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THE TAZEWELL REPUBLICAN. 16 TAZEWELL, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1907 NO. 20 000000000 00000000000000 000000000 000000000 8 8 8 8 8 000000000000 A New Spring Style For Young Men Fine Designed ASCHLOSS Clothes by BROS. Makers CO. form The two-button back and Sack is the thing this Baltimore and year.

New York Long, low lapels, semifitting fronts nearly straight, gives this model a remarkable stylish appearance. We can supply this model of handsome patterns. You we absolutely guarantee the Come and see them- -we can fit you perfectly. Spring Furnishings just received. HARRISSON IN A Little Better for a Little EARTH TREMBLED AT NEMOURS More Than Ten Thousand Pounds of Powder at Dupont Mills Goes in One Big Explosion, The earth trembled at Nemours.

yesterday morning, when between 10,000 and 12,500 pounds of powder in the Dupont Mills went up in one big explosion. The fire resulting caused the destruction of the grain or coining mill, and the damage to the plant will exceed $10,000, in addition to a shut-down of probably six weeks. That section of the plant which was burned was insured, but for what amount could not be learned. The bark was torn from trees five hundred feet away by the tremendous force of the explosion, while the doors of the office building and press department of the plant, half a mile away, were shattered and torn out. The shock was distinctly felt at Bluestone, Flat Top Yards, Bramwell, Pocahontas and other towns in the neighborhood, while the detonation was heard in all of the towns for miles around.

Practically everything within a radius of three hundred yards was demolished, portions of the roof of the motor house being hurled a distance of 8 thousand yards. A house nearly half a mile away was injured by a piece of flying timber. The explosion is supposed to have been due to a spark from the contact of the wheels of a tram car, which was being pushed from the press plant to the coining mill, and the track. The coining mill is the department where the powder, as it comes from the press plant in large cakes, is crushed in grains. The tram car was loaded with a number of cakes ready to be crushed, and just before going off the steel rails onto the wooden ones, just inside the coining department, a' spark resulting from the friction is supposed to have fallen onto a cake of the powder, which fell from the car and set fire to the grains of powder scattered about, following a train into the coining mill, where between 400 and 500 twenty-five 000000 BROOMS MADE FOR In this day of close its many merchants in order to sell a pecially does this brooms; we hear so hard it is to get a In buying our last this in view, and factory, while the 8 the each are quality made justifies from expert workmen, long as the ordinary cheaper brooms at THAT ARE 8 SERVICE prices and small profwill sacrifice quality little cheaper; more esseem to be the case with many people say how broom that will last.

lot of brooms we kept bought direct from the price may seem high it. Our brooms at 40c the best straw and by they will last twice as broom. We have 35, 30 and 25c each. 000000. 00000000000000 LEADING GROCERS 00 8 Harrisson, Barns NINETY PERISHED IN MINES.

Only Seventeen Out of a Hundred and Seven Escaped. Mexico City, May 14. -The first news received since Sunday from Teneras mines in the State of Durango, where a great fire is raging, came to the Associated Press office here tonight. The dispatch confirmed the earlier dispatch that ninety men lost their lives, a greater number being suffocated. Eleven of the bodies have been recovered and buried.

All the dead are Mexican laborers. Death was due to carbolic acid poisoning. Strenuous efforts are being made to force back the draught which is fanning the flames, by the use of compressed air pumps. The fire broke out last Friday night in a an abandoned shaft of the Velardena mine, through which the men had passed. It is believed a cigarette or carelessly handled candle set fire to the timbering.

Out of the 107 men below the surface, only seventeen escaped. An investigation by the government inspectors has absolved the mining company from all blame. WANTED -To buy two cheap cart horses, thin in flesh, but must be large enough to weigh from thirteen to fourteen hundred pounds, when in good working order. RADFORD BRICK Tiptop, Va. CLOTHING RENOVATED Send your orders for cleaning, pressing and repairing of clothing to me.

I also make a specialty of cleaning Panama hats. MRS. J. F. KENDRICK, Tazewell, Va.

DEATH OF MINTER JACKSON. Was an Old ahd Prominent Citizen of Marion Marion, May Minter Jackson, president of the Marion Bank, died Monday morning, May 13th, at 7 o'clock at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Mr. Jackson was one of the wealthiest men in Southwest Virginia. He is survived by a wife, and one son, Walter B.

Jackson, and two daughters, Mrs. Phipps Miller, Memphis, and Mrs. Sam Dunn, of Glade Spring, two brothers, Messrs. Isaac and James Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Ellen Davis, of West Virginia.

Mr. Jackson was born at Jane Lew, W. Va. September 18th, 1823. He has spent the past fifty years of his life in Marion, where he is widely known and much beloved.

The remains will reach Marion Wednesday morning, and the funeral will be held Wednesday evening in the Presbyterian church. "The County Fair." The play presented on Monday night by local talent was a marked success in every sense of the word. The town was filled and every one who athall tended was surprised at the rendition of the program. When taken into consideration that only one week was given the performers for rehearsing, it was very successful and shows that we have a number of people in our town who have excellent talent and can and will apply it when called upon. Miss Linscott, who directed the affair is an artist in her line, and managed the whole affair with wonderful skill, which added much to its success.

Underwear 50c to $1.50 per suit. Jno. S. Bottimore. We extend you a special invitation to attend the Majestic Baking Demonstration at our store, one week only, MAY 27th to JUNE Ist.

During this demonstration we will a Majestic Range in actual operation, a representative from the factory explaining thoroughly all points. Hot Coffee and Biscuits will be served free every day during week. Come in any day whether intend to you buy or not. The information gained will probably serve you in future, PEERY ST. CLAIR, Tazewell, Virginia.

FREE! FREE During this week only, we will actually give with every MAJESTIC RANGE sold, one handsome set of ware, well worth $7.50. 0. This ware will be on exhibition at our store. JNO. W.

ST. CLAIR W. H. ALDERSON TAZEWELL INSURANCE AGENCY TAZEWELL, VIRGINIA FIRE, LIFE AND A GENERAL LINE OF INSURANCE We represent some of the oldest and best Fire Companies in America. Office- Henry Graham Building Second Floor.

Correspondence Invited W' are line of showing a high-class nice PRESERVES, in two, three and five pound packages. Quince, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Pine Apple and Cherries. Quality and price are both right. SPOTTS BROS Little Grocery Store Around the Corner. 8 8 in half a dozen different fabrics and scores can get these Suits in any weight here, and quality, they are the famous Schloss garments All grades, $12.00 to $25.00.

Also a full line of new things in Mens' GILLESPIE BROS. Less. The Big Store. pound kegs of the explosive was stored. No less strange than fortunate, no one was hurt.

One man Charlie Robinette, had his shirt cut off, and might have been burned to death but for the nearness of a deep pool of water, into which he jumped. Only two men were at work in the coining mill--in fact, only two are in any one department of the plant at one time so that the death list may be kept as small as possible in case of accident of this kind. They were Robinette and an Italian, who was pushing the car when the powder caught fire. The Italian saw and appreciated his danger some minutes before the little blaze started on the car reached the powder stored in the coining mill, and found safety in flight. The explosion was not without its amusing incidents.

A mule, which is used for hauling the tram cars back and forth, was near, and a part of its harness, notably the breeching caught fire. The mule's name was not Maude, but she kicked nevertheless. While the actual damage to the plant is estimated a little in excess of $10,000, the aggregate loss will greatly exceed this, as the entire plant will have to be idle until a new grain mill is built. It is thought that the construction of this mill will consume at least six weeks, Bluefield Telegraph, 15th inst. Child Nearly Carried Away by an Eagle.

Confluence, W. May little child belonging to D. M. 1. Riffee, a merchant of Braxton county, was nearly carried away by a large bald eagle yesterday.

The child was playing in the dooryard of its home when the immense bird swooped down, catching the child about the shoulders and waist with its claws. The screams of the little one attracted its father, who came out of his store just as the bird was raising with the child. Mr. Riffee immediately seized one of the rakes which he had on display in front of his store, and with it literally raked down the bird and child. The child was injured but little, while the parent managed to deal the bird several telling blows with the rake.

Despite this it managed to fly to some tall trees nearby, where, while nursing its injuries, it was killed by a rifle ball. The eagle is one of the largest ever seen here. The growth of the J. N. Harman Insurance Agency very gratifying to its friends and promoters.

THREE CENTURIES SINCE JOHN SMITH LANDED. Anniversary of the First Permanent English Settlement In America Fittingly Celebrated. Norfolk, May celbration on Jamestown Island, forty miles up the James River, of the 300th anniversary of the landing of the first permanent English settlers under Sir Christopher Newport, John Smith and others, was held today under fair skies. The exercises on the island were directly under the auspices of the Society for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Joseph Bryan, of Richmond, presided, and the invocation was offered Bishop Randolph of the Diocese of Southern Virginia.

The opening address was delivered by Governor Claude A. Swanson, of Virgiria, and British Ambassador Bryce followed with an address, the subject of which was "Greetings from the Old World to the New." A choir composed of students of William and Mary College was in attendance and Bishop Gibson, of the Diocese of Virginia and other clergy participated. Large excursions were run Jamestown Island. Lady Grey, wife of Earl Grey, of Canada, is with Ambassador Bryce. The elaborate celebration at the Jamestown Exposition grounds the 300th anniversary of the landing of the first English settlers was ushered in by firing a salute from Fortress Monroe incident to the arrival at Old Point of General Baron Kuroki, his staff and party.

General Kuroki and party were met at Old Point by General Grant and Major Strong. All honors were accorded the Japanese and after 1 breakfast General Kuroki and party proceeded by special boat to review the great fleet of American and foreign warships in Hampton Roads, after which they landed at the exposition grounds for the exercises of the day, which included an address by President Tucker and parade and review of federal troops in camp, together with several thousand sailors landed from the warships in Hampton Roads all being reviewed by General Kuroki, Vice Admiral Ljuin, Duke De Abruzzi, Generais Grant and Wood, and other Ameriican and foreign military dignitaries. The parade of the army, troops, marines and sailors, with 8,000 men in line, was a beautiful spoctacle. Foreign 00000000000000000 00000 bands played. "'The Star Spangled Banner" as they passed the reviewing stand on the Lee parade grounds and the outbursts of applause were deaf; ening.

Rear Admiral Evans was unable to come ashore. noon a salute of 300 guns was At fired in Hampton Roads commemorative of the nation's birth May 13, The remainder of the day was taken up in informal exercises of various kinds, including international boat races. General Kuroki and party inspected Fortress Monroe. The festivities of the day concluded with a ball and dinner given by Duke De Abruzzi on the Italian flagship Varese, the banquet being attended by all the foreign and American dignitaries now here. The function was one of the most elaborate ever given aboard a warship.

Tonight there was a great illumination of the warships in Hampton Roads with brilliant fireworks from the floats. Famous Old Ironsides Put In Shape. Boston, May famous frigate Constitution or "Old Ironsides," 38 endeared in the hearts of the people of the United States, has not been given over to the hands of the ripper and destroyer, but has been put in good shape. She has just received three huge masts, duplicates of the original masts. The great cross saws, adzes and other tools which were in vogue when leviathan wooden ships were built, and which are rarely seen in a modern shipbuilding establishment, have been diligently applied by shipwrights, shipjoiners, shipfitters and salkers for many months, day after day until the veteran looks today almost as did the original ship when launched in Boston, September, 1798.

In the remodeling of this ship her lines and form of old have been followed after the model carved by Josiah Humphreys, who was one of the designers, which model was found a few years ago in a state of good preservation at the Humphreys homstead at Haverford, Pa. The main mast has a massive semi-circular crop, of an area big enough for a Southern family's dining room and weighs tons, a tremendous weight for the keel of the old vessel to support. The J. N. Harman Fire Insurance nies Agency added two more large last week to its former list of good companies.

BERKSHIRE PIGS. I have several litters of thoroughbred young pigs By Baron Premier 3rd, 2ndut of Hall Marks Emily By Kennett, out of Queen Wilhelmina. By Danesfield, History, out of Queen Bluefield. By Danesfield History, out of Bluefield's Premier Queen. These are fine stock, all istered and embracing the best regblood in the country, also some grown sows and boars.

If you want something good write me. Also for sale fine sorrel horse 4 years old, sired by Prince Hal. J. P. CAMERON, GRAHAM, VIRGINIA.

April 25 tf FROM TAZEWELL, VA. EXCURSION TICKETS Account of JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION On sale daily until November the 30th, 1907, via. Norfolk and Western Railway. Season Tickets $17.35. Fifteen Day Ticket $13.20.

Coach Excursion Ticket Limited 5 Days, on Sale Every Tuesday $7.55. Correspondingly low rates from other stations. Information and train service upon application to agents. W. B.

BEVILL, Gen'l Pass. Agent. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEAD OF STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Letters, Science, Law, Medicine, Engineering $10 COVERS ALL COSTS to Virginia students of fees and tuition in either of the academic departments; lowest charges in the South. Next session begins September 12. Send for catalogue.

HOWARD WINSTON, Registrar. Charlottesville, Va. Lots For Sale at Tiptop. Only a limited number of building lots left in town of Tiptop. Write HANKINS COMPANY, may9tf Tazewell, Va..