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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28

MOVEMENTS ARE
NIPPED IN BUD
REPORTED THAT A NUMBER OF
LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST IN
THE INTERIOR-COMMUNICA-
TION INADEQUATE.

Mexico city, Jan. Consider
able trouble is marking today's cleo
tions in Honduras. according to re-
ports from nearly all OF the most
important centers OF the republic
The government being forewarned
that revolutionary activity might be
exp cted, and thus far disorders
have been nipped in the bud. There
have been several brushes with
troops in the interior, however. and
It IS ported that number OF lives
have been lost. Means OF communi-
cation are inadequate and IT will
probably be several days before the
extent OF the disturbances will be
known
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
BLUFF
WON'T
WORK
DELEGATION FROM NEW YORK
TO CHICAGO CONVENTION
WILL BE FOR HUGHES FIRST
AND LAST-THEY WILL NOT
STAND FOR A SECOND CHOICE

Albany, ~ Y, Jan. 28--Secrr-
tary Taft's sop TO the Hughes boom
ers in New York state has come too
late TO avert factional warfare. SO
the leaders Of the Statewide Hughes
league declare. "Brun" Is what they
characterize the war secretary's let
ter TO Parsons, saying he does not
want his friends 90 fight 10 secure
divided delegation, and. following
council OF war here, they are pre-
pairing to carry the war into Ahi-
ca ."
Theodore Roosevelt Is to- have the
fight OF his life In his own state. Two
distinguished former governors.
Black and Odell are leading the
struggle against him. and they have
able lieutenants.
We will send delegates from
New York 10 Chicago who will be
or Hughes first and last They viii
not have any second choice" is the
way the Hughes m put the situa-
ilon.
They viii force an early state co1-
1cntion 10 will name four delceaios-
tt-large who will be- out-anI-out
hughes men. and the convention
viii issue iron-clad instructions for
him
with NV iork's delegates named.
The Hughes boomers Will try to- land
those from Sew England and Penn
'ylyania. Everything will be sacri-
iced TO prevent the nomination of
TAFT on the first ballot and ig that
is accomplished the Hughes mon
claim they will nominate their man.
our war cry from now ON viii De-
fake. declared a former governor
"Tafco rtirement from Ncw York
was a diplomatic move engineered
by Roosevelt to make Tart our see-
ond choice and deliver us TO him ON
the second ballot But there win be
nothing doing
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
B. & 0. PLACES A BAN
ON THE USE OF LIQUOR
WILL ENFORCE RIGIDLY THEIR
LAW IN REGARD TO JAPAN
ESE LABORERS.

Toxic, Jan. 2S.-Foreign Minister
Viscount Hayashi gave out an inter
view to the native press today point
ing out that Tapan's promised re-
strictions on emigration should be
understood and dictated by regard
for the interest of Japanese subjects
who are already residents abroad.
Where those interests are threat
ened by continued emigration i'm
the same direction it is the govern
ment's business, he added, to adopt
restrictive measures II is conceded
that the enforcement of such regu-
lauons will therefore be rigid.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
BRILLIANT SOCIETY FUNCTION

The most brilliant and thorough
ly enjoyable AFFAIR OF the season was
given on yesterday by Mrs. A. III.
Mann and Miss Minnie Mann I'm hon
or OF Miss villa Norris. of Raleigh.
n. c.. who is now the attractive
guest of Miss Mann.
The beautiful home was exquisite
ly decorated in lavender tlnts, and
the large centre piece on the dining
table seemed in truth to bring
breath OF spring time. Everywhere
prevailed an air that only genuine
hospitality can give.
In the afternoon from four to six
a formal reception was held, and
many friends called. Mrs. Mann,
Miss Mann. Miss Norris and Mrs.
.Gilberson formed the receiving line,
the guests having been ushered in
by Mrs. Blackstock and the cards
received by little Miss Fannie Wright
and Miss Bessie Pettiplace.
Mrs. Mann was becomingly attired
In soft blue silk with lace yoke.
Miss Mann wore an exquisite crea-
ton in light blue silk and lace. Miss
Norris in pink mousaline over taf-
feta was extremely pretty. Mrs.
Gilberson wore a handsome Princess
gown of chiffon satin and duchess
lace EN- train
Mrs. Stahlman showed the guests
into the second parlor, where first
punch was served by Mrs. w. c..
Easley and Mrs. s. NJ. Smith.
In the henntifnllY decnrnted dining
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28

room Mrs. McCulloch. Mrs. John
Pearson, Miss Elsa Brown. Miss AL
letta Crump served salad course.
with nuts, coftee. etc.
The out-of-town guests were Miss
Brown and Miss Crump. OF Bram-
we'll.
But IL was not until evening that
laughter and song prevailed. when
all the young folks met under this
same hospitable roof.
Five hundred was played, refresh
ments served and the best OF the
evening was given over TO singing
and making merry generally. Never
has Blueheld's young people spent n
more pleasant evening than was this
one.
Those present were:
Misses Minnie Mann, VILLA Norris.
Raleigh. N c.; Stewart. Parkers-
burg. w. Va; Genevieve Prime.
Bertha Prince. Morton, Cat .letsbur rg.
Ky; Matte Becker, Bessie otey.
Fox Brown. Helen Pearson, Manye
Malone, Mary Easley, England. Gov
ington, Va. Brown, Bramwell w.
Va. Crump. Bramwell, W. Va: Mrs.
c. o. Stahlman. A. s. Whiely. Sam
p. Goodloe. w. w. Conshom, York
Coleman, Rucker jenkins. Douglass
Miller. Harold Ball, Pat Floyd, ED
McCulloch, Ray Evans. Charles Nc.
Colgan, Ernest Burks, George Saw.
age. Norwood Davis, George Mann
p. C. Morrison, Pedro Alexander. o,
X. Alexander. L. w. Oaks.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
LOONNG FOR A FURNITURE SITE

the offers which are made them as
to site. There are millions of feet
of valuable lumber shipped from this
vicinity to eastern markets. manu-
factured into furniture and reship-
ped here, payiag freights both ways.
and these gentlemen say they can
reduce the cost OF furniture TO the
consumer here 33 1-S per cent and
make a nice profit by locating their
factory here and saving freights.
Should the railway company give
them fair rates and the land own
ers not scare them away by exorbi-
tant charges, they say they will
probably locate here.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
EIGHT PERISH
IN FLAMES
HORROR II CAST THROUGHOUT
THE COMMUNITY BY THE
BURNING OF WHOLE FAMILY.
VICTIMS WERE
WATCHERS OF DEAD
Not n Man, Woman or Child Is left
TO Tell OF the Fearful Catastrophe
Facts May Never be known
Watchers Became Weary and
slept.

Bedford city, Jan. 2S-There was
a thrill of horror throughout The
community yesterday morning when
It was learned that seven persons
had perished in the flames in house
about mile beyond the town. where
one already lay dead-eight dead
bodies were there yesterday morn
ing:
The dead:
EULA FRANKLIN, years old,
who died Sunday.
Perlshed I'm the flames:
ANTHONY FRANKLIN.
FANNY FRANKLIN, wife OF An
thony Franklin.
BILLY FRANKLIN, a nephew.
aged 30 years.
HUBERT. aged s, son OF An
thony Franklin.
EDWARD MITCHELL, aged 30.
ROSE MITCHELL. wife OF Ed
ward Mitchell, aged %, a niece OF
Anthony Franklin.
LBTIA, child OF Anthony Franklin.
. years old.
In settlement OF colored people
known as Longwood. was the home
of Anthony Franklin, the porter and
mail carrier for the Elks' Nationa'
Home, a much respected and we'll
to-do colored man. one OF his ct1H-
dren, Eula Franklin, a girl Of Q
years, died yesterday and was laid
in a room on the first floor of the
house.
Last night the following member
OF the family assembled in the room
to keep watch for the dead:
Billy Franklin, a nephew. aged 81
years; Herbert. aged IS. son Of
Anthony; Edward Mitchell. aged 80.
and his wife, Rose. aged 27, the lat
ter niece of Anthony; Letia Frank
lin, the child Of Anthony, years
old.
BURNED IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT
The exact facts of the catastrophe
Will never Dc Known. as in the dead
of the night the house was utterly
consumed, and every person I'm II
cremated, and yesterday morning
there was nothing left to tell the tale
but the chimney, standing alone
amid the ruins. II is thought that
In the night the watchers became
weary and over-powered with that
profound slumber peculiar TO the
race, and while they slept, the floor
gave way beneath their combined
weight. Some OF them are very
heavy people, and crashed down to
the room beneath, overturnlng a
lighted lamp there. and imme diately
igniting the dry timber Of the build
ing. which, famed by the fierce wind
that was raging. made a holocaust,
and charred the unfortunate bodies
beyond any possibility of recogni-
tion. There was not a trace left OF
the child Letia.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
FRENCH-AMEIGAN
TRADE ARGUMENT

Washington, d. G.. Jan. 28.-The
French-American trade agreement,
whereby certain tariff concessions
are to be made by one nation TO the
other, and which has been under
consideration for some months. was
signed at the state department TO-
day by Ambassador Jussucrand and
Secretary Root. Later in the day the
president issued a proclamation put
ting the agreement into effect
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
THE COKE OVEN BASIS
FOUND TO Be UNJUST
Commission Convinced il Results i'm
Unlawful Discrimination, But It's
Not Unmindful That Change May
Occasion Loss and Injury TO Some
Operators.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Through
Chairman Knapp the interstate com
merce commission yesterday render
ed it's decision in the Powhatan Goa
& Coke company against the Norfolk
& Western Railway company and sc
coal operating companies in the Po-
cahontas district in which it was al
legged that the method of car dis
tribution known as the coke oven
basis" unduly discriminates against
the complainant and requested that
the so-called capacity basis" of
car distribution be adopted. The
commission decided that the coke
oven basis did not fairly measure the
relative rights of the various ovens
and did unduly discriminate against
the complainant. and did operate to
the unreasonable preference Of other
mining companies in the same field.
The commission declared that wheE
the supply of cars was inadequate it
was the duty of the carrier to fairly
distribute the available number OF
cars among all operators.
While the commission is con
vinced by the facts and circumstan-
ces disclosed that the present basis
Is unjust and results In unlawful
determinations, it is unmindful that
the change which will be directed
may occasion loss and injury to
some OF the operators whose ex-
penditure for the construction OF
coke ovens, as required by their
leases, may be materially and per-
haps greatly diminished in value. AL
though not warranted in sanction
ing a further continuance OF the
coke oven basis. which under exist
Ing conditions is found to be neither
just nor suitable, the commission
does not desire nor intend that the
report and order herein shall affect
the rights, responsibilities, or liza
bilities of any OF the interested
parties under any contract or agree
ment which they might have other.
wise have been able to enforce for
their benefit 1t is assumed that
some form of capacity basis suited
to the conditions and peculiarities
of the district in question will be
devised and put into effect; but the
railway company should take the re.
sponsibility, at least in the first in.
stance, of determining and applying
the substituted basis.
THE Norfolk & Western Railway
company was ordered to cease and
desist for at least a period Of two
years from enforcing the coke over
basis in said district. 1t was further
ordered to establish for at least two
years a regulation whereby coal cars
shall be distributed fairly and equit
ably among the operators along It.
line in said district. without undu,
discrimination against or undue
preference in favor Of any OF tn,
said operators"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28

Of FIRST CHARGE
IN CRAFT GAME

Harrisburg. Pa, Jan 2S.-A for
NAL pres ntauon Of the first charge
against four Of the defendants now
on trfal In connection WI the a.
legged capitol grating case was made
90 the jury today by James Scarlet,
Attorney General Todd's chief as
sisant i'm the prosecution Scarlet
severely arranged the defendantr,
accusing them Of conspiring TO cheat
and defraud the state
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
A PROMINENT JEWELER
DIES IN WASHINGTON,

r. K. Rolling, cashier of the Flat
Top National bank, was called to
Washington city this morning by a
telegram announcing the death Of
his brother-in-law, Norman Gait, a
member Of the firm Of Gait Bros,
jewelers.. No particulars Of his
death was given. Mr. Boiling left
on the morning train.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
WILL VOTE ON
PROHIBITION

Raleigh. n. c., Jan. 2S.-The
house of representatives at midnight
last night passed the senate bill for
state election on prohibition. This
Is to take place the last Thursday
In April in place of the first Thurs
day in August as provided in the
senate bill.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
ARCHBISHOP
OF PARIS DEAD
ONE OF THE OLDEST AND BEST
KNOWN CATHOLIC CLERGY
MEN DIES AT AGE OF 80
YEARS.

Paris. Jan. 2S.--Cardinal Richard.
archbishop OF Paris. and one of the
best known Catholic clergymen OF
Europe. is dead with congestion of
the lungs. He was SO years old, and
was strong and vigorous almost un-
I'll the last illness. which cost him
his life. and which was of but few
days duration.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28

Hereafter the three best BARRIERS
In Bueneld viii be found at Harrys
Shop. next door 90 Western Union
telegraph office. Jake Hartwell, Jim
Johnston or Harry viii give you a
clean shave or stylish haircut. and
you won't have Co wait an day. eth
Ter. -128-5t
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
A BIG BEAR KILLED.

Robert Handay, who lives near
the Narrows. is in the city exhibiting
the skin of a big bear he killed near
the Narrows Saturday The bear
weighed over three hundred pounds.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
MICHIGAN CAPITALISTS FAVOR
ABLY IMPRESSED WITH BLUE
FIELD AND GRAHAM.

w. w. Winchester and ]. A. No
Ian. of Jackson, Michigan, are in
the city seeking a site for a mann
moth furniture factory to employ
from 1900 to 1000 hands. They
are favorably Impressed with Blue
field and Graham and IL they decide
to locate here will be influenced by
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
THE LABORER rs
WORTHY OF HIS HIRE

This saying is especially true in
The case Of Rev. y. G. Clark. pastor
OF the Presbyterian church. who has
Iabored most faithfully and efficient
iy for many years. In token Of their
appreciation his congregation has
voted an increase Of 1900 per year
In his salary.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
FOR PRINCETON.

Attorney J r. Henry. Of Prince
ton, is ln the city. Mr. Henry says
the machinery for Princeton's cleo
trio light and power plant has been
received and is being put into place
and Princeton viii soon have cleo
trio lights.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28

ing companies TO make more thor
)ugh provision for the safety OF the
miners. with the view Of preventing
the repetition OF such terrible mine
disasters as have recently occurred
in this state. may be considered by
the legislature
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28

Regular literary service and ad-
drCas Wednesday evening at p. m.
at the Episcopal church Rev.
Chapnell, rector.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28

500 Coats and Skirts, worth ali
the way to SIS and $40 at 1-3 their
price. The Paris. 1-21-6t
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28

WEATHER FORECAST.
Snow and colder tonight; Wednes-
day fair and much colder; snow i'm
mountains.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-09
ANGRY CHINESE
ATTACK WATCHMAN
Crew of the Steamer Suveric at
Tacoma Attempt to Kill
the officer.
THEY WANTED TO GO ASHORE.
Celestials Being Returned to Orient
Try to Gain Their
Freedom.
HEY WANTED TO GO ASHORE.

TACOMA (Wash.) June THE re-
fusal Of James GainsfOrd special
Waterman on board the British steam
er Suveric, Captain VIII lam Shotton,
loading lumber here for Manila, to al
low the Chinese crew of seventy-two
men to go ashore yesterday so mad
dened them that they attacked him
with hatchets marlin spikes, hatch
bars and other weapons, breaking one
of his ribs and otherwise injuring him
When they overpowered him some Of
the Chinese sank their teeth into his
face, hands and arms, and but for the
timely arrival OF the ships first mate
and others of the white crew would
nave succeeded in lynching Gainsford
with a rope that some attempted to
put around his neck.
The aged Waterman fought them on
with his revolver and shot one OF his
assailants in the wrist, INJECTING only
a flesh wound. The recalcitrant Chi
nese compose the entire crew from the
British steamer Yeddo, owned by the
Warehouse Weir Company. They
were transferred from the Yeddo to
the Suveric and are being sent back to
Hongkong.
Citizens and a policeman pulled on
the gang plank, thereby preventing the
escape Of the Chinese, who do not want
to return home. No arrests were made,
but the incipient mutiny may be look
ed into by the immigration officials.
The Suveric has about forty Chinese,
and the Yeddo, owned by the same
company, about thirty.
- - : - - - : - - -
menter, who was driving on the Thurs
day county road. Damages in the sum
of $4,000 were asked.
Sections of the tree, which measur-
ed two feet in diameter, and OF the tel
ephone pole were offered as exhibits.
A piece of pole showed signs of aggra-
waited decay and the Court in its in
structions reminded the jury that the
company had to show reasonable cave
in maintenance of its property on the
public highways.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-09
PLAY ON WHILE
THEATER BURNS
ACTORS HELP TO AVERT PANIC.
ONE DROPS DEAD OF HEART
DISEASE.

CLEVELAND, June 1.-Eugene Jep-
son, aged so years, of New York, lead
ing man In a vaudeville sketch at
Keith's Theater, dropped dead of heart
disease in his dressing room this after
noon when an alarm of fire sounded.
No one was injured among the audi
ence as it filed out of the building,
while the orchestra continued playing
and the actresses then upon the stage
proceeded with their work. Firemen
dragging in their hose simultaneously
with the departure of the people APP
parently added no exciting influence.
The fire is said to have originated in
the apartment where the moving PFC
ture machine was being worked Two
patrolmen saw the flames before the
smoke began to pour into the audi
forum and turned in an alarm. Man
ager Daniels walked to the front of
the stage and asked the audience to de-
part without confusion, but the warn
ing was almost unnecessary The
fire was extinguished after damage
amounting to $4,000 had been done
Actor Jepson is said to have been
i'll of heart disease for a long time. He
was in his dressing-room when the
alarm came. Jepson started for the
door and tainted A physician was
called, but Jepson was dead.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-09
FULL ENDORSEMENT FOR
ROOSEVELT POLICIES
POSITIVE STAND TO TAKEN REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CoNvENTToN-FoLLows WISH Es TAFT-LowER TARIFF
REVISION ANTITRUST 14Aw-FAvoRs THE
PLATFORM

WASHINGTON, June There will
be no lukewarm Endorsement of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his policies in the
Republican National platform if the
wishes of Secretary Taft and his
friends have potency in the framing OF
the document. This much was made
known today after the first of a series
Of conferences to be held on the sub
iect of the platform. Should the Chi
cago convention adopt this sort of
platform and nominate Secretary Taft,
it is predicted in authoritative quarters
that his letter or speech of acceptance
will contain pledge to carry out the
Roosevelt policies already inaugurated
and earnestly strive for those not en-
acted, which will have ring similar
to that pronounced by President
Roosevelt on taking the oath of Office
over the body of the dead Mckinley.
Wade Ellis, Attorney-G General lof
Ohio, who has prospects of being the
Ohio member of the resolutions COM
mittee of that convention and who
was largely responsible for the con-
coded virility of the Ohio Republican
platform, is here for thorough under
standing with the Secretary of War.
He was with Taft at his office Tor sew
eral hours today and at the Taft resi-
dence for a long time tonight. An
other conference is to be held tomor-
row, when it is not unlikely the result
will be brought to the attention of
President Roosevelt.
Secretary Taft has made no secret
of his position on the tariff. He is for
revision at special session of the
Sixty-first Congress, to be called imme
diately after the Inauguration, Marcn
4, 1909 His ideas as to what the tariff
should be also are pubic property
The schedule should be drawn as near
as possible to cover the difference be-
tween the lesser cost of production of
given article in foreign countries and
the cost to produce that article in the
United States. This he regards as
protection in it's true and fair sense.
Schedules which are fixed at a rate
higher than this difference, he believes
are not only unnecessary as a means
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-09

of protection, but are evidence of the
temptation of capitalists to form mo-
nopolies and trusts in this country for
the control of the market, in that par
ticulaE product From this informa-
ton the prediction is declared to be a
safe one that the tariff plank to be
presented to the resolutions committee
by the Taft adherents will follow close
ly the lines of the Ohio platform, with
the added specifications regarding the
manner of arriving at the amount of
tariff which should be levied.
Ellis is known to be heartily in ia
vor of a plank stipulating that amend
ments should be made to the Sherman
antitrust laws, and Secretary Taft is
Known to be a thorough believer in the
efficacy Of trust control through fed
eral laws. The enbodiment of these
ideas into plank, which might take
the form of an Endorsement of the
Hepburn bill, which died a peaceful
death in the House Judiciary Commit
tee, is said to be safe prediction.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-09
CHURCH To HAVE
COUNTING ROOM
DEVICE OF PASTOR ANXIOUS TO
ENCOURAGE THE ACQUAIN-
TANCE OF YOUNG MEMBERS.

CHICAGO, June Joy spread,
among the young people attending the
Christ Presbyterian Church when they
learned today that the church is to
have a new adjunct of surprising
novelty-a counting room" The
counting room is to be complete, with
coy corners, screens, chaperons and
dim lights. Everything to encourage
the mating of mountaineering be-
tween young men and women will be
supplied in the new counting room.
The room viii be built, according to
the pastor, Rev. j. E. Snyder, just as
soon as property adjoining the present
church edifice can be secured.
I'VE ought to have a counting room,
for this church Is for young people.
said the pastor today. 1T will sup
plant the beer garden and other repre-
hensible meeting places"
Seven marriages have been solem-
nized in the church recently. With the
counting room Installed an immediate
boom Is expected.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-09
WINS
DAMAGE SUIT
RANCHER STRUCK BY
FALLING PHONE POLE AWARD
ED A BIG AMOUNT.

TACOMA (Wash.), June lin the
Federal Court this afternoon damages
of 1880 were awarded to A. Parmenter
in his suit against the Pacific States
Telephone and Telegraph Company
The story told on the stand by wit
nesses is similar to that of the house
that Jack built a logger named Aug
ust Sewall felled tree that struck the
wires that pulled down a telephone
pole that broke the shoulder of Par