Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1905-05-05

1t is now reported that Vice Ad
niral Rojestvensky's destination
is Petropaulovski, OH the peninsu
la of Kamchatka, instead of Vladi
vostok.
A report was in circulation Mon
day in Washington that Postmaster
General Cortelyou had been agreed
upon for president of the Equitable
Life Assurance Company. The
report was denied in New York.
A reward of 81 900 has been Of
fered for the arrest of Henry G..
Coll, former assistant cashier oil the
First National Bank of Milwaukee
who was implicated in the comics
sion of Bigelow. the defaulting
president.
The Court of Appeals of the Dis.
trict of Columbia decided that the
Secretary of the Treasury cannot be
enjoined from paying the $50, 600,
600 appropriated by Congress fol-
the purchase of the Panama Canal
property.
Charles Parpee, a French ma
chinist, who attempted to kidnap a
one-year-old child at columbus, O.,
was roughly handled by a mob
which pursued him and recovered
the child. The motive for the kid
MAPPING is mystery.
May Dav passed off quietly
throughout Austria. In Vienna
3o,o 900 workmen paraded without
disorder. There were the custo-
mary meetings of Socialists. The
day passed throughout Italy with
out notable incident.
Henry w. Miller, indicted Janu
airy 81 by the Federal grand Jury
for conspiracy to defraud the Gov
eminent out of portion Of its pub
lie lands, has pleaded guilty to the
ofense in the United States Dis
trict Court at Portland, Ore.
The jury to try Johann Hoch for
wife murder was completed Mon
day. The prisoner expressed him
self as pleased with it. The tax.
ing of testimony in the case was
begun, the first witness called be-
ing a former landlady of the pris.
oner.
The new Seelbach Hotel, at
Fourth avenue and Walnut street,
Louisville, was thrown open to the
public for inspection Monday, and
many thousands took their first
view of the magnificent interior.
Much had been promised by the
promoter and in its completed form
all promises were realized. 1t is
the peer of any in the country.
BY a decision oe the United
States Court of Claims rendered in
Washington the officers and sold
ers of the FIRST Kentucky regiment
viii receive about $I2. 900, while
about S.. 900 will 60 to the Second
'egiment, Spanish War Volunteers.
The regiments were represented by
>apt. c. c. Calhoun, and under the
anne decision Tennessee. Louisi-
ma and Indiana soldiers will be
benefited.
The testimony of the defense in
he Hargis case at Lexington was
losed Monday and the Common
wealth begun the introduction of
ebuttal testimony. The accused
vas put on the stand and made an
Important statement, which the
ext witness contradicted. Alex I
iareis denied any connection {
7hatever with the Cockrill or Mar {
um murders. The contempt rule I
gainst Breck Combs was dismissed 7
The State Board of Valuation |,
nd Assessment has decided to ar r
i've at the value of National bank t
hares for taxation by taking the a
otal capital stock, surplus fund
nd undivided profits, deducting :
1eretrom the value of real estate +
ED by the banks. This does not
royide for deduction of the value ii
government bonds held by such Il
anks, as contended for by the !:
anks, and the matter probably :
Ill be taken to the courts for ad.
Idication.
Rioting in the streets of Chicago
'ednesdav was so prolonged and
cree in character that many of the