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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25

Castle Santiago, to beautify the
grounds about the old fortress by set.
ting out trees, UnIuckily, the news
went flying through the whole prov.
lnce that the Americans intended to
stay the six years necessary for a coco
Ito come into bearing. = /, -. ~
Patriots met in secret. Arms were
distributed to. The number, is is said
or seventy-tive rifles with ammunition
ana rising was set for July y12 under
the leadership Of one Rodriguez of
santiago and Gen. Camacho of San
LUIS. Ihe plan was to- begin -opera.
IONS ny rushing" small isolated posts
OF Rural Guards, massacreing the
men, and then, as the insurgent ranks
increased, attacking Santiago itself.
Secret Service officers exposed the
whole plot several days before the date
set for the uprising. .... ~. = -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
!. LMIlL
To be Built and Operated by
,. Negroes Of Mississippi is
Endorsed by Business
,..... ~, League ..

Mound Bayou, Miss, July 1e.-At
the recent session the Mississippi
Negro Business League 1T was >decid-
ed to build an oil mill at Mound
Bayou. Mr.. Chas. Banks, cashier OF
the Bank of Mound Bayou, and presi-
dent Of the State Business League,
who Is fatherlng the movem ent,
was authorized by the League to- ap-
point a committee of ways and means
TO secure charter for the project,
the devise the raising of necessary
funds: Mr.. Banks announces that
committee as follws: ~ - ~.
/. T. Montgomery, Mound Bayou:
II. H. King, Yazoo City; J. w. Strau-
ther, Greenville; T. j., Wilson, Mer-
idian: w. f. Howard, Hattiesburg;
w. w. Cox, Indianola; Chas. Gillian,
Okalona; j. A. Martin, Jackson; H.
D. Robinson, Durant; c.. c.. Washing
ton, Greenwood; M. q. Davis, Nat
chez; w. w. Phillips, KoscIusko, and
G. A. Green, Holly Springs. -
The personnel Of the committee
assure immediate confidence and
fairly points towards ultimate sue
cess. -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
CONsTABLEs FOOL MOTORISTS
Knew There Was q Scare In HEMP
stead, So Were Or Tho Job.

Hampstead, N. Y, July al
With a clear Sky overhead and ex-
cellent going for automobiles, the
Long Island Automobile Club anti
cipated the action Of the village au-
thorities OF Hampstead today in
timing autoists in the main streets
and sent out sentinels to warn
speeding motorists.
Much to their chagrin, Hemp
stead streets boasted never the
shadow Of a !. village policeman.
Cars passed Though the village un-
molested and ignored. This came
as shock to the club, which after
last nights unexpected arrests was
depending upon good weather today
TO result in a continuance Of them.
Early In the morning representa-
t1ves Of the club went out carrying
yellow flags and driving their cars
up and down Fulton avenue and
FRANKLIN street and outlying dis
tricts. ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
WON IN THIRD ROUND.

Jack Bingham, special officer for
the Chesapeake and OHIO railway,
sport promoter and veteran Of
scalp to his belt Saturday night at
many ring battles, added another
scalp TO- his belt Saturday night at
Richmond, Virginia. He was In
Richmond on business with the rail-
road and attended an exhibition at
Putnam's concert hall. Billy Nc
Carthy, a prominent eastern mid
dleweight, who lives In New York
was at the hall and was meeting all
comers. He challenged all comers
or anybody in the hall, guarantee
ing that he would dispose OF them
in four rounds or forfeit $50.
bingham was in good condition
having been in training for several
weeks for his bout with Battling
Watson, Of Huntington, which may
be pulled off here on the night OF
August %. Bingham accented the
terms Of Mccarthy, and with two
double jabs In the third round pat
the Easterner down and out, sur
prising not only the middleweight
with his cleyerness, but the entire
audience as well.
Nl"i'OuSu he luJutSu his T1RnC
hand very badly, the fight promoters
OF Richmond, were pleased with his
excellent showing and urged him to
accept a match with Saylor McNara.
but he refused owing to his match
with Watson and his injured hand.
However, the Huntington pug con-
.sented to match himself with Nc
Nara after the Watson bout. He
passed through Charleston return
ing to Huntington on No. 3.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
FISH EATS MOSQUITOES
FItalian Government IS Imports Th,
- >BIueeye FROM ustraIia


italian Government IS Imports The
-. >Blueeye From Australia. -
Naples, July 24-@By the mail steam.
er Kleist, from Sydney, curious con
signment is eRpected--a quantity Of
fish to combat the mosquito plague.
Count Morper, the Swedish Consul at
Sydney, discovered that the blueeye,
as the fish 1s called in Australia, is a
voracious feeder on the larvae of
mosquitoes and that the fish can live
and flourish ia com mparatiHely shallow
water. a., :. -..y .
The italian Government assinform,
ed through the Swedish Minister at
the Qafrinar OF Count Nfssdfee feeirt s q YES
tigadon and asked tile fta1fa1i Consul
at Sydney to ship Immediately some
thousands of the blueeyes to Italy with
the object of Introducing them into
the malaria-stricken portions of the
kingdom. 'H
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25

or would figure Cans on a winner-take
all basis. Cans would, not agree to-
fight winner take all, and came down
lRhis demands and asked for s$S, 900,
Gans's demands were all OF a nome
tary nature, and when Burns found
that Cans was, not. particular as, to
the weight agreed to let Cans have
$4,000 OF the purse II the weight
was made 133 pounds at 3&o'cIock
the afternoon Of the battle Jim
>Jeffries will referee, as per Gans's
demands. Cans and his manager
are expected In, Los Angeles tonlor-
row, and will sign articles .of agree
ment and post forfeits. .2.+} =
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
RESTORE OPEN DOOR
Custom-house at DaIny Again I'm
Active ODeration.---~.-~----,--

Washington, July. 24.-The state
department, is advised in a dispatch
from the United States Legation
{ in Pekin that the custom-house, at
Antung and Tatung-kou, on the
Chinese-Korean frontier, and at
Dalny, within the, Japan leased ter
ritory, are now in operation, the
latter sthce July !. ...
The dispatch gives assurances
that the Chinese imperial maritime
customhouses are about to be OPEN
ed on the Chinese-Russian frontier.
These changes are regarded by
the state department as practical
Isteps toward the restoration of the
"open door" in Manchuria, in which
the United States is deeply interest
led, and officials declare this news
should be encouraging and crafty
ing to American merchants.
The agreement as to Dalny was
|signed at Pekin May 80 last by the
Japanese Minister at chat capital,
Gonsuke Hayashi, and Sir Robert
Hart, the Englisbpan who has been
in charge Of Chinese customs affairs
for many years, and ts now the in
|sDector general of the Chinese i'm
perial maritime customs.
PACKET ALMOST WRECKED
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
SPECTACLE ! |
OF the Negro He Had Hanged
Always Before the Sheriff's
Eye, and He Shot Himself

Lake Butler. Fla, July 22.-Be-
cause the hanging Of Negro in the
line Of his official duty preyed on his
nerves. Sheriff Joseph B. Benpett, OF
Starke county, blew out his brains
today at his. home here in the pres
ence Of his wife. -, ,>.%
About two weeks ago the sheriff ad-
justed the moose and sprung the
death trap for Negro who had been
convicted Of murder. Although a
brave man Sheriff Bennett could new
er bear the sight of suffering, and
he could not rid himself of the mem
ory Of the Negro dangling and chpk-
ing at, the ropes end. He got SO
he could not sleep, and told friends
he would never again have peace OF
mind. - -. ,TI'I ...
This morning, after a sleepless
night, he rose, secured his pistol ard
shot himself, while his wife was still
I'm bed. Mrs. Bennett awoke just as
her husbands body fell across the
u.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
AN APPEAL GRANTED
In the Case Of Leftwich VS.. Win
. fOrter and Others. "

/ Hon. L. G. Anderson, O. member Of
Rpcker, Anderson, Strother and
HAshes, Of Welch; Mcdowell county,
E;aag1fd and VINO His q candidate for the, .sn7
preme> court of appeals was in tbs
city yesterday and secured from
Judge McWhorter an appeal and
supefsedeas in the case Of Everett
'LeftWfch, trustee, ct ais VS.. John
W1nforter and others, from Nc
Dowell county. -.
Saturday Judge l. c.. Herndon, Of
the Mcdowell county court dissolved
an injunction granted by Judge Doo-
little, which restrained the defend
ants from leasing, certain tracts Of
land in Mcdowell county, and yes
terday Attorney Anderson came to
the city to place the matterJ before
the supreme court Of appeals. This
morning the attorney returned to
Welch5with his family who have been
the guests Of friends here for some
weeks.
The petitioners Everett Leftwich.
as trustee, and In his own right with
Il. b. Jones, A. A. Ashworth and
Fred Basiey, represent they are ag-
gr1eyed by decree made and en-
tered by the Honorable Isaiah c..
Herndon, Judge Of the circuit court
of Mcdowell county, on the goth
day Of July, among other. things dis
solving the Injunction Heretofore
awarded on the 7th day of July by
Judge E. S. Doolittle, Of the sixth
judicial circuit In a certain suit in
chancery pending in the circuit court
Of mcdowell county, wherein the
petitioners were plaintiffs and John
WiDfOrtnpr and anme Cd ofhoro Uoro
defendants. "
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25

champion. will offer the same induce
ment to Britt Cans has in mind
the $4,000 purse offered by, Tex
Richard, and naturally is anxious to
get his mitts on some Of it. !. ,. - Z
= Should neither Bat nor Jimmy
care, for Cans game the latter can
secure willing customer by apply
ing to Jimmy Burns, Los Angeles,
Cal. Jimmy, st George Memsic, as
we know him, has. been hankering e
for a crack at the lightweight cham.
ptonship title evsh since, he hung
two defeats ON Charley Neary and
other aspiring lightweight T. chant
pions. He has big backing that he
can defeat either Nelson or Britt, but
they seem to shun him. ..@I -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
IN HIS DEFENSE
Lewis Proved That His Brother Led
the Johnson Lynchers.

Charlotte, N. c., July 22.-The
defense in the case of Zeke Lewis,
charged with lynching J. V. Johnson
at Wadesboro last summer, scored
q signal point today in the introduce
tion Of evidence pointing to the fact
that Battle, Lewis, brother Of the de-
fendant, and not Zeke was the ring
leader of the mob that lynched John
son. Battle Lewis Is one of the three
alleged lynchers who fed the state
after the grand jury returned indict-
ments. The state concluded its testf-
mony before the noon recess, and
the defense Immediately began the
introduction Of testimony. Practi-
cally the same witnesses as those
that testified in the Jones trial were
put on the stand by the state, and no
new evidence was developed on either
side beyond an alibi for Lewis.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
. A CUBAN PLOT NRPED.
Patriots Vastly sExcited by Planting
Of Cocoanut Palms.

Havana, July 24.-Upon what tick
lish terms the business of Cuban paci-
fication ts occasionally conducted is
shown by the particuars which have
just leaked out of projected uprising
In Oriente, which recently gave Gov.
Masoon some anxious hours. It was
planned for July 70, and doubtless
would have started had 1t not been for
the vigilance of United States Army
officers. .z%'#
The trouble arose from the efforts of
Capt Robert Alexander Eleventh
United States Infantry, uhAktsFmaster
OF the American garris1n tn MORO
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
ZEkE LEWIS
Put On Trial as One of the Alleged
Lynchers Of johnson.

Charlotte, N. c., July 2O.-The
case of Zeke Lewis, one >of the: alleg-
ed lynchers Of J. V. Johnson at
Wadesboro two years ago, was call
ed at Monroe today. A jury was
selected and ex4Sheriff of Anson
county Began was called for the
state. Began told about the. same
story as he did in the case of John
ssI2aes. ..Who., was aeq{fitteds He said
he cogniZsd Lewis. IN the .aynclitng
party. Miss Began was the next
called, and said she heard her. father
call the name. of Lewis in the jail
yard on the night of the lynching.
On the cross-examination of Began
the defense attacked the character
Of the witness and attempted to
prove Began ha dcontractea HIM
self in telling of the lynching and
who was in the mob. Began admit
ted he had told inquisitors some mis-
leading stories, preferring to keep
the story until he. was called as a
witness.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
Wind Does Considerable Damage To
. Ohio River Boat.

Wheeling, W. Va, July 24.-Wdnd
almost wrecked the steamer Ruth at
a point below Moundsville She was
we'll filled with passengers, and, though
portion OF her hurricane deck was
carried away, the stacks dropped into
the river and other serious damage
done, not member of the passengers
or crew was harmed. The boat was
kept on shore, and after temporary re-
pairs were made was hurried through
to Marietta. She will at once be TAX
en- In charge at the yards there and an
EFFORT made to make repairs to her in
time to resume traffic next week. The
accident In several respects was an
unusual one, while the escape of the
passengers was q matter that excited
considerable wonder. ~. ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
DOPE Law HAS coon EBIs1scyr.

Parkersburg, w. Va, July ~ s-@s,
Since the druggists of the city have
been forbidden both by state law and
by city ordinance to sell "d0pe'S ty
fends or to anyone who deaireS I'd
use 1t for other purposes than lGxfSfX
mate and 6n which q doctor haB ~
sued q prescription there hAs bSs3j
a much better condition among ths
lower class. <..#tTT ~ ~ y 8
Druggists say that there are very
few calls by comparisons now, thas
usual old time purchasers hAvtRR
been apprised Of the faet that they
will not violate the law. 0ceaai6sz
ally q poor victim comes TO the akEsg
stores and begs piteoasly for Itss
gratifying and quleting porfE8n, hkG
this is only occasionally. &. q NJ ts q ,ff5S
This is In marked contfasG with
conditions of some months b
when there were hundreds oE n0<ss
dope eaters who we're able Co sges.
some very choice varieties FOR fExks
asking and the necessary piaoh 0sS3
money.
The majority of the old fssiszs
fends have left town, It ta aSsa TnsB
police do not run across ktsg5ra 4.
few Of them have H8aD ekaosl
have hied themselves tt5 III
where the authoritiss sys "
ing. 50 ztf q NJ q 81, Is. & s. n W
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
CANNON sTOPPED BURGLARS
Tiny Saiuting Arm Was Only TStss
tense OF Blind Man and BoYs s&

Tense OF Blind Man and Boy $s
Thousand Island Park, II. " July
24.--With a, tiny yacht cannon as
their only weapon OF defense, Robert
M: Jones Of New York, who la to4
tally blind, and his 14ryeaT-oId con.
Walter, last night successfully !; de-
Tended themselves against q gang O9
burglars who swooped down, ia a
launch upon Jolly Oaks. q summer
resort q mile below this resort
where Mr.. Jones and family are
spending the season. vi. ss.f 81
The attempted burglary. wea orisas
Of the boldest ever known here. sAKr.
Jones called to his so6 ana Elsssm sEsI.
groped his way to the front baIaunys
The boy told him that Ave men were
attempting to force an / entrance
Realizing the blind mans haIpteas-
ness, they paid little attention To-
him. 1t was the son who thought
Of the cannon used to- salute the
passing boats. In a moment this WaR
turned upon the men and blank
she'll slipped In It, M a}s
The first shot sent the mon scnrfYaff
ing to the shelter of the boathousa.
but minute later it was evident
that they planned to rush the hnnaa.
Jones called to his son to siloztt
again, but with loaded she'll. Z Thisf
time the pattering shot and splirters3
ing wood SO scared the men fhaEd
they broke and ran. The pSHicS 6fs
the river are searching the islands.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
BIG HAUL BY ROBBERS
'Thieves and Burglars Operating at
Piedmont

Piedmont, w. Va, July 23.--For
some time thieves have been work
Ing here. Mrs. DR.. Strot1ier, a sis
ter Of DR.. T. l.. Wilson; Of this
place, arrived here last evening on
visit to him. About 4 o'clock this
morning she discovered a,1ow, heavy
set, dirty or dark man in her room.
She called for DR.. Wilson, when the
man ran down stairs and out
through the kitchen and escaped,
but not before securing S13 In
money, two gold watches and chains;
three rings and $40 pair of gold
frame glasses. DR.. Wilson lives on
Piedmont's principal thoroughfare,
on the bank Of the Potomac river.
and the burglar may have. escaped to
maryland. 1HYtyE :. Z,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
CANS AND MEMSIC.
Matched: to BOX Mt Los Angeles on
August 16.

Los Angeles, July 21.--Manager
McCarey today practically closed
negotiatfohs, for twenty-round bat
tie between Joe Cans and George
Memsic, Tommy Burns protege,
known os Jimmy Burns, with the
probable date Of the encounter set
at August 16. Manager McCarey,
after several days Of strenuous nego-
tiations oyer the long-distance tele
phone with Ben Selig, Gans's mana
ger, In San Francisco, closed the ne
gotiatiops this afternoon.
Several days ago McCarey offered
q purse Of $4,000 for this battle
Cans came back with demand that
his share must be $4,000, win or
lose. Tommy Burns Memsic's man
ager, agreed to. let Cans have ~ 500
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
NEW X. OF r. LODGE
At Bluefeld, the Largest Ever In
stdtuted I'm the State.

- Bluefield, w. Va, July 18.-The
largest Knights Of Pythias lodge ever
Instituted in this state was institut-
ed last night by special Deputy
Grand Chancellor. S. w. Allen, as
sisted by members of Douglas Me-
mortal lodge No. Z, Of this place.
The lodge will be known as G. w.
Hayes Lodge No. 80. 1t is named In
honor Of the late lamented G. W.
Hayes, president of the Lynchburg
Seminary.
1t has sixty-hve charter members
and the outlook TOR It's success Is
most fiattering, embracing as it does
large number Of Blue6eld's best
mon,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
FOR MURDER
The Lynchers OF q Negro In OkIaho-
ma will BE Prosecuted: ...

Guthrie, Okla, July 18,--For the
firstsl time in sthess storg4aof Ok 51aho-
ma che government Will prosecute
1ynchers.> United States Marshal
Abernathy and two assistant United
States attorneys are. in Usage, Okla,
tonight to secure evidence against
the members Of the mob last Tues
day night that hanged the Negro
Frank Bradley for asaulting Brake,
man Frank Kelly. Charges Of muir
der will be preferred against the
men and boys. Usage is in an 1ndi-
an reservation and the territorial
authorities have no jurisdiction.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
BIG COAL DEAL PENDs
Baltimore Concern Holds Option on
Somerset County Lands.

Johnstown, Pa, July, 24.-M. w
Keim and Scott Bibert have sold 213
joptions on coal lands in. Stony Creek,
Shade and Juemahoning townships,
Somerset county, to Thomas A. Alb
Ter, who represents the Somerset
Coal Company Of baltimore. The
Company will close the options In
the near future. J2%
- They cover $4,000 acres In Stony
Creek township, 1000 In Shade
township. and 10000 In Juemahon-
ing township; a total. OF $4,000
acres, and the average price is $50
an acre, or a total ofz42;280, 200.
1T Is stated that the options will be
lifted within q month. -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25

peake & Ohio, whose death occurred
Saturday afternoons Mr.. Cobb had
been In bad health for a year or
more. His death was due to Bright's
Mr.. Cobb was about forty, years
OF age and was a native Of Spring
Hill, Kanawha county. He had been
employed by the &c. & o. since his
youth and was, a(SWel1 known and
trusted railroad man. He has many
friends In Hinton, where he had fire.
qutntiy, visited relatives The re-
mains were buried at Ironton to-
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
THREATS OF LYNCHLNG
Caused Prisoner to Be Hustled Oat
of Town After Trial

Hickman, KY, July 20.-After be-
ing bound over without bond on the
charge OF criminally- assaulting his
sister-in-laW, Miss Matte Terrell,
aged IA, John Adair was hurried
from this city to Mayfield to escape
the wrath Of the populace, as lynch
ing was threatened. Miss Terrell is
a daughter of George Terrell, high
ly respected citizen.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
CANS
Determined to Draw Nelson Into a
Fight.

- Champion Lightweight Joe Cans
seems determined to draw Battling
Nelson into a match. Reports from
the coast, whither he hiked to secure
match with the Dane, state he will
give Nelson $4,000 the minute he
puts his foot into the ring with him; !;
also, that he would prefer to fight
winner take all, provided the weight
is set at 1873 pounds, weigh in with
out fighting togs. Nelson has an en-
gagement, on with Jimmy Britt,
which is scheduled to take place the
latter part Of the month, and the
probabilities are ,"Bat" will hold Off
,nntii after that contest. Should he
lose against Jimmy, the colored
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
CHARGED WITH EMBEzzLEMENT

Louisville, KY, July. 24.-Former
County Clerk Semonin, who was ar
rested last night charged with the
embezzlement of. $4,000, funds or
his office, was presented in court this
morning. The; case was continued
until August 7th. .' l. - =
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
DIED AT RJ1SSETI,

Hinton, July PAT. e. Cobb and
wife and Richard Cobb and wife left
yesterday morning for Russell, KY,
to attend the funeral OF Chapman
Cobb, a former conductor on the
Huntington division OF the Chesa-
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25
BEGAN CLOSING ADDRESS.

Boise. Idaho, June 24.-Clarence
barrow, today began the closing ad-
dress for the defense in the Hay
wood case. ,.s.- ., 49, (. =