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VOLUME 1 1 1 i'ADUUAII, KENTUCKY, TUESDAY, JANUAltY 19, 1897. TEN. CENTS A WEEK
OF NO EFFECT.
Is tlie Neutrality Act Aecorilinir
to.luilirc Locke.
'ISII VESSEL DEMOLISHED,
..rjrcnls Destroy it M'ltli
SuiiKi'ii Torpedo.
OFFICERS AND CREW SLAUSHTERtD.
.IncksonvHo. Kin., Jan. 18.
Judgo Locke, of tlio United Status
court for Iho Southern dUtricl of
Florida, rendered his decision this
morning in tho Thru- Kricudi
upon tlio exceptions of the defense to
the libel of tlio lmh eminent for vio
lating neutrality laws. The oiiit
was raised by counsel for the defense
that inasmuch as the Cuban Insur
gents had not been rctogni.cd by the
United States l'ov eminent they were
neither n people nor a body olitio,tts
dellncd by Section GSHIJ under which
the libel was drawn. ThU was
by Judge Loc-Ke and the district
attorney was given ten days in
which to tile an amended libel. The
point was tine that bad never been
raised before.
Havana, Jan. 19. Tlio gunboat
CcDtiueli and Itelampngo left
on the night of January 1G
with the object of going up tho river
Canto to Korttiuaymo in compliance
, with tho orders of Gen. Hoseli. At
10 o'c'ock on the morning of January
17 both gunboats were near Mango
Landing, when an explosion of a
torjiedo, which had been well placed
in the rier, .sank the ttolampago.
Those of the erew who survived
swam tow aid shore, but were tired
on from the banks. At this critical
moment a boat was launched from
tho Centinela, which the men
in the water In view of the instructions
and the fael that the commander
o the Centinela and nearly all of
tlio crews of both gunboat had been
seriously wounded, the expedition
had to return to Miitirniulla.
Senor Martinez, of the Helainpago,
was seriously wounded in the explosion
as well as Assistant Knginecr
Jacobi Dili, the gunner Franzieo
Martinez and tho xeaman Vicente
Cciiorat Juan Cambcllo and Felix
Dint, while Paymaster Aulcro, Chief
Otllcer Mosot'oro, I.nglnccr razaticlo
and also the pilot and four others
were slightly wounded. Six of the
oltlcer and erew were killed outright
and all of the rest received wounds
of more or lens severity.
On tho gun-boat Centinela the
commander. Senor 1'iierta, was
ously wounded, while of the crew one
...... mi..! mid CoriKirtd Manuel Ca
banas, tho pilot Durrn, Assistant
Engineer .Martinez and six of the
crew were wounded.
AVOIDS MUTUALITY ACT.
I- Sustained the
r.nvct Would iiw
Kciu'liing.
Washington, .'" ',-T,1
of tho .leparluie.it of justice nre
Locke
unwilling to discuss .Mingo
i... s.... i,., in the case of tlio .IH-
lllibuster. the Ihree Ft lends,
hovond tin' htateinent that if the
indue at tin' Until hearing sustains to-
.-..,.. .l....tuirill nil IlIM I'ill .lll .low..
be taken to the United States circuit
court of appeals at New Orleans, n..
decision is rendered
if an luherse
will taken to the
there an appeal -.
I'nitod Stales supreme court.
Ah undei.stood here Judge Koikes
decision i to tin- vttevl Umt c udc
pendency or belligerent rights of the
Cuban i.iMirgents not having been
by IholnitedStite. they
"state, colony, district or
nre not a
neoplo" within tlio meaning of the
actions of the btatutu under which
the libel was brought. Although
revision of the
these sections in tho
.i.miM nri nlnceil under tho title
i! Umt word doos not
appear in the ad itself.
The original act was passed in
mil .,( nns entitled "All act in
addition to the act for the
nff.rtdn crimes ngaiiut the
Unilcd SUdiM." I 1818 during the
Monroe Administration, this cct was
revised, and the words "foreign
lirincc, state, colonv, district or
iicoplo," were inserted, with n view
io making it apply to the South
A ineritnn insurrection then in
but tho question of whether,
ill fact, these designations properly
apply to the Cuban insurgents or
..iiw.r in n 111,.' situation, never lie-
ioro has been decided by the courts.
Should Judgo Loeke'rf decision be
Hiisutincd by the court of last resort,
it wouid appear that every Inhibition
in tlio net against lilting out hostile
expeditions of every ehnractPragalnst
a lord"" !ltt wilh W,I0,M lll Ul,iul1
becomos of no .effect
at
States are peace
Thi'hU inhibitions are against
enlist inent.aeceptancn of commissions
to servo a foreign tate, people, etc .
rc against tho arming and lilting out
expeditions, and declares
of naval
that all such vessels, together with
teir cargoes, etc., shall l.o forfeited
! m,. United States. Tho question
.lnnlded 1)V Jl"lSe I'0t'kC therefore,
lmortancc ns u it
is tif th" hlRl'Ml
net restraining the
8ustacd, every
mS2 out of expeditions to ah the
n tucir strugglo
insurgents
?. " I V Sim.LH miihurity becomes
inoperative. "
and Hrswaro just in,
n.it uttrnctivotyjes iu Uulli, nrnl
"11 ' . tfnok ltotlOpl I'fiCCS :S0W
Jlacket Store, 105. S. SdvSt 1912
TKOUIII.i: I'lJAItlil)
At the Trial of Jacob
Vciu'o at .Incktoti.
Jackson, Ky., Jan. 19. I he ex-
ninliilni! trial of Nence and Farlcr,
charged with the iriurdcr of Deputy
Marshal Itird, is holding today, and
it is seriously feared an attempt will
lie made by tho ftiends of tho accused
to release them. 1 hey ilia not ex
peel to fall into tho hands of the
United States authorities, and have
banded together and sent for rein
forcements. Friends of the murdered
deputy marshal will be here
todav, and a elash between them and
I lie N'eaco gang is not improbable.
ItcMilt of on Ola (iriidKc.
Jnckson, Ky., Jan. 10. Johnson today
surrendered o tho authorities,
stating that he had killed Dan Mcintosh
in a light. An old grudge has
existed between them anil when they
met this morning the trouble was renewed.
Johnson nave bond for his
appcaraiiee.
Killed IH FnFlliig lioe.
l'ineville, Kt., Jan. 19. While
cutting timber young Lamur Smith,
lid in his 'teens, was killed by a
I ailing tree. The tree did not take
inu oirociion pxiieeieu iv ruiiuii
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Smith and he ran in the way and was
Mruck liv a iniiiuii limn
A
'ramp CnpltiiTil nt Atlanta,
Georgia.
CONFESSES HIS HELLISH DEED,
ltopiilslvc lliiiiKiiri.ni Tolls of
IIIh Plan-, and l)oiiiKs
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD.
Atlanta, Go., Jan. 18. Samuel
I'alatka, the Hungarian tramp arrested
at Katonton. I'lttuntn county, for
the wreck of thellirminghain Mineral
passenger train on (jnliuba river
bridge, in Alabama, three weeks ago,
by which twenty-six lives were lost,
has cnfessed to the terrible crime.
l'nlulka was brought to Atlanta
today on his way to llirmiiigham,
where he will br held for trial. A
reward of $10,000 has been olfered
for the arrest of the trainwreeker.s,
and In the face of l'alatka's confession
there seems no doubt but that
the right man has been caught.
l'tdalkti wrecked the train in order
tlmt lie might rob the bodies of tho
passengers aud his lonfessiou bears
out the theory formed by tlie detec
tives nud the olllcers of the railway
companies at the start. I'a atka had
removed a rail from the trestle and
then secreted himself in Iho bushes
near by, and when tho tiuin with its
load "i'f human freight crashed
through among the debris had
readied the bodies, of the victims
before the lire Marled among tho debris
had reached the bodies bu. the
news ol tlie caiasiropuc reaeuea
fanners living in the vicinity, and
I'alatka lied empty handed, s he
I'alatka is a fiend in
and looks. His countenance h revolting,
and he talked of his tunb'e
crime in a most stolid anil iiiilmcrcni
way. He seems a man entirely
without human feelings. He spoke
of the wreck without tho least Uible
sign (ifV'iniitinii.
I did it, lie salil. "i wanieii
monev. ll 8 iionoiiy s uiisiues wnni
I wanted it for. I did it. I found
it very easy. I say tins lor mo
of those who want to wreck
trains: It is just us easy to wreck a
passenger train us it is to wreck a
freight train. There's no moiiey in
n freight. I did not get anything
out of the wreck. I moved rail,
put it across the track, and the whole
business seemed to fall. There were
plenty of dead folks with money-
ouu man una e;iuu oui oeiore i
could get nt it tlio live ones got up,
and then the crowds ciiine. l suippcu
out then.
"The olllccis made inu confess at
tho end of a shotgun, lint it's all
through and it lie. 1 waited an
hour for that train to wreck. It was
n funny looking sight tho way it
tumbled off liko it was in a liuriy
to net to the bottom of the raviuo. 1
don't soo how anybody escaped. It's
a bad drop, you can bet, and a
place."
Kaeli Killed the Other.
Kuoxvillo, Ky Jan. l'J In n
light today resulting from n dilllcuity
over a woman Georgo Mullens fatal
ly stabbed Tony Mitchell, lief ore
death Mitchcl succeeded In fatally
shooting Mullens, and both arc now
dead.
Win. ft Suicide?
New York, Jan. 10 Charles
Smith, assistant editor of tlio 'Journal,"
formerly of Louisville, and a
brother to Ballard Smith of tho editorial
staff of tho "World," was
found asphyxiated in his room this
morning. How tlio accident could
havo occurred, is matter of wonder
to the friends of Mr. hinllli, and
l.i hinted at.
for .Senator.
Wellington, Jan. 19.
tor, of Kentucky, is hore canvassing
the senators iu mi effort O lea.'ii
whether or not Governor llradley's
amioiutco to tho senate would bo
seated. It is stated thai in enso lie
learns ho would ho accorded the seal,
'.ho Governor will appoint Hon. Join
W Verkes to tho seat. Otherwise
the ompty lienor is to bo conferred on
A. T. Wood,
RAPIDLY WORSE.
Is the Hiilionic I'inguo in Horn-
buy Growing.
ILLINOIS SENATORIAL CONTEST.
K.vliovcrniir l.oinr for Secretary
of tlie Navy.
DISASTROUS FIRE AT MORGANFIELO.
Jlombay, Jan. l'.i. The situation
is glowing rapidly worse, and the
from the city on account of the
bubonic plague continues. I he official
returns issued today show that
there have been 3,fiUG cases of the
plague recorded, and 2,502 deaths
from tho pestilence.
Tho Times, of India, complains
that the sanitary conditions of Horn-
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liar nave oeeii uiiowea 10 aeierioruie
u mU8 tmt Ulc
whole future trade of the city is
and that no expense upon the
part of the government to stamp out
the plague can be too costly.
SUM'
The Project Is Snys the
Deep Wiiterwnyn CoiiiihimnIoii.
Washington, Jan. 18. The President
today sent to the House the report
of the deep waterways commission,
consisting of President Angcll,
of the rnlversity of Michigan, John
K. Kussell and Lyman K. Cooley,
which was appointed in 1895 under
a resolution introduced by Senator
Vilas, of Wisconsin for a preliminary
inquiry as to tlie practicability
of waterways between the ocean and
tlie great hikes.
That it is entirely feasible to
such canals and develop such
channels as will be adequate of any
scale of navigation that may be desired
between the great lakes and the
seaboard, and to conduct through
the same foreign aud domestic commerce,
and that it will be wise to
provide for securing a channel of n
uavigable depth of not leas than
Iwen'.y-eight feet.
That the Niagara ship canal should
bo firit undertaken, and, incidentally,
the broadening and further
deepening of the intermediate channels
of tho lakes, the same being in
the logical order of development and
also requiring the least tuuo for con
sideration.
AJ
Lout; for tho NnvJ'
lloston, Jan. ID. It is prectically
conceded that ex-Governor Ixmg will
be Soiretnev of the Navy in tlio Mc-
Kiiilcycnbinet. The friends of Mr.
Long have been very active in his behalf
and now have assuranco that
their labor, have borne fruit,
Hltt LiTidln"u'7iriiTfiiois.
Chicago, Jan. 10. A private tele
gram states mat m mo senatorial
light at SprinullcliI, Congressman
Hilt is leading, although Mr. llitt
has remained in Washington attending
to his duties as congressman
while all tho other candidates are on
tlio ground and working industriously.
Drug' Store.
Morgunileld, Ivy., Jan. 19. Lato
yesterday evening Hugg's drug store
of this city was burned and n serious
extension "of tlie fire was narrowly
averted. Duly excellent work saved
the town. Loss on the drug store
S.),00C. Insurance $3,000.
CONDIICTORTcoiiCLlIDE
Tlioir Hiisiiitss ami rull Ont
Willi flood
Of Hot WUho for IMJucnh. Appointed
a Grievance
I Ollllllilt.O.
The conductors conclave ended
yesterday afternoon and all of tlieiu
havo now goue back to their
tvit homos.
The meeting was held for divers
purposes. First it was to stimulate
and revive Mingo Division, O. H. C,
and thou it was for tho purpose of
transacting important business that
js not deemed of public interest by
Iho conductors.
I,i February of each year, at Chi
cago, tho distinguished Illinois central
llailroad magnates Hold n meeting
and hear grievances from nil over
their vast system. Each division lias
n LTievniicc committee and each sub-
division can appoint
to coufcr with tho regular chairman.
One purpose of yesterday's meet-
In-' was to nppoiiu a commnuu
to" confer with thp cliajruian of
the grievance coiumitteo of this district,
who lives at Jackson, Toun.
Conductor !. H. Jauics was appointed,
and although so far as could be
learned there is no grievance among
the conductors of tins division, n report
will nevertheless have to be
made before tho general grievance
coininittie at Chicago iieU mouth
from tliis division.
Mr. C. S. IJJiNon, the treasurer
pud secretary of .Moiion Division,
J'o. 89, O. H. C, is n member of the
state legislature from Do of the
Louisville districts.
It is said that tho Illinois Central
.inductors on iho main lino are paid
811.1 per month, whllu those on the
sub-divisions get but 8100, nud that
the conductors desire to get tho same
balary paid to the conductors on tho
main line. This report could not be
verified, however.
MARKETS.
(Iff ported Daily bj LcjOrin Company.)
Ciiijaoo. Jan. 19. May wheat
opened iU highest point
was HOii and closed at VJfr u.
May corn opened at 24 U and
eioseu at
May oala opened at Wi and
closed at 18-18 b .
May pork opened at $8.05
and closed at $7.90-02.
May lard opened at $4.10-12 and
closed at 84.02-5.
May ribs opened at $4.17 and
closed at S4.07.
March cotton opened at $G.97,and
closed at
May cotton opened at $7.09 and
closed at $7.15-20.
Clearances today of wheat and
flour, 10 1,000 bushels.
Hrailstrcet's decrease in visible
supply of wheat is 4 ,000,000 bushels.
ADJUDGED LUNATICS.
Misses llcttio and Ella Torian
Tried Today.
Will Re Taken to IlopkimviUe nt
Once.
The writs of lunatico inquirendo
against Misses Bcttic and Ella Torian,
who live near tho city, were
tried before Judgo Hishop this forenoon
nt 9 o'clock. The unfortunate
young women were not in court,
their condition being such that it was
deemed unsafe to expose them to tbe
excitement incident to a public trial.
The e idencc of several physicians
and relatives developed the fact that
the defendants have been victims of
epilepsy for eight or ten years, and
the terrible disease has grown worse
and worse until it has almost destroyed
their minds. They nre sisters,
aged respectively 37 and 2G,
and at times are violent and very
dangerous.
They have been known to haye as
many ns twenty attacks in one day,
and their arms are covered with
scars where they have fallen against
tlio stoTC while unconscious from an
attack,
The jury in the ca'c, after considering
the matter for over an hour,
adjudged the defendants insane, and
ordered them taken to the Hopkins-ville
asylum.
Tom Torian, a brother of the defendants,
was appointed a committee
to accorapauy Miss Rctlie and Attorney
J. M. Gilbert to accompany the
other to the asylum.
HAPPY AND UNHAPPY.
A Deputy liierifi From Wickliffc
Pusses Through
And Gives a Few Pointers About
the IMdyvillc
tinry Anair.
Sheriff Thompson and deputy,
Georgo Hishop, and Mr. D. C. Tack-ct,
u guard of Wickliffc, Ky., passed
through the city at noon todny en-route
home from Eddyvillo, where
they went to take four prisoners sentenced
at the last term of court.
George Massey, colored, for malicious
shooting, was sentenced toono
year ; Tom allien niui tue Ainson
brothers, for kukluxiug, were s,n-
teuccd to six months each. A. colored
boy was given three years for
horse stealing.
Mr. Tacket, in a conversation
with a Sis reporter, stated that there
was no little talk at Eddyvillo over
tho penitentiary affair, and tho reports
from Frankfort that tho state
Inspector had recommended tho removal
of Mr. Happy.
"Mr. Happy," said the gentleman,
"is confident thnt he is nil right.
The evidence upon which the report
was made 6eeins to have been false,
and there will be another investigation
from what I can learn, which
may put the matter in a different
light."
NO APPOINTMENT
Tlio Mayor Hns Not Installed a
Permanent Night Chief-
Wants to Appoint Olllcr Slngcry.
Says It Is An
nb(c dob,
Mayor Yciscr stated to a Suk representative
this forenoon that the
report relative to his havlug permanently
appointed Acting Chief Henry
Singery chief of the night police wr
an error.
Ho said he did say lie thought lie
woijld appoint hinj to ll0 posjtiou,
but as yet had uotdono it, and that lie
did not know whether or not Officer
Singery wants it.
"It Is a very unthankful position,"
ho said, "aud the man who occupies
It makes more enemies than any ono
else on the force, as past events have
nroven. Few of the officers want It
very badly."
Tho mayor did not state when ho
would make nn appointment.
)'c don't mean an inferior article
when wp tejl you ve lmvf b,otl tlift
ohoanost inntohca ail Aont In thp
oitv. Tho lustlv ftlcbratod Hell
parlor matches 1 otn per box or 1
bores for 10 eout: 7 'Jiars of Ktar
soap, which hasno e ipcrlor as
Ifiimdrv nnd creifcral al IHirpOBO SOat).
LOCAL TIPS.
This Has Been a Very Dull
Day.
ONE CASE IN POLICE COURT.
I The Same Casts On Trinl In the
Circuit Today.
A FEW STRAY ITEMS CAUGHT.
A lively time was experienced at a
colored "chilling" supper in the
First ward last night. A "chitliDg"
supper is the most delectably enticing
thing to the average colored person
next to n 'possum supper.
According to eye witnesses tho
oboDy beaux and belles tripped tho
light fantastic, talked and made
merry and drained many a growler of
during the reign of
revelry. Then ono largo fellow with
glass in his Bbirt front snatched a
cigar out of another darkey's mouth
and threw it into the fire. The man
ffbo was called upon to suffer this
affront is said to sail under the sobriquet
of "nubby," because he has
one hand cut off. Nubby wanted
his cigar back, nnd falling to get it,
he went home after his gun. When
be returned bo fired a few
random shots and the supper
came to an untimely and
abrupt termination. The man who
was so imprudent as to deprive
"hubbv" of his cigar "was pursued
down the frigid declivities that environ
the gravel pits below town, aud
unthinkingly treated himself to a
chilly bath in one of the city's pits,
ftr which he will likely bring suit
forthwith.
Tbcte has been a great deal of
ttJk abont the murderer of
Daisy Sullivan, who was shot
down in her own door sometime since
at Rriensburg, Marshall county, but
now it appears that the matter will
5in be brought to a focus, and that
arrests will soon be made.
It is said that the real murderer
has not yet been suspected, and committed
the deed at the instigation of
someone else.
Tliere was but one case in tho
police court this morning. Chos.
Davis, the engineer, and Henry
lloettgcr, the lireman, nt tho power
houeo of tho l'auucau Street
Railway Company engaged in a
fight yesterday morning. They had
nn altercation and Davis threw a
hammer at the other and struck him
n dancing blow in the head. They
mndo up, and this morning Davis
was bv agreement lined $30 and
costs.
John Lcntz, of near Benton, is
still in the city. Ho came again
yesterday in search of his daughter-
in-law, who disappeared from borne
December 18. No trace of her has
since been found.
Marshal Collins recti ved a letter
this morning from Grcencastle, Ind.,
stating that the preliminary hearing
of Will Gaynor, arrested here last
week for killing Druggist Counts at
Kcclsvi".lc, Ind., is oet for next Friday
at 10 a. m. Gaynor has been
identified by young Black, who was
wilh the druggist at tho time be met
his death nt thohandsof tho robbers.
Tho trial will be before 'Squire
Denny.
Tho case of Airs. Starr against
Hcndron is still on trial in the circuit
court. It is of no public interest
aud will likely not be finished today,
FINGERS MANGLED.
Accident nt Little's Spoke Factory
Today.
Gus Yopp, of Broad street, had
two of the lingers on his right hand
bndlv moncled this morning nt Lit
tie's spoke factory. He was taken
to the Bod-White infirmary, where
his inluncs were dressed by vr,
Boyd. The injuries are painful, and
will disable Mi. Yopjl from work for
a week or two at least,
DK. IIIL.L.
A Verv l'liiiny Comedy nt Mor-
ton's Opera IIouso Thursday
Nlfcht.
Tho "Dr Hill" Comedy Company,
from tho UaVlen tueatre, New York,
after a continuousjrtui of 101 nights,
has been secured to appeal at Morton's
opera bottse In this city on
Thursday night. V "Dr. Bill's" spe
cialty is the treatment of the blues,
nnd like mny other specialists is an
expert in his ilartuiiiar line. Ie
cpuiniinlly lias Ia,s. many patients as
he carr attend tcf, mid the doctor's
prescription is laughter, administered
in allopathic dojoa. 1.110
is nn excellent one in every ro
sped, and each inembcrj of the company
is a first-class artist. Don't
miss this treat of tlie season. It Is
tho funniest play on 1116 road.
MALTNUTRINE
AT-
Nelson Soule's
a-- dilugJtokk.
$TOiucJPrlces guaranteed Free delivery.
for 25o 10t2 New 1 acket
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on your shoe that
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it may have beenthat:; your selection
was poor, either in selecting the shoe
or tne place you may Tiave purchased
them So, don't trust touncertainties
but select the house that has a reputation
for style; quality and wear, and in
them you will find none other than
GEO.
ROCK & SON.
Saw Wood
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is not uur way 01 veiling snoes. wdien
we have an exceptionally GOOD THING
to sell we want y6u to know it. Tins
week we offer some
Jno. Fosters' Ladies' Fine Shoes.
20 pairs Ladies' Fine Shoes.
21 pairs Hoys' Shoes in Button
go for 99 cents,
Shoes Bought of us Polished Freo.
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FOR A JANUARWEODING
Presents may be eas Hy selected
holiday stock of
Fine China
Gut Glass and
Silverware,
Our goods arc of the finest qhidity and are
S0LD AT REDUCED PRICES.
Geo. O. Hart & Son
Haruware & Stove Co.
Broadway. 109-117 N.lsrd St
didn't wear? If
special low prices in
k'o t $2.25 and f: 50
, ir nice $2 25 and $2 50:
ADKUfvlS &
BAILEY,
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-e: rv
Is .selling evergthirpg in his, line at
reduced prices.
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