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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
ENTIRE FAMILY WAS
BRUTALITY MURDERED

DALLAS. EX.-Special.-The peo-
rle of Wautoga. little village in
1arrant county. are greatly agitaTcd
today over the brutal killing OF an en-
tire family. Neighbors discovered that
the homo of NJ. +. Gerren had been
broken into, and further examination
revealed the dead bodies OF Gerrell.
his wife and infant daughter. Thor
bodies were mass of bruises and
their heads were so horr bly, beaten
that their features were almost un-
recognizable. Several MeXicans are
suspected. and posse which was
quickly formed is now searching Tor
them.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
MAY TAKE MONTHS TO
SETTLE DEBT MATTER
RICHMOND. VA-speciaI-


Attorney General Anderson is back
from Washington. after his appear
ance last week before the United
states Supreme Court in connection
with the debt litigation now pending
between this State and West Virginia.
ON the whole. he is quite wen satisfied
with the situation, though neither he
nor anybody else can tell when the
suit will end. or what will be it's
exact result. from the standpoint Of
dollars and cents.
The court has determined that this
Commonwe alth has a right to recover
but the method Of fixing the basis on
which it will recover has yet to be
decided upon. Much will depend upon
this
Virginia. whatever the amount fl
nally fixed. will he entitled to one fifth
OF the sum exacted of West Virginia.
the rest will go to the bondholders.
In other words, IL West Virginia is
forced to surrender $40, 900 900 in dis
charge of her obligation, Virginia will
get 100000.
1t will be months and months be-
fore the matter is ended for good and
all. A vast number OF records and
accounts still have to be gone over.
Then, too, the master has not yet been
named. He will have a general super
visory power over the accountants
and his position will be one OF vast
Importance and responsibility.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
ARREST BEAZLEY FOR
MURDER OF JONES
Negro Had Sold a Pair of Shoes
Taken From Store of Murder
ed Man at Nutbush-Others
Believed to Be Involved.

MEHERRIN. VA.-Special.-Dan
lei Beazley. a negro. was arrested late
Saturday for completely in the muir
der of John I. Jones. near Nutbush,
January 23d. John Knight, another
negro. who was TO be arrested for the
same crime, has escaped. His cap
ture. however. is expected very short
ly. The cases against these negroes
have been very quietly worked. and
the warrants caused much eXciteme nt.
This is court day in Lunenburg coun-
ty. and at the courthouse the case is
being generally discussed. 1t is said
that two more negroes are wanted for
completely in the crime. Beazley is
held at Lunenburg Courthouse.
The four negroes have been under
suspicion for several days. and Satur-
day the authorities believed there was
sufficient evidence against BeaZley to
arrest him. He was given a prelimi-
nary hearing at Victoria, where, it
was learned. that he had sold a pair
OF shoes 10 J. w. FOwlkes, at Nut
bush, for 81. though their value was
much greater. and Mr.. FoWllxes found
the name of Mr.. Jones upon the box.
He notified the authorities, and. fol-
lowing this clew, il was learned he
had sold a watch that was probably
taken from the Jones store. When
arrested he had on pair of shoes
| taken from the store, and when his
house was searched a trunk. contain
ing more shoes and other articles
stolen from the store was found. A
Ratchet he had borrowed was return
ed. having blood stains on il. Beaz-
| ley viii not talk.
The same line of evidence has been
collected against Knight. who had
sold or disposed OF his effects, and
about the time OF Beazleys arrest
| disappeared.
Beazley boarded at knights house.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
MARTIN THE PATRON
OF LIABILITY BILL
Senator From Virginia Originator
Of Measure Fixing Liability of
Employers That Was Re
Gently Passed by Con-
gresS.

WASHINGTON. ID. C.-Special-
Senator Martin has not been heard
TO crow over il. but he is entitled TO
wear smile of satisfaction at the
passage OF a new employers liability
law. 1 believe that il had been over
looked by the press that il was Sen
ator Martin who took the first move
that resulted in the passage OF en-
ployers liability legislation. Several
years ago there was a resolution pend
ing in the Senate to authorize the
Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce to investigate certain matters
with reference to the then proposed
rate legislation.
The resolution was called up for
consideration and it was nj this juno
ture that Senator Martin got in a
good lick for labor He asked that
the resolution be broadened so as
to include the investigation of the
feasibility of a national employers Ii
ability law. There was some oppo-
sition to it. for in those days il was
not popular measure among Sena-
tors and Representatives. His efforts
were crowned with success and the
enactment of legislation was recon-
mended. II was out of that work OF
his that has grown the employers Ii
ability law OF today
Senator Martin is always doing
things that count. and the public never
hears of them unless some newspaper
man happens to stumble across them.
II you ask him what the news is his
laconic, though good-natured. reply
usually is: Not a drop"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
FLOCK TO COAST TO
WELCOME FLEET
Great Crowds at San Diego to
Witness Arrival-City Profuse-
ly Observation-Disclosures and Key
For Admiral Evans.

SAN DIEGO. CAL. SpeciaL-San
Diego Is filed to the OVERLOOKING point
with people and to the bursting ooint
with enthusiasm. and il is all on ac-
count Of the approach Of the DAY
when the battleship fleet viii swing
into line. anchor fore and aft and
turn loose $4,000 men for three DAYS
enjoyment ashore. The city looks like
q dover garden. il is color in every
direction. Every hotel. every board
ing and rooming house and every
home is filed with visitors. and in
coming trains are filled with people
In jewclry store on display is a
silver and olive wood casket and q
golden key. which is intended for Adj
miral Evans. He IS trying to get well
enough 20 receive ii. but he will not
BE here. san Diego. of course is sor-
~ for this. Rear Admiral Thomas
viii receive the casket and key. and
after "A while will give 10 90 Admiral
Evans. The city viii present to Rear
Admiral Thomas a magnificent cut
glass buffet set.
There is great ambition here 70
give the fleet the greatest welcome
possible. and the coast cities are keen
rivals in this matter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17

BOSTON. MASS. - Special - Ten
thousand persons are homeless. 800
buildings are smoking ruins. six per-
sons are known To have lost .hcir
lives. Eighty-nve arc missing ana 800
were injured. as the result OF the fire
which wiped ont the entire business
section of the city of Chelsea. a norta-
cru suburb OF Boston. The property
loss IS estimated at $12.0OO.OOO.
The fire. which started from n boys
bonfire. was swept 10y a violent north-
west gale over an area OF two mites
long and a mile wide at its broatost
point. Not since the great Poston ire
of 1872 has any New England city
been visited by so disastrous loss
Two Lootcrs shot.
Martial law prevails ina tho ruined
city and the men of the state militia
and the marines from the Charles
town navy-yard are p1troling he
streets with fixed bayoncts and rifles
loaded with bah cartridges to prevent
the looting Of the ruins. Two mon
are said TO have. been shot by militia
men while looting property. Their
Identity is unknown. An unknown
man who had lost all his properly
committed suicide i'm Union square.
and woman resident Of Chestnut
Street. who was refused admission 20
her burning house by militiamen.
drew "A revolver and shot herself Il sad.
While people were burning i'm :hcir
efforts TO save their property. several
babies were born in the turmoil OF
the streets.
Thirteen churches. five banks. two
hospitals FIVE school buildings. the
public library. and the city hall are i'm
ruins. The patients in the burned
hospitals were rescued with much diff
nculty and carried through dense
smoke and falling embers TO places OF
safety. Several deaths are expected
among the rescued patients from ex-
element and exposure.
Many OF the women were in great
terror at the roaring Of the flames.
and the shouts OF the nrcmen in the
smoke which rnvelopcd the city. chit
Gren i'm great numbers became lost
from their parents children who Were
apparently alone laid down here and
there on mattress or quilt and
cried themselves to sleep. Mothers
with babes in their arms looking for
shelter from the binding smoke and
flying cinders ran To parks.
GhoulS Follow Flames.
So intense was the aggregate neat
of the blazing area that tons OF water
from assembled apparatus seemed 10
be dried up Immediately il struck the
furnaces. Fire-fghters were helpless
against the terrific gale which car
red flames over their heads, igniting
building after building faster than the
apparatus could be moved.
The Gordon of militia and rifles and
knife bayonets was slowly driven back
by fire. Their attention was directed
against the dreaded approach OF the
Ghouls that are always attracted ny
wholesale destruction. In front Of the
brick armory of the First regiments,
where the reinforccments were being
armed, one thief was said TO nave
been discovered in the act of break
ing into a house. The orders had
been given TO grant no quarter to
Ghouls and he was shot in his tracks
II happened at the very edge of the
fire line in one OF the houses that
had been cleared by the line Of boys
IN blue.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
COMMITTEES NAMED TO
REORGANIZE S. y. l.. IL. r.

BALTIMORE. .-SpeciaI.-The
reorganization committee of the Sea-
board Air Line represents, in its per-
sonnet all classes of securities. 1T Is
composed as follows: Messrs. G. sid
ney Shepard (chairman), James \.
Blair. Hugo Plumenthal, Russell c.
Fessenden, Thomas j. Hayward. Hen
nen Jennings. Henry G. Perkins, John
+. Ramsay. Norman p. Ream, VII
liam a. Read, Thomas - RYAN.
ERNST Thalmann, George w. Watts.
John SHELTON Williams.
The secretary 10 the committee is
ID. G. Portous.
In financial circles il is thought
that the Seaboard first 4 per cent.
bonds. the general mOrtgagc BONDS
and the stocks are the securities with
which this committee viii have to
deal
1t is not probable that the reor-
ganization will take place Immediate
ly.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
BARON IN A CHARITY
HOSPITAL IN OMAHA

OMAHA, fNEB.-Special. - Baron
Henry Louis/dc Ginzberg. formerly of
New York. where ne arrived in 1900
from South Africa. and aftcrward
toured ,he country giving lectures i'm
aid OF the widows and orphans OF Bocr
soldiers, is a charity patient in the
county hospital here. He went from
New York To Kansas city, whore he
lived FOR two years before coming here
and where ne was arrested for Great
ing a disturbance at the homo Of
Webster Davis. then first assistant sec
Rotary of the interior and formerly
American consul-general To the Trans
wall He asserted that Davis had I'm
some way deprived him OF tho pro-
ceeds of "A check for $545.OO0.
De Ginsbcrg asserts that ne Is
cousin to both Count Boni de Castcl-
lane and Prince Hellie de Sagan: that
he has warehouse receipts for rough
diamonds. gold quartz and other min
erals valued at 100000 deposited i'm Il
Boston vault. the exhibit sent by the
Transvaal 10 the Buffalo Exposition.
but not exhibited because of the war
with England. He says that he is not
a paupcr and that his necessities will
soon be relieved by his family.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
H0BS1n URGES TEN
NEW BATTLESMiPS
In Address on Navy Bill Alabama
Congressman Would Provide
More Warships Each Year
fer Atlantic and Pacific.

WASHINGTON. -. Special
Representative Hobson. OF Alabama.
was granted an hour in the House
Saturday TO speak on the naval appr"-
l1'riatiOns bill. Mr.. HObson's we'll
known position i'm favor OF four bat
tleships caused great deal OF inter
Sst TO be taken i'm his remarks. ana
this was heightened i'm his hearers by
the carncstneSs and cloqucnce mann
Tested by the young Albanian
The very minimum demanded by
a reasonable program. i'm view of the
-battlc ships ayhaf other nations are
building he said, would be a provisio
FOR six<-NporLs-aps battloships y"ar
!. for srffs< <6ctA for the Atlantic
S2staps aod tou3 flor the Pacific.
tAt .tte eoficf0sfan OF Captain Hob
sof's speech he Wa given an ovation
around him and ehJerine ana congrat,
ulating him. ThSl confusion continued
Tor about ten minflteS. when Rcprcscu-
tative Burton. ~ Ohio. arose TO pro
young eloqucht" OF Alabama Mr..
Isurton took issue with Mr.. Hubson's
position that the United states was
dependent upbn it's navy or IFS army
90 maintain Yeacc with the world.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
CELEBRATING FOUNDERS
DAY AT UNIVERSITY
CHARLOTTESVILLE

<ACHARLOTTESNl VA. - Spe-
ciaf--The birthday of Thomas JEFF
ferson and osighty-Apt anniversary
OF the founding o. tha. University of
Virginia were celebrated here April g.
Ambassador James Bryce. OF Great
Britain, reached here last night to
deliver the Founders Day address.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Bryce
AIM Professor and Mrs. j. NJ Bury,
OF >ambridge University The exer-
cises began At noon.
The students had holiday. and
marched to Caben Hall. followed by
visitors and the faculty. in cap and
gown.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
RECOUNT BALLOTS
NEW YORK ELECTION

NEW SpcciaL-Selection
of a jury was begun before Jus
tice Lambert in the Supreme Court
in the recent proceedings brought by
Attorney General Jackson against
Mayor George Mcclellan after all
legal bubbles and tecnnica litics in
terposed by the mayor since 1905 had
at last been swept away. The trial is
the result Of the quo warranto pro-
ceedings initiated by the Attorney
General. ana the suit Will determine
finally by the opening OF the ballot
boxes of the election of 1905 whether
or not the mayor was fraudulently
elected.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

UNION STOCK YARDS. ILL.,
April -HoCs-Receipts, $4,000:
market to 10 cents lower Light
and mixed. $5.55 a $6.15: heavy. $555
a $6.l0; rough. S5.556$ 5.75; pigs.
$3.50 q $5.45: workers. $6.00QS6.1O.
Cattle--Receipts. $4,000: market
steady to strong. ReeVes. $500 az
$3.50; COWS and heifers.' $2.1OI $6.25:
calves. $3.50 a S6.75: stockers and
feeders, $S.256I S5.25: Westerners.
$40 a $3.50; Texans. $3.50 a So. 10
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; strong to
10 cents higher. Natives, S4.75GI
S6.75; Western. S4.75 a $6S5; year
lingS. 1925 a $7.25; lambs. natives.
$4.S5 a $500: Western. $725M$755
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
CAUGHT NEGRO BOY
WHO ROCKED TRAIN

ROANOKE, VA-Special.-A Nor
folk and Western passenger train was
rocked Sunday afternoon several
miles west OF Lynchburg. The rock
shattered window glass. the pieces of
which were sent flying over passen-
gers. one of whom had n very narrow
escape from serious Injury. The train
was stopped. and both train crew and
passengers chased the culprit. a negro
boy. The brakemen fred at him sew.
eral times. and finally caught him,
and turned him over to a constable
who happened to be passing.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
MURDER OF D0LS0N
WAS IN COLD BLOOD
Leo G.. Thurman Leaves Comics
sion Declaring His Former
Statements Were False and
His Victim Was a Per
feet Gentleman.

NORFOLK, VA Special -
The confession Ieft by Leo c.
Thurman when opened was
that Inc murdered his rOom-matc,
Walter T. Dolsen, i'm cold blood:
that his former confession" was
fiction, and that DClscn was a
perfect gentleman"
The confession. "a lengthy doc
unlcnt. was not given IN the pa
pCrs. IL will he printed and sold
for the benefit of Thurman'S
mother.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
Mrs. @. IL. Warren.

Mrs. Fannie Il. Warren. wife Of
G. II. Warren, died Wednesday night
at st. Nincents, Norfolk. after brief
illness. in her nineteenth year. She
Is survived by her husband and moth
er and stepfather, Captain and Mrs.
w. Z. Rodgers, and q brother, Will
lam ii. Ellis. The funeral will be
today
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
STRIKE SITUATTON 1T
PENSACOLA QUIETS DOWN

PENSACOLA, FLA.-Special.-Th
city now is quiet, there being
no outbreak of any sort in connec-
ton with the strike against the PenSa-
cola Electric Company. The Governor
has ordered additional troops TO pro-
coed at once to this city. The militia
already here are patrollirg the streets
and will permit of no disorder. Cur
few law was rgidly enforced last
night. The only exception 10 this law
is the newspaper men and other
night workers.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
John Y. Noof.

Mr.. John T. Vogt, a baker OF Colo
NAL Beach. committed suicide a few
days ago at his home by shooting him
self in the head. He was n Spanish
American war veteran. and his wife
survives him.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17

Miss Mollie Jackson SeaweI OF
county. Va. died Thursday
NJ the homo Of her aunt. Mrs David
Baldwin. in baltimore. Miss ScawSll
was "A daughter OF Mr.. !. Hairston
Scawcn. she leaves sister. Mrs.
Walter Perrin. Of Gloucester. and n
brother. Mr.. John T. Seawell. OF New
port News.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17

Mr.. James q. Anderson, OF Pittsyl-
vania, died at his home near Mineola
early saturday morning. He was
about fifty eight years old and was
twice married. His second wife pre-
coded him to the grave about five
years ago, leaving four children.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
Colonel William Lynn Lewis.

Colonel William Lynn Lewis, Of
Sweet Springs, died Thursday night.
His father. Colonel William Lynn
Lewis. was grandson of General
William Lewis, OF Revolutionary fame,
and ihis mother was Letitia Floyd,
daughter OF Governor John 3. Floyd.
and % sister OF John b. Floyd, Secre-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
PHILADELPHIA. PA.-sp,

PHILADELPHIA. PA-Special-
George Baker. one OF the crew OF the
ship Arthur Sewall. which sailed from
this port for Seattle April 3. 1907. with
a cargo OF coal. has arrived in this
city with the news that the vessel
was burned at sea shortly after round
ing the Horn. The fire was caused by
spontaneous combustion. So far as is
known. Baker who is a Hawaiian. am
Charles Dixon and Second Mate Vein
berg are the only survivors. After
drifting for two days the three men
si2htCd Norwegian bark. whiCh they
signallcd. They were picked up on
the third day. and after a forty five
days passage reached New Castle.
Bakcr went TO Bremen, whore he ship
ped on the Kron PrinZessin Cecile as
ST nSer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
SnIon Stevens.

Mr. Scion StcEcns. woll-kno'vn
citizen of Amherst county. died at his
home i'm tho ncighborhood of Pleas
ant Grove Thursday night He is sur
vivod by his wife and number Of
children. most of them living IN
IynchbUrg lie was Confederate
eollfpr
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17

Miss Mary Pirkhy. dauphtcr Of The
late Joseph Pirlybv. died Thursday at
her home. LccShurg. aged siNtv-rour
years. she was the daughter Of the
late Joseph IirkHy. a minister OF the
Methodist Church. she is survived by
one brother. Charles r. Pirkhy. AMI
one sister, Miss Sallic Birkby. both
of LccSburg
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
Miss CoIumbio Henderson

Miss Columbia Henderson died We'd
nesday night at her home at Passa-
patanzy, in King George county, of
typhoid fever. aged nineteen years
She is survived by her father, five
brothers and four sisters.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17

Miss Ida -. Hamlet. aged twenty
six years. died Wednesday evening mt
the residence Of her brothcr-in-law.
Mr.. \. =. Hester. i'm Lynchburg. The
remains were taken to Brookncal for
hnrinl
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
DEATHS.
Il. II. Oeburn.

Mr.. r. II. Ogburn died at his home,
South Hill, on sunday. He was about
nfty-one years old, and leaves besides
an aged father. brothers and sisters.
wife and eight children.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
Mis- NInrin Motley

Mrs. Maria Notlcy. widow OF ]. l..
Motley. OF Caroline county. died
Thursday night at her home acar
Sparta. she IS survived by three sons
and four daughters.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17

Mrs. Ottowa +. Hamersly, wife Of
Mr.. l.. II. Uamersly, died at Rolling
ilill, Va, tuesday,. She is survived
her husband. three sons. and four
daughters.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
Two SQUIRE NILES
CHELSEA Wiz Ed OUT
Boys Bonfire Starts Blaze That
Sweeps Over Boston Suburb.
S12,OOO,OOo TOTAL LOSS.
Six Persons Lose Lives and 800
Are Injured in Worst Fire That
Has Occurred Since Boston
CONFEDERATION of 1872.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
GREAT FIRES IN RECENT
YEARS.

NAAENA lhhfsN ~ Nh.0 A<NI
YEARS.
Chicago. 1871. Sizes, 0OO.O
; Boston. 1872. S10.OQO 900.
, London. 1874. S9.2J&.CoO.
Chicago, 1874. SIOOD.O0O.
, virginia city, New. 1875. 81. 4
lqu.puc. Peru. 1875. ST.OOO.OOO. :
Quebec. 1876. $1,000. 900
81 John. y. T.. 1871. SfS.OOO.O0O. I
: hlineston. jamaica. 1852. Sl0.- I
!, Galveston. Tex. 1855. $4,000. 600.
seattle. 1889. $c.G25. 900.
, Boston. 1859. $4,000. coo
s. chm. n. T.. 1892 S2J. OU0 600. 4
: milwaukee. Wis, 1892. $4,000 4
GGuuayaour. Ecuador. 1896. 81
: London. 1897. 5000. 600.
ottawa. Canada. 1900. 10000 :
/. iIoboi5cn. y. J.. 1900. s4.G25 600.
, Jacksonville. Fla. 1902. S1f.050. 4
. Patterson. y. j. 1902. s5.Si13o5.
z eslan-. Norway. 1904. $4,000. (
: Baltimore. 1904. $50. oo0. 600.
Toronto. 1904. Sf2.000.00O
san Francisco. 1905. $3.50. 900 900. Z
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17

Mr.. Joe Lewis, aged about seven
y-nine years. died Wednesday at his
nome near Avalon.