Bluefield evening leader. [volume], August 10, 1908, Image 1

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VOL. 3. NO 95.
HUJEFIELI). WEST VIRGINIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 10. 100S
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I’RICE TWO CENTS
PULT
NEGRO TRAMP GFILTY OF 1IEI
NO 18 ( KIM a: against the wife
OF A WHITE MINER ON TIIE OFT
SKIRTS OF FHAKLESTON. RKFTK
MADE HIS E8FAPE.
Charleston, W. Va., Aag H».—All
Saturday night a small j
gr.v oltleeim. special railt^-.^ .
and a number of detect lw*r*Pn
the woda and surrounding country
In the neighborhood of Kanawha City,
in search of an unknown negro, who
that afternoon between South ltuffncr
and Kanawha City, after brutally
beating, crimiually assaulted Mrs.
Rose Johnson, the wife of a coul min
er living at Kanawha City.
Immediately after the assault of
Mrs. Johnson the negro fiend took to
the woods and as yet no trace of him
had been found, although officers in
all the surrounding country together
with many citizens are interested In
the search. Special officers from the
Chesa)H>ake and Ohio railroad are
lending their assistance In the man
hunt.
Saturday about non a negro, short
of stature, heavy set. with thick lips,
stopped at the home of Ix>ck Castn at
South RufTner and asked for someth
ing to eat He was given some food
which he carried away with him and
started up the railroad track in the
direction of Kanawha City. Metween
South Ruffner and Kanawha City on
the railroad track he met Mrs .lolin
con who had been to the store and
purcbosed some butter which she was
carrying home with her.
According 10 ine story wnicn me
woman tells. the negro approached
her and asked what she was carry
11>K She replied that she had some
hotter. The negro then grabbed her
and with an oath exclaimed that she
was the woman he wanted to see for
she had refused him something to
eat during the summer.
The woman was knocked down and
choked by her assailant on the rail
road track, there being nobody In
sight. He drew a razor which he j
pulled across her throat and threat
ened to kill her If she made an out
cry. He then dragged the woman
over to a ravine nearby where the
assn alt was commlttel. leaving ids
victim beaten and bruised the assail
ant look to the woods. After the ne- j
gro made his escape Mrs. Johnson re- j
covered sufficiently to make her way j
home where her story was told.
The victim Is a woman of good ;
character and Is the wife of T. R
Johnson, a coal miner who lives at
Kanawha City. The husband has not
been working for several days.
The Howard C. Smith detective
agency at Charleston was notified
of the crlminnl assault and all the of
ficers connected with that agency
were sent to the scene. A numlier of
detectives connected with the Chesa
peake and Ohio railroad as special of- ]
fleers also gave their assistance, and
during the night a numlier of negroes
were rounded up, but the officers have
been unable to report the right cap
ture.
All the officers in the surrounding
towns have been notified of the as
sault and to he on the lookout for a
low, heavy-set negro with thick lips
and \ery black.
TAFT LED GERMAN.
The Norwegian Minister and Ills Wife
Become Angered and Eefuse
to Dance.
It has jast leaked out that at the
german given at "White Bulphui
Springs Friday evening in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. Taft, and which was led
by them, great offense was given to
the Norwegian minister, who was
stopping there. The question Is. does
n presidential candidate outrank a
foreign minister at a society function?
The manager of the hall thought so
and the Norwegian minister, Mr. Glide
nnd Mrs. (lade retired to their apnrt
ments In high dudgeon.
When Mr. (Jude, who Is a guest at
the resort, was invited to attend the
German, he said he would he there If
ho could loud tin* grand march If any
one oIkc was gi\« n the honor h«* said
lie could not attend I totalise If tie
dropped into lino liehind any one else
hia sovereign would regard It nit a j*er
sonal affront.
Thin was a poser for the managers
•if the ball, for they had already sent
word to Mr. Taft that they wanted
him to lead. After much hemming
and hawing they told Mr. dude that
I the beat they could do for him would
he to give him second place. Neither
Mr. Uude nor Mrs. Glide dams d and
it was officially an non need that the
reason for their non-appearance was
the fact that thet had neglected to
bring their evening; < lotitiu;.
DEATH BF WALTER
W. HATCHER
j
MtOMI\h\T IlhlK
KIKId> CITIZEN EXiilCES AT
ItElil'Ollli (TTV.
Walter W. Hatcher, a son or E. n.
Hatcher of this city, died at the
home of hi« uncle. John M. Smith,
at Bedford City Saturday, age uncut
27 years. Mr. Hatcher hail lieeri
111 of typhoid fever, which resulted
in partial paralysis. lie recovered
sufficiently, however, to go out on
a trip, hut suffered > retaptte, attu
on Friday a” operation was perform-j
ed to remove a clot or Uiood on the
brain. The operation was too late
to save him and he never rallies
from It. Mr. Hatcher leaves a wife,
formerly Miss Jennie Cuthbert, a
member of one of the most promi
nent families of f'etersbnrg, and his
remains wore taken to the wiie's
home for interment. His father was
with hint when he died.
Taxpavers
I
KNOW .11 ST \V I IP. II FT HI If It >IO
NKY <«(>KS IlY K\I'(»I!('|;MFXt
OF THU XKW KNMPTIIKNT.
Charleston, Auk. 10. Under 4he
now law ns passed liy the special
session <»f the legislature of 11108.
all levying bodies, county courts,
councils and boards of education are
required to meet and lay levy on
the same da>.
The new levy requires that or
the second Tuesday in August whl h
falls on the 11th, the levying bo lies
will meet for the purpose of mak
ing up an est'.iiiate of the ninoir t
required to meet the expenditures o'
the county. Tills estimate acording
to law mu: t he published twice In
two successive weeks in two news i
pnpers, Republican and Democrat! •
and on the fourth Tuesday of Au,r
ust the levying bodes will again
meet to flx the rate of levy.
The object of the publication of
the estimate Is to al-ow anybody who
desires to object to the expenditure
of any money set out in the publi
cation, to appear on the fourth Tues
day of the month and register his
objection. This Is somewhat of a
departure from the law heretofore
In effect upon this question an*,
c'oser to the people,
brim?* the whole matter of taxation
As the new law embraces all the 1
tax levynK bodies of the state. It
Hives every tnxm-y'T ,he right. '..~t
know for what purpose his taxes
are being expend-d.
HJ?I,MONT CAFF.
Holly.
Full Course Pinners,
12 to fl p. m.
BOc.
I>. n. MASTIX, Proprietor.
Ami Manager.
‘IP YOU BEE IT AT PHDIOO’8 IT'S WOUTII THE PRUTS.*
REMNANT SALE
Remnants gleaned from entire
Stock in our inventory
Kiilirics of nil kinds mid lengths for
BELOW COST PRICES
The Lfonomic.il Woman s Opportunity
E. S. PEDIGO
325 AND 327 PRINCETON AVE.
BMTRFIBM)
WHAT VIRGINIA
Two of the BiiCTniKlHtH who niarrh
«'<1 up Sagamore HIH am! then
inarched down attain. The upper
picture ahows Miss Margaret Hunt,
and the lower one. Mrs. Itarrman
Wells, the Knglixh suffragist. Ac
companied by several other ladles
of their cult, they visited Oyster
Hay with a view of Interesting the
President n the’r propaganda. Se
cret service men prevented their en
trance to the grounds at Sagamore
Ifili.
PKKl'YIAN IIINXMIAT (TW
HIGH JINKS IV <'A14KN>lt\IA
AXI» IK MK'KKD IT*. .
Ia*« AnRclcs, Cal., Aug. 10.- Re
nor Allejandro Garland, aon at the
vie# president of Peru and a former
secretary of the Peruvian legation
at Washington, *|ient laat night !n
the city Jail on a charge of disturb
ing the peace. Ilia wife, Iconise Gar
land. formerly Mias l.oulao Scott,
aud a coualn of Mrs. Charles J. Bo
naparte. wife of the attorney gen
eral, well known at the Nations I cap
ital wan arrested on the same charge
but escaped Imprisonment by depos
iting ffiO caah ball to Insure her ap
pearance In police court this (Mon
day) morning.
1HH4THN AMKKICAN QlTKStl()NK.
Home, Aug. 10— A meet km of
the congregation of the Propaganda
was commenced today, with Cardi
nal (libbona in attendance. Amer
ican quest Iona are being dlarnnsed
for the last time by the congrega
tion. Among the mattera up for
consideration are the Helectlon of a
bishop for the new diocese of Hock
ford, 111., and a coadjutor hlahop of
San Francisco.
DWELLING ItriO'FD.
A (Ive-rom cottage on the north side
belonging to C. T. Uiw. of TnzewcH
county was burned lit an early hour i
yesterday morning. The house was i
unoccupied and the origin of the tire
Is a mater of conjecture.
■lamea McCrcn. president of the
Pennsylvania railroad, who rumor
haa it is to be deposed on account
of trouble with the director* of that
ayrt«ni. It lx hhI<1 that there hnx
bee« dlixal ixfactlon with Mr. Mc
Crea’a financial management nnd
also with hlx policy of {'oticrnl re
trenchment and the cutting down of
the force of employcn.
TO INCREASE FREIGHT RATES
PRINTERS MEET
Most on. Auk. 10. Union printers
from every state and from Canada
England, Cuba, Porto Kico and the
Philippines; me tin* guests of the
Motion local today, the assemblage
marking the firtyfourth convention
or the International Typographical
Union. For the first time, the I^on
don society of printers has sent a
delegation to confer with the print
ers on Oils side of the1 ocean, giving
the meeting more of an tnternntfon
al character than it has ever had.
Boston Typographical Union, one of
the first organizations of printersJ
will celebrate its sixtieth anniversary
during tie* week. AM of the ses
sions will bo held In Ford Hall.
Following the formal opening of
the convention today und the trans
action of preliminary business, ad
journment was tak. n until tomor
row. and the delegates will spend
the* afternoon on a harbor and hay
excursion. Tomorrow will be ex
delegates day and will he marked by
a trolley trip to l/oxington and
Concord over the Paul Itevero route.
Many other entertainments will be
held, under the* direction of Boston
Union No. 13. The local union, do
spite ith hoodoo number, has had
highly successful esierr and
is now in the beat of condition. Tin*
lr»fnI lias prepared an elaborate sou
venir booklet of 1 r*0 |>i»gen ror diH
trihiition among ita delegates.
The International Htereof ypers
and Fleet rotypers’ Union will aUw>
hold itn eonvention here during the
week, as will the ladies auxiliary
of the International Typographical
t’nlon. It is expected that the lo
cal number of delegates and visit
ing printers and stereotypers, with
their families, will reach at least
IS,000.
As this Is the first Important
convention held by any labor organ
ization following the two national
party conventions, will he watched
with espeeial Interest to see if leg
islation will he Introduced bearing
on the two anti-injunction planks
adopted at Chicago and Denver.
Various important questions are
to be discussed, among them le»lnr
the rtherman anti-trust law, the eni
ploy era’ liability bill, the eight-hour
law lor government employes, the
ure of Injunctions, the printing pa
per question and the subject of in
surance.
FOR HALE.
One of the host homes In niuefleld
eleven room house, big halls, cement
basement, laundry, hot water heat,
and every convenience. I^ot 90x150
situated between the residences of
D. R. French and Walter Perkins
and opposite Itcrnnrd McClaugher
ty. For prices and terms apply to
Hooker * Crenshaw.
8-7-1w
AFTION OF MOt TUWKKT ROAIM
IN VIOLATION OF THU AMI.
Tltl'HT LAW, HA VH Cl llll irr
•JON.
Washington, Aug 10,— Senat>r
Culbertson, or Texas, has put squaro
! ly up to the administration the
question of the legal right of rail- |
roada to increase freight rates by
agreement, in a telegram to I'reeO
<lent Roosevelt he contends that they
have no such right and demands
of the President that such attempts
be referred to the department of i
justice for prosecution under the
Hherman anti-trust law. The Presi
dent baa replied that the Henator’s
telegram has been referred to the
attorney general. The Increase of
rutes In Southwestern territory will
be put In effect today. This after
noon Texas and Oklahoma will tile
formal action with the Interstate
commerce commission against 6 3
railroads.
CAPITAL STOCK :
INCREASED
IIANK OK till A MW KM, AM) I lltHT
NATIONAL OK THIS 4TTV IN
CTtKItAMK CAPITAL oil OK
KA It NINOS.
The Hank of Hramweli on Friday
Increas’d capital stock from $200.
000 to $300,000, making it thn
largest bank in this section. On
Saturday, the First National Hank
of thla city increased Its capital
stock from $100,000 to $250,000
This Is the second largest bank in
this section. The first named insti
tution has assets of about two milt
lion and the other about one And
a half millions. There arc but few
banks in the state that make a bet
ter showing. Mercer county boasts
of her share of banks In the million
dollar class, there being one at
Hramwell, one at Princeton and two
In Bluefield.
HllftoTKiy* TAKK NOTH K.
A grand merchandise prise shoot
will he held on the grounds of the
Klkhorn (inn dub at Powhatan, W.
Va., Wednesday, August the 12th,
under the auspices of the Hlncflold
Klkhorn Oun Clubs. There are a
great many valuable prises, and the
poor shooter will have the «ame
show as the good shot. Come, and
' bring your friend with you and
"shoot ’em up.”
KIM.KI) AT ((HUIMtll.
Oeo Hinkle, a suite miner, whose
home was at Cedar Hluff. was killed
.by falling slate In the mines at Coal
I wood Saturday. He leaves a family.
BENNETT WILL BE
*XTJOVEBNOB
TIIIC MOV. HKI* H \ M< ItKUKVKN
TIIKKN IS <No In'MHIT OF ms
lOlilMTION
XX'heellng, XV. V’h.. Auk. 10.—
Hou. Septimus llall, one or the Dent
ooraMc leaders of Wetzel) rounly,
l« In I ho city and talked entertaln
InKly of the political situation.
“In my opinion," he said, "there
ix not the slightest doubt or the
election of Louie Men nett and the
entire elate ticket, | have heard of
the efforlg to effect a compromiae
Involving the elimination or both
Swisher and Schorr, and the suhstl
tutlon or a third candidate. i do
nothelleve tills can he accompl!ahe.|,
but even If it la I do not think h
will'affect the result. Tin* new can
didate would poll more votes than
either of Hie two present candidates
but he could not be elected. The
mlschler has been done and think
ing Republicans realize that the
state is gone and many of them
are glad of It.
“I mean by that statement that
the bent element of the tiIIr’an
party resizes that the only hope of
bringing about an end of the cor
rupt regime In Wont VlfKinla poll
Itlca Is to elect a Democratic admin
l»tration. The same <minu> wan nec
pHHary in Massachusetts, in I'ennsy I
vania, in Ht. Douls. Pittsburg. Phil
adetphla and In other itatea and
cities. The voters of the dominant
party stood for Improper condition*
rtntll they became ho bad that they
could no longer forbear, and they
turned the raMcals out.
“There Ih a great deal of senti
ment In Went Virginia this year,
and 1 find many Republicans who
are wedded to their party and who
are really glad to vote for one of
the factional candidates because
they will be aiding in th'* election
of Bennett."
DON! CLAIM TEXAS
—
N.ITiOVWi CIMIRMAIV HITrif.
rOf’K Wlbh IlK lll.KD IN Tin;
INTKItKWT Of' THK TTBHKKh
MATH INK,. HOW KV Kit,
Mew York. Aug. 1ft. Maxing hi*
calculations on reports from K. Carl
Duncan national commitrci-man from
North Carolina, and a member of
the national executive committee,
which in reality la an advisory body
Chairman Hit brock of the Repuhll
can national committe« confidently
exjmeta thv Hepubllcana to break
Into the solid south and Carry North
Carolina.
GOV. SWANSON INVITED
_TO CORNER STONE LATINO
TUANHI KIt OF
ftllMtOAl) <ON<Kkn|o\
M.'xlro CHy. Auk. 10.—It Ih re
i»ori<«(| that application will bo made
Hoon tif the Moxlcun Roverntnont for
u transfer 0f the ronrMHlun now
bold by C'ol. \v, c\ Greene, for hulld
IttK an extension of the Rio Grande.
Sierra Madre and Pacino railroad
to E. 11. Hnrrlntnn and nHsoolates.
WILL BE HEAVY
\ IK )| <|S|| | \({ POLL TAX WIIJj
IIWi: UK.' I\IMKN('|,; |\
l>KI«A\V.\lti:.
Wilmington, Del.. Aiik. Id.—Rcr
Istratlon In Hits state thin year will
l)(> tho largest over known, Thta
in* I Ih dm*, primarily to the ft poll
lax abolished. Registration here
alono may roach 25,000. Tho name
Interest lx taken In registration all
over tho Rtato, and Indicates that
an iiniiHiially large vote will ho cast
**t tho .November state olection.
IMil 'SI l>K. NT'S l».\ircaiTKIl WKIIH,
I’arla, Aiik. I (). Mlo, Fallleroa,
dough ter or i ho president of France
today horamo fhe bride of M. Jean
Lanes, her father'll private secretary
The wedd iik was a uulet affair and
wa« wholly accompanied by the en>
.Jiuslaam and publicity which atten.,
od the mnrrlnKe of President Itoose*
velt’a dclighter. The bride received
many handsome presents.
iiimt iiotkIj nn,r„
N« w York, Auk 10. A youriK
mail, who nays ho 1“ lin R. Mesgor
voy, and 1 years o i. or (Jhoi lent.oc
K. C., declare* iiia father Is of sit'
flclent i in port a net* In llmt vlclnty
to Isuio railway passes, Ih being do
mined by tin* police here on a charge
of not paying h Ik hotel hill.
\ n i > iiki’Km di: vr.
Rsllll Halley, the present clerk ot
the countv court, has announced him
self an independent candidate for Hu
office. Thin inakeR five candidates li
the field, two Independents and l!i«
regular Democratic, Republican and
Prohibition nomliu < s.
CONFEDERATE REUNION
There will bo a reunion of t te
(’onfederate veterans at Princeton
on Hatunlay, September 12th at
10:30 a. tn. All veteran* air Invit
ed. There will he several address
ett by distinguished sneakers. A
dinner will he »erved to ‘.h'* veter
ans. A full attendance of n'l coni
radon is earnestly desire I ns but*
InesR of Importance will ho trans
acted by the camp. A committee
composed of Jos If. Heitrlhgton
Dr. I. Boo, T. f\ flood/, Jospeh )!
Ivor and C It. McNutt, has been ap
pointed to make arranRcnents for
the reunion anti the dinner.
By order of
ft If. BAII.FY,
Colonel Com mending.
P. R. OROVK, \djutant.
»H« ti.mk akkangkr for AT
<»•»!» KKLUmv HOMK AFFAIR
AT klkinh, Aroi'MT atNi»—
mnmukkh of thh loimjk i\
,iA,M,R mmiikr will at.
TK\|».
VN beeline, Auk. 10—The corner
I*0,10 of ,he n»*w Odd Fellown*
at Klklna will bo laid on (he
-~»d or Auguat, with elaborate oer
pmonlea. under the auaplcea or the
Oi nnd I .oil no «r \V**Ht Virginia.
Governor Swanaon of Virginia will
he aeeured an the principal apeak*
er for the occasion. If he accepts the
i'.u itatlon.
M‘«iai trains will bo run from all
pnrla or the atalo and a aplendld
crowd of Odd Fellowa |h expected to
attend.
T!i« foundation Ih now being
riiHiHMi to completion, and when the
bulldlnK Ih constructed n line odl
(Ice will he ready for the necommo
dntlon of orphan* and Indigent and
Inllnn members of the order. Tno
bulldlnK will cost nearly $125,000
of which over $X0.000 has already
been hii bar r I bed by member" of the
order.
lioented nt KlkliiN.
. . It was decided at the Krund
lodKo meetliiK of the West Virginia
Odd Fellows In ix»p to build a home
nnd a committee wan appointed to
secure the necessary legislation. nnd
pUHh the mutter to completion. A
tract of land contalnlOK 100 acres
waa secured near the corporate
limits of ICIklns, the Krounds being
lilubly adapted to the proposed pur
po«e, anil being beautifully situated.
The committee has had much to do
lu the last few yuars and plans are
now complete for one of the finest
buildings of its kind in the United
States. ■* The city of kliklua donated
the grounds for the home.
Committee MH llorc,
A meeting of the Hub-committee
or the general commute waa held in
thlH city at tho Wlndaor Hotel Hat
urelay, there being pronent John A,
Mock, c»f Farmington; O. H. McKin
ney. o' Fairmont, and Sep Hall, of
New Martinsville. Georgo H. Htout,
of I’arkerHhurg, IreaHiirer of the
Grand I,edge of the atate wiih nlao
present. I lie committee talked over
inatteiH connected with the liiadtu*
IIoii and will hold other mcetinga
from time to time at different cltloa
in the atate. The matter of laying’
out the ground* WIIH discussed, hut
nothing done in the matter, ni yet.
The money necessary to construct
tile home la expected to |>e rained
by the time the budding la ready for
dedication, and the Odd Fellow*
of Weal Virginia will have erected
and paid for an Inatitiitlon hlghlj
creditable to their order.
Ill.l AIIOK
shim: parlor
ITat cleaning and blocking store
at the Kllte Pool Room, Princeton
avenue. *
Iterby Ifata cleaned and prefixed, I Oc
Soft data cleaned and pressed, 2f»o
Straw data cleaned and blocked, 20c
Panama data cleaned and blocked,
2f» cent*.
My electricity, while you wait,
data will be cleaned from August
lit! h 7 :tt
Try a leader Want Ad.
WHILE THEY LAST!
Wc are closing out our |Suits (excepting
blacks) at the following prices:
$30.00 Suits for - - $22.50
27.00 Suits for - $20.00
25.00 Suits for • - $ I 8 00
22.50 Suits for - $ I 7.00
20.00 Suits for - - $ 16.00
18.00 Suits for - $14.00
Any $1 5.00 Suit in our store (excepting blacks)
for $10.00
Manhattan, Wilson Bros, and Metropolitan
Shirts are selling at cost.)
TODAY IS THE DAY TO BUY.
Metropolitan Men's Furnishing Co.
Elks Building Bland Street