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The bee., 1901-05-16
FOUR NON-UNION
MINERS MOBBED
While Peaceaby En- Route to Resume Work at
st. Charles Mines

tention il was found that Thomas
Shelton was badly hurt and he
was sent home to the country to
be nursed back to health. Petrie,
Givens and Strater were quar-
tered at the hotel.
A Greenville merchant who
called up Darlington during Mon
day afternoon said the men who
had been mObbed were all nerve.
He said citizens were organizing
into II sherifi''s posse TO escort
them safely out of danger at any
time they should be able to
move.
About fifty shots were fired by
the mob. One of the non-uniOu
men fired one or two shots as he
was chased by the mob.
Five minutes after the trouble
was over crowd of union men
came into Greenville on the
train from Central City.
Attorney John Allison, OF
Greenville, was called up during
the afternoon and engaged to
handle the case and prosecute all
who could be found to have
taken part in the mob.
The action is based on section
1241 \ Kentucky Statutes, the
old KukluX law, the men being
charged with feloniously band
ing together for the purpose OF
injuring others. The penalty i;
from one to five years in the pen.
itentiary. The officers have the
names Of a number of the mob
including the leaders.
Excitement is high in Green,
vile and public sentiment strong
against the union men and theil
methods.
The bee., 1901-05-16
Iron Hill.

The Piney bridge ut Iron Hill
which was torn down by high water
in March, is under reconstruction.
John A. Wood will start for Okla
homa in few days.
Born, to Mr.. aAld Mrs. Alec Guess
a fine girl.
Blows stave mill has been moved
to Jim McConhell's farm.
DR.. w. n. Hodges has finished the
medical course in the University of
Chattanooga and located at Tribune.
The bee., 1901-05-16
To the Friends OF the Young Men Of
Hopkins County.

We, the county committee having
in charge the work of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Hop
kins County, fully realize the great
responsibility that rests upon us, and
we are doing all in our power to in
duce and assist the young men of
our county TO live pure Christian
lives, and have employed B. II.
.Ashby as County Secretary. He is
devoting all of his time to the work
and we are glad To advise you that
he is having splendid success. y
large number of the young men of
our county are being greatly bene-
fitted by this Association. Your
County Committee give their time
in looking after the work without
any charge whatever. The cost of
keeping up the good work is Bro.
Ashby's salary and expenses. and
these must be paid, so we make this
appeal to all who are friends of our
young men, to help MS so that we can
meet these expenses promptly. To
those who have SO kindly contributed
we extend our sincere thanks. We
are needing money to carry on the
good work, and we ask all of the
friends of the young men who have
not as yet given us any financial
help, to do so at once. The commit
tee is composed of busy men who
can i'll afford to spare the time to
call on you in person, and you will
confer favor on them if you will
say to either of them what amount
you will give toward the grand and
glorious work for the young men of
our county. Any member of the
committee whose names are given
below, or B. II. Ashby, County Sec
retary, are authorized to accept your
contribution, and our Treasurer,
Judge j G.. b. Hall, will furnish re-
ceipt for amount given. Dear
friends. please respond promptly.
We ask it i'm the name of God and
for the benefit of the young men of
our county whom We all love.
If you are not posted as to the
work the Association is doing in our
county, any of the committee or the
county Secretary will take pleasure
in explaining to you just what is be-
ing done. Sincerely yours,
/. BAILEY, Chairman.
ID. w. GATLIN, Sec, Madisonville.
+, j. q. Il. HALL, Treas,
TIC. O'BRYAN,
Ben PLAIN, 4
II. NJ. HALL,
|. BAILEY, JR.,
f.. B. BoURLAND,
PAUL MooHE, Darlington.
PAU. p. PRICE,
Dir. j w. LASfB, Nebo.
DIR. j. s. WALLER, Hanson.
w. II. WEIR,
2 c.. +. BROWN,
The bee., 1901-05-16
Bob Gordon, of Darlington Mar.
rOwIy Escaped Rough
Handling.
CROWD OF ARMED UNION MINERS
Thought He Was Looking for Men to
Work at Hopkins County Mines
THIS AT GREENvllLE. TOO.

hODerb bOruon, Ot blls places
had an exciting experience
Saturday night and norrowiy
escaped falling into the hands
of a mad and armed mob of
union miners near the Greenville
depot. Gordon talks lightly of
it but his story of the affair
shows how serious q situation he
faced alone, in the dark, and
with Il mob searching the roads
and by-paths for him.
Gordon has Il daughter who is
employed at a boarding house
kept bv a man named Richmond
and his wife near the Illinois
Central railroad just outside the
city limits of Greenville, and he
had gone over Saturday to visit
her.
He says that about 8 O'Clock
Saturday night two union men,
Will Ashoff, formerly of Barns
ley, and a man named Vincent
called at the house and came in
and talked with him. They
wanted to know his name, resi-
dence and the purpose of his
visit. He told them without
hesitation.
They told Gordon that the sec
retary of the Darlington local
had telephoned saying that Cor
don was sent out by the st. Ber-
nard Coal Co. to look for new
men to work in the mines.
Gordon assured them he had
not been sent for any purpose
but was simply visiting his
daughter. They expressed salts
faction and told Gordon he would
not be molested.
An hour later eight or ten men
came, armed with guns and pis-
tolls and, stopping on the porch,
| demanded that Gordon come out.
His daughter went to the door,
told them they could not get her
father, and after making some
threats they went away.
About IL O'Clock some fifty or
seventy-iive men came to the
house and demanded that Cor
don be sent out, threatening to
come in and take him. They
were armed. Gordon went out
the back door and eluded the
mob although in the search which
followed squads of armed men
passed near him twice and he
heard them talking about what
they would do if they caught
him.
Gordon walked across country,
losing his way, time or two in
the dark and reached Darlington
about noon Sunday. He was
fortunate in getting to ride about
seven miles of the distance but
probably walked no less than
twenty miles.
The Richmond house where
Gordon visited is close to the
scene of Mondays mobbing of
the four non-union men at the
hands of forty or fifty union
miners from the mines of Muh-
lenberg county.
The bee., 1901-05-16
Bordky.

DOfuty'
Bordley, Ky, May l4.-Mrs.
Sumpter TOombs was called to
the bedside of her father, who was
thought to be dying at Providence
Sunday.
Mrs. Kate Mahan, wife of J.. w.
Mahan, a prominent attorney of
Dixon, has filed suit for divorce.
Mrs. James Holt, of near here
was kicked and severely wounded
by horse, yesterday.
Miss Catherine Sprague and Mr..
Mark Eastin will be married at
Sturgis Wednesday evening May 10.
Considerable interest is manifested
over the opening of q new coal mine
near Sturgis in Crittenden County.
The coal has not been worked since
the civil war and is claimed to be one
of the richest veins i'm western Ken
tuclSy.
While attending school at Provi-
dence, several years ago, Sam Ar
mold, was accidentally shot by John
Bradburn, n school mate. The at
tending physicians did not succeed
in locating the ball, and in a few
weeks he had recovered. 1t has
been about twenty years since the
accident occurred and Mr.. Arnold
had never felt any Inconvenience
from the ball until he went to Louis
vile few days ago for the treat
ment of other ills, when the medi-
cal authorities succeeded in locating
the ball. Owing to nervous condi-
tiens it was thought best not to re-
move the ball then, but was advised
to come back when convenient
| which he will do in n few days.
Chas, NJ. Cliff, who has been very
i'll is better at this writing.
The Sturgis and Waverly flour
mills have entered into bitter COM
petition. The latter offers To pre-
sent any one with a barrel of flour if
it is not one hundred per cent better
than the Sturgis flour, while the
Sturgis mill makes similar induce
ments.
Wonderful development has been
made in Webster's resources since
the building of the Kentucky West
ern Railroad. Saw mills are being
operated, coal mines are being
opened; and II hundred and one
other things too numerous to men
ton are being done.
The Masonic order will have a
supper here Saturday night The
affair promises to be success.
Fred Smith, of Harrisburg, Ill.,, is
visiting friends and relatives neai
here.
Mrs. VIM. Woodring, of HearIn, is
seriously Ill.
Mrs. Mary Lamb, of Lamb, ILL.,, is
visiting her father, G.. II. WOodring
Mrs. Sally Kuykendall's school at
Hammack school house, was out
Friday.
Hon. E.G. Thompson has been en-
dorsed by Crittenden Republicans
for State Senator. Mr.. Thompson
is doubtless the most popular man
in his district and his chances fol
election are bright.
President Wheatcroft is making
preparations for the carrying OF
mails and eXpressage on the Ken
tucky Western.
Tobacco plants are said to be un-
usually late, owing to the cold
weather.
blessings wilLbe poured in only ~
you pour them out.
The bee., 1901-05-16
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
Will Meet in jacksonville to Decide
About Holding Convention.

County Chairman John b. Harvey
has instructed that call be made
for Il meeting of the Republican
Committee on Monday June Sd at
Madisonyille for the purpose of de-
termining the time and manner of
holding a county convention to. put
out county ticket.
The bee., 1901-05-16

blessings will,be poured in only as
you pour them out.
The bee., 1901-05-16
OCCURRED AT the
GREENvlLLE DEPOT.
Forty or Fifty Union Miners Make
The Attack.
PUBLIC INDIGNATION GREAT.
Wounded Men Well Cared Steps
Taken to Prosecute Numbers
Of the Gang

-Four non-union men were mob
bed ut noon Monday near the H.
hnois Central depot just outside
the city limits of Greenville by
forty or fifty union miners gath
cred there for the purpose OF
preventing the non-anion men
from going to the st. Charles
mines in this county.
Two Of these men, Ballard Pc
trie and Tom Shelton, are en-
ployed at the St. Charles mine
by the St. Bernard Coal Com
pany, and had been over in the
edge of Todd county since Fri
day visiting relatives. The other
two injured men were friends of
those mentioned and were going
with them to st. Charles to look
for work. Their names are Will
Givens and - Strather.
All are eountrymen who have
heretofore been farmers and
choose to seek employment in
the mines of Hopkins county.
All, too, are men of clean grit,
who were not influenced by the
threats of the mob and after be-
ing thoroughly mauled by the
mob and having their wounds
dressed and bandaged by the sur
geOns swore in their bruised con-
ditioii that they would so to st.
Charles as soon as they could
move or die in the attempt.
In speaking Of the affair II
Greenvilre man Who witnessed it
said that threats had openly been
made by union men that they
would stop these men from go
ing TO st Charles if they had to
kill them. Eugene Smith, of
st. Charles, was with the party
but escaped unhurt.
The little party of non-union
men went to the Illinois Central
depot undaunted and were met
by the mob. Persuasion and
threats did not change their pur-
pose and force was applied.
The first onslaught was made
on Ballard Petric while he was
talking with Andy Tuck, an or
ganizer for the United Mine
Workers who was spokesman for
the union men, WHO constituted
the mob. A witness says that
during the conversation Petrie
turned to walk away and as he
did so union man struck him
an overland blow on the head
with slung shot or brass knuclls.
The little band of five were at
once overwhelmed by superior
numbers and all but Smith were
badly beaten. Citizens and Of
ficers took charge of the wound
ed. News of the affair reached
darlington and st. Charles in II
few minutes. A call was at once
made on Greenville by telephone
from the Darlington office of the
st. Bernard Coal Company and
the request made that every pos
sible attention be given the
wounded men.
Greenville citizens were indig-
nant at the outrage and every
thing was done to relieve the suf-
ering of the injured men. After
being given proper surgical at
The bee., 1901-05-16

Several gentlemen who are pro-
noting thespreposed electric lines
through the Kentucky bluegrass re-
giouare. comforting. FRANKFORT.
The bee., 1901-05-16

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WELLSBURG.

WELLSBURG, w. Va, May Cant
1. f. Amick. salesman for a Wheeling
shoe firm, was home over Sunday
MISS Hena Reeves is the guest Of
Steubenville friends.
DR.. Roy McCleary, of Marietta. O..
has been the guest of his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. McCleary, for some
days past
w. r. Wilcoff, of Wheeling, was call
Ing on friends here over Sunday.
Misses Anna Slayer and Ada Vance
OF Steubenville, spent Sunday the guests
o fthe Misses Georgia and Stella Cox.
Philip Frankie and 7. Coleman. of
Seio. O., were calling on friends here
Sunday.
Sunday afternoon Henry H. McKin-
ley and Miss Mary w. Douglass, both
OF this place. were married at the
brides home on High street. The newly
welded couple will make their future
home in this city.
Next Thursday evening the Rev. J..
w. G. Fast, of Ellsworth. Pa. will de-
liver lecture in the NJ E. church. His
subject will be Props" This will be a
rare treat in the lecture line, as Mr..
Fast is speaker of unquestioned abil-
lty, having lectured at Bellview when
the assembly was in session.
Sunday evening Miss Martha Her
yey read q very interesting report to
the Presbyterian Christian Endeavor
Society about the proceedings OF the
last convention held at Moundsviile.
rev. J. +. JoaAs Of the n r church,
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and Rev. c. H. Mcdonald, of the Pres
byterian church, exchanged pulpits
last Sunday morning This shows the
congregations.
Last Saturday the base ball season
was opened here with a large crowd in
attendance. The grounds were in first
class shape, and the team made hand
some appearance in their new uniforms.
They are of a maroon color. The
newly elected mayor, w. M. Simpson,
made brier speech just before the
game commenced, which was well re-
ceived, then tossing the ball into the
diamond, he called play ball, and the
game was on. An account of the game
was given in the Sunday Register. The
team will cross bats with ClaySville
next Saturday afternoon.
Our city affairs in regard to the
newly elected Council seem to be in a
who is Councilmen or who is not The
new amendment to the city charter,
passed at the last session of the legis-
lature, seems to be faulty, mention Of
which appeared in the Register recent
ly by its Charleston correspondents who
commented on the construction of the
amendment and said it was nonsensical
and meant nothing. The point which
is now causing the trouble is the new
charter, which calls for the election of
twelve Councilmen at the last election.
At this election there were only twelve
candidates for Council, six Democrats
and six Republicans, half of these be-
ing declared elected-three Democrats
and three Republicans. At a meet
ing of Council last Saturday evening
all the hold-over Councilmen resigned,
and were reelected to fill the vacancies
as fast as they resigned, thinking this
would straighten out the muddle. May
or Simpson called special meeting OF
Council last evening to organize and
get in working order. All that was
done at this meeting was protested by
the Democrats, who will take the mat
ter to Court to test it. A special ses-
sion of Court will be held Saturday to
decide the mixup. The Democrats claim
that none of the old Councilmen are
entitled to seat in Council, and all
those who were candidates at the last
election are elected. If this claim holds
good, the Democrats will have half of
the Councilmen. At any rate, they will
make a fight for this before the Court.
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lot a bargain, IN Park View.
Strong double house, ri and ZZzs Market
S' { rooms, large lot, Edgington Lane; very
c9eT r6oms. corner lot. ~ Sixteenth street.
70 rooms "a and hall brick. on Twenty
second street at low price 70 settle an
~ rooms, No. % Main street. lot 80 feet
front. Cheap to settle estate.
strong Groom house, corner Thlfty-firSt
ard F,off streets, with large lot-cneap TO
strong s-room house and hail. 1918 Wood
groom cottage. corner Of MeCoiloch and
Seventeenth street, at low price.
4 roorns < rooms Q rooms. u rooms and
IA rooms, on Fifteenth street
strong Groom house corner OF twenty
seventh and Jacob streets, cheap 70 settle
estate. ~ -.
Strong brick house. SflZ Eoa street,
rooms store room and hail.
broom and Broom house. both on Blk
teenth street, cheap .,.A A.
OF an acre OF ground. IL miles east OK
Large lot. with 5-room house. on Nine
tenth street on easy terms.
3 brick houses rent for $50 per Annufn.
for 81 0eo-s511 cash, balance on easy
rooms modern improvements. Eof
street. Centre Wheeling. -
s rooms, good condition, zS3 Cnapiine
! rooms and hail, Jacob street. Centre
Wheeling. very cheap.
roorns, Sixteenth street. very cheap.
Money 70 loan on real estate
S. NESBITT, JR
Tel. Ga I7s5 Market St.. wheeling, y: Va
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What $. S. S. Does
for Children

Children constantly exposed to all sorts of dis
The air they breathe is filled with germs, sewer
gas and dust from the filthy streets inhaled into the
lungs and taken into the blood 1T the crowded school
rooms and other public places they in contact
almost daily with others recovering from in the first
stages of contagious diseases You can't quarantine
against the balance of the world and the best you
do is to keep their blood in good condition and thus
prevent or at least mitigate the disease You have
perhaps learned from observation experience that
healthy, robust children (and this means of course
children whose bloed is pure not nearly liable
contract diseases peculiar to them and when they do it
is generally in mild form. On the other hand weak
eaciated and sicky to catch every disease
that along This is because their blood is lack
ing in all the elements necessary to sustain and build
up the body Rosons of every description accumulate
in the system because the polluted and sluggish blood
is unable to perform its proper functions.
Such children need blood purifier and tonic to give
strength and vitality to their blood, and S. S. being
purely vegetable remedy makes the safest and best for
the delicate constitutions of children S. S. S. not only
perfect blood medicine but is pre- eninenty the tonic
for children it their appettes and strengthens
the digestion and assimilation of food. If your child
have any hereditary acquired tat i'll their blood
give them S. S. S. and write to physicians for any
nfornaior advice wanted this will cost you moth
ing and vii, start the little weaklings the road
recovery. Book on Blood and Skin Diseases free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. "a
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is going onward and upward" he con:

is going onward and upward, he con-
tinued. Il have noticed by the papers
that you have had some municipal trou-
bles, but from the pleasant countenance
and happy expression of the chief exec
utIve am forced to the conclusion that
running smoothly in the even tenor of
its way"
After the addresses the Great Council
went into executive session for the
transaction of business. The remainder
of the morning session was spent in
hearing the reports of officers and the
appointment of committees to which
the reports were referred. The commit
tee on credentials found everything to
be in satisfactory shape, and the body
was seated and transacting business
within very short time.
The Order FIourishing.
The report of Great Sachem Harold
shows the order to be in a fourishing
condition in West Virginia. 1t has
reached the top notch in membership
and in finances. There are more mem
bers and more money in the treasury
than at any time in the history of the
order in this State. The net increase
in membership during the year was 145
New tribes were instituted at Oak Hill,
Fayette county; Point Creek, Kanawha
county; Piedmont, Mineral county, and
Hinton, Summers county. The present
membership is about $1,000
The auxiliary branch Of the order
has also grown rapidly. New Councils
of the degree of Pocahontas have been
instituted at Hanley, Cedar Grove, Mt.
Carbon and Cliff Top. There are fifteen
live Councils of the Daughters of Poca-
hontas, and they will have a Grand
Council by next year.
A company of the Red Mems League,
the military uniformed branch of the
order, has been established at Red Star,
w. Va, and is in a fourishing condi-
ton.
Great Sachem Harold made a num-
Der of interesting recommendations
some of which will probably be acted
upon to-day. He RECOMMENDED that an
appropriation be made for permanent
Office for the Great Chief of Records.
He also urged the members to subscribe
for the excellent official journal of the
Red Men.
Very interesting reports were made
by John S. Scott, H. C. Showalter and
DR.. A. w. Sterling, supreme representa-
tives to the Great Council of the United
States.
To-Day's Business.
To-dayis sessions will be very inter-
esting. In the morning the reports of
committees will be received.
There promises to be a lively contest
over the election of Junior Great Saga
more, for which Office there are several
candidates. There will be close con-
test, also for supreme representative, as
the next annual meetings of the ma
tional body are to be held in New York
and in California.
There will be number of invitations
for the next meeting of the Great Coun-
ell OF the State, and already there is
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talk Of combinations for capturing the
meetings Of 1902 and 1908. So far,
Bluefeld, Montgomery, Huntington,
Harrisville, Fairmont and Parkersburg
are mentioned as the place for next
meeting. The indications last night
pointed to the probable selection Of
Montgomery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-08

Tbs kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fiji
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail TO do
their work.
Pains. aches andrheu-
matlsm come from ex-
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
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GREAT COUNCIL Of RED MEN
Is HOLDING ITS ANNUAL SESSION
AT ODD FELLOWS HALL.
WERE WELCOMED BY MAYOR

At the Opening Session - Officers
Presented Their Reports, Which
Were Referred to Committee
Real Work of the Council To-
Day-Wiu Conclude with nm EN-
tertainment at the Park.
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FOR SALE.
A Fine Chance for Investment In
Suburban Property.

suDurOau properly
Seventeen lots In Howell addition "a
Elm Grove; each lot 40xlO feet inside,
with 50-foot road front. Z2-foot road ~
rear. with alleys between. all wen drained
and adjoining the property Of Tony busch;
Board walk, gas lights burning night ana
day. natural gas mains. telephone connfc-
lions, Alteuhsim water and iiye-cent laIe
on Wheeling & Elm Grove r. T. atter
October 10 All lots surrounded by wen
improved property. The same VIII De Of
fered cor sale at the front door OF tina
court house on
Saturday, May 18th, 1901,
at 10 O'Clock a m, either as a whole o.
separately.
Termg-One-h cash and as much mora
az the purchaser may elect, with notes
secured by deed OF trust on property solg:
and title to property retained until hna!
payments are made, balance Ia one and
two years, with interest at per cent,
equal payments For further Information
consult a. S. HOWELL. Elm Grove, w.
va. who has a plat and viii 10 over tho
property and explain 70 any ore contem-
7. P. HOWELL.
. my5dqey
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Over-Mork Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make In
Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
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