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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21
PLANS FAIL.
Projected Bridge Across Ohio at
Evansville Knocked Out
by Contract
BETWEEN [. 6 N. AND l. c. RwYs.

The Evansville Courier says:
By contract entered into be-
tween the l. @. and the L. & N,
whereby the |. G. is given the
use of the Henderson bridge and
the l.. q N. tracks between here
and Henderson, serious if not
fatal blow is given the bridge
company now in course of organ
ization by 7. A. Pedley. 1t is
very probable that the new ar
rangement will mean that there
will be no further effort to con-
meet Indiana with Kentucky by
bridge at the l. q. incline.
There has long been a clamor
for bridge across the Ohio. 1t
has been pointed out that it
would offer unexcelled facilities
for traction lines as we'll as steam
roads to get into the city from
the south and when the an
nouncement was made by Mr..
Pedley that he intended to take
up the matter and construct such
a bridge he was commended
highly for the step he had taken
and received the promise of much
financial support.
When the old o. ", the pres
ent l. O., was built franchise
was secured for building bridge
across the Ohio at the incline
above the city. Nothing was
done with it except to construct
approaches on either side of the
river. When the l. q. secured
the 0. ", hope was agaNreviv-
ed that it would mean the build
ing of a bridge but the company
made no move along that line
and Yas a;,narently satisfied -
ferrying their trains across
The deal recently closed win
the l.. & N. is said to have been
pending for a long time. 1t is
said the /. @. was in a position
to secure a very advantageous
contract on account of the fact
that the L. & N. is forced to use
the l. G. tracks in entering New
Orleans.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21

for knowledge military. This knowl-
edge and the practice thereof is be-
ing dished out to them in suitable
doses, three evenings having already
been devoted to preliminary drill
work during the first week of the
company's existence. Wednesday
is the regular drill night, but twenty
four men and all the officers worked
at making soldiers last Saturday
night, just as a starter toward real
work.
If the State will furnish the guns
and the uniforms promptly, as no
doubt she will. The officers and
men of the Darlington company yet
unlettered will do the rest in good
time for State encampment.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21

sonville company for three years
prior to the Spanish American
war. He was thirteen months
in the volunteer service during
that war, with the Third Ken
lucky in Cuba. His official po-
sition was that of Sergeant dur
ing the volunteer service. At
the close of the war he did not
re-enlist with the reorganization
of the Madisonville company, but
is now enthusiastically entering
the service again.
The darlington company with
its present muster roll is entitled
to SIX sergeants, four corporals,
two musicians and one arnficer.
These will be appointed by Capt.
Price in due time.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21

Price was detailed as Battalion
Commissary and Quartermaster,
and filled the Office with signal
credit. After the war, when the
Madisonville company was reor-
ganized, he was elected First
Lieutenant and served in that ca
pacity until he was in 1908 ap-
pointed by Col. Thos. j. Smith
as Regimental Commissary for
the Third Kentucky with rank
of Captain. In this position he
served until chosen Captain OF
the darlington company, and has
resigned the former position in
order to accept the new honor
conferred by the members of the
home company.
Frank d. Rash, First Lieuten-
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Held Their Fourth Annual Initiation and
Banquet at Evansville Sunday.

The following delegation from
darlington attended the fourth
annual initiation and banquet
of Evansville Council No. 565
Knights of Columbus at Evans
vile Sunday: j. M. Victory,
VIM. Buckley, P. H, Whalen,
Mike Bohan, Jack Sullivan, HUE
Mulvaney, Dan Sullivan, j. d.
O'Brien, Maurice Lenihan and
Dan Donahue.
Nearly six hundred members
of the order were present at the
initiation and banquet, quite
number of these being visitors
from various nearby towns in
Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and
Tennessee.
The services were held at the
st. Boniface church in the morn
ing and in the afternoon the ini-
tiation of the candidates took
place. The banquet was served
at Evans Hall in the evening
after which an appropriate pro-
gram was rendered.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21
DARLINGTON COMPANY MUSTERED.
Paul P. Price Chosen Captain and Frank D
Rash First Lieutenant
CAPTAIN WALLER POWERS THE MUSTERING Off
Three Drill Meetings Held Already During First Week of This En-
thusiastic Companys Existence.

Paul p. Price, who has been
elected Captain of the Darlington
company, has been connected
with the Kentucky State Guard
for twelve years. He first was a
private in the Madisonville COM
pany and advanced until, during
the Spanish American war, he
was Second Lieutenant of, and
one of the most popular men in
that company. During the time
the Third Kentucky regiment
was in service in Cuba Lieut..
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21

A change in program for muster
ing in the new Darlington company
of the Kentucky State Guard was
made last week. The original order
issued by Adjt. Gen. Percy Haly,
which was published in THE BEE,
designated Lieut.. Col. Jouett Henry,
of Hopkinsville, as the mastering
officer. 1t was discovered at late
hour that Col. Henry had left home
to join a committee to view and Sc
lect site at st. Louis for the State
encampment to be held during the
coming summer. The boys were all
ready here and anxious to have the
mastering order carried out. Re
course was had to the telephone and
telegraph, and Adjt. Gen. Haly very
promptly issued additional orders to
relieve the situation. HIS choice OF
q substitute for the Lieutenant Colo
mel fell on Capt. Walter Powers, of
-MadisonvIlle, who has been for years
identified with the Third regiment,
and ~ captain Of Company e at
Jacksonville for several years.
The initial meeting was held ut
Assembly Hall, which will in future
be known ~ the Armory, where
there 10 . good, spacious floor and a
we'll lighted room we'll suited for
drill purposes. At roll call forty
three mon lined up and were formal
ly mustered In.
The election of officers followed
Immediately and was brief and al
most without contest. Frank ID.
Rash nominated Capt. Paul p. Price
for the captaincy Of the new compa-
ny. There were no other nomina-
tions and q single ballot was cast for
the entire company. OFT Powers
nominated Frank d. Rash for First
Lieutenant and the election was also
without opposition and in the same
manner. OFT Powers, Henry Rod
gers and John Robinson were nomi-
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21
Double Wedding.

Last Sunday night at nine thir-
ty O'Clock Mr.. o. @. Cansler,
Of this city, and Miss Elma Will
son, of Madisonville, and Mr..
Charlie Craig and Miss Grace
House, both of Darlington, were
married at the Methodist parson-
lage at Madisonville In the pres
Gee 81 a select number of
lhends. Rev. j. B. Adams per-
2brmed the ceremony in his usu-
impressive manner. After the
( ;eremony refreshments were
brved at the home of Mrs. Will.
ss0n. ~" 'e
Mr.. and Mrs. Cansler left for
bGt. Louis on No. 81, where they
SVill spend . few days before re-
aturning to make darlington their
7future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Craig were called
10 Hopkinsyille on account Of
tire illness Of the brides sister,
4Mrs. Fortner.
4 All the parties are prominent
Iyoung people, and their friends
Wish them much happiness in
their future life.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21

Creates Great Kxesssmsnt o. he Sssk
d Providence Ssa1ay aad bitss(D
Esss Chiilrsa. a.

A mad dog created great deal
of excitement on the streets Of
Providence Sunday and although
pursued by a crowd Of men and
boys succeeded in sinking its
poisoned teeth in the flesh of four
helpless children, one white and
three colored, before it could be
slain. The victims were sent to
Henderson on the first train leav-
ing Providence to have the mad
stone applied to their wounds.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21
Passed Away.
Orleans.

The Hart County News of last
week says:
James W. Logsdon, of the
Logsdon Valley, died on the sixth
of this month of lagrippe, after
an illness of only eleven days.
There certainly was no one In
his section of the county that
was held in higher esteem than
he. During his short illness
there were over two hundred
different persons came to visit
him and offered assistance. He
was rs years old and had been a
member of the M. f. church
forty or fifty years. He was
buried at the home buring ground
surrounded by the largest as
semblage that ever gathered
there on such an occasion. The
funeral services were conducted
by Rev. W. Fl. Newkirk of the
NJ. sE. church.
Mr.. Logsdon was an uncle of
Jno. w. Logsdon, of Evansville,
Supt. Of Henderson e. st. Lou y
Divisions Of the L. & N. r, L
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21
NO CLEW
To Murderer of Louis Johnson, OF
White PIains-Body Is Bur.
led in TuscoIa, III.
BY LOCAL ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.

The mystery surrounding the
death Of Louis Johnson, of White
Plains, has not been cleared up.
The body was found in a corn
field near Tuscola, ILL.,, and from
all appearances had lam there
some weeks. AS was stated in
The BEE several weeks ago young
Johnson disappeared from his
home February il and nothing
was heard from him until April
is, when his body was discovered
at Tuscola. According TO the
Tuscola Review the young man
was lured into this lonely place
and murdered for his money or
having lost his way froze to
death during one of the cold
waves in February. Eugene
johnson, a brother of the dead
man, and Lem Ray, member of
Odd Fellows lodge at White
Plains, left for Tuscola April l6
and upon arrival called upon III.
w. Hamilton, Noble Grand of
Tuscola order, who had charge of
the body. He went with them
TO Undertaken John Warren and
viewed the body. Young John
son and Ray readily recognized
it as that of their brother and
friend, Louis Johnson, from shape
of head, general outline of feat
ures, size of hands and feet; hat,
shoes and clothing. After hold
ing a consultation with the I'M
dertaker and the members of or
der in charge of body it was de-
cided impossible to remove re-
mains to his home IN Kentucky,
so a dispatch was at once sent to
tae family and friends at White
Plains to that effect. A nice lot
was then purchased by Eugene
johnson and Mr.. Ray, and the
order of Odd Fellows buried their
brother with due ceremony and
honors at 8 p. m. April II.
The community in which the
dead man was found is a wealthy,
peaceable, law abiding country,
Tuscola being called the Puritan
town, and is made up of respect
able, retired farmers principally.
Both town and country people
were shocked and distressed that
80 heinous a crime had been per-
petrated in their midst, as no
such had ever occurred to their
knowledge before, and deep con-
Germ is being manifested in re-
gard to the fate of the unfortu-
nate young man.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21

ant, has lived the most of his life
In Darlington and is a very pop
ular man. He is a graduate of
the Massachusetts, School of Tech
nology and an accomplished civil
and mining engineer. He has
had military training during his
schoolboy and college days and is
well equipped in every way for
the position for which he has
been chosen.
OFT Powers, Second Lieuten-
ant, was a member of the Madi-
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21
LxR. Wedding Dead.

j. s. r. Wedding, a well
known Republican politician of
Ohio county, died Friday at
Hartford after a long illness. He
was about 45 years old.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21

1t was, real naughty Of the Repub-
licans in Bryan's home city, Lincoln,
70 carry II SO soon after his home
coming.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21
SOMETHING ABOUT THE NzATHER.
With Quaint Quotations From Pliny In.
dian Legion and Folk Lore.

For the first time the Govern
ment has issued weather bull
letin that is interesting, and up
on the most tiresome of subjects,
the weather. 1t is issued by the
Department of Agriculture and
its author is Edward B. Garriott,
professor of Meteorology. Il is
made interesting by quotation
from the Bible, Pliny Indian
legion and folk lore, says the
Republic.
The bulletin says the weather
of the world is governed by diff
ferent conditions, but in this
country a steady south-to- east
wind will bring rain in thirty six
hours.
To tell whether it is a rain
cloud the professor quotes from
Luke xii, ga: "When We see. a
cloud rise out of the west,
stralghtway we say: There COM
eth IA shower; and so it is" Birds
fly high when the barometer is
high and low when the barometer
is low, hence the frequently mis-
quoted prediction: Everything
is lovely and the goose honks
high" Before rain tobacco be
comes moist, salt increases its
weight, cordage tightens, flies
sting, doors and Windows be-
comes hard to shut, red hair
curls, lamp wicks crackle, can
dies burn dim and SCOT falls
down.
Cats are weather prophets.
When a cat washes herself good
weather can be expected, and
bad weather when she ticks her
coat against the grain or washes
herself over the ears or sits with
her tail to the fire. eff the cock
goes Growing to bed, he'll GER
tainly rise with a watery head, !"
is another quotation. When fish
bite readily and swim near the
surface, rain may be expected
with certainty The bee is never
caught in a shower, and the pro-
fessor quotes:
when bees to distance wing their
flight
Days are warm and skies are bright;
But when their flight ends near at
home
Stormy weather is sure to come"
Plants, says this expert, are
subject to weather conditions
and are safe prophets. The odor
of flowers is strongest before a
shower. cottonwood and aspen
trees turn up their leaves before
rain and those of the sugar ma
pie turn down. A Zuni proverb
is: "When the sun sets unhap-
pily then will the morning be
angry with wind, storm and
sand" If the sun before setting
appears diffuse and of a brillla nt
white it foretells storm, but if
it sets in a sky slightly purple,
the atmoshere near the zenith
being of a bright blue, we may
rely on fair weather. This is
real weather wisdom.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21
Medical AssoeIsslen 70 Ned.

The Hopkins County Medical
Association will meet in Madi-
sonville today. A large crowd is
in attendance apd some import
ant papers will Ibe read before
this body.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21

Beer was used as fire extinguish-
er at Nome, Alaska, last week. But
it was only because the water was
frozen.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-21

mated for Second Lieutenant. The
contest was between Powers and
Rodgers, the former being chosen on
the first ballot.
Capt. Price will appoint the other
officers after the new company be-
gins to line up and he has had time
to determine who will best fill the
places.
The company is composed of the
following:
Paul p. Price, Captain.
Frank ID. Rash, First Lieut..
OFT Powers, Second Lieut..
Young Allen G. w. Miles
John Ampler Jas. @. Morelan
Ernest Brinkley Tom Peyton
Hey Brinkley H. w. Rodgers
Jas. Buchanan John B. Robinson
Rice Bowles Jas. e. Skeen
n. v. Clark Brick South worth
II. II. Cansler Liston Straker
F. Il. Devylder w. w. Stodghill~
p. b. Davis, Jr. Q. B. Stokes
Green Gill III. g. Smothers
A 8. Hicks J. II. Tally
J. III Harris A. C.Thommasson
IT. ID. Henkins II. n. Tweedle
Albert Yarmouth ChAs. Trumpey
Thos. O. Long Jubel Vincent
Claude Long Charlie Wyatt
w. @. Lamb Emit Wyatt
J. Y. Montague ben Wilson 4
J. l.. Miles Lee T. Withers
w. Reuben Miles Carl e. Voolfolk
After administering the oath Capt.
Powers made . short talk In which
he spoke highly Of Capt. Price, with
whom he had been associated prior
to and during the Cuban campaign,
in which the Third Kentucky par
ticipsted. He also paid compliment
to. the other officers elected and Elk
pressed his pleasure ut having been
chosen to muster In the Darlington
company.
The members of the new company
are enthusiastically reaching out
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be needed for active service. and it ought
to have every encouragement in prepara-
ton. wish the encampment cIuld be for
a month instead of for a fortnight. tor 1t
would do the men more than twice the
amount of good. STILL although they have
to come home just about the time they
have learned how to make the most of
camp opportunities it is good that they
have a fortnight. 1t was gratifying to
learn 80 per cent of the guard Was in
camp. Employers evidently realize the
practical value of letting their men go. and
guardsmen deserve great credit for taking
their vacation in this public service.
THE camp site this year is the best the
guard has had. 1t ought to be secured 10y
the national government for the permanent
use of the regular army and the District
guard. The only thing it lacks is water
Immediately at hand. but that could be OBJ
tanned by artesian wells dug on the rremi-
ses. 1t is historic ground. and the views
are, of course, pictures que and beautiful
Altogether, Camp Ordway Of 1904, with the
best site, the largest attendance and the
greatest efficiency. is a great success
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-08
PROUD OF NATIONAL GUARD.
Commissioner Macfarland's Estimate
of Brigade's Efficiency.

The District Commissioners returned ia'e
Saturday night from their Inspection Vi
the District National Guard camp at Har-
ner's Ferry They were denghted Win
their trip and with the appearance OF the
puardsmen and have nothing but praise
for the militia of the District.
In speaking of his visit today Commls-
sioner Mcfarland said:
81 was very proud of the District Ma
tional Guard Saturday 1t has been brought
to a high state of efficiency, and 1t maoe
a fine showing. The regular army officers
who are at camp as critics had nothing
but praise to give. They said that they
had never seen a better camp or better
work in a camp. The review was fauit-
less but this was not as important as the
almost perfect conditions shown upon care
fuI inspection of all parts of the camp. ana
of the drills. 1t was equally gratifying TO
learn of the good conduct OF the guard
Its members evidently feel that they are
representing the District and they are do
ing 1t creditably. 1t is all thoroughly milf
tary and the men are thoroughly soidieriy
s'If there ever was time when the
National Guard encampment was a picnic.
II was long ago. While 1t Is enjoyable 1t
Is all business now, hard work from morn
ing until night, but health-giving and in
teresting wish every taxpayer. and es-
pecially every business man. In the Dis
tricf could visit the camp. for am sure II
would strengthen the support given the Na-
Sooner or later the National Guard WIN
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GERMANY ACTING CALMLY.
Despite Feeling of Press Over Thea
Incident

ST. PETERSBURG. August s. 80 pm.
In spite of the excitement shown by a
section of the German press, the German
government is acting as calmly in the
matter of the sinking of the steamer
Thea it did in the matter of the seiz-
ure of the mails of the steamer Prinz
Heinrich and is seemingly convinced that
if any wrong has been done it will be
righted.
Germany thus far has contented herself
by asking for an explanation of the sink
ing of the ship, but in the absence of re-
suit in the official inquiry by the prize
court at Fladivostok Russia is not vet
able to reply.
The German consul at Nladivosto< con-
firms the statement that the Thea had
only 100 tons of coal on oard-not
enough to get her to Vladivostok He
says she was loaded with fish and fish
manure. The captain was given twenty
minutes in which to abandon his ship and
the crew lost all their possessions
FROM the Information thus far received
there apparently was less justification for
sinking the Thea than for sinking the
Knight Commander, and if sufficient
Justification cannot be shown Germany
doubtless will ask for compensation for
the ship, which, it is believed, Russia will
not resist.
Russia has been officially notified of tho
agreement reached between Great Brit
ain and the United States relative IN tho
protection OF the seals at the kommander
Islands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-08
Result of Neighborhood Quarrel.

neighborhodd Quarrel among children
was responsible flor tthe appearance in the
United States branch of the Police Court
today of Mrs. Susan Rhodes of go 1917
street southwest and her neighbor. Mrs.
Martha r. Thosapson. residing at 22s1k 1914
street southwest. Mrs. Rhodes was ar
raigned on charge of assault and battery
on Mrs. Thompson, who appeared as the
..She struck me on the head with a broom
stick five or six times, and would have
killed me II she had not been stopped, :"
was what Mrs. Thompson told Judge Kim
hail about Mrs. Rhodes. The latter admit
ted Ted using the broomstick. and said her
neIshbor talked too much.
The use of words does not justify a
blow" Judge Kimball told Mrs. Rhodes.
"and your conduct win cost you exactly
S5." The fine was paid.
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ADHEREs TO CONTENTION.
British Maintain No Justification In
Ships Sinking.

LONDON. August SIN the house OF
commons today Premier Balfour. replying
to a question on the subject, said the BTU
ish government adhered to Its cohteht'o''
that there was no adequate justlhcauon iof
the sinking of the British steamer Ni"aht
Commander by the Vladivostok squadron.
The premier made a general statement OF
the governments views on the Malacca and
Knight Commander incidents. He pointed
ont that the governments objection to the
seizure of the Malacca was based entireiy
on the British contention that ships issuing
from the Black sea under the commercial
flag of Russia were incompetent to trans
port themselves into cruisers.
1--WE demonstrated therefore. very strong
ly with the Russian government. ana tney
showed a desire to meet u.s., continued Mr..
Balfour but an important thing to remem-
Der is that it is an entirely new issue 1t Is
the first time any such incident mas oc-
CURED since the treaty of Paris or the
treaty of London. on which our objection
is based. have come into existence. If the
Russian government was right in It's con-
tention, the captors of the Malacca would
have had the right to take her to a Rus-
sian port and before a prize court. If we
were right there was no justification for
her seizure.
Our object was to prevent this new in
cident developing into one which would
cause Il great strain between the TWO cOuii-
htries-a condition of strain which might
very easily, in my opinion, have developed
further. The actual arrangement reached
was therefore in the nature of compro-
mise The Russian government gave up
the idea of taking the Malacca to Rus
sian port and examining her cargo, or try
ing her before a prize court. We, on the
other hand. agreed that she should be taken
to a neutral port, and after purely formal
examination of her cargo to be then and
there released
1T was also arranged that the two vol
unteer fleet steamers, the ST. Petersburg
and Smolensk, were no longer to act as
cruisers. The whole of our contention was
thus. l think, granted. and l confess l
have not the smallest feeling of regret that
we did best to meet the Russian gov
rrment, who on their side made no i'm
practicable suggestions i'll the matter. The
government has not admitted the right to
capture by allowing an examination of the
Malacca.
Regarding the Knight Commander. she
was sunk the ground that it eX-
tremely difficult to bring her into port, and
because, in the opinion of the Russian Off
GERS. she was carrying contrahand. We ad-
here to our opinion that these circum-
stances. whether true or not, afford no
justification for sinking neutral ship. We
have not abandoned our position in the
smallest degree