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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-03-11
Montague Signs Capitol Bill.

ldchmond, Va, March THE gov
ernor today signed the bill appropria-
ting N250,000 for the Improvement and
enlar ement OF the Virginia capitol.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-03-11
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-03-11
The End
OF Life

comes to us all. 1t is the unaI-
terable law of nature. The "End
OF Life " comes to many other
things, such as nations, cities
corporations and business firms
But there is one thing that will
be perpetual, viz: a number Of
first = class fire insurance COM
panies. Generation after gener-
alton will take them up and give
their best attention. AT the
present time we find The Phoenix
OF London, Philadelphia Under
derwriters and The Pennsylvania
Fire Insurance Companies in the
lead.
The F. D. kits
Insurance Agency.
| Insurance Headquarters.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
DRAWS PICTURE OF THE
JAPANESE FLEET.

Fusan, Friday July 13.-(Delayed in
ransmission.) 1.-The steamer Manchu-
ria, which is on a tour of inspection
of the theater of war; with members
of the Japanese Diet foreign attaches
and press correspondents on board,
reached the Japanese naval base July
IA. At the time of the Manchuria's
arrival huge cloud of smoke hung
over the land. Rounding the head
land, the panorama of Admiral Togo's
fleet was presented at broad anchor
age in the channel, with torpedo
scouts outside The torpedo gunboat
Chihaya and the coast defense vessel
HE Yen acted as sentries over the
roadstead Under the north end of the
island We're five cruisers. In the cell
ter were all five battleships.
Admiral Togo's and Vice Admiral De-
wars fiagships were on the left. The
armored cruisers Naisin Kasuga and
the protected cruisers Hashidate and
1tsukushima were on the flank. The
gray, powder-stained vessels f1oated
TRANQUILITY. waiting orders, and heavy
columns of smoke issued from the
forest of tunnels belonging TO hospital
ships, transports, colliers and torpedo
boats
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
-FOUR NEGROES
WERE ATTACKED
BUT BEAT OFF STRIKERS.
USED KNIVES AND PISTOLS ON THE
CROWD.

Four Negro Strike Breakers Were
Returning from work at the $.
& S. PIant-When They Passed n
Ball Game the Crowd Rushed Out
at Them-Three of the Injured Are
in Serious ConditiOn-POIice
Saved Negroes.
Chicago, July lin an attack this
afternoon on four negro strike break
ers by a mob composed of spectators
at a baseball game in the vicinity of
the stock yards, two white men, one
policeman and the four strike break
ers were severely injured Revolvers
and knives were used and three of
the injured men are in a serious con-
dition.
After finishing their days work at
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger's plant the
four strike breakers on their way home
had to pass the grounds where an
amateur baseball game was in pro-
gress. There were fully 1000 persons
watching the game, most all of whom
were friends of the strikers.
AS Ine IOuT WI hlllCll oPPACoSt'SN N--0
place some one yelled "Scab," and IN
stantly a rush was made for the ne
groes. Two of the negroes had each
a. revolver and "a knife. and as the
mob started for them they drew their
weapons. Before they could use them,
however, they were knocked to the
ground by a dozen white men.
one of the negroes, named Baker,
scrambled to his feet and began slash
ing right and left. Before the knife
could be taken away from him he
stabbed James Kelley near the heart,
perhaps fatally.
Another of the negroes fired into
the crowd, two of the bullets hitting
William Durand, one of the attacking
party.
This opposition of the negroes set
the crowd in frenzy, and had not
the police made a quick response to
a riot call some of the strike break
ers undoubtedly would have been kill
ed.
Several of the rioters were placed
under arrest, as also were Wood and
Baker.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
LYNCHING SPIRIT WAS
VERY KEEN IN HAVANA.
Crowd Thirsted for the Life of n
Jamaica Negro.


Havana, July IA Jamaican negro,
known by the sobriquet Americana, -
who was supposed to have assaulted
and then murdered "a 9-year-old Span
ish girl, had narrow escape from
lynching here to-day.
When the police went to the Jamai-
cans house he fled and the crowd
which had assembled, taking this for
an admission of guilt, pursued him.
The police, however, captured the ne
gro and took him to the office of To-
cal judge.
Meanwhile a Cuban negro who later
was identified as the real culprit, was
captured outside the city by a police
man, who brought him through little
frequented roads to the Office of the
local judge, in front of which a great
crowd was clamoring for the lynching
OF the Jamaican, who was thought at
the time to be an American.
The two negroes were rushed across
the city in a police wagon to the Au-
diencia court building, where dhe Gu
ban was identified as the perpetrator
of the crime, one of the most atrocious
of the kind ever known in Cuba.
After the examination in court the
Cuban was taken to prison. The Ja-
maican will be released.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
NO EFFORT MADE
TO PATCH UP PEACE.

st. Petersburg. July 1.-THE Asso-
ciated Press is authoritatively inform
ed that since the outbreak Of the war
neither Russia nor Great Britain has
proposed negotiations looking to the
settlement of pending questions be-
tween the two countries. and that con-
sequently the report that Russia has
rejected any overtures by Great Brit
ain in this direction is a mistake.
The important fact. however, has de-
veloped from the Investigations made
by the Associated Press that prior TO
the outbreak of hostilties. tentative
negotiations for the adjustment of
long standing differences between the
two countries had actually begun, but
when Great Britians ally became in
volved in a war with Russia, the inn
propriety of continuing the negotia-
tions was recognized by both parties
and by mutual agreement they were ad-
journed. Since that time there has been
no effort by either side TO renew them.
Nevertheless Il seems beyond ques-
ton that the diplomacy Of both coun-
tries IS striving to pave the way to-
ward an entente at the conclusion OF
the war. In the meantime such inde-
pendent questions as arise are being
ad1udicated in the best or spirit, as
witnessed in the sealing cases and in
Great Britain's gracious undertaking TO
act for Russia in the protec-
ton Of the seal fisheries Of
the Kommander Islands in Bering sea.
Especially since the arrival OF Sir
Charles Hardinge, the British ambas-
sador, whose special mission is believ-
ed 20 be the cultivation OF better rela-
tions in view OF an ultimate entente
there has been a noticeable amellora-
tion Of anti-British sentiment In Rus
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
JUDGE M'KOON SEEMS
A SECOND PERDICA
Police Say, Though. He Has a Habit
of Disappearing.

New York, July 17.-Judge Dennis
Daniel McKoon, a New York lawyer,
has disappeared and the police have
been notified by T. A. Darby, a friend
and business associate, that he was
kidnapped in Lower Broadway shortly
before noon on Friday last, and is
now being held for ransom.
Letters have been received from Nc
Koon, Mr.. Darby says, asking that
$4,000 demanded for his felease be paid.
According to these letters Judge Nc
Koon, who is rs years old, met three
men who had arranged a business ap-
pointment with him on Friday and
they took him to a house, the loca-
ton of which was unknown to him,
where he is kept a prisoner. The let
ters, he wrote, he would throw out of
a window to a boy who was passing.
When asked if Judge McKoon had
ever disappeared in this way before
Mr.. Darby said that he had not.
Capt. Langan of the detective bu-
reau, however. tonight said that Judge
McKoon had several times before been
reported to police headquarters as
missing, and that each time he had
subsequently turned up all right.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
RUSSIA TREADS
ON ENGLANO'S TOES
HOLDING UP BRITISH SHIPS
THROWS JOHN BULL INTO A DIS
PLAY OF RAGE.

Great Britain Apparently Does Nor
Like the Way Russin Is Making
British Crnft Heave to and Sub
nit to Search-Newspapers Want
to Know How Much Longer This
Is to Last-AnnOyed over Darda-
neIIes.
London, July 10.-Almost without ex-
ception the newspapers this morning
in editorials or otherwise comment on
the Russian volunteer fleet steamers
passing the Dardanelles and the gov
ernment is urged to take action, es-
pecially for the protection of British
commerce in the Red Sea and neigh
boring waters.
The Daily Telegraph, concluding an
outspoken protest written with traces
of government inspiration, says:
There is a limit to complaisance
when neutral commerce under the
British flag is molested in way TO
which we have been for century and
a half unused"
Special dispatches from Berlin echo
the feeling of irritation that exists in
London.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
HOW THE RUSSIANS
HELD UP HIS SHIP.

London, July IA dispatch from
Alden to the Daily Mail says that the
captain of the British steamer Waipara
reports that the Russian volunteer
fleet steamer st. Petersburg signalled
him to stop by firing across the bows
of his vessel on July 16 while twenty
miles off Jebelzugur in the Red sea.
The Russians examined the papers of
the Waipara and declared that they
would hold the ship as a prize.
The captain protested and was taken
on board the st. Petersburg, where he
gave the Russian officers a guarantee
that there were neither arms nor am
munition on board the Waipara des-
tined for Japan. The vessel was detain-
ed for four hours and was then allowed
to proceed.
The captain confirms the report that
the Peninsula and Oriental Company's
steamer Malacia was seized in the Red
sea July 16 by the st. Petersburg on
the ground that she carried arms and
munitions of war for the Japanese.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
LOOMS MAY HAVE BEEN
VICTIM OF FOUL PLAY.
A Wound Discovered in the Back of
His Head.

London, July 17.-Reports to both
the press association and the Cen
trail News assert that the further ex-
animation of the body of F.. Kent
Loomis, which was found yesterday at
Warren Point, some fifteen miles from
Plymouth has given rise to grave sus-
picions on the part of local officials
that Mr.. Loomis met, with foul play.
The wound behind the right ear is
described as being circular, large and
clean, and it is thought that it was
inflicted before death. 1t is surmised
that Mr.. Loomis' body fell into the
water near the Eddystone light house.
Joseph G.. Stephens, American con-
sui at Plymouth, in response to a tele
gram sent by the Associated Press to-
night, asking him if the local reports
of foul play had any basis, or if he
had any ground for suspicion regard
ing the death of Mr.. Loomis, replied:
81 regret 1 cannot make any state
ment prior to the inquest, which will
be held tomorrow. The wound on
the head back of the right ear is the
size of a half dollar. The body is
fairly preserved, especially about the
top and back of the head. considering
the time it has been in the water"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
LUMBER PLANT BURNS.
Destroyed at Montgomery With
Loss of $2OO,O0O.


Montgomery, Ala. July 17.-Fire
early to-day completely destroyed the
plant of the Alabama Rift Flooring
Company, entailing a loss of 5000, 900
only partially covered by insurance.
The plant had been completed and
in operation less than "a year. The
property covered four acres and con-
sisted of Lplaning mill, an immense
lumber shed, three large drykilns, a
dust house and a boiler house. There
were 100000 feet of dressed lumber III
the sheds and 900 feet of rough lum-
ber in each of the drykilns
1t is believed the fire was the work
Of an incendiary.
Watchman Hall says he discovered
a man in the extreme end of the lum-
ber shed a few minutes before the fire
broke out, and saw him run from one
of the drykilns. Almost Immediately,
he says, flames burst from the kiln.
simultaneously flames burst forth from
three different parts of the lumber
shed.
The statement of Hall is corroborated
by the watchman for the Montgomery
Lumber Company, whose plant is To-
Gated just east of the burned proper
ty.
The Alabama Rift Flooring Com
pany was owned by Pennsylvania capi-
talists. j. w. Hogarth, of Scranton,
Pa, is president of the company, and
Thomas Palmer. formerly of New
York, is resident manager.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
DETECTIVE KILLED BY
A POLICE OFFICER.
Detective Had Fired Upon Men Who
Had Attacked Him.

Detective Had Fired Upon Men Who
Had Attacked Him.
New York, July 17-After shooting
William Gorricy and Alonzo Dorando
of Manhattan during an attack made
upon him tonight by a crowd Of men
at Schurer's Picnic Park, at Corona,
L. l., Charles Conran, detective on
duty in citizens clothes, sought refuge
under a dancing platform and was
there shot and killed by Policeman
John p. Gerrity.
Conran's fight with the crowd had
caused a call to be sent in for police
reserves and when they arrived sew
eral i'm the crowd told the officers that
the man who did the shooting was un-
der the platform. Nothing was said
about Conran being a detective, nor Of
his having shot in self-defense. Ger
rity crawled under the platform and
ordered Conran to come out. Receiv-
ing no answer, he fired and Conran
was instantly killed.
Gorricy and Dorando, who were shot
by conrsn during the attack, were
from this city. Neither was DANGER
ously wounded.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
POLITICS TALKED
AT PARKER'S HOME
A QUIET DAY WAS SPENT
by THE DEMOCRATIC PREsIDEN-
TIAL NOMINEE.

At Conference of Democratic
Leaders to BE Held in New York
the Question of the Chnirmanship
of the National Committee win
BE DiscUssed-Judge Parker At
tended SerVices-LittIe Darky
Dropped a Coin.
Esopus, N. Y, July 17.-Judge Park
ers second Sunday since his nomina-
tion was spent quietly. He had con-
ferences with John w Kern of Indian
apolis, who is his guest, William L.
Sheehan and Maurice Minton of New
York, who attended the St Louis con-
Vention, and who is said to have come
to Rosemount on a political mission.
Mr.. Sheehan visited Rosemount this
afternoon for half an hour and later
Judge Parker visited Mr.. Sheehan's
home.
The question of who is to be chair
man of the National Committee was
not considered to-day. That question
will be discussed at the conference of
leaders, which is to take place in New
York tomorrow. Judge Parker will
not attend the conference.
Mr. Kern this afternoon said that he
came from Indianapolis on business IN
Albany, and it was at Senator David
B. Hills suggestion that he visited
Judge Parker, whom he had known for
nine years. He and the judge, he said,
had talked a good deal of politics, but
had not talked of the National Com
mttee Craftsmanship. He had not
come here, he added in the interests
of National Committeeman Thomas
Taggart of Indiana, nor to suggest to
Judge Parker who should be national
committeeman.
1t was pointed out to Mr.. Kern that
newspapers had intimated that August
Belmont was out of the race for ma
tional chairman, and it might be pos
sible that Mr.. Taggart would have
charge of active work in the West and
Mr.. Sheehan i'm the East. Mr.. Kern
said nothing, but nodded his head in
a contemplative way.
Judge Parker attended church serv-
ice at Kingston this morning going to
his son-in-law's church. Many strang-
ers were in church, attracted by the
hope of seeing the presidential candi-
date, and all except a few who did not
know of his presence, stopped to shake
hands with him after the service.
During the service A small colored
boy dropped a coin in the collection
plate passed by the Judge and left the
church as soon as the vestryfnen had
taken the collection to the altar, grim
ming broad as he went.
1t is said here on what appears to
be good authority that Judge Parker
has not invited Tammany Leader
Charles F. Murphy to come to Rose
mount.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
PHILADELPHIA STARTS
ABBAT0IR TO WORK,

Philadelphia, July 17-For the first
"'ae IN years the West Philadelphia
'''aioir was in operation to-day. be-
''4se of the threatened scarcity of
meat due to the Chicago strike. During
',e aay 500 head of cattle were
t,s.a.ushtered by independent dealers Of
inls city.
,,ine ne Philadelphia houses of the
s9lern packing concerns have only a
.stH supply of meat OH hand, and the
.. Pendent butchers of the city are
a. ~ TO take up whatever business
western houses are unable to
,s i'. The independents declare that
ny can take care of the entire city.
ls plenty OF live stock in sight,
prices have been advanced about
g..'e sruiting Offices were open here to-
~ or the purpose Of filling the places
,ne strikers in the West. IL is
t..hed that at least forty men have
sent West 't "eN '''N
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
PRIEST FELL DEAD
ON THE ALTAR STEPS.

New York,July livery Rev. Steph-
en- Kealy, provincial OF the Passion
Order in the United States, dropped
dead to-day while celebrating mass
in the st. Michaels Chapel of the mon
astery of the order at West Hoboken.
N. j. He was stricken with apoplexy
and fell on the altar steps, dying al
most Immediately.
Father Kealy was born In Ireland
Sept. %. 1S4S. and celebrated the sill
yer jubilee of his ordination a year
ago.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
STRIKE SITUATION
AT KANSAS CITY,

Kansas City, Mo-, July 17.-There
was practically no change in the local
strike of the packing house employees
To-day. At two plants, Fowler's and
sehWarzchild & Sulzbergers. some
Killing was done, despite the fact that
IL Was Sunday, and at all of the six big
pants preparations were made for
,upening tomorrow on a large scale.
ne different managers asserted that
,hey We're constantly employing more
men and were in fair shape. The pres
MeHt OF the Central Labor Union,
MRieh controls the engineers and other
uAlon labor still at work in the plant,
asserted tonight that unless the strike
Is settled before next Sunday these
nga VIII be called out. President Dom
HeilF is expected here next Sunday.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
CHASSEURS DRIVE BACK
JAPANESE 0UTP0STS

st. Petersburg. July 17.-Under date
of July Is Lieut.. Gen. Sakharoff reports
that the Chasseurs are driving back
the Japanese advance posts southwest
of Siakhotan and east Of Kanchi.
The. japanese, the general says, have
reoccupied Kechinhia. They are still
fortifying the passes between Fenshui
and Molten.
The. Japanese near Lao Yang have
evacuated Sekeyan and Yam Likan.
The country from Siassyra to Sihu
pass is free from Japanese. but the
pass itself is occupied by a detach-
ment of the Japanese advance guard.
Gen. Sakharoff reports several minor
encounters with practically no casual
ties.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
FRANCE THREATENS
TO LAND TROOPS.

Tien Tsin. July 1.-THE Chinese
minister at Toxic has teiegraphed the
Wal Wou Pou (the Chinese Minister
of Foreign Affairs that the Japanese
government has presented a scheme
for the administration of Manchuria,
the principal clause of which Is that
the Japanese will govern the province
with the number of Chinese troops now
in the country.
Information has been received here
that unless China suppresses the ra-
bellion in the province Of Kwang 81,
the French government has threatened
to land troops and put it down. The
Chinese government is much perturbed
i'm consequence
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
MINERS WERE SORE
because They Were Not Allowed 20
See the President.

Scranton, Pa, July 17.-Delegates
from the central labor unions Of
Scranton. Carbondale, Wilkesbarre,
Pittston. Plymouth and Nantcoke met
to-day to hear the report OF the COM
mittee which was unsuccessful in see
ing President Roosevelt to present the
joint petition of the unions I'm behalf
of the Colorado miners.
Much feeling was shown, according
to the report Of the Press Committee,
over the failure Of the committee to
secure an audience with the President,
but after a deal OF talk a telegram was
sent 10 President Roosevelt, asking for
an early audience. When II Is granted
the same committee will call on the
President and present the petition.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
NIinisters 10 Return.

Mexico City. July l7.-British Minis
ter George Greville, who has been long
absent from his post here on account
of IN health, has recovered and is ex-
pected to arrive here from England in
August. II is reported that Count
vinci. the italian minister who has
also been III, will return from Italy to
resume his post
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
SAFE WAS BLOWN.
Robbery of the POstOHice at CAL
hOun Reported.

Calhoun, Ga. July 1.-THE postoffice
safe was blown open by unknown par
ties early this morning and about $500
Din money and stamps taken. The
losses are: one package of stamps
amounting to $500, which had been re-
ceived by Postmaster Davis the day
before. and had not beeen opened,
about 500 in other stamps and between
$175 and 5000 in cash.
The safe crackers, who were evident
lv experts. carried off the books, so
the exact amount OF the loss Is not
known.
Postofice inspectors are on the scene,
hut the trail of the robbers is cold.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
JAPANESE HAVE NOT
OCCUPIED NEW CHWANG,

Tien Tsin. Sunday, July 17.-The Rus
sian agent here has officially stated
that the Japanese have not occupied
New Chwang. The Russian officials,
he states, are administering there as
heretofore.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
Pottern WiII Strike.

Trenton. N. j.. July 17.-About SO
men employed here in the three pot
teries of the Cook Pottery CompaD~
will not go to work tomorrow morn
ing because of a dispute as to the pae
of the kilnmen for doing certain kinds
of work. An effort to negotiate th~
matter failed to-day. and both sides
promise to remain firm.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
THEODORE, JR., NOW
TEACHES SUNDAY-SCH0OL.
Nobody Made Him Take n Class OF
Youngsters.

AOhhb AAtESs
Oyster Bay, l.. J.. July 17.-This was
particularly quiet day, even for a
Sunday. at Sycamore Hill. The Presi-
dent received no visitors, although he
and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained two or
three house guests including President
Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia
University
AS usual, the President and the
members of. his family attended the
morning services at Christ Episcopal
Church.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., the Presi-
dents oldest son, resumed to-day the
teaching of class in Christ Church
Sunday-school. At the conclusion OF
his school work this year at Groton,
Mass, when he returned to Oyster
Bay, he undertook of his own voli-
tion this work in the Sunday-school.
Young Roosevelt's class is composed
of ten boys averaging about 9 years
of age. They all are sons of residents
of the village.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
Plants wan Resume work.

Newcastle, Pa, July 17.-There will
be a general resumption Of work at
the local plants tomorrow. Among
the industries that will start are the
Shenango Valley Steel Works employ
ing 1000 men; the Pennsylvania Engi-
neerlng Works and the Shenango and
NeWeAatla Potterles.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
SHOT A GIRL AND THEN
SNUFFED OUT HIS LIFE.

Tifin. o., July 17.-Bert Blackwell,
aged 90 years. shot Dolly vesper at a
local resort to-day. and then shot him
self. dying instantly. The girls
wounds are not necessarily fatal. Jeal-
ousy is supposed to have been tAa
cause of the shooting.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
SOW rnnrier Gorernor.

Tangier, July 17.-Kaid BenheirnaA.
chief Of police, has been appointed
governor. General satisfaction is ex-
pressed over the removal of the late
occupant of the governorship. which
was one Of Raisuli's stlpulatlonA
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18
Government 90 own wireless.

London. July 17.-It is stated that
the government will bring in a bA
making wireless telegraphy through
out the United Kingdom governments
monopoly The postoffie officials have
been experimenting with a new sys-
tenn of their own.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-18

Mexico City, July 17.--The Superior
Board OF Health reports no new cases
OF yellow fever in the hot country and
I'm the coast towns and cities.