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st. Petersburg. A Russian torpedo
boat was wrecked in the Gulf of Fin
land by running on the rocks off
Reval. The crew was saved by YES
sells that happened to be in the vicin-
ity. The vessel was towed to Hell
singfors.
Berlin duchess Johann Albrecht
of Mecklenberg-S chwerin, wife of the
Regent, died at Schwerin. She had
been i'll for some time.
Paris Owing to their failure to
obtain clews the police practically
have abandoned further investigation
into the murder of Adolphe Steinheil,
the artist, who, together with his
mother-in-law, Madame Japy, was
strangled to death on May 81 last.
Cherbourg, France. The New York
nautical schoolship Newport has left
here for Gibraltar The officers and
boys on board were widely enter
tanned during their stay here.
Wilmington, Del.-The Harlan 6
Hollingsworth Corporation has re-
ceived a contract to build four large
steam lighters for the Central Rail-
road Company of New Jersey. This
means a revival of work at the large
shipyards.
London.-The issue of $25. 900, 900
of new stock under the Irish Land
act of 1903 has been oversubscribed
more than thirty-five times, the ap-
plications totalling more than $780,
| 900, 900.
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only upon intelligence and ability to
read and write the English language.
IA. The preservation of the min
eral and forest resources of the coun-
try and the Improvement of the high
ways and waterways"
Believing in the righteousness OF
our cause and in the final triumph of
our principles and convinced of the
unwillingness of the Republican and
Democratic parties to deal with these
issues, we invite to full party fellow
ship all citizens who are with US
agreed"
Samuel Dickie, of Michigan, chair
man of the Resolutions Committee,
when asked from the floor of the
convention whether the thirteenth
plank meant declaration for woman
suffrage, responded that it certainly
did
The new National Executive Com
mittee of the National Prohibition
party is made up as follows: Charles
R. Jones, of Chicago, chairman; A.
G. Wolfenbarger, of Lincoln, Neb.
vice-chairman; w. G.. Calderwood, of
Minneapolis, secretary: Felix T. Nc
Whirter, of Indianapolis, Ind, treas
uIGI ~. w. DtCWdlt, ShlCdSO' r. -
Stevens, Tyrone. Pa; Felix G. Hen
erickson, Cumberland, Md; J. B.
Granfiil, Dallas. Tex, and Samuel
Dickie. Albion, Mich.
During the nominations Carrie Ma
ton appeared on the platform and
was cheered. She declared at the out
set that the candidate must be man
who does not use tobacco, as we'll as
one who is a prohibittonist. She
named no candidate and was finally
called to order and forced to conclude
abruptly.
One incident during the collection
of the big campaign fund in the con-
vention was the turning over of 5000
to the National Committee by the ex.
ecutors of the estate of the late James
Campbell, of Pennsylvania. Camp
bell left piece of land to the party.
1t was to be farmed or employed in
any way the trustees saw fit, and
what it made over and above the ex-
penses was to be turned into the Pro-
hibition fund. This year the contri-
button amounted to $906 Dead. yet
speaketh,". said Oliver W. Stewart
when this contribution was an
nounced. The convention arose and
gave silent Chautauqua saiute in
memory of Mr.. Campbell.
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BIG FIRE AT GREENWICH.
Business Section of Connecticut Sum-
mer Town Swept.

AAASA AO"h l1NNPts
Greenwich. Gonna fire, in which
eight were injured and which did
damage estimated at $250,000, de-
stroyed much of the business section
of the town. Simultaneously fires
sprang up in different sections of the
town, so that at one time there were
twelve different residences of summer
dwellers burning, some of them a
mile from the scene of the big fire.
It was only The promptness of the
Fire Departments of Stamford, Port
Chester, East Port Chester, Rye,
Glenville and MIanus that saved the
town
The fire started at 1115 a. m. in a
paint shop i'll me rear of F. A. Mosh-
ier's livery stable. 1t is supposed to
have caught from a bonfire built
nearby by children The grocery
store of George A. Finch was soon
abIaze, ard before water could be
put on this the carriage repository
of John H. Ray & Son was ablaze.
Before aid from other towns reached
here the postoffice building, owned
by william e. Hitch, took fire. The
Government employees had rush to
get the mails and Government prop
erty to place of safety. The top
floor of this building is the operating
room of the telephone company. The
operators were forced to abandon the
board, thus shutting the town off
from telephone communication.
The fire now swept eastward and
caught a four-story frame flathouse,
licking it up in five minutes. limo
thy Laughlin's grain and feed store,
stored full of hay, caught at the same
time.
The brisk south wind bore burning
fragments of the buildings mile or
more into the heart of the section oc-
cupied by the summer residents. AL
most simultaneously the residences
of Herbert B. Stevens, New York
merchants; e. Jay Edwards, DR.. Carl
e. Martin, DR.. e. o. Parker, Washing
ton Marshall, Stephen Peck, Charles
Merritt, G. H. Carter and the build
ing OF the Fairfield County Golf Club
caught fire.
The Edwards house, which is
owned by Mrs. Sarah e. Brush and is
valued at $4,000 was totally de-
stroyed. The house of DR.. Martin
was partly destroyed.
The firemen now gave up trying to
save the burning section except the
! postoffice, and established an immune
area. They succeeded after an hours
fight in putting out the fire in the
postoffice building and in keeping the
flames from spreading further.
The injured were: Joseph Martin
A. b. Louden, Fred Crawford, Gin
ton Barnes. Dick Mosick, Bert DAILY
Private Hikcox, of Twelfth Company
The losses were generally covered
! by insurance
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
GERMAN AUTO VICTORY.
Two Killed at Dieppe-Cissac Crushed
Under Machine.

Dieppe, France. Germany won a
stupendous victory in the Grand Prix
des Automobiles over the seventy
seven-kllometer course here, when it
captured the blue ribbon event Of the
motor world. The first three cars in
the race to finish were German, and
of the first seven cars to finish six
were German.
Lautenschlager driving new car,
was the winner, covering the course
in hours SIS minutes and 43 Alb
seconds, at a rate of over 69.05 miles
an hour for the entire distance Of
487.3 miles.
The race was attended by dou-
BILE tragedy, in the death of Cissac,
the driver of a French car, and
Schaub, his mechanician. The fatal
accident occurred on the last round
of the race, when tire was ripped
off the machine ~ an abrupt turn,
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lettings About Sports

Guyot, in a De Loge car, won the
Grand Prix race for voiturettes in
France.
Lottie Mayer recently swan TWEEN
ty-six miles in fiyehours and eighteen
minutes.
United States marksmen won the
international team match at Bisley,
England.
Yale's athletic season, with profit
of only $500, reflects the industrial
stringency.
A full brother of Hermis sold at
auction in New York for $500, Bad
outlook for racing.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
JOLT FOR BLACK HAND.
Three Men Get Sample of Real Jer-
seY Justice.

New Brunswick, N. Three men,
convicted of having sent a Black
Hand letter demanding $4,000 to the
Rev. Augustine Bassori, of Franklin
Park, were sentenced by Judge
Booraem to twelve years each at hard
labor in State Prison. They are. John
Cory, Michael Filesetor and John
Denati.
In pronouncing sentence Judge
Booraem said that the crime of which
the men had been convicted was the
first of its kind in this county, and he
hoped it would be the last. 1t would
be, he added, if severity of punish
ment could effect that end. @The or
ganization that is guilty of such das-
tardly and cowardly crimes is capital
lied on murder and blackmail. 1t is
a foe to every member of society, and
should be cut out, root and branch. ;"
was his concluding comment.
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Feminine Notes.

Mary Brush, Of Davenport, Iowa,
has invented homeless corset.
Nine women from Oklahoma re-
gently visited New York to boom
their State.
John G. Heckscher's will left only
300 to his daughter, wife Of Mayor
Mcclellan, OF New York.
The worlds greatest woman as
tronomer and one of the greatest liv-
ing astronomical scientists is an
American girl, Mary Proctor, who has
recently started on a flve-year lecture
and study tour Of the world.
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Notes Of the Diamond.

Pitchers Chech, of Cleveland, and
Willett. of Detroit, are using McGin-
nity's famous underhand raise ball.
Lajoie is coming into his own
again. He, is back in the 800 class
and the only man on the Cleveland
team in that select society.
Two points in which Hugh Jen-
nings is achieving success this season
are criticising rival teams and get
ting suspended by Ban Johnson.
Scout Tom O'Brien has been sent
by the Cleveland Club to California
to look UP a much-touted shortstoI
named Mnriarty-
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scorched badis before they could be
warped out into the stream. Four
piers, three warehouses and a grain
elevator holding 10000 bushels Of
grain were ablaze before the firemen
could control the flames.
All of this property belongs to the
Boston and Albany Railroad Company
and the Leyland line.
At the time the fire was discovered
there were 100 laborers at work on
the pier, and with all of them it was
race for life.
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London. There was great surprise
for spectators and competitors alike
when M. w Sheppard, of the Irish
American Athletic Club, of New
York, won the final heat in the 1900
metre run (about 100 yards less than
q mile), in the fourth international
Olympic sports at the Shepherds
Bush Stadium. His time was 4;03 2-5,
two seconds below the record. After
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
Fourteen Filibino outlaws KILLED.

Lieutenants Burr and Whitney,
commanding a detachment of the
constabulary, attacked and stormed
Gotta on the island of Mindanao, Phil
ippine Islands, which was occupied
by the outlaw Uyan. Fourteen of
the outlaws were killed and two guns.
captured.
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s1,5oo,ooo FIRE IN BOSTON.
Flames Sweep Warehouses, Grain Ell
evator and Water Front.

Boston, Mass. = Warehouses, a
grain elevator and the property of the
Boston and Albany Railroad were
swept by fire, and the losses will ag-
gregate more than $1,50O.000. The
fire started in the Grand Junction
docks, East Boston, and burned over
about a quarter of mile of river
front property. The damage to
freight and grain stored in the ware
houses and in cars alone will foot up
about $500,O00. The British bark
Belmont and other vessels were
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
wHIRLwIND TOUR FOR DEBs.
Will Talk Socialism From Special
Train From Coast to Coast.

Milwaukee, Wis. - Victor Berger.
of the National Executive Committee
of the Socialist party, announced that
the committee has decided to send
out Debs in special train for a
whirlwind tour of the country.
Starting from Chicago the Debs
train will strike for Seattle and Ia
coma, south to Los Angeles, return
via Denver and st. Louis to Chicago,
traverse the Northwestern States,
running down the Atlantic coast to
Baltimore, then back to Chicago by
way of Louisville.
The South will be the only section
not touched by the train. The train
will be on tour for sixty days.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
KILLS OLD MINISTER.
Ne'er-Do-Well Shoots Down Aged
Metuchen Man

Metuchen, N. J,-Arch:e Heron, q
village ne'er-do-well, shot and killed
on the street here the Rev. S. B d.
Prickett, an aged retired Methodist
minister and editor, because the lat
ter as Recorder some two years ago
sentenced him to ten days in jail on
a disorderly conduct charge. The
murderer walked to his home, where
he was arrested after showing some
resistance, during which he shot him
self accidentally in the hand.
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Good FAN Expected.

Bradstreet's says: Midsummer
quiet still reigns in general trade and
industry. but the advance of the sea-
son and the promise of good average
crops have accentuated the feeling of
confidence as to the ultimate outcome
Of future fall business"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
M. W. SHEPPARD, AMERICAN, WINS THE CHILE"
Big Surprise at the International Olympic
Games in the Shepherds Stadium London

the record breaking performance OF
Hallows, of England, in which he ran
the distance in 4:OS S-5, in his trial
heat and took two seconds off the best
previous time, while Sheppard in his
heat was able to do no better than
1905. is was expected that the Eng
lishman was certain winner. The
silver medal went to Wilson, OF Eng
land, while Hallows finished third.
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Candidate Kills Man and Quits

Colonel H. G. Catrow, Republican
candidate for Congress from the Third
District, Ohio, has announced his
withdrawal from the race. His auto
mobile killed laborer in the street
in Dayton, Ohio. The nomination
was obtained as the result of bitter
contest.
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Herreshotr works to shut DOWN

Notices were posted of an indefinite
shutdown at the end of the week of
the works of the Herreshoff Manu-
featuring Company, the yacht build
ers, OF Bristol, r. l. Lack OF orders
is given as the cause of the closing. =
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Recent treatment of bondholders
proves that bonds are really no bet
ter than stocks, and as stocks give
greater chances of profit, the invest
ors are letting the syndicates have
the bonds.
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FoRBIDs HEIR TO RACE HORSES
Singular Fl Year Prohibition in the
viii of f. S. p. Stow, of England.

London. - The will of F. S. p.
Stow, who died on May II last, dis
poses of $1,751, 200. Mr.. Stow di-
reefs his son and heir not to keep or
run race horses within twenty-one
years of the testator's death, other
wise his interest in the estate will
cease excepting an annuity of $4,000.
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Little Doing with Jobbers.

Jobbers are passing through a
quiet period, and do not expect much
in the way Of new business before the
arrival of buyers later on in the
month.
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Cleveland Left Legacies,

In his win Grover Cleveland left
$4,000 to each Of his four children
and the residue of his estate to his
widow
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Big Crop in Sight.

The outlook Of the moment is for
a corn crop that has only once been
surpassed in the country's history.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
KRONE NBERG'S
To our SUBSCRIBERS.

When you wish to change the address
Of your paper be sure and send the
present address as well as the new one.
If this is not done it is impossible to
make the change promptly.
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Plumbing. Timing. Steam
and Gas Fitting

at their OFFICE, Al Mill street, tele-
phone 2S4-l, or at the store Of William
81. Hibler, South street, city.
The Senior member Of this partner
ship, JOHN J. CARROLL, has been
plumbing in this city for twenty-nine
years, and his reputation as a plumber
is too well known for any further COM
ment. 253S.
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pROHIBITIONISTS NOMINATE
CHAFIN AND WATKINS
Platform Proposes Direct Election Of Senator's Inheritance and
Income Taxes Bank Deposit Guarantees, Uniform
Divorce Laws and Woman Suffrage.


For President EUGENE w. cHAFIN, Of Chicago, Ill.
For vice-President, AARON S. WATKINS of Ada Ohio
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NOTICE.!

JOHN j. CARROLL. who for years,
has been in the firm of LooNEY s. CAR
ROLL, has formed q partnership with
his son, WILLIAM J. CARROLL, and
they are now ready to receive orders for
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-08-28
Mr. Munsey,s Speech

1 all the speeches of the campaign
fall as fiat as did that of Mr.. Munsey
at the Court House last Monday this
will be indeed a flabby campaign. 1t
is only the truth TO say, that the
gentleman's speech, from all ac-
counts, was disappointment. Per-
haps the people expected too much.
He came here flush with the glory of
his Norton speech which was said TO
have been a fine one, and, no doubt
both he and his friends expected him
TO equal if not exceed that effort.
But he dind't, and the crowd was
seriously disappointed, judging from
appearances and reports. The truth
is, people are tired of that kind of
speech. The time is rapidly approach
ing when vituperation and abuse of
good men cannot hold the attention
of an intelligent crowd. Mr.. Slemp,
who was expected here, from some
cause did not appear.
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I'm Mcnoriam.

As the days 20 by, more and more
do we miss that noble, Christian
woman, Mrs. Peggy Thompson,
whom Our Heavenly Father In his
wisdom called home To himself,
April BIRD, 1908.
Mrs. Thompon was born I'm Taze-
well county, October 10th. 1868. She
united with the Presbyterian church
OF Thompson Valley, near her home
In 1895. She was married November
18th, 1892, 10 Mr.. Milton Thompson,
with whom she lived I'm home life
OF wifely devotion beautiful To sec,
and as his faithfulness To her and his
appreciation of her worth was 80 great
his grief and sadcness are the more
unspcakable. She was truly n model
wife and 1.-The heart OF her husband
did safely trust In her" Her neigh
bors say that she was one of the
very best women I'm the county. There
was not cabin too poor, or too 'un-
inviting, for her TO visit il It's oc-
cupants were sick, or i'm distress she
would go day or night, in good
weather or I'm foul, IL human suffer
ing called her. She was wi.hal con-
sistent Christian who recommended
her religion by her practice.
When she left her home TO go the
hospital for a severe and exceedingly
dangerous operation, she recognized
the seriousness OF the step, but she
also knew that IL was matter OF
but short time and final death
without IL, while there was q chance
for her recovery Ii the operation
should be performed. With the
bravery OF character which she had
shown In all other matters, she set
her house in order and committed
herself To God and went forward.
When IL was known that, despite
every effort and attention OF faithful
physicians and nurses, her end was
rapidly approaching, she did not
falter, but with clearness Of mind
and full consciousness OF her condi-
tion, she expressed her readiness TO
and be with the Saviour In whom
she had placed her trust years before.
Her place In the church and in the
community cannot be filed, but we
bow in reverent submisson To the
Fathers VIII, and trust that her ex-
ample may draw all her dear ones
To- meet her on '"The Other Shore. {"
A FRIEND.
August ~, 1908.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-08-28

repudiateChrist's messiahship doesn' Z
1t absolutely set aside the new testa-
ment, and IL you set aside the new
testament doesn't that do away with
the prophecy of the old Bible2 That
being true Taft has got no Bible.
What would you swear him In office
ON, an Almanac? How can any
christian vote for him? Can you an
swer, MIR. Editor?
Coeburn will organize Bryan
Kern Bynrs Club ON Saturday night.
Tom Suthers has received n unani-
nous call To address the Club at Its
organization.
There are two or three Republicans
in Wise county who supported Col.
Slemp, but who are going to give
BaScom some of n jar that hurts.
Wise county and the Clinch coun-
try will patronlze the Tazewell Fair
literally as usual, this year. Those
who attended last year were delight
ed and prospects seem even better
Tor good Fair this year II the News
tells the truth, which-of course,
there is always room at the top.
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Photographers Meeting

Mr.. and Mrs. a. NJ. Black will
leave the last of this week 10 attend
the annual convention of Photogra-
piers Association of Virginia and
the Carolinas, which will be held
in Greensboro, NC, Sept. IA. All
the officers of the association have
worked hard TO make this the best
convention ever held by the pho
tographers, and they are expecting a
good meeting. Mr.. Black, who is
secretary of the association has the
promise of exhibits from many OF
the best studios throughout the
country, some coming from Seattle,
Wash. A feature of this convention
will be the demonstration of color
photography by a firm from Paris,
France, who have recently perfected
a new process. Mr.. and Mrs. Black
will stop for short visit with rela-
latives in Prince Edward county on
their way home The studio in TaZe-
well will be closed while Mr.. Black
is away, opening again about Sept.
IA, or in time for the Tazewelr Fair.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-08-28
CIRCUIT COURT
Is IN SESSION
Most Important Criminal Cases
Will Come Up For Trial Next
Week-The Juries.

Circuit Court was opened on Mon
day by Judge Henson, and n mum Der
of civil cases have been disposed of,
and others are being tried now. 1t
is said that the criminal docket will
be taken up next week, on which
there are several cases of considerable
importance, among them being the
case of Oscar Keesee for killing
Groseclose several months ago.
Jas. Gose, for an attempt to do
away with child. Arthur and
Mollie Turner for the murder of
Eliza. Reid, and other cases of less
importance. The following composed
the jury: j. o. Brown, ]. L. Nc
Guire, j. G. Bailey, III. J.Summers,
III. a. Long, J. Il. Ireson and G..
w. Hinkle.
The grand jury handed in twenty
three indictments, twelve of which
were for felonies, the rest misde-
meanors. Following is the jury /:
Jno. &. st. Clair, foreman; Geo. G..
Bailey, j. III. Beavers, G.. Il. Frazier,
w. L. Thompson, Jno. w. Whit,
Jas. Ed. Peery. J. S. Bottimore, III.
>. Lockhart and ID. Il. Asbury. w.
Nj. Minter, Samuel w. Williams, jr.
MIR. Quillen, III. A. Routh and w.
Il. Spratt are out of town lawyers
attending conrt.
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An Idaho Visitor.

Thomas ii. Vail, of Idaho, brother
in-law of our townsman, Mr.. Geo.
w. Gillespie, after quite n visit here
To his numerous kinsman and friends
returned TO his home in Idaho on
Monday. Mr.. Vail was greeted
warmly by his old friends on every
hand, and many of the younger set
who have arrived at maturity since
lac left his old Virginia home, were
delighted with his bouyancy
life and charming manner, notwith-
standing he has crossed the meridian
of life. May the evening shadows
lengthen slowly over the path way of
one, who carries such cheerfulness
with his presence.
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County Chairmen meet
aft Pulaski

A joint meeting of the District
committee and the chairmen of the
various county committees, net at
Pulaski on Aug. 22nd, and organ
lied special campaign committee
as follows: r. Tate Irvine, J. Frank
Wysor, Henry Roberts and J. b.
Boyer. Mr.. Irvine and Mr.. Roberts
were afterwards elected chairman
and secretary and treasurer respec-
lively, of this committee. This COM
mittee will undertake the work of
directing and pushing the campaign
of Mr.. Byars for congress. The meet
ing was said to have been very
enthusiastic.