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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-07-20

|, Albert b. White, Governor of
the State of West Virginia, under
and by authority of Section : article
: OF the Constitution of said State,
which provides that
The Governor NAV, on extraor-
binary occasions, convene, at his
own instance, the Legislature; but
when so convened it shall enter up.
on no business except that stated in
the proclamation by winch it was
called together"
Do issue this, my proclamation TO-
convene the Legislature of said
State, ut the seat of government at
Charleston at noon on the twenty
sixth day of July, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
four, TO consider and act upon the
following subjects of legislative
business, TO wit:
|. To consider the bills prepared
by the Commission appointed by
authority of Joint Resolution, No.
l5' adopted by the legislature Of
West Virginia on the Goth day of
February, 1901, and any amend
ments thereto; and also any other
bills relating to the assessment.
collection and disbursement of taxes
and other revenues.
III. To consider the submission to
the voters of the State a constitutions
al amendment expressly permitting
the Legislature to dispense with all
State and school taxes on property.
III. To create the Independent
school district of Chester.
Nv. To make the necessary ap.
preparation for the expenses of this
called session of the Legislature,
and for ext enses arising from laws
enacted by it; to provide for the ex-
penses of moving into and fitting up
the new office, including law library
al d court room, in the Capitol an.
mex, and for altering, fitting up and
moving into the various executive
offices in the Capitol; to appropriate
tor the salary of the janitor during
the session of 1908, and for "criers,
messengers and janltors of the Su-
preme Court" for the year 9O4; and
also to appropriate to pay for the
purchase Of coat of arms to be
made in bronze for the armore
cruiser West Virginia.
V. To provide that such laws as NAV
be enacted in the foregoing subjects
of legislation business, or any of
them, shall take effect from their pas
sage, il, i'll the judgment of the Leg
islature, 1t be proper.
have asked the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House
to designate which assistant clerks,
committee clerks, pages and other
attaches shall report for duty, and
only those so notified shall be in at
tendance.
In testimony whereof | have
hereunto set my hand and
caused TO he affixed the Great
Seal of the State, at Charleston,
this sixteenth day of July, in
the year Of our Lord one tbous.
and nine hundred and four.
and of the State the Forty.
second.
ALBERT 3. WHITE.
BY the Governor:
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ERNEST Ii. COLLINS has pur-
chased the Richie Gazette and the
Harrlsville Eagle and will merge
the papers. We wish Mr.. Collins
success.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-07-20

If VIM. J. Bryan would not
"stand for gold plank" how can
he stand for candidate who comes
out flat-footed for gold?
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-07-20
Camden limo
Interstate IllIO Mo A
Railway T2hIO NU. II.
Company luUlO--

S-Taking effect at 400 a. M. Central Sta nd
the government and inform alton Of employees
only. Not An advertisement of the time OF cars
The Company reserves the right to change
without notice.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26
STRONG RESOLUTIONS PASSED
BY INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION

Indianapolis, Feb. 24.-The first an
nual convention Of the Citizens Indus
trial Association Of America began here
Monday. Over $50 delegates were
here. The larger delegations came from
Boston. Omaha. Kansas City. Mime
epolis. st. Louis. Chicago and Cleve-
land. One hundred and fifty cities and
400 associations are represented. In
Ills address President Parry said:
THE interest OF all classes. including
those OF labor cannot avoid being In
jured by attempts upon the part OF
either government or civil organiza-
tons looking to the arbitrary regula-
ton OF industry. Therefore. eight-hour.
nnti-intunetion and national arbitra-
tion bills nre to be utterly condemned
us being dangerous Innovations In gov
ernment and certain to AFFECT disas-
trously the national welfare.
There could be no freedom in only
certain portion II the people had the
right to contract for the sale OF their
labor or services. The employer should
not be influenced by any other consid-
Grafton In the hiring OF men than the
ability. fitness and loyalty of the appli-
can't II is oniy by following a policy
or this kind that merit can receive It's
Just reward and the highest measure
of success be secured in industry.
Therefore. 1t WIS the plain duty OF the
employer to resist to the utmost the
closed shop demand Of organized la-
Dor.
'Sineo It is his moral duty not to
discriminate between union and indie
pendent labor. II Is his duty through
organization to demonstrate to the
general public that he should not be
forced into becoming nm involuntary
party to such discrimination. do
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26
GRAND BANQUET TO
GOVERNOR PEABODY

Denver. Feb. at.-Thc News this
morning publishes the following nc.
coun, OF the Peabody banque, las,
night:
Governor Peabody will be a cand!.
date for denomination. At the tcst!.
monial banquet In his honor n. the
Brown Palace last night the governors
boom was formally launched and he
was given the greatest kind OF an ova.
ton. In responding TO toast tho
governor said that II the people of tho
state desired Il. he would again he n
candidate for nomination to the once
which he now holds.
Nearly n thousand representative
citizens of Colorado checrcd enthus!.
astically for Governor Peabody and
his military policy last night at tho
largest testimonial banquet ever givcn
in the state.
The banquet was given at the Brown
Palace hotel. and even in that large
hostelry no one or two rooms would
accommodate the banqueters. but four
different rooms were brought into re-
quisition. all having their several diff.
fcrent speakers.
Preceding the banquet. 1000 people
paid their respects to Governor Pea.
body at a public reception given in tho
large parlors of the hotel. and at least
1000 of those who filed past the gov.
ernor and his receiving party were Ia.
dies.
The reception was held from the
hour OF 1880 until $50. Those who
assisted the governor in receiving
were men well known in the financial
and Industrial world. They were:
Dennis Sheedy. Walter s. Cheesman.
simon Guggenheim, L. u. Field. Irving
Howbert. DR.. d. II. Dougan. Frank
Trumbull. J. +. welborn, William Scott
Lee.
The banquet was under the auspices
or 15O business men OF the state.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26
EVENTS in WASHINGTON AND
TRANSACTIONS OF CONGRESS
Postoffiee Appropriations.

The House committee on postomosa
and postroads has completed the post.
ONCE appropriation bill. which carries
$i69 9.997 .5S8. The appropriation last
year was 3l53. 10000
The total appropriation for rural
free delivery service Is 32l.000. 900.
Last year this item was &l2 .600, 900.
The salaries OF rural free delivery car.
riers is increased from 5000 to 3720.
This provision regarding rural car.
ricrs is inserted In the bill:
"On and after July ]. 1904. carriers
shall not solicit business or receive or.
ders OF any kind for any person, nrm
or corporation. and shall not. during
their hours OF employment. carry any
merchandise for hire"
provision is also placed In the bill
for the appointment by the President
OF a purchasing agent for tho Postof.
fice Department. This change contem.
plates consolidating all four supply"
divisions now maintained under one
head. and is intended as a measure OF
reform.
The fast mail subsidy of $25. 900 be.
tween Kansas City and Newton. Kan.
sas. Is continued.
The item for railway transportation
amounts to $4,000. 900. which is an In.
crease OF about three per cent
Tho bill Will be considered In tho
House soon
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26
DECISIVE VOTE IN THE SENATE
RATIFIES THE CANAL TREATY

n vote OF - to 20. II was party voso
on tho affirmative side. and also on tho
negative side with the exception OF Mr..
Gibson and Mr.. McErncy. Democrats
who voted with the Republicans. Four
Democrats were absent when this vote
was taken. and no pairs were an.
nounccd for them. Some Republicans
also wcrc nbscn, on this vote.
Tho vote on the ratification OF tho
treaty was Ms follows:
Ycas-Aidrich. Ai.cr. Alice. Allison.
Ankcny. Bacon. Ball. hard. Berry.
Bcvcridsc. Burnham. Burrows. Ciapp.
Clark wyoD. Clark tArkl. Clay.
Cockrcil. Cuiiom. Dcpcw. Dietrich.
Diliingham. Doliivcr. Dryden. Eikins.
Fairbanks. Foraker. Foster DAD Frye.
Fulton. Galiinscr. Gamble. Gibson.
Hale. Hansbroush. Hepburn. Hoar.
Hopkins. Kcan. KcarnH. Ki;,rcdEc.
f-atimcr. Lodge. Long. McComas. Nc
Crcary. McCumbcr. McEncry. Mallory.
Miliard. Mitchell. Money. Nelson. Pen.
rose. Perkins. Piatt tconn.). Plait IN.
W. Proctor. Quarics. Scott. Simmons.
Smoot. Spconcr. Stewart. Tnilafcrro.
Warren. wctmorc-ss.
Nays-Baiioy. Bate. Blackburn. Car
mack. Cuibcrson. Daniel. Dubois. Cor
man. Morgan. Ncwiands. Patterson.
Pct;us. Teller. Tiiiman-ii.
The pairs on the ratification were:
Quay and Clark tMont.). with Over
man and Foster ,wash.l. and Hawley
with MciAurin: Burton and Stone.
with Martin.
The pairs were two TO one. as n two
thirds vote Is necessary to ratify .
treaty.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

not believe that the general public Will
support organized labor In Its efforts
to compel the employer to become It's
business agent. for such he would be-
come II he Is forced to refuse employ
ment to men because they do not be-
long to the union. The leaders OF Or
ganized labor will be relieved OF q great
deal OF the burden OF maintaining the
membership OF their organization II
tho employers could be compelled TO
keep up this membership for them.
Therefore. In not resisting the efforts
OF the labor agitators to make them
their tools In the work OF fastening tho
shackles OF despotism upon labor. the
employers are gravely lacking in tho
duty they owe to labor In general.
"Now II the unions take the position
that there must be discrimination
against Independent labor as the price
for the employment OF union labor.
then ! believe II may become the duty
OF employers to discriminate against
union labor
A resolution was passed instructins
tho executive committee to take the
steps to ascertain the iden-
tity OF the ''lawless leaders and mem
bcrs OF labor unions" who practice
intimidations. boycott!ng. plchetins.
destruction Of property and who
commit assaults upon their TEL
low laborers or commit 9TH
or crimes In the name OF labor" in or
der that the names may be made
known for the protection OF all law.
abiding and for the best interest OF
labor itself"
A resolution was also passed declnr-
Ing the opposition OF the association
To the union label. which Is character
ized rs n badge Of subservicncy."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26
MRS. MEEKER SUES
HER DAUGHTER

Denver. Feb. "a Greeley special
to the News says: A complaint
signed by MrS. Arvilia d. Mcckcr and
Ralph Mc,kcr has been filed in the Dis
trict Court praying for the setting
nHidc OF certain deeds of conveyance
made by Mrs. Meekcr during here re-
cent illness and which. Il II alleged
were obtained unlawfuiiy by force and
threats when she was mentally dis.
qualified to convey property by law.
The complaint is supported by two aiii-
davits. one by herself and the other
signed by nurse who had been in at
tendance on her at the time OF her
serious illncss.
The legal documents set forth wha,
seems to be n plot during the sickness
Of Mrs. Meckcr. The daughter of Mrs
Mccker. namely. Rozene +. Meekcr.
who has lived with her mother for tho
rost ten years. Ia said to have dcvei-
opcd strange freaks OF insanity. rcsrlt-
Ing in the unlawful transferring of the
property of the aged lady to her daugh-
ter.
Miss Meekcr took charge of her
mother during her sickness. not allow
ing even the physician to the sick room
a; times. She took charge OF the house.
fold. and. It is said. collected the pen
sion money due her mother. the rent
and profits OF the estate. and. with an
alleged mania for the acquisition of
property. she is said to have appro-
rriated IL to her own use for the past
ten years.
Often the old lady is said to have
suffered for the bare necessities OF life.
while the home became an alleged
abode OF filth and squalor.
The complaint of Mrs. Meeker is
signed by her and her son, both appear
Ing as plaintiffs.
An affidavit is made by Mrs. Meeker
in support Of an application for a tenn
porary injunction and setting out n
description of the property TO which
fraudulent title has been obtained. to-
sether with the fact that an attempt
lad been made to obtain title to the
personal holdings Of Mr.. Ralph Meek
or
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

Washington. Feb. :t.-Thc United
States Senate yesterday ratified with
out amendment the treaty with Pan.
ANA for canal across tho !sthmus OF
that name. by n vote OF &C to II.
Tho result was n forcgonc conciu.
s!on. the Interest In tho matter being
only in tho division OF the vote on tho
Democratic side. which was not known
definitely until tho roll was called. ail
the Republicans being for ratification.
Tho War Department has ordered n
regiment Of Infantry to the iAthmus to
relieve the marines. tho State Depart
mcnt IL arranging for n speedy OK.
change OF ratincations and tho Prcs!.
dent Ia selecting commissioners with
the view OF siartin. the work nj tho
earliest possible moment.
Fourteen Democrats voted for ratifl.
cation and fourteen against. Two
Democrats. Clark OF Montana and
Stone Of Missouri. wcrc paired In fa.
sor OF the treaty. and three Demo
Gratis. Ovcraan. Mctaurin and Martin.
were paired against II. so In tho total
vote sixteen Democrats wcro for the
treaty and seventeen against Il.
The Democrats who were present
and voted for the treaty were Bacon.
Berry. Clark OF Arkansas. Clay. Cock.
rcli. Foster OF Louisiana, Gibson. Lat.
liner. McCrcary. McEucry. Mallory.
Simmons and Tallafcrro.
The only other vote was on the
amendment offered by Senator Bacon.
providing for an arrangement TO com.
pcnsatc Colombia for loss OF tho terri.
tory OF Panama. This was rejected by
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26
Decides Against oeadheads.

Washington. Feb. 2i.-The question
MS TO whether a passenger on a rail.
road train riding on free pass who
loses his life on account OF an act of
carelessness on the part of the rail.
road company stands on the same foot
ing as passenger who pays his fare
was yesterday decided by the Su.
preme Court Of the United States
against the free passenger. The
case in which the opinion was rem.
dered was that of the Northern Pa.
cific company VS.. Louise Adams and
Frank Il. Adams. heirs OF Jay II.
Adams, an attorney of Spokane.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26
Cochran Elected to CONGRESS.

New York, Feb. 2i.-Bourke Cock.
ran was elected member OF Congress
yesterday at special election held in
the Twelfth congressional district to
fill the place made vacant by the resig-
nation of George d. Mcclellan. Mr..
Cochran had practically no opposition.
the Republicans having no nominee.
The vote stood: Cochran 1899. Ed.
ward Cassidy. Social Democrat. 224;
Mr.. T. Hunter. Socialist Labor, 126.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

A correspondent for an eastern pa.
Sans motto. "E Pluribus UHum." has
thirteen letters in It. There is no de.
nying that 1t has been generally found
unlucky for anybody to meddle with
that motto.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

No better evidence OF the gentle and
forgivins disposition Of Pope Plus Y.
need be brought forward than the fac,
that he blessed friends fountain pen
tho other day.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

The principals of the Brooklyn
public schools want the right TO pun.
ish bad boys restored to them, and
suggests that the necessary spanking
be done with short piece OF rubber
hose. All. the good old days in the
schoolhouse on tho hill!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

Count zcphciin OF Germany. dcslr.
ing TO build an airShip. has taken up
y collection aEgrcEa,lng sii..5oo. Al
least as flnancicr he is In tho class
Of our own Prof Langley
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

At a teachers convention the qucs.
ton. How to Interest the Young in
the Sunday School was discussed.
Perhaps having a Christmas trco ev.
cry week would help some.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

And yet II is sad to see the PHI.
Grims on two sides OF the ocean
pledging each others healths in cock.
tails. particularly In view of the fact
that they don't know how to mix them
In London.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

A Kansas paper tells OF a collision
between freight train and hcav.
lily loaded passenger" when a pas.
scnEer gets heavily loaded he should
not walk on the railroad tracks.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

with some mIsgiylngs the people
have tolerated. II not accepted. mar
conIgram." but there is n limit Pig.
Gottgram" Will not do.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

Spain thinks OF building another
navy. when she gets ready TO spend
tho money let us hope she will have
the good judgment to patroniEe our
shipyardE.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

II the scientist who disseminated
the theory that money was full of
microbes had any idea that It would
lead people to come around and un.
load their paper dollars upon him hc
knows better by this time.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

A New Jersey family has been poIr
oned by sueeotaSh. Now II II CT.
only be shown that prunes are danger
Gus there may silll be hope for u :
man who boards.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

Prof. Vincent. who says that ''rnelo.
dramas strengthen morals" may DO
right, but II a wrathful desire to throw
things at the stage Is immoral he
should qualify his remarks as to some
of them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

Gen. JimincE is reported to have
won an important victory in sau;o
Domingo. He has iurcd away the only
private in the army. leaving the gov.
eminent with none but officers on Its
hands.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

There is nothing TO Indicate that tho
old bachelors are taking TO the woods.
II may be so long since the last leap
year that they have forgotten the dan.
ger.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

Girls at n cooking school in Berlll
ate some OF their own salads. Th'
date OF the funerals will be announced
later.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

This largo output OF boy bandits
will yet raise up apologists for King
Herod.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

It used to be said that the man who
had got together his FIRST $1,000 was
bound TO be rich. Nowadays a man
isn't surc OF being rich even after bc
has got together his first $l.0O0.O00.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

Three sisters were operated on in
Georgia the other day for appendicitis.
The society reporters fail TO say what
tho favors were or what kind OF re-.
freshmcnts were served.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

As long Ms MIR. Morgan believes
that he has 20, tho original manu-.
script OF Byron's "corsalr." he is hap.
py. whether II really Is or not
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

Daniel J. Sully's profits in cotton
arc reckoned from six to fifteen mil
lions. and he escaped all the Worry OF
the boil wecyil.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

Tie University OF Berlin has given
an American Girl the degree of Ph. d.
Comd even n crowd OF German profcs.
Sors refuse an American Girl any.
th!ngs
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

Whitaker Wright would have savet
. lot OF trouble II he had committed
suicide u dozen years ago.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

When London says "Hcllo. thcre!"
to Plymouth Rock. we realize how
much the hand OF Father Time has
made smooth.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

A woman is pretty sure she could
economize more In the coal bill II she
could have 81 900 worth OF furs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

woman's car is so perversely
mathematical that forty-nlne cents
sounds only half as big Us half dol
lar.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26

Salt River, Ariz.. Is about to be
damned. Antl-profanity paragraphers
please keep on.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-26
Deficiency Bill Passed.

All differences between the Senate
and House on the urgent deficiency bill
were adjusted In the conference re-
port agreed to by the House. by this
report the time In which the COMMITTEES
on International exchange shall report
Ia fixed at November l. 1901. instead OF
July ist- The Senate amendment for
consul Mt Dainy. Mnnchurin. was ac-
ecp,cd. The substitute provision OF
tho House regarding tho Louisiana
Purchase loan was agreed to. Tho Sen
ato provisions for tho purchase Of .
site ut Los Angeles for u postoffice was
stricken out.
The Scnn'c's provision for submarine
cable lines to Alaska was struck out.
Tho Senate provision to survey tho
boundaries OF Yellowstone Park was
accepted. The Senate appropriation OF
$1,000 for n Spanish treaty claims CON-
mission was accepted.
The bill as finally agreed upon carries
a total appropriation Of sis.i3o.iii. be-
Ing an increase OF s5.ioj.ai5 over tho
amount carried by the measure nh 10
passed the House. The principal item
Of increase In tn. bill by tho Senate
VAS tho 81. coo. 200 loan to the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Company. to
which the House concurrcd before the
conference was asked.
Admiral Evans. commandin. the
Asia;ie station. has notified tho Navy
Department that he has dispatched
three OF the cruiser squadron TO North
China ports. whcr. they will be held
In readiness to serve m dispatch boats
or for the suecor OF the refugees. or for
similar purposes during tho prosrcas
Of tho war. The New Orleans ha,
started from Ca,i;c for chcc Foo. ihs
nearest neutral point TO tho ;hesier
OF war. Tho Raleigh and froi!c have
started from Cay!tr for Shanghai.