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The bee., 1906-04-26
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bond
Atkinson "At Home. :"

HehtDOh ~ uOtut.
A most elegant reception was
given Thursday night by Mr.. and
Mrs. Jno. Bond Atkinson in COM
pliment to their guest Mrs. Thos.
New bold of New Jersey. The
spacious Atkinson home was
brilliantly Illuminated and look.
ed indeed like fairylanl with the
profusion of pink roses, carna-
tions, ferns and smylax, which
decorated the. reception rooms,
while the dlnning room decorat
ions were of pinks and white
sweet peas. A mass of these
dainty blossoms and many feath-
cry ferns formed centerpiece
for the table with pink candles
in silver candelabra on each end.
As b guests arrived sweet
strains of music filled the air,
which continued throughout the
evening, furnished by an orches
ira hidden behind bower of
palms. Mr.. and Mrs. Atkinson
were assisted by Mrs. Newbold,
Miss Black of Louisville, and
Mrs. Paul M. Moore.
The guests spent a delightful
evening in social intercourse
and dancing.
Delicious refreshments were
served in four courses. The
cakes, ices and minis carrying
out the color scheme and decora-
tions in pink sweet peas.
AS the hour for departure
drew near the guests reluctantly
said good night to the genial
host and charming hostess.
The bee., 1906-04-26
LOOKING AT COAL LANDS
Louisville Capitalists and Coal Expert
Visit Nebo Country.

A party of Louisville capital
lists, among whom were Mr..
Kaufman of Kaufman, Straus &
Co., visited Darlington Sunday
and looked into the mines here,
investigating conditions. They
were accompanied by William
Dawson Ord, of Landgraf, w.
Va, coal expert, aud Lawrence
Rogers of Nebo, who is interested
In tract of land near Nebo,
which was bought some months
ago by the Louisville gentlemen
and others. 1t is thought that
the expert was sent down to in
vestigate the property and this
mining field, in the interest of
possible purchases of the Nebo
tract. The party drove here from
Nebo Sunday afternoon.
The bee., 1906-04-26
GRAND MASTERS
CALL TO MAsoNs.
Every Member apd Every Lodge in
Kentucky Asked to Contribute
to San Francisco.

The Masons of Kentucky have
been called on to contribute to
the relief of San Francisco, Gal.
as follows:
urgent to Freemasons of Ken
lucky:
"An appalling disaster has
overtaken San Francisco, Cal.
by which hundreds of thousands
OF men, women and children
have been made homeless, un.
known numbers of lives crushed
out, and hundreds of millions in
in property destroyed, with the
accompanying suffering that all
this entails. The magnitude of
the suffering and loss connot be
told or pictured so that moietv
of it can be appreciated, yet it
appeals to the intelligence and
heart of every man and mason
with irresistible force.
"The Grand Treasurer, Bro
Their John I'll. feathers, LouIs-
vile, KY, will receive contribu-
tions and send the same to the
stricken and suffering of Califor
MIA, and the Grand Master de
voutly trusts that every Mason
and Masonic Lodge in Kentucky
will not fail to send a contribu
ton to our Grand Treasurer for
the purposes named, however
small the amount may be, ana
that this will be done at once.
The need is urgent; let there be
no delay.
"By order of
"GRAND MASTER JAMES GARNET.
"H. b. GRANT, Grand Secre-
tary.
From the Grand East, April
81, 1906"
The bee., 1906-04-26
COST
TO THE RAILROADS.
Free Relief Work During Next
Thirty Days
WILL AGGREGATE ABOUT s3,4so. 900.

Chicago, April 24.-It is estis
mated that free relief work for
San Francisco during the next
thirty days will be about SO, 45O,-
600. The cost of one train of
provision from Chicago to San
Francisco is $4,000. In addition
to freight there is free passenger
service in the state of California.
None of the roads require pay
ment for fare from refugees, but
give free transportation to any
point in California. Trains have
been crowded to the steps for
several days with the destitute
people of San Francisco seeking
resting places elsewhere out in
the state and the doors of every
town and hamlet in California
are open with a hearty welcome.
The bee., 1906-04-26
DARLINGTON DRAMATIC CLUB
CONTRIBUTES TO SAN FRANCISCO
Donates $50 Out Of Treasury and Will
Give Benefit at Providence.

The members of the Earring
ton Dramatic Club have enlisted
in the San Francisco relief work.
They have already contributed
out of their treasury $50 for that
purpose and have planned to
give a benefit at Providence
next week. My Uncle From
Japan,o which the club pre-
sented at Temple Theatre this
season, will be put on at the
Providence Opera House on the
evening of Thursday, May 3rd,
and given to the relief fund for
San Francisco sufferers.
DIR. A. 0. Sisk and Frank d.
Rash visited Providence Monday,
and John Long on Tuesday, max
ing the preliminary arrange
ments for giving the entertain
ment. The play was greatly
enjoyed by the patrons of Temple
Theatre aud so were the numer-
Gus musical and other special
ties for which it was made the
vehicle. The club has decided
not to reproduce this play in
Burlington but may conclude to
give an entirely new entertain
ment within the next few weeks.
The bee., 1906-04-26
jacksonville Woman Injured in Runaway

Mrs. Mollie Egbert of Madison
vile was seriously injured in a
runaway accident in that city
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Egbert had gone from the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. j. A
Winstead, to visit a neighbor.
Her grandson, Noel Winstead,
who drives a delivery wagon for
Dunkerson's grocery, came to
drive her home. When they
reached there and Mrs. Egbert
was getting out of the wagon the
horse became frightened and,
before the boy could reach its
head, dashed down the street.
Mrs. Egbert fell backwards,
striking her side ard head on the
ground, rendering her uncon-
scious.
An examination showed no
bones were broken, but is feared
there are internal injuries.
Mrs. Egbert is rs years old and
weighs about 200 pounds.
The bee., 1906-04-26
PERCY IusTER DEAD.
Alleged Guthrie Wife Murderer passes
Away at Western Insane Asylum.

Percy j. Luster, who it is al
legged murdered his wife at
Guthrie last July, died at the
Western Asylum for the Insane
at Hopkinsville Wednesday of
last week.
Luster, it viii be remembered,
was manager of the Cumberland
Telephone Company,s Office at
Guthrie at the time his wife was
murdered and fled to Ogden,
Utah, where he was arrested and
brought back TO Kentucky for
trial. He was confined in the
Elkton Jail until March Goth
when he was adjudged insane
and committed TO the asylum at
Hopkinsville.
The bee., 1906-04-26
A QUAKE SHAKES OREGON
ACCOMPANIED BY A RuMBLNo
NOISE.
bureau In Washington Made .
Record of 1t.

Portland, Ore. April PA special
to the Oresonian from Grants Pass,
Ore, says that at 1:12 o'clock Monday
morning an earthquake shock was felt,
accompanied by a rumbling noiss
which was plainly audible
Nearly everyone In town was awalr-
ened. Furniture moved in the houses
and several windows were cracked, but
no serious damage was done.
The shock lasted for fifteen to twen--
ty seconds and its course apparently
was from east to west.
Another Town Has Earthquake.
Portland, Ore, April 23.-A special
to the Oregonian from Glendale. Ore,
says that an earthquake shock was
felt there at Ill o'clock Monday
morning. The shock was sufficiently
severe to rock buildings and rattle
china in the closets.
Shock Recorded In Washington.
Washington, April 2S.-The seismo-
graph of the weather bureau recorded
very feeble earthquake shock, begin
ming at 4:25 a m of April 20 and last
ing until after o'clock. The stronger
part of the disturbance occurred from
about 1929 to 1872 a. m.
This disturbance, as registered at
Washington, was very feeble, as COM
pared with the records of the great
earthquake that recently occurred ct
San Francisco.
Slight Tremor at Medford, Ore.
Medford, Ore, April PA slight but
distinct earthquake shock was felt here
about o'clock Monday morning. No
The bee., 1906-04-26
HENRY LAWRENCE
rs ADJUTANT GENERAL
Speaker Of the House Is Rewarded by the
Governor.

Henry r. Lawrence has been
appointed adjutant general of
the state to succeed General
Percy Haley, resigned to take
position as member of the State
Board of Control for Charitable
Institutions. The new adjutant
general has been steadily rising
in political circles in Kentucky
for several years. He is editor
of the Cadiz Record. He has
been three times elected to rep
resent Trigg county and was
elected speaker of the House at
the last session, having been Sc.
lected as the leader of the adj
ministration forces in that body.
The bee., 1906-04-26
PIONEER CITIZEN DEAD.
Isaiah [. Fox Dies Suddenly at the Home
Of John W. Twyman. at tiopklnwiIs.

Isaiah l.. Fox, pioneer Earl
ington citizen, died suddenly at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
John w. Twyman, Tuesday
morning, April "a, at the age of
n years. The cause of death
was heart failure, soon after
arising. His death was wholly
unexpected. Mr.. Fox had been
in poor health for many months,
but it seemed only the failing
strength of declining years. The
sinking spells to which he had
for some time been subject were
attributed to nervousness.
The deceased was born in Hop
kins county. on the old Towns
place, near Darlington, in No
vember, 1928, and lived in this
county all his life until last year,
when he went with Mr.. and Mrs.
Twyman to Hopkinsville at the
time Mr.. Twyman found employ
ment there. He was for many
years a familiar figure here and
everybody was his friend.
Three children, Frank Fox of
this city, and Hampton Fox and
Mrs. John w. lyman of Hop
kinsville survive.
The remains were brought here
on yesterdays noon train and
given interment at Grapevine
cemetery beside the grave of his
wife, who preceded him nearly
two years ago.
Brief services at the grave
we're conducted by John r.
Evans, who has for years been a
co worker with the deceased in
the Missionary Baptist church.
The pallbearers were Messrs.
j. M. Oldham, M. B. Long, w.
Il. Coyle, Lee Oldham, Carl
Voolfolk and George O. Toy.
The bee., 1906-04-26
HalI.Brewster.

r. M. Hall and Mrs. Sallie
Brewster of jacksonville sur
prised their friends b, quietly
marrying at the home of the
bride, on Main street, Monday
evening, Prof. Smith officiating.
Mr.. Hall is a mem Der of the firm
of Morton & Hall, in Madison
vile, and well known business
man. Mrs. Brewster is an esti-
mable woman and a native Of
that city.
The bee., 1906-04-26
Henry Jones Accidentally Shot While on
Duty.

Last Thursday night shortly
after Waterman Henry Jones
went on duty he was shot in the
calf of the left leg by Roy
Henry, a young man, who was
across the street from Jones. The
weapon used was a Savage rifle
which inflicted painful wound.
Henry on firing the shot ran
without,waiting to see the extent
of the injury or to offer any ex-
PLANTATION of the act. No arrest
was made as the shooting was
thought to be accidental.
The bee., 1906-04-26
Mrs. Charley Martin Muhlsnburg
County Files Suit for Alimony.

Mrs. Charlie Martin wife of a
wealthy Muhlenburg county
farmer has brought suit against
her husband John FL. Martin for
$4,000 alimoDy but not for di-
yorce, Mrs. Martin claims that
her husband abused and treated
her cruelty and that she was
forced to leave him.
Mrs. Martin was formerly Miss
Charlie Glenn Hobgood of Ham
son and was married last Janu-
airy to Mr.. Martin.
The bee., 1906-04-26
CHERRIES 800 EACH.
California Fruits Sold at Auction for
Charitys Sake

Philadelphia, April 24.-The
first consignment of ten boxes Of
cherries this season shipped from
California on the 10Th were dis
posed Of at auction. By reason
of the disaster they were sold for
the benefit of the relief fund.
The cherries were sold singly
The first cherry brought $1O5, the
next three single cherries sold
for 500 each, the next eleven
brought 500 and the whole con
signment brought SO, 495.
The bee., 1906-04-26
THREE HOUSES DESTROYED
BY Fire at Madisonvile Monday--Were
Occupied by Negroes.

A fire which came very near
being disastrous destroyed three
houses occupied by negroes in
Madisonville Monday morning,
near Baileytown, and for time
threatened the Buckeye spoke
factory, and it was only by the
heroic efforts OF the fire depart
ment that the factory was saved.
The houses were owned by w.
]. Bailey, and the loss 10 $500 or
$500, which was mostly covered
By insurance.
The bee., 1906-04-26
PORTO RICO JUDGE QUITS
Federal Judge McKenna TeIegrsphs
His Resignation TO the
President.

San Juan, Porto Rico April "a
Charles F. McKenna, of Pittsburg, Pa,
Judge of the federal court of Porto RICO
has cabled his resignation to President
Roosevelt 1t is reported here that the
bar association is responsible for Jud8
McKsnna's sudden resignation.
The bee., 1906-04-26
K. ?. A. to Meet al Gray,on sprIngs.

The executive committee of
the Kentucky Press Association
met Saturday at the OLD Inn in
Louisville and decided to hold
the annual meeting this year at
Grayson Springs July %. After
the session at Grayson Springs
the association will adjourn to
Bowling Green for a two-daY
meeting.
The bee., 1906-04-26
FRIENDS ARE SAFE.
DR.. McNary's Home in San Jose
Wrecked but Nobody Hurt
Miss Eliza wilkins Remained in Southern
California and Missed the Earthquake.
MISS CHARLOTTE BLACK
AND OTHERS HEARD FROM.

On Sunday Paul M. Moore re-
ceived telegram from j. ID.
McNary, of Colusa, CAL, saying {:
Brother and family safe in
San Jose. House badly wrecked.
No damage here"
This message was dated the
10th, Thursday, and sent from
Colusa, which is some hundred
and fifty miles north of San
Jose, in the Sacramento valley.
Monday Mrs. Walter Powers,
of jacksonville. DIR. McNary's
daughter, received letter from
home which told of the almost
complete wrecking of the house,
confirming the telegram that no.
body had been hurt, and saying
that the family was "living in
the barn and cooking in the
yard" DIR. McNary is a native
Kentuckian who moved from
Nebo to California some years
ago.
Miss Eliza Wilkins, of Madi-
sonville, who left home on the
2nd day of April for a Cali
fornia tour and visit to friends,
had expected to reach San Jose
on the 18th instant to visit DIR.
McNary's family. For some
reason her plans changed in time
TO save her from an earthquake
experience. Letters have been
received from her dated at
Riverside, which is some three
hundred miles south of San Jose
and entirely out of the region
affected, and it is supposed she
was there at the time of the
disaster.
W News also comes of the safety
of Mrs. William Walton, Miss
Charlotte Black and their mother
Mrs. Mary Black, at the San
Jose home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walton. Mrs. Walton and Miss
Black are cousins of Mrs. Jno.
b. Atkinson and Mrs. Paul M.
Moore. Miss Black and her
mother, of Bordertown, N. j.,
are visiting there. At the Wal.
ton home an outside chimney
MAS wrecked and some damage
done to the interior but no one
was hurt. Another cousin, Mr..
Al Newbold, of San Francisco,
has been heard from and is safe.
Spalding Kosure, son of Mrs.
Vida Kosure, of jacksonville,
for whose safety his mother
feared, was outside of the DIS
turbed district and is safe. He
has written that he was in
Montana.
Later news was received by
friends yesterday. Miss Wilkins
was at Riverside at the time of
the earthquake and expects to
visit San Jose later.
DIR. White, of jacksonville
had been ANXIOUS for his brother
and wife, who was C0lusa
lady. They lived at San Fran
cisco. DR.. White has now heard
that all are safe.
A brief letter from DIR. INC
Nary, which was received by
Mrs. Powers yesterday, tells of a
marvellous escape for the doctor
and his wife. When the first
tremor came they sprang out of
bed. Almost Immediately a
heavy wardrobe and a window,
casing and all, fell upon the
bed they had just vacated and
before they could leave the room
the whole floor sank under their
feet. They were on the second
floor. How they escaped they
cannot tell, but no one in the
house was hurt. Besides DIR.
and Mrs. McNary, his elder
daughter Mrs. Pontius, and Mrs.
j. ID. McNary, of Colusa, Gal +,
were in the house at the time.
The bee., 1906-04-26
WILSON NOT IN RACE.
Congressman Stanley has a Clear Field
for Nomination

Representative Munnell Will
son did not qualify as a candi-
date for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Congressin the Second
district, having decided to leave
the field to Congressman a.. O.
Stanley, who will now have no
for the nomination.
The bee., 1906-04-26
FIRES IN LUzoN TOWNS
Thousands Homeless and Starving
In MarQuina and PAIL as the
Result of Sweeping Fires.

Manila, April 21.-Fire swept the
the town of Mariquina, in Rial pre-,
vince. Many thousands are homelSss
and starving. Two thousand dwell,
lings are in ruins The government
is rushing assistance to the sufferers
Fire also destroyed Pasil, near tie
town of Cebu. Two hundred dweIli
ings were burned and many persons
are homeless.
The bee., 1906-04-26
Four Lives Lost In a FIRE.

New York, April 24.-Four lives were
lost, early Sunday morning, in fro
which swept away a stable and row Of
three-story frame fat houses in West
Second street, near Park Place, Coney
island, and nearly thirty families were
rendered homeless.
The bee., 1906-04-26
New RaiIroad Work 10 BeaIn.

1t is believed that work on the
jacksonville. Hartford q East
ern railroad will be begun in a
short while. Bids were received
Monday for. the construction
work and it is expected that the
contract will be let shortly.
There Is no sort of doubt that
this line will be built and quick
".
The bee., 1906-04-26
King Haakon's Coronation.

Cnrlstiana. April 21.-.The corona.
ton of King Haakon will take place
in the last week In June.
The bee., 1906-04-26

Tomorrow never comes; there
fore prize today.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-05-18

Many people have suspected that
some Of these Republican senators who
pretended to favor railroad reform were
not greatly concerned whether they
won substantial victory. But the
American people are interested in
knowing who has won the victory.
They are interested in knowing who
has made the surrender The burdens
imposed upon the people by corpora
tions have become SO heavy that COM
promise is no longer possible, ard the
people must be given actual relief.
The people know that any piece Of
egislation arranged to meet the views
Of Senator Aldrich and his frien Is will
not protect the people from corporation
i IMPOSITION. The people are not coh-
eerned where the credit for wholesom
legislation is placed. They did not
consider the politics of President Roose-
welt when he announced hi mself in
favor Of rate legislation and emphasiz
ed the importance of avoiding the very
point which he and his friends have
now conceded. Regardless of political
prejudice, the people followed Mr..
Roosevelt, and although they were at
times hopeful of substantial results, it
IS now plain that they are doomed 10
grievious disappointment.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-05-18

Commissioner of Corporations Gar
field has finally discovered that the
Standarn Oil Trust is violating the
law. He has reported to the president
and the president has transmitted the
report to congress. In his message to
congress Mr.. Roosevelt says: "The de
partment of justice will take up the
question of instituting prosecutions in
at least certain Of these cases."
1t is to be hoped that these proceed
ings will be commenced as soon as pos
sible and vigorously pushed. The men
in charge of the Standard Oil Com
pany are afraid of prison bars. They
would speedily go to their knees in the
presence of determined effort to
place IN Jail every one of them who is
responsible for the wrong doing.
1t has all along been mystery why
John ID. Rockefeller was spared when
witnesses were called in the recent in
quiry set on foot by the attorney-gen n.
eral for Missouri. To be sure, Mr..
Rockefeller went into hiding, but the
very fact that he was so an Xious tC
avoid the witness chair should have
prompted Mis.ouri's attorney genera
to keep proceedings open until Rookie
feller's testimony had had been secur
ed.
II there is to be any serious prosecu
ton OF the Standard Oil company
John ID. Rockefeller should not bt
/ spared. Every one of the monsy-mad
dened men whose genius has been ON
| ployed in the construction of the great
est and most vicious trust in the worlC
should be called before the bar Of Jus
tics.
Not long ago we were told that Mr.
Garfield had given the Standard OF
officials the same Immunity bath
TO which he treated the beef trust mag
mates. II it be true, these men nav es
cape upon the same techs isality tina
was advanced in behalf of thepackers
1t will, however, be well If determin
ed effort be made TO vindicate the mai
esty Of the law in the presence of tn
ihtolsrable crimes committed by tn
Standard Oil captains of industry. -
Commoner."
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-05-18
The question of laying An extra levy

The question of laying an extra levy
of 10 cents for the bettermept of the
fire department is being talked OF pref
ty generally The question will be SUBJ
mitted to the people at the coming
city election and every one should in
.srm himself SO he can vote intelli-
gently on the subject. The levy will be
for but one year and it is intended that
the proceeds shall be used laying new
nainsH here they are so badly needed
on Raleigh, John and other streets and
small portion for the maintenance OF
the fire department. If the people OF
Martinsburg knew the danger they are
in by reason of the old weak mains on
Raleigh lstreet they would be really
alarmed and if they understand the
question there will be no doubt of ithe
levy carrying on election day.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-05-18
The NiQger In the EII<in's WOodpiIe

Mr.. Elkins has his press agents at
work claiming "a great Victory for FL
kins" upon the strength of the adop-
ton BY the Senate of McLaurin's sub
stitute for the amendment proposed by
Elkins to the rate bill. 1t will DO re-
membered that on January the Goth,
when Senator Tillman read in the SEN
ate the Bullitt letter complaining of
the outrageous treatment of indspen-
dent coal operators by the railroads of
West Virginia, Mr.. Scott objected to
the reading, and Mr.. Elkins declared
there was plenty of State law in West
Virginia to prevent such abuses.
Then Gov. Dawson wrote his ia
NOUS letter denouncing the railroad
lobby of which Elkins and Scott are
the leading spirits; and on February
Sth, Tillman read the Dawson letter in
the Senate, and followed it up on the
18th of February with a joint resolu-
ton instructing the Interstate Com
merce Commission 10 make axamin2-
tions into the subject of railroad dis
examinations and monopoles. The
Commission went to work under the
resolution; and struck pay dirt every
where. The Federal grand jury
Clarksburg, w. Va, found indict-
ments against the railroads, and Ell
kins was threatened with indictment.
Under these circumstances, Elkins, on
May 7th, offered as an amendment to
the rate bill the following.
1t shall be unlawful for any common
carrier subject to the provision of this
act, UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY IT'S CHAR
TER TO 30 so, to engage directly or in
directly in the production, M anufacture,
buying, furnishing or selling Of coal or
coke or any other commodity or COM
modities of commerce in competition
with any shipper or producer on its
line or lines.
The exception in this case, which is
printed in small capitals, made the
proposition virtually abortive, for most
of the railroads of West Virginia have
such provisions in their charters; and
Senator McLaurin offered a substitute
which provided effectively for the di-
vorce of the business Of carrying from
that of producing. The substitute was
adopted, and hence the Elkins amend
ment was rejected. But Elkins tries
Il, l.. l,t, inn
credit for the whole thing. Audacity,
and rapacity, altogether, mean Ell
kins.