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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-03
SECRETARY OF WAR TAI;l
NAMES5NEVvIC ICANAL,COMhN[SSI0N

ard Docks u gadief General eter
q q St,,ialhs, %. 81 "A . tiTea; col. os,
weld 4: Ernst Y corp sof En- gineors y.
81 BENJAMIN Al HafIo On, u only
present member Of the cplnniissinn
tpB B.!Iie real ointed
\; n A ProfessorS William u burr and WIZ
liam Barclay arson present mem
bers of the conn, ,ission vii, IL IS an
npunced gbega ppoilte ed mem berss sof the
consul ltingit board ofS ngineers;
The salaries of tile tnembcrs are
flxed X az 800 sperS Sapn,im ami travel
4 ing penses: The haItrnan rs to fe,I
eelye an dltionalI 100 per an.
num- A;lies chief Rgineel $40 addi.
tlonall n the governor 100000 adds
tlonal!
sss The total# salaries vi M he $$102 900
per- annums as conp pared Will The to-
talS t,llS lilll allowanees Tor The old board of
$t2o, 900:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-03

sVALUARLESLEAsEs WILL GO ON
iii Es BOOKS AT " 4AT T HEY
RE- w oRTH.5 t%St.s3 .s;S!
TAX REFo RIM HAS VI BEGUN AND
oTHlN Gs S ORR OF REVoLU U.3E$8
III o IN &C CAN$ STOP III.

HARLEsTo n, April $ s.. AK Com
missione Dillon,s instruct To- the
assessors are now: In tile hands of the
assessors. II hey deal elaborately
With the tax on coal, oil \ and gas
I:lease seholds ass personal properly. Mr.:
Hon q iscusses this subje as fol-
lows with the SCISSORS: *
Where the Sowner Of the land is op.
Grating and producing therefrom$ the
coal oil s$ors gas, the only proper and
\ feaslb lie way und der the LAWS Ito as
sesss This perty as part Of the land,
which the land iSasse SCISSORS have been
Instructed to do. But where the
owner ofs the land has leased tha
same with tine arignt ITO the lessee ia
StfaeI the coal, oil isors gas, paying IA
rental of yalty for such privilege,
ansi where IN appears by such lease
Or contract that the lessee does not
\ own q FREE hold estate IN asuch land
huf the interest held therein by the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-03
sTSsToP VILE BE- M JADE no:
oRRoWs M oRNlN g AT 70 u st.3
WILLIE, KENTUCKY

sSsWAsHINGTo D. q; April j g. y
The President left Washing gton on
his western tour this morning at Ss:o5.
five minutes late. having reached the
station one minute after train time.
The speclal train IS composed gofs three
cars; the private coach cket, sleep
err Forest and the comb ton car
SViceroy: d The first stop scheduled lbs
Louisville, Ky, o.morrow morning at
nine o'clock. A number 81 depart:
sment oticials and clerks, including
II PostmasterS General Cortelyou, sec.
jretary Of Commerce and Labor Met.
cal. Assigtant Secretary OF State
u oomis and Fonrth assistant Post;
master General Dec tsraw, were at the
station to bid the Pfesilent good
bye
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8N'l|!E'YIlVz.....I|N|!|INI:;; ! ! !. | !! | |
,FA'lR NJ ON G oA Als GO QilsL.
sS Z TAP OVER IS tlEPH UR VEIN
Si ;SSS !, EA IA 3tT AcTl o M k.

IS nj ollclally y nolnced but IL
is nevertheless true that the Falfmont
Goal Company VIII open q new mine
To 9tapS the lower sulphur vein 5000
Ifeetsiup the river from Traction Park.
The work win omnence within the
next few days and Il issrlimorea that
!aamilto oRsand y 1Eslns hay tliescontraet
Anaimmenses steel sbrid ge viii lie erect
edgacrVsss The iii iyerSand the coal VIII
be% dumped from No a tipple. The
mine is5 tie sonls pneson that side of
the srlyerFRitliS the except tiongo No. 6
and s2iG$ tie coal from that opening
there is no ssulph phurs Tie COMPANY
hasa 1.-the land sins that section
tested with dlamont drill slateigs
,s two swedes experts, performing The
Work " The mine tap the region
inSa t'outhWesterly dirsction extend;
.ingSb toward the Helen run see
ti'on. state 4 above tile work Is
scheduled to begii fn the immediate
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-03
G CHARM AN. u c; u IE EN- GIL EER!
Il a AND N: \ GO GOVERN y Or Will q eET;lsS5$
AND som Esi S ALARlEs NJ 4 NJ
3(By Publishers 2 re! !. J I,

aSSs by Publishers Prefs - * N
;;:IslllNc NctTo April - q soretary
,of War taft this morning madc pub.
liz !i, the personnel $of5 the new Isthmian
Canal Commission as follows 50
Theodore P Shonts, presid ot
The Clover Leaf Railroad chairman
and member Of the commission:
Charles Z. agoon, of tlic Law $De.
partment Of the War apartment,
member and governor sof3 tKeS8 cnnal
zolie;; John! I. allace, ne iins charge
of8the engineering work III the canal
zone member and chief engineer. jss III
lie other members are Rear Ad.
mi'el sMordecai 7. Endicott q. I. s. /,
now Chief OF the Bureau of} Yards
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IIIEA'T DRIVES CROWD
BAGKIIALHUNDRlEDYA YARDS

ried to the barricaded town and tried
to gather at the mouth Of the pit Of
the mime where the explosion occur:
red The flames and smoke forced
them back. Wives and children Of
tile married miners are grief.stricken.
Among the miners are some from;
the anthracite coal fields OF Pennsyl.
wanna, who came here during the,
|,strike.
Il. Last Report
9SDUQUoIN, Ill, April: S.-Reports,
from Zeigler received here say that
atEleast ffty.four men so far as can.
be 5ascertained were entombed in the
ruins Of the mine when the explo:
l;sion came. Twenty are reported
dead. How many others Of the six:
teen aunaccounted for are dead or in.
Ejured is not known. The most in
ltense excitement prevails around
IZeigler, where the miners lived. Men,
women and children from the sur.
Grounding country, attracted by the
sound Of the muflled explosion and
blythe shock which made itself felt
linSall directions, hurried to the bar.
lrlcaded town and tried to gather at
the mouth lof the mine where the
.explosion occurred. e
.|S&Joseph Letter recently announced
his intention Of abandoning the mine
land the men had been notified nc.
cordingly. .Is. YET i, :sEE
&gS5The only guards at the mines since
the withdrawal of the State militia.
men have been. armed tectiyes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-03
MANY HUNDRED XTRA5 COPIES or
The WEST V|RG|NIAN. PURCHASED

vote does not reach anything likeEthe
large number Of extra copies that
hayeibeens bought the inference is that
q number Of eople are holding back
votes in large quantities; which viii
be brought in at the last moment AS
It has abeen announced several times
the result Of the contest will DE pub;
lished In the Times and West Wiz.
ginian tomorrow Tuesday evening.
The Times and West Virginian also
make the annolinc cement today that
any one holding votes in large quaint:
ties must bring the same hi not later
than $3.50 o'clock tomorrow after:
noon as. It would be Impossible 10
max an! accurate count and publish
the result In the evening papers. &.
Following IS the number Of votes
rece 81 by both papers at 9 o,eloek
today ~: n
Miss Ella Thomas !: !. : 4. IS
Miss Jennie Fisher 40e
Miss sallie DeYeny s.. !. ss.4s
Miss Ada Lindsay 4 2e3C
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5He.sairInaE5Pso p

5I&c cINiNATI D, SptilS Judge
!spiegelg continued the xtradlt Ion esse
:ofs Morgan Smith and wife until
Wednesday at a2 I'D g., ons the state
;InentS ~ Prosecute Ralison that q
necessary part of the es tsadit ton pas
Ipers and had been lost betweenS eos
;lulm6lis& and Cincinnati Thei prison:
;senirsgFwereSs or sent to the ySiail pend.
Ing further hearing
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|MIR. ANDIMRS Smith
LOOKED DT|RED.ANDlvV0RN

each otherS and be egun to tal D. tn low
tones.
When he court Y sopeile q 10s2O
ioclock, prosecpfo fors Rnltson asked
forshalfS SanghourS more stoS prepare tlie.
case, which ssas granted. He tiisiil
went into conferene ee wi N ttosscy1
GatYan.s N s3i.l 4, & "a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-03
Moving to New Building,

The Fairmont5 Trust Company is
getting ready TO move to their new
banking house on Main street next
door. to the Courthouse. When en-.
tirely ftted3up this will2be one Of the
handsomest and probably the most
,commodious of Its kind. in ,the. State.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-03

and the capacity Of the mine are all
elements which, will assist you in de-.
termlning the value. Also the bona
fdesprices offered for such 2leasehold,
the fecentssales, II any, or Of property
Of a similar character, viii aid very
largely In determining the value. An.
other and possibly the best evidence
of6the value sofS developed coal prop.
Eerty; is Its earning capacity. III NJ,
OIL Leases. h,
ut is, believed that no other class
ofSpropertysin the State has So largely
escaped taxation as has the oil OF our
State Whiles sit5 5ls true that IN pros:
pecting roll there i IS q great deal
Of money lost, yet that does not argue
that Where afman owns; an oil Well
or a leasehold, and has been unsuc:
cessful In finding a good flow of oil
and has the value, he should escape
taxation on account Of the fact that
he has lost money in the business, OF
that he may have been unsuccessful
in other like ventures am inform:
ed that the only assessment usually
placed upon producing oil wells Il
from $500 to $500, which is supposed
toscoyer thesrlgging, tools and tangi
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-03

Miss Minnie Hathaway and Mr..
Albert O.. Evans, Of Grafton, spent
Sunday with their uncle, Mr. CIV.
Dugan, OF Virginia avenue. They en-:
tertalned several friends at Mr.. Du,
gan's residence Saturday evening
Miss Hathaway lis a remarkably flne
snerform OH the piano VI . \. v,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-03


zEiGLER, Il, III, April An ex:;
Eplosion sof gas occurred Sin Jos. Lett.
er's elsleri mines this morning at
s:45, Just as the men had been low.
ered into the mine. At least fifty
men are entombed In the mine and
small hopes are entertained that any
$ofS them are alive. lisjj,
The force of the / explosion threw
timber, railroad ails fand debris two
hundred feet ii the The earth
TOR rods around was cracked, and
smoke and flames rushed lout Of tho
SHAFT through the breakers house.
only one man who climbed out of
tine air shaft has escaped. The crowd
gathered al the moutt, Of the shaft
has had to move back one hundred
yards owing to extreme heat. H 4
The widest excitement prevails
about the mine, ,iand the homes of;thc
miners. Men, women and children,
from the surrounding country, at;
tracteda BY the sound Of the mufled
xplosion and BY the shock which
made itself Efeltfins all directions hnr
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-03
An, D & E La e r SHED
OUT 8oF 10 = Ell 81 sHAFT{sTo + \,
HEIGHT. OF 900 FEET.5 y5j
ON ~ IN Esss NJ AN HAS sS ESCAPED
so sFARsAsS is KIN OWN }ATS

AZ DuoUolN ILL, April Ss.--Fifty;
miners are ported killed in an exi. n,
EPlosi Of coal sass at zeisler. Bts y55
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.Elcontlnue!dI on Fourth Page.)I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-17
NEW. DOMINICAN PLAN.
To Pass Joint Resolution Emposcer-
ing the President to Act.

Washington, March 16.-Among the Senate
leaders to-day plan was advanced in
regard to Santo Domingo. but it deals with the
next session of Congress- 1t has been sug-
gested that If the whole subject is allowed to
go Joint resolution might be passed by
Congress to authorize the President to do the
things that are proposed by the treaty. If this
course were pursued a majority vote is all that
would be required to place the entire affair in the
hands of the President. 1t is understood that
the plan found favor when it suggested at
the White House by Senators who called there
to-day. Some doubt was expressed as to the
constitutionality of dealing with this question
except by treaty, but the annexation of Hawaii,
which was done by joint resolution, was used
as a precedent. and Republican leaders believe
1t to be feasible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-17

the city for Tie Pass horseback on March s.
his staff following by train the next day.
On March 10 Cossacks began footing in Mouk-
den. and. niaddened with drink, committed the
widest excuses and robberies and killed many
civilians.
The Russians retreat from Moukden station
was well executed until it was discovered that
the Gordon of japanese in the rear, two and one
half miles from town. nearly complete,
when the retirement became fight.
The Russian left army comprising some 15o,-
900 men, according to the same dispatch.
cut off by the japanese. but by forced marches
from Fu-shun and Tung-Fu by way Of La
Chia-Tun, Wa Yano- Cheng and Sun-Chia-Ti, is
said TO have executed splendidly junction with
The main body at Tie Pass in three days.
The correspondent at Toxic OF 1.-The Daily
Telegraph" learns that the japanese left army
advanced toward Moukden at flying speed. and
in the last four days covered respectively
thirty, thirty-hve. twenty and fifteen miles. One
force was sent specially TO search for General
Kuropatkin and his staff. but they had already
zone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-17
6O-62 West 23d Street.
GIRLS DEATH A MYSTERY,
Nan Companion Locked Door and
Fled Fifteen Hours After1card.

A Young and prepossessing woman was found
dead last night in a room in the Washington
Hotel. washington and Bank SITS. Newark. she
went to the place between and O'CLOCK
Wednesday evening, accompanied by a young
man They registered as I'd. z. Edwards and
wife Jersey CITY,
At / a. m yesterday Mrs. Young, the pro-
prietor of the place. saw the man leave the
room. Afterward she heard him walking about
At noon a. brother of Mrs. Young went to the
couples room to see if there was any door Oh
gas. as the occupants had not appeared Al
5 D. M the man left the room, locKeo the
door and went away.
About an hour later Mrs Young became sus-
pcious and went to investigate. There was no
response to knocking on the door ana her
brother climbed into the room through WIN
dow. He found the woman lying fully dressed
on the he'd She was dead. pillow was lying
across her face. DR. Emery A. Miller said the
woman had been dead about hfteen hours
The woman was we'll dressed. she had DARK
hair bIue ewes and fair complexion She was
about twenty-five years old. She wore brown
cloth skirt gray light silk waist a black talior
made coat. a brown crushed velvet nat. WIN
side turned up. brown veil and gloves ana patent
leather Shoes bought from George A Stamford.
Newark-ave., Jersey City. small silver pin
fastened the collar and had the letters M D.
in monogram -
She also had a mans handkerchief. with the
initial &c" on it. There were two rings one
gold and the other a garnet. and FIVE pearls
The man was about twenty-slX years ola, nVe
feet ten inches high. with dark hair and smooth
face. He weighed about 100 pounos- he wore
a long gray overcoat reaching nearly to his
heels. -,
on the neck of the woman a mark that
might have been made by a finger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-17
BEGIN DRUG CRUSADE.
First arrest for VioIation of Label
Lac Expected TODAY.

A crusade against druggists who sell morphine.
cocaine and choral without labels has been begun
by the State Medical Association, Of which James
Taylor Lewis is counsel. 1t is hoped that this
movement will result in legislation which will
lessen the sale of drugs those addicted to their
use.
A detective in the employ of the association who
recently started ferret volators of the health
regulation governing the sale Of these drugs had
difficulty in getting the drugs, the druggists SELL
ing him any quantity he desired without labelling
the package In conformity with the law.
The first arrest result of this movement will
probably be made to-day.
For years efforts have been made TO stamp out
the drug evil, but physicians have succeeded only
In having law passed prohibiting druggist from
repeating a prescription for morphine and opium
preparations more than once.
The Penal Code and the Health Board rules ap-
parently, so long the poison label is placed on
package allow druggists to sell any amount OF
drugs.
The advisory committee of the Health Board has
decided to aid the State Medical Association, and
DR. f. p. Kinnicutt and Commissioner Lederle have
been appointed special committee to draft bill
to be submitted to the legislature.
The prevailing sale of "catarrh cures contain
ing undesirable quantities of cocaine or morphine
was recently brought TO public attention. The
victims of the cocaine and morphine habits are
said to be increasing with alarming rapdity.
1t is the intention Of the workers In the present
crusade at least to compel druggists live up to
the Label law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-17
JEER AT M'AD00.
McCGren Men Raise TumuIt at
Br00kIYn Dinner.

When Commissioner McAdoo began to talk
about police conditions in Brooklyn last night
at the dinner of ST. Patrick's Society at the
Pouch Mansion he stirred up apparently a raw
political situation. Interrupting his speech,
friends of Henry F. Haggerty, whom the Com
missioner removed from his place as deputy
commissioner, demanded in aggressive tones
the reason for that action Others Joined in
with shouts of "Put 'em out; throw 'em down
stairs!" Dinner decOrum lost in a flood of
angry taunts and bitter replies, until the cooler
heads managed to quiet the enraged politicians.
Commissioner McAdoo said that he was sup
posed to be a man who thought no rights should
appertain to any Brooklyn citizen. That was a
mistake, said he, for he wanted Brooklyn to have
as good things as Manhattan. and intended to
give good police administration there. He
asked If the people really thought the force was
as rotten as they said it was. Loud cries of
mot Nor answered him, which moment later
changed to "Haggerty" the Commissioner
declared he would not be swerved from giving
an honest administration in Brooklyn.
Thomas F. Byrnes, superintendent of
Markets. by grace Of Controller Grout, jumped
from his chair with cry:
why did you remove Haggerty?"
Throw him Quit" yelled other guests as
rallied round him yelling at the top of their
voices The Commissioner stood hewildered
made direct reply TO their taunts. he en-
phaszed strongly the declaration that when
the leader of a body was corrupt the body itself
| must be corrupt, that many took the statement
as his
Commissioner Arthur J. O'Keefe, referring to
the feud between Charles f. Murphy the leader
of Tammany Hall, and Senator Patrick H.
McCarren. the Democratic leader in Brooklyn,
said:
In the minds Of some distinguished citizens of
an adjacent neighborhood, whom circumstances
n PrOO xIyyYO
affairs the 100000 residents of this borough
should be permitted to enjoy about much of
heaven community of frogs at the bottom
of a well. No, we don't like this situation and
/ we have lifted our voices in protest but 1 re-
greet to say that we seem to have reached the
point where to attempt TO treat further in
diplomacy with our assailants would be like re-
peating the Decalogue to a hyena.
| Other dinners in honor OF st. Patrick in Brook
| lyn last night were held by the Friendly Sons
| of st. Patrick, at the Kings County Democratic
| Club, the Sons Of Erin, at Suppers Hotel. Bath
| Beach, and Sheridan Council. knights of Co.
| lumbus, at McCor1nack's Hall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-17
KILLED IN BROADWAY.
BUYER Tried to Jump on Car Which
Did Not Stop.

Joseph E. Seigau buyer for department store.
who also had a cloak manufacturing establishment
ut 1sth-st and 5th-ave. was instantly killed by a
northbound Broadway car yesterday between 10Th
md 18th SITS. The body was so entangled in the
trucks that the had to be lacked up before II
could be extricated. The body was taken to the
station of the Sd Sub-Precinct at No. West
sTth-st where IL was identified by Mrs. SeigalL
Mr. Segau had left his place of business 10 go
home for an early dinner, after which he was TO
have gone TO the theatre with his wife. The tickets
were In his pocket when he was killed.
There had been block of cars at Houston-st
owing 10 a disabled car. which was being pushed
northward by another car in charge or Joseph
Rutledge OF No 40l West 45th-st., the motorman
At 15th-st Mr.. Seigan, waiting with many
others AS the passed by with a cry OF Take
the next car" from the motorman on the front or
the dead car 60 front. MIR. seigall; according 70
witnesses, attempted TO board IL. He missed his
hold and fell directly In front OF the rear car,
which passed over him.
Police Commissioner McAdoo passing In his
automobile He sent In hurry call for reserves;
bringing six mounted men, under command or
Sergeant Mccullough. of the traffic squad. They
were needed to keep order in the immense crowd
which instantly formed. In the rear car We're
many women. and others were standing about the
street Several became faint and historical requir-
ing the services OF DR.. Gillespie. of the NewHork
Hospital Rutledge. the motorman. was arrested.
AT the police station. from papers the name and
address of the dead man were learned message
was sent his wife. When she reached the sta
ton she fell the body. calling on her husband
10 live for her. and the children, then tainted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-17
CUT IN STEAM ANTHRACITE.
Coke Brothers Reported as Breaking from
Agreement-Reductio by Big Roads.

Much inteIe is being taken by coal operators in
the announcement that Coke Brothers & Co one
of the largest individual anthracite producing con-
Germs. will April l. reduce their prices on pea
and buckwheat sizes. II is said that these reduc-
tons will amount TO IS cents ton pea coal and
So cents buckWheat compared with last win
ter's prices. The producers OF bituminous coal
have for some time been steadily extending their
trade capturing more and more OF the market for
the smaller sizes of anthracite, the prices of which
have, IL accordance with an informal 'l1nder
standing rule. been maintained among the large
operators, it IS said.
Coke Brothers & Co.. ii is explained having ac-
cUmulated heavy stock OF the pea and buckwheat
grades of anthracite, which they were unable 40
dispose OF at the old prices. have finally decided To
make cut in order TO clear out their stock and
also to win back their customers. -
At a meeting OF the presidents OF the coal carry
ing railroads, held yesterday in the Central Build
ing. at No. 14S Libertyst 1t was decided TO make
the usual spring reduction OF 80 cents a ton on
the tdewater price OF anthracite coal. This reduc-
ton goes into effect April l. and will make the
price Of anthracite coal the shipping ponts 81 0
a ton Beginning May l, the Wholesale price
VIII increase 10 cents ton per month until the fig
ure of s. Is reached on September l. at which
price 1t Is expected coal will be sold for In the
winter. - -