Bluefield evening leader. [volume], October 16, 1909, Image 1

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LEADER
'STABLIBHKD APRIL 8, 1906._Bluefield. West Virginia, Saturday Afternoon, Qcfcob er 16, 1909.__PR10E TWO (jENTy
UET1NU OF TAFT AND
DIAZ TO BECOME HISTORY
_ *
Presidents Meet and Clasp
Hands at Exactly Eleven
O’clock—Each Pays Oth
er a Visit.
_ «<
THE INTER NATIONAL
BRIDGE.
McKinley Arranged to Moot
Diaz But III Health
Prevented,
El Paso, Tex., Oct. 16.—
Exactly at 11 a. m. today
President Taft of the United
* Vhaitcs and President Diaz
of Mexico clasped hands on
the International Bridge,
and immediately President
Taft wont across the bridge
which spans the Rio Grande
into Uincuad Juarez where
President Diaz greeted him.
President Diaz later re
turned the visit coining
across to El Paso.
with iTesiucm tan were
General J. Franklin Bell, V.
fc>. A., Secy. Nagel, and Post
master General Hitchcock.
Many Mexican officers ac
companied President Diaz.
No disorder or outbreak
took place as reports had
anticipated. The meeting of
the two executives will go
down in history.
Today Pres. Wifliain H. TaO of
President William Howard Taft of
th'- United States set foot upon the
International Bridge, which, spend
ing t 1h Rio Grande, links tho .‘ron
Oer cities of El Paso, Texas, and
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the most ini
1 portaut meeting yet held between
the eccutlves of two great Now
World nations was effected.
Awaiting the head of the Yankee
republic In the center of the true
ture was President Porforio Diaz
or Mexico who had Journeyed
from the distant ce/ltal of the south
ern republic especially to groet Mr
Taft.
S * The scene of the unusual re
union Is one to attract the Interest
of the people of both countries, by
reason not only or the distinguKh
ed character o the two principals,
but of the remarkable eontrast pra
se ted by the committee at either
end of the international Bridge—the
one typically American, with but a
suggestion of the frotler locally
wherein it |S situated, the ot.ier char
acterlstlcaily Mexican, or Ivati,i-Amer
lean.
The international Bridge a din
gy. low-lying trestle It little more
than serves the purpose of connect
ing the two shores of a stream,
which, at this time of the year, Is
more a creek than n fiver, which j
present few beauties of water or
bank, and which suggests the most
unprepossessing natural features of
tho‘v> parts of both the United States
and Mexico contiguous to the fron
tier.
A bleached and sickly grass of
coarse fibre covers the land approach 1
to each end ,and this surface extends :
to within a few fee* of the centre,
wher ’ the Bio Orande fl >ws con
stantly. but in slight volume, on its j
way from the Rockies to the gulf, I
so that the bridge passes almost en- j
flreljr over dry ground.
El Paso Ups at an elevation of 3.
7fi0 feet; has a population of 40.-1
•too,' distribute | over a considerable :
area and li It; architectural make-'
up combines the spaciousness and
j womfort of the small inferior cities
of the t'nlted 8»at«-s with a certain
resemblance fo the Pacific Toast
comm drill's in the style of ordinary 1
dwellings. The city blasts several
public buildings of marked beauty,
among these being the courthouse of '
El Paso County, one of the largr^t
State divisions in the country, fhc^
building of the El Paso Chamber of
(Continued c»u Page Six -
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President Taft Greeting President Diaz
On International Bridge Over Rio Grande
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BIG FIGHT TODAY:
NEGRO IS FAVORITE
San Francisco Oct. 10. It is not
likely that the police will Interfere
in the fight to take place today be
tween Jack Johnson and Stanley
Ketchel for the heavy weight cham
pionship of the World.
Ketchel is In fine shape, but is
a little und *r weight,
Johnson is the favorite in betting
the sports giving odds of ten to foul
on the negro.
Ketehel’s rlends and backers are
betting he will last fifteen rounds. I
The fight will start at throe o’clock. (
DUBLIN TEAM
HERE SOON
The High School foot-ball team lx
fast getting into sfhape. The boy*
practice two hour* every day under
the guidance of Ooach Grann. They
have arranged a game with th« Dub
lin College to be played on the South
Bluelbdd ground* on October 13
CHAMPIONSHIP
WON BY PIRATES
41 IS DEATH
ROLL NOW
Hurricane Claims Many Vic j
tims and Does Over $2,
000,000 Damage.
Sow Orleans. Ort. 10. Forty one 1
Ih now the death roll of the hurri
cane with thirteen unnerotinfed tor.
The property loss I; at least $2,000,-1
000.
fi. Al, Harmon, 8. (J. Itrunner, T '
.1 ’dinner and M K. ( a Lee, a1| i
from Cleveland. ar< iu tlx < ity on
h • J IlCbS
Thus Ends The
Most Lxciting
Series Lver
Played.
Detroit, Oct. 16 The Sev
enth game in the worlds se
ries began promptly at 3
o’clock. PiUsburgs battery
is Adams and Gibson. De
troits battery is Donavan
and Schmidt.. .The crowd is
the largest ever on Detroit
grounds.
The score by innings is
vis:
Pgh. ... 02020 3 010 8
Det. 000000000 0
N. & W. CAR
SHORTAGE
- I
Every Car Owned By That
Railroad Is Now In Use
Roanoke, V'a , October 16 Kvery
car belonging to the Norfolk and !
Western Hallway It* now In service
and the road 1« confronted with a]
tar shortage. To relieve the *|tua-|
tlon the hoard of directora at their j
meeting her- yesterday ordered the
construction og 1 .."00 cars In th -
| Koanoke shops, in addition to «1x 1
hundred now being built. Demand f
for cars of overy .description la In-j
ere a lug dally. . Traffic, during the
la t ix we* ka hav* been the heaviest
in the road's history.
FEAR 1
CIVIL
WAR
Not Only In Spain But
Strife Extends Even To
Door of Vatican—Great
| Demonstration Sunday.
STORMY SESSION
IN MADRID
Several Bombs Are Thrown
and People Injured In
Barcelona.
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• It
London, Ort. 16.—Fear is express
ed that F Trer’s execution will cre
! ate a social disturbance throughout
, Kuropc. Many polltlanl exiles here
loft today for l’urls, tp take part in
; tne great demonstration expected
i there Sunday.
. "t ‘
Madrid, Oct. tft-.- The municipal j
council held a stormy session today j
during which recent political evefcts
were discussed with gtuch bitterness
that the Republican and Socialist a|
dernien withdrew from the meeltiiK.
The Socialist member, Senor igles- j
1 las. began 4, declaration of protest
against the putting to death of Fer
rer and when the president of the
1 council tried to silence him, he •
shouted:
"I will continue until I am drag-1
ge,i out by the heels by the gnards.*»
The sitting thereupon was sus
pended hut when it was resumed
fienor Jglesias returned to the charge
Bibid a tremendous uproar, and •final- i
ly the Socialists filed out in I4 body.!
nnd w *ro followed by the Republi
cans
Paris. Oct, it; Five ringleaders!
of Wednesday’s rioting were today
sentenced to Imprisonment for perl !
ods varying from two to six months. (
Rome, Oct. I 6. The situation has
| assumed a grave aspect us a result ,
of the execution of Ferrer, the edu
i ra t /»r
Business •« si. a stand still and
mobs are organized. Mass meetings
| are being held all ovor the city, and
numerous strikes are now on. Vio
| l'*'M demonstratlns have taken place
in Florence and Naples.
Barcelona. Oct. |0. Three per
sons were fntally Injured and sev
en others wore slightly bruised up
by the explosion of bomb, that was
dropped front the steeple or the
Cathedral The populace ar«» seek
ing revenge for the killing of Fer
rer.
Bpaulsli r<ip(orH Heller.
Madrid. Of |f;._The cortes re.
opened today despite some opposition
nmong the members of both the s.m
afe and c^gress to a sitting at this
time. The Heraldo today declares
that the ^presont government has
caused the world to point the Unger
of shame at Spain, and exhorts liber
als of all shades of opinion to rise
“against, a government which treats
as anarchists those who do not kneel
before the clerical spectre.’»
The official gazette publishes n de
rrc restoring the old system, whlc),
permit tt payment of money indem
nity iti lieu 4,f military segvlc.*.
The tfnlverso Catholic says that it
i not surprised at the Ferrer mani
festations, which It considers an i
indication that ' the anarchistic and t
Masonic forces are Inspiring a rebel- :
lion agalnw* all doa of government
and Justice.” The paper denounces l
certain Spanish newspapers which. It j
sa vs Hr.> trying to prove disorders by >
reprinting aeeouitf'of what has hap j ,
petred abroad. i ,
BANKER TAKES
, SUICTDE ROTTTE
Mills Jelphln Oct | r,. Ffiarb .it
B ins a BoMou Banker, committed j |
suicide In a hotel here today.
Captain John ftavis and J T Man- !
ring of Bbm Lyn. afe In the city ♦
today attending to business matters t
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I
CRANE
Friends Say He was Victim
°f Political Intrigue—I
Crane Has Not Told Real
Reason.
WAS KNIFED FOR
OBEYING ORDERS
He ‘Dot Then Have It Hot’
And Dost His
Job.
Washington, October lti. While
Charlen It. Crane, who was updated
Minister to Chinn and who was re
called J‘t»t ns he was about to anil
for his post, declined yesterday to
reveal what bin friends declared are
the real reasons for hla retirement,
one o theae friends, however. Walter
Fisher, of Chicago. Intimated
strongly that the incident was tar
Irom closed and ttint revelations
which would lie made in due time
would show Mr. Crane to have been
the victim of a political Intrigue.
‘ In the long ride across flu> con
tinent to Washington, ’• aald Mr.
Fisher, "Mr. Crane did not mention
the reason for hia recall. Ho could
not, as he did not know that the of>
fendlng newspaper article had been
published and did not see it until the
day after he reached Washington.
I be Importance of the article may
he judged from the act that was not
suspected o being the cause until
the jip was given In Washington, It.
was not until after Ps connection
with Mr. Crane's recall leaked out
lu Washington that the .fajputieso em
bassy sent to the newspaper office
Tor a copy or the nrtlclo."
Mr, Fisher said It was due to Mr.
Crane also to note that pi carrying
out the President’s wishes that lie
should do Some vigorous public
^peaking and In the absence of In
structions from tii ■ State Depart
mcnt Mr. Crane carefully confined
himself to the lines laid down by
Mr. Tart himself in the famous Xhang
hal speech, ringing with vigorous
Americanism ami so definitely friend
ly to the Chinese tha( it ended all
talk of tlm dismemberment of China.
A'hen he "let the have If hot," Mr.
< race fallout only on the common In
terests of \merlca a„(| Chlnrt anti
be receive,| no criticism from the
Department of State.
RENOUNCE ITS
FIRST CLAIM
Such Is the Request Made
Of University of Copen
hagen.
Washington, October jr,. Tho!
I niversify of Copenhagen was yog-1
ierday r- »|u<*ted by the National j
• eographb* fiddoiy to renoune - it 1
1ro cJiiim to an examination oft
l*r. ( ook h observation:, made tlur-j
ng his search for the pole.
fhe request, was ntade I, •eaiine oT
he failur«s*«,f the society in eonjnae-I
i'»n with si.- American Geographic
Society ;t A| (he American Museum of
National IMiftory to have Dr. Ira
t«nien, {,r* blent of the National
Aen<l4rTVy' of Science*, immediately
o rulm • a eonwnifte» of eminent |
Americar^A^ntfsin |0 pass upon the
alidlt yb fn jTi.* evidence submitted
<v Dr, Cook and Commander Peary.
Dr. RefrrscTf .hat! Indlcte I his will i
ngri siw o f only after he had
teen f* <pt< tt> d to do so by lK»t h eg-j
dorer^proj had received authority
iy the Council Af (he National Acad- |
m\ of sciences at its meeting about!
fovomber 20. f’p to the present
11,11 fir, < ook has not acted upon
hr. suggestion
i
COOK'0
GET HIS
RECORD
To Organize Expedition To
Fetch His Record Loft on
Mount McKinley to Prove
His Ascent.
LARRILL IS AL
READY DISCREDITED
People Of Own Town Say
11 is Story Does Not
Tally.
Now York, Oct. 16.— l)r. Freder
ick A Cook announced lust night
that ho lin'd organized a« expedition
to ancond Mount McKinley and pro
cure the record* which ho aaytj were
left there on his former n*ccnt. Thla
»t.«p will be taken to refute the
charge* that lie did not attain tint
summit of the mountain as set forth
In the affidavit of Kdw.ird N. Ilarrlll,
ihe guide who accompanied him.
In a statement to The Associated
I’ress last night Ur. Cook *afd:
"Upon iny return front Atlantic
City today I conferred with a confi
dential agent whom I had sent to
Montana to investigate *torles which
had reached mo In Kansan City to
the eff.'Ct that strong Induct mont*
had been offered Edward N. Ilarrlll,
the guide who accorti|Hinled me to
the summit of Mount ..McKinley in
the summer of 1906. This confiden
tial agent returned from Montana
this morn I g and for good roasonH
| I do not care at the (present time
to make his name public. Aflor
thorough Investigation there he re
ports to fne (hat an offer of n con
siderable sum of money was made to
Mr. DarrlU on the condition that he
prepare nnd sign an affidavit which
would 'lie calculated to (Useredit my
claim that I succeeded In waling the
Alaskan peak. Thla offer, so my
repres. ntrttlve Informs me, was made
to Mr, Ilarrlll p, (he pre*ence of C.
<S. Mrldgford, a reputable citizen of
Hamilton, Mont., who Is associated
with Mr Ilarrlll In the real estate
business. Ilarrlll at that, time, ac
cording lo the statement of Air,
Mrmgrorn to my representative, de
clined to make sueh an affidavit and
Informed the man who had request
ed him to swear tha, t did not reach
the top or Mount McKinley that to
make sueh nti nffladvit he would have
to commit perjury and sell his own
sou I.
“Within the next .|x hours, how
ever. affidavits made by prominent
citizens of Hamilton, Mont., will ho
handed over to the Associated Press,
and will he ,w the effect, that, during
the Inst three years Hnrrlll has re
hearsed ill Mount McKinley story
and has at all Itnie* insisted that,
we reached the summit, of the moun
tain. No one has been found In Ham
lllon who ran testify that at any
Hmo ip- has over heard I in ml) toll
the story as |t Is related by him In
his sworn affidavit.
“I have today received numerous
lejegr iim; from reputable citizens of
Montana, who havo talked with Bar
rill and are willing to make affidavit
of hiH former version of the trip
' I have tonight forwarded a tele
pram to Anthony Flala asking him
i«> head an expedition to Mount Me
Kiulrv to bring hack my records. An
her telegram has been sent. to
Pro'e- or If croc hell <• Parker, of
f olumhla 1 Diversity. who accom
panied me In the early stages of rny
la t Mount .McKinley expedition, ask
Irip hint to Join Flala on this expedi
tion Tile preliminary arrangement*
f »r the trip will ho marie at onco
and t h* 4k,,of ft |on will star, as soon
as the w-atjier permits next year.
Mr FhPn nd Prof. Parker no
doubt will Invite n number of ex
pert menutt.in climbers to accom
f)ftny fltdm on the expedition. The
result of ,ti#lr efforts will set at rest
for v» r any doubt that may « xist as
to whether Harrlll and myself reach
ed the topmost summit and deposit
'd there record* as described I., my
book To the Top of the Conti
nent.’ "
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