Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-05-01

1896 Fifth Avenue. Ibis dog was
known as Bluff" a white bull ter
rier.
GREENSVILLE. $. C-SpeciaI-
Yeggmen blew the safe I'm Carpenters
drug store. i'm which there is a sub
postotiicc. Monday night and got away
with several hundred dollars. There
Is no clew to the robbers. but detec-
tives are at work on the case.
MOBILE. ALA.-Special.- j.
Pine, for thirty-two years builder or
OF note, died in this city Tuesday morn
ing. Pine was seventy-one years OF
age.
NORFOLK, VA.-Special.-It has
been announced here that the coro-
ner's jury which Investigated tho muir
here last September. will resume their
inquiry into that case. with the
idea OF developing the mystery along
DANVILLE. VA-Special-Joh
Custer. a merchant. OF this city. was
held for action by tho grand jury Mon
day for felonious assault on Brad
shaw Nichols. a young man. whom no
cut and stabbed Sunday.
Both OF the men are married. and
the trouble grew out OF alleged attcn-
tons paid 90 Mrs. Custer by Nichols.
CLEVELAND, Especial Par
ents OF the 40 school children who
lost their lives I'm the Collinwood fire
have pettioned John ID. Rockefeller
TO build n memorial TO their dead.
NEW YORK.-Special.-
the result OF mediation by Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Sr.. all moves in
the divorce suit or the former elsie
French against her multi-millionaire
husband. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt.
have been halted. While Mr.. Wander
bilt, who IL i'm London. IL consider
ing the proposition made through his
mother. the latter here has delayed
her departure for Europe. and even
the divorce referee and the legal talent
appearing Tor each side have ceased
I'm their efforts TO push To- "A conclu-
sion the action I'm which for "A umo
so much haste was displayed.
ASTORIA, ORE.-Spccial. Tho
first grave accident In the twenty
years of It's construction occurred Wed
nesday on the Columbia River lefty
when the huge pile-driver operated
there jumped the rails upon which IL
was approaching the sea end OF the
syst. and plunged into the Pacific
Ocean four miles from the shore, car
rying down with IL eleven workmen.
one man was killed outright. his chest
being crushed by falling timbcrs.
three others were badly hurt, one dy-
ing later; the balance escaping as by
Il miracle.
WASHINGTON. ID. C.-Special.-
The President has sent To the SEN
ate the promotions OF Captain VIII
liam :. Cowles. to Ice rear admiral;
Commander Alex. Sharp, to be cap
tain. and Pay Inspector Charles VIII
liams. to be pay director.
PEORIA, ILL-Special.-Josc
Faulhausen. aged cighty-one. and Mrs.
Amelia Behrcnds, aged seVcnty-nVc.
were married Wednesday. They were
the oldest couple that ever obtained
marriage license in Peoria cot.pty.
WINSTON-SALIcM y. Special
Cracksmen entered the postofice at
Rural Hall Tuesday night, but they
failed to break open the safe. although
1t was damaged by the explosives used.
PITTSBURG. PA.-SpeciaI.-Fou
men are dead and number OF others
injured as the result of an explosion
I'm mine of the Ellsworth Coal Com
pany. at Ellsworth. Pa. at o'clock
Thursday. Three OF the bodies
have already been recovered. and a
rescuing party is at work in the mine
searching for the body OF the other
miner and taking out the injured.
RENO, NEV.-Spcciai.- Charles G.
Gates. son OF the millionaire specu-
| lator OF New York. won $4,000 i'm
less than thirty minutes in the North
ern at Rawhide April 22d within n
few hours after his arrival in the
! booming mining camp. Even women
standing on chairs witnessed the ex-
citing game. Tex. Richard himself
dealt the cards, and as he owns the
house he took off the limit. once
Gates was nearly 100000 To the bad.
ALBANY. N. Y.-speciaI.-Th
has already passed the Senate. was
favorably acted upon in the Assem-
bly,. The bill now goes 70 tb.,
Governor for his signature
LONDON. Aprii z5.-The wreck OF
the steamship star OF japan on the
west coast OF Africa will cause n loss
IL Is feared. OF $1,50O,060 The snip
was built two years ago.
CINCINNATI, o.-special-At al
meeting of the City Council. Council
man O'Brien. saloon keeper. OF the
Sixth, presented an ordinance provid-
Ing that any woman wearing a "Mer-
ry Widow" hat at the National League
ball park must remove the hat before
the game commences, "in order that
those men who have paid to see the
game may be able to see it."
The Council Immediately referred
the resolution back to the Committee |
on Laws, OF which O'Brien is chair |
man. The proposed ordinance pro- |
vide for a fine OF $50 for each viola
ton OF il.
HORNELB. y. Y.-Special.-The |
Chicago Limited. on the Erie Rail- |
road, was ditched at Canastota, a |
short distance north Of this place |
Every car in the train except the |
Pullman left the track and rolled into |
the ditch. Twenty persons are re- |
ported seriously injured.
CORY, PA.-Special.-A tragedy