4 B iuefield Daily Leader.
\‘>l- i. NO. • _BLUE FIELD, WEST VIRGINIA. WEDNESDAY \iok\i\<- — ;-~
" —'-- 1 kXIXl' xi Kll. -■■>_FOUR DOLLARS A YEAR.
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Contractor J. H. Fitzgerald Shot And Stabbed By Italian
WAS THE MOST COLD BLOODED MURDER IN THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF CREW- BEING COMMITTED IN COLDBLOOD WITHOUT PROVOCATION
Reported That Armed Posse Has Assassin Surrounded
San Francisco Experiences
WITH KKAH l»K»l*LK TKKMIU.K AT M.M.H I'KS'I' SHOCK.
Another Slight Earthquake
PflAFTICALLV NO RAMAC.K WAS
MONK, IUT KXriTKS |*RO.
PLF AND MANY I.KAAF
THAT WOl'LD HAYK
KKMAINKD.
OAKLAND, « AL., April 24.—An
other earthq ako shock occurred at
10:1ft last night and increased the
anxiety of San Francisco's stricken
people. It last 'd Ixtt a few seconds
and no damage is reported. The
shock, though, caused many people
to remain awake throughout the
night Tor fear of further disturban
ces.
The shock o/ last night shows plain
ly thut 'Frisco is it nervous wreck.
The first day. when the big quakes
occurred, the people waited for th
final shock that would sink the city;
then for four days they had it chance
to forget the shocks as the ravages
or fire gave them something else to
think of. Now the slightest quiver
causes t’:r:r. to cover their races.
It is estimat'd that Sftft bodies
have bon buried thus far and others
are being constantly discovered by
the men who are clearing away the
debris.
Rain last night and the new shock
hits decided many of the refugees to
leave the city and the exodus start
ed again early this morning with re
newed force. Transportation is not
hard to get. it is harder to get left
over bread tl .-.u to get a railroad puss
out of the storm cottier. The South
ern Pacific only asks these questions:
"Where do' you want to go? How
many in your party?"
TROUBLE BREWING
AT UNIVERSITY
U
ICeport Arrives Telling or Sell in • tn
Oust |ir. Aiaxey.
An interesting story coi i from
Hui khannon. Ii Is marked ■ !ai,
and is to the effect that a quiet
ip cava I lias been arranged to ex
plode beneath the chair of Dr. Rd
win Maxey. the noted legal writer
and instructor in the West Virginia
Fnlvrslty, and oust him at the con
clusion of the present year. The
one said to be slated to succeed him
Is C. K. ilogg, of Point Pleasant,
who is rated as an a ilhoriliy on
pleading and practice. Inn |v said no
lo have the qualifications natcrally
eiijoved hv IP .Aluvnv in l..o......
HORSE THIEF CAUGHT
BY USE OF TELEPHONE
J Stable of It. .1. Want Kniri'isl mill
Hors * Stolen—Thiel' < a|ii un it
i Anil l.miiletl In .tail At
Welch.
Taxeuell, \ a., \pril *J|.—The
’ quickest capture of a horse thief
| known in this part of the state was
i made this morning |»y the use of
Mho telephone. A man entered the
stables of .1. It Ward some time af
Mer I- o'clock and rod** away on
• Mr. Ward s tin** bay mate. As soon
; as tbe robbery became known this
I ntornlng Mr. Ward began using the
( telephone and by l I o’clock tbe thief
I was in jail in Welch, and the hors**
| was safe in a livery stable. The
j identity of tin* thief is not positively
j known here hut an officer left this
morning to identify tin* man and the
horse.
ONLY THREE ARRESTS
MADE ON PAY DAY
It Hefiiis 'I lint I,aw Breakers m***
l/enrfng the City.
Tom Brook and a colored gentle
man. who would not reveal his iden
tity, came to tin* city hall, accom
panied b> an officer, for tit king a
stroll on ihe Norfolk Ac Western Ball
way Co n >uny's private grounds.
Col trims Gillespie took unto him
self ic»o much booze and refused to
' be I**! to where water onlj is obtaln
abl< He was a bad man part of his
tout, hut when in* thought of home
folks lie withered and cried In n
lot'll vo|«** for help.
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Wade I. \ Well Known ('Iti/en
of Oak vale, Shot Through the
llearl hy Loorgc Join*,.
Oak vale, W. Vm., April i!l.— Wade
Leslie, a well known el 11 Ken of this
place, Was shot through the heart
and Instantly killed at this place this
morning. The trouble arose over the
fact that Leslie was running a grist
mill for Mr. Hill and Jones bail been
trying to get posesslon of it for some
time. The murder was a cold blood
•*d one and Jones told people who
went standing near the scene of the
crime not to bother him or he would
kill them lie has left here saying
that he way. going to Princeton to
give himself o\ei to the authorities.
I«eslie has a family of three chil
dren. his wife having died about
three weeks ago
Jones, the murderer. Is a native of
Franklin county.
The funeral of Leslie will take
place here tomorrow. Public sen
timent is very high against Jones
and If he is seen in this neighbor
hood it Is thought that quick action
will be taken regarding the pun
ishment for t he crime which was
without provocation
THOUSAND DOLLARS
FROM ELKS
" ill ICmInc That Amount for Suffer*
'■i> ill Sun KrAiirlNi'f).
I*ii o*k erst»ui*g, April Si_\i <•
special meeting of tin* locul order of
Klks tho work of starting ;i relict
fund for tho sufferers of Sai. Krnn
(isco was begun A special r oti.irilttee
composed of Messrs. Walter Hont.l.*
If II MrOregor. and Kdward ‘Jelly,
members of the lodge, were appoint**
ed for the purpose of getting tii- con
tributions from the difTeren mein
lie*t'H of the order and forwarding It
to tho proper authorities.
At tho meeting yesterday after
noon there w ore over two htindr'*d
end nftv dollars ralwil among the
fttenihers and by last nig r *11011101
had reached twice tha; stun The
local lodgo will alt-*mol t>* ruls** ope
thousand dollars to t»e forwarded to
fir: nd K'*cre*ary of *!io Klk , r?«udn*
•on at f>ul>Uf|ue. lev iv’to will n>
nun send it on
Ire you doing anything for the
tricken people of San Ktanclsco-'
DUTY REMOVED
ON ALL GOODS
Goods For H stitute at San Francisco
In Ite Received Kn*r nf Charge.
Washington, April 21.—Represen
tative Gaines lias Introduced a hill
admitting freo of duty all goods,
wares or ineivha ml is- which may be
imported from the I'nlted States as
gratultlotis contribution for the re
lief of the eurthrpinke sufferers in
California and consigned to the gov
ernor of the State, the mayor of San
Francisco, the secretary of war or
the secretary of commerce and labor.
I he box hall alley opened last
night and was well attended Later
on valuable prizes will he given to
persons making the highest store. \s
this Is a new game in Hi • city It has
to he learned to he liked Come In
and learn It today Hon'I forget the
place Kureka Hardware Company's
old stand, across from Ke|le\ K
Moyer's
tional and constltct lonal law t’oin
‘Idol with this inforniatloii is tlx
undcratanring that certain interests
connected with the school, lenloua ol
the prominence and prestige or Mr
Maxey, have conspired to forte him
out. The facts are becoming known
among the students, especially those
In tho law college, and there's wm
In sight. Vr. Max ■> is a universal
favorite. ...id his frl.uxls claim that
if he is o •* d it will mean t *» w, h
drawn) of * mny -indents a* | tip* ,
affiliation h am < ool wit which
In* may li onnot-ted.
The si .. « to put i.i tli ■ Point
Pleasant nan Is -:>h] to hnvt men
unfolded short ne ago wlie Mr.
Mnxej desired to I ve his new work
on International I,,./ placed on tlx
college catalog .• If u.s non said
it Is charged, t t such i iirot •edlmi
would lit* o no avail been ft •• Mr
.Maxey wonli not l>e there nex* vear.
This threw his friends on i he alert,
and nir there Is a pretty hattl* in
sight. The plans of ftp* friends or
the 1‘oint Pleasant man have not
been fully made known Persons act
ing In tlx* interest of harmony havt
nr will suggest tlx* propriety of mnk
ing a new place for the point Plens
ant man. he 'Use he would ttndouht
edlv be of great value In his special
line This at the same time would r<*
tain the services of Mr. Maxey, whose
friends are rally Ing so strongly tc
his support
Messrs levering and \Vndd«M. of
Mramwell, were in i|,e city ve t •••dav
looking after some real estate trans
fers.
W. W Hicks left vesterdav morn
ing for Pocahontas.
i ur. .%>(» VO.
TKItW OF' 111,1 KKIKU),
You have no doubt often asker'
\ourself the question why hi * taxes
HO high in Bltlefteld. when there Is
ho little In sight to show where the
’Money has gone or how ex pett i."I '
, V few figures from the »it\ records
gleaned therefrom by a hurried and
casual examination, of expenditui r*
along a few linen within the paM
year, may tend to explain where
some of your money hns gone. Sn>
Into improvements anti betterment*
of the city, and for the welfare of
the general public, hut Into the pock
et* of a few city official* and other
persons.
I nder the old city obarter about
• 3,500 paid all salaries, under the
now charter salaries may roach quite
$20,000. Wfi i ve w <• gal tied tin
dot the new ci. l.t Multi|dica»lon
of offices, ipci cti nalary, complex
machinery, can ,ng much more frir
tlon and requiting more oil to run
the machinery, n<| with not s good,
economical go\< nrncnt m under the
old charter The prepaintlon of our
first legislative charter wit ,|| in
cidental expenses attendant m lne|
dent to putting it Into opet if on, cost
nhottf the sum of one hunt'- d dol
lars only The second !<• Maflve,
or new r hat ter )n |tn .r«• >ar >n and
Incidentals wltho t re ■ ,| t , put
ting It Into operalln.i, tost t' tax
payer shout on« thon> t I dollars
And what If will eventually cost Is
Within the realms of doubt and tin
certainty.
•I. II. KITX4ZKH Al.l». \ co\ i n \( T
OIC. SHOT TWII'K ll\ ITAIr*
I AX AXIl TIIKX lloitltl.
IH.V I.AMCKI! \TKIt.
ITALIAN IIKOIMKS KXItAHKH
HISCAl'HK UK II AI > IIKKV
l»IS< 'HAItHKIl AXIl SOI OUT
IIKVKXOK.
CITIZENS ARMED
WITH WINCHESTERS
AUK NOW IX ITItSI I I ok TIIK
.Ml ItHKIIKH W HO W ILL, MOST
LIKKLY, UK HI’MMAltllA
OKAliT with.
ItKMAIXS TO IlK HKXT TO HI S I’
IXOTOX THIS MOIIM'i, k.»H
IXTritNIKVT
Oew, W. Via., April -.It. limn._
Oih* of Hit- most t'olil Ii|<><m|i <i linn
tiers in (he annuls of lids place or
siirroiiinliitK country was enacted lo re
ttalay ami as a result J. ||. I'll/.ger
•1*1. tlx* well known contractor of tin*
firm of Millett A I’it/net-old, now
Ill's cold in death.
Mr. l-'it/itt-mld on ..lay tils
cliaruisl an Italian wlio was worth
It's* anti Ids asociales, many io
unmlM-r, Is'cauif enraged and saitl
that 'hey would K''< even with (lit*
contractor even if they laid to wipe
tml the entire crew id Americans
who are employed In the construc
tion of tln> Ptepwalfi Hallway.
Tld* moruinu w hile Mr. I iixi(er>
aid was euroute limn his oilice to
the shanty where a doctor was dress
iiiK tlie womuls ol a in-urn who was
injured recent ly in i h i * pit-mature
explosion of a blast, iki- Italians, whtr
were t|iiartt-retl in a shanty alotiK
the route of Mr. I'it/^i-raltl, notirtsl
his approaeh anti wlien lie arrived
oppositt' Hu- shanty, one id' tlu-m
SCALE COMMITTEE HELD
_A SHORT CONFERENCE
SOMETHING DOING
AT BRAMWELL
—.
A N KN T KHT AIN M KNT
A rare treat is in atom for the
people ot thin vicinity Saturday night '
Apll 28. at the Masonic Hall The
Kxcelslor I .Horary Society will give
an entei tuinniunl. consisting or ora
tions. recitation, plays and music.
I he 111tislc will he a special feature
of the occasion.
Mr. Itohnrt McCabe, attorney for
the Sea Board Alt l.lno. of Norfolk,
was visiting friends here Sunday.
Mr (# W. StCluir, of Tuiewell,
vias registered at the Illueatopv* lun
one day HiIh week.
Mr. Moore, Klkhorn, was visit
ing frlcistls In town Sunday.
.flr. Alfred Lilly, photographer for
If. W. Ilicks, of Pocahonias, was
a Inisltiess visitor In liratnwell Mon
ti a v.
Mr. .1. I* Parker, of Itadford, was
shaking hands with friends here Mon
day Hnd Tuesday.
W (). Wood St) n, of Harris, Wood
son & ('onipany, Lynchburg, was a
htiKlnes visitor to Mrainwell Monday.
Mrs Lula Christian sponl Sunday
with relatives In Minefield
Mins Lisle Lilly is the guest of
hflp ululoe \l eti II! ttflli._
Talked Mutter* Oxer and Will Ad
journ to Meet Next Wednesday.
Wilkistliurre, l*a., April J4._
President Mitchell arrived In the city
loduy and (hi* evening had a confer
erne with the coal operator* regard-'
lug the Mltnatlon in Hie anthracite
Held.
Tlie general scale committee meet*
tomorrow and will conalder the re '
fusal or the operator* to acept Mitch- j
'‘II M lt*H« propoHltlon for arbitration
ami decide what further move will
be aade. The opinion !h that the
committee will adjourn tomorrow to
meet next Wednendn.v.
POCAHONTAS
NEWS NOTES!
THK liANI> OK HTI'ltHY MKN ANI>
THK HKH’I’ I'O.th ON KAItTH.
Or George A Zimmerman attend
ed court at PeariHburg on Monday.
Snittrdny whh one of the best pay
day* we have had for inonlhti.
Mt O. KcIioIh waw In town on
hiitdiioMH Monday morning.
Mr .1. G. Gillespie, commiNsloner
of revenue, Ik In town HiIh week
iHKtilng llceiiHe for the merchants for
next year.
Mi Harry Wood, of Goodwill, W.
Vn., wah a visitor to our town on
Monday.
Mr .1. Munch circulated a petition
hero o/i Saturday for tho benefit of
opened the on him uml shot him in
the lieudt wire mid it Tier lie fell from
his horse run I'rom tin' shanty and
slahlNtl him in the huek and hreast
arid otherwise lusreruled him in a
horrible manner.
No Americans were close to the
scene when the horrible crime was
committed, hut some poople who
were close, heard I lie shots uml has
tened to the srene to liml Mr. I''lt/.
gerald cold in death.
I hiring the arrival of those rout
ing from a distance the murderer
mini • Ids escape and from several
Italians who were near tin* scene
of tin* Imrrihle crime it mis learned
that • hey hurl s«*en some one running
fra- llte hills.
A |H»ssc, composed of the entire
community, immediately armed them
selves ami are now scouring the uiotin
tains for the murderer, and If caught,
In- will lie summarily dealt with.
Mr. Fitzgerald is a very popular
and well known contractor and a
memls-r of the local lodge or Flks
at Huntington, lids state, to which
place Ids I tody wil »*• taken this
morning for burial.
(hater.) At an early hour this
morning vve are Informed that the
|nissc who have hern in pursuit ot
the murderer since vest’ i day have lo
cated him uIhmii three miles from the
scene of the crime, in t fie mountains,
and that lie lias in his company sev
eral countrymen who arc heavily
arund.
Further bloodshed i- feared, hut
flic posse is determined to take him
dead or alive.
Mr .lor lloge, 1 raveling salesman
for the Minefield Produce and Com
mission Company made a fl\ln visit
to Mrnmwoll one day this wis-k.
Mrs. .1. It Maxey, has returned
ltome from an extended visit to
Franklin county, Vn.
Mr W C. Yenton was circulating
among friends lu-re Sunday and Mon
day.
Mrnce Loving, leinesellng' Huff,
Andrews & Thomas, of Minefield,
was a visitor to Mia in well Monday.
Mr Ceorge Itoe, of Minefield, was
visiting elnllves her** Monday
Mr I’.dward 101 tie, of frlnceton,
was rirculallng among friends here
Htinday and Monday,
Mayor .1 \ Waddell, was a vlsl
J lor to Matoaka Monday.
Mr. Walter Meed, formerly r»f this
place. Inti now of Princeton, was
j circulating among fr iend- hem Mon
! day
I'Mlle Miss June Lilly, or Mine
field, is the guest of her i-l<» Mr
W. W. Wilkes
Mr. T. L. Klhler, representitig Flat
Top Croeery Company. was sailing
on friends In re yesterday
Mr and Mrs. F L. Hehoew spent
several days in Minefield this week. I
Ml s Litra Mowvei has returned
tome from a few weeks' visit to j
relatives at Vivian
'It It 10 Ashworth, of KTi r, Me
i low e|| eoiinfy. was a hiislne-s visitor
here Mon da >
Mrs I K L Sent/ and little son.
Freeman, of Princeton, are visiting
friends In town this week
»»n «ihim i.hu hiiIIcriMH, .'inn rain*
»h) quite a nice amount
Mr M. H. Hatchett loft on Mon
thly for Goodwill, W. Va., where he
has accepted a ppsltlon with the
Louisville Grocery (Company.
MIhh Alice Barbour lias returned
from New York where she has been
attending school for the last year.
Mr. \V. K. Thompson and famllly
left Friday nigh on No. 3 for Itlgly,
North Dakota, and from there he
win go to Alberta, Canada, where he
will make Ills future home
Mrs A dice Hoover, of New York,
Iftvhdtlg her sinter, Mrs \V F Har
bour.
Mi F M. Kaslev, of Minefield, wan
in town yesterday on hunlnoHs
Mis* I! Ma\ Calloway has resigned
lift po ftton with Howard and Law
'•''O' *' to accept a position as sten
ographei foi Hi Hluefleld Brew lug
Company.
•'L and Mrs Max Diamond, of
ftadford, Va., are visiting in the city
Hiis week
Mi Hevculv Yost, of Graham, Va.,
was in town Tuesday on business.
Mr Franl Cassell of Itadfo-d,
Va , was In town this week on b
loess
I
Lx* i a popular young lum f
herrnan. of Welch, spent last night |
United Citizens Party Gives Some Facts And Figures
Makes A Direct Appeal To All Our Voters
rmJor the present ihtrfer certain
salaries are provided fo the fifth fain
fin imtliorliy given to Me eity author
It leu to fix the frame The law Her
5 ft Chapfei of the v t* of i'ur.
which utnnids Ii*- foi iei * ;• rlef
of the e|ty, a in/>n v oMen thin-'* 010
vlflen that "No filfii * r appointe-l ot
elected ahull l»e interested .lit . Mv
or Indirectly in anv contract with
the city for atipplle to furnished
or work to he performed " And Me
60th Section of Paid Act provid' -
certain penalties to tie Imposed upon
those who violate the Act.
Now w|tl#uit chairing any one
of the officials with the violation or.
this yet or the law wo propose to
give the tax payer* and citizen* of
Minefield some facts and figures
found on the city record for the past
vear or a lit I** more than a year, and
th«-n let th*’ gentlemen whoso names
are mentioned rls<> and explain to
the people the meaning of th'* figures
and items one by one. and let the
■eople judge f o i themselves as to
where In part if least their mom-'
ha- gon« and fot what purpose It
has so gone.
Within l ho year there has been
paid tf! Attorney John If Hillard, tlly
attorney, outside of Ids regular an
mini salary of 9~’5« in eonneetlon
with Attorney II A Hits, out of
the treasury of the city the snug lit
fb sum of 92.540 00 of which about
9795.00 appears to have been foes
for preparing now ehnrter. and In
eonneetlon therewith to Andrew j
llearne not an attorney) to pay his
expenses to Charleston to take tare
{>f »he r » * .., milkin'’ il,. |
gmss siifii ji| (nit about the charier •
business about $st;,.on that we know
niioui How much more on this ac
count ihui we paid does not vet ap
pear. Kot what the residue of the
12 r> lr» hO we paid to Atorney IHIIatd
and Mil* Is not deflinlle The city has
had no heavy litigation in which any
H'trh *"*" could have been rightly
and Justly paid lx*t the officials
answer Again the city record dis
closes that within the period afore- i
said there has been paid to the \V |»
llewky Merchandise Company, (at
the* head of which is Councilman W
I’ Hawley I the sunt of $ 1,227 r»4
I'het there has likewise been paid
out of the city treasury to a merchan- *
disc company of which the present (
mayor, B. K. Carter, and a candidate
The City Of Bluefield Is
MKNTI\Kl» TO IlK THN <OMIN<J (’ITX OF XX FNT XlltOIMA.
_Forging To The Front
I’M) Roll of Norfolk M Western Ve*
f onlay lairgewt in History of
with the exception of ihotm who
are directly Intcreated lu the Nor
lolk & Western Hallrond and also
the shops, we doubt very much If
there are many who kuow what the
extent of the business of this com
pany Ih. und the amount of benefit
that Im derived (herefrom.
(>n yesterday the largest amount
of rush, one hundred thousand dol
lars was paid out by this company
to employes In thlii city. When the
fact Ih taken Into consideration that
this Ih only one of the many Indus
tries of this place, the outside world
can see what a thriving and busy city
Minefield Is.
The many butldlngH uow going up
Is another evidence that we are forg
lug to the front und tbut our bust*
ness men are wide awake and realize
the fact that Minefield Im rapidly Im
proving and that business Is on the
rise. One has only to take
a walk along I'rlnceton avenue or
any ol the other str«*ots for that mat
tor, and note the mugnltliceiM build
ings In course of construction. There
Is hardly a day that pusses but work
Is commenced on a new bUHlueas or
dwelling ami of a most substantial
nature.
Those seeking for Investment can
not find a holer place in tbu state
than Minefield and they Imve only
to come here and note the progress
of the city to verify this statement.
WRESTLING MATCH
AT SKATING RINK
Those Who F'it joy the H|iort Will lie
Well F:ntertaliK><1 Tonight.
The wrestling match arranged to
take place at the Pint Top skating
rink tonight promises some fine sport
One of the contestants Is the light
weight champion of Western Mary
land, and Is a remarkably developed
young man. Moth contestants aro In
fine form, and are determined to
come out victorious The contest |h
to come off at 8:30 tonight.
The bnnd will play and skating af
ter the contest.
A PROMINENT VISITOR HKIIK.
Mi Kloyd Chapman. editor and
ownei of the Huntington Dispatch,
surprised 11m as a visitor on yewfor
day. We wore both surprised and
delighted to see him. He Is one of
those young West Virgiulnns who Is
making his mark In the buulaews
world and some day we hope to nee
him teach the top round In the lad*
der of succeas,
for re-election, is a member, the sum
of II! 11 r»1 Also to Minefield Grocery
Company, in which Mr. Carter Is a
stockholder. the sum of 9M2.Ml,
LI tewis * oi t of the >•: y t'Citsury to
I* G • tii.v, on of »)•< city supervi
sor H t '«• Hum of 9 I/O .<3 Ji, |
I fill!. ah’O n dtv offlcla. I *1.74.
To Abel Massey, serving both a»
rouncllroan and policeman at one and
the sHtne time, 91 20 00
An explanation Is due from theta*
parties, our elty officials, showing for
what they wore paid these Items.
These amount* were paid these par
ies outside of salary, exeepf perhaps
in the ease of Mr. .Masse) who inay
out of the 1120 00 paid him have
received nnlarv both as councilman
and policeman
I’l HLICATION COMMITTEE
('SITED CITIZENS PARTY
A CORRECTION.
(n Good Citizenship bulletin of
yesterday we were mistaken In say
ing that Councilman Howly was with
Councilman Mornard In the rear of
Windsor bar, when Mr. J. W. fluff
went there for the letter. Mr Howly
had parted company with Mr Men
ard at the bar room door
PC MLICATION COMMITTEE
UNITED CITIZENS PARTY.