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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-23
JRFFERsoNvILLE DISTRICT.

Delegates.-H. NJ. Smythe, j. B. Boyer,
D. w. Lynch, D. II. Litz, G. j. Mcneil,
Jno. w. Mccall
Altern&tes. d. H. Smith, C. T. Scott,
G. w. Yost, j. w. Whitley, G.. w. Doak,
Jno. 7. Keesee.
District Committee: D. II. Smith, G.
A. Fudge, j. G. St. Clair, D. w. Lynch,
j. Ed. Peery.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-23

On board the Associated Press dispatch
boat Dandy, off Santiago de Cuba, Mon
AGay night, June 20, via Kingston, Jamaica,
Tuesday, June 81, II a. m.-As soon as
the fleet of transports had arrived at a
point about twenty miles off Santiago de
Cuba, this afternoon, the steamer Segua-
ranca, having on board General Shafter
and bis staff, left the other vessles lying to
and steamed to the flagship of the Ameri-
can fleet in order to visit Rear Admiral
Sampson.
The general went on board the flagship,
and later General Shafter, Admiral Samp-
son and party of officers boarded the
Seguranca, which went to Acerraderos,
about seventeen miles west of Santiago,
and near which place General Garcia is en-
camped with 5000 Cuban soldiers. Gen
eral Shafter and his staff and Rear Admi-
raj Sampson went ashore and proceeded to
General Garcia's headquarters, about a
mile inland, where they spent several
hours in consultation with the Cuban gen
eral. At the conclusion of the conference
General Shafter and the other officers had
little or nothing to say regarding the plans
for landing the American troops or for the
cooperation of the Cubans. The best in
foS&atiOn obtainable is that there will be
no attempt to make general landing for
two or three days.
The result of Rear Admiral SIMPSONS
investig alton of the various proposed land
ing places was also laid before the army
officers, but General Shafter is not prepared
to announce a definite selection without
investigating the matter further himself.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-23
'' Perfectly Beautiful. 3

Exquisitely tasteful hats and bonnets, thoroughly
right in style. The hats are made by us, on wire
frames. 1t is the wonder of the seasons millinery
wonders that such pretty hats can be sold for 81
soft crown Turban. All are Of fancy straw and
net. There are hats all black, black and white,
and with turquoise, violet or green intermixed,
decked off with ribbons, silk null or quills
spangled, or volets, or satin straw in net The
flowers are so natural that humming birds would
attempt to sip honey sweets from them, so beauti-
fully do they hold up the mirror to nature.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-23
HOW THEY DIED.

Gills said he had been chatting with
Francis when the wreck occurred. Fran
cis' death came instantly. The big heavy
hook of the mail catcher struck him un-
der the thtoat and broke his neck. His
watch and pocke!book containing $37 were
found in the wreck. Engineer Horner
died like all those brave fellows die, at his
post of duty, and death must have been
almost instantaneous. How the fireman
died has already been told.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-23
SHAFTER SEEKS A LANDING.
Examining the Most Available
Points.
HE CONFERO WITH GARCIA.

Reassured as to the HeaIthfulness of
of Southeastern Cuba-TrOOps will
Probably Be Put Ashore in Small
Bodies at Safe Spots-Where the
Big Landing is to Take Place Sc
cret-Bitter Fighting Expected About
Santiago.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-23

Mrs. Maggie Painter and her daughter,
Annie Bell, of Rogersville, Tenn, are Wis
iting at the home of DR.. Isaac Pierce,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-23

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic 10c or 25c.
II G. G. G. foil TO cure, druggists refund moneu
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-23
AN ANGEL OF MERCY.


Out in the Roanoke and Columbus ex-
press car fearfully scalded, Saddler lay
dying, with a mlnistering angela lady
of the neighborhood- soothing his last
moments. God bless the woman. In this
car also lay the dead body of Francis, the
postal clerk who had gone the way of SO
many others.
The soul of poor Sadder took its flight
soon after the special arrived. In this
same car was postal clerk j. V. Gills, of
Lynchburg, who was with Francis when
he was killed. He escaped with gen
eral shake up, but was so weak he could
hardly stand.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-23
THE SCENE OF THE WRECK.

The train soon reached the wreck, and
one could not help to be impressed with
wonder that the deaths and casualties
were so few. At the end of the deep cut
the engine was a mass of wreckage, turned
clean acrose the track and upon its side,
while on top of this and partially teles-
coped was the Norfolk and Bristol express
car. Joining this, and making triangle,
with one end in the air and the other on
the track was the Roanoke and Columbus
express car. Down the embankment was
the mail car in which poor Francis met
his death, while under the engine With
feet and head only in sight, and oh, what
terrible sight, was Engineer Horner
Ready, sturdy hands and sharp axes were
at work to extricate the body of the dead
hero, in as great haste as if he were alive
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-23
and
Saturday,
July LIST and 2nd,

will be silk day in this store. We want this to be
the greatest silk selling ever known in our history.
The sale will include our entire line of
Fancy Silks, and the prices for the 6Oc, 75c,
85c, S1OO and S1.25 kinds will be 45c, SOC,
6Oc, SOC and Csc. A rare opportunity to Sc
cure waist pattern at sacrifice.
These silks are all on exhibition now. Come
in and select yours before the stock is exhausted
These prices will obtain only on the above dates
We wish you to bear in mind that this store will
each week offer bargains in lines during the
Summer months; therefore, read our ads and keep
posted about this store news.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-23
MEN FACE TO FACE WITH DEATH.

To his dying day it is doubtful if Ex-
press Messenger Dickey will ever have a
closer call to death than his experience.
He had just left his car (the one telescoped)
to 90 back into Express Messenger Den
MIS- car, when the wreck occurred.
Stephen Seay, the veteran news butcher,
was also in the car, and the blows the trio
received from tumbling trunks and boxes
would have been enough to knock out the
average man. Dennis and Dickey were
both considerably bruised, but Stephen
escaped with the loss of two boxes of
candy. Yet he says he wouldn't have a
like experience for $4,000.
Postal Clerk Gills will never know cx-
actly how he escaped. He is under the i'm
preston he got into hole in the car.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-23
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.

The result of the wreck was terrible
enough, but the reports put into circula-
ton were even worse, one giving the num-
ber of dead as eight. Naturally, such re-
ports created great excitement, and more
than one family spent hours Of fearful sus-
pense, thinking perhaps that their loved
one was lying dead way up in the Allie
ghanies, the scene of so many like TRACE
dies.
The Norfolk and Western officials were
at sea themselves as to the result of the
wreck, but lost no time in doing all that
could be done to relieve the fears of the
living and care for the dead and injured.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-23
WRECK AND RELIEF TRAINS.

Wreck trains were promptly sent from
here and also from Radford, and the COM
pany's surgeons at all nearby localities
were notified. An extra train was sent
east, while special was being prepared.
Drs. Gale, Frve and Lewis we're notified
and soon appeared at the depot equipped
for any emergency. Superintendent
johnson was on hand, also General Pas
senger Agent Bevill, Claim Agent Barger,
Express Agent Buckner, Detective Bald
win, and several other officials. The
special was soon ready, and through the
courtesy of the officials World reporter
accompanied the party. The special
stopped at Elliston and Shawsville for
news, and it was at the former station
that Detective Baldwin was much relieved
to hear from his son, Willie, who was
passenger on the train, that he was all
right. 1t was not until Shawsville was
reached that the officials learned the facts.
There they met Brakeman McCraw, who
had wired the first news.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-23

Wherever the landing may take place,
The record-union., 1898-12-21
GENERAL WILSON.
Denies That He Will Resign From
the Army.

MACON (Ga.), Dec. 20.-General
James II. Wilson, commanding the
First Army Corps in camp here, and
who made reference to Canada under
the Stars and Stripes in a speech here
yesterday, denies that he will resign,
and says the report which appeared in
the papers to that effect is entirely
without foundation. His aide, Lieuten-
ant Stewart, gave out the following to-
day:
THE statement that General Wilson
intends to resign is entirely without
foundation. When he left the army be-
fore it was for the interval of peace
which might elapse between the date of
his resignation and the beginning of the
next war.
when he came back into the army
this time it was to remain so long as
his services were needed, and he has
no expectation of quitting until the
Government signifies that it no longer
has use for his services. He was not
an applicant for the chief command IN
Cuba He would have felt honored had
the assignment been given him. He
has no grievance whatever against the
Administration
The record-union., 1898-12-21
HAWAIIAN CROWN LANDS.
Liliuokalani Protests Against As
sertion of Ownership by u. s.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2O-Ex-Queen
Liliuokalani of Hawaii to-day sent to
the Senate the following protest against
the appropriation of the crown lands
of Hawaii by the United States.
ITO the Senate of the United States:
I, Liliuokalani of Hawaii, named heir
apparent on the 18th day of April, 1877.
and proclaimed Queen Of the Hawaiian
Islands on the Goth day of January.
1891, do hereby earnestly and respect
fully protest against the assertion Of
ownership by the United States of
America of the so-called Hawaiian
crown lands, amounting to about l.
100000 acres, and which are my prop
erty, and l especially protest against
such assertion Of ownership as taking
of property without due process Of law
and without just or other compensation.
Further supplementing my protest of
June II, 1897, call upon the President
and the National Legislature and the
people of the United States to do JUS
tice in this matter, and to restore to
me this property, the enjoyment of
which is being withheld from me by
your Government under what must be
a misapprehension of any right and
title. LILIUOKALANI"
The record-union., 1898-12-21

SEATTLE, Dec. 20-The steamer
Al-Ki. which arrived here to-day from
Alaska, brings meager particulars of
an avalanche on the Chilkoot, in which
at least six people were killed.
Five bodies have been recovered, as
follows: Mrs. Darling of Lake Linder-
man and her two sons; Bert John, Ju-
neau; Harry Shaw, Skaguay.
The slide occurred December 9th at
Crater Lake, about one mile beyond
the summit on the Lake Linderman
side
Mrs. Darling's husband was at Lake
Linderman, and she had arranged to
join him with her two sons, who had
almost reached manhood. Shaw was a.
Skaguay man, and had business at the
lake. Bert Johns was but IS years Of
age, and the reason for his taking the
dangerous trip does not appear. He
was friend of the Darling boys
The name of the sixth person had not
been ascertained.
Contrary to the advice of timers,
who realized that the trip was dan
gerous, in view of the recent storms,
the party set out with light outfits. It
was storning very bad when they
crossed the summit, but they succeed
ed in reaching Crater Lake, where the
blizzard forced them to camp, although
1t was but seven miles to their destina-
ton. While encamped there tons of
ice and snow, mixed with rocks and
timber, swept over them, evidently
without warning, and went on down
the valley, leaving them buried under
several feet of hard snow
Their bodies were found three days
later by searching party. The bodies
were not bruised in the least.
The record-union., 1898-12-21

They worked till they We're sick and
worn out. The doctors were mostly
young men. You cannot get very old
and experienced surgeons to go on
summer campaign for 500 a month.
But they were splendid fellows. Com
pared with the civil war, the wounded
were better cared for in Cuba than
they We're them
Touching the Signal Corps, General
Shafter said he was SERVED admir-
ably"
Asked if he thought his own sick
ness had any effect on the success of
the Cuban campaign, General Shafter
said: No, most decidedly. The cam
paign was carried out as planned
from the start, and my health or sick
ness did not alter a single plan. I
knew [ was going TO have a sick army
on my hands in that country pretty
soon, and l simply rushed matters to
an issue as soon as possible. For my
self | was not seriously sick. 1t is true
/ had the gout, and I had to have my
foot tied up in gunnysack, and
could not get in a stirrup SO I had to
build a platform from which to get
on my horse. But I certainly had not
expected to be subjected to personal
criticism for this. 1t was a military
necessity
Governor Woodbury. asked how the
staff officers from civil life turned out
General Shafter said: '"They We're
men as rule who had no previous mil
itary experience, and might not have
been of much use in executing a mill
tary manoeuvre. But I had three Of
them on my staff, and for carrying or
ders, distributing rations to the ref
| ugees and a thousand necessary things
they were invaluable. Beginning with
Colonel John Jacob Astor, who was,
perhaps, the most inexperienced, they
were splendid fellows, and did what
they had to do. Astor fell in with his
work, ate the BEANS and did his duty
| as carefully and eXpedtiously as
though he had not a dollar. Captain
Brice, son of Senator Brice, was an
excellent officer, and did fine work in
feeding those hungry people at Caney
| AT times he had to take an axe helve
and stand off some of the men who
were keeping back the weaker women
and children, and he did it effectively"
The record-union., 1898-12-21
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
CLOSING SESSION OF KANSAS
CITY CONVENTION.
President Gompers and Most of the
Other Officers Chosen to Suo-
ceed Themselves.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 20.-Samuel
Gompers was to-day reelected Presi-
dent Of the American Federation of La
Dor by a practically unanimous vote in
the closing session of the eighteenth
annual convention of that organization.
The convention, which had been in ses-
sion for eight days, adjourned sine die
at 6 o'clock.
Detroit, Mich, was decided upon as
the next place of meeting.
With the exception of the fourth, fifth
and sixth Vice Presidents, and the
the old officers We're reelected without
opposition The remainder of the
ticket follows:
First Vice President, P. J. Mcclure,
Philadelphia; Second Vice President,
James Duncan, Baltimore; Third Vice
President, James O'Connell, Chicago;
Fourth Vice President, John F. Nit
chen, Indiana; Fifth Vice President,
Max Morris, Denver; Sixth Vice Presi-
dent, Thomas I. Kidd, Chicago; Secre-
tary, Frank Morrison, Chicago; Treas
urer, John B. Lennon, Bloomington,
III. Fraternal Delegates: To the I'm
ion Congress Of Great Britain-Thomas
F. Tracey of New York, of the Cigar
makers Union. and James O'Connell of
the Machinists' Union. To the Trade
and Labor Congress of Canada-James
F. O'Sullivan of Boston, of the Massa-
chusetts State Branch.
The convention spent most of the day
in amending its constitution and pro-
viding means for widening the scope of
of its work
The federation increased the per cap
ita tax upon members of trades union
organizations from three-fourths Of l
per cent. to cents per months, the
money to be used TO support the feder-
alton
The resolution of J. F. O'Sullivan of
Boston, looking to a bill in Congress
to impose an internal revenue tax
against all factories employing women
and children overtime was killed
The Committee on Laws reported
against the measure, on the ground
that it would legalize the employment
of children as laborers.
Isaac Cowan's resolution asking that
the discussion by affiliated unions of
the King -Blanchford and Eyer plans
Of official federation be recommended
by the American Federation was killed
without discussion, and number of
measures not of general interest We're
disposed Of before adjournment.
The record-union., 1898-12-21
LATE MILLIONAIRE Balm.
Was Familiarity Known as the Man
Who Never Slept.

KENOSHA (Wis), Dec. 2O.-Million-
aire Edward Balm, President of the
Balm Wagon Company, whose death is
announced from Pasadena, Cal. was
familiarly known as 1.-The man who
never slept" and it is doubtful if an
other case like his exists.
1t is virtually a fact that for the last
sixteen years he did not sleep an hour
in his bed. Constant devotion to bus
mess was the cause of his sleeplessness.
he having been known to remain in his
factory, up to sixteen years ago, as late
as 4 and o'clock in the morning. and
when he would seek rest he found it
impossible to sleep. At that time he
practically relieved himself of business
cares.
For the greater part of the past ten
years it was his custom to take daily
trips to Chicago to pass the time away
The record-union., 1898-12-21
TERRE HAUTE FIRE.
Losses Amount to Over Three
Quarters of a Million Dollars.

TERRE HAUTE Qnd). Dec. %
The losses in last nights fire We're:
Hadden & Gidden, S475, 900; Briggs &
Miller, $4,000; Parker & Co, clothing
stock, $4,000; building, $4,000; w.
II. Albrecht & Co., dry goods, 100000;
building, $4,000; Thorman & Schloss,
clothing, $4,000; building, $4,000;
Ford & Overstreet, clothing, $4,000;
building, $4,000; United States Bank
ing Company, Miller Brothers, $19,-
coo. Insurance was about so per cent
of the losses.
Claude Herbert, who was acting as
Santa Claus in the Hadden & Gid
den building, is missing, and is sup
posed to have perished in the flames.
About ten persons We're severely in
iured
The record-union., 1898-12-21
DAL HAWKINS THE WINNER.
HE MAKES SHORT WORK OF
KID MCFARLAND.
The Bout Decided in Third Round,
the Latter Being Knocked Out
With a Swing on the Jaw.

NEW YORK. Dec. 20.-Dal Hawkins,
the lightweight pugilist from the Pa
cific Slope, made short work of Kid
Mcfarland of this city, whom he met
in the arena of the Lenox Athletic Club
tonight The bout was decided in the
knocked out with a left swing on the
jaw.
Hawkins opened favorite in the bet
ting at 100 to so, but these odds did not
last long, and even money ruled when
the men donned the gloves.
This is the third time that Haw-
kins has fought before a New York
club. He won from Joe Cans in fif
teen rounds the last time he appeared
here, and was knocked out by Spike
Sullivan on his second visit.
The men agreed to box under Marquis
of Queensbery rules, and to break when
called on. They were announced to go
twenty-five rounds, and each weighed
135 pounds at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Round 1-After some slow work
Hawkins got in a left hand hook on
Macs stomach, and the Kid fell to his
knees, but arose quickly, and they ex
changed left hooks on the stomach and
head before the bell sounded.
Round 2-Mac cut out the pace, with
Hawkins on the defensive, but very lit
tie was done by either until near the
close when Hawkins landed a very
hard left hook in the wind.
Round 3-Hawkins was first to count
in the third, swinging his left on the
ribs Mac replied with left on the
head Then both sent left hooks to the
head Mac sent a straight left to the
face, and Dal sent his right over the
heart
This blow weakened Mcfarland, who
a few seconds later was sent to the
floor with a left hook on the jaw. Mac
rolled over, but got to his feet in nine
seconds. Both made passes at close
quarters. Dal sent his right and left
to the jaw, and Mac landed a short
left swing on Dal's jaw. Just as Mac
started to sprint away Hawkins let fly
another long left swing, which landed
flush on Macs jaw, and the New
Yorker dropped like a log, fiat on his
back. He lay as if dead, while the ref
cree counted ten, and then McPart-
lands seconds carried their man to his
corner
Referee Charley White declared Haw-
kins the winner, while the hackers and
friends of the Californian stood up and
cheered wildly. Time Of round 2 min
utes and 81 seconds.
Frank Bradley of Philadelphia and
Billy Needham of st. Paul put up
lively fight in the preliminary Of ten
rounds at 126 pounds. Both men were
pretty well marked up at the finish.
The referee decided in favor of Bradley.
The record-union., 1898-12-21

HAVANA, Dec. 2O.-Samuel L. Israel
of New York few days ago opened
little store on Obispo street for selling
American flags and jewelry. His wife
last night appealed in tears to General
Greene, saying that Israel had been ar
rested, and that she could not find him.
General Greene sent Captain Mott to
Captain General Castellanos, asking
that Israel be produced and sent to
General Greene In an hour an aide
de-camp of the Captain General
brought the man to the Hotel Ingle-
terra. He had been i'm the Fursa
prison.
Israel said that at 3 o'clock yester-
day afternoon a Spanish Lieutenant en-
tered his store, tore down the flags and
broke the showcase with his sword.
Later he sent three men to arrest Is
rael He was we'll treated while pris-
oner
The Spanish transports Notre Dame,
with General Estruchos and 953 Off
GERS and men, and Les Andes, with l.
$40 officers and men, sailed for Cadiz
to-day.
The Spanish troops to-day will begin
the evacuation of the northwest part
of Havana City.
On December 22d the Spaniards will
evacuate the Santa Clara and Reina
batteries and all the other forts out
side of the town. They will be occu-
pied by American troops, but no flags
will be hoisted until January 1st.
The Spanish sick will remain in the
Principe fort for the present, and after
January 1st, if necessary.
Captain General Castellanos informed
Brigadier General Clous to-day that
the evacuation of Havana would be
complete on or before January 1st next.
Fourteen transports are to arrive from
Spain during the next ten days. There
are 10000 Spanish soldiers still in Ha-
vana and its environs, but the last few
thousand will embark simultaneously.
Commodore B. j. Cromwell reported
to the United States Evacuation. Com
mission to-day that he would take over
the arsenal and naval property of Spain
in Havana after January 1st, and be
Captain of the port The Spanish i'm
movable property, according to the in
ventory, is estimated to be worth about
S5,000,OO0.
At 5 o'clock this afternoon the orders
and Tenth regular infantry to occupy
the sea coast batteries We're changed
at the request of Captain General Cas-
tellanos, who fears that a conflict Of
authority might occur should the
Americans occupy any portion of the
city proper prior to the final eyacua-
ton.
At noon to-day Major Russell B.
Harrison, with a detachment of the
First North Carolina Regiment, raised
the Stars and Stripes over Fort Atares.
in full sight of the wreck of the United
States battleship Maine.
The Cuban irreconcilables talk of
overturning the Queen Regents statue
in Central Park January 1st. General
Greene says that the statue viii! be
taken down, carefully boxed and offered
to Spain, no indignity being allowed.
The record-union., 1898-12-21
New Winery for Hanford.

STOCKTON, Dec. 20-F. A. West
and B. r. Kittridge of the firm of Geo.
West & Son, owners of the famous FL
Pina1 vineyard and winery at Stockton,
returned to-day from Hanford, where
they went to select a site for a big
winery. They announce that they will
erect winery there at once to be ready
to handle the next crop of grapes, and
will spend $4,000 in the plant. They
expect to crush from ten to twenty
thousand tons of grapes in the Hanford
winery next season. The West winery
at Stockton will make two and half
million gallons of wine this year.