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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-05
DOUBLE MURDE r
In Farm F:ouse-Atter1pt to Burn
House Followed

OLEAN, N Y. May IA dOunie
murder occurred last night in a farm
house about four miles from Ange-
lica Village. Allegheny county. John
Van GOrder and his half sister. Anna
E''aT9haGn, We're found Oh the hOor dead
his morning by farmer named
Rice. who had gone there to borrow
something. Miss rarnl1a1n. who KEPT
house for her brother. had been stab
bed in the back. The wound was
made by file, which was found on
the uocr.
Van t:or,ler had been Killed by a
bullet. Upon looking about, Rice
found that the house had been ran.
sacked. y Pile of partially burned
paper on the kitchen door gave evi-
ienCe of an attempt 70 burn The
house.
There We're tracks OF hOb-raI
shoes on the floor and porch. There
is no clue Yet. The murdered per.
sons We're It brother and sister OF eH-
Senator Van COrder, OF Buffalo. s~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-05
Sc Sc: OF
ELSIE ALBIN
DETECTIVE RATTEEpGE REVIEWS.
CONFESSION OF MRS MARY
powell, WHO is CHARG-
ED WITH NUMBERING
Her ADOPTED
DAUGHTER.
MRS. PoWsIL'S HUSBAND AND
THE GlRL WERE SAID TO BE
cRIMINALLY IN INNATE.
A NOTED TRIAL.

VA, DOVER, Del, May i.-Delectl:e
Rattiedges was called to the stand
when the trial of Mrs. Mary a. Pow
eel, charged with the murder of her
adopted daughter, Elsie Albin, was re-
sllrned this morning. Rattledge went
over her confession while being cross
examined
He told Of Mrs. Poweil's first con
fession, which was:
AFTER l put my dinner pot on Pr"
the meat in it, then I picked up
some empty catsup bottles and. glass
fruit Jars and took them up in the gar,
ret Elsie Albin came up there. l.
asked her what she wanted, and she
Sgruuabled out something | could not
understand. and she looked SO i'll. as if
she would do something TO me if she
had a chance. | hit her three times
with catsup bottle. The first TIM"
I hit her right on the right side, just
above the ear, and she turned around
and I hit her on the Lett side, and
then She went down on her knees ar q
then III hit her on the back Of the
head. She then fell over on her face
Caught IeL v. tilS 9iicriASi -
Then I took that knife out Of my poclt-
ct I had it to rip some of my sew
ins i then cut her threat. I did nor
cut her any place Intentionally. l
can't remember just how many times
did hit her"
Rattledge admitted that Mrs. Pow
ell said she owned all the property
and that was why she could not leave
zone Time and time again, after
finding that her husband aud the cir!
were criminallv intimate. she drove
her away, but Powell brought hcr
back.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-05

Freshly li1adc bread Is more inGi-
grStiDlr than stale bread because It is
more IGnist and becomes more solid
in the mouth: hence moro iInT"!ctr:l-
bic to tHc saliva and the gastric juices
EOr the $A me reason bread crust is
more IigeSti}tlc than what is beneath
It, being dl'icr. I:rcal may hc unit
for use FROM being made of aGl1l.rrAt-
cd or too old flour. by turning sour or
developing Il bitter taste from the
yeast, from getting mulGy and from
insufficient Fermentation in the rising
process. which leaves it too heavy for
the digestive fluids TO act well upon
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-05
Settlement May Be Efected.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 4.-Con-
ferences between the New Haven
COMPANY and a committee represent
ing the machinists employed on Inc
entire system, were resumed this al
ternoon. The opinion prevails among
the men that a settlement will be ef-
#fected.
Delegates from the Car Workers
began arriving here this afternoon.
The delegates expect hearing TO-
m morrow. The b1acksmiths and steam
ntters and helpers and machin'sts'
halpers win be the. next in line fn-
9 conference. These conferences
Ma. nay prove dnal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-05
EARNING ., Spuc,

Mrs. Brown-I was downtown ycs-
ter0ay. | didn't know but l might
meet You. Mrs. tirccnc--I WAS down
town, too, and I'm awfully sorry I
didn't see you. Little johnny Greene
Ma, don't YOU remember We saw Mrs.
Browns dog and You said: Come, let's
hurry away from here. That old cat
must be somewhere near" What Old
cat did you mean. ma!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-05
AT ST. LOUIS
win the Portrait of the Empress Be
Exhibited.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May T.
Minister ConSer. at E'ekin, informs
the State Department that the portrait
of the Empress Dowager OF China.
painted by an American artist ard
ultimately intended as a present III
this country, will first be exhibited
at the ST. Louis Exposition.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-05
r.. VI. AND II. BRANCH.

ARRIVES.
No. ;5O.-Pittsburg Accom'n LOO 2. NJ.
No. 4.-Pittsburg Accom- n 9:45 P. NJ.
DEPARTS.
No. 3.-Pittsburg Accom- n : 80 a. NJ
No. 5l.-COnnellsville Ac'm 2:lO z. NJ
No. 80 leaves daily for Morgantown
at 9:O5 P. NJ. No. 81 arrives from Nor
gantown AT 6:55 y. NJ. daily except Sun
day: at 500 \. NJ Sunday only.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-05

'EO, I never carry my watch when
l go out" she said artlcssly. Il am so
careless that it wouldn't be safe. Why,
Il person could steal anything right
from under my nose, and I wouldn't
miss it." Then the young man by her
side stole kiss, and she didn't seem
to miss it.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-05
NgONONGAEH HDIvISTO

No. 5.-Arrives at F'airmont $50 P. NJ
No. 1.-Arrives at T airmont 12:lO p. NJ
No. 3.-Arrives at F'airmOnt 7:45 a. NJ.
No. 2.-Leaves Fairmont. ITO a. NJ.
No. 6.-Leaves Eairmont. :. 1:53 P. NJ
No. 4.-Leaves Fair1nont. $50 P. NJ
All trains are daily except Nos. 3
and on the f., M. and P. branch,
which are daily except Sunday.
For sleeping car reservations and
information concerning tickets and
rates, consult
T. L. HENDER SoN,
Ticket Agent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-05

Desi gnated Depositary& of the United
States and State of West Virginia.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-05

vela With Cascaretn.
Se copstxpatJon foreyer.
,raaiSts fefnnd tnbHS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-05

The birds nests used for soups arc
little gelatinous things made up prtnc1-
pauy from the saliva OF tiny birds OF
Ch,no *
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-05

Educate Your
Candy Cath@1fca,
Oc. DC nc G G. 20
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

To subscribers OF The Bulletin The
Evening News will be delivered for
15c per moNh. Fun Associated Press
reports.
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SOUTHERN DIVISION.
THE ONLY DIRECT LINE TO NEMPHf
NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA, At
LANgA, JACKSON LILLE, SA-
VANNAH, vICKsBuRG

NANNAH. NlIkNBIRQ
and JACKSONVILLE.
2;l5 n. m, 1.-The Dixie Flyer" Memphjs
Nashville and Jacksonville.
3;i0 a. m. Memphis and New Orleans Limsf.
ed via Memphis, arriving In Memphis ~ STA
a. m. and New Orleans 7:i5 p. ma.
600 n, m. Paducah and Louisville.
S:2Oa. M. daily. Fulton, Paducah spd LoniE-
viltc Express, arriving IN Fulton 1915 q. ~
Paducsh II 40 a. m. and Louisville 5:35 p. ~.
80 p. m, daily, Memphis and New Orleans
Fast Mail arriving in Memphis at 7;l0 .. and
New Orleans az e.25 a. m.
$50 p, M, daily, Nashville, chAtanooEa and
Atlanta.
5s2O pm. Memphis and New Orleans Special
arrive In Memphis At 1850 p. m, New Orleans
1900 n. N.
5ii5 m. Psducah, BopkinsviIIe &ns T.oais,
Vile. W
as-Fof through tickets, sleeping car arromf
modations ana further Information apply ;.
Illinois Central Passenger station, csffro NJ
J. VI. JONES. TIT. Aists
A. II. HANSON. Gen Pass. Agt. Chic4Ec-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11
P. ]. PURCELL

General Insurance Agent E,ss, f Ms.
naao, Plate Glass Oficc-Miller sehuh build
Ing, Nos. sc7-s Washington Avenue. Telephone
ls Cairo. Illinois.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11

AH~lFulNf lthst 1&ifrs
1880 a. m. Daily chicago Neatibufe
IAmitad, arriving in Chicago at 1850 a. m
connecting with afternoon trains for al points
east and north.
2:2O n. IN. Daily st. Louis Night Limited
arriving in st. Louis at 7:0S .. m, connecting
at Union station for all points west. sleeping
cars open at 9:s5 p. m. HTsfs
1:t5 "A. m. Ihebes Accommodation.
5;i5 a. M, Chicago DayIighs Express,
except Sunday, makes all stops between Cairo
and Chicago, arriving in Chicago ut $50 p. ID
5:l a. M. st. Louis Morning ExpTfxa.
except Sunday, arriving Ia st. Louis &c lfs9f
making AL stops.
1926 y. IN. ~. Louis Fast Mail. arriv.
Ing in ~. Louis at sos p. m.
l2:3b y. m. Chicago Midday Special
arriving In Chicago, 80 p. M.
2i20 y. M. Daily St. Louis Limited, rs~
irving In Sc. Louis at 7.36 D. M, connecting d
onion Station for X ansas City, Omaha Den
yer, San Francisco and all points. west.
2i2O p. m. Fast Express for Udiu, RI
Hngham, NATION, Tolona, Champaign, Chi
cage
6,IO p. m. Thebes accommodates,
0:05 y. m. Chicago and Eastern En-
press arriving in Chicago At sos a. m. Irdian-
apolis 7:26 Cincinnati 1873 a. M. Buffalo, 3.2s
p. M, New York 1850 y. III. Sleeping cars 10
Chicago,
PASSENGERS For New York and eastern
aSoShSSiS cities should bear Ia mind
that the Illinois Central Is the quickest ionle
by many hours, leaving Cairo at s:05 D. IN. and
arriving in New York Al 1850 the second mora
ing.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-11
The working Woman.

l yield to II man in nly admiration
for the gin wbo. being left fatheriess
and having no brothers capable of
earning a likelihood for tie bereaved
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02

The severe criti- The Lig hting OF
cism that fell upon Country Roads
the building commissioners department
because of the Iroquois fire caused re-
quest for the employment of more in
spectors on the part of that official. In
stead of more he must get along with
less.
The police department has claimed
that much of the reign of crime with
which the city has struggled for some
months was due in part to inefficient
lighting, and that department of the
city government wanted more money so
that the number of lights might be in
creased. 1t will get 20 per cent. less.
Here, again, the farming districts Of
the city prove expensive. They are with
in the city limits and must be lighted.
The city is paying for 5,2S2 electric
lights, 24,S2S gas lights and 6,O6S gaso-
line lights every night. Many of the
first two classes and practically all of
the last class are found in the farm
districts. 1t is no unusual thing to find
a long line of lights shedding their rays
on farm yard, wheat or corn field,
or a garden patch. The gasoline lamps
are strung along country roads over
which the night traveller is an exception
rather than the rule, but the roads are
inside the corporate limits. 1t is an evil
dence that the city is growing in terri
tory faster than she is growing in asses
sable wealth.
That the dirty streets will have to be
born with is evidenced from the fact that
the $1,2S2,O 900 which failed to keep them
clean last year has this year dwindled
to about an even 81 100000
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02
coNcpETE FENCE POSTS.
They Ought to become as IIard as
Granite, Without Any Rein
fOrcement with Weak.

Dealers in Portland cement are ap.
making fence posts out of concrete,
and cannot give precise figures indi-
eating how much stronger those wo',ld
be than wood. OF course. good deal
depends on the kind of wood enl-
ployed. However, we'll made concrete
ought to be as hard as granite, even
without any reinforcement with METAL.
A correspondent of the New York
Tribune Farmer has suggested hat q
post having a triangular shaP-:, each
side tapering from five inches at one
end to three inches at the other, and
about seven and half feet long, would
prove good thing. A New York
dealer in cement agrees with him, and
regards reinforcement with wires I'M
necessary.
Whatever screw eyes or other sup
ports for horizontal fence wives were
desirable ought to be inserted in the
mold at the beginning, for they could
not be introduced after the cement
had hardened. A V-shape,l trough of
the right length, and with sides CORE
spending to two sides Of the post,
would make good mold. The con-
crete could be squared OF with
trowel even with the upper edges OF
the trough, SO, that the material would
need to be inclOsed only on two sides.
AS the posts should remain in the
molds a day or two. before removal, it
might be wise to have rather large
number of the latter, to, prevent waste
of cement and to avoid prolonged de-
lay in the process of manufacture.
TIC a good grade of Portland cement
We're used, satisfactory results should
be obtained from a mixture, composed
of one part of cement, three Of sharp
sand and five Of fine broken stone.
Only enough water should be used to
make stiff mortar, being mixed first
with the cement. The sand and stone
should be thoroughly and evenly COM
bined with the other ingredients.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02


more than very limited indebtedness.
There is no way of bonding the city so
that future generations will have to pay
for present needs, though it is proposed
to present to the voters of the state at
the next election for members of the
state legislature new charter for the
city which will permit municipal in
debtedness not to exceed five per cent.
of the full value of all the property with
In the city limits. Without some such
relief the city is on the high road to the
bow-wows.
Dirty streets, inadequate fire and po-
lice protection. complicated and expen-
sive form of government is some of the
Ills from which the city is suffering, and
for which there appears to be no immedi-
ate remedy. All of these things existed
last year when the city had Sill 500, 900
for corporate purposes, and ended she
year about 81 100000 in debt besides-a
debt of unpaid bills.
The difference between last year and
this is just about 20 per cent. But that
20 per cent. must be saved principally
by a reduction in the number of en-
ployes In such departments as the po-
lice, the fire, the street cleaning, etc.,
-ather than in the reduction of official
salaries. which are fixed by law The
100000 paid the aldermen as salaries,
the 100000 paid the mayor, and all the
other official salaries will be paid as
usual
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02

and it is safe to say that of this number
found open after the stroke of II. Wheth-
er this is but one of the city,s periodical
virtuous spells, or whether it will last is
yet to be seen. Efforts have been made
to accomplish the same results before,
but there has always been determined
violators who seemed to have sufficient
pull to keep them out of the hands of the
authorities, and permit them to run as
they pleased.
The present crusade has driven FROM
the city number of the noted saloon
characters of the levee districts. "Mush-
mouth" Johnson, colored tough, Is
typical of these. After fight extend
revoked and he was forced out of bus!-
ness and out of the city. Anothes per-
sistent violator was saloon and restaU-
rant located near Thirty-ninth street and
| Cottage Grove avenue on the South side.
| 1t not only kept its doors open all night,
! but it was filled with private drinking
rooms for months after they had been
placed under the ban. An Influential
/ police officer was interested in the plac 9.
and it was in his own district. but after
it had been the scene of several stirring
scandals its pull failed to work. and is
! license was revoked. TITS now open
again, but minus the private roa:.s, and
| it's doors close at midnight. ........-.,.
! WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02

wind through native forests that have
as yet hardly resounded with the ring
of the woodlands ak, save where the
early homesteader made his clearing.
In these forests the enterprising sub
divider has plated town lots and erected
wooden dwellings for sale or rent. A
scattering population live in these, and,
like the farmers of the city, are entitled
to the luxuries of city government.
Fire protection is one the things these
scattering settlements and the farmers
are supposed to have, and they get as
good as the city can give. A proportion
ate number of the ,413 fire alarm boxes
of the city are scattered through these
districts, and. there is scarcely day
passes but one or more of the 1875 fire en-
gines are sent blowing through the
mud or snow to reach an isolated farm
house fire.
The city employees in it's fire depart.
ment 1,175 men, at cost of 81 500 900
annually. The underwriters of the city
complain bitterly of a lack of fire pro-
lection, and to give adequate protection
Chief Musham asks for 100000 more
this year than he had last. Instead of
this increase, however, he must manage
to get along with more than 100000
less, and if he is to accomplish this it
may be expected that more farm houses
will burn in 1904 than were destroyed
by fire in 1903, as the tendency is to leave
the farms to shift for themselves and
revert to the bucket brigades OF the old
en- days.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02

We chperon girsand not carefy-but
little guidance Girls naturally wnome gentle copanoab
they their and all homes But
of many homes where boys invited About the that swings
with the boy about the
especially for the boy about the place where
dial greeting, is where you do not desire him CO.
It'll about the hardest thing the world hold of boyo get
grip him. It's pretty hard the copanonshp
boy You think know something about him. perhaps
little Very likely he knows about you than you
Yet that boy hungry for copanonsp and he will haveit He
the companionshp of boys Nothing will take its place. think
prefer boys schools If permitted they public
schools given nothing but young girls teachers They may
under the tuition of matrony but under the tuition girls
question of who is the better teacher It question
panonship.
If the twentieth century shall finding boy be
because the boy succeeds in finding himself.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02

1jOa
square acres would make a good sized
Texas ranch, and within it may be found
a number of fair sized Illinois farms.
Western avenue is the longest street
in the city. 1t extends for % miles north
and south within the corporate limits,
and both ends of it are but country
road running through productive corn
fields and extensive garden patches.
Yet these farms and gardens are part
of Chicago and entitled to police pro-
lection.
Just what proportion OF the 81, $4,000
expended by the police department last
year was devoted to the giving of police
protection to these farms is hard TIC say
but 1t was TO inconsideraEle amount.
OF the 2, S63 policemen in the city good
ly number are engaged in walking beats
in the rural districts. A standing pun
ishment for slovenliness on the part OF
the patrolman is assignment to ore OF
these rural beats where he will find but
little company other than the farm ami
mails or the dairy maids. The crossing
policeman of the business district who
fails to keep his trousers pressed and
his shoes polished suffers Punishment
for time to the farming districts, where
he must wade through the mud of un-
paved streets and break paths through
the snow drifts of winter.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02

this broader misunderstanding spread worldwide, will moral
impossblity.
The theory of evolution of the survival of the fest all
struggle that lies behind that theory, thinkers
gs philosophers, apply only the animal world life
The httest community the who brushes his
rival in business who all his rivals with the great
est and broadest smpaes The desire whether
commercially physically development AS
go deeper understanding philosophy
combat and
People understand another better
another they understand another
the useeness of combat the draity peace
with nations is becoming As the bavest individual the
who about armed and looking for trouble but who goes
unamed and trusting his fellows
trusts other nations the with the largest standing army.
zerand to-day the bravest
int to trusm
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02

a village than a
city of 1000, oOOpeo-
pie, and burdened
with a vast, and
partly sparsely pop
ulated territory,
that means more
expense than reve-
n u e, Chicago is
making the most of
every advantage,
laughs at its hard
ships, does the best
that it can under
adverse circum-
stances and hustles
to better them.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02
THE ROTARY D1REcroRY.

phone arm bearing on it's periphery
the names and telephone numbers OF
the principal concerns with which
business is done. A thumbscrew at
the side enables the telephone user to-
rapidly turn the cylinder and find the
concern he is DESTROYS of talking to-.
AS the names are, of course, arranged
alphabetically, the ease with which the
desired information is obtainable
through this method is apparent.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02
storing Coal Under Water.

Steam coal stored under water for
two, Or three years is reported, as re-
suit of experiments recently closed by
the British government. to have lost
only two per cent. of its calorific, or
heat producing, value. On the other
hand the surveyor states that some
railroads have observed deterioration
of about ten per cent. and the British
navy estimated a loss of 50 per cent.
by prolonged air storage.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02
Natural Gas In England.

According to recent investigations of
the geological survey of Great Britain,
there are prospects that considerable
stores of natural gas may yel be found
in southern England. 1t is known that
pockets of gas occur in the Wealden
and Purbeck beds of Sussex, and they
have yielded in times past limited
quantities of gas. Below these beds
there are considerable thicknesses of
sands and sandstones, belonging to the
Portland series, which form natural
reservoirs and are worthy of investi-
cation.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02

tue Vdlu6 OIL It's as
sessable property.
The city limits en-
close l22.240 square
q or es, or 191
square miles of ter
ritory. On the prop
erty within this
area the equalized
valuation is SAIL
424,280. The valua-
ton on half that
territory in New
York city proper is
doubleth amount,
and the rate of
taxes is consider
ably higher.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02
LIQUORS Artincially Aged.

Liquors may be aged artificially by
gradually cooling them, in the case of
brandy, down to 200 degrees centri-
grade below zero, and the gradual
bringing them up again to the normal
temperature. The frigoric laboratory
in which the new discovery is to be ap-
piled, will shortly be established in
Paris
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-03-02

~ HIS is, pleasant little house,
compact and comfortably planned
to save money and steps. The
exterior is extremely good. and the
house has always been admired where
built 1t can be stained in red. green
CT brown, or in combinations of these
colors and, in well-shaded place,
would do in white or gray. But it is
prettier in the darker eelors.
There is a pretty little porch, enter
ing a good hall with neat and we'll