Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-01-25
State News Items

OF the senate when a joint resolution.
instructing the West Virginia delega-
ton at Washington to stand against
any change in the existing tariff laws.
carried. This resolution passed the
house of representatives previously. the
resolution which passed the senate ear
rying by a vote OF % TO 3. The recent
ly enacted tax laws received several
knocks by the introduction of a NUN
Der of reformation bills in the senate.
Jerry Martin and Curly" Brooks.
two colored burglars. escaped from
Jail at Huntington by burning a hole
through the ceiling of their cell.
President Frame. of the state board
of health. left for Pine Grove, Wetzel
county, where members of nearly ev-
cry family in the community are suf-
fering from ptomaine poisoning. There
are more than 80 cases in IA families.
and several, it is feared. will die.
NJ. F. Smith. aged %. Baltimore e
Ohio brakeman of Terre Alta, was
found frozen to death in sitting post
ure along the track on the "17-mile
grade" ten miles west of Piedmont
He fell from an east pound freight and
was severely injured but was able to
walk some distance. Becoming ex.
hausted from cold and the loss OF
blood he sat down along the track
The temperature was below zero and
being helpless he froZe to death His
elbow rested upon his knee and his
rio Do
schoolboys saw the m; 0h;itting on the,
track and called the attention OF
adults to the novel spectacle Ii was
found that the man was dead
The finance committee of the house
reported back the bill providing that
physicians, surgeons. lawyers and dem
lists should pay license taxes. with
recommendation against its passage.
This is regarded as of great interes.
because the bill was an administration
measure, designed to aid in making up
the deficiency in revenue that may oc.
cur by reason of abolishing a part of
the state taxes.
The application for authority to cor
| vert the Exchange bank, of Newberg.
into the First National bank. of New
berg. has been approved. The capital
of the new bank will be $500
In quarrel at their home in Hunt
fngton, James West. aged 20. shot and
fatally injured his father, Edward
West. The elder West had reprimand-
ed his son. Three bullets took effect.
/ Young West Immediately fed. John
Henderson attempted to intercept him.
ha
West was later arrested and is now in
Jail.
in a quarrel over some women at
Sutton Landlord John Thayer. of the
Armstrong hotel, shot and killed VIM
Lacey, Negro. Thayer alleges self
defense
Mr.. Mcdonald offered a Joint resolu
ton providing for an amendment to
the constitution so as to exempt from
taxation $1CO worth of property belong
Ing TO heads of families, and 5000
worth belonging TO farmers; also. that
amounts of mortgages on homesteads
| and farm property be allowed as OH
sets against assessments for taxation.
Referred to judiciary committee.
Fire destroyed the frame residence
of James Smith, colored. in Scott
street Bluefields. and the charred bod.
les of Lizzie Parker and Josie Billups
were found in the ruins. 1t is believed
that the women were murdered. 1t IL
said several shots we're fired and omar
reling was heard in the immediate vi
cinity just previous to the discovery
OF the fire Ben Gray, who, it is alleged.
said he saw lamp overturned in the
room where the women were. but who
gave no alarm nor attempted to rescue
them, has been arrested.
In wreck on the Powelton &, Poca-
/ hontas railroad two men were Killed.
/ another fatally injured. and two seri-
ously injured. The dead: James Kee-
sey. aged 60, body crushed beneath en-
! CINE Harry Jones, fireman. scalded tc
! Geath beneath engine. Injured: Tn
known boy. aged II. both legs broken
| and internal injuries: will die. The
| victims of the wreck had been engap-
/ ed in dropping coal cars from Powell.
| ton TO Mt. Carbon. distance Of eight
/ miles. steep grade extends along
| this route and when the work had been
| nearly completed. the engine started
| d0Wn the steep grade at a break-neck
/ speed Engineer Kelsey was unable
to control the brakes or shut off the
steam. y mad chase for distance
of three miles followed. during which
Kelsey and Jones leaped from the en-
CINE. but unfortunately both men miss
ed their footing and at a sharp curve
near MI. Carbon the engine left the
rails and plunged down a 20-foot EN-
| bankment Both Kelsey and Jones
leaped from the cab but were too late
and were pinioned beneath the engine
and crushed to death. A boy who was
riding on the engine at the time jump.
cd from the runaway engine and had
! both legs broken besides sustaining