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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-20

York, representing the Red Wing Ad-
vertising Company. OF Red Wing.
Mimi, was in the city yesterday.
r. r.. Baylor. Six Wilson an Z
c. A. Graham left this afternoon for
Landgran, w Va where they viii
visit shorty" Smith.
Dexter Daniels. tho pioneer mer-
chant OF Horsepen core. Va. Is in
the city this morning. Nr. Daniels
contemplates purcha.ine property
and moving MS FANNY here.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-20

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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-20
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, COUN-
TY OOF MERCER. DISTRICT OF
JUMPING BRANCH, TO-WIT:

At regular session OF the board
of education Of Jumping Branch, dis
trict OF Mercer county. hold al the
regular meeting place thereof, on the
second Tuesday in August, 1909.
Present +. II. LILY president OF
said board OF education, and p. a.
Hubbard ami l.. H. Martin, commits
siOners.
III accordance with section 8,
chapter 9, OF the Ac.s Of tho l,lh.i-
la,ure Of 1905. the board OF cduca-
ton proceeded to make up an csI-
mate OF the amount necessary to be
levied for the current fiscal year. to
cover all district debts and liabiH-
ties payable during the year. includ-
ing tho probable expenditure for
district purposes, and proper allow
ances for delinquent taxes. expenses
OF collection and contingencies but
deducting the money i'm the treasury
applicable 10 the service OF tho year
and dist -ict claims. doth determine
ana estimate the several amounts to
be levied rs follows.
BUILDING FUND ESTIMATE.
Maximum levy 12b cents on zach
One Hundred Dollars valuation.
Thu amount due. AMI the
amount tina: will become
duo and colloctibls from
every source, except from
tho levy of taxes 90 b9
made for the current
fiscal year
Amoun due fund from
SheriH ........ .........$ 2J2.C8
Total 252Ce
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-20

Claud Bradley had Just moved into
his new place OF residence on Blue
field avenue on yesterday morning
and In the afternoon had to move out
again on account Of ;hc fire OF tho
Standard OH Company. which was
Just back OF his house. Many
families had TO move on accoun, OF
this fire which was rbc second big
1rc On lhal block WITHIN q month
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-20
SUICIDE AT
LOVERS HOME

fredericksburg Va. Aug. 20 -
Because young lady, with whom no
was desperately in love. was little
SOW in coming down to see him, after
he had sent for her, James Franz
Coycy, youth about twenty-five
years old. shot himself this morning
in the forehead with a pistol, dying
instantly
The tragedy took place In the
dining room Of VI. J. Gatelys resi-
dencc, on Main street. The young
lady in the case was Miss Edna
Fobinson. a niece OF Mr.. Gately.
Convey Is son Of Frank r. Coyey,
Il florist Of Newport News. va, and
"a brother OF S. T.. Coyey OF this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
STORM HITS MEMPHIS
ONE CHILD KILLED AND SEVERAL
 INJURED.
Score of Dwellings Are Damaged Electric Light and Telephone and
 Telegraph Service Are ImDalred.

Memphis Tenn, July 31-A child killed. four other persons injured, e score of dwellings, more or less dam- aged, innumerable trees and fences wrecked. and telephone and electric light service demoraliged, because of tangled wires, is the result of an electrical storm which prevailed here late today.
 The dead: Albert Ray. years old.
 Injured: Jessie Ray, 13 years old, se- rious; Joseph Dobbins, infant, badly bruised and burned; Malcolm Dobbins. { years old. bruises and cuts; Louis Todd. badly burned.
 The atmospheric disturbances came at the end of forty-eight hours of op- pressive weather. the thermometer for the greater part of the time lowering about the 90 degree mark. The storm broke shortly before o'clock and con- tiued for half an hour. vivid lightning flashes following in rapid succession In the midst Of a heavy downpour of rain.
 The child killed was struck by bolt of lightning and death was instanta. neous The same bolt struck the el- der child of the household, knocking him from a second story window.
 The two Dobbins children were blown by a gust of wind across the kitchen of the Dobbins home and against a stove on which the evening caught among the timbers of a church steepie which was ahre, and badly burned before he was rescued.
 While the greater part of the dam age was in the suburbs. in the down. town shopping district swinging signs were torn from their fastenings and windows were smashed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
FILLS A HOSPITAL
ELECTRro CARS IN A FATAL C0L-
 LISBON.
Tea Are Killed And sixty Tzjurea By wreck Near spokahe--sev-
 eral Southern Persons
 fm The Eaax. 7

Spokane, wssh., July sl--ITen per sons were killed and at least sixty were injured in a head on collision of two electric cars at Caldwell. Wash. on the Spokane and Inland Railway late this afternoon.
 Both trains were going at the rate of about fifteen miles an hour, They crashed together without warning.
 The heavily laden coaches were crushed and the men and women in them were thrown from their seats, some being hurled to the tops of the coaches, while others were sent flying through the windows. Several coaches left the track and passengers were caught under the broken wood.
 Uninjured passengers at once hur- ried to telephones to call aid. A special train of physicians hurried from Spokane. Others hurried from Couer d'Alene and other places. The Couer d'Alene hospital is now filled with injured.
 Only one member of the train crews Is reported injured. A partial list of the dead includes: Will Alice. Wemat-, chic. Wash. Walter Dalquiset, Spokane. A. T. Whitney. an attorney of Memphis. Tenn. Unknown woman and son.
 Among those fatally injured is w. W. Tullan. Bates County. Mo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01

Norvaf Richardson of vioksbur6. Miss. second secretary at Havana: Charles Campbell. IT,. of Charlottesville. Va, Is appointed third secretary at Tokio.
 Arthur B. Blanchard of Louisiana, pro- noted from second secretary at Paris to first secretary.
 The nominations of William Heimke, of Kansas. as a Minister to Saivadort Nelson O'Shaughnessy. of New York. as Consul to Roumania and Servia, and secretary of, the diplomatic agency at and c. Cornell Tarles. of New York, as secretary of legation at were also sent to the Sen- ate today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
FLAMES RUIN | HOTEL TYBEE IA Watchman's Alarm Saves Lives. SUMMER RESORT DESTROYED Hundred Guests Escape in Niehs Clothes. Fire starts h Boiler Reem and ouScln. iy Reduces Big Building to
 Ashes--Guesss Go te
 Savannah.
 
SUMMER RESORT DESTR0YED

Savannah. oa.. July si.--A night watchman's prompt work in sounding the fire alarm enabled the hundred guests at Hotel Tybee. . summer re- sort on Tybee Island, to escape with out injuries from the structure whoa 1t burned before daylight today.
 Tybee Hotel, in the past twenty years. has been the scene of some of the most notable gatherings in this State.
 The Ire consumed the main bufldinxs with a loss of ss5.000. about half of which was covered by insurance. The cottages. bathing pavilion. and bath houses were not burned. and tt vas announced that through the uss of these cottages the hotel will be ready Tor It's guests to return torhorrov
 Most Of the guests today carns ts Savannah on special train.
 When the fire broke out the hotof was in total dsrkness. ana this pre- : vented sny of the guests from dress- ing fully. With remarkable small confusion. however. they found their way out of the. building before the red glow of the Are began to give oause for anxiety. Most of the eussta saved all their belongings.
 The Ire started In the boiler room {.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
FIVE DEAD IN FIRE
GAsOLHNE HxPLOsION DEALS DEATH
 s IN sT. PAUL.
Yeung Men Were Experimentinx with an Invention for Automebiles-- Big Buildin9 Ia nlosvn to
 te Pieces.

St. Paul, Minn. July 31.--An expio- sion from gasoline followed by Q de- sstructive Are in e four-sfory building on West Third Street today. is known to have caused the death of five per- sons--two children. . woman and two men-and the Injury of four men and three women.
 The police think that four more per sons are still in the ruins. The search foH bodies began at 4:so and at s:so wes continuing with the aid of lan- terms.
 The identined dead: Roam Bouska, 3 years old; Mrs. Gagnon, 30 years old: a child. supposed to be Clifford Gamble, g years old.
 5 It is reported that Mrs. Gamble. the mother of Clifford Gamble. supposed victim. is buried beneath. the timbers.
 Arnold Kuhio. President of the Kuhlo Manufacturing Company. and young man named McCauiey. are among the missing. II was Kuhio's invention, a gasoline inaehine to 1fill automobiles. that caused the explosion. He and MeCauley were experimenting with the machine when the expiosion occurred and blew the building to fragments. broke windows across the streets and set Ire to the central police station and the buildings adjoining.
 On tfs top fioor Nvsa Mfak 1Eb1Nn. tho p6line mAtken. and wfkil her. was her asughter and two children Mrs. Hofah escaped with slight injury. but accounted fors
 Chief Of Police O'connor suffered af, irfeparable loss fin the destruction of his private gallery of crooks, q coiiec- ton of 10000 pictures that cannot be replaced
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
CHAR GREETED BY
 PRESIDENT or FRANCE

Cherbourg, July S1.--A French na- val division. consisting of the armorsA cruisers Marseillatse. Admiral AubA and Gueydon and twelve torpedo boat destroyers under command of Admiral Aubert, today met the Russian squad ron accompanying the imperial yacht standart which has the Russian im- perial family on board, or Cape Cris Naz and escorted 1t here.
 President Fallieres. on board the cruiser oalilee met the Russian war ships at the entrance to the roadstead where he went on board the Standart and extended to the Russian emperor and empress the French welcome.
 The President. with their majesties, then returned to the GaIilee and the brilliant sea procession steamed into the harbor amid the booming of guns.
 Their maJesties dined with President FallIeres on board the French battle- ship verite tonight. About fifty So- ciaiists attempted 10 create a demon stration this morning against the visit of Emperor Nicholas but were sup- pressed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
MOTOR BOAT ACCIDENT
 ENDS FATALLY TO TWO

Biddeford Poole. Maine, July 3l-In addition to the two persons drowned through the accident of a motor boat off this place last night, three others today seem likely to die. The timely arrival of the Presidentl@l Y0cht sylph, averted the drowning of the entire party.
 There are three in a critical eondi- tion today. Mrs, Eugene Cutts and Miss Annie Dunne, of Biddeford. and Miss Susie Mattley, of Saeo. Those who perished before the crew of the Sylph could aid them were Misses Mar garet Harvey. of Saoo and Katherine Lynch, of B3ddeford.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
SECOND QUAKE HITS MEXICO AnQ Violent Eruption Felt. EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN People Driven From Homes Into Streets. Reports Tren Csnnusities which suf-
 fsred ia Original EastASuaks
 Indicate Great Property Less
 Tsreuxhest Country.
EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN

8 Mexico City. July s1.--Mexico. City was again severely bumped by an earthquake today. .A shock more se- were than any yet experienced. rocked the city for one minute and forty sec onds. The first faint swaying came at 12:4s. but the nervous people need- ed nothing more than the sliGhtest trefnble to aend them >pouring out of stores ofiic6 buiidinEs and dwellings to the streets.
 The shock grew in intensity at the end of the first thirty seconds and suddenly shifted tho direction of motion. It began with long sway ing north to south osciiiatory motion. which changed to . pumping trepida- tory action.
 No great damage was done. though many walls, weakened ,hy the three shocks of yesterday morning and in- numersbla public buildings. were cracked. The National Palace suffered considerably. The War once, Chamber of Ambassadors and other sections of the handsome buildings were cracked.
 The Mutual Life Insuranee Company building. the Eftllweil building and the Cathedral. we're among the other large edifIcss whose walls suffered openings. Tn the case of the first two the damage vas of minor Char acter. .,..
 Aeapuics sussers Msch.
 Of the reports received here this morning from Governor Damania Flores, of the State of Guerrero. one declares that h Acapulco. the largest and strongest buildings were razed to the ground by the force of the tremors and that there has been property loss in that section.
 At Acapulco. the custom house. with its warehouse. the military barracks. buildings were absolutely destroyed. while the municipal palace suffered serious damage Thirteen earthduakes within thirty hours have been regis tered by the aGevernrhent saismo srapfs at the Acubaya.
 From ths. time the earth began to heaFe In the valley, at 5:40 o'eloc< sseefer1nv morning. urkll the Qutvers ceased at la:Ss o'clock todey. Mexico City has been shaken at fntsryals of svss$ fSe 6E 4sifes h5afS Btx hp- hsasAis Nave been 6t such stfsnkth d to be felt by the people. while the ofifsx seven have been felt only by the sensitive instrurnents at the seisnokraph station.
 The damage caused in this city by the earthquake yesterday morning is greater than was at first supposed. The cathedral was so badly damaged that it has been condemned and many buildings were. cracked. The Ameri- can school was rendered unsafe. Some Of the mains have been broken and the water supply of the city is serious iy curtailsd. No news had been re- neived this morning from the state of Guerrero. 70
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
OVERLAND LIMITED
 PLUNGES FROM RAILS

Des Moines. la. July 31.-The oyer- land limited passenger train, east hound. on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. was wrecked while running at sixty miles an hour at Cambridge at 2:So a. m. today. The wreck was caused by broken rail. A score were hurt, none fatally.
 A mail clerk named J. B. Hanson and an unidentified passenger were se- rioualy hurt Twenty others were cut and bruised but were able to continue on their journey
 The accident was due to a broken rail Only a Pullman and an observa- lion car remained on the track.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
prr.iaeptial Appointmenss.

Washington. July 31.-President Taft today nominated William Heimke. or Kansas. as minister to Salvador and William A Sands ot the District of Co., lumbia as minister to Guatemala. oth- CT nominations include: Secretaries of emba ssies: James c. Bailey. Kentucky. at Mexico. Mex Arthur B. Blanchard. Louisiana. at Paris. France: secretaries of legations and consuls general: Nell son O'Shaughnessy. New York. to Rou- mania and Servia. and secretary of the Automatic agency in Bulgaria; C. Cor neil Tarler. New York. at Bangkok.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
LONE MAN HOLDS UP
 SEVEN MEN IN BOAT

Charleston. W. Va. July 3I.--when the paymaster of the Rush Run mines, with S4,9O0. started across the river last night with six men in a boat. a masked man stepped out of the bushes with a winchester and ordered the money left on the bank, which was done. He then ordered the party to row cross the river, and escaped with the money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
 GOES DRY AGAIN

Pensacola. Fla. July a1--Indications tonight are that the prohibitionists have won a victory in Santa Rosa County at the special wet and dry election there today.
 Reports from half of the precincts show that the vets only carried three and those by small matorities.
 The county was voted dry two years ago and the present election was call- sd on petition of the liquor men.
 one-half of the precincts heard from at il o'clock give the prohibitionists a lead of about seventy votes. and this majority will be increased when the other country precincts are heard from.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
PHONES TO POLICE.
New Orieans Men COnfesses to Killing
 Friend s

New Orleans Men COnfesses to Killing
 Fxlend.
 New Orleans. July S1.-Announcing that he had killed Michael Conrad in self-defense, William King telephoned to the police tonight from a fishing camp on Lake ,Pontchartrain. saying that he would surrender if officers were sent to the camp.
 A detective left for the camp on a New orleans and Northeastern train soon after Kings message was receiv- ed. 's
 Conrad was a son of c New orleans police sergeant. Ee and Ktng were supposed to be the best friends.
 King gave no other particulars. save the fact that he had used a shotgun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
FLAMES SWEEP CITY
MANY ARE DEAD AND OTHERS
 BADLY INJURED.
Among Burned Buildfngs Are World Famous Buddhfst Temples-- Troops Called Ont to As-
 sist Firemem.

Osaka Japan, Aug. 1--At 6 o'clock this morning the terrible confiagation which has reduced to ashes a large portion of this city was under control Up to that hour iS,o00 buildings had been destroyed. An area four miles square was swept by the flames.
 Osaka, Japan. July 3i.--A fire which threatens to destroy this city. started at { o'clock this morning and in spite of most energetic efforts to check 1t. is still burning. The firemen. who have been fighting all day, are completely exhausted and troops have been called out to assist in fighting the flames and to preserve the water supply which is failing. The fire is being famed by a strong breeze and thousands of buildings. including the world famous Buddhist temples, have already been destroyed.
 The total loss will be large. A mum. Der have been killed and seriously in- jured by the fire.
 Osaka is one of three '.imperial cit- ies. of Japan, and. as one of the most important manufacturing and commer- cial cities in pfie empire, it shelters al. most three quarters of million poo- pie. m.s .
 The Buddhist temples for which the city Is famous among travellers cover an enormous area. The chief public building of Osaka is the palace. built in 15ss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
lre.y Cs.Aen.el ana shot. z
MoUNTAuSEKRs FAIL TO
 LYNCH NEGRO PEND

Middlesboro. Ky. July si--one hun- dred Tennessee mounfaineers, armed with Wfnchesters made an unsuccess- fui attempt last night to lynch James White, negro. who attempted to as- sault Mosie Woodward. nine years old, in this city, last Thursday.
 The men marched through Middies- boro and took the Louisvilie and Nash- vflle train for Pineville. Ky. where the negro was incarceratcd for safe keep ing. They stormed the jail. but found that Sheriff R. w. Johnson had spirited the prisoner away to Barbourville. Ky.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
MADE REPORT ON LING.
Wounded Man Gave Omcial verslO
 of Tragedy.

Wounded Man Gave Ohlcial Version
 of Tragedy.
 Washington. July s1-Ohacieis at the Chinese legation teiephoned the consul ate in New York as soon as the news of the shooting of Vice Consul Lux wing had been conveyed to them by newspaper men.
 For about ten years Lux Wing has been Vice Consul to New York and re- cently attracted much attention by his active part in the Chinese Legations efrort to Locate Leon Ling. It was his report on the occurrence that was forwarded to Pekin. he being at that time in charge of the consulate.
 The legation officials stated that they were unable to assign a motive for the shooting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
Cuatotlfmn For Oliver

BainbrIdge. Ga.. July Si.-The appli- cation of creditors for custodian for the estate of Mize and Oliver and ?. A. Mise was granted this afternoon by Judge Lane. United states Marshal White was named. The hearing in bankruptcy was continued until Aug ust IA. Oliver has been identified ab- solutely as an ex-convact by Shertg Jones of Aberdeen. MisB.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
President sends List of Promotions to
 Senate.

Washington, July 31-A big list of promotions in and appointments to the diplomatic service was sent to the Senate today by. President Taft.
 William F. Sands of Washington. D. C., Is promoted from Secretary of the American Embassy at Mexico City, to be Minister to Guatemala; James c Bailey, of Kentucky. Secretary of legation at Stockholm. is to be first secretary at Mexico City; Henry c. ed from third secretary at St. Peters, burg to be secretary at Stockholm; John H. Gregory. Jr, of Louisiana, Secretary at Managua. Nicaragua. Is promoted to be second secretary at constantinople; George A. Moriarty. Jr.. of Newport, R. l.. third secretary at Mexico City: Franklin M. ounther. of Virginia, third secretary at Paris;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
Beooaes EIsad oa Michigan

Ann Arbor. Mich, July 1I .--Dean Harry B, Hutchins of the law depart- ment of the University of Michigan, has been selected by the regents to become active President of the insti- tuition, when Dr. James B. Angel, at the end of the present academic year becomes president emeritus.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
Acciaent at ooraoxn :.

Cordova, July S1.--CliH Beck and Luther Cotton fell from house this afternoon when a soAffoid gave way and Colton was faka11y injured. Cotton fell upon 6 sharp hatohss lying on the ground, and 1t penetrated his lung Beck was badly bruised about the head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
ORDER BEING RESTORED.
OfficiaI Dispatches Say 5000 Troops - Arc in Control. .s-,

Official Wz0patche9 say 6VVU TEOODa Q. Arc in Control. .e-,
 Madrid, July sl--official dispatches from Barcelona dated today say the 5000 troops in Barcelona have. im- proved the conditions in the city Tine complete restoration of order Is expect ed when further achievements ar- rive there.
 The Spanish Red Cross Is organizing on n large scale. Queen Victoria has accepted the position of august pro- tectress" of the institution.
 Marquis Polaviejo has gone to Mala- ga. in Andalusia, where the wounded are arriving in large numbera The marquis personally will take charge of the hospital equipments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
CENTRAL SHOWS GAIN.
Increase Possible By Reducing 0peeass
 Ama Exmamaen.

Atlanta, oa-, July sl-Despite the falling of in the gross income of more than S2o0,00o for the fiscal year 1ust closed. the Central of Georgia shows q net gain over last year of about el0e.- 900.
 This showing was revealed at the meeting of the Central's Board here to- day, to listen to a special report of President J. F. Hanson. The saving was possible because of decrease in operating expenses of &ebo.ooo, but about e6O,000 more than usual was ex- pended on the maintenance of property.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01
noxa race serious Charwe.

BOya Face SeFious Charge.
 London, Ky, July 31--Three boys of this city. ranging In age from fS to 20 years. were arrested today charged with criminal assault. The victim ts said to have been the fourteen -year-old daughter of John Bryant. of Corbin. this county. Those arrested are: Chess El- liott. Fred Williams and Milfred Iau- son. Warrants are out for two more young men.