Bluefield evening leader. [volume], May 29, 1908, Image 1

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Washington, May 29.—The antic
ipated strenuous opposition to the
adoption of the conference report
on the Aldrich-Vreclaud currency
bill In the senate, according to th
inference to be drawn from the d->
bate, probably will not materialize
Heuator Aldrich kept the report be
fore tbs seuate until 4 p. in. yester
day when he assented to Its
laid aside until ll o'clock today
Krery senator realised that tho
meaning of this move was that an
Understanding had been reached t<
voto on tho hill today.
Inquiry proved the existence of
thla understanding. The indica
tions are. therefore, that congt* s
will adjonrs alne dlo today or Sat
urday.
Quorum Hard (•> flet.
Undoubtedly the high tempera
ture had something to do with the
indisposition on the part of many
seuators to discuss the hill. At no
time whs there n quorum present
except when the roll was being call
ed to establish the quorum.
During the morning the Demo
crats had sweltered through a con
ference lasting more than nn hour
at which time It was decided sot
to filibuster against the bill. While
the conference had no binding force
the sentiment favored tho minority
standing together In a solid vote
against the bill. On the other linn-l
It la not likely that more than two
Republicans will Join the opposi
tion.
The discussion was opened by
Senator Aldrich, who made, a brief
statement ooncerning the comi-ro
|tnlae bill. Some of the Democrat •
then sought to get an agreement to
oosalder the campaign publicity
bill and afterwards aftceehes against
the currency measure were made
by Seuators Teller, Newlands an 1
Owen. No other senators wer*
ready to speak. Senator Aldrich
s)>ent most of the day trying to ar
range uu agreement to vote on the
bill today. This was not opposed
by Senator Culberson, the minority
leader, but Senator LaFollette, who
is very much opposed to the bill,
asked that a motion for an agree
ment be not pressed.
lioFoIlette Oppose*.
Stating frankly that be had tried
to organize a filibuster against the
bill, but had met with little encour
agement, Senator DaFolletto said
he probably would not speak at
length. Entering upon his prom
iced explanation of the compromise
bill, Mr. Aldrich said sections on
aud two of the bill were the only
sections that bad not been consid
ered by the senate. ffe explained
the chase* In the forms of taxation
and said It increased the average
taxatios for four months to the ex
tant of one half of one per cent .
making the average ti 1-2 per cent.
He improved the new' feat tire of
HKIiMOVT CAFF
f “* Dally,
ft" <*' Fall Course Dinner*.
12 to 8 p. m.
ROc.
I). It. MAMTIJf, Proprietor.
A. (1. HIMH, Manager.
the bill, recalling the contents of
each section.
Mr. Culberson asked whether Mr.
AUlrii V could give some assurance
y ‘ so Antl-lnJunctlon will would
-* 1 before congress adjourn
I \
*«*£>Ue«l that be be
*!< v<-1 - *. ’utely impossible
-* --to. such a bill
l ecause of the •dlrAalty of
opinion on tbst subject. Some
senators. l»e said, believed the. ijogr
ers of ju lses should not be cur
tailed and there were other views
on ihut subject; but he did believe
that In the next session such a bill
could l.e passed.
Culhcmon Wants to Know.
Culberson then asked to kuow !
wbetb u a campaign publicity bill ■
[ could l)c passed before the. adjourn
ment o engross -and Mr. Aldrich
declared that so far as he was con
jccs»n*.| h<» would "favor votlug on J
the bill <>u that subject as soon as I
the peudiu ; currency bill should be j
disposed of.
ERTY OR
DEATH
\'<> <'OM«*i:«»MISK YMItlMCT PIKE
PY IN < 'ASK OF \VIIITMOIIE.
New York, May 29.—With the
.vnnio nerve or contemptuous brav
ado b<* h:i» displayed since his ar
rest hut ! »• ember, when ho was
first charged with murdering his
wife, Pena, Theodore 3. Whitmore
|U. led into the Oyer and Terminer
' court in der- CMy today realising
' that he Is to he a free man or sent
! to the electric chair at Trenton.
Whitmore is confident of acquittal.
GAZED DN "DEATH"
VICTIM IiXIMItl„S Will PIC I.OOK
I N41 4>\ (dil I S<rMi; Pin'IlKB
Florence, May 29. While gazing
at a gruesome picture called
“death," a man thought to bo Ed
gar Patterson, of Bermondsey, Eng
land. suddenly fell to the floor of
the Fftizi Art gallery and expired.
He neither spoke nor tittered a
sound. Ills eyes even In death were
fastened upo uthe canvas.
< \ I’TP. FIPWC'IMCO
HI I I I Its imoKFN PITS.
A peculiar and unusual accident
happen* ! at the station yesterday,
resulting In « actions mishap for
C’ondiiftor Everett W. Francisco.
Cnpt. Francisco had just conn* i.u ;
off lids run and sat down on a two
wheel truck in the baggage room'
when iu some unaccountable man- |
nor It fell with him and he wns i
thrown iu mb a way as to break 1
his left leg above the ankle. He i
will probably be disabled for some
time.
\<T OF N'ROItO BHFTK. .
The Roanoke Times «ayn:
"Ham Franklin, an * 1K-yearrdd
negro, yesterday pour *d oil o# flnr
once Robertson, a colored boy of
eight, and *«t ft re to him. The boy
ran down the street, screaming,
with his clothe# blazing. A white
boy tripped him an I a lady threw
some clothing on him, hut he wan
ho badly burned that he will die.
Franklin escaped.
“IK vor HRK IT AT I’KHK.O'S I I s WORTH TIIK l’ltl< F."
KEEP A COOL HEAD
Yc»u need it these days. lust yo to Pediffo’s
—he'll help you.
Men’s Split Straw and 1'ru id Hats in the swell
e*t shapes 50c to $5.00.
M r n's Panama
Hats in all the
correct styles
* $7 to $9
A full line of
1 {«»v s ('ups ami
1 lats.
The most complete stoi k of I labcrdashery in
the city.
E. S. PEDIGO
325 AND 327 PRINCETON AVE.
BI.UKFIEI.D WBST VIRGINIA
M AI f, ORDERS RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION
WILL WED
A NEGRO
FAMILY OF WHIT |{ (HIIL OP
l*OtiFI» TO MIS4 'F4iF\ATIO\
Syracuse, N. Y., May 29.—Joseph
Antonio Maceo. a negro student at
the Syracuse University, and Alice
Isabel Mack ley, a white girl, have
procured marriage license here.
The bridegroom gave his birthplace
a* Jamaica. West Indies, and »aij
he was the sou of the Cuban Insur
gent Ueneral Antonin Maceo, and
that the Cuban lx defraying college
expenses. The family of Miss
Maokley strongly oppose the mar
riage. The bride and bridegroom
are Catholics «ind export to l*e utar
ried in the cathedral of the liumactt
late Conception here
Hubo Waddell, the famous pitcher, formerly with the Philadelphia
American league team, but now belonging io the St. ixmls nine, will
try.Jt la reported to secure a Job. with (’lurk OrlffltlTa Yankee. Wad
dell baa become. dU*MI*ned with the St. Ixvula team and nay* he win
never don their uniform again. Rather than go hack lie will either
Join an outlaw club or quit baseball.
FAMINE IN MAROONED
PORTUGAL IN A TREE
TllorSANIW OF PK AS A NTS MY-I
IN<; SOI,FLY OV OLIVFS.
l^Hbon, May 2!* -Thousands of
peasants, including women and
children, are living solely on olives
because of the famine prevailing in
many provincial districts. In some
instances people have not tasted
bread for many weeks. Misery
caused by insufficient supplies of
corn has been increased by three
months of drought.
EflSLEY-HILL
MISS MAHY AI'Hl’HTA FASLFY
HFCOMKH Till: I tit IMF OF
IflOII McFAItfftNF IIILL.
East night, at tin* dome of Mrs.
George W. Easley, at Pearlsbtirg,
Va., her charming daughter, MIhh
Mary /%i*cuatn, became the bride of
Mr. Hugh MoParlane Hill, of Bris
tol, Tenn., the Rev. P. C. Clark of
delating.
The bride Is well known and
greatly admired In Blnefleld. where
she is related to several prominent
families, and where she has taught
music and elocution. Her father,
the !at>« Oeo. W. Easley, was a prom
inent lawyer and Judge of the
courts of his county, and a brother
of VV. C., Dr. E. M. and D. M. Eas
ley. of this city.
The groom Is a prominent busi
ness man of Bristol and Is highly
spoken of by those who know him
Among the out-of-town guests
attending the wefdlng were Capt
and Mrs D A. French. .1. D. French
Mrs. Ed win' Easley, VV'. C. Easley,
Miss Minnie Mann, O I,. Alexander
and O, H. Rtrader. of Blnefleld;
Richard T.ampkln. of Tloanoke; A
D Reynolds, Jr., Irving Whaley and
R K. Epperson, of Bristol.
After a four of tWr- northern
cities. the happy couple will take
Up their residence at Bristol.
FOR RENT—Four down stair
i rooms with poarch, Blnefleld
avenue. T, If. R Christie.
IXH|»K« TOIt PAI'I, FINDS CONDI
TIONS AT JFDD I NSATISFAC
TO|{» .
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Chief State Mine Inspeetor J. W. ^
I'anl and Superintendent William
Deckle, of the Jedd Coal K Coke
company, are both In the city. (’apt.
Deckle Ih en route to Tazewell to
coiiHult counsel in regard to the
closing of the mln*s at Jedd, an
order for which was nerved by Mr,
Paul yesterday, after a consultation
with Messrs. Hoyd, Phillips and
Grady, district Inspector*, on ac
count of the prevalence of marsh
gas, or "Are damp.” It Ih claimed
that a proper system of ventilation
will remove the gas and this Is what
the inspector demands. The oper
ator may apply to the circuit court
and a hearing will he had anil
proofs Introduced as <o the condi
tion of the mine and If the eonrt
Ands from the evidence that the
; mine Is reasonably safe he may or
| der It to be reo|*ene<| Otherwise,
It must remain closed until condi
tions are Improved to meet the
*l>eo|fleatlons of the inspector.
ItROIDFD CHICRKV WITH
FFATIIFRS ON.
Something out of fho ordinary
was seen here yesterday when three
crates of thickens broiled with the
feathers on were received from the
Clinch Valley. The chicken* bad
been consigned to a local merchant
by a Clinch Valley shipper and
were probably alive when shipped,
blit on the|r arrival here they were
all dead hut two. They had been
left on the depot platform In the
broiling sun and were broiled to a
finish.
IllfJ STORM VISITS RONDTOWN.
A very severe thunder and rain
storm 1* reported to have visited
Bondtown, a small village between
Coeburo and (ieorgel, yesterday,
floodtng the hou-e< and giving the
Inmates of the village a bad seare
A eloudburst iwas responsible for
the flood
UNCLE JOE SAID
GOOD-BYE TO TEDDY
maiKVKS 4'ON«;itHss MU \l»
JOIRV TOMHIIT.
~ "TT—
Washington, I». C., May «*»
rame down to say good bye to the
president:” said Speaker (honon as
he left the white house today. "If
the senate will put through the <»nr
reucy measure there is no reason
why we raunot adjourn Immediate
'v.'hnd I will start for home tomor
row morning.”
GIRL REWARDED ■
PIIKVENTED HANK ltOKIlEllV
AND is GIVEN «,%()<).
"'New York, May 29.—Eva Jovor
ul«-k. a Polish woman who frURtrat
ed the attempt of three men on
Monday to rob three messenger- or
Jefferaon hank, was called 1o the j
bank yesterday and received a re
ward of from President Her-J
mail CroesnJ. The girl could not
speak English and aeej^l not to
understand until shtt^iw the roll
of yellow harks.
NORTH SEA CRUISE
-su *■
EHTEltOR WILLIAM WILL
LEAVE llEltLIN .11 I.Y 7.
Merlin. May 29.- Emperor Wil
liam will start for a North Sea
erulae on hoard the llolietizollern
on July 7th. He will emhnrk at
Kiel. Invitations to guests to ne
comuany him have already been h
sued. It Is not Improbable, that the
eni|a*ror will meet the czar or Him
sla and King llaakon during tin*
erulae.
Don't forget the baseball benefit
at the roller rink tonight.
E. T Dotson, of Norton, is iu the
city t»n business.
F.VMIIA T.WliF HFITHF FltOM
FMh >|i AMI KFMIIN 'l llltFF1
Il.tVH \VI> Mlilim
Galveston, T* xMay 20. -Allen
Franklin, hi* wife and two boys,
aged fourteen and Mix yearn, were
yesterday rescued from a treo where
OJliey had been nnaroonod gince
Monday night. The water was ten
feet deep around a large oak tie,.,
and when their home was wrecked
the family climbed Into the big
oak near tin* house. When rescue |
they were In a pitiable condition,
but will recover.
GMM FLECTION
Ah tin- ‘Mil of June approaches
the Interest in tlx* local election in
Graham Increases in intere st Mayor
Smith, who has been mayor for
several yearn, will again b< elected
without opposition. Treasurer It
II, Palmer is opposed by .f. K Mor
ton, the- popular young c.i hler of
tho Firs' National Hank, and the
•present er>unc^ilmen will ’have op
post tIon from se veral new tn< t», the
entries up to date* being S \ Huf
fard, W. 1j. Nash. II C Calloway.
.1. K. Haylor, o. a Metcalfe, John
Walters. John It Graham and Tho;
N, Williamson, member'- of the
present council, and \. II limiter,
W. I, llurton, Jas It Yost, J. Hov
Yost ar*d It II. Mat hew s.
The bonds recently voted for
street improvements have Hot been
sold as yet, the bids offered not
being satisfactory to the council
There Is a likelihood e.f their lx
Ing disposed of to a Chicago firm of
buyers
M K < IlFAM SI PI’FIt.
- 1
The Ttoscdiud Society of Wand
Street church will hold an |c<
cream supper this evening at s to
10 o’clock, at fh'* home of the In It
manager. Mrs If H. Kiff at 200
IfIgginhotham avenue The public
Is cordially Inrlted Tbe annual
meeting will In- held here June
I.T-1.T, and the society | nnxlnm t<
make a rood showing
Qtioon Marla il ia, of Portugal, j
w!*oso picture la hero shown, ha*
lust been sued by her butcher for a
bill of $210. The Portuguese Kpy
il family Is said to bo bankrupt,
NEGRO DELEGATION
l'lvo negroes will represent Wont |
\ ii gin in In part In tli»* Itepubllcan ;
•n.ii iounl I'onveutiou all Chicago.
I lil» Is the largest number of ue
gToes \\Vst Virginia Republicans
e\ er % pln<‘«n| ou a national con veil
lion delegation. They go chiefly as
alternates, and will occupy scuta
*hli | be West Virginia delegation
atid will cast their proportion of the
vote of i lie state un occasion war
i a ai s and will he accredited ropre
» u In lives of | he llepu hllouiiH of
Ibis am*. it in evidently not In
tended by (lie Republican leaders
that Went Virginia negroes shall re
mender the" punishment fnfiphoved
hy TaM) of the negro soldiers who
''shot up" Rrownsvlllo.
1’lie colored mem hers of the We a*
\ lUfinla delegation to Chicago lire
I -McHenry .lonea, president of the
Wc .1 Virginia Colored Institute; C
II Mlt« hell, connected with the
same Hclionl; Tims. Norris, o negro
in lice nf I lie peace in Ohio county;
W. d. Thompson of the Second dis
trict (Tucker county, we iMdleve),
who | described as the "(Jrand
Chnucelloi Of (lie Kniglils of I'ylh
'as; and A. D. Calhoun of Kay
stone. McDowell county, who Is said
to lie the richest negro lu the
southern part of the state
I lie i'ayctta .Journal seems very |
proud Mint West Virginia Repiilill 1
cans will he represented In the 1
giv-af national convention at Chi-I
caco by o many negroes, and says; 1
I'hl state does things'on a more ;
magnificent scale There will he
five Count them five as fine apeci
men ,,r Hie genus homo Afrieanus !
n“ are to he found on this conti
lent In this West Virginia delega
t Ion.”
We take pleaMiire In militia at
tention to t ho announcement of
(•apt R I* Weaver, of Rock dla
• rid as a candidate for the Domo
er.iMc nomination for Jiistlen of Him
peac< of inn district. (’apt. Weaver
la d« . rvln* of the honor aud would
do credit to the position.
PROOF POSITIVE
can Provc something to you about
'Modern Clothes” when you have a Suit
on and see how well it fits you. It is a pleasure
for us to let yon ,rT ry ()tt as many suits as you
want to.
For whether you buy today or not, you will
learn something we want every nrian to know -
that this is the logical place to buy your clothes.
Two Piece Suit, Brown in
Color, $18.00.
COAT Tw o button, patch pockets. I
skeleton lined. TROUSERS Full
seat, belt loops, buttoned hip pockets
Call today. Buy if you are pleased.
Metropolitan Mens Furnishing Co
\ Cl HE AT ANI* BNTHI'HIAHTIO
BNTION — HitYAN WILL
,
HAVK No OPPOSITION.
Wheeling, \V Vh., May 29.—The
largest uud most enthusiastic
>»ut*i convention ever held lu the
'C.ntu of West Virginia met here yea
torda> afternoon whou the Demo
crats of tho Atata gathered to uauie
four delegates at large to the un
1 tonal cnuveutlou aud to select
three candidate* for Judge of th«
supremo court. Over one thousand
delegates are present, aud tn addi
tion there are thousand# of enthu
siastic Democrats on hand from
every section of the state to view
tho proceedings.
Everywhere there are expressions
«>f confidence, and the Democrats of
iho unto are evidently lu better
fighting trim than for many yeuru
before, and alt are confident of vic
tor* in both state aud nation at the
coming election.
fhlef Interests when the con
vent ton opened cornered on the se
lection of the alnte committeemen,
lohn r McOrnw tho present Incum
bent, amt W. E. Chilton, hla old
Him rival both seeking the honor,
both with a largo following, not
withstanding the Inrgo number of
d>*cgate<\ who are lucllucd to view
with approval (ho selection of a uew
man tor tho office, one who has not
been aligned with cither faction
Next lu interest In tho raco for
delegates at large, of whom four
are to bo named. George I. Neal
and C. \V Oacnton apparently have
two of the positions cinched, but
there is rivalry for the ether two.
I, A. lteymftnn, John J. Cornwell,
l< H. Horner ami C'lydo Jobusou
being flu* leading ramlldaust, Al
though there nro others
There is I< *h Interest iy the Judi
cial race, and white there are oth
er <nndldat*‘H lit the field,1 the Indt- -
rations mrly In the convention
worn thnl Matthews, of Charleston,
P«udlrfnii of Spencer, and peck of
Philippi would be the nominees.
lu addition to George I. Neal, of
Huntington, John W. Davis, of
(Har'kHbiirg. ihne been pitomliSently
suggested ns a compromise camVI
lute for nntlonul committee-man
lu the convention the following
coismltltMmion were appointed from
tlm I’ink s«A)atorlal district:
vferonw Duddlug of Piituam,
rules aud order of ImihIuchh
\V. It Thompson, of Cabell, cre
dent is In.
I). K Wilkinson, of Lincoln, res
olution a
I W Dlngesa, permanent organ
ization
We take pleasure in calling at
tention to the announcement of
(•apt It L Weaver, of I lock dis
trict an a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Justice of Him
peact of bis district, ('apt. Weaver
Is tic erving of the honor aud would
do credit to the position.