davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30
GRAHAM NEWS.

Graham was visited today by the
hardest rain OF rainy summer and
a sad and tragic death can be laid
at the door of the raging waters
which the hillsides OF Graham and
Blueheld sent rushing through the
centre of Graham Little Sidney
Rucker was out In the rain playing
on one of the foot bridges that con
meet the residences ON the north
side Of this branch in East Graham
with Wister street Sidney's brother,
just "A few years older. was out with
the little fellow, and they were hav-
ing great sport. when suddenly. lit
tie Sidney lost his balance and fell
into the raging torrent. which had
force enough to carry Off horse, and
was swept away The little fellow =
brother quickly gave the alarm and
q crowd OF men. women and chill
dren set out to follow the mountain
torrent to search for the unfortu-
nate child However, the waters con
tinued TO rise rapidly and the search
ers were compelled TO cease their
efforts for a time gathering IN groups
on the different bridges that cross
this ordinarily harmless stream
When the waters had finally sub
sided sufficiently TO allow the search
to be taken up again party OF
young men started at the bridge
where little Sidney had fallen into
the current and followed the strea m
on down its course. finally finding the
body on the vacant lot on the north
side Of the store Of Mr. w. H. Nash.
whore the raging waters had carried
Il in their fury. The sympathies Of
the people Of Graham go out to the
bereaved parents IN this sudden and
dire calamity that has fallen upon
their home.
The work Of laying the grauollthic
sidewalks IS somewhat delayed this
week while the contractor Is putting
in bridge on Wister street. the
channel Of the stream Is being widen
ed and concrete abutments are be-
ing put IN. adding decidedly 10 the
appearance OF things 70 IS TO be re-
gretted that the council did not
adopt J Tate Greever's plan and lay
= concrete bridge on iron sieeperq
William Brown, son OF Esquire a.
Brown. who died on Tuesday night
OF consumption, was buried today
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30
QUICK END TO
THE REVOLT.
CUBAN AMINISTR ALTON CONFI
DENT REBELS WILL DIS
PERSE UNDER AM
NESTY.

Havana, Aug 20 The establish
ment OF volunteers by the govern
mont has been suspended until the
effect OF President Palma's OFFER of
amnesty 10 the insurgents can be-
determined.
~ tho palace confidence IS fell
that the great body Of rebels, who
have been carried away with the
idea that they were To have con
'Wcdous part IN the overthrow of
the Palma administration. Will seize
ne present opportunity TO return
10 lawful pursuits rather than leo
pordizc their liberty by further sup
porting what the government charac-
ierizes os q hopeful case
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30

The United States protected crui-
Ser Raleigh has made remarkable
record. She was built Ia years ago
mt the Norfolk government navy yard
and was only designed To make rs
knots speed. In spite OF this and
the fact that ships generally fall on
In speed as they grow old the Ra-
leigh last year made speed trial
showing 2O.5 knots. II ls said that
on a course In Japanese waters she
even made 21.5 knots.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30
KILLED WITH A ROCK

Mr. John ST. Clair brother Of
Hon p. r. So Clair. Of Giles county.
was struck by p young man with q
rock az Talmash, Va. Tuesday and
received severe wound from the
effects Of which he died about eleven
O'Clock ON Tuesday night His re-
mains viii be- taken to- his home near
Balm. Giles county, where they Will
be Inferred TODAY Mr.. ST. Clair
was respected and worthy citizen
and hls untlmely and unexpected
death Is much ia be deplorcd RE
was contracting for the East River
Lumber company 90 the time Of his
death and was away froom home
much ~ his time Messrs. IL y.
shelton and a. G. McCue will attend
the funeral from this city and prob
ably others.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30
TRUSTS AND
THE TARIFF.
\ REPUBLICAN, ORGAN WHICH
DIsAGREES WITH THE
PRESIDENT.

President Roosevelt in his letter
IN Representative Watson OF India
ma. says Tho question OF revising
The tariff stands wholly apart from
the question OF dealing with the
trusts that Is. with the control OF
monopolies and with the supervis-
ION Of great wealth In business and
especially in corporate form"
Yes. and no or course there are
great trusts some OF the greatest.
as Standard oil--that are not favored
by protective tariff and TO deal with
The tarin would not affect the meth
ods Of such trusts, or abate their
abusca But look at the steel trust,
as another type
Very probably removal Of the du-
ties on steel would not overthrow
the steel trust, so strongly establish
ed and intrenched Is II. but certain
ly 10 allow free importation OF steel
would cut down the profits OF the
trust and 10 that extent relieve the
people Of a burden
No generalization. such az the
president has made. on a subject so
complicate as this, can be wholly
correct Because there are trusts
that exist without protective tariff
establishes no ground for the asser-
ton that no trusts are or can be IA
yOred by A.
~ IS true that the greatest Of the
abuses Of which the trusts are gull
~ arise from their methods or dis
tribution and coercion OF markets,
which can be abated only through
such legislation by congress as has
recently been enacted. and such pros
ecutions for violations OF the laws as
Tho present administration has un-
dertaken No changes OF tarin could
affect these abuses; and SO far the
president is right But it Is an error
TO say that revision Of the tarif
stands wholly apart from dealing
with the trusts-or some Of them.
Portland Oregonian.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30
BIG RAILROAD DEAL
SYSTEM PURCHASES CONNECT.
ING LINK BETWEEN COAL
FIELDS AND THE South

Bristol Va Aug 29 10 is stat
ed by the highest semi-omcial sour
ces. aud ON the word of men who
are fin q position to know the fact
that tho Virginia and Southwestern
railway has been purchased by fhc
Southern railway. and that The latter
road viii in the future control what
is az present the only CONNECTING
link between the Virginia coal. iron
and coke fields. and the middle
Southern states The prirc paid is
said 10 bc little in excess Of ton
million dollars counting The out
standing bonds assumed bv The pur-
cbasers Those on the inside have
known for some time past that such
q deal was iu progress
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30
KILLED WITH
BROTHER or SENATOR ST.CLAU
KILLED YESTERDAY.

Pearlsburg Aug 20 Yesterday
evening % man named Palmer struck
John If stClair 100 tho head with a
rock ~ pcnYir lumber camp ln ihia
county and stellar died from the ef.
fccta Of The wound 90 O'Clock this
morning
Mr. StClair was % brother of Sen.
aior y + StCloir and was a proml-
nont farmer and lumbcrman.
lie is survived by his wiic and sey-
oral children
Tho particulars Of the dimculty
have not arrived here os yet
80 arrest have been made but
Palmer is AZ his home ana intend.
10 stand his trial for the homicide
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30
SEN. TILLMAN
rs INVITED.

Washington. ID. c.. Aug. 2s.-It
rillman is included among the men,
hers o the senate and house naval
nIalrs cobbittee invited by the pres
ldent To- he the guest on the May
Hover during the parade at oyster
Bay. This is regarded as the near
est approach to direct communica-
ton between the president and SEN
ator Tiilman that has occurred since
their friendly relations was served
at tho time Prince Henry visited this
city.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30
MEET BRYAN OFF
SANDY HOOK
ST. LOUIs MILLIONAIRE's YACHT
Puts OFT 70 sEA 10 MEET
BRYAN HOMECOMING

New York Aug % Hon WIN.
fam J Bryan VII Doe met on Sandy
Hook by The private Yacht OF Mr.
Geitra, q So Louis millionaire. upon
which ho viii spend "wednesday
night he viii leave New York on
Friday for New England.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30
A SAD DEATH
IN GRAHAM,

|1I| |sS|SSs>>eS>S>SS >S>>>><SS>S>>e>>S><
with tho rites and ceremonies OF the
l. 0. O. f., OF which he was long n
member.
Miss Jennie Vauter returned to-
day from ten days visit with her
brother. Mr.. John Vauter, OF Ansted
w. Va
Mrs. N G. Beavres entertained n
large party of young people on last
Saturday In honor OF her niece. Miss
Annie Crockett. OF Pisgah.
Misses Pauline and Pearl Karnea.
OF Princeton, have been visiting the
FAMILY OF DIR X. w Witten for the
past few days.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30
Spends His Time Beside
Dead Body of Loved
Wife.
HAS RECEIVED A SHOCK FROM
WHICH HE WILL BE SLOW
TO RECOVER.


BOSTON, August. Mourning
the death OF his wife whose love was
the guiding star of his life. spending
has bays and nights beside her dead
body Thomas W. Lawson IS ON the
verge OF collapse az his now desolate
estate at Dreamwold, the place ne
made beautiful in order to make
happy the last days of Mrs. Lawson s
waning life.
He has given up attending TO his
business in state street. and many
friends fear the strain OF his grief
win permanently impair his intellect.
All day long since Mrs. Lawson 3
death. two weeks ago. Mr.. Lawson
watches over the bier where the
body OF the person he loved more
than all else In the world lies cold i'm
death. Al night he sleeps there I'm
the little English cottage known as
The Nest" the favorite spot of
Mrs. Lawson when she was alive.
FOLLOWS wIFE's STEPS.
During the days of the lonely Wig
II of the bereased husband. he goes
into the gardens, picks aowers--
the kind he had planted especially
for the woman of his heart-and
piles them over her casket. In the
dark OF the nights he sits beside the
casket, sleeping little AT early hours,
or o'clock in the morning. he
leaves the casket long enough to call
his coachman. Horses are made
ready. and the grief-strlcken man
drives about the vast estate. back
and forth over the roads loved By
Mrs. Lawson
AZ places where she used to stop
and gaze about he stops too In tho
little dens she was wont to linger "a
he may be found. his head bent. his
form dragging along. almost broker
under the knawings OF grief that
knows no bounds
only a short time after the SPARK
OF zee had left his wife's body Mr.
LEV son said
TT COULD NOT BE THAT
she's not dead II could not be
that She would not have gone away
from me She will be back all
right "
Then grief stricken son tried to
pacify a father whose body and sonl
was bound and fettered by sorrow.
But she IS not coming now" iu-
sisted the son.
"oh. yes, she is,'' insisted the
father
Mr.. Lawson's secretary Edward
McSweney, when asked today by a
reporter regarding the rumors about
Mr. Lawson's condition, and stories
were current I'm state street 10 the
effect that MT Lawson was In q state
OF collapse. declared that most Of
these accounts We're greatly exag-
gerated.
"Mr Lawson" ne said, has re-
ceived tremendous shock IN the
death Of his wife. as he was for SO
long time and in so great meas
ure the principal part OF his life.
Naturally It will aaFe him some time
to recover from stfh blow and to
adjust himself 10 new conditions
but the stories that he viii never be
back at his work IS absurd Within
month or six weeks he ought to be
back at hia desk"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30
THE LEPER

And nov they say the ieper ~ not
% lepor and that he has only "A skin
disease which can be easily cured
with a little sulphur. etc We'll, let
It go at that and shut up
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30
'BRYAN REFUSES
PRIVATE CAR.
LET ME PAY MY FARE" HE
SAYS TO PRESIDENT
MELLEN,

Mr.. Bryan has declined the prof
fer OF President Mellen's private car
on his trip from New York to New
Haven In this letter he says: I
do not think IL would be wise TO ac-
cept favors from the railroad. Let
me pay my fare and ride as usually
do"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30

What are our Democratic friends
OF Mercer county doing politically?
Are they arranging for active work
in the approaching campaign? The
Leader would like 10 hear from
those Interested
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30

If you wish 10 see the prosperous
business city come and take a peep
at Blueheld. No town I'm the count
brighter future.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30

w a Swan leaves on SO 4 This
q. m. for Appomattov county 10 Wis
goes 20 goin hls wife who will rc-
turn with him We wish him
pleasant trop.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30

II those who pretend to desire re-
form would come to the front there
us no telling what might happen in
Mercer county We might turn the
graters and ringsters out. Who
knows?
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30
To Attack
Various COnSu|ateS.

Ing her own wayoring mind. tell that
To MIR sturgeon when he arrived to
thank her and To claim her?
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30

The Free Press business is play
Ing out and maybe IL Is best for ali
concerned.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30

@ Harrison, Of Honaker. Va, was
in Blueheld yesterday.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-30

William Brown, son Of Esquire a.
Brown. who died on Tuesday night
Of consumption, was buried today
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-05-17

In this line we are show
ing assortment that will
exceed all expectations.
See our Prints, Percales.
domestic and fancy Cling
hams, MerceriZed fabrics,
fancy Waistings, dimities,
white goods etc.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-05-17
Almost a Wreck

Number 5, the west bound local
which runs to this city and then
returns east, had a narrow es-
cape from a serious wreck last
Friday evening just a few miles
east of Ray. The rear trucks OF
the tender jumped the track and
run along on the ties for about a
half a mile before the engineer
noticed that they were off. The
train was stopped and the trucks
put back on, no damage being
done except to the track. The
train. was on a curve when the
accident occurred and the wheels
cut the bolt heads off Of the
couplings on the rails besides
cutting up the ties. How the
trucks kept from turning side
wise and thus wrecking the
train is a wonder. Their keeping
straight however prevented a
serious wreck.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-05-17
IDENTIFIED
PAT ROONEY
Pat Rooney, Who Escaped Williams
County Jail identified by Delaney
Evidence Of Crime Wanted

Sheriff Lampman and States
Attorney Van r. Brown return
ed Saturday night from Winni-
peg where they, accompanied by
Special Agent Delaney, of the
Great Northern, went to
identify Pat Rooney, the man
who escaped from the Williams
county jail twice.
This is the second trip made to
Winnipeg by our county officials
and they have been unsuccessful
up to the present time in getting
Rooney back to this country.
Rooney has positively denied
knowing our officials and states
that he never was in the United
States but a few days. Sheriff
Lampman went after him first
but the authorities there wanted
additional evidence that he was
the man the sheriff claimed him
to be. Sheriff Lampman return
ed and last week went back to
Winnipeg, accompanied by states
attorneyand Delaney. All three
H1en identified Rooney but he
denied commit ting the crime and
denied being Rooney, so the au-
tnorities did not give him up.
They have demanded evidence
showing that a crime was COM
mitted by Rooney and as soon
as this can be furnished he will
be turned over to the authorities
here.
AS soon as the deposition Of
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-05-17

river, in the state of North Oak
ota, containing thirty-fve and
one-half acres, may convey said
land to the United States and
select in lieu thereof lots one and
two and the southwest quarter
of the northeast quarter of sec
tion twenty-four, same township
and range, and receive patent
therefor.
Section 3. That when the Unit
ed States shall have acquired
title as aforesaid to said lots
three and four and the northeast
quarter of the southwest quar-
ter of said section thirteen, the
secretary of the interior Shall
cause patent to issue to the
state of North Dakota for said
described lands for the use and
benefit of the North Dakota
State Historical society, convey
ing to said state all the right,
title and interest of the United
States therein.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-05-17

the county Jail at Washburn..
The arrest of the Indians was
made by the U. S. Marshal Shea
and Deputy U. S. Marshal Quist..
The accused indians are Drages
Wolfe, Makes the Dust Fly, and
Medicine Crow. One indian nam
ed Driver was turned loose.
Drages Wolfe is the big chief of
of the Shell Greek band. The
three accused men were bound
over to the next session of the
federal grand jury.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-05-17
TO CONVEY
HISTORIC LANDS
Bill introduced by Senator Hansbrough
For Conveyance Of Historic Lands
at Mandan.

Washington, D. c., May 14.-
Senator Hansbrough today in
troduced a bill providing for the
conveyance to the state of North
Dakota of certain tracts of land
for the use ofthe North Dakota
State Historical society. The
full text of the bill follows:
That the secretary of the In
terror is authorized to allow
Milton Lowire of Mandan, North
Dakota, who on July "a, 1904,
made homestead entry of the
south half of the northeast quar-
ter, and the north half of the
southeast quarter, section thir-
teen of township one hundred
and thirty y-eight north of range
eighty one west, Norto Dakota,
to amend said entry by relin-
gushing to the United States the
northeast quarter of the south
west quarter said section thir-
teen, and taking in lieu thereof
the southwest quarter of the.
southwest quarter of said sec
tion thirteen.
Section 2. That, subject to
rules and regulations to be pre-
scribed by the secretary of the:
interior, the owner in fee simple
of lots three and four of section
thirteen oftownship one hundred
and thirty eight north OF range
eighty-one we st, west of the
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-05-17

Our spring line of silks IS
the largest we have ever
shown in all the sna ppy and
up-to-date shades and pat
terms.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-05-17
HOMESTEADERS
PROOFS REJECTED
The Department Of the Interior Rejects Many
Proofs where Continuous Residence is not
Shown --Homesteaders Should live Con-
tinuously upon Land

Homesteaders who are making
Communication proofs and who
have not resided upon their
homesteads continuously for a
period of six months, as requir-
ed bylaw, are very likely to have
their proofs rejected by the de-
partment Of the interior.
Registers of different land Of
fees in the state have received a
number Of decisions, rendered by
the department which show that
the claimants have not complied
with the law and are receiving
notices to the effect that their
proofs have been rejected.
The intent. of the law allows
parties six months before they
are required to establish a resi-
dence upon their homestead.
In case they remain upon their
land continuously for a period of
eight months their proof will be
accepted but the department has
ruled, that where a claimant
goes upon the land, remains tor
shorter periods, the proof will be
rejected and the homesteader
must return to the land and re-
side upon the same continuously
tor a period of fourteen months.
Several of the proofs rejected
where. those of parties who had
resided upon the land from eigh-
teen to twenty months but the
residence had not been continu-
Gus and the department had re-
fused to accept the proof.
In such cases. the law not only
requires that it shall clearly and
satisfactorily appear from the
proof that the bona fde resi-
dence was established within six
months from date of the entry
but also that the actual resi-
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-05-17

Jerry Thompson, the man as
saulted by Rooney and his pals,
is forwarded to Winnipeg, and
extridition papers papers are re-
turned from the Secretary Of
state at Washington, Rooney
will be turned over to the au-
thorities here. He will probably
be confined in the Ward county
jail until tried as Judge Goss has
given orders to that effect.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-05-17

dence upon the land has been
continuous from the time it was
established until the date of the
final proof"
These decisions are not con-
strued to mean that the claim
ants must be present upon the
land every day during the eight
months, or fourteen months resi-
dence, as the case may be, which
should follow the establishment
Of the same. Ifclaimants in good
faith go upon the land with
their household effects, take up
their actual residence thereupon
and should thereafter, by reason
Of necessity of going to market,
making a living, or'by illness be
temporarily absent, and should
thereafter submit proof showing
the requisite period of actual
residence, exclusive of the period
Of absence, it would appear that
where good faith is evidenced
same might be accepted. But
where claimants go to the claim
within six months after making
entry, stay from three days to a
week, then go away and remain
absent for a number of months,
making visits to the claim vary
ing from a few days to a few
months, their actions do not in
dicate good faith, nor can it be
regarded as the maintenance of
continuous residence upon the
land. 1t rather evidences a de-
sire to obtain title by an evasion
ofthe letter and spirit of the law.
Each case must, however. be de-
cided upon the facts therein pre-
sented, and it is impossible to
lay down general rule which
shall govern all cases arising in
the execution of the laws.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-05-17
Would be Attorney GeaesaI

Towner, N. D., May pa.
M. Christianson, of this city, an
nounces himself tonight as en-
phatically in the field as a candi-
date for attorney general. This
complexities matters in this, the
Thirty-fourth district, as Henry
Erickson, of this city, is a men,
Der of the state railway COM
mission, and wants a second
term.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-05-17
Bad Indians Arrested

AS the result of a fierce fight
which occurred on the Fort Ber-
thold reservation December %,
O5. when one indian was killed
and the policeman seriously in
iured, four indians have been ar
rested and are now confined in
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-05-17
Cornish Property Sold

The Cornish estate located in
this city was sold at public auc-
ton Saturday by E. M. After
bury, administrator, to the
highest bidder. The property
was bid in at 81, 700 by Mr.
Mansfield. The building is oc-
cupied at present by Attorney.
Page.