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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-08

score of ruffians about the steps, had
fired a Volley of bullets over their
heads
The ringleader of this part of the rab-
BILE appeared to be the man who pre-
viously had opposed the Boston de-
tective. He had fallen back as far as
the gravel driveway, along with his
bowling companions, and when DON
aid appeared on the veranda this ruff
fan quickly reached toward his hip
pocket.
If he carried q weapon, however, he
had no time to draw it. Donald sprang
down the veranda steps There was
a whirl of bright steel twisters in the
sunlight, and they closed like flash
around the ruffian's wrist. With a
jerk that nearly broke the bones, and
evoked a yell of agony from the fell
lows lips, Donald dragged him from
among his companions and well up the
veranda stairs.
Take charge Of this man, Wagstaff,
and hold him for attempting murder, :"
Numbered Donald, tripping the fellow
and fairly hurting him at the feet of
the startled chief. DO you know the
ruffian?"
"OnIy as a local tough"
send him to the station" command
ed Donald. LAS for you, my men, fall
back and out Of these grounds. You
can accomplish nothing here. 1 give
you my word as a man, John Boyden is
not in this house. He left the city an
hour ago. If there's man of you in
these grounds at the end of a minute,
/ will shoot him."
The effect of the attitude so abrupt
~ taken was immediate. Half a hum
dred angry eyes, now seeing a revolver
i'm the hand of the speaker, whose nerve
and prowess alone would have quelled
them, suddenly lost their aggressive fire.
To a man they began to fall back, then
moved more quickly, then broke and
ran, and in fifty seconds not a man of
them was within the fence skirting the
estate
Donald wheeled sharp about and
STROBE into the house, closing the door
behind him. Miss Royce, with hands
pressed to her breast, with glow of
quickened admiration in her luminous
ewes. received him i'm the hall.
What has become of Mr.. Coyle?"
he asked abruptly.
HE seized his coat and left by the
rear door" she replied. He appeared
10 be frightened by the revolver shots.
I guess he feared the mob. In his haste
these letters fell from his coat pocket.
I see by the superscription that one is
TIE ltlltE lily Idli4CI WiOlS MN lilO OoS
before he died"
ALLOW me to take the letter. please. p"
She complied without protest, and
Donald glanced at the face of the COW
er, at the address, at the local post
mark. at the three blue One-cent stamps
with which. instead Of an ordinary two
cent one the postage had been paid.
He wondered at the needless extrava-
gance.
After a moment. to the surprise of
Miss Royce. he drew out the letter and
read 1t.
My Dear Coyle-I am very i'll and
you must visit me without delay. An
interview is imperative. The interests
of our stockholders and depOsitors re-
quire it. The situation will only be ag-
gravated if violence on their part is in
vited. Remember the old method We
employed. You must not resort to any
step to invite their anger No good
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Continued from PAGE l

ing yeils We're sounding nearer the
house, and Morris Donald hastended TO
the window. and saw that many OF the
mob were thronging over the lawn and
up the driveway, in the very midst of
Whom large. darkly-featured man
was striving 10 make himself heard
That is hei' Miss Royce breathless-
Iy announced, at Donalds elbow That
is Martin .Coyie!"
BE quiet for a moment" cautioned
Donald, peering through the lace dra-
peries. Let me hear what he is say
ing
The sonorous voice OF the imposing
bank president finally had quelled the
general uproar, and Donald now heard
MIN declare to the disorderly crowd,
made up, for the most part of ruffians
from the lowest precincts of the city:
Though your conduct is reprehen-
Eible, il is not without some reason.
There appears TO be no doubt of John
Boydens guilt. yet lynch-laW is not to
be commended. 1 Will ascertain if he
is in this house. and, IL not, you must
dispense at once. This riotous demon
stration must end
'Humph," calculated Donald, when
yells of derision again drowned the
voice of the speaker. Remarks bet
ter calculated TO incite violence could
hardly have been framed. don't quite
Fancy. Miss Royce, the attitude this
man"
There he broke off however, upon
hearing the house door noisiiy closed,
and with Miss Royce he stepped quick
~ into the hall.
Admitted by the chief of police, Mar
till COyle had Just entered the house.
Upon seeing Miss Royce, he tossed his
overcoat upon the hall table and hur-
riedly approached her.
''WhaS is this l hear, Nellie2" he IA
miharly cried, with some harshness.
Are you losing your mind? Are you
sheltering here a man guilty Of muir
der?"
The grave blue eyes of Miss Royce
took on an ominous gleam-
DO you see this gentleman. Mr..
Coyle?" she asked, with scathing mod
Grafton. Allow me TO present the
Boston detective. Mr.. Norris Donald
He has just arrived mere in response to
telegram from me. 1 have engaged
him TO look into the circumstances ap-
parently discriminating the man TO
whom you just referred Mr.. Donald
the president of the Westlake bank, Mr.
Martin Coyle."
A little amused by the covert re-
buke the girl had administered, Dom
aid bowed and smiled in his Indifferent
fashion.
Pleased to know you, Mr.. Coyle,
said he.
Instead OF replying, Coyle surveyed
him sharply from head 10 foot, then
turned as sharply to the girl.
Did YOU think the local police We're
incapable of properly investigating the
AFFAIR."" he CURLY demanded, with
significance that rather pleased Chief
Wagstaff.
The insOlent question never was an
swered. however. for a startling volley
of pistOl-shOts, mingled with a swelling
roar of laughter from the mob. sent
a chill of dismay over the group in
the hall.
Morris Donald, followed by Wagstaff.
dashed out upon the veranda. a glance
told him what had occurred. The 10
cal officers, in order to inIimidate a
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02

49,. sid sid ln the head and sore throat use Ker
NV go sts'fso,s.es Lazativc Cuisine, The Czs
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02

brought up to the elevated re.
glons Of the coal supply can be
worked more cheap,y than in
the humid. enervating ranges
Of the coast Labor here would
probably toe twenty Der cent
more efficient Third. the in.
land market. the demands OF
railroads, mills and mines. must
oe served, and that service can
oe more easily given from IN
terror points.
We think thc fuel demands
ot the worlds shipping through
the Panama Canal viii tax our
coal carriers Co the utmost. and
that the necessity for "a return
haul Hili start the Cuban ores
towards Che Clinch coking coal
and Che limestone OF the Holston
Valley. A line OF colliers from
a port south of treacherons
Cape Hatteras will supply a
coa.ing station on the coast OF
Cuba, and return with cargocs
of ore for coal train return
trlps
Here ve see how involved "a
tnng is commerce. The rail-
road, the coal mine and the ore
field together with the water
carrier, each of them. feeds up
'n the other. and an of them
produce human activity. over
'il are tine twin kings of COM
n'rce and industry coal and
IRON. johnson city Trade
Journal
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NEW COAL COMPANY
ORGANIZED.
barrowman, Bruce and Bond Officers Of
the New Wise County Cnncern

Norton, Va, Nov. 2S.-The
Barrowman Coal Corporation
Is the name of another coal
company organized in Wise
county. 1t starts out with a
capitalization Of $4,000. The
officers are James Barrowman.
president; r. p. Bruce, vice.
president; w. H. Bond
secretary.
This company controls leases
on a large boundry of coal lands
at Banner, Va, the mines AZ
this place having been in opera
tion for some time. Ii is learn
ed that the intention of the new
company is to build coke ovens
and begin the manufacture of
coke at an early date.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02

1 have been the child of for
tune from my birth. God pave
me into the keeping ola Christ
ian father and a Christian
mother. They implanted i'm
my heart the ideals that have
guided my life. When + was
ia law school / was fortunate
as / was in my college davs. 10
fall under the influence of men
OF ideals who helped 10 shape
my life; and when hut young
man, not yet out of college /
was guided to the selection of
one who tor twenty-four wears
has been my faithful helpmate
No presidential victory could
have brought her to me. and no
defeat can take her from me
l have been blessed with q
family. My children are with
me to make glad the declining
years of their mother and my
self. When you first knew me
they called me in derision "the
boy orator of the Platte 50 have
outlived that title, and nv
grandchildren are now growing
up about me. / repeat that II
nave been fortunate indeed II
have been abundantly rewarded
Tor what little / have been able I
TO do, and my ambition is not /
so much TO hold any office. /
however great, as it is TO know /
my duty and to do it, whether /
m public life or as a private
citizen.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02
WISE NEWS NOTES.

G. A. Johnson is planning Ia
leave next Saturday morning
on "a weeks visit to his Fast
tennessee ranch, near Green
vile, a place made historic and
memorable because another
Johnson once lived there.
News reached this place Mon
day of the death of Patrick
Hagan, Jr.. who died from heart
failure at his James River home
IN the County of Goochland
The deceased was a son of Hon
Patrick Hagan, Of Dunganon on
the Clinch.
Fitz stephens expects to be in
the base bali ring next summer
with the fastest bunch of all.
home amateurs ever seen in
Wise county. He will have as
pitchers, Lipps, Bruce and
Purkys catchers. Dotson
Hyiton and Hoback: Infielders
Green, Butler, Richmond. Ful-
ton, and Roberts; outfield
Vance, Frank Richmond. EI-
bert Lipps, and Fitz will be the
general utility and emergency
sflbsfit11fa
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n. B.-Honor Roll means an
average of 9Oll in all studies
that month, and Golden Honor
Noll requires not only this
scholarship attained. but also
no loss of time by tardiness or
absence from the school bv the
pupil I'M this list.
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nave suffered good deal with ma.
@ .alIa 4nd stomach complaints, but Z have
now found q remedy that keens mo ,v.Il -
that remedy Is Electric Bifters. 4 r,s.5;,,,'
tnal is medicine for stomach and liver tr.,v-
DIES, and for run down conditions saw
W. G. hiestler, of Halliday Ark. Eleef,ic
Bttters purity and enrich the blood. tone ~
the nerves. aud impari vigOr and enerr,- ~
ne weak Your money will be refunded &
y !, isuS TO help yoa. Soc at j. W. KeLIys
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Circuit Court OF Wise Count, Virginia.

C'rcuii Court OF Wise Count, Virginia.
Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned. Jno. w.
Chalkley. Special Commission.
er in the above STYLED suit i'm
chancerv. pending in the
Circuir Court OF Wise County,.
Nn. win. pursuant to decree. ON
MONDAY. THE 2sth dar of
DECEMBER. zoos.
between the hours Of 2o'ciock. p.
nm and o'elock. p. m. of said
day. on ihe premises. in the Town
90 Fig stone Gap, Wise County.
Virginia. proceed 20 sell at
public auction 90 the highest
bidder ON the following terms.
to wit. "a sufficient amount in
cash 90 pay the coasts of this
SUIT, and the coasts and com.
missions of making sale. and
and the balence % be paid in
slh and Twelve months from date
of sale, with interest. purchaser
20 execute promissOry. negOti-
able notes. with good personal
security for the deferred pur.
chase money, payable 20 said
Special Commissioner. title 10
property 90 be retained until
paid, two certain lots or parcels
of land, lying I'M the Town of
Big stone Gap, Wise County.
Va, near the l.. & IS. Depot
and know as lois 20 and 30 Of Block
q. Central Land C0mpanv's
Addition 20 the Town of Big
stone Gap; said lots being fully
described in the bill and pro-
ceedings in said cause, 60 which
reference is here made for a
particular description.
JNU w CHALKLEy.
Special Commissioner.
VIRGINIA: in the Clerks Office
Of the Circuit Court of the
County Cf Wise.
Iillah II. Johnson ct al
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-02
COKE SUPPLY RUNS SBopT n
VIRGINIA.

The Coal Trade Journal. the
official organ Of the coal indus.
try IN America, has the follow.
ing to say concerning the pro-
duction of coke in Virginia.
Asa result of the financial
stress during the closingmonths
Of 1907, the production of coke
IN Virginia was less by 32.37a
short tons, OF 2l per cent. than
in the preceding year. amount
ing to but l,545.2ss short tons
IN 1907, as against f.577.65o
short tons in zoos. according Co
the h w. Parker chief statisti-
clan Of the United States
geological survey.
The number of establish
ments Increased from isin 1906
90 l9 in 1907. and the total
number Of ovens from l.G4l in
the earlier year OF 5.333 I'm the
later One establishment of
900 ovens was idle throughout
the year. Ail of tho coal used
m the manufacture of coke i'm
Virginia IN i907-2.26L72D tons
was unwashed, .27l5ls toms
was run-of-mine and oa3.2u2
tons slack.
All the coking Goals off Vir-
ginia are contained within "a
few counties I'm the extreme
southwestern portion of the
state, the coal fields being
within the Appalachian pro
vince. The greater part of the
development which has resulted
I'M actual production during the
last few years has been carried
on IN Wise county. on the
Jlinch Valley branch of the
Norfolk and Western railroad
The coke in this district is the
'nly coke made at che present
ime from coal mined exclusive .
y within the state.
There are two plants In Nir .
ginia. one at Low Moor and one
10 Covington. the coal for
which is drawn from the mines
Do Che New River district of
West Virginia The coal for
he ovens at Pocahontas. and
'art of the Flat Top district off
.azewcil county is obtained
rom mines whose workings ex- F
end across the state boundr
me into West Virginia. and a
.art of this coal production
hould properly be credited 90
y est \irginia The openings
{ the mines, however. and the
oke ovens are i'm TazeweU
ouuty, and DO is customary to
redit the coal as we'll as the
oke To Virginia The total
reduction of coke in Wise
ounty in 1907 amounted To l-I,
'o,220 short tons, or SD DER
ent Of the total for the state
lt seems probable that the
evelopment work that has
cen IN progress i'm the Black 4
lountain reigon of Lee county
nd in Wise county during the ,
'St few years viii before loae ,
'sult m marked Increase I'M !
'ke production of Virginia.
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SECOND GRADE

Golden Honor Roll BEN
w ats, Ora Wilson. James kel-
Ter. Karl Baker. Truman
hednney- Howard Slcmp.
Honor Roll William Rev-
crlv.
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Eli Il. Hail et al
IN CHANCERY.

/, 9. a. johnson Clerk of the
Court, do certify that the bond
required Of the Special Com
missioner by the bscree render
ed IN the said cause on tho 2srd
day of October, 1905. has been
duly given.
Given under my hand as
Clerk of said Court, this 2IsS
day of November, 1908.
G. 4. JOHNSON, Clerk.
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THIRD GRADE.

Golden Honor Roll-Rosa
Bailey. Lovely DeN0r. Pearl
Gillian. Minnie Griffin. Everett
Jessee, Bertha Nahanv. Ruth
Prescott. Bruce Sheen. Reginald
smith. Dewitt Wolfe. Carl
y ouelI.
Honor Roll Willie Tucker
Cornie Hurd.
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GOALS OF THE CLlNcH, AND CUBAN
IRON.

In commsrce and ;.s..
coal and iron ar. ,.,--.1-..,
words. one il sol,,o,,, ,-,o.,,~,
without the otbo~ w. e--'.. I
in the earth toso,,r,., ......,
are found togatho~ .h.+--..-
has am absol.ro ,o,,,,,,,..., -..-
the capital of tba ,vo~l.l -
energies of tbe ~sc. p,....t
the seemi,o, inte,,i.,., go,
ing the widest r.,g. ,f,.........
to mankind N,t,,-. ~.-.i..
disposes Retwee, +b. -,-t....
of her treasures .boh.s :...-
posed wide stretches 80 l,.s
and water and tb. .s....,,,;..
of these materials f~o,, t.-
storehouses to a o,n,r,.,, ,.,...
the manufactnr. oftb.,, .,
their redistribution +, e,..h.4
forms is both ro,,n,.r... .',,s =.
dustrv Between tb. .~.e.,l.
of the Great lakes and +h..
localities of "a coi,i,,,,oo,l...,..f,.
are long hauls bv h,tb ,..--
and rail Tile,yis. h.+,.....
the Cuban ore. the e,,,l ,r
the Lake ores and tbs Cli,rh
cokinr coal. the aonsl ,,.,~s
ing to State Geolori.t ,ybit. 10.
West Nirrina. of tbe c,,,.lr.
vile. intervenes "a long r,ii ami
water haul But-m.rt .bs.,|
nothing is lost bv fhat Tb.
very separation of tb..
materials. reciprocalv demand
,nt in use as thev a-o b.,
enormous contribution to r,,
Kinds very chiefest .mnioy
nent that of tran-nort,+,,,
And. Inn turn. thi. car~,i,.- ~
,ne to the other. or of botl, -. ,
Meeting point docs itself r,r
ume largely Of both
Coming fully Oh thc .ubia.t
Ns stated upon the aufh,,it, ,f
No.. White. the cokinr qualities
.f Southwest virginia coal ara
quite equal in value those ,,,
he Connellsvnle disrriet ami
therefore,. superior to amy other
coal for furnace r..
While DO is preeminent TOR coi-a
does not suffer in comnarison
or steam purposes slightly
over than pocahontas in heat ,
nits per pound. it's STRONGER q
S coking coal. and moreover {
, nearest to Cuban or. doposir.
Iere. then packed away io
lousands Of Nireiniaan5 Kan b
lcky hlls and mountains is "a D.
laterial whose commercial core d
slative is stored far down i'm
arribean Sea six hundred ,
nllion tons. according TO esti- /
,ate, and perhaps the finest i'm 9
le world Two years ago our G
'vered contemporary. the' ;
.anufacturers Record. saw "a y
.SIOn of this Cnban o~, $40
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MILLIONS FOR
BARRELS.

-.-Na WIN Ills potatoes and
his apples, the miller with his
-four and meal, the hardware
man with his nails, the cement
manufacturer, and the many
other users of the faithful slack
barrel, that combination of
slaves, hoops and heading.
which is not intended to hold
water or something stronger in
fluid form, used forest products
last year having the enormous
value Of Sl5, ,SOO,2 ,253.
The average man would little
suspect that the humble barrel
plays so important part i'm the
expense accounts of the Ameri-
can farmer and manufacturer.
yet figures compiled by the
Census In cooperation with the
United States Forest Ser, ice
develop this interesting truth.
Moreover, statietics take u
directly from reports from $50
cooperage mills in all parts of
the United States show an i'm
crease of 1863, ,6SS, or IN per.
cent, m the value of last years
product over that of the pre-
vious year.
In distinct contrast to tight
cooperage stock. which in the
main requires oak timber for
It's raw material, slack cooper /
age stock, particularly slaves
and heading. utilized In greater
OF less degree, most of tbe|
commercially important trees
in the country, and for this
reason its manufacture was
far more widely distributed
than rs the case with that of
tight cooperage stock. Twenty
one species of wood contributed
90 the total slack stave produc-I
ton last year Nearly two
birds of the output. however
was manufactured from the
four species, red gum, pine. elm
and beech, in the order named
The figures disclose am in-
teresting movement in the i'm
dustry i'm the substitution of
less expensive woods for those
which for many years were
drawn upon most heavily for
slack stave material, but which
owing TO the growing scarcity p
and advancing cost, are rapidly ,
'eing displaced. Ia 1906 elm !;
itaves were manufactured i'm ;,
arger quantities than those =
rom any other wood, and CON !
itituted nearly One-fourth of s,
he total production for that q
'ear, with pine and red gum =
occupying second and third -
places, respectively. Last year p,
,um jumped 10 the first place D,
me TO the second, wild elm =.
With a falling off of SO per cent -
n production, dropped to third b
lace. Beech, maple, spruce. n
hestnut, and ash followed ia b
he order named. =
While slack stave and head
ng production was reported :.
asst year from practically all -
ne states engaged In the manu- =,
acture of lumber. a consider. :.
ole percentage of the stock, in -
act, being turned out as a bv- h,
roduct Of lumber, the industry q,
'as TO an extent localized. the o.,
We states of Pennsylvania y,
lissouri, Michigan, Arkansas. h.
nd Virginia, in the order b.
amed, contributing 56.s per g.
ant of the total production -
he distribution of the Industry -
hoop manufacture is much >,
iore limited than that of slaves y,
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HONOR ROLL
And Golden Honor Roll Of Big Stone G,r
High School for Mouth Of
October. 1905

n. B.-Honor Roll means an
average of 5000 in all studies
That month, and Golden Honor
Noli requires not only this
scholarship attained. but also
no loss of time by hardness or
absence from the school bv the
pupil in this list.
FIRST GRADE.
+ Golden Honor Roll-Fdward
Goodloe, Brittle Bishop. William
Goodloo. Bertio Church. Carl
Keller. Hannah Als0ver. VIII
lam Mullin, Carlyle Moore
Louise Cox. Clifford smith.
f beuiah shelton. Tom Tucker.
James Garrison. Gale Barron
Lloyd Mahafley. Vent Tucker.
Kenneth Wolfe. Tet Witt
Frank Weary, LyloNouel. Geo
iturd, Denny Garter. Robert
Adkins, Carl Bievins. Auburn
Frazier. Geo. Jenkins. Jim
. Ailcn Jones, BRYAN Maddox
. Iarnett Nclain. EHie lambert
Annie Lambert. Ollie Larkins
Lydia Mcclellan. Grace Altman
ttta May Bcaman. Georuie
johnston. Lizzie Weary.
SECOND GRADE.
Golden Honor Roll Rem
Watts. Ora Wilson. James Kel-
ler. Karl Baker. Truman
hednney. Howard Slcmp.
Honor B0n-Wniam Rev-
erly.
THIRD GRADE.
Golden Honor Roll Rosa I
Bailey. Lovely DeNor. Pearl .
Gillian. Minnie Griffin. Everett
lessee, Bertha Mahanv. Ruth +
Prescott. Bruce Sheen. Reginald +.
smith. Dewitt Wolfe. Carl F.
y ouell.
Honor Roll Willie Tucker.
Cornie Hurd
FOURTH GRADE.
Golden Honor Roll Willie
Baker, Ella Cawood. Lillian
Head, Carl Linkons. Della F.
Parsons, Virginia Wright.
FIFTH GRADE
Golden Honor Roll Thelma .
Baker Tate Bishop. Myra Ca- /.
wood. Cecil Clore. Louise Good /
.oe Patton Hammouds. Iilne|
Jones. Kathleen Knight. John
Lane Mary Skeen.
SIXTH GRADE.
Golden Honor RoI-Black
burn Napier. Robert Puliam.
Donald Prescott. Harry Wal 4
lace.
SEVENTH GRADE.
Golden Honor Roll Kate
Brown, Roy Banks. Kitie
Horton. Florence Mccormick
Cora NahaifN. Gustava Par
IONS, Cameron Parsons. ZolHe q
'uimer. Nettle Willis. Molhe q
Grace Wolfe. John 81
Allen Goodloe.
Honor R0il-Julia Bullitt. g
tenry Bullitt, Virginia Beverly. G
ieorgie Cox. I
FIRST YEAR HIGH SCHOOL. lc
Golden Honor Roll-G -Glessie 8
ally, Judge Blantou. Ephraim C.
stone.
Honor Roll William Gra-
lam
SECOND YEAR HIGH
SCHOOL. n