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with the disposition OF the provision
The committee OF the whole con
Glued It's work and will report TO the
house tomorrow for a hnal vote on
its passage.
The provision FOR battle ,ships was
the chief subject OF interest tbc
committees recommendation for ,wo
ships OF that type prevailing by .
decisive vote after hard-fought ef
Tort To increase the number TO fonr
Inc increase was opposed by Mr..
Iawney, chairman OF the committee
on appropriations: Mr.. Foss. chair
man of the COMMITTEES ON naval ar
tairs; Mr. Williams. minority load
er, and many others. and was advo.
Gated by Mr. Hobson, OF Alabama
who declared that In relation To I'M,
increase OF other nations four battle.
ships would only keep the Amelcan
navy abreast OF other great nayi,s
Mr., Longworth. OF Ohio. I'm viz.
orous speech told the house that the
president was moro Interested N
this increase than in any Other
question before congress. and AS
practically all OF them had In the
last election declared they had sup.
ported him. this was a good oppor.
tunity to live up to that declara
tlon.
provision for two feet colliers
OF 16 knots and OF 12.50O tons ca
paoity. costing $500, 900 each. was
adopted.
Amendments were adopted that
one of the battleships and one OF the
colliers shall be built I'm navy
yard.
The bill as It stands authorizes
expenditures of S1O7,SS7,OOO.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
FALL|ERES
WILL VISIT
KING EDWARD
FRENCH AMBASSADOR MAKING
PREPARATIONS FOR BIG
BLOWOUT In GREAT BRITAIN
-BIG NAVAL DISPLAY WILL
BE HELD.

London. April 16.-When Presl-
dent Fallieres. OF the Republic OF
France, visits England next month.
IL will be the signal for one OF tho
biggest naval demonstrations eve.
seen on the coast of England since
the time the Spanish Armada sailed
up the English channel TO capture
the British isles In such gorgeous
style NJ. Paul Cambon. the French
ambassador in London, has been IN
France for several weeks making
the preliminary and final arrange
ments for the visit OF the French
president to English soil The
event is looked upon as very i'm
portant one in diplomatic and gov
ernmental circles.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Laura Bailey, a young white wo.
man living with her mother in Jones
Hollow attempted short cut to
glory last evening by drinking an
ounce Of carbolic acid. II must have
been diluted considerably. or was Of
an Inferior grade. for q phyc clan
was summoned and adminisiar-l m
antidOte which soon relieved tie sur-
ierlngs of the woman and put her
out OF danger. She assigned TO rea-
son for the rash act except "at sl,
was tired Of the life she was Hvins
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
JOHN D. WANTS
TO GIVE s600,0O0
To UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
AND WILL BE MUCH DISAP-
POINTED III HE CAN'T DRAW
CHECK FOR THAT AMOUNT.

Chicago, ILL.,. April 1G.--John ID
Rockefeller is more than anxious to
give the University OF Chicago ar
additional 100000. In a letter 20
the board of trustees, he says that
he will b. bitterly disappointed If he
Is not called upon to draw his check
for that amount. The 100000 which
Mr. Rockefeller is so anxious to give
away was promised by him to the
University for the Harper Memorial,
Library fund.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16

Washington, April 1G.-By n vote
Of 1919 to SO the house Of representa-.
tives yesterday decided against thc
presidents program for :our bat'i
ships and adhered to the recommeu
dation OF it's committee on naval az
fairs for two vessels Of thds type.
result Was reached after q d.
bate which lasted for four hours
and was received with applause
The entire session was devoted tc
confederation Of the navy increase
provision Of the naval appropriation
bill As this increase was provided
for in the last section OF tn. bill the
measure was practically concluded
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
AL T
ON LAKE MICHIGAN CARRIES
DEATH, DESTRUCTION, TER.
RoR AND DISCOMFORT IN IT'S
WAKE.

Chicago, ILL.,, April 16.-Death
destruction, terror and discomfort
were borne into Chicago yesterday
by furious storm on Lake Mlchi-
gan. Two men were drowned il
sight OF the shore off Sheridan Park
and seventy-five panic-stricken pass.
engers mingled their prayers with
imprecations on the steamer City of
Chicago. which was broken and bat
tered by the wind and waves and
forced to return to this city. Anoth-
er boat was almost wrecked near
Michigan City.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
BALLOT BOXES WILL
Be RE-OPENED
ELEVEN JURORS HAVE BEEN
SEATED-WILL RUSH CASE
FORWARD AS SPEEDILY As
POSSIBLE.

New York. n. Y. April ia
formal recount of the ballots which
were cast at the mayoralty election
of 1905, will almost certainly be be-
gun today before Justice Lambert. OF
the supreme court. Two more jurors
were seated yesterday. making the
total number OF jurymen now in the
box eleven. After the twelfth juror
has been chosen, Attorney General
Jackson and his associates will hur-
ry forward as speedily as possible
the work of getting at the ballot
boxes.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
OFFICER KILLS NEGRO
MAN HAD RESISTED ARREST
m" FELLED POLICEMAN
WITH CLUB FIRST.

Iampa' Fla. April Resisting
arrest an unknown negro on the
r'Vor front today seized Patrolman
~ = 1hompson's club and felled the
olncer with two blows. When thu
ofhcer arose, the negro again nj.
lacked him. but the officer fred
.nree shots killing his assallant.
thompson has been on the force ten
years and this is the first time he
has used pistol.
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streets yesterday morning bearing
dry banners aloft and singing tenn
perance songs. All day long prayers
We're being offered in the churches
for the success OF the temperance
ticket. The best OF order was main.
tanned during the day by a large
force of extra policemen.
For weeks past hotly contested
campaign has been waged by both
sides. The result was in doubt un,
til the vote had been counted. The
fight of the drys was backed by the
Virginia Anti-Saloon League.
The eleven saloons. paying five
thousand FIVE hundred dollars to the
city and four thousand four hundre u
to the state annually. will close May
1st.
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POLITICAL
PRISONERS

st. Petersburg. April 16.-Eleven
political prisoners at Penza stabbed
two wardcns to death yesterday. and
after throwing n number OF bombs.
escaped from prison. Guards from
the prison pursued the fugitives ana
shot and killed eight OF them.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
CAIlE, CANDY AND ICE CnpAN,

The ladies' OF Bland Street Ala
Society are serving cake, candy and
Ice cream this afternoon at the old
Gillian & Ford storeroom They
also have for sale many beautiful and
useful articles which have been do
mated for the benefit of their church
organ fund They only have the one
more payment to make on the or
gan and they hope to receive liber-
al patronage.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
STRIKE BREAKERS
RECEIVE WOUNDS
MoToRMAN Is SHOT IN THE
FOOT AND CLAIM AGENT OF
COMPANY GETS ONE IN THE
LEG.

Chester Pa. April l6.-Two strike
breakers were shot in the fiercest
riot that has marked the strike OF
the employees OF the Chester Traction
company. S. VIM Borgmann. who
acted as motorman when car No. 1
left the barns at o'clock this morn
ing, was shot I'm the foot, while a
revolver bullet lodged in the leg OF
VIM. Griesmier. claim agent of the
company. who was attaeed while
leading a squad OF forty strike
breakers.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
FIVE HURT IN
STREET CAR WRECK

Indianapolis, Ind, April 16.-
Five persons were severely injured
on limited traction car on the
Shelbyville line Of the Indiana Trac-
tion company, which was wrecked
TINS morning at the junction of
Prospect and Michigan streets in the
suburbs OF indianapolis.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
CAPSIZED
ABOUT THIRTY SOULS GO DOWN
TO WATERH GRAVE OFF
COAST OF SWEEDBN.

Gotheberg, Sweden. April 16.-
Between twenty ana thirty persons
were drowned yesterday when the
steamship Goetalef capsized OF the
coast here. The bodies OF eight were
recovered and several others were
rescued
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
SHE SOUGHT
TO BE MAYOR
MRS. WHITE WOULD HAVE RE.
FUSED PERMISSION TO ANAR-
CHlST TO SPEAK.

sacramento, Cal. April i6.-Mrs.
Clinton l.. White, wife OF the sacra.
mento mayor. gave her husband 4
public scolding yesterday for per
hitting Emma Goldman. famed for
her anarchIstic utterancss. to speak
in this city.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16

w ID. Garvin, e. b. woodward and
Mr.. Stlckley will leave tonight on
No. 3 for n trip to the Pacific coast
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16

" NJ. Hefnor and Mrs. Tennie Hef.
ner left yesterday for VISIT to rel-
atives at GaHney. s. G.
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BLUEFIELD WEST NRGINIA THURsDAY AFTERNooN

the party in the greatest state OF
the Union. a state whose electoral
vote, is essential to Democratic vic
tory, with no animosity or hostln =
for any candidate. and animated only
BY devotion to the principles of the
party. call upon the Democracy OF
the country to send TO Denver In
July next. unpledged. unfettered ana
uninstrncted. their ablest stronsess
and most representative men. to the
end that ont of the dehberation az =
consultation of such men. there may
be then and there nominated tier
ct which will rally to it's support the
Judgment, conscience and vote % a
majority OF the citizens OF the coun
try"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
NJ 'CARREN OUT
OF CONVENTION
WAS UNsEATED AS DELEGATE
AFTER BITTER CONTEST.
FOUGHT REPORT ON FLOOR
Appealed To Convention Not TO Sane.
tion Acs.on OF Majority OF Com.
mittee-Platform Is Adopted and
Delegates To Denver Chosen.

New YORK. April 16.--State Sea-.
ator Patrick II. McCarren. leader OF
the Kings county Democracy, was
unseated as a delegate 10 the party >
state convention in Carnegie's hail
to select representatives to the Den
yer national convention, after a two
days bitter contest before the com
mittee on credentials.
He was alternately greeted with
cheers and derisive cries when he
finally addressed the convention, and
once was insulted by a man on the
platform near him. The senator in.
stantly told this man that he would
talk to him outside.
Appeal Followed by Defiance.
Amid scenes tense and dramatic
he first appealed TO the convention
to refuse to sanction the majority
report of the committee and fol.
lowed this up with deliberate def
ance OF those who, ne said, were OK.
Guiding him from the place I'm the
party councils TO which he had N,en
chosen by his Democratic constitu.
ents. He threatened the Tammany
delegates with the statement that il
the plans to put him outside the
party lines were carried out, no one
in the convention hall would live
long enough to see the election OF
another Democratic mayor OF New
York.
From the time he entered the hall
Mr.. McCarren received the cheers o.
his loyal followers, but the majority
were against him and the counter
demonstrations were greater In vol
ume. The proceedings were attend
ed with much confusion and disor
der, in which both the McCarren
men and their opponents parNci-
pated.
The business for which the con
vention was assembled. the selection
OF delegates TO the national conven
tion, the nomination OF presidential
electors and the adoption of a plat
~ Ai " 90 dAiiAboN iOl bOAlfl III lHt
excitement over the McCarren con
test.
When the vote was announced Nc
Carren, with his followers, rose and
left the hall. Bird s. Coler and h.
fellow delegates at once entered ald
replaced the McCarren men. Sena
tor McCarren said that he would car.
ry his fight to the Denver convaa
ton.
After the settlement OF the Ne
Carren and other contests, the con.
vention proceeded with its task and
named delegates and electors aud
adopted a platform. The platform
reads as follows:
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The Platform.


"The Democracy Of the state Of
New York, in convention assembled
hereby declares as follows:
"We believe that the Democracy
OF the nation by the strength of its
position on questions Of great public
Importance and by the blunders and
extravaganza Of the Republican
party, has this year presented to 81
an unusual opportunity to return &C.
the control OF the government OF
the country and 20 that end we be
lieve that every sacrifice which pa
triotlsm may suggest or public sen.
timent require. should be made by
all members Of the party I'm order tc
again put Democratic principles into
actual operation In the administra-
tion Of the affairs OF the govern.
ment.
I'VE believe that NJ tho country is
greater than the party, so is tn
party greater than any Of IT'S mem
bers and therefore. personal ambi.
tion and individual preferment must
give away 90 the good of the many.
and the triumph Of the cause.
We hold that Democratic tradi
tions bound NJ as they are with
much that is greatest in the history
Of the country, require that national
conventions should Doc gatherings OF
the best intellect the ripsst judg
ment and the most unselfsh patriot
Ism of the party for the purpose OF
studying the needs and striving for
the welfare Of the country at large
And therefore. we. representiar
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RECOMMENDATION
REJECTED

DECLINES TO MAKE.
APPROPRIATION FOR FOCR
BATTLESHIPS - EXECUTIVE
PRESSURE VAIN-PRESIDE
WISHES REFERRED TO MANY
TINES, BUT DO not PREVAIL
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Delegates and Alterna,cs.

The delegates at large and thaa
alternates are as follows;
Delegates at large-Alton II. Par.
ker. New York; Charles f. Murphy
New York; Lewis Nixon. New York i:
Charles Froeh. Brooklyn.
Alternates-George H. Thatcher
Albany; Francis Key Pendleton, New
York; James Il. Schwarkenbach
Cornell; William +. Rafferty,. SYRIA
cuse.
\ resolution that the delegates Sc.
lected to go to the national conveu.
ton at Denver be instructed TO
adopt the unit rule was adopted.
The friends OF william J. Bryan
today decided to abandon the idea
of presenting minority report &c
the state convention from the com.
mittee on resolutions. favorlng an
instructed delegation for Mr.. Bryan
from New York. and the supporters
OF the Nebraskan made no fight on
the floor OF the convention
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-16
THE WEATHER.

Fair and colder tonight; frost in
exposed places. Friday fair and
warmer.
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ALL THE LATEST TELE-
GRAPHIC NEWS BY THE
HEARST NEWS SERVICE.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-30

elS
ed
4 wenty Bodies Are I aiken Our
So Far at the Lick
Branch Horror.

E10EeJ1s, ". Va. Dec. 3OThe
fatalities in the Lick Branch coal
mime as the result OF an explosion
yesterday Will probably reach sixty.
Up to 3 o'clock today twelve bodies
had been taken out Of the mine.
The Lick Branch crliery IS owned
bS the Pocahontas Consolidated Coal
Company, the largest company oper-
ating in this field. It IS located ut
aIayburv, Va.
Inspectors Philips. Henry. Wer-
ner and Grady. OF Virginia, who were
IL the Tug River field. came to the
scene Of the explosion and took
cElnrge of the work of exploring the
mine. The explosion occurred at 5
O'clock yesterday afternoon.
The management OF this property,
il IS claimed. had provided every de-
wee lsnown>te mining experience and
science 10 insure safety and 1t is
thought the trouble originated in an
abandoned but connected working in
the western division Of the mine.
According to the niue foreman
there are thirty eight men in the
mine with little change for their re-
coye1y alive. The cause OF the ex-
ploaion is. stIil unknown.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-30
SHERIFFS MEET
And Reorganize Their State
Association by Elect
ing Officers.

The West Virginia sherin's asso-
ciatIom was reorganized Tuesday
evening at the Waldo hotel, where q
meeting OF sherifEs-elect was held for
the purpose. About twenty-five in
coming sherlffs were In attendance.
Omcers were elected as follows:
4. Harshbarger, of Huntington,
chairman.
S. p. Smith, Of Charleston, secre-
tary.
N. j. Francis, Of wilsonburg.
treasurer.
Matters pertaining to their welfare
from the viewpoint OF salaries, COM
missions and the conduct Of the office
OF sheriff were discussed and the next
meeting OF the association VIII be
at the call OF the chairman.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-30
Is 2 81 Z 90 s e . FIITED
COM Pr WHIT

I ~ ~ =
would cease from the abs ,litte m
50 ibiIity Tor fillfilifng such reqriir y
lients The po1ulssl; Idea. q 81 eSagt
I'M for1nIty and equalit u IN tsssat lon
can ever he oh falned IS q dag. dreams
There are serious and absolu glil-
SUI nountable difacuIties ia the way
OF equal and perfectly just taxa tfons
Perfeet equality and uni formity
In taxa ION being. therefore, mat
thinable, approxim alton to Il Is All
that can be had. The State Of West
Virginia has equality ana unifornlity
in taxation more nearly apr oximated
today than ct any time In Its history:
The purpose Of those entrusted with
the problems OF taxation Isl not only
to main cain that which we have, but
to strive for better cpndit lions, and 70
point out to the law-malSing body OF
the state such changes as observa-
lion ana experience show TO be neces-
sary in the revenue laws, in order TO
obtain more nearly equality and uni
formity"
Before beginning on an extensive
review OF the work of the tax depart
nlent, Tax Comm fssioner White COM
ments as follows:
Defends His once.
s.But for the fact that the charge
has often been made. ana by somci
believed. that the ONCE OF state tax
conamissIoner was an unnecessary
part OF governmental machinery. and
was created solely for the purpose Of
furnishing employment for some one,
/ should refrain from attempting to
view the work of the ONCE for tllet
last two years and would content my
self with recommendation for the i
future In view OF the charges 80
often made. however. that the ONCE
Is an unnecessary expense to the
state, for which the people receivei
little or nothing In return. feel that
l am not only justified, but that Is IS
my duty to defend tho office againstl
false aecusations.
IN the review of the work of' the
department the report states that a
COCA deal OF attention has been paid
to the collection OF license taxes and
that the results are that the license
laws are better enforced today than
at any time in the history Of the
state. 1t would not be an cxagger-
alton, says the report, to say that
total OF 100000 has been paid into
the state treasury during the last
two years from license tax alone.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-30
COL. PRICE DIES
Suddenly at His Home in
Baltimore Once Re-
sided in This City.

A., winfield s. Price died suddcnly ut
his home on Charles street in Bal
timore. Md. last night. A message
came here this mornipg announcing
his demise.
Col. Price and family formerly
resided here ana he was then en-
gagged as since in the lumber bust
ness. They were residents of this
city about is years and he is kindly
remembered here by many residents.
Mrs Price died about two years
ago. Tho sons are Marcy. David
ana James Price aud the daughters
Mrs. Frank Pierre and Miss Eliza
beth Price.
The news of Col. Prices death IS
received here with much sadness
among those who formerly came in
contact with him socially and IN
business.
The Price residence is 2001 North
charles street in Baltimore and the
funeral Is announced to he held sat
urday morning at 10 o'clock. likely
from the residence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-30

ClaI led
b
Taft and BuTtoa ia SeIla or
ial Contest Bt there
is a New Conc

GoIUdBUS. o. Dee
pected return from
day Of Assistant ultt
torney General no
said discussed the Ohio SEM
question with tresi den iec
oRered wide range 81 specu
as to what Will BE the fruits 81
mission. Senator Dick q also
pected to arrive today
The claims Of victory contia
issue from headqu of Tart
Burton. while there Is much
sion OF a new conner among the
didates. Former Lleutenant
nor Harding.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-30
.GRIeAGq HAN
Is Chosen Secretary to Sue
coed the Late William

WHEELING. Dec. so-N T. Ar
mold. Of chicago, Sunday school
worker Of much prominence. was
yesterday afternoon chosen by tho
executive board fthe sunday School
Association of West Virginia which
7nent here. as the general secretary.
to succeed the Iat6 w. g. shafer.
Mr.. Arnold viii take up his work as
secretary at the beginning OF the
new year. 1t was generally conceded
that Mr. Arnold would he appointed
Since the Sudden death OF Mr.. w. G.
Shafer some months aga. the work
has been temporarily looked after ny
the other officers of the association.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-30
STRIKE TO CONTINUE.
Glass Workers at Adams
ton Vote to Hold Out
for the Flat Scale.

At a meeting OF the Adamston
window glass workers, among whom
are stockholders OF tho company.
held at Adamston Wednesday, fore
noon, it was unanimously decided to
hold out for the new nat scale. and
It Is announced Ghat the workers
Will not return to work Friday night
under the sliding scale, as was am
nounecd by the manager yesterday.
The opinion is expressed by a NUM-
Der Of the workers that the plant
win not resume operations until the
new scale is accepted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-30
SHOE COMPANY is
THANKISrL TO PUBLIC.

The Davis Shoe Company desires
to thank the public for the liberal
patronage in the past year and asks
the Telegram to notify the public
that their store will be closed all day
Thursday, December 81, and that
the new firm mentioned in this pa
per will take charge on Friday, Jan
uary 1, 1909. The new firm asks a
continuance OF your patronage. The
stock of shoes Will be one of the
largest and best in the city
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-30
J9INT INsTAEZATIgN
Modern Maccabees and Royal
Neighbors Are Soon
To Hold.

Northcott Camp No. 574s, Modern
Maccabees, and Alpha Camp No.
1644, Royal Neighbors. Will have a
joint installation OF oficers the night
OF January 12 in the knights Of
Pythias hall in Glen Elk. The of
fcers-elect OF the Northcott camp are
as follows:
IT, NJ. Cobufn, consul.
burgess Moore, vice consul.
Fred Davis, treasurer.
wv. A. Fletcher. clerk.
C.. w. Heron, escort.
n. WestFaN sen tinel
w w. Moore. atehmar.
a., w. Annon, manager.