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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-21
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Goes WRONG, ,ANDsISaCAUGHT|

ssprevc'tor Allen tried all tho combina.
tion lon boxes at the oiIice and found
that Y tifty;nlneS of them could sbe open
ed by. anybody the 4 knobs being left
igft 4 Tie continuation that opens thel
sbox; Sls'' A 4 lt lsss remark able that peppis
should sBc $50 care eless about locaing
I their boxes hen most sof them are
IL 70 parttc9 9lar bout stheif mall and 30
quick o3malsel tronble a aryt thing goes
wrong W: Besides, this throws mn en-.
5ltirely 3llnnecessaryt Temptation iii tho
way fslndtvidnals or tfe Dean stamp.
SWho5ar glikelysgto forget that i. Grim.
IN inal against Uncle Sam Is always fol-
lowed ~ y .lipsuntil ne caught and thar
Sl,7 hes can gar never rest secure from plr-
suit when such an eilicient officer as
Inspector lien gets after linn.
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NEGRO )! CONFESSED 0
TO HAVING SHOT c cHARLEs
BUT DENIED AS 3
SAuLTlNG HIS WIFE.

a +. ~ #H- .
LOUISVILLE, 4 10 KY, Jan. 21.-Jim
Piersall, the negro accused Of having
crlmlnally assaulted Mrs. Charles
Wagner, fatally wounding her aged
husband and attempting to criminally
assault Mrs. R. L. Jones at Lexington
early yesterday morning. confessed to
Detective Marshall, of Lexington. and
Detectives Maher and Sexton, Of
Louisville, at midnight that. he had
shot Wagner but denied having at.
tempted to assault Mrs. Wagner. The
confession was made before notary
public. ~ 3,.55s (.
Theineg who was arrested yester.
day and brought here for safe.keep.
ing had steadfastly denied his guilt
until questioned about a scratch on
the nose when he admitted that ii
had been inflicted by Mrs, Wagner.
He then told the story Of the conflict
and shooting at the Wagner house
and later Of the struggle which he had
iwith8Mrs. Jones, although, he visited
the latter house hrst.5 4; n y;
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LAND POSITIONS 4ATS THE STATE!
{ II, CAPITOL las ADDITIONAL u.
ATTACHES.
iTo:DAY's SESSION HAS BEEN De.
VOTED TO READING So
BILLS. &.
(By NJ. P. Shalwkey.) i

=
CHARLESTON. Jan. 21.-Botf
houses have put in the longest hours
Of the session today. The. time has
mostly been spent in reading bills
Of which several have passed both
branches and others have been ad
vanced on the calendar. The commit.
tee on additional attaches OF the
house recommended \ E, C. Frame for
assistant clerk; !; Misses Henry. Deegan
and Middleburg, stenographers; R. E.
Hughes, assistant librarian; A. III.
Conker, watchman, assistant door
keeper; Clayton Powell, Myer Ruff.
ner and Clyde Grass, pages; Howard
Jarrett, assistant printing clerk: j.
NJ. McWhorter, w. G. Hedrick, spen.
Ger II. Ball. G. w. Carney, F. .A. Nc.
Greu and F. NJ. Kittle, committee
clerks. The report was adopted by
a close vote. In the absence Of Speak.
erS Grosscup, DR.. Lanham was the
chair and handled the gayel with
much skill. {t;
About the Wise Ones. Y, {.
Practically one fourth OF the ses:
sion Of the. Legislature Of 1906 Is now
passedSand yetilittle has been effect.
ed beyond the organization OF the
two branches. This, however, u s3nothl
ing slower than the usual 81 rate V Of
progress. In fact there has been
rather an unusual business.like dis.
patch about the proceedings so far.
It is now generally believed that
things are in good shape for business,
and that the adjournment on Feb.
,ruary 25th will find our lawmakers
going home with generally good
record to hand down to their poster.
ity. IA I
Marion County. 3.s,
Marion county's representation is
among the strongest in either side
Of the house. Senator Swisher has
earned his neat little soubriquet Of
the Matt Quay Of West Virginia"
Charley knows how to handle men.
His resources are never exhausted.
# he misses 1T on one throw, he. i'm.
mediately springs. some different
scheme, and never quits till he has
his dice right side up. Some fellows
think it's in his luck, while others
think it's in his hustling qualities, for
nobody ever saw him about the capi.
tol when he wasn't busy. Whatever
may be the means there can be no
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HEPBURN URN !.
INTRODUCED HIS MUCH $ADvER-
TlsED RAILROAD FREIGHT
sILL.3To.DAY. III
tBy4 Publishers press.)

WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-Reprc-
sentative Hepburn. of Iowa, chairman
Of the House Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce, to-day intro.
duced his much advertised bill pro,
yiding for the regulation Of railroad
freight rates. The bill is about $500
words long, and Is divided into twen-
ty.two sections.
1t provides, In brief, that the Inter.
State Commerce Commission shall
regulate {freights which it finds to be
unreasonable; that there be an appeal
TO Court Of Commerce" to be
composed Of. five circuit judges OF the
United States; that appeal from the
Court Of Commerce shall be only to
the Supreme Court OF the United
States; that the Department OF Jus.
tlce shall represent the Interstate
Commerce Commission before the new
court, through !, Assistant Attorney
General; that the old Interstate Com.
merce Commission be abolished and
a new one of}seyen members be ap.
pointed, who shall draw $4,000 annu-
a1 . T5N
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TWO MOREFAIRMONiTIi'IEI:IRI|;S|;'' Fl Is;

Z glIs7t q
denying that he has been the man Il
bring things TO pass at the! present
session and politicians haveS beer
heard to venture a guess that Char
ley&will yet reach the United States
Senate. Il y
In, the House, aside from Harry
Shaw, whose reputation us u strictly
all right clerk had already been !, es.
tablished, Marion has men that she
ileedn't5beE ashamed to send 10 Wash.
ington when the First District needs
aSnew representative In Congress.
Mr., Powell, as chairman Of the finance
committee, occupies the: most impor.
tant position In the House. In the
amount and variety Of the work no
other committee equals this one. Mr.,
Powell has already got: the work well
In! !hand, and not only4ls he up on bus.
mess, but the other day when they
caught him up and made a Speaker
out OF him, he had his parliamentary
law rightEat hand and tho work OF
the session went on as smoothly as
If the regular presiding officer had
been on hand as usual. (.
Then Fleming is another Of the
men Who took hold Of the business
from the start. He is big, bralny
well posted, and a debater Of no little
ability. He will ill most any place
you put him, and do It in a; mastery
manner. Fox is one Of the genuine
fellows, a genuine citizen, genuine
Republican and u genuine man! i
understand that some sort Of a story
has been going the rounds up about
his home 70 the feet that Mo- Fog. 4 4.
was wa salking gsinShis$ tent over some al.
legged mistreatmentS In the organiza.
tlon of the House. This is doubtless
a political canard matched Sup by.
some Of the enemy for some Interior
purpose. This man doesn't strike
You as a sorehead. He Is an earn.
est and conscientious man, and / find
him hard at work on some very i'm.
portant legislation. In fact the Dem.
ocrats are entitled to credit for fine
microscopic work If they find any
sulking in Republican tents anywhere
about the capitol in this year Of.
grace 1905. S
The Legislature BY Groups.
Among the members Of, the present
Legislative body as whole 1t is
easy to pick out a number Of distinct
groupes or types. For instance there
is the beauty groups. In this group
by common consent Senator Sam
y Montgomery is given first place. Sec.
ond place has not yet geen decided
upon, but will doubtless fall TO either
Senator Cole or Charley Caldwell.
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81 sItoektlhoId.e Mee,itinrq,..5s /,

The annual eeting Of the. stock.
holders q tie Blck ckhanno B and
n Northern Railroad Company will s;be
held az the office of the company lin
this city on February 14t1 Many
important tiers Will come up fof f5ls
consid lon and some action may
be taken that viii insure the com:
pletion OF the road in the very near
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.D'ISPENS ] '!.!' | Bill
/. ABSORBING !. !. 'l.l|] 5! !! !l|ll !. TOPIC
The Llou sRE BEGIN
y! ING 9 TO SEE THAT THEY
i; RE- Y a NsT III. ''lS 4 4

" ctIARLEsTo w va Jan. 4 81
The adlspensary ELI sis tlle MI abaorh.
Ing topic Shefes This measure at drst
launched sby Joke and glater waved
;}threat y teningl over tile heads Of sa. !
lo,onlsts y, u siio mi xed Iii politics now
!slyes whence of strength that is /,
Source OF genuine siirprlse! Il II who
laughed y sat Il or openly opposed Ii
before have Grown to favor II and
all but very few Of them are non
commlttal. The i gbil comes up for its
second reading to.day III has passed
the point where an easy death could
have have been inflicted Ifs it dies II win
only be after q struggle and IL Is a
question whether tile arnendmeiits
thatSSs1WtlIg be- load snpon IL viii end &
in 3smot herring II To death or nurture
Iit3 into the flllness sofs lie,
There ,re lis & not one here who viii pre-.
diet itsg failure. Representatives
from ohibition counties generally
tfayor2its and prohibI bItion counties arc
In 4 the majority a the stste. They
VIII y lb,e!ss8ung !, I'M line by an amend
! ment 11tsl1 eeplng the dIspensaries iii
;ls those count sglt Those Who oppose Ii
because 9s e ofs the none brought inss 10 :
cal communities g q NY high lleense may
be. be molitieds BY an amendment return-
Ing pro rata to the cotnties where
LIQUOR Y is sold the profits arising from
Us Is sale less ntage for the use
of the State: AS III sis generals IN
derstood elel Is13 that the administration is
opposed sto y the measure, some oil the
santisa an! ne exp ected 10 vote for Il just
forsthat reason. thus placing the re-
8 ssponssib bilityS lpon Tie governor Even
some Demo- are Tor the bill. hut
ltS|isRl 9 u likel that these viii be swung
in line and Democrats q viii line lip in
opposit ton to "a ~ X Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-21
100000 J
MEANWHILE CALI The CAR Al" "TEIE[
winter. PALACE TOMORROW

| ~ - ssstssf ifS'i4'1ai ohu this pioupt
ed q desire TO get close 10 the people
and share their lot. He was deter
mined to become a priest instead Of
monk, and oyercame many obstacles
finally being graduated from the st
Petersburg Ecclesiastical Academy
He then took up work among the la.
boring classes, whose leader he
speedily became. He showed an evi.
dent genius for organization.
Father Gopon is believed to be tho
heart and soul Of the whole move.
ment. 5sS5 XII s s
Father Gopon is a slender, brown
bearded, mild.eyed man Of 2s, as calm
in private as he is fiery on the trlb.
une. ;33
In statements to newspaper men
Father Gopon admitted that he began
his campaign for the workmen under
the guise of socialist agitator, be.
cause only under the "odious flag
- Y tI Il .a
could he have come forward at all,
put after Minister Of the Interior
Plehye threw off the mask, he made
straight for his goal.
Speaking of the plans for Sundays
demonstration, he said:
"We will meet on tile Winter Pal.
ace Square at two o'clock. Il, have
notified Interior Minister Mirsky that
we desire to meet the I. Emperor nj
that time, and we expect His Mn iestv: ,tt.:
to attend to receive petition sor. s,fr.i, q
constitution. il he refusessth sfel l,sill!
be a terrible uprising. 81 q 'SSs.
"It is nossihla ,bat az 4, . ! ", = !. .
minister will con, Z = al, -
him tbe natit,on ,nstoaa -, -
1t to the Emperor; we do not intend
TO listen to such advice.
I expect that five hundred thousand
inhabitants will gather in the neigh.
borhood Of the Palace, of whom 130,-
ooo Will be working men. Z
Very possibly | may perish on Sun
day.. shall stand at the front, as
behooves leader, and II they shoot
US down shall be the first to fall.
am convinced that bloodshed, il it
comes, will bring us liberty. ~
If the Emperor Is wise he Will
come 70 st. Petersburg to meet us.
~. oui il'llleuiate demand is for the con-
;voNins OF constituent assembly.aWe
40 not ask His Majesty to discuss de-
talls. put II he promises, all will be
", sA' = ~ refuses OF apsehts himself
4 "a az, quetees VII pe terrible.
~ 5,anl nussla may soon De as IS
lau' 4,
The Printers Quit.
Considerable anxiety is felt regard.
ing the attitude of the railway and
telegraph employees whose adhesion
to- the strike would disorganize the
whole country. 1t is understood that
If they join the strike, the govern.
ment will call them to iojn the co,.
ors as reservists, and then order
he them to return to work under army
regulations. If they refuse to com.
ply with this demand they will be
treated as deserters from the army.
None Of the printers who were per.
suaded to quit work yesterday have
returned to their posts, as as a re.
suit st, Petersburg is today without
a newspaper. j55i a
The police are carving ont ,bo
projects proclamation 5nrobib,tinr ths
holding of mass meetings. Z ami IL ~
put their ban on gatherings arranged
by the strikers for today at the
Peoples Palace and vassIli ostruf,
Violent socialist proclamation,s, are
.t.aa, 20
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-21
Ms. Il an n. FaIek Dead.

1 Y \! rs ll' Henry alex died this morn
ing at nine 9 clock at her nome ilt
the First ward al Ter d prolonged hi
ness q consump non sdrss Falels Is
re- r,ememb bereds bet tter on tlis side of the
rivera Miss Daisy Barttolow. She
IS ,,. survived y 4 b her mother WHO re.
s. sides ss on Y chant street in the First
4 ware, by her husband and one little
son aged about two years Two sis.
5t iterss Mrs: satterfe and MIS-. Lucy
iss'mpith, died late In the summer; and
Mr. and Mrs. alck also LOST d baby
q ! few months ag y The funeral ser
vices will be held at the home 10,
morrow afterno oong at two o;clocis IN
tterment t9ss will be mad IN Maple Grove
cemetery, nj NJ
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09
LEXINGTON NEWS.

w. B. McAlister went to Port
Monday on a business trip.
Little Oracle Tyler, who has
been very sick for several weeks,
seems to be improving slowly.
Joe Eskelson has had his house
repainted recently. He has moved
his barn to lot near Prof. Will
cox's, and is building a good cor
raj around it.
Mrs. E. A. Beymer bad neat
barn erected on her ranch last
week.
P. NJ. Christensen, Chas. Chris
tensop, John Helms, j. B. Green,
H. L. McAIister, C. H. Beymer
and A. X. Fuller attended the en-
campment at Heppner Monday
night.
Mr.. W. S. Wharton is acting as
cashier of the bank during Mr..
McAlister's absence.
W. F. Barrett is erecting a barn
on one of his lots in the eastern
part of town.
Mr.. Charles Burchell, ST., and
W. A. Burchell went to Portland
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09


Mrs. J. B. Carmicbael's father,
w. G. Sweetser, died at Medical
Lake, March 3. He was a pioneer
Of Umatilla and Morrow counties.
Miss Eva Fuller has resigned
her position as chief clerk at the
post offica.
Mrs. 4. NJ. links brother, A. T.
Mckinley, is visiting at the link
home this week.
Col. G. G. Boon has moved to
his ranch north Of town.
W. P. Mcmillan is putting in a
lumber yard on the lot between j.
NJ. Whites barn and John Whites
blacksmith shop. This will bc d
great convenience to the commu.
nifty.
J. T. Mcmillan reports that he
will have to reseed $50 acres OF
wheat.
NJ. F. Parker is laying the
foundation for a new house to
cost about $500.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09

united effort end co. operation
among the people. Mrs. Edyth
Iozier Weathered, who recently
lectured here and who has had
wide experience in exposition mat
ters, tried to impress the people
that it was one thing to have an
exh bit while it was another thing
to have it prope.ly installed. Ibis
i, very true. We ought to have
an exhibit and we ought to have
somebody to look after i.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09

Umatilla county has divorce
case IN which the unfortunate
husband, who is plaintiff, alleges
in his complaint that he has been
forced to work to provide for him
selfand family. This certainly ought
to be just grounds for divorce. DR..
William Osler, of John Hopkins
University, who believes in a
liberal use of chloroform, ought to
be sent for to decide this case.
This ia where DR.. William would
~,
shine.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09
GINGHAMS

After all what could you get that
would make q nicer dress or waist
suit than dainty pattern in a fine
quality OF Gingnam. Our new Ring-
hams for this season we're selected
with this in view. The patterns
nearly all being reproduction OF the
fancy silks and wool novelties for
shirt waist suits.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09
TOILE DE NORDE
GINGHAMS

We have inst received so pieces, in
as many different patterns and color
effects 10 this STANDARD High qlellty
gingham from which yo may choose.
Colors are pink, medium and light
blue, grey and tan. Patterns are all
new to this class Of goods, some of
the prettier ores bring tbe daiuty
email fieck or narI OF white on solid
ground of blue, pink. tan or grey.
Among these patterns are the raised
figures Of white on solid grounds,
broken checks and varied stripes,
solid color aud solid stripes.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09
Fred WarnOck

The Pierce bill providing for
the compulsory education of In
dian children will not accomplish
desirable results. How much
better off would Morrow county's
travelling bands of siwashes be if
each one carried a sheep skin
from Yale.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09

1t will bring rich. red blood, firm
flesh and muscle. That's what Hollist'
er's Rocky Mountain Tea will do.
Taken this mooth, keeps you we'll all
summer. 35 cents. Tes or Tablets-W.
P. Mcmillan, Lexington Oregon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09
MARRIED..

MCCARTER-GRA Condor, Ore.
Oregon, March 3, 1905. Mr.. G. +. Nc
Carter and Lucy Cray, both OF
Heppner.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09
BORN.

WELCH-In this city. Tuesday, March
Z, 1905, to Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Welch,
son.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09

The first sale of the 1906 hop
crop has taken place at North
Yakima. c. G. Sweeney, of Co.
wiche, sells 10000: pounds at 16
cents to McNeff Bros, of Puyallup.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09

The colonist rates as agreed on
by the railroads are now in effect.
The inducement of cheap rates to-
gether with the large amount of
advertising that is being scattered
over the East telling about Oregon
and the Lewis and Clark fair will
bring a great many visitors to
Oregon this year. Many of the
visitors will invest in homes and
stay here. The railroads are do
ing good work for the state.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09
PERCALE

Having duplio ted our first order for
Percales through mistake, makes our
assortment and stock twice as large as
usual. Though slightly detrimental
to US it is decidedly to the advantage
of our patrons both in choosing hav-
ing twice as many patterns, also in
price for We were obliged to mark
under the regular prices, that our
sales may be increased sufficiently
to close out the entire lot. Ali double
fold 90 to 36 inchee wide. patterns
are particularly nice for new summer
Manish shirts and house dresses aud
the like, prices 50 to Is cents per
yard.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09

The news OF both hemispheres-In The
Weekly Oreaonian.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09

What kind of an exhibit will
Morrow county have at the Lewis
and Clark fair and how will it be
locked after are questions of no
little Importance to the people of
this county. The time is drawing
near for the opening of the big ex-
position and very little has been
done to indicate that we will have
any exhibit at all. 1t is a matter
that should be looked upon
seriously by the taxpayers and
citizens for it means whole lot to
the business interests of this couu.
ty. Within the next three
months the gates of the fair will
be opened, The railroads are Of
fering liberal inducements to en-
courage immigration as well as
visitors. Most Of the counties of
the state are now making prepara-
tions for good showings. The
counties of Marion, Coos, Linn,
Lane, Clackamas and Douglas are
especially y active at this time and
all are trying to outdo one anoth-
er in getting up a display. Nor
row county has plenty of material
for q good exhibit, but to make the
display success there must be
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09
HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea NuqQetS

Busy Medicine for Busy People.
Brings Golden Health and Renewed Vigor.
A specific for Constipation, Indigestion, Live
and Kidney Troubles, Pimples, Eczema, Impure
and Backache. It's Rocky Mountain Tea in tab.
let form, s. cents box. Genuine made by
HoLLIsTER DRUG COMPANY, Madison, Wis.
GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SAllOW PEOPLE
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09

The lone Proclaimer runs a
glaring headline each week with
the startling announcement that
clone is the best city in Morrow
county, While the Proclaimer
is loyal to lone, nothing can ever
be gained by misrepresentation.
Every stranger who comes to Nor
row county will sooD find out that
the statement of the Proclaimer IS
not true. The only way that a
newspaper can build up the town
aud country is to tell only the
plain truth.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09

The statement recently made
by DR.. William OSier, of John
Hopkins University, that man is
no good after he reaches the sge
of forty and ought to be cbloro-
formed after he gets to be sixty
years old, has been the cause of
considerable comment aud most of
it not very adorable or even kind
for DR.. William, or Bill for short.
Some men ought to be cblor0.
formed! even cof5re o5f they are forty
and in the latter class DR.. Osler
seems to be at the head Of the list
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09
BATES
SEERSUCKERS

For summer waists and waist suits
is the proper stuff, combining as it
does the nifty combinations OF brown
and red with white in q medium
cbeok, would make q smart waist
suit for either house or street, enother
is black and white dimly outlining
half inch broken check on the pop
ular Champaign ground, also the
tiny white 1ecks on the old rose tint
tan ground, are eli crisp, enppy,
new patterns for the street or house
dress Price por yard. ....... 15c
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09

Our stock of wall paper is the
largest and most complete in town.
We solicit your inspection ofsamp pies.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-09

See North window for cleaning
apartns, such ss Bon Ami, Sapolio,
Securing soap, Brooms, Mops, Mop
rags etc. etc