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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
BRYAN IS ALERT
THE NEBRASKAN MATCHING
HIS POLITICAL FENCES-SIG-
NIFICANCE ATTACHED no
EASTERN TRIP AT THIS TINE.

Washington. Mar. 26.- Politi-
clans attrlbuB, hidden Significance
TO the visit OF William jennings
Bryan in Washington today. The
establishment OF johnson head
quarters here and I'm New York and
other eastern cities, and rumors of
plan to capture the eastern dele
cations to Denver for the Minnesota
man, have caused some trepidation
among the Nebraskan's supporters
in Washington. Mr.. Bryan will
hold several important conferences
with Democratic leaders in Wash
ington today.
Tomorrow Mr.. Bryan will invade
Pennsylvania. one OF the strong
holds Of the opposition to his candi-
dacy. speaking tomrrow evening in
P!ttsburg Reports state that the
members OF the pennsylvania Bryan
League have arranged an elaborate
reception for their chief. and that
his appearance in the Smoky city
viii mark the beginning Of a deter
mined campaign TO contest the state
delegation in the interest OF the Ne
braskan.
From Pittsburg MI Bryan will go
to F1rkersburg, w Va. and thence
TO Kansas City. Mo, where he will
be the guest of honor at one Of the
greatest political banquets ever held
in the West, to be held Monday
night. On Tuesday DE will be I'm
Lincoln and will entertain the Dem
ocratic and Populigt editors Of Ne
braska at banquet. Later next
week ne will include cities and
towns in Kansas. Colorado, Nebras-
ka and Iowa
While Mr.. Brayan Is engaged in
swinging around tho circle. his op-
Doncnts iu the east will be busny
engaged in manufacturing Johnson
thunder in the hope of preventing
The Nebraskan's nomination for The
presidency The anu-BryanItes
hore TO secure control of The dele
cations from New York. PennsyI-
vanio New jersey Delaware and
Mas achusctts. with possibly several
others ln Sow York. the Bryan OBJ
position is headed by Mayor McCleI-
Ian and Charles T. Murphy. while
other prominent politicians have
taken ibe lead in other eastern
states. While Johnson IS considered
Che logical choice OF the anu-Bry-
antics either Judsou Harmon Of
Ohio. or Judge Gray of Delaware.
would be- acceptable as compro-
mise
According TO report much work
has already been quietly done I'm or
ganizing the anu-Bryan men fin
Peunsyivnia. Massachuee-s and
New Jersey and the indications are.
it was said that the campaign viii
be- hard one for The Bryan men 20
fight While the delegations from
the four states would not constitute
third of the whole number
third being necessary to prevent
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
POWDER EXPLOSION
At WAR
JOHN PAYNE AND WILLIAM
BoWLES SERIOUSLY INJURED
TAKEN To MINERS HOS
PTTAL.

Jaeger, w. Va. March 26.-( Spe-
cial) Quite distressing accident
occurred yesterday at War" a
mining camp on Dry Fork. John
Payne, son of our townsman, MIR
David Payne, ana young man by
the name OF Bill Bowles were play
ing with squibs. One of them threw
a lighted squib on the floor where
some powder happened to be scat
tered. The fire from this squib ig-
nited the powder. which soon com
municated with an open key OF
powder nearby. causing a fearful
explosion, burning the two young
men very seriously-wh whether fatally
or not cannot be learned yet.
The boys were brought here yes
terday evening and taken to the hos
pltal at WEIGH on No. 16
Mrs. Dennis, who has been at
WEIGH for the last two weeks. has
greatly improved and will come
homo today.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
HARDWARE MEN
ELECT OFFICERS
WEST VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION
IN ANNUAL SESSION.

Charleston, March 26-The West
Virginia Hardware and Supply Deal
ers' Association held it's second an
nual session in the assembly room
OF the Hotel Kanawha Tuesday.
During the morning and afternoon
sessions talks were made on subjects
of interest to hardware men, among
the addresses being one by c. ..
Hancock. of the Bluefeld Hardware
company, on the Relationship OF
The Manufacturer and the Whole
saler." Officers were elected for
the coming year and Huntington
was selected as the next meeting
place
The following were the officers
elected: President. j c. Miller
Huntington; vice president. Ernest
Howell. Charleston; secretary-treas-
urer. w H. Banks. Huntington.
Mr.. J. i. Hawkins, Of the EN-
mons-Hawkins Hardware company.
OF Huntington, the first president Of
the association, called the assOcia-
ton TO order. Delegates were pres
ent from all the leading hardware
firms in the state. Reports were
read by the retiring officers.
Alvin NJ Smith. Of Richmond,
Va, secretary Of the Southern sup
ply and Machinery Dealers Assocl-
alton, made an excellent talk in the
morning on Association work"
He was followed by Geo. Puchta.
of the Queen City supply company.
OF Cincinnati, who spoke on the
Cost Of Doing Business" In the
afternoon several other interesting
talks were made by members OF the
association.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
BUY A RAILROAD
AND COAL LAND

The reported purchase OF 10000
acres OF ore land in Pocahontas
county, reported I'm yesterdays
Leader, has been confirmed. and In
cludc3 tho purchase OF n railroad. A
Charleston dispatch gays:
The Iron Mountain g. Greenbrier
railway. a lumber line extending
OUT OF White Sulphur Springs. w.
Va, AMI which was controlled by
Thomas J. Shyrock & CO.. OF Balti-
moro. has been sold to A. j. Mox-
ham, Of Wilmington, Del, who also
purchaEod with It about 10000
acrc7 Of ore lands.
The property will be used by the
Goshen Iron CO.. which has offices
In Wilmington. Del. and also at
Goshen, Va. The railroad connecta
with the Chesapeake g. Ohio rail-
way. and u is expected that the
new owners Will extend It.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
THURSDAY AFTERNOON MARCH 40, 1905

nomination--dt was stated that the
hackers OF the movement expect
that II they can control the solid
delegations about them. and In
that way massing enough TO defeat
a nomination on the first ballot
New York has seventy-eight dele
gates. Pennsylvania. sixty-eight:
Massachusetts. thirty-two. and New
Jersey. twenty-four. a total OF 2O2.
There are s65 votes. and Mr. Bryan
will have TO get cas-. To prevent his
nomination on the first ballot, his
opponents viii have to muster S22
votes. II was pointed out by
friends OF the Nebraskan that he
has many friends in all the states
mentioned. aud that, while unin-
strueted delegations might be scs-s
from each to the convention, It
would handy be possible for the
anti-Bryan men 20 capture all the
delegates from each OF the states.
On the other hand. Il was stated
that. with the aid OF the unit rule.
solid anti-Bryan delegations might
be sent to Denver.
In promoting their campaign the
anh-Bryan forces will have the CO.
operation OF Minnesota, which Will
send q delegation instructed for
Johnson. and of Delaware. which
has alredy signifed It's attention OF
sending it's delegates pledged to
Judge Gray, Massachusetts. through
cts state committee has refused to
declare for Bryan. and North Caro-
lima. TO the surprise of the Bryan
ties. failed to adopt Bryan reso-
luticn.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
SAD CASE
OF POVERTY
DEAD CHILD REMAINED IN
HOUSE BECAUSE MOTHER
COULDN'T PAY FOR BURIAL.

A sad case OF extreme poverty has
just been brought TO light. On Mon
day, a negro woman on Powell
street lost one OF her children as a
result OF pneumonia, but the wo-
man having no money to bury the
child, the death was not made pub
lie, and the body remained In the
house. Yesterday another child of
the Stewart woman died from the
same disease, and third is report.
cd III and not expected to live. The
oyerseer OF the poor had the chill
dren buried yesterday at the coun-
tvs expense.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
RECTOR MARRIED LOST GIRL.

Pittsburg, Pa, Mar Pitts
burg society has been shocked to its
center by the report that the Rev.
Floyd Swaarer, assistant rector OF
one OF the most fashionable OF Pitts-
burg's Episcoptl churches. was mar
riel 70 an inmate Of a Chicago rel
light resort. The rector and his
bride were formerly engaged. bnt
were separated by quarrel. The
Rev. Mr.. Swearer recently learned
that his sweetheart was I'm Chicago
and they were married there.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
ELKS ELECT
OFFICERS
LARGE DELEGATION Of ELKS
FROM CITY AND COALFIELDS
MET LAST NIGHT.

The largest attendance Of Elkg in
the history OF the order I'm This city
met az their hall last night and
elected officers for the ensuing
year. The election excited great in
terest because Of the fact that two
OF the most popular members Of the
order had been placed I'm nomination
Tor the office OF exalted ruler. ana
while the contest was enu,aIy
friendly It was no less spirited.
There were no other contests thas
excited any especial interest. m O.
election resulted as follows:
Exalted Ruler-Judge Joseph ~.
Sanders.
Esteemed Leading Knight John
u. billiard
Esteemed Loyal knight j. d..
McCue.
Esteemed Lecturng knight r..
W. Lacey.
Secretary Norman Mcdowell
Treasurer. j. Kelly.
Trustee - d. Harrison.
TiIer-W a. Hancock.
Representative to Grand Lodge
j. EmmCt Jones. alternate. VIM
Mccarthy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
TOM COOPER
ALLOWED BAIL
MAN WHO SHOT 4. r.. WHITE
HttbEASED UNDEE $500
BOND.

Roanoke va, March 20 Thomas
Clark Cooper. the colored man who
shot and killed a. u. white. princi-
pal of the Gregory Street school.
was admitted to bail in tho corpora
ton court yesterday in the sum of
twenty-five hundred dollars with q.
+. Brooks and ] -. Burrcl1. sure
ties. The 9TH Of April has been Get
as the date for the trial The grand
jury meets on April 9Th
The case of Henry jackson. col.
ored, charged with bousabreakine.
was continued to Che mex. term of
cOur3.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
AbRlJZz|
ADMITS ENGAGEMENT To MISS
kATHERINE ELKINs-FIRsT
PRINCE OF ROYAL BLOOD To
sEEK WIFE IN UNITED
STATES.

New York. March ga wire
less message TO the American from
the steamer LusitGnia via Sable
Island and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
says: ION Monday, the second day
out the Duke of Abruzzl. first cou-
elm OF the king of Italy, and the
hrst prince OF royal blood 20 seek
a wife in the United States, admitted
TO friends on board the ship that a
tentative engagement existed be-
tween himself and Miss Katherine
Elkins, daughter OF Senator Elxlns.
OF West Virginia"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
DECLINES TO SERVE.

G. II. Mustard, who was elected
treasurer of the fund 90 equip the
fire department at the meeting held
Monday night has written letter
10 the chairman OF the committee
declining to serve, as he hasn't time
10 attend to It, and suggesting mat
some member of the committee
serve in the capacity of treasurer
Ihe committee VIII act upon Ihe
suggestion and designate on. Of
their number.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
GILLETTE MUST DIE
GOVERNOR HUGHES REFUSES
TO INTERFERE.

Auburn. N. Y, March 26.-Ches-
ter Gillette's hope to escape the
electric chair vanished today when
he was informed that Governor
Hughes finally refused to interfere
with the sentence of the court. gill
lette must die in the electric chair
In the Auburn prison during the
week of March both, according to
the sentence, and II is probable that
he will be put to death about G
O'Clock next Monday morning.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
CAB DRIVER
FOUND IN HIS VEHICLE WITH
BULLET HOLE IN BACK OF
IIEAD-MURDER FOLLOWS
WILD NIGHT or REVELRY.

Chicago, Ill.,, March 26.-The
body OF buggy Hamilton. a cab
driver shot through the back of the
head, was found in cab at 18th
street and Calumet avenue early
this morning The police believe
the murder followed a wild night OF
revelry The slayers are believed
to have been three men who robbed
several persons and fought revolv-
er battle with the police.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
ON HARTMAN SYSTEM.


ON HARTMAN SYSTEM.
Cairo is on the Illinois Central
Chairman system). and Cleveland.
Chicago and ST. Louis railways. and
is connected with the 81. Louis. Iron
Mountain and Southern Gould sys-
tenn by short limo known as the
Cairo. Arkansas and Texas. or cat
roads. II thus appears that through
the construction OF road from Cal
TO TO Norfolk both the Gould and
Hartman systems would gain en-
trance TO 4 first-class Atlantic Coast
port.
AT Bristol, Va. Tenn. 40S miles
west OF Norfolk. the new road from
Cairo would connect with the Nor
folk and Western railway. Just
which group OF American railway
interests. II any. tho projected line
is allied with is not known, but the
impression conveyed 20 New York.
ers by those interested in it's con.
struction is that It is an indepen.
dent project.
The statement that French CAPT
hal is interested apparently lends
credit to the enterprise. Il being
generally known that large capital
may be procured in France for an
enterprise which shall be approved
by flnanciers OF the nation.
The line must cross the Ohio
river. the Cumberland and Allogha-
NY mountain ranges on its way from
Cairo TO Norfolk. II would tap the
great Kentucky coal fields and 9th
er great traffic producing regions
and lead 20 tremendous develop.
ment at Norfolk throughout the ter
Iitory IL should traverse.
The French hnanciers are de-
clared TO be feliching themselves
upon their delay in inaugurating the
construction OF the road and say
that it can now be constructed for
many millions OF dollars less than
1t could have been had contracts
been placed before the financial
slump in this country last year.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
DR. LAMB
LEAVES SATURDAY FOR EU-
ROPE AND WILL NOT REPORT
ON CONDITION OF TuAw IN
TIL HE RETURNS.

New York. March 26.-Dr. Rob
ert b. Lamb, OF the Matteawan
asylum, will leave for Europe on
Saturday, and said that he would
not make a report on the mental
condition OF Harry X. Thaw until
July or later. when he expected to
be back home. The fact that the
report is to be delayed means that
Thaw will probably have to spend a
greater part OF the summer in the
asylum
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
DIPLOMAT
SUCCUMBS
TO WOUND
DURHAM W. STEVENSON, WHO
WAS SHOT BY KOREAN, PASS
He'd AWAY AT MIDNIGHT.

San Francisco. Cal, March &C.
Durham w. Stevenson. who was
shot last Monday by Korean, died
last night at midnight, one OF the
bullets passed through his intes-
tines, although until yesterday the
doctors were not sure OF the fact.
Peritouitis set In and the end came
speedily.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
CRAMMED
WITH CASH
KNICKERBOCKER TRUST co.
RESUMES BUSINESS, UNTYING
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

New York, March 26.-After be-
ing closed six months, the Knicker-
booker Trust company reopened it's
doors at noon today for the resump
ton of business. The vaults OF the
main banking Office at Sixth and
Broadway and three branches are
crammed with cash.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
GERMAN ROYALTY
IN SUNNY ITALY.

Venice, March 2G-The German
emperor and empress have arrived
here and were received by the king
Of italy at the station. NotwIth-
standing the bad weather all win.
dows along the grand canal we're be-
Ragged and a greht crowd at the
Quays gave the soyereigns a hearty
reception
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
MORE DEV|LTRY
NIGHT RIDERS STILL BUSY IN
Old KENTUCKY.

Covlngton. Ky, March 26.--lTha
big tobacco warehouses of T. II.
Hamilton, and a dozen residences
were destroyed by fire at $40
o'clock this morning. Tho total
property loss will be $500. 900.
There is little doubt that the Are
was incendlary another achieve
ment of Kentucky might riders"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26

Mrs. IT, Archer Mitchell and
daughter. Of Portsmouth va. are
the guests OF COL. and Mrs. J. T..
Patton.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26
GOVERNOR GUILD IS BETTER.

Boston. Mass March &c. The
condition OF Governor Guild is
somewhat improved today.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26

had no railways radiatiug east and
west from It. The population in
1904 was 1925.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26

Fair and warmer tonight: Friday
fair, colder late Ia afternoon. fresh
sonthwesterly. shifting Co north
westerly winds.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-26

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-01
UNCLE sam ORE
LIKE COLORADO
Deep Wine Is Developing Sen
SationaI Values in Silver,
Lead and Gold.

General Manager Dern of the Uncle
Sam Consolidated stated yesterday
that it was becoming daily more ap-
parent that splendid body of excep-
uonally high-grade ore was being
opened in the winze beneath the low
est level, For the first forty feet in
sinking the character of the fissure
hlling varied Sometimes there was
good ore, then it was mixed. and
again it showed little if any value.
Finally. few days ago galena COM
menced TO come in and within a day
or so large portion of the winze was
in that character of ore. For fifteen
feet sinking has now been progressing
in solid ore, and the assays suggest
similar values TO those which have
made the Colorado mine famous, with
the ore getting softer and more like
the Colorado product in the bottom.
No assays were made yesterday. but
the returns on samples taken Thursday
showed better than SIS in gold, silver
around 200 ounces and lead averaging
better than 30 per cent. Assays of
over $50 in gold have been obtained,
while the galena ore ran close around
20 per cent lead. with fine values in
silver, as we'll The present showing
is about the best ever made in the
property and, if the strike develops as
Superintendent Griggs believes it will.
the property will be making some sem
satlonal shipments when a market for
the product is found again.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-01
NEW COPPER MINES
WILL KEEP BUTTE CLOSED
pollock Private Wire.)

Boston. Jan. 31-The ability of the
Utah Copper company to produce three
million pounds of copper month at a
cost of about cents per pound. and the
fact that Boston Consolidated is just
starting in to place q like amount of
new copper production on the market,
with the Nevada Consolidated and
Cumberland Ely companies preparing
to start production in May at the rate
of fifty to sixty million pounds per an
mum, may postpone the early resump-
ton of production by the Amalgamated
properties at Butte.
Much viii depend upon the increase in
American copper consumption in the
next few months. because these Utah
and Nevada properties should be plac-
ing on the market in the not distant flu
ture at least 10,000,0 900 pounds of new
copper at the cost of around cents per
pound. This is at least three or four
cents per pound cheaper than the Anal
gamated properties at Butte can lay
down its copper in New York, including
refining and selling. Such a large
amount of new cheap copper production
will naturally have to find market
before the higher cost copper of the
Amalgamated company.
The cheap copper production of Utah
and Nevada is destined TO be factor of
great Importance. 1t is a matter of rec
ord in the copper world that increased
consumption has heretofore always
kept pace with new production and it
is possible that with return to nor
NAL business conditions in the United
States. all the new copper production
will find a market: it may prevent
prices for them all going beyond g
healthy trade basis.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-01
MINING Notes.

Anthony H Godbe, the well-known
mining man. is back from an eastern
| business trip.
One carload Of ore from the Pioneer
| and four from the Taylor & Brunton
| sampling works were released yester-
day.
The San Pedro railroad crowd which
has organized a company to bore for
oil in Juab county. expects to have {
rig at work before the end of the
present month.
w. H. Alexander. the well-knowa
leaves for the east today on business
for the American Smelling & Refining
company in connection with its Omaha
works.
Notifications have been given to
most of the employees at the offices of
the United States Mines company that
their pay will stop on the 18th. That
makes it look as though the lead
smelter would close about that time.
". r. Wightman. we'll known in
mining circles. as the old secretary of
the Daily Mining company, was taken
to the Holy Cross hospital suffering
with an aggravated case of appended
tbs Wednesday. He was operated upon
Thursday morning, and yesterday he
was reported as doing nicely.
1t is said that the bins at the Black
Jack mine, Tintic are being filled with
fine ore, and the statement is made
that a real strike has certainly been
made in the property. The companys
stock is gradually climbing in price.
and the demand for it is growing every
day
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-01
SEEK CONTROL OF
COLUMBUS CON.
Michigan Interests Evidently
After the Scalp of President
Tony Jacobson.
WON'T QUIT TILL DEFEATED
RECORD MADE SINCE BEGINNING
A GOOD ONE.
WON'T QUIT TILL DEFEATED

The annual meeting of the Column
bus Consolidated Mining company will
be held in this city on Tuesday and, if
the character of proxies that are COM
ing from the east are to be taken as an
indication, fight is being made to
wrest control of the proposition from
the present management by the Mich
igan contingent.
For a good while back" said Man
ager Tony Jacobson yesterday, Il have
had notion that 1 would like to shift
the presidency of the company and the
management of the properties onto
other shoulders, but such a thing as
resigning or declining to run for office
again is now out of the question. I
don't know, of course. but that suffi-
Gent votes have been secured by the
Michigan crowd to carry the day. II
they have got the strength, then 1 shall
have TO surrender. But / like a fight,
and will stay now until the ballots
show that l am licked"
Tony Jacobson is the father of the
Columbus Consolidated company He
was its first president, and he has held
that position for the seven years that
the corporation has been in existence