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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17

st. Thomas, D. w. l., Jan. 15.-The
total loss of life in the Kingston earth
quake has not yet been ascertained, but
a first count gives the number of dead
at less than one hundred, and the num-
Der of injured at several hundred. The
hospitals are filled with injured persons,
and everything possible is being done
for their comfort.
The principal hotel of Kingston
probably the Myrtle Bank HoteD and
other important buildings, have been
destroyed, and other houses in Kings
ton sustained considerable damage.
The flames are apparently confined
to the docks and the warehouses in the
city.
Sir James Ferguson is reported to
have been instantly killed, but no other
Edglishmen, Canadians or Americans
are missing.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
FIFTY-FIvE BELOW ZERO IN MONTANA
Snow, Deep and BoundIess, Still Covers
the Tracks Of the Western Railroads

st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 15-Snow, deep
and boundless, still stretches over the
tracks of the western railroads and the
wind continues to blow with the furies
of gale.
The temperature has fallen many de-
grees. 1t is reported at the Great North
ern general offices that the mercury
registered fifty-five degrees below zero
this morning at Browning, Montana.
All along the line between Grand Forks
and Spokane the maximum temperature
given by agents is thirty-eight degrees.
The snow fall in the west is greater
than has ever been known before. Be
tween the Cascade and the Rocky
Mountains, where there is scarcely ever
any snow, drifts are now piled seven
feet high. The surprised inhabitants
were totally unprepared for such q
heavy fall. The railroad company is
pushing cars of coal west as fast as pos
sible.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
HASH@PATTON.

Tuesday evening occurred the mar
riage of Jno. w. Hash, OF Middlesboro,
KY, to Miss Edith Mary Patton of our
city. A large number of friends and
relatives were present to witness the
ceremony and wish them many years of
happy married life. After the ceremony,
performed by Rev. S. Davis, pastor of
the Christian congregation, and assisted
by j. N. Harman, substantial refresh
ments were served. They left on We'd
nesday for their home at Middlesboro,
KY. Miss Edith was one of Tazewell's 8
noblest Christian girls, and we hope that
she may return often to visit US, or bet
ter still, that they may decide to make
Tazewell their permanent home.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
One Killed Ia 3. and o. Wreck.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 14.-The Chicago
express on the Baltimore and Ohio road
due here at 7:35 this morning, crashed
into heavy shifting engine near De
haven at 7:10 o'clock. The passenger
engine was wrecked and the engineer
and fireman fatally injured.
The engineer died within few min
utes. The crew of the shifting engine
escaped injury. Several passengers
were cut, and all were badly shaken up.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
The Spencer Wreck.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 14.-The State
Corporation Commission this afternoon
completed and made public its report on
the recent wreck at Lawyers, on the
Southern road, in which President Sam
uel Spencer Of that road, and number
of other people lost their lives.
The report discusses the general con-
dition under which this and similar dis
asters have been occurring on the South
ern with alarming frequency. 1t points
out the lack of discipline developed by
the testimony. The enforcement of the
law against the corporation is recon-
mended.
The report places the blame for the
accident on operator Mattox.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
Bank Of .CIInch Valley

The stockholders of the Bank of
Clinch Valley held their annual meeting
on Tuesday, the 18th inst. The follow
ing were elected directors:
John W. Crockett, S. c. Graham, R.
R. Henry, B. w. Stras, A. St. Clair,
Geo. w. ST. Clair, ]. Ed. Peery, o. E.
Hopkins, Jno. C. St. Clair, M. L. Peery,
j. B. Meek, W. F. Harman, Henry S.
Bowen and Henry Preston.
The following were also elected Off
GERS:
John w. Crockett, president; B. w.
Stras, vice-president; Henry Preston,
cashier; G. M. st. Clair, assistant
cashier.
The bank did a splendid business dur
ing the year just closed.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
TaZeweIi National Bank.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of Tazewell National Bank was held
on Tuesday, the 7th inst, and the fol-
lowing Board of Directors was elected:
j. W. Chapman, K. D. R. Harman, A.
P. Gillespie, ]. r. Meek, s. D. May, S.
]. Thompson and Geo. w. Gillespie.
The old officers were reelected, viz: Geo
w. Gillespie, President; ]. w. Chap
man, Vice President; w. T. Gillespie,
Cashier; Graft NJ. Mullin, Assistant
Cashier.
We are informed that the year 1906
was prosperous year for the bank, its
volume Of business being considerably
increased over that of 1905.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
Rev. IOhn Lake Coming.

Rev. John Lake, of the South China
Baptist Mission, will preach in the Bap-
tist church next Sunday night at seven
o'clock.
He has come to America at the re-
quest of all the Protestant Missionaries
of South China to devise ways by which
funds may be raised for the erection of
a suitable memorial to Robert Morrison
on the one hundredth anniversary of his
arrival in China. The memorial is to
take the form of an always open"
house; and when built, will be turned
over to the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation. Mr. Lake is not taking col
lections but is simply appointing COM
mittees throughout the country in the
large cities. Among others whom he
has interested in the work are President
Roosevelt and a number of our goven-
ors. Come and hear him Sunday night.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
EXPRESS RATES ARE REDUCED.
Charges In Virginia are to be From 20 to
25 Per Cent Lower.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 15.-The State
Corporation Commission today issued a
table of rates reducing the present ex-
press charges in Virginia from ten to
twenty-five per cent.
The Adams and Southern Express
Companies are satisfied with the changes
suggested and will not offer contest.
The United States Express Company,
which operates in the valley and has no
competition, has not yet been heard
from.
The new rates are to go INTO effect on
March l.
The table of rates is perfectly uni
form for all companies to all points.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
Rummage Sale.

For the benefit of the cemetery work
the ladies will conduct a Rummage
Sale in the Chapman Office, by the
Methodist church, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday afternoons, January "a,
25 and 26-keeping the room open from
2 o'clock until half after five.
Secondhand articles of clothing, fur
niture, ETC., at remarkably low prices
many of the articles as good as new.
Contributions to this sale will be col
lected Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week. Be ready when the wagon
comes.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
FATAL EXPLOSION AT ROeERsVILLE
One Killed and Three Others Inlursd In
Accident 10 East Tennessee.

Bristol, Tenn, Jan. l5.-Ignited by
accident, a large quantity of powder
stored in the camp of Smith and Rey-
nolds on the Holston River Railway
near Rogersville, Tenn, exploded to-
day. Joseph Hamblin, laborer, was
killed and three Others were injured,
one, James Price, being probably ia
tally hurt. Robert Day and another
man named Price were hurt, but will
recover.
The Holston River Railway is new
branch of the Southern headed for the
Virginia coal fields.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
ANNOUNCEMENT
comes.

The law firm of Harman & Pobst q.
N. & j. w. Harman and H. Claude
Pobstl, of Tazewell, Va, have also
opened an Office in the town of Rich
lands, Va. Office on Front street, first
door west of drug store. One or more
members of the firm will be at their
Richlands Office all the time. lift
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
EARTHQUAKE
AT KINGSTON
City Has Been Destroyed and There
Has Been Much Loss Of Life.
FIRE BREAKS OUT AFTER
FIRST SHOCKS WERE FELT
Kingston, the Picturesque Capital Of the
Island Of Jamaica, Has Been Devas-
tated by Violent Earthquake
Survivors Of Disaster Camp
ing Out and Much Dis
tress Prevails.

Santiago, Cuba, Jan. 15.-Reports
have been received here that Kingston,
Jamaica, was visited by a terrible
earthquake yesterday afternoon at 4
O'Clock. There was great destruction
of property and loss of life and Kings
ton is nc on fire.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
Receives Caucus Nomination.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 14.-Ste-
phen B. Elkins today received the Re-
publican caucus nomination for his third
successive term as United States sena-
tor. Elkins' nomination is equivalent
to election as the Republicans have "a
to votes On joint ballot The election
will be Deld January q
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
LADIES:

LADlES-
January is our cleaning up month.
All odds and ends must go. We must
get ready for our annual inventory which
begins Feby 1st. Don't wait till all the
best bargains are gone. Come early
and get the best
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Come first and get the best.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
WRITE US A LETTER

freely and frankly, in strictest confd-
enee, telling US all your symptoms and
troubles. We will send free advice
Gn plain sealed envelope), how to
cure them. Address: Ladies' Advisory
Dept, The Chattanooga Medicine Co. +,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
"YOU ARE FRIENDS

of mine," writes Mrs. F. L. Jones, Of
Gallatin, Tenn:
For since taking Cardui I have
gained IS lbs, and am in better health
than for the past 9 years. tell my
husband that Cardui is worth its
weight In gold to all suffering ladies'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-18
CAPT. KEARNEY DEAD.
Had Served Over Forty Years in the
Navy.

Word was received at the Navy Depart
ment that Capt. George H. Kearney. United
States navy. died at his home at Fishkill.
N Y, yesterday Capt kearney was born
March 81. 1913, at Saugerties. n. V. and
was appointed an acting third assistant en-
gineer in the navy on October IL. 1866. and
ordered to duty at the Naval Academy, sub
sequently serving at the navy yard, New
York and again at the Naval Academy dur
ing his career in the volunteer navy. He
was appointed third assistant engineer in
the regular service on June 2, 1858; served
on board the United States ships Saranac
and Iroquois, and was promoted to second
assistant engineer from June 2. 1859 On
December 10. 1869. he was transferred to
the United States ship Benecia. afterward
serving on the United States ship Congress.
at the Naval Academy, and was promoted
10 passed assistant engineer from January
J. 1876, and to chief engineer from une q.
1898.
During the Spanish-American war he
served at the Naval Academy. On March
8. 1899. his rank changed to COM
mander. He served at the navy yard. Bos-
ton. Mass. from March 10. 1900. to June l.
1905. attaining the rank of captain on
March J. 1903. From June 5. 1905. until
detached under orders dated November %.
1895. granting him sick leave for five
months. he was on duty at the navy yard.
New York. At the time of his death he
was on sick leave.
The burial will take place at Saugerties.
n. Y, tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-18
STORY OF DISTRESS.
One of the Problems that Confront
Associated Charities.

story of distress ending in mystery and
a problem is related as an instance OF the
current work Of the Associated Charities.
German woman visited one of the division
offices the day before Christmas and asked
for a Christmas dinner. Her husband had
scaIded his hand and had been unable to
work. The family. including four little chill
dren, had been evicted for inability to pay
rent, and the woman's sister had taken
them in generous Christmas dinner. pro-
yided by a private individual. was given
the family with toys from another donor.
and shoes and clothing from the school fund
to enable the children to go to school Food
was furnished from the Citizens Relief AS
ISOLATION: fuel was picked up by the woman
and her sister in the woods near their home.
The mans hand healed gradually, but he
was so long in finding employment that the
sister told him he must leave IL he could
not do his share. The wife then searched
for work. but before she found 1t the man
returned. having secured job. Occasional
relief was st.ll given so that the man might
take his first pay to rent quarters and re-
establish his household. His work was some
what interrupted by severe winter weather,
but the family seemed to be progressing
nicely when, suddenly. the man disap-
peared. He had gone to work as usual one
morning, but had not returned. His wages
were untouched. his fellow workmen knew
nothing about him. and inquiries at the hos
pitals police stations, Jail and workhouse
discovered no trace of the lost man. The
wife, therefore, began working i'm q laundry
at $500 per week. less fifty cents car fare.
Two of the children are being cared for by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-18
DIVORCE STATISTICS.
Census Office to Withdraw the Force Of
Experts.

On account of the determination practi-
cally reached by the cOnferees of the legis-
lative. executive and judicial appropriation
bill not to allow the $125.000 asked for by
Director North of the census Office for con-
tlnuing the work of securing divorce sta
tistics, preparations are already under way
to withdraw from the field the force of ex-
perts that has been at work in the various
large cities OF the country during the past
six months more. The discontinuance of
this work will be disappointment to Mr..
North. and to the other officials of the GEN.
sus office. who have taken a great deal of
interest in IL.
When this gathering OF divorce statis-
ties was first contemplated, and the Idea
made public many sensational stories were
published throughout the land, the purport
of which was that the domestic scandals
that had been hushed up and kept from
the public behind the closed doors of the
courts, were to be made known to the
world. Some of the big New York, PIT Is
burg and Chicago cases were recalled and
certain writer's profesSed much alarm OH
behalf of the families connected with the
cases The director OF the census, however,
laughed at all of these stories, and said
the experts who secured statistics from
the sealed records would probably never
notice the names of the persons concerned,
and. even II they did, no unpublished facts
would ever leak out. In spite of the fact
that many persons declared this could not
be, the promises of MIR. North have been
borne out. and although these men and
women statisticians have been at work
for months. no word of their findings has
reached the public.
Just what the value OF the work already
accomplished along this line will be. now
that all future work seems doomed. is
merely a matter of conjecture. When the
compiling of the figures already secured Is
finished. there will. perhaps. be a chance
for some valuable comparisons and some
basis for study of the divorce question
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-18
TAKE LESS CHAMPAGNE
GREAT FALLING OFF IN THE
AMOUNT IMPORTED.
Exports of Coffee and Imports Of Cot
ton and Copper Noted by
Bureau of Statistics.

Apparently champagne drinking in the
United States is on the wane. Both the
quantity and value of that beverage i'm
ported into this country last year were less
than In the preceding one. and practically
no greater than a dozen years ago.
This is only one of several surprising
features of statement just issued by the
bureau OF statistics on the "ebb and flow
of the commerce of the United States IN
1906 The figures show that 3O4,I2I dozen
quarts of champagne and other sparkling
wines were imported in 1905, valued at
1855. 425 while in the Immediately pre-
cedng year the number of dozen quarts
was +015f4, valued at So,os5,651.
Exports of Coffee.
Another surprising fact is that while the
United States is one of the greatest coffee
consuming countries in the world, yet 1t
is actually exporting that product The
exports of domestic products include 81
SIS 494 pounds of green or raw coffee, val
ued at $3.50. so. This is explained by
the fact that Porto Rico and the Hawaiian
Islands customs districts or the Chlteo
States and that their exports TO foreign
countries are now included with the ns-
ures of exports from the various customs
districts OF this country. 1t is stated tns't
doubtless all of this coffee Is the product
of the island possessions referred TO: In
addition Is 500 600 pounds of coffee OF for
cign production brought into this country
was re-exported.
Imports Of Cotton.
Still another curious feature of American
commerce Is that while this country pro-
duces three-fourths Of the worlds cotton,
81 900 600 worth of that product was i'm
ported last year, to say nothing Of 81 100000
of
ever is Of a different quality from that pro-
duced in the United States. being Of the
long and silky fiber. coming principally from
Egypt. While this country Is the largest
manufacturer of cotton goods. the importa-
lions Of manufactures Of this product ag-
gregated. In round figures, 50 .O09 600 in
value. which was more than 80 per cent In
excess of the value Of these goods exported.
Imports Of Copper.
In the copper industry. although this eoun-
try produces one-half of the worlds cop
per- and Is one of the largest exporters Of
that product, 1t also is one of the largest
importers of that commodity. The value of
copper imports in 1905 was over $37 900. 000
while the exports Of copper amounted to
over $9O.000,0O
This anomaly apparently grows out of the
fact that the United States has superior
smelling and refining facilities. and that
the copper from its immediate neighbOrs at
the north and south-Canada and Mexico
flows to its smelling establishments and re-
fineries.
The United States. which has steadily re-
duced it's importations of tin plate from
more than one billion pounds in the fiscal
year 1891 to 127 millions in the calendar
year 1906, has become an exporter of that
article. and the expectations of tin plate OF
domestic manufacture were, in 1885, $1OO1.-
6SS In value. exclusive of the foreign tin
re-exported
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-18
HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT.
Senator Gallinger's Remarks on Efforts
of Congress-.

The Senate this afternoon adopted a
resolution presented by Senator Gallinger.
chairman of the committee on the District
of Columbia, calling upon the Commission
ers to send to the Senate the number of as
sistants in the health department together
with their salaries.
Upon presenting this resolution Senator
Gallinger said that he did SO in view of an
editorial in a local paper. He said the
criticism of Congress which he referred to
was rather a remarkable announcement
and that ne would not now take notice of
it, were it not for the fact that the same
criticism had found it's way into the col
umns Of newspapers of other sections of the
country This criticism was to the effect
that there are not enough assistants in the
health department to do the work demand
ed of them and that they are insufhcently
paid.
."The fact is said Mr.. Challenger. las q
member of the committee on the District or
Columbia, l have been laboring for sixteen
long years in promoting legislation covering
medical and sanitary matters in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and venture to say that
there is not city In the American Union
that has on its statute books as many laws
relating to this subject as mas the Distriet
of Columbia.
at is rather astonishing to me that the
health officer of the District feels 1t his
duty to rush into print and say to the peo-
ME of the District that the Congress OF the
limited States has neglected matters OF
health in the city of Washington.
"a few days ago a distinguished chemist
of the Department OF Agriculture, Dr.
Wiley felt 1t his duty to take shy at the
committees of Congress In regard to TINS
matter, saying that we were negiect1ns leg
islation In reference to the public health
From various quarters has come this same
cry. that adequate relief Is not being given
tn that important department OF the gov
eminent and that as result we are nav
ing impure milk, that our school children
are being neglected. so far as their health
is concerned. and that all sort Of calamity
| IA threatened the people of this District be-
cause of our disregard of the rights or the
neople Regarding the school children we
have physicians whose duty it Is to e4-
anime them every day and to ascertain
whether or not they are in good health or
whether they show any indication OF con-
| ia gious disease. 1 do not know what more
we can do in that direction than we nave
done. And yet We are told that we leave
the school schildren to the mercy or con-
la ious diseases without doing anything
| to remedy the evil.
| "I have submitted this resolution for the
| purpose of ascertaining precisely how many
| officiaIs are employed by the health Depart
| ment of the District of Columbia and what
their salaries are. 1t also asks for state
| ment of their various duties in order that
| we may be able intelligently to take up
| this matter If the health department
| needs more assistance. / feel sure that the
| committees of Congress Will be giad 10
1 give it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-18

tho woman's sister. The problem is how
shall the mother and two little ones be en-.
abled to live when the income Is only Won
a week?
Mr.. John Joy Edison, treasurer of the AS
ISOLATED Charities. acknowledges the follow
ing contributions given to sustain the Assoc
citation in its work of solving the problems
of needy families:
Mr.. Henry Adams. 500; Representative
John B. Henderson. $50; Chief Justice Mel
Vile w. Fuller, SIS; Mrs. 8. c. Ffoulke. $7o;
Co. $40: "Jacobus DeMuldor," $40; Miss
Margaret K. Simpson, $40: Miss Mable l.
Taylor, SO: Mrs. F. NJ. Hamlin. s.: DR.. Mil
lard F. Thompson. s.: A. A. Hoehling, jr..
IS; Mr.. Harry Wyckoff. s.; Mr.. James F.
Hood, s.; Miss A. e. Howell. s.; L-.ss Mary
" jackson, S; Mr.. Frank Moss. =; G. =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-18

DR.. J. Mortimer Lynch, who Is a graduate
of the George Washington University med
ical department. has been appointed assist
ant surgeon at the National Soldiers Home.
Hampton. Va He will assume his new
position in a few days.
Arrangements have been made for Sc
ries OF lectures on Genesis, the Book of
Beginnings. by Rev. George Miller, pastor
Of the Ninth Street Christian Church. 9th
and d streets northeast. The first sermon
will be given next Sunday evening at
o'clock. The subjects to be discussed are
1.-The Beginning of the World" THE Be
ginning of Man." 1.-The Beginning of Sin.
THE Beginning of the Flood" 1.-The Begin
ming of the Patriarchs" Other sermons
Will follow along the same line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-18

The special rally meeting Of the District
True Reformers at Ebenezer Methodist
Episcopal Church, at 4th and D streets
southeast last evening was largely at
tended. The church was crowded long
before the time for the entrance to the
main auditorium Of the True Reformers
In regaIia and the beginning of the pro-
gram
w. R. Grimm, chief OF the fountains of
the local divisions of the order. called
the meeting to order at o'clock. After
an organ voluntary. music by the church
choir and invocation Rev. DIR. E. w. 8.
Peck. pastor Of the church. delivered