 1905-08-05
TAKES AN OPTIMISTIC VIEW
Bradstreet's weekly Review Indi-
Gates Good Business Conditions
Throughout the Country.

New York, July Bradstreet's
weekly review says:
Crop reports and fall trade advices
are more unanimously favorable than
at any preceding time this season.
Confidence in the crop situation is re-
tlected by good fall orders and vol
ume Of wholesale and retail trade GER
tainly in excess of a year ago and
fully equal to the average at this
season. Special activity is noted in
cotton goods, which are in eager de-
mand at high prices, with scarcity Of
desirable makes widely reported. Trade
in wooden fabrics is good, confrna-
ton of this being found in freer buy
ing by manufacturers of raw material
at ruling high prices.
Reports from the shoe and clothing
lines and from the lumber, hardware
and other building material lines are
generally satisfactory. A heavy move
ment of winter wheat. has helped coll
lections and developed more activity in
flour milling in the southwest.
The leader., 1905-08-05
Negro Murderer Captured.

Roanoke, Va, July 30 Cephas Poin-
dexter, the negro alleged moonshiner
who last Wednesday shot and killed
United States Deputy Marshal Wade in
Franklin county, while the officer was
attempting to arrest him for illicit dis
tilling, was captured today and placed
ii jail to prevent lynching. His cap
tors guarded him with shotguns, and
their march through the streets at
tracted large crowds Poindexter had
been hunted for four days, and was al
most exhausted from starvation. He
was armed with shotgun and pistol.
The leader., 1905-08-05
HOPE Full FEELING
AT new ORLEANS
The Health Authorities Expect to
Prevent an Epidemic.
NO EFFORT WILL BE SPARED
The Doctor-Hatlns italians OF the
French Market section Seem to
Have Been ResponaibIe For
the Infection.

New Orleans, July 2S.--All the forces
engaged In the battle with the yellow
fever scourge join in expressing the
belief that while the situation has been
and is serious, enough success has al
ready been achieved In the application
snf the methods applied, as the result
of the work OF the Reed commission
in Cuba. to justify the hope that for
the first time in the history Of the
country what threatened to be malig-
nant epidemic of yellow fever will be
stamped out before frost comes, and
that New Orleans will be spared the
horrors of previous epidemics.
With the cases reported Thursday,
the aggregate since July 13 runs close
to 200. These are included in 20 to 25.
foci, including the section around the
French market, where the fever first
appeared and where large proportion
of the cases and fatalities have oc-
CURED. This section runs from st, Ann
to Barracks streets and from Chartres
to the river, including about 40 city
blocks. Italians here are notoriously
prone to avoid physicians, and the fe-
yer got a foothold in the district before
1t became known to the authorities. No
precautions were taken to destroy the
mosquito, and the scourge spread with
such rapidity that cut of the cheap and
crowded lodging houses the Italians
who could get away fed, some going
by rail to surrounding towns and some
by luggers into settlements along the
coast. The result is the appearance OF
cases of fever in various parts Of the
city, but principally below Canal street,
in neighborhoods of the poorer classes.
Almost every instance of a new foci.
outside the French market is that OF
an Italian who escaped therefrom or
some one of different nationality
whose business was in that section.
Every avenue of egress from the
city has been closed by the rigid quar-
antines and uninfected sections Of the
city are discouraging any further in
vasions by Italians.
It is considered wiser for them to re-
main where they are at present, and
where they are to be charitably cared
for If in distress and nursed if i'll.
The leader., 1905-08-05
A FRIGHTFUL CALAMITY
Twenty-Three Persons Killed as
the Result of Railway GolIi-
son at Liverpool, England.

Liverpool, July 2S.-An electric ex-
press train on the Lancashire & York
shire railroad bound from Liverpool
to Southport, collided, Thursday even-
ing, with an empty stationary train at
the Hall road station, causing the death
of % persons and the injury of many.
The first car of the express, which was
crowded, was smashed to pieces and
only six of its occupants escaped. The
road was recently given an electric
equipment
Almost Immediately after the crash
the wreckage burst into flames. The
mangled bodies of the dead and the
cries of the injured vainly beseeching
that they be extricated from the burn
ing wreckage formed a terrible scene
and many women on the platform
tainted
The leader., 1905-08-05

Mamie Gibson. barefooted 11-year
cid girl, who lives with her parents IN
the Black mountains of North Caro-
lima. is to be given college educa
tion by the Southern railway, which
will also provide for her in other ways,
Some time ago big slide occurred on
the mountain while she was home
alone. She ran down the railroad wav.
ing her red petticoat. A heavy train
was stopped by her ten feet from
where the mountain had caved in. he
low was an abys- several thousand
feet deep, that meant instant death to
every one on board.
The leader., 1905-08-05
BIG SEIZURE OF STOGIEs
Forty-Eisht Thousand stogies seized
ut st. Louis For Being Im-
properly stamped.

st. Louis, July -Forty-eight thou
sand stogies shipped to St. Louis by
three New York manufacturers. inn
properly stamped, have been seized by
Collector Ben Westhus. The stogies
arrived here in three lots. The first
shipment, consisting Of 10000 stogies,
was seized on Saturday in the depot Of
the Columbia Transfer Co. The sec
ond consignment, Of $4,000 stogies, was
taken, Monday, in the warehouse OF
the st. Louis Transfer Co. The third
lot, consisting of 10000 stogies, was
found Wednesday in the freight depot
Of the Louisville & Nashville railroad,
Cass avenue and Collins street.
The leader., 1905-08-05
Big ORDERS CANCELLED.



ing Large Proportions.
san Francisco, July 80. Louis Getz,
President Of Getz Brothers q Co,, one
Of the big importing and exporting
houses of this city, has received acable-
gram from Shanghai which reads;
Cancel all orders. Boycott of Amer
lean trade effective among Chinese mer-
chants. All business entirely suspend
ed.
The cable came from n. H. Vansant,
Manager of the Getz branch house IN
Shanghai. None Of the goods which
the firm is now preparing for shipment
to China will be sent. Getz Bros. g.
Co must cancel orders to the value OF
many thousands 1T dollars. Mr. Getz
said today:
I'VE will cancel many orders for Hour,
meal, hardware, provisions, canned
goods and many other things. The boy
colt means more to us than the loss Of
a few orders. We have branch house
in Shanghai and were about to open an
other in Hong Kong.
The leader., 1905-08-05
NORWAY ASKS RECOGNITION
Its Government Must BE Stable Be-
fore United States VIII
Recognize 1t.

Washington, July 27.-Through G.
Hauge, until about month ago the
first secretary of the Sweden and Nor
way legation here, this government has
received what is thought to be virtual
request that President Roosevelt rec
ognize the government oi Norway. Mr..
Hauge resigned his position in the dip
lomatic service Of Sweden and Norway
to become representative here of the
new Norwegian government. Repre-
sentations to the state department,
made by him, have been transmitted
to President Roosevelt, and are now
at Oyster Bay awaiting action.
The United States government will
make careful investigation of the
status of the new government before
taking any definite steps.
The leader., 1905-08-05
WAS JUST A MATTER O MONEY.
Matrimony Brought Hoch to the
Foot of the GaIIows, and Mat-
ter O,Money Saved Him.

Chicago, June 2s.- Johann Hoch,
Just within the shadow of the gal
lows, was granted a reprieve, Friday,
by Gov Deneen. The modern Blue
beard, charged with killing Ia of his so
alleged wives, among whom was st.
Louis woman, and convicted of killing
one, was saved from hanging by Miss
Cora Wilson, who appeared at the jail
two hours before the time set for the
execution, and said that money was
available to take Hoch's case to the
supreme court.
On the showing made, Gov. Deneen.
on the recommendation of States At
torney Healy, granted reprieye of four
weeks.
Hoch's attorney announced that he
would at once prepare to appeal the
case.
The leader., 1905-08-05
ENCOURAGING REPORT
Is Made by Marine Hospital Service
From New Orleans.

Washington, July 30.-A dispatch
received by Surgeon General Wyman
of the Public Health and Marine Hos
pital Service from DR.. j. HI. White, in.
charge of the service work at New Or
leans, today tells of the steps taken by
Surgeon Richardson, who is supervis.
ing the work in the infected district
for the City Board of Health Itreports
that on Thursday and Friday there
were 1918 houses inspected, 19 cases Of
sickness were investigated and 1000 or
more tanks or cisterns oiled.
Thesoffieials of the Marine Hospital
Service express the opinion that the
fact that the area of disease had been
well restricted is an encouraging fea-
ture of the present outbreak. But two
other places outside the State of Lou
isiana, they say, have officially reported
case of fever, notable contrast to
former outbreaks, when it spread with
greater rapidity.