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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08
F.. M. AND =. BRANOB.

F., M. AND z. BRANCH
ARRIVES.
No. -Pittsburg Account LOOP. M
No. 4.-Pittsburg Accom- n 9:55 P. NJ.
DEPARTS.
No. 3.-Pittsburg Accom- n 1850 A. NJ.
No. 5l.-Connellsville Ac'm 2:1OP. M.
No. SO leaves daily for Morgantown
at 9:05 P. M. No. 81 arrives from Nor
gantown at6:55 "A. NJ. daily except Sun
day; at 500 A M. Sunday only.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08
For Sale.

For Sale.
Choice building lots on Nrginis
avenue and Sixth street Apply Ed
win Robinson, Gas OfHce-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08

An automobile hearse is the latest
n the line OF adapting the gasoline
motor to every day uses.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08

. u II
sou vs:liTs Of the Custer a1nn1ascrc.
.tfona ne batt1eQelds Of the war with
rho F.i1ipinos there are innumerabIe
trophies.
MUCH IN LITTLE.
One county in oregon reports that
IFS wheat crop run 50 bushels to the
acre.
The inhabitants Of the United
States ate more than sS,50o,oOo
worth of bananas last year.
An automobile hearse is the latest
10 the line OF adapting the gasoline
motor to every day uses
an insane asylum through too much
study OF newspaper puzzles
Sir j ervoise Clarke, of Australia,
owns the largest sheep ranch in the
world 1t contains 100000 head.
1t is estimated that the total wages
lost in the recent beef strike reach
ed the enormous total of $3,375,00O.
Bishop j. W. Bashford, one of the
recently elected bishops OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, has gone lts
Shanghai, China, to enter the held OF
foreign work
Thorium nitrate to the amount o.
G4,520 pounds, valued at S232,l59, was
imported to the United States lasE
year, for use principally IN the manu-
facture of incandescent Sas-lleht
The french provincial raliroals
are among the poorest. IN the "orli.
some or the cars are seNerai oecaue:'
old and on one line not, long ago.
the floor gave way and the car III
orally fell 10 pieces
Two million bricks VIII be USED N
ne ne" Rockelelier puiiuins - lev,
be put into windows and the steel
alone Will cost Sl3o'oOo.
the Kew ROBERT }. Bufdette con
tgfegatlon at Los angeles, Cal, mas
rented the hazard PaV1ilonz IN thal
city for year: 1t ls3the largest MAJ!
in Los Angeles and has heretofore
ieen used for prize lights
English potato growers are dls-
outraged because OF the damage done
this year and last by rot. All the
finer varieties have shown themselves
peculiarly liable to disease The
.coarser sorts are immune
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08

An Englishman has been sent tc
an insane asylum through too much
study OF newspaper puzzles.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD
Cheap Excursions to the ST. Louis
Worlds Fair Every "Wednesday
In August, September and Oc-
tober-OnIy $500 Round
Trip From Fairmont.

Tickets will be good going in
coaches only on specified trains.
Returning, tickets will be good in
coaches only on all regular trains,
leaving st. Louis not later than ten
days, including date OF sale.
Call on ticket agent for time OF
train and full information.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08

The inhabitants Of the United
States ate more than sS,500,o0o
worth of bananas last year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08

Sir Jervoise Clarke, of Australia,
owns the largest sheep ranch in the
world 1t contains 100000 head.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08
MUCH IN LITTLE.

One county in Oregon reports that
its wheat crop run 50 bushels to the
acre.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08

Some person will get the brass bed.
Coal City House Furnishing Company.x
Some person viii get the Wilton rug.
Coal City House Furnishing Company.x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08

1t is estimated that the total wages
lost in the recent beef strike reach
ed the enormous total of $3,375, 900
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08

Designated Depository Of the United
States and State of West Virgins.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08
DressmakIn

DressmakIng
1T 81 Second street, Fourth ward.
5Children's work a specially
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-08

Bishop j. w. Bashford, one of the
recently elected bishops of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, has gone tc
Shanghai, China, to enter the field Of
foreign work
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
BIG. FIRE RACES
IN MINNEAPOLIS. 4 | ] | [: ] |. |;
Loss Mill PROBABLY Reach Five
Millions Three Firemcn
Lose Theft Lives.
4 STRONG WIND BLOWING. I ].
Blaze Burning Itself Out ii One.
or Two Building Help \. h,
From st. Paul.
5 - - 4 VI y ~ z q :. 7 q 2,
.(By Associated Press.

81 "a
s MINNEAPOLIS..Dece 1i.-Pro bly,
the worat fire that the city Of A1inneapo-.
lis has ever known is now raging here.
and already at. 1920 o'clock three million
dollars worth OF property has been de-
stroyed with prospects that the total loss loss
Will reach at least five millions.
The fire started in the Photographic
supply house Of Q. n. Peck and com-
pany., on Fifth Street and First Avenue,
South. and in less than one-half hour,
this building was a pile Of wreckage.3
Next. to the Peck building. is the furni-s.
ture supply house Of Boutclie Brothers.
tho largest house OF Its kind in.s,: :hes
Northwest. This building soon caught,
fire, and Is now burning, the sparks from
1t being carried blocks BY the north!
wind. which is blowing. cdusing several
sma Ii 4 fires throughout tho !'ci ity. Re!let-
has been secured from st. Paul. that CITY.
having sent all its available fire apparR-
st,ls, with the strong wind Blowing. sid-5 {i5
ed l5y zero weat ther, the firenen a re sex-5
periencing severe difficulty in their work
which has not,yet beenSe ffettiYc, as the the
3flrc is burning itself out In one for two @
buildings, and their work Is entirely di-3
rected to the buildings in close fproxlnl kim
.ty imam attempt to save them II ls(,re
ported that three firemen have ALREADY, area
lost their lives. al Elj- ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
CAUGHT c ON Pilot
AND HIS LIFE SAVED. | j
William H. MacAvoy Has Re
markable Escape From Death p
at Winchester.
Especial 10 The Times-Dispatcll)

3 Especial to me = eS-A''sPoottSS'''I +
WINCHESTER, yAn laecemper: li''---
William IT. AlncAvoy, a well known ia arm r1n-
or living in Frederick county had =. g
mira culousi escape from instant deatll on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad IN THIS TN
city at 6 o'clock tllis evening,
He had been In town. and was return,
ing homo by tho road on the southern
s,,hu rbs, |, when he drove his team down
the railroad track instead ot Keeping 70
the pike. ~, ~ ~, III
running at a high rate OF speed TO M ke
connections at Hnrrer's Ferry. rounded
a curve and was upon the old man and!
Ills team before the engineer could stop
itha train. Tho crash came with terrific
Sforce.a d and after tho train had been
brought to a standstill one hundred yards
frnmTlhe scene' the wrecked team was
found rolling down an embankment, but
tho old man could not be Located, AZ.
though strict search was made under no
engine and every car ilnd along flle
track. /
In front Of the engine, and there found
MacAyoy OH the pilot in a stupor. He
had escaped without a scratch
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
SLAYER OF VOL. .PLEHvE
SENTENCED FOR LIFE
Company Of Soldiers Marched
Through Streets Playing STARS
and Stripes Forever"
{ (By Associated Press.J

(3y Associated Press'l Y
& ST, PETERSBURG December la.,-sa-i
soneff, who threw tho bomb which killed
Minister Of the Interior Won Plehve on
July 2sth, and skorifsky, his accompllce
in tile crme. were to-day. found guilty. by
the Court of Appeals, sitting in the Law
Courts building. The former was sem
tenced to Imprisonment for life, with
hard labor, and the latter to twenty
years s''imprsonment. The trial had been
expected TO last al least two days, but.
1t was pushed TO q speedy completion, in,
yiaw Of the possibility of revolutionary
demonstrations. The trial Was held bo-t
hind closed doors, and ull the entrances
to the building We're locked, ,s
Large police reserves We're stationed
Within the building and In the court
yards of the ordnance factory opposite,
while mounted gendarmes -patrolled the
front and sides of the building, Toward
noon, the hour set for the revoluu uonary
demonstration, several battalions of in-s
Sfantry, as IL by accident, marched
through the adjoining streets, and eS-
actly at sla a company, With a band of
music at Its head, playing, strangely
enough, "The Stars and Stripes, Forever"
swung through y cross street. No dis
iturbance occurred.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14

MARRY DEAD MEN
Wallis Said He Stood Proxy -Four:
5(By Associated Press.

4 WASHINGTON d. G., December 1s.--
Five witnesses were examined to-day by
tho Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections in the Investigation OF pro-.
tests against permitting Senator Reed
Smoot to retain his; seat In the Senate.
The first described the obligations taken
by persons who pass through The En-
.dowlncnts il ouse and declared that every
one agtees to submit to inutilatlon Of
the person II lie. IS or. she |. reveals what
takes place during the ceremony. Two
members Of the faculty Of tho Brigham.
Young University testified that they have
sustained gpolygamous relations since, the
'manifesto$.o 1880, and a teacher in the
public schools asserted that the church
had religion taughtqin such schools Mrs
Margaret Geddes,&n Mormon woman. was
examined concerning her plural mar
rage. She broke down on the stand.
The Oath Taken.
II j. H. Walls, Sr. of Salt Lake City,
said he had stood proxy four times for
marriages OF living women to dead men.
He. hnd been through the Endowment
House twenty times. He was asked to-
give tho oaths taken by hose who par
ticlpated in the ceremonies, and this he
did together with a description OF The
secret signs executed by each person.,
Nearly all of the obligations were that
those who took part would not reveal
sanythings they saw or heard on penalty
of tmutilation Of the person, and Everyone
who passed through tho temple, said the
witness, was compelled to agree to tho
conditions l'tid down by the. priests. The
penalties freed TO. were given by Mr.
Wallis as follows; II,
That the throat be cut from ear 10 ss
ear and the tongue torn out, =
That the breast be cut asunder and
+ the heart and vitals be torn from the
body t III Sg.f
That the body be cut asunder al tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
Consents to be Interviewed.

Before leaving the United States mar
shars office for the station, Mrs. Chad
wick, at the suggestion OF her counsel
Philip Carpenter. consented to an inter-
view with the mum mber OF @newspape men
who were waiting. She was reclining on
"a couch and seemed particularly alert
She was the absolute mistress of herself
and either smiled as she. mad e her state
ments or gave way to an expression Of
bitterness. She vas gowned as she was
when arrested. ..ssH & siila a y
n Many statements that have appeared
about me are absolutely false, she be-
san, IT have read statements In, one or
two papers that! are abso. uteiy ia lse.
am physically and mentally broken down
u am not1.in any condition to make a
statement. 3,3.I
e Ut is not true that I cabled to- Dr..
Chadwick this morning. Or. Chadwick
cabled me this morning, and that csble-
gram will appear in the Cleveland Plnir
Dealer tomorrow morning Lam going
for the sole pcrpose Of facing my credi-
tors, and whatever charges they have
made against me. I am going homo vol
unfairly; and mot because / could not,-ob-
tain ball Since my arrest have had
offers of bail from many prominent per-
sons. Isn't that 50. Mr.. Carpenter?' she
asked turning to her counsel
X "Yes that Is true he5rcpllcd.
B4 To-day bail wa S offered tome by one
OF The most prominent men in Clcve'nnl
by telegram said Mrs. Chadwick. - He
said that a wire would bring him hero
ito furnish any amount of ball that would
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
HOUSE VOTES TO
PEACH \ J SWAYNE.. " A | I.
Proceeding Is First ofs Its Kind Sind.
Since Case Against Bel
knap in 1876.
DE BATE LASTED FIVE /: 1 HOURS 4 ] 3 )
Resolution, I. A.!1 AA.!d1!op,tessd; Charges Char
High Crimes and Mis-! Mis-
demeanors.
DEBATE LASTED FIVE | HOURS
.aE cHARLEs sWAYNE.
(By Associated Press.9

WASHINGTON. b. g. Decemb her Is =. =.
Sitting as a grand jury. the House OF OF
Representatives to-day, with almost full fulll
mem bershipH and after more than an five
hours discussion to tile exclusion " y
3all other business. adopted resolution
providing for the ,impe chment Of Judge
Charles swayne. OF the Northern District
of Florida, for high crimes and misde-- 'd.e-3
smcanors.'',, 3s s VI 81 q.
The case against the respond ent was
clearly set outs by Mr., Palmer. OF Penn
sylyanIa, chairman Of the subcommittee
of the Judiciary Committee, which .eal5 !.
Sthes evidence lii the case. He carefully
dissected the evidence bearing on. each
Of tho speci flcations. and said that II 1t
5wern found that Judge Swayne had done
well he should be- vtndlcated, but II he
had done III, he should abe sent to trial
where his excuses and apologies may or
sInay not receive consideration" " SFIe was
followed by Iessrs, Clayton, Of Ala
la ma; Powers, Of Massachusetts,; Henry,
Of Texas. and Lamar, q Florida. each
or whom In most vigorous terms advo-
Gated Eimpea chmerlt.S5s AIessrs, G tlbert, Of
5Cnliforn Ia and y 1ittlefield. Of Maine, n
speeches opposed their colleagues on alh
the specifications except the one as to
the account rendered to the government
by Judge sWayne for travelling ex- e.x:S
5penses 4t7,S1
Throughout the session intense interest
swasg shown by nj mbers. # Following the
adoption Of the Impeachment resolution,
provision; was made for appointment Of
five members to notify the Senate Of the
Impeachment and for a committee Of
seven TO present the case to the Sem
ate. Ii 5s$i its .tS 3s,s
Palmer States Case.
ro-day's proceedings were the first of
their kind since tho Impeachment In 1876
oe General w. W. Belknap, who was Sec
.retary OF War In President Grants Cab
met. III, :5 rs. Il. 53F f,35;5 cE5}A s M
a After Mr., II Henlcnway Gndana). from
the Committed on Appropriations, report
ed he urgent q eficlency bill and gave
notice he would call It un tomorrow Mr.!
Palmer PENNSYLVANIA, from tho Judi
ciary Committee. called up tho Swaync
resolutions. Speaker Cannon compelled
silence while 1t was read, remarking that
every member should hear II. Mr.. Palm
er thcn read tho specifications against
the judge, upon which the committee had
based It's action.
Ii, support OF the charge OF misbeha.
5vior, Mr. Palmer said the evidence show
cfl that out OF each year Judge Swnyne
spent on an average Of 2l2 days some-
where else, neither IN his district holding
court. nor outside of his district holding
Continued on Fifth Pnge.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
Routine: Upset.

II Very little class work or study is being
done. but perfect order prevails. AL
though MI the sergeants going out OF the
corps has disorganised the military de-
partment, everything is moving quietly
7 ing thai at&dcpartmenti
y AS new evidence was produced by the
& Sophomore class in the case OF Cadet r.
r.. Miller. he was given n now trial, which
resulted In his being reinstated with hon-
ors and his office OF corporal being given
back TO him.
1.-THE senior class is very much, stirred
s.up over tho matter. and will have class
meeting Tomorrow morning They are
now trying to act as medium between.
tic faculty and Junior class by which the
latter shall come back Into the Institute
The committee from the senior class has
leen before the faculty to-day with the
hope that they may be ablc to bring
about a reconciliation.
Il AZ strong faction Of the senior class Is
In favor OF radical action.
Faculty's Position.
The following may be regarded as a
conservative statement OF the case from
the standpoint OF tho faculty:
a member OF the Junior class was re-
Gently disciplined by tho FACULTY for
participation III hanging the commandant
an eltigy. The action OF the faculty did
not meet the approval! Of members OF
tho class. They therefore met N a BODY
on Saturday morning and determined 70
resign In a body unless tile faculty nt
once and Internationally relnstated their,
classmate. The president Of the class
having met with the president and cer-4
tain members Of the faculty., was tod
by8them that In no case could the cast
BIO reopened IL such a pa per We're; III exist
erlce The existence of the paper was
admitted Tho president was then told
hat unless the class as n whole receded
entirely from tho position taken, no re-;
consideration was to be thought Of
No other course was open to the fac-
ulty, since the GLASS, by.its own action.
has clearly rnadss the Issue as to whether
the faculty or the students should gov
ern the InStitute. Tho committee res.
y1orted back Ito the class They re fused
10 recels from their action and rendered
, their resignation as a. class to tho faculty.
Cut the Gordian Knot.
The outcome was that sthe faculty re-
solved that the connection with the I,-
stitute qof all stu dents whose names still
appeared on the paper were finally sey-.
cred. which means ;a5ylrtual dismission OF
Il he class. N ff ss III sl5
"A prominent member of the faculty said
to The Times D!spatc tch correspondent that
if the Junior class had pursued a reason
able course. as be sophomores did, that
there Is llttlegdphbt In his mind but that
action in Cpult lters case would have been
reconsideredF and Mr., Coulter very proba-I
lilly reipstated.
\, THE question: llazing has absolutely
nothing 10 do with these cases. and there
has been no serious trouble In regard to
liazing since the opening day OF college.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
New Evidence ii, Corporal Mil
ler's Case and He Is Rein
stated With Honors.
.HAzlNG DECLARED TO HAVE
NO PART IN THE CASE.
Departing Class Pass Resolu-
tioRS sPledging to Stand BY
EACH Other as Long as Life
Last Very Little Class
Work Going on, But
Order Prevails.

! Especial to The rlmes. Dlspateh.).

Especial to The Times- Dispatch.)
EBLACKsBuRG. VA. December Ia.
Nearly. one hundred members OF The jus
.niort class left college FOL. their homes
to-day. and others will follow tomorrow.
The men say that they are confident
they have done the right and honorable
thing In going although many acknowl-3
edge that some unwise steps have been
taken. aud a few rccognizcftl1e fact that
they arc wrong. q S{s
The following resolutions seem to voice
the latest sentiment expressed by the
class: s q
Resolutions Of the junior claasxof 1900
OF ". r. T.: h 3yi$s 593s,s
'sResolved. That VIC. tile members 81.
the Junior class OF 1906 OF the ". i. - !.
the cause OF the misfortune that has
come upon us. do soleinnly declare that
hereafter as Tong AS the last man lives
that each member OF aforesaid class will
keep the Interests OF this class at heart;5
also we declare that our esteemed presi-
dent. Mr. Robert Bruce Tinsley. will res
main MS its president until the end OF;
his most desired long and auccessful life;
we, furthermore, resolve hat we will
stand by one another. Throughout life.
md IL any one Of the aforesaid members
OF this class should meet with a Inis-i
fortune that II shall be tile cheerful duty
OF the rest OF the class to assist him. M
Resolved. further. That we shall stand
together as brothers to the end; that every
member put forth the strongest effort to
live noble and upright tlife
fsigned1 N. p. HODGsON,
5.'H. C.FfWH1TEHURST.
- a. II. OSBURN.
y, *. W.. GRANT. S5 Is 81
IT. w SAUNDERS, $ss Is,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
OIL FIELD DAMAGED
BY5MANY sBLOWOUTS

HOUSTON, TEXAS, Dec, lS.--Reports
received from Humble oil field state that
$50, ,0eN dana ge has been done during the,
last twelve hours by blowouts or fissures
opening In the ground and emitting dense
volumes Of gas Practically every Fg
erected within the past few, days has been
damaged For destroyed, Mud Is blown
from The flssures and the wells and COW
ers several acres ef ground several inches
in thickness.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14

IS O'clock to- might. Before leaving she
Made a statement III which she declared
that she will pay ali her obi ga tons, and
that her sole purpose iii going is to face
her creditors She said. tina. She could.
have obta ired bali here II she had wished
to. and that one of the most prominent
men in the; country had offered to go OH
her bond.
Mrs. Chadwick left here in custody Of
United States Marshal Henkel and
Deputy sNlarshals ku1nb and Kelkcr. The
train is scheduled to arrive in Cleveland.
3attu:JO Tomorrow morning. s8 S3Y An sa@
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
mn. GENTRY K|LlEDI|N
CITY OF BALTIMORE
Well Known Richmond Man
Loses His Life by Ac-
cident,

Mi, j. w. Gentry , well known Rich
mond man., a machlnist by trade. was
accidentally killed In Baltimore yester-
day,
The circumstances Of his death are not
known, as the telegram received by
friends of the family nnly stated that he.
had beoY killed by accident. and that.
his remains would be brought to Rich-5
nond for lnterment,
Mr. Gentry was about forty years cid,
a widowcr, and Is survived by two small
sons, Harry and Llnwood Mrs, Balti7
more, Mrs. Andrews and Mrs, Blanken-
ship. all Of Manchester. are his sisters.
He worked at his trade here until about
a year ago when ale moved TO Baltimore
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
8Ordinance Vetoed,.

n have also returned Wlthout my 81
nrovai AN ordinance entitled An ordl,
nance 10 arneTd aud reordnin 1,aa ssst.9an ara u 3
of Aldermen, etc. passed BY the Board
Of Aldermen \ on the 18th Of NoyenlbsMr M
and eoncllrred In By the Common G,aanc
on the Sth OF December, 1sa ", !.
p 'u1 Ths paper presented is entitled
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14

{contlnued on Thlrd Page.2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
Under ersControl.a

4 a1ISNEAPoIls. MIMI Dee'i ii.--l;so
"A. ai,--The fire chief stats that the IRE
~ under control, 1T Is believed that the
loss viii not be as heavy as first re- ,e-. i
ported. s54 h 3.s j, x. I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
Gi;1t.:l Gin;n1te.:lrs TO- Organize.

e fBy Associated Press.) Vi "
& DALLAS, bTE,NAS,s Dec. "a. Z, meeting HI
of cottonS rinners sis to be held IN Dallas
December 10th for the purpose Of organ
,izing a National Csinnerss Association n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
COULD HAVE
SECURED BAIL
Denies the Newspaper Accounts
Of Her Life, But Declines to
Speak Of Carnegie-Consid-
erable Excitement in Ohio
Town Over Return
Of Woman.
tRy Associated pre.s.)

BY Associated Pre.s.)
NEW. 7 DIRK, December l3.--Mrs. Chad
wick started for Cleveland on the Buffalo
Limited, which left the Grand Central
Station over the New York Central at