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BLUEFIELD EVENING LEADER
ESTABLISHED APRIL 8 1906
BLUEFIELD. W. VA.. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 23. 1910
PRICE TWO CENTS
NOMINATIONS WILL
BE MADE TONIGHT
Only One Fight Recorded at Welch Congressional Con
vention But a Warm Occasion Will Come With the
Setting of the Sun—Judge Sanders of Blue
field Makes a Strong Speech.
(By C. H. McDonald.)
Welch. June 23.— (Special)—The
Republican congressional convention
of the fifth district convened here this
afternoon at 1 o’clock, and nomina
tions were postponed until 8 o'clock
tonight. The afternoon was spent by
the committee trying the Mason. Min
go, ogan and Wyoming contests.
The sentiment here now is that the
I.illy contingent will undoubtedly bolt
the convention If there Is not u
square deal. The following of Mr.
Lilly is strong and his henchmen de
mand a fair recognition. Janies
Hughes, Lilly’s opponent for congress
came in a special car and his sup
porters are on tap in great numbers.
Hon. A. A. Lilly is also here, likewise
Col. 1). G. Lilly of Minefield, his broth
er and most ardent supporter.
It now looks like a desperate effort
will be made by the Hughes faction
to swing the contested counties into
line, but it is not believed the Lilly
contingent will stand for anything of
the kind.
I The situation Is warming, and thoro I
J are more lights on tap than could be
j enumerated. The only one. how
ever, that lias been pulled off, was a
go between L. S. Echols of Mason
i county and Senator Carson of the
saino county in whit.i Echols was as j
sinated with a roek. Echols is a 1 <11 |
ly man.
The McKinley club of Welch enter- '
tained all visitors with liquid refresh *
ments and all kinds of good cheer.
Judge Joseph M. Sanders of Blue- !
Held made a forceful address at the '
opening of the meeting denouncing
boodle, booze and buying of votes
There was one woman in atten- j
dance, the wife of Judge Poffenburg- j
or of Mason, who takes a great inter
est in politics.
S. ,\r. Smith of niucflcld was elect
ed a member of the congrosisnnu!
committee to succeed Andy Herne,
also of Hluefleld.
The big thing will be pulled off »o I
1 night.
Judge Landis Orders More
Thorough Investigation
in the Packing House
Instances.
Chicago, JurAt 23.—.1 lid k* ‘ Landis
today threw the government's ease
against the National Packing com
pany. the beef trust, and its subsid
ary concerns • nt of court and order
ed a special grand Jury to be sum
mom d at once to begin a more
thorough investigation.
It was understood that Judge Lan
dis believed the case against tie* pack
era was frnme<c favorably to the pack
ing interests.
The sudden move of tin- court came
as a shock to tip* district attorney.
It is stated a new grand jury will in
vestigate not only the beef trust but
also the grain business and that it
will be thorough.
JEFFRIES IS IN
HIS NEW CAMP
ono, Nov., Juno 2?>. James J, Jeff
ries tonight Ik installed In trte train
ing camp prepared for him at Moana
Springs, three miles south of Reno,
and work on the arena for the fight is
underway. Promoter Tex Rickard
says he is satisfied that State officers
will make no attempt to interfere
with the fight.
Promote r Sid Hester announced to
night that, having failed to get the
use of the Jeffries and Johnson are
na. In* will take out a license and
build an arena of his own to stage
the Langford Retried contest on tie
morning of July I. This is the tight
situation in Reno tonight,
J* ffrles' new quarters are o crowd
ed that only those actually connected
with the fighter's preparation can
b< with tiiin there. Notwithstanding
lack of room, however. Jeffries says
fie is thoroughly satisfied, and will
remain at the place until the day of
the fight, lie and tils party have a
rose-covered, two-story cottage, simi
lar In style, but not In size to that oc
cupied by him at Hen Lomond, Cal.
By noon tomorrow most of the ap
paratus for gymnasium practice will
tie ready for use,
Corbet, Choynskl and Others ey
pressed themselves as well satisfied
with the ne w camp.
While Jeffries looked longingly at
the road this afternoon, he did no
MR. if*
MEETS DEATH
Thrown from Wild Eorse
and Struck by Train
on Jaeger South
evn R. R.
Welch, June 2.'! (Special) Charles
Harmon, 1 lumberman operating
near War on the Tacger Soutliem j
branch of the Norfolk & Western,!
was thrown from a horse last night
on the railroad track and hit by a
passenger train. Almost instant
dentil resulted,
Mr. Harmon was attempting to eon
nuer the hoMe which was violently
plunging and was thrown from the
saddle just as a train approached. His
body was horribly mangled.
Mr. Harinon was also interested in
the lumber business in Tazewell
where his relatives reside and where
he was prominently connected.
CIRNF.LL COMMENCEMENT.
Itlil<a, N. V.. Juno 23. More* than)
7'*u seniors today received their
sheepskins from Cornell I'nlversily,
exclusive of th<* medical students who
received 111 * • M. I). di'Kreen earlier
this month. Advanced d*'Kree8 w'ere
conferred upon many candidates.
WISCONSIN COMMENCEMENT.
Madison, Wla., June 23. Com
menoement day at the University of
Wlaconaln was observed today with
the usual exercises before a large at
tendance of alumni and parents and
othe r relatives of graduates.
HOLIDAY FOR CHILDREN.
Chicago, June 23. Children's Day
was gene rally ed»s« rved In Chl'Mgo to
day, in accordance with the* procla
mation of Mayor Dusse urging all cl!
l/.cns to support “the project of giv
Ing the children of Chicago a h .ppy
day's outing."
work. After a hen nod a hath and a
rub, he busied himself in straighten
ing out his luggage.
Tomorrow he will take to th« higlf
way for a litticj jaunt.
Jim Corbet has advised Jeff not
to undertake he-uy road work, IIS it
would only nerve te* slow him down.
No reply to the t< »>gram sent Gov
ernor Dickinson yesterday has been
received hy Rickard, The promoter
expresses himself that no matter what
pressure* Is brought to bear on Ne
vada's chief executive, the* governor
will not interfere with the fight. Still,
Rickard would rest easier if he had
(Continued on Page Three)
OF BOXER
Foreign Legations in China
Are Said to V? in Im
mediate Danger
of Massacre.
BOXER TROUBLE
IS ONLY BEGUN
If Legations Are Attacked
Stated that No Foreign
er Can Survive.
Washington, Juno 23. Foreign logs
Hons in (’hinu are in immediate dan
ger and the rumored ooxcr uprising
is a menace to every white person
in the Umpire accord ng to .Mrs. Har
nett. wife of Fol. (icorge Harnett l\
S. M. (’. stationed at I* Kin.
Mrs. Harnett readied Washing >in
today on her way to \isit her homo
In Virginia after two yearn spent in
China.' She declared emphatically
that tin* boxer trouble has ouly com
menced and that if they should at
tack the legations no foitlgnor would
survive.
RUN SPECIAL
TO PRINCEfUN
NV. K. Itoss district coininittocman
has arranged for a special train r,j
run from Oluefield to Princeton by
way of .Matoaka on July J for /he
Democratic county convention to be
held at Princeton on that day.
ritis will enable the Democrats
who desire to attend fhc convention
front Hluofield and Itock District to
attend the convention and return the
same day. It was learned that a large
number of people in Him fl< Id desire
to attend the convention and that it
would bo impossible to secure suffi
cient teams to go through the coun
try . The train will leave Minefield
• arly on the* morning of July ‘j stop
ping at various stations to pick up
tlie Democrats in Hock District who
desire to attend, and will reach Prin
ceton about 10:30 a. tn. It will leave
Princeton in time to r< acli Minefield
by 7 o'clock.
It Is thought the fare will be about
$1 for round trip from Minefield.
It will be the first time that the
Democrats of Minefield have had the
opportunity »f attending a Princeton
convention in large numbers and an
enthusiastic convention is expected.
HOT MILL IS
What promises to ou rshadow the
.leffries-Johnson light takes plaee to
night at the Minefield Business Mon's
fJyin. In order to help the elub ft
namially a »< ri»* * of bouts have boon
arranged by *li*• members, and will,
no doubt, prove Intert:!itn; from
start to tinish.
The follow no? will, possibly, he tin
line up:
I
Preliminary, two eoon
Marxnin weight. Kin Ki. kl and Kcd
dy MrFarland.
Feather weight, S ; 111 v a n .MefJarry
aiol Whirlwind 8l*zer.
Heavy wrlght, Jeff .llnmifrey and
Coy Mr Kid. (main event I.
Wrestling, Page Ixmg and Ootrh
I laekenamldder.
Of course this program Is suhjeet
to a change. However, there will be
no "fakes." It is assured by the
promoters that * verythlng will be or,
tlx square. Doors will be. open at
X;
PEACE COURT
L M
Stated that the Ex-Presi j
| dent Will Be Made Chief
In International
Tribunal.
Washington. Juno 23. The confer
ence between President Taft and Ills
predecessor, t el. Roosevelt, is today
the principal topic of conversation in
the national kuipltal. It is stated on
good* nut hnrit) Hint tla> President will
tender to Mr. Roosevelt the chairman
ship of tho Int. rnat'.onnl Court of Ar
bitration. and it is considered likely
that lie will accept.
The offer will be made by the Pres
ident as spokesman for tin* govern
ments Interested. Cormany, trance.
Italy and Japan have Indicated that
Col. Roosevelt is their choice. Russia!
and lOngland nr expected to fall in
line for the Colon* I.
Kxporta figure that tho yearly cost ,
«>f tho court will hr* about $:!00t0()0, to
ho shared equally among tho tuitions'
In forested. The salary of tho chair-|
man will lie $ IK.000 yearly, that of tho,
seven other Judges $10,000 each. The'
secretaryship, which Is to go to Sena
tor Root, will ho allotted $10,000. The
expense of maintaining a stafT or at
tendants, lawyers, librarians, etc., is
' sthunted at $7r..000 yearly No other
money will 1»*• required, because the
special cost of considering each case
w ill be .shared by the* nations Inter-j
Officials at Washington consider
tin* court an efficacious system of
removing from the control of any one
power such questions ns the recent
Hankow nllway State, the Korean pro
traateand and general Chinese. Hal
kan, fertan and Indian problems.
WICKEBSHAM TC
SPEAK TO BAR
Chicago, June l\’{. Attorney (Jcnei 1
al Ccorge WT. Wlckr rshaiti will he the
chief speaker and honored guest at
the thirty-fourth annual meeting of
tin* Illinois State liar Association. The*
session was opened today and will
♦ out in tie tomorrow.
KING'S SON, AGED
TWO, A SOLDIER
Madrid, .lull** iJ.’l. tiuns boomed and
hells were rung in Madrid inis morn ,
log In celebration of the s* com] birth
day of ||if) Royal Highness the In
fante Don Jaime of Spain, second son
of King Alfon.o and ($uccn Victoria.
A It hough "yet a toddh r. am# it Ih per-'
sistenfly runjoi^d, far from preco
cious either mentally or physleally,
tin infant prince was recently mus
tered into the Fourth regiment of
mounted artillery a- an ordinary!
soldier, and fitted out with a tiny, but
gay uniform and initial lire sword,
I he colom I and other officers of
Hie regiment celebrated tin* enlisting
of this princely recruit with a ban
quet at headquarters in »he Carnhan
che| barracks near Madrid. Don
Jamie’s health was drunk in bumpers
of champagne sent by King Alfonso.
On a< count of certain infirmith s of
speech and hearing which rumor at
tributes to the King’s elder son, the
Prince of Austrlas. there Is a growing
belief that Don lalme will succeed Ids
father on the tl
one,
1 sindnn, ./une L'.'; \\ iin ;.r»n Annap
°ll« midshipmen on ‘maid. the Atmri I
<hii battleship Indiana, Iowa ami
M;ihk;i< IiiihHtm arrived today at forts
mouth. It la . >* « t. <| that th,. mid
ahlpinon will ho permitted to visit
Ixmdon, in whhh « aae they will b«»
elaborately c ntertalned. The war
ship* will rfiiiiifn at I’orismouth hov
<*n day*, sailing th<*nee for Marseille*,
Franco.
8T JOHN PILORtMACr.
bangor, lie., .ins*- 2*1.• (‘otimismhr
lo* »>f several * ifi«o mot here today
and will J|»ln th" Itangor eoiiiiiutfi
d< rv tomorrow on .1 :;t lohn’n bay
pilgrimage to JJUr Harbor,
Man From Spokane Insists
that Great Britian Has
No Rights in Fisher
t ies Matter.
OPEN DEFIANCE
TO THE EMPIRE
The Senator and Jurist
Hands Out Somo Plain
Talk to J. B.
The Hague. Jurn1 23.-The nrhitrn
* I’>11 tribunal Hint Ih hearing the argu
ments or tin* cmmst'l for Knglnnd and
America in tin* Canadian fisheries
disputes was startl'd today by a
spi'oili made1 by Kx-l'uitod Stairs
Senator Turnor as In* continued Ids
arguinonts begun two days ago in
what was staid amount to tin* open
drtlancr to claim Grout Itrltlan.
Ho said "The l ulled Stales Insists
that a Unlit to u llntsh i*» subject to
the will and pleasure, and that
Great Mritiau will never be allowed
to set a defiance the wishes of lull
isl States of America."
IS SIXTEEN TODAY
London, .lime 2:i. rtngljmd’s future
monarch. Prince h’dwnrd Albert, old
est sou of King (JcoiKe. rounded out
Ids sixteenth year today by assiiin
Inn the title of Prince of Wales, lie
was born .(tine 23, I SIM. Two years
u«o he began to prepare Idinself for ti
naval career, like his father before
him.
At Osborne College, where he lias
been studying since 1007. he has made
Idinself popular with Ids fellow stu
ilents by the genuine, unaffected situ
Pllrity of his manner, lie n*<*ml>l«\s
tin* Hanoverians in looks and color
inn. and Is a sturdy boy, a consclen
lions hard worker rather than a, hrll
limit student. I7is hobby js animal
pets, of which In- hits quite a num
her. Ft remains to he seen whetliei
1 he plan of making him a sailor
prince, Jlke his father, will he carried
nut. now that he has heroine the di
reel heir to the throne.
His brother, Prince Albert I’red
■rick, tin* second son. who Is already
1 cadet in the roval navy, was horn
id York t 'of lane on Deeernb* r M,
IKftr., The only daughter, Princess
Victoria Alexandra, followed, also at
tfandrlghani. on April 25,1807. Prime
Henry William was horn on March
H, I ftOO. Prince George Kdward
made his appearance on Ixccmbcr
iii, mmiz, whih* finally, th<* baby, Prln
"<• John riiarb-n, arrived on July 12
The children nr* inueh de-votoci
lo each other ami to the-lr capable,
wIko mother, They share her popu
larity with the people, who have be«-n
more* than enchanted with thr« b<nu
I Ifni hotn<* life of t lie* royal couple.
Th«* two older hoy a nre enthuftiastd
• bout hunting and expect to ho al
hiworl to follow the hounds *r<- lofiif.
\ hecmiirH future navy command* r>
ih*y are ch-cplv Infer* t* * I in yaohHiiK.
iml it Jr •uid that they aro both g mil
boxers th< voim«<>r hrothor. hov
•\er, often p-es* iuir hhe futur*- .,»»✓
ftijrn * I*»-«Th youiiR* r * htldren a:*
o y*-t happy In Hi*- tin pollod simple
natural way which a H*nslbl* system
>f • <lu*ation has tnado possible for
thorn,
DISCUSS CARE OF POOR,
Niagara Falls. N. V Jon* j:i f'lty,
•minty and l**wn ofThlala from ill
iv* r th** Knipiro tftalc no t here today
it th*- forth th annual convenlion of
»ii|iorlntond**ntH of the- poor, and will
irirn to expert* dfsrusx th<- prop* i
.ii< ,in*| t r< at incut of pa ape n, and do,
undent**. * #• * t ,%
. «* »a JMF,
SCDTI BILL
ON GAMBLINE
Makes it Unlawful for Anv
one to Engage in Trans
actions of Future.
Cottons.
—
| Washington. Juno L\1. Tho Scot
j bill making it unlawful for any pur
i son to enter into eontraet for the pur
I'lniKo or suit for futuro delivery, wttli
out intending to cnrry out tin' eon
trart wuh brought up In tho houso to
day.
I bo Srott hill is drastic amUis lie
llcvod will effectually stop gambling
In cotton futures on the exchange.
I olograph and tolophoiu companies
ate held responsible If the messages
tiro knowingly sent in violation of
ih»' law. All publications containing
matter tending to promote such con
tracts arc declared non-ina.table.
I^ennlties for till violations are heavy.
STUNT AT BUO
HARRISON’S RANCH
The HartenderB »»r Minefield will
ludd tliolr annual picnic ai llud liar
rlHnn'H ranch near Ci’obh Honda Sun
day. Many guotda hu\«• li.cn Invited
and there will he a hill attendance of
iIn organization. Corol* and Juicy
spring chicken arc the Htrongefd
ilrinka that will he nerved. Specta
h"M will lie chained tine dollar admin
Hion, and the luoat they are HtippoHod
to K6l In a look on.'
Any man attempting to atari a
rough hotiHo will he put off the
"orka hy Col Ilarrlnoii’a private po
ll* »• force, and any member taking
more than three hottleH of root heer
within the tlay will be cxcotniuunl
• Jitcd hy the Imperial Wine Clerk.'
The tiling In exclusive. No Htrangora '
are Invited.
PRESIDENT TAFT
IS TO REMAIN
* iiifin nut I, Juno it'?. In arranging
hi: fall Itlnerury previoiiH to getting
down to hard work at Washington
again, I’lesldent 'I aft haw delinilelv
decided to vialt Cincinnati for a
W'k, going to Wasl ington from Ida
tmminer home at iteverly, Manx, via
this city. I'hla programme wan re
ccnlly decided upon, .oh r an invita
tion laid he. ii . xtended the President
to take part in the opening ecremon*
I**h of the Ohio Vjil.ey exposition,
whi<• h will he Inaugurate,| on August
-!» and continue until September :M.
Mr. Taft replied that he would not he
able to he present at the dedieiitlon
or iii.' I'XpoHifion, ;,H Ids va<ntion ;,t
lH;v«*rly would he in full Hwliiy m
• Inti time, iind It in no c ptanoo of l h |H
Invitation would moan luni he would
liiiv. to muk< till' trip to (’HitIntuit I
Tor the opi nlriK or tin- Kxposition, and
tlun hu-len hark to iteverly ayain to
romphle Ids annual nereaHon. Mow
OV.-I, I... Migrated ;,H nul.slltuto a
\lsif or ti wo k to (‘inrinnatI at the
'loo- or lifjs vm at ion and during I ho
tlnio that tho exposition ^ f ill will hi
Itl progress.
I la* MiKto.«tion Was gladly am pfed
hy tlio exposition management and
win ti President Tart nnnounm tho
» x;n t dalo or Ida eoming, olahorato
nt raiiKMindilrf will hr mad. to rereive
l,:'" '•» I'1 arrival and to .nt.itain
loin during Ida Hta.v here
Uin tlv Ma ; . inrio President
l att, an onipanlod hj M, ■/itf,
fhliii and tho two hoy am..d
today white the faintly, with flu iy
♦ Mition of Hio President, will remain
'•I r. Taft ri'nm fnirno
dlati Iv to Washington to n main until
the adjournment of Pong rot Tin
party was given an orifliiislast!«• ro*
roptlon hv till residents of Ihveriy
and neighboring town*.
Printing. to ho rfh etivo, mil t he of
a f lass that will excite admiration,
la t the Poland Printing Co. do your
work.
H. P Wilson a w. || known farmer
of \du w.ta in ih« city today on bur.I*
H* ‘hkit
i
Arrested at Hoboken this
Morning and Admits
Killing of His Wie
at Lake Como.
BROTHER TRIES TO
KILL THE MURDERER
He Drew a Gun But Was
Discovered and Locked
in Prison.
New York, June 123. Porter Churl
i<»n. suspected i>r murdering his wife,
Mary Srott ('hurllon, at Luke Como
I titty. h uh ur rested at llohokm this
mornit>K and Ims confessed to the
crime.
Il«! WUH arrested iik lu> stepped from
11"‘ I liit*r Princess Alio* Irom Lou
don. lie llrst denied In was the man
wanted hut later admitted lie wuh
Charlton hut maintained for a time ho
Know nothing or the crime. After be
ing taken to the police station (’apt.
Ifenry H. Scott. (J. S. a brother of
the murdered woman drew a pistol
and tried to kill Charlton, lie wuh
disarmed and locked up.
SAFE GUARDS TO
PREVENT LOSSES
St. Paul. .Minn., June 2J. The an
nual convention of the Minnesota
Hunkers’ Association opened hero to
day and mohIhoiih will he Important.
Sinte Superintendent of llankH J. It.
Oalurmault will lead In the discus*
alon of the recent failure of the North
Star Shoe Company, which will ho
taken aw an example of the need for
legislation which will pn vent hunk
* rs from sustaining such losses as
they often suffer upon commercial
paper.
STOCK INDUSTRY
IN CAROLINA
Monroe. N. (’., June 2J. That both
North and South Carolina are forging
to the front h*.e sTock centres Is
(lie assertion or de|egaleK to stock
men's and veterinary surgeons' con
vention. opened here today. Largo
sections ol North Carolina are pe
culiarly adapted to the raising of
oroughhred stork, and the farmers
ol the State are just coming to an
active r<all/,atlon of this fact.
ARCANUM CELEBRATION
New York. June 2:1. .Memhers of
tie Royal A reunion from s< venil
Stales Joined with New York councils
today in III* thirty third celebration
of Arcanum Lay at Coney Island.
IOWA LAWYTRS MEET.
I> h MoiiM'H, In.. .1 uric in Leading
!< r;tl IIkMh of lov. ;i !!!<• HllinlnK today
in the * npiliil * ity ami |»;irtIc-lpntink
ill I'll- II fin mi I IIH< tin* of the Stain
liar Ahhoi inf Ion. A liampiet will he
tendered flm v i I torn ai tin* Country
i lull thin ev< nltiK Tin- annual mi
ll" . s v ill li< »l< liwTfil by forim r tJm
i irmr ( H TTinnia . of Itrnver, Colo,,
wlm will lak. a. hi, >.uh Joel “./mi.
• i' * I In « <1 I lilhlirr 1» |i|nf|."
APAWAMISi GOLF Ml LT.
■' N N Inn* With a. quail
fviiir round of thirty nix hole*. medal
I’lnv th* annual invitation golf tom
",r '•!" of the Apawamls t'lnti roni
'•»* *I'Ih tmu niiiK. The IIuhIh for
11"' ' ''p* will b<- played Saturday.
INDIANA ENDEAVORER9
I t " Ifaute. Itid . .lane 2\ With a
program whieh includes the name* of
*o»ne of if* moat prominent cjiri*
tiiiii workera in lie* routitry, the
twenty-third annual eon\*ntiop of the
Indiana Christian Kndetivor I'nlon
•pened today what prom foe*; to ho .%
highly inter* ».line, and uuccOitaful
me* till
f ' » c