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Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-18
POLISH FARM HAND
CONfESSES TO MURDERS
New Jersey Mystery Is Cleared Up
by Statement of Man Who Says
He Killed Three,

Matteawan. N, j., May 1S.--The
mystery surrounding the deaths of
Mr.. and Mrs. william B. Sheppard
anu their servant. Miss Jennie Bendy,
who were found dead in the Sheppard
farm house Saturday, was cleared up
today when the officers secured a
confession from Frank Zastera, a
Polish farm hand, who was employed
on the Sheppard farm. Zastera says
that robbery was his motive and that
he buried the money he secured near
the house. A search Is being made
for It now
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-18
SANTA F'E COUNTY DEMOCRATS
INSTRUCT FOR PEERLESS ONE

Santa Fe, N. M, May 1S.-William
Jennings Bryan, for president; o. A..
Larrazolo, for delegate in Congress;
A. A. Jones, for national committee
man, and J. H. Crist, for delegate to
the national convention at Denver,
were endorsed by the Democrats of
Santa Fe county assembled in county
convention here Saturday afternoon.
Twelve delegates to the territorial
convention at Roswell were appointed
as follows:
Cosme Herrera, ]. D. L. Carrillo, j.
p. Victory N. r. Laughlin, Frank
Owen. O. c. Watson Mar"elino Ear
cia, Romulo Martinez, Charles F.
Easley, Domingo Pacheco, Manuel
Delgado and d. S. Collins.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-18
WOULD CREATE new
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Bill Providing For Sixth Division I'm
New Mexico, Has Been Favor
ably Reported.

Washington. May 1S.-The bill pro-
viding for the creation OF a new ju-
dicial district in the territory of New
Mexico, has been reported favorably
from the committee on judiciary and
has been placed on the House calen-
dar. The new district If created Will
have headquarters at Socorro and the
territorial supreme court will prob
ably decide what territory it will
comprise.
James 7. Fay has been appointed
postmaste at Pennington, vice
James A. Duff, resigned.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-18
REWvAl|ST KILLS
WIFE WITH KNIFE
He Says He Suddenly Became Insane
and Beat Her Over the Head
With a Poker, Then Chas-
ing Her and Cutting
Her Throat.

Falrmont, Va, May 1S.-Temporar-
lily insane. according to his statement,
Rev. S. A. Coffman, aged so, a prom
inent Methodist Episcopal clergyman,
killed his wife early today by cut
ting her throat. He has been con-
ducting revival services
Yesterday, after finishing services
ne says, he and his wife discussed
the results. Suddenly he seized a
poker and began to strike her on the
head. She ran out of the house and
he overlook her and cut her throat
A moment later, he says, he regained
his senses. and. realizing what he had
done, surrendered himself,
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-18
RUSSELL DENIES
TROUBLE WITH CASTRO
American Minister ON Leave of ABB
sence Says lie Has Had No
Difficulty with Venezuelan
President.

New York. May 1S.-W w, Russell.
American minister TO Venezuela, ar
rived here today on the steamer Ca
racas. He is on a leave of absence
and will go to Washington tomorrow.
Reports Of a serious difference be-
tween President Castro and Minister
Russell were denied by Russell. He
said that Castro appears to be in eX-
ceuent health despite all reports to
the contrary.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-18
IDAHO GETS ANOTHER MILLION

Washington, May lS.-The House
today under suspension OF rules
passed a bin allowing the state OF
Idaho to reclaim million acres Of
land Of the public domain.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-18
BRYAN MEN CONTROL.

Spokane, May lS.--With Bryan
men in control and the Johnson
forces suppressed by the adoption of
the unit rule, the Democratic state
convention met here today under the
leadership of former United states
Senator George Turner. who had been
agreed upon as temporary chairman.
Absolute harmony on national issues
exists.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-18
GRAND JURY BEGINS
TO PROBE MYSTERY
SluiCing OF Debris at Guinness
Farmhouse Is Begun and Sheriff
Announces He viii Dig Up
Yard and Drag Lake.
Another Victim Sought.

La Porte, May 1S.-The grand jury
convened today and began an inves-
tigation into the mystery surrounding
the deaths of fourteen persons at tho
farm of Mrs. Belle Guinness.
Prosecutor Smith today received a
letter from Brooklyn, N. Y, threaten
Ing him with death unless he resigns
his office and drops the Guinness in
vestigation. He also received
threatening letter from Washington,
ID. c. Chief of Police Cochrane was
also threatened with death In letter
from New York unless he ceases his
activity.
Another probable victim of Mrs
Guinness came 10 light today when an
investigation was started for Abra-
ham Phillips, who left Bellington, w.
Va, in February, 1907, to come to
La Porte to marry rich widow. He
had a large sum of money and has
not been seen since
La Porte, Ind, May 1S-This
morning Louis schultz, a mining ex-
pert, began sluicing al the Guinness
farm. Screening the debris was fin
ished Saturday night. Schultz is conf
GeDt he will find the teeth Of Mrs.
Guinness in the sluice box II they are
in the ruins.
Sheriff Shutter will turn over the
surface of the enclosure used by the
woman as a private burial ground to
a depth of three feet. After the
sluicing is completed he will also
drag the little pond at Wood ceme-
terry.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-18


he gives a good description of the
robbery.
Archie Hilton, the guard, and
Agent Hill were not bound and gag
ged and Farr, the saloon man ar
rested at Springer, was not one of the
bandits, according to this man. The
travelling man with several other
persons, including a woman, left the
Santa Fe train and were at French
station waiting for the train to Daw-
son, which was about due. Hilton was
in the freight room of the station sit
ting on the treasurer box with his
gun across his knees. one of the rob-
bers covered Hilton through the win
dow, while the other went inside and
stuck" up the passengers The wo-
man, who was the wife Of Agent Hill,
was among those to put up their
hands. The passengers were search
ed for fire arms.
The robbers were deliberate and
said nothing not absoiu ely necessary
to the job an dthey did none of the
physical work. They first command
ed Hilton to take an ak and break the
safe open. The charge of nitrogly-
cerin did not completely wreck the
lock. Hilton said that he couldn't;
that he had the rheumatism. Then
Farr was commanded to do 1t. Mrs.
Hill was sent for chisel, and Hilton
was compelled to hold the chisel,
while Farr used the AK. After the
safe was opened, the robbers told
Hilton to take the sack containing
the specie and Farr to take the sack
containing the currency. Hilton could
not lift the coin sack so it was given
to Farr. and Hilton took up the cur
rency sack.
The two men were forced at the
point of Winchesters to carry the
money across the railroad track to
where a third man held three horses.
The money was put on the horses and
the trio rode away. A telephone mes
sage was sent to Dawson, and when
the train pulled in there the whole
town was down to meet 1t. Farr was
arrested because he talked so much
about the holdup. He said he knew
that one Of the men had two teeth
out in front because he saw the wind
blow the mask up.
The day following the robbery an
other consignment Of $4,000 was
shipped into Dawson but il was ac-
companied by eight guards instead of
one.
Detectives Work Here.
1t became known today that two
detectives arrived in Albuquerque
last evening and are now in the city.
While their mission is not known 1t
is understood they are making certain
inyes igations connected with the
Wels-Fargo robbery at French, n.
NJ.
1t may be possible that the robbers
had a confederate in this city and
that the detectives have clue as
TO his identity At all events a couple
of Hockshaws are on the job in AL
buquerque. They may make an ar
rest here
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-18
FLEET LEAVES FOR NORTH.

San Francisco, May 1S.--The Allan
tic battleship fleet got under way
from its achorage at noon today for
the voyage to Puget sound.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-18
Story of An Eye Witness.

A travelling man who was one Of
the eight persons who stood with
their backs to the wall of the Santa
Fe depot at French and looked down
the barrel of a Winchester in the
hands of an unknown man wearing
a black mask, while two other un-
knowns in similar head gear cracked
a Wells-Fargo Express safe and Sc
cured $4,000, arrived from the north
last night. While the man desires
his name withheld from publication
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-06-19
New Church at Tip Top-Big
Picnic Next Week.
Tip Top, Va. June l.

mp Aop, va, June II.
Samuel Thompson, age over SO,
died at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Chas. McE arland, at keystone,
on the 18th and was buried at the
Harman cemetery near the Divide,
on the 18th. Mr.. Thompson was born
near Peterstown, w. Va, and had
lved in Tazewell about 90 years.
Several of the family of Stephen
Mathena, of this place have small T..
pox. The disease was brought here
by his son, John, a young man, who
recently went 10 Bluefleld on a visit
TO some relatives.
The church TO be built at Tip Ton.
and for which the late Mr.. Lee
Brown set apart 81, 900 in his will,
was let TO contract on Monday,
Messrs STERN and Hawley getting
the job. 1t will be erected north of
the railroad and almost in front of
the station.
The Masons of Tip Top have finally
decided To have their picnic on the
4th Of June, next Wednesday, as at
first talked of, and have requested
Judge S. c. Graham and Rev. J. n.
Harman, of Tazewell. and perhaps
Rev. Moss, of Bluefield, TO address
the crowd on the occasion. The Taze-
well band has been asked TO make
music at the time. Let every body
come and have good time. Dinner
on the ground. The Lodge have asked
and expects the support of all the
good people.
Everything in the country looks
line, grass, oats, corn, wheat, vegeta.
bles and fairly good crop of fruit.
The strawberry crop is fine. If all
OF them on the right of way of the
n. and w. between Graham and
TazewelI had been picked there
would have been car load more OIL
less. AS many, as at Cedar Bluff ol
Clear Fork either, 1 expect.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-06-19
COIOred Revival.

A very interesting meeting is now
going on at the colored Christian
church on the car line. The preaching
is being done by Evangelist, r. L..
Peters, of Winsotn Salem, N. c.
He..is christian gentleman, an
able preacher and successful reviv-
alist. He is an untiring worker and
as never happier than VIII en- preach
ing the gopsel. Good audienes are at
tending each night. On next Sunday
night he will deliver one of his fa-
vorite Chart Sermons. The meeting
will continue some two weeks and
the public is invited to come, and
Will be we'll entertained. Great good
Is expected in these meetings.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-06-19
Burke'S Garden.

Burke's Garden, Va, June Is.
Mrs. Luther Peery is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Peery and many
friends here.
Miss Margaret Greever left yester-
day for Charlottesville, Va, where
she will spend a month at the sum-
mer schools.
Mrs. John Thompson has the SYM
pthy of many friends In the death OF
her mother. Mrs. Whitman was
much beloved here by all who knew
her.
Mrs. JIM. Hoge is SPEEDING a coup
lie of weeks at TazevIell.
Mrs. M. Cassell returned home last
Sunday.
Miss Leo Christman is visiting in
the G arden.
Rev. ID. II. Miles has been indis-
posed to such an extent as to be una
BILE to meet his appointments for two
Sundays. Rev. ID. II. Carr preached
for him at Mt. Olivet and Concord
on the first Sunday and T. II. Short,
the merchant preacher, filled Rev.
ID. T. Miles appointments at Green
Valley last Sunday.
Presiding Elder Kelly and Mrs.
Kelly spent Wednesday in the com.
munity.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-06-19
Mr.. Stuart's Speech.

Mr.. Editor:
For fear that some exchange fiend
has robbed you of the greatest
speech delivered In the biggest state
convention we have ever had and by
the biggest and broadcast man I'm II,
herewith enclose you a copy of the
speech OF Henry Stuart. Let your
readers have il for IL appeals to every
one and comes from a man who has
the interest of every citizen Mt heart.
lie Will, when elected Governor, be an
executive of the kind we used tohave
In the golden days of the Common
wealth, when the Office was given by
the people and not bestowed through
the interested good will OF the poll
ticians. -
The above should have appeared
preceding Mr.. Stuart's address on
Inside page. Ed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-06-19
Death of Mrs. Whitman

Mrs. w. o. Whitman, wife of our
townsman, after an illness lasting
over period of several years, and
which confined here to her bed for
the past two months, passed peace
fully away at her home near this
town Monday morning about IL
O'Clock. Mrs. Whitman has borne
her suffering these many years with
christian fortitude. Funeral services
were held at the house Wednesday
evening by her pastor, Rev. G.. G..
Rector, and interment was made in
the new cemetery in the afternoon.
A large assemblage of sorrow inc
friends and relatives followed the re.
mains To its last resting place.
Mrs. Whitman was daughter Of
the late Captain r. a. Miller, and
was born in Christiansburg, Va, or
April IA, 1859 and was married tc
Mr.. Whitman on June Z, 1876. Tt
this union was born four daughter.
and one son, all of whom survive
viz: Mrs. j. II. Thompson, of Burke.
Garden, Mrs. .. N. Hill, Misse.
Pearl, Beuhla and William Whit
mau, of Tazewell. Mrs. Whitman i.
also survived by three sisters, Mrs
J. IL. Stuart, TazewelJ; Mrs. JohI
T. Spracher, of Graham; Mrs. r. b
Workman, of Seattle, WASH, anC
one brother, r. A. Miller, of Seat
tie, Wash.
Mrs. Whitman was a member O
the Methodist church, and lived
consecrated, christian life. She wa
good wife and fond mother, an,
her death is to those she left, an in
incalculable loss.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-06-19
Bliss Native Herb

So IL you are afflicted with any
diseases arising from impure blood,
or If you have any OF the symptoms
of approaching diseases, heed this
timely warning and escape the
penalties that are suffered by those
who let sickness fasten itself upon
them. If you have dizziness, head
ache, backache, sick stomach, fever,
malaria, jaundice, sour stomach,
fiuttering OF the heart, sharp pain
around the heart, distress after eat
ing, nervousness or despondency,
these are the danger signals that tell
OF trouble To come-unless you pre-
vent the disease by cleansing the
vital fluid that flows To the affected
parts.
Bliss Native Herbs Is never sold
through druggists. You can obtain II
from our agents, or direct from us.
Each box contains treatment for two
hundred days, and the price Is only
one dollar-one half cent day To
bring back your perfect health. II
is prepared in both powder and tablet
form, each of equal curative power.
Each box Of the genuine remedy
bears picture OF the u. s. Capitol
and contains printeud, numbered
and registered card on which yoU
should write your name and address
and then mail il direct To us withou,
delay. We put the card on file fo
future reference and IL Bliss Native
Herbs does not do as we claim wher
taken according TO directions we will
Immediately refund your money.
Every package of Bliss Native
Herbs carries with 1T this plain
direct statement, about which ther'
can be no possible mistake or mis-
representation. Every cent OF capita
in our business is back of that state
ment. II is legally binding upon us
Bliss Native Herbs must cure yol
or we must pay back your money
every cent OF 1t.
For free samples call ON or writ,
d. b. MCCOY, Agent,
Tazewell, Va
Preaching In Presbyterian churcl
next Sunday at IL a. m. and p. IN
Services will be held each nigh
during the week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-06-19
A Freak Snake.

The following snake story reaches
us; A short time ago, Mr.. Price
Hoback, who moved fom TazeweIl
TO Cove Geek, killed "A copper head
snake, about feet long, which had
two well developed feet, with about
10 toes on each foot. The feet were
located about 10 inches from the end
OF the tail. The toes were Of a bristIy
nature, about one half inch long.
scattered over the feet without regard
TO order, whitish color, and curved
like the claws of a cat. The feet
were on the under side OF the body.
and appeared TO be as firm as any
other parts Of the body. "In other
respects, says our informant, "his
snakeship was like any other com
mon copperhead and just rs mad. {"
The above description was given us
by the well known physician, DIR. j.
X. Hicks, who says the story is
vouched for by number of the hes:
people OF the community, and Is 10
fake. The fact that the story is told
by DIR. Hicks, and that territory is
dry gives color To- its truthful
ness.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-06-19
Interesting Musical Event.

On Friday evening, June 26th,
Miss Mary Lyle Mcclure, Pianist,
and Madame Lillian Rano, Dramatic
Soprano, both of New York City,
will be heard in concert in the Main
street Methodist church. The pro-
gram is chosen not only to appeal to
cultured musicians but to music
lovers in general.
Miss McClure's first numbers are
the Movement Perpetual of Won
Weber,a maze of intricate technique ;
and the poetical Papillons of
Schuman, series of contrasting
buttea6y sketches of romantic charm
and color.
Madame Rano has chosen for her
first group of songs a collection OF
poems by Shakespear, Browning,
Goethe, Heine and James Whitcomh
Riley, most charmingly set to music
by Schubert, Beach, Mcdowell, and
others.
The second group of Miss Mcclure
will embrace numbers of Grieg, Nc.
Dowell, Letchetizky, and her final
numbers is virtuoss arrangement oi
the Fledermans Waltz-music Of
Strauss.
Madame Rano will give Inafimatus
of Rossini which of course is well
known, followed by charming sons
in Italian dedicated to her by he
Maestro, Vannini, of Florence, Italy
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-06-19
ALL ABOARD FOR
THE COUNTY FAIR
Races, Agricultural and
Poultry Exhibits Will
Be Best in Years.

If the signs do not fail Tazewell
will bave the finest Agricultural and
poultry exhibit at the fair on the
10Th, 18th and 18th of September that
has ever been seen in Tazewell.
Already preparations are beginning
TO be made for the poultry exhibit,
the entries for the stake races have
been closed, attractions are being
secured for the amusement and pleas
ure OF the people, etc. The entries for
the races this fall include fast horses
from severals of the northren States,
as we'll as southern, and will be the
best racing seen here for years. DR..
Copnehaver has been busy for several
days closing the arrangements for
the racing, and has secured the best
horses that can be gotten for country
falrs. Maj. Walton, the well known
race horse man, of Falls Mills, h as
entered several of his horses, which
are well known in Tazewell, and the
Virginia and Carolina Fair Circuit.
Possibly the most attractive and
best in every way, will be the
poultry exhibit. Tazewell has some
OF the finest chickens in the State.
and the fanciers are getting busy put
ting their birds in shape for the con-
test. A competent judge Of fowls
viii be secured and the contest for
the blue ribbons will be the keenest
that has been known here for several
in
have Tazewell people began discard
ing the old scrub" chickens for
the finer, blooded birds.
DR.. Copenhaver has n pen of Rhode
Island Reds, which he expects to
pin blue ribbons to; Blacks black
Langshans are holding up their
black, glossy necks for the same, and
the Mosses, Greevers and a number
of other Burke's Garden people are
coming over with pens of chickens
that will give the winners OF blue
ribbon run for their money. Mr..
NJ. j. Hankins is at the head of the
poultry exhibit and has a number of
chickens which he expects to enter
In the contest and, of course he ex-
poets 10 get the prizes. AL Steel
from Norton, is going to bring a
trukey, which he owns, and which
is said to weigh "a pounds. Of
course a turkey that size will be
something unusual in Tazeweell, and
will take sweepstakes as far as
size goes.
The exhibit of Taezwell grown
corn, potatoes, wheat, fruits, vege-
tables, etc. will be an attraction,
which can be participated in by a
large number of people.
In addition 10 the races above men
TONED, other purse races are being
made up.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-06-19
Apple Crop in Danger

The apple crop of the county is in
danger of being destroyed. The pros
pect this year for an abundant sup
ply OF apples seemed to be most
promising, but blight of gone kind
is effecting most of the apple trees of
this town and community, and sever
al sections of this county, that is
greatly injuring the trees, causing
the leaves and young apples to drop.
An effection somewhat similar de-
stroyed the larger part of the tomato
crop last spring, the cause Of which
was attributed 10 the rainy season by
many people.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-06-19
SpringviIle.
Springville, Va, June II.

SpringVilIe, Va, June IL.
Bro. Isaac Wright is progressing
nicely with his protracted meeting
at this place, assisted by Bro. Moss
of Bluefield.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. McMulIin,
who have been visiting home folks
for the past week, returned to their
home at Bluefeld Monday.
Miss Peggie Carter returned Satur-
day from Pocahontas where she has
been visiting her sister.
Mrs. j. ID. Tickle, of Bluestone,
was visiting here this week.
Mr.. Robert Letfell and sister.
Miss Bessie, are visiting their sister
Mrs. T. f.. LeffelI.
Mrs. Add Tiller, of West Graham,
was visiting her sister Mrs. @. II.
Deaton this week.
Born To Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Wal
lace, boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Shannon were
calling here Sunday evening.
Mrs. Maggie McMullin and children
of Tip Top, are visiting here this
week.
Miss RoXie Garter is visiting hel
sister at Poahontas this week.
Bluestone and .Springville played
fine game of ball Saturday evening
on the home ground, and scores 16 u
in favor of Springville.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-06-19
New Foot Bridge Completed.

Indian, Va, June II.
Messrs Il. X. Nixon and Co. are
receiving their new stock of goods.
Mrs. I. n. Repass visited friends
at Pounding Mill this week.
Mrs. c. q. Hurt, with her little
boy Joseph, will leave for Bristol
soon to have the latters eyes treated
10y DIR. Peavler OF that city.
Rev. Ezra Linkous, our new post
master, Is now stamping the letters
at Indian" and Mr.. II. A. GILES
pie is distributing mail at Cledar
Bluff.
AT recent meeting OF the Board
of Directors of Cedar Bluff High
School, Miss Annie s. Doughty, was
reelected Principal for the coming
term.
The new foot bridge spanning
Clinch River at the Station, has been
completed, and is n great convenience
TO the public. The bridge was con-
structed jointly by the railroad peo-
pie, the county and by private sub
scription.
To-day broke the June record for
marriages In our town when Mr..
w. A. Pruitt and Miss Lille G..
Whites of Pounding Mill were united
by Rev. J. T.. Linkous at his resi-
dence here, and Immediately there
after the parson was called upon To
unite Mr.. Wilburn Russell and Miss
Mamie &. Beavers, at the home OF
the bride just east OF town.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-06-19
HedriCk-S Showers.

Mr.. Herbert Samuel Hedrick and
Miss Pearl Showers were married at
the brides home on Tazewell Avenue
last Sunday afternoon about 2
O'Clock. The wedding was a very
quiet one and great surprise to the
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Hedrick.
The ceremony was performed byRev.
>. o. Hall, pastor of the Presbyter-
ian church. The bride and groom
will make their home with the
grooms parents near Unaka.