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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04

circuit courts Jurisdiction, to be exercised
in the manner and under the regulations
+ to be prescribed by law, in the matter OF
the admission of wills to probate, and OF
the appointment and qualification OF
guardians, personal representatives, cura-
tors, appraisers, and committees of the es'
tates of persons who have been adjudged
insane or convicted of felony, and in the
matter of the substitution of trustees.
In pursuance Of this authority the Gen
eral Assembly passed an act that was alp.
proved May 9rd, 1908, and which says,
"tbat the clerk of the circuit court of any
county NAV appoint appraisers OF estates
of decedents, admit wills TO probate, ap-
point aud qualify executors, administra'
tors, guardians, curators and committees
and require and take from them the nee
essary bonds in the same manner and with
like effect as the said circuit court could
do if in session"
1t will be seen that the above quoted
section Of the Constitution and the act of
assembly passed in pursuance thereof In
vest the clerks of the circuit courts of Vr'
glnia with very important judicial func'
tions, such as have heretofore been exer-
cised in Virginia exclusively courts.
The wping out of the county co Is made
it necessary to place the authority some
where in some person to do these things,
and we think that the clerks of the courts
are the best men that could have been Sc
lected. The change will result in giving
the clerks great amount of additional
work, and strange to say there has been
no provision made either by the CoDstitu'
ton or the Legislature for compensatng
them for the large amount of responsible
ity and labor that have been put upon
them.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
TAZEWELL COLLEGE BURNED

At about five O'Clock Tuesday morning
the new prick building of Tazewell College
was turned With all it's contents.
From the circumstances surrounding
the brginniIg of the fire, it is quite GER.
ain that il Nas set on fire by rats.
This hujlljig was built in 1901 at an ex-
pen>e Of a5cur $4,000. 1t Was owned by
Mr. A. J. May, Jr, and insured for
So 800
Prof. j. II. Dodge had recently moved
bis business college in.o the building, and
his estimated loss in school furniture, bus
iness ,llege equipments and supplies is
$2, $50. No insurance.
The building Was commodlous one,
containing fifteen rooms. A part of the
rooms were used as recitation rooms, the
others as a dormitory.
There were nineteen persons asleep in
the building when the fire was discovered,
and it was all that it was possible to do to
see that all these were gotten out in time.
Many of them escaped with but little more
than their liyes, losing all that they had.
Prot. Dodge has arranged to reopen the
school in the old frame building as soon as
furniture caA be secured and placed. He
hopes to be ready to begin again next
Monday and thus lose as little time as
possible.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
SESSION OF PARLIAMENT
WILL MAKE HISTORY,
Every Nation Concerned In Division that
viii Occur in British House
of Lords.

London, Feb. liking Edward will
open in full state tomorrow, what pomises
to be one of the most interesting and i'm
portant sessions in the history of the
British Parliament. Every nation IN the
world is materially concerned in the di'
visions that will shortly occur in the
House of Commons, and upon their result
the future policy of the British empire
must largely depend. No government OF
recent times has ever refaced the legisla'
ture under such altered conditions. Since
Parliament adjourned in June last not
only has the cabinet been entirely recon-
structed, but the party lines have been
completely broken. Seven distinct fac
tions will take seats in the Houee of Com
mons tomorrow.
In view of this complex state OF affairs,
largely due to events since Parliament last
mer, the most astute politicians frankly
confess themselves TO be at sea. The
Duke of Devonshire, Lord Avebury, MIR.
Goechen, Sir John Gorst, Lord Hamilton
Lord Cecil, Winston Churchill and many
others identified with the present party
in power viii be Mr. RalfOurs most
bitter opponents the moment the fiscal
question is raised. That will come quick
ly, for John Morley intends introducing
an amendment to the Kings speech On
this point. 1t is possible, though hardly
probable, that Mr.. Morley may turn out
the government. The debate is likely tc
take up several days.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
"TRE COUNTRY PRINTER"

The view that most business men take
of the Country Printer" has always
seemed a rather peculiar one to me. The
merchants are known to go about from
one office to another getting bids on work,
thereby denying the printer bis honest"
profit. hope they will bear this In
mind, thinking that he as well as them
selves has to live honestly.
will venture to say, without Contradic-
ton, that the profits on the work done by
the printer are less than those made by
any merchant in the county. Then, why
deny the printer his honest living? What
would our merchants think of one of the
"typos" going around from one store to
another getting bids on suit of clothes?
Would they not hold him IN the same
light that the printers hold them inS This
is a question that should be considered
when you want work done. Don't be
guilty again-if you have ever been before
of trying to "Jew the Printer Down"
A PATRON.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
". c. WHITNEY
PASSES AWAY
Blood Poisoning and PeritOnitiS Follow
An Operation for Appendicitis
the Cause.
FORMER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
His Son and Daughter Were at His Bed
side When He Died-Was Under
Influence of Ether for
Sanand Onarofiou
Second Operation.

New York, Feb. 2.-Wiliam Collins
Whitney, forWE Secretary of the Navy,
died few n Iutes after o'clock this aft
ernoon at his home, 67l Fifth avenue. He
died while under the influence of ether
administered preparatory to a second op'
Grafton for appendicitis. By his bedside
we're his son, Henry Payne Whitney, and
his daughter, Dorothy Whitney, as well as
DR.. William T. Bull, the chief surgeon in
attendance.
MIR. Whitney was IN his sixty.fourth
year.
Mr.. Whitney was taken i'll Friday night
at the performance of "Rigoletto" at the
Metropolitan Opera House, and had to
leave before the opera ended. DR.. Walter
B. James, the Whitney family physician,
was summoned, ard found that the condl-
ton of the patient was such that after con-
,uitation an operation was decided upon,
aud was performed by DR.. Bull. The pa
tient rallied go well that it was fully be-
lieved he would recover
Mr.. Whitney's condition was very grave,
however, on Sunday and Monday, and at
consultation held this afternoon, the
conclusion was reached that the only hope
for the patient lay in a second operation.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
A Novel Question.

On last Tuesday the first case Of probat'
ing a will came before T. E. George, clerk
of the circuit court. 1t was the will Of the
late Benjamin Dickinson, who was one of
the most highly respected colored citizens
OF the county. When the will was offered
to be probated very novel question was
presented. The certificate of the attesting
witnesses wss in due form, but both of the
attesting witnesses were dead. Mr.. George
took, we believe, the proper course by
permitting the signatures Of The attesting
WITNESSES to be proved by competent wit
nesses and admitted the will to probate.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
RUSSIA READY FOR WAR
Her Preparations Have Kept Pace With
Iapan,

st. Petersburg, Feb. lin spite of the
expressed hope of the Russian authorities
that the present crisis will be passed and
that pacific solution Of the Russo Japan
ese negotiations. will be reached, it is no
longer concealed that Russia is practically
prepared for eventallies. Today the
mobilization of the Manchurian reserves
was announced.
Dispatches from Vladivostock an
nounces that fifty thousand men are ex'
pected there this month, to strengthen the
garrison, while orders for the mobilization
of the reserves in all the territories of the
Far East are shortly expected.
Preparations are making for the mobili.
zation of all the horses liable to give the
regusition.
The authorities now feel that the stua:
ton is secure should japan reject Rpssia's
proposition.
The draft of Russia's reply probably
will be submttedto the Gar tomorrow.
The Associated Press is assured that it
will be pacific and should lead to settle
ment. The Associated Press informant
reiterated what he said few days ago.
1--WE have conceded much already and
we are ready to concede more, but some
things we cannot grant. From our stand
point the Manchurian question was set
tied by Russia's circular note to the pow
ers recognizing all the Chinese treaties.
Why should Japan demand more than the
other powers?"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
TEN MILLIONS
AS SALVE.
This Amount Wanted by Colombia as
Compensation For Her Injured
Feelings.
THOUGHT 1T WILL Be ACCEPTED
Money TO Be IA Gift and Not an Admission
That Our Government Has Done
Anything Wrong on the
lsthmns.

Washington, Feb Negotiations will
be completed within the next ten days "
two weeks that will placate Colombia,
compensate her for the loss Of the prov
ince Of Panama and pave the way for an
immediate ratification of the canal treaty
This ia the substance of information
given today by Senator Cullom, chairman
of the Committee on Foreign Relations,
to a Democratic Senator who wants to
vote for the treaty, but feels that Colon
bia should be compensated for the loss
of the canal territory.
1t is understood that Colombia has in
dicated that payment of $4,000 OOO
would be accepted by her as compensa.
ton for her LOSE. This sum, it is SAID
was proposed by General Reyes during
one of his conferences with Secretary Hay
and Minister Buchanan, and it is also un-
derstood that Minister Buchanan regarded
such payment as wise on the part of the
United States if it would guarantee the
friendIiness of Colombia and prevent in
future the guerrilla attacks that were
threatened.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD
Offered For the Negro Who Assaulted
Mrs. Shields.

Roanoke, Va, February 1.-The City
Council today offered reward of l,OOO
for the capture of the negro who last sat
urday assaulted Mrs. George j. Shields
and her little daughter with razor and a
hatchet in their home, and left them for
dead. Citizens have added $3.50 to the
Councils reward, and tLis will be In
creased BY the State. It is said that two
suspicious negroes have been arrested at
Bluefeld, w. Va, and another at Ports
mouth, Ohio, but it ls not known here
that there is any evidence against them.
The military companies are still being held
in :. adiness in their armory, subject to
further orders from the Mayor Inc
ntgro's victims are ttlll alive.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
ANOTHER FIRE
INSURANCE CO.
To Have Its Home Office Located
in Our Town.
IT WAS RECENTLY CHARTERED
The Charter Members, fhcers and DI-
rectOrS Are Business Men Of
tbr Cllnch Valley.
IT WAS RECENTLY CHARTERED

Tszewell is destined TO become one OF
>the great insurance centers OF Virginia ana
the South. We already had two OF the
largest general insurance agencies in the
State and one fire insurance company with
its home office here. Now we are to nave
another. The State Corporation Commls'
sion on the 2Oth day Of January, 1904,
granted a charter to 1.-The Dominion Fire
Insurance Corporation, with the home
Office at Tazewell, Va.
The charter members of the company
are r. L. Bruce, w. H. Bond, K. D. K.
Harman, NJ. L. Stallard, Geo. P. Hall, NJ.
L. Peery, w. L. Moore, H. Hardaway, S.
l.. Aston, V. B. Gilmer, John Nj. Newton,
R. "A. Harman, F. D. Kitts, their associates
and successors.
We understand that ex-senator r. L.
Bruce will be president and F. D. Kits
will be manager of the company. The dl'
rectors will meet within the next thirty
days to organize when secretary and
other necessary officers will be elected.
The capital stock will be 100000 and
the cash surplus $4,000. 1t is the pur-
pose of the company to do a most conser'
vative business, combining its operations at
the outset to Virginia and West Virginia.
The gentlemen who have become share
holders and directors in the company sre
men of large means and business expe
rience, and, no doubt will make the enter
prise a complete success. 1t will be an
other interesting feature in the business
enterprises of Tazewell.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
The County Clerk.

On Monday, the lst inst, Mr.. I. E.
George entered upon his duties as clerk Of
Tazewell county. Under the provisions Of
the new Constitution the clerk of county
has to perform the duties of the clerk Of
the circuit court as well as those previous.
" attached to the Office of the clerk of the
county court.
Section l0l Of the Constitution gives the
General Assembly power to confer certain
j Idicial authority upon the clerks of the
circuit courts, who are the county clerks.
That section reads as follows;
''The General Assembly shall have pow.
er to c0ufer upon the clerks of the several
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
RACED WITH TIME BUT LOST
W. J. Bryan Tried to Reach Lincoln From
New Jersey Before Sister Died,
But Failed In the Attempt.

Lincoln. Neb, Jan. 30-Miss Mamie
Bry an, sister of William J, Bryan, died
here at 1:3O this afternoon. Her brother
is on his way from Chicago, end has been
making a race against time ever since he
left the East in order to reach bis sisters
bedside before the end came,
Mr.. Bryan is the third person within a
week to engage in race with death and
lose. He received word here in Chicago
today that he was too late, his sister hay
ing died at Lincoln this afternoon. Mr..
BRYAN reached Chicago on bis way from
New Jersey to Lincoln, Neb. lie had
hoped to arrive at bis sisters bedside be-
fore she died. His train was three hours
late, and he was compelled to wait several
houra.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

If the present General Assembly of Vir-
ginia succeeds in getting the statute law
adjusted to the new constitution it will
accomplish wonders. We doubt if it can
succeed in doing so.
What has become of the German boom?
A short time ago he was pronounced the
most accomplished leader in the Demo
cratic party. If he is leader, when be
now looks back he does not see many per-
sons following him.
When Mr.. Bryan gets bis Daily Com
mcner started at St. Louis the so.called
refoI mers in the Democratic party will be
kept in a constant state Of trepidation.
MIR. Bryan will make things warm for
them until the national convention meets.
The Democratic members Of lbe United
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
DR.. J. A. PEPPER,
DENTIST.
Office oyer HARRISON & GilleSpls'S Store
CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK
a SPECIALITY.
NOTICE.

BY order Of the Board of Supervisors OF
razeweIl county, Virginia, entered at q
meeting held at the courthouse thereof, on
Saturday, January 10Th, 1904, a bond is
sue Of s., 900 90 was ord~re,l to be made
and parties desiring to bid for said bonds
will file sealed bids with I. L. George,
Clerk of said Board on or before the 10th
day of February, 1904, at noon Of that
day.
The SAID bonds are to lun for 10 years
with privilege 'of COUNTY to redeem said
bonds at any interest bearing period aft
er the expiration of two years from the
lae thereof
Board Of Supervisors reserve the right 10
niact any and all bids oBeret for said
bonds. T. L. GEORGE.
Cleik of Board.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
BODY CUT IN TWO BY TRAIN
Sheriff of Bland County Killed on va
of Norfolk & Western Railway
at BIuefieId Saturday.

John A. McNutt met 8 frightful death
on the railroad tracks, short distance
west of the electric light power house,
about II O'Clock last night.
1t seems that Mr. McNutt, who was
sherif of Bland county, together With a
friend, brought load of produce to this
city Yesterday. 1t was their intention to
90 to Flat Top Yards last night, but after
disposing of their produce and attending
TO some other business, they found that 1t
was too late to 90 hy passenger train, as
No. 8 had already left. They then decided
10 ride a freight train, and went down the
railroad yard for the purpose of catching
one.
Near the power house, they saw the
EIkhorn shifter jhst pulling out and at
tempted TO board it. Mr.. McNutt grasped
the handhold and tried to swing himself
onto the tender, but the impact OF the
train hurled him to one side and the yard
engine, which was just then passing
struck him and knocked him under the
wheels of the local.
The poor fellow was fearfully mangled
bis body being literally cut in two at the
waist while there are other fearful gashe'
about bis legs and body
Coroner Chambers was notified anc
took charge of the remains. No inquest
was deemed necessary, and about
O'Clock this morning the body was brought
to Crockett's undertaking establishment tC
be prepared for burial.
Mr.. McNutt was a}ed about q years
and unmarried. He is survived by hl
step.mother and two brothers, Who live
near Sharon Springs, in Bland coun
ty.-B Blue6eld Telegraph, 8lst ult.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
Benjamin Dickinson Dead.

On the 10th inst, at 9:45 p, m, Benjs.
min Dickinson, one of the Oldest colored
citizens of Mud Fork, died at his home al
the ripe age of 81 years.
He was member of the Christian
Church for about 81 years-beug an elder
in the Mt. Olive congregation at the time
of bis destl..
Funeral services we're held in Mt. Olive
Christian church on the 22nd at IL a. n. e,
by G. NJ. Dckerson.
Many sympathetic and sorroWing friends
and relatives we're in the procession.
q. NJ. DICKERsoN.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04

States Senate are stll making capital fDr
the Republicans by their foolish obsrnc-
tian - ratification or the Papama
canal treaty. They are silly enough to
think they can injure President Roosevelt
in the public esteem by directing atten'
ton to the Panama question; but as Mr..
GrosVenor, Of Ohio, said few days ago,
"the brightest star that shines in the path
way of the candidate of the Republican
party is his course in the Panama ques.
tion."
The Richmond Tlmes-Dispatch says:
emperor Nenelik no doubt meant we'll
when he resolved TO send the President
two lions, but what the President is to do
with them we do not know; to give them
away would be uncivil-to keep them IN
the White House would be impracticable."
We suggest to our contemporary that the
President might give them to the Cleye-
land Democrats to turn loose on Bryan
and Hearst at the National Democratic
convention. The reform Democrats will
need something like lions to match
against Bryan and Hearst in the severe
fight that is to take place in the conven-
ton at st. LOUIS.
The Norfolk Vrginian-Pilot says: "The
Democrats are not guardians ofRepublican
morals and they cannot very well afford
to put themselves in the way of progress
IN the futile attempt to better those NOR.
ais" No! Thank God, the Democrats
are not the guardians of Republican NOR
ais. ANY attempt on the part of the
Democrats to improve the morals of the
Republicans, by precept or practice, would
necessarily prove futile, because Of the
absence of moral tone or force in the De-
mocracy. How could it impart to another
virtue it does not possess? Whichof the
two Democratic factions in Norfolk is
qualified to become guardian of the
morals of the Republicans? These factions
are proving each other utterly corrupt,
rotten to the core. What better can be
said of the Virginia Democracy, even of
the National Democracy? The idea of
Democrats occurring on morals in connec
ton with the Panama treaty is too rldlcu.
/ lous to merit serious consideration.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
NO DIRECT PAYMENT.

There has been ol jections on the part
of this Government to any direct payment
ont of the United States Treasury to
Colombia, as that would be interpreted as
an admission that our course on tue
isthmus had been damaging to Colombia
and we were responsible for the damage.
The willingness Of this Government, how
ever, to recompense Colombia IN some
way was very plainly set forth in Secre tary
Hays communications to General Reyes,
the special Minister from Colombia.
Negotiotions along the lines thus mark
ed out by Secretary Hay have been in
progress and, according to Senator Culom
are now almost completed. AS a none
tary compensation is the main feature of
any settlement with this Latin. American
Republic, it is believed that good round
sum will reach Columbia as salve to her
wounded feelings and sorrow at the loss of
one of her family of provinces.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
MILLIONS LOST
IN COTTON.
Big Slump in the Market Causes Utter
Generalization.
DOWNWARD PRICES CREATE PANIC
On Change-Selling Orders Poured in Upon
Brokers and the Market Went TO
PieceS-YaCatlOn of D. ]. Sully
nne Of the Moving Causes
Close Rather Steady.
Close Rather Steady.

New York, February 2.-Heavy selling
and violent break in prices marked to.
days business in the Cotton Exchange
the days slump being even more sensa,
tional than the recent advances which
have steadily sent cotton quotations up
ward, until yesterday they reached the
highest level since 1875.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it fails to
cure E. W. Groves signature is on EACH
box 25c.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-02-04
UTTER DECENTRALIZATION.

Under the inaence of number of causes
chief Of which was the confirmed report
that Daniel J. Sully, the supposed leader
of the upward movement was about to
take vacation, and enhanced by the be-
lief of many operators that its elimination
had been reached, quotations for all
months collapsed to the extent of from Sc
to $S per bale, and utter decentralization
ruled in the pit. No failures were report
ed, but the violent fluctuations represent
losses of millions distributed throughout
the market.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-07-19
NEW VERNON.

Clement Emery and family who
now reside on the Ogden farm will
move ON Saturday Of this week to
South Amboy. He will sell his house
hold goods and all Of his personal pro-
perty outside on Friday OF this week
at public auction.
The Junior Y. P. S. G. e of which
Miss Ella j. Morris is superintendent
gave a very interesting temperance
entertainment in the Presbyterian
church on Monday evening of this
week.
Miss Emma Eppel who has been the
guest of Miss Lizzie VanHorn for sew
eral days returned to her home at
Hoboken this week.
Will Brown, of Newark, spent Sum
day last at Mr.. David Il. Mullen's.
Mrs. Florence Gordon and children
Of Newark recently spent few days
with Mrs. w Ii. Smith.
Raymond Oliver returned home
from Newark on Monday.
Mrs. George Gardner Of Easton re-
turned home on Monday.
Mrs. Marcellus Halsey and daughter
of Summit called on relatives here
last week
Miss Jennie Ballentine is at Ber-
nardsville this week.
Owing to the frequent rains the
farmers are harvesting their wheat
and rye slowly. The crop bis large and
very good in this locality.