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PuMabed erery crenlnjr except Sanday by
CXAS X KIAOXAX 212 S Main
The elder Leiter has arranged to
borrow 7000000 to pay the losses
of his son in the recent wheat deal
Win Smith who died very sud
denly in Daviess county Saturday
is buspected of having been pois
oned
Miss Arabella Bates a famous
professional fat woman weighing465
pounds died at Fort Scott Kan of
consumption She had been all
over the world with circuses and
museums
The National reorganization com
mittee of the middle-of-the-road pop
ulists has issued a call for a con
vention to meet at Cincinnati Sept
5 to nominate candidates for Presi
dent and Vice President
If Gomez will take his men to
Santiago he can find food for them
and also something else for them to
do besides eating and taking up
collections Garcias men or neither
idle nor unemployed
The latest from Chickamauga is
that the Kentucky troops are liable
to be sent to Porto Rico It is more
probable that they will be sent to
attend to some unfinished business
at Santiago
The government has bought alto
gether 253 boats since the begin
ning of the war and has paid over
9000000 for them The smallest
are launches run by naptha or
electric engines while the largest
are transports of 8000 tons
The Michigan volunteers made
close connection with the siege of
Santiago They were landed at
7 oclock Friday morning and in
less than two hours were mixed up
in a hot fight in which several were
killed They behaved like veter
ans
The Pennsylvania Democrats
have refused to endorse the Demo
cratic platform As the Pennsyl
vania Democrats have never
been much in evidence at the polls
there really seems to be no good
reason why they should not move
to make Republican rule unani
mous in that State
Col Tom Sherley has lost in his
contest for the park commissioner
ship with Louis Seelbach in Louis
ville The court holds that Seel
bach was the regular Democratic
nominee for the full term and that
Col Sherley being an independent
candidate for a vacancy could not
claim the full term because he ran
ahead of Seelbach
Cal Thomas the colored janitor
in the postollice at Owensboro and
whose place is protected by the
civil service rules has had notice
ot inefficiency preferred against
him and will be tried with Col
Josh Powers as his counsel He
charges that the Republicans only
want to get rid of him because he
is a Democrat
A Henderson dispatch says It
waB moving day in the Henderson
telephone business Saturday as it
was the date fixed by the grocers
to dispense with their phones
They were all taken out The
butchers of the city are reported to
be following in the footsteps of the
grocerymen in telephone matters
It was given out on ffood authority
that they were circulating a peti
tion similar to that signed by the
grocerymen asking for cheaper
rates This petition it is said
wst numerously signed Several
thr parties not included in the
twe abowf Afymed classes of busl
tttfs metfl have intimated that they
had fotteo enough of hifrh
uhttie rates and would m all prop a
bUnvordftc
Delivered by carriers to all parts ol the dtyt at
io cekts rn wnx
gusSCRXTTIOX KATES
P Month m Advance 35 Per Week
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Peb 3 Months in Advance
100
DEMOCRATIC TICKET-
FOR CONGRESS
HENRY D ALLEN
OP UNION COUNTY
We should set Cuba free keep
Porto Rico and sell the Philippines
t6 pay the war debt
Hobson and his men are in San
tiago and storming the city may be
fatal to them
King Coupon is reigning on
T
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Peh Yeah in Aipance 4 00
POST DISPATCH SNAP SHOTS
sides of the Atlantic
It will not always do to bank on a
Supreme Court decision
Let us now return to our mutton
and to full size 5 cents loaves
Militiaing in the Republican part
of Kentucky is as
soldiering in Cuba
both
dangerous as
If President McKinleys mind is
troubled what must -be 2 the con
dition of Sagastas i
There are constant night alarms
in Cadiz The Cadiziansare worse
scared than our Bostonians
It may test the patriotism of heirs
to have to pay the war taxes on
property which they did not earn
In a newly acquired Spanish ter
ritory we may succeed in substitut
ing cock fighting for bull fighting
The Government should send Col
Satan of Kentucky to investigate
that Sulphur discovery in Texas
Cruisers are patroling the New
England coast and the bean crop
will be fathered without any for
eign interferences
Farmer Leiter now fully realizes
the tremendous wheat bearing ca
pacity of the vast territory of the
United States
The skat clubs evidently have
nothing to do with silencing cats
Certainly the cats are as numerous
and noisy as ever
The coincidental Leiter and Hoo
ley crashes will be no warning to
other great financiers AVe shall
never lack city farmers and
promoters
The Globe Democrats report that
Dewey has been made a D D will
scarcely be credited Dewey is
after Spanish bodies not Spanish
souls
A hegira of bare headed men to
Alaska may be expected It is pos
itively affirmed that there are no
baldheaded men in this golden ter
ritory
The prettiest waiter girl is the
girl that is promptest and most at
tentive to the needs of hungry cus
tomers Mere beauty is not attrac
tive to an empty stomach
Milwaukee can no longer dishon
estly use a St Louis label for Mil
waukee beer the Federal Court
having interfered The St Louis
article has no equal anywhere in
the United States
Spain has clearly an accomplish
ed fool friend in Gen Flores of Uru
guay who imagines that he and
the Spaniards can overcome the
United States with three or four
additional regiments
The author of Sweet Bye and
Bye has just gone to the land
that is fairer than this Unfor
tunately he cannot return to con
firm the very hopeful statements he
has given the world in his song
Chairman Baruett of the Repub
licen State Committee has sent a
circular to the county committees
directing them to recommend an
election commissioner in each coun
ty to serve under the Goebel law
This is a complete change of plan
as the Republicans at first refused
to recognize the law in any way
holding it to be unconstitutional
Since they have lost out on the
prison bill they are uuwilling to
take any chances with the Goebel
law that would leave them without
representation
Named Three Democrats
The Democratic Committee of
Hopkins county met Saturday for
the purpose of deciding upon three
election commissioners for Hopkins
county and recommending them to
the State election officers
Messrs RBBradley of Madison
ville Dr E T Almon of Mortons
Gap and W W Cato of Dawson
were the ones recommended for the
commissioners
Blanks to be Tried
Bob Blariks the colored rapist
Will be taken from Louisville to
Mayfield for trial to day under
guard of a company of soldiers coin-
tnucUy
Worth bound 8t
rolnhT4lirouU V
to OhlMM ud St LouU
rast - una a aupa uaij
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EDITORS AT DETROIT
H E WoolMk Elected PrUrtdent
By Unanimous VoteTh
Visit to WalkcrvIIIc
Detroit Mich July 2 The
members of the K P A tefbCincin
nati at 4 oclock this morning and
after a hot ride by rail and lake
reached Detroit at 4 oclock this
afternoon At 2 oclock a business
meeting was held od thet steamer
Mackinac The principal matter
to be disposed of was the election of
officers which took place immediate
ly after the reading and filing of
President Gaines annual address
II E Woolfolk of Danville was
chosen President by unanimous
vote and J H Wesfover was made
Vice President in the same man
ner Mr Westover nominated R
W Brown of Louisville for Second
Vice President and he was unani
mously chosen Before stopping at
Detroit a visit was paid to Walker-
ville Ontario in response to invi
tation
An informal but delightful recep
tion followed Messrs Walker
Sons -showing their guests over their
extensive establishment Lunch
was then served on the lawn An
appreciative address was made by
R W Brown and responded to by
one of the Messrs Walker After
many expressions of good will the
newspaper men took their depart
ure leaving for Mackinac to night
ORNAMENTS BAD LUCK
Another Defeat for Him at Long
Island
New York July 4 The Long
Island handicap was the chief event
at Sheepshead Bay Saturday and
Ornament was made the favor
ite with Lehman second choice
The delay was long and tiresome
The horses got away in fairly good
order with Ornament last On the
way around the lower turn Ogden
went to the front and was never
headed Ornament and Tragedian
made a bold bid for the money in
the stretch but could not catch the
leader and he won in a hard drive
by a neck The other two lapped on
nim
Long Island handicap onemiie
and a furlong- Ogden 117 Hamil
ton 10 to 1 wonTragedian 105
Spencer 10 to 1 and 4 to 1 second
Ornament 129 Simms 9 to 5 third
Time 154 4 5
The Lost Cause
The above is the title of a new
monthly illustrated historical jour
nal devoted to the collection and
preservation of Confederate records
also Humorous anecdotes Renv
iniscences Deeds of heroism
Terrible hardships Battles on
Sea and Land and the noble
deeds of loyal women of the South
It will also contain a description of
the events in the war with Spain
The Lost Cause is beautifully il
lustrated with large battle
scenes portraits maps etc
Among the contributors are Gen
Fitzhugh Lee Gordon Butler
French Rosser S D Lee Wal
thall Evans McLaws Wheeler
Oates Bennett H Young and many
others The Lost Cause should
be in every family in the South
The subscription price is very low
only seventy five cents a year A
sample copy sent free of charge
to any one addressing a postal
card to The Lost Cause 328
West Green street Louisville
Perkins Wants to Fight
Many of our boys have been anx
ious to take a part in this blood
letting in the cause of human liber
ty but preferred to go in a homo
company Hon V Perkins is nowj
at work takingnames of all de
siring to join and will raise a conv
pany to join Colsons reciment aricf
many homes in our community will
have a more lively interest than
ever before Scbree Herald I
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TRAINS B00TI1
No 55 Hopkinsville Ac 615 a m
nu vo rusi uiuu ouu a in
No SiFast Mail 518 pm
No 91 NO Limited 11 rl6 p nr
MAINS NORTH
No 92 Chicago Limited 986 a m
No 52 St Lou Er mail 101 8a m
No 56 Hopkinsville Ac 825 p m
No 45 Fast Line 948 p m
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REAL
ESTATE
AGENT
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE IA0E
Money loaned at 6 vper tent
on first class real estate for
a term of 5 years
Wo have for salo somo of llio bes
building lots in tho city and on terme
to suit purchasers Prices inngiog
from 520 to 3000 Thoymre located
in nearly every part of tho city We
also havo for Balo farms in this and
adjoining counties These farms are
owned by- parties who wish to sell
Below ia a partial list of them
A Fine Farm near Kennedy
Well improved good land well wa
tered and timbered 160 acres
Price 400
A Farm of 350 acres on Butter
milk Road
Two thirds in fine timber good im
provements well watered 8 miles
from the city Big bargain
Price 900
Farm of 106 acres onBntlcr Road
Three and one half miles from the
city well improved good orchard
snd never failing water
Price S750
A farm of 0 acres Ton same road
3 J mileB from the city well improv
ed A good poultry or market gar
den farm in good neighborhood
Price 100
Farm of 75 acres on Greenville
Road
Six miles from tho city The very
best place in tho neighborhood
timber sood water buildings orch
ard and iu a Cue elate of repair
Price 650
A very fine little Farm of 37 1 2
acres near Elmo
Twenty acres of timber tho remain
ing iu high state of cultivation AH
tho buildings in good condition
splendid neighborhood
Price 2200
100 acres 5 Miles From City on
Russellvilie Pike
Well improved 15 acres of timber
near church and school
Price I 51800
136 acres on Ducker Mill road
65 acres of bottom land 2 good
houses 2 barns well watered 15 acres
timber
Price SHOO
500 cash balance in one and 2
years at 6 per cent Tho best farm
in tho neighborhood
Besidps these wo have other farms
for salo and will take pleasure in
showing any of them to parties wish
ing to buy Surveys Plata and Ab
straets of title furnished all purchas
era Now is the time to buy reaj
estate
Threo tracts of coal landa two
of the mines partially developed
Vein of coal 5 feet thick flnoBt qual
ity One tract contains 000 acres
one 175 acres one 65 ucres All
within i mile Illinois Central It It
WJ11 sell at bargains and on easy
wijiiia nuru are iorcuncs ior tne
right men
For sale or exchange a good pay
ing hotel at tho famous Dawson
Springs Will soli at n bargain or
exchange for improved farming land
well located
For salo a good first class board
ing house at Dawson Springs Will
sell on easy terms or exchange for
good notes Tho owners business
compels him to reside elsowhore
30 aero ranch well improvod near
San Diego Cal Will oxchangofor
property in Christian county Ky
William Robinson Agt
Office Webber Street
Hopkinsville Ky
I The Present Crisis
THEPOSHIISPATGH
Is the Only
St Mollis Paper
yith Its Own Staff Correspondents
nt all Points of Interest
At XIavann
Mr Sylvostor Scovol
At Madrid- -
MrTA E Eloufrhtou
At Washington
Ill klQllJU 4UUBIW
At New York
Mr Morton Walkius
THE NKWflOF TfK TWi IK
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DrcjkltJfiil CasUtmnn
Royal Insurance Company
OF LIVRPOOL
The Largest Fire Insurance Company in the eWorld
Does the Largest Hjisincsn in the Stale of Kentucky t
Uoca tho Lnrgoat Husinessin tho SouthcrnStatf
Losses Paid in Kentucky in J24983I02
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Managers Soutlieru Department
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Walter F Garnett Co Resident Agents Hpkinlvfllc Ky
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ESTABLISHED IN 1852
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WAREHOUSE
SHRYER Proprs
HOPKINSVILE KY
j2Caroful attention given to sampling and eclliug all tobacco consigned
o us Liberal advauces on tobacco in store All tobacco insured uulos
otherwise instructed - -
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Dawson Springs Arcadia House
v Dawson Hopkins County Kentucky
JAS WEST
Gaither
T08AGG0 COMMISSION t MERCHANTS
HOKlNSVimSKY
Liberal advances made on Tobacco Four months storage Free
1898 1 THE GREAT SUMMER RESORT
4
1898
TIipsq celebrated clmlybcnto and eH siirttnM arc altuntcdlimrcillMnlr upon tho
rllle and Momiihla division of tho Illinois Central railroad fonnnnv it omwmtn nil
Southwestern Kallroad 105 miles westol LouUvlIlo Ky and 68 mllea eaut pi rndugah K y
The Arcadia llougo lanowand neity furulsthed with capacity of ontcrtftlninlt 00 p
sons lhoowueraof thohotelaroaBoownersof thoSprlniHnnd fho ii ifU rr tlui Arrntila
tho months of Juno and July ofier many advaitaoa to pore
Ohio and
Invalids should lVmomber that
vtnranna Vlaftlnr Mm Hllrlnn a nMifwlrt
and liquid aajta aro manufactured at thsa Spring For pamphlula ctc apply to
N M HOLKMAN CO Iropriotors
W G WnuntEiir V v X9V Faxon
Wheeler Mills Co
Tobacco Warehousemen Commission Merchants Grain Dealers
Fire Proof Warehouse oon nossnLLVirxE and rsts
Hopkinsvlle rCy
Liberal Atlvanoe on Consignments AH Tobacco dont us Oovorod by Insurance
BETHEL FEMALE COLLEGE
HopkhisvUlo Kentucky
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rtory aud Primary dinrieut Eloolrlo LftrhU and Ko
Water tbrouyb building AppoiMtmoutgqpd faeo gtxxl health
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importer and Manufacturer- oft 1
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Grranite v
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OLARlCSVXT LIi TEN NESSEE
MR F M WHITLOW of Hopkinsville Ky is my solicitor
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KENDR1GK RUN YON
pnoiaifeTOs op J
G entral Tobacco Warehouse
GlarksMiUe Tennessee -
We Solicit the Patronage of AH Who Have Tobacco To Sell
JPrec Storage to Shippers
Cash Advances Made on Consignments
- J C KENDIUCK Salusmah
I C HANBEItY
PEOPLES
HANBERY
Railroad St Between Tenth
and Eleventh
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