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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-16
WHICH IS NEXT LARGEST
PRODUCING WESTERN COUNTY
Shortage Of Cars Reduced Output
Of Hopkins and Ohio County
Mines on illinois Central
Railroad.
Gain in Output Western Group Of
Mines Over Previous Year.
Unionists Produced Very Little Effect on
Output of Hopkins, Webster and
Christian. Notwithstanding Vic.
lence and intimidation.

Through the courtesy of Mr..
G. j. Norwood, who has been
gathering some statistics relative
to the coal industry of Western
Kentucky in 1901, for use in an
article for the Mining and En-
cheering journal, we are en-
abled to give the readers of THE
BEE the earliest facts regarding
the operations in the Western
mining field for last year.
Some of the tonnage figures are
necessarily incomplete at SO early
a date, but where the returns are
not full very careful estimates
have been made and there is ev-
cry reason to think the figures
are very nearly accurate.
No returns were had from Nc
keag eennty, but that county's
output was probably not much
changed from the figures of 1900,
in which year the total output
was 1876 tons. 1t is possible
that the figures for 1901 may be
a little less than for the previous
year.
The output by counties for the
rest of the Western coal field, in
part estimated, as said before,
lis for 1901, as follows:
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-16
SAYS THE WAR Is OVER.
Reply Of Opera-House Manager to the
Lexington Chapter.

Lexington, KY, Jan Ito a
committee of women, represent
ing the Lexington chapter of
Daughters of the Confederacy,
who petitioned Charles Scott,
local operahouse manager, yes
terday to refrain from booking
any more uncle Toms Cabin
shows here, he replied today as
follows:
"To the Committee of Lexing-
ington Chapter, United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy- Ladies':
A copy of your resolution in ref
erence to Uncle Toms Cabin
has been received. Replying to
the same, | have only to say;
The war has been over about 36
years. Yours, etc.,
CHERRIES SCOTT.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-16
MORE men AND GUNS
Gathering Into the NortonviIle
Union Camp.
THREATS ARE AGAIN HEARD

The Nortonville union camp,
which was broken up in Decem-
Der by County Judge John Hall
and has since been occupied by a
small handful of loafers, is again
filling up. The exact number
there now is not definitely known,
but the number has been in
creaslng for several days. Judge
Hall was succeeded January 6 by
Judge @. @. Givens, and it is not
known what his attitude will be
toward the re-established camp.
Most of those who have been
going into camp at Nortonville
are negroes. Some of the recent
arrivals, however, were white
men from Central City. 1t is
claimed upon excellent authority
that a large box of guns was re.
ceived at Nortonville Monday
and that an unusually large sup
ply of provisions has been order
ed. Threats are again in the air
and man who is not connected
with the coal business, but who
has been a very close observer,
said this week that he believed
there was mischief brewing and
that he would not be at all sur
prised at renewed violence from
the occupants of the camp. Ev-
erything has been very quiet
about all the mines for some
weeks, and all the miners are at
work and producing an extraor-
dinarily large output of coal.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-16

The Reineeke mine, served en-
tirely by the L. &. NJ, gained 49,
733 tons as compared with the
previous year.
The Christian county output
was cut down IL 1000 tons as COM
pared with the previous year be-
cause of the continued reign of
terror there, the lawless out
breaks, ambuscades, and the as
sassination of Officer Coffey and
wounding of several guards and
miners at different times. At
Providence the output of one
mine was affected by the terrible
lawlessness which was enacted
by the uniOnist raiding parties at
that place. The same sort of
lawlessness reduced the tonnage
of two small mines in Hopkins
county. But, as shown above,
the effect of the union agitation,
violence and all, was very insig-
nifcant. The employed miners
worked along merrily and made
coal and lots of it.
The output of the month of
January at the Hopkins county
mines promises to be unusually
large. Every mine is making
coal to its best capacity while the
springtime weather in midwinter
continues.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-16

The same counties in 1900 pro-
duced 2,9O2,I8 tons, a gain OF
57,494 tons for 1901. Prices
throughout the field were about
the same as in 1900, in some in
stances slightly better, and in
others not so good.
1t will be observed that Hop
kins county's output of 1885,
019 tons for 1901, which may be
incfeased slightly when the en-
tire official figures are in, is more
than two and half times as
great as the output for OHIO
county in the same year. Next
to Hopkins county, Ohio is the
largest producing county in the
Western field. Muhlenberg is
not far short of Ohio as a coal
producer.
The mines in Hopkins county
are all operated by non-union la
Dor. Those of Ohio and Mullen
berg are operated exclusively by
union labor.
One of the most interesting
things shown by the figures COM
piled is the very slight effect the
nnion agitation, continued over
the period of more than the en-
tire year 1901, accompanied by
intimidation, violence and muir
der, and backed up by the worst
brand of demagoguery, had upon
the operation ana the output of
the Hopkins county mines.
Mr.. Norwood's knowledge of
the situation and criticism Of the
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-16
JANUARY Fl
Date Set for Hearing Of viii Morrison
CNse.

The case of the state VS.. Will
Morrison, charged with murder
ing Douglas Coffman in Spring
field, Tenn, in December, 1899,
is set for hearing before Judge
Hart, in the Davidson county
criminal court, Tuesday, Jan. 81.
This is Morrison's second trial.
In the first he was found guilty
of murder in the first degree, but
the supreme court granted him a
new trial because one of the jur-
ors had been interested in a suit
that was tried at the same term
of court. = Robertson County
News.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-16
MUCH WHEAT KILLED.
And the Crop is Already Cut Short in
Christian County.

The wheat crop throughout this
section is in bad condition, the
hard freezes and sudden thaws
having resulted in leaving much
of it dead on top of the ground.
Farmers are of the opinion that
the crop has already been cut
short and conditions must greatly
improve if anything like an av-
erage yield is obtained.-Hop-
kinsville Kentuckian.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-16
TO VISIT LOUISVILLE.
Cook County Marching Club Of Chi ago
Due in February.

The Cook County Marching
Club of Chicago, an organization
second only to Tammany Hall
among the Democrotic clubs of
the country, will visit Louisville
some time after February II. A
delegation from the club with
Mayor Carter Harrison at their
head will visit the Charleston Ex-
position on February 10, and will
stop by this city on the way
home--Post.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-16
SOMETHING ABOUT THE
BIGGEST AND BEST CROPS
Nebo in the Midst Of One Of the
Best Heavy Tobacco Produc-
ing Districts in the
World.
LARGE PURCHASES BY STRONG CONCERNS
Especial C Correspondence of The Bee.

Nebo, KY, Jan. IA, 1902.
The fact is generally known
that tobacco growing is an i'm
portant factor in the welfare of
this county, but little has been
written or published specifically
concerning tobacco and its grow
ers and dealers in this and adj
joining counties.
Nebo is in the heart of a great
dark tobacco producing territory
and some interesting informa-
ton is available to the seeker for
knowledge along these lines just
now, in the height of this bus
Ting tobacco season, when the
splendid crop of 1901 is being
moved and handled at prices and
weights very satisfactory to the
fortunate farmer who grew a
good acreage of the great Ken
lucky staple.
The Bee correspondent has
been looking about and has sue
ceeded in gathering data which
has not been published and
which is here written for the
benefit of the readers of the Hop
kins county paper which pub
fishes the news and keeps abreast
of the times.
Careful inquiry among tobacco
growers and dealers has invoked
an expression of opinion almost
unanimous that the 1901 crop of
tobacco was the best crop ever
raised in Kentucky, notwith-
standing that a drouth last sum-
mer injured other crops. The
drouth was an actual benefit to
the tobacco crop.
Have Bought Largely.
The tobacco factories of Nebo
have in them now great quanti-
ties Of tobacco and are adding
and will yet add largely to their
stocks before the season is over.
Mr.. ]. T. Robard, who is buy
ing for @. E. Birk, of Greensboro,
has purchased about $4,000
pounds. Mr.. Robard says this is
all good tobacco, not an indiffer-
ent crop in the entire lot. The
best crop he has bought was
grown by George OVERLY, near
Lisman, in Webster county, and
the price paid was $3.50 for all
grades. This is the highest price
paid here for any tobacco this
season. The largest crop bought
by Mr.. Robard this season was
bought of Robert Austin, very
successful farmer who lives near
Nebo. This crop weighed 10000
pounds and was of good quality.
Mr.. Robard employs about %
hands in his stemming depart.
ment and gives employment to
total of about 30 hands. He has
received $4,000 pounds and is
still buying and will continue to
buy during the year.
Mr.. William Hodge, who man
ages the business of Hodge &
Bro, has bought nearly 100000 |
pounds and is still buying. This
house has capacity to handle IA
and a half pounds of TO-
Dacco. Mr.. Hodge says his firm
to fill the house to its ut
most capacity. They have all
the modern facilities for hand
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-16
THE INJUNCTION
Is Still in full Effect at the Reinseke
Mines.
jacksonville, KY,
Jan. 8, 1902.
The BEE;

IHE DEE;
Some people are circulating
the report on the streets of Mad
isonville that the injunction
granted by Judge Walter Evans,
of the United States court, in
favor of our company and against
all members of the United Mine
Workers Of America and all 9TH
er persons, prohibiting them from
in any way interfering with our
business or with the men in our
employ, is no longer in force.
Such reports are absolutely false.
The injunction is still in effect,
and any person or persons vlolat-
ing the same will be compelled
to answer to the United States
court. All parties who have
been advised that the injunction
was no longer in force are hereby
advised to the contrary. Any
violation Of the terms of the in
junction by anyone will put the
person or persons so offending in
contempt of the United States
court, and this company will do
all that is in it's power to bring
any such offender before the
court. Very respectfully,
THE REIKEoKE Coal MINING Co. A.,
l. BAILEY, Secretary.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-16

Continued on Sixth PageJ
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-16
TOBACCO.
Extraordinary Crops and Good Prices Making
Things Lively Among Hopkins and
Webster Planters.

lluH JOOdCCO anu nave dlICddy AC-
ceived 100000 pounds, without
having yet bought pound south
of Clear creek. Asked as to
which crop was the best, he re-
piled that it was all so good, he
could not name the ''best CROP"
This factory employs thirty-six
stemmers and the tobacco in
stock is rapidly being stemmed
and hung. The largest crop pur-
chased by Mr.. Hodge was grown
by Monta Baker, of Lisman.
This crop, when bought, was es-
timated 1000 pounds, but judg-
ing from delivery already made,
the crop will reach $4,000
pounds. hodge & Bro. have
bought several crops ran ging
from $4,000 to $4,000 pounds.
The highest price paid by them
was $500 per cwt. for leaf and
Tugs and $3.50 for trash. The
stems are baled in this house as
fast as they are taken out of the
tobacco.
Eudaley and Morrow have
bought 100000 pounds and will
probably add to their purchases
later in the season. These gen
tlemen say the crop is, on an av-
erage, the best they have ever
seen. They were unable to de-
termine whose was the best crop.
They have received 100000
pounds and will stem all except
a few crops which they will re-
tie and ship in the leaf. This
firm employs twenty-five hands
in the stemming room. The
largest crop bought by them was
grown by Mr. - Sisk, of Silent
Run.
Beside all this there was a
great deal of tobacco sold from
this immediate neighborhOod to
dealers at jacksonville and
Slaughtersville, some of the
largest growers of the NebOe
country having sold at these
places. There are many farm
ers, too, who make large crops,
who have not yet sold, but are
waiting for further advance in
prices.
The Largest Growers.
Among the largest and most
successful tobacco growers In
the Nebo country is w. B. Cox,
who made about 10000 pounds
which he sold at jacksonville
for $500 per cwt. for leaf and
Tugs.
Robert p. Morrow raised 30, 900
/ pounds of fine tobacco, which he
he has sold, price unknown. Mr..
Morrow owns a fine farm in Hen
derson county, also, and raised a
large tobacco crop there in addi-
ton to the crop grown on his
Nebo farm.
j. L. Rogers raised $4,000
pounds on one and half acres
of ground. His son raised 1850
pounds, which brought him $l31.
Mr.. Owens made $4,000 pounds
of fine tobacco, which some as
sert is the largest tobacco ever
brought to NebO.
John Cox is another of our
large tobacco growers, his crop
reaching nearly 10000 pounds.
Alfred Cox had about 10000
pounds raised on his farm and
he claims that Bob Graham
raised the finest crop of tobacco
made in the county last year.
Some other large producers
are:
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-16
KING COAL.
Hopkins County in 1901 Produced More Than
Twice as Much as Ohio County

output figures have lead him to
conclude that with the exception
of Christian county mines and
three of the smaller mines in
Webster and Hopkins counties,
the continued efforts of the
union to unionize and control
the miners in these three nom
union counties have had very lit
tie effect on the output of the
non-union mines. The shortage
which actually did occur is
chargable to a shortage of coal
cars on the Illinois Central rail-
road. He finds that during the
year the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad served mines on
its lines fairly we'll and that the
mines on this road in Hopkins
county had an increased output.
The effect of this shortage of
cars is well shown by comparing
mines of the two leading coun-
ties, Hopkins and Ohio, in the
Western field.
All Mines Non-Union. Tons.
Hopkins county mines on L. &
N. Road gained ......56 SO, 085
Hopkins county mines on 1. @.
Road, loss. -. ................ ..65, 8O6
Loss for entire county ...... 1921
All Mines Union. Tons.
Ohio county (no mines on l.. &
M /. c. mines, loss. 1897
In Muhlenberg county similar
results are observed, the mines
on the l.. & N. line gaining in
tonnage and those on the l. @.
road losing.
Webster county mines, served
by the 4. & N. road gained; and,
as shown above, Hopkins county
lost very largely on the 1. c.
road and made large gains on
the L. g. N. road.
The st. Bernard group Of
mines, located on both lines,
show total tonnage as follows:
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-16

The Peyton Sisters carry lots of
special scenery and also introduce
good specialties. They will be at
the Temple three nights next week.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-16

The St Charles mine, of the
st. Bernard group, situated on
the Illinois Central road, and
suffering from car shortage pro-
duced as follows in the two past
years:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
Relationship Mixed

Lawyers occasionally run across some
singular cases in the course of their prac-
ttce, a member of that guild recently re-
ceived a call from a new client, a man bent
upon recovering a sum Of money advanced
upon a note and not repaid.
who is the defendant" asked the law
yer.
oh, she's "A relative of mine"
How nearly related?"
Very nearly"
'But, my dear sir" persisted the lawyer.
you must be more explicit"
"Well, she may be my mothcr-in-Iaw.'
May be? Then you are likely to marry
daughter"
1--WE already married the daughter"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
Funeral Flowers

The open barouche filled with flowers
sometimes seen preceding the hearse at
the head Of a funeral procession" said an
undertaken, quoted by the New York Sun,
contains flower pieces too big to be put
In the hearse, some of which, at least, are
100 big to stand up in a closed carriage.
SO where there are many large pieces
they are sometimes all arranged in an
open carriage, making a display that never
fails to attract attention.
From this conspicuous display Of low
ers, which is one most likely to be seen at
the funeral of a person of foreign birth or
descent, the practice changes down to no
display at all, as in the case of the far
more numerous funerals at which there are
no flowers carried or only such as can be
laid upon the coffin or carried within the
heaTse.
In some cases, where there are many
large flower pieces, they are carried in a
carriage with the top half open to give
room for things that would not stand un.
der the top closed. But the more common
practice when the flowers are so many as
TO require a separate vehicle for their
transportation is to carry them in a closed
carriage, with no display at all. In many
cases the lowers can all be placed in the
hearse; but nowadays often when there
are many flowers there are carried to the
only such beautiful or appropriate
pieces as can actually be laid upon the
coffin itself.
1T used to be that all the ower re-
ceiyed at a funeral were sent to the Gene
terry and placed upon the grave, to waste
and wither, and they were subject also to
pilfering hands. Now flowers that are in
such form as to be suitable for the pur-
pose are, it may be, given away after the
funeral services to some institution; per-
haps some institution for children, where
instead Of simply whiting and fading as
they would otherwise have done, they con
tribute to the happiness of the living.
while there are many flowers still sent
as funeral offerings, there are not so many
as formerly. The phrase kindly omit
is literally interpreted and the
Of flowers more and more con
fined to relatives and immediate friends.
While the burial casket Of today is made
richer and more costly than ever, the mod
ern tendency as to funerals is all the time
greater simplicity in the public
display"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
Stories Cast in a Religious Mold

ways give s. when l go to a strange
church"
Just then the deacon came with the plate
and George dropped a coin. Everything
seemed favorable, and the young man
beamed with a sense of generosity. Then
the minister made the announcement for
the week, and concluded with the wholly
unexpected announcement of the days col
lection.
THE collection today said he. was
SO. 10"
George hadn't much to say all the way
to his fianCe's home.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11

Then. of course, the defendant is your
mOthcT-in-law."
perhaps you'd better hear the whole
story returned the client. "You see, n
year ago we lived together, my son and /.
Across the way lived the widow Foster and
her daughter Mary. I married Mary and
my son married the widow. Now, perhaps
you can tell me whether my sons wife is
my mother-in-law or my daughter-in-law."
The lawyer did not answer. The prob
lem was unfamiliar. lie was not ready.
"I-don't think l can take your case" h
eaii. 1T presents too many compli. atoms 4"
VERY we'll" returned the man, taking his
hat, despondently. but there's one thing
| forgot. Since our double wedding a child
has been born to each of us. What relation
are those two children to each other?"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11

.OPLE Of the middle west have
special interest in this story
which was recently related by
Dean Stubs Of Ely, England:
Bishop McLaren of Chicago had
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-20
FIT PUNISHMENT FOR HOUSEKEEPING.

Human life, the life Of criminals is not held so
cheaply in this country that and ready
70 applaud the killing of anyone unless there is very
good for feeling that the homicide is both just
and necessary Many persons have escaped legal pen
seldefense or other like grounds, when public opinion
By approved their deeds of blood, says the
Cleveland Leader.
IN the two cases which have recently occurred in
Lorain county, Ohio in which burglars have been slain
b. householders, there is such hesitation di-
vision of opinion in acquittin the who have taken
life. Practically all coed citizens feel and say the kill
ing good for country entirely right and just
The sayers Of dangerous criminals shot in the very
CT burglary, commended and admired by the whole
body Of their fellow citizens
The reason is taht housekeeping at night especially
and b. armed and desperate burglars is very brutal
and wicked crime. It can be committed regularly
except by who arc ready for murder when it might
their necessity or convenience Burglary in nhab-
tied dwellings is always threat Of assassination It
also involves such nervous shocks especially in the
CT sick feeble persons, that death may result indi-
roctly And there is deep and wellgrounded feeling
that the invasion CT and attacks upon its sleeping
and peaceful inmates are outages upon the most sacred
rights CT civilized human beings It is instinctively
and naturally regarded as crime deserving any punish
Of the man or woman whose home is entered
Public opinion is quite right Burglars deserve no
consideration They can not be killed often while in
The act of housebreakng FOR the general good Of the
country and the world
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-20
Y II HAD REEN PRESIDENT.

If president had been chosen in last weeks election.
says the ClobeDemocrat the tally in the electoral col
umn would stood thus:
Repabican. SO: Democrat. 144 Republican majority,
les This is the result OF the states standing in the
votes on Tuesday November 5. 1902 The Republicans
would have more twice as many electoral votes as
the Democrats based the tally for state officers
members OF Congress both in the various states on
that DAY coupled with the figures IN the states Oregon
Maine ana Vermont which had their elections Ter Con
gIessmen and other state officers earlier IN The year
Draw line across the map Of the United States IRON
Mary land to West Virginia onward Casora2. Every
state north Of that line comprising tEoJhirds of she
countrys area and than twothrds CT its states.
population and its electoral votes won -
the Republicans EXCEPT sissoun and Nevada The Re
puolicans carried ching outside OF the cid Solid
South except Nevada. and The close in Ne
vada tha. # last weeks eleoon had eeen presidential
contest the Republicans would probably have wen chat
state II addition tae Republicans csTsled Delaware.
Nsrvland and West Virginia of the cid slave Only
fourteen states were held hy the Democrats Thyone
states carried Is tie Republicans Of course the
ballot fu AID free beow Mason AID Dxons cid
lire as Ii aloye that boundary. tAe Republicans
would have carried Two or three more states