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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
4. A DANCE.
8EirJEWESfsYo DIRK HUSBAND AND WIFE
WE RE RETURNING WHEN
Il BANDIT: & ATTACKED
Ij THEM.

- 4 &
N ss F.M;;ssssY DIRK. Feb. 1S.-Wilhin two
ssdsoss Of their home, No. 72s East
\ 81 ssss Il street, Mr.. and Mrs. John ".
4 Ssarnish were held up by daring
.robber early today and Mrs. Cornish
Il robbed Of a $1,000 diamond
brooch which she wore at her neck.
III trying to defend his wife from the
II az acl;, MR. Cornish, who is reW,tel i
\ tttS be- q millionaire, was shot and mar
4 Wly escaped instant death
Mr. and Mrs Cornish were retura,
ling home from a dance and were fol.
gs,l owed from q car by a stranger. Sill
,sdcnly the man threw his arms around
stt N'Fs.4 CeSnish's neck and almost
throwing her to the pavement, tore
sSt hes brooch from her clothing. Cor.
4 SSsnss - ~ grappled with the bandit who
drew a revolver and fired twice, one
bullet passing through Cornish's he
Istand the other through the left shaul-
! of his overcoat. Although pLr.
sued 8byEtwo policemen in the course
which several shots were ex.
changed, the bandit escaped.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
? .P''RESIDEIkTslYI'..RI|
HARPER
.....FRIENDSlGOODB},Y'|i'E:
NOTED EDUCATOR EVIDENTLY
4 E EENTERTAlNs s LITTLE HOPE 3a
OF SURVIVING G oPER RATION. u Ss \
3..--..----. -
.(Dy PnbllshesrsiE P,lr.eL.s.si..]

ny ~ = AhotseiiSt q lSoo-I
CHICAGO !, I'LL, Feb4gls.$President
WI Harper Of the University Of
Chicago, It's buslly preparing Sfors5,he
surgical operation which his friends
fear may result seriously, Yesterday.
he called in a notary and completed
his will, bade goodbye Ito the mem.
bers Of his classes and a few Of his
friends. Il 8is \
4 AZ day long he held conferences
ithsvarious members Of the faculty,
closing \ up Official and personal bust:
ness. 4. W y {34
Today he Will iii all probability
have finished his work and viii bc.
gin the period OF rest necessary for
the coming operation. s53l
Or, Charles McBurney tho Now
J York specialist has arrived. He will
perform the operation which Will take
place at the Presbyterian Hospital
next Wednesday. D.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
CASSIE SMILED
AS SHE LOOKED ovERlsTHE BILLS
PRESENTED FOR 81 HER IN:
SPEcTIoNGtTo.DAY.a

{By Publishers Press.)
" CLEVELAND. o., Feb. 1S.--Mrs.
Cassie L. Chadwick was promptly on
hand this morning when the hearing
Of the claims of her; creditors was re.
sumed before Referee Remington OF
the Federal Bankruptcy court. There
was big crowd to see her. She, look
ed well. Mrs. Chadwick appeared in
a big brown hat and fur trimmed
brown, coat. With pencil in hand
she. rapidly inspected the claims put
lefore her and passed her opinion on
them, smiling frequently. Minor
claims by the hundreds against her
we're presented to secure her testi-
mony as to thelrsvalidity. 4 .ai
When the claim of Herbert b. New.
ton, the Boston private banker, which
brought on the Chadwick expose was
reached Mrs. Chadwick announced
that she had notcomment to makeSon
Il, neither acknowledging or rejecting
II: The amount oflthis claim is sl;i5.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
.STANDARD8OIt[5... I.
WILL COLLAPSE I..
SAYS LAWSON | A .
FRENzlED FiNANciER SAYS IN.
vEsTiGATIoN WILL CAUSE
sDiSlNTEGRATIoN.

F o. r 2 2 IEHI Has-H D.
BOSTON. Mass, Feb. 1S.-Disinte.
grafton Of Standard OIL and its final
collapse as result Of the investisu.
ton ordered by President Roosevelt
is predicted by Thomas W.aLawson
Of this city. Il
"The monster" he said "made a
record in going up from nothing &
the greatest and most oppressive mo.
nopoly Of the world. but this record
will be insignificant compared to the
record he expects Standard D OIL to
make when the facts Of the trust are
made public.
Mr.. Lawson in an interview today
declared that Standard Oil has made
the $fatal mistake Of misjudging Pres.
ident Roosevelt and adds that il his
services will be of any assistance to
the government he stands ready to
walk from here to Washington bare
footed, II necessary, to place them a,
the disposal Of the officials who ma
nipulate the probe. {. Il.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
.GETTING.READY FOR. INAUGURATION.

laving a representation of twelve dis.
tinct organizations. &. y.
New York is second, with eight
and Ohio comes close with sevr,:
Maryland will send five clubs 10
march in the parade; New jersey
fou,, and Massachusetts,, Delaware,
West Virginia, Indiana and Illinois
come stringing along with one each:
Itsis expected by the inaugural co n,
mittee that befort the great day ar,
rives at least,a dozen more proni-
nent4 clubs will signify their intention
Of taking part in the journey from the
White House to the capital and back
agsin. Then there will be any nl.l;
Der Of independent clubs and orgast.
7ations outside Of politics who will
want to march Just for the fun Of the
thing. The members of the Teniles j:
see Legislature for instance y have
chartered a special. train. The Ten.
nessee law makers will have In their
tain six old musicians, who will geas'l
keep step to The music they squeak
|out&from six violins that are said TO
heiSeach over three hundred years
old-not the musicians, but the tidi
dies New York's principal political
|orsanizat Ion IN the list VIII Sbeg the
Republican Club sof; New FORK, one
|taousand strong. Ohio Will $be rep
|seated first and foremost by the Ia.
Flous rail splltters of tie Lincoln
Itslrb, Of Toledo, Ohio.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
I NOT. GUILTY |.
WAS THE VERDICT IN THE CASE
OF DR.. WATSON CHARGED
WITH MURDER.
(By Publishers Press.)

NEW: LONDON, Mo-. Feb. 1s.-1he
jury this morning returned verdict
finding DR.. T. j. Watson not guilty OF
the murder of his wife. Dr.. Watson
was accused of having poisoned the
woman TO secure insurance on her
life that was carried in his favor.
The couple had been separated for a
time but reunited and VISITED Mrs.
Watson's relatives in Missouri. While
here they went driving. the horse
ran away, threw the couple out and
Mrs. Watson was killed. The doctor
was found lying unconscious on a
bridge and Mrs. Watson's body was
found in the shallow water OF a stream
under the bridge. Mrs. Watsons par.
ents and brothers are wealthy and
prominent. They suspected foul play
and caused the arrest of DR.. Watson.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
A. A.BOMB8THR0WER'S STATEMENT

sition are exhausted. when the crimes
OF the government cry to Heaven and
Heaven remains silent that we repay,
death for death and intolera5le tor.
lures. 4 .i y5 (. 4 n. z; 4
1T! is the violent repression of Pup;
'ular aspirations which causes our
revolutions; it Is because the
government does not permit freedom
of speech, press and assembly, tliat
weFpreach the necessity Of change for
this. We are sent to Siberia; beaten,
maltreated.$ shot and pronounced
criminals outside the protection Of
the law. 4
Here indeed Is violence but on
whose part? not ours" II
Continuing sazoneff viyidly de.
scribes how, while attending Moscow
University lie gradually became rev;
oftionist. First, because of the
governments attempt to- control the
intellectual growth OF the students,
then through reading Revolutionary
books. and finally owing to the gov.
ernment's maltreatment of%the stu:
dents. He says in this connection: 4
wassimprisoned for Joining the ranks
Of; the social democracy and wklle at
Hok,ltsk witnessed the utter brutality
of the officials and heard the horrible
tales Of the maltreatment Of prison.
ers Then escaped. " "a
Always beside mo were bloody
spactres Whispering: You must 80 to
Plehye. I'll VI 5t3; ;5
y went and killed Plehye. Il I did
only what : conscience dlemandei,,5.yi Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND Wis.
lToRs ARE EXPECTED AT
WASHINGTON MARCH q.
Z (By Publishers Press.)

Nv suINcTonJ - t,a, 4 ., i, !,
/, & y, ~, ~
,,oa, No., ,,;a,; ' Sa,,so !, n,,ss { 80, @ aAs
Is and eond,,,oas = @ ! ,,ss :,
Il No .u;as ash,n s.aa ~ = .,,s,',n @ 49,.
- ,,.a y - ssv, ,,a -. hl,sa & s : :. : . sne,.
= : - II. -, - as.o., -, on :
noo ,,s,, , sas - = .a.e =. ~, q,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
.SEN E o ]. o JJD IS
We RO / ed BY

~
eSisted before l ne present session Of 9,
ilhe West virginia l1s Legislature would aIl,l
~ hsYe8 Drought Y into existence Every y
L SeeK &,lrt!l the present and every
=; gay q 3the present week has seen that
strenaesity develop y; and grow I'LL
ms this very minute Keeps min. i,
creasins r @ till me end. what Is that
~ 49, : ..; = !! y !, / ..sS I. I.
craze c,S didn't set n gnnyy 5snonar q j Il,
!has already bceon,e 8, n,,n,,,la,r. 4 H &
ipract ically u nrecl,,i,s III %5tbsr 1 hr,nsi!
ness ana Ireit5ha0 III 4 ! 4, 81 isnon
er no te,,1nr VIA NJ y;o3,,ldSs M + Nan
the resul, Srh,e ,nyasst isaiior $hns,
ness 4 an rirbt wbsress Itharssis IN. ~.
ssoo,n9ah,a pro,nds a. snsnao, q !, M
= - - n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
= e4a4gs7hti ii5t5l' ttsStf " s'i g
MYSTERIOUS / ! 5 3. [ J |!
I E SHOOTING AFFAIR WHICH
TOOK PLACE i n EAR u NJ OF. III,
q, GANToWN. ss

4 Ml'oRGANToWN, { Feb. Luther
Malisee. aged s5 years, night fire.
man 20 Z Richards, q small town 3fyye
miles from here. was shot at three
times by an unknown party last
night. One ball took effect, near lear
the left shoulder, causing uncon.
sciousness. x III S5!3
Mr.. Malisee was I'm the boiler
room at the time Of the shooting and
the cause Of THE bullet would indi.
cate that his assallant was on the
boiler or Just outside the door. Ma.
llsee usually had considerable money
about him, having displayed Ave
hundred dollars I'm bills a few days
ago, hence, robbery is supposed to
best the motive forathe shooting He
.had very little money last night, and
as he was unconscious he does not
know whether hei5was searched Of
moi, He was brought to Morgantown
and examined by physicians this az:
ternoon. is 4
William Merriman was arrested on
suspicion today at noon, and will be
given hearing. HeN had been pret,
ty gay with a gun in the neighbor'
hood recently, and was preparing to
leave today when apprehended.
Malisee will likely recover. ii.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
THE MURDERER /, OF M. PLEHvE
TELLS Why Y! ] & &HE. DID THE
.Sz5s$ DEED.
.(By publishers Press. ]

by y upllSueISa ~ Iess.l Is. b;
ST. PETERSBURG 8 Z Feb. 8 s. tits
not generally believed that the assas-
|sination Of Grand Duke sergius at
MOSCOW yesterday will cause the
Car to reconsider the PRONUNCIATION
Of reforms for the workingmen. Oh
the other hand. it is thought proba.
Bile the opposite effect will result ana
a new era be hastened by the act
which is taken to indicate the des.
perate state Of mind Of the revolution.
ary element. * 4 Y. 5at
1t has transpired. that Sazoneff, the
assassin of M. Plehve wrote a confess
sion while confined In the Peter and
Paul fortress, giving in detail the
aims of the terrorists one Of which
was the assassination Of Grand Duke
Sergius. In his confession Sazoneff
said: "We. do not expect to overthrow
the; existing system by. means Of as.
sassinations. Our one object is to
avengc the cruel wrongs inflicted on
the people. When ! threw the bomb
at Minister Plehve ! executed him be.
cause of his innumerable crimes.
Our party is in reality devoted to
a peaceful propaganda: 1t is only
when the ministers refuse lis our
| " =
rights Of speaking in human language
that We use Language Of another kind.
tits only when other modes of 5oppo.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
IPI'RFQGERAINIT|
The N|HIL|SS
They VII LloWs THE GEN.
Az III AN \ OF FRENCH
REV yoLuTloNlsTs..
sTHE$ CAR IS ITO sign THE CON-
sTlTUTloN BEFORE HIS ,
CALL u COMES. 4
EfByIEPublishers,sP sPlrresss.)


PARIS; sFeb. 1s.-Reliable .infor-
srr,ation has been 1 reeeived in we'll IN.
formed circles her, outlining the in.
stentions gof the Russian revolutiontsts.
Asperlod Sof relative calm is expected
10 succeed Sthe assassination Of Grand
Duke seraius. The real crisis viii
jseome s.srai IN III the s spring, when the lack Of
Slice and snow will permit II. a &C.
Ssrious revolutionary movement is as
aimpossible now as a battle is possl.
s.ble8in NJ anchuria. The socialist and
army leaders are in an identica %:
ssition, held back by the risor Of the
winter. Ei5 III Isl & Jsf III
# MEANWHILE strikes will continue
there and and there, with partial al resump.
.tions sinterrupted at intervals. IA.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
I'M |VlEINlOR7Y O
SENATOR 4 QUAY
MANY AUTlFu L Y trRiHlyTES
II If q We P'lAl o ID q Tifi Is GREAT
II LlTIcA e GEA ApER.
SENATOR SCOTT sp iss HE WAS
M s SCH 9 oLA Ii la S OLDER
Nc. STATE SIN AM 4

i5St n tSsS3s 4; . By3s; III shers 'tess.t
4 Y y, NNN,AslRAlINS,G;Tfo '.: I n, seb is.
business 2. ins the Senate was suspend
ea g this afternoon that members With
!Sa 1s't regard { to part might pay tris.
'ileStos " the memory ofstlie late II. IS.
Quay 9ofS Pennsylvania l;l
Mrs. Quay and ga narty OF friends
occupied seats In Inc private gals
lery.jS 4 $fSs
Tributes We're del llyered by sena,
tors penrose and Knox, Pennsyiya.
MIA; Scott, West Virginia. Daniel.
Virginia. Gallinger.. New Hampshire,
spooner, Wisconsin aMcIaurin. South
Carolina; ansbrough, North pako.l
tai; Stewart, Nevada; Plat. New
J York. Dubois; Idaho |; Fairbanks, In
diana Foraker, Ohio CLARK, Mon.
tana; clark, Wyoming; PERKINS, cali
tfioIrnia: Nelson; Aiinnesotas cockreil,
y Missouri, sIsl and Morgan, Alabama.
similarsservices Will be held in the
I House l.E''lsIe i q o. Representative sundays
| Those 7 who will speak ase. Repre-:
sentatiyesz atterson, Ialzell, Adams;
Bates, Pennsyly yanla; Livingston.
Georgia; Grosyenos Ohio: Meyer,
Louisiana .to9 u Sherman New York: W.
lAA,.s All Smith, eIichi aIecreasy. Noon,
Cooper, 4Morrell i sibley. Butter Penn
sy,lvsania; Wilson, Arizona; 1abcocIs.
Wisconsin, and Tawnes Minnesota.
The seulogsYS pronoincea by Mr..
Knox In Sthe Senate this afternoon
was the arst tenied utterapce OF
1.-THE distinguished tsennsyiyanian since
he entered the senate as the sueces.
or5Sof the man whose memory he ex.
i toilet! Il &
Though Senator Quay III times,
conspicuonsly Tered from the In
tolerable thing which ~ seems the
public servant mnst endure Inten.
tllo'nal misunde derstandlns and per.
sistent 2 Smisrep entat Ions 2 he said,
This Sinsts fame isj now beyond The
reach Of the cheap eetraetlon which
assailed his life but cannot Obscure
his real career and character He
was happy In his domestic relations
and loyal and helpful 10 Ills friends,
cherishingg and BSalueing them always
and most y; genial IN Ms quiet way.I
Grateful fora service, he was prompt
to$ cIprocates Lire ali men possess.
ing Leaf s'ssslt1 e1r,sthtip. ile was q fighter and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
BOARD BILL
Had to Be Paid BY Former Student
to Keep Him Out Of Jail.3

MoRGANToWN, WA, Feb. IS
Joseph Freidburg, Of 7Uniontown, Pa,
a former student at the University,
came back to pay his old friends
here a visit. 1T happened that a for
mer landlord held q claim against
him for certain meals he had taken
at his house. Pre- roceedlngs were; in.
stituted and a judgment was render:
ed against the young man and ! he
had his choice sofs paying the bill and
costs, twenty three dollars IN al. |. or
go 70 dali for ten days He chose
1.-THE former, ana dug up the cash.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
..EREIGH coNDUcTo 3 SAMUEL I
n h ,N,HlRl !, NJ WITH Z PANEL L.3t
ACCIDENT IS NJ NJ oRN-S 4 u
,.EING.M

NJ Conductor Sam. Whirl. of the Pitts
burg division way freight had one
Of his feetsbadly:mashed In the local
yards this morning at 1880. The
train is due to arrive here early in
the afternoon but was delayed and
did notjreach this city until the time
mentioned. slss " 81 "
The train pulled by the station to
back in the receiving yard and on &C:
count Of d blundert ran through a
switch. Conductor Whirl ran TO the
switch and thinking he saw an op.
portune moment III which to; throwsi It
to the right position while a cal. was
passing over he placed his foot on the
catch and raised the lever. n 4 81
The lever raised half way and flew
back with some force when a set oi
trucks caught II, catching Whlrl's
foot and mashing the great toe nearly
OF, Dir. Brownheld was summoned
and dressed the membe ber, and al:
though he Is not certain that the toe
can be saved the injured man was
lsentSt Conn nellsyille on 81 /.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
PEACE AND HARM oNY RElaNEp
IN UPPER BRANCH AZ "
DELEGATE FLEMING WANTS TO
CREATE OFFICE OF! LlEUTEN:
ANT GOVERNOR, ;ss'i.Ss "A
5(By N. P. shaiwk,e;,y.,

s9i ati-. WY fNt. Il I.EoidMRSs ~ f- i,5,tge
CHARLESTON, Feb. 1s.-Thc Sen.
ate Is as serene as a summers day.
There hasn't been a ripple on lis. sur.
face all forenoon. The crowd Of Wis.
itors looked on and wondered tossee
the togaed gentlemen sitting together
in peace and harmony and patiently
passing independent district bills and
town charters. They did more than
that, however, the Campbell Pure
s'ood bill came up for third reading
and was sent on to the House without
a fight and with very little opposition.
In the House It was a little differ.
ent. Near the hour Of midnight last
night the remaining remnant of that
body passed a bill to n provide free
text books for all the children
Of the state out of the State treasury.
Some Of the members were sleepy
then and they got after the free book
question and reconsldered It. Al
!; Later the Daughters Of confederacy
monument came up and a lively scene
was apparently averted BY a post.
ponementg ofSthe question. 81
Delegate Fleming wants to avoid a
repetition Of the Senate organization
fight BY providing for a q Lieutenant
Governor. The experience of the
present session may help him ou. on
1t. 81. .5.;s IS y.
'"The Strenuous Life"
Strenuous? II the term had never
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
/. !. NO N MATINEE.
4, Wilton $Laekaye In "The Pit"
5Ss VIII Be Seen In Only One !.
IN Performance. L
On account of the long jump

+.
II On. On account of the long jump
between this city and Johns.
town, TO where Wilton Lack
aye appears in "The Pit" the
day before his engagement in
this city it has been decided to
do away with the matinee, as
the company arrives here too
late to give the full performance
at the matinee. The company
|sEleayess ] Johnstown at 400 O'Clock.
"Wednesday morning on a special
train Of four coaches, and will
arrive here about 1O:30i a. M. /;
After the arrival ofjthe company
1T takes over seYen hours to get
the stage In shape for the big
ction, hence the necessity
ofs calling of the matinee.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
&c ontlnued ons ourshS SPaaeJ
HUSBAND i; j ). \ D
q = ~ ~ =
DESERVES Y N IS N EMF - AL.
NO sT#Eo y Az 10 WIFE BEAT.
4 g, 4 T. Il N I'M rs. RI RoGERs.
(By3Publish erss Press.

tiS,: l5ys; Y \. En = DIS hers Press
L NERD DEN conn:s Feb. lrs.
Wilbur q Rogers, wif ife sof the silver
plate manufacturer elieyes in equal
suffering as well as suffrage She
wants whipping post for women,
and As talking earnestly III It's favor
in ectiona with ID bill now before
the Legislature providing a whipping
post for wife-beaters. 8
City Attorney i. e. Iiignan, of
this Y city, AS the author ot tile bin.
Mrs. Rogers Isl Epreside lent OF The Hu.
name Society and q the Political
Equality Club AS soon as she heard
'of City Attorney sHigman's bin she
came forward with the proposition
forSthes post for women. "a
Her comp panions IN the Political
Equality Club are somewhat In doubt
whether their belief IN women's
rights should make them supporters
Of the whipping post. Yet most of
them agree that husband nagging ID
almost as heinons d crime al wife,
beating
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
Burned to Sp,eath.

coLUMBus, Ind Feb. Mrs.
Annie Cole. aged 80. colored, an ex;
slave. was burned to death in d IRE
which destroy her home here early
|tlis morning Mrs. Cole lived alone.
|It IS thought That an overturned lamp
lcansed the FIRE, &
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n Continued on Fourth Page,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-18
F!=O|O|TI.|M'I|I.Al1I.S;!HIi||lE|:'D) HI

fIsif
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-10
y. 4 W. 70 Cost Vast Sum.

Bristol, Tenn, Aug. ALFRED Wal
ters, who is to head the project of con-
structing the South and Western rail
road from the Virginia coal fields to
the South Atlantic coast, is in Bristol
at present, and has been with George
L. Carter for day or two. The two
gentlemen were at Kingsport, on the
Holston river, Wednesday and part
of Thursday looking over valuable
properties in that community that have
been optioned, in view of the prospects
of extending the route through that
region over the route formerly graded
for the original road, the old Three
C's. Mr.. Walters was formerly presi-
dent of the Lehigh Valley road, and it
is understood that he is to be president
of the South and Western.
The New York Herald, in its issue OF
Tues ay last, says that it will require
from $15, 100000 to sec, 1000, 900 to con-
struct the South and Western as is
contemplated. There seems to be nc
doubt that Seaboard Air Line capital is
behind the project.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-10
Tennessee Confederate Veterans,

Gomrades-From copies of our con-
stitution, bylaws and circular letters
sent out, you are doubtless aware Of
the objects of this organization, also
that its completion will take place on
Thursday, Sept. 2Sth,
By order of the general commanding
this meeting of delegates to perfect our
organization, will be held in Nashville
on the above mentioned date and the
place of assemblage will be hereafter
announced.
Thus far the camps of the stave have
had no voice or representation in the
administration of Confederate affairs
in Tennessee. They have held no state
reunions of their own, nor have they
been permitted to participate in the an
nual reunions of the State Association
of Confederate Soldiors, which is com
posed of bivouacs. The sole cause of
their disability, isolation and ostracism
is the want of just such an organiza-
tion as this we are forming and as ex-
lists in every state in the south except
Tennessee. BY reason of death, dis
ability and distance the attendance Of
old soldiers at our keueral associations
reunions is yearly diminishing, and it
is safe to predict that in few more
years these reunions will cease to exist,
Hence the importance of becoming at
tached to and identified with a legal
State Division of Camps and having
reunions within the limits of our own
state.
Every camp in Tennessee should be-
long to and berepresented in the State
Division of United Confederate Veter-
ans. Such membership will not inter-
fere with bivouac organizations, local
or state, but will bring all camps into
one division in consonance with like
divisions of camps in all the other
states.
We therefore urge that You call your
members together at an early day, for
ward your application for membership
and appoint delegates to represent you
in Nashville Sept. 2Sth.
The dues of 10 cents per capita to the
state division are not payable until
June, 1906, hence it is not necessary to
remit any dues with your application.
BY order of Executive Committee.
B. M. HoRD, Adjutant.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-08-10
What Ma Was Doing.

A preacher in a small New England
town received call from large and
wealthy parish in Boston, says the Ar
gonaut As customary under the cir
cumstances, the clergyman requested
time for prayer and consideration, for,
he said, he did not feel sure of his light.
A week or two elapsed. A friend hap
peuing to meet the youngest son Of the
preacher lad Of a somewhat irrever-
ent turn asked:
"Well, Sam, how's things with your
father? Is'he going to Boston?"
Il think 50, replied the yonngster;
"he's still praying for light, but mas
packing.