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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
RAPID DESTRUCTION.

The flames could not be checked, and IN
two hours from the time that the fire
broke out the entire structure was in ruins
and the streets on three sides of the build
ing were filed with debris from falling
walls and tall chimneys while the streams
of water being poured into the interior OF
the ruins did nothing but fill the air with
clouds of scalding steam, making 1t impos-
slble for anyone to approach near enough
to search for missing bodies.
The fire was the most spectacular that
could be imagined When it broke out
Fifth avenue was crowed with people
watching the St. Patricl,'s Day parade,
which was passing the building as the fire
broke out, and every window in the front
ofShe hotel facing Fifth avenue was filled
with spectators watching the marching
men and floats in the street.
An unusually large number of people
were on the streets and interferred not
little with the movements of the fremen
and police.
In addition to the regular guests of the
hotel the windows we're crowded with a
large number of spectators, residents Of
this city, Sho had congregated there to
witness the parade.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
Damage From High Water.
extreme.

Huntsville, Ala March ia tornado
passed through Hazelgreen, a small town
in the northern part Of Madison county, at
o'clock last night and destroyed many
homes. 1t is not known whether there
was loss Of life.
Heavy rains all day swelled the creeks
and small rivers of NJ Idison county to un-
usual proportions, and many bridges were
swept away. People in the lowlands Of
the southern part of the county will lose
much property. The water covered por-
tons of several streets in Huntsville.
Trains at the Southern Railway Depot
plowed through water fifteen inches deep.
Small houses on Spring branch, Pinhook
Creek, had to he abandoned.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
SHE SANG FOR DEATH.
The Pathos and Tragedy of Emma Abb
bott's Passing Away.

One night in the city of Denver, located
at the foot and'in plain view Of the Rocky
mountains, Emma Abbott was billed TO
appear in"Faust." In the same CITY mot
attractive and beautifui 1S-year-old girl,
belonging to one of the wealthiest families,
lay in the last stages Of that fell enemy OF
the human race-consumption. Some
weeks before the arrival of the company
she said to those around her: COZ, hope
the sun will shine and the weather will be
warm and genial, so can hear Miss Alb
bott sing once more. | think could then
pass away peacefully and without one sin
gle regret" But there came with the
queen of the lyric stage northern hurri-
cane-with the very air charged with
icicles, which penetrated the lungs. Some
one told Miss Abbott Of the grevlous dis
appointment of the dying girl. She went
to the opera house and never sang more
sweetly, and as soon as it was over and
the audience dismissed called her carriage
and directed it to drive to the home OF the
young lady.
The scene which followed was worthy Of
the finest brush ever welded by the grand
old maste s. There lay the dying earth
angel, with pallid lips, hectic cheeks and
lustrous eyes and the light of immortal
beauty shining upon her face. Standing
beside her, in one of her richest robes (the
one she had worn that night,) sparkling
with pearls, rubies and diamonds, stood
the almost divine mistress of earthly
melody.
The first piece rendered was "The Old
Folks at Home" and then followed 81
Know My Redeemer Liyeth." The finale
| of this weird scene was Crock OF Ages
Cleft For Me, Let Me Hide Myself In
Thee" And then Miss Abbott bent over
the frail form and kissed her an eternal
farewell Soon after the spirit passed into
the wild winds which rang through the
wild mountains near by-set sail for that
haven from which the first homeward
bound bark is yet to be seen-the stainless
soul waited to the stainless heavens by the
sweetest music ever heard on earth-into
the melodies of paradise birds.
Miss Abbott returned to her room at
the hotel and retired Some time during
the night she awoke with pain in the
left lung. 1t rapidly grew worse. A ply
sician was summoned. Then another, land
another, who applied every remedy they
could command. All to no purpose. 1t
was typhoid pneumonia in its worst form.
The black camel was kneeiiDg at her door.
Angels of the heavenly choir had that
night listened to her voice in the sickroon
and sent for her to come home TO them.
In three days that voice which had SC
often raised the souls ofmen and womer
TO the noblest, the grandest heights ii
holy ecstasy, was forever stilIed in death
gone forth into-the night.
So fades the summer cloud away,
Sosinks the gale when storms are DER
So gently shuts the eye of day,
So dies the wave along the shore.
H. C. Stevenson, in Atlanta Constitu
ton.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
INSURGENTS ATTACK ILoILO.

loilo, March 2O.-At 5 o'clock this
afternoon General Miller reports that the
insurgents attacked Ilollo and the outly-
ing village of Jaro, but were repulsed with
a loss of two hundred killed and wounded.
Colonel Duboce, with battalion of the
First California Infantry, will go to Negros
Island tomorrow to join Colonel Smith.
Insurgent emissaries of the island of
Panay are reported agitating among the
inhabitants or Negros. Members of the
United States Philippine commission, with
the exception Of Colonel DENLY, who has
not yet arrived. held their first meeting
today. Wheaton's brigade, which de-
feated and drove the enemy fifteen miles
on yesterday has returned to its position
near Pasig. The lines are quiet.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
MANY LIVES LOST.

Probably from len to fifteen lives were
lost within half hour, and thirty or forty
other persons were injured in jumping
from windows and in rushing through the
flames in the corridors and on the stair
ways. Many who we're injured died later
at nearby residences or at hospitals, and
Others who made wild leaps to the stone
sidewI, were so badly injured that they
are stfl lowering between life and death.
1t may be twenty-four hours or more be-
fore the complete list of fatalities becomes
known, and it will be longer than that be-
fore it can be ascertaned definitely how
many charred bodies are in the mass of
fallen masonry that marks the spot where
the hotel stood.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23

A correspondent writing from Roanoke
to the Lynchburg Advance says that the
Salem furnace, recently purchased by the
Carter syndicate, will not be operated, but
will be torn down and the material used in
repairing other furnaces. 1t is thought
that some of the other furnaces bought by
the syndicate will share the same fate as
the one at Salem.
Ever since the attempt to assassinate
Gen. Walker on Saturday night, the llth
inst, he has been deuged with messages
of sympathy from all over the United
States. Many of these messages are from
his old comrades In arms, Congressman
with whom he faithfully served, lawyers,
jurists, and those in humber walks Of life.
1t is gratifying to know that many of
these do not agree with him politically, but
have arisen to full understanding of the
situation.-3 Bristol News.
The Bertha Mineral Company, at
Pulaski, has notified its employees in its
furnaces that the company will on the lst
Of April next, advance their wages to the
old basis. In the notice given by Geo. Nj.
Holstein, vice president, he says: 'The
company was compelled to reduce the
scale because of low prices and dull bust
ness, and, as you uncomplainingly accepted
the cut, it now becomes a matter of justice
and pleasure, in view Of better prices and
more business, to increase the scale"
The contractors of the new line of the
Norfolk and Western railway, at Radford,
Messrs. Walton & Luck, are rapidly max
ing preparations to put on large folce OF
men. Lumber is being delivered TO erect
the cabins and axmen are clearing out
the way. 1t Is the intention, so it is
learned, to push the contract, and the
agreement for part of the line calls for
continuous work night and day. with the
exception of Sundays, the force to be
divided into three eight-hour shifts. When
the work is fully started about 500 men
will be employed. Dr. J. S. Smith, Of
Radford, will be the physician, and Capt.
John G. Osborne, formerly superintendent
Of the Pulaski Division of the Norfolk and
Western, has been appointed cngineer-in-
chief of construction. Captain Osborne
was chief engineer of the New River road,
and is considered one OF the best railroad
men in the State.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
And Taking Extreme Measures TO Sup
press Discomfort.
GENERAL LAGARDO BEHEADED.
Because He Advised the Insurgent Chief
to Stop Fighting-TweIve Residents
of Manila, Friendly TO His Cause,
Also Condemned for Advising a
Surrender.

Manila, March 2O.-Aguinaldo is TAX
ing extreme measures TO suppress all
signs calculated to cause a cessation of
hostilities. Twelve adherents of the plan
of independence, all residents of Manila,
have been condemned to death because
they wrote advising surrender, and all
loyal Filipinos have been called upon to
perform a national service in despatching
them.
On Friday last General Lagarda visited
Malolos for the purpose of advising Agui-
naldo to quit. He argued with the insur-
gent leader and attempted to convince
him of the folly of his persistence in the
face of overwhelming odds. Aguinaldo
became furious at his advice, and ordered
Lagarda to be executed Immediately,
whereupon the unfortunate general was
promptly decapitated
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
QUARRELlED WITH AGUINALD0.
Gen. Antonio Luna Deposed From the
Command of the Filipino Army

Manila, March 1.-THE desperate con-
dition of Filipinos is shown in the fact that
their commanding general, Antonio Lunas,
has been deposed, which became known
today, following closely the beheading of
General Lagarda for arguing that it was
impossible to resist the advance Of the
Americans.
General Lunas' dismissal was the result
of quarrels with the Filipino leader since
the war and the issuance of manifesto
req,,ring all foreigners to aid the native
CO Sc under penalty of death.
General Pantaleon Garcia was appointed
successor to Luna, who has retired to
Pampagnia where he is editing news
paper.
1t is reported that the railroad is in
operation between the Polo and Daguapan
and that the Filipino government is re-
ceiving ten per cent. receipts and the right
OF the free transportation of troops.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
DESPERATE LEAPS.

Finally some of them stood upon the
narrow window sils and beckoned to the
spectators that they were about to leap to
the streets. Men collected upon tie side
walks, ready TO render any assistance they
could Some of the women dropped to
the streets. In most cases the efforts to
catch them and break their fall were una
vailing, and broken limbs were the result.
AS soon as the firemen could get their
scaling ladders into position they climbed
the sides Of the building and entered at
every window where there were any IN
fortunate guests appealing for assistance,
and many cases Of heroic rescue were wit
messed by the throng in the streets.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
S, W, VIRGINIA
LOCAL ITEMS.
WHAT HAS RECENTLY TRANSFERRED
IN THE COUNTIES OF THIS
SECTION.

Rev. j. H. Rawles, of Louisville, has ar
rived, and will assume charge of the Bap
tist church at Radford.
Captain Stockton Heth has so far re-
covered from his recent illness as to 60 tc
Washington, where he has joined his
family.
Mrs. Ella Kent, an excellent and popu-
lar lady, died at her home near Dublin, in
Pulaski county, on Monday last, at the
age Of fity-nine years.
The town of Wytheville has placed an
order with the Glamorgan Iron Works, Of
Lynchburg, for one mile of new cast iron
pipe. The pipe will be used in repairing
the mountain line of the new water system
of the town.
The Bristol News of the 18th inst said that
up to that date thirteen witnesses had been
examined by the counsel of Judge Rhea at
Bristol, IN taking dispositions in his behalf
and that of the Is witnesses II were not
legal voters at Bristol.
The chemical works of the Matheison
Alkali Works, at Saltville, Va, is being re-
built, and cooperage plant has just been
completed with modern cooperage ma
chinery that turns out barrels and kegs
very rapidly.
The Wytheville telephone system has
changed hands, new company becoming
the purchasers. The system will at once
be improved and extended. The new Or
ganization consists of Mr.. J.. A. Brown,
president; Mr.. Frank Owens, vice presi
dent; Mr.. l.. D. Calfee, secretary, ETC., and
Megsrs. w. B. Kegly, J. A. Brown, Frank
Owens, NJ. C. Brown and l.. D. Calfee,
directors.
A Southwest Virginia Press Club was or
ganized at Roanoke on the 18th inst. a
number of representatives of the papers Of
this section attended the meeting, The
visitors were very courteously treated
while in Roanoke. Carter Glass, of the
Lynchburg News, was elected president Of
the club A committee of five was APP
pointed to draft bylaws, and the meeting
adjourned, subject to the call of the presi-
dent.
On last Friday the former employees of
the late South Atlantic and Ohio railroad
presented testimonial of their esteem to
Col. John c. Haskell, late president and
general manager of the railroad,
The articles presented were a pair of stir
rups, spurs and gauntlet. The stirrups
and spurs are of solid silver and beautifully
engraved. The presents were accompanied
by an appropriate address, signed with the
names of Sc employees, including all the
leading officers.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
LITERARY NOTES.

Miss Viola Allen, the ''star," of Hall
Gaines dramatization of his popular
novel, "The Christian" has always as
pired to be an author. She has said that
there are two things which she would
rather do than act; write book or be a
trained nursed. She will now make her
literary debut in an article which she has
written for the Ladies' Home Journal, re-
citing and explaining fully "What the
Life of an Actress Means"
Ian Maclaren, who is now on lectur.
ing tour in this country, begins in an early
issue of the Ladies' Home Journal his
latest piece of literary work. 1t is series
of popular articles in which he defines the
relation that minister holds to his con.
gregation, how preacher is hel ped by
his people, how congregation can make
the most of minister, and other phases
of the most satisfactory attitude of con-
gregation to pastor.
Mr.. w. A. Fraser is new writer of
fiction, whose first book, "The Eye Of a
God, and other Tales of Fast and West"
will be published this spring by the Doub-
leday & Mcclure Company. These
stories deal with life in India and Burma,
in Canada and our own far West, and
have a striking vividness and reality IN
spite of their wide range, for the author
has himself had strange adventures in all
of these widely separated lands.
"The Maid he Married." which Her.
bert S. Stone & Go. are about to publish,
is one of the most charming little novels
which Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spoford
has ever written. There is no motive be-
hind it to spoil ones enjoyment of the de-
velopment OF the graceful story. The
characters are well individualized, and the
plot, light as it is, holds ones interest
from the start. The book is one of
series of Blue Cloth Books, which is most
dainty and effective in makeup and
binding.
Henry Seton Merriman's latest book is
"Dross," Herbert S. Stone & Co., New
York and Chicago, publishers. Mr.. Mer-
riman's success has been steadily growing
since the publication of ''The Sewers"
This new novel has not been published
serlally in this country, and will, therefore,
come to the public with absolute freshness.
Except for "Dross" the proofs Of which he
Las just finished reading-there will be no
new book by Mr.. Merriman. this year.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
SCHLEY GOES UP.
He Passes Successful Physical Exami
nation for His Promotion.

Washington, March 20.-Winfeld S.
Schley has successfully passed the physi-
cal examination for promotion to the rank
ofrear,admiral in the navy, before med
ical board convened at the Washington
Navy Yard. To co nplete the legal test,
he must also pass a moral, mental and
professional examination, and his papers
are now before board of rear-admirals,
which convened at the Navy Department
to-day. 1t is said to be an unprecedented
thing for an officer to fail in this profes-
sional examination for promotion to the
rank of rear, admiral.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
Windsor Hotel in New York Totally
Destroyed.
A SCENE OF HORROR.
A Large Number We're Injured, no"
Many is Not Yet Definitely Known.

New York, March 17.-Flames, which
oHer ed from the igniting ola lace cur
tain. urst from the second floor of the
Windsor Hotel, at Forty-seventh and
Fifth avenue, shortly after 8 o'clock this
afternoon, and in few minutes they had
leaped up to the roof and enveloped the
entire Fifth avenue and Forty-seventh
street fronts of the hotel. Ten minutes
later the flames were roaring through the
interior Of the hotel, and all means OF
escape by way of stairways and elevators
were cut off, and there was the widest
scene Of excitement within and without
the building,
Hundreds of guests and employees were
in the hotel when the fire broke out, and
for many of them escape to safety was
impossible.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
Time --ried and Fire-Tested
G. w. DoAK,
Mayor.

are the companies represented by the ].
F. Hurt Insurance Agency. In the great
Chicago fire, in 1871, where over two thou
sand acres of solid city were swept away,
or an area of nearly four square miles, the
companies in this agency paid their losses,
in full, while eighty other companies were
bankrupted. Seven companies In this
agency alone paid ninteen millions of dol
lars. Thirteen months later the great Bos-
ton fire swept away seven hundred and
eighty brick and stone buildings in
the heart of the city, and these same
seven companies were called on to con-
tribute eight millions more; and again
they paid their losses in full, while some
forty companies that escaped the Chicago
fire we're bankrupted by the Boston fire.
Why should you take policy in COM
pany that has not been tested, when a
policy in one of these old, reliable compa-
MES will cost you no more?
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
THE DEAD.

John Connolly, employee of hotel; Kate
Flanagan, Mrs. Addie Gibson, Eleanor
Louise Goodman, Miss Lascelles Grandy,
of Elizabeth City, n. c.; Mrs. j. S. Kirk,
70, widow of James s. Kirk, soap manu-
facturer, of No. 365 Ridge Avenue, Chic
ago; Mrs. Warren Leland, wife of the
proprietor of hotel; Miss Helen Leland,
daughter of hotel proprietor; Amelia
Paddock, Mrs. Mehitable Henry, widow
of DIR. Morris P. Henry.
In addition to the above forty-three per-
sons are missing who were known to be in
the hotel when the fire began. They
we're mostly women, and were from var
ious sections of the county.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
Heavy Wind in Arkansas.

Little Rock, Ark, March ia de-
structiye windstorm swept over the south
ern portion of Clarke and part of Pike
county yesterday. At Okolohoma several
houses were blown down, three buildings
being demolished.
Two men we're caught in the ruins and
sustained serious injuries. The storm was
followed by ueavy rain. which extended
all over the southwestern portion of the
State.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
MAN PANIC STRICKEN.

Soon after the fire alarm was given peo-
pie in the lower floor of the hotel, those
who had easy access to the street and
stairway, commenced to pour out of the
building in great numbers, but 1t very
soon became apparent that a great major
ity of the occupants of the hotel were
either panic stricken or unable to make
their way to the ground floor
Windows were thrown up on every side
of the building and guests, mostly women,
made frantic appeals for assistance to the
crowd below.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
Tornado Which Sweeps oyer the South
States Causes Many Deaths.
PROPERTY LOSS VERY HEAVY.
Many Buildings Blown Down, While
Heavy Rains That Follow in Tor
nado's Wake Swell the Rivers,
Which Overflow, Doing Much Dam
age.

Memphis, Tenn, March l9.-Reports
from different points in Arkansas, Missis-
sippi and Alabama indicate that in the
storms which swept over those States yes
terday eighteen persons were killed out
right and twenty-one injured, as follows: =
Alabama, IL killed, injured.
Arkansas, killed, Z injured.
Mississippi, killed, 10 injured.
The property loss will run into the hun
dreds Of thousands.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
Requires Machinery.

Most painters know that zinc prolongs
the life of lead; but they do not know how
much, unless they have used Devoe lead
and zinc. For they only mix; and Devoe
is ground. Lead and zinc requires ma
chinery.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
Citizens Meeting.

A meeting of the citizens of the town of
Tazewell, is hereby called to meet at the
court house, on Saturday, March 25th,
1899, at three O'Clock p. m., fol the pur-
pose of nominating a Municipal ticket
for the ensuing year. By order of the
Council.
G, w. DoAE,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
Notice.

All persons whomsoever are hereby no.
tilted and warned not to hunt, fish, ride,
walk. drive stock across or otherwise tres
pass on my premises, for the law against all
such will be rigidly enforced.
SAMUEL 7. HENNINGER.
Anril 20 1898. 4-21-6m
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
The Oldest Name

in paint is Devoe. The Devoe paint busi
ness began in 1854.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
Desirable Farm for Sale.

Five hundred and ten (510) acres of blue
grass land, on Clineh River, in Tazewell
county, Va, part of the old Watkins place.
J. F. GORE.
For information and terms apply to
HI. C. ANDERSON,
March IA, '99. Tazewell, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
Zinc and Grinding

make Devoe lead and zinc wear twice as
long as lead and DILL. E. Jackson sells it.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23

H. C. Stevenson, in Atlanta Constitu-
ton.