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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
NEGRO BUTLER
SOUGHT To
WE'D WEALTH
Kathryn Stewart, of India
napolis, Found by Detec
tives- Sent Back to Hel
People.

Cincinnati, OHIO, July ia The
contemplated marriage OF Kathryn
G. stewart, indianapolis heiress. 10
George Parker, negro butler in the
stewart home, was stopped Tucsday
by two detectives who trailcd the girl
and the butler from Indianapolis O.,
Cincinnati The detectives reach
ed the courthouse by telephone be-
fore the negro got TO the mar la2c
license counter and ordered that no
license be- issued to him Their To-
quest was complied with.
The detectives, George w. CIarE
and J.. G. Fletcher chen traileI the
negro TO house on Smith street..
whore they found Miss stewart. ana
took her back To- Indianapolis Ac
cording TO the family, Miss stewart
is mentally unbalanced.
Tho news of the contomplatcI 4
marriage between Miss stewart ana
her negro butler was % shock to- Iudi-
annapolis. where the Stcwa family
is one OF ,he oldest and most promi-
ncBt.
Miss Stewart i the daughter OF
Mrs John ~ stewart widow.
whose husband was one of tho lead
/. ling baukcrs of indianapolis and pro-
|urie'or of One of the big hotels. THOR
homo is ON Nor'h Capital avenue.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
SHAH OF PERSIA
HAS BEEN DEPOSED

Tehe.an, Persia July i5. - Tho
hoyalist forces are preparing 10 sur.
reader and The downfall of tbo Shah
Is reported.
After the hosi.litics OF yesterday
In which the rebels succeeded ln oc.
cupying the garden surrounding thc
home OF Col. l.aikon lu command of
the Cossacks. little hope uas frl, for
the success OF On, RoyaIlsf force.
\ heavy cannoaadiur kulcI hum
dreds.
The royallst forces go th. shah
command arrived laat uiehf buf
were unable to dislodso me rebel
who fought nercely. Col Laiknon
home was surrounded and burned br
the rebels and although ~he had or-
portunity 90 90 90 Lalkhons wife
refused 20 leave the homo. dsrlnri5g
that she would stay with her hus.
band 90 The last
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
MURDER CASE:
NOW ON TRIAL
Testimony All In In Case Of
Frank Stevenson, Who
Killed Nose Blangman.

Especial TO The Leader by Long
Distance 'PhoneD
Princeton, w Va. July 1j.-In
the criminal court in session acre
today. Judge Frank Maynard pre-
dding. the following caGlic,s were
rendered
Frank Cccl ana Lewis Matheny.
onfesscd 20 four cases OF Illegal
sale OF whiskey ond wcrc sentenced
10 two months ia Jail and to pay 4
fine of S2J FOR each ofense.
TIE evidence I'm the case Of Franz
Stevenson. charged vita The murder
y Nose BlaBman. y all In AMI Il
verdict Will De rendeacd and sentence
passed Saturday or Monday. A
onfosslOn was iutroduced In evil
ience showing the crime TO b. one OF
nc most cold blooded murders ever
psrpctrated In Akrcer county.
Frank Ross was given sentence
of two years in the penl.entiary on
a charge OF car breakine The
rhine FOR which hc was convicted
occurred ln Bluoheld
I'd Evans was given ten days in
jail FOR petit larceny
The state Vs. Marshall Jones.
eolored. who ls under an indictment
'or tho murder of Russian named
Abramuch. viii be- tried tomorrow.
Court VIII continue the ba>>Scc
~ ths week and viii probably end
WrsIfy or Tuesday.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
BRICK WORK BEGUN
ON MATZFIELD HOTEL

Slllman & Fry. contractors. BEGAN
laying brick ON the new MatzGold
'otoI building yesterday afternoon.
Ihis hotel will De- of nrcproof con-
sf'oion, concrete columns. girdcrs
and floors. and pressed bricx oxter-
ior u viii be seven stories high
ana finished in a style equal TO the
best in the state.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
on TO wrsr n,prx.

Mrs VI g. WHirn aud &c., arI
Mrs. Geo. stupolsky i,n he night
for Wet Baden SPRINGS where thay
VIII spend about two week.. ur
Wiiia accompanied tb. party a. f,r
a. Cincinnati
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
Time Is Spent Not In Con
3iderotion of Tariff Bill,
But It's Effect on Party.

Washing on. July 15.-It leaked
out today that the Senate and House
cn.cIcca on the tariff bnl-that ls.
,ne Republican members thereof for
90 Domoara g are excluded from the
hearings spend their time not IN
consideration OF the bill Itself. but
O. polabla effect upon the party.
The cotton schc Iule was taken up
oday
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
ENGLISH ESTABLISH RECORD.

London. July 15.-Thc English
House OF Commons today establish
cd new record having just COM
pietcd a twcuty-four hour session
which was taken up ia considering
tho budget
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
WILL ia ANnrmEn -

Dover Eng. July IS. Paul Tatb
""' tne aviator, who nas had trouble
I'D making a trial flight over tho Eng
% ,.sn channel ia his acroplanc viii
lax, ,,,'N' 'he attcmpt again al noon TO-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
EIGHTEEV KILLED.

Philadelphia. July I1 Eiebt.en
persons were Killed .u DE collapse OF
building hero today Three women
TWO mon and q boy have already bcsa
'akon from thc ruins dclI.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
COntereeS Discuss the
Political Effect of Tariff
Will ADMIT
THAW's THREAT.

Whit" Plain ~ s.. JHI. Is u
irlet Attorney Nara af toIlr tha.
evidence bearing o1 It threat 8f
Harry X Thaw to 5000 his afs
Evelyn Thaw. while visiting hIm st
haticwan viii De- admitted a. tasu.
mOny
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
s. Sw OFFICIALS 90 TmOCGH.

S1lfolk a. Western railway omd-
ais. President o. r. Johnson y. D.
Mahsr general manager; g G..
Churchill chief engineer AID W. H
t.esis. superintendent of motive
power. l.ft this city last night in a
special car attached 20 80. FOR
or tour Of inspection
Bristol Drys Wlll Contest
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
BRITISH SUBMARINE
TOTALLY DESTROYED

London. July IA British sub
marine craft rammcd by the Steam
or Ediystone during mancuvers to-
day and totally demolished.
All aboard the submarine except
two officers and ono seaman were
drowned
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15

J VI. Ryan OF Richmond. former
ly city health officer or BluoGeld.
retur1cd 10 his home last uleht after
a few days spent here with friend
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15

% ls lamsntahle Tact that ou-
tbor.ucs everywhere No not place q
pan upon people who locate in almost
every town ~ any Jlc CD tho coun-
ry .ud H fH. most pronounced fake
s5 roIIet. fhe ignorant ana gullh'e
~ money anIor th. euIHo o' srirt
medium uaimIs ald other such rot.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15

l..s Laura Crotfy Is in tte Uty
visiting her sister Mrs C. T. Dent
on Barssr alCet after Attending a
tcrm 10 college at Knoxville Tsan.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-15
LINER RAN NCHOUND.

New York July 15.5. Taa ttar.
tIc liner Prince Frederic. WHrlm
bound for this cig ran arrouul D.
ihe Ambro channel this morning
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-05
VOTE ON TARIFF
PRESENT WEEK
SENATORS GENERALLY CONFl-
DENT CORPORATION TAX
AMENDMENT MAY BE ALTER
ED BY FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Washington, July t.-Senators gen
orally confidently expect that the sen
late to reach a vote on lie tariff bi
this week Al one O'Clock tomorrow
the senate will vote on the PROPOSE,
|tion for constitutional amendment
looking TO the leyyih- o. an income
tax. yhe seni!-e WI undoubtedly
adopt the proposition which is a part
of the Administrations scheme With
reference TO the income and corpora
tion tax. II is said 1t will run TIL,
gauntlet and become Il law.
So far as the bill has been consil-
cred in the committee OF the whole,
but when considered by the senate
proper it will be permissible to re-
open any feature Aldrich has prom
ised that the committee on finance
will consider the modifying of the
tax so as TO exempt
purely mutual benefit concerns. It
is believed an amendment in that iii
rection will receive favorable atten-
lion. The house has 10 busine $
pending,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-05
FIVE SURVIVE ORDEAL
Concluded from First Page).

were nearly exhausted and abou
ready TO give up
The accident occurred one and one
half miles above town, and the sur
vivors foatCd down IN front of the
business section before they were res
cnel. Hundreds Of people were
watching them from the shore, but
unable TO help them. Repeatedly the
men went down brit they grabbed
the sliff and each other as they
came up.
] Il, White. an old man, owner of
the skin, kept his presence of mind.
and tried To reason with the negroes
but 1t was useless.
The white men were j. e. White.
Clarence White, Charlie Dengon. Sid
ney Stockings and Harrel king. King
was boy of Is, fine swimmer and
saved two of the men. grabbing them
as they went down. The white men
were farmers living at Dorena, Mo.
two miles above here. The negroes
were residents of Hickman.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-05
HARD LOT OF MOUNTAINEER.
On Land So Poor That the Easiest
Kind Of Crop TO Raise Was
Beyond Him. s..

It was on lonely road in the noun
tains. A weary rider was slowly max
ing his way up the steep mountainside
pausing now and then to rise In BIS
stirrups and look about in search oil
some sign Of civilization. Suddenly q
turn In the road brought him face to
FACE with lank, sallow-faced noun
taineer, seated upon the top rail of the
snake fence which bounded a poor
little farm which had found Judgment
on the mountainside
The rider paused. Can you tell me
how far It is TO Big Stone gap?" he In.
quired.
The mountaineer's lips moved In an
swer. bnt no sound reached the riders
ears. He moved over nearer to the
fence and repeated the question This
time he could barely distinguish r
whispered word or two In the farmers
answer.
What's the matter with your" he In
CURED, dismounting and walking over
TO the fence where the old man sat.
Cant you TALK" ~.
The old man looked pityingly at his
questioner for a moment, and then,
climbing down from his seat on the
rail-, he walked up TO the traveller. and,
putting his grizzled face close to his
ear. whispered hoarsely:
"Yis, | kin talk, but the fact Is,
stranger, land is so poor In these parts
that | kaiD'~ even raise my voice."
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-05
hAGAMAN LECTURES,

"Spiritualism and Christian Science
Exposed will be the subject of the
Haeaman lectures at the Southern
NJ. r. church. corner of Elm and
Thirty seventh street Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, The manifesto
tons OF the most noted mediums of
the world will be illustrated and re.
yealed. Mr.. Hagaman is president of
the National Anti-Medium Assoc'a
ton of America aud comes prepared
to explain any and all mystery IN the
philosophy, phenomena and teaching
of spirituaiism, Christian and mind
Science The public invited to ask
questions, Lecture free.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-05
KAISER WILL
TAKE VACATION
LET CRISIS TAKE CARE OF 1T
SsLF-BELiVES TX CAN HAN
DIE SITUATION BY USE OF
TELEGRAPH.

| Berlin, July Ain spite of the in
ternational situation Emperor William
: has decided TO take his customary
| summer cruise in northern waters
which II was recently reported he
would forego. There is nothing in
the situation that he cannot deal vita
by telegraph He will leave for the
den at Sassnitz July 6, where the two
monarchs will inaugurate new
steamship line between Sweden and
Germany.
Opinion in the higher political
world is settling upon one of three
persons to succeed Chancellor Won
Buelow These are DR., Bethmann.
Hollweg, minister of the interior ana
Vice Chancellor; Baron Won Rhein-
baden, Prussian minister of state and
finance, and Count Won WedeI, gov
cral of Alsace-Lorraine
The report sent to America that
Count Won Barnstorf1. the German
at Washington, and Bae,
on Mumm Won Schwartzenstein. the
the ambassador to Japan, have been
mentioned as possible successors 20
Won Duelow. apepars to have origina
ted solely for American conumption:
there IS no knowledge of such a rumnr |
In rpsnonSfble ouarfprs
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-05
-
TEACHERS LIFE
MADE BURDEN
by CONDITION OF AMERICAN
In HOMES AND SOclETY-RE-
I'll, SUITS IN CRIMINAL CAREERS
VII IN CHILDREN.

Denver, Colo, July 4,-Assertinf
that American homes and American
society are responsible for influences
that make the teachers life burd n
and in the end result result In infiu
ences which corrupt the morals and
pave the way for criminal careers in
children, l. c. Mcneil, superintend
ent of schools of Memphis, Tenn,
created mild sensation before the
National Council of Education today
The meeting was preliminary to the
session of the National Educational
Association which begins Monday
The principal subject before the
meeting was the care of delinquents
referred to as exception children -
This subject, together with the re
port of the committee on moral train
ing, culture and economy of time in
teaching; industrial teaching: CO.
operation with other countries and
educational progress, were discussed.
Miss Olive Jones of New York
City F. c. Bruner of Chicago, Carroll
G. Parse, superintendent of schools
OF Milwaukee. Wales S. Martindale of
Detroit, Mich, VIM. Davids of Omaha.
George B. Cook of Little Rock. Ark,
also were speakers. John w. Cook
of DeKalb, Ill, read the report of
the committee on educational prn-
gress. Tonight's feature was lila
watha," dramatized. which was pro.
duced under the auspices of the Has
kel Indian school. Every part in the
play was enacted by full blood In
dians, forty-flve in number.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-05
BREAD FAMINE FEARED
Ten Thousand Bakers in New YorL
City on Verge of Gigantic
Strike.

New York. July 1.-The mcst ex
tensive bread famine in the history
Of New York may come within the
next two weeks, unless the master
bakers of the greater city Weld to the
demands of the 10000 union bakers.
who are upon the verge OF a strike.
This was announced toIay bv
Christian Kerker. executive secretary
of the Takers union. NJ the end of
the triumphal parade of 1900 Kosae-
bakers, who recently won their gen
eral strike for union recognition.
These bakers, their children and their
wives paraded the East Side stree =
with six bands playing the 'Marseil-
laise" and with monster leaf Of
bread Weighing sec pounds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-05
The Officers.

The present officers of Cairo Cou
Gil No. 1927 are as follows.
Grand Knight-Dr, T. Walsh
Deputy Grand Knight. B. Nc
Cormick.
Chancellor. J, Valdez.
Recorder-F NJ. O'Shea
Financial Secretary Geo.
Fischer
Treasurer-Jas Mccormick.
Lecturer-H. V. Lind.
AdvOcate-H. V. Lind.
Adyocate-Thos. f. O'Shea.
Warden-P II. S. Fitzgerald.
Inside Guard L. LaHue
Outside Guard-Grs Muthig
Trustees-J. l.. Batterton, +. BIZ
cher. p, ! Purcell.
Medical Examiner--Dr James Nc.
Manus
Chaplain-Rev. Jas. Gilen.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-05
WANT AN AMENDMENT
Continued on Fifth Page)

adopted in the senate supplying this
deficiency. When the bin was con
sidered in conference the president is
reported to have told some members
that if the provision was eliminated
be would sec that a satisfactory class
of supervisors and enumerators were
employed
Despite the fact that the majority
of the eonferees of the senate. which
originated the amendment voted to
strike out this provision the house
confereos and the minority senate
eonferees declined to abandon it.
The Democratic senators asser.
that it was their understanding that
the census cnumerators in the south
ern states will be appointed BY the
Republican AMI democratic party.
They say the Republican referees will
pay political debts through the ap.
pointment Of negroes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-05
80 NEW MEMBERS
CAIRO COUNCIL KNIGHTS OF CO
LuMBUS HAS FOURTH I'M.
TlATioN-MANY VISITORS.
Grand Banquet With Toasts and Re
pones-Attend Service at ST.
ph's-Oficers OF Cairo
Council.

The class initiated into the Knight,
of Columbus YESTERDAY was one of tn
largest ever taken into any order a
cne time in the history of the seyera
organizations here, The lodge from
IPaducah sent one hundred members
here while the lodge o. Murphy sborc
had forty representatives here. The
three lodges attended services at S.
Joseph's church at II a m. and ar
forwards took dinner at St, Joseph S
hall, which was served by the ladies
OF the church
In the afternoon the lodges went to
the X. NJ. X. c. hall whert the initia-
/ tory exercises were held, n class Of
| fifty being taken into the ranks of the
local lodge. The work was conducted
by DR.. Molz of Murphysboro with ].
T. Donovan OF Paducah as the speak
er of the day. They had an informal
banquet last night at the hall with
speeches by members Of the visiting
lodges and the Cairo lodge,
1t was the fourth imitation by the
Cairo council and the most imposing
OF all that have been held. Besides
the big delegations mentioned there
were representatives, fom Jackson,
Tenn, Mt. Carmel, Cape Girardeau,
Centralia and East St I.oius. At til
banquet F. II. Smyth was toastmaa-
ter and the toasts and those who re-
sponded are as follows:
fraternity J Hodge Distric.
Deputy
The Order in Kentucky T,
Donovan, S y. OF Ky
What the order May Achieve
Rev. ] Gillcn.
Progress of the Knights of Col
Chas Molz
"The Raw Recruits"--W. II Far
ey.
THE Knights of Columbus as Citi.
ens'-Rey. J J powney
There were impromptu talks by a
lumber of visiting Knights, among
hem JOS Gillespie, Otto Schulz. Capt
ireaney, Henry Moor. j f. Poe,
loses Hannie, NJ. ]. Mahaffee, Geo.
| Shaw and Frank Mekamie
The menu consisted of Queen o.
res, Sweet Gherkins, Celery. Sliced
omatoes, Potato Salad, Cold Slaw.
Iced Tongue, Baked Ham, Roast
eef, Barbecue, Ice Cream, Iced Tea,
Office, Cigars.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-05
CHlNAMEN SENTENCED
Five Get Death Penalties Fer Boston
hurders-Will be Executed IN
October

Boston, July death sen euce
were pronounced today upon five
Cinnamon convicted g shooting -four
members Ct the On Leong Tong ia
the Tong conflict n Chinatown in
August. 1907. Leong Gong. Min sins.
and Hon Woon 90 de the week of
October l.. and Wary Charles and
Joe Guey the following wceF
The men were involved IN the c,r-
break by members % the Hep Sir
Tong against the On fooag Topr. q
rival secret society. in which four
were killed ia the streets Of China
town.
Ten Chinamcn wee arrested To-
lowing the saoOtiH=. one died in
prison, the case Of another was dr-r.
pei, and three convicted. with those
sentenced today, have boen granted a
new trial.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-05
THE COOK AT
CONLEY'S
Copyright, by J. b. Lippincott CT
By KARL EDWIN HARTMAN

Copyright, by J. B. Lppincott COZ
Alfred, you must discharge tn,
cook"
The newspaper Mr.. Conley wa.
reading fell to the floor.
Why, Isabel, thought" he be
gan.
so did l." was the quick response
and Mr.. Conley imagined that he de
teeted a quaver in his wife's voice.
Il thought she was going to be per.
fectly satisfactory-she began SO
we'll"
Yes.
"But-but--"
To-day she bulldozed me shock
ingly."
1 see" observed Mr.. Conley
vaguely.
And YOU must discharge her" Mrs,
Conley added decisiveIy.
And she's only been here a week f"
her husband unused sadly, hopelesslv.
Small wonder Mr.. Conley was dis.
tressed Just now he wished he had
begun long years since practicing
hrmness with Isabel. But meekly he
mad always succumbed TO her plead.
ing, given way before her least ad.
vance.
She had been bulldozed, Ell? Well,
so had he. and by cooks too, though 10
what extent Isabel little dreamed. She
had formed the habit of locking her
SELF in her room and screwing her fin.
gers into her pretty ears-~shells, All.
fred once had called them--whenever
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-05
! NEWS OF The RIVERS

The river marked 343 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
fall Of 2 of foot in q hours.
The Dick Fowler laid over yester.
day in this port making excursion
trips up and down the Ohio river She
will be out from Padueah today.
The Stacker Lee from Memphis
passed to st. Louis, doing little here.
Tho Conquest with a show boat
passed up the Mississippi
The r. Dunbar came out from Pada-
cab with an excursion party
The Barrett went to the lower river
afteg lumber.
The Ferd Herold is coming up from
Memphis bound for st. Louis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-05
HELD ERROR WAS MADE
(Concluded from First Page.

her arms and wept while on hi.
shoulder Finally she was composed
AMI led away, and then the wife re-
enacted the scene with as much feel
ling
All through the trial the mother
gave no expression of hope, aud
when Gen Caldwell put his head on
his hands she showed no signs of
elation.
The opinion was read through a
stiffness in which the clear voice of
Judge Craft was heard distinctly in
every part of the room. Hundreds
bent forward to catch every syllable,
and the atmosphere was tense with
suppressed excitement.
They Had the Sympathy.
The defendants people, with the
exception of Applewhite's. were not
present, but the curious crowd ap.
peared in sympathy with the con.
victeJ men.
When Judge Craft had finished it
was necessary 10 suspend court until
the excitement could subside
The confusion was in the crowd.
for the prisoners gave no outward
sign Of the inward joy they must
have felt
Tho mother at least was expected
to make some demonstration, but she
followed the prisoners to the con
sultation room, sad and silently. and
ten minutes later she summoned
courage to ask: We'll. what did
they do2" When told she uttered
Thank God" devoutly several times.
and followed the procession to the
Jail
on the outside of the room the
mon were cheerful and protested
that they knew it all the time. and
all reports from the jail affirm their
statement
They have never lost hope and |
while the scene today was trying in |
the extreme never a muscle of their
faces quivered.
There is small reason to doubt that
they would have received an adverse
decision in the same manner.
Only once they spoke Garrett
Johnson and Burton passed a word.
but without any display OF feeling.
The men have changed. The prison
'allor is on them, and they have
lwindled in flesh. Confinement has
tself been a terrible punishment for
the men who lived close to nature
md are now shut off from the sun.
light.
Rice Pearce was net here but Mr..
FRY was on hand, and afterwards ha
aid the opinion was warranted
The feeling at the time was such
hat the attorneys for the defense
night have been tried also. the feel
ng was so against them all. h said.