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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
K<m hosier, N. Y.. yesterday rououi.c
od his ministry in the I io’estant
Kplscopal faith In a letter to Bishop
William David Walker of -the st
ern diocese of New York. In thi« let
ter Dr. Crapsey reaffirms his belief
that the notion of the origin of Je
sus. that n son of man was born
without a human father. Is without
foundation in history." Ho also nr
sorted that "when I say of Jesus th*i
he ascended Into heaven I do not
and cannot mean that with his phys
ical body of flesh, blood and bones,
he floated Into space and has for
■JOOO years been exist lug somewhere
In the sky, In that very physical In dy
of flesh, blood and bones.”
Declaring that he Is about to carry
the eaat* to the free Intelligence and
enlightened conscience or the world
he counsels the "hundreds of cler
gymen and thousands of laymen In
the Protestant Episcopal church who
have reached the same conclusion'*
us he has not to he dismayed and to
stay where they ure. "| appeal." he
“from those In places of au
thorty In tho church Itself to the
great body of people." Me asserts
that he does not blame his judges
and though he bows to their will and
feels that It Is final for him. he says:
“I am equally certain that It la not
| Anal for the church.” When the
gieat tribunal of free thought has
decided this contention, he adds, the
men who administer the church on
cailh wll) conform to this decision.
Having let go.of the "temporary and
unstable interpretations of the
creed." he declares that ho holds
more firmly to the gospel.
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I A SUPRISE
TWO KKIM'IIMCAN Fill ENDS OF
MINHO < \\ 1,1,.
I^ist night unexpectedly two of out
old^Mngo Republican friends came
Into our office unexpectedly. Hon.
H. 8, White, recently elected to the
fltato Senate, and Earnest Juhling
were the welcome visitors referred
to. Mr. White having resigned, Mr.
Juhling has been appointed Deputy
United States Marshall in his stead
Personally they are friends of ours
for they havto always shown it. and
that Is why We have a kindly feeling
for them, politically, the least said
the better Anyway we shall always
be glad to greet them.
THE PUBLIC
Is hereby cordially invited
to attend a lecture ^i veil un
der the auspices of Bnai
Brith Ijodge, delivered hv
Rabbi Edward iNT. Haliseh,
of Richmond, Va. At Elks
ftp ora House Sunday. De
pember 2nd, at H p. m. No ad
mission charge.
B. A. HELLER,
C. S. CATZEN,
! N. N. SAMETH,
Ommittee.
NOTICE TO
• TAXPAYERS
Only three days more J<
ivail yourselves of the 2 1-2
>er 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.
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* THANKSGIVING
*
SERVICES *
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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. *
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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