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The Washington times., 1906-11-26
MRS. MAY PLEADS
SHE'S NOT GUILTY,
GIVES $4,000 BOND
Trial of LuCien COnen' s
Slayer Set for jan
uary /.

Mrs. Jennie L. May. who fourteen
months ago today shot and mOrtaHy
wounded Luc!en H. Coneu. a member of
the Marine Band, this morning when ar
raigned in Criminal Court, No. I, be-
fore Justice Stafford, pleaded not guilty
10 the charges Of assault to XIII and
assault with a dangerous weapon.
Mrs May appeared in court with her
husband. Ole J. May. who, like Conen.
was member Of the Marine Band. and
her counsel. Greed n Fulton and Gibbes
/ Baker She was dressed in a neatly
fitting suit Of black cloth and wore a
black hat and veil The latter she did
not raise during the proceedings Incl
dental To her arraignmcnt- The severity
OF her black Costume was falieved by "A
bunch OF red roses which adorned rhe
trimming on the rear Of the hat she
Wore. the white satin facing of the
lapels OF her Etou jacket, and white
lace cuffs on the sleeves.
Valves Reading of Indictment.
On the advice of her counsel. Mrs.
May waived the reading Of the indict-
ment against her. and when called
upon by Clerk of Court Samuel Nee.
Hawken 10 plead, in firm, clear voice
answered to the charges against her.
Not guilty"
When she had entered her plea. Dis
trict Attorney Baker informed Justice
Stafford that he desired the case set
for trial at as early date as possible.
and suggested January next After
a conference between counsel on both
SIDES and the court it was decided 10
fix January Z next as the day for the
beginning OF the trial
Mrs Mays bond was then fixed at
$4,000. and w W. Stewart was accept
eel as her surety.
The crime for which Mrs Nav is held
responsible was committed on the after
noon of September q, 1905, at the place
mentioned, as C0nen was returning TO
the Marine Barracks, from the Capitol,
where he had been with the Marine
Band. giving a concert. The young
bandsman was accompanied by his
mother, when Mrs. May Il is said.
Continued on Second Page.)
The Washington times., 1906-11-26
Mathot's Black Hand Letter.

MathOt acknowledged that he had re-
ccived a black hand warning because Of
his activity in prosecuting Caruso The
letter, decorated with skull and cross
bones. read.
Produce Mrs. Graham or YOU will be
among the missing "
1t was signed a Friend Of Caruso."
The Washington times., 1906-11-26
Records Smashed
By the President
On Panama Trip

President and Mrs. Roosevelt will
return tonight from their journey to
the lsthmus of Panama and Porto
Rico. Just when the Mayhower will
Continued on Ninth Page.)
The Washington times., 1906-11-26
speciaI Train o Benning Raees.

Via Pennsylvania railroad. Leaves sta
tion. Sixth and b streets % D. m race
days from November 10 TO December J.
inclusive. Returns at close of races.
Round Zip tickets from Washington, -
cents, Eood on all trains on date OF
issue.-Ady.
The Washington times., 1906-11-26
NO INDICTMENT
IN POISON CASE

Investigation on the part of the Mont
Eomery county grand Jury of tn out
Iages committed on Oliver q. Henley's
farm, near IaytonsNille. Md. failed 10
bring forth an indictment against the
EuiltS party. Two days were devoted
To this case. and States Attorney Peter
adduced all the evidence AT hand 10
prove that the person under suspicion
lS the guilty one but the grand Jury
dld not consider The ciTcUmstantial cyi-
oencc strong enough 10 warrant an in
diCtmeut.
The Washington times., 1906-11-26
BRIDES PARENTS
BROKEN HEARTED
OVER ELOPENENT
Charles, Schneider Will
Not Discuss Daugh-
ter'S Marriage.

His voice choked with sobs and his
eyes nlied with tears, Charles Schneider.
president or the Charles Schneider Bak-
ms company. tins morning declined 10
discuss the marriage Saturday even
lns IN Baltimore of his youngest daueh-
teI. Mathilda. and Henry Dennis of
GAINESVILLE. Ohio.
My daughter is old enough 10 he
married. She selected her own course
They are married; let them get all the
happiness they can out of il. That is
all there is TO say" Breaking down
completely, Mr.. Schneider excused him
self refusing 10 say whether he had
any objection 10 the match.
Mrs Schneider Is grief-stricken an.
is confined to her room in the handsome
home, az S320 Sixteenth street north
west.
Friends for Several Years.
Miss Schneider and Mr.. Dennis have
been friends for several years. and
az attachment has existed between
them for some time. The engagement
OF the young couple was announced
last summer but MI Schneider. II Is
said. denied all knowledge Of il. and in
as he knew they were only good friends
md had not contemplated matrimony.
Mr.. Dennis is a Roman Catholic. while
Miss Schneider's parents brought her
up in the Lutheran faith Both Mr. and
Mrs, Schneider have taken much interest
in church affairs. and, it is said. the
difference In their religious views WAS
their objection to the match
ElOPers Not Worried.
Not worried in the least over the
stand the brides parents had taken in
the matter. the couple continued the ar
rangements FOR the wedding. Miss
Schneider left her home Saturday after
noon, informing her mother that sho
was going downtown. Mr.. Dennis met
her and together they went 10 BaIti-
more where the ceremony was per-
formed \ telegram received bv the
bride eS parents yesterday mOrninr.
brought the first news Of the eloDemeDt
The couple left Immediately for Zanes-
vile. where Mr.. Dennis had attended
10 the renting and furnishing of am
apartment.
The Washington times., 1906-11-26

No. Ceiling Beaded, $500 Per 100 Ft.
Lumber Trust Broken.
Libbey & Co. 9th St. & n. Y Aye.-Aiy.
The Washington times., 1906-11-26

HARPERs FERRY. W. Va. Nov. &C.
Both rivers clear.
The Washington times., 1906-11-26
Caruso's FRIENDS Smile.

The friends of Caruso are too busy
with the monkey house episode TO give
much attention to anything else, but
they smile know ingly and say:
AT least, Caruso is charged with
nothing SO black as that"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-30
CORPORATION COMMISSION.

Tbenew constitution provides
Tor the assessment by the Cor
noration Commission of a small
annual registration fee. The
total of these fees in 1906 was
sgS 0-0. an amount greatly ex-
ceeainr the total expenses of
the Commission. This elimi-
mates the question of cost.
Vow. let us recall some things
that the Commission has done
for the public welfare. First.
AS to the matter of revenue.
The general franchise tax as
sessei by the commission for
1905 "a m % u n { G q TO SlO4.O15.
Franchise taxes assessed by it
against canals and railroads
amounted to 1899. .097. These
amounts are derived from
sources of revenue not in ex-
istonce under the old constitu-
non The State. therefore, is
in receipt of over a half million
dollars annually. which is en-
tire'v additional revenue re-
ceivci through the thorough
execution.by the commission of
the new provisions of the law.
But this is not all: the commits
sion has required various cor
porauons to comply with the
revenue laws as may be seen
from the cases instituted by the
Commission against the stand
ard 0il Company and various
other corporations. one of which
went to the Supreme Court of
ile United States.
The Commission is doing the
work formerly done by the Leg
is.a,lre and over forty Judges
in lhe matter of issuing and
amending charters. and 10 H.
doiugit s0 accurately and faith
fully that the revenues of the
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State are being greatly in
creased from that source. II Is
safe TO say that the Commits.
sion, at no cost whatsoever to
the Commonwealth. brought
into the Golfers in the year 1905
100000. If the present stand
ard OF work is kept up. this adj
dltional revenue will steadily
increase each year, to the relief
OF the individual taxpayer.
The Constitutional Conven-
ton reduced the rate of taxa
tion for State purposes and
nothing saved the State from
EN- barrassment but the addi-
tlonal revenues derived through
the operation of the Corpora
tion Commission.
During the little over three
years of it's existence to this
period, the commission has ON
ITS judicial docket about one
hundred cases. OF which sixty
or seventy nave been finally
concluded This work has been
OF immense value TO the people
of Virginia. Take. for example.
the case heard at Alexandria.
I'M which the commission com
PEELED the electric Incorporating
between Washington and Alex
andria TO double track its road
way and give its patrons good
facilities. the proceeding s
against the Norfolk * Ports
mouth Belt Line. i'm which that
company was made to weigh
loaded cars at reasonable
charge matter OF great inn
portance 90 the manufacturers
established ON that line. in
Richmond. the Virginia Pass
senger q Power Company was
made 60 give transfers Go por-
sons living on the Seven Pines
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WISE COUNTY. VA. THURSDAY AUGUST 3o 1906.

route.
Relief has been afforded 10
citizens and merchants i'm all
parts of the State in these ju-
dicial proceedings in various
matters relating TO the perform
ance of duties by public service
companies 1t may be safely
estimated that under orders of
the commission many new sta
tions have been built By the
railroads. and probably over
two hundred stations have been
repaired or rebuilt and i'm
proved.
In the matter of freight rates
the commission has performed
a task never undertaken in this
country before by such body.
The commission says in its re-
port for 1904 that in the fall Of
that year it entered upon an in
vestigati0n and study of the
entire rate situation in Virginia.
and reached the conclusion that
owing TO the exceedingly CON
fused and conflicting state of
rates on freight in Virginia. it
felt obliged to work up and
formulate am entire new system
of rates. which should be uni
formly used by all roads i'm the
State. This was a work which.
doubtless. the railroad experts
thought could not be accom-
plished To has been done The
cndeavor of the commission to
put the uniform system of rates
into effect brought about the
present hearing now going on
before the commission. which
is of great magnitude and i'm
portauco.
Tits believed that within the
next few months 10 will have
prescribed. SO far as the State
has "a right 90 DO. freight rates.
passenger rates. express rates
and telegraph rates.
That is the record. What do
thc people think of its is the
Corporation worth whiles If
So. let MS stand by it,and aid It,.
and not discourage and dis
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-30
FOUR
Pcddlers Of Fire Water Donate Iiber.
ally TO Support Of Common
wealth.

A short time ago NJ. G.. Ely
received notice from l.. Z. Sum
mers, of Abingdon. that L.. )
liquor license had been issued
TO j. ID. Bailey and ID. II. Her
ron, of the Crab Orchard. War
rants were issued by Squire II
c. Joslyn and Mr.. Ely took
with him Deputy Sheriff c.. +.
Denny, d. b. Byington. Con
stable for Jonesville District.
j. ID. Williams, of Granan's De-
tective Bureau, James j. Orr
and John Holmes, of Dryden,
70 capture the < gentle n.
Bailey and Heron were cap
tured Friday and taken before
Squire Page and fined $4,000
each and costs. They surren-
dered their L. :. license and
agreed to sin no more. Susan
Payne was also arrested and
taken before Square Page and
fined for carrying concealed
weapons and placed under bond
for her appearance before Judge
Skeen. Elisha Brown was also
taken into custody and taken
before Squire Marcum and
fined $4,000 and costs in two
cases for selling liquor without
license, the amount he donated
to the Commonwealth being
SS9.lO.
- Brown was placed under bond
TO keep the peace and TO refrain
from selling liquor. He also
took solemn and binding obli-
cation tn forever abstain from
drinking so help his Moses.
This is one of the most sue
cessful raids ever made on evil
doors and the officers are to be
congratulated on their skillful
management of the cases.
Before returning home Mr..
Ely had a talk with Contractor
Dogget concerning the killing
of Charles Smith and AL Pow,
ess- Mr.. DOgget said that tn
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officers were not to blame and
were justifiable.-Jonesville
Star.
FOR RscLAInINd rnE LAND.
Nsi'ossi irrixstisn cosgress Isvi,ed 10
JsmcstovH Expositioa aad Adyo-
Gates Of Swsnp-Lsne Recis-
nsiion May Also Have
Their Say.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 25.-It is
probable that the session of the
National Irrigation Congress
for 1907 will be held at the
jamestown Exposition. Should
the invitation which the expo
sition officials have extended be
accepted. for the first time this
important and highly interest
ing body will meet IN the East.
The Congress meets this year
at Boise, the capital Of the State
of Idaho, October 10 TO Is.
President Harry ST. George
Tucker of the jamestown TX.
position will 60 TO Boise to urge
acceptance of the inv ttation. IL
Is understood that many Of the
expert irrigationists desire TO
have the next session at the
JAMESTOWN celebration.
In the event Of acceptance.
the vitality important problem
OF irrigation. so well known TO
the West, will be presented to
the people Of the East and
South IN a manner calculated
To arouse general interest. Out
of irrigation empires grow. r.
rigatlOn created the ancient
civilizations of Egypt. along the
Nile. Irrigation Is making room
and realm for millions Of Amer.
leans IN the semi-arid regions
OF the great West and south
west. The present vast irriga.
cation movement is but few
years old. having been made
possible and practicable by the
reclamation act passed by Con
grcss, which provides that the
money received from the sale of
public lands shall be used in re-
claiming. through irrigation.
I the great areas heretofore con-
sidered worthless for farming
purposes.
Already there Is "A fund Of
approximately S33. 900 600 for
tins purpose. and the govern
ment Is working on score Of
immense projects in irragation.
/ Millions OF acres will be- fertile
within a few years by the intro
duction of water where there is
practically no rainfall. This
work will add 20 the wealth of
the nation untold sums annu-
ally
Since the passage of the land
reclamation act, the citizens Of
some OF the southern and middle
western States have started a
movement for the reclamation
I OF swamp lands, and they be-
ieve that portion of the public
money should be used for this
purpose. Too much water is
just as bad as none at all. and
/ 10y the digging Of drainage ca
mails and feeders ID is feasible 10
run off the surplus water and
turn the swamps into splendid
farms. IL has been done on y
considerable scale already in,
southeast Missouri and in OIL ler
sections. Ii is probable that
the swamp land reclamation ad
vocates Will have their saw at
the Jamestown Expositi n
when the National Irrigation
/ Congress venes. In this
event the Congress will have
the most interesting session
ever held.
Governor George c. Pardee.
OF California, "a practical irriga.
tlon man, Is president of the
/ Nafrnnal frrfnars,,. feo.,...---
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-30
NE ENCOUNTERED
STRANGE MONSTER.
Reported That sirgIniaa Saw nc,.
UnnsuaI Objects. Which Startled
Him.

Osborn's Gap, Va, Aug. 2l.-
Fleetwood Haynes. a resident
Of Pine Creek, a tributary OF
Pound River, related 70 your
correspondent an adventure he
had on a recent trip 10 Toms
Creek. His account will bear
repeating.
lt was sunday. and Mr..
Haynes had been listening 10
what he pronounced an able
sermon, delivered on Longs
Fork. and was thinking deeply
upon the ways of this world
and his prospects of happiness
IN the next. In the midst Of
his cogitations, he came TO a
quick turn I'm the road. where
70 his horror and dismav he
encountered a monster, the like
OF which he had never seen be-
fore; neither had his father nor
his grandfather The Specter
had neither head nor legs s-but
yet, it seemed 10 be possessed
of "A mouth, IN which something
shOne brightly as fox fire in
the nighttime, while a set of
grisly teeth rendered the an
pearance more n / q eous. Ii
moved around a tree. making
an unearthly noise. and all the
while courtesying 10 the man
from Pine Greek, but in a wav
he did not like. But the man
did not propose 90 be led astray
10y any thing as ill., l-favored as
was the presence before him.
So ne seized a rock. the weight
of which he guessed 20 be about
twelve pounds and let 10 fly at
his antagonist The blow felled
10 90 the ground. out it soon re-
gained its feet-Or did 10 have
any pedal extremities. IL be-
gan courtesying again. but the
man from Pine Greek threw
perhaps. "A half bushel Of rocks
at It, but could never hit il
again, though he did succeed
+ IN driving no away. and thus
escaped the temptation ne feel.
sure his satanic majesty had
designed
Mr.. Haynes related this story
90 his father, 81 0ng Ton
Haynes, who happened 90 b,
home from Richmond, but thai
worthy gentleman pronounced
the presence "a horn-owl. Bui
as Haynes. Jr.. has seen al
kinds OF owls, he thinks himself
well enough versed i'm owl0log,
TO distinguish an owl from hi,
satanic majesty
"The goblins'll get YOU.
II you don't watch out. "
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-30
BUSINESS HOURS.

Do you know that a bank
mans hardest work has To be
done after the doors are closed
each day. After the rush hours
of dealing with the public, re-
ceiving deposits. paying out
money and trasacting general
business, there are hours of la
Dor In making entries, summing
up the days's details, and bal
ancing many books OF accounts.
The banker, therefore, appreci-
ates the customers courtesy in
coming TO the bank during the
hours that the institution is
open TO the public, and not
waiting till the East minute and
possibly rattling the door TO OBJ
tain admission after the actual
closing time.-Exchange.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-30

Old maids would be scarce and
hard TO find,
Could they be made to see,
How grace and beauty is COM
bined
BY using Rocky Mountain
Tea
--Hambleu Bros
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credit it by captious criticism.
Let us weigh its good works
against it's errors of Judgment,
if such there be. and strike a
balance. This is not only fair,
but good public policy.-Rich-
mond Times es-Dispatch.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-30

Old newspapers for sale at
this Office.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-08-30

Fine stationery at Hamblen
Bros.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-24
Better Than a Cascade.

Several years ago William L. Doug
las spent short vacation with some
friends in New Hampshire. The first
morning there found him taking his
usual long walk. He had heard his
friend talking of Wilson'S Cascade, just
four miles from there, so he decided to
walk in that direction. He had gone
about two miles, when he saw an old
man summing himself in the doorway of
a great barn which stood near the
road.
Can you direct me to Wilson'S Cas-
cade?" he inquired of the old man.
The old man squinted his eyes and
took an exhaustive survey Of the ques-
ton before he spoke Take your first
right and follow it till you come to
fork where there's clump OF black
berry bushes" he said slowly, "then
strike off to the left. Go on TIL you
come to the next crossroad, and then
bear off to your left again. When
you've gone a piece on that road you'll
come on Abe Simmons house. You'll
know him, because he wears plaid
.overalls green and blue plaid, and
she makes 'em for him. You can't
keep from laughing when you set eyes
on 'em. I'll wager"
Excuse me, but have only so much
time" said Douglas; "will Mr.. Sim
mons direct me to the cascade?''
II presume to say he can" he an
swered. "but after you've seen those
plaid overalls little mess o. water
running over little mess O. rocks will
seem mighty tame to ye."-Boston
IJoy.o1d
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-24
AMERICA AND GERMANY LEAD.
Acknowledged First in Industrial Pro
duction. Saws Sternburg.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 21.-The now
famous words Of the late President
Mckinley that mo nation can be a
seller if she is not buyer were
strongly emphasized by Ambassador
Won Sternburg in his address before
the Traffic Club of Pittsburg last
night.
what both our countries need, gen.
tlemen." said he, land will need more
and more every year, if we do not want
to damage the work we have built up,
are foreign markets. These we shall
easily find if we follow the great words
of the lamented President Mckinley
that no nation can be a seller If she
is not buyer"
The ambassador drew an interesting
parallel between America and Ger
many. Said the speaker:
cit is an acknowledged fact, gentle
men, that these two countries stand in
the front rank of the nations of the
world in industrial production. If we
examine the causes we will find them
twofold. Both countries passed thru
the purgatory of great war between
which only lies only five years differ
ence. The end of the terrible civil war
in America saw a united north and
south. The F,ranco-German war re-
suited in united Germany. In both
nations the political significance of this
union has been the most powerful pro-
moter of industrial progress"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-24
Anthracite Operators Claim
Mine Workers. Leader Has
Been Tritling
NO EFFORT AT SETTLEMENT
Operators Say Mitchell Has Concerned
Himself Chiefly With a Rival Con-
Germ While Thirtysix Days Have
Been Lost in the Nesotiations-oth'
err News.

New York. April 24-Representatives
of the anthracite coal operators an
nounced that they have received the
following letter from President Mitcn-
ell of the United Mine Workers OF
America, in reply to the operators
declination to submit all the differences
between the operators and the miners
to arbitration:
Indianapolis, Ind, April 81, 1906 -
George f. Baer, Chairman.-Dear Sir:
Your favor dated April IL is received.
Replying will say that | have called a
meeting of the committee representing
the anthracite miners to be held at
Wilkesbarre Wednesday morning, April
25 at which the communication signed
by you and your associates will be
submitted for the consideration of the
committee. AT the adjournment of the
meeting l shall communicate with you
further. l am your truly,
JOHN MITCHELL. +
The following entitled, Statement OH
behalf of the anthracite operators,
but not signed. was also given out:
When Mr.. Mitchell presented his
plan or arbitration on April II, the
operators informed him then and there
that 1t could not be accepted. They
also notified him that a detailed reply
would be ready on April II. The af-
fairs of rival industry, however. de.
manded Mr.. Mitchelrs attention in In.
until April 81 that he could even ac.
knowledge the operators letter of thu
18th.
1t should be very definitely under
stood that the delay In these negotia-
lions Is not caused by the operators
They handed their formal reply to thu
miners original demands to MIR. Mitch
ellis committee on March o. But II
order to take up the controversy VIII
the bituminous operators. Mr.. Mitchell
had TO leave New York on March II
and he was absorbed with question!
relating entirely to the soft coal field:
until March 81. On March 20. withou
any warning or further discussion,
strike to begin April in the entire an
thracite industry was ordered from In
dianapolis, the soft coal miners head
quarters. Not until April was Mr.
Mitchell again able to meet the anthra
cite operators.
Now once more, from April IL t
April 25, the affairs of the anthracll
region must be neglected while the hi
luminous dispute is taken up. Eacl
industry alternately awaits while eff
forts are being made to fix terms will
it's rival. Meanwhile the anthracite
mines are idle and some 10000 mel
are led to sacrifice their wages. Thu
strike has been in progress now TO
over three weeks, and exactly thirty
six days have been lost in these ne
gotiations since March by reason o
the demands upon the miners leade
by the competing bituminous industry