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Biuefield . Iaily Leader. m N'°- U. . , _ BLU’ I I I I' Ll > W is I \ I K> '■ l \ 1 A. WKPM-i.w mok\iv;, M-KH • s/ ^ - FOUR DOLLARS A YEAR. Work Commenced On New Business Place Modern Busiaeu* Mace To Be KrrrM On Princeton Avenue by Ha ni ne* lurk Work on the excavation for the • foundation of a new and modern harness place was commenced yes t^rday on Princeton Avenue on the lot adjoining the one on which a bus iness place is to be erected by Thorn ton's Clothing Company. Mr. Samuel Turk, proprietor of the Bland sliced Department store, recognising the fact that the present place occupied by him aa a depart raent store is loo small for bis in creased trade, has had commenced the erection of a three-storv brick building, which Ik to contain all the • hat the contract called for the com He will occupy the basement and first floor uk a department store nod the second floor will be devoted en tirely to the millinery branch of liis business. The building Is to be 25x100 feet and will be heated with Kleam and lighted with electricity. Ou the first floor there will be a 75 foot balcony. The building will be | entirely fire-proof and the front will be of-pressed brick, giving it a band name appearance. The work will be under the charge of B. 11. Clifford, tlie well known contractor. When seen by a representative of the Lender last night Mr. Turk said that th contract called for the com pletion of the building by the 1st of September and that he hoped to be *»*>!e to move into It a fc*w days later hk his increased business demanded a larger place. The building is to cost $10,000, and will add materially to tlie appearance of that part of the city. Mr. Tu'< has been a resident of i ir city for 14 years and during 'hat t in* has acquired some valuable ptoperty here and is identified with sc'erill of til s local hueineSH enter plines of the city. ' CONSTABULARY WAS SURPRISED i.MlroncK Kui.-r Town and Hteol Hi lies anil Kill Three Men. Manila, \pril 17.—One of the bo'dest exploits in American experi ence ol ladronlsm" in the Philip pines was carried out in MaloloK.t he capital of the province of Hulacan, in i!ie Island of Luzon, onl> twenty tniles from Manila, yesterday. Forty liulrones raided the headquarterh of tint Philippine constabulary, in the center of the city, captured twenty' rifles and escaped after kill ingeerht men and losing ono of their own ^ number. j POCAHONTAS NEWS Nt*w«y Nines From the Citjr Where The Mark Diamonds Abound, Daily Leader News Human, Black Diamond Book Co. f’oration law, Va.. April 17.—Mm. Scl. Baaeh returned Saturday • vua ing form au extended t-J;» to Klch a oi'd, Baltimore am! New York Mr. C. W. Young of Weieb, spent Sunday in the ritv. Col. James 8. Browning returned form Kiebntoud Sunday morning, where lie has been with his brother. Mont, whom he left at the hospital for treatment. Dr. Geo. H. Zimmerman returned Saturday evening from Staunton. Va where he had been for aeveral days on business. K K. Saunders, of the Pocahontas Colliery Co. spent Ranter in Blue field with friends. Air, Nathan Marka returned from New York Sunday morning where he had ben spending the holiday with his paents. Mr. Julian Cox, of Maybeury W. Va.. spent Sunday in Pocahontas with his Mister. Mrs. T. S Crocket. Mrs. 11. S. Black and daughter, of Minefield. spent Raster lu town with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Kwaaa. Mrs. F. P. Landon and son Qeo. of Keystone. spent Raster with friends in town The First National hunk of Poca hontas, moved into their new homu on Monday. The new building is up to date in -every respect and is a credit to the town. K. F. Via and J. B. Harris, of North Fork, spent Sunday In the city. Miss Mae Jones has gone to New mun to nurse Mr. Taylor, of the pow der plnnr. tf’TPBrmfrnTTc Mr. and Mrs. Zeek of Worth, W Va., spent Sunday with Mrs Sol Baaeh on Water Street. EAGLES HAVE A GOOD TIME Vl> i l.ie»i Night mid Transuded Bus iness and Afterwards l.unrlied. Minefield Aerie of Ragles held ii bin-liiess ims-iing at their lodge room last evening at which time Important business wit.; transacted. They, af terwaids Indulged in lunch furnish ed by the Windsor Hotel rsfe. rite Verio at this place is growtn? in memlieislhp and semes to be in a \ * •> p. > si erous condition. FUNKHOUSER MAY LOSE THE JOB Hepnrts Sent Out From Washington To Tlutt Kffivt. Washington, l>. C., April 17.—It seems hard for Roanoke, Va., to get a new postmaster. Funkerhonse, whose name was aent to the Senate last week, after the withdrawal of the name of (i. L. Hart against whom charges were preferred, Is objected to Senator Martin has received nu merous letters und telegrams from Roanoke people, asking that tills nomination be held up until charges > otilri be died. The Senator has had actlou on tlie i>(.i.until inn deferred Old papers for sale nt this clilts. I hey ate nice und dean, only lOcit per one hundred. A GIGANTIC DEAL WAS CONSUMATED TRAINS DELAYED DY BLASTING • ini' IIiimlrctl keg* of I'ouili'i' I'snl In ItlaMiug Mountain Hlile. Train * No. s and 10 on the N^h folk & Western were delayed several hours hist night on in count of (lie tracks being covered with rocks and earth near Wllmore. The Norfolk & Western is engaged in bettering their tracks in that vi cinity and last evening a blast was put off in the mountain side, a charge of 100 pounds of powder heng used, which covered the tracks with so much debris that passenger and freight trnflh was completely blocked for several hours. Fishes have no eyelids and neces sarily, sleep with their eyes open; they swallow their food whole, hav ing no dental machinery. Frogs, toads and serpents never take food except which they are certain is alive. ; Serpents are so tenacious of life that j they will live for six months or lon I ger without food Base Ball Boys Meet And Perfect Their Organization I>lii»fldd Assured a flood Have Ball Tfaai. That the city of HlueOeld Is to have a good base ball team this year goes wiihout saving. If one Is to Jcdge of the manager and assistant* el.Mted by tbe boys at a meeting hid at th office of l)r. A K. Thomp • ’ll last <•' cning. At tilts meetelng there were prev ent all »h»* niemtiers of the dub s was repotted exclusively through the cdiimiiH oi the Dally Lender Sad " t.iirsdi>> morning. D E G •; n" w ’I tc tlie citizens of Bln .| »s i: l,i sc ball enthusiast of ext* si .v experience, was elected as m. n age* for th«’ season. B Shumate, as«!rtant manager and -I. D. Eo Captain. lor colors the club has sel v e<1 "re i" and the "fans" will be govern ed accordingly. It Is an omen thr»t a Hu* h. sc ball team Is to "hot atuff" T Tin-re* L no reason whateve wV lllucfli-ld should not Have an c-xi., } lent team and the hoys will com namee prac tice at once on the* ground to (Jraham. Itohert Williams. Hplller lllch - and e* * * • will do ’he "slab" work and indei son. (libber on and fit who • * • t do i he latching. I will tie .c in "inhered by oil* ,t I/it> ir.d I hose who are Inte *»u •a bee- hall that Mr. Shumate w ■« tin* organizer of the Coafletd League, and has done much toward estab lishing tin- national sport in this sec tion of the state It is up to the peo pie of Bluefleld to assist the team In all ways that they can, more es pecially .financially. WARDEN ELECTED TOWN SEARGENT Mill K no id. Graham CMiven Kl • (id I’m n Mergeanl. ■ At a meeting of the town Council cf Graham on Monday, Mr. .1. ■. i Warden was elected town Sergeant of that city. Mr. Warden la well Unown in tbia city and hia numerous ; frlenda here will be pleased to know that he haa received thla reco/ol- i 'ion in our alRter lew* JUSTICE COURT VERY DULL \ot Much fltialnes* lu-ing Ibrne In The Justice*' Court Tbi* Week. There lias been verv little going on In ihe juaticca' court thla week, in fio't there has only been one caae tried thla week and that was Charles /Mb'ii against Charles Lawson for assault and hatery Allen claimed that Lawson threw a rock at him last November with Intention of doing him bodily barm. The case came on for trial before Justice Chambers Monday and after hearing the evi dence of one witness the case was dismissed the plaintiff navlng the [ coat. ALL IS QUIET AT WINDBER Constabulary Arrived ami Minin, Completely Awed. \A IidIIm i. I'm., April 17.—Every thing Is quiet here today after the outbreak of Monday night. The state constabulary has arrived and taken charge and the miners are complete ly awed The bloody termination of ih*- disturbance was a terrible blow to the foreign element. No further trouble Is at all likely though there lx bitter filing against the deputies NO I.IGHT FROM MMR. GO|(KY. A dispatch from 8t. Petersburg savs: Mme Corkv Is In the southern part of Russia and her version of the quest Ion of a divorce from her hus band, the novelist, has not he.-n ob tained Maxim Gorky's friendship with Mine Andtelva Is of more re cent date than was supposed As late as J 90T5 the novelist, with his wife and two children, toured the- Cau casus. The children arc* boy g aged five and eight years. GRAND OPENING. Grand Opening Hatlrday, April 14, the Hale continues all Kattei week. Free delic ious Marsh Mallows, 4 to 5 p. m. Saturday. THE 5 AND 10 CENT RTORR CO. MURDERED RY A NEGRO MAN All Huntington Astir Over UinxI Committed By n Negro. Huntington, W. \ a.. April 17.— Mrs. Martha J. Hass, a white woman, well connected, was shot aud killed hi re yesterday by Charles Morrow. :* negro hotel porter. Tha motive foe the deed is unknown. Intense excitement prevailed for a time, and there win threats of lynching. Mrs. Bass, who whs thirty year* of age. was a native of Meigs county, Ohio, and was prominently related. She expired thirty-five minutes after the shoot lug WILL MAKE A FIAT REFUSAL Coil Operators Mn-| and Full ltc|M»rt Will Not lie Made Public K,r A Few Buys. New York, April 17.—Tha atiiliia elte coal operators meet this after t oon to draft r formal reply to Milch ell proposal for arbitration The teply will contain a flat refusal of Mi Mitchell’s proposal. The reply *.vMI not be made public heroic the latter mil of the week. Kirin of C. O'Lpitjr A Son, of This 1’llyr, IM»|igte of Vnluabl i I’mp '•Hj Ml Norfolk. \ n. -- C. OlrfH'7 & Son, l he reliable real i **st a to firm of mis city, have J.nt i dosed one of the largest deals In real estate reported in this section of the country for many months. , The real estate In questU^uiordain of 5T.0 lots In the city of Norfolk, Virginia, and has been transeferred 10 prominent Minefield capitalist* '* ho propose to organize a company and sell tha lots si a future date, I he (nsideration, although not yet made public, is a big one i -he firm of C. O'Meary A Son have rondo some Important deals in ih* oast few months but this b a record i breaker and shows the popularity of l ho firm. They have quite a num ber of deals on hand at tho present | time whereby several valuable prop ertps In Hluofield will change bands W'tnlu the next few weeks. BROKEN BOW REALLY BROKEN * onipany Went to I’ieces iiimI liimt Dog in hynctiltiiri! Mutl, l.ynnhhiirg, April 17.— lien or Hroken How” Is broke. Men of the company declare that they have two weeks salary coming to them, ami Hint from preaent appearances it will la- a long time coming. lint tlie\ got (heir money's worth in it way, for they saw one of the most beautiful fights that was over pulled off ort any stage It happened in this way: David Miles, who had the leading part, asked for his sal at v Manager John Wall didn’t res pond as Miles thought he should, so he asked him again Again there was no response whereupon Miles hit Wall real hard. D was on Ho stage in I.\ru hlmrg. and the two men •Mixed It Up for fifteen -irafglif min utes. nobody interfering although • he <<n t j i e com pa m wa- prc-ent. And the company had other trou hie- In Dynchhiirg One of the east, a valuable bull terrier, took to fho woods He was the only one who had not been bothered In the salary finest ton The entire party men and women, turned out to earth for him and got stuck in a swamp When fhev came hack to the theatre they liiitl enough Virginia mud on theli shoes to establish .< in. 1 ki 1 garden And they didn't find tin dog AltIH It HAMID ON Ills DM.MTV. A number of dlsHngt. -bn | persons and tourists who have been presented to the Hlutnn of Trtrke b> the em huKsadot s of theii renpetfive toun tries were refused permis-don m wit ness th** Selamlik ceremony Saturday on the ground that lists containing inn n;«ni<’M of per*on* who <!• Im*<J to HtiPnd Him not fliihinltted fir the sulta n's a|i|ir i, 1} a* Hi# usual time, letter Abdul Hamid sent his . egieta to the embassadors His inaje-t/ r • ritPd Hip usual player at the S< lam Ilk. but accorded no audience*, al though the Spanish and Kuiiianian ministers were present at the cere mony. Was Seriously Injured By Fall Of Slate DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION — A I .urge Itepr.'sentat ion of Ikclcgutc* In Attendance. Washington, April 17.—The flf teentlt Continental Congress of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution assembled hen* today. For the second time the proceedings wore conducted In Con tinental hall, a builldng erected by tin* Daughters. An unununlly large representation of delegates wan in attendance when tin* president gener al. Mrs Donald Me l.ean. of New ' ork, «ailed tin* Congress to order. Mrs. Mrl.ean received an ovation. The convention opened with prayer. Thread made from the spider's wob l< lighter and stronger than that which comes from the silkworm, lu I* ranee there Is a fnctory nsml ouljr tor th.. manufacture of snider thiMMd POLICEMEN HAVING A GOOD TIME \ol I'illollgli Doing to keep Thrill llo>».x l.xrept Wat tiling, -- I here has been almost nothing do ing In polite tire It's wince vest erd tty .'ini the |»t>lD ,. are complaining on not Ini' Ing enough to do. Aw we go to prews there are only three who will have to answer for unlawful deed*. < ail Warren will appear for helng in an intoxicated condition. Tell Campbell haw been violating lie iii >s of ihe Norfolk a.- Wi'wie **. am’ will get the tp (1<1| fDie. S W Akers Waw appreliended for dumping garbage on private proper '•> ii"«l 'll.Mites tile that lie Will have I to i ettiove It -, Hurry II Dayton, advance agent for W. F. Sale, Jr., who will give exhibitions of expert skating at the Flat Top Kink this week. Is in the <Mv milking arrangements for ths performance Ho will be a drawing attraction at the rink during hi* slay. PROMINENT CITIZEN TAKES OWN LIFE Mad IhMMi In Had Health for Bonn* Time and Hccatno Despondent, I,urny, Vm„ April 17.—Mr. UeorRo Rosser, for the last 26 year* a < It Iron ol l.tiniy. shot and killed him v It at his home in this place last evening about A o'clock. Mr. Ros ■•u was up stairs lying on the bed whan lie tired the fatal idiot with a effect ill the lop of the head canning instant death Mr. Ronton* had been In had health t'oi about live years, was about fifty yeni a of age and leaves several chil dren, Ids wilt having died a year WANT TO KEEP DOTH No Regular Irony Officer at the Vir ginia Polytechnic Institute. Washington, April 17.—lion. Joliu Thompson llrowu, of Bedford City, clialnuan of the hoard of visitors of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, has been here for a day or two on business connected with Ihe IuhIIIu Hon. There Is a possibility that the school inn\ lost* the use of the arms which are now furnished by the W'tr Repm i mcul The regulut ion under w in h i I tics art* issued to schools where military tactics are taught pro ' Ides that an officer la* detailed by ’he department to net uh coin inn ndc>r <»r cadets l.ifuumuiu l>. C. HhankH. | who was (he coiniunndnnt at lllucks tnif*. at the outbreak of the war with Spain, was sent to the front with his i('glint-lit and since that time there has been no army officer at the school Colonel JohiiHon, a graduate of (lie Poytechnic, has been acting as foiiijiiundunt, to the complete sat isfacllon of the superintendent and * he boni d o| visitors Tht* goveru incut lias allowed him the prlvllegos °f 1 ,"* mtlllery school at Fort Mon ioc and of the military school at Fort Myer, in addtlon to granting him «•*»» t it in privileges at West Point, lit* Is an especially capable officer, and Hi* hoard does not want to give him up. Semi tot Marlin and Rcpristeu Inti** Class went with Judge Brown to ;««• Secretary Taft to second the efforts which are being made to keep Mm Firms and al <» Col Johnson Old papers for sale at. this off!, e Tney are nice and clean, only Idcts. per one hundred. Falling Slate Almost (Yuahi* Llfw Out of Miner Near llraimvell. Special to the Dally Leader. Hratmvell, W. Va.,—April 17._ Charles Nowlnn, a minor employed in the T. D Lee Minos near here was seriously Injured by tho falling of a pleco of alate this afternoon at 3 o'clock. He was employed In underoreuat ii*K In a room and the slate over head had not been properly proppod. A piece S feet long and 4 foot thick ga\o way and fell on him crushing him In a horlhle manner His son was standing near him when the accident occurred and Immediately notlded some follow workmen who extricated him from Ills poaltou. It Is reprted that his Injuries are serious and but .light hopes are entertained for liiu recovery. . Mr. Nowlnn la aged 40 years and has a wife and six chil dren. WILL GET A HEARING TODAY Mrs. Mary Itarger, Who Stand* Ac cused or Murder of Her Mother W ill <le| Hearing Today. la all probability Mrs Mary W. It a Igor, who stands aroused of giv ing her mother an overdose of mor phine or other poisonous drugs, will ho given a hearing today. Sho has employed Attorney J It Dillard to defend her and the state will ho repieuenteil h\ (lie prosecuting at tor ne\ at ilie preliminary hearing before Squlio Chniiilierr There were no new developmnts to speak of yesterday and the au thorities are awaiting further devel opments In tliu cuHc. Mm Itarger takes her detainment in a very Jolly mood and does not seem will rled In the least aIioiit It.. VIRGINIA FARMERS WILL HOLD MEETING vpi'll loth Is the Hale Set Tor the Meeting ai Lynehhiirg. Lynchhiiig, Va., April 17.—The Virginia Slate Union of the Aiiierlcuii Society oi Kqulty will meet n Lynch long. Va., on Aprl 20th, at 11:30, and continue in aeslon tho 21at at llili City Hall Mr .1 A Hverelt, president, A. S 10 . of Indianapolis. Ind ; Hon Carter Class, oi I,yiiHiliurg, I’rof. Andrew \l Soule, of lllackabui'K, Bx Cover aoi I lloge Tyler, of Itadford, and oi her prominent men will ad(lro.iH ilie meeting Electrical Workers Are On Strike For Higher Wages A NEW BOOK BY COLORED AUTHOR Will lie Filler'll on the Mutko hI mi I'auly Date. \V. H Randolph, the colored at.Ur of this «Ity, announces that b* has nenrlv finished the writing of hla new hook, containing biographical | sketches of the most proniluet col ored men and women in the Flat Top 1 'mI Held |i contains other Ini pottant facts and features. Jleing very nni(|iie, it promises to he botb interesting and attractive. He ei- j pet eh to place it on the market by •Sept 1st, M FaHeies, the new French pres u|i ni. p'S up between . and H, doM his hurtle t woik directly after hla morning walk He nevei smokes and lie reatlv a great deal In his own words | devour all manner of hooks historical, philosophical anti literary, Tlstoi and Y'lgny are my lov* i of handsome htioks. My morn lovet <it handsome hooks Hy morn irii.' w. ik Often lakes me to the old hook dealer's stalls on the way. | Moot hunting Is, Indeed, one of my lioMiie- M\ ther hobby is playing billiards." a U«iuaiid Shorter flour*, Iglier I'ay Awl Itecoguif ion of the iTiloii, A strike or the International Bro i Latliood of Fleet i leal VVorkerH liriH lieen declared and will effect all dec 1 rleal telephone and icltyrrnph i om |»anle "d uill inilH" a complete tic tip of lie various telephone lines in Severn. oj the states It effeeta Vlr glnla. Went Virginia and Florida, which Is in >M' jurisdiction of the lu ternnt Iona I Hlchi ..id, \ a,, %pt'il 17.—The dou I hot , Hull telephone linemen at v 1 »**ll. Fort mouth, Newport News, Ihiuii >u and Hvitehhiii# are on > Htiike i’ttere I- no Irouhle in Hie balance of t he 'dale Olltei linemen Were utn|>lo> »*d and there Is no cm ha rassir out Mobile lln., \piil 17. One hun drod lliieiueii and eahle splicers of the He|| I c|< phone Company are out mi ttrike in Mobile Ttils partially llc> ufi the i oust i in lion work of the company, which i putting In an tin lei ground <vstem Norfolk, In., April 17.—The alrlke hi.long tin* linciiii'ii inside workmen 1 • nil cable ipllcpt s of the Hontbei n' H'-ll Telephonr* Company tied ii|i n|) ney* con fr iu Hon work lit i’lttshuif.' S.syaimah, (in., % ptH 17.— \hout thirty linemen of the Southern Hell Telephone Company and the Ocorght Telephone Company an* on a drlke Birmingham, %ln., % i *i-• I 17.— Fourteen hundred linemen of the Southern Hell Telephone Company hay ■ '.truck demanding an Im reuse of Wfigcs and recognition of the an ion AllfUitii, tin., A|it'il 17.—Tho ntrlke <»f Souliiei ii Hell tck'iilidp linemen became offer live yesterday. Ho fur IIM has heeii developed, the strike has not Intcrfcieil with construction work In the Atltinlu illstrirt, or In the ter iliorv Involved in the strike WILL LECTURE ON “DRIVING NAILS" Interesting laulnre to be Held at tt»a Christian Chunli Thursday Night. I ha people of Minefield are prom iscd n rare treat at the Christian Church Thursday night at which time Key. T II Adame, pastor of the Christian Church at Rdlntmrg, In dlwiia, win give one of Id Interesting led urea. Tho auhjed of the lecture will hr I hiving Nalls," and It gots* without raying Hint t he np|»r# i i.itive audience which will attend will coma a wav fully satisfied with the even ings’ en t erf it lumen I Rev \datnj m no sit anger to the people of Mine field, having lectured In i ghoul three month ago, at which lime he spok? lie h the father of Rev .1 \ Xdams to a large and appreciative audience pastor of the Christian Church at this plate and Is here now bm tho guest of his son Admission to the let tnie will be f»0 and cents.