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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-06-11
UNIQUE INSTITUTION.
a Farming School 70 Ee Es,ab.
liShed i'll New York State.
Original Committee Of Promotion IL
Abram S. Hewitt. r. Fulton Cut.
ting, John G. Carlisle. Mrs.
Seth Low and Others.

New York. June 9.-ThS signing OF
contracts within few days for the
purchase of the School of Practical
Poughkeepsie marks the beginning OF
n movement for the permanent estab.
lishment near New York of what the
promoters call one OF the most unique
educational institutions in the coun.
try. Less than two years ago a mum.
Der of citizens prominent in political
and social life, met at the residences
of Abram 5. Hewitt and r. Fulton
Cutting and formed themselves into
an organization. establishing, expert.
mentally, school where the practice
rs we'll as the theory of farming
could be taught. Prof. George Il.
Powell. a recognized authority on
scientific agriculture. undertook tho
organization of the school. and a num-
Der of ladies and gentlemen agreed
to finance the project in its expert
mental stages. The original commit
tee OF promotion. of which Mr.. Hew.
lit was chairman. included X. FULTON
Cutting, Jacob II. Schiff. John G.. Car
Isle. Mrs. Seth Low, Mrs. Josephine
Shaw, Lowell, Walter w. Law and
William Il. Dodge. The original
school establishment was at Briar
Cliff manor, provided by the gener-
osity of Mr.. Law. who also furnished
a building to accommodate 30 stu
dents and the Necessary staff
The success of the school was i'm
mediately, and the originators then
concluded to extend the facilities.
The board of trustees was then or.
gained with the following officers
Theodore l.. Van Horden, president:
Abram s. Hewitt and VIM. f. Dodge.
vice presidents; Il. Fulton Cutting.
treasurer and Thacher l.. +. Luquer,
secretary.
In speaking of the school President
Van Norden said Sunday:
Aside from my official connection
with the school / have taken deep
interest in its progress. We have
demonstrated, | think, beyond doubt
that there is need and opportunity
for practical farming school in this
country on the plan carried out by
our director, Mr.. Powell Our need
now Is money resources for the equip
ment of the foundation of the school
at Poughkeepsie, ana when this equip
ment is completed we will need con
tributions to a fund for the endow-
ment of the school"
Mr.. Hewitt said: eff those who
are friends of practical education and
of general social betterment could
realize as we do the great needs and
greater opportunities OF this school.
/ believe that we would have little
difficulty IN obtaining that generous
financial support that at this time
seems necessary to insure the estab-
lishment of this institution upon a
basis commensurate with the extent
and importance of the work IL has
to do"
Mr.. VIM. Il. Dodge said:
ANY American who has Travelled i'm
France and has witnesses the THRIFT
and order of those smaller communi-
ties where agriculture is proftably
practiced must welcome the applica-
ton TO our soil Of those methods
which have made the successful farm
or abroad"
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CLAIMS sELF.DEFENsE.
Prominent Merchant Confessed to Kill
ing a Journeyman Painter.

Pine Bluff. Ark. June 9.--B F.. New
ton. prominent merchant OF Mont
rose. has been arrested and has con
fessed to the killing OF a journeyman
painter. Persons near Montrose dis
covered a newly-made grave I'm the
woods and an investigation showed
that the remains of the painter were
buried within. Officers took the case
up and arrested Newton. who claims
he killed the man in self-defense.
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ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS-
Resolution Introduced Naming June %
as the Time.

Washington, June 6.-Representa-
tive RUPERT. one of the democratic
members from New York, Thursday
introduced a resolution authorizing
the adjournment of congress at 3 d. m.
June %. The resolution was sent to
the ways and means committee. Chair
man Payne and other republican lead
ers of the house have not yet taken
action as 10 the time Of adjournment
owing 10 the indefinite situation as re-
CARDS several of the most important
pending measures of legislation.
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A HAZlNG BEE.
An Affair That Began in Fun Came
Near Ending Dlsastrously.

Madison. Wis, June "a hazing
bee which started in a spirit of fun
came near ending disastrously After
Harry f., Hermann, of New London.
had been ducked in the lake he went
home and procured revolver, In or
der. as he maintains. to defend him.
self. Later he appeared on the street
and was rushed" by the crowd. and iD
the melee the revolver was discharged.
the bullet lodging In the leg OF Phil
lip G. Kopplin, OF Laveh This en-
ragged the students, who captured
Hermann and gave him second
duclling. Several other shots were
fired. but failed to take effect Kop-
pings injuries are said to be slight.
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A NEW DISCOVERY.
Utilization Of Atmospheric Electricity
Without Chemicals or Dynamos.

London. June "a dispatch TO the
Daily Mail from Las Palmas. Canary
islands. says that prominent engi-
neer Of that town named Figueras
claims TO have discovered a method OF
utilizing atmospheric electricity with
out chemicals or dynamos. and that he
is able to make practical application
OF his method without employing any
motive force. Senior Figueras expects
that his invention will bring about a
tremendous industrial revolution.
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WANTED FOR BURGLARY.
Harry Kelly, Who Escaped From Off
GERS, Warns the Detectives.

Carbonate. ILL.,. June 9-Harry Kel-
ly. wanted in five state for burglaries.
who was, about week ago, captured
after seven months chase at Brazil.
Ind, and who. while In charge of Sher-
iff Atwood, Of Ballard county. Ky,
jumped from one Of the fast Illinois
Central passenger trains about IL
miles north OF this city while heavily
handcuffed and shackled, and maue
good his escape, has visited Brazil
He left the sheriff's irons. accompan-
led with a warning note to the detec-
tives who captured him. Several re-
wards have been offered for his cap
furH
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UNIQUE BULL FIGHT.
a Mexican Wrestler Succeeded in
Throwing Wild Bull.

Laredo. Tex. June "a bull fight
was given in the Plaza de Toros OF
Nuevo Laredo. Mexico. Sunday, the
unique feature OF which was the Sue
cessful performance OF Romulus. the
famous Mexican wrestler, who sue
ceeded in throwing a wild bull from
the San Luis Potosi ranch ROmulus
grappled and threw him at the first
attempt. One bull was killed. but no
horses hurt in this fight.
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HIS SANITY QUESTIONED.
a coIored Man Who Claimed to Be .
Human Battery.

Washington, June IA colored man
who gave his name as r. y. Allen. OF
HicksVille. o.. was taken into GUS
tody at the white house. He claimed
30 be human battery and to be the
only means OF communication with
the army of the United States which
he said he brought along with him in
balloons. He will be held pending an
Investigation as 10 bis sanity.
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loss Of Lie By Volcanic Eruption.

San Francisco June Upwards OF
1000 lives have been lost and half OF
tho city of Ratalhulen, Guatemala. has
been destroyed by the eruption OF Ia
cana volcano. according TO advices re-
ceived here by the CHILEAN steamer Pa
lena. from Valparaiso and way ports.
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SLIGHTLY WOUNDED.
Duel Between Minister OF Foreign Az
fairs and a Member Of the Chamber.

Rome, June 9.-The duel between
Signor Prinetti. the minister of for.
eign affairs. who was challenged to
fight by Signor Franchetti, mem
Der Of the chamber, az a result OF a
heated discussion last Friday in the
chamber of deputies on the subject
Of the erythrean italian East Africa
budget. occurred Sunday evening at
the villa Of the Marquis Medieis. Sig
nor Franchetti was slightly wounded
in the ear. After the encounter Sig
nor Prinetti ansl Signor Franchetti
became recOncilcd.
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Cincinnati, June Little Margaret
Taylor. the long missing kidnapped
chile. is home again After four
years absence in eastern cities and
foreign lands. she set foot I'm Cincin.
natl Friday morning.
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Seven Prisoners ESCAPED.

Council Bluffs. Ia. June 6.-Seven
prisoners in the Jail here overpowered
Jailer Martin as he entered the cell
room TO give them their supper and.
after locking the jailer and his wife
in cell. made their escape. When
the men attacked the jaller his wife
came to his assistacs with a pistol
but she was overpowered and the wea-
pom taken away from her before she
could reach her husband.
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London, June 9.-The report Of the
committee on military training and
education says that tho junior officers
are deficient I'm military knowledge
and lazy; that mcdiocrity is allow d
70 pass muster. and as a result the Ia
lish army Is lamentably inefficient
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Rrvn Mawr collene.

Philadelphia. June 6.--Miss NJ. Ca.
rey Thomas. president of Bryn Mawr
college. announced that $3.50 900 had
been contributed to the institution to
meet the conditional offer Of a $780,
900 donation from John D. Rockefeller.
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Death Of Prof. aoeher.

Cambridge. Mass. June 9.-Ferdl-
nand Bocher. A. NJ. professor Of mod
ern language at Harvard university
since 1870, - dead. He was born IN
New York city in 1892 Of French par
entage passed his childhood in Nor
mandy. and as young man taught
French i'm ST. Louis.
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The Shah and Emneror.

Berlin. June 6.-The shah of Persia.
who is now here, has bestowed upon
Emperor William a decoration OF the
highest Persian order. The insignia
presented to the emperor is set with
diamonds valued at $4,000 marks.
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Aetina GOV. Wrioht's Renort.

Washington, June s. secretary
Root received a cablegram from Act
ing Gov. Wright. of the Philippines
In II he says there is no armed insur.
rection outside of the Moro country.
lie reports the growth Of the civil gov
eminent as encouraging.
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Newepaper Artist Dead

New York June robert f. Phil.
1ips. newspaper artist. died at the
Seney hospital. Brooklyn, from viru-
lent scarlet fever. after an illness of
three days. His brother. Stephen
Phillips is a famous English author
and poet.
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A FAMOUS CASE.
Four White Men, Imprisoned For
Lynching a Negro, Pardoned.

Montgomery. Ala. June Gov.
jerks Sunday pardoned Geo Howard.
Martin Fuller and John Strength, three
of the four white men convicted in Ell
more county Of iynching the Negro
Robin White. and sentenced to ten
years in the penltentiary.
The case is famous as the only in
stance in Alabama where white man
has been convicted Of Iynching a Ne
gro.
The men had served one year.
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Whitelaw Reid In Iondon.

London. June Whitelaw Reid.
the special envoy Of the United states
to the coronation of King Edward. who
arrived at Queenstown Saturday on
the Cunard line steamer Umbria. is
now comfortably settled in the capa-
cious Brook house here.
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Decree Cor Ambassador choats.

London. June 9.-Oxforu university,
at the forthcoming encenia. an an
nual commemmoration at Oxford. in
honor Of the founders. will confer the
honorary degree Of doctor Of civil law
on Joseph II. Choate. the United States
ambassador
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Prof. Pirth's New Position.

Berlin. June 9-Prof Frederick
Pirth. holder OF the chair Of Chinese
philology at the University OF Munich.
has accepted the offer OF the Chinese
chair at Columbia university. New
York, and will begin his lectures there
next October
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Business Failures For the Week

New York. June business fail.
ures for the week in the United States
number 153, as against 16S last week.
1863 in this week last year. 1874 In 1900.
17s in 1899 and POI In 1898. For Can.
ada. ~ against ITO last week.
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Extend the Treatv,s Time

Washington. juno 9.-Secretary Hay
and Mr.. Bruins. the Danish minister.
have signed a protocol extending for
IL months the time allowed for the ex-
change Of Publications OF tae Danish
West Indian territory.
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No Oath For Kruner.

Birmingham. Eng, June7-The Post
says that on account of former Presi-
dent Kruger's advanced age and in
frmitics, the government has waived
the claim for his acknowledgment of
British sovereignty.
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Reduction Of Duties on Coffee.

Mexico City. June 9.-The depart.
ment OF foreign relations has received
notice from the Mexican consul gen
eral In Canada that the Canadian gov.
eminent has conceded a considerable
reduction on the duties imposed on
coffee imported from this country.
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Berlin, June 9.-The shah of Per-
STA took more delight in hearing an
American musical machine. OF which
there is one at the Persian legation.
than to listening to all the crack niIi-
tary bands.
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viii Meet in indianapolis Next Year

Portland. Ore. June THE ma.
tional convention Of Travellers Protec.
tive association selected indianapolis
as their place of meeting In 1903, and
elected Howard w. Peak. of Texas.
president by acclamation.
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Record Price For Dressed Beef

Kansas City. Mo. June 6.-New
records were made on prices paid for
dressed beef steers at the stock yards
here Thursday. A. Hirsch. Of Formosa,
Kan. received $3.50 for 65 cattle.
averaging .342 pounds.
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Charleston. 5. c.. June 9.-The lib.
erty bell left here Sun6Sy for Philadsl.
phia on a special truck attached to n
passenger train, accompanied by aD
,soort OF committees OF council and
citizens OF Philadelphia.
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Beef Trust VIII Not Fioh,.

New York. June 7.-Counsel for the
meatpackers announces that they will
not fight the permanent injunction
granted against their combine. but will!
hereafter conduct their business sep
arately
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Washington. June AFTER a con
ference with the members OF his cabi-
net Friday. President Roosevelt de-
cided that there is no legal ground
for Interference by him in the set.
Element Of the dispute between the
coal operators and the striking miners
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Price Of Steel Plate May Be Raised

New York. June G.-There was
meeting Of the representatives Of the
steel plate pool at the Waldorf a sto.
ria Thursday at which the question
Of advancing prices were considered.
No statement Of the business transact.
ed was made public
The age-herald., 1902-03-05
BOARD OF TRADE
 TAKE UP INSURANCE
City Directory Question Will Also Be Discussed at Meeting This
 Afternoon.

The recent increase in the insurance rates of Birmingham will be the prin- cipal subject discussed at the meeting of the Board of Trade this afternoon at 4 o'clock. However. the matter of city directory will also come up. and 1t is probable an Atlanta man will appear before the board urging his claims He was connected with Foote and Davis in getting out the directory in Atlanta last year and is said to be thoroughly famil- far with the work.
 Attention was called several days ago in The Age-Herald to the dissatisfaction mong the merchants about the lateness of the present directory. and that the Board of Trade would also take up the matter.
 The city license schedule will be dis cussed. The board is not content with the decrease which was made the first of this year, claiming in many cases the decrease to be was turned into an increase.
 The board of control will meet at 3:3O o'clock in the office of Mr. John W. Tomlinson.
The age-herald., 1902-03-05
BALTIMOREANS TO
 VISIT BIRMINGHAM
Flnanciers Interested In Alabama Con- soIidated Company Coming Here
 Inspect Property.

The special dispatch to the Age Herald from Baltimore says:
 "A party of we'll known Baltimoreans connected with the International Trust Company of this city and the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company of Birmingham will leave on Monday even ing to make an inspection of the property of the latter.
 Tn the party will be MT. Douglas H. Gordon, president of the International Trust Company; Messrs. Joshua Lever- ing, Summerfield Baldwin, s. c. Rowland, William C. Seddon, J. w. Middendorff, R. H. Edmonds and Charles T. Westcott of Baltimore, and Stevenson A. Williams of Belle Air.
 "The Alabama Company has been mak- ing some extensive improvements and has greatly reduced its cost of making iron. The party will inspect these im- provements as well as the general opera tions of the company. They will travel in a private car via the Seaboard Air Line Railway to Atlanta, and thence to Birmingham over the Southern"
The age-herald., 1902-03-05
COMMITTEE TO CALL
 ON GOVERNOR TODAY
Will Attempt to Get His Endorsement of Exhibit at St. Louis
 Exposition.

Secretary J. B. Gibson of the Commer- cial Club will leave this morning for Montgomery where he and four other representatives of the Alabama Conner cial and Industrial Association will pre- sent the matter of an Alabama exhibit al the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to Governor Jelks. The committee is con- posed of Mir J. K. P. Wilson of Mobile, MT. Jones G. Moore of Blocton, MT. T. w. Pratt of Huntsville. MT. l.. w. Grant of Anniston and MT. Gibson.
 The committee will meet at the Ex- change hotel at 10 o'clock this morning and then wait on the Governor It is probable that the committee will be ac- companied by a number of prominent men who will urge his excellency to con sider the proposition favorably.
 The plan is to get the Governors recom- mendation for an appropriation of $1O,OOO for the exhibit, to be placed at the dis- posal of the commissioner of agriculture.
The age-herald., 1902-03-05
MISS JOHNSTON NOT
 SERIOUSLY HURT
ERRONEOUS TELEGRAM FROM
 BALTIMORE ALARMS HER MANY FRIENDS-WENT THERE TO
 HAVE OPERATION PERFORMED.

A special dispatch to The Age-Herald received last night from Baltimore stated that Miss Mary Johnston, the authoress of "To Have and to Hold" and Audrey" was dangerously i'll at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in that city and that nothing could be obtained there respecting her condition. The report was denied by friend of the family at the home In this city. It was further stated that tele- gram from Baltimore Monday bore the news that Miss Johnston was doing nicely.
 Major John w. Johnston, the father of Miss Johnston, is now in Baltimore. An effort to reach him by wire proved un- availing last night.
 It is stated by another intimate friend of the family that Miss Johnston went to the hospital for the purpose of having operations performed to kill certain nerves which have for years been the cause of her suffering from most intense headaches. It is said these operations were performed several weeks ago and she is recovering slowly.
The age-herald., 1902-03-05
BUSINESS MEN SAY REFORM IS NEEDED IN BOTH COUNTY
 AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
FIRST STEEL BEAM OF
 SKY SCRAPER IN PLACE

Woodward building, Mir. Woodward, the contractor. the tenants and the final toast that all rents would be rendered on the 10th of each month and in advance" was drunk
 peculiar sentiment In connection with the erection of steel sky serapers is, that the first steel column placed in position invariably bears the American flag, while the last column erected has a broom at- tached.
 The construction of the sky scraper will now proceed rapidly, the contractors frame at the rate of two stories a week. Thirty steel construction men are at work on the building, and they will be followed in their work by the carpenters, painters and other laborers performing their functions as fast as the building will permit.
 The building will be ten stories high. Some idea of it's height can be gathered from the fact that it will be two and one-third times as high as the Metropoli- tan Hotel, which adjoins it. There will be 27O rooms in the building. All of these, with the exception of about thirty, which are being held for out of town concerns, have been rented. The contract calls for the completion of the building by the first of October, but many of those who have rented space, and especially those on the ground floor expect to move earlier.
The age-herald., 1902-03-05
COMMERCIAL CLUB
 WILL BE KEPT BUSY
RESOLUTION ON SHIP SUBSIDY BILL WILL BE REPORTED ON. MOVEMENT TO CHANGE THE METHOD OF NOMINATING.

At the monthly meeting of the Commer- cial Club Friday afternoon in the rooms over the First National Bank, several im- portant matters will be discussed. The resolution to endorse ship subsidy bill based on tonnage and not on speed will be one of the principal questions. It was referred to the committee on legislation at the last meeting and a report Is ex- pected.
 The Carnegie library committee, of which MT. w. N. Malone is chairman, will have no report to make, having been unable to get a hearing before the City Council
 A resolution will probably be offered by Mir. Alex London looking to a change in the constitution and bylaws of the club regarding the nomination of the president and other officers At present a commit tee is selected to nominate the officers, and when it reports no other names are mentioned. It is proposed to have the nominations open.
 A motion to endorse the bill of MT. Gal finger, now pending in Congress, provid- ing that the President appoint a com mission to look into and report on the commercial and industrial conditions of Japan and China will be made.
 The committee on transportation and railroads will meet Thursday afternoon to discuss and prepare a report on the bill.
 MT. Osborne Howes. who spoke to the members of the Commercial Club Monday night relative to closer trade relations with Canada, left the following resolu- tion to come up before the club:
 "Whereas. Canada ranks next to Eng land and Germany as the largest pur- chaser of American products, while on a per capita basis it's people buy more of the products of the American fields, mines and factories than any other people on earth; and,
 "Whereas, The disparity between their purchases of us and safes to us is oc- casioning among them great dissatisfGc- ton, which, if continued, may lead them to make tariff charges which would prove highly inimical to American trade; there fore, be it
 "Rcsolved. That the Commercial Club of Birmingham earnestly petition the President and Congress of the United stateS to endeaVor to make some lraoe arrangement by treaty with the Dominion of Canada on the basis of such mutual and equivalent concession as will lead to the maintainance of the favorable trade connections we now possess, and to their extension in the immediate future.
 Resolved, That copies of this reso- lution be sent to the Senators represent ing the state of Alabama Tn the upper branch of Congress. and to the represen- tative from this district in the House of Representatives