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VOL. 2. NO »85.___Bl.l'HI‘IKl.1 >. WKST V1KC.1 \IA MONDAY A1 TKKNOON. MARCH i(>. <qqS _" ~ I'KK l TWO CFNTS
THE GALLOWS
IN VIRGINIA
UliWWION ,\S TO LAST VIC TIM
—IM'KMKLL POINTY WILL
PUOHAIiLY CLAIM THK ••HON
OR."
Considerable discussion has been
going on In the newspapers as to
who will be the last victim of the
gallows in Virginia, the las' legisla
ture having, adopted electr >cution
as the Tnode of capiftU pc nishmcnt.
Walter Rlppey, of Tazewell. was
suggested by some of our local con
temporaries'ns* tho man to whom
thi* "honor” would come, but it is
more than probable ’hat Uusacll
county will furnish tho last victim
in the person of Janus H. Price,
Senior,. Wl)o was senten--e,l i»«l
we«*k to be hanged June nth.
Tho new law will take effect flor
to thut date, but Price was convict
ed and sentenced under tho old law.
The crime for which Pr'pc !a to
pay tho extreme penalty of the Uw
is for the murder of Sam S. itlioadr,
three miles west of Lebanon on the
31st day of October r*H>7. Price
and Rhoads were at tho home oi
James Harris and both had been
paying attention to the Harris wo
man. who is said to have a soiled
reputation. On the day the killing
occurred Price was drinking and
Juat after dinner Rhoads stepped
out on the poarch and 'Price picked
up his shotgun, followed him to the
-door and tired, the load of shot
striking Rhoads in the shoulder.
Price reloaded his gun and fired a
second sh’ot striking him nearer the
renter of the back. Price made bis
escajio but was later captured In
Tennessee. Rhoads lived only a few
dayu.
Mr. Price was sixty-eight years
old the day he was placed on trial,
hut decs not look to he over fifty or
fi tty-five years old. Khoails was
about fifty years of age.
TC II HA IS Hl<; (!OI»l*Klt HUT.
Trenton. N. j., March Ifi.—in the
court of chancery tomorrow, on ap
plication of counsel for Albert 8
Bigelow', of Coha|set, Mass., a bear
ing will bo granted on tbe order to
show cause why tho Old Dominion
Copper .Mining and Smelting compa
ny should not be restrained from
further prosecuting suits to recover
judgments rendered against Bige
low in tho Massachusetts courts. The
Judgments are for $1,213,566 and
$832,1 fiO.
The bill of complaint alleges that
Blgeiow and the late Lennard Lewi
sohn, of *>}ew York, were the persons
acted as promoters to arrange
the purchase of n large amount
of property for the Old Dominion
company for prices gorssiy In ex
cess of Its value, and It is clairaea
thnt they should be iheld accounta
ble for the profits wrongfully re
ceived.
The Massacusetts courts decided
against Bigelow. The United States
circuit court for New York held thnt
the company could mot recover
against the estate of Dewisohn. and
an appeal was taken to the United
States supreme court.
KAIMUlAll MKN MRKTlNd.
Chicago. March 16.— Railroad of
flclaig are gathering in Chicago to
day from all parts of the United
States, Canada and Mexico, for the
annual convention of the American
Hallway and Maintenance of Way
Association. The session will open
tomorrow In the Auditorium Hotel
nnd will continue through three
days.
IIELMOWT CAFF,
flatly.
Full Course Dinners,
12 to .1 p. m.
IWIo J. F. Thompson, Mgr.
t .. .. , . __I
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PARENTS KITE IP TWO CHIL
DREN IN A DAY.
The two little (laughters. Ruby Al
ice. four years of age ««id Lucille
two months of age, of Mr. and Mrs
X. A. Mills, died of pneumonia yrster
day morning at three and nlng
o’colck respectively. Mr. and Mrs.
Mills also had the misfortune to lose
two other children of the same dis
ease October lost.
Rev. W. C. Roof will conduct the
funeral services from the residence
this afternoon and interment will be
made at Sand Lick, ulxiut six. mUcs
north of here.
It Is sad to have to part with one
little one. but when death enters the
home twice In a morning «nd snatch
es away a jewel of the home. It 'is
almost too much for the human heart
to hear. Mr. rand Mrs. Mills have the
symiMUhv of the community in their
double bereavement.
ASPHALT COMPANY
MUST PAY BIG FINE
VENEZUELAN COURT CONFIRMS
VERDICT FOR FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS AGAINST NEW YORK
AND ItKRMUDEZ CORPORATION
FOR AIDING MATO’S REVOLU
TION
Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday
March 12., via Willemstad. Curneoa.
March 14.—The superior court of
Venezuela today handed down a ver
dict confirming the verdict of the
lowrer court which condemned the
New York and Bermudez Aspimlt
Company to pay * fine of $5,000,000 lo
the Venezuelan government for hav
ing extended assistance to the Matos
revolution, which was directed
against President Castro.
ThlB sum Is estimated lo be the
cost of putting down the revolution.
The company will appeal to tlie court
of cassation.
The fluding of the lower court re
ferred to in the above despatch,
wh oh Is the civil court of Fimt in
stance, was handed down in August
of last year. The appeal to thu court
of cassation is now the only thing
;1 at remains to the company so far
as the situation in Venezuela is con
cerned.
Tt was from American witnesses
end from testimony taken before
American judges in United States
co;irts that the Venezuelan govetn
nent obtained its most Important
I,roof of the pnrt alleged to h ive
been played by the asphalt company
1:1 the Matos revolution, the furnish
ing cf the money with which (o st.nl
luo fight.
The controversy between th* ns
plia.lt company and the Venezuelan
government Iras been long and bitter
and was in a leal state at the
<ime that Herbert W. Brown was
American minister at Caracas. On
ib:g accoslon the state dr: nrtment |
sent what was practically an iiilitns
ttim to Venezuela in regard to the
matter.
The charge that the company aid
ed the Matos revolution with funis
has been substantlated, officials of
the company having testified to the*
truth of this statement In New York,
in 1905.
TO RRI/KAHK ABK HC.MMFI,
New York, March 16.—Abo Hum
mel, the lawyer who attained noto
riety as a witness in the Thaw trial
and who has been serving a term In
the elty prison for illegal practices,
will be released from Blackwell's
Island this week.
IF YOtr SEE IT AT PEDIGO'S IT’S CORRECT.
FIRST SHOWING
OF 1908 GRIFFON GOODS
GRIFFON HIIIKTS FOR WOMEN
GRIFFON LINGERIE WAISTS
GRIFFON WHITE Till FROTHS
GRIFFON TOI/OREI) Ti ll FROTHS
Griffon WjiIkI* and Frock a are acknowledged to be the beat
fitting, beat ftnlahod, beat quality Walata on the market.
It la a common thing to hear a onatomer remark that ahe
could never wear ready-mado ahlrt walata till ahe diaeov
ered the Griffon.
E. S. PEDIGO
S2A-JI27 Princeton Arenac, Rlacfleld, Weat Virginia.
RAILWAY TRAINMEN
IN SECRET SESSION
Engineers, Firemen, Conductors, Trainmen and Teleg
raphers, Meet in Roanoke to Discuss the Wage
Controversy—Declared That no Re
duction Will be Allowed.
Roanoke, Va.. March 10.—Special—In secret session sixty leaders of rail
way nnions, representing the engineers, conductors, trainmen, firemen and teleg
raphers. met here early this morning and have been in session throughout the
day. The utmost care is being exercised to keep all the deliberations of the body
scaled from the public. It is known, however, that nothing has been done of a
definite nature toward reaching an agreement in the wage controversy between
the Norfolk and Western and its employes. It is declared that no reduction of
the scale will be allowed by the men, but various propositions will be made to
the unions by the road and the session will probably last for several weeks.
PERSONAL
W. G. GMinor of Wyoming, is here
today.
J. W. Honakor spent Sunday wdh
friends in Honakor.
Mrs. M. C. Cosby, of Vivian, is in
the city on business.
Capt. Walter Perkins Is in Hunt
ington on business.
Mrs. T. B. Den non, of Pocahontas,
is in tho city shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Barnes re
turned today from lloanoke.
Mr. and Mrs. Jns. Goff, of Hrnm
well, were in the city today
J. D. Honakor, or Rocky Gup, Is
a business visitor here today.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Cowan spent
Sunday with friends at Eck-man,
Mrs. William McCauley is rapidly
recovering from her recent I tineas.
R. B. Carper, of Pearlsburg, visit
ed friends in the city yesterday.
A. E. Gillette, k»f De1e*warc. Ohio,
was In the city today on business.
Rev. Thos. Prlddy Is indisposed
today at his home on Fourth street.
Mrs. R. C. Blaekstock lias re
turned from a visit to her brother,
C. K. Stafford ;md W. B. Landrum
8|>ent Sunday with friends In Hub
ring.
W. N. Pack, of the Peoples' Store
company, has returned from New
York.
J. A. Muncy, with the Imperii.*]
Coffee Company, of Richmond, V.i.,
is in the city.
Mrs. B. F. Lindsay and children
are visiting Mrs. fj. P. Kinm at
Buchanan. Va,
James McDowell, Jr., has re
turned from a visit of several weeks
at Southern Pines.
Mrs. Ida Moorman of Lnshmeet.
was tho guest over Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Mitchell.
Messrs. E. Morgan and J. W. Bunn,
contractors from Newport News Va..
are in the city on business.
J. P. Cameron, of Graham, was
hero today and left on the afternoon
train en route for Williamson.
J. M. Spencer, vice president of 'he
Roanrtko National Business college,
Is in the city on business today.
Robert Gibson and fam"v left
Inst night for Portland, Oregon,
where they will make their nc ,:i \
P. E. Vasa, of Highland, avenue,
who has been under treatment a* Si.
Luke’s hospital, is on the streets
again.
Br. Joe Kirk, of Elkhorn, at
tended t'he meeting of the Mercer
County Medlenl Society Saturday
night.
Mrs. Sarah Mundy, who was re
cently operated on at St, Luke's
hospital, returned home Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Alfred H. Ifoek and children
of Rogers street, have returned from
a visit to Mrs. Flock's parents In
Last Had ford.
J, Ft. Maxey, of Hramwell, hap
purchased of Harnett Bros, the Hol
ston Woolen Mills property near
Salem. Va. Consideration $2,100.
J. H. Vost.^of Graham, a carpen
ter, employed by the Georgia Lutn
l**r company, Is out again after a
two months' attaek of typhoid fever |
A freight wreck occurred yester
day near Davy, In which several
gondolas of coal were dumper) Info
fug and traffic delayed for several
nours.
Miss flatlet, of Baltimore, has ar
rived to take charge of the millinery
department of the Peoples' Store
company. She comes highly recom
mended.
Miss Josle ipeck wrrltes from Los
Angeles, Cal : "Had a splendid
trip; found everyone no nice. Peo
ple here seem Just like homefolks, j
and the elimato is grand."
Mr. and Mrs. J. Thos. Hull, of
Franklin street, are receiving the
congratulations of their friends on
the birth of a son. Such events are
of such Infrequent occurrence Ir,
! this estimable family as to be
worthy of e«lK»clal mention. Their
! only other child is a daughter of
j "Sweet Sixteen.”
Miss Glora Whlto was removed
j from her hoarding house nt Mrs.
Floyd on Sutietur street to St. Lukj's
hospital, where she is being treated
for a mild case of tvphlod fever
Samuel Justice, of lower Rock
district, was taken to the Spencer
asylum Saturday night by O. J.
Wykle, of Spanlehburg. Mr. Jus
tice was recently declared Insane.
Miss Hello Weeks, formerly nt W.
<1. Ferrell's, has accepted a position
| oh trimmer at Tate and C.mrlton's,
Graham, Va., where she goe* today,
and will he glad to see any of her
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Itonevita and
two little daughters, of Knoxville
Tenn., who have lieen visiting Mt.
and Mrs. J. F. Moyers, of Hluefteld
avenue, returned to tholr home yes
terday.
Mr. Walter Atkins left today for
Pilot .Mountain, N. C., where Mrs.
Atkins and little daughter, Mildred,
are visiting relative*. After a short
visit Mr. and Mrs. Atkins will re
turn to Bluefleld.
Messrs. Halo and Pendleton, of
Princeton, will defend It. Ward Cott
when his trial for murder comes up
in Cincinnati. Cr»tt waived formal
examination Friday and wan com
mitted to jail without hail.
The members of Hie M. of It. 7.
will Rive their annual ball tomorrow
night. March 17th, ut the Hailey hall
on Hluefleld avenue. The Keystone
String Hand will make the music.
'Pickets on sale at the door.
tk'o, 15dw. Him mate left yesterday
for the northern markets to pur
chase additional spring goods for
tho Shumate Clothing company.
'Phis excellent firm is exclusive
agent for several of the most relia
ble concerns In the country.
.John S. Nuckolls, tho yonn ; mail
who shot himself at WPilnmson
nearly three weeks ago, is s*Ml suf
fering considerable pain from his
wound, and while his condition Is
much more favorable, wo under
stand ho Is not. yet out of danger.
His recovery will he very si >w.
Rufus H. Rrown, who Is w w a
"permanent fixture" at the Haily
l/Oader Office, left yi-sferday for a
visit fo relatives at Narrows and on
New River. Ho will visit Clcn Hyp,
Tophet, Athens, Princeton and oth
er points in the Interest of the Rend
er before ho returns and wo corn
men.1 him to the tender mercies of
the public. Ills friend* are expect
ed to rally to his support, for It will
go hard wth him if he fail* to return
with a long list of new siibsrrlln rs.
Ifo Ip also expo-ted to furnish us
with some interesting news matter.
Mr*. Hrown is visiting her parents
in Summer* county thl* week.
.1 |» McColgan. at Norton.
AN INNOVATION
Miami Street Church Congregation
I'shereil by ii Bevy of ( harm*
inif OirK
The junior of Mland ntreet Method
1st church In prccahlng a nerles of
sermons to young women. At the no
vlce lant evening. *■< hew of charming
glrs acted aa ushers. and It in no dis
credit to the young gentlemen who
have bo eourleoiiBlv acted in th.V ca
pacity to nay th»f It wan a very
unique and plenalng Inovallon. The
subject iimt night was: “The young
woman and har home " The gormon
wn* full of notind and wholesome ad
vice.
AT JOHN l». s I VIVFIISITV.
Chicago, March 10.—Andrew
Sloan hrajmr, commisnloner of edu
cation of New Vorh, will deliver the
oration at th ewixty-nevonth convo
cation of the University of Chicago
tomorrow. Hln subject will l>e “The
Limit# of Academic Freedom.”
NOTED CASE
COMPROMISED
>IRS. UZZIF FltKHMAN GRTS
*lfttt,<MU> OF T1IR It. R. FHKK*
MAN KSTATK.
At last tho famous Freeman will
case, which has occupied th<> atten
tion of tho courts of West Virginia
over alnco the sensational suicide of
R. K. Freeman three years ago, hm
tut'n settled, the widow accepting
$150,000 lu full of all demands. Mr.
Freeman wns jnurrled to Miss Liz
zie Gilmore, of Simmons, a very at
tractive girl of about 15. but ho
loft b«*r in a few days and in his
will sought to cut her off without a
dollar. The will wua probated In
tho county oourt. and the cont *at
was carried from there to the ctr
«ult and supreme courts. Hy the
terms of the settlement, Mrs. Free
man gets about one-third of the
estate, the remainder going to Mr.
Freeman's rotixir< Tv-nest \V. Free
man. now a member of the county
court. It is tie* general opinion that
the testator lu the will was Insane
at tho time of his marriage and j
when the will was made.
MEDICAL SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS
Tho Mercer County Medical Soci
ety met Saturday night and elec*ed
•he following of fleer a for tho ensu
ing year:
President, Dr. YV. II. St. Cla'r;
firm, vice president, Dr. J. H. fv ft,
of Princeton; second vice president, j
Dr. Kdwln ftasley; Secretary, Dr.j
YV'. C. Slueher; treasurer, Dr. 10. II.
I'fioinpson; hoard of censors. Drs. f.
It. Vermillion, Kdwin Hanley and T.
H. Peery,
Drs. P. YV. Smith and I). P.
( rockett were elected to re»,resent
tlto society at the next state eon
ventlon, and Drs. Mare and peery
were elected as alternates.
1 ho following new members wer"
admitted to the society: Drs A, U.
YVorwl, (’, A. Johnson, Francis Hld
iey and It. P. Cornett.
TAFT, IIIOllFH ANI) JOIINHOV.
New York, March ]fl flat hereof
about the same-banquet board as ttie
guests of the Friendly Hons of Kt.
Patrick, Heeretary Taft, Governor
Hughes and Governor Johnson of
Minnesota will deliver addresses In
New York tomorrow night.
The dinners of the Friendly Hon< '
are non-political and It is said that
'he speeches of Johnson. Taft and
Hughes will be without political sig
nificance. Yet for all that Governor
Johnson white in the city will talk
over the Democratic national situ
ation with Democrats. Gov. Johnson
has adhered steadfastly to his ut
terance* of the last six months that
he was not a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for president. He
sujrportod liryan In the two cam
paigns of 1K9G and 1900 and Judy
Parker In 1004.
A GOOD G|{ % Dl l.
Mail Clerk T. J. N'elson, former’?
of this city, waa examined at T.f.ch
hufg on the llfh, on the st Me of
Virginia, And made a grade of
09.70 per cent.
DEATH OF
—
1‘IIOMIXKXT WOMAN PAKSKS
. AWAY AT ltAI»l'OHi».
Mrs. Sarah Ann Proton died early
Sunday morning at Bel Alto, the
home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Carey B. Croat on, of heart dlscuse.
She had boon ailing only a few days,
though ahe had been in poor health
alnce a paralytic stroke four years
ago. and had had a number of 111- !
neaten during the time.
Mra. Preston was nearly S3 years
old at the time or her death. Site
wuh a sister of Mon. Allan T. Ca|H>r- j
ton. a member of the Confederate
congress, at whose home she was
married to Colonel .lames Preston,
who commanded the Fourth Virgin
ia Regiment. Stonewall Brigade. He.
also, came or a prominent and nrls- i
tocrntle family, his father. James It.
Preston, having been governor of
Virginia, and hla uncle, the lion.
Ballard Prceton, secretary of the
navy.
Mrs. Preston came with her bus
liutui to "White Thorn," the benutl
tul old Prestoy estate near Itlncks
l»ur«, where she lived until moving
lo Radford about fifteen years ago.
She had three sons.. James, who died
In childhood; William Mallard, and
Captain Hugh Preston, both do- !
censed In her year* of Invalidism,
she has lieen very tenderly cared for
by her daughter-in-law. Mrs. Hugh
Preston, with whom who had made
her home for years.
Mrs. Preston was a woman of
ftreat strength of character and very
i great sweetness of disposition, and
In devout Christian. She was for a
I long time president, of the Ladles’
Aid Society of Central (Presbyterian
church, and honorary president up
to the time of her death.
Mrs. Preston was an aunt of Hon.
Rdward lCchola, of Staunton, ox*
lleutennnt governor or Virginia, and
or lion. Harry Caporton, of Charles
ton, W. Vn., who ale expected lo at
tend t.ho funeral. She is the last of
a family of eleven.
TKXAH ItOAHH I MJIIT LAW.
Austin, Tex., March it;.-. .\ciir:
liiK to advlreH from the clerk of the
i nlte<| Siat'a supremo court, the
test case of the (SalveHton, rlarrh
t*urg to Son Antonio Hallway com
pany, a llarrlnmn line, ayilngt tip.
Htate of Toxim, will probably lie sub
mitted this week.
‘I'liJh Ih tho caho lii which the rail
romlH of the state aro seeking l<.
font the ♦oust ft lit ionallty or tho u-t
of the Twenty-ninth loglid.it lire,
known na Hie l/>vo bill, levying nil
oonipatlon tax on the rHIroads ]
measured by l|io|r grown * y <
and upon 11h decision hangi tie
question of whether or not the
Htato of Texas will collect 'imoiiiils
aggregating nearly a ipiart >r of a
million dollarti.
' P\< ki;ii 1101 mi
The Bale of seals for the Clans- !
man promises a packed house to
night. ft in a famous play and
everybody wants to ho<. |f
DEATH OF
DREWRY DAVIS
W’ELI. KNOWN MACHINIST KX*
IMRES AFTER LONU ILLNESS
——■ i »
Drcwry Dnvlvs, former foreman of
blacksmiths at the machine shops of
tl»e Norfolk ami Western railway in
this city, died last night at his home
In Cl rail am after an illness of about
four months of a complication or a.»*
eases.
Mr. Davis was about 45 years of
ago and Is survived by a wife and
neve nil children.
lie Imd always boruo an excellent
n put art Ion and was highly respected.
Some three or four years ago,
while acting as a special policeman
at Graham, lie shot and killed Pay
ette Irvine, who resisted arrest, but
lit an Inquest held ho was complete
ly exonerated.
The funeral win take place at
Urahnin tomorrow.
TWENTY DAYS
FOR HIS'N
HAI MW III \H AMUCK I\ IlLl'K
. Cl Kill).
A. L. Williams, u while man hail
ing from (JiioH county, Virginia, waa
line l $20 and soutonccd to 20 dayH*
lahoi on tho chuln gang ljy hla hon
or, tin* ‘recorder, for Hteullng $G
fri*n» T. |{. Hunatinuu. Wllllama
w:ih arrested early Sunday morning
by Officers Hunt and .Mowleg on the
Miigg.'tii Ion of Oeorgo Ninth, t(»
" hom Williams hud made a propo
sition to rob Huntsman. Iluntamnn
wn.i taken Into the confidence of tho
police and played “drunk'* when
Wlllluma took bln money. Tho po
ll'caught Williams “with tho
K')o lr. on him.**
<’n\< Oltl NOItMAL SCHOOL.
Attention is called to tlio an
noiMiri-ux nt of (hi* above-named
school, which appears In another
col mm n. 111 lor tile law (recently
on lift • l hy i’n> leglslnt ii ro, a diploma
rnnn this f:> iiool entitles tho holder
*° *'a li in tlm sdiools of the state
wlthoiu • •xanlinuUon. Aside from
Oils. ;■ nV .Iticullon at Oils school will
tie ol vann* to Mu* recipient beenuso
ot It thorough and careful training
• tie udent receives. Tho present
i*a« till> b, riving unqualified satis
faction and it is a pleasure to
recommend tbla Institution of learn
f u.'.
U 10/1 I tCvVt lCHT CIIAMIMON'MHIP
S.III f'runelsro. March 16.—In a
battle which will decide the logltl
nn!i welterweight championshp of
tie. tvor^, Harry Lewis, tho clever
<)u il-.' r City pug|lIst, imd Jimmy
(.an!:ter, the sturdy Massachusetts
Hgbtei. will meet at t'olma tomor
row afternoon. The mill is aehod
ule! to go twrenty-flve rounds. Tho
tin ri will weight In at 112 pounds.
Killy lloeho will he Hie third man In
• ho ring.
NETTLETON
OXFORDS
Widths A to E
ALL STYLES,
ILL LEITHERS
Patents. Calf Skin,
Tans
$5.50, $6.00 and $6.50
Cmvvfc)i(! Oxfords
$3.50, $4.00 and $5.00
METROPOLITAN MEN'S FUR. CO.
Exclusive agency Hrandego-, Kincaid f.• Wood, makers of mod
ern clothes.