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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
LECrukE uN STONE
WALL JAChoUN

inose VINO iaiIeu 20 near the spien-
nlu auuress oI CoI. Eugar az. tne
court mouse last russday nIgnt miss
ed rare Greats
\ From literary standpoint il was
Eloquent, dramatic anu luspirlng
khe historical setting was accurate,
faithful ana impartial. and as a ae-
nneauon Oh the supDerD character
OF otonewall jackson it was mas
teriy ana compIete.
Commencing with ms career as
professor at the NIrginIa suhmry IN
sIIlute and going win the great Con
Iederate CuIeitain through the Ia
nous campaigns of sianassass, the
Valley. ana NorInern Virginia 10 the
sau Dut glorious termiDaJion az Chan-
cellorsNIIie, Col. Eugar ADDRESS was
tnose Inomentous scenes.
Coming from man VINO was him
sell AN acuve participant in those
great struggles ana personally ac-
qualnted with the cnlef actor therein,
Inc burning words OF the lecture
made a deep impression ON those who
heard them, especially upon the grey
haired veterans present. There was
lao ADVERSE rIItlcisn OF any Federal
sNoIIIndnoer or Onlon soIdIer. ana
,tnes aaaIess- MAS entirely Tree from
~. IN. .a.
soluIer VINO uenyered linton
NV. ha.) Leader, May 5, 1916.
TINS distinguished Confederate is
70 lecture TO the people OF Blueheld
On Thursday. May "a, 1906, aL d.
In. Ut the Bapust Cnurcn. or course
nc VIII nave a crowued mousse 70
near nm. Col. Edgar Is a polished
southern gentleman OF the old
school, VINO was in the thickest OF
the conflict Tor the lost cause" Pro-
Daly there is no one in the South
tory oil Jackson than Col Edgar, VINO
Was "a student OF the dead hero. We
were pleased to meet the lecturer,
VINO called at our office and spent a
few minutes reyiying the incidents oil
the greC struggle that has now pass
ed mao. history We hope TO see
our people tdfn out in large mum
Ders and greet this learned gentle
man, VINO has a knowledge OF the
dead southern hero known only 70
himself. We have no doubt but
that the lecture will be instructive
entertaining and eloquent.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
ALTAMoNT HOTEL.

II - Smart. Baltimore; n X shu-
mate, Williamson; John 9 Doist.
Blun City; a " Jordan, Dayton A
T. Henley. Newark. o.; F J McCar-
thy. Richmond; Dr. l. II Vermlln,
Dr y r Vermlllin, $ VI williams. II
w Karnes, Princeton; VIM Mitchell,
Graham j Coleman, LynchburR.
v w Madden, Chicago; Frank Ma
loncy and - r ViMal. Knoxville: S
B Vaught, Bramwellm = 6 Gee,
Lindsey n G Wilson Washington
G n, ohio; u r Moore. RogerwilIe,
Tenn J V Walker. Richmond; -
VI Weller. Stanton w Emory.
New York w T. Jacobs. Richmond. (.
= Martin. Jr. Lynchburg.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
THE WORK Is
PROGRESSIk G.

The work ON the Norfolk and
Western Hallway COmpany's new
branch line up Laurel Creek at Po-
cahantas, is progressing rapidly.
Messrs j. j. Boxley and Sons are the
contractors on this work and they
are a wide-awake, progressive firm.
The tunnel at Col Browning's mine
is assuming proportions, and from
the way work is being pushed a few
months will see IL completed.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
IS SATISFIED
WITH BILL
Men Who Took National Part IN Rate
Question Is Satisfied with
Outcome.

Even as amended, the rate bill
satisfies E. p. Bacon, OF Milwaukee.
chairman for the past six years of
the Interstate commerce law con
vention. Bacon sent tho following
telegram to w. IT. slegler yesterday:
~ regard bill as amended with
great satisfaction az the first step in
control Of corporations"
Siegler wired back that n Bacon.
with his knowledge OF the subject and
OF the bill, saw ground for pleasure
in II he rcoiced with him. Bacon
has taken a prominent part in tho
agitation OF rage regulation.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
FUNERALS WERE
TIED UP
Drivers Strike in New York Caused
Much Annoyance.

New York, May 2f.-A strike or
the Funeral Drivers Association 10
cal 164, which involved The whole
territory OF Manhattan below 14th
street, went into effect today.
The fact that twelve OF tho thirty
five coach owners affected acceded
10 the demands OF the drivers les
scned the Inconvenience that might
have otherwise resulted As 20 was
about thirty funerals had TO be post.
poned, and those that were told
were conducted under difficulties
and with greatly reduced carriage ac.
for mourners.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
A NEW HUNGA-
RIAN CRISIS
Empcror's Refusal Ia Grant Tariff
Causes Trouble.

Vienna, May 2i.--A new Hi,nea-
rian crisis is imminent owing to he
refusal of Emperor Francis Joseph
to approve tho Hungarian cnl met :
demand for an autonomous Hungn-
rian tariff.
The Austrian premier holds that
an independent tariff Is In compata-
bic with the common Austro- Hunga-
rian customs area. DIR. wekerle.
the Hungarian premier, has hen 10
Vienna twice. I'm audience with Ais
majesty, but the crown and council
OF ministers have decided against
the Hungarian demands.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
DEMOCRATS
HAVE HOPES
Think They Can Elect Governor IN
Iowa Thish Year.

Sioux City, Ia, May 2t.-In
marked contrast to the factional war
between tho stand -patters and the nro-
sressives over the Republican nomi-
nation for governor OF Iowa, is the
serenity OF the campaign for the
Democratic nomination. The Demo
crats are setting high hopes on land
ing their candidate for the FIRST time
IN many years through the assistance
OF the defeated faction in the Rcpub-
iican party.
John Dennison, brilliant young
attorney OF Dubuque. is to receive
the Democratic nomination on n sill
YER platter. There was talk for some
time of ex-Congressman NJ. ]. Wade
and j. NJ. Parsons as the most avail.
able candidates. Dennison was for
either one that would accept it.
Wade eliminated himself by consent
ing TO run for congress again In the
second district. and Parsons declined
10 enter the race, preferring to con
tinue n lucrative law practice.
Thus for the first time In years
there is complete accord In the
Democratic ranks. Dennlson is ac-
ceptablc 10 liberal and conservative
Democrats alike. He was Bryan
man of the more conservative type
and achieved fame ms stump speak
er In support of the ticket In both
lcampnigns.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
RACE OF
GIANT BALLOONS
Scheduled for Saturday from PhIla.
deIphia 60 Some Point, Proba-
bly, New York Coty.

Philadelphia, May GA thrilling
race in the clouds from PhiIadel-
phia to some distant point, probably
New York, between two gigantic bal.
looms, Diloted by famous aeronauts.
with prominent clubmen as passen.
gers, is the epoch marking event
scheduled for next Saturday under
the auspices OF the Aero Club Of
Philadelphia, which is to be organ.
ized tomorrow.
To Alfred N. Chandler, amateur
balloonist. and all around sporting
man, belongs the credit OF promoting
this novel and thrilling race. the
FIRST OF its kind in the history OF this
country. Mr.. Chambers balloon,
the Initial, one OF the largest ever
made in France, and in which the
owner made hls initial flight 20 the
clouds but a week ago. will measure
sped with the gigantic Orient, which
was brought to this country by
Count DE La Vauex. now the proper
" OF a syndicate Of wealthy New
York balloon enthusiasts. All OF
these men are members OF the New
York Aero club.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
AN IMPORTANT RULING.

The postofiice department has de-
cided that children going TO and from
school shall not be allowed to get
their parents mail, so do not blame
the postmaster II your children are
refused the mail The postohice hab-
II among children has become n nuis-
anec. both 10 the public and post
master, and the department has done
wisely In making this decision We
hope this viii be observed and no
other means need be used TO en-
force this law.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
TO BRING JAPS
TO TEXAS
Plans on Foot to Colonize Sevo ral
Thousand OF Them.

Galveston, Tex, May ~ -YDah-
um interests have perfeH cd plans
for the colonization Of several thous-
and Japanese In southwest Texas.
Five tracts of land agsregaun1 - =
900 acres, have ben acq Iircd in HI
dalgo, Cameron Nuecss md ZapatL
counties.
Two prominent Japanese are now
in their native country preparing 10
bring out 100 families. The plan
calls for irrigating plants and a ncr-
ton of the land is now being watered
by canals from the Rio Gra1Go.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
AROUSED BY
ACQUITTAL
New Orleans People Condcmn Jury's
Discharge OF Negroes.

New Orleans, May 21.-So strong
has public telling in New Orleans be-
come over the acquittal OF two ne
groes Tor killing white man on
The ground of self-defense. that two
members OF the jury were dismissed
trom their positions. and other dis
.nissais are expected 70 follow. a
All papers today contain editorials
condemning the verdici and demand
hug the discharge OF all negroes from
the police force.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
LABORER KILLED
BY A BLAST

One of the laborers on the Laurel
Creek branch of the Norfolk and
Western was killed last Saturday In
rather singular manner. When the
men left their work TO get safe
distance away from blast. this man.
whose name we did not learn, got
under n dump cart. When the blast
was put on. large rock fell directly
on the body OF the cart. crushed
through and killed the man instantly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22

Mr. j. Baach, the pioneer mer-
chant Of Pocahontas. Va, was In the
city yesterday. and when we saw
him walking so nimbly down tho
street we could scarcely realize that
he Is the same man we called an old
man twenty one years ago. lie IS
younger today in his movements
than some Of those who were boys
in the pioneer days Of Pocahontas.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
ACCIDENT ON
COASTER
Cars Collide and Twelve Injured at
Chicago Amusement Resort.

Chicago. May 2i.-Twelve persons
were Injured. two OF them severely.
In an accident last night ON the coast
or at the White City Amusement
aud
The first of Ave cars stopped at tho
bottom OF step slope. Before those
in the first car could get out OF dan
ger the second car ran into II.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
HER CONDITION
Is IMPROVED

Col James s. Browning, Of POca-
hontas, Va. went 20 Richmond sun
day night to visit his wife who is
in one Of the hospitals ~ that place.
60 is 70 be hoped that Mrs Browning
will soon have recovered her health.
and be able TO return 70 her beautiful
home In Abb's Valley, near Pocahon-
tss,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
THE LADIES WILL
HOLD MEETING

The ladies Of the Home Mission
will hold a melting this evening at
O'Clock At the home Of Mrs. Joplin,
on Giles street Quite an interesting
time will be had and a large atten-
dance Is expected,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
sI,I,,tT HOTEL

w n Tomney, Roanoke VI " Hon
cycutt Roanoke; Roy NJ Buck. Salt
Vile y Gosc, Louisville. J ~ Gray
son. East Radford J. " sexton,
Buchanan. w. va Robt Park ljoa-
noke I G Darley Kcnova B X
Duyerlc. Tazewoll ! VI Hardy,
Lynchbore r. Count Cleveland X
J Count. Cleveland r O Kauode.
Churchwood. vas a q Rusk. Rock.
Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
SOCIAL TONIGHT AT
PhESB XTEtIIAN
CHURCH

The Presbyterians are expecting a
very pleasant time tonIsnt at the
new church building. Inc Ladies
Aid ana Young Peoples Societies will
receive in the lecture room, and they
hope ali the members and n.,l -
wli be present and spend the Gan
in culuyating each others acquain-
lance
Refreshments will be served BY
the ladies' All come out.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22

Extract from p letter written by q
subscriber There IS n certain el-
ement who will discourage and oh
struct IN every possible way the cir
culation of your paper We want
your paper because we like g.. and
we like u better the more we read t."
Thanks.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22

Mr.. King. Of Reynolds and Thorn
hill Insurance Agency, leaves the city
this morning for a few days OF bus
mess and pleasure IN the east.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22

Mr.. Geo. NJ Pltzor, baggage claim
agent Of Norfolk and Western Rail-
way Company. with headquarters ~
Roanoke, was in the city for fcw
hours yesterday on combined bust
ness and pleasure.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
WINnsnR HOTEL.

Burt Conger, Louisville r.
Hanpt. Richmond. a v Bovina. Ada.
II - Jackson. Emory va. Athens
Base Ball Club
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
DIES FROM
HIS WOUNDS
Charles II. Brown Expired at the
Bluciicid Sanitorium Sunday
Evening

Charles #. Brown, who was shot
FIVE times by j. w. McNew, at Wit
tens Mills. Va, Saturday evening,
and who was brought to the Blue
field Sanatorium Saturday night for
an operation, died at that institi-
tion sunday evening at 4 O'Clock.
The body was prepared for burial
by Undertaken Crockett, and taken to
his former home for interment.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-22
THE MAN WITH
THE PITCHFORK.

The president is kept SO busy with
the man with the pitchfork that he
has no time now to waste on the fell
low with the muck-rake.- New York
Herald.
The Delta independent., 1906-06-29
HINTS FOR YOUNG GARDENERS
Boston Public Library Trustees Issue
Valuable Free Pamphlet.

For the purpose of assisting amateur
gardeners, and especially boys and
girls who, ut this season begin to feel
an interest in plants and flowers, the
trustees of the Boston Public Library
have printed a little book for free dis
tribution. 1t is called - A Brief List
Of Books About Gardening" Its con-
tents are classified under the heads Of
THE Making and Care Of Garden"
magazines that are to be seenin the IL
brary which aredevoted especially to
gardens: collection of books containing
descriptions by famous writers such
as Homer's Greek Garden" from
The Odyssey" Pliny's "Tusculan
Garden Sir Francis Bacon's Eng
lish and French Gardens;" Haw-
thorne's American Gardens" and
Thoreaus Walden" There is also
list of books which give information
about school gardens. outdoor art.
agriculture for beginner. mature
study" and publications of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Most of the publications of the depart
ment can be had free upon application
TO Secretary Wilson at Washington,
and several of the school garden series
are very interesting and attractive
little documents.
The Delta independent., 1906-06-29
THE GLORY OF TEXAS.
CELEBRATION OF HER SEVEN.
TZETH ANNIVERSARY o.
LNDEEENDENCE.

Every Defender of the Alamo was
ain-ChaVacteristic Message OF
Old General Houston to Me xican
General Santa Ana.
The State Of Texas, born some sixty
years too late to assist in the revOlu-
tionary events of 70, has its own In
dependence day in addition to the ma
tional Fourth of July. which it shares.
however, with its sister states. This
patriotic state celebration occurred on
April 21, the seventieth anniversary of
the fight at the San Jacinto, where 500
Texans gave double their number of
Nexicans one of the completest drub
binGs In military history.
Every schoolboy knows the story Of
San Jacinto as told In the books. But
there Is In the Southwest Il fire-side
tale about It which deserves to he bet
ter known. Ii IL that the night before
the battle. the Mexican general. Santa
Ana, sent flag of truce to the Texan
camp with n summons TO surrender
and an offer Of pardon. Grim old Sam
Houston. the father of Texas, heard
the message and said to one of his
aids:
Tell him TO go to he'll. Put that
into Spanish" And the aid, trans
iating the answer into the language OF
Spanish military diplomacy. made or
alton as IL appears In the books:
General Houston prays that you
will have the Kindness to present his
compliments to General Santa Ana,
inform him that General Houston re-
grets to be constrained to reply that II
General Santa Ana desires our com
pany IL will he necessary for him to
condesccnd to give himself the trouble
OF coming and getting u.s."
The biggest celebration OF San ia
cinto day was at San Antonio. for
there IL the Alamo, and there was the
fight which came before Sau Jacinto
and turned the blood OF every Texan
engaged to fire and his nerves to cold
steel.
The defenders OF the Alamo, though
bound by no law like those of Their
mopylae. dIsdaIned To surrender. They
knew too well. from the fate OF Nolan
and his hunters generation before
The Delta independent., 1906-06-29
Washington No Place To Die.

While in Washington on her last
visit Sarah Bernhardt commented up
on the tendency to run the nations
capital in the puritan blue law fash
ion that has gone out of style nearly
everywhere else. She said that in
many respects Washington is more
beautiful than Paris. But" said
Sarah, why do you make Of your
beautiful capital country village!
You have no amusements here-no
gardens, no places where the working
men can go on Sunday or in the
evenings. At midnight everything Is
closed. 1t is then tina, Paris wakes.
I would rather not die in Washington.
1t is not place for even SO hilarious
an event.
The Delta independent., 1906-06-29
THE OLD ALAMO.

and a score Of later butcheries Of
prisoners. the character Of their foes.
For twelve days they held their post
against thirty times their number and
then they died. still fighting.
How they dicd-how Travis fell n.
cross the cannon-how Davie Croc.
kett lay In the courtyard In n ring OF
focs-how the intrepid Bowie, the in.
ventor OF the terrible bowie knife,
fought to the end on the bed from
which he could not rise-how not one
man. by the testimony OF their enemies,
even tried to cscapc-bow the half
dozen that were ovcrpowered and dis
armed were then cut down-ls n tale
with which the world still rings and
will ring so long as dauntlcss courage
IL admired.
II was deed from which no man
among Its Texan doWs came to tell the
tale. II is a tale whose truth Is as
sured by the fact that II could be told
only by the victors whose shame II
was. and not by the vanquished whose
glory Il was. II ranks above Ther-
mopylac In the annals OF manly forti.
tudc. As has been well said: "Ther-
mopylae had its messenger OF defeat:
the Alamo had none
Texas IL indeed fortunate that her
history. as all the world knows II and
as Il lives in the hearts of her own and
all the American people. began with
the Alamo. AS n battle. the Alamo
was n defeat. As an inspiration to
brave deed and patriotic achievement
for generations OF Americans yet un-
born, Il Is the splcndor and the glory
NJ 'rpxas
The Delta independent., 1906-06-29
ORDERED BY GOVERNMENT.

Little Italy has two mysteries
cleared up. and breathes more freely.
One Is why Angelina Pascalini worked
SO hard and spent SO little. and the
/ other is why Angelina Pascalini al
ways Insisted on seeing the papers
! that are printed in English. which Ian
guage evei ybody knew Angelina could
not read. Angelina Is now married.
and the two mysteries deal with this
| marriage.
In order that 1t may be known who
Angelina Is. let II be stated that he
hailed from Genoa. in Big Italy-from
Genoa where the sun shines brightly
and the sky Is tinted blue and red: /:
where men work slowly and live easily,
the money Is very scarce. In the
course of the eighteen years which had
rolled over Angelino's head before q
far-seeing padrone packed him into
the steerage of a very uncertain ship
and sent him sailing over the hilly
water to America. II may be doubted
II Angelina had seen altogether of his
own as much money as the equivalent
OF five dollars. Nevertheless, he had
been happy in Genoa until he met
Nina-Nina. whose mother came from
Spain.
After he met Nina. by his own &c.
count. Angelina was no longer happy.
He realized then how very poor he
with Nina. He worked as hard as he
could. and ate even more sparingly
than was the wont of his countrymen
Of the black bread and garlic. and
drank less of the bitter red wine.
Nevertheless. his hoard increased
but slowly, and Angelina grew desper-
ate. He sought Nina. and told Aer Of
the padrone. He would go to America.
She looked at him wonderingly with
her big black eyes. and promised to
wait.
Angelina, having made his adieus
and stuck one last candle under the
portrait of his patron sain:, went
away to America.
His welcome in this country dis
pleased AngeliLJ. He liked ice and
snow little. but the teers Of the people
he liked even less. True. the land
was discovered by one Of his country
men. named Columbus, four hundred
years before. But Angelina did not
know this. and 1t would not have made
much difference IL he had. Those who
had profited by Columbus discovery
disliked Columbus countrymen, and
Angelina was made to suffer their dis
like.
However. he work d on railroads.
and in other way, until his debt to
the padrone was paid, and then he
began to work for himself. Despite his
The Delta independent., 1906-06-29

There are 4O7 mountain peaks 10
Colorado OF an altitude OF more than
10000 feet.
II IN computed that tho amount OF
wster vvnstet, In New York amounts
. 60OOO,OOO gallons . day.