Tazewell Republican. [volume], May 06, 1897, Image 2

About Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919

Image provided by: Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA

                
The Tazewell Republican
fublishetl every Thursday at
TAZEWELL, VA.,
??y?
WILLIAM C. PENDLETON,
Editor mid Proprietor.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Republican, one year, cash iu advance . . 8 1 00
Subscriptions on lime. 1
Republican ''-nd N. Y. Tribune, one your, . 1 25
ADVERTISING RATES furnished on applica?
tion. Ounespondenee solicited.
The publishers of Tiik RefUBLICAH are not re?
sponsible for opinions expressed by Correspon?
dents.
The RKri Bi iCAN is entered at the Post-offlce at
Tazewell. Virginia, as second-class matter.
THUBSADY, MAY 6, IS97.
A GREAT DANGER.
Too much cannot he said or written
about the importance of the State constitu?
tional convention question that is to be
passed upon at the election on the fourth
Thursday in this month. The Republican
has sought earnestly to awaken its readers
to the danger that confronts the voters of
Virginia, a dange" that threatens to de?
stroy the most sacred right that belongs to
freemen?the right to vote. There is a
class of men or politicians in Virginia who
claim to be Democrats, but who are plot?
ting to destroy in our State one of the
cardinal doctrines of the old time Democ?
racy?universal manhood suffrage. Their
object is to disfranchise a large number of
the voters of Virginia by a constitutional
provision restricting suffrage. They are
advocating property and educational qual?
ifications for voting, not for any good that
will accrue to the public, but for the fur?
therance of their nefarious designs to re?
tain absolute control of the politics and of?
fices of the State. They try to conceal
their real purpose by the specious plea of
securing a more economical administration
of our State government.
The horns and hoofs are too conspicuous
for them to successfully disguise their sa
tatanic scheme. In some sections of the
State they do not try to hide their true ob?
ject?the disfranchisement of the illiterate
aud poor men, white and colored. Thev
hope to win,and success may be secured by
i. i carelessness- or indifferenceof the vo?
ters to the situation. Wc have no doubt
the usual frauds upon the ballot box will
also prevail in the black belt in furtherance
of these plans. Every true man in the
Commonwealth, be he Democrat or Tie
publican, ought to awaken to the danger
which threatens free suffrage in Virginia.
Are we to have popular government or a
government controlled by a few, a pre?
ferred class of citizens? Shall the mon?
strous scheme of .Martin, Otey and other
tricksters win? I^t the freemen of Taze?
well give a treraenduous vote against the
undemocratic and unrepublican effort to
disfranchise a large class of our citizens.
REPUBLICAN SENATOR FOR KENTUCKY
After a protracted and remarkable
Straggle William J. Deboe was on the 2Sth
ult. elected United States Senator from
Kentucky to succeed J. C. S. Blackburn.
The election was made on the sixteenth
ballot of tiie last session of the Legislature
and t! e one hundred and twelfth
ballot taken to elect Blackburn's successor.
On the last ballot the vote was: Deboe,
71; Blac kburn, 50; Martin, 13; Stone, 1.
The Republicans had nominated candi?
dates four times for the office. II unter
was nominated first and withdrew. St.
John Boyle was nominated after Hunter
withdrew. When the late, extra session,
was convened by Gov. Bradley, Hunter
was nominated again. Many ballots were
taken, but he could not secure an election.
Then came his second withdrawal, which
was succeeded by the nomination and elec?
tion of Deboe. The newly elected Senator
stands squarely on the St. Louis platform,
for a high protective tariff and sound
money. This is the first time iu the his
torv of Kentucky that a Republican Sena?
tor has been elected from that State to the
Senate. His party at Washington needs
him. There Ls a deadlock there which
Deboe may he able to break. With him
seated the Republicans will have 4.1 staunch
men in the Senate. There are vacancies
in Oregon and Florida, aud 44 votes will
tie the Senate. If Senator Kyle, of South
Dakota, who was elected by Republican
votep, will vote with the Republicans on
orgamzation, Vicc.President Hobarts
casting vote will determine the result.
In an interview in London on the 27th
ult. ex-Ambassador Bayard said, "Mr.
Cleveland is the logical leader ot the Dem?
ocracy, and before the present administra?
tion is concluded I believe that the almost
unanimous voice of the people will call
upon him again to take the reins of gov?
ernment.'' There is no telling what the
Democracy will do. In 1SD2, it was pos?
sessed of a strong form of Cleveland luna?
cy. It was then the arch-enemy of Pop?
ulism. In 1S06 it was full of hate for Cleve?
land and took Populism in its warm em
brae?. Thtre h no teliir.g what it will do
in-1900.
The Atlanta Constitution says "the
shortest route to suicide the Democrats
could take" would be to obstruct the pas?
sage of the Dingley bill. It looks very
much like some of them are disposed to
take this step. If the Republicans should
fail to pass the measure as a result of Demo?
cratic obstruction, the responsibility will
?rest upon the Democrats for the failure to
restore prosperity.
-
We publish in another column an article
irom the Washington Post which is from
the pen of Henry Wntterson. It is the
severest criticism of -Mr. Cleveland we
have ever seen.
-
Pocahontas Coal.
Editor Tazewell Republicam:
Having had Bomething to do with the in?
troduction of Northern capital into Virginia
to develop the coal and iron resources which
had lain dormant both in the colony and
in the State, for the want of home enter?
prise and capital, I ask the use of your
columns to say a word in defense of those
who have placed their millions in the two
Virginias to help us, and "who, instead of
reaping a rich harvest, have, in very many
cases, lost all they had invested.
After the Norfolk and Western railroad,
which was rebuilt and extended, not by
our own capital hut by capital drawn from
the North and from Europe, hail opened
up the great Fiat Top coal fields,the South?
west Virginia Improvement Company and
some smaller operations, undertook to in?
troduce the coal into the markets of this
country and abroad, hut with the great
competition they met on every hand, were
unable to make much progress.
You must know that some of the greatest
railroads in tl e United States are vitally
interested in the sale of their coals, notably
the Pennsylvania System, Lbe Baltimore
and Ohio, and the Chesapeake and Ohio,
in the East, besides many in the North?
west, and that without the active co-oper?
ation of the railroads, the individual oper?
ators would Le hopelessly helpless.
It was therefore absolutely necessary for
the Norfolk and Western railroad to follow
the example of all other coal carrying
roads and practically assist the operators.
To do this, the Pocahontas Coal Company
' was formed, to sell at a small commission,
the products of the held; a commission
which, as it had to cover the guarantee of
the sale, was a small one. The company
also found it necessary, notwithstanding
the superiority of the coal, to find a relia?
ble firm with the necessary capital ami ex?
perience combined, to handle the coal in
the principle markets open to this ? field.
Such a linn was found in the old estab?
lished house of Castner & Co., since known
as Castner & Curran, of Philadelphia.
To those acquainted with the facts it
seems ridiculous to talk of the Pocahontas
Coal Company as a great monopoly.
In 1894 the Pocahontas coal field pro?
duced 4,000,000 tons. We believe this is
their maximum output. While the total
product of the United States was US,120,
405 short tons, valued at $107,053,501 at
j the mines. I give these figures to show
i with what wealth and competition those
who undertook to develop tne Virginia
mines had tocontend. That the Pocahon
{tas Coal Company was not a great monop?
oly, reaping rich harvests, was equally
! shown when it went into liquidation be
; cause it did not pay to keep it up. ?
Now, instead of Virginia people abusing
Castner & Curran. and thereby preventing
other houses from coming to help us in de?
veloping our inexhaustible and still latent
resources, they should hold them as bene?
factors, for a more generous, liberal and
honest as well as enterprising firm does
not exist in this country. In the years,
that they have sold millions of tons of coal
for Flat Top operators, not one man lias
lost a dollar, and the commission they have
charged for sale and guarantee, is moder?
ate, compared to the commission charged
for like results the worid over.
It was a fortunate thing that this house,
which had made such a grand success in
handling anthracite, was induced to take
hold of Pocahontas coal. In the last days
of August, 1SS3, they made their first ship?
ment, and sitx-e then the rapid growth of
the Pocahontas coal business has been
phenomenal, considering the want of facil?
ities of transportation along a one track
road, and has attracted the attention of
the business world. Through their unsur?
passed and liberal management, the de?
mand became greater than the supply in a
short lime, and the railroad could not
haul the coal to the seaboard fast enough
for the customers.
The railroad was promptly paid its
freights on delivery of the coal at Norfolk,
and was thus kept in funds to pay all of its
many employees; and when you realize
that the railroad freight for tidewater coal
is not less than two-thirds the price the of
coal, it will then be seen of what advan?
tage the capital of this house was to our
Virginia people.
The advertising of this firm was . some?
thing marvelous. No expense was spared
in printing, engraving and
painting, and souvenirs were sent, not
only throughout the Eastern and Southern
Atlantic markets, but throughout the
world. The most energetic and intelligent
agents were employed to push the coal in
their respective localities.
We have no individual operation or
inining company in ti e Flat Top region
with the capital or the courage to have un?
dertaken such a risk. No doubt Pocahon?
tas coal has superior qualities, but business
men know that it takes something besides
good quality lo introduce an article into
the markets when opposed by uulimited
competition, backed by slupenduous capi?
tal.
Does any one suppose that those who are
exciting the prejudice of the people against
Messrs. Castner & Curran could have in?
troduced this Virginia coal into the Amer?
ican and some of the foreign navies, and on
the ocean greyhounds of the merchant ma?
rine, and have captured the cream of the
New England market, and even sent this
coal to England, Italy and Cape de Verde,
as well as the islands of the sea?
Castner & Curran could not regulate the
prices at which the coal was sold. That is
regulated by competition; but no steam
coal commands a higher price in the same
market, and in many cases Pocahontas
coal gets more. That the coal sold at a low
figure, while the miners complain, the
customers can rejoice.
Wich the net return to the operators
Castner & Curran have no responsibility;
that is regulated by the fr eight charged by
the railroad o"ver which they have no con?
trol; and that the railroad charged a-min?
imum rate for carrying the coal is shown
by its being forced into bankruptcy, when
a further reduction of the toal freight be?
came absolutely necessary. Nor are Cast?
ner & Curran responsible for the price
along the line; that is fixed by the railroad
tariff, with which they have nothing to do.
It has been sought to hold Castner &
Curran responsible for some difficulty be?
tween the Southwest Virginia Improve?
ment Company and Col. Browning's oper?
ators. They had nothing to do with it;
? and no one lias been treated with greater
consideration by Castner ec Curran than
Col. Browning; indeed, I happen to know
that some of the operators are jealous of
what they consider their partiality towards
Col. Browning.
What Castner ?i Curran object to is, that
after all they have expended in time and
means in giving name and fame and popu?
larity to Pocahontas coal, and all that they
are now doing to keep it in the market,
against powerful and vindictive competi?
tion, and for which, up to this time, they
have not had the returns which the same
capital and energy would have obtained in
other fields; that individuals who have
done comparatively nothing, should profit
by their expense and labor and try to un?
dermine them by promising the operators
an advance on what they are able to net
them, after charging a moderate guarantee
commission.
It is discouraging to those who have la?
bored hard to get capital to come into Vir?
ginia to develop our resources, to find,
that after the investments have been made
and comparative prosperity brought to
different sections, and some of our people
lifted from the very deformity of poverty,
for themselves, their wives and children,
that there are among us, those who would
excite the envy and jealousy of the people
against them.
It will be a dark day for the Flat Top
coal section if the present arrangement with
Castner & Cunan is broken up. They are
not monopolists. They merely demon?
strate to us that in union is strength and
that the weak and struggling operators, by
pooling their productions, will prevent an
unhealthy competition among themselves,
and thus be able to meet, with some de?
gree of success, the fierce competition of
the outside world. Virginian.
A SENSIBLE VIEW.
A Southern Sound Money Newspaper
States the Situation Correctly.
? Richmond Times, Dem.]
A Washington correspondent says that
the sound money Democrats "who sup?
ported .McKinley either by voting for him
directly, or indirectly by voting for Palmer
and Buckner, are no more in favor with
the administration than are the Simon
pure ex-Confederate Southern Republi?
cans." He also notes the fact that the
gold Democrats are being removed from
office every day.
We shall hit this implication every time
it raises its head. Those Democrats who
refused to support the Chicago platform
were actuated by principles and had no
hope or desire'for office as a reward for
their services. The bare suggestion of this
Washington correspondent is utterly re?
pulsive to us, and, we feel sure, to the
great majority of sound money Democrats.
If the movement which was inaugurated at
Indianapolis was a movemet for the spoils
of office then it was a fraud, fo>' the con?
vention distinctly declared that its mem?
bers had no desire whatever for office,
their purpose being to preserve the true
principles of Democray. There is no reason
j under the sun why President McKinley
should bestow office on those Democirts
who refused to support Bryan, and so far
from pleasing the managers of the sound
money movement the President would
rather incur their displeasure by appointing
sound money Democrats 10 office und er
his administration.
The sound money Democrats have but
one thing to ask of the Republican party,
and that it will give the country such laws
and such execution of laws as shall best
promote the interests and welfare of the
whole people. Office holding is entirely
out of the question. Good government
and that only is what the National Demo?
cratic party wants. President McKinley
understands this and those who continually
prate of "McKinley ignoring" the mem?
bers of that party do not seem to sec that
the President is paying the party the
highest possible tribute in not offering its
members reward of office for the part they
? took in the recent campaign.
RUSHING WORK ON NEW MINT.
Contract for Foundation Walls Will Soon
Be Let.
Washington, April 2S (Special).?The
contract for the foundation and area walls
of the new Mint building at Philadelphia
will probably be let within the next month.
Acting Supervising Architect Kemper
stated to-day that the detail plans and
specifications neccessary for bidders were
about ready and that the department
would advertise for bids in about two weeks.
The contract will be a large one, as the
foundation walls are to be granite and will
neccessarily be of the most substantial
character to sustain the marble super?
structure with all the heavy machinery
required in the Mint. The heaviest of this
machinery will be placed in the basement.
Director of the Mint Preston said to-day
that the new building could not be erected
too speedily to meet the want of the Govern?
ment, as the old building was entirely
inadequate and the force there is working
to disadvantage in very cramped quarters.
Had it not been for the Democratic policy
off holding back buildings authorized and
appropriated for by Congress the new
Mint would have been ready for occupancy
by this time
GENERAL NEWS.
The influx of Italian immigrants, who
come here to work until the Fall, when
they return to Europe, has begun. Thurs?
day 11 GO were landed at Ellis Island, New
York, and on four vessels the following day |
there were 2900 others.
\
Women voted for the first time in the
Episcopal Easter elections last week in the
State of Minnesota. In most cases they
availed themslres of the privelege with zest.
In one instance thirty-five of the forty-five j
votes cast were those of women.
Buffalo is rejoicing in the prospect of
possessing within the present year a fine
greenhouse, all crystal and steel. The
structure will be 200 feet long and will have
an octagonal dome about 75 feet high and
60 feet in diameter. It will cost about
?100,000.
Liver Ills
Like biliousness, dyspepsia, headache, consti?
pation, sour stomach, indigestion arc promptly
cured by Hood's Pills. They do their work
Hood's
easily and thoroughly. fiP% K I ?r?.
Best after dinner pills. I E
25 cents. AH druggists. 9 H
Prepared by C. ? IJood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
The only PHI to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Merchants,Attention
HUFF, ANDREWS & THOMAS,
Whole
Headquarters for
Mill Products, Provisions,
Field Seeds
And
Grocers' Supplies
In General.
Merchant Millers and Seedsmen,
illicy Seil f?crcUnts
Only and Shcuid be
! Patronized
Largely
>5 j By the Trade of the
Clinch Valley.
Now Warehouse?in? ft. long, 52 ft. wide.
Floor Spare?25,876 square feet.
BLUEFIELD, W. VIRGINIA.
You can have one of their Grocer's Journals mailed you regularly (free) by asking for
it. It will interest you. _
POBST &WlNGO,
^_China ant! Glasswares
Have You Examined Our Stock and Prices?
We have fine Carlsbad and Haviland Dinner and
Tea Sets, handsomely decorated and of elegant de?
signs. China Dessert Sets, Berry Sets in China or
glass, After-dinner and Individual (-oiTee Sets, beau?
tiful China Statuettes and Vases, Jardinears, Cake
Baskets and, in fact, the most complete line of China
and Queensware ever seen in this section. We have
Glass Tumblers in great quantities, line and cheap.
Flower Pots all sizes.
Baseball Goods and Fishing Tackle.
We have a complete stock of Baseball Goods and
Fishing Tackle.
The best Cigars, Chewing and Smoking Tobacco. /
It Still Continues.
Our sacrifice shoe sale still continues. We are
going out of the shoe business. Don't fail to take
advantage advantage of our shoe sale.
Pobst Building, Tazewell, Va
-Which Do You Prefer?
If you want light, we can furnish you lamps cheaper
than you ever bought them. Our stock is large and
must be reduced, so prices go down to about cost.
Lamps that were - $2.00 now $1.50'
Lamps that were - 2.50 11 1.75
Rochester Banquets that were 3,50 " 2.75
Rochester Banquets 11 2,75 " 2.00
Handsome Lamps with Shades were 1.50 " 1,00
Lamps with Shades that were l.oo " .75
Many cheaper styles at equally reduced prices. Now
is your time to buy beautiful lamps at bottom prices.
Underselling Store.
The Knack Of Knowing how to put together the flowere, and rib
_ Iwmu 'Mill hpou on* nrnnnianfa ic l?o!F tno
3 hons and laces and ornaments is half the
battle in our achievement of success. Unless the knar-k is an acquirement, no matter
how expenseve or stylish a frame you may buy it is likely to he spoilt in the make-up.
Hat trimming is a specialty with us?we study styles and how to trim stylishly from
those who know how.
Violets, a bunch - - 10c to 40c
Roses, a bunch - - - 5c to $1.50
Taffeta Ribbon, all silk, best colors, 3 in wide 25c yd
" " " " 4 in 35c to 50c
TAZEWELL MILLINERY CO.
Clinch Valley
CEDAR BLUFF, VA.,
The Best Equipped Mills in Southwest Virginia.
Manufactures High grade Koller Flour and all kinds of Mill Feed. Our "INVINCI?
BLE" brand of Fancv Patent Flour is pronounced the hest in the market.
Our other celebrated brands are "FREE SILVER," "PRIDE 1
OF THE VALLEY," and "RISING SUN." All our
flour guaranteed.
Capacity: 50 barrels Flour and 200 bushels Meal Daily.
?... \ ' '
Custom pi-biding carefully ?nd promptly done. A customer who tries our Flour j ?
and meal stay.'- with us. L
HIGGII?BOTH?M & KIRBY, Proprietors,
C. T. PATTON,
BLACKSMITH
CENERAL-iPAIRER
TAZEWELL, VIBGINIA.
(Yost's Old Stand)
T am prepared to execute, at short
-1 notice and on reasonable terms, all
classes of iron work?horse shoeing, all
kinds of repairing, etc.
There is also connected with my estab?
lishment a WOOD-WORKING 'Depart?
ment, ander the control of .1. B. Crawford,
where he is prepared to do everything per?
taining to that branch.
W. W. MOORE & GO,
Tazewell, Va?
Tin and Sheetiron
Workers
AND ROOFERS.
tSTGUTTERING a specialty. All kinds
of Repairing done. Prices'reasonable and
WORK GUARANTEED. " 11-12,96.
J. B. CAUDILL,
TAZEWELL, YA
$200 STOCK OF
Hawkes' Spectacles
At H. W. POBST'S,
CAZEWELL, - . - VIRGINIA
BAY STALLION.
Sire Electioneer, sire of
bion, 2:07? (that sold for
1125,000 when two years old)
nd 153 other standard per
?rmers.
-:t dam Planetia by Planet,
l " La Henderson " Lexington,
il " Kitty Clark by " Imp'd. Glencoe,
th " Miss Obstinate "Sumpter,
th ,: Jennie Slamerken by Tiger,
th " Paragon by Imp'd Buzzard,
th " Indiana " Columbus.
Planeteer's breeding and in
ivid.uality are of the very best.
Arties having Fancy Boy,
tob Roy, Lord Gordon, Spend
ift, Black Diamond and
lidnight Mares should, not
lil to accept of this oppoftu
ity.
ERMS $10.00 CASH. Fee
Heretofore Has Been $50.
Mares proving not to be in
>al can - be * returned during
le season of 1898 and served
?ee. Address:
WALTON STOCK FARM,
FALLS MILLS, VA.
/anted?An Idea SH
ofpcr your ldnas: thov may bring you wealth.
rltOuPOHX WKDDEKBbltJT A CO.. Patf-ni Attor
78. Washington, D. C, for their $t,SU0 prize offer
tl new U&t of one thousand Inventions wanted.
-THE OLD FAVORITE,
"PAUL JONES,"
Is handled by the reliable Liquor Dealers,
Tompkins Brothers,
Pocahontas, Virginia/
They Solicit the?
^^Tazewell Trade.
All mail orders will receive our prompt
attention._
WHO IS YOUR TAILOR?
Do You Get a CORRECT FIT?
YOU RECEIVE THE
BENEFITS
...of
OF...
SUCCESS
in HIGH GRADE TAILORING by
OERING YOUR SUiTS AND OVERCOATS
BORN&C
THE GREAT CHICAGO MERCHANT TAILORS,
guarantee to fit and please you, and save you money.
300 NEW SAMPLES TO SELECT FROM
AT H.G. PEERY'S,
Tazewell Planing Mills
??Cr- W- ~$@S$ &3@-> Proprietors.
We are now ready to do any kind of work in
RIPPING AND PLANING LUMBER,
MOULDiNGS and BRACKETS
*^~^~0F EVERY DESCRIPTION,
Window and "?oor f^rame^.
We take pleasure in announcing to the public that our
facilities for doing neat and clean-cut work and at short notice
are unsurpassed in this section of Virginia. If you doubt it
give us a trial and you will be convinced.
G. W. YOST & CO., Tazewell, Va.
F. B. Greenawalt & Go
Dealers in and Manufacturers of
Marble and Granite -
MONUMENTS -TOMBSTONES
Iron Fencing and all kinds of Ceme
tary w ork done in the neatest style.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA.
Wallace Caldwell,
Fno. L. Caldwell,
Jackson, Ohio,
W. G. Young,
Tazewell, Va.,
CALDWELL BROS.
TAZEWELL, - -
VIRGINIA,
-DEALERS IN?
ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE,
GRANITE MONUMENTS
Statuary and all Kinds of Cemetery fork.
We are in the field on the merits of our work, and satisfaction is guaranteed, both
n quality and price. Specimens of our work can be seen in stock at the residence ef
V. G. Young. Give us your orders, they will be promptly filled, and we will save
?ou money. For further information apply to
W. G. YOUNG,
OrT. M. HAWKINS, Sr.,
Traveling Agent
IDE NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE,
For
EVERY member of
EVERY family on
EVERY farm,'in
EVERY village, in
EVERY Stale or Territory.
FOR Education,
FOR Noble Manhood,'
FOR True Womanhood.
t gives
t gives
t gives
t gives
t gives
t gives
t gives
t gives
t gives
b gives
t gives
all important news of the nation,
all important news of the world,
the most reliable market reports,
brilliant and instructive editorials,
fascinating short stories,
an unexcelled agricultural department,
scientific and mechanical Information,
illustrated fashion articles,
humorous illustrations,
entertainment to young and old.
satisfaction everywhere to everybody.
fe Furnish THE REPUBLICAN and N. Y. WEEKLY TRIB
; UNEI Year for $1.25.
CASH IN ADVANCE.
Address all orders to REPUBLICAN. '
Write your name and address on a postol car d, send it to Oco. W. Re-t,
Tribune Office, New York City, and a sample copy of THE NEW YORK
TRIBUNE will be mailed to you.
4