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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-05-14

John Kendrick Bangs is soon to make
his tirrt appearance as a dramatist. He is
writing comedy.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-05-14

Rev. Alfred Franklin Smith, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal Church at Kirk
wood, Mo, has been chosen president of
Central College at Lexington, Mo.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-05-14
4 FARM FOR SALE!
4O7 Acres Three Miles South Of Glade Spring. Washington County, Virginia.

of land
wheat and go in fine TIMBER
Holo Has
orchards farm with four besides thek
buYe
the
Spring Free Delivery mail the Door
dwelling This the old Price place and sight of the famous James
neighborhood
chuchan onem a Roller Mill. Title perfect
whole
The price is S40C per Will make liberal terms
particulars address
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-05-14
HAVE YOU ANY WOOL?
So You Will Have Wool for Sas How are You Going Dispose Of Ssns2

We again in the market with line of goods good
as can be made with the latest improved machinery. We
have spent Two Thousand Dollars this Spring in
chnery of the latest tpye All goods designed by
man, who for the past years has had control Of the Knox
vile Wooden Mills the largest of its kind in the South We
are therefore in position to offer you goods suitable for the
New York market We also represent Of the best wool
commission houses in Philadelphia In you cannot
wooden goods for your wool prepared to make you
deal Thanking all for past patronage, we invite new Gus
TONER'S Very truly,
CEDAR BLUFF WOODEN COMPANY,
Owners and POpdOS Of Cedar Bluff and kIOndyke WOen Mills
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-05-14

Rev. Charles F. Grimm, for ffty.fve
years preacher In the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, New York City, died on Wed
nesday morning.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-05-14

Ambassador Choate will sail for home
on May Is to attend the wedding of his
son.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-05-14
ssAFINE MONUMENTS

prepared anything Vault fines, and
Plant with Pneu
miles, the head the trade without rival for fine
price, order for work
Day. POnze Home Industry and
rnrnmnIl oknnn nraniin md MaKhla %
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-05-14

In the District Court of the United
States for the Western District of Vir-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
LAKES SUBMARINE
WILL SOON BE TRIED.

New York. Feb. 22.-The submarine
torpedo boat Protector. a new type of
vessel, which will shortly be put
through a series of trials for the pur-
pose of demonstrating her capabilities
in the United States navy is being
overhauled at City Island and put in
first-class condition for the coming
tests.
The Protector was built in Bridge
port, Conn, by her inventor and own
er, Capt Simon Lake. The vessel is
designed for harbor defense. She is
sixty feet long, of eleven feet be I'M,
draws twelve feet of water and weighs
about 200 tons. She is built of steel
and equipped with two wheels to en-
able her to travel along the bottom of
the sea. Her motive power is cleo
tricity when submerged and gasoline
when cruising awash There are two
torpedo tubes, one fore and one aft,
and an opening in her bow will admit
of a diver leaving the boat to cut
cables or mine connections. Her build
er believes she can destroy submarine
defenses in any harbor
During recent trials she carried a
crew of eight men and nine passengers.
A speed of twelve knots was easily
made on her surface run.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
GUILTY OF KILLING
JURY SAYS BISHOP COMMITTED
MANUFACTURER.
DRUMMERS WERE IN COURT
WHEN THE VERDICT WAS HANDED
IN BY THE FOREMAN.

II is Expected That Bishop VIII be
Sentenced TO-day-His Crime Was
the killing of Thomas 1. Wilson.
Bishop Was Drinking Wine in
wilson's. Home With Wilson's
Daughter When the Trouble Oc-
CURED - Wilson Tried to Eject
Him and Bishop Shot Him.
Charlotte, N. c., Feb. PAT s
o'clock this afternoon the jury in the
case of Arthur L. Bishop, the shoe
drummer, charged with the murder of
Thomas 1. Wilson, came into court and
rendered a verdict of manslaughter.
Bishop was in court and his wife was
by his side. The courtroom was filled
with people, including about fifty COM
mercial travellers who were here to
spend Sunday.
Immediately after the rendering of
Jail. He will be brought before Judge
Neal tomorrow morning at O'Clock
to receive sentence.
The case was given to the jury at IL
o'clock Thursday night. On the first
ballot the jury stood five for murder
in the second degree, four for acquit-
tai, two for manslaughter and one I'M
decided. The vote the jury finally
hung on was nine for granddaughter
| and three for acquittal. The three
broke over to-day, and an agreement
was reached.
The penalty for manslauehter is four
months in Jail as the minimum. and
| twenty years in the penitentiary as the
maximum. An appeal for a new trial is
| not considered probable, unless the
counsel for the prisoner consider the
Judgment of the court excessive.
Bishop, who Travelled for New Eng
land shoe factory, killed Thomas I. Will
son in this city on Dec. 9, last. He
had gone to Wilson's home in company
with Miss Lena Schultz and Miss Ada
Wilson, daughter of the deceased. Will
son discovered the three in his parlor,
drinking wine, and ordered Miss Schultz
and Bishop to leave. Bishop wanted to
parley and Wilson endeavored to eject
him, when he was shot and killed by
Bishop. The latter fed and made his
way to his home in Petersburg, Va,
! Where he surrendered
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
PARROT COMPANY
SELLS ITS EFFECTS.

Valdosta, Ga, Feb. 22.-The great
sawmill of the Parrot Lumber Com
pany, at Redwood, which has been the
largest mill in the state for fifteen
years, is a thing of the past. The mill
has been dismantled and the parts
scattered in all directions. The scare
ity of timber in that section is the rea-
son why the firm decided to quit the
business The mill employed many con-
Victs, had a dozen or more locomotive
engines and over 100 mules.
About 100 of the mules were sold
here three weeks ago, and now the ma
chnery and engines of the mill fall into
the hands of Valdosta men. Mr.. Ed.
l.. Thomas of the ValdoSta Foundry
and Machine Company returned from
there last night, having made a trade
for all of the machinery of the mill,
including. the locomotives, dry kilns,
boilers, etc. 1t is understood that the
purchase involved about $4,000. and
is one of the largest deals of the kind
ever made in this section.
1t is not known what Mr.. Thomas
expects to do with it, but it is under
stood that he bought as an investment
and will probably work over much of
the machinery.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
SHOT IN SELF-DEFENSE.
That Will he the Contention of
Ernest Haywood

Raleigh, N. c., Feb. 22.-Ernest Hay
wood will contend that he shot ]. Lud-
low Skinner in self-defense. 1t is cur
rently reported here and elsewhere that
Haywood will plead temporary insan-
ity, but this is denied by Haywood S
counsel. Haywood will allege that
Skinner came up to him, and without
FrovocatioB knocked him down. AS he
arose both he and Skinner reached for
their pistols.s He was quicker than
Skinner and fired before Skinner could
draw his weapon.
The first shot, Haywood says, infict-
ed the mortal wound, and he fired the
second time because he thought Skin
ner was coming back to him.
Haywood's version of the shooting
was given this afternoon. 1t is said
that within the next few days Hay
woods attorneys will ask for a habeas
corpus writ in order that he may be
released from Jail after showing that
he killed Skinner in lf-defense. The
fact that Haywood will make the con-
tention suggested indicates that there
will be an expose of the sensational in
cidents leading up to this homicide.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23

have been the greatest menace to the
prosperity of the islands under the
American rule. The Philippines have
been at the mercy of the gamblers in
the Orient. The constant fluctuations
between gold motley array of silver,
which has formed the currency of the
islands, has brought business to a
standstil, and not only the civil gov
eminent, but all the business interests
of the islands have suffered This has
brought hardships upon the producing
classes. rs was inevitable. The act
of Congress in extending the gold
standard to the islands and in providing
for distinctive coinage of silver cur
rency which it is believed can be main
tanned at a parity with gold at the ra-
ito of "thirty-two to one" will tenn
porarily. at least, give the relief which
the islands have demanded.
The bill providing for reduction in
the tariff on goods produced in the
Philippines still hangs fire in the Sem
ate. 1t should pass. Whether it will,
in view of the present chaotic con-
ditions, it is impossible to say.
Helps the Army Along.
Among the other important acts of
this Congress which are worthy OF
mention, is the creation of the general
staff for the army. This is an entirely
new system of administration, but il
is one for which the military experts
have been contending for a very long
time. 1t does away with the office of
commanding general, which has been
an Office in name only. Under the
general staff bill the President will, of
course, still be communicative chief of
the army the details of keeping the
army in a state of readiness for war
being placed in the hands OF the gen
eral staff. the chief of which will hold
the same relative position as the COM
handing general of the army, with the
exception that he will have some real
power, and some work to do.
The militia act is of great interest to
the militia of the different states, in
that it provides for what might be
called the Standardization of the mill
tia and its better equipment and train
ing, under the direction of the regular
army officers.
The law making the Census Bureau
permanent was passed by this Con
gress. An act was passed increasing
the salaries of federal judges, which is
interesting principally to the judges
themselves. though 1t is important be-
cause many of those officials have been
underpaid.
In addition to these measures, there
have been many of less general inter
est. This list shows, however, that the
| record for quantity of legislation made
by the Fifty-seventh Congress is by nc
means a poor one.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
POOR OF ROME WERE
GUESTS OF THE POPE

Rome, Feb. 22.-To-day was great
day for the poor of Rome, a thousand
of them being the guests of the Pope
at a dinner in the Belvdere Court of
the Vatican, in honor of the Pontiffs
jubilee. The tables were decorated with
flowers and miniature papal flags. The
guests were waited upon by nuns, and
the Swiss Guards, in brilliant uniforms,
kept their band pla ying during the re-
past. The excellent menu included wine
and dessert. Great enthusiasm was
displayed and there were repeated
cries of Long live Pope Leo"
The Pope desired to personally adj
minister the blessing on the gather
ing, but although he was well, the
doctors vetoed his desire, in order that
he might husband his strength for the
coming functions.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
LADR0NES ATTACK
THE C0NSTABULARY,
Activity Reported in the NeiGhbOr-
hood of Manila.

Manila, Feb. ga force of Iadrones.
under Gen. San Miguel, reappeared in
Rizal province yesterday. They avoid
ed an engagement with the main force
In the South. but captured three small
attachments of consta bulary.
The enemy surrounded the towns of
Cainta and Taytay. eleven miles east
of Manila. Saturday, and captured
thirty scouts and ten men of the con-
stapulary, whom. they disarmed and set
free.
To-day Inspector McIlwaine and the
constabulary he headed were surprised
and captured near Mont Alban, six
teen miles northeast of Manila The
ladrones promised to release them if
the constabulary would surrender their
arms. While they were comforting on
this point McIlwaine made a dash for
liberty. and he and all the constabu-
larry effected their escape.
When the news of the temperance
of Gen. San Miguels force reached
Manila, achievements of scouts and
constabulary were hurried into the Ri
Zal province. Gen. Allen and Col. Scott
went to Antipolo and assumed COM
mand of forces there. They met with
small detachments of the enemy, and
few skirmishes took place. They
were, however, unable to locate the
main body of ladrones. Gen. Allen and
Col. Scott are continuing the pursuit
and hope to overtake the released pris-
oners.
1t is said that Gen. San Miguel's force
consists Of 300 men. armed and uni
formed. The zone of ladrone activity
extends from Caloocan, four miles
north of Manila, eastward to the noun
tains of Rial and skirting the northern
limits of Manila. The Manila police
co-operated in Saturdays effort to cor
ner the enemy. Secretary Winthrop, in
the absence of Gov. Taft, requested
Gen. Davis to furnish additional scouts,
and Gen. Davis has ordered another
battalion of recruits to report to Gen.
Allen. 1t is reported that additional
troops will be ordered out.
Gen. San Miguels force is small. and
the government is determined to speed
lily suppress it. San Miguel claims the
insurgent leadership and fights under
the Katipunan flag.
According to news from Albay, Luz
on, force of ladrones attacked a small
detachment of constabulary Friday.
The constabulary retreated, but killed
eleven of the enemy. Two of the con-
stabulary were killed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
FLOODS RUSHED UPON
TOWN OF SHELTON.
Three Reservoirs Burst. Giving
Forth Their Waters.

Forth Their Waters.
Derby, Conn, Feb. 22.-The breaking
of three reservoirs in the town of Shell
ton early to-day caused damages esti-
mated at between $4,000 and 800, 900,
and there were several narrow escapes
from death.
There are three reservoirs, situated
on hill in the western part of the
town. In some unknown manner a
hole was broken in the largest teser-
voir. The rush of the water soon in
creased the hole to immense proper
tions, and the water flowed down TO
the reservoirs below. These were un-
able to Withstand the pressure and
their walls gave way, giving the water
free path to town.
The torrent tore a great gully. 10
feet long and thirty feet wide, through
Howe avenue. Logs, trees and huge
cakes or Ice were carried along and
crashed into buildings.
The house of Walter Nichols was
struck by the flood. Nichols was away.
and his wife was awakened by the ice
crashing against the door. A few mo-
mentS later the water commenced to
now INTO the bedrooms, where six chill
dren were sleeping. Mrs Nichols hur-
ried to the door and held it while her
cnlldren escaped to an upper floor. A
few moments later she escaped. Just
before the water and ice forced in the
door and flooded the rooms. The fam
lily remained prisoners in the upper
part of the house until the water re-
ceded
Warren WILDER was awakened by
cake of ice crashing through his door
He ran into the street, where the wa
ter was waist high, and hurried to the
nearest point of safety. Several times
he was hit by ice and fallen trees and
painfully injured. Ten minutes later
| the side of the building was swept
away and the bed in which he had
been sleeping was carried along in the
flood.
Street railroad tracks and telephone
and telegraph poles were torn up and
strewn about in confusion. The reser-
voirs will have to be rebuilt, and this,
with the property loss, it is believed.
will make the loss 100000 Several
mills will remain idle until the gravel
swept into the raceway is removed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
WORK ON WARSHIPS
MOVES SLOWLY.
President Has Talk With Moody
About 1t.

Washington, Feb. 22.-The President
has been in correspondence with Sec
rotary Moody respecting the matter OF
delay in the construction of many YES
sells, and the secretary, in turn, has
called upon the chief constructor for
statement of conditions in various ship
building yards where naval work is go
ing on.
The secretary has submitted letter
in the nature of a report to the Pres
ident including with it the chief con-
structors report. In substance these
letters show that while through Il
number of causes the building of war
ships has been delayed and the dates
be considerably beyond the dates orig
inally set, naval construction in the
United States is not materially behind
the naval construction of England and
Germany in the matter of time"
Secretary Moody argues that it would
be a mistake to offer bonus for the
completion of vessels ahead of contract
time, and adds that two months ago he
directed that no further extensions of
time be permitted except by his own
personal order.
The chief contractors report shows
that there are seven causes for delay
in naval work. namely, inadequate
plans, changes in armor or armament
or design, delays in delivery of armor
and ordnance, delays in government in
spection, delays in structural steel, de-
lays due to Inadequate facilities and
insufficient ability in the contractors
staff, and delays due to inadequate sup
ply of skilled labor. All of these sub
jects are treated in detail in the report,
and the point is made that, after all,
the apparent greater speed in English
shipyards is due to the fact that the
vessels are delivered by the contractors
in very incomplete condition to the
government, which spends several
years, in many instances, in equipping
fhesa chipS FIR commission
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
HOTEL DEVEAUX BURNS.
Guests Were Notified and Made
Their Escape.

Toledo, o.. Feb. 22.--The Hotel De-
veaux, corner of st. Clair and Jeffer-
son streets, was almost completely de-
stroyed by fire this evening.
The fire was discovered by one of the
guests on the third floor, and had gain
ed quite a little Roadway. An alarm
was turned in at once, but by the time
the department responded, the flame
had spread to the second and fourth
floors.
The guests and help were notified,
and all left the building in safety,
many taking their personal effects with
them. The cause of the fire is un-
known. The loss will amount to $780,
900, with $4,000 insurance.
There were about fifty guests in the
house
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
ASKS FOR The CASH
GERMANY WANTS VENEZUELA To
PAY UP.
BOWEN PROMPTLY REFUSED
WHEN BARON Won sTERNBURc
MADE THE REQUEST.

understanding Was That $500
Pounds Sterling Was to be Paid
within Thirty Days-Bowen, Rep
resentinE Venezuela, Fell Back
Upon This Understanding When
Payment Was Asked-Significance
of the German Demand Not Clear.
Protocols for other Powers.
Washington, Feb. 22-The German
government, through its representative
here, Baron Won Sternburg, has made
a request of Mr.. Bowen for the i'm
mediate payment of the $500, which
it was stipulated in the protocol signed
Feb. 10, should be paid within thirty
days from that date, as a preliminary
to the raising of the blockade against
Venezuelan ports and the agreement to
send the question of preferential treat
ment of the blockading nations to The
Hague for determination.
Mr.. Bowen promptly declined to &C
Cede to the request, but informed
Baron Won Sternburg that as provid-
ed in the protocol, the money would
be paid to the German representative
in Caracas thirty days from Feb. Ii,
which would be on the 18th of March.
The reason that animated the Ger
man government in making the request
is not disclosed here, nor is Mr.. Bowen
aware of it. The matter, however, has
some significance, perhaps, in view of
the fact that the ships taken by the
Germans during the blockade have not
yet been returned to Venezuela.
During the day Mr.. Bowen had calls
from the French ambassador, M. Jusse-
rand the spanish minister, Senior Ole
da. and the Belgian minister, Baron
Moncheur, in regard to the protocols
that are in preparation for the settle
ment of the claims of the citizens of
their countries against Venezuela.
Rough drafts of these instruments are
already on their way by mail to the
European governments interested, but
there are certain provisions regarding
them about which the ENJOYS desired to
consult Mr.. Bowen. The protocols are
expected to reach their destinations the
latter part of this week. pending which
no final steps for their joint signatures
can be taken.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
DAVANT VICE PRESIDENT.
Columbus PuIpits Filled by Y. NJ. c.
a. Speakers.

Columbus, Ga, Feb. 22.-The pulpits
of the city to-day were filled by Y. M.
c. A. speakers, delegates to the state
convention, now in session here At
the close of last nights banquet at the
Racine, which was held until a late
hour the following officers were elect
ed President, w. J, Northen of At
lanta; vice presidents. r. ]. Davant of
Savannah and o. G. Bullock of Column
bus; secretary, E. s. McFadden of Ma
con; assistant secretaries, A. w. Rees
of Emory College, Oxford; H. l..
Covington of Gordon Institute, Barnes
Vile; w. w. Burch of the A. & M.
College, Milledgeville. Press secretary,
II. Edgard Fry of Atlanta.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
FOUR WERE DROWNED
NEAR TALLAHASSEE

Tallahassee, Fla, Feb. 22.-Three
white children, aged years. ? years,
and six weeks. and a negro man, nam
ed Austin, were drowned last night in
the fiat woods, south of Tallahassee.
jefferson Johnson and his wife. par
ents Of the children, were saved The
family were IN wagon. and in the
darkness the team lost the road and
got into deep water.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
BOY FIRED SHOTS
INTO FATHERS HEART.

New Orleans, Feb. 22.-Peter Farrell,
one of the leading local Democratic
politicians and state coal gauger, was
shot and killed by his eldest son, Ed
ward, to-day The family claim that
in a fit of ungovernable temper Far
rell attempted to kill Edward and
George, the eldest boys, for miscon-
duct, and Edward wrested the pistol
from him and fired three shots into his
fathers heart The boy surrendered.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
WOMAN SAID TO HAVE
KILLED HER CHILDREN.

Davy, w. Va, Feb. 22.-Mrs Walter
Dykes is being hunted by authorities
here. Her two children were found
dead this morning, having been pois-
oned. Rumor has 1t that she admin
istered the drug. rather than allow her
husband to secure possession of them.
She and her husband had been separat-
ed few weeks.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
BELGIUM is SATISFIED.
Protocol with Venezuela to be
Signed This Week.

London, Feb. 22.-The correspondent
of the Standard at~Brussels telegraphs
that the protocol between Belgium and
Venezuela will be signed this week.
Belgium, says the correspondent, has
obtained full satisfaction. The Belgian
claimants will receive 81 600 after
the Anglo-German claims have been
paid. '..-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-23
OdeII Makes "a Denial.

Albany, ". Y, Feb. 22.-Gov. Odell
said tonight that there was no truth
in the published report that he might
appoint Adjt. Gen. Nelson II. Henry
to succeed John McCullagh as state
superintendent of the metropolitan
elections district that Adjt. Gen. Hem
ry is not a candidate for that position
and viii continue to remain adjutant
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