Bluefield evening leader. [volume], August 17, 1910, Image 1

About Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911

Image provided by: West Virginia University

                
bluefield EVENING LEADER
_ BLUET 1ELD, W. VA., Wtil)M.>'iVA A1 TF.RNOON, AUGUST 17, 1910 PRICE TWO CENTS
ACCUSED NEGRO IS IN
JI IT PRINCETON
•Sheriff and Prisoner Swim
Two Rivers and Es
cape Lynching
Party.
TROOPS ON WAY
* TO PRINCETON
. ‘ . -
The Governor Orders Strong
Guard Placed Around
Princeton Jail.
Princeton, Aug. 17.—(Special) —
After swimming tT/o rivers and driv
ing forty miles through the roughest j
kind of country, the negro accused ,
of murdering and ussaultiug .Mrs. John
Aliff at Quinnimont last Sunday in
custody of Sheriff Wlncman und Dep
uty Sheriff T. J. Townsley arrived in
Princeton at ten o'clock this morning
tired and hungry, having hud notlitug
to chi since yesterday morning. Toe J
negro was immediately locked up and
deputies have been sworn in to guard 1
the jail as Sheriff Wiseman fears the
uiob at Hinton, on hearing or tiie
lodgement of the negro in the Jail
there will board the first train and
come to Princeton.
After placing the uegro in jail Slier*
Iff Wiseman talked with Governor
Glasscock on the long distance tele
phone and the Governor advised him
to put a strong guurd around the Jail
to prevent mob ..vJo’encu. Fatigued
and wearied, Sheriff Wiseman told the
Governor he would be unable to com
plete the journey back to Charleston.
The Governor instructed Sheriff Elli
son of Mercer county to await the ar
rival of a detachment of troops who
have been instructed to move from
Hinton to Princeton and with the pris
oner accompany them to Charleston.
Blood hounds were taken to the
scene of the murder yesterday morn
ing and took up the trail folowlng it
to the cabin occupied by the negro
now under arrest. The premises were
thoroughly searcheTT and a shirt with
blood stains on the sleeves was found
in a bureau drawer. When questioned
the negro claimed they were rust
stains.
He protests his innocense, but ad
mits he saw AJiff and his wife walk
ing the Chesapeako & Ohio railroad
Sunday night. Sheriff Wiseman stat
ed today when the mob had surround
ed the Pullman car at Hinton, the no
gro was not a bit. scared, and during
the rough ride through the country
the negro sAld he would be able to
clear himself of the charge against
him.
By a clever ruse Sheriff Wiseman
dodged the furious mob at Hinton
Monday night and soon had the prison
or concealed in the darkness. After
wading Greenbrier river, and swim*
niing across New ftlver Sheriff Wise
man secured a wagon. The prisoner
was manacled and placed on his hack
In the bed of the wagon, liny was
strewn over the negro to hide him and
the Journey to Princeton was started.
FRANK LAW IN
EFFECT TODAY
New York, Aug. 17.- Under u new
federal law taking effect today. It Is
unlawful for any telegraph company
to Issue frariKs for the transmission of
telegrams to any persons except ofli
dais, agents and employes, and their
families, of common carriers, and a(
few other classes specific ally mention
ed in the act.
All complimentary, business and
half-rate franks held by persons other
than those excepted by the law be
como null and void today and will be
taken up by the companies and can
celled whenever presented. The law
affects both the Western Union and
Uostal .companies. It is understood
that many men of prominence-. Includ
ing several congressmen, arc- deprived
of fhclr telegraph franks by the new
law,
• • • • 4 «i »
Mil Mil
Danger of Infection Almost
Past and Will Leave
for the Moun
tains Soon.
New York, August 17 —Mayor Clay
nor continues to Improve steadily.
’When he awoke today he seemed
stronger than at any time since lie
was shot a week ago while aboard r.
vessel for Europe. Dangers of Infer !
tion are past, Should no complica
tions develop, It Is believed lie can
be taken to the camp of friends in
tne Adlrondacks within two weeks.
INTERNATIONAL !
SONDER RACE
—
Boston, Aug. 17.-Another Spanish I
armada in now off American shores,
well equipped and bravely manned by
the gallant sailers of Cuatile. There
ore no guns in evidence, however, and
tlie most formidable weapons of the
invaders are a few hundred years of.
flliny canvas, which was today spread
to the breeze in the first of a serif's'
of international sonder class yacht ra
ces for the President Taft and (Jov.
Draper cups. The course is off .Mar
blehead, where a large crowd of yacht-]
ing enthusiasts gathered today to
witness the inauguratwYn of the niem-!
orablc contest for supremacy.
The three Spanish challengers, j
Which fly thff colors of the Federation
of Spanish Yacht Clubs, are the Pa-:
poose, the Mosquito II., and the Chon !
ta. They are opposed by three of the
fastest sonder class yachts on this
side of the ocean, selected by a series'
of elimination races under the aus
pices of the Eastern Yacht Club. The
contest is a sort of return match as
the American sonder honts visited
Bilbas and San Sebastian, Spain, on
their way home from Oermany In 1907.
The Spaniards proved too much for'
the Yankee boats on that occasion,'
but with better craft and the surer
weather conditions ofT Marblehead, the
American entrants are confident of
their ability to square matters this;
week. King Alfonso has given his roy
al indorsement to the International I
contest, and, as President Taft lias
exhibited his approval by offering a
cup. the race has a truly international
bearing.
NO CHANCE IN
STOCK MARKET
New York, Aug. 17. There was no
material change In the price of stocks
hut the undbrtono of leading markets
was particularly heavy. Heforo bust
ness bad gbnc very far, however, there
were many material concessions. St.
Paul yielded over a point and Amalga
mated Copper lost nearly the same
amount.
Cotton Highe,*,
New York, Aug. 17. Cotton started
firm four to nine points today. lluying
was Influenced by report issued by
Miss (Hies making present average
condition 73 3 when the market was
well started bulls put up the price Ilf
teen points more. Opening. August,
15.76, bid; September, 11.26; October.
13.63; January, 13.53.
Wheat Of;.
Chicago. Aug. 17.- Wheat opened
, off 1-8 to 5-8, being Influenced by
weakness In Liverpool. Corn and oats
were also lower and 'provisions gen
^■rally higher with hogs and rattle.
If you .art make your tenant pay
his re«tn turn It over to KA8LKY
WK8T who cat, make ir.rpMy remit
tances.
1
WSOLEN MILLS
j GBEIT MEHGLR
Eastern Plants Combine
With $2t,000,000
Capitalisation
New York. Aug. 17.~ A great mer
ger of woolen mills, to include over u
score of factories with a total capi
talisation of $26,000,000, ia boiug or
ganized by New York capitalists. The
mills Included arc located In Massa
chusetts, Rhode lilaud. Utah and
Syracuse, N. Y., Philadelphia and
New Jersey.
The combination is being underwrit
ten from thla city and tho headquar-j
ters of the new company will tie lo
cated here. A selling company will
distribute tho product of the mills'
direct to the retailers, eliminating the1
middleman and Jobber.
SAILORS MELT
AT ANNAPOLIS
—
Annapolis, Md., Aug. 17. A meet of
tin* field and track squad of tin* Unit
ed Status Naval Academy will bo hold!
today, with the members of the four
divisions as contestants. A regular
intercollegiate trac k and Held pro-1
gram will be* carried out, with the ex
ception of the two mile event. Last
year's fourth class broke every' class1
record except one, and this year’s |
athletic squad is anxious to equal that'
record. Active football work will com
mence at the academy the llrst of next
month. At that time Lieut. F. D.
Tlerrien, head coach of the football
team, will return from leave and will
look over the new mi*n in advance of
the practice of tho main squad. The*
football material in the* now class is
not praticularly promising except for
Gilchrist, who played end Inst year
on tho University or Missouri eleven
and gained a good reputation in the
middle West.
_
E RIOT AT
-
Harrisonburg, Vn., Aug. 17.—At a
colored picnic here yesterday at Grot
toes there was a near race riot fol
lowing a vicious attack made upon'
two officers, who placed a belligerent I
negro under arrest. Constable Meyer-1
‘buffer had arrested and handcuffed
a negro named McCarthy, when Mc
Carthy’s brother and another negro
named Hell assaulted the officer with
brass knuckles. Special Officer Cole
man went to Mcyerhoffer’s eld, and lm*
also soon was down and out.
Tin; three negroes then boarded a1
northbound Norfolk and Western
train, but were captured at Winches
ter. ShcrifT Cariekoff went there, and
tonight returned with them. Had iTte
negroes been captured by the posse
which quickly assembled, they would
have been roughly handled.
Bf OETECIIIIES
lJuiTalo, N. Y., Aug. 17. Throo chil
dren and three men were* shut in a
1 battle between New York Central Halt
road detectives and a gang that went
to the assistance of a man who was
I arrested by the police on a charge of
theft late last night. Throe of the
wounded are at the Emergency Hos
pital. The others were taken home.
Joseph Honagello, who Is alleged to
have started the shooting and was
himself shot, is under arrest on hnoth
er charge. Two railroad detectives
are likewise held by the police. They
are l/ouls Dilas and Charles Stewart.
AEROPLANE WRECKS
AVIATOR UNHURT
Orvlens, Franco, Aug. 17. Hubert
' l/tttham started to continuc/bis i’aris
Ijondon flight but collided with a free.
The machine was wrecked but lie
Lwaa unhurt.
>me by the News
frence Nightin
lle’s Death.
I* % -
i
London. Ayg. Hi. A dramatic sequel
to the death of Florence Nightingale
occurred todny In the death of John
Flneghnn, a Binged soldier, who acted
us Miss Nightingale’s orderly in her
hospital wori during the Crimean war.
.Miss Nightingale died yesterday at
the age of fd years. When Fine*
giian was tow of It he was overcome,
and doctors say that grief killed
him.
In all ptwablllty the dying re'
quest of Florence Nightengale, world-j
famed for U<jr work as nurse during
the Crimean,war and her subsequent!
efforts In b£ialf of Luglish soldiers,
for a simp) i funeral ceremony, will
he ignored.
Such a Wftrm place did she hold
In the affections of tlie people that
there la now :t widespread demand
that her bov find a resting place in
Westminister Abbey, where England’s
greatest soiiy He burled.
The press of England Is urging
Westminister Abbey as the burial
place. The great demand, however,
for a public funeral with full mill!*
tary honors, conics from the English
soldiers, in whose behalf Miss Night
ingale dcvotcl her life sineo early
womanhood. They demand that they
he given an opportunity to do honor
to her memory.
The death of Miss Nightingale lias
stimulated the movement to abolish
the present precarious method of sup
porting English hospitals by means of j
voluntary contributions and of estate
llshing a system or governmental
maintenance. This is one or the
things for Which Miss Nightingale]
labored so assiduously for the last half
century.
With the exception of the death of
the late Quern Victoria, the deatli of
no other English woman has called
forth so many expressions of regret
snd messages of condolence as that
of Miss Nightingale. These messages
come from all over the world. King
George sent a personal representa
tive to the. homo of Miss Night In
ga >• to express the sorrow of aim
self and the Queen.
UPSET OVER
TEODVS DEFEAT
Beverly, Mass., Aug. 17. Beverly
was completely upset tonglhf when
news came from New York of the]
defeat, of Gol. Theodore Kooxevlt for
temporary chairman of the New YorK'
Kpublican state convention. The fact
that Lloyd V. Griscoin, president or
the New York county committee had;
been in conference with I'resident
Taft as late as Saturday night added
to the sensation that the despatches'
created.
Hoeretary Norton carried th#! news
to the president. Mr. Taft made no
comment, for publication. Then! Is
nothing here to Indicate that lie knew
of Mr. Urisdoin's plan to force a vote
on Mr. Roosevelt's name.
Ho fur us can he learned Mr. (Iris
corns talk with the president hud to
do solely with the general situation
in New York state ami Mr. Tuft took
the ground that harmony ought to
he brought about if possible before
the Haratoga convention nieciThe
story that Mr. Grlscom took the mes
sage to 061. Roosevelt which would
affect the future relations between
Mr. Roflsevftlt and the president is
discredited In Heverly. Mr. Taft h;o
assumed Mil* atltfmh Mint any over
lures, if i bftie peer .ary, must conn
"from the other side.”
What effifct today's development:
in New York may have on th#- reor
ganization plans that have been in
, progress her** must * if murse for a
time remain u matter #if conjecture,
Ho far ms can lie learned there is a
disposition h**re to "stand pat" #iti th*
pians as announced.
Senator W, Murray franc, of Mas
snehusetts, the central figure in th*
reorganization plans, was here lat#
this afternoon and spent two houri
with the president. The senator wai
reticent as ever. II*! would not tall
|about the vioit to the president.
UNITES
Lt
Delegates from All Over the
World to Witness
Ball Game.
Washington, Aug. 17. Baseball fans
of (ho national capital aro today pour
ing over Esperanto dictionaries in or
der to learn (lie equivalents In the
now language for “rotten,*' "kill the
umpire,“ "take hi tnout," "knock It
over t!u» fen *o” and other encouraging
cries which are hurled at players nuu
umpire during the progress of u game.
The reason for tills thirst lor Know
ledge is due to tlie tact that toinoi
row’s game ut American League Park
will be attended by the delegates from
all over the world who aro holding an
Esperanto convention here this week.
The universal language will be the of
ltolul tongue of the game, and the
umpire will announce, when a hat
ter strikes out, "Trl Frupumo,” which I
is Esparanto for "three Btrlkcs." Wash
Inglon fans aro p.'nylng that they may
hear "Trl h rup'imo" quite frequent i
when the oppone.its of the Senators
are at bat.
Many of tho foreigners will wit ness
their llrst baseball game, and for their
benefit tho rub* and regulations gov-!
orning diamond contests have boon
translated into lure run to and printed \
on scoro cards, which will be distrib
uted at tomorrow’s game. The Wash
ington papers will also report the con-j
lest in Esperanto, although the re !
porters assigned to the Job admit that,
tho accounts will lack some <>f the
sprightly slang customarily used In
such reports. Even so universal aj
language as Esperanto, which is sup !
Posed to provide a full stock of words
for all possible occasions, breaks
down under the strain of n baseball
game.
Many Washington policemen have
become more or less proficient in Es
peranto and these will be assigned to
handle the crowds at tomorrow’s
game.
GUARDS ME ~
WITHDRAWN
Columbus, O., Aug. 17.- All police
guards were withdrawn from cars eui
ly today by Mayor Marshall, Who
declared that he would not bo respon
sible for operations during the night
by strike-breakers. At a conference in
the state house with Adjutant General
Weybrecht, the mayor put It up to the
state troops to guard tin cars ac
night, if the company should persist
lr operating them.
General Manager Stewart refused to
accede to Marshall's request that the
curs be withdrawn, lr closing u he
ter to tho mayor, he said.
“We demand protection Irom you “
The state officers declined to assume
the responsibility.
Aftei conferring wii.li .Mayor Mur*
shall, it was unounced that tho stale
would continue to hand'e IrwipH as
planned, and not permit them to patrol
street*; or riJ« on cars.
The police department was cut down
by four inor< special officers who de
clined to ride on the car/. This makes
1 Os mutineers.
No sueeets lo s eroww.U efforts to
1 enlist additional special police officers.
Sheriff Sartm.i ban obtained 75 spe
cial deputy sheriffs, however.
READY TO TAKE
CRIPPEN BACK
Quebec Aug 17. Dr. Crippen and
Mlsr I/cNeve may now br taken bacs
to Lngland for the trial on a cnarg*
of murder awaiting them flier* as soon
as Hi* order f*ir their release comer
from the federal authorities. l,as
night they completed the fifteen day
under arrest in Canada required lo
the fugitive and offenders act. In
specter Dew said he *11*1 not know *n
what lw>at he will sail, as his plans o<
i pend upon Ihe arrival of th** orde
i from Ottawa, lie aspects, however
:. to lo- c no time Ui getting Crippen an*
[Mlsu lieNcvo to the other aid*;.
PRESIDENT OF
I GUILE IS DFID
Congress Holds Special Ses
sion to Pass Resolutions
of Grief.
Santiago, Chile.' Aug. 17. A special
mooting or congress was celled today
to pass resolutions of grief c/or the
death of President Moult which occur
red last night In Germany. Tho nation
is in mourning. Special services were
bold In all the churches and every Hag
[in the country Is at half mast. Vlve
President Vlllnbos held n conference
with other otllcinls today regarding
i the succession the Presidency.
JUDGES LIS
ABE THREATENED
New York. Aug. 17. A letter in
which tlu* writer threatens death to
several Judges in this city and 11rook
lyn and several Assistant District At
torneys was received at the District
Attorney's ofllcc today and turned over!
to tho police for investIgatlon.
The letter was addressed to District
Attorney Whitman and read us fol
lows:
"I am now a free man after a three
years' sentence in Sing Sing along
with threo others whom I have made
friends, We have decided to deal out
a death sentence to Judge O'Sullivan,
Judge Malone, Judge Fawcett, Judge
Itosalsky, District Attorneys Fly, Hart
and two others, for our lives are not
worth living. I cannot locate my wife
and child. I was charged with grand
larceny, and as sure as (lod is in heav
en I was innocent, and I am also sure
that many a man in State's prison Ts
Innocent.
“The day Is not far when some or
the above-mentioned names will he a
tiling of the past. This may be taken
as it Joke, but W4iif for results. It is 41 j
disgrace to the word to see a married
man taken from his family Just be-'
cause certain people goes to Die Dis
trict Attorney and swears they were
swindled."
LEADER OF GANG
WOUNDS TWO
Parkersburg, W. Vu., Aug. 17.—A
sensational escape was made from the
city lockup here today at noon by Ott
Archer, lender of a gang of young
toughs who have been terrorizing Mo
town by throwing bricks and other
missies at podeslriuns, not even ex
cepting ladies lor their victims.
Archer, who during the past three
days has escaped from the- local ofii
rers four times, once by Jumping to
the ground from a second-story win
dow, made Ids most daring escape to
day. He was caught last night and
placed in the city lockup.
When .1, H. Jennings, the lockup
’ turnkey went Inside or the prison to
feed the prisoners at fitdon, Archer
jumped upon him and fairly butchered
him. It taking seventeen stitches to
! close up tho wounds. Hearing the
cries of the turnkey, Charles flordon.
a patrolman, rushed to the rescue, bu7
\ Archer picked tip a can of hot coffee
and threw Into Cordon’s face. The
latter was blinded and Archer made
Ills escape. He fled across the Ohio
river Into Ohio.
O(Tiers of all Ohio and West Vir
ginia cities have been notified to ar
rest him on the* charge- of assault with
Intent tu kill.
Moth .formings and flordon arc in a
[serious condition, the lattetr from
burns sustained front the hot coffee.
RECEPTION FOR SIR
WILFRID LAURIER
Victoria, it. C\, Aug. 17.—Arrange
ments have been made for a brillian
reception to be tendered by the pro
i mier and government of Mritish Co
lumbla to Sir Wilfrid I.aurler, Prlnru
r 1 Minister of Canada, this evening. Tin
fun* Mon promises to he the most pi<
11 Miresque of Its kind ever carried on
I In western Canada,
Burglar Loots Safe of the
i
Adams Express Com
pany and Gets Away
With $446. *
— i
FORMER EMPLOYE
IS SUSPECTED
Another Man Robbed of One
Hundred Dollars in a
Pool Room.
(evidently acquainted witli the sur
roundings, a burglar broke Into the
AdtutiH Kxpress com puny *u office at
1'rlnccton late Monday night and rob
bed (lie safe of $446. according to u
report, received here hud night.
'J i.c robbery was discovered yester
day morning when the express agent
arrived at the office, lh* Immediately
notified the authorities, and Detective
Hatfield was place on the case. An
examination of the promises showed
the yoggmnn gained entrance to build
ing by removing a pane of glass and
then unlocking the window. The fact
that the safo was not damaged lead
the authorities to believe the burglar
used a duplicate In opening the safe.
The safe Is the same as those used
In nearly ul It ho Adams lOxpress offi
ces and are not worked by a combi
nut Ion.
Tint chief despateher and an opera
tor were working up stairs at tile time
of the robbery, hui both men state
they did not hear any unusual nolab
during the night.
A former employe of lint express
company 1h suspected, It is stated, and
an effort Is being in ado to locate him.
The snhn> night a man named Hill
was robbed of $100 in a pool room In
Princeton. It is thought both Jobs
were done b.v the same man.
Win Nearly All Offices In
cuding Governor and
Senators in Cali
fornia |
San Francisco, Aug. 17.- Tho Insur
gents has triumphed In California. Hi
ram \V. Johnson, tho Insurgent candi
date was nominated for governor and
Insurgents won nearly all other offices
Including representatives and sena
tor;*.
LEBLftNE WINS
— — - — —- - — —- — — j
Paris, Aug. 17.— M. Leblanc won tho
IKO mile cross country aeroplane race.
All fold he was In the air nearly four
teen hours. Ho wins prize of $20,000,
M. Aubrum was second, finishing
twenty minutes iHter. Both used mon
oplanes. These machines proving
much superior to biplanes In the race,
FINISH SHORTEST
ELECTRIC LINE
Boston, Aug. 17. What Is perhaps
the shortest Independent electric lino
in the country is nearing com pie*
• Hon. It Is the Point Shirley line and
’ connects Wlnthrop Center and Point
• Shirley, two and a half mites apart.
The first Hpike was driven Aug. 4 and
the construction work has been rushed
in record time.
. — I At ..I *