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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
PROGRESS Of
s. & W. ROAD
THE FINANCIAL PANIC HAS
CAUSED SOME DELAY, But
THAT HAS BEEN OVERCOME
AND WORK WILL CONTINUE.

Bakersville, n. c.. Feb. 18.-Wc
have been asked time and again
about the progress of the South e.
Western railroad, when It would be
In active operation across the noun
tainS TO Marion, etc. Some OF the
questions can be answered definite
ly, while others cannot II Is n GER
talnty. IL money and labor will ac-
comDlish anything, that the road
will be completed across to the
Southern near Marion during tfn
coming summer. some think by
July, and others think It will be
much later.
The work on the road has never
ceased In full, and I'm a few weeks
when the weather gets better. rapid
progress viii be made. The way from
johnson City. Tenn. to Altapass. a
distance OF about G7 miles, Is aI-
ready in running condition. The
track Is Of Sj-pound rails. and the
roadbed Is In excellent shape be-
tween these two points. Short curves
which arc q necessity in~many places
are being remedied as far as possi-
bic. The road following the mean
derings OF Doe river after 70 enters
North Carolina near Unaka SPRINGS
Tenn. for a distance of 30 miles
perhaps, until nearing Altapass. 81
G" which is located at the summit Of
the Blue Ridge mountains. Between
the North Carolina line ON the west
and Altapass there arc only two
tunnels. one. short one. is only
few miles below Tollanc. Bakers
yille's shipping point. and the other
IS AItaDass. The uncomplcfod por-
ton Of the road lies between Alta
pass and Marion, n distance Of about
l8 miles by dirt road but about go
miles by rail
The siringency Of money matters
has caused some delay On "A, N5r<
but that has been overcome and
work will go on from This time un-
ti 90 IS hoped that trains viii be-
running into Marion by early ali nj,
least.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
SECRET ETARY TAFT'S
WHIR[W|ND TOUR
OF NEW ENGLAND

Boston, Mass, Feb. 1S.-Secre-
taTy Taft has made a conquest in
New England. and the campaign is
being waged most vigorously today
in the Old Granite state, or at least
that is what the friends of the secre-
tary say. Taft arrived here shortly
after z O'Clock this morning and
breakfasted at the Union Club. one
of the oldest and most exclusive So
clal organizations in the city. At
8 o'clock the secretary and party
boarded a private car for Concord.
y. H., where they were met by Gov
ernor Floyd, and after an elaborate
luncheon an informal reception was
held
The party will leave for Manches-
ter this morning.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
ALTAMONT HOTEL
TO Be ENLARGED
EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS TO BE
MADE-COL. PATTON TO RE
TIRE IN JUNE. u. REYN-
OLDs THE NEW LESSEE.

w. T. ana IL. l.. Shufhebarger
architects OF this city, have prepared
plahs for extensive additions and
improvements to Hotel Altamont "a
be made this summer. The changes
planned will add greatly to the ac-
commodations OF this excellent h os-
telry.
Col. ] l.. Patton. who has con
Quoted this hotel with so much salts.
faction TO the public for the past
three years. will not renew his lease
when II expires In June, but will
turn the hotel over to L. b. Reyn-
olds, proprietor OF the Altamout
news stand, who has leased It for
a term OF years.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18

Cincinnati. Feb. 1S.-The case OF
Robert Ward Gott. slayer OF Or. Leo
Danziger, was called In the criminal
court yesterday and after testimony
as TO the present condition OF the
prisoner the case was continued to
February oath. John ID. Gott. broth
er OF II. W. Gott, has retained Thos.
Darby, OF this city, as counsel for
the prisoner. Gott is held without
bail. ~
The ahenists appointed 70 ex-
anime him have not made a report,
He win be held in the insahs ward
pending their decision. Their re-
port viii not be made for several
days. Colts fate now depends on
the decision of the commission. II
they decide that he Is insane he viii
be confined In an asylum. II he ~
sane he will have to answer for his
terrible crime
To add to his troubles. his broth-
er-m-law, Robert l.. Spangler. of
lnglesidc, w. Va, has written to
the chief OF police saying that the
gir is only thirteen years old. that
she never had cousin or sweet
heart named Buchanan. and that
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
AVENGERS MUST
NOW BEWARE
SENATE PASSES "UNWRITTEN
LAW" BILL, WITH AMEND
MENT ENLARGING ITS SCOPE.

Richmond, Feb. 1S.-The senate
yesterday passed the house bill fix
ing the rules OF evidence in cases
arising under the "unwrtten law
and permitting the introduction OF
testimony in. disproof Of the alleged
criminal assaults. The bill was In
trodueed by Delegate Bell and has
passed the house. Senator Walker
offered an amen1ment. which was
agreed to. extending the provisions
OF the bill to that class Of cases com
bined in section 367l OF the Code.
wherein the victim of the would-be
avenger Is not killed, but merely
cut, stabbed, shot or otherwise
manned.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
MEN WHO WE'RE ENTOMBED
YESTERDAY BY A RUSH OF
MUD IN THE GANGwAY ARE
RESCUED.
ONE MET DEATH
BY FALL OF DEBRIS
Remaining Members of the Party
Who Were Caught stood i'm Wa
ter up to Their Hips Until They
Were Rescued.

Pottsvllle. Pa, Feb. 17.-Twenty-
eight miners were imprisoned in the
Midvalley colliery near Mount Car
mel this morning by the breaking OF
a dam of water which had formed
in a drift which caused a rush OF
mud into a gangway while the men
were at work. All day long a party
OF rescuers endeavored to reach the
entombed men and shortly after 6
o'clock tonight they were given en-
couragement by sounds OF digging
from the inside. Later shot was
also heard indicating that the men
We're at work to effect their own res
cue and also giving assurance that
the air is good
Among the men entombed are a
number of experienced miners and
it Is believed 1t will be possible to
effect the rescue OF all the men un-
less some Of them should have met
death by being smothered in the
rush OF mud when the dam broke.
Seven of the number are Ameri-
cans. The men had been employed
in No. drift of the east side gang
way driving a heading to the sur
face. The heavy rains and thaw of
the last few days had caused a great
dam OF water to accumulate In No.
20 breast Of No. drift and the
pressure became so heavy that it
finally broke through and great
sea OF mud flowed into the gangway
where the men were at work. II
filled 1t for a distance OF about $50
feet and 1t will be necessary to dig
through this great barrier OF mud
to get at the workmen from this d.
rection. Three different rescufng
parties have been putfto work in an
endeavor to release the ontombed
men. One force is digging away
the great bank of mud which fills
the gangEay, another gang is en-
gaged<in driving a heading from an
adjoining gangway while third
force has been put to work at the
point where the entombed men were
to have driven the heading to the
surface from the gangway in which
they are now imprisoned. It Is be.
lieved that the last named gang will
be the first to reach the entombed
men and Il Is hoped to be able to
get them out or give them food and
drink by tomorrow morning.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18

from all circumstances and both had
arrived at the same conclusion,
there being an agreement on every
material point.
DIR. Priddy, on cross-examination,
was of the opinion that there Is no
probability that the prisoner can
ever be permanently cured an6 that
In his opinion conflnemen, N the
asylum would be the very best thing
for him. as It would be taking
chances. as there might be recur-
renee OF his insanity, and he would
be dangerous to be at large.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
ONE FOUND DEAD.

WiIliamsport. Pa. Feb. 49,
l1:45 a. m.-Twenty-five OF the
twenty-six men who were imprison-
ed in Midvalley coal mine, near
Mount Carmel. were rescued alive
AMI we'll today. One man was kill
ed. having been caught under the
debris Others of the party stood
in water up 70 their hips until the
rescuing party dug through to them.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
CONTRACT LET
FOR NEW HOTEL
FOUR-sTORY STORE AND HOTEL
BUILDING FOR RALEIGH
STREET.

y. w Fulp was today awarded
the contract Tor the construction Of
the brick work for a four-sory store
and hotel buildGg on Raleigh street
by d. G. Lilly. The plans and speci-
hcations were prepared by Carter
and Arters. architects OF this city.
This building will necessitate the
removal OF one Of the unsight.y
frame buildings now standing on
that street.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18

Christiansburg, Va, Feb. 1S.-
Never before in the history of Mont
gomery county has a case in the
courts created SO much interest as
is manifested i'm the trial OF Frank
Cauthorn charged with the murder
OF Mrs Ada Jones on January 2lst
last.
That Cauthorn is hope1essly in1
sane is the opinion OF the two noted
alienists, Drs. Drewry, OF Peters
burg. and Priddy. OF Marion.
He Ia regarded as incurable. and
1t is the opinion OF both the alien
lists that he should be confined In an
asylum, as he is OF dangerous type
and his insane delusions are likely
to occur In some other form.
The court room was packed al
most to sunocation yesterday morn
ing when Judge Moffett arrived at
10a3O, after being delayed for
half hour by holding a consultation
with the alienists.
DIR. Drewry detailed the evidence
in full, all of which tended to be
prolific causes of insanity. He re-
cited the fact that the boys father
was a drunkard, his mother a neg
lected waif and debaucher at the
age OF 16 years. She drank heavily
and was confined in jail There was
every reason why he should have
been born pervert. During the
long recital Jthe prisoner sat un-
moved and practically uncOncerned.
At times he looked upon the witness
as though pleased and the next mo-
ment would gaze around the court
room.
DR.. DTewry was closely cross-ex-
amined by the attorney for the com
monweahh.
In speaking OF his insanity the
alienist stated that the fact that he
exhibited no nervousness. no emo
tion and an apparent satisfaction
over the deed, and the fact that ev-
erything centered around the wom-
an he loved and whom he killed
without any malice was absolute ev-
idence of insanity.
The prisoner has a juvenile face
for a man OF his age, and from lis
experience in treating the insane.
witness said that the prisoners face
oertainly impressed him as bo.ng
hal OF insane man.
He regarded the accused as being
insane by his willingness and even
earnest desire TO be hung. His great
est desire now Is to be hung. He
would have been insane had ne new
er met Mrs. Jones. His insanity
might have developed along Other
lines
CauthOrn knew what he was do
ing, but was under the delusion that
he was doing right.
In the afternoon DR. Priddy went
on the stand. and to the question
as to whether he regarded Cauthorn
OF sound or unsound mind, replied
~ thN btHb VI NY hAVHtHuEt anu
belief I unhesitatingly state and be-
lieve that he is incurably insane
was so at the time Of the killing
and is so at the present time"
DIT Priddy said that ne had heard
and read all the testimony IN the
case; that ne and Dr. Drewry had
taken the testimony or the features
OF the case suggesting insanity sepa.
| rately. neither knowing what the
other expected TO base his opinion
on or what their ultimate decision
would be He had taken only the
testimony Indicating the abnormg
while DR.. Drewry had noted both
the normal and abnormal features
They had both considered the cas-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
IMPRISONED MINERS
GAIN THEIR FREEDOM

dent that they are making material
progress In their attempt to bore a
passage way TO the surface. IL they
fail in this an effort will be made
to drive a pipe through the mud
wall TO supply them with food and
drink. 1t is yet impossible to COM
munioa.e with the men with suffi-
cient distinctness 10 aearn IL any
OF them have met death.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

The regular monthly meeting OF
the board OF managers OF the Sun.
day School Association OF Blueheld
net last night at the Presbyterian
church to outline the work and ap.
point the committees and arrange
The program for the next publiC
meeting. which Will be held in April
The meeting last night was well al.
tended.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18

Pottsville, Pa, Feb. 1S.-1O:15 a.
m.-Throngs OF people who are at
the mouth of the Midvalley coiliery,
near Mount Carmel, can hear with
increaseh distindtness today the
sound of digging, and the mufhed
report of an occasional blast made
by the twenty-eight men who are
entombed in the mine, and It IS EVIL
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18

Gott himself Ia responsible for her
condition. SpaDgler asks the po.
lice to take charge OF her and he
will assume all expense. He as
serts that he had never heard If
her condition until he received the
news of tho shooting and that he
was told that Gott and his family
had gone or was going on visit to
Colts uncle, near Winchester, Ky.
He has since been informed that
Gott was practically forced to leave
home.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18

Tho letter refered to I'm the fore
going dispatch will complicate mat
ters very much for Gott, who had
the sympathy OF a great many peo-
pie. who believed he had become in-
sane over worry. The press dis
patches indicate that he Is insane
now. but the charge his brother-in-
law brings against him will ALLEVIATE
the sympathy for him II Il is shown
to have any foundation In fact.
Mrs. Gott and her children arc
In Bluefield at the residence OF her
brother, Robert Carr, Jr., but will
return to Princeton as soon as she
Is able to travel.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
HEROIC Effort 7
To SAVE LIT
TIE CHILD

York. Pa. Feb. 18.-While en-
deavoring to save her grandchlld
from Il horrible death by flames
which swept through her home. Mrs.
Isaac Harrington, wife OF the gen
eraI ticket agent OF the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, rushed into the blaz-
Ing house only to meet death with
tho child.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
CORNELL POULTRY SHOW

Ithaca. ~ ~. Feb 19-In con-
nection with the Farmers Week
meeting Of the New York state Col
lege OF Agriculture. the Cornell Uni
versity Poultry Fanciers' Association
today opened It's NTH annual schow.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
ASSASSINATION OF
KING ALFONSO
UNTRUE

Madrid, Feb. 18.-Last nights
report that King Alfonzo had been
assasSinated is wholly unfounded. IT.
is supposed to have started with the
Barcelona bomb explosion earlier In
the day In which one was killed. two
wounded and several buildings
wrecked.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
MORSE PLEADS
NOT GUILTY

New York, Feb. 1S.-Charles w
Morse pleaded not guilty today to
the Indictment charging him with
perjury and was released under an
other ten thousand dollar bond The
next hearing will be week from to-
day.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
MANY FAMILIES
RENDERED HOMELESS

Garnesboro, Pa, Feb. 1s.-Many
families rendered homeless, Mirs.
Mary Lunenberg lost her life and
her son, Henry, was fatally burned
when five buildings were destroyed
by fire today.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
THREE MEN LOSE
LIVES IN EXPLOSION

Kenoil, ~. j., Feb. 18-There was
a terrific explosion near here today
when one of the buildings Of the
General Explosive company blew up.
Three men are reported blown to
atoms The shock was felt for many
ruflaa
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18

is VERDICT OF CAUTHORN
JURY-WILL GO TO ASYLUM
Especial to The Daily Leader }

kSpeciai tO Tne Doiiy tFeauer.)
CHRIsTIANSBURG. VA. FEB.
ls.-AT $3.50 THIS AFTERNOON
THE JURY. AFTER BEING IN
THE JURY ROOM BUT A FEW
MINUTES ON THE CAUTHoRN
CASE. RETURNED ANNOUNCING
pHAT THEY HAD REACHED A.
VERDICT.
THE JUDGED WARNED THE
CROWD THAT NO DBMoNsTRA-
TIoN WOULD BE TOLERATED
AND THE CLERK READ THE
VERDICT. WHICH WAS mot
GUILTY" ON ACCOUNT OF PRIs-
oNER BEING INSANE.
THE PRISONER WILL BE SENT
TO THE ASYLUM AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. HE is BEING GUARD
ED.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
LlTINER HAS BAD NIGHT

Washington, Feb. 19-senator
Latimer. Of South Carolina. who was
operated upon for appendicitis yes
terday. had a bad night but is much
better today. so
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18
is ROBERT WARD
GOTT INSANE?

ANSWER QUESTION
PISsoNER-sTILL CONSUMED INSANE WARD Ar
HospITAI~-TRIaL POSTPONED FEBRUARY a7TH-AC-
spANGLER OF HAVING
RUIN.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-18

WEATHER FORECAST.
Snow or rain tonight and Wednes-
day; warmer tonight. colder wednes-
day afternoon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-03

Declares CoIored Voters Wilt Support
the Republicans.

Declares CoIored Voters Wilt Support
the Republicans.
New York, Sept. ;l-Bishop ]. S.
Caldwell of the Philadelphia diocese
of the African Methodist Episcopal
Zion church, comprising Illinois, Ken
lucky, California and parts of Ala
banaa, gave out an interview at Repub-
lican headquarters regarding the at
titQde of the colored voters toward the
presidential nominee of the Republic
an and Democratic parties. The bish-
op said that the voters of his race
we're supporting the Republican pres
idential nominee because of the belief
that the salvation of his race and the
country in general depended upon
action. He further added that the
colored race has nothing to hope for
from the Democratic party. ...-.. ~,
Bishop Grant of the African Zion
church of Kansas City, Kan, which
diocese comprises all the states west
Of the Mississippi river, was said to
be in harmony with plan outlined by
Bishop Caldwell. Bishop Caldwell was
at the national Republican headquar-
tors to hold conference to discuss
plans for carrying on the campaign
among the colored voters.
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FORT MEiGS MONUM
Dedication an Attraction of the Grand
Army Reunion. i


Toledo. o., Sept. THE two main
attractions Of the Grand Army of the
Republic encampment were the dedi-
cation of the Fort Meigs manument
and the civic parade. In the latter
5000 members Of local organizations
marched with bands. playing and ban
ners flying while the veterans looked
On approvingly.
The most significant of the days
exercises occurred at the village of
Perrysburg, twelve miles from Toledo,
where a great granite shaft eighty-two
feet in height was dedicated in honor
of the dead of Ohio, Kentucky, Penn
|sylvania and Virginia who fell in the
battle around Fort Meigs during the
war of 1912. The dedication of this
monument was included in the Of
fetal programme of the encampment
and hundreds of visitors took the
pleasant trolley and boat rides from
this city to attend the exercises.
1t was at Fort Meigs that General
William Henry Harrison checked the
British advance under Proctor after
the general had profted by General
Hull's surrender of Detroit With cit
fzen soldiery gathered from Ohio,
Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
General Harrison succeeded in pre-
serving the American boundary as it
now exists.
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CONDITIONS IN THE EAST
Chairman Mack Confers With Demo-
cratic Leaders.

Chairman Mack confers With Demo.
cratic Leaders.
New York, Sept. :.-Political con-
ditions In the East were discussed at
length at conference of National
Chairman Mack, members of the ma.
tional committee and heads of the va
rious bureaus of the New York head.
quarters of the Democratic national
committee. Chairman Mack said that
he had received reports from all the
states along the Atlantic seaboard
and that he was more than satisfied
with the progress of the campaign.
Chairman Mack urged upon his nation
al committeeman to do all they could
to aid in the organization of precinct
Democratic clubs.
National Committeeman George w.
Green of Rhode Island and Judge
Frank Fitzsimmons of Providence, r..
l., chairman of the state central COM
mittee, Informed Mr.. Mack at the con-
ference that they had every reason to
believe. that Rhode Island this year
would cast its electoral vote for the
Democratic ticket. 49,
Chairman Mack said that no selec-
ton had as yet been made for the vice
chairman for the Eastern headquar-
ters. Chairman Mack is planning to
be In Chicago by next Sunday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-03
JOURNAL CHANGES HANDS
Syndicate Secures Possession of Min
neapoIis Newspaper.

Syndicate Secures Possession of Min
neapoIis Newspaper.
Minneapolis, Sept Negotiations
have closed eliminating in the sale
of the Minneapolis Journal, the cap
ttal stock of the Journal Publishing
company, publishers of the paper,
passing into the control of a syndicate
composed largely of chamber of COM
MERGE interests and organized and
headed by Herschel v. Jones, a grain
expert and editor of the Commercial
West of Minneapolis. Mr.. Jones will
assume the business and editorial
management Of the paper, it is an.
nounced. zas..s-s. VI .-~sse
The consideration for the capital
stock was, it is understood, $1,2O0,000.
AS a result of the change of owner
ship, Lucian Swift, manager; J. S. Nc
CLAIM, editor, and William A. Frisbie,
managing editor, retire. AS far as
known at present the remainder of the
Journal operating staff will remain un-
changed for time at least. Charles
Adams, a former Chicago newspaper
man. who has been associated with
Mr.. Jones on the Commercial West
for several years, takes Mr.. Frisbie's
place as managing editor of the Jour-
nal 5
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-03

Hotel Metropo1e, where Mr.. Bryan be.
fore partaking of breakfast shook
hands with the crowd which filed into
the lobby.
At the station several hundred per-
sons assembled and cheered the pres
1dential candidate as he alighted from
the train. A street demonstration
was a feature of his visit, the people
cheering, clapping hands and waving
handkerch1efs. .-c......ss..:
After breakfast Mr.. Bryan proceed
cd to the fair grounds and there held
q reception. preliminary to speech.
At noon he was rendered a banquet,
prairie chicken constituting one of the
main dishes. ~ -.
Mr.. Bryan gave to his speech here
an agricultural color owing to the fact
that he was in a farming country.
The illustrations which he used were
gathered from the farm and the issues
presented were those that appealed
especially to the farmer. He dwelt
upon. the subjects covered by his no.
tiaqation speech and pointed out as
he did then the things which he said
have operated to take the Government
out of the hands Of the people and
named the remedies which the Dsmo-
Gratis propose.
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1ican candidate for County Attorney,
for the Prilnaries Sept. 18th, an
nounce myself as such and ask the
support and votes Of the electors Of
Beltra ami county. It is my sincere
wish to assist, as county attorney,
in placing every safeguard around
the treasury Of this county, to econo-
mize, allow no money paid out IN
warranted or unnecessarily, see the
income ofthe county increased and the
outlay diminished without in any
manner increasing taxation ifpossible
to prevent, which believe can be ac-
complished and taxes reduced, by 9
just, equal and equitable assessment
of all taxable property.
. Respectfully,
| .% d. H. FISK.