Bluefield evening leader. [volume], December 03, 1907, Image 1

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Vt<1- - ~-0 ' _ HLUFFIEU). WEST VIRGINIA, TI KSDAY A M l ,R NOON, 1)KCISMHH< ; IUor. I'KU'l'TWoMs
THERE IS URGENT NEED OF CURRENC / LEGISLATION
Says President Roosevelt in His An
nual Message to the Highest Law
Making Body of the Land.
. Washington. Dec. 3.—Washington,
while the renerved galleries were not
•o crowded today wheu the houfe of
rcppoe ntatlves met us they were yes
terday. the public galleries wore fill
ed with i»ers(<ns anxious v> hear the
reading of the .president's message
oven more In numbers were present
than yesterday.
A full senate today heard and read
the minutes of <hc opening day with
out tho omission of a word. Sena
tor-elect Johnson, of Alabama, was
aworn In. A messenger from the
hoiiB> announced the organization ot
that body, then Chairman Allison
of the committee appointed <to wait
upon tho president. rei>orted that
•his mission bad been performed and
Immediately thereaft’r Assistant Sec
retary Lab*a and the president's
messengers presented the message
and a moment lat r its reading be
gun. of which the following is a
synopsis: •
With excusable pride, in tho open
ing passuges of his speech to con-'
gresa. did the president alude to the
stability of tho gr at financial in
■titutions -of the country not over
looking, however, the exception: 1
that go to prove tho rule, suggestin' |
remedies for the abolition of "thes
exceptions. hr quoted at length fron
his message to congress of 190f,
wherein wan recommended national
Tc 'illation of corporations partlcn
le ’y in the matter of
INTER? TATE COMMERCE
where local conditions tend to mak<
legislation ineffectlv? by being eithei
too drastic or else too lax. Proceed- j
leg he said:
Only the national government car
In thoroughgoing fashion ►’xertCsK
•the needed control. This does not
m an that there should be any ex
tension of federal authority, for such
authority already exists under thf
constitution in amplest and most
far-reaching form;-but it docs mean
that there should he an extension o*
federal activity. This Is not advo
ca.lng centralization. It is m relj
looking facts in the face. and realist
ing that centralization In business
has already come and can not b
avoided or undone, and tha the pub
11c ut large can only protect Jtscl! j
from certain evil effect-t of this bus
in ss centralization by providing hot
•ter methods for the exercise of e.n
trol through the authority already
centralized in the national govern
| ment by the constitution itself.
Recommending that practically tin
limited power b’ placed in the hands i
of the national Interstate commerce :
commission, which body should work J
in harmony with the various staff
commissions.
In lengthy recerpts of previous al
lusions to legislation in the line of |
the
SHERMAN ANTI-TRiTST LAW
he reconi mrnded that there should i
still be additional legislation along
similar lines.
A combination should not be toler
atod if it abuse the power acquire *
by combination to the public detrl
ment. No corporation or association
of any kind should he permitted to
sngajre in foreign or Interstate com
merce that is formed for the purport |
>f. or whose operations create v
monopoly or general control of the I
production, sale, or distribution » j
Uiy one or more of the prime n<” h i
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
You only liave five more flays in !
I’ldch to take flic discount *>ji your
axes. Tl»c discount jwrlnd closes on
Invcmber 30, 1P07, Call nf my of- j
In room, Vo. 1 Telephone iSn'Idiu
i I settle your taxes tNffnif the Ante
F ntlom-d above,
W. P. HWVLEY,
l-23-7t Deputy HlicrlflT. ,
cities of life or articles of general
use and necessity. Such combina
tions an* against public policy; they
violate tho common law; the doors
of the courts iu*j closed to those who
are parties to them, and I believe the
11 on,ires can close the channels of
■ Inti relate commerce against them
i for Its protetion. The law should
male* its prohibition and permissionr
ts clear and deilnite as possible, leav
!iir the least possible room for arbi
tral action. «r allegation of such
action, on the part of the executive
<> rof divergent interpretations by
:he couits. Among th * points to be
limed at should be the prohibition
if unhealthy competition, such as by
j rendering service at an actual loss
I \>r 'he purpose of crushing out coni
totltion, the prevention of inflation
>f capital, and the prohibition of a
:orporatlon's making exclusive trad
with itself a condition of having any
rado with itself. Reasonable agree
ment between, or combinations of.
corporations should be i>ermltted.
•rovided they are first submitted to
»ml approved by some appropriate
'Oveniment body.
#
* # *
To confer upon tho national gov
•ruuient. in connection with the
•mv*! |lent I advocate in tho antl
rufit law’, iKiwer of supervision over j
big business concerns engaged in i
nterstate commerce, would benefit i
h in as it has benefited the nation
tl banks. In the recent business
finis it is noteworthy that tho in
stitutions which failed were instl
uUo>s which were not under the
upervislon aud control of the na
tional government. Those which
ver > under national control stood
♦ bo teat.
Claiming that such control would
#'tot only be bencAuial to the public,
bu; to the corporation!! themselves.
The president Instanced tho na
tional banking and pure food acts
to offset the clamor against centrali
sation and federal control.
CURRENCY.
After quoting from his 1906 nies
"•r^e tho president said;
I again urge on the congress the
need of immediate attention to -this
matter. VVe need a greater elasticity i
n our enrr ncy; provided, of course,
hat we recognize the even greater
uef d of a safe and secure currency, j
The»v must always be the most rigid i
Nomination by th > national author- I
Ities. Provision should be made for
an emergeny currencq. The emer- |
gen^y issue should, of course, be ;
made with an effective guaranty, and !
upon conditions car‘fully proscribed
by the government. Such emergen
cy is-ue must bo based on adequate
oc-iirWles approved by the govern
’uon*. and must ho issued und^r a
heavy fax. This would permit cur
rency being issued when the demand
foil off. It is worth investigating to
letermir.e whether of fleers and dlr^c
ors of national banks shoufT ever be
allowed to loan to themselves. Trust
companies should Ik- subject to the
same supervision as banks; legisla
tion to this effect should be enacted
for the District of Columbia and the
‘errltories.
Yti wo must also remember that
•veil lie wis st legislation on the
«'i‘b t can only accomplish a cer
* nln amount. No legislation Can by
my poi ibillty guarantor the busl
. s community against the results
>f q.cculatlve folly any more than It
an guarantee an individual against
li • result! of his extravagance.
Whop op individual mortgages his
bous • to buy an automobile he in
• iifH disaster; and when wealthy
n-"it. or men who pose as such, or
ate unscrupulously or foolishly eager
to become such, indulge in reckless j
speculation—especially If It is ac- I
companlerl by dishonesty—they Jeop-1
If you wo it at IVdlRO'i*. it'h worth the price.
Just the Thing for Christmas
NEW LINKNH
Our handsome lire of I.’nens lias been augmented by the
tu.ciu arrival of exquisite Clti iv and Bat ten burg T.acc Sets*
Mexican Prawn Work and French Kmbroidercd I’ieces.
Hatlenburg t ><»vlics ....... JOr to 35c
Cluny Doylies, linen centre* . 400
Mohican Prawn Work Centre Pieces ......... 40c to 2.00
Maxintn Prawn Woik "Iable(»-otln .. o)c to 4*00
French KmhroMercrl l.umh Cl *th«. 1.750*2.00
French Kmbroiderert Hnffrt So rfx ........... 1.75 to2.25
H.Mtenlnirg I.ace HufTct or finnan K-arP 1.5010 3.00
F.i.tisnlxirg C«ce Centre l’icce‘, linen < er»trc*... 1.75
Hnltenlttirg l.^cc f.nnch Clot! s ..... 3.75 to 5.00
Cluny lAtcc Centre Pieces,' line t certrw. ....... 1.75 to 4.00
(Tiny L-ec buffet Scarf, linen r'n'*e .. 6.00
These arc but a few of our l inens* Wc have all kinds at
all prices* Map. Orpf.rs Kfcrivk I’romi*i Attfxttojp
F. S. P DIGO
Princeton Avoou*. Ithtefleld. 35'eat Virginia*
ardlte not only their own future but
the future of all their Innocent fel
low dtlreus, for they expose the
whole business community to panic
and distress.
REVENUE.
The Income acoount of the nation
la In a moat satisfactory condition.
For the six fiscal years end lug with
the 1st of July last, the total ex
penditures and revenues of the na
tional government, exclusive of the
postal revenues aud expenditures
1 were, in round numbers, revenue?
i $3,466,000,000 and expenditures
I t3.276.000,000. The net exc sa of
Income over expenditures, including
In the lattor the fifty millions ex
pended for the Panama canal, was
me hundred and ninety million dol
'ars for the six y'ars. an average of
ibout thirty-one millions a year.
This represents an approximation
between income and outgo which It
would be hard to Improve. The sat
isfactory working of the present
tariff laws has been chiefly r'spon
slblo for this excellent showing.
Nevertheless, there (s an evident and
constantly Igrowlng feeling among
our people that tho time is rapidly
approaching when our system of
revenue legislation must be revised.
THE T.YRIFF.
i nis country is definitely com
mitted to the protective system and
any effort to uproot It could not but
cau8-> widespread industrial disaster.
Tn other words, the principle of the
present tariff law could not with
wisdom be changed. But In a coun
try of such phenomenal growth as
ours It Is probably well that every
dozen years orNso the tariff lawn
'hould be carefully scrutinized so an
to s e that no excessive or improper
benefits are conferred thereby, that
proper revenue is provided, and thai
ntr foreign trade Is encouraged.
1'here must always be as a minimum
a tariff which will not only allow
for the collection of on ample reve
nue but which will at least make
Tood the difference In cost of pro
luctlon here and abroad; that is. the
llfferenoe in the labor cost here an'*
abroad, for the well-being of tli
wage-worker must ever be a cardinal
point of American policy The ques
tion should be approached purely
'rom a business standpoint; both the
time and tho manner of the change
being such as to arouse the mini
mum of agitation and disturbance
in tho business world, and to give
the least play for selfish and faction
al motives. The sole consideration
should be to se^ that the sura total
of changes represents tho public
stood. This means that tho subject i
''an not with wisdom be dealt with in 1
tho year preceding a presidential1
election, because as a matter of fact
exj>erience has conclusively shown
that at such a time It is impossible
to get men to treat It from the stand
point of the public good. In my1
iudgment the wise time to deal with
the matter is immediately after such
election.
The message recommended that
tho merits of
Ai.v IMXJMB AND INHERITANCE
TAX
l>e looked Into v/hen such matter*
come before the notice of the legis
lators. With regard to the latter ta>
ho said:
I*aw« Imposing such taxes have re
peatedly been placed upon the na
tional statute books and ns reput
edly declared constitutional by the
courts; and these laws contained th*
progressive principle, that Is. afteT n
certain amount is reached the be
nu st or gift, in life or death. Is in
creasingly burdened and the rate of
taxation Is increased In proportion
to the remoteness of blood of the
man receiving the bequest. Thes
principle* are recognized already In
the leading civilized nations of the
world. In Great Britain All the es
tates worth $6,000 or less are prac
tically exempt from death duties,
while the increase Is such that when
an estate exceeds five millions of
dollars In value and passes to a dis
tant kinsman or stranger In bloo'*
the government receive* All told an
amount equivalent to nearly a fifth
of the whole estate. In France so
much of an Inheritance as exceeds
$10,000,000 pays over a fifth to the
v'tate If It passes to a distant rela
tive. The German Iaw Is espe*%illy
interesting to us because it makes
the Inheritance tax an imperial j
measure while allotting to the Indi
vidual stAtes of the empire a por
tion of 'the proceeds and permittee
them to hnpose taxes in addition tc
those imposed by the Imperial gov
ernment. Hmall Inheritances are,ex-1
empt. but the tax Is so sharply pro
gressive that when -the Inheritance
Is still not very large, provided it lr
not an agricultural or a forest land, j
It Is taxed at the rate of 26 per cent
If It goes to distant relatives.
The president points out a marked i
Improvement in the
ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW
A few years ago there was lou-*
complaint that the law could not lv
Invoked against wealthy offenders
Thera Is no such complaint now.
* • •
I'll* great ©Vila in the ateca
I tlon of our criminal laws today are
sentimentality and technicality. For
the latter the remedy mutt come
from the hands of the legislatures,
the cour<*. and the lawyers. The
other must depend for tte cure upon
the gradual growth of « sound pub
lic opinion which shall Insist that
regard for the law and the detuanda
of reason shall control all other In
fluences and emotions la the jury
box. Doth of these evils roust be re
moved or public dlscont nt with the
criminal law will continue.
INJUNCTIONS
I earnestly commend to the atten
tion of the congress this matter, so
that some way may be devised which
will limit the abuse of Injunctions
and protect those rights whi<h from
tlm> to time K unwarrantably in
vades.
EMPIX)YER8’ UAIULITY.
Was the next subject to receive at
tention:
The national government should
be a model employer. It should de
| mand the highest quality of s rvtco
; from each of Its employees and It
I should care for all of them proporly
In roturn. Congress should adopt
legislation providing limited but
definite compensation for accidents
to all workmen within the scop* of
I the federal power. Including cm*
, ployoes of navy yards and arsenals.
* • •
The law should be made such that
j the payment for accidents by -the
' employer would be automatic instead
. of being a matter for lawsuits. Work
! men should receive certain and defl
| nito compensation for all accident*
I in Industry Irrespective of uegll
I genre.
+ * «
Tb > constitutionality of the em
ployers’ liability act passed by tho
preceding congress has been carried
before tho courts. In two Jurisdic
tions the law hag been declared un
constitutional. and in throe Juris
dictions its constitutionality has brten
affirmed. The question has been
carried to the supreme court, the
case has been heard by that tribunal,
and a decision is expected nt an early
late, in tho event that tho court
should affirm the constitutionality
of the act. I urge further legislation
along the lines advocated in my mes
sage to tho preceding congress. The
1 practice of putting tho entlro h|fcd»n
j of loss to life or limb upon the vic
tim or the victim’s family is a form
I of social injustice in which the I
United States stands in unenviable I
prominence.
Tho eight-hour law and compul
sory investigation of industrial dis
putes received some notice.
The farmer and the wage-worker
were alluded to as:
The two citizens whose welfare Is
In the aggregate most vital to the
.velfare of the nation, and 'tihorefore
to the welfare of all other citizens
to tho wage-worker who does man
ual labor and tho tiller of the soil
the farmer.
* e •
No growth of cities, no growth of
••oalth, can make up for any loss In
either the number or the character
of the farming population. Wo of
he United States should realize thla
lbove almost all other pcopela. We
began our existence as a nation of
'armers, and In every great crisis of
‘ho past a peculiar dependence ha*
bad to bo placed upon the farming
’>opulatlon;*an dthls dependence ha*
hitherto been Justified. But It can
oot be Justified In the future If agri
culture in permitted to sink in the
•.^alo as compared with other em
ployments.. We <an not afford to
’ose that pre-eminently typical Amor
'^an, the farmer who owns his own
medium-sized farm.
The scheme for Inland waterway*
was likened to ihe extension of our
"oast line Into the very heart of the
cotintry and a recommendation made
that
RECLAMATION WORK
of swamp lands go hand In hand with
the former undertaking.
•PUBLIC LANDS
fratids wer^ reviewed and preventive
•eglslatlon advocated.
FORESTS.
We have made a beginning In for
o*ti preservation, but It Is only a be
ginning. At present lumbering is
the fourth greatest Industry In the
United States; and yet, so rapid ha*
been the rate of exhaustion of tim
ber In 1he United State* In the past
and so rapidly is the remainder be
'ng exhausted, that the country I*
unquestionably on th * verge of a
Umber famine which will be felt In
'very household In the land. Then*;
has already been a rise In the price j
■»f lumber, hut there Is certain to hr
-i mor erapid and heavier rise In i
he future. The present annual con- I
•uimptlon of lumber is certalnlv
•bree times as great as the annua1
^rowth; and If the consumption an-*
growth conflnu» unc’/mged. prae
Ucally all our lumber will be ex
hausted In Another generation, while
’eng before the llirtl: to complete ex
haustion Is reached the growln*
-''amity will make Itaelf f'dt In manv
i blighting ways upon our national
| <Continued tomorrow )
ANNA BRADLEY IS
i mo of
mm
Jl'RY RETURN UNANIMOUS VER
DICT IN SENSATIONAL TRIAL
Washington, D. C., Dec. 3.—Tho
Jury in tho Bradley caso returned a
verdict of not guilty at 10:07 Oils
morning.
The Jury took two ballots. The
first stood eleven to one In favor of
acquittal. Tho aocond, taken about
midnight, was unnttlmoun for acquit
tal. The Juror who voted against
acquittal on the first ballot was
Julius A. Prlgg, a bookkeeper, and
the oldest member of the panel.
When tho verdict was announced a
groat cheer went up In the court
room, wonieu being particularly en
thusiastic. Mrs.. Bradley hurried
from the court house to an automo
bile and was taken quickly to the
home of Mrs. Hayes, ono of her
friends.
QUALIFIED TO WORK
IN AFRICAN MISSION!!
The Hev. O. I. Withrow, of Bris
tol, Toon., was in town today to be
examined medically for missionary
work In Africa In connection with
the Society of the Methodist Kplsco
Ph1 church. Dr. Dickerson is tee
examining physlciou of the district
and passed tho Applicant as fit and
able to undergo tho hardships of an
African climate,
Mr. Withrow Ib a colored gentle
man of very high accomplishment*
and will in all probability be placed
In charge of some missionary school
whero his educational advantages
will he niOFt serviceable. Bishop
Scott, tho South African prelate. lr
tho promoter of this missionary work
and expects to take u. corps of work
ers l>Aok with him in about .-twelve
months.
PIlKftlDBXT HASHKIJj?
Guthrie. Okln., TVc. 3.—For pros
blent. Governor C. N. Haskell, of
Oklahoma.
This 1h the dream of many Deinn
ratlc leaders of tho nation's nowest
state, although Oklahoma's chlet
executive has had nothing to say on
tho subject.
Signs up not lacking, however
that Haskell may bo tho “dark
horse” of the radical wing of tho
Democracy In case It Is found un
desirable to again nominate Ilryan
Haskell's friends believe that lie
would be acceptable to the south
slnco ho is tho governor of a new
state w'hlch has aligned Itself, polit
ically, with the "solid south.” A*
an Ohlon. It is expected that he
would be equally acceptable to th
radical anti-corporation Democrat'
of the north and east.
Personally Mr. Haskell does not
consider his boom seriously and has '
publicly announced that he Is for
Bryan, first, last and all the time.
Haskell has promised to wage th j
most vigorous campaign against
predatory corporations ever known
in any state, and this, his friends be
lieve will make him the most llkelv
dark horse In the Democratic stable
In case Bryan should fall to seeure
sufficient strength to capture the
nomination.
HI'MOKBD ItKTAMi
OF AMBAHHABOK AOKf
Washington, Dec. 3.—The Japan
ese ambassador, Viscount Aoki, will
leave for Japan shortly <0 mak* a
nersonal report of his work to the
Mikado. The fact, that the ambassa
dor Is irreparlng to leave the capital
for a period, gave rise to a rumor;
‘hat he had been recall’d. This was'
emphatically denied at the embassy
today.
FI0HT KXPRBHH roMIVWIIX.
Chicago, Dec. 3.—Delegates are
beglnn Ing to arrive today for the
fourth annual convention of the
Western Fruits Jobbers’ association,
which open* In Chicago tomorrow.
The convention will inaugurate a do
•ormined fight against -tho express
'ompcnl a which have engaged In
•he fruit and produce commission
husinear.
IMISTKRH ANI) DFCOft I TO It*.
Peoria, 111., hv, 3.—Several hun
dred delegates Are In Attendance at
•he second atlminl rne^W:g of the
Master ipalnterrs and Decorators' as
sociation of Illinois here-today. vt*n
ufacturer* and jobb'r* all o/cr »he
country have installed exhibit* *1 ’.he
show which is being held In connec
tion with tho convention. Tho ses
sion will last through tomorrow and
^Thursday.
COUNCIL MUTING
AIVIOIHNS T1L1, TOMC1HT TO
TAKK VP HKA1.TH MRABVRKK
The regular bi-monthly meeting ol
the city council was held last night,
the following members being pres
ent: Mayor N. K. Carter, It. n. Fer
guson. a. 9. nooker, it. \v. Cubhodge
P. 8. Buchanan, c. II. Mustard and
J. (\ Ak rs.
From the word go It was evident
that certain members of the council
w re hunting trouble, the result be
ing that very little was accomplished
and tho meeting adjourned over un
til $ p. m. tonight.
Councilman Mustard started tho
ball rolling by demanding that an
ordinance promulgated some few
weeks ago to tho eff'et that no ac
counts tie paid until parsed on by
the finance committee l>o onforod.
On this account tho pay roll and
many other hills were laid on the
table to 1)' taken up tonight, after
a meeting of the finance committee
during today.
The street committee announced
that the appropriation had been ex
hausted and will come b fore tho ad
journed meeting ’tonight for further
appropriation. The contract for rais
ing the property of Pulaski street to
the new grade for the Mercer street
bridge will he accepted by the city
and 4»roceedod with forthwith.
The N\ ft \Y. Hallway company
through their representative, Mr.
91 usb, submitted their plans of flu
now proposed bride over tho Allen
street crossing. Mr. Sluss explained
the plans, stating that ’tho rnllroa ’
company were ready to go uhe.v’
without further delay. The brldg*
Is to be 10 feet wide and 199 feet
long from end to end, and will b
of immense convenience to the resi
dents on the North side when com
pleted.
The report of tin> chief of police
shows that there were 17 1 urrostr
In the month just endi'd and out of
this number there were 127 arrest*
for drunkenness. Forty-four urresU
wero made for other causes. Twi
were for selling liquor without a li
cense and otte for selling tobaccr
without a license. The fines amount
od to $1,193; Chur? ‘d to the slreet-J
$709.fil; remitted, $11 5.si; cash
collected, *;3r>7.flX: back collections
$71.71.
Building | ‘PinIts were granted to
William Franklin, 2-story btiHdln;
on Wilson rtrect; Larkin V’lM .m**
9-room house, casting about 000:
the RnterprF.e company, an aldltlor
to their building on Locus* otr o*.
The paving assessments for th • prop-i
Tty owners on Princeton n’ cnnr
were accepted and will be .elver
Used.
Several r \v street lights wrve pro
posed and referred to the special
committee, whlcji will pass on t! em
and relocate t!i<? lights In vnrlo'.?
parts of I ho city,
Councilman W. E. Ferrell tender-d
Ills resignation on account of his re
movnl from the city, it. being ftcc**p’
ed a new election will be ordere
to OH the vacancy us soon as It con
veniently can. N w blankets were
irdered for the city horses and man'
changes recommended at tho ol'j
hail.
The hoard of health submit.tec
♦ heir report and recommend >d the
adoption of strenuous measures *<
combat tho prevailing sickness In
town. The committee recommendo*’
♦hat an ordinance already passed 1*
nut In force and carried out to thr
very letter of the law. They all'
recommended other and much mor*
severe measures ho adopted to for<
the residents Into keeping their
premises In a sanitary condition
Special officers will he appointed an
If necessary the city will take thf
work In hand and Impore sever*
penalties on the residents who do
no*f comply wit 1* the city statute
The matter will come up further a?
the adjourned meeting of the coun
ell tonight, and It. remains with »h<
clt Irens to co-operate with the hoar
of heulth in their efforts lo mini
mire the causes of sickness which I
so prevalent in the city at the pres
ent time.
TALK OF LOW UltAllF. FI f L.
New York, Dec. 3 Utilization o'
low grade fuels will be nn Importin'
topic to be dlscumed at the f.f'y
fourth meeting of tb- American So
c|e*y of Mechanical Knglneers, wlilih
convened today in the Bng'n • -rlfi
Societies building and will remain ii
session until Thursday ev n1n-'
Foundry practice, Industr!;>l fCyie*
tlon, pow'r transmission by fricilon
driving, combustion control in yn-*
engines and steam he ■fit.'? ar-'
among the subject* on the program.
Prominent engineer* of tb: Inite*
State* and Buropo will ta' e p^rt Ir.
tho (lisetiHsion.
WIItFS DOWN.
The United Pr at Inform# us tha*
all northern wire* *ro down, there
being no telegrams received north
of Washington.
TAFT ROYALLY
RECEIVED IN
RUSSIAN CAPIIAl
St. Petersburg, Doc. 3.—fieoretery
Tnft and party wore tho csar’a gueeta
today. Th 'y win not bo received la
audience by hit* majesty until tomor
row, but orders were given to treat
bint like a royal visitor. Many high
St. Petersburg officials greeted the
A mar loans ou their arrival aad a
troop of cavalry escort'd them from
the station. Most elaborate precau
tions art* taken *to protect tho party.
I hey were called on by a number of
officials' today and tonight will bo
banquotted.
TAFT IV ST. l>KTKItNnntQ.
St. Petersburg, Doc. 3.—Secretary
Taft*s first day In St. 'Petersburg
promises to be a busy one. beginning
with n welcome by thooffleUl* of tho
department of foreign affairs. In
cluding a visit ’to parliament house
and concluding with a banquet or
vanned by tin* American colony. To
morrow the secretary will be re
ceived In audience by tho emperor
aud will bo entertained by Captain
S. l.. II. Slocum, the American mlH
*ary attache, in the evening. Al
though 8 crolnry Taft will not be
received in hla official Capacity by
the czar, lie will go to Tsnrkoe-8elo
in a special Imperial train and will
'to escorted by the master of cere
monies and other hig<h officials.
TWENTY FIVE
BODIES TAKEN -
FROM MINE .
M iftoveruon, Pa., Doc. 3.—Twen
ty-live cornea have boon taken thus
far from *tho explosion of the Naomi
*onl mine, two miles from hare.
Nearly fifty miners. It la believed,
ire Hill) burl 'd under mountain* of
miiIi and rock In the working. That
ill ar«» d*ad, there la no doubt. Half
'he hodioa wore scattered along tba
tunnel where the victims fell In their
nail rush for safety. The rest lay
oiled two or three deep a thousand
roi i from the surface. Few of the
bod I h nre recognizable. They Are
mostly so badly burned that all
marks of Id• nt ideation nre destroyed
Find 'lie dead will have to bo burled
unlnldent tiled.
piioviy; tiik Baltic pool.
Washington, Dee. 3.—Arguments
<*n th*> demurrer of the steamship
combine known as the Baltic <Pool,
i cot< 'lug against. the attempt of thi
InPistatc commerce commission to
prosecute It under the anti-trust
itwH, her,m here today. Bmlnent
ouni 'l has been retained by t*ho
iteamsbip company, among <them
ormei Senator John C. Spooner, of
Wisconsin, and William O. Choate
and Harrington Putnam, of New
York. The contention Is made by
lie company’s attorneys that the
•tnmerce commission has no power
‘o cdiii|x'I the defendants -to answer
tie chart eg in the petition, there ba
ng no l<»w conferring such authority
upon the commission.
The Baltic Pool. In which Km*
eror William, King Kdward and o*h
■r monarch* nV» stockholders. Is
omposed of the Hamburg-American
Une. the Nor th Herman Lloyd flteam
dilp company. the Wilson lines an!
other : te;• mshIp eoncerns. The con
tetitlon Is made by the Interstate
comm rce rommlsslon that It l« on*’
if ! Most perfect monojiolles on the
if of tip' earth, that It controls
Mie avenues of transportation be
tw< en Kurope and the United
ind tint, through connection with
railroad:! In this country, Its xptvno
*f to‘Pe nce extends not only front
'he er'at ports <»f Kurope but to the
tpf’ior of the North Ar>ieric<M con
Incnt, with rn in Ideations all over
the t aBrd Hintes. it Is alleged ♦ha
lo* i’i™’c fool |« thus op-*ratin'? In
violation of lie act to regulate com
merce. ns well as the Hherman
oni: or tim oi.ofst AKf>
IIKST KNOWN I IIIWH ftp
Tilt: ( fllM IKU) 001*0
of r or Bi Mivww.
K1m ball, \V V i,, i*ec. 3.—The
I iown firm of Hank tk Mastl.
’••n« r:tl m rchandiae bual
•> at Kimball and Welch, W. Vs.,
i*-" iK out of biialnAM on account
r b . cnit.death of Mr\ L. Maall.
r>> * iru- stock i of merchandise
*t bo' . j i w ill be dli nested of In
» lm r y\'-\ beginning Thursday
• op i |; •. Mb. H o'clock sharp.
i I l - • »' nue until everythin* hi
«-M. l2-a-3t
| \\r\ f t \IS STORF, AH rsrAL.
I K» tbo no wgoods being opened »t
I Tbr . Ar 10c. fPore, is Bland Jftreei,
1 opposite post office. i2*2-tf
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