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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12
BANKER BIGELOW STOLE
ON MAGNIFICENT SCALE
FOR ALMOST A YEAR

tell how traces Of them were covered
up in the Milwaukee banks accounts.
July /, 1904, he had increased his
shortage to $55,OOO and by September
/, his thefts had reached $122,OOO.
In the month that followed he
charged the First National bank OF
Chicago twice with $4,000 and twice
with $4,000 in Jumps, these and 9th
er sums swelling his defalcations to
$455OOO by October l. During octo.
Der he increased his shortage to $751;
$50.
january /, of this year, the bank
examiner was due, but notwlthstand'
ing this fact, Bigelow in the thirty
days preceding had taken over $780,
900 additional and the figures stood
81, ,O62, 1856 against thenR He took $50,
900 in the month following.
March l, he had taken in all $1,2O7
500, an increase of 100000 since the
first of the preceding month. April
1, shortage was $1,S69SOO, and April
25, $l55s,28S.
Then came discovery, arrest and
conviction, followed by a penitentiary
sentence.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12

REACHES HOME
MAN WHO WANTED TO WAKE
"TEDoY" LET GO WHEN HE
FELT A BLACKJACK.

OYSTER BAY, N, " Aug. 12.-
President Roosevelt reached home at
$40 A. NJ, from his trip to Wilkes
barre and chautauqua, The ride
around Manhattan from Jersey City
on board the Lancaster was made in
good time and without special incl
dent. The President, on the upper
deck, frequently waived his hat to
those wE1 greeted him from ferry
roats and excursion steamers.
The run to Jersey City during the
night was a busy, one for the members
81 the secret service who were aboard
the special Is guard The President Az
every stop, sren as late as
great crowds we're at The stations
Pqtt Isryls Thich was feaelied
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12
"A THROUGH TRAIN
FROM BALTIMORE
TO CHARLESTON

Arthur Lee, son-in.law Of ex-senator
Davis, and treasurer of the road, de.
nles that the vanderbilts have gotten
control Of the Coal & Coke road. Mr.,
Davis is still the owner, he declares.
Mr. Lee said that the work Of filling
up the gap between Elkins and CASA.
way would be completed to Elklns
by next October and the company Of
llcials expected to have a through
train from Charleston to Elkins by
the first Of November. 1t will then
connect with the Ohio Central lines
to Chicago and thus result in com.
peting line for the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad to that point.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12
PEACE TREAT ny
SEEMS LIK

Baron seated himself BY 6is side nt
Eabakoft with q black portfolio
hts hands which contained Tie
swer Of she Cars goyeFnmen e
sElkado's peace terms acsndsd
front by the chauffeur The maenin
moved OF.
Just at that moment tue blacl ali
tomobile containing the Japanese
M. saito dashed BY on tie othef
Of the road. The countenance
Japenese ENJOYS indicated de
cern. Baron Komura ins black dsfby
hat and frock coat, and alr Takahii
In gray, looked neither 70 the
nor left,
The enyoys reached The navy yaf
shortly before ten O'clock and
once went into session The renfa
ence remained IN session until
O'Clock After adjournment n saile
on behalf Of the Japanese issued
following statement I'm The sittiH
of Saturday morning August Y tliei
excellencies and plenipotentlafIes
Russia have handed their reDly
writing to the ones presented
Thursday BY their excellenciss
plenipoteutlarles Of Japan
been decided that the next conta
will meet when their exesllene
the plenipotentinries Of J6psn
notify the plenipotentiaries q Rua
that they lave studied tie dedanea
and are ready to reply which il
to-day at 3 o'clock Or tomorrow
ternoon at the same hour
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12

about midnight, the most rnrn
crowd Of the night was encoantess
"A mob Of men, many d chem iltc
Gated demanded that redd
walked up for their special benei
"Well, IL you don't wake hiu
will" cried one man and ne proceses
to beat on the side ot the Car
can. The detectives soon pd
to his noise. AS the train drew
Of Port Jervis station another
Ieaped upon the rear platform
Magnet" the car occupied m
PRECEDENT.
4Get OF, you cont ride there
Charley Wright, one q tle
vice men.
"Well, / will, and you can g8
me, replied the fellow as Is pIoe9
ed to climb to the tor 81 the
rail-
Wright tapped t6s intrade
with his .Hlaetiael ad sdrpIpss
AS Il shot. But he ainsd
in an instant and tolioWed
Tor Half bioSl gtterin dlTs
oI ysngsancs
M q lfss-e ~. 3sssf Sf ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12

n ii / +.
The argument on Attorney A. S.
Fleming's motion to admit to bail
Frank Wright, who is being held as
the accomplice OF Helen M. Payton'
ia the Warrington poisoning case,
vas postponed yesterday afternoon,
at Attorney Tusca Morris request,
nntil Prosecuting Attorney Scott G.
loves return, which is expected early
next week. During Mr.. Loves abb
sence the States case has been most
ably conducted by Mr.. Morris, but
he does not feel like assuming the re-
sponsibllity of cousepting to Wright's
release from jail.
Paytons father, who lives in Vir-
ginia, is expected to-day or Monday,
and upon his arrival it is planned to
remove Payton's body from Manning
ton for burial at BarrackviIle, where
one Of Payton's four brothers lives.
The defense is talking strongly now
OF having further analysis of part
OF the remains made on their own
account, when the body is disinterred,
to determine the presence or absence
of strychnine in vital portions Of the
anatomy other than the stomach.
The prosecution of this plan is de-
g
pendent, it is said, largely on the
strength of Wright's infatuation for
Mrs. Payton. The analysis will be
an expensive undertaking, and Mrs.
Payton's relatives are said to be
without means. Wright's people,
however, are said to have considera-
BILE property, The case against
Wright is admitted to be far from
strong and he is thought to have
good chance to get clear, and 1t is
question of considerable Importance
to Mrs. Payton now as to just how
strong a hold she has on the. young
man. If he is content to clear his
own skirts and leave her to fight her
battle herself, she has lost what might
prove valuable aid in her defense.
The testimony of Mrs. Payton's sis,
ters, Dora and Lena, is coming more
and more to be considered as terribly
damaging to her case. Among other
damning piece of evidence that
they gave against her is their state
ment about her conduct the morning
OF the tragedy. According to them
she refused, few hours after Pay
toms death, to drink from the cup
that he had used the night before,
into which the strychnine is now be-
Iieved to have been placed. No one
had much appetite for breakfast that
morning, but it was suggested that
they drink some coffee. Some coffee
was poured into the cup that Payton
had drunk from, and offered to Mrs.
Payton. She refused 1t, with the ex-
cuse that she couldn't bear to drink
from the same cup that poor Jake
had taken the last drink FROM"
Mrs. Payton has changed her atti-
tude considerably since the inquest
She seems to, have come to a strong.
er realization of the seriousness of
her position, and where before she
talked great deal and laughed and
cried by turns, she has now sobered
most markedly, declines to talk, and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12
A Fifteen Year OLD
BOY WANTED TO SEE A
train PILE UP, He SAID

Road, Ohio, within Captain Breens
territory and the latter placed the
youth in Jail at Chardon.
When Bastian had set the switch
for a wreck he hurried from the spot
and climbing an embankment, took
"a position on an overhead bridge that
crosses the Baltimore and Ohio
tracks. Presently he heard a whistle
and saw the work train approaching.
When the smash came he took to his
heels and ran,
Captain Breen learned that he had
been seen in the vicinity and after
making some inquiries determined
upon his arrest. When taken into
custody he was panic-stricken, and
promptly admitted his guilt.
at was the most remarkable wreck
l ever saw" said Captain Breen to-.
day. mot one in a thousand times
could the thing happen without Sc
rious loss of life. The engine went
over on its side and plowed along
the ground with the engineer and
fireman in the cab, yet neither was
hurt at all. Back on the cars, the
men were sitting and standing, They
were thrown in ali directions when
the switch was struck, yet there was
not SO much as q broken bone in the
crowd / look on It az aslittEe short
of a miracle.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12

NEW CASTLE, Pa, Aug. 12.-With
an iron bar, Clayton Bastian yester-
day afternoon broke the lock of a
Baltimore and Ohio switch and seiz-
ing the lever threw 1t partly over.
Then, from a hiding place, he saw a
work train, loaded with one hundred
men and running at 30 miles an hour,
dash into the trap Of death. The en-
CINE was overturned and the four cars
hurled from the steels; but by an al.
most miraculous chance, not one of
the people aboard was hurt.
Bastian, who is only Is years OF
age, is in jail, and must stand trial
for his terrible deed. He has confess
ed to Detective Captain ], H, Breen,
OF this city, who placed him under ar
rest,
q just wanted to see a train pile
up" said Bastian.
Bastian did not know that the work
train was coming, only desiring the
wrecking of any train that might ap.
proach. He did not throw the switch
wide open, parting the rails for only
d portion Of the distance over which
they are operated by the lever. The
target, therefore, did not show dan
ger, and the engineer did not know,
until the engine left the rails, that
anything was wrong.
The attempt tppk place ct Center
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12
GENERAL MINER
REFUSES TALK
MRS. MINER STILL HAS FAITH IN
HER HUSBAND so FAR AS AP.
PEARANcEs GO.

COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 12.-Brigadier
General C. W. Miner, so strongly i'm,
plicated in the testimony Of Major
Taggart in his divorce case at Woos.
ter, refuses to be interviewed. All
General Miner would say was: 81 will
have to stand it for the time being,
but my time is coming. I think the
witness stand and not the newspapers
is the place for me to tell my story.
l have no fear of the result when the
truth is known"
General Miner and wife reside in
this city. Mrs. Miners confidence in
the General has not yet been shaken
to all outward appearances
Miss Mamie Hagar has returned
from Masontown, Pa, where she had
=
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12

Fred Boydston, who has been with
a party Of surveyors at Frostburg,
Nd, for some time, will return here
tomorrow night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12
THE WEATHER.
Showers Again Tonight

WASHINGTON, D. O., August
12, Forecast for West Virginia
Showers tonight; Sunday partS
II cloudy
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07
Not What He Meant.

Prof. Jones of the mathematics de-
partment of Cornell university is well
known among the students, first for his
goodness of heart, thinking no evil. and
second for his unmitigated ugliness.
which latter has won for him the nick
name of 'Piute." In one of his classes
there was recently certain Miss Pc
tiers, whose physical charms were below
even the coed average. She was ex-
tremely i'll dressed. awkward and so un-
calmly as to suggest deformity. In ac-
cordance with the professors usual GUS
tom several members of the class had
been sent to the blackboard one morning,
each with an assignment to work out
some problem. 1t ha neneu on this par
ticular occasion that Miss Peters dia-
gram was rather better than any Of the
others. Desiring TO compliment her. and
at the same time to rouse the emulation
of rest of the class. Prof. Jones re-
marked in a loud tone:
Miss Peters, | greatly admire your
figure"
The point was not lost upon the young
men present. whose appreciation. indeed
found such audible EXPRESSION that the
good professor was obliged to ask them
to leave the room.-New York Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07
CUPID'S VICTORY DECISIVE.
Daring Elopement of Illinois Couple
Finally UniteS Them.

Cupid won a decided victory at Har-
risburg, ILL.,, in the marriage of Miss
May Webber and Harry Burns, who
Were united after a daring elopement
had been frustrated. Burns had been
denied permission to call at the Webhcr
residence. Miss Webber's father is one
of the wealthiest men in Saline county
and she has considerable means in her
own right. As Burns is station agent
tat Gallatea. eight miles north of Harris
burg, they had higher ambitions for her.
In hope of driving him from her
thoughts. they travelled with her for
year, but she did not forget. Despite
parental commands Miss Webber slipped
away from home and met Burns, who
had Il team in readiness. They drove
hurriedly to Rileyville four miles north.
and boarded train for st. Louis, just
as it had gained good Roadway Miss
Webber's irate parents drove up in front
of the train. Mrs. Weber leaped from
the buggy and Selling the red laprohe,
ran on the track and waved il frantic
ally at the engineer. who stopped the
train. Mr.. Weber hurriedly boarded il
and found the clippers. They made no
resistance and accompanied Mr.. Web
Der. On the drive back to Galatea ih"
pleadings of the couple Were SO urgent
that the girls parents yielded and '.r
wedding followed
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07

been engaged for several years. Several
times he destroyed what he had made
and even now he is not satisfied; but
the model will have to be finished sOon
as the artist who is TO cast the monu-
ment in bronze, has already arrived IN
Paris from Milan to take charge of IT.
Trubetzkoy is the son of a Russian
prince; his mother was an American,
and he was born in Italy, where he has
spent most of his life. He speaks ltal-
ian and English much better than Rus
sian. His statue, which betrays the in
auence of impressionist ideals, is to be
placed in front of the Nicolai railway
station in st. Petersburg.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07
PRECAUTIONS DURING A STORM.
No Cause for Alarm if Proper Care Is
Taken

So many persons, especially women.
are frightened at severe thunderstorms
that the following instructions telling
one what to do III such cases. furnished
by j. Warren Smith, a director of one
of the government weather bureaus, will
be acceptable. He says:
"Thunderstorms occur when there is
Il very rapid condensation of moisture in
a rising current of air or rapid conden-
sation due to the cooling of an upper
layer of air. 1t is held by most scien-
lists that the lightning flash is an oscil-
latory discharge, repeated frequently to
and fro between cloud and cloud or be-
tween cloud and earth The distance
of the flash in miles is approximately
equal to one-ifth of the number of sec
onds between the flash and the thunder.
The number of people killed by lightning
each year in the United States averages
about 500, the greater loss of life being
IN July. Small articles of metal do not
nave the power to attract lightning, but
one should not stand under trees
during thunder storms, in the door
ways OF barns, near open win
uoWs or doors, close to cattle or horses,
| or near chimneys and fireplaces. There
/ IS very little reason. however. for alarm
! turing thunder storm or for making
! Efforts To insulate ones self by getting
7
/ vicinity of person who has inst been
/ struck by lightning. no matter if lie APP
! pears dead. 20 to work at once ~ try
! "a restore respiration and CONSCIOUSNESS.
! No matter which method of artificial res
/ piratlon is used, keep it up for at least
! an hour and in the meantime maintain
/ the heat of the body by hot hannels.
! bottles of hot water, warm clothing TAX
/ en- from bystanders. etc. Firmly and en-
] ergetically rub the limbs upward so as to
| force the blood to the heart and brain.
| hen swallowing Is established n tea
/ spoonful of warm water. wine. diluted
/ whisky or brandy or warm coffee should
| ne gwen Sleep should he encoura ged
/ SSehd Tor physician at once. Lightning
/ frequently causes a Temporary PARALYSIS
! of the respiratory organs and the heart
beat. which. if left alone. will deepen
INTO death, but which treated as Sug-
seSted, will often result in recovery"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07
Thumb Prints for Bank Use.

When it was suggested in Paris few
weeks ago that it would be a good thing
for banks 70 preserve the thumb prints
of their depositors, who would need no
other inconvenient method of identified
ton, most Parisians took it as a joke.
Surprise. therefore, was manifested over
the announcement recently that the
Societie Generate is gong TO try the
idea from the beginning of the year. On
depOsiting money there or at the provin-
cial branches Il depositor will be required
TO leave the imprint of his thumb. This
will be duly catalOgued, after being pho
tographed, and included in Il regular
alphabetical collection sent to every
branch, at home and abroad. Thus,
when Il depostor in one part of the
country calls at branch in another
part for money, great amount of time
will be saved, for he can draw the money
ut once ON verihcation of his thumb inn
print. whereas under the present system
he must wait until the check is sent to
his home branch before the money is
paid.
Frauds always existed under the old
system" says the secretary, land we
think they will be reduced to a minimum
by the new method
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07
CHILDREN KILL SELVES.
Germany Aroused Over Unusual Number
of Cases.

Several distressing instances of chill
dren's suicides have occurred in Berlin
since the autumn school term began.
This has brought on discussion of the
conditions of school and home life, and
endeayors are being made TO trace the
causes of the increasing feebleness of the
desire to live which it is affirmed the
1900 suicides of 1908 Indicate. The
statistics of children's Self-murder in
Saxony show that although only seven
persons under IA committed suicide in
1901-1902, the number rose to twenty
one in 1903. The suicides of adults in
Saxony increased i'll the same time from
1888 to 1927. Critics of the school sys-
TENS assert that children are forced too
much: that they are over stimulated, and
are given tasks which are impossible of
accomplishment for those slightly below
the standard of capacity, and that pun
ishmets the fear of reproofs, and in
jury to self-pride push the child towards
suicide, of which he often hears his ell
ders refer to as a refuge. An instance
is given of 12-year-old boy. who had
failed to do a Latin exercise properly
and who was sent to his father. The
moment he entered his fathers room he
shot himself. In identical circumstances
another boy threw himself out of win
dow. The total number of children's sui
cides in Germany during eighteen years
was 147, not quite Al annually.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07
The New Japan.

For the future we see n new Japan
standing at the sea-gate of the far ORR
ent and interpreting the east to the
west. As the Marquis Ito explained
during his visit to this country four years
ago. Japan partakes of both civiliza-
tions. and her correct policy is that of
an honest broker That she will not
employ her own strength and her influ-
enee with China to institute a propa-
ganda of the yellow race against the
white is. we believe assured by the re-
newal in stronger terms of the Anglo
Japanese alliance. The Pacific will be-
long to Japan, Great Britain and the
United States. and On that broad sea
there will he room for the commerce OF
all. The economic triumvirate is a geo
graphical necessity Opinion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07
Harvest Service in a Field.

At Ranworth, in Norfolk. the vicar poe
vived an old custom by conducting a
service in cOrnfeld on the conclusion
of harvest to which all engaged IN jhe
ingathering and the parishioners were ll-
vited. A psalm was read. prayers of
fered and two hymns sung, after w.ct
the vicar gave a short address Tue
whole harvest service lasted but few
minutes.
IT, e old custom of ringing the 'sleau.4@
bell'' has again started ut lrchester HIS
bell rings wnen the church clock s.Tth e1
the hour of in the morning and jill '..
evening. and the custom is that no FER
son may CLEAN in the fields before ...
bell rings in the morning and a1tei IL ~
Fung in the evening.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07
Trees for Gloves.

The men who are careful To have their
dress as immaculate as possible are no
longer content with boot trees to keen
their footgear looking rs if it had inst
come from the maker. Now there are
also trees for gloves. and on these are
stretched the gloves that are worn in
driving and riding.
The trees are manufactured after the
SIZE oil the wearer's hand. although it is
not necessary that they should he exact.
y OF "A size. as is required of those made
Tor the shoes. Most of the gloves thar
men weaI now are cleaned merely bv
washing. Ii is for them especially that
J,he new trees have come into fashion,
New York sun.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07
Doctors Names of All Coiors.

There are condolences in the names
of the United States marine hosp"
service surgeons who have been SEM +.
New Orleans to fight yellow fever. IT.
White is in charge of the work, an'
chief assistant is DIR. Rupert Blue
Lavender and DIR. Green are ut WgtH
the wards. There is a DR. Brown %.
service but he has not yet been os-'
to New Orleans. -
In discussing the fever SITUATION .
days ago DIR. White remarked.
can hardly expect us to stamp out 'f'.-
before frost comes. ....F
few hours later DIR. Frost arr
from Washington and went 10 "".h ."
the stricken city.-New York Iraa4'.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07
Frog Cure for Typhoid Fever.

Your correspondent, like other people,
lives and learns. He discovered yes
terday that a toad applied to the foot
of fever patient. and kept there.
would certainly cure the patient. 1t
may be that the same is a well-known
remedy. known of old. but it is new
here. \ young man in this county has
been very low with typhoid fever for
several weeks; so i'll, in fact, that the
physicians gave him up to die. Another
young man once suffered with typhoid
and took the frog treatment and was
cured, and so the treatment was applied
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07

A. German journalist who had occasion
a few weeks ago to attend a lecture Civ
en- by Maxim Cork at the Finnish sum
mer resort Kuokola. was painfully i'm
pressed by the famous novelSts appear
ance. His chest was hollow. his eyes
deep in their sockets ana bordered with
dark blue shadows. His whole appear
ance was that of an invalid. His awk-
ward movements and gestures made q
lady in the audience eXclaim: CONNIE
il est maladroit"' His voice was So
weak that it could hardly be heard in
the back part of the hall.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07
New Kind of Rubber Tree.

1t is reported that a new kind ~
her tree has been discovered in the i-
of Madagascar, said to contain i..'
caoufchouc Juice. which coagula'es D..
being boiled. producing ~ per Is
caoutchouc of good quality. The 't' =
called "Pirahazo" by the naii'tS' T.. .-
attains a height of over forty feet ..
found in groves in the northwest . .
of the island. near Amboyo, ana Is .' t'z
keted i'm Soolola. This eaoutch"Hs
slight mineral ingredients.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07

Judge Dole. in the United States dis
trict court of Hawaii, has sustained a
protest TO a ruling of Collector Stacka-
BILE as to the classification of strings of
Tascmanian sheels, great quantities of
which are imported by the Hawaiians.
They are worn like strings of beads, the
shells being beautifully iridescent. The
collector of customs classified them as
jewery. The importers protested and
Judge Dole has held that they are not
ieWelrN.