The Bee from Earlington, Kentucky • Page 2

4 TiT' About People Who Come and Go. Mr. L. L. Good lio spent Sunday In Evansvlllo.

Miss Mftttlo Parker visited friend in MAdUotivllle Monday. Mr. and MrB. 1 M.DIcub Bpont Friday in Nashville, Tenn. Dr.

C. B. Johnson left Sunday for LouIbvIIIo to visit liis father. Mr. Otho Lano, of Clay spent Thursday and Friday in the city.

Ncal HolllnRer, of Madlsonvlllo was In the city Monday on business. Miss Hattle Parker Is spending the week with friends In Madison-ville. Manager F. D. Rash spent Tuesday looking over the mines at Fox Bun.

Mr. Ed Harnett left Monday to visit frlendB and relatives In St. Louis. Capt. McCracken, of Greenville, Bpent Friday in tho city with friends.

Mr. J. W. Robinson, the Ice man, of Madisonvllle, spent Sunday in the city. Mr.

and Mrs. John Rule visited friends in Madisonvllle Sunday afternoon. Mrs. VV.T. McNary and Mrs.

Pontius, of Madisonvllle, were in town Saturday morning. Mr. Jack VmBon and Dan Yates, of Madisonvllle, spent Sunday in the city with friends. Mr. EuRene Cordier and wife, of Madisonvllle, were visitors In the city Friday.

Mrs Otho Boyd who has been vlsitinc: in Nashville, returned home Sunday morning. Mrs. J. W. Lightfoot, who haB been visiting relatives in Henderson returned home Monday.

M. Cain, manager of the St Bernard store at Morton's Gap, was a visitor in the city Friday. Mi's. ri. McGary, who has been quite sick at the residence of her Bon, C.

H. McGary, is much better. Mrs. Clarence Keown, who is visiting her parents in Harlford, wjll return home the early part of next week. I Mrs.

E. Lynn, who has been visiting relatives, in St. Louis for the past week returned home Mon- Jyj Mr. Jas. who has been' on a visit to his brother for the past month, will return home in a few Mrs.

J. L. White, ofJNaBhvMe. and wife one of pur popular engineers, Is visiting friends in the city. Miss Martha McGary, who is attending the South Kentucky College at HopkinBville, spent Sunday with her parents.

Mr. Edwin Brooks, Ed Cunningham, Buck Shaver and Thurinau Rudd, of this city, left yesterday for Princeton, Ky, where they go with about CO MadiBnnville members to assist install the Elke lodge at that plane. THE HIGH ART STORE j.nwi'.iii'i'.i'.'i.iWi Ti777. -n Spring Time Wear In Male Attire. We have told you full many a time about our fame as High Art Clothing, anil said but little About our aecesnory line, suoh as Hats, Shoes and Furnishings.

Yet these lines are proportionately as great as is our Clothing. In Hats we are faotory agents for Knox, No Name, Stetson, Hawos and High Art Specials. In Shoes the Ha-nan make heads the list. In Shirts, Neckwear, Underwear. Hosiery, Fancy VostB, etc all tho best aud well-known makes, Men's Suits 10 and up Boy's Suits $2.

50 and up Remember our Rebate Plan, It's a Good One. I I Lft It's a Good One. IS i 11 PAYS TO TRADE HERE jjj iV onpen rmot-tfjtff attsnocb toi Mr. Colby Brown and wlfo accompanied by Mrs. Radio Peyton, spent Friday in Madisonvllle on business.

Mr. Goo. V. Sypert, the prominent attorney at law of Madison-vl lie, spent Thursday in the city on business. Mr.

Jno. W. Lodgsdon, of tho Henderson and St. Louis divis ions of tho L. spent Wednesday In the city.

Mr. W. R. Brewington, one of the guards at the Fox Run Mines, noar St. Charles, spent Friday In tko city on business.

Mr. Harry White and wile loft last week they will visit friends and relatives of Mr. White. Capt. Tobe Wright, of the country, and one of the few survivors of the Orphans brigade, Bpent Friday in the city with friends.

Mrs. H. L. Bramwell and daugh ter, of Morganfleld, who have boen visiting in the city for the past week have returned home. P.

B. Davis, spent a few days last week In Nashville. visiting his brother Dr. A E. Davis who is attending school there.

Mrs. R. Edwin Brooks who has been visiting friends in Montgomery and Mobile, for the past two weeks returned home Saturday. Mr. Jno.Slms, wife and baby, Madisonvllle, were guests of Mrs.

P. B. Davis Tuesday night. They came out to attend the Soldiers Walking Match, Mrs. J.

M. Victory and daughter, Katherine.went as far as Evansville with Margaret, who returned to Terre Haute, Thursday, where she is attending school. Miss Pansy Rule and her guest, MIsb Mary Brooks, of Sobree, spent Saturday with friends in Madisonvllle. Miss Brooks returned to her home from Madisonvllle. The Social News "liH'P East End Clab.

Mrs. Olaud Goldsmith was the hostess of the East End Card Olub ob last Friday afternoon. Everyone seemed tb" have a 'de lightful time. After a number of exciting games, delicious refreshments were served. Mes-dames Goorge Atkinson aud "VV.

A. Kline were the champions. Bay Vitw a. The Bay View Olub met with Miss Lucy Crenshaw Thursday evening. Most of the regular members were present, which resulted in a most interesting meeting.

At the close of the programme all adjourned to the dining room to enjoy the dainty lunch served by the hostess. The Bee office for Job Work. MFMRFRSPFTAff fMERCHAITOASgN mtfiMUMf Tun 11 r7jnr ATTENDED BY A LARGE CROWD. Old Soldiers' Contest at the Rink Proves to be Quite a Success. RINK FILLED TO OVERFLOWING WITH FRIENDS OF THE G4Y.

Tho entertainment, given by the Earlington Daughters of Confederacy to the old soldiers and their friends at Auditorium Rink Tuesday night, was conceded to be one of tho best ever given here. The had spared no time in pains to make this a delightful event and they succeded even beyond their fondest expecta tions. The large and handsome Auditorium was most artistically and beautifully decorated in an appropriate mauner, consisted of flags, draped bunting, many Japanese lanterns, flowers and green bows everywhere. Three lovely booths were erpcted and a welL.fcam which cold lemonade was drawn to refresh the crowd. One booth furnished ice cream cones, another flowers and eatibles, all presided over by ladies, the other booth was occupied by the colored brass baud that made flue mustc.

Pictures of Gen. Robt. E. Lee and Gen. John Bricken ridge were in conspicuous places.

A platform decorated with the colors was erected in the center of the building around which were seated the soldiers and their wives. Mr. Jas. R. Rash spoke a few appropriate, well chosen words of welcome, which was followed by a nice musical program greatly eujoyed by all.

The most amusing feature of the evening was walking in which many of the old soldiers took part, and to seethe speed they made- one would amagine them young men again in their again oil as they' fought for the lost cause; The prizes were awarded to Messrs. Fount' Montgomery and Jarvis Shaw, they having made the best time. They then drew for their prizes, Mr. Montgomery drawing a box of cigars andA Mr. Shaw a nice umbrella.

Mr. Jas. R. Dean and others were close seconds. The Madisonville trick skaters, Whitlinghill and entertained the crowd with their stunts.

Toothsome refreshments were served the soldiers and their families after which the gathering dispersed. A large sum was realized by the daughters for the monument fund. Madisonville and Morton's Gap were well represented and a uumber from other places were preseut. Manager McGary was untiring in his efforts to assist the ladies iu making this affair a success. The crowd was estimated at five hundred aud a gentleman preseut was heard to remark that he "did not see so many folks at the Jamestown Exposi tion." Others said the scene reminded them of the midway at the St.

Louis Exposition, and one whispered "Its like being at the Great Hopkins county fuir Notice. The Republicans of Lake and Northeast precincts, of Earl iugtou are called to elect pre-ciuct chairman on Saturday May 2. Mattings will bo held at their respective voting places at 1:80 p. m. Chinese Students Abroad.

Tho board of education has asked the Throne to order the Chlneso students abroad, who are now maintained at tho government expense for a short course of study, to further pursue their studies for another Ave years and then they will be duly examined, and If they pass they may be granted a suitable title and appointments. Imperial sanctLontba been given to the memorlfU. 8bk'nHhttl Mercury. INKlliOFII! KILLED IN SOUTHERN STORM E8 TIMATED AT TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE. MANY MORE ARE INJUREE Tht Lom af Life Wat Chiefly In thi Quarters of tht Colortd People, Whott Cablnt Were Destroyed.

Atlanta, April 26. Reports tir to midnight ladlcate that 226 person, were killed and about 100 injured In storms great Tlolence, which paieec over sections ot Louisiana, MIsslsslpp. asd Alabama Friday. Several towns wert almost totnllj swept away and tht property damage will run Into large figures. Mott of thott killed were negroes whose cablnB were swept away like so much paper.

Natchex, reporta that of (14 persons killed in that section only two were whites. Amite Almost Entirely Destroyed. Late reports from Amite, a small town in Southeastern Louisiana, say that the towa was almost entirely destroyed and the estimates place the number killed at between 25 and 60, while at last 76 were injured At McLaia, eight are reported to have heea killed. At Yldalla, one white woman and six negroes are dead. At Quitman Landing 11 negroes were killed.

At Purvis Landing, three whites aad nine negroes were victims of the storm and reports of from one to Ave deaths come from many towns scattered over the storm-swept area. New Orleans, and Mobile were cut off from wire connection with the outside world for several hours Friday night and the telegraph companies re-port wires down in all sections. Friday night the storm was sweeping through Georgia, but between torrential rains, accompanied by hlgn winds and by brilliant electrical displays, no serious damage or serious loss of life has been reported in the state. Twenty-Two Towns Stricken. In all nearly twenty towns were struck by the "twisters," of which there seems to have been at least five.

The tornado that first appeared In Concordia Parish, appears to have been the most serious, both In respect to number of victims and extent of territory covered. Although It covered a rural district and struck no large town, the known results of its, work are C4 dead and at east 100 Injured, with tat prospect that tht list will be considerably swelled by more complete reports. iMore-tkaa fifty 'Of tke dead are ne groes, wkoee Mg' cablna prove par- 'tfoalar)y fatal to the -fag eaatly tors. pieces, wkile, tke welfkt of tke timbers crushed tht la-SMtet tt death. After Icavlag Concordia Pariah, tht atom creased ever la to Mississippi and traversed portions ot Adams, Jef-ferse aad Claiborne counties, Its patb Vaiag about 1,00 feet wldt.

Twe Different Tornadoes. "What appears to have been two different tornadoes also struck In Western Alabama, one claiming six victims at, Bergen and Thomas sawmill, small places, and another stritkng Albert-vllle, where 30 persons are reported to have been killed. This, however, can not be confirmed, as all wires are down. Relief for the sufferers Is being dispatched from all available points. Bli-mlnghasa and Mobile find nearby towns kave sent physicians and nurses to tke Alabama districts touched by the tornadoes.

Merlden, has sent help to the storm-swept district In Central Mississippi. Natchez is lodklng after Concordia Parish, and Jefferson, Adams and Claiborne counties, while New Orleans has dispatched assistance to Amite City and the other parishes in Southeastern Louisiana. Relief has also been sent to Albert-vllle, Ala. Should the Albertvllle tornado prove as disastrous as reported, the total dead In the three states will run well up to 200 and the injured to over 500. Qranlte Workers' Strike Off.

Barrt, April 25. The strike of granite workers In Darre, Montpellor and neighboring towns, which uas kept 5,000 men out ot employment for eight weeks, was finally settled Friday night. It is estimated thai the cost of the strike in loss of wages to the men and In loss of contracts to employers amounts to $1,500,000 approximately. By tht agreement the lumpers, boxers and derrick men get an eight-hour day at 27c per hour. The men In the other departments signed an agreement some time ago.

Miners and Operators Split. Springfield, 111.. April 25. The coal miners and operators ot Illinois have reached the parting of the ways, so far 'as the Joint scale committee is concerned, in the settlement of the wage scale, and It is now up to the rank and file of tho" United Mine Workers of the state to determine by referendum whether a strike shall bo called In order to compel the- Illinois Oprators' association to pay the wages of shot firers employed la the mines. This action was determiner 3poff by ike Winers Friday afternoosu May Carnival.

A Delightful Evening at OJjera House Programme Music. Miss. Columbia and Uncle SamFlap- Drill) Motion Song, Recitations, 1 Indians in Costume, May Pole Coon Songs (50 Coons) Serpentine DrilL Temple Theatre, Friday, Mayisf Admission, 35c, 25c. Children, 15a Tickets on sale at St. Bernard.

TWO LIVESJM Ifl FLOOD ONE VICTIM IN TEXAS IS 8AN ANGELO ATTORNEY. SEVERAL HOUSES WASHED AWAY Rains Continue and Leon River la Rising Rapidly, Destroying Farm Property. Fort Worth, Tjx April 23. The Leon river at Temple, CO miles south of here, is rising rapidly, flooding tho lowlands and destroying farm property. Several houses were washed nway Wednesday.

The Missouri, Knnsan Texas Railway Co. has suffered wash, outs, and Is unable to run trains between Temple and Helton, while tho Cotton Delt road has suspended service between Gatesvllle and McGregor. Several steel bridges near Temple were washed away. Qeorge Davis, a negro boy, was drowned in the flood at Helton, and J. F.

Rlnsworth a well-known attorney of San Angelo, lost his life In the flood. San Angelo and Gatesvllle are now Isolated. Rains are reported In several sections and it is feared that the floods will be Increased. The house of George Messner at Wichita Falls was wrecked Tuesday night. Tht family was rescued.

CHNECK AT EASi: OH aVTANB. Declares Wife Threatened te De Semethlncj Desperate. Ottawa, April 33. Apparently at ease and replying, te the questions of his attorneys' with, posltlveness, Fraak Schneck, on. trial here charged with killing his wife and his two young children, testified In his own behalf Wednesday.

He said he had never quarreled with his wife, but that she told htm she was unhappy and had decided to look out for herself he would always go away. She told the witness on Thursday before her death, he said, that she had decided to moke back to Centropolls and that be need pot come back. Schneck said that he returned Saturday to Inquire about his children, and Mrs. Schneck said to him: "Frank, I'm going to do something desperate and It will follow you to your grave." The witness said he told his wife he guessed she wouldn't and then walked away. Not fliter than Thursday inornlnp the fate of Frank Schneck will bo with the Jury.

After nine days of testimony the defense closed at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The state concluded Its rebuttal evidence half an hour later, and Judge Smart read to the Jury the usual Instructions In a charge of first-degree murder, allowing for a verdict of either flrat de-gree or second degree A n'ht msIod ot the court was being held to hear the arguments. Winston Churchill Defeated. Manchester, April 26. The northwest division of Manchester, by the heaviest poll cast In 30 years, Friday reversed Its verdict ot 19UU, and by a majority of 429 votes, unseated as Its member parliament Winston Spencer Churchill, liberal, who has Just been made president of the Hoard of Trade In the now As (julth cabinet, and who that year so brilliantly wrested the seat from Joyuson Hicks, unionist, his chief opponent Friday.

Strike-Breakers at Work. Marshalltown. April 27. Sixty strike-breakers from Chicago and Minneapolis were placed at work In the Iowa Central shops In an effort to overcome the strike ot machinists. Fire Wipes Out Town.

Spokane, Wash, April 27. Black-bear, a small mining town Iu North Idaho, was practically wiped out by fire. Two of the best houses In the town were blown up with dynamite to check the flame. BASEBALL American League. At St.

Iuls Chicago St. Louis 6. At Cleveland Detroit 1 ClewlandJ 3. At Philadelphia Washington 1. Philadelphia 2.

At New York llostou 0, New York. 1. National League. At Cincinnati St Louis 9, Cincinnati 2. At Hrookljn Philadelphia Ilrook-lyn 5.

At Boston New York 2, Roston 0. American Association. At Columbus Kansas Glty 4, Columbus 9. At Indianapolis SL Paul 1, Indianapolis 8. At Louisville Minneapolis 1, Louisville 2 (11 Innings).

At Toledo Milwaukee 14, Toledo 4. Western League. At Pueblo Des Molne 2, Pueblo tf. At Lincoln Omaha Lincoln 6. At Denver Sioux City Denver 10.

GOV. POLK AT 'ST. JOSEPH. Missouri's Executive Open Campaign, with Extended Speech. 8L Joseph, April Joseph W.

Folk opened ikli UaH4 States senatorial campak'a Tec 0c opera kousc Friday ntgt jn the pre-see of a large His address was a lcagthy bout ll.t-words, In which he reviewed his stewardship. He discussed measures which he had advocated, among which were the elimination of lobbying at the legislature; doing away with railroad passes; taking politics pu of olloe departments; inauguration pf a better road system; adoption of, measures bringing capital and lahpr closer together; enactment of a new freight law, and 2-cent passenger rate; enactment of the new state primary law; passage of tke pure food law; provld' Ing that Juries shall fix punishment for high crimes; doing away with racetrack gambling, etc. During his address the governor announced his candidacy for United States senator, and declared he would make a clean fight for the honor. He said he wanted votes that are for him because they think he is right, and does not care for votes that are merely against some one else. He expressed a belief that the tariff should be revised; that waterways should ke Improved, and In conclusion explained why there should be an amendment to tht federal constitution which would permit Um election of United States senators by direct vote pf the people.

EXPLOSION IS MYSTERY. New Steel Bridge at Fall River, la Dynamited. Fall River, April The New Bristol county steel bridge, which is to connect this city and the town of Somerset, across the Taunton river, was badly damaged by a mysterious explosion ot dynamite Sunday morning. The btldge Is being-built for the county at a cost of and was to have been completed iu two months. It is estimated that the loss to the contractors will reach 316,000 by the explosion.

The investigation showed that a charge ot at least CO pounds of dynamite was placed In the granite pier nearest the Fall River shore and was flrrd by the use of a long fuse. The entire north section of the city was shaken by the explosion and win-dows in nearly every houBe was shattered. The contractors, who begam. the work en the bridge a year ago, ure Hotbrook, Cabot A Lyons of Boston. The same Arm has experienced, several attempts te wreck bridges In.

Baltimore, Philadelphia aad the Ureax. Kut-ugb-. la. Nw Yfk I A i 14 TV i.