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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-24
The Right Mr.. Wright.

New York Herald
Some time ago a group of men, in
Guiding Carroll D. Wright, were dis
cussing some of the weighty problems
then before the President, when the
question was put to them collectively:
How would you like to be President
Of the United States, having these
problems to face2' Each replied, and
a Democrat in the company was SO
pleased with Mr.. Wright's reply that
he said to him:
eff you were a Democrat 1 would
like to see O in the presidential
chair at this time"
81 appreciate your compliment very
much" the labor commissioner is said
to have replied. but with all respect
{to5your great party 7 would rather be
Wright than President $i
Base ball goods, BICYCLES and bicycle,
supplies gun and c~utlery,&are special
ties WithsJ..sLsIIa1 1sssthe1eading$ hard
Observation-Disclosures
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IA sample of Observation-Disclosures Looks
Upon Real Amusing Story.
crossInat, Bridae ssaaS

Here is typiicaI example, Chi
nese funny Chicag,
News: A passenger boat fun peo
pie was on the point of pnshinss5o
from h shore@When Scanlesru
ming up in hot haste and asked IA bs
taken aboard.
There's no room take
YOU answered the boatman.
But he was not 10 Be put on
easily.
IF Q will let income de- cried,
Il will tell you a tale
The passengers. began to discuss the
situation.
We have nothing to do" they said
to each other, a n it's very tedious. If
he We're TO tell us a story it would
while away the time"
Accordingly regulations as to the
number of passengers being by no
means strict in the fiowery land), the
applicant was allowed to come on
board. The passengers squeezed closer
and SO managed to make room for him,
proving the truth of h German adage.
MANY patient sheep go into a Small
fold"
After giving the newcomer a little
breathing time, they asked for the
promised story. Without hesitation he
began:
"Ch-ao Ch-ao once led $4,000 men
%(infantry and cavalry to the south of
the Yang-tze."
general who lived in the time of the
Han dynasty, about the beginning of
the Christian era. and whose leeds Of
prowess are still related with great
gusto among his fellow countrymen.-
"On their way" went on the story
teller. they had to cross a river by a
bridge which consisted of a single
plank. They crossed over one by one"
Here the narrator began to make
noises which were supposed to repre-
sent h trampling of the steeds.
"~Teh-teh-teh."
his went on till his audience grew
said:
please go on with the story"
"You must wait for them to cross
bridge" was the answer. When
$4,000 men and horses have to cross
a one-plank bridge it won't do to hurry
them; they must be careful or they
fall into the water"
And he calmly resumed his Itch
teh-teh." Again his audience pleaded
a continuation OF the story. but
again he declined to be hurried.
"They can't cross the bridge in a
short time" he said; they must go
and carefully"
So he went on with his "Teh-teh-
and however much he w~asa6rged,
le would say nothing else. So the boat
cached its destination and the story
vas never finished, because Ch-ao
Chaos army had not yet had time to
the bridge
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-24
PILES PILES PILES

Dr.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure Blind, Bleeding, liberated
mors, aIlays the itching at once, acts
as a poultice, gives instant relief. Dr..
Williams Indian Pile Ointment is pre-
pared only for Piles and Itching OF
the private parts, q nothing else.
Every box is guaranteed. Sold by
druggists, SEM by mail. for soc and
s1.O0 per box. WILLIAMS MFG.
sCO,Propr's, Cleveland, Ohio
Some nice lots on HamiItonH Hill 9
sale at good bargain e Lam an
ham. 49, 49,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-24

What Colonel Observation-Disclosures
ias yAhpuf

Colonel
sEMaryland,, s
in business and coramer
seconding II observation-disclosures
Garrett Al &RepresenfatiY
Eond congressional distri
Hand Colonel Bonapart
Of onrsDen1oeratfc frisnds
much troubIeda5us slfaatSs
Thing PresidentR Observation-Disclosures
has had to deal probabIywis aprs
grave nd4sdeltcatesprah
ing Observation-Disclosures observation-disclosures
self-controi and sound NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
part.sStha Presidentsfnca Ehss
icIose il Reconstruction i whiIein
many cases &hes&has donegwhatSnlanvg
people thought he Shout Is iIs
nearly every instance e surprised
and disappointed@his nnmerousscritfesS
by complete success ggToSnotegbntsa
few Illustrations pacihcationSofas
the Philippines, success Of SCI arm
ment in Cuba, the settlement Sofathsa5
coal strike, and the consunlmatiu1#of
the Panama treaty, with
ance of an isthmian@canaisSSA man
justified by Observation-Disclosures
as these is, I hink,.sttsafe erolgh for
another trial: and. at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SO often mistaken In Observation-Disclosures
of failure might showEaSiittle less 49,
~surance in calling him
truth. I doubt If we have ever#$hada
President, and at least haFeMnsXaT
seen a man more open to slgEesfIoIlsS
advice or remonstrance than Theodore
Roosevelt. HeScan otsbe5Scajoleds1tas
can be bullied, HI d
bought,Seitherswfth moneysors lgsSasSS
else. II Democratic editors Em~ean8thatg
these qualities render$a President#.nnsss
safe then they areSquites riEhtatp pre-
fer mother candidate;3AandsISven
to d hat David B. Hills remarkable
well fitted to suggest q candidateEso
them.
ut may be owned that. wheta afrs
Roosevelt be safe ornot,sc@ertaIn
classes OF people would undoubtedIy
in greater safety MISUNDERSTANDING
White House. sGraftersswhoI ook
to pull for immunity;nnen W~hatherl
rich or poor, few OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
or in the South. who trespass y ahs
constitutional rights OF their fe1lsws
and conspfrators$in #the#PhiIps
pines; Moorish brigands5swho &kfanap
our citizens; SouthS8@American adyans
turers who wouldE'ho1d up.Sour@canal
in short, criminals and 1aWbrsaksrss
high and low degree OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
mics OF our country both ELECTROMAGNETIC
abroad, all thesesgentry agreesinsdnd
ing him too strenuous fortheirsoua
fort, and would sleep better Wittna
safer President at Washingtteaf. IL.
The newspaper which declare hi ssllIsN
safe are the mouthpieces onessso
of these classess,I find
'or wonder in their ntteraneess sSothgr
wise these seem surprising,excaptsa
sowing that they nave nothing more
sensible to
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-24
THE MORNING aLoRYs LEsson.

Whenever trouble&seerusto be
Too plenty in this life mine,
L mind tn hint hatIcomeztosme Ss
From n smart mornin gIorySyine-
1t started growin'in th,
Three feet away fromgan ol, tump::
I SEE to ft:s"Your uck pIumbsh
Cause mornin glory yinesean
jump sSs
Well, sir, it didn't hesitate--8
Jest started right awaytosclimbss
1t found a weed that bore its Weight
An kept a boostin' all I'll dime
Until at last it struck TIL op---@azssS
1t seemed to ~getgsorne WorriedSfherg
IL seq: odd man, you'll have oalrop
Yor cant climb, nohoW th
air."
Looked like Is right: II il
dropped
An twisted half dozen d
TIL it was knotted,#Wrappeda ana
looped-
1t KEEP this NJ for our-Iv das
AMI was tickIed; an,,says I :Ms#Sgss#
I've often felt the same as gem
Found Quit couldn't get up nigh
Thought no ropes to grfpsontos.
Seem like that mornin' acknowledgements
That was yiewinsii If with doubt
1t sent out feelers tilI#itEshoWed
1t knew Jest what twas bone.
AT last 1T struck til. stump!
It-seemed to laugh at me an d
An sort o. chuckla now anthensa
You Sc. | got ere.anyway.s
moral goes with this,s%I
It is that almost
Won't climb oSvery muchs unless
He grabs to Observation-Disclosures
Them plucky OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
All they askfor Is elbow room
An keep goin' III somehow.
Until they laugh themse1ressto
bloom. SS#sS @
Nv N. in ChicagoSsIribanea|Ss
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-24
.W. N. ia Chicago Tribunt

Visit our Departmental mite
galvanized. aluminium OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and kitchen asoEEs
in Jacobs-Hutchinson Sblock.sanIyodnla
Will find these IinescompIetessaud
prices low Observation-Disclosures
Store Sss
IF VOL are sneedingSj WOE
de.seription 81 vessus trial.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-24

SEASON TICKETS, good to return
until December Is. 1904, to be sold
daily at the rate of $4,000 round trip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-24

Various forms OF excursion tickets
to ST. Louis. via Baltimore G. Ohio
Railroad nof on sale from Fairmont
as follows:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-24

SIXTY DAY Excursion Tickets,
final limit not later than December
Is, 1904, to be Die daily at rate of
$22.1O round trip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-24

FIFTEEN DAY Excursion tickets,
to be sold daily at rate of $3.50 round
trip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-24

For illustrated folder. time table
and full Information, call at Ticket
Office. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-24

Magnificent coaches, sleeping cars,
observation cars and unexcelled dining
car service.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-24

VARIABLE ROUTE EXCURSION
tickets. either season or sixty day,
will be sold going via one direct
quite and returning via another direct
route, full information concerning
which can be obtained from Ticket
Agent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-24
You Want the Best.

Are you going to spend your vaca-
ton somewhere out of town?
If SO, of course you will want one
of your home papers to follow you.
Why not the Yves Virginian?
It's the best, and of course you want
the best, and it will only cost you ten
cents e week mailed to any address
in the United States.
Some one viii get the hundred dol
lars in gold. It is worth guessing
for s4 <.
r. you a ce-get& the habit viii
always U ii furniture from the
Fair1nont Furniture Co opposita5
tpostomce.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-24

STOP-OVERS not exceeding ten
days at each point will be allowed at
Washington, Deer Park, Mountain
Lake Park, Oakland, Mitchell, Ind,
(fpr French Lick and West Baden
Springs), Cincinnati and Chicago
within return limit, upon notice to
conductor and deposit of ticket with
Depot Ticket Agent Immediately
upon arrival.
STOP-OVERS not exceeding ten
days will be allowed at st. Louis ON
all one-way Except Colonists' Tick
cts to the Pacific Coast and round
trip tickets reading to points beyond
st. Louis, upon deposit of ticket with
Validating Agent II payment of fee
OF s1.oo.
Three solid vesubuled trains are
run daily from New York, Philade1-
phia, Baltimore and Washington via
Parkersburg and Cincinnati to St
Louis.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-08
KUR0PATK|N
TRANSMITS REPORT OF HIS
OPERATIONS IN
FRONT OF LANGTSE PASS
Praises the Bravery Of
His Troops

st. Petersburg, July General
Kuropatkin transmits the following re-
port of Lieut.. General Sakharoff re-
garding the Russian operations at
of the enemy's position in front of
Langtse Pass reccnnoitering party
rection OF Ekhauvan under the COM
mani of Col. LetsChitsly.
With n view of making demonstra-
tion insuring the return Of Letschit-
skys detachment three companies un-
der Lieut.. Colonel Garnitslly marched
to Mahoumizza, about mile and q
half south Of Ekhauvan, to the cross
ing Of the roads leading to the Sinkhi
and The Lok river passes. Firing be-
gan at 2:30 p. IN. July A. Garnitsky's
column reached the cross roads and
dislodged a company of the enemy's
advance guard, which was almost an
initiated
simultaneously Letschitskys col
umn dislOdgcd the enemy's advance
| posts without firing a shot and ap-
preached the foot Of the height, which
is surmounted by temple The tenn
pie Is less than a mile east of Ekhau-
van where although exposed To a
| heavy frontal and flank fire, our troops
dashed forward and dislodged the
japanese from their intrenchment and
occupied the pass.
"A5 the enemy was preparing to de-
liver a frontal and flank attack our
column then retired, as previously in
struoted. Three companies of Garnit.
sky's force occupied the position
which they had been ordered to Sc
cure.
"When Lctschitsky's force began TO
withdraw the enemy opened a heavy
fire from the heights. In spite of this
column retired in perfect order.
"Brave Letschitsky remained con
tinuously on the fighting line and di
rectsl the column with remarkable
ability and coolnoss. He was the last
to retire with his chief of staff and ad
iutant.
"Garnitsky's column behaved with
equal brilliancy and coolnegs, carry
ing out their task with no sign of agt
tation.
"Our casualties were Letschitsky
. bruised and wounded; Colonel Poape
low, Lieut.. Colonel Trakhemovsky
Captain Soloieff, Lieuts Markoff, Lat
, kline Bobraslavsky and Korine, Sec
ond Captain Pely and several Othe,
officers wounded, and two hundred sol
/ diers killed and wounded.
81 observed the fighting with NJ,
, staff from tho TkhacoUan tower, and
, can personally testify to the conduc
of the troops
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-08
MAN HUNT
RESULTED IN CAPTURE OF
NEGRO SUSPECTS
LYNCHING THREATENED
Believed to be Men Who
Attacked Mrs. Biddle

Burlington, N. j., July 5.--After an
exciting man hunt that lasted all day,
Byron Fox and Aaron Timbers, young
negroes who are believed to have at
tackled Mrs Charles Biddle this morn
ing, we're arrested this evening and
lodged in the city Jail. Another ne
gro who was with them in the commits
sion of the crime has thus far evaded
his pursuers. The entire neighborhood
is aroused, and there is talk of lynch
ing. The sheriff declares he will not
allow it.
The accused assaulted Mrs. Biddle
at the point Of revolver and after
stealing $14 from the house escaped.
The two men under arrest were caught
on the outskirts Of Burlington and
both were positively identified by Mrs.
Btddle.
All evening and up to late hour to-
night the streets of Mount Holly and
Bordertown and Burlington have been
thronged with angry men. The towns
people are not armed, but every man OF
boy who has driven in from the farm
ing country carries one or two revol-
vers. The men from the country are
talking about shooting the negroes
but It is not believed that any concert
ed effort will be made. The sheriff
is so sure he can keep order that he has
not called for the militia
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-08
MOYER FREE:
ON $4,000 BOND OF SURE.
TY COMPANY
DROP MURDER CHARGE
Has Been IO3 Days in the
"Bull Pen."

Denver, Colo, July 5.-Charles II.
Meyer president of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners was released on a
$4,000 bond furnished by the United
States Fidelity and Guarantee com
pany today Vice President j. c. Will
liams and his assistant, James Kirwin,
were also released on $4,000 bond
furnished by friends. Secretary Hay
wool and the editor of the Miners
Magazine, Frank O'Neil, are out of the
city, but will return in two days and
furnish bonds in $4,000 each. All are
charged with murder and conspiracy
in connection with the Victor riot.
The charge grows out of a circular
issued by the Western Federation of
Miners executive board. Charges of
murder against Meyer in connection
with the recent mine explosion have
been dropped. Meyer has spent 103
days in military custody but every
charge brought against him except the
two for which he gave bonds today,
have been dropped by the military.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-08
KILLED HIMSELF
Because Family Perished
at Sea

Chicago, July 5.-Despondent on ac-
count of the death of his family, who
perished in the Norge steamship disas-
ter, Otto Hansen, committed suicide
today by throwing himself in front of
Northwestern train. His body was
discovered at o'clock this morning on
the tracks at Leon street.
Hansen had sent money to his wife
and two children to take passage on
the Inflated boat, and sine, the disas-
ter had haunted the offices of the
Thingvalla company, hoping to find
that they were among the living. He
visited the Offices of the company again
yesterday and being unable to learn
anything of his family's fate, wandered
about the city disconsolate, the last
seen of him alive being late last night.
Hensen was 80 years old, an up
holsterer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-08
tom WATSON
POPuLiST NOMINEE FOR
's.,.'.. '...,.s.ss. ,s,PREslDENT
OLD PARTIES SCORED
The Tail Of the Ticket is
TibbleS.

Springfield, ILL.,, July 5.-After spend
ing an entire day in debate and
speeches the Populist convention
adopted It's platform, re.afflrming the
platform Of 1892, and nominated
Thomas E. Watson of Georgia, for
president, and T. H. Tibbles, of Ne
bras)xa, for vice president.
William v. Allen Of Nebraska, and
Samuel Williams of Indiana, were
placed in nomination for president,
but before the result of the first bal
lot was announced they withdrew.
For vice president, Tibbles had as
opponents, l.. H. Weller, Of Iowa and
Theodore Rynders, of Pennsylvania,
but he had more than both on the
first ballot.
The chief plapks of the Populist
platform are: Re-afhrmation of the
platform of 1892, deploring the appeal
to spirit Of force and militarism.
It asserts that both old parties have
surrendered to corporation influences
Demands that all money shall be is
sued by the government.
Demands postal savings banks.
Believe in the right to labor to or
ganize and faVors legislation to i'm
prove condition Of wage earners.
The abolition Of child labor, suppress
sion of sweatshops and convict labor
and exclusion Of foreign pauper labor
Favors shorter work day, the initia
tive and referendum, the election Of
public officers by a direct vote and the
abolition of alien ownership Of land
It denounces government by injunc
tion.
Calls for government ownership o.
railroads and monopolies, the perfec
ton of the postal system of govern
fnent ownership of telegraph and tele
phone services and for parcel post
Ask for the withdrawal of specia
privileges for corporations.
Thomas e. Watson, nominated fol
president by the Populists, is equal
ly known In political and literary cir
cles. He is a Georgia lawyer. II
1891-03 he was in congress as a rep
resentative Of the Populist party
While In congress he secured the frs
appropriation for the free rural deliv
cry of mails.
In 1896 he was nominated for vic,
president on the Populist ticket Lat
terly he has taken to writing history
besides attending to his legal practice
"The Story Of France" and "The Lift
of Napoleon" attracted attention 70
the novelty of the authors viewpoints
One of his latest books is "The Lif
and Times of Thomas Jefferson"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-08
LIGHTNING HITS BIC ELEVATOR.
Resulting Fire Swept Boston's Ocean Front ships
Destroyed and Men Mssing...L Will
Reach Million and Quarter.

Boston, Mass, July 5.--A fire which
for time threatened the ocean front
broke out this afternoon in the big
grain elevator of the Boston & Maine
railroad located on Mystic wharf, in
which $4,000 bushels of wheat were
stored. The elevator, one Of the larg'
est Of its kind in the world, had been
struck by flash of lightning and long
before the arrival of the entire fire de-
partment of the city, was doomed
With the elevator the big bridge which
connects Boston with Chelsea and
freight sheds No 1, and 3, occupied
respectively by the Allan, Scandina-
Wan and Wilson lines, in which much
valuable freight was stored, were en-
tirely destroyed and the Allan line
steamship Austrian which arrived this
morning from Glasgow was burned.
Thus far four members Of her crew
are reported missing and are supposed
to have been drowned. The total loss,
1t is estimated, will reach over a mil
lion dollars. All the buildings de-
stroyed were owned by the Boston &
Maine railroad.
The fire swept everything in its
path and from the grain elevator
leaped across to the Allan line freight
shed, located on the north side Of the
wharf. The Scandinavian line sheds
located on the outer side was next
burned and the Chelsea bridge caught
from this. The steamer Austrian was
moored at her dock near the bridge
and was soon mass of flames. The
officers and crew, numbering 80, were
shut off ffSm escape to the dock by
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-08

the great sheets of flame and we're un-
able even to cut the vessels moorings,
in order that she might be easily
towed out into the stream. These,
however, were soon burned away and
a tug pulled her away from her pier.
The officers and crew leaped into
the water and were rescued, for the
most part by the tug Metropolitan.
The fire boat Guardian, was able after
hard fight to extinguish the fire on
the Austrian, but the damage to the
liner is estimated at $4,000.
The flames next swept across to the
Wilson liner freight shed and in few
moments this structure was a seeth-
ing mass of flames entirely beyond
all control. Seeing 1t was doomed, the
firemen turned their attention to saw.
ing the big power house located in the
center of the wharf, but their efforts
proved unavailing and the entire plant
was entirely consumed.
Freight shed No. 4, occupied by the
Eastern Salt company, was next at.
tackled by the flames, but the damage
sustained to the building was not
heavy During the entire time the
fire ragged. q heavy rain was falling,
but high wind enabled the flames to
gain great headway and it was not
until all the structures had been re.
duced to smouldering ruins that the
fire vas considered safely under con.
tral.
officials of the Boston e. Maine rail
road and the three steamship lines
place the loss of the entire property
destroyed at $1,250,000.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-08
TRAIN WRECKED
By CycIone-One Killed,
Many Hurt

Peoria, ILL.,, July "a train on the
G. p. & st. l.. r. r. was blown off
the track during cyclone at point
between Oakford and Kilburn this
evening. The train was badly wreck
ed and one man, Tom Wiley, the ex-
messenger, of Springfield, was killed
and number of others were badly in.
jured.
Relief trains have been sent to the
scene from Havana and Kilburn and
it is thought that more dead may be
found under the wreck.
The train was bound for st. Louis
and was filed with passengers for the
Worlds fair.