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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
SMOOT WILL STAY
IN CONGRESS
No Action Taken to Exclude Utah
Senator Is Likely TO he Taken
Now.

Washington, May 22.-senator
Reed Smoot OF Utah will probably be
permitted to retain his seat undis-
turbed until the next session Of con
gress. II Is considered as certain
that nothing will DO done toward
expelling or excluding him before
adjournment
The senate committee on priyil-
eyes and elections took no action in
the Smoot case today. This was the
date fixed for a final vote. Chairman
Burrows and Senator Dubois were
absent from Illness The committee
adjourned indefinitely, no time being
set for another meeting. IL is un-
derstood the leaders OF the senate
who are anxious 20 reach an early
adjournment. notified Mr.. Burrows
that no decision OF the Smoot case
could be- reached az this session and
advised him TO withhold the report Of
the committee until congress as
sembles next winter
The DELAY ia determining the
Smoot case comes as a distinc, dis
appointment to the various organ
izatlons OF women and religious so
eietlea that have sought to secure his
expulsion,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
A PUBLIC
BENEFACTOR

President Rosevelt's intense dis
like OF the man with the muck-rake"
can hardly be wondered at, for the
man" has uncovered so many scan
dals that the Roosevelt administra-
ton will go down into history as
the most disreputable era OF Repub-
lican supremacy. IL there had been
no muck, the rake would have re-
mained idle. Was not a rake neces-
sary to uncover the insurance graft
ing, the postal frauds, the Panama
grating and mismanagement, and
the land fraunds, and would Presl-
dent Roosevelt have prevented the
exposure OF these scandals, because
IL unmasked the corruption or con
niyance OF some OF the highest Off
cials of the Republican party? 1t is
no easy or pleasant task to WELD
the rake, but the man who does stir
mp the muck in an oyerhanded man
ner. telling the truth without fear,
or favor. is public benefactor. The
fact Is, the Republican politicians
had become so intrenched in power
that the grafters thought that any
thing they did, however vicious.
would be unobserved by the people,
but the man with the rake with his
publicity, exposed them and the Re
publican party which was RESPONSE
bic for them Suffolk Herald.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
PANAMA EXPENSES
ARE LARGE
Expenses Aggregate sver Twenty.
Six Million Dollars.


Washington, May 2s.--The detail.
e 60 ~ att OF all eN,easr1 r,d.nt
- ~" G. strnction of tho Panama
"an 'o' 10 fiscal yeac eniins r..e
~ l'o were sen. {, -. .n,,,
today 1y Secretary TAFT. transmitted
through the Treasury Department.
The estimates aggregate s26.s4s.-
2si. The are under Ave heads.
and are given In such detail MS TO
occupy twenty printed pages. The
subdivisions include;
Pay OF officers and employees other
than skilled aud unskiiled labor on
the isthmus, $s.9l5.S9S: for skilled
labor on the isthmus. s3,9I6.56s,
for purchase and delivery OF material
supplies and equipment for the 18TH
mus OF Panama $10.s74.511; to au-
thorize the loan TO the Panama Rail-
road Company under the terms ga
pressed In tho act OF Congress of
February, %. 1906 for the purchase
:: i delivery OF new equlnmcnts and
improvements, st.250.0oO for mis-
cellaneius expenditures. cable and
telegram service. stationery and print
ing and travelling aud incidental ex-
penses on the isthmns $64S.670.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
CORNER STONE
WAS LAID
Mineral County Catholics Lay Corner
Stone Of Church.

kcyser, w. Va, May 22.--sunday
the corner stone for the Catholic
church was laid with interesting
ceremonies. Rev, Charles IL. Dona-
hue. OF Martinsburg. former pas
tor, was officiating clergyman. Rev.
A. f. Doyle. OF Washington. d. c..
delivered the sermon. and Father w.
A. o'Hara acted as master OF cere-
monies.
Following the set OF ceremonies.
Father Doyle addressed the people
at length and with much force.
The church building is TO be OF
blue limestone, of pretty design. at
a cost OF about $t4 900. Ground for
their first church was donated by
Davis Brothers Hon. Henry q. Da-
Wis. OF Elklns, and Congressman r.
B. Davis. OF Keyser work on II
was commenced In September, 1874.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
REVOLT EXPECTED
IN ISLE OF PINES
Americans viii Not stand the OPP
precision In Cuba Any Longer.

Washington, May 22.---Acording
to n statement by s. II. Pearcy, n
large land owner In the Isle or
Pines. revolt against Cuban authorl-
~ will occur In the near IN. ire I'm
less the United States resumed con.
troll OF IL.
Mr. Pearcy and his brother j. !.
,''nrtv, called at the White Pouse on
Yesterday, but the president declined
To see them and they were referred
To Secretary Root. Mr.. Pearcy de-
clared that he did not come to Wash
inR,on 10 threaten the president with
- 'rYolu n ~ which hundreds of
American lives would be endangered.
opt simply to tell him the fact,
He said that Americans now own
nine-tentsh OF the property in the
island, which they purchased solely
on the assurance OF President Me-
Kinley and the War Department that
tho island was American soil.
Conditions. he says, have reached
critical stage. and tho majority OF
the Americans have stated they VIII
stand their oppression no longer.
Mr.. Pearcy stated that these Amer
lean citizens have received many of
fers OF aid from persons In the Unit
ed states In case of n revolt
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
SMALL BOY
WARNS MEN
Enabling Three Hundred 20 Escape
From Probable Death.

Enabling Three Hundred 70 Escape
From Probable Death.
Pittsubrg, Pa, May 22.-Three
hundred miners who today we're res
cued from fro in the Halle Kirk
mine at Washington, near here. are
tonight fighting the fire to prevent
the destruction OF the coal plant. The
Gre has already caused damage to
the amount Of $1,000 and is beyond
control on the surface.
The fire started In the engine
house. which was soon destroyed
with the ware house and uppie.
Three hundred miners in the works
were in jeopardy and the fans we're
stopped as II was feared the air shaft
would ignite and cut on their escape.
A trapper boy. who volunteered to
go into the mine and warn the men.
gained entrance through wing Of
the stairway in the air shaft. While
the men outside fought the flames
with buckets OF water and kept the
blaze from the air shaft. the miners
poured from the pit,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
THE ROCKE-
TELLER FORTUNE

1t Is estimated that John ID. Rookie
Teller has received in dividends from
his share OF Standard oil stock
$ll4. 100000 since 1898. This is
probably moderate estimate.
1t is at the rate of about $l4,-
OOO,OO0 a year, or nearly 1000
every business day. IL MIR. Rookie
Teller should adopt the rule OF Civ
ing one-tenth OF his income to chart.
~, this would mean disbursement
of .$L40O,0Q0. 1t canot be doubted
that MIR. Rockefeller's annual philan-
thropy amounts to much more than
that. But his Standard oil divi-
dends are only part OF his income,
for his outside investments must be
enormous; and large as are his har-
tiles. the balance left for reInvest-
ment Is so great as to suggest the
interesting problem OF the size OF
his fortune through the simple pro
cess OF compoundlng interest.
Nevertheless, shall such fortune
be made the object OF envy? Shall
IL be made the object Of laws the
intention Of which Is confiscation?
Whatever may be the peril OF such
wealth in the hands OF one man.
would not any attempt to take II
away from by force OF law involve
vaster evil to society? Every man
who has an income from savings OF
$1,000 or 800 year has as much
concern in tho protection OF Mr..
Rockefeller's fortune as Mr.. Rookie
feller has himself n the law may
conhscate the great fortune. II may
also confiscate the small.
When, however. in the course OF
nature. Mr.. Rockefeller dies. and his
fortune is bequeathed TO others, may
not the government rightfully step
In and take portion Of it? The ma
ton may rightfully claim to be one
Of the natural heirs OF every fortune.
In other words, an inheritance tax,
OF even larger proportions, seems
10 be from every point OF view fair.
and benehcent way OF preventing
the too great growth Of faily for
tunes such as might overshadow the
power OF the government itself On
the other hand, Legislation IA
limit a mans fortune during his life
time is setting bounds to benencent
ambition and enterprise.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
A CHANCE FOR
THE CRIPPLED

Cnicago . bureau Tor securing suit
able employ ment Ior the aged ana
vIIppled gives early promise oil sue
cess.
VI ABOUT 100 VINO applied when
tho bureau was opened last week
twenty were furnished employment,
and the others were cheered by the
knowledge tnat SPECIFIC enort was
BENG maue in their behalf.
In substituting suitable and per
manent employment Tor spasmodic
and more or less degrading doIes
OF charity Chicago is working In the
right way To solve a delicate and diff
hcult problem.
Life reveals no more pathetic
page than those denied the means oil
livelihood because OF declinging years
or physical inhrmities.
Partial disability is often deemed
equal TO utter helplessness, not that
It's victims are actually useless, but
because the pace at which we 80
are exigencies oil competition. There
is no time to adjust the lighter bur
den TO the ability OF the weaker bro
ther.
One OF the most delicate problems
for even a well and strong man Is
the selection OF the occupation that
is best suited TO his abilities and
tastes.
Perhaps a vast majority OF people
never did find the work for which
they are exactly lifted.
How extremely difficult 1t must be
then for those who are physically
handicapped to find occupation In
which their remaining powers may
count to the best advantages and
their infrmities otfer the least in
reference.
Chicago's new philanthropy is one
which calls for sociological study of
the highest order.
The plan has great possibilities,
and might well be advocated I'm our
cities, some OF which have even lar
ger responsibilities than Chicago.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23

JAPAN AFTER
AUSTRALIA
Secret Fear Of Southern Continent IA
Expressed by senator Dawson.

The London Chronicles Melbourne
correspondent says that Senator
Dawson. former minister OF defense.
has declined to accept the hospital
ity OF the Japanese admiral OF the
training squadron visiting Australia.
He explained that he did not wish to
be discourteous. but that he would
not be ah ypocrite. and said he be-
iieved the Japaness came 10 spy up
on the land. ssenator Dawson proph-
estes. the correspondent says. that
Japan some day will try to seize
Australia. The correspondent adds
that Mr.. Dawson's action is condemn
ed. but that his views reflect the
secret fear OF many Australians.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
TRIED TO MAKE
A REAL NOISE
biuciicid Telegraph Has Had Its
Own Way About Everything.
Editor Daily Leader:


Please allow me a few words In
your next issue in reference to- the
preJudicial article that appeared In
yesterdays Daily Telegraph regard
ing the baseball game that was pull
ed on at Graham Monday.
The Telegraph has no kick com
ing. The team from the school at
Athens was made up OF students at
the college. while the players of the
Blueheld team represented several
towns and some from outside the
state. even going To Roanoke for
players. The umpire was also a
Blueheld man. In fact, and gave
Blueheld all that was coming to
them. The trouble with the Tele-
graph is that IL has had it's own way
about everything so long that Il has
come to the conclusion that people
believe everything It says. The peo-
pie of Blneaeld are now getting wise
and IL is no use to try TO mislead
the public, we only laugh at you.
Where ignorance is bliss, Il is folly
TO be Wise" Get next, MIR. Editor
of the Telegraph. and send man to
witness the game tho next time be-
fore You write IL up from your edl-
torial-postoiliee sanctum.
AN ATHENS BOY"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
ALTAMoNT HOTEL.

r Hayman, Cincinnati; s G.
Moseby, Roanoke; G ID Hurst. New
York; A l. Admas. Berwlnd. w. va;
Il G Wade, Lynchburg; w a Grigby.
Morristown. Tenn: J + Boone, Roa-
noke: y w Meadows. Roanoke: Jno.
X Lyons. Cincinnati: N - Manekln.
Dorchester. Va. u NJ Weller. Staun-
ton: J B Craig, Chattanooga, Tenn;
r s Tobln. New York; 8 r Hawley.
Toledo. A II Myers, Harrisburg;
w r Hodges. Richmond; a Johnson,
Berwind. VIM. Broadman. Houston.
Tex: Fred r Allen. Baltimore; "
r. Thornton, Williamson; n y Sllls.
Richmond; V l. Grlswold, Roanoke.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
PITTSBURG GIRL
WAS ABDUCTED
Police Are Now Searching for the
Girl at COney Island.

New York, May 22.--Search was
made today at Coney Island for a
t4-year-old Pittsburg girl, said to
be tho daughter OF private family
and TO have been abducted recently.
The search was made at the teie-
graphic request Of the Pitsburg po-
lice They also asked for the arrest
OF Louis Rodgers. an electrician en-
ploycd at Coney Island, on a charge
Of abducting the girl and OF the lar
ceny Of $3.50 from Charles Kcefer Of
Pittsburg.
When Rogers was arrested today
the police officials refused 20 make
public tho name OF the girl Rog-
ers was held in S2.5OO bail for ex-
animation Wednesday.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
MT vESUvIUs
AGAIN ANGRY
People are Panic Stricken and Flee
From Death Dealing Torrents.

Naples, May 22.---The neighbor-
Ing towns and cities are panic strick-
en- and hundreds are fleeing from the
mud torrents Of VesuvIus. II has
been raining heavily for several
days and deiuge Of water has un-
dermined the shaken earth along the
preciDitous sides OF the volcano.
Yesterday foods OF mud began
streaming down the slopes upon the
neighboring cities and villages nest
ling at the foot Cf the mountain.
Thousands Of dollars In property
were already destroyed. houses are
Inundated and trafnc on all nearby
railroads IS seriously damaged.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
GOT ALL THAT
HE WANTED
Tried 40 Ride a Freight Train and
Received Painful Injuries.

A foreigner, whose name is unpro-
nouncable to us. was brought to the
Blueheld Sanatorium last evening.
having been injured to considera-
BILE extent. while attempting TO steal
ride on the Norfolk and Western
railroad. While his condition Is not
regarded as serious. IL is very pain-
ful. and chances are that he will not
again attempt to beat the railroad
company by boarding a freight train
when he desires to come TO Bluefieid.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
OHIO MINES
REPORTED QUIET
Cleveland Operators Say Men Are
being flushed To Take Places
or Strikers.

Cleveland, o., May 22.-All re-
ports received last night by Cleye-
land coal operators interested In the
coal mines OF Jefferson county and
especially in the Dillonyale district
were 10 the effect that there had been
NO trouble.
The statement is made that SO far
the union men have remained juliet
anu peaceable. Further statements
are made that the mines will be
worked at once and that enough men
are being received at the mines TO
4,...aantce -lneir operation within "a
few hours.
II have heard tonight from our
mines at Plum Run and Bradley and
all is quiet there" said General
Manager II. h. Willard of the Unit
ed States Coal and Coke Company,
last night. Men who are willing TO
work ut the wages we have offered
our old men are arriving at the mines
and we have about enough to run
them now. The strikers are quiet
and IL would appear that there is
every promise of quet prevailing
in that district so far as we can see
now.
The company has not eyicted one
OF its men from any OF the company
houses nor has 1t commenced pro-
cedings or had writs of any sort is
sued against amy OF the tenants. No
such action will be taken as long
as the men remain orderly and law
abiding. That Is what we told them
and the company proposes to stick
TO 1t. There is nothing new in the
situation tonight, but we are prepar-
ing to start our mines soon"
Secretary Joseph Bishop of the
state board OF arbitration was ia
Cleveland yesterday for short time.
He stopped at the Forest City house
a few hours and resumed his trip
to Columbus. While here he met no
members of the coal operators as
ISOLATION. so far as is known
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
WEALTHY CHINEE
WILL BE DEPoRTED
Has Been Placed In Detention at
Quarantine station.

Seattle, Wash, May %. -Wo Gen,
manager OF the wa Cheng Company,
one OF the wealthiest Chinese NOR
chants OF the Northwest. Is to be de
ported. He made trip to China
recently TO patch up trade relations.
and did a great deal toward alleyi-
ating conditions caused BY the boy
colt.
When he returned a few days ago
he was found 20 have trachoma. the
dread eye disease. and was placed In
tho quarantine detention station al
Port Townsend. Powerful influen.
ces have been brought TO bear Il
nullify the order, but without avail.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
ATTEMPT WAS
UNSUCCESSFUL

Prominent Lady Makes AN Attempt
To Take Her Own Life.
Charlottesville, Va, May 22.--Mrs
Charles r. Marsh. the wife OF a well
known employc OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio, made an unsuccessful at
tempt yesterday 10 end her life. She
fred two shots into her body. brit
both took effect in her right shoul-
der and neither wound Is thought
TO be serious.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
TEN ARE KILLED
BY AN EXPLOSION
The injured VIII Number at Least
Fifty, So Says Reports.

New York, May 22.--An explosion
OF boiler in the New York Glucose
Works at Shady Side, N. j., this NOR
ming, was followed by a fire, which
resulted in the death OF at least ten
persons. and fifty injured, some OF
whom will die. Reports say that
moro bodies are In the ruins.
Five hundred men were at work in
boiling when the defective boiler ex-
ploded The roll OF tho employees is
being taken to determine how many
fatalities there were.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
A MorERN CREED.

There are two things that Senator
Bulkely Of Connecticut hrmly be
lieyes One is that II Is all right to
buy votes. and the other is that it
Is entirely proper TO pay for them
with other peoples money Boston
Transcript
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
SUMMIT HOTEL.

r. NJ. Buck. saityllle. Va. G W
Stoutmlre. Salem y r McAilister
Kenova: ! w McCorkie. Roanoke;
y Chaney and wife. Netleridge. Va
r J Bise. Berwind; l. Taylor, Ber-
wind: r p Dennis. Keystone: NJ
Hardy. Lynchburg; A NJ Sutherland,
Roanoke. ID B Pence. Washington
College. Tenn; n Hopkins and
wife. winston-Salem, n. C.; r j
Bennett. Rock. w. Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
WINDSOR HOTEL.

sR Banly. Roanoke; @ Heck. WI
Hanson; John Fagg, McComas, w.
va; J v Dixon. Norton. Va; Frank
n smnhey. NJ. D.. Richmond; J Wal
ter Thomas. Godfrey; d Mcdonald.
Aurora, MS; J y Honaker. Rocky
Gap. va. n r. Akers, snowvllle, Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
THE NEGROES ELECT.

Geo. Bryne. running for Congress
in the Charleston district on "a down
with the nigger" platform, woaid pro
badly get the white vote. But when
elections in that section are con-
Quoted on the Dawson plan it is the
negro vote that elects.-Parker
burg Sentinel.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23
PAINTERS GO
ON A STRIKE
Asked For an Increase Ia Wages
which Was Refused Them.

New York, May 22.--A strike OF
the Brotherhood Of Painters, which
has 1000 members in this city, was
begun today They demand 81 a
day for plain painters and $3.50 for
decorative painters.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-23

Mr. William Redman, OF Radford.
was circulating among friends in the
city last night,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-30

In that article which Mr.. Cutler tacitly
admits were true. II is probable, for
instance, that he no more believes the
admission Of Philippine sugar would
affect our local sugar production than
he believed that the reduction of duty
on Cuban sugar would affect 1t: and In
the latter case his judgment that the
Cuban reduction would have no injuri-
Gus effect was fully indicated In
deed, so great Is the demand FOR sugar
in the United States that all the sugar
produced In this country cuts no great
figure In either the general supply or
the price
incidentally, We may say that the
figures given out by Mr.. Cutler may
explain why the bosses OF the sugar
trust I'm the East vetoed the proposition
10 build sugar factory I'm Sanpete
county. as the local sugar ma gnates de-
sired to do 1t is likely that the East
ern bosses didn't want to be bothered
with more sugar on which the freight
must be paid" rs Mr.. Cutler puts IL.
And We are indeed grateful to him for
lifting this lid
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-30
THE HoODWINKS.

The Interior. that great religious
having carefully weighed the evidence.
concludes:
The claim that the Mormon church is
ceasine gradually from polyeamous prac-
tlcSs IL about the worst piece OF hood
winkins ever folsted on the country.
And after all the country is not hood
winked as much as the new polyga-
mistS themselves are deceived
The people OF the United States un-
derstand this situation exactly: That
Joseph f. Smith and his polyganous
colleagues, 10 protect and support them
selves in their law breaking. have In
culcated, encouraged, permitted and
performed new plural marriage cere-
monies for some OF the members of the
hierarchy and for other men I'm the
church who could be induced To Join
the criminal cult; that the pretense of
gratitude professed by these men for
amnesty, acknowledgements and State
hood was merely fraud. that they
hold the Nation In contempt and teach
treason to their followers: and that all
the chiefs of the church are alike re-
sponsible for the evils
But the younger men, and more par
ticularly the young women, who have
been dragged into polygamy by the
pretended propbetss-they surely have
been hoodwinked. The immunity which
Smith has enjoyed. the prompt forgive
ness by the Government when the am
nesty petition was presented, the legItI-
mizing acts which were passed the
freedom from legal consequences after
the amnesty was broken, and the idol
atrous respect accorded to Smith be-
cause of his crimes, all these have led
young men into the belief that they. too,
could practice, as a religion. the plural
marriage established and maintained
by their fathers. They have been hood
winked. The new generation Will not
be permitted TO live out igs life of Of
fense against the laws of God and man
without punishment here
And the young women have been
hoodwinked as surely as they are to he
discarded In many cases with no in
herited repugnanCe 10 plural marriage.
i'm other cases with that repugnance
overcome by their zeal Tor religion pro-