Bluefield evening leader. [volume], April 03, 1908, Image 1

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CHILTON HIS
HISJIHORITE
l»W'UHKS, HOU’KYKH, HK'LL.
NOT UUiK MTTI.KPAUK in
HACK OF OPPOSITION—IS l*X»K
CX>L BRYAN.
Parkersburg. W. Va.. April 8.—
Probably the moat prominent Dem
ocrat In the city last night wai Hon.
William p. Chilton, the favorite sou
of southern West Virginia. Mr.
Chilton la one of the ablest lawyers
In the state and Charleston's most
noted captain of industry. He per
haps Is prouder of his Democracy,
which Is of the simon pure brand.
A personal contact explains his
power of leadership. Denial, cordial,
kindly—In fact all tha personal
characteristic* which win followers
are natural traits.
To a series of questions he gave
the following answers to the Dis
patch-News :
"Charleston is here very anxious
to have the state convention. She
has not had a nominating conven
tion of the Democratic party since
1876, when llenry Mason Matthews
was nominated for governor. Since
that time the conventions have been
held at the following places: 1880,
Martlusburg; 1884. Wheeling; 1888
Huntington, 1892, Parkersburg;
1896, Wheeling; 1900. Parkersburg,
and 1904. Parkersburg. *
"It can thus be 6een that Charles
ton has peculiar claims upon that
sense, of fairness which ought to
actuate the state committee. She
has splendid hotel accommodations
and is most accessible to the greater
part of the state. Since we last ap
plied to the state committee for this
honor Charleston has entirely
changed her politics and we can now
Invite the Democracy to a city on
tirely Democratic, every official In
it being a member of that party.
"At the last election we gave
Cornwell nearly 600 majority and
the Democrats down Jn my section
are very confident that Kanawha
will do equally as well by some
Democrat who will be nominated
this year.
"The Republican convention will
be held In Charleston and If. she gets
the Democratic convention we intend
to Join forces with the Republicans
and build a fine wigwam In the cen
tral part of the. city near the hotel
and build it so secure and strong
that It can be used by both parties
during the campaign.
"By this course the expense will
he divided and will not fall heavily
on either side and then there will
be assured ample room and all con
veniences for taking care of the Im
mense crowd.
“Yes, our people are for Mr. Rry
an for president, and they would
look with regret upon any effort to
defeat him In West Virginia.
“The people are entitled to their
way, and even If I thought someone
else, would be stronger 1 would bow
to what I regard as the desire of a
great majority of our Democrats.
“But I admire him personally and
as a statesman and I believe that he
is tfie strongest man that could be
possibly nominated and have no‘hes
itation in saying I believe he will be
triumphantly elected.
“Yes. Kanawha county has a can
didate for governor in Hon. Adam
B. Llttlepage. He is a hard work
ing, good Democrat and In the year
1906 carrle/1 his senatorial district,
the majority in Kanawha county
against him being very small. He
is very popular and It is my Judg
ment that the county will support
*»■- — - - .
RKTiMONT CAFK.
Dally.
Fall Coarse Dinners,
12 to fl p. m.
Wk J. F, Thompson. Mgr.
him. Prom my personal knowledge
of the man. however, and what 1
have heard him say he does not feeJ
11 to force his nomination,;
jowiug
iy .clr*r»P*l win af
terward cause hara uwiw,.. .
i . “I believe that he will want the
party to consider hts claims dtspas
siouately and 1/ the part) considers
someone else stronger than he he
will acquiesce cheerfully, and in any j
event Kauaw aa county intends to!
give a good account of herself In I
November.
"The watchword in m.v county is
to get together and stay together. J
We have no quarrels."
PTOMAINE IN THE
_
TWRIjVK PKKKONS in LYNCH
III 1UJ UOAKIUNL HOCSI.
MADK ILL.
Lynchburg. Va., April 2.—Twelve
persons in the boarding house- of J.
L. Kent here are Buffering with
ptomaine poisoning caused by using
bad milk In maklug tapioca pud
ding. Most of the victims were
deathly sick hut nearly all of them
are able, to be about. All will re
cover. A portion of th? pudding
was analysed by Milk Inspector Per
row and declared bad.
ORGANIZATION WILL
NOT HELP MANN
Washington. April 2.—If Senator
Martin expects to identify himself
with the candidacy of Judge Mann
I for the Virginia gubernatorial nom
ination he haB not seen fit to declare
such intention as yet. But he is not
failing to hear advice from his
friends not to do ho. Active orga
nization men are comiug into Wash
ington every few days and are de
claring that it will be impossible to
line up the organization for Judge
Matin.
He has heard from hlw own coun
i ty that his followers would not go
with him with any degree of una
nimity Into the Mann camp
UNWELCOME
BEDFELLOW
Richmond. Va., April 3.—-On.1 of
the most novel suits ever filed in
i the Virginia courts is that of Mrs.
Maud M. Baker, a young Richmond
society woman, against the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad and the Pull
man Company. The young matron
seeks to recover $12,000 damages |
for nervous prostration induced by
a traveling experience, when a
drunken man fell into her berth
greatly frightening and humiliating
her.
Koi'NIi trip TicKi<rrs c;ooi>
VVY WHKRR.
-
New York.—The different lines
which comprise the North Atlantic
Steamship Conference have put Into
pfleet a plan whereby persons who
have purchased round-trip tickets to
Europe may return on any steamer
of any of the lines, provided that if
he selects a more extensive route
than his original ticket entitled him
to he shall pay the differences If.
on the other hand, he.accppts cheap
er accomodations, he will receive a
refund.
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WEST VIRGINIA OIL
OUEEN DEAD
MBS. PKANt'KM K. lltltlG KIT
1T.MHS POLLOWINU OPN11A*
TIOX.
Parkersburg. \V. Va.. April 3.—
Mrs. Frances K. Ihrig, widely
known all over the state as the
"West Virginia Oil Queen" because
of her sucres* in accumulating a
large fortune ns au Independent oil
operator, died at St. Joseph’s Hos
pital as the result of an operation.
The remains were taken to Pat
ton & Neal’s undertaking establish
ment on Seventh street, where they
were prepared for burial. It was Im
possible to learn this morning what
disposition would be made of them.
Mrs. Ihrig came to this cltv about
three weeks ago and began a course
of dieting In preparation for an
operation. She stopped at the St.
Nicholas Hotel. She was taken to
the hospital on Tuesduy and the
operation was performed yesterday
afternoon. She rallied from the ef
fects hut later hail a relapse and
gradually sank until death occurred.
•Mrs. Ihrig formerly lived in this
cUy hut for several months has been
traveling, she was about 4 7 years
of age. She was well known be
cause of the many litigations In
which site was involved over the oil
business and latterly because of a
suit for a complete separation which
she won from her husband.
WAS IT SUICIDE OR
AAURDER?
Bristol. Va., April 3. Jefferson
Conkln, a young married man, was
found dead In his home at Blairs
flap. Tent)., last Sunday with a pis
tol by his aide, and was supposed to
have committed suicide, and his
young wife told at t^'ie coroner' ;
Inquest that such was the ease Xo
reason is known why he shn./d have
killed himself. News from that
community today Is to the effect
that Ollle Dykes, who was In the
house with Mia. Conkln when the
body was discovered, Ir suspected or
having been In a plot with M r. Toe
kin to murder her husband, and It
Is stated that he and Mrs Tonkin
had bpon unduly intimate for years.
Dykes is said to have threatened
Tonkin's life. No arroRts have bc'Mi
made.
I
AOKII WOMAN AND DA ('(HlTHItS
WHO HAD ItKKN FINED If AY F
DISAIM’KAIIFD.
Hate Fity, Vu.. April 3. —15« t*y
^ymour Ih past KO years old
and lives at a place called "Frog
Level’’ near Cllnchpoft. For a num
ber of years she is alleged to have
engaged In the Illegal sale of lii|noi.
She has repeatedly been arraigned
In court and fined, her total tin* i
amounting to $1,400, besides a lone
bill of costs. She has never paid a
penny on her fines but on acc
of her extreme age and her appa
rent Infirmities the court has dealt
leniently with her, permitting her to
go upon her promise not to repeat
the offense. Her promises, however,
have never been kept and at th#
term of the circuit court Just ended
she and her daughters were aga'.r
fined $100 each. They were ordered
to he brought to Jail, but when the
I officer went after them It. was found
! that they had disappeared.
Morgantown. W, Va , Aprjl 3.—
The has* hall nine rff the Carnegie
Rehool of Technology at Pittsburg
will he the opponent of the West
I Virginia Cniverslty squad In Its first
game of the sea ;>n tomorrow after
noon. The schoiale an a whole Is
the he*t arranged by the state unl
, versify for many years. Including
games with I nlverslty of Cincinnati.
Western Pnlversity of Pennsylvania,
Oberlin College, Georgetown Cnlver
slty, Annapolis Naval \cn lemy and
Washington and I,ee.
gF.HMAX TONIGHT.
A german will he given at the
Bohn hall tonight by some of the
young men of the rlty. Music will
he furnished by the Flshhurn or
| eh* si ra of Roanoke
PISTOL BATTLE IN
'COURTROOM
FATAL
OXR MAN KILI.K1) AXH FOYK
OTHKItS HKIllOl'SI.Y III KT
AT TlOltltK HAt’TR.
CONVICTED PRISONER
j STARTS THE SHOOTINC
4 \ri
Ponvleled Primmer Starts the shoot
>»K—Henry K. MeHonald Found i
(•nilty of llynaniltinK Slnrm and!
<'hurt-lien, llraws Revolver and
Fires on PrunemUait Attorney and
Other Oflfleer*-— IVIeetlvo Meets
Inn'tint Heath.
Terre Haute. Ind.. April 3. - '
Found guilty of a charge or arson.
Henry F. McDonald, In the circuit
fourt room yesterday shot and ktllod
Chief or Detect I vca WUll.tm K.
Dwyer, seriously wounded three olh
er officers and a bystander and was
himself seriously wounded. Mc
Donald had been tried for dynamit
ing stores nnd a church in Sanford
last year.
Ah soon ns the jury reported It?
verdict .McDonald jumped tie dp \v
a revolver nnd fired at Prosecuting
Attorney James A. Cooper, Jr., but
iniH8cd because Cooper tipped It!?1
ohulr over backward*. McDonald!
j continued firing at the officers seal j
e I around the counsel tilde. De- I
tective Dwyer fell dead at the third
j shot.
Policemen and deputy sheriffs in
the court room drew revolvers und
opened Are on McDonald, who re
turned the Are. lief ore the coil/let j
cd man fell with half a dozen b »l
lets in bin body ho had shot Harvey
Jones. superintend**! of .police. In
the side; Deputy Sheriff Ira Well
man in (he chin; Sylvester Inyle
court bailiff, in the leg, and a by
stander In the Bide.
The jurors jumped to their feet 1
nt the.And shot. Judge J. T. Walk |
er, one of the attorneys, tried to j
"top McDonald, but he only hindered
the officers, who were afraid of hit-!
ting him when they shot at McDon
ald.
Judge Crane, who presided at tIi° !
trial, ran to the railing of the Jury
box nnd spectators rushed out In ;
confusion. Persons In offices below
the court room beard the shots n;i I ;
rushed toward the upper Hoor, only
to collide with the. people leaving
the court room.
Some of the spectators to the
shooting, "aid McDonald’s brother
also Ared at the officers. The of- ;
fleers are looking for the brother.
CUT OUT THE
MULE'S TONGUE
Victor, Colo., April .1.—Fred
Hrock. a Poscnieril teamster, is
serving a term in jail here for rut
ting out the tongue of a mule. Hrork
alleged that the animal exhibited
the malicious proclivities of the
l comic section mule Maud and that
t he mutilated her to secure revenge. I
The mule was shot by neighbors.
FllfF, DSTKOYS |’|<OI’F/HTY VAL
I l l» AT TII|{F.K.*9I AHTFIt.H OF
A MIIXIOV.
Peoria. 111., April 3 - Fire In Ihe
distilling plant of Corning to Co.,
four miles from here, did |7.r»0.0rt0
damage to the plant -and a grain
elevator and threatened the homes
of g.Ono people. The fire started In
the seventh floor of a brick s«r ct
'tre at 2 o'clock this morning and
ate through toward the copper ket
tles In the basement, which held 40.
000 gallons of "high wine" or alco
hol.
Fit t YK IKtl'TII AT
PltlZK WIMNFK.
The "tacky" party given at the
rink last night was a derided suc
, cess. The costumes were comical In
the extreme and all who went re
port having had a good time. The
first prlee awarded to Frank Dou
that and the second fell to Frank
IO Hrlen. About 200 were present.
FUNERAL OF MRS.
SPENCER
SA|> HITNS PKItFOKMHO IN THIS
<TTV A Nl> IMYOV TAKKN TO
01.0 VIIUJINIA HDMK FOH IN*
TRiniKNT.
The funeral of Mrs. Edward T.
Spencer waa held yesterday after
noon at her late residence on Cities
street, conducted hy Kev. NV. C.
Roor, pastor of the Calvary llaptisi
church, of which Mrs. 8peneer waa a
devoted member, and Rev. S. II.
Thompson of the First Raptlst
church, after which tier remains
were taken to her old home at Lov
Ingston. Nelson county, \’a.. accom
panied by Capt. Spencer and the. two
eldest children, Lila and Edward.
Mrs. W. II. Loving, mother or Mrs
Speneer, and her slHte-a. Mrs. L. IB.
St. Clair and Mrs. I*. W. lH>rfllnRor.
MIsh Rotate Don that, L. E. St. Clair,
and Meedjmict .1. Harvc Johnston,
James Noel, F. M. Rennet and Rer
nnrd Spencer.
Mra. Spencer was a daughter of
Mr. \V. H. Loving of Lovlngaton. and
a first f'ousin of Thus. F. Ryan, the
Now York multl-mllllonatre, who re
cently gave to the Catholic Church
of the efty of Richmond a magnlfl
eent cathedral. She was married to
Capt. Spencer on the Oth day of
April, 18!»3. and hud resided In
Rlnefleid since that time until her
doth. She wan active in the work
of her church, a woman of beautiful
Christian character. and her death
is a distinct loss to rite city as well
as to the devoted family circle. She
leaves flvo children—Lila, Edward,
niand, Cora and an Infant.
Tin* burial will take, place at Lov
Ingston today.
ANTI-SALOON i
LEAGUE BUSY
———
The executive committee of the
Anti-Saloon League, it is learned, in
to have a meeting in the parlors of
the Miami Street Church Saturday
evening. it is understood that an
active Interest in the. happenings of
the coming campaigns within the
state lifts been planned by headlinin'
tern at Charleston and in Illuefleld
and Mercer county it is believed
that the already large membership
will tie Increased to 3,000 and more,
who promise irrespective of politics
to vote for no man whose, sympa
thies are with the saloon forces.
GIRL ADOPTS
MAN OF 46
Boston, Mass., April 3. Hy the
action of the superior court at Low
<•11. .lame* Butler, aged 4G, legally
becomes the adopted son of Miss
Wllhelmlna Crawford, a young
woman of 2X. Butler was rnlsed hy
Miss Crawford's parents and the
girl declares that she entertains a
most motherly feeling toward him
despite the disparity In their ages.
CHILD LABOR
AND EDUCATION
Atlanta, (la., April 3.—»A discus-i
slon of child labor In Its relation to
education. In which many prominent
delegates i f rtlelpated, was the foa
ture of today’s session of the Na- ]
tlonal Child Lnbof Conferen ce. This '
evening Dr. Kellx Adler, of New
York, will speak on "The Basis of
the Anti-Child Labor Movement In
the idea of American Civilization.'
Don Marquis, editor of Uncle Remus’ j
Magazine, will discuss "The Child
nnd the Mill," and addresses will be
made hy several others.
AFTER FOI’R MoVTIlH 1 IIAHF
< AXAIHAN' liOVFRWIFNT MI
FAT F.8 |TAMA\ MI’RliERKR.
flpokane, Waah.. April 3.—It -oat
the Canadian government Just fotir
months' time and $H,000 to locate
i and arrest Frank Clddlo. an Italian
who dynamited a hoarding house In
Neleon. British Columbia, killing a
young girl, and wounding ten‘other*.
It la said that ('iddtn wa* In love
| with the young girl who waited on
the. table in the Hoarding house.
ARRESTED_
A lUtOTHKH OF l\ F. POLL? FI*.
(HAlMiKl) wrni THC DKATI4
OF WII.I.IAM IIAI t.lll'A,
Baltimore. Md., April 3. Abra
ham Collier, a brother of Peter F.
Collier, the New York publisher, L
under arrest at Laurel Brook In i
Hartford county, on a charge of kill
ing William Haught y. The latter j
died ut the Marytauil University I
Hospital yesterday from a fracture ;
of the akull caused by a blow from
a shovel.
I NCIiR SAM HAS VO \'HK KOI I
AN \lu ll IS I S AXI> WIMi IH<:
P()H1 Til KM.
Now York, April :i.- A series of
wholesale arrests of anarehlRts has
been begun by tho United States
government, the (lm rouna-up tak
ing place In (New York. Tho men
arrested here by secret service
agents were taken to Bllifc Island
today for examination by ac.in •
Commissioner of Immigration Jo
seph Murray. All who cannot prove
their right to be In this country
will be deported. Sudden arrests
enme as a climax to an Investigation
the police und secret service men
have been making since the expt.
slon of a bomb In Union Square park
last Saturday.
commwdkk miHu.i: a iuiayi*:
M\\—WIIJj IIKUIKVIO Till*:
I AYMANI KIl OK MOTH I',IMS'
LAW.
Manila, April :u Col. William
Phillips Diddle, commanding ifc •
marine corps In the Philippines, will!
marry Ip a few days Mrs. Adger,
mother-in-law of Paymaster Izard, of
the navy, stationed at Manila.
SEVENTIETH "
ANNIVERSARY
XOTAIU.K CK1.KHRATION AT
* KMtWY ANI) IIKNKY COLLKOR.
Itrtxtol, Va., April 3.—The sev
entieth anniversary of the founding
of Kmory and Henry College at
Kmory, Washington county, Vir
ginia. was celebrated yesterday with
appropriate exercises In the college
chapel. Prominent educators and
ministers were present from all
parts of the llolston conference. The
orators of the occasion were old
alumni of the Institution, nnd from
the standpoint of the early history
of the institution they related some
most Interesting facts and incidents.
The men who delivered the principal
addresses were Dr. It. N. Price, au
thor or Prices History of llolston
conference, a valuable work In two
volumes; Dr. David SuUlns. of
Cleveland. Tenn., the venerable fa
ther-in-law of Kvangellst George R.
Stuart, and Dr. Frank Richardson.
The occasion also marked the formal
opening of one of the hundsome new
buildings which are being erected
with the $100,000 recently sub
scribed for that purposa. This
money was subscribed within tho
hounds of the conference, except
$25,000 which was subscribed by
Andrew Carnegie. Other new build
ings will he erected.
SANK THE
DESTROYER
THU TIOKR CUT l\ TWO ANU
< KI'.W IIROWNRD IM ItlNCJ MA
NKI'VKHN.
(Portsmouth,' Kng., April 3.—It Is
officially reported that thirty-six of
the new of the torpedo boat de
stroyer Tiger wore drowned when
Hie cruiser Berwick rnn down nnd
mnk the destroyer during last
nlght’H maneuvers In the Cngllsh
ehnnue]. The Tiger was out com
ptelely In two and the crew were
tendered helpless, Tho bont sank
nlinoHt Instantly after the catastro
phe and many of the men were un
able to Jump from the d«>ok.
M;\V IIAVK OIW1ANIZKI)
IV TOWN or < 'AM lilt I A.
Chrlstlansburg, Va., April 3,—
Th.* Cambria Bank and Trust Com
pany has Just been organized at
Cambria with u capital stock of be
tween $30,000 and $50,000. This
makes three banks fn the two ndja
c< nt towns, the (lank of Christians
bmg having been an old established
bank, for many years the National
bank, In a handsome bulh?%>g of re
cent date, nnd this new Cumbria
hank.
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