—- —me most intelligent ana Prosperous Readers pww T w H J.J Mg' BLUEFIELD % Tv.o Thousand Papew Issued Today. i .. LEADER y~ 1-NQ^---y__- ^ Ootewny to Pocuhontae Goal riolde. HAS BEEN TRIED AND PROVED A SIGNAL SUffFSS CRAPSEY RENOUNCES HIS MINISTRY-CUT. lMMACt'I.ATK COXrKPTION AXII PHYSICAL RKSlltlthVTloN OF CHRIST DKXIFD. How lug to the will of the church. »>>it refusing to make a "cowardly YwUractlon" of the belief which In duced the church to tormina •_> his ministry. Rev. Algernon S Crapsey. rector of St. Andrew’s church of Ker cent discount .as ailewed per law. No discount allowed lfter Friday, Nov. HO, 1r>0 Call at mv office. Tele phone Building, Bland St., f you wish to tfet your dis count, before that date. W. V. HAWLEY, Deputy Sheriff. Office, Rooms 1 and 2. TILLMAN DEFIES NEGRO ENEMIES. "TO IIKMi WITH THR 18th AMKNU MR.M - NAYS HR **\VR*1.L MARK it ic»:i> iiktork \vk mark IT HLACK.” HR NMOTTS. The speaker was protected by a i J.Arge force of police, but they were i.ot needed. HANDS MAYOR hot o\rs "I never saw Mayor Dunne lu my life. I did not ask him to be here tonight to introduce mo to this audi ence, nor did I ask any one else to do so. "If any one has been snubbed It Is those gracious ladies who planned this meeting to secure money for the Chicago Tnfnn hospital, who request ed Mayor Dunne, the creature of a political hour, to come forward and add big anlte." "I havA been advertised to discuss the annexation of Culm," continued Mr. Tillman, "but in view of the fact that I could not discuss that subject without discussing the race question. 1 am going to go at the matter ham mer nnd tongs, straight forward like a man. Therefore. 1 shall discuss the] race problem pure and simple from | an American standpoint and not from a Cuban standpoint. I "Owing to my experience with th< question and the diligent study I have made of It ] believe I nm better quail tied than any other man in America to discuss this question. I am go ing to base my appeal on facts, not on theories.” While discussing the Fifteenth amendment of the constitution, which he declared gnve the negro every right that a white man had he was intrrupted several times by one of his listeners who kept, nsklng "How about Kentucky?” Finally Tillman seemed to lose his temper and exclaimed: "Oh. shut your mouth; you don’t know the A H C of this thing. I for get forty years ago more than you ever knew.” • “TO HKIiFi WITH THE LA1V" “You make up your minds that equality before the law. which the Fifteenth amendment guarantees, 1« right and should l»e enforced not withstanding Its results. If this law was enforced it would result In tw’o states at least being dominated ab solutely by negroes while four othd states would he Ro near being govern ed hv the negro that there would l>c practically an equal division of ofh ces.” * A voice: "How about the law?" Senator Tillninn—"To hell with such a law.” Anor telling in detail how the no rm Is prevented from easting his hal lo! in the South. Senator Tillman said r "There Is a great deal more to this quest Ion than the little racket here In Chicago.” * A voice -"How about the 'negro lndge?” Senator Tillman—"Well, f will tell you about your negro judge nnd about your political machines putting him on your ticket and bamboozling those poor ignorant baboons Into electing him. and then afterwards you fellows who voted the ticket without knowing what was on It find a way to cheat him out of It. WON T STAND FOR NRflRO. "No matter what the people In the North may say or do. the white race in the South will never he dominated by the negro and 1 want to tell you thnt If some state should ever make in attempt to save South Carolina wo will show them In their fanatae Ism thnt we will make It red -before we make It black. "Cod Almighty made the Caucas ian of better clay than the Mongolian or the Afrlenn or any other race. The Ethiopian Is n hnrden carrier; he has done absolutely nothing for history nor hns he ever achieved anything of any great Importance. "There are no groat men among the race. Yet this people has be«r picked out by fanatics of the North and tiffed up to the equality of citi zenship and to the rights of suf frnge. CRIT1CI/.F.S TIIK I’RKSIRFNT "Ve doubt many of you have 11s- ! tenerl to the oratory of the greatest colored man In this country Hooker T Washington He had a white father, however, nnd of his brains' land his character he has got his qual Itles from that father.” Senator Tillman then told his and! ence of the attacks on white women by negroes In the South and declared that the people of the North were In a great measure responsible for this state of affairs. In eoneluson Senator Tillman said: , CLEVELAND MAY BE SENATOR FROM N.J, CHAIItMAN OF KTATK' COMMIT TKK (JIVK8 IN TKKKSTINU INTFItVIKW. William U. Oourley, chairman of tho democratic state committee of New Jersey, sava It is probable that attempt will lm made to elect Qro ver Cleveland United State# senator fron> New Jersey to succeed Senator Dryden. Mr. Qourley indicates that the state organization has reason to believe that Mr. Cleveland would accept If elected. The situation Is complicated. The legislature is re publican by a small majority, but six or seven or the republican mein )*ers declare they will not vote for Dryden. and It might be that Cleve land would come in as a compromise. UTE INDIANS ARK NOW SVriKFIF.D AT FOIIT M F. AUK. The n*»v»d of |Tte Indians who left their reservation In Utah several months i;go and who were finally brought under subjection by United States cavalry, arrived at Fort Meade Saturday, accompanied |>y several troops of the nth United States cav alry. The Indl'ins. who were camp ing Saturday night on the government reservation, have been given provis ions and clothing, and are apparently satisfied witty conditions at the fort. KING GEORGE VISITS POPE. IIKAVKH DIHAI’I’ltOVAL AT HOME ANI» IIAH IIALP-HOl'It AIDIKNCH. After many contradictory reports, It was finally decided yesterday tlmt King George of Greece would visit the pope in the afternoon. Ills majes ty first went to the British embassy, where Ills daughter, the Grand Duchess Mlchaclnvltch of Russia, has been stopping, and together with the Brand duchess drove to tlu> Vatican. King George will leave Italy to-day, embarking Tor Greece at Brindisi. The hesitation of the king to visit the pope was caused by the fellng in Greece against Homan Catholics, where orthodoxy means more than religious schism and Is In the nature of «'< national antagonism on the part of the Hellenic against the Latin world. The king, however, showed that he was satisfied with the manner In which he had been received by the pope yesterday, when, later, he visited the papal secretary of state. Cardinal Merry Del Val. The pope welcomed the royal visitors in the throne toom. Mgr Ielcnds ^ *arch Idshop of Athens, acting as Inter preter. The audience, which was most cordial, lasted half an hoar. AGAINST MISSION ARIES TO CHINA WOHTIMF MRMONHTHATIONH ItF POHTKIl FKOM MPA'. CHOW. There Jins been n renewal of the hostile demonstrations against mis stonarion In the IJon-Chow district, China, where the rioting occurred about a year ago. Some church property has been pillaged and the American consul has asked the vice roy to Insist upon the protecfon of the missionaries and their properly. Hr. Arthur Judson llrown, secre tary of the Presbyterian church hoard of foreign missions. Hald at New York yesterday that iso far as the hoard knows, there are nt present no Presbrterlnn mission aries in Mien-Chow other than Chi nose converts. Said he: “I think that undoubtedly the demonstrations. If such exist are directed against French Catholic missionaries, there being coyeral priests stationed In and about f.len-Chow. 1 know of no other re ligious bodies at work •about TJen Chow. Our missionaries since the outbreak of October 2k last year hnvo been in Canton.” '•Now. ns a general Illustration of the Injustice thct Is some times done. President Hoosevelt discharged three companies of soldiers without a court martial and In doing this punished Innocent men for the crime of a few.. In doing this he"transcended the au thority of C o I »w and he ought not have done It.” Muring Senator Tillman’s speech a eoroled man and a Huslan were ar rested for creating a disturbance In the gallery. The Daily Leader to Have New Life. IIAS STOOD THK JOI'ltNAMMTIC STORM AND IS NOW HTItONO KK THAN KVKII. As an experiment, over eight months ngo we decided to comiucnoe the publication of a daily newspaper In this city. We had many more obstacles to contend with than we had anticipated.hut how the obsta cles are diminishing and to-day wo give thanks that wo have stemmed the current of a bitter antugoulsm, and can flaunt defiance In the face of those who tire so selfish as to desire our failure. Now life will be put In* the Dally header front this on. Now friends are coming |o Its rescue. New energies will be ongaged to make It better and more readable. More money will bo put Into Its manage ment and In every way It will be made a better newspaper. Money has been proffered to ntHko It bettor, and there can be no doubt that It vv ill grow more Interesting in every way. Our friends arc going to fur nish (he money anw we are going to furnish the experience. We want to say to onr patrons that wo thank them for their patronage, and wr* are gl:ul to bo able to tell them that by their aid the header has been made a permanent fixture In the city of Ilhioficld. NOW all you have to do Is to keep your eye on this journal and watch it grow. Its friends can rest assured of Its continued Improvement in every way. We are going slow but us sure as fate wo have come to stay with you. ******** «l * * * THANKSGIVING * SERVICES * * « * - * m l»o not forget the Thnnka- * * giving nor vices to bo held in * * the Presbyterian church to- *■ * day. All the denominations * i * In the city will com • togehe* * * and worship at the Presbyter- * * Ian church. Let all otir pc > a * pic* come out and thank God * * for I lie blexslngH they have •* * received. The Dally Lend<*i * hnH reasons to he very thank- * * fill that it Is living, notwlth- * * standing |tH death has been * * predicted over and over again * * Yes. wi‘ thank (Sod that he * * has permitted hh to live this * * long and that he ban given * I * us strength to labor. We pray * * today for continued strength, * * and we ask all our people to * * Join us In giving thnnks. Let * * iih throw our prejudices iiHid«> * * nnd live a better life. Let * * ub he good. * ******** * AN INTENSELY DRAMATIC PLAY, ft wnjj not an easy task for Man ager Jules Murry to find a role for Ills clever star. Cresfon Clarke, that would fit him so perfectly ns did the title role In "Monsieur Ileaucalre." In "The Ragged Messenger," how ever. which will be the attraction nt the Rlks Opera House on Hnturdav, December, 1st. Manager Murry has secured a notable successor to "Mon sieur Rcaucarle," the character of John Morton, the clergyman seeming ly having been written for Mr. Clarke. “The Ragged Messenger" Is ■ a modern emotional drama, telling the story of the ambitions, tempta tions and triumphs of one of Ood’r nohlernen. whose work In the slums of New York city, without any hope of reward for himself, has earned for film the title of "the mad parson." which sobriquet seems to he well merited by his ruhsequent action In gvlng away the Immense fortune to which he falls heir. The clergyman In fact, ts somewhat of a dreamer.! until suddenly his whole nature Ip ' awakened by a great, all conquering love, when It is seen that he |s n man with the same primal passions as his ] fellow men. "The Ragged Messen per" Is Intently dramatic, and In 1 • lie role of 'ts principal character Mr. < larkp has adde r another great triumph to hla lone list Here are some facts. "Are You A Mason" Is coming to the Klks Opera House next Tuesday. December 1th This clever comedy Is one of the most popular plays ever staged It will play to one of the hlgg<>st houses of the season. The wise man Is he who buys his seats early. LAWYER PATRICK IS STILL IN DANGER. FAXit M'S UltlNONKIt HAS NOT YKT ItH'KIVKI) XSSI It \NOP OK PltPKHOM. 1 l'i> iUtonicnt that I have prom ,Kf,l or Intimated to anybody that I will commute the sentence of Albert T. Patrick Is absolutely and tinqual llledly raise.” said Hov. Higgins at Albany yesterday. ”1 have made no promise on the subject directly or Indirectly to any living man.” The governor added that ho far as hoi the ease was still within the jurisdiction oT the the United States supremo court. THANKSGIVING. KINZF.lt. THK Ol.li KFI.IAIll.K .H:\X FI.FIt. ItKAHY FOIt YOU _______ I want to thank nil mv friends nnd I the public in gencrnl for tbo en-1 eouragement given to my efforts to provide the people with a jewelry store and repair shop where nil may I got "n square deal” and the best I value for their money. I Mini k you all for enabling me to do the * iggest business between two Thanksgiving Hays that bits ever been I my lot since coming to Minefield; and 1 accept your favor as an obligation on ni« to continue to Improve my stock, my serveo nnd my efficiency In every way possible. I Minnk you for accepting my In tentions as tbo apology for occasion'll mistakes; for overlooking tills nnd lbill. and taking the will for the deed; for your conUdeifeo In my earnest de sire t0 do right for the sake of right. imperially do I thank the many of you who, after having found my goods, my price* and my ways satis f»n..»«V. have told your frlendH of your satisfaction and ho have Irt crenscd the number of my customer* through that beat sort of advertls* Ing the npoken words of personal approval. I thank the faithful clerks and others In my employ who have con tributed to the successful results of the year by tti«*lr loyalty and zeal for my Interests, and I hi* manufac turers and wholesale ditilers for many unusual offerings of goods whereby I was enabled to make se ’lections or the host values In all lilies. Finally, | thank my erltles for call ing attention to my faults, for I now may mend the worst of them and thus more agreeably and efficiently serve you, and you, and you. (-HAS. J K1NZKK. The Old Itellnlile Jeweler. RELIEF FOR THE JEWS IMHHIAN (JOVRKNMKNT l)K (l,AKFH IT Wild, KJNOHF AT TFMI’TH FROM ANTI- JFWIHII HOI IK’FH TO ITIF,VF,NT lllv FORM. A semiofficial note Issued at St. Petersburg Sunday Announced the determination of the government to Ignore all attempts from nntl-Jewlsh sources to dlsundo the government from granting the Jews those fnclll tics which the present situation de mnnds. Tho ultimate solution of the Jewish question must he left to Parliament, the note declares, hut the government will set nslde the harassing police regulations and the restrictions In the field of commerce and Industry which hitherto have hardened the Jews, and It does no» doubt thnt great«*r freedom for the JfWs will beneflf the entire Russian people. The good old custom of giving theatre parties Is again In vogue fi fell Into disuse principally because of late years It was seldom poslble to select a play that was certain tr afford entertainment to nil the friend/ one might Invito, there being such a \ sameness to the musical at/ I farce comedies with which the theatre i goer was surfeited With the return • o popular favor of the modern ' drama, this charmlt ; f afuro of no rial life has been reinstated. Several theatre parties to "The Ragged Me* ' senger," whirl) Creston f'larke will present at the Klks opera Home, Hoc. 1st., are already anotmneed. Government geologists are calcu lating that the country'* coal deposits will last for 50(10 year* to come. Round about here we think we have longer than that Our experts say that our coal deposits are Inexhaust ibid. JOHN D. DEPRAVED SAYS PROFESSOR. • IIH MOHAIjM a STIMItl.lXO ItMM'K AiroitlilMi TO THIS Al THOItITY Minneapolis. Nov. 2S. John I) Rockefeller's morals are depraved, a cording to Prof A. R. Jenks. of the Department of Sociology at the t'al verstty of Minnesota I'rofeaaor Jenks talked to his classes on the baala of American growth. 'It Is tile middle class of farmers that form tho hack hone of American progress,’ he began. “The men and women who are physically strong who have good Intellects and sound morals are the only Americans who can lay claim to being members of tin* high est society, and the largest proper tlon of these come either directly or Indirectly from I he heat families In the rural communities." When asked where he would place such men as John I). Rockefeller, Pro fessor Jenks staled that in point of vitality and Intellectuality. Rockefet h»r would come under the highest so cial classification worn It not for IiIk depraved morals. II Is tho moral requisite, ho said that Is tlm grent stumbling block to the rich classes, and which cause's tho dlHi|uallflcatlon of many modern Konulses, who would otherwise rank with the really eminent men and wo men of tho world. JUDGE MTLI.ER GIVES DECISION Till-: AltlllW CANNOT UK MAIH5 Will IIKITHINd TO 1110 VAC < INATHI>—MIST IIK <^I AH ANTIN' HI*. There lifts been a question In I lie minds of ninny If an nrrnst could tio niude In case a party refused to be vaoclnatcd. Thin matter was put to test Mon daj- when Charles Park, colored. whn was arrested for rq/iislng to b • vacillated and wns lodged In the county Jail. A wilt of habeas corpus was Issued by attorney Faglo and he! was brought before Judge Miller of tile Circuit Court lu vacation who In terpreted Hie law as follows: In case compulsory vaccination Is ordered. If the party refuses lo be vaccinated they can be qiinrentIned under guard Tor the number of days as prescribed by law, bill cannot be arrested and placed In the city or county Jail. .fork was dlschnrgn'1 from Jail by the court. Hinton News. Aoordlng to new regulations In France, no one will in future bo granted an automobile license who Is not able to prove, In addition to the possession of the necessary phys ical Infirmity which would tend to Involve unfitness for the control of »n automobile. persons whose eye sight is impaired, whose hearing Is not acute, whose bands are rendered unsteady by drinking habits or who suffer from fits of nervousness will not be given licenses. GREAT ANNUAL HOLIDAY OPENING Monday and Tuesday, December 3d and 4th. 3 STORES.—3 GRANDEST DISPLAY EVER SHOWN IN BLUEFIELD OVER ONE MILLION ARTICLES. ALL WELCOME. FREE! (Music, Hot Chocolate) FREE! Don’t Faii to Attend. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, DEC. 3rd and 4th. Over One Million Article. 3 Stores, Same Management. TFE SURPRISE STORES 1 1» 1 2 * Princeton Av Double Front. THE 5 AND 10c STORES, 2ir> Princeton Ave. Hume Manngem'', A TERRIBLE HOLOCAUSTS HOTEL I \\ o Ill'N'OltKI) ANI> FIFTY til KNTH TltAlklkNI» ItKHINI) t'LOHKIO IHHMtN »t. Louis. Nov. 88.-— Penned In Ilka tin* troquola Theatre victims, two hundred and nfty inmatee of thu Hal vet ton Army Hotel early this morn ing wore trapped behind « closed d«H*r when tlamea broke out on tha Hist floor of the old building. Tha structure wns gutted and four meu wore killed by leaping. No oua thought of tho rope life line In each loom nnd only one man had proaenea of mind to slide down the wire. The hotel was filled to IIh capacity. A carelessly thrown cigar atuh Is lie Moved t«» have been the muse of th* conflagration. A. H. BALDWIN MAY RETURN. It wan learned last night from an apparently reliable source that Mr. A. II. Ihildwln who left here several weeks ago to take charge of thu detective force of tho Hcabnard Air Line Hallway, and who Is now mak ing his bond quart eft's nt Havanahj On., may return to tho Norfolk and Western and reside In Mueflold as formerly. It Is stated that ‘ AP' likes Ills new position, but as yet no on* has been found to satisfactorily All the vacancy caused by bis resigna tion from the force here, and there fore his return lu likely. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. Romo girls iiro ho Immodest thoy protend thoy haven't got any ankles. There Ih iilwnyH somebody groaning about, the mortagea; it used to h« the farmers; now It's the automobile owners. No matter how had anything turns out, there Is nlwuya comfort In It for a lot of people who are aide to say they told us so. When a man Imih been used to liv ing In a Hat he must feel awful lone some nnd desolate when ho dies und Ih In Bitch spacious qunrtors as n coffin. When you hear a woman bragging about all the things around the hon e her hiiHlmnd can do to perfection, that’* her way of not fretting be cause he can't make much of a living for them.— New York Press. OUIET WEDDING. Robert W. Jamison nnd Miss HJthel \rg.ubrlght were quietly married last night nt 7:30 o'clock at tho residence of the bride on Third street. It was a quiet home wedding with friends and n few acquaintances present. We extend our congratulations and best wishes to the newly married couple. Misses Ada and Myrtle Joint are « visiting friends nt Nlkhorn. Mr B- II Jolllffe returned Inst night from an extended visit to points In Virginia nnd the District of f'nluinldn