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FOURTEENTH YEAR EARLINGTON HOPKINS COUNTY KY THURSDAY APRIL 9 1903 No 15 f

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BRIGHT LETTER FROM

It i EARLINGTON BOY

VtsitsHonduras and Compares it

With Political Kentuckyr

EMred A DaVIs Tills of the U 55Mtrblehttd and Some Ports Visited

I KO RACE SUICIDE IN-

NATIVE LAND OF STORKS

1U S S Marblehead in SquadronAcapulco Mexico

March 17 1008Editor Bee

Earlington KyDear sir

It has been my intention forsome time to communicate withmy Earlington friends via theBEE

letterheadiwe are now a countrythe climate of which predisposesa postponement of everythingWe have been hero some timeand I can truthfully say that Ihave not as yet seen a native

j vou could call a real busy manAVo arrived March 10 from Amapala Honduras where we had

II been stationed a little over aweek protecting American in ¬

terests during the revolution butthe only American interest Icould see was the U S Consul

y and he could only speak Englishsuiatteringly

I was ashore a great deal ofWqjiCentral America It impressedroar as did Dantes Infernowhen I first read it the climateand natives very much resemblethe place and characters describ ¬

edgy Dante but mustr say fKe

country is to the eye beautifulHigh mountains and volcanoes

i with pretty valleys filled withpalm trees cactus tropicalfruits and birds of colored plum ¬

age interspersed With a varietyof wild animals and reptilesThis is all pretty to look at but

I woo unto the man that venturesfar without a gun for the natives

11have no more use for Americansthe reptiles have and I am

r not loath to believe that a kin¬4-

4 ship exists between them thenatives and reptiles their waysare so similar

The revolution has no stoppedpro teins Every election the

defeated candidate starts a revo-lution

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ua la Kentucky in whicha number of the natives are kill ¬

ed but this is no serious loss inCentral America as I might heroadd that of all the tropical birdsthe ptork seems to be the most

thriftyThehouses of the poorer class

s consist of a cooplike arrange ¬

ment of poles covered withI straw and in these abodes they

live in squalor until at last toavoid house cleaning they buildanother happy home The bet ¬

ter class of people live in housesbuilt of a native lumber which

1 exposure to rain and sun onlytends to toughen The house isusually built around a courtwhich is profuse in tropicalplants and flowers centered witha small fountain This gives abeautiful effect and affords anice place to sleep in during theheat of the day-

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visited Salvador Hondurasand Guatemala and find all just

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the same When not engaged injI a revolution the amusement ofthe people consists of cock andbull fights which invariably oc ¬

cur on Sunday The barbarismof these sports I will skip andonlysay that to appreciate whythese people value human life soaIWe now lie off Acapulco i-

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company with the gunboat Rang-

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the cruiser Boston and theflagship New York with RearAdmiral Henry Glass aboardFor the past month we have beencruising in squadron and havehad nice weather except forabout 24 hours in the Gulf ofTehuantepeq where we lay inthe trough of the sea for about aday with a heavy squall on ourstarboard beam The Marblehead came through without amishap but the Ranger did notfare so well she losing threemen overboard besides somedamage to her rigging

AVe carry a crew of 250 menand a battery of ten 5inch gunsthree onepounders two sixpounders and a Colts Automaticmaking us for a ship of ourclass very heavily armed Onewho was never aboard a modernMan 0 War can hardly imaginethQ completeness of even theminor details and while there isgreyt economy practiced in re ¬

gard to space each division hasits offices chart rqoms etc Wehave a little hospital that canaccomodate 12 patients and anice little dispensary with allthe official drugs found in theaverage drug store

The after part of the ship onthe gun deck is reserved for thetpNayof a hermit Ho never eats orassociates with any officer orroan aboard and no one is allowedto address him without first ob-

taining¬

permission from the exe-

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officer But I intendpit-

some future date to tell youroflife aboard ship

AVe leave here in a few daysand hays target practice atPitchilinque whicbis locatedjonthe southern end of 10werC ¬

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fornia from there we go toSan Diego and San Pedro Caland then to San Francisco tomeet the President Then thefleet disbands and we either goto South America or Honolulu

We received a mail yesterdayand in it I found three copies ofTHE BEE You can hardly imaginehow glad I was to receive thatbudget of news and trust that Iwill receive itno matter whatport I am in

Hoping that I have not occu ¬

pied to much of your valuablespace offering apologies for mis ¬

takes and in advance thankingTilE BEE force for corrections Iclose with kindest regards to myEarlington friends best wishesfor Earlingtons industries andthe benevolent promoter ofthem I am Sir

Most respectfullyELDKED A DAVIS

Apothecary U S NavyAttached U S S Marblehead

Gods Plenty

New York WorldIarkersburg AV VaThe

thirteenth child of William andMary Safreed born a few daysago was christened GodsPlenty It is said the parentsgave the name to the child indesperation having exhaustedmost of the common names ofboth boys and girls and that itwas the unanimous sentiment ofthe parents that thirteen was° Gods Plenty

The New Orleane Picayunetruthfully observes that if theGoverment would extend its ir¬

rigation plans and build reser ¬

voirs in Montana Wyoming andColorado which would store theflood waters of the Missouri andits tributaries the devastatingfloods of the lower Mississippiwould become things of the pastand that much less annual riverand harbor improvement wouldbe necescary

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NEW TRIAL REFUSED

Motion Overruled for a Rehearing

for dodrdff and1

Drake

COURTS REASONS FOR REFUSAL

Nsi iluci fAppulIH1Ib Attonieys or

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Hopkinsville Ky April 4r

The New Era says this afternoonThe motion for a new trial for

Francis Drake and John Wood-ruff

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the men convicted of themurder of Officer Robt H Coffey and sentenced to life impris-onment

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was overruled this morn ¬

ingby Special Judge AV B ReevesThe reasons given by the attor ¬

neys for the defense in supportof their motion were numerousbut the most important were theobjections to Juryman G WEmbry on account of his allegedphysical and piental conditionand that Guy Reynolds was al ¬

lowed to hear the testimony ofCharles Pollard and Dr G JGooch after the rule banishIngwitnesses from the courtroomhad been established Severalaffidavits were read by the attor ¬

neys on both sides regarding thecondition of Mr Embry

In giving his reasons for hisaction in refusing a new trialJudge Reeves btated tHat in re ¬

gard to Mr Embrys conditionhe had talked with him personallyseveral times during his illnessaril that ho did not think at thosetimes he was incompetent

He stated that he would haveentertained a motion for dis ¬

charging Mr Embry from thejury if it had been made at theproper time and by the properparties Judge Reeves toldtftheattorneys for the defense that ifMr Embrys condition was soapparent to men listening to thetrial as stated in an affidavitread by the defense that itshould also have been noticed bythem and they should have hadhim discharged at that time andnot waited until the verdict wasrendered to raise an objection-

In regard to Guy Reynoldshearing the testimony JudgeReeves said that he was asked byMr Feland to permit his clientto remain in the room whichhe granted and that the prose ¬

cution denied all knowledge ohis presence He further statedthat on account of the trial be ¬

ing just begun at the time andReynolds hearing so little of itthat in view of his subsequenttestimony contradicting CharlesPollard upon some points es ¬

pecially in regard to the timewhen the party is said to haveleft camp he could not thinkthat his testimony was influenced

therebyThefor the defense

at once filed notice of an appealand they were given until thenineteenth day of the June termin which to file their bill of ex¬

ceptions In the meantime exe ¬

cution of sentence is suspendedand the prisoners were orderedto be confined in the county jail

The Lazy Mans Hat Raises Itself

The newest invention is a huwhich salutes ladies automat ¬

ically By means of a clockworkthe poor man who is too fatiguedto raise his hat to a lady friendis able to escape an imputationof impoliteness He has simplyto incline his head and the hatraises itself gracefully On hisheadresuming the perpendicularthe hat goes back to its properposition Of course the ownerhas to wind up the hat everynight like a watch AmericanInventor

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FAMOUS JACK CHINN 1

Has One Fight Too Many in Cincinnati

on Account of Unpaid Bill-

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Cincinnati 0 April 8ColJ-ack Ohinn of Kentucky wellknown politician and turfmanmet defeat at the hands otaburly constable today at hisroom at the Gibson house Dur¬

ing the melee the colonel was re ¬

lieved of two big sixshooters anda bowie knife

The trouble occurred whenconstables William Oritchell andCharles Timberlake entered thecolonels room while he was eat-ing

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supper attired in his under ¬

clothes only Mr Ohinn hadpurchased a bill of goods fromBurkhardt Bros amounting toabout 75 and told them hewould settle the bill later Thefirm evidently feared the colonelwould forget it and sent ames ¬

senger to the hotel to collect thebill This angered Chinn andhe in his bluff talk frightenedthe messenger away

The firm then brought proceed ¬

ings in squires court and theconstables were started to thehotel with attachment papersWhen tho constables entered theroom and made their businessknown Chiun flew into a rageand dashed at them to put themout Critchell a powerful fel ¬

low with a well directed blowknocked Ohinn down He arosequickly and dashed for his pis ¬

tols They were too quick forhim and while Timberlake heldthe infuriated KentuckianCritchell took the two sixshoot ¬

ers and knife They threw theknifeon the floor and held theshooters to satisfy the claim-

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Ben Rogers Not Found After Smoking

Render Mines

It is now thought that BenRogers the negro who killed AChinn at Render several daysago is either dead or escaped forgood It was thought that hewas hiding in Render mine andall the exits were guarded forabout a week and the mine wassearched but he was not discov ¬

ered The plan of smoking himout was conceived but this wasthaf tthe sulphur fumeskill him before he could set outand for the further reason thatthe mines could not be used forprot ¬Scessand guards have abandoned thhunt at the mines and the where ¬

abouts of Rogers is still unknownHartford Herald

May Hold Up Their Skirts

Joplin Mo telegram to ChicaROInter Ooean

It is lawful for women to holdtheir skirts high and dry in Joplin in muddy weather Such isthe decision rendered in JudgePotters court Miss Flo ViIHams had been arrested for hold-ing her skirts somewhat higherthan usual She demonstratedthe elevation of her skirts anhetraction had been prompted by adesire to keep her silks out ofthe mud She was discharged

The Worm Turns

After having suffered for oyer100 years under oppressive bluelaws which prohibited a manfrom jkissing his wife on SundayPhiladelphians at last are arousedand demand the repeal of thelaw Earlington men would nothave stood for the thing a weekas Sunday is the only day onwhich they have time to kisstheir wives

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REGULAR ARMY OFFICER

Will Inspect the Kentucky State Military

Companies

MAGAZINE ARMS WILL

BE ISSUED SOON

Frankfort Ky April 8 AdjtGen Murray has received a tele-

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from Asst Adjt GenPark U S A stating that anorder had just1been issued di ¬

recting that Department Com ¬

manders at once detail a regularofficer to inspect organized mili ¬

tia Gen Murray has not beengiven the name of the officer de ¬

tailed to make the annual in ¬

spection but is completing thepreliminary arrange nents forthe inspectionS

Magazine arms and equip-ments

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under Section 18 militarylaw will be issued as soon asnumber of equipments necessaryare ascertained by military offi ¬

cer on this inspection the tele ¬

gram states

SLAIN BY A NEGRO

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Conductor Early Formerly ot Paducah

Shot Dead at MemphisI

ATTEMPTED TO EJECT NEGRO

WHO FATALLY SUeT HIMA

Conductor H B Early of theIllinois Central well known inPaducah was killed near StElmo on the I 0 a few milesnorth of Memphis while endeav ¬

oring to eject a negro tramp whowas stealing a ride on his pas ¬

senger train The negro was O-

rdered¬

to get off the train but de-

clined¬

and drew a revolverwhich fell from his hand andwas discharged bythe jdrf r

ConductorSEarly grappled with the negroand succeeded in throwing himupon the platform as wellussecuring the weapon The negrowas the stronger and he succeed ¬

1ed in forcing the muzzle of thepistol still gripped by Earlyagainst the latters neck and pul ¬

led the tricger killing him in ¬

stantly The negro jumped fromthe train and escaped Earlyformerly lived in Lexington

KILLED SONINLAW

Because of a Dispute Over a Division

Fence

Henderson Ky April 8Isaac Huckleberry living fourmiles from Beach Grove be ¬ton ¬

soilinlaweFindlay J RiggsThey quarreled over a boun

dry tence Riggs claimed hiswifes father had taken in someof his land He started to movethe fence back when the old manthreathened him with a shotgunMrs Huckleberry begged themnot to have trouble but RiggsmovingIemptied the contents of his shotguninto Riggs

Riggs was removed to his homewhere it was said he would notassaild ¬

gave up24 years old and his fatherinlaw is 04

SEVEN WEEKS IN WATER

Corpse Recovered Within a Mile from

Point of Drowning

Irvine Depot Ky April 8The body of Mr Leonard Tiptonwho was drowned February 15was found by Thomas Todd merchant floating not more than amile below where tho accidentoccurred >

A New York man paul 4000 for ftmnoveoksold bull calf I

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Peculiar Position of the Azores Islands

An impressive and perhapsunique feature of this westernend of St Michaels may benoted jn passing On taking aglobe or map of the hemisphereand drawing a line due north andsouth say through theyenCities Crater it will be observed

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that it nowhere touches land be-

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the northern andjsouthernpolar regions The northward +rline high upon the iceboundcoast of Greenland whilst thesouthern avoiding the CapeVerde Islands meets with noth-ing

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until it touches the polar iceof the South Thus the visitorIwho takes the trouble to climbthe Pico da Oraz a mountain ofabout 2000 feet altitude adjac ¬

ent to the Seven Cities may tryvtto realize the fact as ho looksnorth and south ho is contem ¬

plating almost the entire semicircumference of the earth in un ¬

interrupted ocean without afootof land between the Arctic andAntarctic ice capes I am notaware of any other land spot inthe world where this is the case

From article Geological Feat-ures

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of the Azores in Minesand Minerals for April

Small Boys Penalty For Rubbering

Jacob AVoolford a small boywho goes to school at Shelby Oity < a

was returning home whoa he per ¬

ceived lying by the side of therailroad an object which lookedto him like a bright tin box

Young AVoolford picked it upand his curiosity being arousedundertook to open it Securinga rock he hit it a quick blowwhen it exploded and blew threeof his fingers off It was a rail-

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BAIL GRANTED 0

Guy Reynolds Allowed to Give Five Hun

dred Dollars Bond

Hopkinsville Ky April 4Guy Reynolds who was thechief witness for the Common ¬

wealth in the Coffey murdertrial has been released from jailon a bond of 500

OBRYAN FAMILY REUNION

Baptist Minister Celebrates Seventy

Fifth Anniversary With Children

Madisonville Ky April 7Rev John OBryan celebrated this 75th birth anniversary lastSaturday at the residence of Mrand Mrs L Kopliuger five mileseast of this city The childrenpresent were WrAr LacyHenry and Chester OByran sonsand Mr and Mrs M H JJafoonMrs AV D Henson Mrs LenKeplinger and Mrs Ed OrangeIn all there were about fiftychildren and grandchildren RevOBryan is one of the most wide-

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known Baptist ministers inKentucky and there is not a min¬

ister in the entire State who haspreached more sermons conduct ¬

ed more revival meetings nOt

witnessed more conversions thanhas this aged minister He wasordained to preach in 1858 andhas been constantly in the serviceof the master since He waspastor of Richland BaptistiChurch in this county twentyeight years in succession A bigdinner was spread and manyfriends were in attendance out ¬

side the family circle

WILL NOT BE RAISED

Hopkins County Tax Rate to Remain TheSame

The state board has notifiedCounty Judge Givens thero will bono raise ou Hopkins county laud ortown lots this year Tho work ofassessing was so well done the stateboard was satisfied the property hadIbeen correctly valued and allowedthe old tax rate to stand-

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