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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-11
GENUINE BLUE GRASS LAND.

Two splendid Stock Farms in a nagnif-
cent region. One valued at $4,000 and
he other at $4,000. These are prop
critics Of unusual merit at bargain figures.
For full particulars and list Of other
properties, address
n. W. RILLEARY 6 CO.,
Charlottesville Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-11
News of Buchanan.
Grundv, Va, Nov. 8,

Grundy, Va, Nov. 8, 1909.
Since our last letter many things of
interest have taken place in Buchanan
Will Ratliff, citizen of Poplar Creek,
this county, was shot and instantly kill
ed in Dickenson county about a week
ago. The Odd Fellows buried him near
Grundy. He was nephew of Hon.
John M. Ratliff, delegate-elect to the
General Assembly from Buchanan and
Tazewell counties. Jack Mullins, his
slayer, has not yet been captured.
The election went off quietly in Buch-
anan this year. A light vote was polled
throughout the county, not more than
two-thirds of the voters coming out.
Lack Of interest caused many to remain
at home, and lack of campaign Doodle
caused many who did come out to re-
turn home without voting. It was the
honest citizens vote that was polled in
Buchanan last Tuesday. A few went
home with q cotton shirt for their days
work, but generally speaking, it was an
honest election. John M. Ratliff ran
ahead of the State Republican ticket 102
votes. But alas! Mann carried the day
in Virginia, so we can only watch and
pray" for the next four years. Virgin
ia may be safe in his hands, but his
deeds Of the past do not reflect credit
upon his future, and a. he ascends to
his exalted position he does so with the
feelings of many of his countrymen
"ruffied" against him. Though Dem
ocrat myself could not be converted TO
his way of thinking, and, therefore, my
lot was cast against him. But being q
citizen of Virginia and q dear lover of
my native State, my wishes are that,
as Governor, Judge Mann's term Of Of
fee will reflect credit upon the State.
Let us trust that salaries will be re-
duced or let alone, and that new Offices
will not be created so rapidly.
WEARY WILLIE.
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Allows Hin Thirty Days.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 8.-Judge Scott
of the City Circuit Court today ISSUED
an order allowing Attorney Genera
Anderson thirty days in which to file
demurrer to a petition from the Vir
ginia Carolina Chemical Company, ask
ing that the State of Virginia and Nor
ton Marye, auditor, be directed by tht
court to return s14, SCI. IS. with lega
interest from November 25, 1908, to thC
petitioners.
Allegedly excessive fees for the rec
ording by the company of a deed o.
trust when it issued SIS, ,OOO, 900 wortl
of bonds is the reason for the action Il
recover.
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Miss Emma Miller Dead.

Miss Emma Miller, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lawson Miller, who formerly
resided at Tszewell, died at her home
in Blusfield on last Friday morning the
5th inst. Miss Miller was the victim of
typhoid fever and had been i'll only q
short time. She had many friends at
Tszewell who will be sorry to hear of
her death. Miss Miller was eighteen
years of age.
The funeral was held from the home
Of the deceased on last Saturday even
ing at 2:30 o'clock, the services being
conducted by Rev. T. 5. Hamilton, pas
tor of Grace Street Methodist church,
and interment made in Walnut Grove
Cemetery, Blueheld-
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MUCH IN LITTLE.
Breezy Items Boiled Down For Our Busy
Readers.

At the election on the End instant, the
citizens of Lee county voted overwhelm-
ingly against the removal of the court
house from Jonesville to Pennington
Gap, the majority against removal be-
ing 552.
Walter Jackson, the eleven year old
son of Mr.. L. F. Jackson, a prominent
lumberman, of Honaker, Va, was Sc
riously injured on Saturday last by be-
ing struck by passenger train No. 5. It
is thought the little fellow will recover,
as he is now resting easy.
The town of Norton, Va, on last Sat-
urday night experienced another bur
glary, when the store of R. B. McNutt
& Co., was robbed of a number of
ladies' and mems suits and other costly
articles. This makes the fourth bur-
glary the town has experienced in the
past two months.
Elijah Wright, the famous Dickensor
county prisoner, who was convicted OIL
charge of murder in the first degree
but escaped the moose through inter
vention of the Supreme Court, and OF
second trial received a sentence of Il
years in the penitentiary, has beer
taken to Richmond to begin his Ions
sentence.
In the recent election the city Of
Staunton gave a Democratic majority
of 2lS, but Judge Mann pulled through
with bare majority of 16, running 2O1
votes behind his ticket. Winchester
which also went Democratic by 246,
gave Mann but SO majority. In the
city of Roanoke Captain Kent, the Re-
publican gubernatorial nominee, re-
ceived more than 1000 votes. Every
city in the State shows heavy Republi-
can gains when compared with the vote
of four years ago. One of the chief
surprises of the election was the defeat
of the Republican candidates for the
Legislature from Washington county by
the Democrats.
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ROOSEVELT Is
REPORTED KILLED
discontinued Story That Went Skipping Over
Country on Saturday Said Ex-PTeSident
Had Been Slain by FeTOciOuS Lion
STORY Lacks Confirmation.

Another one of those apparently alb
surd rumors that bob up almost every
time prominent man goes out of direct
touch with civilization went skipping
over the country on Saturday concern
ing former President Roosevelt.
This will-o' -the-wisp had it that Col
onel Roosevelt while out hunting had
been attacked and killed by ferocious
African lion; and because of the dangers
of African hunting, freshly imprinted
upon the public mind by Colonel Roose-
velt's magazine articles, great uneasi-
ness was manifested until Douglass Rob-
inson, brothsr-in law to Colonel Roose-
welt, said emphatically that he took no
stock in the report.
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Robinson
that any mishap to Colonel Roosevelt
would have been promptly reported to
the colonial Office in London, and as
nothing has been heard from that quar-
ter, the rumor is given but little ere
dence In any section of the country
However, runners have been sent to the
interior to ascertain if there is any
foundation whatever for the report, and
these are expected to return within
the next few days. According to latest
reports Colonel Roosevelt was at Njord,
many miles back in the interior, when
last heard from; but the general impress
sion is that no mishap whatever has be-
fallen the illustrious American.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-11

The "Eldeeco" is worth a trial at
least by all Cigar smokers. All Havana
tobacco, and only Five Cents-at Jack
sons.
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BlaiT--FTeeman kuptiaIS.

Mr.. David S. Blair and Mrs. Elizabeth
Freeman, both of WytheviIle, Va, were
married on Wednesday of last week at
the residence of the bride on Fourth
Avenue in that city. The groom is a
son of the late Frank S Blair, form =
Attorney General of Virginia, and is or q
ot Wytheville's best known and popular
citizens. The bride, who has been a
resident of Wythevilie for only about
one year, is the widow of the late Hod
Freeman, of Bramwell, w. Va, and is
very wealthy.
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About the Fit of High Art Clothing

suit Is only good ts-if the collar projects from
the neck the shoulders slope the Says puck
breaksof what is the quality CLOTH the
smartness of cut skill of the tailor?
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Headquarters 10 Remain Open,

1t has been announced by Represen-
tative c. B. Slemp. Chairman of the
Republican State Committee, that
the Republican headquarters at Roam
oke will be made permanent, and that
Mr.. George l.. Hart will continue in
charge of same. Candidates for Con
Rress are to be put up in every district
IN the State next year. and an aggres-
sive campaign along Republican lines is
to be kept up from now on. This is
said to be the first time such thing has
ever been attempted in the South.
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Suspects Discharged.

Charleston, w. Va, Nov. 10.-The
five men arrested Saturday near Beck
ley, charged with being Implicated in
the murder Of the Hood family and the
burning of their home, were discharged
Monday owing to q lack of evidence.
Officers are searching for several ne
groes, thought to know something of
the crime.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-11

MAJORITIES: Kent Rep. 800; Lincoln, Rep 364; Rev
3S7 Locke, Rep 35S; Crupper Rep. 342 Brent Rep
84s; Ratfe Rep. 432. Total Vote
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
RED LIGHT DISTRICT
HAS SHOOTING SCRAPE

DENVER, Feb. 3.-Forcing his way
into the room ON the second floor OF
Madge Wilson's resort, in Market
street. a jealous Jap shot and wounded
Ida Miller, a white inmate of the re-
sort, and T. Hamatani, Jap. who was
spending the night in the house. Ha-
matani's condition is such that coun
ty hospital physicians have given up
all hope of saving his life. Three bul
lets entered the girls upper left arm.
The assassin, after firing the five
shots. made his escape and is still at
large. The wounded Jap declared when
taken to the hospital this morning
that white man did the shooting,
while the woman stated that a Jap
whom she had known intimately for
a long time. fired the shots. Jealousy
is the only motive known for the
shooting.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
SCHOOL OF THE SMILE
IS STARTED IN PARIS

PARIS.-A school of smiles is the
latest form Of feminine commercial
enterprise in this city. The principal
oil the institution is a pretty and In
telligent young woman who herself
possesses a most charming method of
smiling, which she declares she can
impart to her pupils In a course Of
twenty lessons.
Her prospectus sets forth that the
art of smiling is an invaluable CONNER
cial asset, and that It is equally es-
sential to men who want to marry
wealth.
She recalls that professional smile
is utilized by every tradesman, from
the butcher who supplies your meat to
the druggist who provides your medi
cine. To be successful In business
she says. It is necessary to know how
to smile pleasantly even under ths
most annoying circumstances, and thii
accomplishment she u prepared 4
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
POLICE BAT
TIE WITH 700 NEGROES

PITTSBURG, Pa. Feb. 3.-After a
terrific bttie with the entire police
force, 700 battered and bruised ne
groes were arrested, following more
than forty assaults on white girls In
this city within the last ten days. The
police were ordered to show no mercy.
With drawn night sticks they invaded
the hill district and herded the sullen
negroes before them. Many of the no
groes offered resistance and for hat
an hour Wylie avenue was one mass
of fighting humanity, with the police
victorious at last Yesterday Director
of Public Safety Lang distributed T.
900 police whistles among patrolmen
to be given to young girls, who have
instructions to blow them should they
be attacked.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
,JIlNGO
DOINGS
Administration Disturb
ed Regarding Anti
japanese Law

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The admin
istration is quite disturbed today over
the doings in the far west regarding
legislation in regard to the Japanese.
It fears that International complica-
tions will occur as a result. The new s
up to this morning is that the Nevada
house passed resolution indorsing the
California bills against the Japanese
although the offensive references to
President Roosevelt were eliminated
California's senate committee ON com.
munications submits report oppos
ing all anti-Japanese legislation. All
anti-Japanese bills are special order
in the California assembly today. The
bill designed to prevent japanese from
owning land is amended SO as to apply
to all foreigners. The conservatives
declare this is the only bill that will
pass.
Foreign Minister Komura. speaking
before the lower house of the diet at
Toxic, yesterday. referred to tn.
friendly relations OF the United States
and Japan and commended the report
recently signed. Count Hattori of the
opposition made a bitter anti-AmeriJ
can speech.
Roosevelt blames the anti-Japanese
legislation on big corporations which
hope to revive coolie immigration by
enraging Japan.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
Grewsome Sight
Greeted Passesgers

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Passengers In
the Pennsylvania railroad station at
Jersey City were Mortified early this.
morning to see the head Of man
lodged on the COW catcher OF loco
motive as It drew into the depot En-
ployes OF the railroad, seeing there
had been tragedy. had the head,
together with few scraps of clothing.
removed to the morgue and an inyes-
tigation was begun. 1t developed that
the victim was w. Leber. general fore
man OF a grain company. who had
been struck last night at Railway. n
j. His mangled body was picked up
near the scene of the accident. but the
head. unnoticed. had been carried into
the station at Jersey City.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
MUST BE AN OVERSIGHT.

In the Democrat this morning
appears the proceedings of the
board of commissioners after the
new board began business. The
law requires the clerk to publish
such business as relates to pay
ment OF bills, contracts. rebaiins
of taxes and assessments. The
report as published tells of CON
tracts let etc, but not n word
about the resolution rebating
taxes for year 1901 and previous
years. AS there Is fine for not
following the law we assume that
leaving out the resolution rebat-
Ing taxes waa an oversight on the
part of the clerk, hence The Her
aid will not comment on this om,s.
sion until tomorrow, giving him
an opportunity to supplement The
report with this item.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
TAFT'S
PLANS
Will Complete Inspec-
ton Of the Panama
Canal To-day

CULEBRA, Canal Zone. Feb. g.
President-elect Taft will have complet.
ed his inspection of the entire line Of
the canal by this evening. for today
he Is visiting and examining Pedro
Miguel and Mlraflores lock sites and
the Pacific entrance to the waterway.
In the course of the afternoon Mr..
Taft win receive at Culebra the mem
bers of the Isthmian Red Cross .
ciety. Mr.. Taft win leave Colon for
New Orleans Sunday afternoon In.
stead of Monday. as previously ar
ranged. The engineers OF his party
are today at Culebra examining datfS
and reports concerning the work In
the canal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
TRAINS COLLIDE ON TREsTLe;
THREE DEAD AS RESULT

ABBEvII.LE. S. c., Feb. 3.-Three
men were instantly killed when two
Seaboard Airline freight trains col
lded six miles north of here early
his morning: The dead are Engineer
Clydemoore, Fireman L. H. Nickels,
md colored brakeman. The trains
we're running at high speed when
they met on long trestle. Both loco
and ten cars were totally de
molished.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
Tired Of
the Honor Conferred

CHEYENNE. Wyo., Feb. 3-Wyom.
ing. tired of the honor of being the
Gretna Green for Divorces from neigh
boring states. especially Colorado, is
preparing to roll rock on divorce and
Cupid. To this end bill was intro
duced in the senate today which, If it
becomes law, will prevent divorced
persons from marrying within one year
from the granting of the DEGREES.
Whether or not they are residents Of
This state makes no difference. Thai
there viii be a determined fight
against the adoption of the measure
is certain. Lobbying has already start
ed, and 1t is doubtful II the bill will
be passed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
HOLD FUNERAL OF VICTIM
OF ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-The funeral OF
Mrs. Lucius G. Tuckerman. who was
killed Sunday night by the accidental
discharge Of a revolver in the hands
OF George A. Busse. brother of the
mayor of Chicago, was held late last
night. The body OF Mrs. Tuckerman
will be cremated and the ashes taken
east for burial. The mayo. and mem.
bers of the Busse family with the ex.
ception of George, who was Ill as a
result OF the accident, attended the
funeral. Major T. J. Lewis. in com
mand of Fort Sheridan, and other
army officers also attended.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
Kansas to Adopt
Modified Guaranty Law

TOPEKA. Feb. "a bank guaranty
blu, prepared by the joint committee
from the house and senate after con.
sultation with Governor Stubbs and
other administration leaders. has been
made ready for Introduction tomor-
row. 1t provides levy of one-twen-
tieth OF per cent on all bank depos.
its. the levy to be made In January
of each year till the amount in the
fund reaches quarter of a million
dollars. No further levy to be made
until the fund goes below this amount
National banks will be allowed to par
ticipate II they SO desire. Any bank
may withdraw on six months notice.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
DENVER MAN SHOT AND
INSTANTLY KILLED ON STREET

DENVER, Feb. S.-FredericlS Wal
ton, aged about 10. was shot dead at
the corner of Sixteenth and Champa
street at 1890 this afternoon. by John
H. Cardlebaugh. The shooting was
done in the presence of crowd of
nearly thousand people, who were
witnessing parade pass by. The
murderer was arrested by Patrolman
Silvey. He refused TO make any state
ment.
THE mans name is Fred Walton"
he said after being placed in the pa.
troll wagon. 81 have nothing 10 say
My attorney viii do the talking"
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
MAY RAISE WRECK OF RE.
PUBLIC AS EXPERIMENT

NEW BEDFORD. Mass. Feb. a.
Although she lies at the bottom OF the
Atlantic, In open sea, In depth va
riously estimated at from thirty-eight
TO fifty fathoms of water. attempts
may be made as an experiment to
raise the White Star liner Republic
which sank after being in collision
with the Lloyd.Italiano steamer Flor
ida. w W. Witherspoon OF the John
Arbuckle Wrecking company. who had
charge OF the work of raising the
cruiser Yankee Is now figuring on the
probable damage to the Republic.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
Hill After Colorado
Coal and Iron Lands

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-James j.
Hill has issued orders to secure. so
far as possible. all coal and iron lands
in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mex.
leo that can be reached by either the
Colorado & Southern or Burlington,
and has laid plans OF securing the
Colorado Fuel & Iron company. The
plan now centers on the United States
supreme court and It's decision regard
ing the constitutionality of the inter
state commerce law, ordering all in
terstate carriers to dispose of suci
holdings as coal mines, iron mines and
similar enterprises by May /, 1909.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04


any city of its size know. Boulder,
your state, recently paid Mr.. Olmsted,
landscape engineer of Boston. $1,000
to come to Boulder and offer sugges-
tions how to increase its residential
asset. and this procedure. too. with
the, fact that Boulder has its own
landscape gardener. Springfield, Mass,
recently offered $500 for the best
plan to advertise their unscheduled
assets and the writer of this letter
got the $500. How are these and
other towns doing these things?
Through the commercial associations.
The president and board of directors
of the board of trade are the mayor
and council of municipality No. 3
that other municipality of unscheduled
assets. And the greater power in
many cities today are these officers of
the board of trades and the more in
fluential mayor, the president of the
commercial association rather than
the mayor proper. Chicago is fine
example of this fact and It ought TO
shame the business men of Durango.
The best business and professional
men of Chicago, merchant princes.
bankers, etc. are devoting several
hours each week In committee meet
ings to Chicago's association of com
merce work, with results amazing.
This body of earnest men, which VIII
liam Howard Taft says Is the great.
est commercial association in me
world. talks turkey to the public
am wondering II Durango's
greatest opportunity may not be just
here. For the time is near when the
commercial organizations of our coun-
try will tell even congress a thing or
two, e. g. that our country needs non
partisan currency and tariff commits
sions. The business interests locally
and nationally have been hypnotized
too long by politicians.
If Durango had measured up to its
and duty, that is, If the
business men had taken active part
in a live commercial association as
business men in some towns are do
ing the present duiiness Of Durango
would not have been experienced to
the degree it is. The metropolis Of
your state. Denver. recognizes the
great Importance Of this work in their
effort to secure good secretary, hav-
ing offered. so reports say. one man
above $4,000 a year, and he declined,
because the city of Portland. Ore.
knows the worth of good commercial
club secretary and kept him.
My only apology for this rather
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. epistle is
that ] am Interested in this neck of
the woods and believe It to be a sec
lion of great opportunities. So much
have | been interested that l urged a
gentleman to visit Durango and make
application for secretary. He came
back to Chicago, laughing at me, and
doing something else about Durango.
Another man at my suggestion made
application by letter, only TO receive
not even the courtesy. of a reply
That man would have been a prize
for Durango. having been out here,
and he is now making good in large
Illinois town to which | sent him.
Respectfully.
GEORGE IRVING.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
PASSENGER VESSELS TO BE
EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Following
closely the introduction Of a bill Ly
Representative James Francis Burke
OF Pennsylvania to require ocean pas.
senger vessels to be equipped With
wireless telesraphy. the house commit.
tee on merchant marine and fisheries
today took 1t up for consideration. In
the Immediate report 1t is being urged
so that the bill may become a law
at this session.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
HEIREss OF MILLIONS WEDs
SALVATION ARMY CAPTAIN

BURLINGTON, N. J.. Feb. 3.--Mar-
ion +. Woolman, daughter of George
woolman. who died leaving her for
tune estimated at two million dollars
is now the bride OF Samuel A. Hewitt,
a captain in the Salvation army. Mrs
Hewitt met the Salvation Army cap
tain while doing religious work in
the slums and this was the beginning
of the romance. She viii give her
services and her fortune to army work
In the future.