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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-11
PostofiCe Bribery Case.

Washington, June 8.-The federal grand
iurv has found true bills against the Croft
brothers in connection with the alleged Of
feres of bribes to A. w. Machen, former
suoerintendent Of free delivery of the post
Office department. This action was taken
on the same day that Mr.. Machen was In
dcted. The delay in presenting the In
dictmenls has been due to the fact that
they could not be prepared for presenta-
ton before today.
The bond of Samuel A. Croft was lncreas
ed from 5000 to $4,000, and that Of
Dlller B. Croft was not changed from SlO,-
600. Both furnished the required bond
for their appearance at the fall term OF the
court.
The Croft brothers will be tried under
section 554l of the revised statutes, which
makes it an offense to promise money to
anv government officer with the view to
influencing bis action or decision on any
matter which may be pending before
him. By bringing in the indictments to
day the hearing before the United States
, commissioner, which was set for tomorrow
will be abandoned.
The grand jury will at once take up th'
case of James n. Tyner, former assistan
attorney general for the postofice depart
ment, who was dismissed from office as
result Of the rihing of the safe in his office
Although the opening of the safe was no
done by Mr.. Tyner personally, it is said b
was connected with the act in such wa
as to compel the laying in the case befoI
the grand jury for its action.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-11
SIXTY LIVES WERE LOST.
Money and Provisions Rushed to StrlKen
Section of South Carolina.

Charleston, S. c., June S.-The great
sapphira dam of Seneco river has held out
against the cloudburst, the Courtney mills
are safe. This is the first reassuring news
from the flooded district, where today 1t
has been established that sixty lives were
lost in the rush Of waters down Pacolet
river valley. Money and provisions are
being rushed from all parts of the State to
the stricken district.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-11
Election of Royal Arch Officers.

At a regular meeting of O'Keefe Royal
Arch Chapter held last Monday night, the
following officers we're elected for the en-
suing year: g. w. Jones, High Priest; j.
r. Hicks, King; G. A. Thompson, Scribe
James O'Keeffe, Treasurer; and W. G.
Young, Secretary. The new officers were
installed last night.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-11
Executors Sale.

AS executor of the late James B. Painter,
will offer for sale, at bis late residence
ON SATURDAY, JUNE l3, AT P. NJ,
the following property on the following
terms to-wit:
80 sheep to be delivered and paid for
September lst
3 well graded year old beifers, to drop
calves in this month to be sold for cash.
6 well graded fat 2 year old heifers to be
delivered and paid for October Let.
bay horse, 7 years old to be sold for
cash.
well bred SOW and pigs, to be sold
for cash.
0. Z. HOPKINS,
Executor.
June let, 1908. Tazewell, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-11
Bad as Kishinef.

Berlin, June S.-Abraham Greenfield,
the Jewish refugee, who arrived here to-
day from Baystock, Russian Poland, de-
scribes the anti.semitic outrages there as
eouel in every detail except taking the
life to those at Kishinef. He reports loo
houses and "a shops destroyed.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-11
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS WILL MAKE
A FIGHT
Encouraged Over Result In the Ninth
Tbey Will Contest Four Districts

They VIII contest Ou' O'S'iO'S'
Washington June S.-Representative
Campbell Slemp, who defeated Judge
Rbea in the Ninth District, and who Is the
only Republican in the Virginia delegation
to the tifty.Eighth Congress, is IN town
for few days looking after some minor
affairs of his before the departments
When seen he was as happy as school
girl on her way home from commence
ment with her diploma, over the outlook
of the Republican party in Virginia
"We now have one distIict in the State
in the Republican column" said he, "and
next time we are going to have four. The
trouble heretofore has been that our peo-
ple have felt that it was a hopeless fight
and ALWAYS laid down their arms before
the battle was begun. They proposed to
do that last fall in my district but at last
agreed to make fight. We made it and
we won. Encouraged by our success in
the Ninth District, the party will make
hard fights in the next canvass and, mark
what l tell you, we will carry three be-
sides the Ninth. They will be the other
white districts of the state-the Tenth, the
Seventh and the Fifth.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-11
Five burdred people are homeless.

Five hurdred people are homeless. II
is estimated that fifty are drowned -Four
thousand people are out of employment
There were many thrilling rescues from
trees and houses. B. S. johnson lost Dis
wife and all his children. So did X. A.
Finley and j. D. Owens. The following
were drowned: Fleeta COSTA and child
Maggie Kirby, Mr., Long and bis wife
Noyia Simms; other names are not obtain
able.
The river has fallen to eight feet above
the normal.
Immediate help is needed. A rellel
committee is to be organized Immediately
Rev W. ]. Snyder will receive and turn
over to committee any moneys forward
ed,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-11
AT OTHER MILLS.

At Glendale, four warehouses filled with
cotton and cotton products were swept
away along with the dam across Lawson's
Fork, and the trestle of the city electric
railway. The mill at Glendale was not ma
terially damaged.
At Converse the main building of the
Clifton factory collapsed and the water
rose till the second floor of the mill was
four feet-forty or fifty feet above the or
dinaryy water mark.
The Converse mill is utterly demol ish
ed nothing standing except the picker
room building, which is badly wrecked
The Clifton Mill No. also lost its boile
room, machine shops, engine room ant
smoke stack.
President Twitchell could not estimat
the loss tonight. He has not been abl
yet to visit the ruins of the plants.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-11
rArALArrEs PLACED AT 25 OR 80.

Spartanburg, S. c., June Ga torren-
tial rainstorm visited this region between
last midnight and dawn to-day, resulting
in general devastation and destruction OF
life and property. All the bridges and
trestles on the main line of the Southern
Railway we're washed away. The greatest
destruction of life and property occurred
at the Pacolet and Clifton and Glendale
cotton mills.
Wires are down and reports conflicting,
but it seems certain that twenty-five or
thirty we're drowned mostly mill opera
tives.
The following is partial list of those
who lost their lives by the inundstion at
Clifton.
Augustus Calvert and wife, Miss Lizzie
Calvert, NJ. Felix, Mrs. W. B. Tinsley,
Morlay Sims, Mrs. B. F. johnson and
four children, Mrs. Maggie Kirby, Mrs
John Owens, Garland Long, Mrs. Long,
Miss Fletia Gosa, Robert Finley.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-11

Charlotte, n. c., June 6.-The heavy
rains have resulted in an incalculable loss
to property between here and Spartanburg'
s. c., along the line of the Southern Rail
way, and it is said that number OF lives
have been lost. 1t is said that five cotton
mills have been washed away; that three
bridges on the Southern Railway are lost
and two others are badly damaged; tele'
phone messages state that twelve bodies
have been seen floating in the Pacolet rlv'
er and the injury to property OF various
kinds is enormous.
Early this morning hdings Of distress
began to reach this city, and each report
indicated great injury to the Southern and
to many industrial interests that are locat-
ed between Charlotte and Spartanburg-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-11
PACoLET MILLS, HEAVY LossER.

The ill.fated Pacolet Cotton Mills were
the heaviest property losers, President
Victor Montgomery estimating the dam
age to the plant at $l,250,OOO. About
!. 200 operatives in these mills are thrown
out of work, and within few days will be
in need of daily bread.
At o'clock this morning it was noticed
that the water was rising rapidly in the
Pacolet river, but no special Importance
was attached to it by the mill operatives,
who began to form line to enter the
mills.
At mills No. and No. 2 the water pres
ure soon became dangerous, the boil
er rooms we're submerged, and the work
men we're ordered back. A little later the
fury of the raging river struck mill No. l
sweeping the plant entirely away. The
strong current then swept against No.
demolishing that mill and leaving only the
cloth room standing. The big bridge over
the Pacolet river, a steel structure, was
then carried away by the furious water
which had burst through the dams. The
ware.rooms which had nearly four thous-
and bales of cotton and four thousand
bales of domestic cloth, followed, all the
cotton being carried down the stream.
At Pacolet Mill No. 8, one-half the
picking room and five stories on the lef'
of the main building we're washed away
The main building supported by thicE
brick wall, is still standing but is very
shaky and may collapse at any time. Tht
boiler room is gone but the smoke stack II
vet standing. The dam at No. 3 is intact.
All the machinery in this mill is ruined.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-11
DESTRUCTION on BRIDeEs.

Three bridges on the main line OF the
Southern have been swept away, and all
buildings in the vicinity Of the mills. The
bridge over Lawsons Fork, on the Paco'
let river near Spartanburg, has gone. 1t
is one span and is one hundred and forty
two fent long.
The bridge over the Middle Tiger river
is destroyed. 1t is three spans and is l42
feet long.
The bridge over North Tiger river can
not be used. 1t Is damaged, though the
fall extent of the injury cannot be ascet'
tanned yet.
The big bridge over the Pacolet river
six or seven miles this side ofSpartanburg,
is said by railroad officials to be very un-
safe. 1t is still standing against the fierce
tide, but ls badly damaged and is IN a
very serious condition.
The bridge over the Enoree river, just
south of Spartanburg, has been carried
away.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-11
WIPED OUT
BY FLOODS
Fifty Lives Reported Lost at Clifton, s.
[1 c., and Others Elsewhere
FIVE COTTON MILLS DESTROYED

Two of the Great PacOlet Mills Near Spar
tanburg Washed Away and a Third
Badly Damaged-LOSS Estimated
MlliOn-One Mill at Clifton
Entirely Gone and two
others Half Washed
Away-HundredS
RE Homeless
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-11
COTTON MILLS WASHED AWAY.

Pacolet Mills No. and No. 2, near
Spartanburg, were washed away this
morning, causing loss which President
Montgomery, of the company, says Will
aggregate one million dollars.
Twelve bodies were seen floating past
the mills on the flood and two persons,
names unknown, were drowned at the
Pacolet Mills. The Hotel and Presbyte-
rian church at Pocolet were also washed
away.
/ The river was flooded by the incessant
rains, the first mill No. was carried away
and q short time afterward No. 2, while
the third plant is in imminent danger, the
river rising rapidly.
A big warehouse containing 900 bales
of cotton and 1000 bales of yarn was also
destroyed and the goods carried down
siEeam. 1t is estimated altogether $500
bales of cotton and 1000 bales Of cloth
wese destroyed.
Rhe Pacolet mills are among the larges
mills in the South, belonging to the same
company whose plant was destroyed a
Gainesville, Ca, last week. They manu-
facture brown sheetings and drills, operat
ing 56, ,49O spindles, 2,16O looms, and 4OC
cards. The capital is 100000, J. ID
Montgomery of Spartanburg, S. o. beln
president.
A dispatch to the Observer this aftel
s noon giving later details to the losst
says.
Pacolet mills No. and No. and pa
Of No. ale gone. This loss is $3.50 OO
Twenty-Five lives are lost.
The big Clifton mills at Converse we
completely obliterated.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-06-11
OVERWHELMING DISASTER AT CLIFTON

A SPECIAL from Clifton, S. O., says;
Converse Mill, with 81 900 spindles, has
entirely gone. Clifton Mill, with 27,OOO,
is half washed away. Dexter Mill, with
sc, 500, is half gone. These belong to the
Manufacturing Company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-09
Tax Notice.

STATE OF VERMONT, To James AIaekay
Washington County IS. Treasurer OF the City
Of Barre, Vermont. Greetings
BY the authority Of the State Of Vermont yon
are hereby commanded to levy and collect Of
the several persons named in the list herewith
committed to you the sum Of money annexed to
the name Of each person respectively and pay
the same into the Treasury Of said City accord
ing to law.
Given under my hand at the City of Barre In
said County this 30th day Of June a. ID 1908.
j. HENRY JACKSON,
Mayor Of the City of Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-09
EAST BARRE,

There will be social dance at East
Barre Saturday evening, July IL. Five
pieces of music Hall bill, IS cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-09
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Good cooks want Wise King Flour for
Bread.
Furnished room to rent In Miles Gran
tie block Bath. Apply at room 81.
Call at the Vermont Fruit Store for
fresh fruit and ice cream O. Fl. Hale
block
There win be a meetingof the r. G. l.
P. A. this evening at T30 All members
Interested in the excursion are requested
to be present.
The Masons picnic will be held at the
Caledonian grove on Saturday, July IL.
All who wish to attend may get tickets
from the members of the committee In
charge as follows: George Troup, w.
Birnie, John Lind, +. Kynock. John
Chessor, I. Brock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-09

II tired Of paying rent, read the ad. Of
the D. Al. Perry Real Estate Agency on
page
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-09
NOTICE.

The tax bills levied on the Grand List Of the
City Of Barre for the year 1903 have this day
been placed In my hands for collection, and In
accordance with the Revised City Charter and a
vote of the Board Of Aldermen at their regular
meeting held June 28d 1908, said tax bills must
be paid on or before August 10th, 1903.
From this date until August 10th the office Of
the City Clerk win he open every evening from
$50 to 500 p. m. for the accommodation o. those
desiring to pay taxes.
JAMES AlACKAY. City Treasurer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-09
A Seasonable Suggestion
Soda Water

Is always sin season. Whether taken
hot or cold 1t is a wholesome beverage
provided the havoring syrups are all right.
Cold Soda drawn from our good fountain
lacks nothing that could be desired by the
most sensitive palate. We use only pure
juices made direct from fresh fruits and
can give varied flavors. Our Cold Soda z
is ALWAYS cold.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-09
THE BARRE DAILYTIMES
MOONS pHmsFe
TnE Mosr TOLL RIaHT

man has is the right TO do his duty. In
surance properly arranged is duty well
done. 54th year, doing business in IS
States.
The National Life Insurance Company
Of Vermont (AIutuall ORGANIZED in
1850, S. S. Ballard, General Agent, n. B,
Ballard, Local Agent, Rooms 2 and s.
Miles Block, Barre, vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-09

Are you about to build? If so see that
your builders contract has clause pro-
viding that the structure shall be erected
union labor which win insure you of
good work and job completed without
delay Per order Union 4sl, Carpenters
and Joiners of America. A. B. Lane,
secretary.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-02-21
Anniversary Reunion.

"Simply grand; never enjoyed a
more pleasant evening; the Labor
union knows how to entertain their
guests" and many other such ex-
pressions we're to be heard on Tues
day after the first anniversary ban
quet, given by Tonopah Labor Union
No. pa A. Il. o., at Butler Hall,
Monday evening. A year ago the
union was organized and struggled
along for several months with only a
few members. 1t was finally voted
upon to take lady members into the
union and today every lady who tolls
for a living in Tonopah is a member
of the union which now has large
membership and is in good financial
standing. About fifty invited guests
were present to participate in the
festivities of the evening. President
c. c. InmaG acted as master of cere-
monies. The first on the programme
was a speech by Attorney George
W. Fox, on "Unionism' which was
both instructive and humorous. A,
w. DTlSpS pitdStu hiS hCu' Ci . W
reciting the "Boss Mason" and the
difference between "What is said
and the way it is said Mr.. Arndel
spoke upon the Chinese question, his
remarks being well received. I. II.
Eckles gave an able address upon
the origin and masonry of unionism
w. W. Booth made few remarks on
unionism. Miss Sadie Grieves' reel
tation, The Miner" was well rem
dered, The lady members of the
union had prepared a fine lunch and
After the exercises were over all did
ample justice to the spread.
The Mcdonald orchestra rendered
several of their selections during the
exercises, and after lunch furnished
the music for the merry dancers.
The union can vote their first ami
versary gathering success in every
particular.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-02-21
A Royal Junket.

According to well-matured plans,
party composed of eighteen repre-
sentative business men of Tonopah
will in April next begin tour of the
principal North American cities on
scale of fascinating attraction. They
will travel in a special palace car
from San Francisco, with stops and
general sightseeing beginning at
Salt Lake, through Denver, Kansas
City, ST. Louis, Milwaukee, Chicago,
Cincinnati, Pittsburg, PHILADELPHIA,
Baltimore, Washington, Trenton and
New York Returning the northern
string of hamlets will be taken in
Buffalo, Niagara, Cleveland, st. Paul
and all the rest, The people every
where will experience no difficulty in
identifying the party as hailing from
Tonopah, and should curiosity lead
them further they will be supplied
with solid information concerning ev-
cry mining interest of this and sur
rounding camps. At fair estimate,
the individual expense will amount to
$4,000 each, or an aggregate of at
least $36, 900 of Tonopah money thus
widely distributed.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-02-21
TOnOpah Stock Sold.

The big news of the past week in
mining circles was the action of Will
liam G. Whitney in disposing of all
his holdings in the Tonopah Mining
Company. The transaction took
place last Tuesday The controlling
interests in the company took the
stock.
Mr.. Whitney has made hard and
determined fight for the control of
the stock of this bonanza CON-
pany, and not being able to secure
sufficient amount decided to sell
his holdings.
With this deal out of the way and
the appointment of the noted mining
expert, John Hays Hammond, to act
as consulting engineer of the mines
at Tonopah, at a salary of $50, 900
per year, the company should imme-
diately begin its upward move.
Reports from the mines show that
everything is going on finely. -Phila-
delphia Profits.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-02-21
Latest Large Building.

The nor thwest corner of Brougher
avenue and Central streets, with its
slight elevation above main, is q fine
site for the handsome building which
is being brought to completion by the
Tonopah Lumber company. The first
story comprises three large store
rooms and lumber company office,
the second story being divided into
nine fine apartments. Henry
SPEAKER, president of the Miners
union, will establish therein a com
plete grocery store, which is sure to
prove a success. Michigan Il Son
have engaged another store room for
large stock of paints, oils, wall
paper, glass, etc. Among other
tenants Of the eligibly situated struc-
ture will be DR.. Hammond. Judge
Lindsay, Sheriff Cushing, Culverwell
Il Elliott, Thos. Fleming of the Sill
yer Top Mining company, and others.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-02-21
VIII They DO 1t.

Will the state senators kill the
goose that has layed the golden egg?
Tonopah brought the grand old state
of Nevada out of the slough of des-
pondency and has been the means of
making every town in the state pros
porous. Conditions demand the re-
moval of the county seat to Tonopah,
not for financial gain, but for legiti-
mate business. There is a case on
record at this writing where import
ant papers sent from here to Bel
mont eighteen days ago have not as
yet been returned. 1t is to be hoped
that the senator's will not listen to
the wailings of farmer Bell who has
Il little ranch at the extreme north
end of the county.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-02-21
A Dead Senator.

T. J. Bell, who is supposed to be
the senator of Nye county and who
in all manhood should represent his
constituents and acquiesce in their
wishes, but we are sorry to chronicle
that he doesn't give thinkers dam
for them, especially those living in
this section. His attitude on the
county seat removal bill brands him
as a antedeluvian with decayed moss
two feet thick upon his back. Thank
God this is the last time the afore-
said T. j. Bell will appear as a pub
lie servant of the people of Nye
county. If Bell defeats the removal
of the county seat to Tonopah. at
the next session of the legislature,
brand new county, taking in u
radius of ten miles hereabouts, will
be formed and Bell can have his
cherished court house in Belmont
and return to the days of $50 per
month salary officers. II Bell should
come to Tonopah on the adjournment
of the legislature he would be given
warm reception, an ice house ova-
ton Vale, Bell.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-02-21
Testimonial.

The Montana-T onopah employees
who each received fifty shares of the
company stock at the hands of Chas.
E. Morris and Chas. e. Knox, have
in recognition thereof presented
those gentlemen with a superbly
Autographed acknowledgement. 1t
is signed by all and forms a highly
appropriate token of esteem To
ri. J. Mccain, financial secretary of
the Tonopah Labor Union, is due the
credit of proposing good idea well
carried out.