Bluefield Daily Telegraph from Bluefield, West Virginia • Page 1

BLUEFIELD DAILY 'ELE VOL. XII, NO 126 BLUEFIELD, W. SUNDAY MORNING, HAY 28, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS Weather Forecast POR TODAY: Fair DRILL PRESSES WE ARE AGENTS FOR W. F.

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VA. Newly eq nipped Pool Boom Attached Phone HO. 11 Bluefleld Ave. J. Baker's SALOON Pine Wines, Beers, Whiskies Tobacco and Cigars, BESFBOTFUI.1,7 SOLICITS JPATKONAOB BOTH FLEETS NOW IN THE COREAN STRAITS Rumor Says Big Naval Battle is in Progress.

NAVY MEN DO NOT DISCREDIT REPORT If Fight Has Not Begun It Cannot be Very Long Delayed. SIX RUSSIAN WARSHIPS LEAVE SADDLE ISLAND Sixteen Remain at Woosung In Spite of Protests of the Chinese Chooses MU Battleground. Washington, May 87 --Minister Grisoom at Tokio, has reported to the State department the announcement of the British admiralty that the entire fighting strength of the Russian Baltic fleet wag Been this morning heading for the Tsushima straits. Late information has been received here from Shanghai that six of the RnealaB vessels which were reported today at Saddle Island cave departed. Sixteen other vessels remain at Woo- anng in spite of the protest of the Chinese government Tokio, May Ro- jeetvensky's fleet has been sighted off Tsushima Islands, in the straits of Corea.

It is rumored here that the Japanese and Russian fleets nnder Admiral Togo and Vice-Admiral Kojeatvenaky bave engaged in the Coresn straits. London, May there is no confirmation of a Tokio minor that the Japanese and Rnesian fleets nnder Admiral Togo and Vice Admiral Bo- jest vensky are engaged in battle in the Corean strait, naval and military men wiro have watched the situation closely think it may prove true. The Russians fasve gone closer and closer toHhe Japanese fleet and it is the opinion that Togo is about ready to give battle on ground of bis own choosing: It may be the fleets are not yet actually engaged, bnt the beat belief is that the fight ia bnt a few hours off. Washington, May advices of entirely authentic nature, received tls morning, annoaaeefl that more than twenty one Russian vessels were off Saddle Island which is shoot sixty miles southeast of Shanghai. In official oitcles it ia believed the warships acted BB a convoy to collier and transport ships which Bojestven- sky desired to detach from his fleet in anticipation of his engagement with Washington, May report eft presence of a large section of the Bnasisn fleet ofl Saddle Island was confirmed by official advices received this morning by the navy department from the naval attache at Tokio.

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KING. AMlrtant Outlier The Flat Top National Bank, SOP BLUEFIELD, W. VA. Unfted-StaUajaovemnenqKeepi Reliable BtutaeuJ Respectfully Solicited CAPITAL $100000 Strike on Western Maryland Threatened Hagerstown, May railroad men arrived in Hggers- town yesterday from the West for the purpose, it la stated, of taking places on the Western Maryland Kailroad as conductors aad enginemen. The new men, it is said, will start to learn the road next week.

They went from here to Baltimore to leceive instructions. An employe of the Western Maryland, who has spent nearly ail his life in its service, stated today that If the company attempted to pnt the new men to work in place of the prea- ent employes there would be a strike on the entire road that would tie up the system. Cornell Wins Boat Race from Harvard Boston, May the cheers of thousands upon thousands the husky crew Cornell University defeated tile Harvard crew on Charles River this afternoon byeight lengths. The coarse was from the B. A.

A. boatbouse to Lougwood Bridge, a distance of one mile and seven-eighths. Cornell's time was 10 minutes and 9-15 seconds, Harvard's 10 minutes and 31 seconds. It was a grand race, although Harvard was at no time in the lead. At the very start Cornel jumped into the lead, catching first water by a margin of fully a whole second from the Crimson boatmen.

Moonshiners Sent to Federal Prison Winston-Salem, N. May the Federal Court at Wilkesboro Fudge James Boyd, who (resided, sentenced L. C. Horton and J. L.

Nichols to the Federal prison at Atlanta for fifteen and thirteen months, respectively, for illicit distilling. W. W. and Jesse McEwen, bro- therg'and prominent citizens ofWllkes county, were convicted of operating an illicit steam distillery. Will McEwen was fined $1,000 and sentenced to jail for five months, while bis brother was fined $200 and given a term of six months.

Five Hundred Dollars Damages for Tree Saleigh, N. May Snpreme Court today delivered an opinion in the appeal of a citizen of Asheville against an electric company for damages for cutting down a tree which shaded his yard. The court holds that the felling of the tree was not necessary for municipal purposes, and that the city had no right to allow it to be felled for the benefit of a private corporation. The owner is allowed hie claim for damages. Held for Grand Jury on Charge of Arson Charleston, May Taylor, who waa captured at his borne in Putnam connty Thursday night by officers after-having been trailed by bloodhounds, was held for indictment of the grand jury today on the charge of burning the house of William Lark, a farmer, near Winfield, the connty seat, Wednesday night, and firing upon and wounding members of the family as they escaped from the burning building.

Estate Now Worth Five Million Dollars Winchester, May to 8 statement from Scranton, where the late Judge John Handley resided, tbe estate of that jurist, the bnlk of which was left to Winchester, has trebled since tile death, and ie now estimated at about five million dollars. ALARMED AT AGIT1TATION IN FAVOR OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF RATES Scranton Authorities Believe Fred Dickinson Was Murdered. Chicago, Ma; at the agitation In favor of government control of rates, the railroad Interests have embarked upon a campaign of education which is national in scope and which will cost them a very laige sain annually. The educational work will be conducted through the medium of two large tmreans In New York and Chl- which may have branch organizations. The New York and Chicago DUieans have been established, their agents are tearing the conntiy in search of information regarding con- ditione, and the; are already engaged in sending forth tone of literature and preparing more.

The enterprise Is under the active management of 3. P. S. Michaels and J. D.

Ellsworth, under the Srm name of Michaels and Ellsworth, who are working in New York, Chicago and Boston. Back of them in an advisory capacity is Slagon Thompson of the Railway News burean, an organization promoted by the general managers of all the railroads centering IE this city. The larger enterprise, however, which as yet IB not known by any definite name, but which some call an Industrial and statistical bnrean, baa the direct backing of the presidents of practically all the railroads In the United States. In charge of the Chicago office in Orchestra Hall is Lauriston Ward, a former New York newspaper man. Michaels has general charge of the work In fhicago, while Ellsworth attends to the New York office.

DEAD IN BED WITH GASH IN HIS THROAT Railroad Interests Embark on Campaign of Education Scranton Pa, May 27--Fred Dickinson, district passenger agent for the Cential Kailroad of New Jersey, was found dead today, in bed, at his home at Green fiidge. His wife, returning from a visit to Philadelphia, fonnd the dead body. There was a gash in his throat, bnt death was probably due to asphyxiation. The deceased was 35 years of age, and came here a year and a half ago from New York. He was originally a Philadelpbian.

Mr. Dickinson was of a very happy temperament, apparently without a care in the world, and this fact has led the authorities to believe that It Is a case of murder. MILLION AND A HALF FOR WISE PROPERTIES Clinchf ield ration Buys 75,000 Acres of Coal Lands. Bristol, May Clinch- fisld Corporation, the recent purchase of whose properties by George L. Carter, of this place, gave rise to the litigation with the Union Trust Com pany and other stockholders of Baltimore, ending in the decision of Judge Goff, of the United States Court at Richmond, in favor of Mr.

Carter, has purchased the coal properties of the Interstate COB! and Iron Company, aggregating seventy-five thousand acres, lying in Russell, Diokeneon, Buchanan and Wise counties, Virginia, paying for the same something over a million and a half dollars. The deal baa been closed and the deeds were recorded in the county 3ourt of Russell connty at Lebanon today. The principal stockholders of tde Interstate Coal and Iron company are P. S. Clark, No.

10 Cotton Exchange New York, and Thomas Clyde, of the Clyde Steamship Company THE STEEL RAIL POOL DISSOLVED Members, However, Agree to Keep Up Prices for a Year. Pittsbnrg, May 37. --The stsei rail pool, demoralized by threatened competition and threats of prosecution has dissolved. The members are said to have entered into a tacit arrangement to sustain the price of rails for delivery to the end of the year at $28 psr ton. A steel manufacturer was asked to tell what brought it about and the effect it would bave.

He said: 'The Republic Iron and Steel Company bionght about a dissolution of the pool. The Lackawanna Steel Company's tonnage allotment early in the year was unsatisfactory, and that helped ti bring sbont the tallnie to hold together. The price of rails will remain at $28 per ton, as all the orders are in for the year, and It would not prove any incentive for any mill to out the price now." He wae asked if threats from the government to investigate the workings of the pool bad any effect on its existence. He said: "No; the government had nothing to do with It, neither did the prospective Panama Canal orders." There have been about 2,000,000 tons of standard rails ordered by the railroads of the country for 1905 at a total cost of 155,000,000. The pool hud 83 arrangement with the rail- roads that the price of $28 should be sustained for the entire year, and If a lower price obtained during the year the railroads are tc secure rebate on the tonnage ordered according to the cot made in the price.

The effect of the dissolntiun of the steel rail pool will prove disastrous to all iron and steel products ALWAYS THIN THE GREEN SEAL PAINTS With pnre Linseed Oil for all outside work. This point IB of heavy body and neads thinning. It thus becomes njore economical for the consumer. For sale by Eureka Hardware Co. ROSE PLANTS AND BEDDING STUFF.

One year old roses $1 00 and two year roses f3 00 per dozen. Forty fine varieties. Colons, sage, geraniums, 60c. per doz. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Shipped in baskets by eipress only. Shipments made the day received. FALLON, Florist, Hoanoke, Va. 6 19 ECONOMICAL HOUSE-PAINTING Does not depend npon buying the cheapest paint without regard to aal ity. There are some paints which cost less than "Green Seal;" bnt they are more epxensive in the long run.

For sale by Eureka Hardware Co. Cash paid for old furniture. "Phone I No It. AWFUL LOSS OF LIFE NARROWLY AVERTED Funeral of Jack Samuel at 2 This Afternoon The faneral of the late A. J.

(Jack) Samuel will take place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home. The services will be conducted by Rev. J. A. Baylor.

At the grave the Impressive services of the Elks will be helJ by Bluefield Lodge, No. 269. The following notice has been issued. NOTICE. All members of Blnefielil Lodge No.

2C9 B. P. O. E. are requested to meet at the hall at 1.15 p.

m. today to attend the funeral uf Bco A. J. Samuel. It la Important that all should be there promptly on time, as there ie some business to be transacted before leaving for the funeral, which will take place at 2 sharp.

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Virginia-Carolina Coast Railway Plttsburg, May Pittsburg capitalists, inclnding J. B. Cotey, president of the fJnited States Steel Corporation, are interested In the construction of the Virginia and Carolina Coast Railway, a 200 mile standard gnage road, passing through North Carolina end Virginia, having coast terminals at Norfolk, Va. It is proposed to market "from 1,000,000 acres of truck and lumber lands in North Carolina. J.

T. Beal, vice-president of the Pittaburg, Bessemer and Lake Erie Road, is president of the new company. Bishop Donahue Received by the Pope Rome, May Pope yesterday received in private audience the Right Rev. Patrick J. Donahue, Blah- op of Wheeling, W.

who pre sented the Peter's pence arid report of his diocese. The pontiff thanked the bishop, and showed great Interest in hla plans, especially in the project of Bishop Donahue to take to Wheeling tome Italian priests for work among Italian immigrants. Afterward Bishop Donahue presented the Rev. 0. H.

Moye, rector of St. Joseph's Cathedral, Wheeling. Richmond Women Act as Pallbearers Richmond, May the first time In tbe history of Virginia woman today acted HR pallbearers. Eight of them bore to the giave the body of Mrs. Maud Collins, wife of Dr.

T. Cnllim. of Highland Springs, near Richmond. Mrs. Collins died Thursday afternoon after an operation for appendicitis.

She was president of the Highland Springs Woman's Study flub, members of which were tbe pallbeateis. Killed by Brake Lever of Wagon Parkerebnrg, W. May Randolph was killed In Ritchie connty yesterday while hauling logs. The brake lever of his wagon struck him in the bead, fracturing big skull. Want ads bring results DON'T CASH IT.

Check lost-- favor of W. A. Neal by N. W. By.

It. W. A- NEAL Attempt to Wreck Railroad Bridge Fails. DYNAMITE WENT OFF TOO SOON Shock of Explosion Shattered Windows, but Bridge Escaped. TRAIN WITH SIX SLEEPERS GROSSED MOMENT LATER Iron Workers Affiliated With the Old Sam Parks Gang Suspected--Had Hade Threats Against Pennsylvania Company.

New York, May attempt to dynamite the Pennsylvania railroad drawbridge over Hackengack river in New Jersey, this morning, following as it does a mysterious explosion at the excavation of the new Pennsylvania station in this city yesterday, together with the sending of anonymous letters to the president and other officials of the company, makes belief general that an enemy of the company is at work. The attempt to blow np the bridge was discovered when a float, loaded with explosives, was allowed to float down the river with the evident intention of explosion when it struck the center support of the bridge. Fortunately the float loaded with dynamite encountered a pile obstacle fifteen leet above the draw which exploded it. Hud the float gone down the river witbont going with the tide it would have struck the support of the bridge just ae a tiain with six sleepers and a day coach, bound for Boston, rolled over and the loss of life would have been appalling. The shock of the explosion was felt for a considerable distance and the windows in the houses near by were shattered.

It Is said that threats againit the company and its officials were made after a refusal to employ iron workers affiliated with the old Sam Parka Parks was the leader of the Iron workers. Curling iron Causes Young Woman's Death Charleston, W. May 27--Miss Nellie Fnlmar, aged of the Kanwaha Hotel, died in a hospital here yesterday as a rewlt of injuries received Tuesday last. While using iron on her bait, the combs In her hair became she was frightfully burned. Her remains were shipped today to JDes Mcines, Iowa, her former home.

Parkersburg Negro Acquitted of Murder Parkersburg, W. May Carlin, a negro, who has been on trial for several days for murder, was acquitted, the jury being out ten minutes. While Carlin and Arch Justice, another negro, were fighting, a shot fired by Cailin mimed Justice and killed Frank MeCaba, a white man who was sitting quietly in front of a restaurant. Alleged Negro Rapist Pnrsued and Caught A rumor was current last night to the effect that a negro escaped from tbe Radford jail and made bis way to Pepper, the first station weet of Walton on the low-grade cut-oft, where he assaulted a yonng lady. Be waa pnrgnpd and fonnd hiding in is long tunnel farther west.

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