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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
THE.OP!:'EN SHOP. ]. !.
'lss GIVEN FULL 5iNDoR GMENT BY
BUILDERS LEAGUE IN & NORM
ING ANNOUNCEMENTS. II
;(By Publishers, Press. Isl, ! ,

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PlTTSBURG, Pa. Feb. Without
forewarning, the members Of the
Builders League this morning win
present notices to all union; employees
that unless they agree towork in an
open shop they must find employment
in shops other than those controlled
by the league. Over 5000 men alone
will be affected in Plttsburg, while
five times as many in all parts of the
State will he given the opportunity
of continuing at work against tie
rules Of the union or striking Is
general strike of the building trades
lis anticipated. y q SS.ssi @i q
This action was taken by the! exec:
Sutiye board Of the PENNSYLVANIA
State Associate ion 4 Of the Builders
Exchange at q meeting held last
night at theg Monong ngahela club. lis
said ito he final and whatever the sat:
:tit1de OF the unions may be the build,
erss League win stand together.
The Pittsbarg Labor Unions have
Ifought long for the abolition Of open
shops. and 1t IS believed that they
VIII male q desperate stand for com
tinued recognition in this direction.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
STRIKE in SUBWAY '
MEETING AT. ELEVEN O'CLOCK
TO-DAY MAY BRING CRISIS IN
LABOR TROUBLES.
(By Publishers Press. J

NEW YORK, Feb. There is .
possibility that the subway will be
tied up shortly after noon today by
a strike Of the employees and the 10,
cal union of the Brotherhood Of Lo.
comotive Engineers, the Amalga
mated Association of Street and Elec.
trio Railway Employees and the local
union Of the Brotherhood of Firemen
were represented it was decided to
place the grievances before the OIL.
GERS of the company at eleven o'clock
today. At that time what will be
practically an ultimatum will be pre-
sented, and, unless the demands of
the men are acceded to, a strike may
be ordered at once.
The subway employees declare that
the company has failed to keep prom
ises 1t had made and that a change
in the schedule compels them to work
an extra trip without additional pay.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
MOVEMENT HAS WARM SUPPORT
ANON G MEMBERS OF: TIL e Z
GRAND \ ARMY. HI
sNYDER's RESOLUTION ON ;.VIR.
Il GINA DEBT QUESTION y
SHOWED UNDER. j.s!as
(By M. P. Shawkey.),

CHARLESTON, W. Va, FEB. l.
Legislative proceedings took on a 1T
tie more snap this morning. Senator
Snyder introduced a resolution Z tc
print and distribute all the data III
connection with the Virginia deb,
proposition. The resolution caused
a spirited debate, but was \ showed d
under In the vote.
The Darst ill,ilimitins the levy by
county courts, was another object
that got close to the Senators. This
bill was finally made a special order
for eleven o'clock tomorrow. The
bill is opposed by all the Democrats.
The House passed the joint resou.
tion looking to the establishment In
West Virginia by the federal govern,
ment Of a>branch8 home for disabled
volunteer soldiers, sailors and ma.
rines. This movement has the warm
support of the old soldiers, Of whom
there are several In the Legislature,
and Of State Superintendent Miller,
Secretary Of Agriculture Thompson
and other prominent members Of the
Grand Army. l.a5i '''ii51Sy S3sy
The House spent nearly \ alf tF'Ns
forenoon In a spirited debate on the
Sutton charter. The fight lis still on.
The bill had passed and gore to the
Senate, but It was found that It had
not been printed, and SO was brought
up by vote to reconsider. The TEN.
perance element is opposing the char.
ter very strongly.
q number Of prominent Fairmont
visitors are here to-day, including
Sheriff Furbee, Prosecuting Attorney
Love- Deputy Clerk Holdrcn, w, e.,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
new Ne: )! ]! General Superintendent
OF Il THE He MEB..AND5O. IBENI WAS
flAlRMONT1 VISITOR TODAY
N N 2, Z, EFilTzeERA AID b III Il. BENT
sE't, 9TH }! q y CAME N ON !. IS
A, 4 IS y M o Rli INC.
~ 8. BENT Isl I Ion soPin ION it,,-
u 6 E RMo r A y AS opuc, &
al;3; NTER (. 4: i

a
# MI, Alr,s q AZ Bent nov tae general
auperlntendent sofa the BAL ltimors ana
Ohio. succeed gI,:s, dlng Thomas FitzgeFala
who 1; moves up 10 lie general ,,,an.i.
g:errrahlp md the new general snperins
ICY entt5sspent Ills ilfst day of incu,n.
! bencyst esfl 4 In i FS'airInont n Which goss %
f.lIl show that the new official realises
the slmportances Of flisS station, Il
Mr:$F FltzgerRld and N IL! Bent l.rris.
Cd lny y, y Glrafton from Baltimore shortly
after ! clock last night. and were
i lnH That city midnight iii witch time
atllieS :promot tons were effective. nolb
I :ssentlemenS q! sI came ito this city on No. 8
lhls morning but the general iaiinas
I; ser ,t4 'S continued sson to Chicago; whine
Mn l3e Bent q mad compile inspection
ofRthe local sand was very h,ticIi
impressed ll will the eSceilent eon,lI.
Ton ofS 81 gthe e, did highiy CON.
pllmEesnted l[l y 4 n h General artnastef Riggs
} IA sir.5$ II Bent was seen III West viz
sl9tan3 slT and proved ID lie I,
Z nl6st atfablle Gentleman. He stated
that he had been conneeted With die
1BEl.saldS y ~ 9 for eight of which
i@erc spent on The j., ami o. S, W III
cincinnati For me past al Years he
|silas been With Stlse aud D. proper is,
q fhjlade Y l1lss phla general agent and
sllpetint enaen sofS that division.
hNlIrs Bent tiniied ti,at Ii his
opin ton airmot about tic besl
producing lY pom tie fsrritorx and
TINT ltlt rs! he was greatly pleased with as
much Y Y as he had cen soi fhe CITY
y Asked i ge OF policy was tx.
peelel wit a n Tie Influx of nov OH.
esialst he ansy cred M the negative
Sss sF ing that zgerald's policies
were not not, to bes impFoyed nppn! lie
/, followed ,1ll1I lshis pred decessoTs policy III
one e3way @ y, and and that yery vital ID lie
men p ofs The ating department.
IL ne was discussing affairs VIII Mi.
i.tisgs ats thesi ation this iiiornitie
slle,, he 4 ICED crew stand,
ins l near ne Il dle for moment. rurn.
lns % g the general yardmastef he
sal said st'l1tntrod lice me to those men /
ma may not sremembe befs heir names here.
after, illla but y q remember tiielr
faces, and "A want to know as many
q the men sas$ possible The two OF
ilclals walked ID the engine and
The he newly made general superlntend.
ent$gas en- va presented n turn to the
crew.; w He shook hands with an or
hem stsel and pressed tie hope tint
their g heir! Citations woaid always lie has.
monio,is.s
'ft1t! nat was y q the secret sof gerald
success. g q as the general rejoIcin,.
among n =. the the, men over his promotion
.llss5sselyiijdence. .ls Bent ieft at A,
+ forS clarksblirg and from there Win
return r ;to Bal ltImore this evening. 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
I|l.I!I IR|l.AI!I.lI.L!|...R|i'Ol|A'.D5R.Al|TE NJ |...|i|'l
Bill |. |. I SUBMITTED. ] 81 II |:
Tl!AEREPoRTB CITES THE POINTS
WHICH ARE TIC! BE coNsiD. & e
/; ssS$ Erred BY CONGRESS. W.
t(By Publishers Press. il

49,
SNvASHINGTo IN, d. O.. Feb. Z.
The majoritysreports on the Town
send-Esch railroad rate bill was Va sub i
United to tho House by Mr. Town T,Yl
send, Of Michigan. yesterday after ttI,
noon. ,9,$i 81 81
t}9r'ecltes the history OF railroad
rate$leglslation up TO date and com com,
:aents on the widespread interest
low low existing on this subject. The
Chief purpose of the bill submitted
IS pronounced to be To- Increase the
efficiency Of stheslnterstate Commerce
law, The great demands Il Of The
people are declared to be3Sthat the
Interstate Commerce Commission be
empowered To- determine %hat. con. on.
stitutes n Just and reasonable rate,
regulation or3spractlce and that such
declaration become operative as soon
ns possible; and the lawful means lie
provided to expedite the business Of
the commission H \; ~
53isro these ends this Sbill%hns been
framed and reported, III III
A The rest of& tho report denis with
nn3 o,ltlinasS 81 no sisi6ns 4 81 tlie liz
blll. ssf,3 \
@lsepresentative payey,; Of 9Eouisi.
ana, viii submit a minority report
In supportEof the DayeyEBills.ss 8iis
minority tyreport was also submit.
tod by representatives shaclleford,
Of Missouri; and Lamar, of Florida,
Their opposition to the pending
measures is based on the ground that
IL does not secure the full measure uailijlig,
Of; desired relief and that;it would sbc
a srieyous error To trust To- the I'll.
ture for complete relief. S2,a
We should 50 boldly Into a full
consideration Of the subject ,ss they
say Z. III 1;
Their argument is that the points
to be accomplished are the follow.
Ing: n
To eliminate unjust discrimination
to eliminate rebates and secret cut
rates. to regulate private cars and
private lines; to regulate terminals
and terminal facilities; to regulate
freight rate classification; to compel
the furnishing Of equal facilities 70
ALTO preserve competition between
carriers and markets, and to limit
the powero Of the commission TO raise
rates or fix 70 minimum; to facilitate
a speedy conclusion Of proceedings
IN courts and to limit litigation { as
far as may be. q
In support OF their; argument the
two Democratic members of the III.
terstate and Foreign Commerce Com:
Wtttee who sign the report submit
The draft Of a bill embodying their
vfap,s,' hgst
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
Will II GOVERNOR
( i REPRIEYEl
QUESTION MUST BE SETTLED
VERY SOON IN ! CASE OF
MRS. ROGERS. III
I(By Publishers, Press. j

MONTPELIER, vt, Feb 1.-Shes.
iffs Henry H. Peck, Of Windsor coun.
ty, placed by circumstances Of office
inIcharge Of the execution Of Mrs.
Mary "A. Rogers, this morning finds
himself in the extraordinary position
ofShurrying to the governor with his
name heading petition for re.
prieve Of the woman.
Sheriff Peck, two of his deputies,
Rev. Father G. c. Delaney and Attor.
ney Edward B. Flynn are on their
way&here with the petition, praying
fora Sreprieve of Mrs. Rogers, sen.
fenced to be hanged within fifty
hours, which they will present 10
Governor Bell, together with new and
important evidence.
The hearing will take place in the
Pavilion at noon.
bSAtJthe same time and in the same
place Attorney Thomas NJ Maloneyt
Of Rutland, who has voluntarily be-
come counsel for the woman who is
living in the shadow Of the gallows.
Will meet Governor Bell and present
to2him such evidence ) that will J, In
this attorneys estimation, prove OF
such Importance that it will warrant
a new trial.
From Stamford. Conn, and Hoosic
Falls. N. Y, will come: Mrs. VIM. ].
Blickensderfer and her counsel, J..
Mccarthy, who will also. support their
plea for a reprleve with statements Of
new evidence.
Thus petitioners for the life OF
Mary Rogers will today close in on
Governor Bell from three sides and
1t is believed by Mrs. Rogers adyo.
Gates that the Governor feels deeply
in the matter and will grant re.
nrinyo If.i. go Il t-ft f5.g' '-;sHrs 10 X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
SOLDIERS HOME FOR WEST VIRGINIA
iT'HE.HOuSEEPIASSED
RESOLUTION. TODAY.
cordray 8. E: Fleming and Caleb
Moore, ofgthe County Court. 7,s

CHARLESTON, W. Va, A Feb. i. g
Tie Lanhams two cent railroad fare
came up in the House yesterday af
ternoon and caused the greatest ex
citcment Of anything this session,
The bill was unfayorably reported by
the railroad committee week ago
and Or. Lanham moved to take 1t ur
for immediate consideration, thus
throwing the bomb that had been long
expected. Fleming Immediately OBJ
iecled, but the vote was favorable
and the discussion began. Lanham
spoke for an hour, making the best
speech, by far that has been made
this session. He grew violent and
charged that the railroads were us.
Ing passes and money to influence
the present legislative body. MA 4 Z
+. "a passage at arms took place be.
tween himself and Fleming, when the
latter took exception TO some remarks
attributed by Lanham to Attorney
isiollohon. oneRof the men who with
Ex-Governor MacCorkle, Il Randolph
stalnaker, Judge Blizzard. Gen. Ruclt,
!er and Attorneys knight and Simms,
appeared before the committee on be.
half of the railroads. Lanham re.
ferreda to questions that had been ask.
sd him by Mollohon, when Fleming
interrupted, saying that the language
was that Of N1acC Corkle, but &Lanham
persisted vehemently that he was
sight and the IL cam ear, being
PASSED, EFF YOU say the railroads
cannot AFFORD to haul people for two
cents per mile" said Lanham, " then
! VIII present "a bill making it$ a fel.
ony; for a railroad official to issue d
pass to any but an employe and then,
the revenues will be sufficient. AT
present tho great army who ride for
nothing have their transportation
paid for by those who pay &
Mr.. SeamonE arose at the conclusion
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
FOUR KILLED
AND TWO INJURED AT BELLAiRE
BY REASON OF CARELESS.
NESS OF LABoRERS.
(By Publishers Press.)

WHEELING. Feb. lat 3:15 this
morning, at the Bellaire plant Of the
Carnegie Steel Company, occurred a
fatal accident in which six men were
buried beneath slide of ore and
four were killed.
The scene of the accident was the
ore shed, where five foreigners and
an American foreman we're engaged
in digging out ore at the base Of the
hill like pile.
There were careless in their, exca.
yations undermined portion of the
ore, and tons of it fell on six and bur,
led them At $3.50 this morning four
had been taken out. One foreigner
and the American were seriously in
jured, while two foreigners were
dead when found. Two others are
yet in the immense slide of ore and
will be dead when reached.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
Continued on Fourth Pase.)
SENATOR Or FORAKER E / ].
BOUGHT VI BEAUTIFUL. HOME.
STEAD NEAR CINCINNATI ON
RECENT VISIT. s3j3
tBy Publishers Press.)

CINCINNATI, O., Feb. i. Senator
]. 3. Foraker will continue his resi-.
dence in Cincinnati.
During the Senator's short stay
in Cincinnati Monday he purchased
the Goodman homestead for a SUN
approaching 100000. 1t is one Of
the most beautiful residences in tho
southwestern part of Ohio. The man.
sion which approaches the baronial
castle, is located in ask and one.
fourth acre plot Of ground which has
been kept in the best condition. for
many years. Senator Foraker and
family will take possession OF the
place at the expiration OF his term
in Congress. ( S
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
MOTHER THINKS
DAUGHTER ISsALIVE
ALTHOUGH SHE HAS BEEN DEAD
FOR THREE iMoNTHs-A PA. !
.THETIC CASE.
llBy PublIshers,. Press.l :

WILKEsBARRE Pa, Feb. Mrs.
Rush. mother Of Miss 1sadore Rush,
the actress, has not yet been told Of
the death of her daughter, who was
drowned while in bathing In Califor.
MIA three months ago. Mrs. Rush is
in such delicate health that fearing
the shock would kill her, the family
has pretended that the company is
making such a hit in the West that
Isadore can not come home.
The actress weekly letter to her
mother Is prepared by the family and
read to the invalid.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
ME cramp.t.on Is Anrnerlea..E

Mr. Champion possesses & a &beauti.
fnl voice which he uses well n He is
an an artist Of sterling gifts, honest ar;
tistic tone product ction; inte diligence
and feeling. Mr. Crampt on can give
pointers 70 many men with greater
names. as TO what stltntes the art
tof singing as applied 70 the concert
Stage Omaha tNeb9 Daily Bee.
The George Champion Concert
Company Will appear in the Grand
:opora House Friday, February 90.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
MRS. JACK SWlGER
Jumped From Sled and Received a
Few Bruises.

The first sleigh riding accident OF
the season occurred on the upper
Main street hill last night. Sam Huff
man had a large crowd Of neighbors
out in a big, sled drawn by two horses
and in coming down said hill the
horses started to- run, soaring Mrs.
Jack. Swigersso badly that she jump.
ed from the vehicle, sustaining slight
bruises on the head and shoulders.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
INTEREST INCREASES
In the Revival at the Central Chris.
tIan Church 55sfs5=

Rev. AIcCaffrey preached very;
interesting sermon last night on
"Self;denlal," showing that it was
necessary to give up some things
for Christ, but that the peace Of mind
and heart, and consciousness Of hav-
ing obeyed Him, and accepted Him as
Savior and Redeemer far exceeded
thespleasures Of sin given up. IA
The subject tonight will be, "What
shall I do with Jesus ?r There will
be some baptisms at the close Of the
meeting tonight. All are cordially
invited. i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
TWENTY HoUsAND DOLLARS
Raised For Mr.. Bryan's collese-He
Gives 50, 500. Sai: AZ:
.tBy Publishers Press !

q JACKSONVILLE Ill, Feb. i w.
y: !:3 Bryan has given $500 to the m.
;linois " College Sof which the; board sof
trust eess recent elected him its pres
ident Mr. Bryan spent the day here
attending q board meeting and 500
900 was raised for the college,
lido eossmeiler, 'cellist, with,
Champion Concert Company Friaay
l,liaiit. 4 K
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
Bl|!IlG,iiI..F!:I!!R|,ELOs |: |! /; !, !
~. " . W. s. IL
PlEAsto!DYSB tAist'! S.BlsUlLDIN ID g0RNEp EN-
5;5i5 y. i TAllIh z. = y q g oss OF
1so 1000. 4
/ (By Pub blish ers Press.

~. SALEM Y -IE,lsi Mass; siie Pea.
bod body Building on Washington street.
was wa desroyed sby fire this moriting.
l-t Loss stimatedl all $3.50. .ooo partially
covered gbyS insurance.
~ The Eheayies loser was the Salem
News Publishing Company, which
occupied the basement and portions
ofSS each Of the three stories: The ilrss
;is believed to have started In the
basement from an oyer.heatea boil.
e. er: The News win be issued tempo
ralrlly from the Sohiee q The Gazette.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01

Gilman yforst two years and p. Isl Amos
for e one ear. G. alker was N
elected tteeman The follow;
ing elegates 10 the city convention
were elected z q: Il: COL lebank, W VI.
n tarshs Levi Vest, d. S. Huffman,
e. w. Walker, j. &. Bond i. q. Flts;
hugh, 7. N. Parks j: A. Meredith,
g. w Hawkitis, .. .. Snider.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-01
Fifth Ward.

IN the 81 Bloody Fifth, everybody
seemed greatly pleased at the pros.
specta F.lssts Of citing together again. 1t
vas vas! e evidently the desire OF all pres;
sent to forget old scars and before the
meeting was oyers many Of the old:
scrapp pers got TO wondering what
they had ever found 10 a flghts about r.
y; Brett was in the chair and III N
iebanls was made secretary j. os
AyIcNeeley was nominated for coun.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-21

The japanese efnperor's yearly e.
pense Of living is limited. For th
purpose he draws S3,OOO.OOO from til,
national treasury. His personal wealth
is not to be spent on his own living
SC that 100000 is really his salary as
manager OF the country. He is requir.
ed to pay out OF it some thousand
employees. ~
The emperor's daily fare Is japanese
He is perfectly satisfied for breakfast
with a bowl Of bean soup and a few
other dishes, but his dinner usually
appears In splendid style. In some
twenty courses, although he always
denounces 1t as a useless extravaganza
When any official feast Is held-the
cherry blossom viewing party at the
Kioshikaw wa botanical garden or the
chrysanthemum party at the Akasak;,
palace, for instance-he will not spare
any expense in preparing an elegant
European banquet.-ChicagoJ Journal.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-21
Fads Of Men Of Money.

These strong men of money have
their weak Sides They have their ,fads
and will spend money like water on
them. Mr.. Keene's weakness is the
race horse; Mr. Morgan's is pictures
the late Mr. Whitney's was rugs Che Is
said to have paid $4,000 for one. and
the transaction would haye been all
right had he left the two last ciphers
of the price; Mr.. Brady's Of the tobac-
CO trust is black pearls; Mr. Addieks'
Of Bay State Gas is emeralds. while
Mr.. Lawson will go in pawn to buy a
ruby.
Mr.. lawson travels beyond fads and
owns to superstitions. He pins his faith
to the mineral three and Its multiples
Els telephones are 1888 and $3.50; his
Offices are 80 State street: one Of biz
pet copper mines is the Trinity. ana IL
begins his great enterprises On the s.
Of the month. His "bIg MEDICINE" Il
the Indians would call 1t. Is a chain o
333 golden beads, each with gyps,
girls face enameled thereon. md thi
fetch he consults and commupes will
In ways known only to hirnself.-Sal
urday Evening Post
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-21

. The Glasgow corporation Is consider
ing scheme under which the city's
chronic inebriates shall be banished to
the islet Of Shuna, one OF the Hebrides
group. This isiet is leased to a farmer
and has been practically forgotten by
the corporation Of Glasgow, who have
owned 1t for a century. 1t is sand
WICKED between the coast Of Argyll
shire and the island Of LUNG and is
only three miles In length and about
half that extent In breadth. The eli
mate Ia described In the corporation re-
ports as similar to that Of Jersey, and
those who are urging that the isIet
should be used as an inebriates' settle
nent point ont that the islanders
would be practically self supporting.
81. James' Gazette.