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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-18
Swansea Items.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Mr.. F. M. Hodge, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul E. Hutto, DR.. W. T. and Miss
Isabel Brooker were the Swanseaites
who attended the Exposition this
week. Mrs. Hutto will visit Baltimore
before returning home.
Mr.. B. E. Craft has returned to
Swansea, after 9 years absence, to
take a position with the firm of Rey-
nolds & Craft. We welcome Mr..
Craft back and hope that Swansea
will hereafter be his home.
Miss Isabel Brooker has gone to
Batesburg to resume her work In the
High school there.
Mr.. w. R. Hilderbrand has decided
that there is no place like ones home
town and has returned from Green
wood and is now connected with the
firm of Reeves & Witt.
Although our town is small, we
have been entitled to Sunday mail for
some time, but until recently we did
not get a Sundays mail. Now we
have the convenience and satisfaction,
through the efforts Of some of our
energetic townsmen, of receiving
mail each day.
Miss Blanche Brooker will leave
Monday fer Greenville, where she will
enter school at the Greenville Female
College.
Miss Matte Ellis and Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Johnson and little girl OF
Scotia, have visited the family of Mr..
Keitt Johnson recently.
Mr.. J. E. Marlborough, of Columbia,
spent last week in town. LIP.
September Z, 1907.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-18
Death Of Mrs. 2. c. Leaphart.

The announcement Of the death of
Mrs. E. G. Leaphart last Thursday,
while not unexpected, brought sorrow
to many heart who had loved and
known this dear woman for many
years. Mrs. Leaphart was "a years of
age and had twice been married. In
1843 she was married to Rev. VIM.
Berley of the Lutheran church, and
from this union one son, Mr.. w. @.
M. Berley, of this town. survives her.
In 1877 she was married to Hon. God
frey Leaphart, who died in 1891.
Mrs. Leaphart was woman of
many beautiful traits of Christian
character and endeared herself to ALL.
Her remains were laid to rest in the
Lutheran church yard Friday after
noon in the presence of large crowd
of mourning relatives and friends.
The funeral service, which was con-
Quoted by her beloved pastor, the
Rev. w. Il. Hitler, was indeed i'm
pressive. The floral offerings were
many and beautiful.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-18
The Even ing Rscosd.

The Columbia Evening Record is
rapidly coming to the front. Only a
few days ago they enstalled the
Hearst news service, the best in the
country, and now this paper publishes
an the interesting events of the world
inst as they occur.
Mr.. r. L. Losse has been here for a
couple Of days in the interest OF The
Record and has secured q number OF
subscribers. The Record comes out
from Columbia on the, $50 o'clock
train and is as eagerly looked for here
as is the morning paper. Mr.. Losse
is hustling newspaper representative
and gentleman of pleasing and
charming personality.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-18

returned from the Exposition at
Jamestown. During their stay abroad
they visited Washington, New York,
Niagara Falls, and different points
in Canada. They were absent eleven
days.
DR.. W. II. Zimmerman spent Mon
day at his old home in the Phillippi
section near Johnston. NJ.
September II, 1907.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-18

We need the money due us, so please
be kind enough to let US have it with
out delay.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16
NEW FRANCHISE APPLIED NOR
BY YBLUE4STONE TRACTION co.
Read Mark Learn. and InwardIy Digest it, Keep for
Future References This is Attested Copy
and CAR ne Relied on

4. An ordinance amending and
granting franchise to Bluestone
Traction Company, authorizing the
said Blucstone Traction Company 10
use the public streets and highways
Of the city Of Bluedeld. West Vir-
gnia. for the purpose of construct
ing and operating over said streets
and Highways an electric railway.
and for placing and erecting poles.
conductors and wires. manufactur-
ing and selling electric current
Throughout said city
BE 90 ordained by the Council Of
the city of Blucneld that am ordi-
nance passed by the said council.
ON the 10th day of June. 1906.
granting to Bluestone Traction
Company franchise. AUTHORIZING
said Bluestone Traction Company to
use The public streets and highways
OF the city of Blucncld. West Vir.
ginia. for the purpose of construct
ing and operating over said streets
and highways an electric railway.
and for placing and erecting poles
conductors and wires. manufacfur-
ing and selling electric current
throughout the said city be amend
ed and re-enactod so as to- read ass
follows.
Section THAT the Bluestone
Traction Company its uccessors
and assigns Doe. and &C. is hereby
given the right to- locate. construct
and maintain FITS tracks switches.
turn-outs and appurtances and to
erect poles wires and other apDit-
ances and to operate its cars i1.
through and upon the streets herein
after named and TO erect and main-
tain poles wires and aU other nee
essary appliances for the purpose ~
Transmitting electric current and 10
manufacture and sell said electric
current throughout the said city OF
Blue6eld in The manner and for tho
time hereinafter provided
Sec Q The said streets upop
which said Bluestone Traction Com
pany shall maintain an Operate re
said railway are as follows Begin
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16

ming al The eastern corporate limits
of the city of Blueneld. thence I'm a
westerly direction in, along and up
or Princeton avenue to it's infcrse.
ton with Mercer street at the over
head bridge then in. along and upon
said Mcrcor street I'm a southerIy a.
rection 40 its intersection Nnh
Blueheld avenue: thence in. along
and upon said Bluefeld avenue in
Ia westerly direction 10 the western
corporate lime OF the city OF Blue
field. And beginning az the inter
section Of Bland street and Prince
ton avenue thence southwardIy iu
.along and upon said Bland street
TO its intersection with South bland
street. thence in along and lpon
South Bland street 10 its ntcreoc-
ton with south street: thence
in along and upon South street to
IT'S intersection with Jefferson
street thence go. along and ipon
Jefferson street 10 It's intersection
with Adams street and in. along
and upon Adams street through .ho
land of South Blueheld Land Asso-
.ciation and from the said lard rc.
turning 20 aid Princeton or Blue
field avenue forming n belt line upon
the most practical route to be- rc.
.ccptablc fo fhe city engineer and an
proved by 'bis Council tul the
said company Is hereby AUTHORIZED
To- make from time 20 time such
changes repairs and alterations in
IT'S said frlct and in other appn
.anccs ALONG and upon eaiI sireete
as may Doc by ~ considered necessary
for tbc proper conduct of ns buH-
ness
seo 11r Tho said 8Iucsfonr
Traction Company shall nave tho
right to hold real estate for tar
purpose of operating and maintain
ing thereon an electric plan aud TO
manufacture and transmit over is
wires to Doc strung on poles located
upon any OF The streets and alleys
10 said city 'o sell or lease said ctr-
rent throughout said city and 10
transmit current 70 the corporate
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16
Hartman
Not Serious
IN HIS SUGGESTION ABOUT GOV
ERNNIENT OWNERSHIP.

Reno. New, Aug. l6-E. II. Harri-
man today said he would like to own
all the railroads.&c. the country He
aid; II have been quoted serious
ly. when l said for Joke that |
would turn over my holdings to the
government for compensation and
then manage all the roads as COM
missioner. | am misunderstood The
time has not yet come for govern
mont ownership. Personally ] wish
all lines in my possession would do
better" Hartman declared his pol
icy was for railroads to pay divi-
dends
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16

limits Of said city as they nov cx-
list, or as hereafter located which
current may be transmitted there
beyond
Section 4 The said Bluesfone
Traction shall, after six CGJ months
notice In writing from this Cour-
eli. begin the construction of its said
railway upon that street or street,
or part or parts Of street or
streets whore track 81 not now laid.
that u.s. from the eastern corporate
limit Of said city on Princeton ave
nue. TO the point thereon where track
is now laid upon said avenue aud
over which cars are run and. begin
ming at the intersection Of Bland
street and Princeton avenue. in.
along and upon said Bland street.
South Bland street South street
Jefferson and Adams street And
should said Bluestonc Traction
Company fail 90 commence the con
sfruction OF lis said railway upon
said last mentioned street or parts
.of streets Within mc time above
specified after notice duly given
then this franchise shall q the ex-
pirafIon of said six months. with an
right and privileges granted. as rc-
la'cs fo said street OF part or parts
'f street or streets. become null
and void. unless however. said
Traction Company IS prevented from
commencing the construction OF this
Inc as aforesaid, by legal proceed
ngs. or from such other cause be-
|ond its control
Section g. The said BIucatonc
Traction Company is hereby permit
I'D 20 make such excavations and to
io such other work as may be- nee
ossary in order TO lay its tracks
properly upon The said street but
DO is hereby expressly prohibited
from Keeping anyone section Of the
said streets torn up OF obefructed
by the construction of the said rail
way or appliances for an unreasona-
BILE length Of time
Section said Traction Company
Continued on page three)
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16
A Regular Boomerang

Washington, -. c., Aug 15.-An
ugly rumor is i'm circulation TO the
effect that every statement OF inn
portance contained I'm the two re-
cent reports of Herbert Knox smith,
raignlng the Standard oil company
for It's methods I'm business, was In
the possession of Mr.. George b.
Cortelyou when he was chairman of
the Republican National committee,
and in charge of the campaign OF
President Roosevelt In 1904.
In fact the charge Is rather more
circumstantial than mere rumor.
II is stated that Mr. Cortelyou, In
the short time he was secretary of
the White House and the position of
commerce and labor. after leaving
executive secretary, and before as
suming the chairmanshlp of the ma
uonal committee. worked with un-
firing energy 20 secure facts con
nected with the management. not
only of the Standard oil company.
but Of several other monopolics. less
hated because smaller.
All the machinery Of the admin
istration was placed at his disposal.
with the result that when he took
his seat at the desk OF the national
chairman at the Fifth Avenue hotel
he knew as much about the stan
dard's business or the business of
any or a number Of the great com
binations as the managers them
selves knew
The corporation knew Of this. ac-
cording to the story In fact. there
would not be much story but for
that since the knowledge on the
part of the trust heads that the ma
tional chairman, when ne came
a-begglng for campaign funds. had
In his inside pocket a clear state
ment Of their business tactics. In
Guiding their lodgings and evasions
OF the law. was highly persuasive ~
liberal contributions TO the Republl-
can collection plate.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16
BLOODHOUNDS
PUT IN TRAIL
They Fan. However. Co Locate Men
Who Cut Telephone Gables.

Wheeling w. Va, Aug. 14.-,An-
other telephone cable was cut last
light. putting so independent phones
out of commission. This morning
United States deputy marshals ap-
pointed by Judge Dayton to enforce
the Injunction granted by him
against the striking linemen found
that the work had been done with
a saw. The bloodhounds from the
Western Penitertiary were placed on
the trail and followed it by a cir
cuitous route through the city build
ing to railroad crossing at which
traction cars always stop. where II
was lost The trail was followed
three times aud always passeo the
Bell Telephone ONCE on the last
trip one OF the two hounds. who had
been kicked by one OF the men ~
charge of them, ran up the stair,.1v
the Bell building A striker to-
advantage OF this incident to put
forth the claim that the wirecutting
was not the work OF strikers or their
sympathizers but of men employed
by the Bell company This claim
Is ridiculed by the company ofRcials.
the ma shals and the penitentiary
guard ir charge OF the hounds.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16

The story may or may not be
true. The fact that the big insur-
ance companies did contribute very
heavily to the campaign fund OF the
Republican party in 1904 has been
admitted, and the companies have
had TO refund the stockholders
money the company managers drop
ped into the contribution basket. Mr..
Hartman has confessed or charged
one does not know precisely the
verb to use In this connection
Hartman has admitted that ne
raised 100000 for the fund that
year, and alleged that he did 80 az
the request OF President Roosevelt
himself. II ig true that the latter
allegation got him his place in the
Ananias club, but the FIRST charge
was never denied.
All OF which should make clear
were the matter not already clarified
beyond most things with which the
newspaper man has to deal that
Mr.. Cortelyou. as presidential pos
Hibility. Is an imbossibility.
Yet he is taking his candidacy
with the utmost seriousness. and
hundreds of federal omceholders.
under the Postomce and Treasury
departments, are working quietly
for the stenographlc head of the
Treasury department
KNOX REFUSES TO LOOSEN TIP.
While Mr. 'Cortelyou's boom is
actually being inflated in the south
to greater or less extent, Il ~
made quite plain that the candidacy
OF Philander G Knox rs not popu-
lar at the south among the Repub-
Iican leaders down there.
Knox isn't doing much In Ala
bama and won't do much" said
leading Republican Of that state at
the Riggs house the other evening.
Just between you and me. II takes
money TO ny q boom among the re-
publicans OF the South. Knox rs not
willing 10 spend cent. even for
perfectly Legitimate purposes. nm
derstand he has q fortune Of $500
600. but he won't loosen up. He is
20 gOncr in our section if he doesn't D.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16
ENGINE MEETS WITH ACCIDENT

Morgantown, Aug 15.-Engine
No. 1858, of train No. 3. 10 Pitts
burg, was disabled this morning by
hitting the rear OF nm extra train
that was leaving on cars al Harold
mine. near Glenn Falls. The pas
senger train was travelling about 20
miles an hour, and the freight train
was making about six miles an hour.
Several cars wore damaged. six rails
torn out. ana twenty ties broken. All
the wheels on engine No. 1858 were
damaged. Another engine was
coupled to the train and It came
around by Grafton coming into the
local station one hour and n half
after schedule time. The main track
was obstructed and shut of trafic
for while. The wrecking train
from Grafton was called out and
cleared the track.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16
President Small Says
Not a Wire VIII Work
Agreement to Use Railway Telegraph
Lines For Commercial Business
May PreCipitate Crisis.

operators to handle commercial bns-
mess viii precipitate a strike order
CLERKS NAY GO OUT. TOO
The railroad officials fear thai II
the operators go out the railroad
clerks will strike. too The latter
have an organization of goo. 600
members and have been aeitating
Tor shorter hours and more pay for
sometime.
1t was announced today that the
PENNSYLVANIA lines west and the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie and the
Baltimore and Ohio had NOTED their
telegraphers in Pittsburg that they
need not handle commercial mes
sages This is defiance of the
Western Union. and the next move
is up 10 the telegraph company.
Similar action was taken in this city
In unonicial announcements by the
publicity agents OF the New York
Central and the Erie railroads. that
their operators would not be asked
TO handle commercial messages.
They have enough railroad bus
mess TO keep them busy" was the
terse and significant comment OF !.
c. Hammond, agent Of the Central.
Erie operators are expected to
handle railroad business" said ]. p
Maddy OF the company's publicity
department "The disposition OF
other business is left to the discre-
uon of the operators" he said. or
they don't want to handle CONNER
cial business they will not be com
PEELED to. The Erie is not in this
row at all, and its position will re-
main strictly neutral"
General Manager Shepard. OF the
New York, New Haven and Hart
ford, said that the railroad telegra-
piers were handling commercial
messages at stations where the teIe-
graph company has no Office. hut
he declined to intimate what action
would be taken in the event that an
operator refused to continue TO per
form his duties.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16
POPE COUNTY
RE.CEIVERSH|P

Toledo, o., Aug. 16-Judge Tay-
lor sitting in the United Statcs Cir
cult Court today appointed Albert u.
Pope as receiver FOR the Ohio Pore
Mo " ca c m any.
The petition in bankruptcy. under
which the appointment was made
was fled by NJ V Kelley. Mr.. Pope
Is the same receiver as was appoint
ed for the Hartford Pope Company.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16
President Small Issues
Genera! Strike Orders
All Commercial Telegraphers, AsSo-
ciated Press, Private and Leased
Wire Operators Are Called Out.

Chicago, Aug. t0.--prcsidcnt
Small of the Photographers Union
this morning signed general strike
order, calling out 10000 operators.
The uniOnists say every member
Will obey the order, which reads:
"Ali commercial telegIaphcrs, all
tclegraphcrs employed 10y CONNER
cial telegraph companies, Associated
PrcsS, private and leased wires, not
working under union agreement, are
hereby called upon to cease work
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16

immediately 10y authority OF the
president and General ENccutlve
Hoard OF the Commercial TcIegra-
Pliers Union or America.
-. y. SMALL. President"
The officers of the railway teIeRra-
pliers attended "a meeting at which
small signed the order but ON Icav-
my announced that the railway
tclcgraphcrs must live up Co their
agreement with the roads and gem
cral managers.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16

New York. August 15.-The
striking telegraph operators may be
enacting one Of the tragedies which
the introduction of labor-saving ma
chinery has brought about The
Postal has a machine which takes
the place Of eight operators and
needs but a single wire for its op-
Grafton. The Western Union has a
dozen machines in use. each OF
which does the work of four opera
tors.
il is admitted that the strike will
be the means Of forcing the compa-
nies TO install additional machines
Within a comparatively short time
all Of the main Offices will be thus
equipped, and the old-tme operator
will be largely confined to the small
or Offices, where there is not enough
business to warrant the great ex-
pense of buying and operating the
machines
All that is necessary TO operate
one Of these machines is knowledge
Of how TO operate a typewriter. A
girl may write a dispatch at one
end of a circu1 on typewritlng
machine. and typewriter at the
other end of the wire automatically
records &C. Nothing IS necessary at
The receiving end except to feed
sheet of paper into the machine
-Four messages may be sent at the
same time from either end Of the
wire I'm the case OF the octuple ma
chine. or two messages may be ny
ing across the wire IN each direction
simultaneously
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16
CH|CAGO VISITED
BY WIND STORM
Much DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
REPORTED.

Chicago. Aug. l5.--There were
Ave killel and ten injured in the
collapse OF two-story building to
day during terrific wind storm.
All the Chicago avenue residence
district Is inundated with foot OF
water by the storm backing up the
water
Ten horses were drowned In the
basement barns
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16
AN ANE RIGiN
BA6GE WRECKED
REPORTED THAT CAPTAIN COM
MITTED SUICIDE

Beunos Ayres, Aug. 16.-The
passengers and four sailors were lost
in the wreck of the American bark
Prussia, in Fundro Bay. acoordine To
today's dispatches from Punta
Arenas IN the Straits Of MAGELLAN. II
IFS also reported that the captain
49,.
suicide.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16
Resort Wiped
ont by Destructive Fire
MANY HOTELS AND SUMMER
COTTAGES DESTROYED-FOO
JNOBTAINABLE RELIEE
TRAINS BEING sENT no BRING
VISITORS HOME.

Oid Orchard Maine. Aug iG a
terrible fire practically wiped out
fhia mountain resort laa night
Old orchard Maine Aug IG
The FIRST Of thc twenty rcliaf trains
sent by Boston g. Main railroad ar
rived this morning and was greeted
thankfully by the 5000 refuge.
driven from their summer homes 1e
last nights nre
Millionaire and fishermen alike
stormcd the dinners cars foi sooI
The refugees we're given andu icbcs
and coffee Hundreds of empty
passenger cars au arrived today to
take the summer people fo their
homes The damage is now cI.
mated at &75O.OO0 Seventeen h9.
tells sixty cottages and twenty store
we're burned to The ground There
was only one engine TO dght lhc
flames The Insurance win probably
not amount to 815O0OO.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16

New York Aug. 16. Superin
tendent Brooks of the eastern dis
trict OF the Western Union today
said: The general strike order is
sued lay President Small in Chicago
means nothing so far ~ we are con
cerned. the strike is over"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16
Fatal Fire in
Nen York
MANY INJURED NNp DESTITUTE

New York. Aug l6.-One report
I'd dead, "A score injured and dozens
OF families driven from their homes
by flames I'm n factory hre this
morning The fire started in the
engine room and the engineer is
missing He is thought to haw
been burned to death. The flames
spread to an adjoining tenement, ne
cessitating the inmates TO fee for
their lives.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16

Vice President Nally, of the Pos
tai Telegraph made similar state
mont saying that the unionists as.
seriion that the chief operators aud
clerical force were striking ia false.
The operators, however. claim that
the general strike order peans
cOmpletu no-un.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16

Mrs u. w. Hancock has returned
10 the city after being away for sew
eral weeks visiting jamestown and
other cities
. o @
Miss Lucille and Miss Carrie Cofer
of Giles street. returned 90 their
home last night after spending Sow
eral pleasant weeks q Roanoke va
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16
MOOr.S
Attack
THE RESULT IL VERY UN-
CERTAIN.

Tansier Ave 1e.-The Moora
have been re-enforoed and fierce
attack is being made oday on Casa
Blanca, according to a report today.
although II Is Thought the Europeans
Will repulse the natives the outcome
Of the attack is very uncertain one.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-16

Mrs. n. w Cubbedge left last
night for jamestown. where they in
tend spending several weeks.