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ENGLAND SENDS WARSHIP

Internal Affairs of Negro Colony In

Africa Reported to Be In Deplorable Condition and Doubt Exists as

fto Future of the Republic UnitedStates May Send Commission toInvestigate and Recommend Courseto Be Taken by Government

Washington Feb 13Cable addepartIment indicate that a climax has beenpreached in the Liberian situationConditions according to the InformaVLion at hand are very grave andgreat alarm is felt by foreign officials

< ITU Liberian employA British gunboat hast arrived to

afford protection to foreign interests1 and a company of soldiers has been

sent from Sierra Leone to the caps ¬

tal at Monrovia for the same pur ¬

pose Apparently great despondencyhis entertained as to the ability of thegovernment to maintain itself and asto the future of Liberia asa nation

The cables called renewed atten ¬r

tion to the efforts of the state departwent inaugurated by Secretary Root

Ho secure an appropriation of 20000to enable the president to send toLiberia a commission with a view toreporting recommendations as to thespecific action this governmentshould take which would constitutethe most effective measures of relief

Secretary Root anticipated thevelopment of conditions which wou lmenace seriously the future ofLi ¬adii¬

can citizens and secondly of thegovernment of the United StatesConsequently to this government Liberia has been an object of peculiarinterest Curiously enough it was

t President Lincoln who approved icountrrwhereby its recognition as an inde¬

sip pendent state was given and it wasPresident Lincoln also who appointedthe first diplomatic representative ofthe United States there

From time to time since the United

boundarydfsputesgovernment was most anxious to bfriend Liberia and have it continuea nation Should a commission beauthorized the state departmentprobably would utilize the services ofa war vessel to take the members toLiberia

= <TAKA11IRA TALKS

Refers to Japans Cordial Relations-With United States

Peoria Ill Feb 13In his speechat the Lincoln banquet in this cityBaron Takahira Japanese ambassadfarJo the United States made fre ¬

quent reference to the friendly rela ¬

tins that have always existed be-tween the United States and hiscountry He said that Japan is doing

IIaU in its power to remove all possiblecauses of misunderstanding and con ¬

flict between the two countries as-weUas to bring about the clear anddefinite understanding that willcement the closest bonds of friend ¬

ship between themf J

Baehr After Johnsons JobCleveland 0 Feb 13 County Re

ycbrder Herman Baehr formerly own-er of the Baehr Brewing companyrand a high official of the Sandusky

f Brewing company announced todelegation of Republicans that hwould be a candidate for the nomina-tion

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tor mayor if the voters wantedhim Republican clubs have recentlybeen resoiuting favorably inBaehrs favor and it looks like hewould oppose Mayor Tom L Johnsonwho would like to get a fourth term

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sa taytHT BY ICICLt

Mstown Mill Pro bably Fatally njuredI r

v Youngstown CvFeb 13kn iciclewelgfiingjetween 200 and 300 pound S

whic1J fell from the rqof of the Hazle<

ton furnace struck Raymond Reagan17 and Patrick McCann a furnace

> vemploye Rpagan I is thought to tiefatally injured

i a Stringent AntiLiquor MeasureV t Tbneka Kan Feb 13The most

11 stringent antiliquor measure everseriously considered in the Kansas

f legislature wa3 passed by the sena1 With but one dissenting votea

Without one of its provisions beingCluestion dT4e measure absolutelyprohibits the sale of liquor throw sdrug scores with the exception

IchurchesIor cO servicesYj H Two Kfilsd In Explosions Newyorlv FeT 13Two men we

killed and several injured in anJ 4 ploaiosf1 of dynamite in the McAdoo

tunnel extension in Jersey City runnfng from Exchange place to Fif-teenth connecting the twp

I f Hudson river tubes There were 60men at work in the tunnel tore at

4the time of the explosion The two

aE mete Skilled arfeartin Kleaver 35c randCharles Miller 37V VtiI t

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C HICAGO IS TO-

HAVETREASURY1

Tip is That Taft Will Appoint Mac

Veagh To His Cabinet

NEW YORK Feb 13A dispatchfrcfm New Orleans says

Several important moves on theCabinetmaking checker board mark ¬

ed the second stays visit of Presidentelect Taft in this city It was practi ¬

cally decided that the Treasury port-folio

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shall gp to a Chicago manin this connection the real feature

f the daywas struck throughFranklin MacVeagh of Chicago abrother of Wayne MacVeagh whoserved as Attorney General in theCabinet of President Garfield beingadvanced byr mot potent influencesto the Treasuryhip p

Party leaders ofnational promi ¬

nence tonight strongly incline to thebelief that Mr MacVeagli will be the

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ultimate choice

REMARKABLE RECORD

oNINRrJack Webb Has Travelled More Than

Five Times Distance Between

Earth and Moon

OWENSBORO Ky Feb 13Uncle Jack Welsh an engineer on

the Louisville and Nashville railroadbetween Owensboro and Russellvillehas a record of which any locomotiveengineer would be proudand of

boastd to the run be ¬

tween this city and Russellville ofTSeptember 1 1882 making one roanntrip eyery day and the distance ¬

eled is 144 miles Calculating froSeptember 1 JS82 up to February 11909 which is twenty six years andfour months at 144 miles a day and1384Y J

one yearloss o tfime on account ofsiehitesand layoffs Deduces the distance b52580 miles traveled Jackwhile holding the throttle a loco ¬

motiveearthsthetliasearthand is now onefourth the dis ¬

tance on his fiftyfourth tripIt is 240000 miles from the earth

to the moon conseouentlv if UncleJack had been making trips to thatluminary he would have five trips tohis credit with 131530 miles traveledtripaAnother tiling which may be saidto Uncle Jacks credit is that histrain has never been in a wreck

COLORED PEOPLE HAVE

LINCOLN CElEBRA liON

Emancipation Proclamation is ReadMr Perry Makes An

Address

The Lincoln celebration held Fri ¬

day by the colored people wasointClarks Chapel M E church RevH A SetYart presided

The Emancipation ProclamationTerrye ofprogram

leas so long that it was not carriedout in filly But upon the whole thetribute paid to the great emancpatorwas creditable to the colored race

Mr R R Perry was on the proram with file subject Lincoln After he hud spoken a short timea maniii tlieaudience arose and said in sub ¬

stance It is all right to talkago uLincoln but we want you to tellnegroes what to do how

This changed the thread of MrPerrys speech and he devoted tremainder of his time to the colorrace giving credit for the gOOd in therace but just as earnestly showingup that which is badr

Viewed from every point the celoration was a success

OFFICES ARE BEING

toRAPIDLY MADE READY

Old Baptist Church Building BeiRemodeled For Drs Lyonofand Lyon

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The old Baptist church buildingClevraj eoegn¬

v a office build-ing

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Fourfiopms have been parti ¬

tinned oaf iii the main auditorium ofthe building end are rapidly beingcompleted When finished > they willbeandliyonifring is couttmAlaththe erectiona large flat l gonthp site labtt invike yefcr

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10K AUVANT4GE

OF POSITIONj

Duke and Five Associates on the In-side of Big Tobacco

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137InRoosevelt yesterday Herbert KnoxSmith Commissioner of Corporationspresents sore highly interesting his ¬

Tobaccomagnitude of its business operationis one of the greatest organizationsin America The report is a resultin part of an extensive investigationinto the tobacco industry made by

qpluenttr i of the tobacco industry withprices and profits and with competi¬

tive methodsTodays report sets forth the rise

ofone of the great combinations ofthe country In his letter of trans-mittal Commissioner Smith says thatit deals wit tithe historv froni thestandpoint of its organization of theStarthig1nCompany a manufacturer of cigaret-tes with a capital of 25000000the combination has now a net capi-

talization¬

excluding latercompanywholdings bf sabsorbed about 250 separate concernsari dnow controls substantially fourfifths of the output of each importantland of tobacco manufactured in theUnited States with the exception ofClbalSff He continues t

Some High FinancingIts history also presents impor ¬

tant features of stock manipulationhe financial transactions centering

around the organization of the Con ¬190m 1are noteworthy At la ttime a small body of Directors andstockholders in the combination be ¬

lieved that the profits of the combi ¬iti t

organiz ¬CoinYex ¬

change for the common stock of theAmerican and the Continental in or-der thus to secure for themselvesmost of the increased profits about tpfccommonthe Continental after its acquisitionby the Consolidated increased great ¬

ly and the small body of men controlling the last named companysosmall in fact that six of them helda majority of its stock and thus con ¬

trolled the entire combination be ¬

came entitled to millions of dollarswhich had it not been for the Con ¬

solidated transaction would havegone to the Original common stock ¬

holdersCommissioner Smith says that in

fairness it should be added that thisoffer of exchange was made with noconcealment of the fact that that of¬

fer came from the principal officersand Directors of the two companiesbut he adds

The conduct of this group of menis a proper subject for criticismhowever because they could foreseemuch better than outside stockholdersthe large profits about to accrueThey occupied a fiduciary relation tothe outside stockholder and shouldhave shared with them equally thespecial knowledge acquired by theirposition

MRS J A SHIRLEY IN-

CRITICAL CONDITIO

ProminegAbandoned13t dyusand all hope for her recovery hap

been abandoned Mrs Shirley is thetheedpro ¬inpoordonegel n un¬

conscious Her daughter Miss Flowho is attending college in Virginiawas summoned and is now at her bed4SIdeFEETqgan appeared in ThethatiheHotel dropped from the third to thefirst floors but this it is said is not

droppedfourcatch caught it

ISHOT AND KILLED

Special to The NewsiRicharddMrsterenamored The cause was jtalousy

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LEXINGTON NEGRO

WRITES on mmmNew Theory Advanced By Joseph

Clayborn in His Recentv Work

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LEXINGTON Ky Feb 13 +Letington has developed a new and up

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todate astronomer who comes for ¬

JosephClaybornored bricklayer wellknown abouttown Clayborn lives on Todd streetback of St Josephs Hospital andearns an average of 4 a day whilelaying brick or handling stone

He has been studying the elementshe says for many years and hasmade discoveries He has issued abook entitled The Invisible MadeVisible in which lie tells what the

anets are composed of what effecthave on human beings and what

effect they have on each other Heclaims that the planets disturb outplanet and by their atmosphere ovepidemics ¬

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grippe and the like as well as earth ¬

quakes and storms > >

Gravitation Qla born says> is

caused by the earth traveling so fastthat it draws everything toy it likea train of cars as he expresses it

when you stand close by the trackwhen it is passing

He says that ther is one planetvisibleplanet has a volcano on One side Sopurocular ¬

astronomersClayborn says this planet travels

at therate of 50000 miles an hourand that the front end keeps coolwhile the volcano on the other sidekeeps up a roaring furnace It goeseast end west and not around as somesuppose and this to a great extent iswhat changes the temperature of the

ifHWhat Yfty J

asks Clayborn and then answers withthis solution

We receive electricity in our stom ¬

achs and it floats around and poisonsour food This electricity he aversis generated by the unregulated plan ¬

etClayborns theories hove not yeti

astronomersIISEMIANNUAL DIVIDENDS

0OF OVER 5 PER CENT

Clark County National Bank DoingProsperous Business Over

43 Years

Ih the story Of the Clark County

FlidaysNewsarticlcIwaspaid an average ofmore than fivper cent per annum dividends during

factIIthat his friend Mr a Curtis was coin-ing

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money so rapildy

BERTILLON SYSTEMFRANKFORT Kyi Feb 13The

measulingIprisonersState penitentiary here and WardenMudd will have every convict receivedin the future measured and ¬

identificationNmaterit alY

the convicts has run out all are to

thstripedsuitse

for the unruly and dangerous pris ¬

oners > >

THE NEWS by mall S3 a year

KENTUCKY TIMBER IS

SHIPPED TO NAND

Two Carloads Friday Over Lexingtonand Eastern and More

Daily<

The first of the seasons shipmentsof heavy pak ship timber from themountain country of Eastern Ken ¬

tucky passed through here Fridayover the Lexington and Eastern roaden route for England via QuebecThe shipment consisted of two peartoads There will be other shipmentsdaily for some time of from four tosix cars a day-

Altogether about five hundred car¬

loads of these timbers will be exported from the country above Jacksonthis summer The work will be caltied on as fast as the corps ofFrenchCanadian lumbermen employ ¬

ed by Northern contractors can getthe timber out of the woods down theKentucky river by raft and to therailroad

These tim ers are used for framing-in large vessel being Jwilt in En ¬tgfeetfrom30 to 50 feet There are nowabout sixty carloads ready for ship ¬

ment at Jackson The rise and fallof the Kentucky river permitting thefloating of the big rafts will controlthe rate of shipment

BUft1N COMMITTEE

TO AWARD CONTRACT

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For Furniture of New Lodge Buildingon February 15

The joint Building Committee ofthe Kof Pand Fand A M metFriday night but no special business

I was transacted at the meeting Aftera discussion of the plans for fur ¬

nishing the new building the meet-ing

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then adjourned until the 15th

awardIApril 1st

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SEVEN MONTHS IN WORKHOUSE

Heavy Punishment Meted Out toYoung Woman For Selling

Whisky in Dry Town

DANVILLE KyFeb 13In thePolice Court yesterday Miss NannieWest was sentenced to the workhousefor seven months on charge ofsellingwhisky in local option territory Sherefused to accompany the officers tothe prison untilforced

FOR SALE House and lot for saleon West Broadayfiye roomsgood cistern LEE J W DECK2136teWANTEDCustomers to callandsee my beautiful spring goods forsuitings Over coatings and trousClings also fancy vestings Pricesmoderate GEO N KOHLHASS

2132t

FOR RENT Four rooms for rentApply Miss Carrie N Wills NMaple street 212Gt

FOR SALE = 104acre farm twomiles of Winchester nicely locatedwell improved good dwelling andgood stock barn and outbuildingsBuildings are comparatively newMake you an ideal home Price

105 per acre Must be sold innten days Apply J NEWT RENAKER J Real Estate agent Winches ¬

ter 212ltFOR SALE CHEAP One buggy

good as new JOE NUNNELLY2122t

rEagle Casting Co 1

f WINCHESTER KYrJ

V MANUFACTURERS OF t <

Gray Iron Semi Steel Thermit Steel< Alluminum Brass and Bronze

Castings of all kinds 0

Drawings Specifications and Blue Prints

WE ARE ALSO AGENTSFOR

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All kinds of Structural Steel Shapes>

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CLASSIFIED r >

COLUMNClassifiedPer Word J

Onehalfcent per word per inser¬

lion 5 cents per calender monthNothing counted less than 420

words No item charged onbooks for less than 25 cents

There continuous insertions of sameitem at double the onetimerate For 250 lines or1 more

tinSnlineFOR RENT YV

3 rooms Winn ave lQ 002 rooms Winn ave J lOO3 rooms Jefferson st v >l7 004 rooms Main st Vd2 p08 rooms Main st K

S t P90ITHE REAL ESTATE MAN

FOR SALE OR RENT Two desir=

able dwellings one on Haggardstreet the other comer of Burnsand Beckner W P AZBILL

2lllmbLOSTBunch of keys 2nigglil4heYs-

and one Postoffice key Pleasjrfeturn to this office 2llrt

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LOST Black fur hat on Parisabout one mile from WinchesleirFinder please return to Mrs JJTBIBB Winn avenue 2ll4t L

FOR RENTBlacksmith shop mid

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ithmonogramward for return to 330 South Ma ¬pIe street

WANTED rrAt once 500 skunkhi d-es and other raw furs For prilticulars address Hart Coyle0wings ville Ky Y-

24tLOST Black silk scarf found ion

Mapli street some little timeagpigforon Mr A H Sympson 1 r21iffFOR SALEonehalf lot 28X26 iin

Winchester Cemetery J A HOLTON Home phone 8533

282tSTRAYED From Pine Grove Jan-

uary¬

25th 1 red cow and 2 Heifer amarked X Iwith tar 10 re-ward for their return to FRAlfKSTIVERS Athens Ky

12610tFOR SALE OR RENT House ofApplytoI

avenue283tMonWedFristIat 21 North Maui street >

265t ti

FOR SALECoal at 21 North Mainstreet You will be pleased withboth quality and price

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119lmoFOR SALEGrocery and meat shop

paying business Terms reason-able Address W A B this office

114if 7

WANTEDTo take orders for mak ¬ing cakes beaten biscuit rolls tim-bales and rosettes MISS LUcYColtphone 654

112lmpV

FOR SALE Cheap grapho phoneand about 30 records also largeMorning Glory horn Address NR B this office 19tf

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WANTEDTo buy fnrs > scrap iron >

and all kinds of metal Best buyer

lWashmgton119lmo i>

FOUND Cora pin on Main streett

Owner may have same by calling xat this office and pangfor advertisement v

125ti VPUBLIC SALE Mrs E W Ramsey

will at her residence on East Broad L

way on Saturday February JLStiiexpose to public sale all of her 1

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household and kitchen furnitureSale at 2 oclock p m prompt

293t iIFOR SALE Will sell atpublic auc inon February 22nd Court Day

at 2 p m at Court House fiveblocks two Chares each of Peopltct>

Mate Bank stock iJlJKRANKJNJR Bush Auctioner

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