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Fair ami colder tonight; Kabday
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VOL. 2. NO 278 _BLUEFIEL1). WEST VIRGINIA -~‘‘ —1_- ^- -- ”
DOGS OF WAR
HTI1J, THI<K<TKMN<J (HINA
AMI JAPAN—A TKIAIi OF
AKHS (JI'ITK PIlOllAltKK.
tendon, March 7.-—The question
of war or peace between China and '
Japan probably hinges on the out-;
rome of a cabinet meeting in pro- i
|'*»aa at Tokio now. Should (he I
ministers decide on ultimatum in
Tatau Maru matter there would atlll
be a chance that China might yield.
But British government officials in
cline rather (o the opinion that the
Pekin government, .believing hostil
ities Inevitable sooner or later, deem
this as good a time as any for a trial
of arms.
DEATHS IN WYTHE
ISAAC M. I'M HEIM >KR AXD MRS.
It. Ii. UMBEHUER—HEATH OF
MRS. HYH PHELPS.
W’ythevllle, Va., March 7.—Mr.
laaao M. Umberger died Thursday
utght at hia home, a few miles north
of town, aged 64 years. He was a
gallant Confederate soldier, having
Berved throughout the war in com
pany C of the Slat regiment. Virgin
ia Infantry. He Is survived by his
wife, two sons and three daughters.
Mrs. R. L. Umberger died sudden
ly Thursday night at the residence
of her husband, north of town. Mr.
1’inberger was over at his neighbor,
fsaac Umberger’s, who had Just
lied, when he was sent for In haste
to return home on account of his
wife’s sudden illness.
Mrs. Syd Phelps, relict of William
Phelps, a native and for many years
a resident of Wytheville, but lately
or Pulaski, died In the latter place
at an advanced age. She was a Mias
llail, of Wytheville. and is exten
lively connected in this county. Her
remains were brought to Wytheville
^nd the funeral will take place from
»t. John’s Episcopal church today.
..1; -
Norfolk, Va., March 7.—Although
six tugs are working hard to gef
her afloat, the converted yacht May
flower is still high and dry on Thim
ble Light shoal, and It la feared she
has been badly damaged.
? .
Is the watchword of almost every
household. Note a few of our prk\»«
and get the habit:
Tomatoes, per can .10c
Sugar Corn, per <an. !»c
Sweet Potatoes, per can.12c
W. N. Clark ft Co.’s fnney
goods, per can .2f»c
Nice Lean Bacon. per lb.10c
Fat Racks (for boiling pur
poses), per lb. fto
Pure I^»af Lard, per lb.11c
Breakfast Bacon, per lb.15c
Sugar Cured Hams, per lb.13c
Win. Tell or Ideal Flour, per
barrel . $5.50
Largo Rack .70c
Small Sack ..
Potatoes, per peck .30c
Cabbage. |>er lb. 2c
I>»nox Soap, 7 cakes for.25c
It Is our purpose to minimize ex
pense to the very lowest figure and
sell goods accordingly. We do not
deliver small purchases.
We sell for cash only and solicit
your patronage.
THE 8TEPTOE CASH SUPPLY CO.,
59 BuefleJd Avenue.
3-6-31
I IF YOU SEE IT AT PE
INVKHTIC1ATIOX WILL IIWJ1N
KAKLY XKXT WR'RK.
Washington. March 7.—The in
vestigating committee appointed yes
terday to sift charges of ixnpmpei
influencing of legislation on th<
l»art of the lSlectrlcal Boat company
will begin taking testimony early
next week. The entire subject ot
submarine legislation will be gone
into und it is confidently predicted
today that If corruption has been
practiced all details will be brought
to light and the guilty punished.
HIGH MASS 'FOR
SCHOOL CHILDREN
OFFICIAL COUNT OF VICTIMS OK
(•HKAT HOLOCAUST.
Cleveland, March 7.—At nine
o'clock this morning solemn high
mass was celebrated In the Catholic
churches at Collingwood for the
children of these congregations who
lost their lives in the school fire.
One by one the bodies as they ar
rived halted at the church door.
Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters
and playmates stood there uncov
ered while the priest gave his bless
ing. Then each procession moved
forward. The official count of the
victims of the lire is 161. 22 remain
ing unidentified and five estimated
to_ have been burned to ashes.
TWO JOBS
FOR HANGMAN
Pittsburg. Pa.. March 7.—Two
murderers will pay the penalty for
their crimes in Pittsburg next week,
(Jovernor Stuart having signed the
death warrants for Morris H. Holmes
and William Smith. Both prospect
ive candidates for the gallows are
woman-slayerB. Holmes having
killed his sweetheart aod Smith his
mistress.
Both prisoners are above the or
dinary in Intelligence, both being
college men and well educated.
Holmes was convicted of stabbing
his sweetheart with a butcher knife
-it her home in Kast Pittsburg, and
the date for his execution has been
fixed for Thursday. Smith, whose
correct name Is McDonald, was con
victed of cutting Bessie McDonald
Smith’s throat In her room on the
North Side,
Smith is a Scotch man and came
to this country accompanied by his
victim. He left several children in
Kngland and the woman also had
two children in Kngland. Her hits
hand, who in in Canada, recently
came to Pittsburg and took his 8;
year-old son to his home, the hoy
having been kept here until after
the trial, as he was the only eye
witness to the tragedy. Jealousy is
alleged to have prompted the mur
der. The date for Smith's execution
has been fixed for next Saturday,
J. H. Carter, J. W. Walden, I. S.
Penn, C. Dare and Jas. E. Reid,
prominent citizens of Burke's Oar
den, who have been In the city on
business for several days, returned
home today on No. 1.
DIOO'S IT'S CORRECT.
NRW SPRING IACKKTH.
They embody In fabric,
workmanship and In style the
highest attainment of the tail
or's art. q|.l
PRICES THAT PLEASE
Misses' and Children's novelty
mixture* and Plaid Jacket*,
prettily trimmed *H to tRi.AO
Ladles', Misses' and Children's
Jackets In lllue. Red and
Brown, Solid Colors. Stylish
trimmings . .MJM) to ftin.oo
Ladles' Black Cloth, mannish
Coats, silk lined ... .*io-oo
Ladle*' and Misses' Corset
Jackets, fitted barks *.voo
Ladles' and Misses’ Corset
Jacket*, fitted barks, silk
lined .*10.00 to *12.00
LAIMEH' HPRfNG HIITM AND
HKIRTN ON DISPLAY.
E. S. PEDIGO
SSA-327 Princeton A venae,
Blacfleld, West Virginia.
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IS BROKEN
MARY KliRtTKI) TO HKVATK
KltOM SOI’TII (AKOI.IW TO
HViYKKl) I \TI>IKI{.
Columbia, K. C.. March 7.—Prank
, of Abbeville, was yesterday
elected to »um>od the late Asbury
11 . Latimer, iu the 1'nited States sen
ate. Gary was elected on the fourth
ballot, receiving 81 votes.
The legislature convened In special
sesalon last Tuesday for the purpose
of electing Latimer’s sucessor. but
until late yenterday afternoon, a
deadlock hnd prevailed.
Frank Boy«l Gary was horn March
9. 1860. Ho was a nephew of ‘he
late General Mart W. Gary. He
graduated from Union College In
1881. and la a lawyer by profession.
In 1890 he was elected to the house!
of represent at Ivb and served as a
member of the constitutional con
vention in 1886. In 1896 he was
elected speaker of the house and
served in that capacity for live years
He was a candidate for governor in
1902, being the first to advocate lo-I
eal option as between prohibition
nnd the state dispensary,
i Mr. Gary comes of a distinguished
| family, having one brother, Kugene
II. Gary, on the supreme court bench
of the state, and another, lirncst Ga
I ry. as a circuit Judge. He himself
has acted as a special circuit judge.
Mr. Gary Ir a supporter of Wll
Ham J. Bryan, stnting that lie be
lieved the Nebraskan would lie nom
inated by the Denver convention. Hi
strongest opponent, Leg rand G.
Walker, favored the candidacy af
John A. Johnson, of Minnesota.
Mr. Gary will not stand for r »
election, his term expiring March 1.
1909.
FlltK MASS MKKTING.
—
It is pro]x»8cd to hold a mass meet
ing at the city hall on Monday night
at 8 o'clock at which the matter of
additional fire fighting equipment
will be discussed and steps taken to
provide it. Fire Chief O. N. Speiden
takes this method of inviting uil of
the city's business men and property
owners, Insurance man and volun
teer firemen to he present.
The city needs a new fire station
centrally located and properly
equipped to bring the present outfit
I tip to a high degree of efficiency.
Tills is a question that should lie
upjicrniOHt in the mind of every bua
iness man and public-spirited citi
zen. That the city has escaped so
i long is no reason for a feeling of
I safety for the future. Come out to
the meeting and engage in this ngi
tation.
Insurance rates are based on fire
protection and tills meeting appeals
i to the pocket as well as to senti
ment.
imiHTOL GRAM)
JURY IMUCTMKNTH
Bristol, Va., March 7.—Cora King
Brown, the mulatto girl who killed
her brother-in-law. Meek Saunders,
here during the holidays, stabbing
him to the heart with a dirk In his
j own home, was this week Indicted
for murder by the grand Jury in the
hustings court, and her trial will be
eommeneed next Monday. The trag
edy created a big sensation among
the colored people. The girl who
did the killing came here from Chat
tanooga, where she had been a do
mestlc, and was visiting at the home
; of her brother-in-law at the time of
ithe killing. She tells that she killed
j Saunders In self defense, w hile he
I was abusing his wife and her. Haun
ders had only one arm he could
have used in doing violence of the
two women, as he had Just prior to
that time sustained a broken arm.
Harry Sumpter, Hie young man
who was fined $.',0y nml sentenced
to Jail ten days for having declined
to give information to the grand
Jury, was again permitted to go be
fore the grand Jury upon his own
motion, when he answered the ques
tions of the Jury proj>erly. The Jury
thereupon recommended to the
court that his fine he remitted and
he be released from prison, and this
was done.
Quite a number of other indict
ments were returned by the grand
Jury.
MOTOH ItOtT HVTIS.
Ormond. Fla.. Marc'll 7. The *ee
! ond day of the Ormond regatta of
the Halifax Hiver Yacht Club, of
i Haytona, was marked by the run
ning off of two handicap events, one
for five miles and one for ten miles
! Each event wax won by F. Woman*
Palmetto, tl|e limit boat. Times were
Indifferent, f
The regatta closed with the three
j events programmed for tomorrow
with fifteen boats entered.
CHURCH NOTICES
[• ' ^
l,h'sl»)|ciiini Church.
Sabbath school 5»;:tb: Pres Hng
by pastor at 11 a to. Subject; The
! Right Way to Treat Discourage
ment#." preaching at 7:30 p. m
Subject: "lfow We Treat God**
tioodaMi. This service is evange
listic. Omul music. Glad to see you
at those services. P. 0. Clark pastor. |
IUsmI street Methodist.
Sabbath school p;3o a. ra. Indi
vidual class rooms and good teach
ers. Public wo rah Ip u and 7:3b;
preaching by the pastor. D. Emory
Hawk. Morning subject: "Thinking
on Things Divine." Evening sub
ject; "The Young Man In Religion.”
rile Inst of a series of sermons to
young men. The series to young
women begin next Sabbath evenlug.
All are welcome to our services. j
I'lrnt Baptist.
Sunday school B: 4 r» a. m.. W. E. i
Pearson superintendent. Barecca
class In pastor's study; nil young
men are Invited to Join. Preaching
nt 11 a. m. by the pastor. Rev. F. J
il. Thompson. No services at night. ’
Lutheran Fliurrlt Smlce*.
First Sunday In Ijont. According
to custom for Lent (the Lutheran
revival) the pastor, ltev. C. It. W. I
Keg icy will preach sermons on the
death and resurrection of (Christ.
Subject for 3:30 tomorrow after
noon at the Presbyterian church:
"Christ and Our Temptation." We
use tomorrow the liturgy called the
"Morning or Communion Service/’
An appropriate prayer service
Wednesday evening at the parson
age, No, 2 Ramsey street. Parents
will please bring the children to nil
of these services. Appropriate mu
sic. You are cordially Invited to at*
ten d.
Christ inn Church.
Sunday school at 9:30. Com
munion service nl 1 1 o’clock. No
preaching at night on account of the
absence of the pastor.
MKFTINC 0|<’ TIIR
IM’RITAN NOTIRTY
The Puritan Literary Socloty of
Hluefiold High School held thg^
regular meeting on Friday, March
mil. The following program was
carried out;
Song -.’’Flag of the Free,"
Recitation —Selected —Nettie Vasa
Kasay -"America Chosen liven as
Was Israel" Irving Sameth.
Debate "Resolved, That the
liayers are the Most Important Fac
tor of a Baseball Game"- Albert lid
wards. Gooch Tickle, affirmative;
Fannie Harding, Annie Hodgin, nog
atlve. Three judges were appointed
lo judge the respective merits of
the sides. The verdict was unani
mous for th affirmative.
Recitation Selected-- Ruth John
ston.
Song —"America.”
SFItMITS TO TilH KNIFR.
!i. f). Hatcher was operated upon
at St. I,nke’s hospital this morning
at 1 o’clock for intestinal obstruc
tion. Mr. Hatcher became suddenly
III yesterday morning and steadily
grew worse until his physicians, aft
er a consultation last night, decid
ed that an immediate operation
would be necessary.
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
COMPANY SUFFERS FIRE LOSS
Peer In, March 7.- Fire today de
stroyed the local houses of the In
! torn a Mortal Harvester company, sev
eral implement plants. Loss a qunr
j *er of a million dollars.
SHOT WOMAN OKAli.
Slayer Tftcn Shot llimscif lint In
dicted Only a I'lesp Wound.
Richmond, Va.. March 7. — I/oat
night n* «r Suffolk, Charles Mltehell
aftot and Instantly killed Mrs. Wil
liam Christian while she was pre* l
paring supper. lie then placed the
revolver to his head and after in
flicting a flesh wound upon himself,
claimed that the woman shot herself
and fhen him. Jealousy was the
j cause. He was arrested and Jailed
at Suffolk.
K11.1.I-.It IIV I A 1,1.1 NO SI.ATK.
The remains r\1 Frank Kelley,
aged 27, who died at Welch Thurs
day at 6:4ri a, nr. from Injuries re
reived from falling slate In the mine
at Mary, passed through the city yes
terday afternoon consigned to Coc
hurn, where Interment will take
place.
UK f.MONT CAFF.
Dally.
Full Course Dinners,
12 fo 3 p. rn.
.AOr X, F. Thompson, Mgr.
i I
TO ACT AS
CHAIRMAN* KN AIM* ANI> Co AIM IS
HIONKIt NKII.l. TO HKAR WAUK
CONTROVERSY.
AV mliluRton, March 7.—-Chairman
Kuapp. of the Interstate Commerce
commission, and Commissioner of
)*bor Nelli, who. under the Erdmac
law. are to act as mediators between
tjhe officials of the Routhern railway
their employe*, will begin their
work in tltia city next Tuesday.
It ia likely the conferences be
tween the officials and employes of
the road will bo hold ot the Inter
state Commerce commission. The
conference will he private and It Is
believed by the mediators that no
statement concerning them will be
made until a definite conclusion ha's
been reached. The conference will
involve purely the question of wa$ea
Representatives of all the organ
isations of the railroad and train
men will appear before the media
tors, and they will be afforded am
ple opportunity to discuss fully their
position. The same opportunity will
l»e afforded the officials of the rail
way.
The mediators will not sit «\s a
board of arbitration, but will act
merely ns conciliators. It will be
their purpose to bring the emp’oy
ers and employes to an amicable un
derstanding and agreement, and
they express strong hope of a suc
cessful Issue of their endeavors.
JAPAN'S
Win INK VITA IlliK I'NIiKHH
'HINA VIKMM TO JAI'AN'F
XI>N,
\
Toklo. Mar eh 7.- The Mikado has
Hem a demand to Pekin for the Im
mediate surrender of Tatsu Maru. a
Japanese steamship recently seised
hy China for smuggling arms to the
t hlnese relnds, for ample apology
and for full Indemnity, and made
clear that neither delay nor further
counter propositions will he tolerat
ed. If the demand is refuse! or Ig
nored Chinn Is warned that Japnn
will net at onec. The message
amounts to an ultimatum and fol
lowed a meeting of the cabinet and
may therefore he accepted as delib
erate and the result of considera
tion hy the entire government. Un
less China yields there seems no al
ternative hut war.
PROGRAM OF
PACIFIC FLEET
M'K TO IlFAC'lf HAN FltANCIMO
AIUU'T THK HTH OF MAV>
Washington, March 7.—Plans Tor
Pacific program of the fleet which
has been determined upon at con
ferences of the cabinet, general
board, president and of/Kytala btH
reau of navigation, according to Sec
retary Metcalf, will be announced
Monday. These will fix dates of
fleet H visit to port* In the Pacific,
which are making elaborate plans
for the reception and return to At
lantic. Ship* were exported to
reach Magdalena March 1 r» and en
gage In five week*’ target practice.
Due at Sun Diego about April 2k and
will reach San Francisco about May
k. The entire fleet will anKemble at
Seattle early In June for extensive
manoueyere* off Puget Sound.
HTFALM tMf.OOO FROM FATMF.lt.
Kaleigh. N. C., March 7.—News
reached here last night from fxruls
burg. N. C., that Maurice Jeans was
arrested and placed In jail charged
with the theft of fg.000 In gold
coin from hla father, Atha Jean, who
had hoarded It away In an old log
house.
HTOItM VIMITH RRITfMH ISI.F.M
T/Ondon. March 7.—A violent gale
ha* swept fhe coasts of the British
Isles. There have been numerous
wrerka of small craft. Most ol
them were on the east coast of Ire
land.
Altogether about twenty Uvea have
been lost.
TO STURT
j THE FIGHT
—
KOH STATEWIDE PROHIHITIOX
IX OTATTANOOG A.
Bristol. Vs.. March 7—*vangfill*t
George R. Stuart was berp for a fow
hours yesterday, the guest of his
private secretary, Jamps Preston,
Mr. Stuart who lectured at Johnson
t'lty last night will open the cpm
i*algn for statewide prohibition In
Chnttanoogn Sunday It Is understand
here that the purpose of the proa
ent light In Ohattonooga Is to olopt
men to the legislature from Hamil
ton county who will favor statewide
prohibition. Superintendent W. R.
Hamilton has been In Chattpnnpgn
for u few dayn arranging the pro-1
gram of the Anti-Saloon league for
tho light there.
PHIDE OP THE CiREMAN NAAA'
PH It 1STE NED TODAY.
Berlin, March 7.—iVoiranu, the
firm of mounter battleship upon
which tin* kaiser depends to make
the fathorlaml a first rato power
altoat, was launched today at Will
helms Haven and christened by the
Grand Duchess of Dodon. Tin
kaiser, Prlnco Iffenry and u brilliant
gathering of noblemen ofnclals
watched the* launching.
M’AV POSITION poll Mil. s|,\< li.
Bristol, Ya., March 7.—Sam A.
Slucjt, who recently resigned from
the police force of Bristol, has re
ceived the appointment of tho posi
tion of chef stewart at tho Brush;
Mountain mines. The appointment
was made by Oovernor Patterson.
Mr. Sluek succeeds John 1. Nelson,
or Chattanooga, who Is said to be
opposed to tin* rerfomlnntton of
Governor Patterson and In fnvor of
former Senator Carmack.
The Btewurl at the Brushy Moun
tain branch of tin* state penitentiary
is n brother of Chas. II. Slack, us
Hoclnte editor or the Nashville Amer
ican.
ATTEMPT TO DEPOSE
SENATOR SMITH.
Trenton. N. March rt.—New
jersey politicians are considerable
Interested In t'he dinner announce,)
for tonight by the DemocratIc Coun
ty committee or Hudson In honor of
City Collector Robert S. Davis, the
Democratic leader of Hint cotfuty.
The nvowcj purpose of the affairs i»
to bring out Davis In opposition to
Bnlted Btntca Senator James Smith,
j T!'•. tin leader of the Democratic or
ganization In New Jersey. Back of
this move is an attempt to frustrate
the scheme of Smith to prevent the
New Jersey DemocrnlH supporting
Bryan at the Denver convention next
July.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
!»<>.%D OF SHOT ENTERED L\pY*|
I Y<: ,\Nn she thfj> from pr
EHATION.
Bristol. Va., MArch 7 —«Mr». flu
RAU Sams, go yepr« p|0, wo* Acci
dentally shot by Will Taylpr, a
brpther of hop apn-ln-Iaw, near
I Sumptpr, in Sullivan county, Tfti
nrssAo, Thursday afternoon, a U>a«1
of allot penetrated her lf»K just
above the ankle, manRllnft' It so
badly that it was n^cpsapvy tp Ampu
tate It. Mrs. Sams wps tpp wpak to
stand the shock, nnd‘ dtytl ahprjly
After the operation. Voting Taylor
In almost Inrapo with Rrlpf pycr Lho
trnttedy.
TRUST COMPANY
WILL RESUME
IWe VFtY YORK INSTITITFON
H KOIUJ ANIZJE Oj
Now York. March 7 —The Knjpk
vrUnckor Truat company will resume
thuHlnein at nopn Thursday. March
“c* acUou in authoris'd by
Hupromo Court Justice Clark, wlfo
announced (bat ho would approve
the reorganise Ion plan und glvo tho
nttortioyn in tlu* com two weeks In
which to draw up the paper* In tU*
ease.
“you NEXT”
TU CORONER
HI t« K IM Oi WMTKTV IiRFT
< ol I |\ WITH AltOVR IYRCRIP
TloN OY IT IN OFFICER OF
FtII \ |'V FOItON'RII.
ninutnglium. Ala . March 7.~—
*i\ hen Coroner Paris of this county
anlvcd at hlu office at the court
! h hi .. ihih morniiiK lie dlncovored a
i huge size coffin there with the lol
lowing nolo linked on It:
“To Coroner 'Purls: You Next.”
The bailiffs and custodians of tho
< urt house Htnto that two men whW
i)'11 the npp arimee of being expresa
| mmi. hi on cht tho cuffin'to tho court
I houre l.r-t night. A picture of a
ban l iiiitdi' In black ink suggest*
• he Mark Hand society.
'I h • coroner la at a loss to figure
i mil ihe f '!illiennce of the placing of
llie coffin In IiIh office.
I.KHITHIIII* MIHHINH.
Norfolk. Y’a.. March 7.<~-Capf
Floe of the Norwegian steamer
F nr aba Id i reported that tho Frying
Pan hnnls lightship on the North
Carolina coaut Is missing from her
, station. Tin* revenue cutter Reml
"olc Is expci ting orders to put to
: ea to investigate.
GJLO V ES
Wp apII Hip Iwet mnkfMt, viz.;
f*Mit r. Purrin'* and Knwre'*, W<*
havp tliPin In All h)ia<|pa of inn, grey,
brown ami In Mark, Papo or Morhfl,
llrool or nnlinfnl.
$1.50, $2.00. $2,50, $;t.00
Men’s Mufflers
METROPOLITAN MEN'S FURNISHING
Elks' ONIg. mM Bland SI.