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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
TANEY AND THE
DRED SCOTT CASE.

As a matter of history only the
Dred Scott decision is known to-day
and few persons are aware that the
foundation of that suit which in
tensilied the bitterness then existing
between the North and South arose
out OF a simple assault and battery
that was within the Jurisdiction OF
the inferior courts. The legal title
Of the case was Dred Scott agains,
John +. A. Sanford The matter
was first heard ia the circuit court
OF the United States for the district Of
Missouri and Judgment was rendered
for the defendant ON the ground that
Scott was not a citizen, and had no
standing i'm court The case was
taken to the Supreme Court of the
United States on writ OF error and
involved several complicated ques-
tion. The most eminent counsel in
the country were arrayed against
each other and the case was twice
argued on account Of differences OF
opinion among the members Of the
court at IT'S first hearing. It was
very expensive litigation, but Scott
had ample support from the abolI-
tionists Of the North while the slave
holders Of the South backed Sanford
After considering the case for two
years Chief Justice Taney rendered
= decision that startled the North
and was received with exultatlon in
the South. A majority Of the court
proclaimed the 'monstrous" doctrine
so DESIGNATED in the North, that per-
son whose ancestors we're OF tho
African race could not be a citizen
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
Honorcd Citizen Of The County ~
at Deaths Door.
Special TelegramO


Huntington, w. Va. june IL,
10 y. IN. The condition OF Judge
l. t. Chambers, who is now In the
Kcssler Hospital, at this city, is very
serious. and those of his family at
his bedside have given mp all hopes
OF his recovery.
An operation was performed upon
him and a clot OF blood was located
ON The right hemisphere Of the brain,
which makes recovery almost i'm
possible. Everything possible is be-
ing done by the physicians at the
hospital to prolong the life of
Nj Chambers, but the end Of this
Distinguished jurist IS expected at
most any hour.
Mrs. Chambers and children are at
his bedside. and are assisting the
physicians and nurses ia admins
tering comfort to the patient, but
they have given up an hope of his
recovery and the scene was pathetic
indeed when your correspondent
called at the bedside Of the honorcd
gentleman and asked as TO his con
iiuOu.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
CROCKER MAY
RETURN
Tammany, Tired Of Murphy, Would
Gladly Welcome Their
Old 1 eadcr.

New York, June 1O.-If Big
Tim" Sullivan wasn't bluning when
he confded to the newspapers that
Richard Croker may return to lead
Tammany to the next Democratic
national convention, shouting for
Bryan, he tipped of as interesting
future event as could well be mag
ined I'm politics.
Sullivan has at last given the old
guard something % talk about. Any
battle Scared warrior remembering
the glorious days Of Dick" Croker.
when 1t counted to be a member OF
Tammany and when there were al
ways Offices enough to go round.
would gladly see him once more at
their head in DStional convention.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
Must Be Familiar
With the Situation

excesses and iniquities have become
paryso fiagrant az TO have made n
most serious impression within the
republican party itself. Silver
aside. Mr.. Bryan might make his
fight along the 1896 lines and sue
cess,ully claim the support OF hum
dreds OF thousands who see things
in totally different light now from
that IN which they viewed them then.
Indeed. il one may speak of the
events OF two years hence in the light
of the situation as Il exists to-day
an undertaking which, to be sure.
is always attended with uncertainty
the problem thai will confront the
republicans in the event of their hav-
ing % meet Bryan rs the democratic
nominee will be anything but sim
pie one. III Mr.. Roosevelt were free
to accept the nomination, neither
the 'hoice of the nominee nor the
result OF his candidacy would be omen
to serious question. But Mr..
Roosevelt has most positively de
clarel his purpose not to be candi-
late; and. while there are many men
of first-rate ability in the republican
party there are few, If any. other
than Roosevelt, whose candidacy
againas Bryan would be attended
With confident assurance OF victory.
Agans'almost any man other than
the president. MIR. Bryan would have
the tremendous advantage of figur-
ling before the great mass of the
lpeople as a truer representative of
kMr. Roosevelts own party. He
would point TO the record To show
that the evils to which the repubii
N"h FiNoih'HA hdh bt'Olnt awe Only
when they had gone to intolerable
lengths We're recognized and de-
announced by the democratic condi-
date years ago; that the remedies
which Roosevelt had gradually come
TO advocate as president. Nj. Bryan
had championed in the face or OBJ.
loqry md derision, as leader OF his
party in two desperately fought con-
tests. Against tn appeal, an ap-
peal which would make itself
rather than be made I'm words, the
Ieulation republican candidate would
lind IT very hard indeed to make head
The chance OF meeting IL with sue
cess would be largely dependent upon
the candidate beip a man OF GER
tain ruggedness of character seldom
to be found among the leading men
in the republican party.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
Talks A. Though He Knew some
thing.

And good old Mcdowell county
would impeach members OF it's court
on such charges as immortality. in
competency and neglect all OF which
may he ignorancs pure and simple
But we stop for a moment. ponder
and try to imagine what might hap
pen to commissioners not thou
sand miles away from our door. II
what We hear is true the Mcdowell
people should have them 70 contend
with for a short while Ignorant? No
incompetent? Not little. Neglect
fm? Not on your life. Discharge
their duties as honorable political of
icers? Decline to answer on advice
OF attorney for Big 4. Fellew itizens,
VINO has the nerve to make few
aihdavits? Don't all speak at once.
We believe the necessary data can
be- had else there would not be so
much talk We are also Informed
tNat certain gentlemen have kent
diary until the journal is full. Now
is the time to purge and cleanse old
Mercer as she never was before.
Come forward, give us the facts and
start the proceedings not for the
sake of Republicanism. not for the
sake of Democracy, hut for the sake
of your country. In this day of re-
form will you not do so much for
justice and decehcy.
"Poise the cause in Justices equal
scales,
Whose beams stand sure. whose
rightful cause prevails"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
EoCKEFELLEn on WHEEL.

Compicgnc' France, June To-
Mr. Rockefeller has decided 10 make
CompieFnc his headquarters, as at
first planned He gives as the roa-
son that tho air Is dcIlghtfuI. and
phyaicans have assured him that the
nature Of the soil makes for health.
Early this morning Mr.. Rookie
follor sent Secretary Heydt 10 Paris
with orders TO bring back on the
train the most perfect bicycle In the
market He proposes TO cycle with
o professor through the forcst and
TO visit historic castles untn he has
exhausted the region.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
SAD ACCIDENT.

Willie Greenspon. age 8, son OF
Sol Greenspon, OF Princeton Ave.
broke his lefi thigh last night while
playing ON the red lot with some
other boys
They Were walking on some eight
inch planks behind the new build
ings which are being erected on
Princeton Avenue. Young Green.
spon was more daring than the other
boys and fell on the plank iuto a
trench wbicfrTuns' along tho rear OF
the building. The trench Is some
ten feet deep.
The boy was taken out by several
men who were standing by. He was
carried 20 his home where DR.. Scott
was called. He pronounced it a sim
pie fracture OF the thigh. Young
Grecnspon was resting 4,sily last
night when visited by a Leader rep
resentatiye.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
MINERS STILL OUT.

DillonsaIc. o., june If.-Tbe att.
tempt OF tho VI a Hanna CooI Com
pany to start their mines failed as
not one miner responded to lha enc
treaties Of the company.
Early this morning there vas
ho0tng ln valley of Mine Tiapie.
Che operators say 40 shots wera ared
but the watchmen did not re ponG
rho superintendent says the shots
Tero fred TO iuumldate those who
Intended returning TO work. super
intendcnt Hornickle says the r.so
breakers viii be deported and work
viii be Immediately resumed g. al
mines
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
GAMBLERS HONOR.

Wha, mighty lot of folderol and
lapdoolc have we heard these mpny
years about gamblers honor"
Honor In It's proper place has nothing
to do with gambling. When man
gets behind a roulette wheel or faro
bank he is not there for houors
sake. He is on the make, with his
known percentages ana his unknown
choatings. His honor" consists of
his necessities. IL IS merely the
capital stock. IL he welchcs he goes
out OF business. makes borrow and
pays mp he may resume with eclat.
Gamblers honor is mere com
mercialism. If the blaclleg meets
his obligations be maintains his
honor Why docs he meet his OBJ
legations? In ordor to stand well
with his patrons and continue 10
trade in chips, cards and dice
New York Press.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
TRUE FOR YE

" every United states Senator who
has accepted pay for representing a.
private corporation before the de-
partments, which IS the crime for
which Senator Burton stands CON
yicted. were brought to justice. Vice
President Fairbanks would be com
PEELED TO out-Reed Tom Reed him
self in order to count quorum
Weston RepubIlcaS.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
Statement of MerCa
Political DeQl
How the Would-Bc Bosscs Attcmpt.
ell to Control.

Mr. Editor; In an editorial In the
Daily Telegraph ~ June Sth. there
appeared an article which pretended
to be n statement OF the facts lend
ing up to n revocation OF call, and
the calling OF n convention OF am
other kind. of tho Republicans OF
this county, The committee is COM
posed OF one member from each
magostorlal district making In all
five members constituting the com
mlttee " has also chairman. a
secrc ury, and an assistant secretary :,
and ~ n resolution passed by tho last
county conevntiou. the chairman and
secretary were given light to vote'
on all matters pertaining to party
management So the committee III
composed as follows. DR. u. =.
Crockett, chairman; h. l.. Bowman.
secretary; j. ID. Scott, Beaver Pond
district: !. ~. r. Senta. East River
district Joseph Peters, Jumping
Branch district; w l.. @. Mckenzie.
Plymouth district; aud j. II. Elwood.
Rock district.
Chairman Crochet states that he
was in Blueneld early In May, and
asked some of the leaders when he
should call the committee together
to consider the call for n convention.
and they told him 10 defer it. which
was agreeable TO him as he wished
to spend some time In New York.
So, as soon as the chairman was safe
~ in Now York, the Blnenoid Ring
sters, who always edo things" MS
they say, got busy The committee
members who were in such n hurry
to- issue call for convention. did
not do as the party law requires.
and address letter to their chair
man and ask him 90 call tho com
mittoo together, but on the other
hand they got Joseph Peters. and
w. l.. c. Mckenzie TO come 10 Blue
held' and here they met j. u. Scott.
and the ring indrccd them To sign
ana publish n call for meeting of
the county committee at Bluenold on,
the 18th OF May The call was ISL
sued about the fium OF May, giving
only Ave days notice or said call.
The party regulation says at least
ten days notice shall be given.
want to say that the pretext that
the hurry call was due TO the call
OF the Congressional committee, is
fal9c. FOR no such convention was
sued about the lfth of May. giving
the call was not known until the
day the County committee met in
Bluolcld. The call for meeting OF
County committee was published in
the Telegraph of May 18Th, and
copy sent to each member, and for
fear the Chairman might get IT, in
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12

70 g. Thompson, who livos ln the
West End was injured in the vivian
yard sunday night Ho was walking
bolweou tHo lines OF cars when %
scanuIng lou from the top OF box
car striking bim ON the left shoulder
and nose. uIs nose and his face was
badly cut The left shoulder was
also diIocatod.
Thompson expects to- be- laid up for
q month 40 tho Bl1cGold sanItarum,
whore he was tahcn Ho was resting
quite easily last night whom inter
viewed by rcproaonuyc Of the
Leader
He "as bronsh0 TO- BIgcGcld Sun
day nieHt on number sixteen.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
PROMINENT COUPLE
WILL WE'D TODAY.
Ceremony is Scheduled TO Take Place
at High Noon.

Miss Mary Sue, daughter OF Mrs.
John Robert Payne and William Al,
bert Stewart will be married to-day
at the First Baptist Church. The
ceremony will take place at high
noon. Rev Mr.. Thompson, the pas
tor OF the church will oniciatc.
Their many friends wish them happi-
ness.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
CHARGES.
Against Mcmbcrs Of Mcdowell County
Court.

This case will come up for trial
In the Circuit Court to-day and will
create considerable attention Able
both sides and rich developments are
expected Here il an array OF the
legal talent which Will appear ln
tho case, and they are good ones an
Of them. Walter l.. Taylor. Wynd
ham Stokes. John w. Holt. u. T..
Vinson. r., l.. Henrirz. r. G. Nc
Claugherty, D. y. French and
others.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
TEMPORARY QuAHTERs
HAVE BEEN SECURED.
Bland Street Congregation win Hold
Services ln Baptist Church.

Permanent arrangements have not
yet been made for temporary place
Of holding services. but viii be made
before Sunday Announcements
VIII be made in Tho papers later ON in
the wook But arrangements have
been made for Che prayer mooung
this meeting TO meet with the Bap-
tist brethren on Wednesday night al
the usual hour % 's hoped that
ali Of our people who attend the
prayer meeting wil bo az tbc First
Baptist church on "Wednesday even
Ing OF This week Tho Epwor.h
League viii eot at tho parsonage
on Russell cot this evening at
s O'Clock.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
JUDGE CHAMBERS
REPORTED DYING.

a telegram received from the Kess-
Ter Hospital Hur ington. late last
evening states that Judge Chambers
IS in a dying condition, caused from
clod Of blood ON the right section
Of the brain This sad news will
be received with deepest regrets by
this entire community.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12
GETS MONEY
FROM THEM

A report from Washington ays
that the next assault Of Roose.elt
will be on the breweries. lie seems
70 be afraid OF the steel trust. the
biggest robber Of all Parkersburg
Sentinel
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12

The Pocahontas Junior Base BAN
team IS 10 come to Graham to-day
TO play the Blueheld Stars This
will decide a tie heretofore played
and will prove an interesting game
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12

Mr.. Henry Stevens returned on
No yesterday afternoon after
spending Saturday and Sunday I'm
Roanoke.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12

Mrs. Hall and Misses Temple and
Witten leave this morning for Floyd
to visit Mrs. Hall, mother of Mrs.
Graham
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-12

Mr. j G. King spent Sunday with
bis best girl la Rsdford
The Topeka state journal., 1906-01-04

decrease in the number of cases of
mango. He says: Il have been notified
of numerous cases of contagious disease
among horses and mules during the
past nine months. The state veteri-
marian found p thoroughly developed
cases of glanders, resulting in the de-
struction of 81 head of horses and
mules. either by the owners or by the
sheriff. There were, however a great
many trips made in connection with
these calls in which no contagious dis
ease was discovered.
During the last three or four months
a considerable loss of horses in the state
has been caused by worm-dust, or
mouldy corn in the stalks, fodder and
ears of corn. also the loss Of many
horses as result of infection by the.
palisade worm. This trouble has evil
IDENTIFY been in the state for a number
of years. but seems not to have been
recognized until DE-. Schoenleber, our
state veterinarian, made several inves-
tIgatiOnSt
The Topeka state journal., 1906-01-04
WILL REFLECT THEM.
Officers of City Federation viii Prob
=z.is aahIy Hold ABgther5 111erlp., as1

Officers of City Federation Will Prob
.=as siahIz Hold Another Ter4p., asg
s@Z 5k7H 1o bssEsl<4--lss 1850 -stffid
The city federation of women,s clubs
is holding a business meeting this
afternoon, -adjournedyfrem the Decem-
Der meeting. for the election of Of
fcers. The federation voted, at its
December meeting. to amend the con
stitution and among, other changes
provided for by the amendments is
the annual election in December in
stead of in April as formerly. The
present officers, Mrs. Clement Smith,
president; Mrs. J. W. Going, first vice
PRESIDENT; Miss Lucy Kingman, sec
ond vice president; Mrs. e. @. Foster
treasurer. and Mrs. G. a. Huron
auditor. will probably be reelected as
many Of the clubs have endorsed them
for another term and they have
served only since last April.
Mrs. Clement Smith, the president.
the club women especially wish to re-
tain in Office for another year in order
that she may carry out the policies of
her administration SO successfully be-
gun. Since Mrs. Smiths administra-
ton the civics committee of the fed
Grafton has started and maintained
with marked success q public reading
room and play ground for the east
side in the old Parkdale school house
and established a free kindergarten
which was kept up for two months
until an epidemic of diphtheria in the
neighborhood caused it to be closed.
This and other work of the federation
is progressing encouragingly under
Mrs. Smiths direction and it is the
wish of the majority of the club wo-
men that she continue in Office The
Atlantean and Western SorOsis are
the latest clubs to endorse the re-elec-
ton of the present city federation Of
flcers.
Others mentioned for the office of
president are Mrs. Jonathan Thomas
and Mrs. Lee Monroe. both of whom
have a large following in the fedora
tion and would make excellent Of
ficers. Mrs. F. W. Watson has been
named by one of the clubs as a can
didate for secretary, but has refused
to serve.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-01-04
MIR. GLEED EXPLAINS IT.
Tells Why He Voted for DR.. Woods for
a DevIin Trustee.

In a Kansas City paper Cyrus Leland
enters denial of his statements con
cerning the obstruction of the trustees
of the Devlin properties. Mr. Leland
evidently did not consider how his
statements would look in print.
Concerning Mr.. Leland's charges,
Mr.. J. w Gleed said today:
Neither myself nor the firm with
which I am connected have had any
thing to do with this Dev1in matter,
so far as the receivers are concerned.
except that voted for DR.. Woods as
receiver for the Marceline and KAN
sas Coal & Coke companies. That is.
1 voted the Central National bank for
DR.. Woods I suppose that Mr.. Leland
is dissatisfied because he did not get
all of these Teceiverships.
Il voted for DR.. Woods because at
the time of the run on the First Ma
tionaI when there was run on the
Central and ali the banks. DR.. Woods
who is president of the National Bank
of Commerce. called US up and tcld US
that he would let US have the money
needed to pay all demands; enough
to pay every depositor, If necessary.
When he asked to be named as re-
ceiver for the .Aarceline and Kansas
The Topeka state journal., 1906-01-04
TRAINS ARE BLOCKED.
Golden State Limited in Snow Drift
in New Mexico.

According to reports received at the
local offices of the Chicago. Rock Is
land & Pacific railway a blizzard OF
snow has been raging for the past few
days in southeastern New Mexico, which
is more severe and of greater proper
tiOns than any snow storm which has
ever visited that section of the country.
Along the plains in that. l9calitX the
snow lies from four to six feet f1t deep.
High winds are prevalent and this un-
usual quantity of snow is blown into
drifts which level the cuts and fills of
the FL Paso and Southwestern railroad,
the tracks of which are used by the
California trains of the Rock Island.
Traffic on this line is practically al a
standstill despite the herculean efforts
of large gangs of men and snow pIowS
to keep the tracks clear.
On a couple of occasions since the
storm began both the east and west
bound transcontinenta1 Rock Island
trains have been delayed from twelve to
thirty-six hours and even longer by this
snow. Time after time the tracks have
been opened up but they have remained
open for a short time only as a heavy
wind would come up an1 undo IN aaeeu-
snowplOws and men.
For the last twenty-four hours the
westbound Golden State Limited which
went through here two days ago has
Deen tea up just southwest u koctllteA
Rosa as has been the westbound Cali
fornia Fast Mail. Some forty miles to
the southwest of this point similar east
bound trains are stalled. It was stated
at the Rock Island offices this morning
that word had been received to the effect
that the tracks would be opened some
time this afternoon.
In order to provide immediate trans
portation for those along the line east
of Santa Rosa the officials of tl$a Rock
Island have pulled the westbound Cali
fornia Fast Mail back to Santa Rosa
and started the train eastbound from
there as a sort of a special Chicago Fast
Mail
While the overland trains on the Sam
ia Fe running through New Mexico.
have been delayed from time to time by
this storm. there has been no serious
blockade on the Santa Fe lines. This is
explained by the fact that the Santa Fe
line there runs right along the edge of
the foothills and is protected to great
extent from the winds and drifts.
Both the Santa Fe and Rock Island
trains in this vicinity were delayed con-
siderably last night because of the
heavy fall of snow in Missouri. Along
the Missouri divisions Of both roads
there was a fall of four inches of snow
yesterday and this delayed the trains
of both lines quite a bit last night. The
tracks there have been pretty well
cleared today and the trains are getting
back to normal schedules.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-01-04
HE SAYS IT'S WRONG.
Judge QuarIes VIII Grant No More
Restraining orders.

Chicago, Jan. A dispatch to the
Record-Herald from Milwaukee says:
Judge Joseph V. Quarles of the Unit
ed States district court for the Eastern
district of Wisconsin, yesterday an
nOunced his belief that the practice of
granting restraining orders which in ef-
feet are temporary injunctiOns, on ex-
Darte statements, is all wrong.
Hereafter I shall not grant any re-
straining orders which act as tempor-
ary injunetions until I have called in
both sides and come into possession
Of all the facts" said Judge Quarles
to lawyers gathered in his court room.
The declaration was not delivered as a
formal opinion but was brought out
through informal conversation between
the court and the attorneys.