Bluefield evening leader. [volume], December 09, 1909, Image 1

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lil.l KI IKl.l), \V. V A. THURSDAY, AJTEUXOAX, DEC 9. 1000
Instructions Issued that if
Necessary to Piezo
All Ports cf
Republic
NEW REVOLUTION
OF HONDURAS
Reported that Zelaya Or
de>;3 Americans Cou
ture d Shot
Colon, IX-c. 9.—The American war
. e assembling off the coast of
Nlcarag ia with inst ructions that if
necessry t«. tsioxe all Nicaraguan
porta.
Tl»'.' American government is tak
ing every precaution to protect tho
lif- and property of its citizens, and
the s*'ight< t demonstration against
Amerlcj'W will mean tU<■ opening of
fire from the battleships.
Bliiiiii'ids is the base of opera
tions.
Americans Ordered Shot.
Pe.iatirt, I>cc. !•. — It is reported hrr^
that Zelaya bus issued orders tv
shoot ill Americans captured from
the ranks of the revolutionists.
New Revolution.
San Juan D 1 Sur. Nicaragua. Dec.
9 A new revolution has broken out
in Fiend -ra* and a fierce battle is
raging in at* Tortuga. President Da
viFa today proclaimed a state of
siege excitement In the republic
NOT wapm.
In rpo'ikfrig c>f the recent cold spell
Captain Bill O’C nnor stated ho re
meri'lieied a trn’n load of Irish «tni
Ktan's. that landed In Virginia In tho
winter of 1787. he undoubted] in
tend'd to say 1887. who were told be
fon lonv.ng New York that it was
the “Sunny South” they were going
*n. and tVere was nevor anvwinter
In that country. The Captain stated
that whet he Interviewed one <»•’
Irishmen, ho sa'd "Bf 1 knowetl th.*
wither was so culd down here, I
would tov '<1 that emnlovment man to
-o to a certain warm region whero
lie conM not find an Iri-hman
OFFICER SHOT
AND KIllED
IS FIRED UPON WHILE ATTEMPT
ING TO SERVE DIVORCE
PAPERS.
Kansas ( ity. Dee. 9—Deputy Sher
iff Charles II. Lukens was ehot and
Instan* ly killed today by Charles Dal
loway while attempting to serve di
vorce papers on the hitler.
A jioi a puts'tied Oalloway who fled
and barricaded himself |n his hotis«
He opened fire through the door and
wounded tit fecfh'e Harr\ An.ler op
Oalloway was himself wounded in the
stomach.
BLACK HAND
WRECKS FACTORY
Niap>t"ti Kalla, l)ee. !* — A bomb ex
ploded :n flu- macaroni factor/ or
S. Oeve.c today wrecked the !miilrl
In?. vr» one was hurt. The act i$
aftr'.nif<'cl to the black hand, an De
vote :i «| io h i' e r< < ■ : \ > <\ | In ,
<niut: • r fi . the ori 'uiiz-t ,on.
The ',i«tory w as completely, demol
ished en.ailing a I >**• of acveral thous
and doll i
CO Ml NO TC THE RESCUE
OF DR. FREDERICK COOK
\>w York. I» c !• Friend-- or' ' r
Cook arc com it n to h<J<s rescue tc
refute ihe alorv that hla records re
garding fhe dlaeover\ of the north
polo have been doctored.
Lady Shackleton. wife of the Antarctic explorer, and her little
daughter Cecily. On her husband s ret urn from his exped tion she refused
to alter,u his home coming reception because she did not v/ant to detract
from the full acclaim for the hero. Since ner husband har. been knighted
and sh,. has become Lady Shackle- 'on she has lost her usual shyness.
Board of Affairs Ini it it is
Being Held up in Matter of Cor.
n cting with County Road
In view f thi J.rotra. !• <1 delay in
the xt* ns on of Prlmetoii avenu to
nnecl .• it:. , ,e n w . • -•< a t a
r e »■ iHt<*rn limit of the < py of nine
field, we think it nothin hut prop* i
and just l rat the eiti/em it M«-r*.-r
county and of Hlm-fleld should know
ur position in this matter and tti
reasons for tills hold up against fln
de Ire of '.)i who stan i f >r th |m
provement of roads in the county and
of sfrcrts In the city From th< .
ginning the nuthorltie- of the rhv
••'injiorfe I hv it- cjtixrn-, hav u
more than anx-ns t,, grade and in -
* f *he r-x tr-M -Ion or I • liner ton
1 venue t.coon<(! Wit- f ;v- nr w on!
tv rn^d r-aMzieg the gre -t < ml* *.•'
j tills road to th punli -r-eratiy - i
| particularly to property owners • >ui
; ting on the -nm<\ S o. n ntV ,
n| In ample time to complete tip
•extension of Princeton avenue l.e
the wint r weather set in, *} <> hr,-. (
Instructed tor cltv engineer to p
j feed Immediately nd with o’’ • ’j;
gr-nrc to gr de an I open «11, »h. - x>
*1on of Prim ton avenue, hut n in
Jveatlgation .t was found tha* no
St reft h'ld been provided for and f,i-*t
private propert|p* entpe togeth. .* v
ItllP line r»f t o Id ?ht-of-w-V of the
Norfolk and West rn Itaifyav Form
■ mv. in iih r to t» root ire the ri-t'i‘
I of-w iy at th*- eorl|e>t moflten ud
with the i fi-i nerat loti of the oun'.y
'officials and tii it n - *» p,;ij* fh-h1
til hoard of'afT.iit . .p« ah t f<» Mi
chatnher of common ■*• of til. < i-y of
libiefieid and c iu flee w • . oj
j minted to i onfer with at) Mine pron
|ertv owners.
T'l committee with the m mhr r%
of the hoard of nlTalrs and the rit
engineer railed on the proar-i otV M
of the railway rotm-mv at R<>or
nd the railway o nu. nv on e<p a
c»*rtain rights of w *y to the rity, ■ •
in view of t e eontempla* d imp'o\*
meet, w- u!d v d»> » .f fa
.n' ami r i«f gt In dole?; fht*
voir of f inflecting Ait.I the .nun
‘at. v. i. u us uri*,j e bndly r> I'
I W ‘ » oil iuei (tfl i:» Vs ,• d<
hh d step toward road imptov no nJ
throughout tiie «■ unity. 't ie < Jty < i,
r.int i i found : i u in order to wfd* >
• tr«.u t i tv props r width, so
t. eonn< . t. properly u t!i the county
II 'i :i) ' v. ' v nils and slopes
through tee prope.ty of Mr. s. s
Coffman. on< of th«• abutting nwneis.
i' v.'«.,|tf| nee ury that Mr. ('off
e n dm are • the s ify a strip of land
t ty fe< t *ld' runnlnh alon.r h
V nt. ire bv she railway eomp ny'
? '!-■■■ A to tiie donation of
; Is til of and. . e wro i tred
! I.y Vi. \t l( < off nun, fine i I e n
in .'- i ,od i o<jds pronmt rs n this
•'.lint;, that them would h* no tfoubl*
Van •’ th* same and a proper deed wn*.
fevci I w * ks pa* I nfcr ttitm
•f i e \« d th • inf‘ rtnat tt t i;s Mr. Id.
\ c dfinan MnijJd n t sign fie derd,
to p rthui r r* i »n t nir iv n at
' Iip tinuj.
ft# *1
"Gentlemen lr r*t*irl to * .> pr
iir ed * ■•;(* oaten r*f t'i in* ton avenue,
will give ttt«>nfy f#•* I on front, '( ■ re* t
1 i file a»wl < rr, * * tlnn, tie v being
amtzlrg.
Or will 1\ « Irnirty v f r ft jpo.on
(Tnatl u**d on last peif )
SAID WELCH IS
A BAD MAN
MURDERER OF HENRY MOSBY
IS NOW IN JAIL AT
WELCH.
The rciUH im oT Horny MoAbV who 1
wan mud. rod by Frank Welsh ut i
larger ye* rdny afternoon at 2:30
were uk-n thriugn the <..t> {till o'
morning t oin^ to Culimpper. Va.. |
where the funeral will be held to
morrow*. The remains were accom
panied e>- Mrs. Mostly and son and !
<*■ F. Moiby, a biother of the mur- I
den d man.
It wa> learned today that Frank
Welsh who is lodged in tho .Welch
Jail for the murder of Mot>by. has
the name of b im; a coward ur.d the
kind of n an that, would lie in wait I
in a <la k sj*ot, and wiylny an enemy.
Welsh has been running n tran.ldlnr
room at laeger for several year*, and j
has the name of being more dr * *s I
quaia iBoiue, Welsh and a painter em
ployed t; larger had a quarrel Tues
day nig ' in Mo by* saloon and
Welsh «• is about to hit the p tintor
over Hi*' heart with a he* r Lottie,!
when Mogby en tig lit iiiH dim. pron
nidy pr'venting murder. Wclsn was
incensed because Moh1j\ hit rbri. d
anrt tlir.Mfomd to get oven with him
Mosby's h.other advised him to |... y
away front W *ls!i ns Welsh wus a
>k and would ambush and kill
him. Itul Mosby. who wa* known to
he a f< l.less man, stated that he was
not afraid of Welsh doing Jiin; any
harm. Vo • »y showed his ganv'iioss
by pulling his gun lifter lie had b* « n
pi* reed by three Imlb i holes through
tl>e lire 1st, mid shoot'ng three Hums
at tJm M“'rtng murder* *1.
HIDGFRITZ
; WINS HIS CASE
,
: PI CA, rc FPAUr- IN */feC,U.;lNQ
HIS NAME TO $">000 NOTE
SUSTAINED.
Tho car.- of \ni< i lean \'a ii.iml
Bank ftgain-t .1 dr • II. A Hit/, of ilrlx
(city resulted in a verdict in favor of
(Judge Hi /. In tie* circuit court at
( Princetoi today.
The bank awed as nh, Holder of a
i $3000 non made by th flout hern
Went Virginia Fuel Company, now
defunct, ei lor.-ed by Wm. F. jr0 ]<r
Mm. KhnnUs and Judr<* Hit/ Jt is
said tii-*' .Judge Hit/, is the only sol
+t nt Indoi: i.
Judge Hit/ i-udor od the nolo at the
instate- of U rn 13. Fowler, who aval
president, o! botii tlie hank and Fu« I
Company. II.- went to Judge flit/,
and told him Hirf the Fn ! Cofripmiy
i deed'd iMincy and that his bank
would make the loan If tho note was
endorsed by all the directors, and
| Judg" Hl'« wro e out ;i memorandum
o t|ii »fleet for nil endorser* to
i sign with In triiclion* to Fowler tiot
, to us* tin* note iinl« • - all (he din c.
i lorn of Hi' fuel company endorsed
the note i:r.d dgned the memorandum
of agreement tha* all should )*Kir
;' finally tl.0 pnym nt of note in the
4 vent. It. went by default.
If appears that Fowler dlseount-d
the note ns .•one li«- / cured Judge
Hitz’s e i lors' inetit, wiHtotr gelt!:, ■
i endornemf re of Hu other direct #r i
aft-lug In a dual capacity at nre.ddeuf
of lo'h coucern*.
Judge T.i'z entered a plea of fraud
in the j ocuroment of thr note end
; alley* d that, the bank through it a
i r» sfd«-n» l ad knowledge of the !mj * r
f*r»l*,ii ef the note, \fr, Kowle/'n
«! •-position was read denying fhta. and
j then Jud r*‘ Rlfz Introduced »om«*
rather Interesting featimony a« to
Min. K. Fowler'* reputation for truth
and v i ir ' v, a number ttf prominent
jClU/er j iTying thil* they would
not | r : -;o him on on Mi.
Tl An 'If m .Vfttloflal Hank w.
r* i-i n < d try Hander.-- A> ( r#ek* >
and dud 'o llltr wa« repre*. nl--d
M A \V\ Reynolds, t> |*; Ki • n« h
' rid J. M MeUrath.
».‘r>0 000 FIRE AT RUSTON. LA
It ' i. l/i t> e f -Property d
jar- %' ivly In exr* a of f.'iO.OOU re
rul I be -e torch hi from a lire whleb
d* >t d n larg- po Mon of the Pr
li e e -niprialry wral bnlldin
oeruj i *♦ by mere »nMV» firm* and off -
. rf««so''.i| tenant**. About half th*»
t 1 's b revered bv In* uraoce.
MURDERS HIS
CHILD BRIDE
20 YEAR OLD BOY SHOOTS HIS
WIFE TO DEATH AND KILLS
HIMSELF.
Martin- burg, NY. Yu Dec. 9 —Charles
Cromwell, a»rod .’0 \r,ir.j, a young far- ;
liter living lieu here, the morning
shot and killed hls child wife, Kiln
Mfy Cromwell. ll y. ars old. and then
turned the same weapon upon him- ■
self 'v th fatal result*. The couple 1
had lo-en married only three month*.
Several dn.v« ago .Nlrs. Cromwell
made complaint against her hu band,
charging him with the theft of her
wedding clothes, wh eh In- claimed
he had sold. The couple became !
reconciled In court ami i. turne,! home,
togelc, apparentIv happy and t.**i-,iv- !
ing. lbit Cromwell la . »:d io have
horliored vengeance again* h1 ; prei.- 1
1/ bride, whom lie enticed from their
home this morning and Killed .
Having hidden a double ban I -hot i
gnu In a Ihiekef near the house ibis
morning. Cromwell Induced Ills wife
to aeeompany him hiosh the Ibid to |
the home of hii uncle, under pretense I
of 1,crowing nmmty from the eldoi !
man.
Nri lying a' the roim where he had j
s"Cia ted the gun Cromwell s -eniei; *
j-os easion of It and emptied both
barrels into the body of l.is wife. The!
brat Hhot R'mngt coni pi tcly lore away ;
the head 01 the girl. The husband tln-n
reloaded ibo » nn and. discharging Hie (
weapon yvitli hls reel, killed himself
Wigihons. who were attracted by i
tho axp < slon of the weapon, found
! Mrs. Cromwell dead and her husband
dying In agony near her body. The
dead loives around were drenched
with the blood of both. A gaping
wound w is found in Cromwell'* breast
' I'h* mail died in lf-sx than live min
utes afte- assistance P-aclnd Jilin,
The dead girl was a daughter of
j Adam Jordan, a w l! known iierko
!fy coumj farmer. She was very
j pretty.
I
—
Shrove, Ohio, Deo. ft. Roy l.«*>
after te. roi-i/.iiur hi family nil niylit
IflHt thin in*inning shot, ami
kill'd 1 i oh Hull, i deputy -h* illf,
who we, alUniptlii?* lo ariosi him.
It Is VI d that 1,00 Ii Jllri.'l lit*.
II r Dmi.'H’ on, secretary arid
Doaaur. r of the S. M j’.mlt.li Ii ur
anio i ('ornpany rot tiro'll In i niyhi
from a hi) ill* S f ;| »o H i: imore.
Pf1 l'.i •*. Wash. I)'c. P An aviation
in*'ii, vldrli fho world's mo t. fa- J
If.OII < hil *] ' e| .' ,11 j j • lo|?i,i ' e, | , |,o !
ins; |!ani<d for which thi; ci.y pox’
. uminor.
Thero will le* a i ;* • of contents,!
il«C)i:dil. - Join* :in*l til:;ri fle;M a v. I
j a: spo jd endurm and tlnio lo s
Hatha n, Kirn in, DarolH-rt and Du*
, mont nr t oni* **f tho aviators, w ho it J
j Is *. at"d hnvo agreed lo enter.
COLD WAVL HIT3 NEW YORK. '
\*'w ’> ,rk. ft* **, fl A cold w ive
I hit the <i(y tori a :■ and (lure 1 much!
• tfT*• riu■. report* d among fho jioor. i
j Ii 1 th*. rold* ' **>aH,Ar of tho h i*
son o far.
FIVE SAILORS
ARE DROWNED
II»H 0 If trxl.'i . fid ®\*r TiP'ifc rt Of
iho Cr> v dto-.’O'mL. I’ourf ' II
i SUFFRAGETTE SUER
ALLEGES SHr WAS PORCED TO
TAKF. POOD IN PRISON.
London, I)><v '» at f,« i. i j.
.ocr
Charley W. Fowler, representative!
in congress from a New Jersey dis- |
trict, w to issued a statement con
demning Cnnnonism. He as«ertr
that a thunderbolt of rightcoun in
dignation and punitive wrath will
strike • latter and pnralyre the Repub ,
Hem party unless it utterly repudl- j
atra Ald-lchism and its subservient
complement, Cannonism."
WORLD 13 LED
BY ARGENTINA
W i hin;;lnn, lire. !*. Arpcnllnn 11<a
public (n\< A lend |1)!h year a ; 1 hr
i t- it. st. rrain exporting country in
t hr world. Thlu Tap I Is discin'.* <1 by
Hr rrr nl report of uralii exportation
t>\ 1 hr I' .idinK coutitrloH.
I’or hr yrar ended .Itilv .'II. lonji
Argentine r-: port rd IT,,700.000 qualm u
of w Ir* i i::.rnon.oo(» qnaicra from
tin* I'nilrl Sl it. and I 112,100,000
qualm, l.om Rusi ia.
Till - th»a firs* linn that Arpnn
Mn*> ha. Ini n (n firm plan and while.
Mi! Ir"id 1 mainly diir to I ho poor
<’ al - in Mi*' Miih.-d Stales and Ruh
i'la, il s confidently expected Mint
within a frw yearn Argentine will
ttnnunHy In* thr on alu. i of the world:;
prO'lueiTH.
L.KES CLIMATE.
H M. I atvrer wlia linn been In
Clorldn. for llm oust two nmiillui ar
rived in fho r\iy Ir nfrhf. arid will
In- hero t< n day3 looklnpr after bln
'meresta a id will limn roturn to Ida
family n fvf.rmd Fla. Mr. Ilarger
lik' -i llm ellmale of Florida
MORE PAY AND
Co Ion, IV e. !i 'I'li,. railroad Ore- |
no a i f <a ♦ h.• Ohio and north of 11•,
Poiimiai* r< iiff.'irlnc a. .«-/• h«•«fm!• do
ff an i in' lr rronsi d and ahorlor
' "iii . | i. demands me not vel n>ni
fd^le. In*' fovoral rad lea I u’li.-.ii
are < on'empliiled
HESCUE WORK.
Chari t Han i >.n offlmr In
eharife of Cm Salvation Army at
ffiinfln.'f mi will apeak In ih CbH
lian eh it re h Sunday aP ernnon a*
oelo k Snl)|eet. “IfodpIrtK Hand
nr the Social and l{< anm Work of
’he Salv.i lot* Army."
BURNED !N A
HOTEL EIRE
K ilt?' izon, Mlfb., l>.<* y omi
n ii; w lmnu*d h, (Jr i'll and prop
erty amounting to n million dollar*
o' t ' ir<IIH ho*'I. Two hmnlr<d
U‘ I ' fa; i In ’If ni Mil rlo'li- u
wb«*n U t flr« drok'* oof.
cr.MAN ouocr r.
op in I '< ■ fi-'h to 'in * * ii i<i
LOSSES CAUSED
BY CONSUMPTION
o h I* •. ft The National
#
‘I? t , ubl,?,
Attachment from Circuit
Court Served Last
Night at the
City Jail
UNABLE SO FAR
TO GIVE BAIT.
Trying to Get in Touch v» 4
His Brother to go
on Bond
An attachment from Uiu circuit
court ,va • served on Noriuan Cox
last nlgnt. r(r>ulrlu« tlio sheriff to re
turn h|in to Jail to await. the next
torni of ti e circuit court winch ineoi*
mi May. Tlio attachment was sworn
out on tin1 grounds that tlio detail -
dant wa- about to leave tlio male,
that, ho had concealed money with
intent l dot.mid Ins creditor*.
Tlio i lain(ifTri gavo a bond for
S.iOtMt. ilid fox cannot bo ivlctuu d tin
til lie executes a eounlur bond lor
Du- am* amount. lb* hml asked
some pi »plo to go with luni Immodl
itlely to New Mexico, and It. Is stat
ed had ills belongings already packed,
lie a<1 ini a having collected the money
from Hi* milestone Traction Cum
puny on compromise for tlio d alb
Of Ills Hill.
It ii rumored that there aro oth
ers wli.» l.avo Kottou a jmri of thk
mono > oni Cox, and it is slated that
a motion for the removal of C*jx oh
adm Inis', re lor on nis son’s inlato
win )»•• n ; ii* , a ne wad min 1st ra< or
1 upoplul -J, and that all persons who
know anything about the transaction
will he examined under oath and
ri «| n I red .u pay whatever money they
may h.ive received to the now ad
ministrator aro i.. apoplntiil. it is
1 aMmute I that there ate at leant two
others who ma> go.I Into trouble over
the tl* tiisa.ClIon. It is believed they
have a portion of the money.
An « if or t was made today to i;ei
in com,ii.miration with William Cox
brother of Norman Cox and ipd him
to t’.o »ti hi* brothers bond. Tin*
police wi'i'u unable to rpi hold o him
odav a= In i at Winding OuIf. hut
It is ex pc’ted h<* will return tom i row
aft *inoon.
TWO KILLED
HANOI ING DYNAMITE WHEN IT
WENT Orr BLOWING THEM
INTO ATOMS.
Cary', IW (Special.)—llohrrt
■ h Hoi k t of ,N< w Canton, Va., and
; Hunt AI >> ril of Clary wore killed tIjIh
oioiiwfr; In an accident U e.xpi t|ou
of dytii'ii.le at No. II works of Hie
•'iiiltd HI i Coal aid Coke Com
pany,
The •’non, It » w' e employod by
h»» company v. ■
Itloslv. When It w lilt off blowing t|.( in
o atom
CAPTAIN AND 12
Holn IV I< odii-,*, r ti a frr ni
r-port 'he t! t , ;dl ;; i | t ,v<lvo
an ng,
H et|f. - ti \ , u
GOOD SKATING.
' r '< ] ■ ’ nlffht fro: the
on. The | ,,id a< rc.
! !? .0 Alto froxea over.