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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-08
GRIEF-sTRICKEN CROWDS.

The news of the disaster swept through
the town like an electric shock, and within
a few minutes hundreds of men, women
and children, relatives of the unfortunate
miners, were crowded upon the scene OF
the disaster.
OF the first twelve men brought to the
surface five were dead or died within
few minutes, and several of the others
we're horribly burned or bruised. AS the
work proceeded and the dead bodies were
brought up one by one, the scene at the
mouth of the shaft became distressing IN
the extreme. Shrieking, frantic women
and children impeded the rescuers and
added to the horror of the wreck
More than fifty dead bodies have al
ready been taken out, and the number
of dead may reach rs or more. 1t is
thought tonight that at least torty'hve
miners are vet entombed in the wrecked
mine.
Every assistance possible was rendered
by adjoining mining towns. Relief parties
from great distances arrived as soon as
possible. The mine officials had all the
men at work in trying to clear away the
debris and rescue the entombed men. Ihf
managers and bosses Of all the mines IL
this district came to the scene as soon al
possible and joined in the work of rescue
1t is impossible to describe the amoun
of work done by this concentrated army .
men, but they were greatly impeded be
cause of the extent of the enormous block
ade at the entrance to the DRIFT. Ih'
large, heavy side-tires to the entrance wer'
blown out to some distance, together Will
a lot of heavy timbers. Even mules wer
blown out to some distance. The force O
such an explosion caused an immense iall
ing of slate and other debris, SO that IN
entrance was filled up to great distance
and the difficulties in digging through
caused delay in the work Of rescue.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-08
" sExroN. Pres. JN. HARTMAN. secy and Treas
Tazewe|I Insurance Agency.
Fire. Life and Accident Insurance.
TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS:
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SECOND: Is Your Insurance Placed with UST

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Company IN our oce t ~
LARGEST Fire Policy in history Insurance World The old PA Oh Lon
paid One Hundred millions " *
one policy Micns9f property ue largest p' "
record
what talking about ana the V%ue
of Good Insurance.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-08
Varnish Makes DevOe Varnish

Floor Paint cost DC. more quart; makes
it look brighter, and wear fully twice as
long as cheaper floor paints. Sold by Jno.
E. jackson.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-08
BUYING NEXT
COTTON CROP.
Atlanta Market Excited, Speculation
Heavy.
RECORD OF YEARS BROKEN,
Atlanta Spot Went 10 Nine and Three
eighthS YeSterday-FirmS Purchase
Great Deal of Next Falls Crop
Ahead of Time-A Fertilizer
Company Comes in for
leavy Profits.

Atlanta, March 5.-The Journal says;
Cotton took another leap today, and
at the close the market was at the high
est figure in years. Atlanta spot went
to 93.S.
At the present prices cotton is wortL
about $40 per bale more and the crop
about 500, coo, 900 more than it was on
New Years day. The cotton market Is
excited and speculation heavy, but the
most remarkable and significant feature
Of the present situation is that cotton
houses are buying next falls crop seven
to ten months ahead of time. This is not
purchase of futures in the ordinary
sense, but contract to take actual cot
ton when it natures and is ready for
market
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-08
Paint Your BuaaY for rs Cents

with Devoe's Gloss Carriage Paint, ready
for use; 10 colors. Gives high gloss, equal
to new. Sold by Jno E. Jackson.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-08
CHAPMAN & GILLESPIE,
LAWYERS,
TazeWelI, Virginia,
TazeWen,

CoURrs:-Tazewell and Russell counties,
Va, Court of Appeals at Wytheville, Va
and Circuit Court Of Mcdowell county, w.
Va. Loans negotiated on personal or rea
estate security, and for this purpose titles
examined and reported upon.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-08
RErREATING INTO THE FREE STATE.

London, March 6.-2:05 p. m.--The
Beers in northern Cape Colony are in
full retreat to the Orange Free State.
The possession of Stormberg puts Gener-
al Gatacre in railroad communication
with General Clements at Colesberg, for
though the Beers partially wrecked the
railroad, it is understood that it can be
quickly repaired, and thus the entrance
of additional British troops into the
Free State will be greatly facilitated.
The position gained by General Bra
bant at Dordrecht is reported to be ex-
ceedlngly strong. According to the
Times correspondent, the Boer numbers
alone enabled them to retreat from Dor
drecht, practically unhlndered. He also
reports violation of the white flag by
the Beers, and that they deliberately
fired, at close range, on a stretcher
party.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-08
SCENE OF THE DISASTER.

The injured are being cared for as well
as possible under the circumstances ana
every nerve is being strained to rescue
those still in the mine. The scene OF the
accident is three miles above Thurmono'
on the Chesapeake and Ohio road. The
principal owner of the mine is j. FREQ
Efinger, of Staunton, Va. The manager
Is Ferdinand Howell.
1t is believed that four.6fths of the men
In the mines were killed.
The mines were on the mountain side
above water, and the coal similar to that
found in the Pocahontas district. On
this account, it is said here that the accl'
dent cannot be caused by fire damp, nor
by gas, as supposed, but from dust as was
the case in one of the tragedies some years
ago in a Pocahontas mine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-08
THE REBEL DUTCH
BECOMING QUIET.
Effect of the British Victories Beginning
to Tell.
RETREAT TO FREE STATE.
Beers Leaving Northern Cape Colony fol
That stinatiOn-British Gain Rail
road Communication With Coles
berg-Brabant's Position at
DOrdrecht StrOng-BOer
Right at 0SfOntein
CboIlod
Shelled.

Orange River, Cape Colony, March g.
The recent British victories have had a
wonderfully quieting effect upon the
rebel Dutch, many of whom in the neigh
borhood of Douglas are reported dis
heartened and about returning to their
homes.
The commando in the neighborhood of
Britstown has been given carte blanche
by President Steyn to raise as many re-
cruits and to do as much damage as
possible.
The rebels in the neighborhood Of Ken
hardt are particularly aggressive, acting
on the supposition that the troops OF
Lord Roberts are fully occupied in the
Free State.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-08
Disaster.

Charleston, w. Va, March Cine
greatest mining horror in the New KVer
region occurred at Red Ash, about 3
O'Clock this morning, by an explosion IN
the drift mine of the Red Ash Coal CON-
pany.
The mine was full of men and the ex-
ploslon occurred near the entrance, which
was closed by falling slate. A relief crew
was soUn at work.
The working capacity of the mine is l75
men, and it was being worked to Its full
capacity to fill rush orders. 1t is believed
over 100 men were at work.
Already fifty bodies have been taken
out and the work of rescue is still going on
State Mine Inspector Plnkne" is on the
ground with corps of experts, lending all
assistance possible.
The explosion made but little noise' ano
the accident was first discovered by q
laborer at the entrance.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-08
MINE HORROR IN
WEST VIRGINIA.
Over One Hundred Men Believed to Have
Been EntOmbed.
FOUR-PIPTHS OF THEM DEAD.

This the Estimate of the Number Of Killed
-Grief. Stricken Crowds and Frantic
Women and Children Add 10 the
Horror of the Wreck-Red
Ash Mine the Scene of the
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-08
PRICES FOR NEXT CROP.

Prominent cotton firms are Offering TO
take next falls crop at y to s cents, and
a great deal of cotton has been sold to
them already. 1t is reported on what
appears to be good authority that the
fertilizer companies, who Will receive an
immense amount of cotton in payment
for fertilizers, have already sold their
contracts at about q cents to cotton
houses.
The Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany supplies large part OF the ferti'
llzers sold in Georgia and other South
ern States, and is reported to have sold
an immense quantity at $50 pounds OF
cotton per ton. This would make the
Virginia. Carolina Chemical Company
long on fall cotton, and it is reported
that they have sold or agreed to sell
their cotton contracts to a prominent
Atlanta cotton house for Il cents. THIS
would net them S2712 per ton for fertl'
lizers which sold last year below $40
Thus large part Of next seasons cot
tot crop of this section has been bought
with fertilizers at boom price and sold
for cash against the market.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-08
HOW CAN THEY AFFORD 1T Z

The question naturally arises, how can
the cotton houses afford to buy next falls
crop The answer is easy. They can
sell it as they buy it, ahead of time, and
they are doing so.
The speculative market is such that
fall cotton can be sold in New York at
a fraction over cents, and when cot
t,n firm buys cotton for actual delivery
next fall, it protects itself from the haz'
ard of the market by buying futures to
the same extent.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-22
OAHU IS FAR BEHIND
REPRESENTATION IN COMING
LEGISLATURE.
The ether Islands Have More Repre-
sertatives and Senators in Proportion
to Population.

An analysis of the registered vote in
the recent election shows that the ISL
and of Oahu is far from being as well
represented in the coming legislature
as Kauai, Maui and Hawaii. To be
even with Maui and Hawaii, according
to population, Oahu should have at
least another Senator and more re-
presentatives, while Kauai would still
be ahead unless she had two represen-
tatives and one senator less.
With 5,7O4 voters Oahu has II repre-
sentatives and senators. This is about
500 voters to every representative and
1000 to every senator.
Kauai, with 739 votes, has four re-
presentatives and two senators. In
other words Kauai has a representa-
tive to every 200 voters and a senator
to every 400, instead of the figures be-
ing 500 and 1000 as on this island.
Maui and Hawaii are about even and
both have the advantage of Oahu. Ha-
waii elects eight men to the lower
house and four to the upper, with
2715 votes. Maui sends six members to
the legislature and three to the senate,
with 2,05S votes. In each case the aver
age is a senator to each 700 votes and
a representative to each 35O
To put Oahu on an even basis with
the other two big islands she should
have four more representatives, and one
more senator. Kauai would be even
with all then if she lost two represen-
tatives and one senator. She is only
entitled on this average basis, to one
senator and two men in the lower
house.
On the basis of Oahu's present repre-
sentation Kauai has not enough votes
to elect any senator at all and has
only enough for one representative.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-22
/ TWO HOUDAYSEXI Week HELP TO MAKE A CHARTER
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY TO
BE OBSERVED.
Conclusion Of Executive Meeting in the
Matter-House to Be Moved-Saloon
License Refused

At the Executive meeting this morn
ing the question of how many holidays
there should be next week was discuss
ed, and two was determined upon as the
number. Next Wednesday, the 2Sth,
is Hawaiian independence Day, and "A
legal holiday. Next day, Thursday, is
Thanksgiving. The heads of the bu-
reaus saw no way of getting out or IT,
as there is law for both davs, so both
the public will have. Government offices
Will close Tuesday afternoon not to re-
open until Friday.
Superintendent McCandless reported
that the Lyle house at Kakaako is in
the way of the extension of the beach
road and would have to be moved. He
produced map showing the position OF
the obstruction.
Kekoa was appointed district magIs-
trate of Koloa, to take office on Decem>
Der l. The place was offered to w. F.
Tell but he was not in position to ac-
cept.
A petition from ID. l.. Meyer for a IL
quor license at Wailuku was denied for
the reason that the sheriff had withheld
his approval for the same. Sheriff
Baldwin gave as a reason that there
were already two licenses in Wailuku
and that he considered that number
quite sufficient The Council agreed
with him.
MrCooper has not yet received re-
turns from the remaining election pre-
cincts and Robert WilcoXs credentials
are therefore still in allegiance. Urgent
letters for haste have been sent to TIM
inspectors and the official figures VIII
likely arrive tonight or tomorrow.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-22
WILL DEDICATE TO BUDDHA
A FAME TO THE RELIGION OF
NIRVANA
Building Has Been Erected and Fur
nished at a Cost of $40 OOOO-Exercises
Next Sunday-A Procession.

The new $4,000 temple of the Budd-
hists will be dedicated next Sunday
amid the most elaborate ceremonies
ever conducted here by the Honolulu
Buddhists. Beginning at 10 a. m.
Sunday the members of the society will
form on King street in front of the
British consulate and headed by Rev.
Y. Imamura, the pastor of the society
will marched to the temple. The line
of march will be Waikiki on King to
Beretania to River, mauka on River to
Vineyard to Fort to Fort Lane where
the temple is situated
The ceremony of dedication will be
conducted at II a. m. in the main hall
of the temple and at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon there will be a Thanksgiving
ceremony. The sermon Will be preach
ed by Rev. Imamura and addresses
will also be made by H. Matsumoto,
K. Arai, u. Hirokane and C. Uchida.
On Monday afternoon at o'clock and
the evening at 6 there viii be Thanks
giving services held in the temple The
new temple has been under construc-
tion since year ago last October and
is very fine structure rejecting much
credit upon the energy of the local
Buddhists.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-22
MORE CEMETERY PEOPLE.
TRAMWAYS COMPANY PUTS IN
ITS OAR.
Wants a Chance to Bid on Diamond
Head Site-Cemetery Association
Protests Complications.

There seems to be quite a row pend
ing over the matter of the proposed
new cemetery back of Diamond Head.
Both the Hawaiian Tramways Com
pany and the Hawaiian Cemetery AS
sociation have stepped in with demands
for an equal "show."
This morning there was received by
the government an application from W.
H. Pain, manager of the Hawaiian
Tramways Company, asking that the
land decided upon for cemetery site
be put up at auction so that his com
pany might have a chance to bid on it,
with the privilege of extending an cleo
trio line from the terminus of it's pres
ent car system to the cemetery. On
top of this came an application from
the Hawaiian Cemetery Association
also asking that the land be put up at
auction.
In addition to this the latter com
pany, by it's attorney, Francis j. Berry,
filed a protest against the government
allowing the land to go to anybody for
less than it's actual present value, as a
deal of that kind would hurt the in
terests of the Hawaiian Cemetery AS
sociation at Pearl City. Attention is
called to the fact that the two COM
panies will be competitors and having
paid an insufficient sum for the land
the Diamond Head concern would be
able to undercut.
No action was taken on the petitions
and protest. The effect of them Will
be to complicate and probably delay
the establishment of the cemetery.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-22
OR|ENTALS GOING HOME
FAR OUTNUMBER
THE ARRIVALS.
During September and October over
700 More Japs Left Than Arrived.
Chinese Also Leaving.

The Hongkong Maru on Tuesday
took from Honolulu 127 orientals re-
turning to their homes. On the same
day the Nippon Maru brought only 2S.
This is a sample of a movement of
travel that has been kept up for a
good many months now, and is steadily
reducing the Japanese and Chinese
population of the islands. Since Sep
tember T. 764 Japanese have left here
for Japan while during the same period
only 5S have entered. The Chinese who
have left number GA and those who
have arrived 246.
In the cases of the Chinese the
travellers from the orient are all men
and women who have left here on vis-
it's and the travelling is mostly trips of
the same people back and forth, as no
newcomers can get into the country.
Among those taken away, however,
there is always a considerable propor-
ton of Chinese who do not intend to
return and who therefore secure no
certificates emitting them to re-enter
the country.
Since the immigration companies
ceased their importations of contract
laborers, when American laws went in
to effect, arrivals of japanese have been
few, while the departures of men and
women who have served their terms
on plantations have continued steadily.
1t is estimated that in the past six
months over a thousand more have left
than have arrived, and the same move
ment still continues.
1t is said by some plantation man
ayers that the average Jap is only good
for about three years work before he
concludes to pack up and go home.
! After three years steady employment
at the wages the Japs get on Hawai-
! ian plantations many of them are
wealthy enough to think that they can
go home and feel independent
| Up to a short time before American
| laws went into effect the arrival of a
steamer load of contract Japanese was
common event in Honolulu and the
Japanese population was rapidly in
creasing. This gave the plantations a
/ big supply of labor, which they are get
ting the benefit of now, but which
seems likely not to last under present
| conditions, so that without a new
source of labor supply, instead of get
ting an increased number of workmen,
such as is needed, the plantations are
confronted by an actual decrease in
| the number of men and women they
have to do their work.
The decrease in the Chinese popula-
| ton during the past few weeks is due
to some extent to the Boxer troubles,
which caused something of movement
away from here because of an impress
| sion among the ignorant ones that
there was some danger of retaliation
upon Chinese here. AS a general rule
| John Chinaman is very unwilling to
leave the country without taking great
care to have his certificate in order so
that he can return.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-22
n INVITATION FROM THE
INDEPENDENTS.
Honolulu Sure to Be incorporated as a.
city, With an Election for Next
Spring.

a municipal charter for the city OF
Honolulu is an absolute certainty say
the leaders of the independent party.
ana they mean to begin at once the
work OF preparing such a charter. 1t is
proposes to call a meeting of represen-
tative citizens of all classes and dis
cuss the matter.
There is not the least doubt" said
John Emmeluth, one of the Independ-
ent leaders, this morning, that a char
ter VIII be adODted as soon as POSSIBLE
1t is the duty of all citizens who are
interested in seeing a good one adopted
to help prepare one before the legisla-
ture meets
There should be a meeting of saw 90
citizens to discuss the matter All
classes of interests ought to be repre-
sented, so that the discussion NAV be
thorough. If the opponents of a char
ter and others who do not take an ac-
tive interest in seeing that we have
one hold back, they will have only
themselves to blame if a charter is
finally adopted which they do not ap-
prove.
THAT some kind of charter will he
adopted is settled The thing now is
for all to help in gettin~ the best one
possible. Already some are being pre-
pared. 1t would be a good idea too, if
the registrar of voters would help in
doin" so, to have a sort of informal
election and allow the whole public of
the distffct of Honolulu to select men
to frame a charter"
4 The municipal charter will be one OF
the fist things to come up in the legis-
ture. Independents propose to adopt
one and have an election under it at the
earliest possible date. If the plan is
carried out a Honolulu city election will
be on the programme for next spring
some time.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-22
POLITICS DEVELOPS A SOCIAL
SENSATION.
Mrs. Wilcox on Her Dignity With the
Ex-Queen-Why Governor Dole Was
Not Invited.

Like the social set at Washington,
said to be excited over the rival claims
to leadership of Mrs. General Miles and
Mrs. Admiral Dewey, Honolulu society
has a chance to divide into hostile
camps over the respective rank of Mrs.
Theresa Wilcox and the ex-queen. The
discussion all came about through
statement made by Mrs. Wilcox yes
terday.
The question of inviting the ex-Queen
to the native luau was raised by Mrs.
Kuihelani, who proposed that Mrs.
Wilcox call upon the eX-Queen and in
vite her majesty. Mrs. Wilcox rose in
why she should go after the eX-queen.
II am the wife of the delegate to
Congress, it is not my work to invite
the queen. You must do that"
The result was that the other lady
called upon the queen and told her of
the coming celebration, asking her to
be present. Liliuokalani received the
caller and said that she might attend
1t also fell to the lot of Mrs. Kuihe-
lani to invite Sam Parker and Prince
David.
The remarks of Mrs. Wilcox We're
soon circulated among the natives and
there was a genuine sensation. Mrs.
Wilcox had suddenly risen to the posi-
ton of first lady of the land" like
Mrs. Dewey thought she had at Wash
ington, until Mrs. Miles was given the
post of most dignity at a Presidential
banquet.
There was another interesting dis
cussion about the sending out of in
Vitations to the luau. The name of
Governor Dole was proposed as pro-
per one to be added to the list on such
an occasion. Governor Dole was not
asked to attend, however. The spect-
acle of the venerable governor of Ha-
waii amid the hilarity of last night s
luau and hula would have become de-
servedly historic, but it did not mate
rialize.
Wilcox is said to have declared that
he would not go if the governor was
to be present, and this would have
spoiled the occasion altogether. The
eX-queen did not go, nor did Sam Par
ker, nor the Prince, but a thousand
others were present and they had one
of the best luaus, with a hula, given
in Honolulu for many years.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-22
BIG JAPANESE FAILURE.
Yokohama Sanshi Bank Suspends for
100000 Yen.

News of the failure of a bank in Yo-
kOhama which is likely to have some
effect ~ 'on the Japanese of these ISL
ands was received by the Nippon Maru
on Tuesday. 1t was learned that the
Yokohama Sanshi Bank of Yokohama
had suspended payment owing to de-
ficiency of 100000 yen which is fully
sixty per cent of its paid up capital.
The institution was regarded as one
of the solid Japanese firms as the capt.
tai was 100000 yen with a paid up
capital of half this amount. The bank,
as the name Sanshi implies was or
ganized to cater to the silk trade but
through the negligence of the directors
the shortage was allowed to grow.
The bank was established three years
ago. A branch of the bank was esta-
blished in Hilo last May or June. 1t is
understood that the stockholders will
meet the deficiency and the bank will
open its doors again.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-22
A TRIJB FRIEND.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.
That is exactly what Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is. 1t is the mothers
help when she is suddenly awakened
in the night by the ominous husky
cough, and labOred breathing, of her
babe. It is the safe resort of the youth
or adult when he has Caught cold" and
there is coughing and irritation ~ the
mucous membrane of the throat. 1t
allays the irritation and cures the cold.
For sale by all dealers. Benson, Smith
& Company, general agents, Hawaiian
Islands.