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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-07
THE WASHINGTON LETTER.

Tt was altogether characteristic Of
President Roosevelt that, when it
was represented to him that his
prompt protest against the the solici-
tation Of funds for campaign purposes
from federal employees BY federal
officials, had resulted in a serious
falling Off in the receipts Of the
sinews of war, he should have drawn
his personal check for a liberal
amount to help in the good wook.
Another evidence Of his interest in
the campaign was furnished by the
statement which he caused Secretary
Cortelyou to make public. On Sat-
urday, by direction Of the president,
Mr.. Cortelyou handed to every news
paperman who came to the temporary
White House the following state
ment, "The president is watching
with keenest interest and most
earnest desire for republican success
the various congress eanvasses and
the state canvasses in states like New
York and Pennsylvania where gov
ernors are to be elected" Compelled
to abandon his campaign tour by
the orders Of his physicians, Mr..
Roosevelt kept the campaign con-
stantly before him and omitted no
proper effort that would serve his
party. His brilliant and successful
efforts to end the coal strike probably
contributed more than anything else
to republican success. When the
people suffer they inevitably seek q
srape-goat on which to blame the
cause, and in this instance the demo-
cratic politicians were ever ready
with misrepresentation and misinfer-
ence to place the blame on the repub-
lican party. The settlement Of
Titanic struggle between eau and
labor was undoubtedly,tis htest
conquest of the party N.i4.tfiy years
and the people appreciate it.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-07

did not operate to curtail the volume
of circulation.
Secretary Hay has taken a deter
mined stand against arbitrating the
Alaska boundary discussion with
Great Britain and rightly. He says
that whep the United States pur-
chased Alaska from Russia it pur-
chased the specific rights embodied
in a treaty effected between Russia
and Great Britain in 1925. That
treaty definitely placed the boundary
now involved in the controversy, at
three leagues from the sea, which the
United States interprets to mean 80
miles from the water The Canadian
officials, however, are active in
bring to light every story Of and old
boundary, mission, ETC., with a view
10 complicating the issue and be-
logging the essential point. I'M
fortunately, the American officials
occasionally err in this direction, at
least they have in the past, as is
witnessed by the authorization of an
expedition on which Lieutenant Geo.
#. Emmons, U. S. A., retired, en-
barked and in the progress Of which
he discovered numerous landmarks,
an account of which he is now max
ing the subject of official report.
From an theological standpoint Lieu
tenant Emmon's discoveries are
doubtless interesting but from tie
standpoint of the state department
they are valueless.
President Roosevelt accompanied
by Secretary Root and Mr.. CortelyOu
left Washington Friday to enjoy
some of the excellentquail and turkey
shooting which Representative Rixey
of Virginia assures them is to be had
on his farm. Mr.. Rixey has 1900
acres of land, much of it on the old
Bull Run battle field, and he reports
that the game on many portions of it
is most plentiful. The president
will pass through Washington Mon
day on his way to Oyster Bay where
he goes to vote. On his return trip
he will stop over in Philadelphia to
attend the celebration of the sesqui-
centennial Of the admission of George
Washington to the Masonic Fra
ternitY.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-07

Blooming Grove Ain
Wesa and the Socialist got in
Blooming Grove, Lackawaxen and in Westfall
The bee., 1902-05-22
FIND COAL.
NotonvilIe, KY, Soon to Become a Hive
Of Industry.

The syndicate which, on May l.,
bought several thousand acres of
land at Nortonyille has commenced
work on the Improvements, which
are to be made there by the different
corporations and manufacturers
Biologists have examined the
ground, and they find that fine
veins of Nos. 8 and IL coal are under
the whole of the property. This
coal, however, is of the same grade
as that of the Oak Hill coal, and
will be big thing in the eyes of
those going there for the purpose Of
opening up new mines, as the coat
now gotten out by the Oak Hill Coal
Company is said to be the best coal
in this section of the State. The
saw mills are increasing their capa-
city, factories are looking over and
examining this property, for the
purpose of getting good location
and the Illinois Central and Louis
vile & Nashville railroads, which
cross there, are laying out new
switches and extending old ones.
Every thing seems to point to a big
boom in that little town. which has
been dormant for something like
thirty years.
The bee., 1902-05-22
PUT $4,000 IN BANK.
Washington Begins Work Upon the State
Exhibit for the Words Fair.-An
Appropriation Of 100000
Asked.

Worlds Fair Grounds, st. Louis,
May 1.-THE representatives of the
Chambers of Commerce of Washing
ton gave an exhibition of true West
ern spirit when they met in conven-
ton at Olympia Friday for action
by the state legislature, The CON
vention was in session one day, and
when it adjourned there was on de-
posit in the Capital National Bank
of Olympia $4,000 in cash as a guar
antee that the Chambers of Com
merce of the state would raise that
amount to cover the preliminary
work. This will permit the work of
collecting the state exhibit to begin
at once without waiting for the leg
islature TO convene. The convention
also recommended that the legisla-
ture appropriate 100000 for the
Washington exhibit.
The bee., 1902-05-22
GINNING THEN OUT.
Law VoIstors Feel the Courts Hand at
jacksonville.

In the second week of the
Hopkins county circuit court
quite an amount of business was
disposed of and there is still
plenty on hand.
The following are some of the
most important cases which were
tried before Judge Num- last
week:
The case against Frank Wilky,
FOR rape, was dismissed. There
have been several trials of this
case.
Major Gamblin was fined $128
for shooting at and wounding
Grover Todd. J. V. Stevens was
given a fine of $500 for shooting
at his brother Sam. Joe Holland
was fined $50 for shooting weap-
ons on the highway. Charley
Sharp gets one year in the peni-
Tertiary for malicious shooting.
Lawrence Mitchell goes up for
two years and a half for shooting
weapons on a train: Oooch Moss
serves one year for stabbing with
intent to kill a railroad foreman.
The case of j. b. Indie and
Others, charged with the murder
of union miners at Carbonate
last fall, was called and contin-
ued to next court.
The case of Alonzo Burden,
for killing a negro here last
Christmas, was dismissed.
The bee., 1902-05-22
INDICTED THE WHOLE PUSH.
Grand Jury Returns indictments Against
Every Physician in Hopkins County.

Every physician in Hopkins
county was indicted at the last
sitting of the grand jury. The
law now requires the physicians
to file a registry of all the births
and deaths occurring under
their professional ministrations,
and it appears that the doc
tors were either ignorant of
the existence of the law or
else considered it as a matter of
such small concern as to neglect
it. AS a result of this oversight
or whatever it may be, thirty
seven physicians of Hopkins coun-
by will have to dance to the mus
ic. The indictments read as fol-
lows: "For sailing to file re-
gistry of all births and deaths at
which they have professionally
attended within one year ending
December 81, 1901, on or before
January 10, 1902"
) The penalty is a fine of from
SIS to $25.
The bee., 1902-05-22


and some people were ungener-
Gus enough to say man could
not decently feed and clothe a
family on AZ cents a week. On
May Bird a family of five Hop
kins county U. M. w. received
as follows for weeks rations :
"a pounds flour, 5 pounds bacon,
3 pounds lard, 8 pounds beans,
/ pound baking powder, ] pound
soap, 1 quart molasses, p pounds
sugar, ] ponnd coffee. This
order was o. I'd. by a dlstin-
guished local president. At
current prices for the best goods
this lot of provisions would cost
$2.57, for FIVE people, or less
than 80 cents each, This is
hardly in keeping with the pro-
misses of the officials and organ
isers two years ago.
AS some 140, 900 mine workers
in Pennsylvania have thrown
down their tools, and will have
to be helped from the U. M. w.
treasury, Hopkins county broth
ers are much disturbed for fear
the general allowance of 80 cents
a week will have to be divided
up with the Pennsylvania broth
ers.
1t is true that the $225,000
contributed by the members of
the U. M. w. for the past 10
months for the use of the mem
bers in Hopkins, Christian and
Webster counties, was enough
to give to each family not less
that $25 to $35 per month, but
saloons, fancy houses, livery
bills, railroad fare, legel seryi-
ces, and all other expenses Of
ficials and organizers could in
vest in, have reduced the above
amount per month down to the
80 cents per week actual sup
port. The officials are well fed
and we'll dressed and many own
houses and lands. No shortage
of food, clothes or shoes in the
homes of Campbell, Wood, Bar
naby and . host of other officials
and organizers.
Ben Kissinger, indicted as an
accessory to the murder of Nor
ton Bush, at Providence, il
hiding out; waiting to see what
is done to Wood and Barnaby by
the Dixon Circuit Court. Ben
is reported as saying the U. M.
w. has treated him shamefully
and that ii they don't do better
he will send some of them to the
penitentiary. Nobody doubts
that Ben can tell of what was
done at the camp at Madisonville
and Nortonville. Even the
truth is becoming known of the
happenings about Boxtown-
how bridges were burned, coal
tipples and houses shot into and
other unlawful acts committed.
The old saying "when thieves
fall out honest folks get their
Dues" is daily being m anifested
in U. NJ. w. circles in Hopkins
county.
The bee., 1902-05-22

The man who gets mad at what
the newspaper says about him
should return thanks three times a
day for what the paper knows about
him but refrains from saying.
The bee., 1902-05-22
A. DOWN IN THE MINES. A.

now organized in Kentucky,
which now number about fifty,
one would be justified in express
ing the opinion that our state is
destined to lead in the produc-
tion of oil in the near future.
Many oil experts, we are inform
ed, think they have discovered
sure signs of oil in paying guam
titles in our neighboring coun-
ties, Webster and Henderson,
where test wells have been, and
are being sunk, but thus far no
one seems to think that Hop
kns county is worthy of notice
as an oil field and, yet an in
vestigation might prove that we
are in the center Of a great oil
field and why not capitalists
spend some money here making
an examination s
Distressing indeed, it is to
hear some of the fellows, once
happy and enjoying the Injuries
of life now with aching hearts
and empty stomach, plead to get
back with the st. Bernard and
other mining companies of this
county. Having unwisely listen
ed to the solicitation of the u.
M. W., who have proved to be
their enemies. They have be-
come poverty stricken and full
of sorrow. Their cup of woe is
brim full and running over and
they yearn, to again serve their
former employer and friend.
Although down at Providence,
the U. NJ. w. show some out
ward signs of strength by hold
ing public meetings Within
must be a feeling of deep seated
disgust at the manner in which
they are being treated by the
leaders of the organization, who
have nearly suspended the is
suance of rations or the distri-
button of money, this fact being
well known by the faithful en-
ployes of the Providence Coal
Co. They, therefore, fail to see
any inducements to leave their
happy homes by casting their lot
with a gang, who have on more
that one occasion attempted to
take their lives.
Evidence of deep seated spite
work was not wanting by the
members of the union during
the past two weeks, who endea-
vored to have innocent men
against whom no sworn COM
plant had been made indicted.
They now have a grudge against
any one at work, who turns a
deaf ear to their pleadings, and
they do not hesitate to show
same by foul means if necces-
sary.
One exit Barnaby" who has
gained some notoriety by the in
dictment standing against him
on the charge of conspiracy to
murder is now trying to keep
the broken lines filed up. A
spirit of discomfort has been
growing and spreading among
those who fell victims to false
promises and strenuous efforts
are now being made by him to
keep them partially loyal to the
cause, but bread and meat is
what they want, and signs of
dissolution are beginning to ap-
pear.
There can be no doubt but
that the bulk of money sent here
to support miners in idleness
has come from the miners en-
ployed in the Anthracite coal
regions and therefore with about
one hundred and fifty thousand
miners out of employment there
little aid can be expected while
the strike last.
Mitchell president of the U.
M. w. says the miners in Pen
sylyania are prepared financially
for long strike, and yet we
The bee., 1902-05-22

ury, which amounted at fifty
cents a day per man would last
only about two weeks. No esti-
mate is here made of the large
families in many cases to be
supported. Then look at their
folly, throwing away on an aver
age daily at least two hundred
thousand dollars in wages, which
laboring men can not afford to do.
The rumor is afoat that failing
to influence any longer the
working people of this county
the male members of the u. M.
w. now contemplate sending
their wives and daughters out on
missionary work among the min
ers of this county. The Gypsies
who travel the year round, also
send their women folks on beg
ging expeditions.
Women if left to their own
cool judgement can be trusted
generally speaking can be
found on the right side, as was
illustrated one day last week
when a couple of the employers
of coal company joined the ..
NJ. w. So unraged was the
lady above referred to over this
action that she told them to the
that during their illness, or
incapacity to work on any ac-
count the company always pro-
vided for their wants and this in
face of the fact that they were
then deeply in debt to their en-
ployers.
1t is estimated that if the or
ganized coal miners in the Unit
ed States should all come out,
over 100000 would be affected
and loss of at least half mil
lion of dollars in wages per day
be the result.
For fear of a libel suit one of
the leading labor journals pub
fishes a quasi retraction of a
statement made through its col
umns few weeks ago attacking
the character and standing of
Supt. Rutland, of the Empire
Coal Company, charging him
with theft and scoundrelism.
1t is reported that the Louis
vile & Nashville has purchased
$4,000 acres Of coal lands IN the
mountain region near Jellico,
where this road and the Southern
have been fighting for suprema-
cy.
Hillman Land d Iron Company
states that while it is building a
railroad to its ore mines, deyel-
oping coal mines with a view to
building coke ovens, etc., at
Grand Rivers, it has no intention
Of building a new town at the
old "Center" furnace.
Kentucky Wood Alcohol, Min
ing & Manufacturing Co. is being
organized at SO Wall street, New
York.
Williamsburg. -Jellico Noun
tain Coal Co., capital stock $685.
600, has been incorporated by j.
w. Siler, John Morgan and W.
F. Grant, for coal mining.
The st. Bernard Mining Com
pany announces that it will pay
its employees another labor divi-
dend on June pay day. The reg
ular stock dividend is due July l
and the labor dividend coming
at that time will put the boys in
trim for a good 4th of July.
This will be the fifth labor div
idend paid to employees of that
company in the last two and a
half years.
The army of U. NJ. w. in Hop
kins county is sorely troubled
about the food question. The
matter of clothes and shoes was
long ago settled, and settled
without any clothes or shoes.
The national board of the Bro
therhood supported the "strik-
ers" in the southwest strike by
The bee., 1902-05-22
LOCOMOTIVE BLASTS
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branch of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, ten miles
long, from Glasgow to Glasgow
Junction, for 100000 cash. It
is understood that several Louis
vile capitalists will be associat-
ed with Mr.. Trigg in the new
management.
Train Master w. +. Sheridan
has been off with the circus train
and reports pleasant trip.
Conductor Jas. Sparrow visited
friends in jacksonville Monday.
Jimmie drove a spanking team
and cut quite a swell in the coun-
BY seat.
Dispatcher John DEWEY and
Operator Elliott made the usual
Sunday trips to Evansville and
Mortons Gap Sunday.
There will be a special train
run from Madisonville to Hop
kinsville during the Elks' Carni-
val, leaving jacksonville at 80
and Hopkinsville at 10: 80. Quite
large number have expressed
their intention of going.
The L. &. N. and l. @. have de-
termined to make great improve
ments at Nortonville and have
already begun laying track there.
Conductor Moody, of the Prov
idenOe train, left preacher at
Providence a few days since who
wanted to go to Madisonville
with him. The next trip the
minister went over with him and
explained the reason he did not
catch the train the day before
the closing prayer was too long.
Moody said: "Well, sir, you
could have prayed on my train
as well as in church.
James Bourland, formerly op-
orator on this division and later
from Jellico, has been visiting
relatives in jacksonville this
week. He leaves for the West
soon to secure position on
Western road.
Engineer Will Rowe says the
Bee is the best county paper
published in the State and every
Henderson division man should
take it and read it.
Conductor Frank Sweeney told
us a good joke on a conductor,
but we are rather afraid to pub
lish it. 1t is too good to keep,
however, and will no doubt soon
be known from one end of the
road to the other.
DisDatchers Willie Griffin and
Eddie Brownie have the reputa-
tion of being the best tempered
dispatchers on the division.
Some of the railroad boys are
dropping in every day and sub
scribing for the Bee. They know
a good thing when they see it.
1t has been customary for the
railroad boys to use the express
sion ''rubberneck." This is now
superseded by the word "penen-
sula," because penensula
stretches out to sea.
We are sincerely sorry that
Brakemen Huff and Story were
so unfortunate as to lose out
over the Springfield trouble, but
such Is railroad life and they will
no doubt secure positions else
where.
We hear rumors on top of ru-
mors of the marriage of three
Henderson Division boys in the
next few weeks but we cannot
get any information out of the
parties themselves consequently
we will not call any names.
The l.. & N. won the Clear
Fork Valley case over the South
ern and began laying the track
Monday. The L. & N. was given
everything in the contest dist
trict, bat the Calvin league
tract. w Cd 4 sa6B tf Mu
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than a bouquet for the dead.
Prayers are usually thin after
being strained through a mort
gagged church roof.
The soft touch of a baby's fin
gers makes man feel just q lit
tie nearer heaven. 4
Attending the church with the
tallest spire does not insure close
standing to the throne.
Time spent in, bemoaning the
failure Of yesterday win not in
sure the success of tomorrow.
If politics is a dirty business
it is because so many men think
they are too good to engage in it.
The man who carefully looks
after the comfort of his family is
sure to take good care of his
horse.
A great many men who ex-
press Willingness to die for the
old flag always let their wives
carry in the coal.
Atheists and infdels waste
time talking to a mother who
gazes with tear-wet eyes at "A
baby's empty shoe.
Some young men are so smart
that they discover God is a myth
long before they discover what
they were created for.
When you hear a girl saying
she is going to be an old. maid
you may expect to see her name
hyphenated with another IN the
local paper before the season
ends.
Some men who would not pay
a penny for salvation and accept
ed it only because they were told
that it was free, will sooner or
later discover that it lie only a
life lease they hold.
The man who laughs loudest at
the sight of fellow creature
trying to lift himself overy a
Tense by his boot straps is usual
ly the fellow who votes the high
tariff ticket in the belief that he
can tax himself rich.
The fishing party who return
ed from Rumsey Wednesday re-
port glorious time barring a
few accidents, such as sprained
ankle and several pointers given
by fish hooks. One of the fair
sex in performing an aerial
swoop from one rock to another
found the other as slick as the
proverbial confidence man and
consequently she failed to land
as she expected. She now wears
a section of an old tow sack in
lieu of slipper.
1t takes an expert oaresman
to shoot the rapids of Green river
near the locks and dams at Rum
sey no amateur need try it and
expect to come out without loos-
ing his head or something else.
There is a squirrel dog owned
by Mr.. Ballentine near Rumsey
that not only trees the squirrel,
but after it is freed will run to
the opposite side of the tree
from the hunter, rear upon a
bush and shake it vigorously in
order to make the squirrel go to
the hunters side of the tree.
Mr.. Ballentine says the dog
learned this trick of her own ac-
cord and he values her very high
ly for it.
Quite an unusual event hap
pened last Saturday while the
party Oh Green river were fish
ina near the locks. Several bass
weighing from 6 ounces to a half
a pound were caught and put on
a fish chain and thrown back in
the watef, when the next fish
had been caught and the chain
had been pulled from the water
it was found a large spoonbill |
cat had swallowed one of the
bass and hung himself, if anyone
doubts this we will gladly show |
The bee., 1902-05-22

Wise is the instructor who learns
more than she teaches.
The bee., 1902-05-22

Love subdues everything except
swelled head.
The bee., 1902-05-22

A prattler is a person who
breaches but declines to practice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-11

The Watch on the Rhine" a Ger
man historical romance by Sidney L.
Ellis. was given IA fine production AT
the Illinois last evening by Al IL. Will
son and competent company of
players. Mr.. Wilson has sweet
singing voice and was heard i'm Il
number of ballads.
\ sumptuous revival by an all star
company is promised in East Lynne
at the Illinois this evening. ,. f.
Crosby, Jr.. as Archibald Carlyle. and
Miss lncz Forman as Lady Isabel,
head the east, which. managed by
Frank Burt, is said To be an exceed
mgly strong and well balanced com
pany. \ special car load of scenery
and suitable accessories promise a
production such as the play has not
had in some years.
cole Olson" the popular Swedish
dialect comedy. Will Ice presented at
the Illinois theatre next Friday night
by Ben Hendricks and his company
As is well known. this little play pre-
SCENTS q simple homely story of every
day life i'm which comedy and pathos
are naturally blended and are offered
i'm stage pictures tina; charm by their
very naturaIncss. The development
of Ole Olson from an awkward. un-
sophisticated Swedish immigrant lad
into the bright, qnick-wittcd and up
to-date Swedish-Amcrican, is the key
note to the story. The company in
cludes Miss Belle Francis. Edith
Fletcher. Annie Douglas. the Swedish
Ladies' quartettc, w. i. Wheeler,
Ryan, Walter !. Wilson and
others. Several spccialties arc intro