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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20
MONUMENT
WAS YESTERDAY UNVEILED BY
The WooDMEN OF THE
WORLD IN HONOR OF AR
THUR MILLER.

. Yesterday was a big day for the
Woodrcen of the World in this city. It
was the appointed day for the uuveil'
ing of the monument to the memory
of Arthur Miller who died in the First
ward last winter. The local lodge
was assisted by the Grafton lodge and
by visiting members from Manning.
ton, EastOn and Wheeling. The
Greater Eairmont and Grafton bands
were in the parade. The members met
at their hall and marched to Meadow
dale cemetery where the remains Of
Mr. Miller lie buried. There the Gus
tomary ceremonies We're performed
and the monument was set up. The
procession left the hall about two
O'Clock and were gone most of the al.
ternoon. 1t is the custom with this
lodge TO erect a monument TO the
memory of each member who dies.
The cost of these monuments is 800
each
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20
Sirius Al. MOST
CAUGHT
Another steamer Was Loaded With
Sunday School Children

1t has heen learned that the eH
cursicr steamboat Sirius passed the
Slocun just at the crisis of the dis
aster, with 1,aG0 passengers from ST.
Johns Church, on Varich street,
bound for Valley Groye, up the sound.
The Sirius passed 50 close to the
flames of the s1ocurn that it narrow
Il escaped a similar disaster.
The party passed up East river
only few hundred yards TO the rear
CT the doomed vessel. When the Are
started in the Slocum the Sirius was
almost alongside, and every detail OF
the horrible scene vas witnessed
By her passengers.
The captain feared that the flames
might lie communicated to his vessel
and ordered the Sirius at full speed
ahead. In attempting TO pass his
boat became snvelOped in smoke
Panic seized the crowd, for the heat
was intense and all were in darkness.
The first impulse that moved the
crowd was to cHsh forward the side
where the burning vessel could be
seen. The shifting weight caused the
boat TO list till The water washed the
dec!l and one paddlewheel famed the
air When the smoke became too
lcnse the crowd rushed TO the other
side. causing the vessel 20 careen TO
port.
Re-. DR.. Brown. pastor OF ST. John s,
and Policeman TaGSa-t took the mat
Ter II hand. The pastor pushed him
sell into the crowd and by I3ursuas-
ioc and threats brought the calmel'
persons tC reason. TaSgaTt took the
historical and carried them from the
crowd.
It was not until their destination
was reached that the passengers
knew the identity of. the vessel which
burned. They then abandoned merry
ma King and turned sorrowflilly home
ward.
The steamboat CySnus passed a few
minutes later, the same scene being
enacted and the band on board play
ing a hymn. There We're 800 women
On board.
Still another excursion boat sailed
by the wreck during the morning. II
was On the barge Levy. and numbered
about Geo women and children. :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20
SCIENCE FAR NORTH

From the Pni1ade1phi Ledger
station witch IS to be maintaia
ed at the service of scientific obser.-9.
.ers has been erected $50 miles north
of the Arctic circle in Sweden Il Is
near the track of the Ofoen Rail-
road, the most northern railroad In
the world, which was opened Just a.
year ago between Lula, on the Gulf
of BOHEMIA, and Victoria Haven, On.
the Atlantic.
The road is being operated the year
round for the transportat ton of iron
ore to the Atlantic for shipment. The:
station may thus easily be reached
at any season of the year.
In summer they will be engaged
chiefly with geological and biological
researches, while meteorological, mag
netic and other studies fitting the
times will occupy them in winter
The experts in natural history who
will occupy the station next summer
Will be the geologist, Westergren15
the botanist, Roman, and an expert
in forestry.
The money to build the station
was contributed by wealthy man of
Stockholm, and funds for its main
tenance have been supplied by other,
private subscriptions.
The station is on the threshold of
Lapland, which is still almost IN
Known, because 1t has been so diff
cult to reach it with supplies ade-
quate for a long journey. The rail:
road and station will facilitate the
explora ton of this region.
The study of. its geology promises,
particularly rich results, for there is
little doubt that the bleak surfaces
OF Lapland conceal large mineral
wealth. This is the opinion Of all
scientific men who connect what IS.
known Of its geology with the great
discoveries of the richest of steel
making ores along the line OF the
railroad. The Arctic railroad is to-
serve another important purpose
Plans have already been adopted for
building sanitorium on the shores
Of the beautiful Torea lake, whose
southern edge is skirted by the rail-
road. 1t is intended for consump-
tives and other patients who may
need such an opportunity to breathe
the purest of Arctic air
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20

Georgina. Countess of Dudley, is
said TO have been the first hostess
who grasped the possibilities of old
pieces of gold and silver as table dec
orationS. Old china lends itself to
this purpose as readily as was proven
at the dinner party given by Baron
and Baroness Alphonse de Rothschild
this week in ,heic fine mansion, Rue
Saint Florentine- The flowers We're
the priceless orchids for which the
Baron's conserva tories at Florence are
celebrated. and the golden and mauve
tints of the exquisite blossoms We're
thrown into harmonious relief by the
pieces Of green Sevres china placed
on the table.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20
.BA lARIANl
COU.NTRY LIFE

In old Bavarian districts many OF
the smaller towns are merely vailed
farm villages. Those settlements OF
agriculturists reproduce the ancient
lager for all. Each IS built in the
sides having each gateway, with
double gates, over which rise central
square watch towers capped with
conical red roofs. 4 narrow road or
street runs from gate to gate, with
old half-timber houses set back close
TO the fncIosing wall. The ground
floor OF those houses affords stabling
for cattle, and from these stables the
COWS are driven OUT through the town
gates in the morning and brought in
al night Townships like this are
merely clusters OF houses intimately
connected with the farm lands that
lie beyond their gates. The peasan-
try, whether peasant proprietors or
allotment leasehoiders. go in and out
to their work.
In eastern Bavaria, toward the Da-
nube where the better-class farms
are 20 be seen, one finds farmhouses
of wood, a great shingled roof COW
erins as in Holland-not only the
large living apartment, with many
bedrooms, but also the stables for
the horses and cattle. On such farms
much of the farm work is done by
girls. who usually wear short petit
coats. tight bodicSS and kerchieTS on
their heads. Most of the men are
either. il. the army or working at
trades
Cattle in Bavaria are much used
in blowing and hauling. They are
frequently yoked in a curious man
ner. so that the pull comes from the
forehead and not from the neck, or
rather shoulders, which is the o-di-
nary way elsewhere.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20

Captain Ludwig EiSenbaunl. the
lone navigator who crossed the At
lantic from Boston in a 1I-fOot dory.
has come back to New York as q mem
Der OF the crew OF the Red Star line
steamship kroonland, from Antwerp.
He brought his dory with him. and it
is said that both will be seen later at
the ST. Louis Exposition. The Cap
tains trip was almost a constant fight
with death. Twice he was sighted in
mid-Atlantic by passing steamships,
and the skipper of one vessel spent
considerable time urging him to aban-
don his perilous undertaking. He
had several narrow escapes from
drowning and once he lost nearly all
of his provisions.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20

y Dutch manager is building float
ing theater, with seats for 1900 per-
sons and liberal provisions for appeaS-
ing the hunger and thirst of his pa
irons. He will tow his unstable tenn
pie of harmony up the Rhine and
down again and give operate perform
anceS on board. With the enhancing
scenery Of that famous river on eth
er hand, with seductive musical
strains in his present day ark of mel
ody, with plenty to cat and drink to
satisfy the needs of all appetites,
Teutonic tastes should be amply graf
fled.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20
SEABRIGFIT
CONVICTED MURDERER OF LURlc
GIVEN a STRONG DOSE OF
IMPRISONMENT

.$S5E WHEELING, June 2O.-In the cir
cult court of, Marshall county Satur-
day morning, in the presence of about
40 people, Judge Melvin sentenced
William Z. Seabrisht, convicted last
March of murder in the second degree
for the killing of John Lubic, Jr., his
partner in the saloon business in Ben
wood, last October, to 5 years in the
penitentiary. The penalty prescribed
by law for second degree murder. is
from five to eighteen years imprison-
ment
Before sentence was pronounced,
Attorneys D. B. Evans, in behalf of
the defendant, and Frank Nesbitt, in
behalf of the commonwealth, address
ed the court. The former asked that
a moderate sentence be imposed and
the latter that the sentence be made
severe.
Judge Melvin, in sentencing Sea
bright, said he was perfectly familiar
with the evidence in the case and that
in argument for a new trial a first de-
gree verdict could not have been ef-
fectively criticised. He then asked
the prisoner if he had anything to say
as to why the sentence should not be
passed upon him, and Seabright re-
piled: Il have nothing to say, your
honor, excepting that I killed Lubic
in self-defense." Seabright had
shown great fortitude until he was
taken back to the jail after sentence
was pronounced. Here meeting his
wife, he collapsed and gave way to
conclusive sobs.
Seabright can reduce his term of
I imprisonment to - years by good con-
duct allowance. 1t may be possible
that his friends, however, will inaugu-
rate a movement for pardon or COM
mutation of sentence.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20
SUTTON BANK CLOSES

CLARKSBURG, June 2O.-The Elk
County Bank at Sutton, BraXton couIl-
ty, closed its doors Friday afternoon
No cause is given for its closure, but
it is supposed the officers decided to
wind up the affairs of the institution
to quit business. R. NJ. Cavendish.
the Democratic nominee for the State
Legislature from BraXton county. is
the cashier. The bank is small
State institution with capital OF
$4,000 and a surplus of $4,000. 1t is
thought that the bank depositors and
creditors will be paid in full.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20

The Cherokee Advocate is one OF
the oldest and most remarkable
newspapers in the United States. It
is the official organ of the Cherokee
Nation, and is published at Table
quah, at the nations expense. 1t is
five-column folio weekly, half of
which is printed in the Cherokee lam
Euage. 1t is strictly non-partisan and
is forbidden by law to deal in politics.
indians who read only Cherokee get
the paper free The total circulation
is about LOCO
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20
,IIIAG0
WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS
i5sspEPARTED ON SATURDAY
NIGHT-cAPT. A ~. PRlcH-
ARD AMONG THEM.

WHEELING, VIVA, June 20.--The
members of the West. Virginia dele
CATION to- the Republican National
convention at Chicago left for that
city at 500 P. NJ. Saturday even
in over the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road. The party, which numbered
about fifty prominent politicians, oc-
cupfed three private cars, consisting
Of Western Maryland car No. 200, the
private car of Col. F. S. Landstreet,
general manager Of the road, who ac-
Scompanied large number of Repub-
9Iicans from the eastern part OF the
State; the private car of General SUI
perintendent IL Foley, of the Wheel
ing system OF the Baltimore & Ohio
road occupied by the5party OF Repub-
Siicans from this end Of the State; and
private Pullmen car which contain
ed the rest of the party.
Senator S. b. Elkins and party who
have been in the city for couple OF
days, contrary Of expectations, did not
go to the Convention, but will go to
the southern end of the State on a
business trip. Senator Elflins has de-
MED that he is a candidate for the
nomination for Vice-President. but
the West Virginia delegation is
pledged to support him should his
name come before the convention,
which is very likely as his name is
being freely mentioned in connection
with the nomination in Chicago and
other places. and it is possible that
he may be the nominee.
Among those in the party leaving
for Chicago Were: Hon. James L.
Caldwell, Huntington: Capt a y.
Prichard, Warrington; ex-Gov. George
w. Atkinson. Charleston; S. H. Mal-
y Tory, Parkersburg, who are delegates
at large: V. L. Highland, S. c. Den
ham, Clarksburg; Geo. E. Work, w.
L.. Armstrong, Sistersville; w X
Pritt, Parsons; Chas- B. Gordon. NNes-
Z ton IT. L. Jeffords, Charles Town:
Col. John Bodley, George Wise, Hon.
Geo. H. Laughlin W. x. Bodley, B.
Walker Peterson and number OF
Others.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20
WOMAN
IcoWHtoED "A MiNisTER-EDIToR
MUCH TO HIS HUMILIAT.o:i
AND DtsAPPRovAL OF
RER ACTION.
THINGS ARE VERY "LIvELY" AND
SOME MANN May GET !f.To
SERIOUS TROUBLE
YET

HINTON, W. Va, June 20--:A Son
sation was created here SATURDAY
night when it was learned thar Editor
Aiggin botham had been horse whip
ped by Mrs. A. Owfnn. While not al
together unexpected from scn.e OF the
citizens who were familiar With me
difficulty. the editor distinguishes
himself as being the first MAJ: ever
cowhided in the city. Mrs. Owli,n So
cured raw hide some fouc feet long
and seated herself in the public p"rE
expecting the editor to pass to his
Office. When he passed through the
park she set upon him and before by
ISLANDERS could or did interfere she
had struck him at least forty lashes.
He made but little effort to protect
himself except to keep her from strik-
ing him about the face. a large crowd
who were spending the evening at the
park soon arrived upon the scene to
prevent further trouble, but their as
| sistance was not needed as both re-
| tired to their respective homes after
the trouble.
| The trouble occurred over an article
published il the Daily Pencil. cam
| paign paper started here recently in
the interes: of Frank Lively for cir
cult judge. The article intimated
that Col. r. ]. Mann was caught at
| the home of Mrs. Owinn By her son
| who hit him se"e-ai times, and mis-
| represented the facts in many ways.
| Mrs. Ovinn resented the staten ent
| and asked the editor to make cor
rection, but he failed to do SO, and
she decided 10 hoTse-whip him. it be-
| ing about the only way TO even up as
she considered.
The contest over the race between
Attorney Frank Lively and Col. T. G.
Mann is the direct cause OF the troub-
lie. Both reside in Hinton and are bit
ter enemies. Lively is q member of
the Blue Pencil Brigade and was
mixed up with c. z. Eisle, another
member and county prosecutor, in
the slot machine graft. who was in
the lead for the nomination. He has
of late been losing in the race and
may withdraw entirely. Mr. Lively is
State fish and game warden and since
the slot machine graft has become
| public and went the rounds of the 10.
cal papers. it is stated that the Gov
ernor viii be asked to remove him.
! A meeting of the State Republican
executive committee was recently
called TO settle a difference as to who
composed the judicial committee and
this was settled adversely to the Live
| ~ interests, which lessons his chances
for nomination. This and many other
matters caused the bitter feelings be-
tween Mann and Lively and their
| friends which led to the attack upon
Mann in the Lively paper which re-
suited in the cowhiding.
Mr.. Higsinbotham was until recent
| ly pastor of the Christian church at
this place, but he had some trouble
and was asked to resign. He then
went into the newspaper field. He is
also a lawyer and has some practice
here in the courts.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20
Forty-three hundred automobile IL

Forty-three hundred automobile IL
censeS have been issued in a neigh
boring State. The number of these
machines is becoming like unto the
swarn1s of locusts in Oriental coun-
tries. Was not this state of affairs
foreseen in the vision of-Nahum the
Prophet when he wrote: The char
lots shall rage in the streets, they
shall josrle against one another in the
broad ways; they shall seem like
torches, they shall run like the light
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20
LOGAN WOMAN
TO BE DENTIST
The First In The History of The
State.

Miss Sarah Huff, OF Logan, has the
distinction of being the first woman
in the history OF the State to apply for
license to practice dentistry. The
application was filed before the Board
OF Dental Examiners and it is likely
that the application will be granted.
There are q great many papers
which are now being graded by the
board and from the advance reports
ceuJage Of the applicants who Will
there is a probability of a large per
fail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20
CHEAP EXCURSIONS
To the St. Louis Worlds Fair, via RaL
timore and Ohio Railroad.

Every Tuesday in June, only $500
round trip from Fairmont.
Tickets Will be good going IN
coaches only on specified train, an@
in coaches or regular trains return
ing not later than ten days, including
date OF sale.
Call on ticket agents for time OF
train and full Information.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20

The four groups OF statuary on the
Broad street pediment of the New
York Stock Exchange, just implaced.
are attracting much attention and
are described as superb exhibition
of high art and a fine demonstration
of anatomy
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20

The income tax was introduced into
England by William Pitt in 1899 under
the stress of the French war. 1t ceas-
ed in 1916, but was, revived by Sir
Robert Peel in 1912 and extended
Gladstone in 1853. The tax is
= permanent part of the British
( system.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20

The Russian population represents
10 nationalilies. the three great
stocks being Firms, Tartars and
SlavS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20

81 If you are in need of a bicycle we
carry a complete line from 500 to $40.
y. L.. Halls Hardware Store. <
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20

in New York in 1859, chiefly through
the efforts Of William Mooney, an up
holsterer in New York City, its first
grand sachem, to oppose the Federal
lists. ...-zz- -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20

Some of the best lots on Fairmont
avenue for sale. See II. H. Lanham.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20

VETERINARIAN SURGEOc
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20

DIR. JAMES e, MAGEE,
Veterinarian Surgeon and Dentist.
Office at Chilson & Claytor's Livery
Stable. Bell Phone 164 R.
Newport daily independent., 1904-11-08
CURIOUS WORMS OF NORWAY
They Gather in Great Numbers Form ing a Serpent-Like Mass
 When Migrating.

The Sciaras. of the genus Tiplux, a tiny vormlike creature which is found in the forests of Norway and Hungary dur ing the month of July or early in August. gather in huge numbers preparatory to migrating in search of food or for . change of conditions. When setting out on this journey, says Nature, they stick themselves together by means of some glutinous matter, and form huge ser pentlike mass, often reaching a length of between 40 and 50 feet and several inches in thickness. As the scaria is only on an average of about three-thir- ty-seconds of an inch in length, with no appreciable breadth whatever, the num- ber required to form a continuous line of tho size above mentioned Is incal- culable.
 Their pace is, of course, very slow. and upon meeting an obstacle, such as . stick or stone, they either writhe over or around 1t, sometimes breaking into two bodies for the purpose. A celebrated French naturalist says that if the rear portion of this snakelike procession be brought into contact with the front part the insects will keep moving round in that circle for hours, never seeming to realize that they arc getting no further on their Journey. If the portions be broken in two the procession will unite in a short time. When the peasant meets one of these processions he will lay sone obstacle in front of 1t. fit passes over 1t 1t is . good omen.
Newport daily independent., 1904-11-08
ONE-WAY RATES.

Every day from September 18th to October 18th, 1904, inclu- sive, the Union Pacific will sell one-way tickets from Missouri River Terminals { Council Bluffs to Kansas City, inclusive) as follows :. ,aa ~s:s :s --,-~ :-.,..~ .sssss .sss
 $20.00 to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
 $2O.OO to Helena and. Butte, Montana.
 $22.5O to Spokane and Wen atchee, Washington.
 $22.50 to Huntington and Nampa, Idaho.
 $25.00 to Portland, Tacoma and Seattle.
 $25.00 to Vancouver and Vic toria.
 $25.O0 to Ashland and Astoria, Oregon, via Portland.
 $25.0O to San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.
 Correspondingly low rates to many other California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Utah, and Idaho points.
 Through Tourist cars run every day on Union Pacific between Missouri River and Pacific Coast double berth $5.75. For full in formation call on or address, J. H. LoTHROP,
 903 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. 18tilOct. 10.
Newport daily independent., 1904-11-08
HIS FIRST WATERSPOUT.
Green Sailor Boy Wanted to See One and He Was Quickly Ac-
 commodated.

A vaterspout is one of the first things | green sailor boy wants to see He has read about 1t as one of the wonders of the sea, and it rouses his keenest curi- osity. He gets the old sailors to promise to call him when one is sighted. They promise, winking stealthily at each oth- CT, relates an exchange.
 The ship gets down into tropical wa ters, and the boy is told that water spout may come along almost at any time.
 One night he is awakened suddenly. An old sailor shakes him.
 Come on! Hurry up, young fsller; there's . waterspout on the starboard bow bearing right down on us."
 The boy hastehs up the companion- way without waiting to dress. and al he darts out on deck he Is thrown down by . mass of water descending on him like . vet mountain. He struggles to his feet. gasping, sputtering:
 "Wa-a-s that-t wa-a-a-ter spout!"
 The sailors are around him roaring. Then he looks up above the companions way and sees an empty hogshead. Having seen and felt the waterspout. he descends to his bunk, wipes himself dry and turns in. Next time waterspouts in great num- bers may be reported on both bows. but he will have no particular desire to ob- serve them.
Newport daily independent., 1904-11-08
WORLDS FAIR RATES.

WORLDS FAIR RATES.
 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, April 3Oth to Decem- Der 1, 1904. Rate for ten day excursion ticket will be one fare and one-fifth for the round trip. Tickets on sale daily April 27th to November 30, 1904. Rate for sixty day excursion ticket one fare and one-third for the round trip. Tickets on sale April 18th to Nov. 2Oth. Rate for season EXCURSION TICKETS eighty per cent. of double the standard one way fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale daily April 18th to Nov. 18th, Final return limit Dec 15, 1904.
 THOS. H. REAMEY. Agt.
Newport daily independent., 1904-11-08
THE FAST TRAINS.

To California are run over the Union Pacific. Via Omaha 16 hours quicker to San Francisco than any other line. No change of roads, no detours, "The Over land Route" all the way. Be sure your ticket reads over the Union Pacific. Inquire of
 J. H. LOTHRoP, G. A.,
 903 Olive street,
 St. Louis. Mo.