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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-27
Benjamin Franklin Riley.

Benjamin Franklin Riley died at
his home in Hopewell, Chester
county, Pa, Friday last, as the
result of a stroke of paralysis suf-
fered a week previous. He was 65
years of ag,, and was native of
Rock Springs, Cecil county. His
widow and ten children survive i:
Mrs. Ella r. Mace, Rising Sun;
William F., Oakwood; Md; Harry,
Mechanics Grove; Elwood, in
Alaska; George B., James Emory,
Ellis, franklin E., Lewis D. and
Martha E., at home.
The funeral was held Sunday,
with interment in Penn Hill bury
ing ground.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-27
DIED.
Mrs. Martha T. Weldon.

Mrs. Martha T. Weldon, widow
of the late William T. Weldon, died
at her home near Colora, Friday,
Goth inst, in her 10th year. Her
funeral was held Monday, the body
being taken to Derry meeting
house, Chester county for in
terment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-27

For canned vegetable soup,
Chicken and Tomatoes, at 10 cents,
15 cent Zest reduced to 10 cents,
Shad extra fine at 10 cents, go to
Bufington's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-27

Probably never before in the
history of Rising Sun have you
seen so many goods gathered to-
gether, as the present showing at
Buffington's.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23
NOTICE.
ORDER PUBLICATION,
WEST VIRGINIA.:

WEST tihGlNlA:
AT Rules held in the Clerks of
flee of the Circuit Court OF the
county of Mercer on the 1st day OF
April, 1907.
William E. Taylor. Plaintiff,
Against In Chancery.
Jacob Bremen. DEFENDANT.
The object OF this suit is to obtain
from the Defendant Jacob Bremen.
the legal title to one undivided
moiety OF a certain lot OF land lying
in the city OF Bluefield, West Vir-
ginia, and formerly known in the
said City as the West one-half of
ervation and is the same Lot de-
scribed In deed from said Jacob
Bremen and wife TO Samuel Kwass
of date May 20. 1891. and recorded
in Deed Book 23, page AGA, Mercer
County Clerks Office, and also de
scribed in a deed from one C. w.
Smith, Esq, to said Bremen and
samuel Kwass, dated February 6.
1892, and recorded in said Clerks
Office in Deed Book 81. age As, and
for general relief.
And it appearing from an afidavit
made and filed with the papers In
tfis cause that the defendant Jacob
Bremen is a nonresident of the
State of West Virginia, It is there
fore, on motion of the plaintiff, by
counsel, ordered that said defendant
do appear at the Clerks Office OF
the Circuit Court Of Mercer County
within one month after the date OF
the first publication of this orde
and do what is necessary to protect
his interest in this suit.
Attest: w. B. HONAKER, Clerk
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23

r. c. & Bernard McClaugherty. p. @.
State of West Virginia. Mercer coun-
~. IS.
NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS.
William E. Taylor. Plaintiff.
VS..
Jacob Bremen. Defendant.
Pending in The Circuit Court OF
Mercer County.
The above nameo defendant viii
TAKE NOTICE. that on Friday. tn,
third (Srd) day OF May. A. D., 1907.
the Plaintiff above named. will take
the Dispositions OF c. O'Leary and
sundry other witnesses, to be used
as evidence In the trial OF the above
cause, In behalf of the said Plaintiff
at the law Office OF r. G. and Ber-
nard McClaugherty In the Bluefeld
Land & Title Building. City of Blue
field. In the county OF Mercer in the
State OF West Virginia, between the
hours OF eight o'clock a. m, and six
O'Clock, p. m. OF said day. And II.
from any cause. the taking OF said
dpositions shall not be commenced
or being commenced. shall not be
completed on the day aforesaid, the
taking OF same will be adjourned
from day to day, or from time to
time, at the same place. between
the same hours, until they are com
pleted.
WILLIAM r. TAYLOR.
By r. c. & Bernard McClaugherty.
Attorney
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23
NOTICE.
THE DEEPWATER RAILWAY
COMPANY. a corporation.

r.. L. HOLT. T. II. TANNER, Ell
AIS.
CONDENSATION PROCEEDINGS
In Re. T. j. Meadows land de-
scribed In Paragraph TWELFTH
OF the Application or Petition.
on Amendment and Secont
Amendment to Petition.
TO Rebecca A. Stafford, Qate Wool
wine) and l.. p. STAFFORD, her hus-
band, B. p. White, William White,
Leonard White, Bee White and
Wesley White, her husband, the
said b. p. White being the late
husband, and tho said William
Leonard and Bee being the chill
dren of the late Mollie White
Qate Woolwine). Mamie EpIing
Qate White) a child and heir at
law OF said Mollie While, deceas-
ed, Clate Woolwine) and G. T
Epling, her husband, j. p. Wool
wine (alias j. T. Woolwine)
Charles Woolwine. Emory Wool
wine, only child and heir at law
of Joe WoOlwine, now deceased
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23
BLooDTHIRsTY
BLACK HANDS,

There is somethine to be regarded
in letter signed by about 200 Ital.
Ian women in New York city. and
addressed TO Coroner Acritelli. as the
Official they best know, praying him
to do something toward relieving the
Italians from the burden of crimes
committed by the Sicilians. Here is a
part of what they say. as quoted in
the New York Tribune:
The Sicilian, bloodthirsty man.
treacherouS. thief. overbearing. vim
dicitive, liar. counterfeiter. the let
ter reads. "He belongs to the BIacl,
Hand and exercises blaekmaiI. Is a
dynamiter, and by blood is a cow
sula geographically and is a foreign
wants peace il the government wants
quietness in America, we must do
nothing else but suppress the immL
grafton from Sicily Then Won will
see the Italians in America will not
be mentioned any more criminally.
The SiciliGn is not liked even by orr
selves. He should not belong to It
ally. He is out of the Italian PENN
sula geographically, and Is
or to Italy" The letter urges ven
geance for the Staying of Patrolmen
seiieck and Sechler, and says the
crime was committed by a Sicilian.
adding: We demand the death pen
atty for the assassin. Death, death
TO the Sicilian,"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23

and James II. Williams and O. T..
Williams. his wife:
YOU will please take Notice. that
by leave OF the Court In the above
entitled proceeding. the Applicant
The Deepwater Railway Company. nj
the August Term. 1906. OF Mercer
County Circuit Court. amended
Paragraph TWELFTH OF Its Pet
ton in this proceeding in regard T.
the lands therein described as be.
longing to one I. J. Meadows. bv
aVering that the legal title To said
land so described I'm said Para
graph TWELFTH Is In you. other
than James Ii. Williams and o. Il.
Williams, his wife. as heirs at law
or John Woolwine. deceased. and
praying that you. other than said
Williams's, be made parties to this
proceeding as such heirs at law. TO
the end that YOU may set up any
claim you have to or lien upon said
land and that the undersigned NAV
get perfect title To same.
And you will further take Motto
that at the February Term. 1907
an Order was entered I'm the abov
entitled proceeding giving the sait
Applicant. The Deepwater RAILWAY
Company, leave TO file an additions
Amended Petition or Application
setting forth such additional fact
ana making such other or additional
parties as IL might be advised were
necessary to fun and final deter.
mination OF the matters iuvoved In
pursuance OF said permission the
Second Amended Application has
been filed I'm the Clerks once of the
circuit Court OF Mercer County and
is there now ON Ole, subject TO vour
aka mination.
The Original Application or peti-
I'm ana the Amendment thereto
Rdo ut the August Term, 1906, of
nd Court, as afoi esaid. and the
Sc ond Amended Application or Pc
tition filed as aforesaid. and the map
OF the land described I'm said Para
graph TWELFTH OF the Original
Application are on nle I'm the Clerks's
Office OF Mercer Circuit court where
you may see and examine the same.
Said land is sought TO be condemned
for railroad purposes as set forth I'm
said Original Application or Petit
tion and in the said Amendments
thereto.
On the Third day OF the May
Term, 1907 that being the 9Th day
OF May, OF said Court this matter
will be presented TO said Court for
| action thereon, whore and when you
may be present to protect your in
terests and set up any lien or claim
TO said land that you may be advised
to do
THE DEEPWATER RAILWAY
COMPANY,
| BY John KEE,
Brown, Jackson & Knight,
John II. Pendleton, and
II. G. & Bernard McClaugherty.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23
MONUMENT TO
PRES. SPENCER

A monument is TO be erected al
Atlanta, Ca, TO the late Samu a
Spencer, president of the Southern
railway, who was killed in a wreck
on his own road last Thar ksgivine
day. The monument is to cost about
$4,000, and it is reported that near
ly every employe on the whole South
ern system is contributing. A man
like Spencer, who had worked ~
from the ranks, starting as a road
man, would noturally appeal to the
interest OF his fellowworkmen of
every degree more than would a mere
financier.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23
RECORDS SHOW.

The gang" denies that It ever
paid out of the city treasury one cent
to Its members for expenses to
Charleston to help get the charter
amended. Will A. ]. Hearn deny
that he was paid $4,000 OF the peo-
pies money for going to Charleston
to lobby for the charter bill? The
records at the city hall show that
he was paid this much, and the organ
grinder will not deny that the rec
ords are correct, will IT.?
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23
TO THE POINT.

Yes. located ut Norfolk now.
Coming down during the ExpoY IL
SO, write me about anything you
want to know, or call to see me.
Same old boy; glad to hear from
anybody at any time, Houses to
ent during the exposition. Good
property for sale.
B WHITE ATKINSON.
Board OF Trade Bldg
Norfolk. Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23
IMMENSE ENTERPRISE

Henry M. Flagler is winning much
praise from capitalists and construc-
tors for the way he is pushing
through the work of linking the
Florida keys. Thousands OF men are
employed and $3O,OOO,OOO or more
will be spent, yet there is no con.
tractor. Mr.. Flagler directs the en-
terprise with the assistance Of j. r.
PARROT, the vice president of the
company
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23
FEMALE WORKERS

The number of women employed
on the Russian railroads is increasing
rapidly. There are now ovei $4,000
female gatekeepers, ticket agent,
and telepraphers on the % state
roads, and their pay averages abou,
SCI a year.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23

The lawyer Patrick, who has been
practicing his profession during his
detention in the death-house, now
that he is a prisoner for life has
been compelled to give that up He
is no wlearning the building trade.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23
ENRICHING THE
VERNACULAR

The baseball writer's are a few
phrases ahead of last year. For in
stance brain Storm" exaggerated
ego" and Illumination. Watch for
them on the sporting pages.-New
York Mail.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23
THE WEST
GROWING MORAL.

Montana, by it's Griffin antiyamb-
ling law, has tabooed faro, roulet,
poker, dice, card games Of all kinds"
and even the slot machines. BY ana
by the West. once wild and wolly
will be Obliged to fall back for the
picturesque upon its scenery and It's
statement Manchester Union.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23

Tie Gold Watch that
will be given by the
Leader to the Carrier
Boy bringing in the lar
gest number of subscri-
bers by June l, 1907 can
be seen in the show win
dow of Theo. digger.
\ X 4 -
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-23
COPPER

If have anywhere from 900 to nyts here
Is something attractive refer your
on to the stock of the Penn Wyoming Copper Company
Is dividend paying stock The business
Is engaged is that of making Copper There
failures in this kind investment in this
stock Will yield large continuous
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-20
Personal.

Miss Julia Magruder, the novelist,
died at Richmond, Va, after a pro
tracted Illness, aged fifty-one years.
George r. Carter, governor Of Ha-
wall. will not serve another term after
the present one, which expires on
Nov. %, is completed.
Former District Judge L. B. France,
a pioneer and noted lawyer of Denver,
is dead. He was regarded as the fore
most authority in Colorado on libel.
Col. James b.. Quinn, corps Of engi-
neers, in charge of the government
river and harbor works at Sioux City.
has been retired on account of age.
Among the students who will re-
ceive the bachelor of arts degree at
Williams college at Williamsport,
Mass, is Monroe Benchley Keith of
Minneapolis. He will receive the de.
gree with honors.
Gen. Leonard Wood denies reports
that have been set in circulation that
he is returning to the United States
for an operation. 1t Is declared that
the general is in good health and re-
marks to the contrary are merely part
OF a scheme Of his enemies.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-20
WAR IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
Washington Officials Exasperated at
ZeIaya's EXPLANATION,

Washington, June 16. "A sangu1na.
~ war-perhaps two wars or more
with as many revolutions added for
good measures what the state de.
partment officials now expect to mark
the summe of 1907 in Central Amer.
lea. They are much cast down over
the sudden and unexpected failure of
the joint efforts of the governments of
Mexico and the United States to bring
about a condition of permanent peace
between the turbulent republics in
Central America.
Official news of this failure reached
the state department yesterday from
one of its representatives in Nicara-
qua who forwarded the explanation
of the president of that country of his
participation in the attack on AcajuL-
la. The exasperating feature of Pres
ident Zelaya's message, according to
the state department, was the way in
which he sought to place upon Mexico
and America the responsibility for the
attack upon a friendly state by claim
ing that 1t was a necessary step in the
execution of a plan for a union of the
Central American republics.
AS a matter of fact, as one of the
officials pointed out, the United
States and probably Mexico would
welcome a combination of the little
states into one republic, under some
capable executive, but 1t has never for
an instant been contemplated that
that such a union should be brought
about by force.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-20
NEWS OF WEEK SUMMARIZED
IMPORTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ON FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Washington.

The vacancy in the isthmian canal
commission caused by the early retire
ment of Purchasing Agent Ross will
not be filled. Gen. Mckenzie, chief of
engineers, will probably be assigned
to the work.
The report on the operations Of the
rural mail delivery service to June l
last shows that since May / there has
been an increase of III in the num-
Der of routes, there being 37,741 route
now in operation, which are served b.
36,566 carriers. All these routes are
served daily except 643, on which serv-
ice is rendered ~tri-weekly.
The Twenty-ifth infantry, one Of
whose battalions figured in the
Brownsville incident, was ordered to
sail for the Philippines from San
Francisco on the transport Buford
July %. Their going will remove
practically all the negro troops from
the United States, only a few cavalry
men being left at West Point.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-20
MAYOR SCHM|Tz
IS FOUND GUILTY
SAN FRANCISCO EXECUTIVE rs
CONVICTED OF CRIME OF
ExToRTioN.
PEOPLE SHOUT GOOD, GOOD
MAYOR DECLARES HE Is INNo
CENT AND WILL FIGHT TO
LAST RESORT.

San Francisco, June ia jury las,
night declared Mayor Eugene E
Schmitz guilty of the crime of extor
ton as charged against him in the
Olivar grand jury indictment.
The Jurors were out one hour and
t~hirty-iye minutes.
Even before Judge Dunno reached
the synagogue, hurried thither by an
automobile, nearly a thousand men
had gathered in Bush street and were
clamoring a: the doors to be let in.
Judge Dunno took the bench al
once.
Guilty, Says Jury.
Gentlemen Of the jury, have you
agreed on a verdict?" inquired the
clerk.
Foreman Capp, w~hite-haired ant
scanned of face, rose very slowly i
his seat at the far end of the lowe
tier.
"We have" he said.
What is your verdict? Is the de,
PENDANT guilty or not guilty?"
Foreman Capp said Guilty" very
slowly and very low.
The silence was broken in a hun
dred places at once, like a wave drain
ing frosl the rocks. A. long drawn
"Ah!" ran through the crowd. Then
Good" cried a voice in a far corner,
and Good" Good" echoed other
spectators farther in front.
People Are Overjoyed.
All over the house people were
jumping up now, and some of them
turned to the strangers at their ell
bows and thrust out their hands in
the enthusiasm of a long looked for
moment and said: Shake"
THE judgment of the court will be
pronounced on Wednesday, June 27;'
said Judge Dunno.
The sheriff was ordered to take the
defendant into custody pending the
further order of the court.
Mayor Schmitz, seen after the ad'
journment of court, still maintained
his innocence and said that he would
fight the case to the last resort
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-20
Criminal.

Henry Steinbach, aged sixty, a pio-
neer resident of Baraga county, Mich,
committed suicide by hanging in the
tower of the school house at Lanse.
Alleged stolen jewelry valued at
thousands of dollars was recovered by
the New York police and two walters,
Costas Meras and Emmanuel Sar-
bikes, were arrested as suspects.
While pursuing two Montana horse
thieves Sheriff Guy and a posse from
johnson county, Wyo., shot and killed
one of the robbers who held up a
Northern Pacific train at Welch's spur
recently.
AS a result Of a quarrel originating
In a love affair Antonio Lolita stabbed
Giovanni Faorano to death in the
Northern Pacific yards at Tacoma,
Wash, where both were employed as
section laborers.
Taking umbrage at being called a
Niger" James Hicks, eighteen
years old, colored, threw a rock at a
passing street car at Indianapolis,
striking two girls, and came near be-
ing mobbed for his act.
Because his mother had spanked
him Calf Mccoy, aged fourteen years,
shot and instantly killed her at their
farm, nine miles north of Bassett,
Neb. Fearing she was not dead, he
fired a second bullet into her body.
A. J. Wilson, a victim Of the NOR
phine habit and who has been a ia
miliar figure in police circles at Bill
sngs, Mont. for some time, committed
suicide by casting himself from a
Burlington train on which he had
taken passage for Cody, Wyo.
Charged with having shot and kill
ed Lee Reynolds, a white man. Lee
Fox. a negro, was lynehed by a mob
OF about fifty men nea ~Indianola,
Miss. Reynolds was shot as he was
leaving a hall where Fox had lost con.
siderable money at a gaming table.
Rev. ]. Primrose and Rev. ALT.
Be~rkstresser, temperance crusaders,
who were released from Jail at Fran.
tenac, Kan, after they had been ar
rested on a charge OF selling liquor,
were attacked by twenty saloon sym.
pathizers as they were boarding an
electric car to leave town and severe
ly beaten.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-20

Fannie Mogus, two years old, Is
dead at Anaconda, Mont, from the
effects Of drinking carbolic acid.
Six Slav miners we're frightfully
burned, three fatally, as the result OF
an explosion In a boarding house at
Jo~hnstown, Pa.
Two men were killed and n fatal
ly injured by an explosion In the fur
mace of the Fore River Shipbuilding
company at Quincy Point, Mass.
Mrs. William Nome, while resting
her head on a wire clothes line at her
home south Oh Shoals, lad, was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed.
The Dempsey Timber company's
mill at Tacoma, Wash, just completed
at a cost OF $3.50. 0V0 and in operation
about three weeks, caught fire and Is
a total loss.
A large touring automobile was
struck by a passenger train at a cross
ing near Camden, N. j., and the four
occupants of the car were thrown out
and injured.
Paul Kies, William Stolseben and
Nicholas Forret were drowned in the
Mississippi at Dubuque by the capsiz-
ing of a skiff. Two other occupants
were rescued.
The mining town of Dooley, Wise
county, Va, was visited by a disas-
trous fire. A number of residences
and business houses were burned, en-
failing a loss of $4,000.
During a severe thunder storm Jo-
seph Baughy, who lives just east Of
Nora Springs, Iowa, IN Judge Bprr's
farm, me with very heavy loss by the
killing of cattle by lightning.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-20
Adams Brought Into Court.

Boise, Idaho, June 1.-THE pFosecu-
ton in the ~SteLnenberg murder trial
yesterday, entering in earnest upon
the substantiation and confederation
of Harry Orchards testimony, showed
a continuous thread of evidence con-
Meeting George Petitioners store in
Denver with Orchard at San Francis
co engaged on the Bradley murder
plot, partly developed another direct
Haywood engaged and paid Steve
Adams for the same desperate work.
and added special touches Of confir-
nation to Orchards general story.
officials OF the postofices at San
Francisco and Denver produced origi-
nal records showing that in August,
1904, a registered letter was sent IN
der the name of 81. Wolf" from the
address of Petitioners store in Denver
to 81. Dempsey" at the Golden West
hotel in San Francisco. Orchard
swore that he stayed at the Golden
West hotel under an alias that was
either Dempsey" or Hogan" that
Pettibone used the aliases of Wolf"
and Pat Bone" and that under the
name OF "Wolf" P%ettibone, in the
month mentioned, sent him a register
ed letter containing 800 to pay his
expenses while engaged on the Brad
ley murder.
Tell Of Arrest at Ogden.
Police officials of Ogden established
the arrest there in June, 1903, of
Steve Adams and A.. T. Williams.
When released through the influence
of a detective they went straight to
the Office of the Western Union and
SEM a telegram to Haywood in Den
yer.
The defense headed off an attempt
to get the contents of the telegram
before the jury, but the state indicat-
ed that it would return to the charge
later and further develop the incident
VIXEN it has b~roadened its foundation.
Adams identified.
The state got an order from the
court directing the Western Union to
produce its records showing that Hay
wood sent money to Adams at Ogden.
When the Ogden testimony was intro
duced Steve Adams was brought into
court under guard to be identified.
Besides its work on the Pettibone-
Orchard and Haywood-Adams line, the
state produced several witnesses who
confirmed features of Orchards story
as to the Bradley affair, the first de-
scent into the indicator mine with
the object
Of Doing Violence,
the final success ca the indicator
plot, and the circumstances under
which detective Lyle Gregory was
killed. Aside from its fight against
the admission of all the evidence Of
fered by the state on the general
ground that it was in no way connect
ed with the accused, the defense on
tented itself with showing that all of
the witnesses had been located and in
terv.ewed by Pinkerton detectives,
and that they had been given ad.
vances of expense money through
Pinkerton agencies.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-20
senate Nominee Blind.

Oklahoma City. Okla, June Is. -
Thomas p. Core, who appears to have
been nominated United States senator
over Roy Hoffman, has been blind
since he was eleven years old, when
he accidentally shot his right y out
with an arrow gun.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-06-20
Kills Man and Lover.

Paducah, ~, June 15.-Will Gam
pion a tie contractor, shot and killed
Lee Tracey, his brother-in-law, and
Tracey's lover, Grace Browning, at a
camp in Lyon county. Tracey had left
his family and was living with the
Browning m