Bluefield evening leader. [volume], September 18, 1908, Image 1

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VOL v N(> ___Hl.UEKlKLn. WEST VIRGINIA, I KID.W AFTERNOON,'SEPTEMBER iS. i„oS "" ' “7,““ -S=HHsi’';
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AS TO BYKLYN MISHIT THAW’S
FI’TTRE—SI IF HKTLAKKS AM.
RF.FOHTS TO HE rXFOl’M»KI».
New York. Sept. 18.—Mix. Eve
lyn N'esblt Thaw returned to New
York yesterday from a thre? weeks’
vacation in thi country. During her
absence It was published:
First, that she was to sail for Eu
rope September 2fith for a two
years' auto trip through England
a.id the continent.
Second, that tho chaffeur who
drove her dally between her hotel
and the Tombs during the long con
finement of h >r husband, Harry K.
Thaw, ha I resigned his position
with the auto company, and would
accompany her as driver.
Third, that she had placed her
self under competent instructors
and that she expected to return to
tho stage, once her pr«*sent matri
monial troubles are at an end.
Fourth, that she was writing a
book that would hare her life and
tell more In detail of tne troubles
♦ hat lei up to Harry Thaw's mur
der of Stanford White. All of
these statements she declares are
unfounded.
REVOLTING CRIME
IT WELCH
THK C’Ol’NTY IN KTIIIRKH TO ITS
l»KI*THN ItY THK l»IHCX>VKRY
OF OKA l> ItOOY OF Ol'TIl AC»KI>
VM» MI ROKRKD ( HILI).
The most heinous crime ever com
muted in this section of the coun
tvy was revealed at Welch yesterday
at f> o'c’ock hy the discovery of the
dead body of little Lou Stafford, a
ten year-year-old white girl who
had been mlasing since Monday.
The body was found in some bush
es In the courthouse yard, and th >
strange part of the affair is that
circuit court has been in session all
week and people have been con
stantly passing and no one had dis
covered the child, notwithstanding
searching parties had been looking
for her ever alnce Tuesday morn
ing.
The mother of the chilJ bears an
unsavory reputation, and the child
was allowed to run about the str'ets
more than was proper. She was a
bright, winsome child, and popular
and when she failed to return Mon
day night people took an immedi
ate interest In trying to And her.
She was discovered through a dream
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tuic ic tiict
SCHOOL SUPPLY STORE
Send the Children to ns A
nice ruler and blotter free
with each purchase
FLAT TOP BOOK AND
STATIONERY COMPANY
THE NEW BOOK STORE
BLAND ST. ELK’S BUILDING
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Those are the two sultans of Mo
rocco. At the top is Mit Ini Halid,
who after a long struggle has hup
ceeded in wresting the throne from
his brother, Abd-el-Asis. whose plot
ure is shown below.
of Mrs. John L>. Payne, mother of
the circuit court clerk, who went
to the spot described to satisfy Ills
mother's whim, as he fancied, only
to make the gruesome discov ry.
The body was considerably decom
posed. but bore evidence of the hor
rible crime that had been commit
ted before sue was choked to death.
Hundreds of people gathered at
Welch last night and few slept. The
mother suspect -d a white man. but
there Is little to support her sus
picion, and the citizens of the town
generally give It little credence.
Suspicion also pointed to some ne
groes, but so far as wo can learn at
this hour there Is 1 tt!e to support
; the last supposition. One thing Ih
assured, if the guilty party la caught
and his guilt, established an indig
nant populace will make short work
of him. Burning at Use stake Would
have been his fate lost^nlght, wli -til
er white or black.
We hope the fiend will he caught
and properly dealt with, but an
outraged community should be stir.
of Its man be for • harsh measures
are taken.
MAY OI'F.N IIWKIHY
HTOItK IN IIM'KFIKI.I) |
R. F. Randolph, (ho Williamson
Jeweler, is In th.* city today on bus
| iness. Mr. Randolph has been in
! business In Williamson for a num
j her of years and has been very sue
I oesaful. Ho Is In our city with a
! view to opening a store h re and
promises to give us the finest Jew
elry store in the state. Bluefleld
gives to every new enterprise a
I "g’ad hand” and Mr. Randolph will
find that he has made no mistake
In casting his lot with Hr* most en
I terprlslng people In the state.
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IF VOII HKK IT AT I’KDKIO’H ITH COUHKCT. 'j
CROSSETT SHOES
MAKE LIFE’S WALK EASY
II ----
Gun Metal,
Vici Kid.
Patent Leather,
i Russian Calf.
E. S. PEDIGO
826 A.ND 827 PRINCETON AVE.
BLITS FIELD WERT VIRGINIA
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ONK IIAX KIX<« ('ONt'KItN IU>|,I»S
rotNTV WAItltWTN IX KX
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The records of Mercer county
show au actual Indebtedness against
thv* county fund of $54,068.21. Hut
the curious thing about th « matter
is that one banking institution In
Mercer couuty holds $63,064.58 in
county warrants, with accrued In
terest, which amounts to about
$7,000.
A good many people would like
to know how this tnntt‘'r will be
explained. The records should
show the county’s indebtedness to
a penny. It will be a startling state
of affairs If It Is a fact that one
banking Institution alone holds
more that $10,000.00 in excess o*
what the records show.
But another startling thing Itat
been discovered which is that for
the fiscal year < tilling June 1, 1908.
the county incurred $34,884.28 In
excess of its Income. The total or
ders Issued for vhe fiscal year < nd
ing June l. 1908, amounting to
$79,062.1 2.
The income of the county after
deducting commissions, dellnquen*
cl* s, etc., was $ It.227.KH leaving
a deficit fdi the past fiscal year of
1.14.sat.29
In other words while the comity’s
Income amounts to about 14 1,000.
the county court has issued drafts
for $79.000.00. an amount almost
double the actual laconic.
Is It any wend r that the finances
of Mercer county are In a had way?
How long wll! it take the county
court (o bank nipt the county at
that rate. Tills Is a matter that
every taxpayer should Investigate.
To every vat.»r in the county the
simple question Is. whether you will
vote to continue in power offlcia’s
who have *•» a bus d their office?
Where ha.* th's money gone?
Who knowK? Certainly the roads
are In a desperate shape. The worh
that has been done 1ms proven
worthless.. It pusses one's under
standing to flgur* up Just how this
expenditure Is made. B t It wns
made nevertheless. The people will
have to pay the hill. One member of
the county court neks re-election.
We assert that their records de
mands a tremendous defeat.
GUILTY
SAYS .It HY IX TIIK < ASM OF JOK
JAMKH FOK TIIK Alt'ICI>l-:iC OF
FLKIIOV A I’OIJ.AItli.
Springfield, 111., Sept. 18.—Joe
Jamdg, the negro slayer of Clergy
A. I’olhird, nuiftt pay penalty of
death upon the gallowR for his
erlm *. The verdict fixing h’s pun
ishment at death waa reached at
8:10 o’clock last evening, after the
Jury had deMbeitited *vuee 10:45
in th • morning. The prisoner was
In the court room and heard the
verdict of the jury. He d’d not
utter a sound and took the report
of twelve men without tr’nur,
FIHE ST EC KIM
TKX lAMIMIlS HOMIIIHS AT
SHAWNKK.
Eckman, Sept. 18 - A destructive
fire occurred here tills morning.
Five double tenement bouses be
longing to the Shawnee Coal and
Coke Company were burned. Tin
fire broke out about 7 o’clock and
was said to have been caused by a
defective flue. The fire department
of the Pulaski Iron Company render
ed good service In subduing the
flames, but not until ten famili *
had been rendered homeless, with
the Iohh of most of their household
effects.
NATION A f< CHAMPS
AT ItlH.K SHOOT
New York. Bept. 18. The open
• ng gun In A. A. I". National champ
ionship will he fired at Travers Is
land today. The two-day me t will
open with the junior championships
and as the crack athletes of the
connlry will contest In the shoot a
battle royal for the honor* Is ex
pected,
EDITORS IN A
HARMONY MEETINO
St. IxmiIs, S*pt. 18. Harmony is
the watchword of the love feast
op ned today In the Southern Ho
tel by the Missouri State Democrat
ic Pr **s Association. Editors of all
the leading Democratic papers In
the state are here. It Is believed
that the gathering will do much to
ward pomof’ng harmony In the Dem
oeratlr ranks, and heal the wounds
censed by the Stone-Folk s nafo
rlal fight. A banquet will pe held
this evening, at which several prom
inent Democrats will sp ak.
TOHACCO PEANTEICS MEET.
l/oiiIsvllle, Ky., Sept. 18. Thou
sands of Kentucky tobacco planter*
assembled at the afate fair today
and participated In a parade. The
gathering is entirely n social on"
and no formal business convention
will he held.
ROBBERS
KNTKit MARK TWAIN’S HI'MM Mil
m;sii»KN< i: ani> hkci iik vai.
l’.AIILK IIOOTA’.
South Norwalk, Conn., S-pt. 1K.
— Mark Tw&inu Hummer homo at
Redding wum robbed Parly toflnjr,
and a number of articles of valu
wore stolon. The burglars wer
trailed to tne railroad station ami
were follow'd by ofltecra. A pitch
ed battle resulted In a day conch
in which Sheriff Hanks was shot and
slightly wounded. One or the bur
glars escap'd but the other was
captured.
h as a c;nni> < H A.Nci:
OF ItliCOVliltV.
Washington, S-pt. 18. The lat
est r-ports from the Military hos
pital at Fort Meyer indicate that
oGrille Wright, tiio aero plan 1st who
was Injured m the fall or h-M ma
chine y< sterday at the tlmo Lieut.
Selfrldgc met his death, has a good
chance of recovery. ills injuries
consist of two broken rlbo on the
| right sid•• him a fracture of tho left
hip. together with some bruises and
i contusions.
HOMICIDE
Ci
111 'UK TlllPIN KII,I.M> IIV M S
TICK ANI» i o\HI mu:
1 IIATMLI.il.
Matoaka, Sept. 18.- A shooting
affair occurred here to lay, the re
; suit of which la that Kubo Turpin
a form- r Norfolk and Wostern
brakernan and said to bavo botui
something of a desperado about
Williamson li«« dead, and Justice
WltniiH Halley ia confined to his
room with a broken leg A warrant
wan plaffd in th#* bands of Consta
ble Troy Hatfield for the arrest of
Turpin on a charge of having killed
two Italians. Turpvn resisted ar
rest and In the melee shot Justice
Hailey, breaking 'hi* |eg, whereupon
Hailey and Hatfield shot Turpin,
killing him. Turplti'a remains are
still at Matoaka and it ia not y t
known what disposition will be
made of them.
liKATII OF MUM, M.I.1HON.
Miss H< HHle Angel left yesterday
for Mountain la«ke where she was
i called by the death of Mr-. Hlerne
Fllison, wife of the proprietor nf
■ the M'liintainl.ake Hof I. Mrs. KI
lison had been a sufferer from con
sumption for a number of years an I
her death occurred Wednesday. Hiie
j was before her marriage Miss Grace
Low. of Pembroke, and was a sister
i of Mr*. Floyd Meredith, of this city,
and a cousin of A. J. Angel, of
Nort h fork. Hesldes her huslrand
j she is survived by two children. The
• funeral servlets were held today.
>
MIhs Nellie Llckllder, whoao p'cturo In h©ro ahown, la th » 2R year
>!<l Kromr City girl who la aulng John \V\ Free, aged 88, a wealthy
Inventor, for $.r>0,000 breach of proinlao of marrlnge.
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diakkratr ikisima hai,
rANDIDATK AGAIN ASMAtlls
Til K KNKMV'S C’AAI I'—NT|Ji;i,
Till ST OM K I KS AIIK HtP
POItTINc; TAFT \ \|> IJIVINCJ
MONIOY TO O. |». IN IllorritN
l <Ht IMMI MTV FROM PRONIN
CTTION IT IMS KKCKIYKl>.
Harr ngton, Del., Sopt. is spe
cifically mentioning for tli • first
Mine, the United States steel cor
poration, and charging that Its of
ficials were supporting the Repub
lican party in Its campaign In re
turn for tlr* Immunity from pros
ecution It received, W. .1. Rryan In
a speech here yesterday hurled an
other bomb into the camp of the
enemy. Il<* a so took occasion to
refer to the corruption fund which
has been charged has boon used In
Delaware and denounced those who
would H-dl their Votes,
In order to fulfill his engage
ment at tills place at the hour
agreed upon, tli • Democratic can II
dafe traveled over r»r»0 miles, the*
last, sixty-flv'e of which were In a
y pec a I train which cov red the dis
tance* lu r, i minutes. Ton thousand
people awaited his coming and his
arrival was greeted with cheers.
Ills audl'nco wax made tip mostly
of country folk who cano* from all
direct!, us by special train and oth
erwise to hear Mm.
Several women falntol In the
cHir-h when tb crowd surged to
ward the xpeakcrV *tan 1 in an ef
fort to catch Mr Rryi i’s every
word.
Dr. Rowland (i I'eynf the Deni
ercralIr nominee 01 ge <rnor of
Delaware, ir.iri ineel \ r, Ilryan,
who ai once l:iin<h*'d Into hla bit
ter el an n nr hit n e.f »u- Re-publlean
party for what ,ie »: I -. h ita fail
ure to el > j i l • l » the | -eiple. II
spoke on the tariff, fan t'gn eon
trtbntlfina. gunrante* of . ank de
posit# and I be- - ai i de-clar * I
that the lute te;,l f th • farmer#
w*Te on the* si.'e ,f th-» Democrat Ie
party.
Hp**akln^ of l’re*#ld *nt Ro./*eve1t
reference te> Hwolb-n fortune*#, Mr
Ilryan declared that "You don't
find them aidoiik th»* farmer#, th**
laboring m**n, the merchant#, th**
te*nche*ra. the preacher*, the* pr #ta.
I or among those* whei produce the*
nation’* wealth. You find them In
| tlr> linnet* e»f Just h fe*w people and
I hew are the peripl* who have se
cured faveir# an I privileges from th •
government, and Mr. Rooseve’t
brings hia Indictment against these
owner* of swollen fortunes, h-*
I hfings an In llfliu >nt agalio.il th-*
Repaid e-an party that has permit
ted the* abuse* of geive*rnm -nta| pow
e*r that has n-d te» fho a'’Cui mlation
of rwolfen fortune #,’’
Me assure*d his audience that
whene*v r he- said anything against
th«- Republican party, ‘I elo not
*
| (Continued on page four.)
DEATH OF ROBERT
HENRY MILLER
ITNFRAI, CONIUCTI.D IIV MA
SONS ANI> KLKS THIS AFTFH
NOON.
Robert Henry ~ “wfin"* has
Tw’on III for several months at his
home on Ramsey at reel, died last
I evening at 8:4.',. Mr. Miller lin I
; been in falling health for the past
i wo years and made several visits
to Itle.iimond and Haltliuore hospit
al** without avail. His decline waa
1 gradual and his near relatives wer
at hla bedside when the end eamo.
Ilia wife, hla brother, (». A. Miller,
and sister. Miss Molllo Miller, or
Reldavllle, N. C., and Ills brother-in
law, Dr. .lames Phlppa, of Rural It -
treat were with him. Mr. Miller
was a native of Rockingham, coun
ty. N. C., hut had resided III Mine
field lor several years as local rep
resentative of 'll ? Hmlth-Mr seoe
shoe company. An a business man
lie had he n very successful and
was held In high esteem. Modally
he was an elegant gentleman. lie
was a im mher of the Masonic fra
ternity and the Klks, both of which
orders were represented at the Mi
neral services this afternoon. lie
was also a member of Miami street
Methodist church and a devout fol
lower of Christ. The testimony of
his pastor was very touching and
comforting to th.* bereaved wife.
The remains were taken to Rural
Retreat, Va., on the afternoon train
for Interment.
IMF. MONITOR 1*1 LVFRIZFD.
THF 11,01 It OF 91 ALI I V. (at .'ill
stor s.)
NH11*1*1 NCI CIKC'MOR FRAR THAT
SOMK OF TWO MIOIITY TI'IIS
MAY IIAVK m'NDRRRD.
New York. Sept. 18.—Nine ships
net* overdue In this port and ftmr
l« felt in shipping circle* that some
of them may have foundered In tho
Kreat Rales on the Atlantic. A tro
rlllc gale, with tho velocity of tho
wind fluctuating between 70 and 80
mlb*s an hour, swept „n the big lin
ers at H o'clock Wednesday, and
continued for 8 hours and l.*rt an
suddenly as It appeared.
STA I N I NIVNHSITY
• >FI*AltTMKNT OF MININA
ANl> KNAINKHRINU
I>r. Henry VI. Payne, professor of
mlbkiik engineering at West Virgin
ia University, spent Thuraday and
Friday in tern, in consultation with
prominent operators In ih« !»oea
hontaa coal Hold, with regard ‘to Ihe
Igtert method of mining und the
prey »t on of accidents.
Dr. I'ayne la at the head or the
department «r tn'nlng, and apeaks
encouragingly of the growth of the
department, and the Important po
sition which It. holds In relation to
the Industrial development of the
atate. Probably no mining school
In the United states Is as well equip
P *1 for Instruct Ion in c.mi| mining,
cpke production, and the metallurgy
of Iron and steel, aa the atate school
of mines, as their entire min ng
court** Is devoted to these nubjecla,
while most mining schools divide
their attention upon gold, silver,
lead, etc*., none of which are of In
terest or value to the slate of West
V rRiiila.
Located al Morgantown. a Iho
heart of the Connelavllle An I Fair
mont coni Helds, nod In el n e prox
imity to the great rolling niPs (*f
IMttahurg, the University offers ex
eeptlonul advantages for the practl
i eal study of milling niothcd i an 1
| the design of mining plants
The mining library has a’so so
I cur d the latest works on nt nliig
i to be found In Fugllsh, German and
I-1 each technical lltern|ttire, • n I»»r
Dr. luyne'a selection, and hai al
ready proven of much use to opera
I tors In the state who desire to re
fer to such works, and the testing
laboratory of the mining vngln -r
Ing department has a large amount
o’ work constantly on hand, as op
erators all over the state fin 1 occa
sions to make various teats of
strength of materials, etc.
During the past, year over $7,000
worth of mining machinery has
been donated to the Halve, ally
through the personal efforts of Dr.
Payne, so that they now have ev
ery type of mining machine repre
sent'd In their laboratory.
IIKIjMONT cafe.
Dally.
Full Ooarne Dinners,
12 to g p. in.
50c.
D. |J. MAHTIN, Proprietor,
And Manager,
! THE ARVON
I fere is a suit in wtiicli
o tUe inster-tailors of ^
J3 Hrande^ee, Kim aid «.V I
<► Co. have put their hi st ■
33 work. I
J3 No sjieeial style feu
o tores distinguish the j
33 Arvon. Nothing hot ]
33 uracefnl elegance of rot. 1
o In the making of it, as
33 i o t hat of a 11 t heir
•; MODERN
CLOTHES
3 3 Hrandej(ce, Kincaid «.V
J3 Co. have* pot nothing
< > hot the best.
3! The Arvon is made
from a variety of beau
0 tifol fabrics — partico
3 3 Inrly those which will i
33 appeal to the mao of 1
< ► conservative tastes. I
33 The prices are ri^lit. *.
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