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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

Hon. ]. Powell Royal and John
Whit, of Tazewell, are attending
the circuit court at Princeton.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

Remember the big wclry sale at
Pedigos Saturday. One dag only.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

w. II. Ferguson, of the National
Lumber Company, is the guest of
II. X. Eustler.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

Try a Leader Want AID.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

Capt Charles Fields, OF Califor-
MIA, who has been the guest Of h s.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

Major +. ). Kendrlc', Of Bristol,
business visitor in the city.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dewitt LEFT
yesterday afternoon for their new
home at Knoxville, Tenn. Mr..
Dewitt took a non-suit in his liz
igaton at Princeton and has insti-
tuted another suit against the same
defendants for $4,000.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

A. j Showers. OF Bland county,
Is IN the city.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

Jas. O'Keefre. Of Northtork. was
in the city est night.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

j. Il. Bond. o. East Radlord. was
in the city i 81 night.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

Mrs. c. w Smith left this morn
ng Cor Cooper To visi; a sister
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

b. p. r chordson, or Grove, is
here en- route 20 Betty Baker, where
he will visit relatives.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09
PERSONAL

j. Il. Bond. o. East Radlord. was
IN the city I st night.
Jas. o'Keefre. of Northtork. was
in the city .cst night
Remember the big wclry sale at
Pedigos Saturday One dag only.
Major f. 5. Kendric'l. Of Bristol,
business visitor IN the city.
A. J. Showers. OF Bland county,
is IN the city.
Mrs. c. w Smith left this morn
ng Cor Cooper To visit a sister
Dolls, Teddy Bears, Dolls Dishes
China at Ped COS.
Editor Thomas c. Johnson, OF
Pear sburg. was in the city yester-
day
II. d Sta'llrd and Nyd Combs of
Honaker. are registered ut the
| Windsor.
j. A. Ti'ler, of Pineville, was in
the cty today en- route to High
Point, n. c.
Handsome Christmas gifts at liz
tie cost. Jewelry sale at Pedigo's
Saturday. OIe day only.
b. p. Richardson, or Grove, is
here en- route 20 Betty Baker, wher
he will visit relatives.
w. II. Ferguson, of the National
Lumber Company, is :he guest OF
II. X. Euster.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

Mrs. r. X Kits will leave to-
morrow afternoon for Tracy City.
Grundy county, Tenn, 20 join hsr
husband, who was recently elected
general manager OF the Dixie Tslo-
phone company. and who has been
there for several weeks.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

Dolls, Teddy Bears, Dolls Dishes
China at Ped COS.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

l.. II. 81. CLAIR & 90,
G05-611 Princeton avenue
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

ny 4 Leader Want AID.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

Handsome Christmas gifts at III
tie cost. Jewelry sale at Pedigo's
Saturday. OIe day only.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

j. A. Ti'ler, of Pineville, was In
the cty today en- route to High
Point, n. c.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

II. ID Sta'llrd and Ma Combs o
Honaker, axe registered ut th'
Windsor
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

Editor Thomas c. Johnson, OF
Pear sburg. was in the city ye5ter-
day.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-20
THOMPSON TO QUIT
Chairman Of Legislative Rail
road Committee Not to Run
for Re Election.
TO GET OUT OF POLITICS
Ex-Reprcsentatlve Bohan, Of NAuga-
tuck, Doubtless Will BE Nomi-
mated to Succeed Him.

Senator Clarence f. Thompson OF Or
ange Is not to be a candidate for re-
election to his office this year. nor TO
any other political position, according
to his close friends and these who at
the last election managed his canvass.
Instead he Is hereafter to devote
himself entirely to his banking and
other business In this and other cities.
Senator Thompson represented the
Fourteenth Senatorial district In the
general assembly Of last year and dur
ing his term was one Of the most rallied
at but still one OF the most popular
members of the upper house. The rail-
lery was induced principally by his at
titude on railroad matters and his
stand on the railroad committee, of
which he was the chairman. His Tits
with Senator stiles Judson of STRAIT
ford, who. It was said, was sore be-
cause he didn't land the railroad com
mittee craftsmanship. furnished most OF
the excitement and merriment of the
session. After both threw of their SEN
atorial mantles and became just plain
men again they were the best Of
friends
The district which Senator Thompson
represents includes the towns Of Beth
any, Cheshire, Milford, Naugatuck, Or
ange, Prospect, Woodbridge and VOL
colt and has population of over 30-
900 at present. In each Of the towns
named candidates are beginning to bob
up for the nomination, but 1t Is said
to have been already fixed for exRep-
resentatve Bohan Of Naugatuck. who
two years ago stepped aside In favor
of Senator Thompson, The latter then
easily secured the nomination. Mr.
Bohan represented his town In the
lower house at the session Of 1905 and
is considered the strongest republican
in the district to run this time. He
1 will probably be opposed by Attorney
Edward j. Maher of Orange, who al
the last election was the democrati,
nominee against Senator Thompson
He was defeated by 729 votes, about 5N
| less than the republican majority Of tn,
previous election. The district is un
auestionably republican and the dem
ocratlc majority Is not anxlously be
sought. Mr. Mahers good run last time
however, puts him in the running
again,
Aside from withdrawing as a candi
4 date for any office, Senator Thompson
Is said to be determined not to mix II
politics in any way hereafter.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-20
ANARCHY IN INDIA
On Verge of Uprising. Says Missionary
Christians Slaughtered.

Boston, May l9.--Indlcations OF ser
ious unrest in India were reported
here to-day by Rev David Downe. a
missionary OF the American Baptist
missionary union, who with his wife
arrived by steamer on a furlough aft
cr seven years spent in Nellore in the
Madras presidency. Almost every
ono In India anticipates trouble and
insurrection," said Mr.. Downie. THE
people are striving for home rule but
their methods are those Of anarchy
Great Britain will give the people
self government as soon as they are
ready for 1t but at the present time
they are constantly on the verge Of
uprising"
Mr. Downte, who has been a mis-
sionary for thirty-hve years, adds that
the feeling against Christians Is very
bitter Women who have embraced
Christianity are being slaughtered and
men are being ostracized.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-20
TAFT HALTS REVOLUTION
Trip 10 Panama Breaks Up Plot of
Election Frauds.

Washington. May i9.-Secretary Taft
today announced the terms of the
agreement he reached with the Pan
anna government on his recent visit
there which It Is believed IL carried
into effect will guarantee the absolute
integrity of the elections to be held In
July. Panama is to appoint an electoral
commission to investigate the COM
plants Of all parties and In this the
United States is to join. This is re-
garded as one of the most important
results of the secretary's visit to the
lsthmus. Representations of fraud
contemplated by both parties had been
made to him which II carried into eff
feet II is believed would have led to
n revolution.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-20
HARTMAN AFTER B. 4 M.
Chairman of Massachusetts, Commit
tee Defends Merger Report.

Boston. May IA defense Of the
report Of the special committee on
commerce and industries and It's ac-
ton In favoring the merger of the
Boston and Maine with the New York,
New fIaysn and Hartford railroad un-
der cc-tAln restrictions was made TO-
day BY the commlssion's chairman,
Joseph q. Warner, at the closing hear
Ing on the merger before the legisa-
two committee on railroads.
Mr.. Warner said that, unless tho
New Haven road was permitted, un-
der restrictions suggested BY his COM
mission. to hold the stock OF the Bos-
ton and Maine, which II now owns,
therd was d liability that other mrtIes
outside of New England would obtain
that stock, and that IL the legislature
ordered II sold In open market repre-
sentatives OF Edward II. Hartman
would probably purchase II. He said
that the railroads OF New England
needed awakening, and that the mer-
ger offered opportunity for such a
change.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-20
SEE BERTILLoN SYSTEM
Police Commissioners Also Vote Re-
tircmcnt of Waas.

A complete demonstration of the
Bertillon system, which Is In use in
most cities in this country and In sew
eral of this state. was given before
the board of police commissioners at
its meeting last night The commits
sioners manifested considerable inter-
est in the Bertllon equipment, but
did not take any action upon II last
night II Is expected that If the board
decides to ask for its adoption this
will be done in the fall and sufficient
money to pay for installing the sys-
tenn will be asked for in the estimates
of the department next year. The
system is approved by Chief Cowles,
who feels that this city should adopt
this more up-to-date system which
many smaller cities have already
started to use, and most of the police
feel that It would be a great improve
ment in the work of the department,
At the meeting Patrolman Louis
Waas of the Dixwel avenue station,
who applied for retirement at the last
meeting, was retired on a half-pay
pension. The board of police sur
geons reported on his physical condi-
tion and recommended his retirement.
Patromen Deloughery j. ]. Kerrigan
and Detective Robert Dunlap were
granted pay for time while off duty
owing to injuries received while on
duty, and were also granted bills for
medical service. officer John j Cas-
sidy was granted new helmet to re-
place that which he had broken in at
the Fowler block fire on May 2.
Three new special constabes were
appointed They are Edward Damn
/ for the Y, M. G. A.; Edward G. Nc
kenna, a watchman for several build
ings in Orange street, and Michael
! DeNita, a watchman for Natalie Acun-
! to- Frank G. Beck, as a special con-
stable, handed In his resignation and
1t was accepted
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-20
TWO ARE FINED,
TWO DISCHARGED
Goebel Gets $35 and Costs and
Foster SIS at the End
of Student Fire
Gases.
ALL DEFENDANTS ON STAND
Judge Tyncr Holds That Evidence Is
Not Enough 10 Hold Gilbert
or Wallis---Cascs May
BE Appealed

William A, Goebel, a fine OF sS5
and costs; Graham Foster, a fine of
SIS and costs; Charles H. Gilbert and
Benjamin Wallis. acqulttal. were the
decisions handed down In the city
court by Judge Tyner yesterday after
noon at the conclusion of the cases
against the four students who were
arrested at the Fowler fire on May 2,
and were tried on charges of breach
of the peace. The two men who were
convicted OF the offense alleged were
given until this morning to determine
whether or not they would appeal the
case to higher court. Their attor-
ney, Seymour c. Loomis, last night
stated that h. did not know what the
decision In the matter would be but
he was inclined to the belief that
the students would decide to appeal
the two cases
The decision recorded above closed
one of the most lengthy II not the
longest trial for simple breach of the
peace charges In the local city court
Two complete days were taken up In
hearing the case and the final decision
was almost postponed until to-day foI
during the argument of Attorney
Loomls Judge Tyner decided TO ad.
journ until this morning but agreed
to finish the case when he found thai
the rest of the argument would mo-
carry the case much beyond the usua
court hour There was no demonstra
! tion in the court room when the de
cisions were announced beyond con
gratulations OF The two who were dis
| charged by the court
The entire morning session yester
day was taken up with testimony o
witnesses who were present at the fir
and who testified that they did no
see the accused doing anything ou
Of the way and that the crowd wa
not. in their opinion. very dlsorderly
Toward the end of the morning ses
sion the first of the student witnesse
were put on the stand. The genera
trend Of the testimony offered by thes
witnesses was to the effect that Goebe
had not been seen by them to strik
anyone. that Gilbert had been arrest
ed just after he took out pen o
pencil to take the number of one O
the officers, and that they had see
no knife in the hand Of anyone nea
the fire line contrary to the tcstimon
of one of the officers who was put up
on the stand for the state.
The afternoon session opened wit
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-20
BUNCO Man CAUGHT
Dominick Terrible, Brother Of
John Coffey's Slayer,
Is Held.
WORKED GAME MARCH 81
Michael Gaetano Fell Easy Victim
TO Confidence Game of Fellow
Countryman.

In the arrest OF Domlnick Terrible,
an east side Italian who Is the broth
er of Michael Terrible, convicted of
the murder of John Coffey at the Gas
works some years ago, the police feel
confident that they have one II the
two Italians who played ;rck on
Michael Gaetano of Factory street
on March 81 last which cost him S100.
Terrible was arrested yesterday aft,r-
noon In Popolizio's saloon In East
street where he was in company with
another man who was thought to be
his partner In the crime and who was
taken into custody with him. st the
detective headquarters Gaetano inn
mediately and positively identified
Terrible. but failed 10 connect the 9TH
er man as his partner so he was let 90
and the police are still looking for
number two. The arrests were made
by Detective Sergeant Dennehy and
Detective Dorman assisted by Koble
Lawlor of the Grand avenue station.
on March 81 two Italians 4 costed
Gaetano at the corner of oak and
| Temple streets. One stepped up to
! him and asked him If he mad match.
Thus engaging him In conversation
he asked him into a saloon. There
! he asked him If he had any money
| and Gaotano said he had not The
stranger then told him that he had
received $4,000 from the railroad com
pany as damages for the death of his
1 brother and showed him an old hand
kcTchief In which he told MIN the
$4,000 was tied up. He said that he
would feel safer with someone who
had money and whom he thought,
therefore would be honest and asked
Gaetano II he did not have some
money in the bank The latter said
he had and the schemer prevailed up
on him to draw out 500 from an Ital-
ian bank in Davenport avenue. Then
they drew him down to Orange street
on the pretense that they wanted tc
go to a store to purchase something
and then they would go to Gactano's
house and he would feel safe in stay.
ing there that night with him as ht
had money. He suggested here thai
hA wrap up the 800 with his $4,000
and give 1t to Gaetano to hold. Gae
tano tumbled and handed over The
500. The man apparently put thu
800 in the handkerchief and ticC
the knot, giving the whole to Gaetant
as he had said. Then he asked II h,
, had any cigarettes, The old man sal,
, he had not but the third party sug
> gested to Gaetano that they ehoul,
treat the monied man well as h
would do them good and he suggeste,
t 10 him to go and get some cigarette
: for him The old man went into
= store and when he returned with tn
S cigarettes both friends were gone
= Then he opened the knotted handker
: chief to find that there was nothing i
4 It except copy Of the New Have
Union which represented the S210
he thought he had.
! Gaetano at once complained to th
3 detective bureau and the detective
o have been working on the case sine
? with the result that this arrest wa
made yesterday, They have shadow
e ed Terrible for some time, but hay
:, been waiting 10 catch his partne
! also.
X Terrible Is about thirty-hve ycal
i of age and works occasionally at tn
= Rubber shop,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-20
Civil Service Board Makes Up
List Which Includes Three
Italian Candi.
dates.
TWO PASSED LAST TEST
First Examination for Scrgcants In
Ten Years VIII BE Held on
June 3--Physical Test
First

"a llet of nearly nifty eleibles for ap.
pointments as supernumerarics on the
police force was accepted and made
out yesterday afternoon by the civil
service board In which there are three
Italians. two OF which succeeded In
getting past the last special examina-
tion and one was the man who passed
the general examination IN which
Italians tried for places. A number of
tho sixty-ive who passed the mental
tests at the big examination held sew
eral weeks ago were eliminated when
the physical examinations we're taken
about eighteen being dropped who had
passed the mental examination. The
two Italians who passed the last ex-
animation and who will be certified for
appointments are jeremiah Capelle and
Louis Cappola, while Stanis Gionnelli
who had mark Of rs 81 passed the
/ first ,Nsmination and got by the doc
tors
The entire list certified with marks
follews:
Daniel Cannon. 43 Haven street. 81;
Francis white, 75 81; John S. Hanni-
gan. no Grand avenue, ST. Thomas J.
McGovern, 1909 View street. II Al,
Charles NJ. Shugrue. 10 Scranton
street. ss 81; Edward II. Tracy. 80
Webster street. % ST.: Charles Dineen
! SO Monroe street, ss 81; John Daley,
S3i Grand avenue. 70 5-7; Arthur NJ
McAvoy, 100 Franklin street. 50 Al:
Denis +. McAuliffc, i07 Grand avenue,
II 5-7; Michael r. Beecher, 81 Mechan-
lie street 90; Edward Callahan. i2O
Nash street, So 81: John r. Dore. II
William street, s5 6-7. 2. j. REYNOLDS.
PA Hamilton street, rs 6-1; Francis G..
Tiernan. iS7 Columbus avenue, SO ii.
Mark J McGrath, 40 Howard avenue
92 John ]. Bannon. 26 Canal street, SO;
Charles J. Sessler, ia Lawrence street.
81 81: John r. Greene, I Mechanic
street, 73 2-7; Edward Feeley. 1863 CLAY
street "a 81; William Paler, % Arch
street SO SCI; James p. Carroll, 9o1
Howard avenue 81 Al: Thomas r. Nc
Enroe, 1871 Saltonstall avenue, 73 A.;
Martin j DeskIn, 1893 Grand avenue
50 81; Harry Cohen. 80 Oak street, 70;
Thomas G. Kehoe, II Brown street. 9C
81 James T. shalvey, $50 Howard ave.
nues, 70 az; Edward F. Keegan, 22e
Washington avenue, "A 81; Edgar G
Babbitt, 1912 Chapel street, 76 6-7, NJ
J English, 202 Lamberton street, 81 81,
: Charles E Porter, 1895 Chapel street
% 5-7 Frank II. Altman. 936 Stat,
street, 81 A.; William NJ. Maher. jr.
2Ss James street, so 81; Thomas p
Clark, 2Sl Lloyd street. 50 2-7; Ter
renee P. Brady, so Bright street 81 81
Thomas II. Shanahan, 3l2 Blatchle,
avenue, II 81; Patrick r Murphy. lS
: Goffe street, 10 IL; Frederick j. Beau
: ton, 50 Monroe street, 70 81; John New
t lns. 99 Thompson street, so So. DAME
p. Haipin, 10 Exchange street, 30 81
c John J Malone, 1852 Putnam street 8
/, III John ] Falsey. S. Poplar street
: 50 2-7 Michael Hally, 3l5 Wallac
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-20
IMPORTANT TARIFF MOVE
BY THE NEW HAVEN ROAD
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
United States sues to Compel Dissolu-
ton of Tobacco Company.

New York May l9.--After more
than four months consumed In the
taking of evidence counsel to-day be-
gan their arguments before four
judges OF the United States circuit
court In the United States govern
ment's suit to compel dissolution Of
the American Tobacco company. The
suit was brought under the Sherman
antitrust law on an allegation that
the American Tobacco company Is a
monopoly and Is operated in restraint
OF trade. II s likely that several
days will be occupied by arguments of
counsel, and both sides have declared
that whatever the outcome the case
will be carried to the supreme court
of the United States for final ruling.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-20
Lower Rates for Shippers Of
Freight Along Its Sys-
tenn to Chicago
and Points
West.
GO INTO EFFECT JUNE 10
Old Trunk Lines Abandoned and
Northern Gateway Over
B. & M. and Q. P.
Adopted,

An important new railroad move by
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford road and one that Is of great in-
terest to shippers and receivers Of
freight In the territory of this COM
pany was announced last night. On
May 10 the road filed with the inter-
state commerce commission at WASH
ington freight tariffs opening up
new line from Southern New England
to points In the west. via the northern
gateway, In connection with the Boss
ton and Maine and Canadian Pacific.
This move gives to this section of
New England the same advantsGe as
is enjoyed by those located On the
line Of the Boston and Maine. This
advantage means a reduction in
freight rates Of from forty cents ia
81 on the ton. the new route being
operated as differential line.
3. Campbell, vice-president Of tho
New Haven road. In charge Of trafYic.
stated last night that his road had
filed the differential rates with inter-
state commerce commission May 10.
as required by law and that they be-
come operative June 10. thirty days
notice being necessary. Mr.. Camp
bell further stated that these rates
would give lower all-rail basis than
shippers along his line have hitherto
enjoyed and would be the same as that
which now applies from Northern
New England to Chicago and the
West. The dlfferential route includes
the Canadian Pacific Despatch and all
SO q rail and lake line.
The Importance OF the announcement
may be taken from the fact that TAX.
ing Chicago as afs example the first
class standard line rate is rs cents
per 100 pounds, whereas. by the new
route the rate will be seventy cents
per 100 pounds, the proportionate re-
duction being about the same IN the
other classes Of freight.
The creation of the new differential
route has Just begun to cause consid-
cradle commotion among the high
traffic officials Of connecting trunk
lines such as the Pennsylvania and
New York Central, which with the
others have for years benefited by
the handling of the tonnage from the
New Haven road at standard rates.
Under the new order of things
Springfield and perhaps Wooster will
be the principal gateways through
which the freight will move. 1t being
delivered to the Boston and Maine at
these points.
The whole situation presents many
interesting phases. not the least be-
ing the possible good effect upon the
proposed merger of the New Haven
and the Boston and Maine. It Ia
certain that Massachusetts will reap
large benefits from this new arrange
ment, especially in the southeast por-
ton where are located the large cot
ton mills and shoe industries.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-20
POPE BARNS DESTROYED
Fire Early To-day in Pennington
Causes Loss Of $50, 900.

Pennington, Conn, May 20.-The
large stock barns belonging to A. A.
Pope of Hartford, situated in this
town. were destroyed by fire early to-
day and o'clock the loss was estimat-
ed at $4,000 The group of buildings
was one of the finest IN the state and
practically everything contained In
them was destroyed, including several
head Of cattle. 1t is not known how the
fire started
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-20
GOING TO CONVENTION.

The party which will go from this
state to the republican national con-
vention at Chicago is being rapidly
made up now. Among those who are
reported so far. aside from the dele
gates are: Governor Woodruff, Lieu
tenant Governor e. J, Lake, and Con-
gresham Large George L. Lilley,
Charles c. Bissell of Suf1ied will be
the guest of Delegate Charles Hopkins
Clark, and Railroad Commissioner An
drew F. Gates will be the guest Of Nv.
Is. ookey