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The Adair County news., 1906-04-25
MRS. CARTER DEAD.

Mrs. Mary D.. Carter, wife of Mr..
w. T. Carter, died at her late home,
Royse City, Texas, Wednesday, April
II, 1906. She was born and reared on
Big Creek, Adair county, KY, and was
a daughter Of Peyton and Polly Do
honey. She was So years old and had
been q worker in the Church and for
the temperance cause from early child
hood. She was woman of strong In
tellect, and is survived by number of
relatives in this county.
The Adair County news., 1906-04-25
Coffey Bros,
Columbia !: !: Kentucky.
San FRANCISCO IN ASHES.
Courier Journal.

Since the announcement Wed
nesday morning of the frightfu
earthquake that seized and level
ed to the ground San Francisco
the pride Of the whole Pacii,
slope, and the ninth largest cit,
in the Union, every hourl has
added some new horror. The
picturesque old town that came
into existence by reason of the
finding of a gold nugget in SUIT.
ter's Mill race, has practically
been swept from the face of the
map, and it is doubtful if a de-
cade will suffice to restore it to
It's former commercial Importance
and social splendor.
The loss of life, when the
grand total is summed up, will
doubtless be APPALLING, as it is
now practically certain that at
least 500 persons persisted, while
many times this number were Sc.
riously, many fatally, injured
In the matter Of property loss
es, the latest dispatches give out
the news that the city has been
and is now being ravished, north,
east, south and west, by all-de-
vouring flames, which no human
agency has so far been able to
in the least check. The fire loss
es are estimated to run from
$3.50, 600, 600 to $500, 100000.
The entire business district
has been destroyed by fire; the
famous Chinatown is a thing of
the past; Mob Hill. where lived
the multi-millionaires, is a mass
of ruins; in. fact, the entire city
has surrendered % q sea Of FIRE
which will be conquered only
when there is nothing more to
destoy. g
South Of. Market street, where
ran the city for several miles,
there remain mainly ashes and
smoke. It is in this section of
the city that the middle classes
have built their homes; into
which many put their all.
Golden Gate Park, admittedly
the finest playground in the
United States, has been convert
ed into a camping ground, as has
the Presidio.. There countless
thousands Of men women and
children are huddled, powerless
TO do more than gaze with fear
and awe upon this modern
Pompeii.
From other sections of Cali
fornia, within4 radius of an hun.
dred miles of the destroyed city,
The Adair County news., 1906-04-25
LOCAL NEWS.

Mr.. Horace Jeffries, who has been
appointed to superintend the cleaning
of the grave yard, requests all persons
who own private lots. to put them in
good condition. The work must be
completed before the 10Th of June the
day named for the home comers..
The Adair County news., 1906-04-25
= FoR' RENT.

!. I haye . dwelling and FIVE acres of
ground. one mile west Sf Columbia, a
desireable home. The dwelling cotains
five rooms. Also garden to. be at
tended on shares. = g
- -. Mrs. +. J, KRArzeR.
'~ So Columbia, KY.
The Adair County news., 1906-04-25
PAID LIST


The following are paid subscribers
since our last issue:
C. H. Jones, Miss Sallie Stewart, D.
P. Rice, Mrs. Maggie Mourning, S. A.
Epperson, S. w. Royse, Mathew Tay-
lor Edwin R. Baker. E. v. Thompson,
A. C. Dunbar, J. B. Morgan, O. D..
Parsons, H. p. Willis, Ada Stone.
The Adair County news., 1906-04-25
NEW EAmlLYsGRocERY.

Geo. w. Staples has just opened a
family grocery in the business house
next to- Panll's Drug store. he has a
clean, fresh stock and invites your
trade. Everything that a family uses
is kept in stock. If you can't cali at
the store. use the phone, his No. is 46.
The Adair County news., 1906-04-25
POSTPONED.

On account of the illness of Miss
Daut Marcum, the. Recital announced
for next Friday night by Miss Nina
Marcum, has been indefinitely post
poned.
The Adair County news., 1906-04-25

Insure IN The Farmers Home Insur-
ance Company, Of Junction City, KY.
The only company ins the State that
makes any claim Of paying their losses
il full. (tf) s. !. BLAIR, Agt.
The Adair County news., 1906-04-25

The number of deaths at San
Francisco is now estimated at
5000.
The Adair County news., 1906-04-25
WE'D, APRIL %, 1906,

The destruction of San Francis
co by earth quake and fire, last
week, is the most appalling Ca
lamity any part of our great
country has ever experienced.
No pen can picture it's borrow,
no outside person can measure
the length and breadth of its suf-
fering. A mere outline, and the
imagination, of those whose SYM
pxthies go out to the unfortunate
must picture the scene of death,
destruction and woe that swept
like a tidal wave over one Of our
most beautiful, happy and pros
porous cities. San Francisco was
not the only sufferer from that
great catastrophe for many
smaller cities, towns and country
homes were wrecked by the
-swaying Of the earth or destroy
ed by fire. From what we can
learn fully one-half of the Golden
Gate City was destroyed, more
than 1000 lives lost, thousands
left without any means of sus-
tenance and over $500, 600, 900 of
property destroyed. In other
smaller cities the loss was pro-
portionately heavy though the
loss of life was not so sweeping.
The Chicago fire of 1871 held the
record of financial loss up to the
destruction of San Francisco, but
now it's fearful figures are far be-
hind the ruins of our western
city, both in property value and
the loss of life. In the entire
history of our country no disaster
has ever occurred that brought
so much distress, and no country
in the known world has ever re-
sponded more readily or gener-
ously. From the frozen coasts
of main to the peaceful Pacific,
from the Canadian borders to the
land of perpetual flowers, every
part of our great country re-
sponded and are responding like
the good Samaritan, with money,
food. clothing, tents, etc. Tore
iieve the distress, to aid the help
less and to restore order and
prosperity is so thoroughly Amer
lean, so: intensely Christian that
no equal in all the world has
ever been known. The cry of
distress is answered by relief,
the destruction of business is en-
outraged by lending a helping
hand, but the loss of life only can
be met with the sympathetic tear.
San Francisco was a city of near
~ one-half million of people, COW
ering an area of % miles long by
6 wide, prosperous and active in
business one week ago, now, one
half of it is in ashes, her people
homeless and in distress, but the
response of our people from all
sections and from the wage earn
er as truly as the millionair is
presented in the following:
! True greatness needs no title and no crest
10 win from man just hsnor and reward:
The Adair County news., 1906-04-25

Mrs. Claud Hobson is visiting ii
Charlottesville. .>'
The Adair County news., 1906-04-25

May 1st. Each overseer will have to
come personally, so as to receipt for
the tools. 10 N. CoNovER, S.A.C.R.
The Adair County news., 1906-04-25

Is A STEEL GRAY, years old, Is hands
high, weighs about LOO ponds. He
has broad, fiat bone, fine name and
tail, and good eyes. Extreme style,
both under saddle and harness; kind dis
position. ,:.S,...s....s..,.ss
PEDIGREE Sired by Marion Squirrel
No. 9O8, by Black Squirrel No. So, he by
Black Eagle No. "a, he by Washington
Denmark No. Ga, he by Gaines Denmark
No. 81, he by Denmark, Thoroughbred
Foundation Stock, he by Imported
Hedgeford. Lincoln Squirrels first
dam b Eagle Bird, by Black Eagle, the
sire of Black Squirrel Second dam by
On Time, by Stonewall Jackson. Third
dam by Grey Eagle.
This Horse will make the season at
our barn in Columbia at $40 to insure
a living colt In all cases when the
mare is traded, removed from the neigh
barhood or bred to other stock, the
money becomes due and must be paid at
time of said transaction. %
The Adair County news., 1906-04-25
CITIZENS LIFE INSURANCE co.,
LOUISVILLE, Ky.

am representing the above named company n
Adair and adjoinins counties. II 'one Il the
best companies doing business. and has written
an immsnss lot of insurance since it's organiza-
ton. 1t isa home company and Home people
should place their business with it. Fw ft,r-
ther information sec
J. H. GOFF, Agent.
The Adair County news., 1906-04-25

->SE -.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-18

city made up of neither aristocracy
nor true society to snub member of
the royal family"
While in this country he became en-
gagged to woman of dashing appear
ance who was supposed to have wealth
and social standing, but when it was
discovered that she had neither the
wedding was called off 1t was then
that he entered into an agreement with
an agent who was to find him a wife
and obtain for his services a 10 per
cent commission on the dowry.
This agent introduced him to Miss
Gladys Ethel Sutherst, daughter OF an
English barrister and young woman
with beautiful face and figure and
lovely auburn hair, who is addicted to
writing poetry about spring. They
were married in due form and went
ON honeymoon In Europe. In the
course Of the tour she found that he
was giving away all the cash he could
get to mysterious individual who
seemed to exercise sort Of hypnotic
influence over him. In consequence Of
this she locked him In the house on
returning to London. An inquiry be-
fore jury as to his lordship's mental
condition was ordered.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-18
LOCKS UP HER HUSBAND.
The Marchioness ToNnshend and Her
tsTen Per Cent Lord"

AhG aAaEChatness ISNHsRSHU ana kAGt
fsTen Per Cent Lord"
The report that the Marquis of Town
shend has been restrained of his liber-
ty and confined in his own house by
his wife recalls the peculiar circum-
stances under which he was married
less than a year ago. The marriage
and its sequel form a comedy in Brit
ish high life, and the marquis, who is
the senior Liberal peer and head of one
of England's most ancient families, is
now known as the 10 per cent lord"
His family name is John James Dud-
ley Stuart. He Is almost a dwarf, be-
ing less than five feet In height, Is
thirty-nine years of age, and when he
succeeded to his estates and title found
himself very much impoverished on
account Of the extravaganza ways of
his ancestors. He thereupon set about
acquiring a wife who could supply him
with money in return for his favor In
comforting upon her the title of mar
chioness. In pursuance of this purpose
he came to America. While In Chicago
he gave out through his secretary an
Interview, in which he denied that he
had been snubbed by Chicago society,
as sit was out of the question for
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-18

H3N HE widespread agitation in be-
I half of preserving the scenic
- beauty of Niagara falls has
eliminated in movement for
he negotiation of a treaty between the
United States and Great Britain con-
eerning it. At first petitions were adj
dressed to the New York legislature
and the government of the Canadian
province of Ontario, but these bodies
have been very liberal in granting fran
chises for development of the water
power of Niagara for industrial pur-
poses Study of the question showed
that the matter was one coming under
the jurisdiction of the sovereign au-
thorities on each side Of the interna-
tional boundary line In order to pre-
vent the great corporations which have
been formed for the purpose of har-
Messing the cataract and generating
electricity from drawing off all the wa
ter of the Niagara river at this point it
was seen that the government of the
United States and the government Of
Great Britain, acting with the advice
and consent of the Dominion govern
ment, would have to take action. A
few days ago delegations from the
American Civic association and from
the New York Merchants association
called on President Roosevelt and pre-
sented petition praying for the nego-
tiation of treaty for the preservation
Of Niagara from destruction by cleo
trical power generation companies. The
president said he would do all In his
power to preserve the grandeur Of the
falls and directed Secretary Root Of
the state department to take up the
matter with the British and Canadian
authorities.
When the task of Harvesting Niagara
and furnishing electricity generated by
its power was first essayed the cry was
raised that this would result in destroy
ing the natural beauties which for so
many years have drawn tourists thith-
er from all over the world. But the
cry was quieted then by the state
ments Of experts that it would be
many, many years before enough pow
er houses could be installed and cleo
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-18

CANADIAN IABORER GOING TO WORK IN
FRONT OF HORSESHOE FALL.
tricity generated to affect visibly the
amount of water going over the falls
Several hundred thousand horsepower
of electricity could be developed, it
was said, before there would be the
remotest danger of detra citing from the
grandeur of the cataract by diminu-
ton of the water supply. But the cleo
trical development on the Niagara from
tier has progressed so amazingly that
in short time, if all existing fran
chises are employed, the falls will be
supplying for industrial use nearly a
million horsepower of electricity, and
such an increase in power development
would soon mean a perceptible de-
crease in the majesty of the cataract
The Niagara Falls Power company
was the first to develop electricity from
the water power Of the falls on large
scale. At first this power was deliy-
cred only in the city of Niagara Falls.
Then it was carried to Buffalo, twenty
two miles away. The Pan-American
exposition Of 1901 advertised the ad-
vantages of Buffalo and Niagara Falls
for manufacturing on account of their
possession Of, Niagara power, and in
the two years following that exposition
about 100 new industries located on the
Niagara river between the famous cat
aract and the western limits of Buffalo.
New companies were organized for de-
veloping power, and new power plants
were erected on the brink of the falls
or just below them. Those who desire
to preserve the natural beauties of the
region urge that no more water should
be drawn from the river for power
purposes and that no more franchises
for that object should be granted. This
might mean arresting the marvellous
industrial development that has taken
place in that vicinity in the past few
years, but it is held that, IL necessary,
such sacrifice should be made rather
than imperil the preservation of one of
natures greatest wonders.
One of the most interesting of the
engineering feats in connection with
power development at Niagara was the
construction of the plant of the On
tario Power company, which has
power house on the Canadian side of
the river just below the Horseshoe
fall. The engineers and workmen en-
ployed upon this undertaking had
many adventures In the course of the
construction work. A short time ago
party OF engineers visited the plant
and were served with dinner cooked
entirely by electricity generated from
the falls. It is this concern which ex-
poets to deliver electric power from
the falls in Rochester and Syracuse,
the latter city being $50 miles from the
source OF the supply.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-18
Niagara Falls
Now I'm DANCER
Treaty With Great Britain May be
Necessary TO Save the
Grand Old Cat
aract

~ HE widespread agitation in be-
M half of preserving the scenic
- beauty Of Niagara falls has
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-18
CONTINUOUS ROADS.
VALUE or UNITING SHORT STRETCHES
OF GOOD HIGHWAYS.

A Review of the Present Conditions
and a Demonstration of the Neces-
sity For Improvement as Stated by
Colonel w. T.. Dickinson.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-18
SOCIAL ENDS IN BLooDsHED.
Rival Church Factions Use Firearms
With Fatal Results.

"IIi aldi rNCSutlSs
Bluefeld, w. Va, March 28.-Blood-
shed and death concluded a social at
the Methodist Episcopal church at
Coaldale near here during the evening
One man was killed instantly, his
wife was fatally wounded, part of her
head being torn away by shotgun
charge, and several others received
serious bullet wounds.
The tragedy grew out Of a quarrel
over church funds between two fac
lions in the congregation. The man
killed was Benjamin Capely. Mrs R.
H. Harper was wounded in the side
and Henry Garden was shot in the leg.
Two other men, who fed after the
fight, were slightly wounded. There
had been i'll feeling of long standing
over the management of funds that
had been raised for the erection of a
new church building. Many opposed
the holding of a social during the
evening, fearing an outbreak During
the evening there was clash between
adherents of the rival factions and II
Is said that blow was struck In
stantly guns were produced and shoot
ing began. Benjamin Capely fell with
a bullet in his heart. Mrs. Harper,
Henry Garden and the others were
shot within the next few minutes. It
Is believed that Mrs. Capely received
her wound as she rushed from the
door. Mrs. Harper, Garden and James
Hotten were arrested, pending an in.
yestigation by the authorities.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-18
Evidence Points to Murder.

Motley, Mimi, March 28.-Pat Holly
living seven mics northwest of Mot.
ley, was during the afternoon muir
dered and buried in a pile of refuse at
a stable. His team and sled were
found two miles northwest OF Motley
in Case county. Evidence points to
robbery and murder. The coroner and
sheriff We're notified. Mr. Holly was
a bachelor and lived alone. He was
supposed to have considerable wealth.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-18
Real Estate Hoomera.

As result of good roads, nearly
every place situated on or near mac
adam road In the town of Hampstead,
". Y, Is reported to be leased or sold
at an increased valuation Good roads
are booming real estate throughout
Nassau county. and the work OF con-
structlon will be pushed theoretically
as soon as the season opens.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-18

See that your druggist gives you no
imitation when you ask for kennedyts
Laxative Honey and Tar, the original
Laxative cough syrup. Sold by Beck
stead Drug Co.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-18

A Paying Investment.
Roadway Improvement la by all odds
the best paying investment commu-
nifty can make
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-15
WERE VERY Mild.
Insurance Magnates Before Legisla-
tive Committee In Albany.
LITTLETO SAY ABOUT DISCLOSURES.
A Great Gathering to Prevent I'm
aetment Of Laws for Protection
Of Po1icyhOIders ~ state
Legislature.

Albany, March 1O.-E'or many hours
Friday, until nearly midnight Friday
night the Joint special legislative
Insurance Investigating commission
listened to arguments Of insurance
presidents. actuaries and agents
against some Of the most far-reaching
provisions Of the bills amending the
state insurance law and embodying
me recommendations Of that commit
tee as the results Of It's Investigation
Of the conditions Of the life insurance
business in this state. yY
The hearing was disappointment
to those who had expected either q
bitter onslaught upon the bills or an
occasion Of sensational utterance.
with few exceptions the speeches
were Of technical character.
An interesting feature Of the hear
ing was the presence Of the three new
presidents Of the "big three" life com
panies Of New York city-Paul Nor
ton. head Of the Equitable; Alexander
d. Orr, president Of the New York
Life. and Charles A. Peabody presi-
dent Of the Mutual Life. All three
spoke briefly, President Morton filing
written communication, one OF the
principal subjects Of which was the
proposed restrictions upon the invest
ments Of life insurance companies,
Former Lieut.. Government Timothy l..
woodruff, president Of the Provident
Savings Life, marshalled the forces In
opposition to the main provisions OF
the bills and introduced the speakers.
All agreed in the assertion that the
adoption of the main proposed restric-
lions upon business investments, COM
missions and cost Of new and renewal
business, would work great damage
to the companies and probably drive
many foreign companies out Of the
| state.
There was little reference to the
more sensational disclosures OF the
insurance investigation and no oppo
sition to the recommendations de-
signed to stop and prevent corrupt
practices, campaign contributions and
the like.
The hearing was adjourned at abou
1880 D. m. until next Thursday at
D. M, when it will be resumed and
continued Friday as long as may b.
necessary. There was some talk Of al
appearance by Thomas W. Lawson. 0
Boston, but nothing has been hear
from him ofi1cially.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-15
PLACING RESPONSIBILITY.
Great Interest Attaches to Investi-
CATION Of the Nanchang Massa-
cre-Inhabitants still Hostile.


Pekin, March 1O.-The settlement OF
the responsibility for the massacre Of
French Catholic and English Protest
ant missionaries at Nanchang, capital
Of the Province Of Kiangsi, February
"a, promises to be difiicult and contin-
ues to excite almost unprecedented In
terest. The Chinese profess to believe
that Catholic priest stabbed the To-
cal magistrate while the foreigners
are equally certain that the magistrate
committed suicide as protest against
the Catholic demands and for the pur-
pose of arousing the people. Such an
act is nowise unusual with the Chinese.
The government Is despatching Taotai
LANG, director Of railways, to inquire
into the case. LANG was educated
abroad and has had much dealing with
foreigners, but II is admitted that he
has a delicate mission. II his report
favors the Christians further trouble
Is expected. The inhabitants Of Nan
chang are still hostile and demand
that the French pay funeral honors to
the deceased magistrate.
The officials Of Nanchang protest
against the presence Of foreign gun
boats, fearing that they will provoke
hostilities.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-15
Why PRESIDENT INTERVIEWED.
His Letter Suggesting New Coal
Conference written NJ Request
Of Robbins and Mitchell.

Pittsburg, March 10.-When the coal
operators Of the Pittsburg district go
to the general conference at Indianap-
oils on March 10 with the operators
Of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, they
will take stand as body. This &C
ton was determined at the meeting
called by Francis L. Robbins and
which was held in this, city Friday.
There were about so operators pres
emit.
Friday night It was learned that
there was somewhat Of sensation
sprung during the meeting. From a
source that is regarded as trustworthy
1t Is learned that a demand was made
Of Mr.. Robbins, who was presiding
that an explanation be made Of how
President Roosevelt came to enlist
in the pending controversy between
the miners and the operators.
Mr.. Robbins said the whole matter
was accomplished as a result OF a
COulcE6uCo villa JOAh NAASSAA@
they were in New York. The situa-
ton was serious and both agreed that
it was necessary to get another meet
ing of the interstate conference.
Mr.. Robbins. explaining further,
said that Mr.. Mitchell went to the
long-distance telephone and called up
the president at the White house
After explaining the status Of the mat
| ter to him, he suggested that he write
letter to Mr.. Robbins urging thar
new conference be called, He also
asked the president to talk the mat
ter over with Robbins, and without
changing the call Mr., Robbins wen'
On the line and arranged for the let
ter to be written which would be tbs
basis Of the second call Of the gen
eral conference.
This was on Monday, February "a
and the following day, February q
Mr.. Robbins received the letter from
President Roosevelt. and the call y
another convention followed.