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% ‘-»*- ~ 77 I 111 1 111 Bluefield Daily Leader. VOL 1 N°~ 18 ~ BLUefTeLD. WEST VIRGINIA. SATURDAY MORN rNOrAI-Rn:^^"-KOURDOLLA~RS A VPAB HARVARD INSTRUCTOR CHARGED WITH WIFE MURDER L i Ll y « , ^~——— Fitzgerald & Mullets Camp 4ft Scene of Another G*ime A U0|(1I1U..VI .UXilMi iMIOO'lti! HU. UMbM AI MI'KHI N TkMlKNT O.NK mix 1. TAKING KKFKTr. Tin- camp of Fitzgerald Ml licit, at Curve, v. as me sceue of au attempt ai tuuider yesterday inoruiOK at nine o'clock and as a result one of the siipei inteiiueuts ot the tU m uov lies at me point of death with a bullet trom a revolver lu hie lung. The negro, who is a worthless one, has been lounging around the camp gambling and making bis living the best way hu could without working and had been nodded by the superin tendent |o leave the camp. The negro replied that he would, follow ing the action of the Italian who shot Fitzgerald, and Immediately pulled a revolver and Ured live shots, one taking effect in the righ lung, which may prove fatal. The ne^ro at once took to the woods and is now being pursued by a large urmNl |*>sso and If captured will l*e dealt with In a quick man- | ner. LABOR AGITATION TANKS A TURN I Police Make a Wholesale Search to I'neaidi Plot Against Public Security. a ■ .. Th*» Associated Press. l‘»H* April 27,-wJhe widespread labor af^tadon look a dramatic turn WAS DECAPITATED BY PASSENGER TRAIN AlU-mpU-d to Board Train WhUr at full H[iml and Fell Coder The Wh«rl>. Jerry Hij.inu. a Hungarian, wn» lusunlly killed nt Nemours yester day hy falling hcnpaih the wheels of No. 16. He In company with three compan ions whs walking along Hie track and as the pswenger train ap proached lliJenH made an attempt to get aboard while it wan going at full speed He fell under the wheels hnd his body whs mangled In « hor rible manner. On hlv person was found his name with the address No. 956 Leo street. IJortsmouth. Pa. Ho also hud a minors’ lamp and instructions as how to roach Pocahontas and Switch buck. Ills companions after the accident became scared and took to the woods on a dead run. It is the opinion of those who viewed his remains that he wan intoxicated an three bei»r bot tles were found broken In his pock let. . . PLACED BOMBS IN WINDOW. 111 il JAS. L McKSEN PASSES AW AT. i Ru'd at (lie Home of Mr. I.. 1». OU* 1 letle. On Hnnly Mfeeet. at 13: IA VmtmUljr. | .Jus. I«. McKeu died at the houto • L n. fillette. his brother-in 'law, at 12:15 yesterday. He was a .conductor. and a member of the O. .11. C , Division 210, Roanoke. Va. . wa* also a member of the 11. R. I T. He leaves u wife and ou» duugh ;ter, Mrs. T J. Friday. The family i will carry the remain* to Canada for ' Interment Religions Movice* will be I conducted at Mr. Gillette's residence j ou Hardy street, at 0:45 this even lot, by Rev. J. A Haylor, pastor of Hluud street Methodist Church, of which church the family are mem bers. Member* of the O. ft C. and II. R T. will accompany the remains • to the train. f _ , _ . ; MOUNT vs. MOUNT ROOKS vs RIFLE. The Mount Cousins Meet In Road and Proceed to <Je| Busy With Rocks and Rifle. — What may prove h fatal shooting ! acrafie hup|iened on tllltiert's Creek I VOvftvr.l'iti n n J no .. ...... 1 a «1^._ Attempt Mode u> Hhm t'p I'nion IW* I tot at I leaver, Colorado. My Tbo Ashoc1hIi*i1 Press. Deliver, Col., April 27.— Aft ah tempt was made to blow up tho V% lon depot^4n this city today, or at 4gast that is the opinion of the au iigfHj^vXwo bomba loaded with gun found today on the win dow sill. There are no clues and consequently the police are it a loss to account for the placing of the bombs in the window. STOOD FIRM ■TO THE FIRE. Wliun lljf leaders Stand I'Inn on Tariff Itcttttle*. " , • My The Associated Press. W teddiigtou. April 27.—-In the House today Congresmun Williams, of Mississippi, tlie minority leader, for two hours stood the Are of the Republican*, bolding the attention of tho member* throughout on his presentations of the doctrines of the Democratic party on tariff for reve nue only. During the day U15 pension bills passed the House. REGISTRATION BOOKS CLOSE TONIGHT ’ All Who Haw \*>l Registered Hhouli! Take Advantage of the l,a-t Opportunity. _ Tim work of registering the votert of MIoeArld Is almost completed, and the books will be closed tonight ul nine o’clorjt There are n nurntwi r»l I*- — w —' UUH « I»-|| I / Mount received the contents of a WId Chester rifle In Ills thigh Henry Mount, who Is u merchant on Hilbert's Creek, niet his cousin, i Charles Mount In the road near his stone Hud us there whs had blood existing hetwen the two they arose to blows. Charles Mount commenced to uh* rocks as u weapon, and hla cousin who had a Winchester with him used efforts to get him to cease Charles grabbed the Winchester and emptied one load Into his cousin which may prove fatal. ,\ revolver i was also brought Into play by Henry | Mount, but no damage was done with TRAVELERS' BANQUET. _ _ ! Windsor Hotel |,mm Night Was « Scene of Merriment. i i .. Krnest Arters, proprietor of the : Windsor Hotel, tendered the Hlue (stone Council No. 110, IT. C. T., u delightful banquet, which was thor oughly enjoyed by all present. About forty guests were present. The toastmaster was Mr. T. .1. . Phelps, who was responded to by Mr. W. H. Thomas, Mt. Caskey, Mr. i W. N. KoRter, and Mr. A C. Howard The menu consisted of all the de|| ‘ cades of the season, which were ser j ved In the manner which makes Mr. Arters so popular among the travel ing men The banquet laded until midnight when ull departed- voting Mr. Ar 1 ters an excellent host loauy,/wiuii i uo police executed u series of whole ale Rearches destined to unearth < xtensive plots against <« WftAr fed*TrttntrtlJ homes of labor leaders as well as the homes of the prominent Royal ists and llonapurtlsts. Hie homes of several anarchists suspects among royalists und Ilonn parUsts includes heads of several aristocratic families. The ostensible purpose of live search was to discover if cucoiirage rnent was being given to the rioting in mining districts in the North side and th«' authorities -xpected at the name time to uncover the entire plan of the present labor agitation, In cluding any menacing features of demonstration which is to take place May 1st. Ofllcial authority has been given foi the statement that documents have hen received which prove the Royalists and Ronapartlsts iutrlgued with the labor leaders, and liberally nnaneed the revolutionary strike movement. The searches havo caused much sensation In labor and Royalist's cir cles and the Informers are denoun ced as device's to discredit the labor movement. The opposition press has also vigorously attacked the searches as au electioneering movement. The public has become more tran quil and the city la rapidly filling with troops. THE ONLY PAPER It Take* the Fie' Associated l*rv*s IMspntrlio*. The Dali HluelJeM 1,0:0! 1 P« tSc only news,after that lakes fie full night dlsf.i-'hes of ihe As a lated Press bet , >r>n Roanoke. Vc . and Ohio. Tlcie was Koin*1 tion I- In getting t» service sttn tad last a »ht on nccou of getti ■ direct com n icalon over the * es to DlueUeld. hut soon everything will he arranged to get all the news as It U orr rs all over the com »rj We hope 0111 read ers will give us pome encourag ment In the way of a more liberal patron nge for this •'ffort to give them the news while it Is news A special operator is to he sent to llluefleld to receive dispatches of the Pender POSTMASTERS CONFIRMED fly Thn Associated Press. Wsshlngfan, April 117. —The Sen ate today confirmer! the appointment of rh»* following postmasters In Ohio P K Himes, Covington: R P Hyer-I, Mechanlcshtirg; R A Oorlon. I’p|ier Sandusky. MIks Mary Shields, of Williamson, Is In the city visiting her sister, Mrs M H Fnstller, I Cards are out announcing the tuar rluge of Mr. Jus Howell Hardy, of , Blueftejd, to MIkh Margaret l,eecu May, of Tazewell, May 9tti i GERMAN AT BLUEFIELD INN. (’Inter Orman Club (lives First Herman of Season. Nearly fifty couples were present • last night at the Minefield Inn. at ! tending the Herman given by the Clover Herman Club The figure* were led bv Mr H D Vaughan and jC A. Burks , The following out of town visitors were present: Misses Hill r» Saunders, Otaham; MIrs Burks, A bland, W Va : Ml«« . Shields, Williamson: MIrs Margarle Harrison, Tazewell; MIrs Jeter, Tare jwell; Miss Clyde Dublin; Miss Julia ; Pendleton, Tflgewefl: Miss Stranther, Rappahannock; M|sk flnskervllle. FVkmau; Mitts Ilo^e, Win-ton N C.; Mesers Dr Stone, William on J W. Wilson, Drnmwoll; TV»t* Stf other, Welch; Smith. Ttramwell T D Ho bart, V P. I Men‘\ NVirMifnrk; Montgomery Vortfork Di Sayers, Pocahontas MIhr Holler. "ecahon* 1 tas; Mr' Holloway. Po^nhoot •«!; Miss ; IjiTendr’ t vnehhur Miss P* own ing, Abb«. Valley; Mr Moomaw, I Tazewell; Mr fOnstbnm Thacker \ voters Id the city who have not as yet registered and those who desire I to vot at the coming election should I go today and have their names placed jon tho hooks This is a very Import ant matter as the law spertftealT.v says that before every special or regular election every voter must register in order that he may t>* legible to cast n vote. Do no pro crastinate but go to tho city building at once and register. CONFEDERATE VETERAN DEAD V% oh Captain of .Cadet Com|uui) From Virginia Military Insti tute. Fly Tho Associated Tress. Lnporte, Indiana. April 27—Carletnt ' Shafer, a Captain of Cadet company from the Virginia Military Institute that served nuder OenersI HrerP enldge In the Confedea*e armv dur ing the Civil War, died hurt today flarM* tndrew Shafer, l« so Tndi.tns aged «•» voters Ills widu.v, Mrs literary woman of widespread abtii * tv. No. 16 arrived here last nigh' about one hour late, caused by heln« caught behind a heavy blast of rocl at Wllmor-e l Former Instructor Of I Diversity ol Kansas I'mlir Arnsi F«»r Murder. By The Associated Press Cambridge, Mass., April 27.—-The Chief of Police of Cambridge, Mass , tonight Issuel a warrant for the nr- ' rest of Prof.Krich Muenter Instruct 01 In German, at Harvard Pnivestty. charging hiui with the murder of his wife in this city about two weeks ago. The decision of the coroner's Jury was that Mrs. Muenter’s death was caused by arsenic The body was taken to Chicago April '7th, but . the decision of the Jury was not made public until this evening. Muenter was bom in Germany, he formerly taught school ui Chicago the home of his wlfv. where he met uud married her. Before coming to Harvard less than two years ago he was Instructor of the Pn I versify of Kansas. Cnuihridjci*; Mm**., Apiil 27. Mur derer Muenter Is aged 3 5 Ills wife was formerly Miss I.eon K Ktenths, of Chicago. The attention of the authorities wns called to the rase Just after tho woman's deoth. April Id. Ten days before that time a child was born to Mrs. Muenter, who was attended by n faitbeure doctor and by two nurses of the snnte cult Home time after the child was horn, two regular physicians, I>i h Taylor and McIntyre wore culled Moth decided that Mrs. Muenter Wuh suffering front ailments of the stomach They pre scribed for her and Inter learned that their directions were not being csr rlini out. Mrs. Muenter died April : 16 and Muenter applied to 1 »r McIn tyre for his signature to a certificate of death, but McIntyre decided that 1 the case needed invest lu.it ion and no. MUM medical examiner who perform ed uutsopsy and sent stomach to I'rof. Whitney, of Harvard Medical school. Mitenter and Ihc two nur ses were then permitted to take the body to Chtcugo Cor Interment. To day the report of t|ie analysts of the stomach was recced and Prof. Whltnef lopoju*] tout hud found marked traces of arsenic and District Attorney Sanderson notified Cam bridge police, who IssimsI a warrant for his arrest, charging him with the murder of his wife and the police at Chicago were notified 10 hold him If he could he found there Chicago, April 147. Mis. Miihu tor's father, A Kreiribs, or 4 79 Fu too avenue, this city, from yhosr residence the funeral services were held April 17, does not believe that his daughter was murdered “My BOn-ln-law Is a Christian scientist and this may lead to suspicion of my daughters death was not due from natural causes. Muenter and my daughter, so far as I know were hap py In niarritMl life While he was in Chicago at the funeral, there was nothing In his tnunnei that indicated that there was anything wrong “ BASE BALL Yeserday’s Results. NATIONAL I.KAOI K, Pittsburg. '£ Ht Louis, X Boston, 9. Brooklyn. 10 Philadelphia. 1 New York. Chicago, 7 Cincinnati, ft < i •> in nlngs l IMKHIf’AN M:\orr,. Philadelphia, 3. Boston, ft Washington. r. New York. 2 8t I.coils 10. f'hlrngo, !». WKRHTMNO IS I’Tm WfOXTAH On Monday night next in the Opera House* nt Pocahontas there will he an interesting and exciting wrestling match between K B Melvin, churn , plon light weight wrestler of Mary land, and C!. S f'attei, of Northern i Virginia. A good Mme- h antlc|pat«>d I n« this Is something von seldom see ^ erxeept In cities WOMAN HELD FOR MURDER Mrs. .1 hole ftamecy Stands Accused of the Mnreb-r <if l.cflthi Olover. (Staff Special ) ( Bristol, Tcnn.. .%|»rfI 27. Mi . la j nle Ramsey has been arrested for • the murder of Mr* Letltla Olover who was found dead in her bed with ; her head split open anel almost chop peel from her body on Tuesday night last. At the Investigation which • has been going on it was proved *hai i Jealousy exlstecl between the* iwr women and It Is said that Mrs Ram w»y had previously threatened th» life of Mrs Olover Pennsylvania Miners Have _Adjusted Their Differences MAYOR RUNS FIRST CAR. ('art. Him Today Through Ntreets For First Time Since Farthqtmkc. Hy The Associated Press. Simi Francisco, April V!7. Harmo ny nnd pledge* nnd good feeling marked the meeting today of the vs riotiK bodies of cit Irons, commit teen nnd representative* of the army which have been administering ef fect* to the sufferers. The Inst sign of confusion and mlNunderstandlng which existed here have disappear ed nnd first signs of former condi tions return with the resumption of the street car tattle In cotnln sections and the taking out or the first per mit for the erection of a modern steel structure upon ground occupied a few days ago hy a less substantial I one. Archbishop Hordlnn appeared at the meeting of the elllxens general committee today and in a speech 1 counseled harmony. Tho reappearance of the first elec 1 trie enrs upon tho streets Hlnce the i great disaster was .-debated us quite | an ovent. The city and railroad of ficials Invited guests filled the first cars which started on a run across the city. Mayor Hcheniltse acting a* Hint <11111:111 li'nirvivliui-.i <1... RELIC HUNTERS REAPING HARVEST. Iluiulnslo Are Digging Among Ituiu* | In Chinese District. I»y The Associated Press. H«.n Francisco, April a?.- The strong winds that blew over the city yesterday afternoon and this morn ing carried to the ground a num ber of walls that were left standing after the earthquake and the confla gration. causing danger to a great number of imople who crowded Into the city to view the ruins. The oilier walls of buildings on Market and Geary streets fell out ward as hundreds of iieople frotu off the Oakland ferry boat were wen ding their way along Market street. Several persons were struck by bricks and flying debris hut no one was se riously Injured. Work on the recon st nut Ion of the Fairmont hotel com menced today and It Is to he pushed rapidly to completion An Inspec tion on the building showed that on ly the wood work of the building had been damaged and that the walls were In good shape. Hello hunters are reaping u har vest digging among the ruins In thn Japanese and Chinese quarters where • he bazaar stores were located. Hun dreds oi persons visited these ruins where Stirring of ashes yields profits that are more than worth labor. Vases of auhuma and cloyisonne ware, brasses, hronx ornaments that in days before the fire commanded high m lees are hidni/ ALL OF WHICH INDICATE** A hcttkh ntatk or affair**. By The Associated Press Pittsburg, Pa., April iTT_There wns a Until agreement reached today between the operutors and miners of | the PlttMhurg district. They have j been In conference for the paat sev eral weeks on the wago scale and the j miners have secured several coucee slons that better their condition and adjust some grievance* which existed In the mines, all of which Indicate* u decidedly bettor stute of affairs. OPERATORS ASK FOR RENEWAL or contract for a PKRIOD OF THREE YEARN. — By The Associated Press New York, April S7.—The anthra cite mine operators through their sub committee meeting hero today drew up h reply to the latest propo sltlon of the urine workers for uu adjustment of the dllterences exist ing In the anthracite fields In which they refused to modify their position I heretofore announced. The oporptors called upon the win , ers to renew to n period of 3 years their contruct or else accept the ope 1 raters’ proposition that the strike I com mission arbitrate the question us i to what changes If any shall be made 1 lu the scale of wages fixed by the 'commission lu its original award. I Tho miners huve heretofore de clined tills offer. In replylug to the operators the .. whi greeted with cheers A eontln iioiih service has been established and later in the day thousands of people ] were carried over the line free of 1 charge. Cold rain fell several Iioiith last night and morning brought addition al hardships upon the people shelter ed only hy tents and temporary buildings in parks. To further add to their discomfort, tho wind blew a gale all day, scattering dust and ash I es everywhere. What to do with the unfortunate ' Chinese of Han Francisco has been < settled at least temporarily. Sima (he destruction of Chinatown its In habitants have been living in tents ami even less cotnfoi table quarters on a large trad of land on the north aide of the hay. Knowing the tin!• Its «if the Chinese, the citizens com mil tee and inayoi feared i lia t if even a few of them returned to their old I district and took up riunrters the whole Chinese population would fol low ami tho moving of them which has agitated San Francisco, will be its great as ever, therefore when I lie i sugestlon was made that they hr i moved to temporary riunrters on a largo open tract of land in the pre side reservation it was unanimously adopted and here they will And rest iug place until arangomentH can be definitely made foi permanent city at HunterH I’oint. on the southern arm of San Francisco hay DOWIE GOING TO ZION CITY Will Hold Services in The Tnls'i-nade Sunday and Wednesday Nights. Hy The Associated Ficsh Chicago, April 27.—In a voice of firmness. which refutes the reports that he was practically on the verge <>i death, John Alexander I tow |e in ; it Interview tonight, went into corn I lete details of th»* history of the I»y relic hunters In largo numbers. The finance committee has Riven out the statement that the amount of money contrlbufetl and received up to and Including April 2(lth, shows a totaj of M.tat.Oail of which Wr»0 was contributed locally. * TO FILE SUIT AGAINST AUDITOR W ill lie < ompcllcd to Hold Vouchers Of <'oniiiilf tee Out ot Stale Fund. Hy The AiMOclated Press Columbus, Ohio., April U7.—The Supreme Court of Ohio today grant ed leave to the Senate Committee, which Is Investigating the municipal affairs of Cincinnati, to file a suit In mandamus against the State Auditor, to compel him to honor the vouchers or the committee for the payment of expenses out of the fund appropriated hy the legislature. The petition was immediately filed and an early deter mination of the legal status of the commute Is expected. SENATOR SPOONER CONCLUDES SPEECH. Says that Criticism Him* Ileen Willi* eut FeunlHtloii. Ily The Associated Prfgs. Washington, l». C„ April ‘J7.—In concluding his speech of two days’ duration on the railroad rate legisla tion, Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, took cognizance of the charge of inli quotlng against himself which he IIIIIIHI-H Huy that they trust that ou Thursday at the meeting of the An thracite workers In the trl-stute con vention I he convention will result lu acceptance of one of the propo -are to meet us thou on eith er proposition responsibility of a strike must rest In you, the opara I tors declare. DESTRUCTIVE WAS CYCLONE. 'I'en HIIliil unit IIiiminds Injured l>y « ttuging t ycione In Texas. My The Associated Press Itallas, Tex., April «7_Reports received from Ilowle. Tex., states that the number killed as n result or u cyclone which passed over llellevue and Htonehurg and the surrounding country Thursday night, Is estimated from ten to twenty In Mellevue alone aiul that I tie Injured there innv reach Into the hundreds. Relief truln* have been sent to both the towns Telegraph and telephone line* ure down, rendering com mu I cation a al most impossible. One report that has been received Is that the wreck age caused by the cyclone In Helle vue caught fire and that the debris as well uk a number of houses were consumed. The damage caused riui not he estimated us the places are Isolated from the outside world RATES MAY SOAR HIGHER Will Not Ke write Fire Folic lee At The Prrsral. Hy The Associated Frees New York, April 27.—At a meet ing of the New York Fire Insurance Kxchnnge today, a general agreement was entered Into by the companies not to rewrite any old pollclea before the date of expiration or cancel soy In the present crisis. This action was taken chiefly to head off the ap plications which It Is expected wlil come In for extensions on existing policies because of the talk shout raising the rotes. The question of raising fhe rates wuh taken up but siiere was a wide difference of opinion und nothing win be done until the full detail of the San Francisco fire are known PRISONElT ESCAPED FROM AUTHORITIES •Vum|M*d Front a Train at Norfhfor* And Made flood His Fscape. As number eight passenger train paM»d Norfhfork last evening a ne gro who was on the train under the custody of oflkers, made good his es cape* by jumping The officers In charge fired several shots at him ns did nlso the conductor but without effect The negro has not been cap tured sain was mane in connection w!*b Senator Halley' speech, although no In tin • ii ||e also quoted at length "ii his Hpoech of yenterila.N Ilia remark today were regarding the tighiH i>f ihe federal courts to enloln again i the ordera of the In* teratate ominero* * otniniaslon The address .is to the point Ho-jiiioi Tillman gave notice that lift next Monday lie would Inslat that th<* Senate procnvi to vote on the question if the Senators are not prepared to speak on the question EUROPEANS ASSASSINATED. Twelve Natives Killed and Ten In* J ii red II jr defender* lly The Associated Press I uni*, April 27. A amall number of natives revolted and HKHaaNlnated three Knropeana In the vldnltv ol Thaala Subsequently they utisuo ceaafnlly attacked the town wUfcIi waa defended by civilians and Ift th* fight which folowed 12 natives wt>r* killed outright '*rd ten wore wound ed Troops are now arriving for the defense of the town and no further bloodshed la anticipated ii * 11 # i i nnn im-vi ii i n i 11 > ii vi«i chinch foi the lust few months M though tils voice was firm he wn« bothered wulh an incessant cough : ml bore evidence of the ravages ol disease "I am going to /Ion filly tomorrow afternoon, hut f am not go It g to create any disturbance I am ■ olng to talk to the people quietly Sunday I shall hold services In the t, hernncle and again on Wednesday - Ight.” THE INJURED IN HOSPITAL Ol I hose ill Hospital 200 \re Merlons ly Injured. fly The Associated Press Washington, April 27. Henera Oree|v In a message to the war de partment today said that of the in lured In the hospital »t San Fran cisco, there were 290 that were se rlouslv Injured No deaths were re ported today and the sucerers are re cel ring the hast of atrentlon