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all thk latrst tklk t.KMMIK' NKWH BY THK HKAHST NKWH KKKYH'K. twin Ccudet THK WRATHKR. l°»iKlit; Sunday | tartly cloudy and colder in northern ami *'«**t«*m (tort inn*. VOL. 2. NO 296. BLUKFIEl.il. WEST VIRGINIA SATURDAY AFTKRNOON, MARCH 38. 1908 PRICE TWO CENTS WASHINGTON POLITICAL Washington. March 28.—One of the most important political events of the coming week will be the na tional convention of tho People's party, to ,be hefld in St. I^ouis on Thursday. While the Populists ar> leas numerous than a decade ago. and will play a small i>art in the campaign, considerable interest is manifested In the seleotlou of a presidential candidate to lead Uu* scattered remnants of the partv to v defeat. Thomas Watson, of tleo *Stfrtla, will probably be accorded this houfsv, although there is some talk of nomih i»4ng Senator Robert l^a Follette. of Wisconsin. Rumors of a coalition between the Populists and Hearst’s Independence League •have been rife of late, but are ap parenMy without foundath n. The most Important Republican convention of the. com’ag week alii be that of Indiana, to be held in j Indianapolis on Wednesday and Thursday. The con-*ntun will as semble on Wednesday afternoon and select four de.legafc£ at latgo to j the national convention. These; delegates will be instructed ; > sup- j port Vice President Fairbanks. All of the twenty-six delegates from the thirteen districts of Indiana have j already been inatructed for Pall banks. On Thursday the convention will nominate candidate* for gover- ! nor and other state, offices. The political warfare will have its inception in New York state on Tuesday, when all parties will hold •primaries. Delegates will be. elect ed to the assembly district conven tions. The latter will choose dele gates to the state convention, which in turn will choose delegations to the national conventions. Principal interest attache* to New York city, where the Republican factions head ed by Herbert 'Parsons and ex-Oov ernor Odell are engaged in a strug gle for control of the primaries. Tammany will control the Demo cratic primaries in the metropolis. Hearst's Independence league will also hold primaries on the same dato. Republican conventions will bo held In the First and Fourth dis tricts of Illinois on Monday, and in the Fourteenth district of Illinois on Tuesday. All of these delegations will probably be pledged to Speaker Cannon. The Republican voters of Porto Rico will also hold their con vention next week, to the probable advantage of Secretary Taft. Re publican primaries wiKl be held in jXdaware on Saturday next, when delegates will be elected to the state convention to be held in Dover on Tuesday, April 7. One of the most important politi cal banquets of the coming week wifll be that of the Missouri Young Men’s Democratic Club, to be held in Convention Hall, Kansas City, on Monday night. William J. Hryan will be the chief gurst of honor ! and will deliver an address. Sev er*! other prominent Democrats; hare been invited and it is proposed I to make, the affair the largest of its, kind ever held i-n the country. All j of the «i>eeches will be along na tional lines From Kansas City Mr. Bryan will go to Idnccfln, where on Tuesday he will be the host at n banquet to which all the Demo cratic and Populist editors of Ne- 1 braska have been invited. Secretary Taft’s most Important engagement of the week is at Co RRDMONT cafr. Dally. Foil Course Dinners, 12 to H p, m. fMIe J. F. Thompson, Mgr. luiubus. O.. where on Friday hft will ! speak at the annual banquet of the | Columbus Board of Trade. It U be lieved that he a ill take advantage of the occasion to make some tin- j l>ortant announcements on national issues. GUILD MAY HIS f»HYHjri.\Xs XOW HOPICFt'l, OF Ol/TCOMK. Boston. Mass*. March 28.— For the first time since Governor Guild wag stricken seriously 111 nearly two weeks ago I)r. Frederick P. Win slow. his physician, now admits that he looks for the governor's recovery. DETECTIVE I VISITS THAW OIUK4T OF HIS VISIT NOT HIM* CliOHKI). New York, March 28.—It is learned today that Roger O Mara, the (Pittsburg detective retained by Harry Thaw on the day following the night that he shot Stanford White, paid a secret visit to Thaw in Matteawan this week. It has noi been 0*Mara’a custom to register under an assumed name while in New York, and It is thought that he assumed this ruse on this occasion. I'he object of the detective's visit 1 to Matteawan was not disclosed. THKKK ITALIAN ASSASSINS TAKE ItKPl'GK IN WOODS. Niles, Mich., March 28.—8ur- ; rounded by a posse, three . Italians who shot and mortally wounded Anthony Oomforti and Solemn ta Montelanl in South Bend, Ind., last nLaht have taken efuge in a atrip of woods near Pokagon. Several shots have been exrhanged. TWENTY YEARS _ steamer muiuotania ev COl’NTERH HEVRRK STOItMS AT SKA. New York, March 28.—The giant ! Cunard line steamer Mauretania ar- J rived today from Liverpool and Queenstown after having been buf* | feted for more than five days In the severest storms ever experienced by Lapt. Pritchard In twenty years' service. The climax of the storm came Tuesday morning when a wave rose eighty feet from the surface of the wat^r to the vessel's bridge, struck Officer Wingate. If Jurlng him painfully, washed two sailors to the deck and wrecked a section of the chart house. "If you no* It at Pedigo* It* worth the price.” Children’* and Mime*1 Spring Jacketa In aolld Reds, Blue*, Tan and Novelty Mixture*. $3.00 to $6.00 I«adle*‘ and MImmu Tan Comet Jacket* in various' amart new Htylo#. $4-50 to $6.50 I-adle*’ and Mlmo* Black Cloth , Jacket*, unllned. *|ik lined and Mohair lined. $6.50 to $12.00 KuU U,vo ot new spring Suit* on diftplay. E. S. PEDIGO tW-tn7 Prtnrof^n ATfiiW, IHarflHrt, Wort __ CONGRESSMAN _ SHOOTS NEGRO NORTON NEWS Norton. Va., Mar-h 2s (Special). —W. I'owpH Hale, Impersonator. K«ve an entertainment in the col Um?»‘ hall last night for the benefit of the school. An excellent enter tainment #a» afforded all thorn* who attended. Mrs. Josephine Knue and children returned yesterday from (late City, where they have been visiting friends the past week. Mlaa Pauline Hurt is visiting In Russell county this week. Born, to .Mr. and .Mrs. Charles Davis, Thursday, a boy. Mrs. Kugenla Jenkins, Mrs. Hoe buck. M. I). Cnrter, S. N. Taylor and Robert Fleming are building additions to and making other Im provements on their properties this week. Ceorge M. Connor, of the St. Charles, visited in Appalachia one day this weak. ■Miss Alice Reynolds Is paying visit to friends at Stonega this week. R. 1*. Jameson Is moving Into th.» Stapleton property on Virginia, av enue. this week. •Miss Alice (itl)Mon is spending t! week with homefolk In Bristol. Hr. S. H. Whitehead will soon move Into Ills handsome new brick residence on Ninth street. The fin ishing touches are rapidly being nild ed. James Sullivan, of the Big Stor ' Cop Mattress Manufacturing Com puny, is a businer.s visitor here th'; week. B. H. Henderson, secretary an 1 treasurer of the Norton t'oal Com pany* returned this morning from •> business trip to Cincinnati. Mrs. William Durham died Wednesday of tuberculosis and wax Interred Thursday in IligltUnd cemetery. Congressman C. B. Slemp was a visitor her«* this week. lie Is spend ing a * days nt his home In Big Mrs. <i«orxe Porter is visiting rel atives at Cnstlewood today. Carner Browning returned yes terday front a six week's bnslne:**. trip to Asheville, N. <’., in res pom e to a telegram notifying him of the Illness of his wife. A ennvass of the business men of the. town reveals a very bright bnsin<*SH outlook. Conditions nr. now belter with our loeal merchants than for several months and nil in dications point to a continued Im provement. W. C. Hendricks Is here t< day from Cllntwood. where he went a few days ago for the ptirp.i-.* ol making arrangements to take charge of a newspaper I f ng orga nised at that place. Senator Itolrind K. Chase. Is behind the deal and an up-to-datex plant Is now on tie- road. The new paper will be a Republican organ. It. J. Crabtree this week vhit >d his daughter, MIhs Alina, at Tlrlrtol, where she Is attending Virginia In stitute. VV. S. Thontjmon was in Appala chia several days this week >r. let Inesa. Stone COMPASSES The plan of salvation Illustrat'd l>y a framing square and a pair if compasses. Rev. f). It. Moss, parlor of the Christian Church on Xn:‘h Mercer street, will endeavor lo ..how how God’s mercy lo mar. may h • so Illustrated tomorrow evening, n• vices commencing at 8 o’clock. AT carpenters, carmen, masons. opera tive and spcculative. and other a.‘i nans arc cordially InvEted to «tl pd A welcome an I hymn book awal yon. in the morning Mr. Moan will preach the quarterly sermon to chll dren. This will also fake the form of an object lesson and will he Il lustrated by a bottle of Ink nnd . Klass of water. All children wMI be made wrilcrmte. Send your chllrir* n and come yotiraelf. HAVE* rObhlKRlRH rmif ivv Htu,i>. The Haven Collieries Company at Haven, on the Clinch Valley, was sold this week to the Dixie Coal and Coke Company, Coal Creek, ^nn . the consideration being $20 000, Mr. K. Jj. Foster, a hanker. Is pr s* ldent of the Tennessee Company, h Is understood that the deal ha^ been pending for /ome time, th-> Dixie |>eople having eonfraete 1 fn* only a half Interest in the Have.i f oanpany. Hut the contract wn changed and a new deal made by which the entire property was pur chased. kjimt:i> him from nthkkt ('AH \\H XR<mo >1 AUK HON tiki: moyk. Washington, March 2S.—Louis Lundy, the negro allot by Repre sentative Heflin. i» iu practically un unchanged comlltioii at Kmergency Hospital today. Hugeous express the opinion that' he will recover. The case will not come up for hear ing toITay. Thomas McCreery, the white man who was accidentally shot in thi* leg by Mr. Heflin, is not seriously Injured and Is suffering no Inconvenience today from his wounds. At noon today the repre sentative called at the office of the district attorney, accompanied by Representative Clayton and other momlhcra of the house, and request ed a continuance of the hearing. Washington, March 28.—In a desperate affray on a Pennsylvania avenue car last night n negro and a white man were Shot l»y Con gressman Thomas J. Heflin, of Ala bama. Thomas Luuihy, the negro, was shot In the head and Is in a ■ i mi< .ii idiiiiiimu iiim i unman .Mc Creary, of Now York, n horse. 1 min or. is suffering front a wound in the leg. Tin* shooting of McCreary whs accidental. Mr. Heflin wns arrested. Congressman Heflin, accompanied I by Congressman Hdnvln J. Ellerbe, of South Carolina, had boarded n traction ear, Mr. Heflin being on i bis way to deliver a temperance lec ! turo at the Metropolitan Methodist lipiacdpal Church. Upon boarding the car lie observed two negro pas sengers. one of whom, Thomas Luuvby, was in the act of taking a 1 drink of whiskey. There were a K number of other ]tABMotigers, fnclud 1t./ several women. Mr. Heflin says be. remonstrated with Lumby and ; asked him to stop drinking, saying: “Don't take that drink, there are ladles here and it Is not right. It i Is against the law for you to do this thing in a street car. I hopo you will put that bottle away." Too other noi<%», who-Iwau sottfr, attempted to take the bottle away from his friend, but failed. It in said that Lumby became offended at Mr. Heflin's remonstrances and ap plied vile epithets. Mr. Heflin, who is a large, powerful man. succeeded In throwing Lumby ofr the car as it came to a stop. Most of the occu pants of the. car hastily alighted, In cluding Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mc Creary. Tho negro fell to the ground on being pushed off Hie car. lie arose and It is said began curs ing Mr. Heflin, and made a motion for his hip pocket as if to draw n weapon, whe.retipoft Mr. Heflin fired at him through the ear window, hitting him nho,re the car. The sec ond shot missed the negro and lilt Thomas McCreary in the leg. l,nm by ran a snort distance and fell. IvUtnlby, though badly wounded and unconscious, has a chance to recover. Ilia skull Is fractured, but surgeons are unable to ascertain to night whether the bullet la lodged In the h a I. Mr. Heflin explained at the station his reason for going armed. lie fir the. author of the "Jim Crow” car law In the District of Columbia, and nays that since he Introduced the measure he ban re ceived many letters of a threaten ing eharact' r, and therefore secured permission from the police author! 1 ties to go armed. .Mr. Heflin represents the Fifth Alabama district, In which Is Tiis kegee Institute, of which Hooker T. Washington Is at the head. hi vn ckv vfciiT kihfrh »:\ ti:m» ui*i it\tiovh. Fankfort, 1<y., March 28.-S*ven Immense fohaero sheds burned this year, two of them within the las* week, have convinced tobacco rais ers of lower Lancaster county that the night riders of Kentucky have extended their operations Into this territory and that a fight to the fin- 1 fsh Is on. A large crowd attended the fu neral of F W. Atkinson this after noon. attesting the high esteem In which he was held. The Confeder ate, veterans in attendance wan a pa thetic alght. reminding us of their rapidly thinning ranks. These gentlemen undestand their business. BHAMWELL NEWS Drain well, W. Va., March 28.— Mis* Bertha Overstreet has returned to Kchool at Marshall College. There will -be preaching tomor row at the Baptist Church by Dev. Preston Pennington, of Princeton. Services morning ami night. ’Squire O. P. Hylton, of this place, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for county assessor. Francis M. Archer and Master Francis, Jr., ure sojourning In Flor ida for a few weeks. Mrs. Archer, of Huntington, Is the guest of Mrs. F. M. Archer this week. Mrs. Leonard Sclioew and Miss Rmlly Sehoew are visiting friends In 'Philadelphia. Victor Conley, of Princeton, was a visitor here Thursday. Will Devins, a young man from Clearfork, Va., shot and seriously wounded himself Thursday night. He was oiuployed at the meal shop of HI wood & Freeman. The young man had been drinking freely. It Is alleged, and has been unable to give any Intelligent account of his mis hap. It is quite probable that lie was entirely out of bis mind when he did the shooting. / Rev. Pharaoh L. Cobh Is now pre pared to celebrate the riles of roar rlage, having given the necessary bond. Mrs. E. T. Cecil and her little son Richard nre visiting friends In Portsmouth, O. TAZEWELL BUDGET Taxe. well, Va., March 28 (Spe cla.).- Miss S. R. Chaw, who dur Ihk the |Mint winter hits been teach Iri'? in the Tazewell graded achool, le/t fur her homo In HLKhland county on last Wed n ex day. A. M. Young, who recently paaaed the United Htat<e civil service ex amine! Ion, ho* been appointed to a poaitlon in the railway mail service. Ho left Monday for Lynchburg, where he will find out whore he will bo nsHlgnod. Mr*. C. W. Spreneher, with her two little children, has returned to hex home in Christ ianwbiirg. She line for Homo time been visiting her husband's parents In Tazewell. Allen IVucbanen, mail carrier on It. F. 1). No. 2, left last Wednesday for Lynchburg. where ho will tak the civil service examination for railway mall clerk. Ted KittB, who Is employed a a bookkeeper for a mining company n; Fayette county, West Virginia, Is at home on a short, visit. J. William Chapman, on" of our best-known attorneys, is In a Rlen mond hospital for treatment. Mth. Dr. Charles 8t. Clair contin ues quite iltl. Mr. and Mr*. John Darn* have re turned from a visit Co HoL^fprings, where Mr. Harris found considerable benefit to his health. Mr*. J. N. Hannan and daughter have returned ifrom Florida, where they spent the winter. John W. Crockett accompanied his daughter. Mrs. It. 8. Ollleaple, of Welch, to French Lick Springs, where she hopes to he relieved of rheumatism. Pearstmrg, Va., March 2X. (Bpe ca'l> ./amt'll Maxwell Henderson, one of the best known men In HI Ion county, died Wednesday of pneu monia. He was very highly re spected. Ills surviving children are J. W. T. Henderson and Mrs. W. It. Huehnnan of this place. William If. Henderson, who moved to Texas In 1X71. died at his home In Cooke county, February 2.r». aged XO years. He had a great many relatives In this county, Mrs, Nannie Collins and little daughter Eva have returned to their home In Hltiefleld. Mrs. J. O. flam* and children, or Tazewell, are visiting- at Judge Phil Strother’s. Born, to Judge and Mrs. A. A. Skeen, of Clintwood. a fine daugh-! fer. Orandfather Woodrum Is very proud of her. P. L. Williams ftr Co. will soon ha-ve a very handsome new store house and they know how to make the Interior to correspond with the outside. ft will be quite an addi tion to Main street. W. E Strader has purchased the entire mMItnery stork of I. Price at ntueftold and will bring It to this l*lact». Ho bought U for n men* Hon>g and will bo. able to offor groat bargains. \W boar that It was a vory Ono lino of goods. HhWtor T. C. Johnston la visiting his daughter at Illueneld. ST THE CHURCHES Calvary naptlst rhurch. W. C. Roof, pastor. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m., J. W. Scroggs, superintendent. A missionary pro- • gram will bo rendered Sunday eve-! nlng at 7:30 by the Junior Mission Circle, ns follows; Song. “Stand Up for Jesus'’'_ j . Congregation ^ong, “Labor On"..... Congregation Scripture reading.W. N. Ruse Prayer.. .J. W. Scruggs Announcements and offering. Song, “Little Lights". . .Three girls Recitation, “Little Foxes”. . Five children i Horn solo .\\\ c. iloor Recitation, selected. Hal tie Scruggs Solo, "Under the Snow”. . Mildred Roof | Recitation, selected.Three boys j Miislc, selected. .Three young ladles! Recitation, "elected. Vasht I Bcroggs I Short missionary lallt.Pastor Song, “Footprints of Jesus"..,. . Three little glids ! Reading, selected.Lulu Tanner I Recitation, "The Flag". . Charles Smith Hong. “America". .Junior Missionary Circle ' Cottage prayer meeting Monday | night with Mrs. Martin on Powell j I stroot, Mrs. Dixon lender. At n business meeting Wednesday ! evening held at the church It was I decided not to hold mty meet f\gs (preaching and prayer incetKigs) during the revival meetings at the | First Rnptlst Church to begin Mon day evening of next week. Hrothor Martin, of Salem, Vn.. wIM conduct the meetings. \ wol | eomo will he extended to nil who I may come to nny of the above mentioned meetings. Lutheran Services Attractive. Tho special Lenten or rovival eer vlroji at tho fatIheran Church have proved pleasant and profitable if ono is to Judge by the many who ailoncl them. Tho congregation has Ailed tho hoiiso at every servlcoj^u draha/m and many of tlm people m Wuefleld bnvo ofJoyed every service on Sunday afternoon and at the parsonage. Services at tirare Church. I liero will bo the. regular services at draco Church tomorrow morning. Sunday school at 9:0. J. ||. |{fcka. superintendent. Preaching nt It a! m. by tlio pastor, Subject, “The 1 Journey from Jericho to Jerusn lenj." At night itev. Ottavio Ne.yroz, pastor of tlic I.atIn races In the coal Ibdd, will occupy (he pulpit. At this service several seals will |>e 1 reserved for all Italians who dcsli to at tend and they will be especial ly welcome. Fifty chairs have been purchased to accommodate the needs 0r n growing congregation. Lutheran Church Services. (Fourth Sunday In Lent.) itev. O. |{. w. Kegley, pastor of Immanuel l/tithcran congregation will conduct a rpc.-inl Lenten scr vlco (Lutheran Memorial) in the NEXT CONCLAVE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AT HUNTINGTON KIkhoiI by iho grand commander, "• \V. Why to; grand captain gen H. Hyron Haguloy, anti grand recorder, Francis K. Nichols, and dnl.vl at Fall mont, all the members “t the graud coiunmndery, Knights I'oinplar of West Virginia, havo on ivpprlse.l of the next conclave linn* l>\ notlccH an follows 1 lo the Officers of the (Irand Com munder) „r West Virginia, and to the Eminent Coinninnders, Gen eral Iwnio*, Oaptatu (leneraln and Knights of the Subordinate t'om nmnderlea under our obedience; "You are hereby summoned to attend the thirty-fourth annual con clave (»r the right eminent grand coin'man dory Knights Templar and appendant orders of the state of \V«-«I Virginia, to be holden In the dt.v of Huntington, county of Ca bell. and state of West Virginia, on Wcttlii nr day. the 20th day of May, A. |). 1 l*0rf. 700. at 2 o'clock p. m., for I ho trniiMactlon of such business Jim may come before It. "All Knights Templar In good standing are courteously and fra ternally Invited to visit the gran l eotnuutndery at the tlmo Indicated, uniformed and equipped for Inspec tion and rovlqw." Presbyterian church tomorrow at p. m. Subject of sermon “Walk by Faith Not by sight.” Music mi Anthem. A Lenten prayer fervlee at the parsonage Wednesday a* s P* nt. Appropriate music. 1,1 li* ’ your friends to these services. Kvary person Ih heartily welcome. -» non:i. dikh TIC ItlVKIl PI1' IlIvKtHT'g lusivxsi:. Th remains of John Alexander Shields, who died at Welch yester day morn Iiir of IJrlght’o dlseaBe, pas , | through the city tbis after noon on No. 2 on route to Chrls tInniibiii'K for burial. Mr. Shields was born and reared at Christians bniR, Va.. was 18 years or axe and i. survived by a wife and two daughters, Miss Helen Shields and Mi F. I). Stamper, of Cedar. Mr. Shields was a member of one of the old and highly respected families of Montgomery county, whose sons have been prominent In business oii'^s for ninny years. •I. H. N'uekelIs, who wns shot at Williamson, nmntlon of which was made in The Dally Leader at the time, was removed from the Blue fleld Sanitarium today to the home of his brother, .1, C. Nuckells, on Rogers street. III-:I(I*; are in Him country more than two thousand makers of ready* matin t'lothlng. '* »>«' majority "manufacture” their pro'it' in t to: .1 y crowded, Illy vi nl il.iti | hack rooms of ten ements, ri in non ly known nx "Hfveat fthoj «.’* It Isn't safe to wear clothe* niri'le under a i< h tin military con* <llt lorn?. For ev r> craftsman In the flrnmlcKi Kimal'l K Wool f all or shop there »ir levin hindret *n<l fifty cubic fief of ficx!i nir nrul aim hlne. wiien > u I,>iy Mr, t)l- ;ee. Kin e»|i| A \\ o I \T » It rn rinthni you buy the be.'.t Style, the best Kab rb a. the boat Tailoring, plan thfl oafcKuardn for health that «ur rt>un 1 them In their making. F't ux ( how you the Aaron, the t'ainpiiH and the CampiiH, .lr., ftfylt y. I In y are • uperlor to most mer tliair tailored xullx and are mod* ern In every detail. METROPOLITAN MEN'S FUR. CO. Kxchialre Agency Hramlegeo. Kincaid t Wood, makers of mod ern clothe*.