The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-03-05

ToWeTS 10 nun TOT congress.
STOPS PAY REDUCTION The L.
& n. has taken back its order for a
reduction in the pay of its engineers,
and will leave the whole question of
the pay Of its employees to be settled
at once.
TOBACCO WAR: - The tobacco
troubles have become much more
acute in the last week, and there is
danger Of even greater violence. In
the first place, the Society of Eq-
uity News" which has all along said
that the society had nothing to do
with the night-riding, said that the
hauling of tobacco to market at night
was the one great thing the Society
had to contend with, and that it was
the cause of the night riding. Then
there have been, besides the usual
attacks on people and houses. many
threats Of what would happen to peo-
pie that planted tobacco this year,
and in particular w. B. Hawkins, for
mer president of the tobacco growers
society, has published a very hot let
.er. in which he says that the plan
.ers will be made to suffer all kinds
IF things. Thus the Society has
practically accepted responsibility for
he lawlessness. The violence is now
being met by the Independents with
threats that if there is any more trou-
bic the barns of the association men
will be burned, etc. This has helped
to quiet things only little, but there
is likely to be real warfare in some
counties soon. And yet the people
1ut there like to talk about the law
less feudists'! The deal which was
on between the tobacco trust and the
Burnley society for the sale Of the
whole crop has fallen thru again, but
there is still talk of some other big
buyer taking it all. Meanwhile the
Burley Tobacco Society has been sued
for back taxes on S1OO,OOO,OOO worth
of tobacco.
THREE KILLED IN FIGHT: -
John Hamilton, James Bowles and
Richard Spicer were killed and Geo.
Frazier fatally wounded in a fight at
the Congleton and Williams Broth
ers' camp on Rose Creek, three miles
from Evelyn. The trouble was over
a quarrel between their children.
POWERS FOR CONGRESS: Ca
leb Powers is planning to oppose ID.
c. Edwards for nomination for Con-
gress in the 18th District this fall,
and has sent a letter to the District
Committee asking that it postpone
, the call for a convention till after his
next trial, or till he be pardoned. He
says that he is entitled to the nomi-
nation, and that they ought to wait.
The Chairman of the committee had
failed to issue a call, but Mr.. Ed
wards, who has expected to be re-
nominated, as is the custom when
men have done as good work as he
has, asked the members to meet, and
they will do SO Saturday. Many Re-
publicans say that Powers should not
run at this time, because the intro
duction of politics into his trial has
had very harmful effects on both
sides, and If he runs this evil will be
increased. 1t is also argued that il
would be bad to put off the conven-
ton so long, and would hurt the tick
ct next fall.
SHOT FROM AMBUSH: - Jesse
Eversole was shot from ambush and
killed Sunday on Lang's Creek,
Breathitt County.
COMBS BOYS SENT UP:--John
and Henry Combs have been SEN
fenced at Jackson to 81 years for kill
ing their uncle, who had served
term for killing their father.
HATFIELD DEAD:-Thomas Hat
field, Of Pike county. a member Of
the Hatfield faction in the famous
Hatfield-McCoy feud. has died in
hospital at Louisa from exposure. He
was found tied to a tree, where he
had been left to die by his enemies.
COAL MINES CLOSING:- Many of
the coal mines in Eastern Kentucky
are closing down because the rail-
roads have refused to pay the present
rate for coal The roads want a
reduction of ten cents a ton.
BREATHITT POLITICS. Republi-
can politics in Breathitt are very
hot just now, three men fighting to
succeed ]. p. Adams as Common
wealths attorney. Kelly Kash, who
was appointed. is one of the candi-
dates, the others being his uncle c.
+. Hurst and A. II. Patton. Judge
Adams and Judge Courloy are likely
to be opponents for the nomination
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