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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-13
MISTAKES OF 1903

Ih speech delivered AZ Austin
Texas January "a. Senator Banoy
as reported in the Houston p,..
said. ''
We made mistake in 1896.
ala not help 10 make II myse,,
] did not make o. calamity camnafg,
and I hope we will never have
another one Let us make our cam
Haiens ON governmental PRINCIPLES
because thus only can we fulfu the
expectations Of the people n we
make 'aign upon The success
or tnn sea W tho abundanco Of
'ho rro y tho sossops Fail
or 'he diminish we cannot
fu'f tha azre auo1s Of the peo.
pla Lo -ve The courage and
tnn 3d. Is1ce To- stand ana toll
that aI 'he government. can do 90
promote the prosperity OF tho peo-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-13
CHAhIBERLAIN'C COUGH RENE,
by A SAFE MEDICINE FOR
CHILDREN.

In buying a cough medicine for
children, never be afraid to buy
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy There
is no danger from It, and relief is
always sure to follow 1t is intend
ed especially for coughs, Group and
whooping cough, and there Is no bet
ter medicine in the world for these
diseases. II 1t not only a certain
cure for Group, but, when given as
soon as Group cough appears, will
prevent the attack. Whooping cough
IS not dangerous when this remedy
Is given as directed. II contains no
opium or other harmful drugs, and
may be given as confidently to a
baby as to an adult. For sale by all
druggists.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-13

pie is to make them just and wise
and equal laws. Let us pledge them
that the democratic party will dc
that and leave all else OF the sal
walton OF the people to themselves.
III Senator Bailey doesn't make
any more mistakes than the demo
cratic party made I'm 1896 he Will
have fine record for sagacity. The
Texas senator's description OF the
1896 campaign is by no means fair.
Indeed 1t sounds very much like a
republican editorial.
The democrats did not make It
"a calamity campaign: they did
not make It "a campaign upon the
success or upon the failure OF the
seasons" They did have the cour-
age and the intelligence to stand
for the public interests and to make
clear and explicit pledges OF what
they would do In the event they
we're entrusted with power.
The day has gone by when Tn
good work performed by the demo
cratic party in 1896 can be esti-
mated by a sneer and in proof OF
his we need but TO cite the well
established fact that the radicalism
If 1896 has become the conserva-
tism Of 1907: that the Chicago
platform, denounced and laughed at
by many, has so grown In favor
that republican president has won
his greatest popularity by the adop-
ton of the principles and policies
described i'm the platform The
spirit of that platform has steadily
grown in favor with the American
people. who. in the opinion of many
we'll informed men throughout the
country, are prepared to entrust the
democratic party with power whom
ever the party shall show a willing
ness 10 deal frankly with the people
and a determination to cut itself
loose from all entangling alliances
with special interests-from tho
alliance OF a corporation contribu-
ton TO campaign funds; the entang-
ling alliance OF committee organi-
zation composed OF men more con-
cerned in the welfare OF the trusts
than in the public interests; and
from the entangling alliance OF can
didates. who keep the word OF
promise TO the ear only TO break
it TO the hope.-Bryan's Commoner.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-13
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

7, u. w. Crockett, Special Receiv-
er, by virtue of the authority vested
in me by decree entered by the
Circuit Court OF Mercer County,
W,st Virginia, in the chancery
cause therein pending in the name OF
r Carter Wexford, who etc, VS..
United Banking & Trust Company,
will, on the End day of February,
1907, at 10 o'clock, a. m, at the
front door OF the law Office OF Crock
EFT & Crockett, in the City Of Blue
field, County Of Mercer and State OF
v st Virginia, proceed to sell by way
OF public auction to the highest bid
der all that certain lot or parcel Of
land situate in the city OF Bluefeld,
County OF Mercer and State OF West
Virginia, and more particularly
bounded and described as follows.
to-wit: Lying on the North side OF
the Norfolk & Western Railway and
adjoining the lot OF the Brick Com
pany, Of Elijah Trigg and the VIM.
A. Harris lot, and fronting forty-sI1
(46) feet on Reese street. and
bounded as follows: Beginning at
stake, corner OF the VIM. A. Harris
lot and a corner OF the lot hereby
conveyed; thence North forty (4O)
feet TO a stake, corner OF a lot OF w
l. Lusk; thence with the line of said
Lusk and Trigg East eighty-nine
(S9) feet to stake IN the edge OF
Rees street, thence South. with
the line OF said Rees street, forty
forty 600 feet 20 a stake; thence
tho VIM. A. Harris lot; thence West
forty CD feet to a stake: thence
North six 90 feet to stake
thence West forty-nine (49) feet to
the point Of beginning. Being the
same property conveyed TO the
United Banking g. Building Compa-
ny afterwards the United Banking
& Trust Company by II. l.. Denoon
and Herbert -. Halves, Trustees, by
deed bearing date on the 21st day
OF June, 1897, and recorded I'm the
Clerks once OF the County Court
OF Mercer County In Deed Book No.
3d. page go. I will also at the same
time and place proceed to sell the
following lot or strip OF land, which
adjoins on the South the above de
scribed lot, this strip having been
purchased by the United Banking E.
Trust Company from w. A. Harris
and wife, owing 10 the fact that the
building on tho above described lot
was constructed partly on the strip
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-13
Nk&zMN1lfaIk&WRsfe
Schedule in ERecs
Janualy 6, 1907.

Leave Blueheld 9:35 n. m. for no
snoke' Lynchburg, Norfolk and al,
points on the Shenandoah dIyiafon
Fuliman sleeper to Roanoke and Ho
anoke TO New York, via HaRerstov.rl
faIlor car Roanoke to NnrfolE
6:l6 a. m. daily for Roanoke and
Intermediate points.
E:55 p. m. for Roanoke and Lynch.
burg and intermediates stations ana
the Shenandoah Valley. PbIladeInhis
and New York. Sleeper 20 PhiladeI
phls-Roanoke to Richmond.
1888 y. IN. for Roanoke, Lynch
burg, Richmond. Norfolk, Pullman
sleeper East Radford TO Norfolk and
Lynchburg TO Richmond. Cafe Car
Trains arrive At Blueneld from the
east at 8:58, a. m, 2:10 y. m, $40
D m, and $3.50, p. m.
From the west 1T 500 m aoo
a. M. ZOOS y. m, and 8:lS u. m
Leave Blueheid at 1870 d mn for
Kenovs, Columbus and ali point,
west and .northWest, Pullman sisep
ers Tor Columbus and Cincinnati. o
Cafe car.
9:OS a. m. for KenoYa. Cincinnati
Portsmouth, Columbus, ST. Louis
Through Pullman sleepers TO Coium.
bus Cafe car.
Leave 9:15 a. m. and 2:25 D. m.
daily for Tazewell, Norton, and Ali
stations on Clinch Valley division
Arrive from Norton and all ooints
on the Clinch Valley division NJ 40
and 1855 D. m.
Leave $50 a. m. For Renova and
intermediate stations via Wayne.
Leave 500 and 2:40 D. m. for
WEIGH and intermediate stations.
For POcabontas $3.50 q. M e.OS
a. m. 2:4O y m and $40 m. Ar
rive from Pocahontas 1t 800 a. M
2:05 p. m. and S:18 .. m.
For Bramwell, leave Bluedeld $50
no, 9:Oo m, 2:4O . ~ and 500
D. m.
Call on agent Norfolk and Western
Railway. for tickets. maps, and addt-
uonal information.
". y. BEVILL, q. p. A.
RoEnoks. Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-13
COMMISSIONERS SALE

BY virtue OF a Decree OF the Cir
cult Court Of Mercer county, rem
dered at the February Term, 1905.
thereof. In the Chancery cause of
y. w. Hale, Committee.
VS..
John A. Bailey. ct al.
The undersigned Commissioner. ap-
poiL.cd for .be purpose, Will pro-
coed TO sell at the front door Of the
Court House OF Mercer County. West
Virginia, by way OF public auction.
to the highest bidder, on the
2nd Day Of February, 1907.
the following described Real Estate.
situate In said County, to-wit:
A tract OF land situate near the
City OF Blueheld, in the neighbor-
hood called Beaver Pond" contain
Ing something over 200 acres OF land
and owned by the late Carmack Bat
ley and upon which he resided ia his
lifetime.
TERMS or SALE.
CASH IN hand on day OF sale.
3. W. PENDLETON.
Special Commissioner.
Dec. 81, 1906.
J. w 3. HONAKER. Clerk OF the
Circuit Court OF Mercer county, do
hereby certify that Special CommIs-
sioner % W Pendleton. has given
the bond and security required Of
him By decree Of Mercer Circuit
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-13

"a large bunch OF keys was found
the street yesterday. The own.
7 can procure same by calling at
Leader office
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-13

Court in the cause of E. w. Hale,
Com. VS.. John A. Bailey, ct al.
w. B. HONAKER, Clerk
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-13

s1aIly the average mans good
t+mont shows up few minutes
lats
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-14

ry to the citizens of that community. She has gone to the homes. of several of the citizens there and demanding something to eat. has terrorized the women and children by her strange appearance and conduct.
 Yesterday the woman's clothes were found in strip of woods which skirts Moulton Heights, but the woman was nowhere to be found. The finding of her clothes and her sudden disappear ance seems to be somewhat of mys- tery, but it is believed that she is wan dering around somewhere in these woods in q perfectly nude condition.
 It was learned that the woman's home was in the western portion of Decatur, but her name could not be ascertained. It Is said that she dis appeared from home several days ago and her relatives were unable to find her.
 Mir. Rhodes, an architect and con- tractor of this city, has been myste- riously missing from this city since Saturday, and nothing can be learned of hts whereabCuts.
 So far as known, he had no sa' se for leaving the city. He seemed tq be doing good business here. and only recently drew the plans for number of costly buildings, among these being St. Pauis Episcopal Church and four school buildings In New De catur.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-14
BAD FIRE IN LOTHIAN
HI. s. STERN JUMPS FROM BURNING
 BUILDING.
He is in Serious Condition from The juries Received by Jumping. Flames Destroy Hotel and
 Other Houses.

Dothan, August 13.-(Special. IA disastrous fire broke out here this af- ternoon at 3 o'clock en Merrett's board ing house, and before the flames were extinguished, over $20,000 worth of property was destroyed.
 Besides the boarding house, the residence of Mrs. Glenn and MT. C.. P. Green burned to the ground. Mrs. Glenn lost everything but her piano, but MT. Green was more fortunate, all of his household effects being carried out before the house caught.
 H. s. stern. one of the boarders of the Merritt house, was in his room on the second floor, when the building caught fire. and when he discovered it, all avenues of escape was cut off, the stairsteps being in flames. He ran to the window and jumped to the grounds. a distance of several feet. He was picked up in an almost un- conscious condition, having dislocated his hip, his left leg broken and one of his ankles fractured.
 Mir. Stern is in serious condition tonight, but 1t Is thought he will re- cover.
 Origin of the fire is unknown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-14
George Kleeberger Kills
 Self in Pensacola.
VERSES HAD BEEN DECLINED
Poet and Religious Young Man
 Takes Life.
He Was Reared in Catholic Home in Mobile, But Wrote Paper Re-
 pudiating That
 Church..

Pensacola, Fla. Aug. 13.--tSpecial)- years of age. committed suicide in a boarding house at the corner of Guille- marde and Wright Streets this morning by shooting himself through the heart.
 Religion and despondency are be- lieved to have caused the young man to commit the rash act. He had no relatives here. and during his residence of about fifteen years was known as a religious fanatic, a dreamer and versi- fer. Just before suicidang he submit ted some of his verses to a local paper and requested that they be used. He had previously made attempts to sell verses which he had written to the pa- per.
 Kleeberger, who made the acquaint- ance of a number of persons in the city, stated that he was an orphan and had been reared in Catholic home in Mobile, leaving there about fifteen months ago. He had received a good education and secured position as bookkeeper in a meat market. which he held until he shielded, although he was notified week ago to look for another position, as hi5 services would no long or be needed.
 The proprietor of the place today stated that his reasons for discharging Kleeberger were that the latter had an ungovernable temper and when seized with spells with which he seemed sub feet to, he would Insult ladies as well as men.
 The suicide rented room early this morning and paid for 1t for the day, and retiring barred the windows and locked the doors. He pressed the mug gle of revolver against his breast and fired, the bullet passing through the heart, and the fire from the charge set fire to the shirt.
 The door was broken open by board CTS, and the man was found dead Near his side lay a slip of paper, upon which was written the following The Lord has given, and the Lord has "a. ken away; blessed is the Lord. Dus art thou and unto dust shall thou re | turn" He was the author or a paInpn | let which had as . title. "Why Lef l the Catholic Church." in which he SC verely arraigned that religion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-14
KAHN INTERVIEWED
SPEAKS or ORDER FILED BY BONA
 PAHTE.
Says he Answered ..Il questions Re- latfag to Ftrm's Transactions in Former Interstate Commerce
 Communications Investigation.

New York August f3-Otton H. Kahn of Kuhn. Loeb. and Company, speaking tonight of the order filed in the United tates circuit court yester- day on behalf of attorney general Bonaparte requiring E. H. Hartman and MT. Kahn to appear before the court on october 27, and show cause why the petition of the Interstate Commerce Commission should not be granted, calling on these men to ap- pear before 1t to answer questions which both had previously declined to answer, principally concerning the affairs of the Chicago and Alton rail- road said:
 T answered fully ali questions re- Iatlng to the transactions of Kuhn, Loeb and Company or myself. with the Union Pacific and other companies in- volved in the investigation, although I was advised by counsel that was not compelled to answer even those questions, inasmuch us they did not relate to interestate commerce. The only questions which refused to am swer were those which reiated to the affairs of my ffrnfs individnel clients. Any -neae-raspacting bankar tNiil treat the affafrs Of his clients as corfi- dentiaL
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-14
Bad Conditions at Con
 vict Camp Claimed.
NEGROES CANNOT GET MONEY
Work Alter Terms Expire, But Are
 Whipped on Asking for Pay.
Two Blacks walk from Covingtom County Turpentine Camp to Mont gomery to Let Convict officials
 Know of Conditions.

If the stories related to Clerk Paul Stewart of the State Convict Depart ment by Hezekiah McGee and Frank Frambo. negro convicts recently dis charged from the River Falls turpen- tine camp at South, Covington County. are true, unjust and perhaps cruel conditions exist at that camp.
 The negroes were discharged from the camp last week and reached Mont- gomery footsore and weary yesterday. having walked the distance of eighty miles since Sunday.
 They immediately proceeded 10 the capitol seeking "de clerk uv de cap- itol" Enquiry deyelopea that t..ey were discharged convicts seeking mon- ey on which to return 70 their homes. They were shown to the coavict de- pertinent.
 Both were burly blacks. the typical field negro, and they gurfawed loudly when relating their experiences.
 According to their stories. Frank Frambo. sent up from Dallas county, was discharged last Monday. A proposition was made by the Warden for him to continue working in the turpentine camp for $1 a day. He work ed for five days and In tne meantime
 
 home. Saturday night he asked for hia money for work performed after be- ing made free. He says ne was told by the warden 1t would DC given him Sunday morning.
 He toIe me. if waited till Sum day I'd git it. I got hit" loudly laugh ed the negro. When I asked him fer hit Sunday, he beat me and then the yard seargeant beat me with buggy whip"
 According to Frambe, in company with Hezelxiah McGee, the other negro. he left the camp Sunday morning They followed the railroad track to MonI- gomery. subsisting on box Of crack | ar jack and a few crackers and can- ned meat bought at a country stors. ] Frambo declares that g of his llar- sonal money which he TOOK to ina turpentine camp was confiscated hN I the wardens.
 Hexeksah McGehee. the second negre. was discharged Friday arter servfue an eight year sentence for grand Iar- oeny. He was sent up from Union | Springs. He declares that he was not l given money for transportation bask | to his home and was compelled 10 walk to Montgomery.
 | Tn reply to 6 question of Mir. Stew | art, he said: "Yassir, I axed fer money | ter cum home on, an dey toie me, dey'd give hit ter me. didn't ax enl | no mo. I seed what dis here man gos when he axed em again." and his laughter rang loud as ne pointed to | the more unfortunate rrambo. Both negroes declare that although | they followed the railroad truck 10 Montgomery, they were not pursued It was suggested to the negroes by Mir. Stwart that they seek work in Montgomery until the convict board in- | vestiEate their case. The negroes dc | clared they would.
 | It is argued as probable that the | negroes made a contract for working in the camp after their discharge. and | turnped their contracts, thereby not
 getting their fare home. The case will
 be investigated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-14
SWIFT DEAI ATDApzl VILE. Boiler Explodes and Kills
 Two Men. YOUNG WOMAN IS INJURED Tom McCarty and Will Graves
 Are Victims. Wife of the Former. Bride of Six Months May Die as Result
 of a Terrible
 Accident.

Dadeville. August 13-(SpeciaL)-- Two men were killed instantly and q young married woman was seriously injured at 4:3o o'clock thIs afternoon by the explosion of a boiler at Shaf- fer's shingie mill. four miles South of DadevilIe.
 The dead: Tom Mccarty and Will Graves
 The injured: Mrs. Tom Mccarty and a small boy.
 News of the terrible accident reach ed Dadeville soon after It occurred. It has been many years since such a tragedy has occurred in the county and 1t created considerable excitement in the city.
 Mrs. McCarty, who d been married less than six months. went to the T where her husband was employed. to CT -ry his dinner to him. An old boiler was carrying too mucp pressure of steam and without warning, 1t explod- ed, shattering the shed under which 1t was situated and mangling the bodies of McCarty and Graves who were working near. Pieces of the boil CT flew through the air and struck Mrs. McCarty. She may die. The small boy, name unknown, was only slight ly injured.
 Messrs. McCarty G-d Graves were young men who stood we'll in the community. They had been employed by the Ehingle company some time
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-14
BELFAST IS QUIET
STRIKE SITUATION IS SLOWLY IM-
 PROVING.
Large and Excited Crowds Collected on streets and AsHumed Threat ening Attitudes, But
 Did No Harm.

Belfast, Aug. 13.--The strike situa- ton is held to have improved today in so much as steps are under way to arbitrate the differences between the laborers and their employers.
 The experiment of keeping both the police and the troops outside the dis turbed area of their city has been att tended with a great measure of sue cess and the day passed without any serious conflict between the strikers and the soldiers and the constables. There has been much effervescence among the strikers, but no actual out break of violence. Large and excited crowds collected and assumed threat ening attitudes, but confined their demonstration to shouting.
 At 11:30 tonight the streets of Bel fast are practically deserted. Troops and police were withdrawn to their barracks. Apparently doubling the sincerity of the authorities. several large crowds spent some time today In digging up and stacking paving stones to be in readiness for the soldiers should they reappear Tonight, Joseph Devlin, Nationalist member or the House of Commons for Belfast, and number of priests and magistrates pa trolled the disturbed area, urging the people to keep the peace and avoid col iisions with the Orangemen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-14
Strike Continues to
 Spread. LITTLE HOPE FOR
 EARLY SETTLEMENT
Companies Distributing Their Men
 to Give Most Service.
Associated Press Furnishing Principai News Events of the Day, Though Limited in scope-Locai
 Situation is Practi-
 caIiy Unchanged.

The strike of the telegaphers con tinues to grow throughout the coun- try, although the companies affected, the western Union. the Postal and the Associated Press. had opportunity dur ing yesterday to distribute their forces and furnish the public a greatly ina. proved service over the service since the walkout of the operators first be- gan.
 From reports throughout the coun- try there seems little hope for an early settlement of the strike The striking operators appear enthusiastic and de- Sermined not to return to work until their demands are granted by the com panies. while on the other hand the companies have begun to lay their for tifcations for strong night against these demands.
 In almost every ofice, the managers and in many instances the chief oper- ators. with such assistance of nom union men as they can muster. are do- sng yeoman service for their conpa- nies. working long hours at the high est speed to dispose of the business that the commercial world demands.
 In ae Associated Press service. many, of the editors and writers are men who have graduated from the telegraph key and these men have al. most as a man responded to the call of their service and are sending or receiving from the central offices or the great newsgathering organization.
 Tn this manner. the Associated Press has been able to furnish news service, x.though limited, still com- prehenstvs and carrying all the facts of the great doings of the world in a day, -8s- sss
 Tn Montgomery the strike is prac- ticaiIy unchanged. Four men. includ- ing the manager. are at work at the western Union, while two men. tnclud- ing the manager. are at work at the Postal
 None of the strikers have return ed to work. They day operator of the Associated Press, located at the ofice of the Montgomery Journal. left his key in response to the call of the union, leaving but one Associated Press operator on duty in Montgom- cry.
 Manager Fonville of the Western Un- ion and Manager Sheppard of the Pos tai both express themselves as satis- fled with the situation and declare that the service will improve daily un- til business will be normal in a few days.