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THE COURIER LOUISVILLE, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1896. FORTUNE IN TEXAS Kentucky Born Woman Thinks She Is An Heiress. THOMAS BEAN, OF DENISON Romantic Story of His Marriage In This State. WHY HE CAME BACK (St. Louts Republic.) If Mrs.

Amanda Marmaduke, who Is living in comfortable but not luxurlous circumstances with her family at 1132 North Seventeenth street, ever comes into a fortune of half a million dollars, which she thinks is awaiting her In Denison, she will have the newspapers to thank for her good luck. Right years ago, while a resident of Washington, 'she was told by friend, Mra, Colbert, that it would be to her advantage to watch the newspacarefully; that there might be pers fortune in it for her. She knew that her father, Thomas Bean, had gone to Texas about fifty years ago, and from vague reports that had reached her from time to time that he had made money. But she had never been able to reach him by correspondence. So she carefully watched the papers, and when she moved to St.

Louis with her husband some three years ago she had a better opportunity 10 extend her newspaper reading. A short time ago she saw in a St. Louis paper a dispatch from Denison, telling of a tamous contest then being waged there over the estate of Thomas Bean, an aged eitizen, who died nine years ago, leaving no will and no information concerning the whereabouts of his heirs. The article related that some hundred or more claimants had appeared from Virginia and Kentucky, ail claiming to be related to the deceased, and that a settlement was in progress. It was stated.

further, that Bean had been in that part of the country for nearly fifty years, but had never dropped a word to any one concerning bis family. Mrs. Marmaduke thought the matter over, and came to the decision that the man who died in Denison was her father, and that the estate is hers, for she is the only living heir. She went to see Attorney James M. Sutherland, and to him she told a tale that sounded like romance, He was incredulous, but determined to look it up.

By correspondence, he gained enough information to warrant him in believing that Mrs. Marmaduke has a good case, and he will Jeave Monday for Texas to fight the matter to a Anish. Back in 1837 there lived in Campbell, or Mason county, Kentucky, one Henry Fagins, an Irishman, a veteran of the war of 1812, and a great man to race horses and gamble. He was the possessor of broad acres, all sorts of stock and plenty of money, and was a renowned man all over that section of the country. Chiefly was he known for his bullheadedness.

Of all the stubborn men that ever lived this Henry Fagins was entitled to a medal in competition. Along about this time there appeared In the neighborhood a young man named Thomas Bean, a steamboatman, somewhat reckless and improvident, but handsome and a winning man with women. He met Mary, the daughter of Henry Fagins, a beautiful girl, who Inherited from her Irish father and French mother a blend of the best that Is strong and beautiful in both races, well as blend of the marked peculiarities that distinguish them. She was romantic, and became infatuated with the young rover, who was most obnoxious old man Fagina, the flery Celt going the verge of apoplexy at the very mention of the name of Bean. The outcome of it all was an elopement to Ohio.

Henry Fagins was wild. He Idolized this daughter, for he had been father and mother to her for years, the wife dying shortly after the birth of the child. For weeks he scoured all the country round, carrying a rifle, and spreading in every direction threats that he would kill the husband of his daughter on sight. It was over a year before he discovered them away off in river town, and visited their hoine. Bean was off on a trip, and the old man went zealously to work to persuade his daughter to return to her old home in Kentucky.

Finally he succeeded, and when Thomas Bean came home he found that his wife had gone, taking with her Amanda, their baby daughter, but a few months old. Bean lost no time in seeking out his wife and begging her to return to his fireside, but: Fagine drove him away at the point of a pistol, and the young woman informed him that she was going to stay at the old homestead, despite anything he might do. And stay she did. Bean disappeared and Fagina began disestrous career with his horses that left him bankrupt. All this was before 1846.

while the present Mrs. Marmaduke was baby. Mra. Marmaduke's memory begins to serve her at a time when she was about seven or eight years of age. Fagins was then living on a farm near Washingcon.

having moved there from his old home in Kentucky. He had married again, and his second wife, with Mrs. Rean, her baby and several other children by both marriages, constituted his family. About 1846 or 1847 there appeared in the hamlet of Washington a man who Inquired the way to the Fagins farm. He was riding a spotted horse, and carried a long rifle over the pommel of his saddle.

A few hours later he had his feet under the table in the dining-room at the Fagins home, and for the first time. to her knowledge, the present Mrs. Starmaduke saw her father. He remained there for several days. possibly a week, maintaining with his wife the relation of a husband to a wife, and arguing with her and her father.

He wanted her to live with him, or, if she refused that, to let him have the child. She refused both propositions, and one day, after a stormy scene. he went down the road on foot, saying he would never stop until he got to Texas. He left his spotted horse behind. In the course of a year or two Mrs.

Bean married again, this time taking the name of Mattingly. Some five or mix years later she received a letter from her former husband announcing that he was living in Denison, and asking her to send the child to him. She told the daughter the contents of the letter, and they put it away. That was the last ever heard of Thomas Bean by his daughter. In 1858 Amanda Bean married Silas D.

Marmaduke, a prosperous young Indiana farmer, who is now in the business of contracting for the erection of houses In East 8t. Louts. In 1862, after a long and stubborn illness, old man Fagins died, and soon the other members of the family followed him, until only his daughter, the mother of Mrs. Marmaduke, remained. In 1875 she died.

and the direct Fagins family died with her. The Marmadukes moved to Vincennes and back again to Washington, Mr. Marmaduke acquiring comfortahle Fortune. Occasionally his wife would write Texas in an effort to discover her father, but without success. Some years ago reverses came and the Marmaduke fortune was dissipated.

It was then that old Mrs. Colbert, who was familiar with the history of the family, told Mrs. Marmaduke it would be to her interest to keep close watch on the papers. She seemed to know something she was afraid or unwilling to tell. Two months ago she died, and few days later Mrs.

Marmaduke saw in the paper the dispatch she belleves will insure her wealth. Mrs. Marmaduke is as spry and wellpreserved lady for her age as one could find. Her memory is unimpaired, and the peculiar circumstances SUTrounding her early childhood served to Impress on her mind circumstances that might be otherwise overlooked. "I remember well the visit my father paid my mother to our home in Indiana," she said to a Republic man yesterday.

"He had a stormy visit. My grandfather was a man with a frightful temper, and my mother had many of his characteristics. I remember that on the day when my father went away they had an awful war of words, and then my father, after kissing me, went down the road crying. For days afterward I was not allowed to leave the house alone, so afraid were my mother and my grandfather that my father would steal me. "My mother was a very reticent woman.

Shie kept her business and her troubles to herself, and I no one was in her confidence. She had some land in. Kentucky when she died, but we have never been able to find it. I remember once she bad a row with my grandfather. He was a Catholic and she had been reared In the same faith.

One night she went to a Baptiat camp meeting, and the first thing we knew she announced that she was converted and was going to be baptized in the river on the next Sunday afternoon. Sunday afternoon came, and the banks of the river were lined with people, When it came to my mother's turn to 20 into the water my grandfather appeared on the edge of the crowd with a gun and announced with all sorts of oaths that it she went into the water he would kill all the Baptists in the vicinity. She wanted to go anyhow, but the others would not let her. "Nearly every one who knew my mother or my grandfather is dead, so far as I have been able to ascertain." she continued, though I have not made a thorough search. I have no doubt I can find a number of persons who are perfectly familiar with all the circumstances when I have had sufficient time to hunt them up.

I believe that the Thomas Bean who died in Texas was my father. and I will say that I would scarcely have known he was dead unless I had followed old Mrs. Colbert's advice and read the papers FINE DOGS BURNED. Five Valuable Animals Destroyed 1 In a Coal-Shed Fire. The alarm of fire from box 66 at $:15 o'clock yesterday morning was the result of a blaze in a coalshed on the premises of James Bohon, at Twentyfirst and Grayson streets.

The shed was destroyed, and five fine bird dogs belonging to Mr. Bohon were burned to death. A number of fine chickens were also burned. It is thought that the blaze was of incendiary origin, as there had been no fire about the shed during the day. and there were no other sheds Immediately adjoining it.

Mr. Bohon valued the dogs at several hundred dollars. HIS HIDING PLACE. Colored Man Uses Strategy to Avoid Being Arrested. Recently John Taylor, colored, was subpoenaed to appear as a witness in a case In the City Court.

Taylor failed to put in his appearance, and an attachment was issued against him, the paper being placed in the hands of Patrolman Roberts for service. Yesterday morning Roberts went to Taylor's home, in the alley between Hancock and Jackson and Jefferson and Market streets. Taylor's wife came to the door, and in answer to the officer's query said that her husband had not been at home for teveral days. She then quickly closed the door. The suspicions of the policeman had become aroused, and he asked to be permitted to enter the room, threatening to arrest the woman if she refused to immediatecomply with his demand.

At first the search of the apartment failed to reveal Taylor's hiding place, but the officer finally espied a pair of boots perched up on the edge of an old trunk near a bed. They were crossed and appeared to be rather cramped for space. Officer Roberts tugged away at them, but met with resistance. Then he whacked at one with his club, and the boot quivered and contracted as if in pain. Then it deliberately kicked at the policeman.

This was all the evidence the officer desired. He caught hold of both boots and pulled away. From under the bed came Taylor with his boots. The man was too weakened from his efforts under the bed to make any resistance, and accompanied the officer to Claystreet station. Taylor Is an unusually tall man and the bed was not of sufficient length to fully conceal him.

TROLLEY WIRES BREAK. Fourth, Main and Preston Streets Blocked. At 8 o'clock last night the electric wires of the city railway broke on Main street, between First and Second, and for over an hour there was a blockade of the Fourth-avenue. Main-street and Preston-street cars. The terminals of the wires sagged and lay on the ground, and the mules attached to a car on the "Blue" line came in contact with one end, and were thrown to the ground.

silk Dresses Stolen. The house of Mrs. Emma Waters, at Sixth and Oak streets, was entered yesterday morning while the family were at church. The thieves secured two fine silk dresses. Other things were found bundled up and ready to be carried off, but it is supposed the thieves heard the tamily approaching the house and beat a hasty retreat.

Fell Into a Cistern. Alexander Thornton, a thirteen-yearold boy, fell Into a cistern in the rear of his home, at Fifteenth and Southgate streets, yesterday afternoon. The boy was pulled from the cistern by John Carr. Young Thornton was not hurt. Court Calendar For 10-day.

LAW AND EQUITY DIVISION. Alford va. Bent: Denhard ve. Kippers: Baird VA. Fried, Fertig vs.

Slaughter; Smith Nixon Va. Mathews. CLARENCE E. WALKER, Official Stenographer. Your Worst Enemy Writhing With the rheumatism is an individual whom, it you have a Christian spirit, you would forgive.

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GREWSOME. The Students Got Old Louise Coleman's Body DESPITE HER PROTEST. But the Poor Old Bones Were Crooked, AND THE SKELETON WAS USELESS. Much excitement prevails in the West End over the discovery that the body of Louise Coleman, an old colored woman, has been dug up out of the grave and sold. The discovery was made few days ago, and the friends of the old woman have been very much wrought up over the matter.

Aunt Louise Coleman was well known among white people as faithful old Just previous to her death she had been living on Tenth street, near Walnut. Knowing that her days were few, she sent for Miss T. Saunders, the well-known artist, of 223 West Walnut street. The old woman told Miss Saunders that she would not mind dying. but she was "ateered" her body would be mutilated by the medical students.

Miss Saunders promised to see that she had a decent burial, as the old woman had her funeral expenses guaranteed by being Insured in an industrial insurance company. When she died Miss Saunders looked after her old servant, determined to see that she was buried according to her ideas. The old negress had a niece, Belle Calloway, living in Portland on Front street. The niece claimed her aunt's body after death, although, it is said, she contaibuted little toward, her support during her life. The body was removed to the old St.

Charles Hotel in Portland, and was interred in the Portland Cemetery. A large number of the old woman's friends were present at the funeral and the three daughters of the niece are said to have emphasized their grief with very heavy mourning. Miss Saunders attended the funeral. The grave was paid for out of the funeral money, costing $5. The funeral was about week ago, and a few days later some of the old negress' friends called on Miss Saunders to tell her that Aunt Louise Coleman's grave had been opened.

Miss Saunders and several other friends went down to the cemetery, and on investigation the sexton, George C. A. Weber, said that he had been given an by the woman's niece to have the body disinterred and to turn it over to prominent physician for a medical college. The physician was called upon and Informed Miss Saunders that he had bought the body for $15, but after it had been conveyed to the school it was found that the extreme age of the old woman prevented her body from being of any use for scientific purposes, the bones being too crooked to preserve for a skeleton. When he found that the bones were useless, he had sent them back to the cemetery, but as the niece, Belle Calloway, had already claimed the grave, and it was half full of water, he could not reinter the bones.

The bones were accordingly buried at the potter's field. The physician also said the body had been quite an expense to the college, as it had cost in all about $25. Miss Saunders, who has been interesting herself in the matter, says she thinks the old woman's remains have been treated shamefully, in view of her request and horror for medical colleges. Miss Saunders thinks that the parties guilty of desecrating the grave of the old woman should be punished. SURPRISED THEM.

Local Salvation Army People Will Not loin Ballington Booth's New Forces. The news that the deposed Salvation Army leaders, Mr. and Mrs. Ballington Booth, intend to organize an American army after ideas of their own and entirely Independent of the main army, from which they were relieved, was quite a surprise to the local leaders of the Salvation Army in this city. Capt.

Withers, who has charge of this section, said that he had received no information in regard to the troubles between Ballington Booth and his father further than the official notification that the former was no longer connected with the army. However, he was inclined to think that it was simply a family trouble between the Booths, and that It would not work any harm to the main army in this country. "No. we will not enlist in Ballington Booth's new scheme," said Capt. Withers, "We will remain loyal to our commander through thick and through thin; that is the only way to preserve dicipline in any organization, and you know discipline must be preserved in the Salvation Army as elsewhere.

We have neither the desire nor the right to inquire into the merits of the controversy between the elder and the younger Booths, but our duty is to obey the orders of our commander, which we will continue to do. I do not think the younger Booth will get any recruits from his father's organization, though he may succeed in territories which we have been so far unable to work." The corps of the Salvation Army that is stationed here say that they are meeting with great encouragement in their work, and that they have recently sent three of their workers to serve as lieutenants in Nashville, Jet- fersonville and Cincinnati. MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT. William Higgins and Miss Rubel Wedded At Marriages. The announcement of the marriage of William F.

Higgins and Miss Jeannette Rubel will surprise their friends in this city. The ceremony was performed In Jeffersonville Saturday midnight at the matrimonial parlor of Justice Hause. The groom is connected with the establishment of Higgins at 522 West Main street. His bride 1s a granddaughter of the late Jailer Rubel. She recently returned from a prolonged visit to Chicago.

Yesterday Justice Hause married Henry Knabb and Lizzie Johnson, of Hardin county, and J. H. Stone and Ludenia Johnson, of Loutsville. The McDowell Concert. Mr.

E. A. MacDowell, accompanied by his wite, will arrive early to-morrow A TOBACCO HEART. and Wrecked the Nervous System Engineer Bates Discovers a Never-failing and Easy Remedy. Engineer O.

H. Bates, of Delanson, N. stepped off Engine No. 275 to-day, with a long oiler in one hand and a bunch of waste in the other. Not a bystander there could help remarking his youth- Thousands of Americans Can't Get Life Insurance Because Tobaoco Has Destroyed the Heart, Action ful, healthy look, and active, vigorous movement, and contrasting his appearance with his condition of two months ago.

"Say, Colonel, how well you look!" "Yes, I am well; better than I have been for years." "What have you been doing?" "Oh, not much: No-to-bac cured me of the tobacco habit after using it 48 years, and braced me mentally and physically. In fact, made me new man in more ways than one. I had no appetite; couldn't sleep; now I sleep like a baby and eat three times a day with a relish, for the first time in years. My heart action is regular and no longer a bar to increased life Insurance. You know throttle pulling requires a pretty steady nerve, and my nerves are 0.

K. now. One box and a quarter of No-To-Bac cured me completely in ten days, after using tobacco forty years. No-To-Bac is sold by all druggists. I see the 'NoTo-Bac' stander on early every druggist's counter, and made by The Sterling Remedy of New York and Chicago.

You ought to get one of their little books called 'Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away, and post yourself. They 'send them free to any one that writes. It cost me $1 to get cured, and I spent three or four dollars a week for tobacco. If I had failed to get cured I would have gotten my money back, as the makers guarantee three boxes to cure any case, I have recommended the use of No-To-Bac to many of the boys on the line, and every one of them who got the genuine article, so far as I know, has been cured. Look out, don't let some of the Imitations be palmed off on you for No-ToBac." The cab bell rang, the engineer climbed up quickly on the footboard, stuck his head out of the cab window, pulled the throttle half an inch and the big train rolled away.

morning. Mr. MacDowell is the only American whose genus as a composer has won recognition in the highest mustcal circles of the old world. For this reason a number of the prominent mustclans in this city are taking a lively interest in his coming and in his having an appreciative and representative atdience. In addition to some of his own compositions the programme embraces numbers from Mozart, Bach, Schubert, Greig.

Strong, Alabreff-Liszt, Grister and Chopin. Copies of the programme and tickets for the concert Tuesday night can be obtained at Smith Nixon's. INTERESTING PAPERS. Filson Club to Settle To-night the Location of Kentucky's diret Town Site. The regular monthly meeting of the Filson Club will be held In the library rooms of President Durrett, on the southeast corner of Chestnut and Brook streets, at 8 o'clock to-night.

At the last meeting of the club the Hon. J. Stoddard Johnston and the Hon. Zachariah F. Smith were appointed to prepare and read papers on the first settlement of Kentucky at this meeting.

Mr. Smith has been in the South ever since his appointment, and may not be present to read his paper, but in case of his absence another member of the club will be selected to fill his place. For many years both Harrodsburg and Boonesborough have claimed the honor of the first settlement in Kentucky, and each has had its warm advocates. The discussion to-night will probably show that other places may lay claim to this honor. Col.

Durrett, in his address at the centennial celebration of Louisville, in 1880, stated that Sanders Stuart and some companions came to the falls of the Ohio in the summer of 1775, and if this be true Louisville may justly be a claimant of the honor of an early if not the first settlement in the State, M. S. NICHOLAS DEAD. Had Been For Many Years a Deputy Assessor. Mr.

M. S. Nicholas, for many years Assessor of the First Louisville district, died yesterday morning at the residence of his mother, 1030 Sixth street, after an illness of about five months. Mr. Nicholas was a popular and faithful official, respected by all who knew nim.

He was born in Louisville and had lived here all his life. He leaves brother, Mr. Jas. B. Nicholas, and two sisters, Mre.

G. W. Griffith, of Louisville, and Mrs. Frank N. Franchant, of Osborn, Ohio.

The funeral will take place this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The interment will be In Cave Hill cemetery. The Rev. C. E.

Craik will conduct the services. Pallbearers will be selected from among his intimate associates. ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING. Patrolman Feeney Captures a BadlyWanted Colored Man. bicycles.

Not Garr, But Care. Jerry Kinkead, colored, was arrested at First and Green streets yesterday afternoon on the charge of shooting and wounding. Two months ago Kinkead became involved, in a quarrel with Jim Greely, also colored, at Center and Broadway over a game of dice. Greely twice knocked Kinkead down, and while the latter was lying on the ground he shot Greely twice in the breast. The arrest was made by Patrolman Feeney.

A Bicycle Reception. The Indiana Bicycle Company, through its Louisville manager, Mr. R. Waverley Maxwell, has issued invitations to its second annual opening this evening from 7 to 11 o'clock, at 160 Jetferson street, between Third and Fourth. There will be music, light refreshments and souvenirs for the ladies.

The store will be handsomely decorated. The invitation is to all who are interest- The man found peacefully asleep in his wagon in front of Seventeenth-street station was not Mr. Garr, but Mr. Carr. The Garr family Is thoroughly wide awake.

When ordering Cocoa and Chocolates be sure and ask for They have no superior. SWINDLED. Capt. Ed. Howard Loses 800 Worth of Iron.

Republican Councilmen of Jeffersonville At War Among Themselves, DEMOCRATS HOLD FAST. Capt. Ed J. Howard, the wealthy Jetfersonville steamboat builder, nays he has been victimized by two shrewd schemers, his loss aggregating about $1,800. The persons in question purchased a large lot of old iron from Mr.

Howard, and, after some controversy with him, gave him a draft for $1,000, which was dishonored. In the inean time the men paid their bills at the hotel and left. Disgruntled Republicans. The councilmanic fight in Jeffersonville promises to involve the Republicans to the extent that the majority now held by them will be swept away. In the First ward such determined opposition has arisen to the renomination of Mr.

Schwaninger that the two factions, one having, at a caucus, pledged its support to Ernest Mayer, threaten to diss rupt. the party. Mr. Schwaninger's attitude on the question of street Improvement is said to have brought about this condition. While he is sanguine of being renominated, leading Republicans are whetting their knives and holding secret.

meetings, it is said, to encompass his defeat. Meanwhile harmony prevails in the Democratic ranks, and there's a feeling of confidence that the government of the city will be reclaimed next May. Jack Kendall is spoken of as the nomInee of the First ward. He has always been an active Democrat, and is popular. Devore Broy, who, in the last election, made a good fight in the Second ward, will be pitted against Frank Dietz, the Republican Incumbent.

J. Ira Dorsey, one of the most capable members of the Council, will likely be opposed in the Third ward by Dr. David L. Field. Jack Murphy, like Mr.

Dorsey, is a man who possesses so many progressive Ideas, as well as friends, that he is almost assured of re-election. Ag yet the Republicans have suggested no candidate to oppose him. The Fifth ward men present ex-Councilman William Stemler against Councilman William Cain, the Republican member. JEFFERSONVILLE. Sheriff Hawes' father, J.

J. Hawes, is perhaps fatally ill. He is eighty-seven years old. -A branch League of American Wheel men will be organized at the office of Mayor Whitesides this evening. -The Rev.

R. A. Bartlett, of Kingston, addressed men only at Prayer Band Hall yesterday afternoon. This afternoon the Police Commissioners will meet. Capt.

Cisco's report, showing thirty-five arrests in February, will be submitted. -County Assessor August Schlamm has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Commissioner from the Third district. -The Rev. John Baird, of Indianapolis, who declined the call of the Presbyterian church in this city, has assumed the pastorate of the Presbyterian church at North Vernon. -Contracts for 300 cars remain to be Alled at the car works.

The outlook for more work is not encouraging. The suspension of work at this establishment would incur a hardship on hundreds of workmen. -The County Commissioners will open their court to-day. The most important business before it will be the remonstrances filed by the people of Charlestown, Watson and Utica against the issuance of licenses to retail liquor. -H.

E. Hopkins been made editor and business manager of the Evening World. M. E. Smith, the proprietor, will retire from the active management of paper for the present.

He left last night for Jay, attend his mother, who is seriously ill. "The Ladies of the Turkish Knights," an aggregation which appeared Saturday night at Mozart Hall, came to grief. R. Dailey had the "wardrobes" and other property attached. Proprietor Nagle, of the hall, exhibited a bill of sale, but Constable Walford would not surrender the goods seized, and the amount of the claim was paid.

Theodore Collier, who was sent to prison from Graysville, Sullivan county, elghteen months ago to do a term of three years, has been pardoned: by Gov. Matthews. Collier was charged with having been in company with a man who set a barn on fire. He refused to reveal the identity of the man, and for this was convicted. Collier made a good prisoner.

He was a foreman for Frank McClelland. -Friday afternoon next at 1 o'clock the Democrats of Clark county, will meet to elect delegates to the congressional and other conventions. Jeffersonville township will have nine and half votes of the thirty-five, The entire number will be instructed for the Hon. James K. Marsh, and they will support him so long as he remains a congressional candidate.

In the event of his withdrawal there is little doubt that Clark county's second choice is the Hon. Charles L. Jewett, of Floyd county. -In the Circuit Court this morning the Bower will contest case will be resumed. It will hardly be concluded before Wednesday afternoon.

The Hon. Alex. Dowling, of New Albany, has succeeded the Hon. Charles L. Jewett.

as one of the attorneys for the defense, Mr. Jewett having withdrawn to look after his Interests in the congressional fight. Following the Bower case the action of Fouts vs. Adams, wherein a contest is being made over the division of the Martin Adams estate, will heard. The court is expected to reach final adjournment this week.

NEW ALBANY. -The City Council meets in regular semi-monthly seesion to-night. -The March term of the County Commissioner's Court begins to-day. -Leroy Jenkins, aged seventy-two years, died yesterday at his home in Franklin township. -The funeral of Mrs.

Mahala C. Crawford took place yesterday afternoon from Centenary- M. E. church. Jesse E.

Cochran and Cora E. Willis were married last evening at the home of the bride. in Lafayette township, by the Rev. H. Clay Lee.

Mr. John Lindeman received a letter Saturday announcing the death of his father at their old home in Germany. He was ninety-two years of age. -Rufus Davis and Miss Margaret Sheets, both of Madison, were married last evening at the residence of Mrs. Lyons, Thomas street, Elder Stevens officiating.

Mrs. George F. Penn, Miss Lottie Pralle and Miss Emma Hart returned Saturday evening from New Orleans, where they had been to attend the Mardi Gras festivities. The officers of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows for Indiana will be here March 11, and the members of that fraternity are making elaborate arrangements for their entertainment. -During this week a meeting will be held at Tell City to obtain an expression from the people of Perry county relative to the construction of railroad along the bank of the Ohio river from this city to the towns on the lower coast.

-Mayor Armstrong is in receipt of a letter from Ironton, asking for Information regarding Thomas or Mary Pratt, children of Howard Pratt, who, when last heard of, were residents of this city. An estate has been left them by the recent death of a relative at Iron- ton. AND COLDER." Occasional Flurries of Snow May Come. Weather Observations To Be Made Twenty Minutes Earlier. "Fair, colder," is the forecast for Kentucky to-day.

In this vicinity generally fair weather will prevail, but conditions will be favorable for occasional snow furries. A storm in the tar Southwest is trying hard to come this way, and if it should' be released from its moorings during the next thirty hours some snowfall may be expected here by tomorrow morning. Northerly winds will predominate, and, therefore, the temperature will fall. A storm of considerable intensity is passing over New England, where the barometer is lower than 29.50 inches. The barometer is also down to 29.70 Inches in Western Texas, with indications of a storm developing in that section.

In the Northwest an anti-cyclone, of unusual intensity, has forced the mercury below the zero point. At Bismarck last evening the pressure was 30.62 inches, and the temperature four degrees below zero. This area of high barometer extends southward to the Indian Territory and eastward to the lake region and Ohio valley. Its eastward movement gives reason to anticipate fair and colder weather east of the Mississippi to-day, but by to-morrow the Texas "low" may dominate the weather in most parts of the interior of the country. At this point yesterday the thermometer was eight degrees below the normal, as the following record shows: 36.9 yeps.

for monch 8.0 7p. 83.0 Dept. for 8.0 86.0 .05 Minimum. 32.0 Dept. for 34.0 Dept.

for Dept. fur 8.0 Dept. for season. Barometer 49.880: D. 30.169.

Thermometer at 10 p. Precipitation during the past twentyhours, and current temperature at 8 p. m. (75th meridian time): Siations. Temp.

Pre. Stacions. Temp. Pre New .04 St. Louis 3e SO Wasnington Chicago.

.00 Now Bismarck. St. Galveston. North Corpus .00 Omaha Kansas :00 Dodge Little Amarillo. Nashville.

.00 Abilene El -Below zero. of rainfall. Beginning to-day all Weather Bureau observations here and at every other station throughout the country will be taken at 7:40 a. m. and 7:40 p.

m. (75th meridian time) instead of 8 a. m. and 8 p.m., as formerly. The object is to get the reports before the public at the earliest practicable moment, and in this respect twenty minutes gained by this change will prove to be a very considerable increase in time.

Members of the Board of Trade will appreciate it, as they have long desired to see the morning reports charted by 8:30 o'clock at the latest. Rivermen and produce merchants, too, will receive their maps and bulletins much earlier. MRS. GEORGE E. CURRIE.

Wife of a Louisville Man Dies Dayton, Ky. Mrs. George E. Currie, wife of the President of the Currie Fertilizer Company, of this city, died at 7:15 o'clock last night at her home, at Dayton, Ky. Mrs.

Currie had been sick for several weeks. She was the mother of Charles E. Currie, of this city, who is Treasurer of the Fertilizer Company. The funeral will take place at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from St. Andrew's Episcopal church.

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Buy a bag of this Celebrated Smoking Tobacco, and read the coupon, which gives a list of other premiums and how to get them. 2 CENT STAMPS ACCEPTED. THE STUDIOUS GIRL. An Interesting Letter From Young Ladies' College. Race Between the Sexes for Education.

Health Impaired by Incessant Study, The race between the sexes for education is to day very close. Ambitious girls work incessantly over their studies, and are often brought to a halt, throngh having sacrificed the physical to the mental, Then begin those aliments that must be removed at once, or they will produce constant suffering. Headache, dizziness, faintness, slight vertigo, pains in the back and loins, irregularity, loss of sleep and appetite, nervousness and blues, with lack of confidence: these are positive signs that men's arch enemy is at hand. The following letter was received by Mrs. Pinkham in May, one month after the young lady had first written, giving symptoms, and asking advice.

She was ill and in great distress of mind, feeling she would not hold out till graduation, and the doctor had advised her to go home. College, Mass. You dear should have written to you before, but you said wait a month. We are taught that the days of miracles are past. Pray what is my case? I have taken the Vegetable Compound faithfully, and obeyed you implicitly and, am free from all my ills.

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Saturday Evening, Feb. The clearings today were balance week's balances $737,392.36. The week's clearings snowed: an increase of nearly a million dollars over that of last week, but falling off of an equal amount compared with that of the same period last year. The month's clearings $24,698,756.02, while those of February, 1894, were $24,381,450.02. As this is leap year the extra day amply accounta for the gain.

The following shows the clearings for this week, the corresponding weeic of last year and corresponding week for the last three months: 1896. 1895. February $6,337,953 February 4,604.042 4.665,009 February February 6,259.934 February 1. 6,215,934 January 26. January 7.021.624 January IL.

6,664.566 January 6,058,515 6,055, 080 1694. December 4,673,455 December 21 6,202,999 6,757.579 More salca were reported by the brokers this week than for any other this year, and to-day's business, as compared with preceding Saturdays, was lively. The market appears to be slowly gaining strength, and good business expected in the course of a few weeks, The demand is still mainly for investments, but some skirmishing is going on in street railway shares. The following sales were reported this afternoon: $3,000 Short Line 82.000 City of $5,000 City of Louisville (1328) $6,000 Air Line 9197 $3.000 Loulsville Raliway $1,000 M. and I.

$4,000 Water Company $2,000 Short Line 100 shares Louisville. Railway 140 shares Louisville Railway 7o shares Louisville Railway pref. 50 shares Louisville Railway 15 shares Columbia Trust 119 10 shares Bank of 172 interest. For the first three of February the New Orleans Traction has shown an increase of $14,000 In its gross earnings over the same period last year and an Increase of $63,000 since December 1, The week has been a quiet one in financial circles. Business for the whole month has been light with the banks, and an over-accumulation of money is the result.

The reserves are largely above the legal requirements, and in consequence the earnings have materially fallen off. With the opening up of spring and the general improved conditions of trade the outlook is encouraging for better business, both in financial and commercial circles. Rates remain at 6 per cent. on collateral and 7 per cent on commercial paper, New Tork exchange little heavier. The currency, supply has been somewhat diminished, and this has awakened the exchange market.

The supply is good and sales are reported at from par to 60c discount. This means that money 1s not accumulating East to the same extent it did some time past, and that trade is quiet in the Eastern markets. Bankers report that as far. as can be learned from their customers local manufacturers and Jobbers have had a fair spring trade, Advance orders have been liberal, and, while the margin of profit is reported small, the trade is healthy, and, considering the conditions that prevall, satisfactory. Preparations will be made for big fall trade, and everything now points to speedy revival of business in all lines.

While the late Issue of bonds by the Government does not specify that they shall be paid in gold, it may be interesting to some readers to know that 1t asserted that the meaning of the term "payable in is that it de in coln at. the valuation of the coin at the time of the issue of the bonds. Hence, even should this country ever descend to a ailver basis in the future it would not in any wire affect the bonds already Issued, They, at maturity must be in coin equal to what coln meant when issued. That is to say, one hundred cents on the dollar in gold, or money equivalent to gold at the time of issue There has never been a judicial decision to this effect, but this is maintained by eminent lawyers. The following from Almatedt Brothers' monthly circular.

"The market for the past month was, fairly active and showed some signs of improvement. We are expecting a good market, with a broad. ening tendency, which will probably take in the whole list. Adverse influences have been swept aside and conditions are steadily improvins. A further encouraging feature was the bond market.

We are glad to report an tncreased demand for bonds at advancing prices, We believe this is the best Indication that has yet appeared, and we look for a continued advance in all of the first-class lesues." Henry Clews has the following in his weekly letter "The Cuban resolution has now about spent its force. The stock market has about discounted ita effect. There will, poettively be 10 Spain growing out of our action in with ton with Cuba." The following from Wall-street special dispatch to a say that commercial paper market local broker to day: in Improved in so which only come in the market far that exceptional named such: those the year are taken at once or twice in and very good paper is in good per cent, quest at 6 per cent. The time commercial paper uation is in strong contrast glad to make 4 per cent, to the situation. Lenders are and than this la likely on good long on gilt-edged stocka collateral, to be accepted before in time money rates for and bonds.

Difference rates for money on comcollateral loans and mercial paper is very large and denotes much uncertainty to the commercial situation. There la close discrimination just nOW garde quality of paper offered, probably more than at any time since PRICES OF STOCKS TO-DAY. In these quotations interest la added generally sold that Our bonds that are for stocks and bends at the quotations the week are as follows, but many of them, embracing securities in which there have been no dealings, are nominal. The figures highest bid and the lowest BANK STOCKS Bank of Kentucky, Bank Bunk of Farmers' and Drover' German German Insurance German Security Louisville Banking Western Bank. National Bank, National Bank, Citizens National Bank German National Bank.

Louisville City National Union National American National CITY BONDS. Louisville of 100 Louisville of Louisville of Louisville of 1901. Louisville of 1903. Louisville 20-400. 105 Louisville of 1923 Louisville of 1928.

105 Louisville Louisville 48, of gold, 1930. 105 105 RAILROAD BONDS. Louisville Transfer Co. per 107. 112 St.

Louis Air Line 1st mor. St. Louts Air Line 24 mor. 6 L. and and N.

R. R. R. Co. Gr'be consol, 7.

104 and N. unified C. and L. R. lat mor.

and L. R. R. 1st mor ME. and L.

I. R. R. R. R.

let mor. Southern Railway. Evansville, Rockport and 1st Louieville, mor. 6 St. per cent.

Louis and Texas 1 first mortgage 6 per due 1917. 50 Louisville, Evansville and St. L. Richmond. console, Beattyville.

6 p. Nicholasville, due Irvine and 1. New Albany Belt and T. R. R.

Co. 6 per TRUST COMPANY STOCKE. Fidelity Trust and Safety Vit. 908 Louisville Trust Company 141 Columbia Finance and Trust 118 Germania Trust and S'fy Vit. Kentucky Trust Co.

MISCELLANEOUS -STOCKS. Louisville Bridge 142 Kentucky and Ind. Bridge Louisville Gas 101. Southern Railway News Co, stock. 10 Kentucky Title Bourbon Stock Wagon Works 3 St.

Ily. Louisville St. Ry. N. O.

Traction 62 N. O. Traction com. Southern Elec. Ry.

St. Louis pref. St. Louis Elec, Ry. Columbus Railway Buffalo Rallway Louisville Public Warehouse.

Springfleld Co. common North Shore MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Henderson Bridge Co, Water Co. bonds, 6 per 116 Water Co. 2d mor.

5 per 111 N. O. City and Lake 6 per 100 Louisville City Ry. 6 p. c.

Central Southern Pars. Railway Ry. 6 of p. c. St.

109 00001 Ky, and Ind. Bridge bonds, 5 p. first mortgage. a Ky. and Indiana Bridge Terminal Ky.

bonds, and 5 Ind. per 2d mor. bonds. 85 Lebanon Water Co. 6 p.

c. Board of Trade first 6 per 101 New Albany 8t. R. R. per cent.

Louisville St. R. R. Co, 6 p. 1091 Cincinnati Inc.

Plane Ry. Int Ky. Wagon Co. 6 p. c.

103 104 Louisville Gas Co. 5 p. 110 Ohio Falls Car Co. Springfield Ry. Co.

6 p. c. Owensboro Street Ry. 1 p. bds.

Columbus Railway 5 p. c. Buffalo Crosstown. 102 Buffalo Railway Co. 5.

p. 166 Ky. Title Co, Real Estate Paducah St. Railway 100 192 COUNTY BONDS. Allen County, Logan county 6 per Shelby county per Spencer-county 6 per 100 Tayior county old 6 per Taylor county new.

Green county old 6 per Washington county. 100 Grayson county new per Muhlenberg county old 7 p. Lyon Lyon Muhlenberg county county 7 new county per 6 per new P. 888: Caldwell county. 6 per cent.

100 Clark county 6 per 100 Woodford county 5 per 100 Harrison county 6 per 100 Montgomery county 100 Franklin county 5. per 100 Madison county 5 per 100 Scott county 6 per 100 McCracken county 5 per 109 STOCKS AND BONDS. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. New York, Feb. -Money on call easy at per last loan and closed at per cent.

Prime mercantile paper per cent, Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at for demand and at for sixty days. Posted rates 4.87% and Commercial bills $4.86. Bar silver Mexican dollars State bonds dull. Railroad bonds weak. Government bonds easier.

A renewal of the heavy selling movement augurated yesterday in anticipation of vote in the Seriate favoring the recognition of the Independence and belligerency of the Cubans marked the resumption of trading to-day. London prices for Americans were shaded and for. eign sales In market were fairly large. The early declines extended to a point or thereabouts and were most Important in Sugar, H. and 0..

Louleville and Nashville, St. Paul. Chicago Gas and Leather preferred. The readtion was soon stemmed by the execution of taltly large purchasing, orders for both accounts, resulting in emart advances above final sales in a number of cases. Leather preferred scored an exceptional rally from the low point of 3 per cent.

and Sugar and Louisville and Nashville recovered per cent. each. The disturbing reporta and assumptions regarding the outlook of the B. and together with the positive statement that the March interest had not been provided for up to the beginning of business on the Stock Exchange, resulted in an outpouring of stock, depressing the price per cent. to with an Insignificant rally.

The mortgages of the company were miso spicuously. weak. The of 1926 fell to against 94 yesterday, and the consol Be of 1988 were offered at 97, seller twenty, against the last previous sale. There renewed pressure against the market in the Anal hour end nearly all of the early Improvement was lost. Speculation left oft active and weak tone at general net losses of fractional extent.

Speculative conditions at the opening and close of the week were in marked contrast, Illustrate ins the proverbial uncertainty attending operatons in Wall street. A decidedly bullish tome prevalled at the outset, based upon liberal purchases of our securities for foreign account. The cheerful sentiment was heightened by the large Increase in the Treasury gold reserve, bringing the figures up to $129,522,578. Confidence was also derived from the easier tendedcy of the money and commercial paper markets, the good showing of raliroad earnings and from predictions that the Treasury operations for February would show a small gain in revenue apart from results on the bond account. Atother favorable factor the opinion that sufficient improvement will occur in our foreign trade movement this spring to appreciably Seasen the outflow of gold usually incidental to that season.

Some stress was also laid upon rise in bullion. An upward movement started which attained liberal proportions the Vanderblite, prominent International stocks and some of the Industrials, Commission houses bought liberally and the distribution of the trading was unusually good. Owing to a a series of Important disturbing developments the favorable Influences noted were subsequently overcast and prices began a downward trend, which toward the end of the week gained such force in certain securities as to arouse considerable apprebension regarding the possible arm. pathetic effect upon the general The annual report of the U. S.

Leather Come.