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The Largest Circulatin Among the Most Intelligent and Prosperous Readers.
►AILY LEADER.
VOL~l NO ~ :zi:==: rir~7— - Gat.ov\o> to Pocahontas Coal riolds.
” ----”|NIA' ’"N'1, KI>AN ' "l,NIN<i-l>ir '•l!Hlli-—__ price two cwi^f
Mole Mx I housand
From Railways.
AQKlfT AND ASSISTANT AHK All
RKSTFI) POIt TDK ItOllltM’.Y
Charleston. AV. Vi., Nov. 30.—C.
R. Adams, station agent at Kayford.
n°"r ♦'era, has been arrested, charged
with the robbery of the express office
at that place last Saturday morning,
when over $6,000 was stolen. As
sistant Agent Risbar also was arrest
ed as an accomplice.
Several hundred dollars, supposed
to be part of the money lost, wns
found In Adams* house. Adams had
a slight wound in the leg when he
was found bound nnd gagged near
the railroad tracks. He says it was
inflicted by the robbers. When the
officers went to examine his trousers
to And how near the weapon was held
when fired, they learned that his wife
had burned them.
The office at Keyford is a Joint
office of the Chesapeake nnd Ohio
Railway and the Adams Rxpress
Company.
Tho larger portion of the money
stolen was the payroll for a large
mine.
Representatives of the Chesapeake
and Ohio are Investigating the rob
bery. The Chesapeake nnd Ohio loss
will be only several hundred dollars.
TRAGEDY NEAR
VIRGINIA LINE.
_
Mayklng, Ky.. Nov. 30.—A tragedv
waH the result of a midnight carousal
seven miles below here on the Ken
tucky river Monday night, when Wil
liam Adams, 21 years old. shot and
Instantly killed William Day. 24
years old.
The mon began shooting nt each
other almost simultaneously and af
ter Day fell dead Adams mounted
Day’s horse, and. though mortally
wounded, rode away.
When found later, Adams was a
mile away lingering between life and
death. It is said that he cannot sur
vive the day. One shot passed through
Adams’ abdomen, while the second
pierced his left thigh. Day was shot
through the heart.
Day was a son of Major Day, of Rig
Cownn Creek, an old soldier, whll*
Adams was of good family. His fath
er lives at Inman, Va.
NEW ENTERPRISE
i NOW PROBABLE
It has been learned in a cnsual wav
that Mr, F. T. Hutson, of Keystone,,
will probably enter the wholesale beer
business In this c*ty sometime In the
near future, introducing the famous
product of the Hoster-Collimbus Asso
ciated Rrewerles Company. Mr. Hut
son Is manager of the Keystone and
Clifton Forge branches of this com
pany and his success has been such
as to give him assurances of greater
business prosperity in the future.
t
Tho extent to which the Anger
print system has been extended and
perfected Is a wonder of modern
times. It seems Incredible that the
Individuality of the human Angers
should be so clearly deAned and so
absolutely differentiated. But this
has long been an accepted fact. So
clearly deAned la It that MaJ-Gen.
Ainsworth In his annual report says.
"The Anger prints of an unldontlAed
deed soldier on the Held of battle will
establish his Identity, and unknown
-dead on the Aeld will be n thing of
the past. The Anger prints of the
former soldiers also will serve as an
Infallible means of IdentlAcatlon Id
tho many pension and other cases In
which It becomes necessary to estab
lish the Identity of applicants with
the soldiers who rendered the ser
vice.”
Is hereby cordially invited
to attend a lecture given un
der the auspices of Bnai
Brith lx)dge, delivered by
Rabbi Edward iN. Caliseh,
of Richmond, Va. At Elks
Opt *ra House Sunday, De
cember 2nd, at 8 p. m. No ad
mission charge.
B. A. HELLER,
C. S. CATZEN,
N. N. SAMETTT,
Cmmittee.
BLUESTONE
TRACTION COMPANY
IH HAV1NC3 A TTIlX-AItOl \I» WITH
PIUVATK riTI/.KNS.
The decision of the Circuit Court
upon the bill to enjoin the city in
the condeuinntion proceedings has
not yet been rendered. It probably
wlll be handed down today. It Ih
assured that, whatever the decision
of the Circuit Court may be. the
matter will be carried at once to
the Supreme Court nt Charleston.
This fight, contrary to the Impres
sion sought to be made upon the
[public mind hv certain parties. Is
not against public progress and im
provement; That Ib poor public
progress which Is based upon the
prostitution of municipal office to
private ends and benefits. it iH n
hypoeritIcnl and demagogic use of
fbe term to say that a fight against
municipal irregularities and against
the subordination of municipal of
flee to private gain. Is a fight ngalnst
public progress.
This bill is in behalf not only of
the complainants named therein, but
also in behalf of the tax-payers of the
rity. It is of paramount Interest to
every tax payer and to every man
who believes that public office Is a
public trust. And the public Is In
vited to suspend Its Judgment until
the real hearing of the rase, which
must come sooner or later The
complainants are merely asking for
a real hearing of the ease.
BETTERING RURAL
CONDITIONS.
The Northampton Times sees in
the planting of high schools in the
counties throughout the stale the
dawn of the day for the country boy
and the country girl “when there will
be added to their already numberless
advantages over their city cousins tin
one and the only thing lacking to
render country life so Incomparably
preferable and superior to the con
gestion and Inadequacy of city sur
roundings as to remove all rational
inclination to turn the back upon oni
brond and fertile fields with their
life-giving sunshine and pure ntnios
phere.” Our contemporary sees with
a clear vision. What with telephone
communication, instruslon of trolley
lines, the prospect of better roads,
rural mail delivery, labor-saving ma
chinery and traveling libraries, the
one thing needful to relieve the con
gestion of the cities, render country
life Ideal, and turn the tide back to
the farm Is a system of better edu
cational—higher educational facil
ities In the country.
THERE IT IS AGAIN!
You’ve had all sorts of chances to
buy "Midway” lots since the 15th
for $325 to $375. Now; you’ve got
only until Dec. 15th next. After that
you’ll pay $350 to $4 00. If you want
to know why this advance, just wait
and you’ll see. Tt will cost you only
$25 to be shown.
JESSE JAMES,
JR., ATTORNEY.
HAH IfIH HROTHKR-IN-LAW FIXftH
*!<Ml POP, ARCHIVE
A IIORHK.
T -
Attorney Jesse James, Jr., a son of
the notorious outlaw of that name,
wn^ In police conrt yesterday at*
Kansas City, Mo., to prosecute his
brother-in-law, feither McOowan. for
taking .fames’ horse without per
mission and misusing It. McOowan
pleaded guilty and said he had been
drinking. "You are his brother-in
law; what do you want me t< do
with him?” Judge Kyle Inquired of
James "Ho ought to be fined ; I be
lieve In law enforcement," said
James. Judge Kyle Imposed a fine of
$100.
Charles R. Kingsley, the veteran
manufacturing druggist and chem
1st of Northampton, says of the new
puro-food law which will take effect
January 1: "This law |fl going to
prove one of the best that ever was
passed. When a medicine has merit
It will help It. and where It Is mere
ly spirit* It will not.”
BARON’S KEEN IRONY
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I III Xt'IIXI \\ N| (idKNTS III XT
KlMkSEYELT ix
IMSAItMAMm.
1 ho I'hunksgivin dinner of the
AnieiicHn colony in purls took place
lust evening. Embassador McCormick
presiding. a notable speech was
made by Huron d'Ealotiruelles d»
Constant, who made reference to the
present growing demand for the lim
itation of i he enormous irniumentf
n»»w weighing down tho lo intries of
Europe, and the timidity of the pow
ers to tnko.the initiative in this direc
tion. Tho speaker declared that
this Initiative naturally fell to Amor
lea. After a warm eulogy <if Presi
dent Roosevelt which bright his
hearers to their pet. the baron de
clared that if President Roosevelt
had the couraue to submit a clear
proposition along these lines to the
Hague tribunal, Frnnce, Great Hrltnln
and Italy would support him. and
that even Germany, contrary to th«
popular belief, would welcome thr
proposal.
While t ho uexf Hague conference
might not hear this fruit, the speak
er predicted that five years would nee
a limitation of armaments and the
world on tile high road to a realisa
tion of the dream of arbitration us
a substitute for the horror* of war.
Maron d'lOstournelles de Constant i:
president of the group in the French
Parliament which favors internal Inn.
al arbitration. *"*
25,000 CLUB.
Cent lemon: Did ever you figure
that tills region is most admirably
adapted t0 tlio textile industry?
| Well, it Is, and here are uoiue of the
reasons:- Tlte problem© of manufar
tnring cotton in the South are two:
labor and fuel, or power. The
skilled labor trained in New England
mills lias stead fan ly refused to go
I South, befall e of tin great t* at
hot days and nldi'r. Though there
hu« been a great exodus of cotton
factories to the Houth from Hie North
*<111, because of labor, as stated, the
finer cotton fabrics are yet innnufae
t tired In Now England.
Again, as to fuel: The majority of
Southern mills have to use steam
power, and coal from this field goes
South every day a long expensive
loin), to supply them. Now, on thin
high, cool mountain range no objer
lion of excess!vo heat nin bo made.
Those Inured lo Mew England win
ters jnn find no reason to complain
of the cold. Employer* can secure
skilled New England labor here,
where it will not go South at all.
As to fuel; that point, need not b«
discussed. The greatest steam coal
In the world can be shovelled from
the mine’s mouth right under the
factory’s boilers.
Eet the Club circularize New Eng
land manufactures.
PROVERBS AND
PHRASES.
Poor without debt Is better than a
prince. From the Turkish.
No wind can do him good who
steers for no port From the Span
ish.
While the pot bolls friendship
blooms. From the German
Honest poverty l» thinly sown.—
From t he French
VVh'n power puts in Its plea laws
are silent.— Marslngor.
Frost is on tho pumpkin, the fod
dor’s In tho shock, and soon the
plumber’s hammer will knock, knock,
knock.— Chicago News.
15.000 YEARS'
COAL SUPPLY
American People Should
Have No Cause to Fear
Shortage
SO K.ws K>II\KNT
UOVKItXMKM NTIKNTIKT
Washington. Nov. 30.—“Coal suttl
• leni t;, mod the probable needs of
the United States for llv(> thousand
yen r* Id In sight. The American
people have no cause to worry about
fue'. therefore, ror » good many gen
tradons to come."
This was the optimistic prediction
made by one of the prominent
>i,l«,nt 1sts of the geological survey.
Statistics are now being prepared,
which w||| show definitely where this
fuel is to come from and. with reus
enable certainty, how long it will
last.
• If Is impossible,” continued the
geological expert, "to say Just
j how long the vldblo coal supply of
this country will Iasi, because we
j know little of tho probable uses of
| the fuel in the future and by the
future I (mean the next Succeeding
centuries hut It Is perfectly saTe to
predict that there will be no shortage
In the coal supply in our time or In
the time of any or our children's
eh I Id ion’s children. It will take sev
eral thousand years to exhaust the
(<oa! supply of this country.*’
statistics prepared hy the goolo
l schI surveyV.ndleutc conclusive^that
'th" coni fields of America scarcely
j have been scratched, although emu
, mo.ir amounts have been taken out
>»• the midst of plenty there ha:
been great waste and tile waste still
continues. in the opinion of the
ge <’cr■tuuert g •ologlsts it w in he man
c •ntnrfr.H before real economy lt\ the
mining eud consumption^^ coal Is j
n ached. The production of coni fuel
Is Increasing hy leaps and hounds and
i' will continue to increase as now
territory Is opened by the roalltoads
and tho demands of commerce In
creases.
I’p to forty years ngo the total
coni production of the country hud
amounted to 28 1,890,055 tons. Then
It began to leap upward. In 1875
if had aggregated about 700,000,000
tons and. at the close of 1905 the
total coal output of the country had
amounted to 5.970.773,571 tons,
"This great Increase In the produc
tion of coal." as stated In a report on
the subject by the geological survey.
when considered with the Increase
In the population, furnished some In
teresting comparisons. Going back
for a period of a little over ftfty
vofiTH, or to #lio middle of the 1hh<
century, nnd comparing ttio stntls
tin of coal production with the in
creased population. If iK found that
In 1850, according to the census for
that year, the production of ronl
amounted to 6,415. 68J tons, when
the population of *he country amount
ed to 23.10 1.870 persons. The per
capita production of coal In that year
Is thus seen to have been 0 278 tons.
In 1800, or ten years latfer. the pop
ulation ws-i : 1.4 13.321 persons, and
the coal reduction amounted to 14,
332,922 ton tons, or an average of
0.?»I4 tons per capita."
Since IxftO. the iht capita pro
duction of coni has Jumped far ahead
of the Increase of population, the
report showing that from lSf>0 to
t f*att th** population has Increased
230 per cent, while the production
of coal has increased to 4.081 per
< cut, |ter capita.
The vast coal fields of the West
end Southwest, as well as those In
other part-, of the country, are capo*
hie of producing unlimited supplies
of the fuel and it. ia said by the gov
ernment's geological experts thnt no
adequate conception of the coal sup
ply of America yet has- been obtain
jed. They do t t hold out much hope
, of a reduction in the price of the
fuel, because it probably will be min
ed only ns if i demanded by com
merce and Industry The scientist?
also venture the prediction that, Jong
i before th* coal supply la exhausted
a re v and immensely , beeper fuel
i *fll hate been discovered and atllf
i ?ed.
W. W PRICK.
A Colored Man
/
Attacks President
GRAHAM NEWS.
Miss Hattie Anderson left for
Lynchburg tills week to attend a
business college for the present ses
sion.
Attorneys J. Hi* Us and It. Kemp
Morton are attending Circuit Court
at Tazewell this week.
Mr. Joseph Keys of the Keys I’l su
ing Mill Company, was in town on
business this week. .
Mr. \\\ L. Hurt on has hewn In the
coal hold all or this week In th
intorost of the Chiengo House Fur
nishlng Company.
Mr. C S. Morton, store manager
for the Stone Itniuch Lumber Com
pany, of Ilonaker was In town on
business for Ills firm on Monday
On Tuesday night or this week th
ynmg men leased the skating rink
for tlie entire evening mn| gave
a most enjoyable skating-party to
•heir Indy friends. The nffnlr war
a decided success and the partlel
pants propose to amuse themselves
many times during the winter In like
manner.
Mrs. It \v. Rmbry gave a Tlianks
glvlng dinner on Thursday that was
quite a family reunion Mrs. Wm*
brey's father and mother, Mr. and
Urn. Me Craw of Sednr Mlnff, several
brothers and sisters, some uncle* and
ant ts were among those who fittingly
celebrated the traditions of the day.
Thanksgiving Day was observed
here by the people generally, all the
b inks and business houses closing in
-rder that all employees might have
an opportunity to attend the services
in the churches, or to celebrate thC
day In the manner host suited to them j
\ number of local sportsmen spent
the day In gunning, attending a
shooting contest., etc. It is reported
that some one killed some birds, hut
the report is not conflnrred.
MaJ. Sylvester. Washington's sup
erlntendcnt of police,proposes to re
commend to the District of Cfilniil
Ida commissioners that a hill ho In
trod need In Congress 4fliinenatiug)
pictures from the hillhoardH of that
city a Washington dispatch says:
The recommendation will apply to
all theater advertisements, posters
put up by dry goods Htores setting
forth the merits of corsets and ho
siery of various kinds, patent medi
cine displays and dozens of other
drawings regularly seen on the
hoards. It will also affect the use In
this section of the sheets which the
United States navy adopted as a
means of attracting young nun to
enter the service.
The fact that the Mate of Oregon
has not a dollar of dobt of any kind
is an advertisement of the sort that
no publicity bureau could Improve
upon
Lord nyron said: "Always laugh
when you can. It Is cheap medicine."
Kveryhody can follow Lord Myron’s
advice next Tuesday, Dec. t when
"Are You A Mason" will he the at
traction at the Hlks Opera House Ho
if you are troubled with that tired
fell rig go and take the *angh cure
for two boors and n half. I* is IP tier
than the mountains M Is better than
the seashore, ft ls'*veu better than
going to Kuropn, es,i>■.**;«! iy If *. o i
are a had snllor, This Is one of the
good things that George Washington
missed. That could not he helped
hut the last. President of the foiled
States will see it because this is a
play that will last as long ns the
government. If you have se»n It
once, then you want to see It three
times, then your wife makes you go
the fourth time, and after that the
children persuade you to buy tick
ets. If Is the real comedy success of
the century.
The member* of the Foreign Mis
sionary Society of Grace church are
rcpui ted to meet thin afternoon a*
3 o'clock, at the home of Dr. John
son. on Mercer street.
The Dally leader la the best j»d-1
vertlslng medium In this section, j
MORE ROCKEFELLER
MONEY.
IIO.\ltl> (iIVKS M«>M \ TO KlV|j
IHKI'KHKM r t o|,|,|.;<;|.;s.
Announcement was made yes ter
da.v at New York that at n meeting
on Tuesday of the general education
hoard which has charge of the John
I). Rockefeller foundation for high
•«' education, the following appro
priations were made; Lawrence tint
' rdt) of Appleton, Win., $50,000;
* tiny College or HpriugQeld, Mo.,
$ro.0(in; Richmond college of Rich
mond. Va.. >150.000; Washington
and l.ce unlverslly or Lexington,
. - diuit; Iowa college nr Orlnnoll,
la., $100,000.
1 his makes n total of $007,500
ontrllmtIons from the Income of the
Rockefeller foundation since the
c.llt was received In October, 1005.
I'hes,. gifts are made eomllttonally,
and when the conditional amounts
are raised the total contributed for
• he endowment of colleges will he
$-,070,000. President Harry P. Jnd
a«*n «>r the university (,r Chleagn was
elected a member or the general edu
cation hoard, succeeding the late $>r.,
Harper, and Prealdont Kdwln A.
Alderman of the university of Vir
ginia and Hollis R. 1'rlssell of Hump
•<»». Institute were elected members
of tha hoard,
INTERNATIONAL
ENGAGEMENT
.MISS SIIONTM ltllM>|tri:i> III.;.
momi'd to Di o nr’ <*n,\ri^
Ni:s KT ITrgi I \(J|{ \,
^ T',,r,H dlepnicl, to I lie Now Vor|< I
TIhioh reporta the ugugcment or th. I
,>,,r ,,,• <?,,n»'n«’» »■! do Plcqalgny and
M|h„ Thodora 81,opts, the younger
•laughter or Theodore RhontH, chair
,nan of “'<• Panama commission. The
d"k«> was horn In Paris la IX7x. |||y
'••Hldence la on the Avenue Vandyok
he has j, chateau la the depart
"lent or the Hart he. He conies or an
"Id »nd distinguished family.
MIkh Theodora Rhonta, who nrrlv
0,1 "* Npvv Y"'»< from Colon yesterday
«'he„ shown a dispatch fro,,, Paris
published yesterday reporting her
engagement, replied with a laugh]
Nof There, is neither truth
nor reason tho report," she said.
Oar families are friends and f am!
partIcalarly well acquainted with the!
duke’s sister. |„,t there is absolutely
no truth In the dispatch."
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Ihc Daily Loader Is growing atrnn
gor every day.
,,K ,H "IM AMOt S,” H\|l> I (HOOKS
—ritKYAHK'ATOIt IS ONN
OF. TUN \YOHI»s IIK
I’HKIk
N»»\v York. Nov. 30.—Rev. VV. II.
ilrooks, the negro pastor of St. Marks
church, attacked Roosevelt, at a
l a Ion rhanksgtvlng meeting of negro
churches today. In the course of
his remarks concerning the presi
dent’s action In discharging the negro
soldiers concerned |n the riots at
llrownsvlllo, Texas, ho called the
president a "prevaricator,” and spoke
of him as "Infamous.” He said Sena
tors Depew and Platt are disgracing
New York state In Washington.
LEARN THESE.
Learn to laugh. A good laugh Is
belter than medicine.
Learn to attend strictly to your
own business.
Learn to tell a story. A well-told
story Is ns welcome as u sunbeam
In a sick room.
Learn lo avoid all ill-natured ro
marks and everything calculated to
|create friction.
Learn to keep your troubles to
yourself. The world Is too busy to
care for your Ills and sorrows.
Lonrn to stop grumbling. If you
cannot see any good In tile world,
keep the Imd to yourself.
Learn to hide your aches and
pains under a pleasant smile. No one
cares whether you have the earache,
headache or rhounintlnm.
Learn to green your rrlcnds with a
smile They carry loo many frowns
In their own hearts to ho bothered
with any of yours:- Woman's Lifn.
VTGOFOT78
INVESTIGATION
TO IlK M/\I)K INTO CAITNK OF
ACN'IDKNT.
Washington. Nov. 30.— The South
ern Itullwny Is nmldng vigorous In
vest lg!i!Ion or tile wreck on Thanks
giving when President Spencer wns
killed, and It Is stated the fault mats
roleiy with the operator either at Law
vers or Rangoon, l> .f. Maddux, tho
hitler operator hnH disappeared and
a warrant is out for Ills arrest.
The funeral of President Spencer
will l»e held tomorrow.
Official statement of the wreck war
Issued today by Counsel A. P. Trout.
The report says, why signal was given
to No. 37 that block was clear, we
have been unable to ascertain, but.
that Ih being Investigated.
A lengthy string 0f nice tpiall came
to our friend Adkins, of the post
office force, last night front his for
mer homo In the Ohio Valley.
GREAT ANNUAL j
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 Fail to Attend.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY, DEC. 3rd and 4t,h.
Over One Million Articles.
3 Stores, Same Management.
THE SURPRISE STORES,119 >*i Prlncnton Av. Iionblo front
THE 5 AND 10c STORES, 2,6 Princeton Avo. Same Maimgem’t. I
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