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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
Sudden Death Of Swift, the Great Packer.

Chicago, March 30.-Gustavus Franklin
Swift, president of the Swift Packing Com
pany, died at his home on Ellle avenue
early today from internal hemorrages re-
sulting from surgical operation perform
ed a week ago MIR. Swift was 63 years
old.
He had been suffering for some time
with bladder trouble.
Gustavus Franklin Swift began life a. a
butcher in Sandwich, Mass, and died
leaving fortune estimated at from 81,
100000 to $lO,OO0000. He came to
Chicago in 1875, and developed the de-
parture of shipping live cattle to Eastern
ports, In 1877 be devised plans for the
first refrigerating car, and dressed meats,
instead of live animals, were shipped to
Eastern cities. He was the pioneer in this
kind of business.
Mr.. Swift was not only the oldest packer
at the time Of his deaih, bat he was the
originator Of the method that has made
many large fortunes. From the small
plant started in 1877 has developed great
corporation with branches in st. Louis,
Kansas Citv, st. Joseph, Omaha, St. Paul
and Fort Worth, Texas, and with distrb-
uing offices i'll every important city and
town in the United States, and with repre-
sentatives in the leading cities of Europe,
Asia and Africa. lis employees number %,
COZ. Upon its capital stock Of S25, 900, 900
the sales of 1902 exceeded 5000, 100000.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
RICHMOND LETTER.

Richmond, Va, March 30.-Last Fri
day, on my motion, the bill to change the
rule of evidence in actions Of ejectment
was indefinitely postponed bv Senate
Committee for Courts of Ju ce. That
means the end of the matter at this ses-
sion. l am very much delighted that my
Buchanan county people have been saved
so far from legislation which looked so
dangerous to their interests.
The Mann bill. amened 80 far as to ap-
ply to towns of less than five thousand and
to the country, passed the Senate by
vote of % to 5. 1t is now before the
House Committee. 1t is hard to toretell
its fate there. Under this law, as it passed
the Senate, distilers cannot sell in less
quantities than four and seven-eighth gal
Ions. | think the House will change 1t
back to one gallon as the old Law provides.
To my mind, the most vicious piece Of
legislation that has been enacted by the
Senate, was the bill to impose a fine and
Imprisonment upon any one who employs
a aborer who is in the service of another
employer. The Law places the contro
of tile labor market in the hands of EN-
blowers. 1t virtually means involuntary
servitude. 1t prevents the labOring man
from bettering bis condition by leaving
him free to accept higher wages # offered.
A number of measures have passed the
Senate which do not approve, but to say
do not approve of this bill is putting it
too mildly. AS l said in my speech against
this measure, | am heartily ashamed that
the Senate of Virginia should vote for such
a proposition. have not given up the
fight. l am keeping up with the bill in
the House. l nope the House will save
us from this humiliation Of placing the
foot of the employer upon the neck OF the
working people. The law applies not only
to cooks and farm and mine laborers, but
to clerks, stenographers and all classes of
employees.
The convention revised the constitution,
but the General Assembly is now revising
the bible. The Senate has decided against
the efficacy of prayer to heal the sick
in all cases where the fellow who does the
praying receives compensation. The
House is now struggling with the PROPOSE
ton and at this writing it looks like 1t
will concur. The Christian Scientists must
pass the medical examination or quit
praying for The recovery of the sick. Or
if they keep ON praying without license
they must not accept anything for their
services. Now l am not defending Chris
tian Science, but l do thind we should be
very careful when We begin to leglslate
upon matters of religion. Civil and re-
ligious liberty have been purchased at too
great price to be thoughtessly trenched
upon.
Ihope to reach home by next Saturday
to attend circuit court.
J. N. HARMAN.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

These are good times for all who want
to work. Why make an effort to change
them?
1t is reported that Colonel Bryan in
tends to enlarge his newspaper. A con-
temporary suggests that he wants to make
room for the Democrats who are no longer
in the Democratic party.
Tilman must enjoy being hissed by
Northern and Western audiences. He
never fails to embrace an opportunity to
speak to such aud fences, aud cay the mean
things that pro woke bis auditors into ex-
pressing their disgust.
Another man, an his name is Brown,
has fooled himself into the belief that he
has discovered perpetual notion" His
invention he terms, a gravity motor.
His invention, like all others Of II similar
kind that have preceded it, will be 4 fail
ure.
The Norfolk Virginian.PIiOt remarks;
"By the way, what has become Of the
Hon. John Lowndes McLaurin and Lis
Commercial Democracy of the South?'
Very easily answered. They have been
driven from South Carolina 10y the Till
man Mobocracy, an ocracy that is all-pow-
erful in most of the Southern States.
1t is very amusing to watch the fruitees
efforts of the two Democratic factions at
harmonizing. The Palmer and Buckner
Democrats are anxious for harmony but
upon their lines. The Bryan Democrats
are not so eager for harmony, and insist
that it cannot be secured by selecting
Presidential candidate for 1904 who bolt
ed Bryan in 1896 or 1900. The more the
two factions talk about harmony the
wider the breach gets.
Mr.. Charles A. Edwards, secretary of
the Democratic Congressional Committee,
in a recent interview at Washington, de-
clared that Mr.. Bryan sis impossible in
1904 either az candidate, or as chairman
If the Democratic National Committee.
He says, che lately has shown himself
to be a smaller man intellectually than he
was believed to be-" Mr.. Edwards also
declares that the Democratic party will
throw no more sops to Populism, and that
Senator Gormyn will make an "ideaI"
chairman of the party. An "ideal" chair
man is about all the Democracy will need
in 1904.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
Mixed Hats Cause Senatorial Dignity to
Fall.

Washington, March 3O.-Among the
Presidents visitors Saturday were Senators
Spooner and Newlands. After seeing the
President the following dialogue took place
between them:
"Some good.fornothlng scoundrel got
my hat in there exclaimed Senator
Spooner, who Vas talking to a friend in
front of the Presidents Office.
"Me too" replied the new. Senator from
Nevada, as he removed silk hat which
appeared too large for him, and locked at
it contemptuously,
"Mine," he ad ded, "was an imported
hat, and it cost me $l2. This old plug
looks as though it might be So tile mark
ed down to $4.9S."
"Why, that's my hat" exclaimed
Spooner, laughing.
"And you have mine replied New
lands, with profuse apologies for the re-
Election.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
LIONS PURSUED IN CITY STREETS.
One Animal Shot Dead After 1t Had
Fastened Itself to Horses Neck.
Another Captured After Es-
Gaping from Shcw.

Pttsfeld, Mass, March 29.-There was
a genuine lion hunt in the city last night
during which one four.year- lioness was
killed and another captured. Both were
attached to the Bostock Animal Show.
Previous to their escape, the one which
was killed, known as Vic, attacked one OF
the attendants who was feeding her, aid
Bit and clawed him severely.
The attendant, whose name is William
II. Crawford, went into the cage where
four of the animals we're imprisoned, early
in the evening to feed them, and Vic
iumped at him, bit his arm and tore his
cheek. He managed to get an iron bar
and drove her back into a corner After
the evening performance Vic and another
loness named Sappho were driven into a
small cage t. be lowered from rear win
dow to the ground, distance Of about
sixty feet. While the cage was in midi II
the block broke, and the cage fell 10 the
ground, bursting open as it struck.
just below the window there WAS horse
and wagon, and Vic made a rush for the
horse and fastened her jaws in his neck.
The attendants of the show collected rifles,
revolvers and sholguns and with the as
sstance of several policemen started out
to capture the animals dead or alive.
1t WAS impossible to drag Vic away from
the horse 70 che was shot dead, seven bui-
lets being fred into her body.
In the meantime SAppho, the other
lion, being frightened at the firing, start ed
off down the street. There were few per
sons on the street, 30 that she had a clear
field. Half dozen of the huntsnen fol-.
lowed closely after, and she was finally
captured in the Central Automobile Sta
ton. The hunt was short one, Vic being
shot and Sappho captured inside of fifteen
minutes.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
Some of the Most influential Republicans
In that Body Standing
Against 1t.
TOIPREVENT IMPOUNDING OF REVENUE
Republican Members of the Sub Committee
of the Senate Committee on Finance
Will Meet in New York This Week
to Consider Suggestions for
Financial Legislation by
the Next Congress.

Washington, March 30,-The Republi-
can members of the Subcommittee OF the
Senate Committee on Finance will meet III
New York this week to consider sugges'
tions for financial legislation by the next
Coup~org The Senate authorized the
committee to slt during the recess for thls
purpose.
The failure of the Aldrich bill and the
experience of the Treasury last year in
dealing with financial stringency suggested
the wisdom OF preparing bill that Will
meet the approval Of both House and
Senate.
The Aldrich bill was not allowed to
come to a vote in the Senate, but it also
had such opposition in the House that 1t
would not have passed, some OF the most
influential Republicans in that body stand e
ing against it.
The Senate Committee will try to pre-
pare a bill which will be acceptable to all
6I6meulS vi lne hSpuDi'N"h P"''' "
Objectionable to conservative Democrats,
for it is desired to have such legislation as
free from party bias as possible, siDply for
the relief of the country and to prevent
the impoundiDg of revenue receipts in the
Treasury to the embarrassment OF busl-
ness.
The Republican members of the sub
committee are Senators Aldrlch, Allison,
Platt, of Connecticut, aud Spooner. They
will meet and 20 over the suggestions for
legislation in general way, after which
the mem bers will give individual consider
alton to the questions and meet later at
the call of the chairman.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
SAN MIGUEL KILLED.
A Filipino Leader Who Fell in the Fight
inq of Friday.

Manila, March 2S.-The report that
San Miguel, the Filipino leader, was killed
in Fridays fight near Mariquina Is con-
firmed. His body has been identified and
delivered to his relatives for burial. San
Miguel, with his body guard, consisting OF
thirty men, abandoned Fort Mariquina
and attempted to escape, but the Maca'
bebe scouts surrounded the party, mortal
ly wounding San Miguel, and killed six OF
his body guard. After lie fell, San Miguel
empted his revolver among the Maca'
bebes AMI died fighting.
San Miguel was the last unreconcled
Filipino insurgent He failed to attain
prominence during the insurrecton.
The bodies of the insurgents killed in
the fighting at Mariquina, to the number
of about City, were taken to Caloocan to-
day and were surrendered to relatives OF
the dead.
Lieutenant Reese and the other wound
ed scouts will recover.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02

VIRGINIA.: In the clerks Office Of the
y circuit court for Tazewell county,
March 9th, 1908.
A. Cummins, Complainaht,
vs. In chancery,. -opsa
W. G.. Mustard, S. 7. L.tz, d. h. Litz, A.
u. Litz, John l.. Litz, P. G. Lite, NanSts
Sluss, RACES Sluss, Kate Smcot, I. u
Smoot, Sallie A. MCGUIRE, r. ID. Mcclure,
&. w. Lilz. ]. G. Ltz, NJ. o. Litz, Graft
Ltz, J. F. Litz, Z. King Crockett, sheriff
of Tszewell comfy, and as such adminis-
TRAITOR of John 7. Litz, deceased, and A.
S. Higginbotham, administrator of d. g..
Sayers, Defendants.S
The object of this suit is to have specihct
performance of contract entered into the |
23rd day of August, 1901, by which con-
tract w. G.. Mustard, d. G.
ers and the heirs of John I. htz,
deceased, sold to A. Cummins a Ger.
tain tract of land, situated in Mcdowell
county, West Virginia, Oh Jacobs Fork,
Bandy Branch and George Branch of
same, and bounded by lands late Of White,
of Leonard, now Hutson, of Dawson and
others, containing l40 acres, more or less,
ana Delng tue OIu lIdCt ueeCiIucu III I1o
deed of d. q. Sayers ct ais. to ]. I. Htz
and w. G. Mustard, dated April 9th, 1898,
and of record in the county court clerks
office OF Mcdowell county, Weat Virginia,
and to have conveyance of said tract OF
land made to the said A. Cummins in ac-
cordance with said contract.
And it appearing from affidavit on tile
in this office that q. w. Litz, A. u. Lltz,
]. q. Litz, NJ. q. Litz, Graft Litz, z. q.
Ltz and J. F. Litz are non.resldents OF
the State of irginia, it is ordered that
they DO appear here within fifteen days
after due publication of this order and do
what may qe necessary to protect their in
terest in this suit. And it is further
ordered that copy hereof be published
once week for four successive weeks in
the Tazewell Republican, a weekly news,
paper published at Tazewell, Virginia, and
that copy Of same be posted at the front
door of the courthouse Of said county as
prescribed by law.
A Copy
Teste:
II. BANE HARTMAN, Clerk
Henry & Graham,
Greever & Gillespie, ] p.q.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
GREAT STRIKE RIOT.
Twenty-eIqht Persons Killed and Fifty
Wounded at tRussian Town.

st. Petersburg, March 2S.-A great
strike riot, accompanied by much blood
shed, has occurred at the town of Slatousk,
in the government Of Oofa, among the
Ural Mountains. Twentyeight persons
were killed and fifty others were.wounded.
The strike started in the State iron
works, where five hundred men walked
out, demanding the release of three OF
their comrades who had been arrested.
The Governor of the province, who went
to inquire into the affair, was moDbed as
he was entering the house of the manager
of the works. The rioters stormed the
house and smashed in the doors and win
dows. The mayor with force of gendar-
mes and detachment of troops then ar
rived on the scene and ordered the rioters
to disperse. The latter, however, stood
their ground, and the mayor was woun
ded by revolver shot.
The gendarmes and troops Immediately
replied by firing volleys at the mob and
killed or wounded seventy-eight men.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
Norfolk & Western Denies Discrimination

Washington, March 31.-The Norfolk
and Western railroad has filed with the
Interstate Commerce Commission an
answer denying the allegation of the G. S.
Bell Company, of Hillsboro, Ohio, that
there was discrimination against Hillsboro
shippers in favor Of those of Cincinnati.
The Norfolk and Western says, however,
that it does permit at Hillsboro the con-
solidation of property classified shipments
into carload lots at carload rates, where
there is no interest by more than one
beneficial owner.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
Ratlfications BY Cable.

Washington, March 29.-Although
somewhat out of the regular order the ex-
pectation is that informal exchange OF
ratification Of the Cuban treaty will be
made to morrow or Tuesday by telegraph,
so as to meet the requirements that ratif-
cation shall be bad by the 9lst of the pre-
sent month, when the limit of time within
which this may be done expires.
Formal ratification by the usual method
will be had later. Minister Squiers has
notified Secretary Hay that the Cuban
Senate ratified the treaty yesterday.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
MAY DOUBLE MINERS RAISE
Entitled to 20 Per Cent. If Operators In
crease Prices.

Scranton, March 29.--No one is looking
forward more anxiously than the miners
to Thursday, when the coal operators VIII
issue the April circular, which will contain
the price list on which the wholesale rates
for coal will be based for year.
Invariably so far the price has dropped
81 cents on April l, and insreased 10 cents
a month for five months, when the rate
continues stationary for the Winter.
Coal is now selling for So. Iii is cut
taS4. so and advances 10 cents a month
until September the miners under the
award of the Strike Commission will next
Winter be receiving 20 per cent advance
over the present rates of pay, as they are
to get a l per cent. advance for every adj
vance of 5 cents a ton that coal takes in
excess of $3.50.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
TazeweII Man Republican Candidate.

Richmond, Va, March 31.-State Sena-
tor ]. n. Harman, of Tazewell, the Re-
publican leader in the upper branch Of
the General Assembly, is probable can
didate for Governor. 1t is already quite
evident that the Republicans will make a
great fight to carry the State. Mr.. Har-
man is a man of more than ordinary abili-
ty. He is lawyer and a preacher. Mr.
Harman said today "that he was in the
hands of his friends"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
GEN. W. H. JACKSON DEAD.
Was a Noted Confederate Cavalry Leader
During the War.

Nashville, Tenn, March 30.-General
William II. Jackson, a noted Confederate
leader during the Civil War, when he bore
the sobriquet Of "Red' Jackson, died at
his home, Belle Meade, near here, this
afternoon. He was in his 6Sth year, and
had been in failing health for more than a
year and dangerously ill for several weeks
past.
At the close of the Civil War General
Jackson was in command of Forests
division with the Texas Brigade added.
Since the war he has devoted himself to
agriculture and the breeding Of thorough
bred running horses, some of the most
noted performers of the American turf
having been born at famous Belle Meade.
General Jackson was brother of the
late Howell Z. Jackson, Associate Justice
of the United Staaes Supreme Court.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
Iazawell Mill Notice.

Rememberl Bread is the staff of life.
If you want pure flour and good meal call
on John S. Thompson here at this place.
For years this -four has. been used and the
demand for it went down. But it is here
now and as good as they make it. Prices
reasonable. l have just started in the
business and hope that my friends will
share their trade with me. You will al
ways find me at the place of business.
Yours and to serve,
JOHN S. THOMPSON.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
Card of Thanks.

Thanks to the good people of Tazewell
who have invariably assisted in each spe'
cial offer for Christian church here.
Through their kindness we were enabled
last Sunday to raise $49.3O which allowed
us to meet our last payment on parsonage
and place the church out Of debt.
G. II. Dickerson, Minister,
North Tazewell,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
March 18th, 1908.

Having succeeded T. r. Smoot, as above
stated, we respectfully solicit the liberal
patronage of bis customers and the public
in. general, promising on our part ialr,
honest and courteous dealing, and good
stock of goods to select from.
Very Respectfully,
THE w. B. GREEAR CO.,
Witten's Mills. Va.
March 1S 1909 9.19.4t.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
NOIlCE.

Having sold my mercantile business at
Witten's Mills to The w. b. Greear Co.,
1 request all parties indebted to me to
come forward and settle their accounts at
once. Thanking the former patrons and
friends for their liberal support | solicit a
continuance Of the same for my successor.
T. r. SMOOT,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02
Stops the Cough
and Works OF the Cold.

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cures
cold in one day. No Cure no Pay. Price
25 cents.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02

These are good times for all who want
to work. Why make an effort to change
them?
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-02

March IS, 1903,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
AS TO suPERsTITIoUs PEOPLE.

Everybody is more or less superstitious, however
literally educated upon the one hand or ignorant
upon the other. Much is being said of Roosevelts
determination to start on his western trip Friday.
On a Friday he made his dash San Juan HILL
which led up to the Presidency. The last three
trips made by him commenced on Friday
and every one of them unlucky. Still. for
some people, Friday is lucky day, or proved SO in
their particular lives, and Roosevelt thinks Friday
his lucky day There are many common superst
tons that will be more or less believed as long
the human race inhabits the earth Friday, for ex-
ample is called unIucky because it was the day of
crucifxion--- Soames said: adam and Eve ate the
forbidden fruit on Friday and died a Friday" 1t
is an old saying that he who laughs Friday will
weep on Sunday But sorrow usually follows in the
wake of joy everywhere. And yet history shows that
some of the best and luckiest events for mankind
occurred on Friday. The persons who scott the most
at superstitions will be found generally avoiding acts
which have been pronounced for ages to be unucky.
You will not find them sitting quietly at a table if
there are only thirteen persons present. They will
not walk under ladder They will not go back to
the house for forgotten article. Like Gen. Grant,
they do not want to retrace their steps. To them
Friday is not unlucky day, but they would not get
married or move into new house on that day.
Superstitions come from prehistoric mythology,
and have been handed down through the ages. There
will always be many believers in them in spite of
education. because human beings are more or less
charmed and fascinated by conjectures about the
unknown and supernatural.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
is NEW ENGLAND DEeENsRATINe?

The hope Of the country is in the newer west that
Is its hope financially politically and commercially
considered. So far as education. morality and reli-
gion are concerned it would seem that the older
east has advantages and might therefore make the
best showing not only for the present. but in the
future. But this is being questioned The investi-
cation Of New England clergyman. the Rev DR..
Hutchins. agent Of the Connecticut Bible Society.
into social conditions in some of the smaller towns
in that state has elected some interesting facts Ac
oording to the Providence Journal. he tells Of de
creased attendance in the churches the dulled moral
sense. the drunkenness and bestiauty He cited the
cases Of school teachers VINO receive front nineteen
to twenty-oue dollars a month for their services.
Of twenty or more people borded in one small tepe-
ment Of opium eating. imbeciIity and murder In
Salisbury where there is famous boys school that
fits youths for Yale and other American colleges.
Mr.. Hutchins says there are twenty-five families Of
the degenerate type. Almost within the shadow Of
Yale itself the most sordd and immoral conditions
exist From what We know Of many other
country districts, We may accept this Connecticut
missionary's findings as beings vhouy within the
facts" It is not that The old towns are growing
worse but rather that the towns have lost in noppa.
tioa very heavily. the most enterprisiae inhabitants
having gone TO the cities leaving the deesperate
spatheuc and physically incapacitatei