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KSTAHUSHKD APDII. -.!: , g _BLUKFIELpj \\\ \ A. THURSDAY, AETERNOON DEC. ::<» 1909 . k ,,.s,
* 1 1 -—. * • * lA I’i I \\ () ( I\N I £>
GREAT NORTHERN SWITCHMEN
HAVE RETURNED TO DUTY
AND NORTHERN PACIFIC
TO FOLLOW.
RETURN OF NORMAL CONDITIONS
MINES AND SMELTERS AROUND
BUTTE WILL SOON RESUME
OPERATIONS
Putte. Mont. Dec. 30—The railroad
strike situation shows further im
provement today. The nreat North
ern switchmen are on duty, follow
inn the adjustment of their demands
yenterdav, and the Northern Paeifle
s witch men announced that taey
would return to work today.
With the return to normal condi
tions by the roads, work in the mines
and smelters whioh has been re
st rictexl since coal chortaRe, 'soon
to he rff-nmed at full speed it is said
THE RESIGNATION
STORY IS UNTRUE
PRESIDENT WINDER OF CLINCH
FIELD COAL CORPORATION
AT DANTE SAYS EVERY
THING IS SMOOTH.
J. H. Winder of Philadelphia presi
dent of the Clinchfield Coal Corpora
lion who was in the city today stat
ed to a representative of tho Lea
der thart tho rej>ort that he and
Superintendent J. T Roan had • re
signed was absolutely without foun
dation as everything has been and
is running smoothly at Dante.
Tho report had it tha* the stoek
holders held a meeting in New York
sometime ago and appointed If. \r
Waite as vice president of the con
cern thinking that the management
under Mr. Winder was expending
too much money with comparative
small returns and with Mr. Waite
on the ground they might be aide
expenditure of fund., for malnten
inen and equipment. Tho appoint
ment of Mr Waite at t'no time look
ed to the other officials as an Jujus
tice, according to the report.
It was thought that Mr. Roan, or
W T. Tyler chi -f engineer of the
corporation should have btvn placed
in the vice presidency of the com
pany. This disatisfadioii it was
claimed caused Mr. Winder and Mi.
Roan to send in their resignations
fcorne time ago. The ‘■•tookh^lder*
refused to consider Lie resignations,
ns it Is understood the services of
tiie tfo men are invaluable to th«
progresslvoneso' the corporation.
WRIT OP [0000
HIS SOLE HOPE
LOOKS LIKE VO CHANCE FOR
ICE KING MORSE TO ESCAPE
FIFTEEN YEARS IN THE
PENTENTIARY.
New York, Dee 'JQ T li<» sole
hope for li-berty is pinmd on an ap
peal for a writ of error that will
uudorbtcdly be denied (’barb*; W.
Morse, former ir - king, banker and
steamship magnate. Korly today
Moth.- was In a state of collapse in
his cell nf fhi- ‘tomb
Kofowing the decision of .lad.;.'
Hough in circuit court denying
.Mors*, a iv w trial, fh« prisoner b<>
came ivrv.ii ?*> the poltvf of break
ing down, ah night, long he paced
the cell, rousing the prison physt
cian w pom he vvant»*d to .idminlstet
an opiate
The struggle to get a writ of er
ror seems fo doomed. legal pre
cedent is all a gains1 Morse and I*
appears there is no »*scape from
serving a fifteen yearn Sentence
DIRTY- TINGS IT j
CH1I STON JAIL;
DISGRACEFUL REV LATIONS ARE
, MADE BY WITNESSES IN IN
VESTIGATION WHICH IS
NOW GOING ON.
Charleston, llec P»o. -Still another
woman, n I'nitcd States government
prisoner, wao was confined in tin*
| county jail, was forced to yield to
; tin* wishes of inmates, of tin* prlson
1 <*r who had keys to her cell, accord
ing to the testimony of a witness 1
w ho was examined b> the jail investi J
gating committee derdnv This]
witness was L. \ Xei-o.i, a painter !
who during the las part of *March
ami th«> first of Aptil wa turployad
I to do some work in the jail, lie tes
tified tnat he saw two of the male
prisoners ••liter the nil of this f**
ina!»» prisoner and force her :<> sule
mit to their d«sires. II- stated that
'he door was partly open and that ;
ho saw one prisoner hold the woman 1
while the other outraged her. Iif'
also testified that t 10 woman after
ward told him that the men in the
jail had nearly killed her.
At 'the opening of tin* meeting of
the rjouimlttee yesterday. Attorney
W. (i. Barnhart requested tip* com
mitteo to reeomtmmd the temporary
suspension of Jailer Riley. Me gav<
: as Vtis reasons, that a number o(
witnesses yet to be ealed. are in
1 mates of the prison, who have part
; of their terms vet to serve, and who!
j could hardly he expected to testify
fully before tin* committee when it
' would he necessary for them t«. re
( torn to and compute I heir terms
under the Jailer against whom it
| might he necessary to Rive evidence i
of damaging eharcter.
The committee declined to art or
make a suggestion of <this kind. j
Some other evidence which seem- j
led to show the extent of tin* liber-'
i ties which Jailer Itlley allowed some
of the prisoners, w f sthal of two
girls of the Red Light district, one
j of whom testified that on,, prisoner
. allowad-to leave the jail and,
' come crtt to visit aer, and thta on!
another occasion they had sw*n hn. ,
a: another house. !'#•-* t« ? t i£7--«
| thart the first time Ibis man had
conn* to the hons**. the jailer hrough’ j
him. Sin* said that in* told her lie
cratvlyd out tlirotigh a window at
j the jail.
Other testimony, corroborative of
the former evidence in ergard to'
drinking and gambling in fin* jail
was heard by flu* committee
daf<* on the 10th. day of March, limit
M'Ivin W. Sheppard. tin* world's!
midlh* U. tniK-e champion runner. I
w ho waa anonunccd that hr* win n**v;
, ore tn<4r(# rac in f’hiladHjIhia. ]
H.icppafd la Indignant over his hua |
pension by Ae Military Athelotk
Lcagud of tha Quaker city The rea
son ghen »>g the V A. t,. for it*-, j
action was that Sheppard had tried
»o persuade \V. .1 Kayes, another i
runner t., quit Phlladrlphla and loin j
Me* Ta«*nfy-fle<?ond Regiment of s< •»
I™ ;
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John (i Cloanon on tin* left and his purtu-V- in tl^- deffrl (Jiolm
hoii fignt enterprise Tex IUehard. Although ttjofh are pulling at the
Haine end <rt thi rope they are nevertheless cvnrf antis disputin': . ueh
oilier a.; to Where tlio lug battle will come off. The recent utterances
o. Covernor Fry of Ftftii makes it rather plain 1 hat the bout cannot
Ik* held iu tli-• Mormon state. (Shawm has *uid all along that Kickurd
might a« well stop the 11 till*, t.illc and it appear* now that (Ucaacm knew
better what he \va talking about that his partner.
EXTRADITED IN
THE SNUB CASE
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MOTHER AND MOTHER-IN-LAW
ARE TAKEN TO NEW YORK
AND PLACED IN JAIL.
Now York. l)oo. HO Mrs Mur) i
Snead and Mrs. Carolina It Martin,!
njotiw-r-in-iaw and mothor of Mrs.
Ocoy Hnoad, ih,. bath tub myntory
victim, wore ejctraditori today and
taken to N**w York. Thoy w*t« j
placod in liasi x county jail, wln-ro
tlnir Minor, Mi .r Virginia Wardlawi
i« boiiiK hold. Tin* extradition pa-1
P'-rs w«r<' nitniod yesterday
TO ATTEND HIS
NIECE’S WEDDING
Washington, I >•*<■ r»t President
Taft, accompanied hy his daughter
Mbs Helen and Mato* r Robert. left
ere at 8 o’clock thi- morning for
New York to attend tip- wedding of
is niece. Mi. Lon Tift, * <i
II. Snowden <>i 8eat11
TO RENEW FIGHT
ON UNCLE JOE
Washington, I»<e :n The report
of th<- retirement of Hpoa < r Can
iion hu; again In n revived 'with
more or h*KK elaborate di'ail. The
.it«»t report is that he would not
r ir from <"ongr<-- hilt that he is
serving Ids last t<rin as Speaker,
having made a record for rout im
otis service eipial i(> t|pit of Speaker]
stevennon. of Virginia, Who was
eonor* d wi’li four rlortjoie to the
office
Ity MUC|) III A11IIOUUCi*|IH |)| |M
would, it i- i ! lined, destroy tie is
mho of Cannon ni fn 'In congri «■
ionnl »led ion* rex* fall, and a ;h«
same time leave |.c field open to
aaplrants without rr«-at 1 n j nitty
jealounh *
It Ik conceded l»y the dp< nker>
anomie* that lie can • irry bis dis
trict. hy a safe tPtlJorit hr* vefj
hi* friends say bis re-* lection a*
Speaker would he doubtful Fnr'h
ermore. th< «|s»n; point *. i*, ih’*
Democratic ff. nice
THIRD KILLING '
CHINESE ACTOR SHOT TO DEATH
AND MANY FLEE IN FEAR
OF GENERAL HOSTILITIES
•V w York. Dec. .fn - 'pf, . .),j, | kill
ing in the revival of Tong War »•««
recontact todaj.. Marly l a . doom
ing an actor in a Chinese theatre wiih
shot to death by Hatche t :<«• n who
had wafted In ambush on In* third
floor of his residence
f tinned lately aft.-p i|lr shooting ?,
police detail in China town was
Htretigtfhcned Many of i|».- better
known Colne? reinalnwl in hiding,
awl a n wnher are re)M>rt< d to have
fh d from fh#* (philter mi f n of a
general ho4tJlit(eA.
REPORT SHOWS
LARGE INCREASE
Washington. f>-<\ ;wi. riic de*ajia
of iituport# and *'X|w>rU? during *lv
mouth or Novemlwr £jrl tin* « 1 vrn
months utirJiiiK with Kovcir.i> r. pi t
completed h> flio Jlur* »u \tj r<i e <
ties or th • l>*partimnt oi (Vmunurr -
and Labor. show a largo , n fro mo
tn im |i*>;1'at ion , of oian-urvt upth’
materials, «hlh* manufa'iiM-., ready
for UHP aid foodstuff,» . show
total* tip. clown III Of 11 li h i ndillK
with Nov' ItiIst. P'xjKjrts , i ovv i
hMHiL doornaac in tiio vAlue f>f food
s'uff' *■' ip o-■ ? of t.p* ' ii an
in ere a ho in the valui* of n>d* ma
terials for in ,. In luanufu^ Miring,
and a niarkd gniipin both naiiofa
Mir. h for further me in .n innfa*
tilting and manufarfur< r*«tdv for
oon»tirnp»U»n. Tru- value of manu
factures r* .ul\ for use . p.,r . d t,
November mi . forty milhOn •» ir:
ag*iti«f thirty-one million n Novem
ber of la t yea atuj for th > eleven
rnonih ending vn !t|j Nm«n»l> i2l
million dollar*, against IH» million
In the corresponding morrt.-i of la
vear. Of manufactures for urihor
'me in niandacfiiring th* ex,.or* of
fhe month NN*-r» fg»nfy on* and a
half million dollars, against xtoon
million Ir th - *iwh<* mor h ,f la*t
year; and for the ,.|< v* n month*
ending with N'o-wmbn .2f» nil lion.
igalnr‘ 211 1-2 million 1 M- urm
mont hs ,»f la vt-ar
I
! GIRLS Will
THEIR STRIKE
HAVE GONE HUNGRY AND FACED
PRISON IN THE STRUGGLE
1 TO COME OUT V|C
. t TORIOUS. f
WALKING DELEGATES EXCLUDED
MANUFACTURERS TO RECOGNIZE
THE UNION, ALL IT\)T THE
EMPLOYERS OF 700O
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Nvw N ork, iH-y. :U* /Xmiomu'i im nl
was mado today that. liv tomorrow
Urn atrikr ol Ki.OOU Kiri shirtwaist
maker*. will ho over and the Kills
Vila have gone himgi\ and tacoil.
prison rolls. will l»,* vie orioim.
Seven thousand girls nro sjtill nn*l.
tho employ ova «»f tho others having
oapitnlati*d.
A lalmr organ Ikoi* said loila.N
l'-»at the maiiut’ar! m «i ■ wore wll'ilng
• to roeogimizo Kitin' onion, hilt not
walking del.-Rato* Tho Kills m r
| willing to oKolndi doiloKatos
ACTION WAS A
• TEST OF LAW
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Huntington, Dec. .50. Killing mat
h*> had no jurisdiction Judge K. S
Doolittle of the circuit court din
morning dismissed the suit of tie
Weir Virginia National Haul,, and
certain stockholders therein, wlie i
prayed that certain relief n,. grant
ed in 'tin. nintter'of ia\ ai ssmonts
on bank * Locks. The question at nv
sue was the constitutionality of i|m*
statute which provides for the as
sessment of stock at its actual value
I without dedtfeling therefrom tile pi 1
Honal indebtodnesn df the owner
The action wa»: In reality a test <>1
the law', the West. Virginia National
Manic having been selected 1o fight
• ' through the courts The first, step
was a Milt instituted which soug.it
to comj>e| |t <: Dunkle, assessor of
(’aboil conti|v, >r, deduct the personal
Indebted ncj# of Hie sliarehohb 1
from the vjtlue of their stock. Ini’
this w*:i lit)It • <1 without adjudi
eatiotj ,yvLiCn ft wag shown that. Dnn
kb- was no longer an ofllc.- holder
Then Vinson & Thompson ntor
neys for t.j,. bank and tin* stock
holders, apeared before the county
court and formally asked that tho|
petitlonerK be allowed to dedw"
front the accessed value of th<*ii
stock the atiioimt of tfi.-fr personal l
indebtedness. The |»etition whs 10
fused. In some manner the petition
e«Ts failed to conform In this ac
tion <0 Hie requirements of tliej
statutes, and in, consequence, it wu'
found necessary to make applha
tion tu ip., county court the Kivoirl
'luu* Tie- court made n ruliirg im
ilar to Mint rendered at (lr.d
WEST VIRGINIANS TO
OPERATE IN CUBA.
< iirtrleston. ir,o For up pnit -
<• Of mark' llnr me unarm l*<p!.
inincral i ami timber, or CalnpnMt
l‘Ie of rloir, Itul.a, th.. Calapi'c.i
Development^ Company, with I a<l
1'|U. irter.s in * Was hington. I) C, v..,
chart ere, J /[ r< today with a eaplfnl
' I'U t,V rho laroriKiratio: arr
Pea I'Aul Hfo•■tcijp .1 f Hudson.;
Paul II. (irot.nciip Pit-hnr Hii;>;!i,
iKitham, and Charles M. gaund-r . of,
Cliarlef-Uui ft Is sfi 1 f it ft f loll,) I,
i Slee|„ and Jam rot flrowno, o' W.i i,
I nglon are lieaVily 1 *. ,t. ,j In f.i<
| < oncoriied
LAWYERS WI L (• HAVf. rtlf. E f EO
The Mere**, i ,<! ,VI« ftov»c|| P,ar ,\
nor !atioa wi|i bid ■•],..|r annual I,an
«l<*‘ * " 1 Q K< * A J Anton Hotel
tomorrow tif**M. 'i»>glnnln« at nine I
j o'clock. 1 , wpjtouf ruiying that
la wye | * k iow to have ,, ^0.0,1
j little ** !Kii fh<*/ f»L ‘ogether a* a I
'riqtp't f> t: frfitch of fiii, 4.
| ha*. Ueefi defected f,M toar.tmaster
P< pOllMfU. will l.e 111.el < • I, Judge
I VI Sand ik, J. \f McHra’Ii.1
i Judge r C llemdon J s Kahle. i
' If 11*'ll rv and oih»»f*
THINGS FROZEN
UP GENEfiJLLT
MERCURY FLIRTS WITH ZERO.
AND THE PLUMBER MAKES
HAY IN THE DEAD OF
WINTER
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I ho division office registered .K zero
tliiu morning wnil«> tlioremonietoi s
^ abou town ranged from four to i\
below zero.
The I'lumb *rs were kept on Ho*
bustlo all <Jn> tliawtng and ropair
[ I Rtf Vf.ltor pipes Tile coal dealers
an* Uus> liauliiiK eon I, and the rail
road tni**ii are cxpcrenctng great dif
llenltv in getting trains over t lie road
IMo rulin' i an1 greath handicapped
, in liKuting |eoal also T lo enipl v
<ar "VI11 no roll under the tipple
and if request has been made to the
olhelfiis of l Ip. i ailroad compain to
Itir'.Hsh engines at the mines to place
ears for loading.
Trains Frozen Up.
Paused g< r train No. is that lays
I over at tlary all night was frozen up
this morning when Hie train crew
rojiorted for dut,y. Ii look about
tlirei> hours to tdiaw out (In* steajii
pi|M*S
N'<». I arrived in Hu* <*it \ ahead of
No is making all He* local slops.
TO OPEN UP NEW
COAL OPERATION
NEW RIVER POCAHONTAS CON
SOLIDATED WILL OPERATE
MINE AT THE MOUTH
Or WAR CREEK
Arioroinu to a rc|>ort received
I .lei-.- today Hie New Uiver I’oculioii
la. ('oiisolldaleil ('oal Company, will
open up a new operation at tlu*
I mouth of War (’reek about four milt s
from IterwtiuJ.
Tlte coal at the new opetailon has
been all ills zed and fouml f«> he Iden
tio'il with the No I I'oca lion t a vein
Work will he commenced .1 non u
•he weather permits
STRENGTH IN
MAY WHEAT
Chicago, Dee ::•» Wav wheal show
"I foil: Id ora hie Strength with sales
* A* •*-1 Investors and sliiorl
"' i" tin* leading hay i t. Corn v.a
R'llet hill stronger, oat ; • i<| < ;i,mI
provisions firmer opening wheat
December I is t, oats, July, t:;
■ • s, eorn. Was O'. 7,-k pork. Jan.
21 t'.d*
Cotton Steady.
New Vork, Dec 20 At the otilset
the cotton mnrkef was steady and
Olih Oil'* l/l feu point higliei dll •
to : he lcaw .elllng whieli remtlfed
from strong cabb \|| poHlIlon
• stabllshefl mv high 11-curd Afte(
the call there was a slight reaction,
but at to 'ft there wa no sign of
's * akm ■, Opening I h <■ mher of
•d 1e.7s; Jantiat s I.. 7ft, February.
I-. f*2: March |t; tn \|;n c, :;o.
ful'- JCL’d.
TRAINS TOO LONG
IT IS CLAIMED
H wn I- toda> Inn a i oin
mil • of rnlhoad nail fmin »hn »lif- I
i *dy ■ on fin- Virginian will
lik-ly o.nfM with Ho official,, of I
that In tin- n-a; fnUjp
r< lalivo 'ii t.n* ' fiorinOli! i iimiiii' of
tonnftRi beiiit' lintifcrl on tha • fom I
and nn offmf will nukd< o briny ,
'Ii* onna dim a to a small r > i
T* . ■ <’laMin'd ! lie M ain , n y !i
inn bulb'd «>n t|ni railroad a . on I
Ion;- aro I'rmr donl- ■ m miiti.i j
fho train-. Hauled bv fin
< <V O Old f* 4 ' A O
b !:. unde'-stond tb i , a. 1
i un on Mi* Virginian ,ia\
I Mi J _\, \ H'jk |o ||i
JAIL EMPTY TOR F l MST
TIME IN YEARS]
Kor tin- fit f Uni. iu\ yam.
inn Tho be • of ’h" .>n
itimed no, rrl • au«l i > in
IN THE GRIP
OP TERRIFIC ^
THE ENTIRE EASTERN HALF OF
COUNTRY 13 SUFFERING THE
SEVEREST WINTER WEATH
ER IN MANY YE AHS
MANY PERSONS ARE OVERCOME
THE CHARITABLE AND MUNICI
PAL LODGING HOUSES IN
NEW YORK mRE FULL
N«'\\ York Dec HO.—Tin* om lie
Ka I mill South are iu the arip of a
Icrrlllc cold \va\c. At s o'clock hero
this moriiitiK tin* temperature had
dropped to s below and was till
sinking
Suft'erlijK is intense and ni.itiv per
sons lia\,. been ovoiVotno Tito
charitable and municipal lodyitu;
In.uses an* lull
(.’itlos in all tite eaKlorn half of
t ho country ri*pm 1 the coIiIohI weal It
of of the winter, and son.t thorn
the coldest in \ears At WmdilnKton
S d OK fees helow was reported. Ail*
i it .la, i I.i reportI - a bo\ e. Rich -
mend M> \tianti I’J. Ohle.nii re
ports zero.
ONE OR OTHER
MUST RETIRE
'
Washington, I tee. :tn When Cong
, »v*k reconvi nes next week a sp<rial
Joint commission to investigate the
lta) linger-I'lnchot controversy will
he appointed it will ho the nrat
linn* in hlsloi\ Congress has (laced
a Cabinet officer on trial at his own
i * I «••••' f < > n Tuesday or Wednesday
i!" mint resolution providing for
t'.e it) Ve; t Igllt loll will le- J. |ese||ted
! l'.v tin* Senate committee on pnldic
' I oids .1. d tin house committee on
rules It |s *'Xpe dec) |t will |.e
adopted with IIHIc opposition.
Senator Knnte Nelson. of Iowa.
( h'llrtnan of t.ie coniinltte - on piiii
he lands, will likelv he ('liairnian
•n Hi1' investigating coninic.Kion. ■ So
•t'1 '• f It'iM In conn the di em ion In
Pi Idt tffle if
<> emharra ing to tin, Xdmine 'ra
> en, ilia' it is generally pi dieted
1 It her Its lllnger 01 i'inehof nnrf.
I'live tin1 t iovernnient K*^yjce ;n
>!.*• result of the rongn-af onal In
• PI i t
T r h ail i* Who It.i lieen in St.
• ho,»pit:11 for mu,• time I im
proving.
tun I . tU i • 1 if v nf t !i<>
'Il'H’ \ " 1 ' I Vi in
• ' i In • ill •*tl
■ ' ••«■»)' I i*l| |«l- «|i <• roll -
r* *:«r\- rfillliViifi ln*lif*Vi>*
Mu' < nil M ic'ion of tlii- niflfn
•' '•* ' ■! ot |«m • i,.
It. • lint' of
Mi' H« ,\ r.ir T.h* |>l in j. o i roi-r