The bee., 1901-06-06

the following touching upon the coal
and oil business of the South:
The first Shot fred i'm the coming
struggle between coal and the Texas
oil as fuel is marked reduction in
freight on Alabama coal TO Mobile,
New Orleans and other places. The
Louisville d Nashville has reduced
it's rate of $l.75 t. Mobile on coal for
local consumption to Sl.lO. and cor
responding reductions have been
made to other places.
Temporarily this may hurt the
railroads, but eventually thew will
be in shape to haul coal as cheaply
as the Chesapeake & Ohio does, and
they will be greatly benefited by
the development of business created
by low cost of fuel. The Texas oil
supply is a factor with which the
world must now reckon, for the
striking of a gusher twenty miles
from Beaumont practically proves
that the field is of vast extent and
that it is capable Of affecting the
industries not only of this continent,
but of the world. The oil discovery
is an epoch-making event, and it
should be a matter of universal re-
joicing through the south that it is
in this section that it has been found.
It's influence upon the whole South
is beyond calculation. And the vast
coal fields of China, for which
European nations are playing the
worlds greatest game of diplomacy,
may prove to he of less Importance
in the question Of international esu-
premacy than this Texas discovery.
But the finding of oil in Texas will
stimulate a search for it all over the
South, and new sources of wealth
undreamed Of now will be found as
result of sucn investigation"
The fellows who have depended
on the charity fund to pay their
board are rather fiat since there is
only little grub in the commits
saries and no money distribution.
But then the saying of the trifiing
darkey way down South applies.
When asked why he didn't work he
haw-hawed and exclaimed why
boss! a niger don't has TO work
unless he has TO, has he?''
Over a score of lives We're lost in
a Tennessee mine by an explosion of
dust.
Rumor says trouble has broken
out among the leaders of the soup
house brigade and the result thus
far has been that several of those
who were placed in exalted position
on account of their wOYthiness and
ability have been deposed and rele-
gated to the rear, and sorrow has
taken possession. The cause of the
break is evidently due to the lack of
impartiality shown in the distribu-
ton of funds and provisions.
The new Jetfries motor was placed
in No. last Friday and work on the
new trolley is under headway. If
calculation tmiscarry a haulage
system by electricity will soon he
one of the fixtures of that mine.
To keep the supply of coke equal
to the demand large amount of
nut and pea coal is now used for
coking purposes BY the St. Bernard
Coal Company.
Great interest was manifested last
week by the miners of this
county in the outcome of the
trial Of the deputy sheriffs who
were compelled 10 take life
to protect themselves and friends
against the attack of law violators
and as matter of course they re-
gretted that the Jury did not find
verdict of acquittal as the evidence
indicated they would.
The Barnsley miners We're repre-
sented at the great Confederate Re-
union held at Memphis this week by
John NJ. Morgan and he came back
much elated over his trip.
Several m, mbers of the L. NJ. w.
engaged in fist and skull fight owe.
at Madisonville last week. We
understand that John BarleycOrn
was the cause of its
Much sympathy for the family of
the late Governor Tanner, as well as
praise for his acts while governor of
Illinois, has been expressed by the
L. NJ. w. They call attention to
the help given them while unlaw-
fully attempting to control or de-
stroy the mine owners property at
Pana and Virden. We believe his
crown would have been brighter and
his record clearer if he had refrained