Bluefield evening leader. [volume], August 29, 1907, Image 1

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COLUMN
WKATHKK FORECAST.
liK nusin^ « l<>u<1iin x»; mnrnirr to
night. I'riduy klHiwor*.
®l)e DoUn Ceaticr.
TIn» Itatljr lj<wh<r, lli«« hmt A»l
vrrlUing **11 um Try it and build
U|» ItUklllNM.
Wrecking
Extraordinary
I’ltHKK AtiKXT FOR ('IIU'is,
IMCI/.F XATI HK FAkFit.
Morgantown, VV. Va.. Aug. 28._A
freight train on the Baltimore A
Ohio railroad wan derailed at Cor-,
bin. The engine and 16 cars were
dashed to pleoea. A broken rail was
the cause. The engineer escaped
death by juni|>ing.
The engineer, .las. Malcolm. of
this oily, was caught when In* leaded
from the cab and imprisoned In the
wreckage. Not a cat. bruise or
scratch did he receive am) where he
v. as rennet in looked as IT It had
l’*en hn:i: 'or his protection Rev.
William Holcomb of Corbin said:
•‘His escniH* is surely miraculous.”
So tigily were timbers wedged
al»out Malcolm human hands could
not budge th *m and he was In dan
ger of being hurled alive, Tor the
wr0r*. r-t-t taken fire and was
spread in/ Hi- cries for help were
heart-rendering.
Fortunately two sections of the
John Robinson circus was closely
foil .a . and t he jo were flagged.
The keen thought fulness or Govern
or .l-'hii F Rohln«on displayed Itself
and the elephants, eight of them,
were quickly unloaded and taken to
the scene of the wreck, which was
right In the oenter of the town.
Old “Itacil,” 200 years old. moth
er nr "Jumbo,” rescued the im
Iirlsone I engineer. She w ound her
trunk around the debris and heavy
timbers and rods of Iron, and pulled
them I rom about the engineer as
though they were only toothpicks.
Then she proudly took Malcolm In
her trunk and carried him to a place
of safety. He fell In a faint and
was resuscitated with some difficul
ty.
I ho othor elephant» were taken to
a Htroatn near and commanded to
fill tlwir trunks with water. They
crot a hip supply and doing back to
the wreck threw water on the flames.
After three trips they had Ihe fire
/Jilt.
Trains, passengers and freight
were blocked; traffic was entirely
suspended. All mall trains were
held tip. The wreck train was sent
for. but the elephants did their work
for them before they arrived. In
less than two hours they had the
track cleared. It was a sight to see
them pull the locomotive apart and
throw the big wheels and stack and
holler over to one sidV
The elephants are large ones,
each weighing about tj tons, which
gives an idea of the power greater
than several wreck trains. NnUi
more ft Ohio officials. It Is said, re
marked that elephants wouldn't lie
had for use In removing heavy
wreckage. The Baltimore ft Ohio
may so equip themselves.
Editor’s ‘Vote \V * don’t vouch
for the truth of this sto-y. T'.c
Parkersburg Dispatch-News is the
originator.
W. v. MKHSKNOHHN fjl'lT
IMF \V\M rn Ol'T
Pittsburg. T’h.. Aur. 28. Because
th«- Western I’nlon Telegraph rim
pany cut pie off the hill of fare at
the dining room run for the strlke
hreakerK and other In the big down
town office here, all flv* mesren°,er
boyg have struck. They tied up the
delivery business. Recently when
the boys struck for fl cents a mii
ange. the telegraph compariv quickly
broke the strike hv offering the lads
three square meals a day In »h" ant
ing rooms. There was pie on the
bill of fare then, hut on Saturday
pie was cut out.
kncjim: hi \ hv now Hit
DFItlVKD I’ltOM HI’VM H A VS
Philadelphia, pa . Aug, 28. — By
using the principle of the common
hot bed by which farmers grow
fresh vegetables In the dead of win
ter. Prank Shuman, an engineer and
scientist, thinks he ha solved the
old problem of converting the heat
of the stin Into power at such a low
cost that Its commercial use is n*ar
at hand. »
He has now runuing an #nrlnc
that gets its power from the sun »nd
so simple that a child can operate
it. Shuman says his machine will
’revolutionise the motive power of
the world. On the Shuman property
near here there La a big wooden box.
sunk into the ground and covered
with a double top of ordinary hot
house glass. The box is filled with
coiled Iron pl|»es painted blacK
These pits**. Ailed with ether con
nect with a small upright engine.
The circuit Is known as a “elected*’
one. that is the ether in the pipe* is
converted to va|»or In the big box.
passes through the engine, develoii
iig three mid half horse power;
thence into a condenser nud back
igain Into the hot box.
No fuel is uaed. the heat of the
Hun beingjrelled upon to convert the
liquid into va|>or. in the tropics wa
ter would take the place of vapor,
Shuman says. lie frank)/ ad.i'ltp
that ills machine would not run in
cloudy weather. He lielieves that
by using his solar engine to ma’ce
liquid air which In turn can be
transported anywhere, coal will be
displaced.
Looks Like
Some Money
KAIIJ«>AI» VOTKK INCRKANK OF
*200,000,000 IX <\\ PITA I A7.\
TIOX.
St. I you It*. Mo., Aug. 28. —A «pe
oinl meeting of the stockholder of
the 'Frisoo system, over which First
Vice President Mather, of Chicago,
presided, was held here yesterday,
an<l a new mortgage, a bond Issue of
$ I 1000,000, and an increase In the
capital stock from $ 100,0l u op,) to
I200.rte0.000 was voted.
The Increase Is made necessary by
the Missouri law to enable the mort
gage for the bond Issue. The bonds
will mature May 1. 1927. and are to
pay Interest not to exceed 5 per
cent.
They will be redeemable at the
company's option. Two million dol
lars’ worth are to be Issued at once,
the remainder to be extended over
a period of years. a copy of the
new mortgage will be filed in every
county in every state through which
the ’Frisco operates.
Southwest Is
Fruitful Land
HOXAKFR VfOTf1F.lt GIVES ItlltTH
TO Font CHILDREN—THREE
ALIVE AND WKMi.
Bristol, Va.. Aug. 28.—Following
closely on tho h**fl8 of th^ recent
birth of five children In one room In
Russell county, a special from Ho
naker, Va., says:
Mrs. Joshua Fonae. of this coun
ty, gave birth to four children.
One of them lived only a few
hoiira. but the other* are well and It
i* believed all of them will live.
The mother weighs 130 pounda
»nd has been enjoying fine health
The father la a prosperous farmer,
and la ao proud of the babies that
he will have their picture taken and
aend It to President Roosevelt In a
few days.
This la believed to be the first In
stance on record In this section of
a mother giving birth to quadrup
lets. Two of them were boys and
the others glrla, one of the latter
having died. They were about four
pounds each.
Automobiling and
Horse Racing
VVII/HF.I.Vf HAVING THU TIME OF
HIS fAFE.
New York. Aug. 2».—Prince Wil
helm. of Sweden, today took an au
tomobile tour of the city and vlalted
the horse racing at the Empire track
fhla afternoon.
During Clearance Sale
MKNH ANI) BOYS' BEETS.
Wore 25c., now .|0r
W*«r« 7Bo., now.r*Rc.
Wore $1.B0, now .$1.15
Wore ROc., now.
Wore $1, now .moc.
AIro an odd lot that wore 2Be to ROc
nt 10r for choice
MEN’S EIOHT FI It urn
One lot, wore $2.00. now ... $1.25
One I,ot. wore $3.00. now .... 1.00
On« I,ot. were $5.00 (STETSON
make) at . ft.oo
MEN’S AN1» HOYS* STRAW HATS.
Worn 25c, now .1*c.
Were $1, now ...70r.
Wr»r© 11.76, now . fi.oo
W«r« 12.60, now. 1.IW>
Wore 93.00, now .9.1ft
Wor* 96.00, now . 9A.9A
Wore 60o., now ..IWr.
Worn 1.26, now..
Wore 92.00, now . 9I.4A
W*»r* 92.76, now . 1.90
Were 94.00, now .. ftoo
PANAMA HATH.
W#»re» 90.00, rodnrod to.94.00
Ww* 97 60, rod n rod to. 0.110
NV^ro 99 00, rod 11 rod to.O.no
W«ro 96 00. rodtirod to.9.T5
I
4
V.
Oth«r *orwi« roonrod in proportion.
8. PEDIGO
Senator Littlepage
Going to Fairmont
j -—
IN INTK'KKHT OF THK VMTKI)
MINK WOHKK.ItN OF AMKKH'A
| Grafton. Aug. 28.—For the pur
pose of looking after some interwtn
In this section for the United Mine
; Worker# of America, for which he
In the leading counsel in the state
of Went Virginia. Senator Adam H.
l.Utlepage. of Charleston, has ar
rived in the city, and he will remain
here for several days. There has
been some unpleasant occurrences in
this section of the state recently be
cause of the effort of the mine work
ers' uulon to organize the coal
miners, ami some of the organizers
have been threatened with violence
it is understood. It is the purpose
of the genial senator from Kanawha
county to make an effort to have the
difference* In regard to those mat
ters between the operators and the
miners settled if possible so that all
I w*ll receive fair treatment.
I "It Is my object to do ail the
good i can in the way of bringing
the employers and employes closer
together, no matter in what walk of
life, and have them meet on n foot
ing where there will be a better un
derstanding and leas friction and I
believe It will be possible to do
tthls,'' said the senator. “All this
Htrlfe and trouble Is holding back
the development of 1! -reat state
of West Virginia a .• cry effort
should be made by both si V to vet
together, stop their bickering and
quarreling and asf 1st in making this
,the greatest state in tbe union. We
believe It will be ] Hide to do this,
•and that Is our inject.” Senator
Littlepage will go from lion to
i Fairmont and Clarksburg.
United States
Too Strict
HO IHOCLARKH KMMA (iOLII.MAV,
AMKRICA SO PlAHt FOR AX
ARfHIHTH.
Amsterdam, Holland. Aug. 28._
Declaring that Jhe statutes of thp
PniU*d States are ho strict and Re
vere that it is practically impossible
to carry on an anarchistic propo
ganda, Emma Goldman, the Amevi
can anarchist, bitterly criticiHed *hc
American lawa in an address before
the International Anarchists con
gresa, being held here. Anarchy Ik
growing in America, ahe declared,
especially gaining adherents among
the Jewiah working people.
ItltlTI.HH I'AKIilAMKVT
PROIWHJrrcO
I/ondon, Aug. 29.—With plrtnr
esfjue old-time ceremonies the ,-ii
lah parliament waa prorogue | yes
terday. thus ending one of the long
est and moat arduous sessions, dur- j
lng which the royal assent w»n given
to over sixty bllla. which the two
houses passed. The members sue* at
noon and shortly after nr Is they
were summoned to the house of
lords, where the king’s soeech was
read. The statements made were of
the usual colorless character, refer- i
ring to the recent royal visits and
the friendly relations existing be
lt ween Great Hrltaln and the >;her
powers.
High Treason
CHAWiKlt AGAINST A OK KM AM
ARTII/t/KRV HRIUIKANT.
R^rlln. Auk 2ft.—A sergeant of
the Twenty-third artillery has be«.n
arrested at Oobllnz. charged with
hiKh treason In selling French a Renta
the secret Instructions Riven to Or
man officers. Other arrests are ex
pected
Taft Men Trying
To Make a Deal
OFFER VICK-f*RK81l»KN<7Y NOMI
NATION AH ISrni'ntMKNT TO
VKW YORK.
Albany, N Y . Aur, 2ft — It Is be
lieved here that a representative of
Secretary Taft 1s trying to capture
the New YorH delegation hy tradlnR
a second place ticket to the New
York man Chairman Woodruff of
| the state committee la belnR boomed
for vice-presidency hy Taft's follow
ers. HuRhen men assert, however,
he will be unable to capture the del
egation.
| rr n op . ...
The organs of the machine do not
fake kindly to the mention of Ar
nold flrherr for governor. Thev can
find no weak place in his record, hut
he lan’t one of the family and his
candidacy doesn’t bear the state
honae O. K. Hence he won’t do.—•
Parkersburg Sentinel
Governor Glenn
Makes Charge
Again Southern
RAII.HOAD'H PROTlUtT AGAINST
ADVASOHra PAIR IN NORTH
CAROLINA HirKKMK. tXH’HT
A NORM THK GOVKHXOIt.
Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 2S. Yester
day the transcript of tl»«» ease ,in
which Judge I .on a. In the Su|»erlor
Court here, Hued the Southern rail
way $3h,0'H» for aelllnK tickets at
more than 2 1-4 cents |H*r mile was
Hied In the Supremo Court.
| The Southern’! attorneys fl'ed a
proteat In the Superior Court clerk's
office. The Southern. In the proteat,
declares It will not be responsible
for any fees or cc\ts an to this
transcript unless the> are given
time to examine It; 4hat it was sent
up before they examined It. nnd dl
nn'ted that It be sent up
Former Oovenor Ay rock, state
counsel, will move tod.o that the
ease be advanced by the Supreme
Court and argued next week. This
the Southern will resist.
Governor Glenn says the Southern
,ls not keeping Ita ... to ad
I vanee 4h»* cwk>. It Is said by other
persons that the Southern wants to
keep the case pending in the Su
preme Court until after Judge
’Pritchard has passed on the evidence
now being taken by Special Master
Walter A. Montgomery
The railway people declare that
•’ e state seeks to rush the case in
h Supreme Court, so as to get an
opinion ahead of Judge Prltehard’a.
so that when the Pritchard case goes
before the United States Supreme
Court the state can point to the de
cision of Its own Supreme Court. The
c;»«e would regularly come up In the
8uere*na Court here the second week
*n October.
A *ii<; < itown wim,
INSIST ON ••JIWK’R."
Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 29.—Bev
ipral hundred person* ivre coming
<»v«*r the Coal river'sect ion to at
tend the hearing of Cordon Atkina,
aert for today In this city. Atkins
was arrested Monday near Scott,
Putnam county, on a charge of hav
ing committed n felonious assault
on Mrs. Kel Milam the latter part
of last month. Reports which come
from Coal River, whore Mrs. Milam
lives and Is highly respected, are to
the effect that perhaps a thousand
persons will come over to attend the
hearing and In the event of the tes
timony be'ng strong against Atklm
that they will undertake to see that
Justice mete I out to him. It Is
not Imlleved that any violence will
h«- undertaken unless a miscarriage
of Justice should seem apparent. But
they want to he on the ground to
see that Atkins, if guilty, does not
escape a just punishment.
Mrs. Milam, who lives near Tor
nndo, on the upper Falls, In Coal
River, this county, was riding horse
back on a country road, having
reached a lonely spot, a man sprang
from behind a tr»*e and demanded
money. When the woman began to
scream, the man Jerked her from
the horse. Being a large woman,
weighing in the neigh horhood of
200 pounds, Mrs .Milam was render
ed unconscious by the fall.
8he was fien beaten and other
wise maltreated by a miscreant who
afterward neaked off through the
woods,
Ain,K ciioi* vi;rv
SMAI>fi Til IH VKAH.
Martlnsburg. \V. Va . Aug. 28.—.
The apple crop of Itcrkeley county
f« estimated for flic present year at
60,000 barrel*. which nf an average
price of $2 |8*r barrel, would mean
that the crop will he worth $180,
000. And th*1 crop Is estimate! to
be not oyot a third of a crop at that.
A single orchard that of John Mill
er, covers 600 acre*, and although
he will not hare anything like a
full crop, estimate* placing hla crop
at a sixth of a full crop. It la be
lieved he will have 10.000 buahela,
worth something like $20,000. Sev
eral other orchard* are •'almost ah
larrge a* Mr. Miller*. Went the
crop thla year up to the average
the apple* of the county would be
worth more than half a million dol
lar*.
AV AU PIT. ItPATH.
Parkersburg. \V. Va.. Aug. 28.—
I.ttdwlg ffofttotflc met death In a
horrible manner here yesterday af
ternoon, while engaged In o|»aratlng
an edging machine at the parkers
hnrg Mill company's plant, a large
allver from a board which had been
run through the machine wax hurled
hack with terrific force, penetrating
the man’a body about eight Inchon,
piercing hla heart and lung. He
grabbed the allver and removed It
from hla !*>dy and dropped to the
floor and expired In a few second*
Winchester Lost
To The Indians
PITCHER SHIN Kit. OP 1WI.K
FACHR, IK Wild* AM) CHYBH
OAMK AWAY.
Winchester. Va.. Auk. 27.—The
for two games with ftramwetl on
fo rtwo K«mn with R ram we 11 on
September 2 and 3. turned the
tables on the locals today, winning
by 4 to 1. Shiner, who started In
to twirl for Winchester, wan wild,
passing four and allowing four hits,
which netted the Indiana four tallica
in three InnlnRH. He was relievo I by
Cantwell in the fourth, and the vis
itors1 run getting stopped right then
and there, hut the Rniue was al- ;
ready lost. Cantwell allowed four
liita and struck out etaht In six In- !
niiiRh. in the sixth ret Ii Iiik the en
tire side by Ktrlkeouta.
Winchester's single tally waa made I
by “Curly” Brown in the tirst. when
he drove the ball over left-held fence
for a circuit of the bases.
IVa tier lea; Indians —Tohoy and
KeKO. Winchester—Shiner and i
I.uhn; Cantwell and Woodward.
That Third
Term Again
MANY Itt’MOItK PI/OAT IN KltOM
Al.h PAItTP.ItK.
Washington, I). aiik. 29.—
Many people refuse to abandon the
Idea that Roosevelt is running for |
the presidency In ljins. This Is Mio
opinion of politicians from all parts
of the United Stall's now In Wush
ngton. They doclnro that even some
states that have ‘.favorite Rons''
nurture the hope of gc« i'w pre
ent occupant of the while h mse the
next also.
A Hot Old
Programme
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IK IlKINfJ \ I>\ < H '.A I I I» |»v 'I'HM
NKW IK ISM |»AIITV.
Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 29. Thu
first convention of the National C mn
cll of the Sinn Fein bewn today with
flu* purpose of the establish icon of
a new program to gain home ale
for Ireland and unhorsing John (led- 1
rnond as leader or the Irish p; r,v.
The movement's four cardinal prlnei- I
pies under consid< ration arc ;|,e
withdrawing of the Irish r< p,v.scil
lation from parliament, establishing
an Irish parliament In Dublin with-1
out Hritlsh consent, to revive Irish
Indiisl lies and -the boycotting of
everything Dtiglish.
Post Office
Burglarized
TH1RVH0 OUT AWAY WITH \
(MHHt 114M \|> HI M.
New Ymk, N. Y., Any 2ft.
Thieves today dynamited the pnat of
fice and adjoining store at Heliport,
Kong Island, and eacape! with ovei
$K,000 in sfamps and cash Then
is no clue to the robbers.
Two Big Fires In
New York State
MOIIK THAN A VI A RTF,H o|
MIMilOJf UOVA IT* IN HMOKK.
Rochester. N. Y., Aug 2ft. Fire
starting at the ('ox building today
caused a loss of $101,000
Home, N. Y , Aug 2ft Fire to
day destroyed the txislnoflg block and
badly damaged other htilMlu-'s. on-!
tailing a loss of two hundred thou^
end dollars.
itio ms i row.
Marhlnerj \Iiih| lie Moved Ib-foie
Well Near Wdlolxirit f'»»n lie
Idrilled in.
Wellaburg. w. Va . Auk 2K fj-as
and oil men are delighted over ftif>
proaperfa for ga* on I ho Andrew*
farm Th** well ta being drilled bv
M C. HnnW # fo The ga< Ii »h
been roarlnK and ran t*. hoard sev
eral inllea The nearness of the
maehlnerv • r> (he well prevented the
well from being brought In \
WKin as the maehlnerv ran be re.
I moved the well will l*e brought in
Oil men are delighted by the pros
fiect
l>F«AIH,V Tfmi'KKO.
Clarksburg, W Va., Auk. 2*
Ourtl* f>arrell, the young non of .1.
A Tiarrell, of Wemlnger afreet.
Olen Rlk, was playing with a railway
: torpedo vesterday morning Laying
the tori odo upon the *tono steps In
tho rear of tho kitchen, tho hot got
a rock ami began tho celebration.
Tho explosion which followed scat
tered tho tin fragments of tho cap In
nil directions. One ple«*o struck tho
hoy In tho nock and only missed
eoverlnghls JuRttlar voln. Ifo ran
Into tho house and fell fainting The
hoy’* wounds were dressed nnd he
Is expected to recover.
Ogdin Candidate
TIIK KTATR TKFAM ItFIt A\*
NO! NCFN III: Wll.l. HFFIi IlK*
NOMINATION.
Parkersburg. Aug. 2S. Hon.
Newton Ogdin, stnto treasurer, was
In Parkersburg on his way front
Charleston to Ills old home in Pleas
ants county, where he will spend a
brief vacation. Mr Ogdin was ac
companist by his wife and son. Ku
gene While In tho otty Mr Ogdin
tol.l h ro|H»rtor that In* was u can
didate for ronoiulnatlon to the of
fice which ho now holds. This stnte
tnent will ho of In ter oat to politicians
all over the Htate. since It Is the llrat
definite statement that has been
made by the genial treasurer along
this lino.
Mr. Ogdin Ik now serving his
third year as treasurer, having boon
elected at the last stnto election, and
has done good work. 11 Ih friends
think that the excellent service
which he has rendered entitles him
to renotnlnnMon. which menus re
election, as Mr. Ogdin la a Republi
can. While In the ofly Mr. Ogdin
stated Mint he had been considering
the matter for Home time, as many
of his friends had been urging Mm
to run again and he had made up his
mind to do so. The strength which
ho showed In the convontlon at
which he win nominated throe yenrs
»go and his excellent record In of
fl-'•n»*iMiie n make him n most
formidable >:indldate for stnto treas
P rer.
KIHN'KV Iti »f ,T< »\
l*»rl» MHT NHJIIT
I • news tlint i in* popular con
flu -for Sidney Holton I t no niore |*
In Iced 'be '•.h«uy»I shock ev«*r given
IIiIh elty, nn«l especially those who
knov M vi best
Af i r I wo day* of Intense suffering
Iv died yesterday aflornoon at five
o’clock.
Ills mother passed through the
••lly yesterday morning on No. I f» on
route in YVoleh accompanied tty the
yonnv Indy that Mr Holton was to
hnvo married next month, both of!
whom wore stt his side when the end
came.
Mr Holton had boon In the ser
vice of the Norfolk and Western for
about five ye.iin and stood In high
e teem with the offic ials.
The rent- Ins pa seed through the
vliy this morning on No. Hh en
route to Norwood, Vn . for Interment
accompanied by several prominent 1
citizens of Williamson. Welch and
here also a delegation from the f)
H composed of Messrs, Davis.
Jot • Hat her. Patton. Davis. Drlf
fin and Coleman
lit 1 I’ f* B. sent M osht's
Davis fSriffir. t> Ion and Hatcher,
the It P T Messrs, Voekey, HroWli
and Built h
IMtVH >1AliV, FHCAPI.
Draft on. W Vn . A tic 2H An
drew Parsons, of Kanawha emintyj
and f>tls llrudet fe, of pitnitncrx eottn :
ty. two of the Inmates at the West
Virginia Reform sehool, left ye ter
day morning, and while It ha* been
t*o|K»rfed that one of them Iful been j
eaptured nf Pleasant Creek, this I
believed to have lteen a mistake, and
It. la thought both of the boy* have
made good their eseofte
Parsons and Hurdette have both
been In the Institution for several t
years and one of them had a record
of IK months perfect, and wohld
probably have been released In
very short time
M**T iwmi ff t VMS.
Parkerabtirg, W Vn , Aiik 2k
Harry Shaw an employe of Bentley
Ar Oerwlg'a furniture factory, met
ivlfh a horrible nrrMffil yeiferdav
morning while a^ work. Shaw wat»
engaged In nitrating a *aw when
he allppod on tho fl'Kir Ffia two j
handa mmo In eontaet with the anw
*>ne waa rut off Juat above th<* wrM
while the flngera of tho other hand
were badly laeernted four of thorn
having boon amputated Tho tin
fortunato man whm Inkan to St i
.loaeph’a hoepltnl. whore f)r Frame j
aftondod him Mia rendition In iM
to ho quite oTltlcal from tho loan of
blood
IT wild. IMVE iv t an. .
What will the novo||*t do without
a eonaervatory?
What are you driving at?
Why. before lone everybody will
b« living In flat*.
jealous Girl Shoots
Wrong Woman
im i.k iin<; two worM>H
\V II It’ll will NOT PROYF FA
TA li
Hvtstol, v».. Auk. 2S.- Tho lUnnon
•Jealousy, enthroned In tho heart of
a good look I UK and shapely young;
Klrl of sixteen yearn, was the In
tpliatlon for a ilvaiicrala shooting at
No to i F.»st Stnle at root nt 2:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon. In which
Mr». .InniOH Ferguson barely escaped
a Irnglo fate nt tho hands or tho
Klrl. who seemed not to reckon upon
H»*’ consequences.
Three reports of a pistol In quick
aucooMHlon, and tho smoking weapon
in the hands of tho young woman,
tidd a -story of recklessness that la
rare In TtrUtol.
rinding the door harred aKainnt
h<*r. this girl, whoso name In Hollo
Ferguson, and who Ih said to have
come hero only a few dnya ago from
Johnson City, made Rovernl attempts
a gal nut It In ntt effort to gain admit
tance. Finally she forced tho ddor
partially open, hut Mrs. Ferguson,
seeing that the girl wa« armed, ox
erted all of her strength to provont
her from coming In.
It wuh while this contest bctwetui
the two was In progress that Roxle
Ferguson pushed the muzzle of her
pistol through the opening and tired
three shots at Mrs, Ferguson, two of
which took effect one bullet lodged
j *n her left ells>w. while the other
cut Its way through the left hip,
passing out without having mado a
very deep wound.
SHOT WRONG WOMAN.
Realizing that she was shot, Mrs.
Ferguson dropped to the floor, when
• be girl forced her way Into tho
room. Her eyes gleamed as If
aflame, ami ahe was all the more de
termined to take a frosh start with
11he deadly wnar>on In her hand wheu
she found that she hail shot. the
wrong woman.
The life of Mattie UrVHon, a young
married woman who in uopniatad
from her huabnud. and who In mak
Imr h *r homo with FVrguaon and
wifo. wan probably saved only by
ili«> Minoly Interference of Walter
Urookwoll, a voiiiik nwm who wan
preaeni. and who Hclr-cd RotIp pvr.
kiihoii and look possession of her
pistol
* I"' ih-wh of flip shooting ronrlictl
poll**** hcnduunrlern In a Ifttlo wbll<*.
"'"I I" a few inlnntPK every pr»ll"p
inan on th** foree waft nf (Iip icenc
■ Of ft’Ollhlc
Running Saloon
By Injunction
<‘OI NT! < 0M>I|SS|0V|:|{S < |,\IM
H.\l,00\ IS IN K.AIdCIUH f'Ol’N
l ' IM» I'llU’l it roi HT hi;i:mh
10 TIIIMi it is 1% WYOMIMi
roiNTV
Heokley, W. Va., Auk. 2h -
MotehkIhm la a station on'ltecpwaier
1 allroad J11 h4 on Hup between lla
IpIkIi and Wyoming pounllpH, k, i,,
Moran, lor Joseph Macei, secured a
I Icon <• from I ho Wyoming county
conn and started a an loon Recently
j a dispute arose «a to thp exact.
I boundary, Raleigh claiming that the
building In which Moran’H saloon la
located b; on this aide of the line.
Wyoming claimed It wan In her*.
Raleigh ran a siyvey last week
and put Moran this aide of the line,
.fuatIce Thurman and deputing w ved
pajiera on Moran He defied them
and kept the saloon open. Moran se
ettrod Injunction thIk week from the
circuit Judge at Houston rest raining
Raleigh enmity from Interfering with
' hla buxine a and (be end Is not yet.
M 'om pi leaf Ions may arise between the
fwo county court*.
WIM. DIIIM, | o|{
momiok rot vrv oil
Wheeling. Auk 2k The Pereen
'wyn on com pan > a new concern,
<’oruposed of loeal people. wan or
ganized ye-terday afternoon a* ifm
i he adrpiarterx in room 3 2 1 Schmul
lia»h building
I he capital ntock of the company
)<< $‘>0,000. ami th>y have aerjulred
hi exeet lingly promlning tract of
J32 acre in (he famous Jacknon
territory, in Monroe county,
Ohio.
Hevonfy producing well* nurround
the company'* holding* within a
radlu« of a half mile and not a nlngle
try hole
The company will twain drilling a*
*nce and the on (.Took for -trlking
nomc Idc gutter* In exceedingly
bright.
vr mi: kink rovKiiiT
The two tiankefhall team* will
meet again tonight at the rink at
Both teg ma have been
utrcngfhened and a good game <v«n
tw expected Till* in h> mt game
thin week Next w ek « ral new
tcama will play.