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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09

SINGAPORE, Straits Settlement,
April S.-The Russian Baltic squad
ron passed here at $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon. The forty-seven ships,
steaming slowly at eight knots an
hour, four abreast, presented a strik-
ing spectacle. The vessels, however,
bore evidence OF the effects of their
sea voyage, and at the water line
showed seaweed a foot long.
The squadron was led by a large
cruiser, followed by three converted
former neutrality-suspicious. line YES
sells. Then came the cruisers. colliers,
battleships, etc. The colliers were
mostly in the center OF the fleet. The
decks of the warships were coal laden.
while the coIliers and the former
Hamburg-American liners were light
of draft.
The fleet passed seven miles out.
Hovering about the Russian fleet are
& number Of Japanese warships, evil
IDENTIFY doing scouting duty.
The Russian Consul visited and gave
dispatches TO a torpedo-boat. The feet
consisted Of six battleships, nine cruis-
ers, eight torpedo-boat destroyers.
three volunteer fleet vessels, sixteen
cOlliers, one salvage ship. one hospital
ship and three Hamburg-American
liners.
The feet did not stop to receive dis
patches or to consult with the Con-
sui. Subsequently the Consul visited
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's ship,
talking TO him from a launch. He did
not board the vessel. but was cheered
heartily on leaving the side of the
ship. The Consul gave to the fleet the
first news of the fall of Mukden.
The vessels are burning soft coal
+rar = NJ sS Ia for
miles. Gangways were not lowered
and nobody was permitted on board
the vessels. No news was vouchsafed.
The only launches allowed to ap-
proach the feet were those Of the Rus
sian Consul and Of the Associated
Press. Natives lined the sea front and
were greatly excited.
Artillerymen and submarine miners
were kept at their posts all day. man.
ming the guns and mines. AS the feet
did not touch the harbor limits. no
Salutes were fired.
The squadron disappeared about
o'clock in the afternoon. still smoking
black on the eastern horizon.
Following is the composition Of the
Russian second Pacific squadron, COM
manded by Vice Admiral Rojestven-
sky, as far as known:
Battleships-Kniaz Souvarof (Ro-
geSLNenSkE uaSSnlpD, SlSSOl Na1lky
CNOelkesam's fagship), Alexander III,
Oslabya, Orel, Borodino, Navarin.
Cruisers-Admiral Nakhimoff Au-
rOra, Svietiana, Oleg, Dmitri Donzkoi.
Jemtchug, AlmaZ, IZumrud.
TorpedO-boat destroyers-Blestlach
Bravi, Bedovi and five others.
Volunteer 1eet-Kieff, Voronej, Vlad-
imirOff, Tamboff, YarOslaV.
Transports - Kamchatka, Korea
Gortschakoff, Andadyr, Malaga, Jupi-
ter and several others, colliers.
Following is a list of the vessels
probably comprising the japanese
squadron commanded by Vice Admi-
miral Togo:
Battleships-Mikasa Flagship oi
Togo, Fuji, Asahi, Shikishima
Battleship, second cIass-Chinyen.
ArmOred cruisers-Asama, Chiyoda,
IWate, Nisshin, AdZuma, Idsumo, Ka-
suga, Tokwa, Yakima
Also thirty unarmored cruisers, TWEEN
thirty-fve torpedo-b boats, a large pro-
portion OF which is believed to be with
ty torpedo-boat destroyers and about
the admiral.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
What We Have to Sell

We have four floors crammed full of
the incest, cleanest. newest. handsomest
and best pianos we have ever carried. We
have the newest things In Colonial and
Mission styles in the Decker. Hallet &
Davis, Schumann, Crown and Kimball
makes. We have some parlor grands and
big concert grands in the Hazelton and
Lester makes. We have the Kimball pi-
ano--the piano praised by Nordica and
Sembrich-in all styles. We have up
rights in an almost infinite variety of
make style and wood You know the
Decker. the KimbaE. the Hazelton, the
Lester. the Hallet & Davis. You know
their worth
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
The Very Newest

You must see the Auto-piano. the new
est thing in musical instruments-the
plano which everybody can play, and
play we'll. It is either self playing pi-
ano or piano Of the regular sort, as you
like. Ae self-playing piano, using the
regular "pianola music" an inexperi-
of the world at his will. AS a regular
piano, the most exacting musician will
find It an instrument of the highest
class. We have never heretofore adver-
tised the Auto-piano, and vet we are SELL
ing them ct the rate more than carload
azmonth. One invariably sells another.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
Study These Prices

When we tell you we are selling all
our s400 styles at $247: our $3.50 makes
at $21S; our $500 pianos for $35S and
s346: and that we have also large num-
bers of $3.50 and $500 pianos which will
be sold below the 5000 mark, some as
low as s126 and s15S, you will under
stand the Importance of this movement
When we say to you that you can Sc
lect any one of these fine pianos at these
astonishingly low prices, have 1t sent
home at once and pay for it as best suits
your convenience. there can be no valid
other SINGLE daX Come fn=ruarraxu
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09

as three weeks ago three swift Jap
anese armored cruisers were well
southwest of Ceylon. executing a wide
sweep in search of signs Of the Rus
sian fleet. They kept in touch with
each other by means of wireless tel
egraphy.
That the Japanese will make torpe-
do attacks on the Russian fleet for
several nights before closing in a gen.
eral engagement is the belief enter
tanned in Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
PIANO SLAUGHTER TO
CONTINUE THIS WEEK
Entire Wholesale Stock of Finest Pianos Sacrificed
to Retail Buyers.
Our First Great Unloading Sale at Temporary Sdlesrooms 5
Market Street250 Of the Finest New Pianos the Latest
Styles and Most Renowned Mdkes-Full Descriptions and
PFiCeS-Pdu as Best Suits Your Convenience.

since occupying our present premises,
our business to turn this immense whole
sale stock of fine new pianos into cash or
interest-bearing paper Our other stores
are working to their utmost and can take
no more. 1t is the main store that must
assume the burden. We realize that at
regular retail prices it would be impossi-
BILE to sell the pianos quickly here, but
with the extraordinary price concessions
we are prepared to make there will be
thousands of buyers willing to spend the
extra nickel to get to our store.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
Every Make in Used Pianos

Our stock Of used pianos Is large and
varied. If you want any particular make
of piano, it is a safe guess that we can
supply 1t to you. We can furnish you
with a piano of almost any prominent
American make, which an expert could
hardly tell from an absolutely new one.
Here are few samples
Fine Chickering baby grand s4s5.
Steinway upright $245; nice little Emer.
son. rosewood case. $50: another En- merson
$13S; elegant mahogany case, Hallet &,
Davis, $265; vose upright, splendid ma
hogany case, s215; large Fischer upright
(new) at half price; another Fischer
$165; beautiful mahogany Weber up
right at 500 less than actual factory
cost: Weser.. case in good condition. s145.
elegant little Behr Brothers S116. hand,
some oak case Ludwig $165: another.
mahogany case. $3.50; fine Schumann,
$3.50, and score of others.
At $65, s46, $S7, s26. ETC.. we are clos
ing out number of choice square pianos.
among them such well-known makes as
Kimball, Steinway. Hallet & Davis.
Weber, Zech. etc., etc. Pay 81 @ week
and own pianO
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
MAY FIGHT A DUEL.
Russian Naval Captain CIado Is ChaI-
Ienged by Captain ZilIotti.

AChECn ~. NJ<ltJAdA4 LlnOtd.
ST PETERSBURG. April s.-A
sensational sequence TO, the newspaper
campaign instituted by Captain Clado,
formerly Admiral Rojesvensky's chief
tac1cian, against Vice Admiral Avel-
Ian, head Of the Russian Admiralty
Department, and the general staff of
the Admiralty may be a duel to-mor-
row between Clado and Captain Zil-
lOtti. the aid of Admiral Avellan.
When. the other day. a letter came
from Rojestvensky repudiating Clado
and severely rejecting upon him, Cap
tain Zillotti, without the authority of
the Ministry Of Marine, promptly pub
lished it, drawing down upon himself
in turn a public reprimand. Bad blood
had existed between the two officers
throughout the controversy. and Clado,
having charged that Zillotti published
the letter out Of personal spite, the lat
ter sent him his second. demanding
that Clado apologize or fight.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
CHINESE FLEET TO SAIL.

HONGKONG, April SIN conse-
quence of the appearance of a fleet in
the Straits of Malacca the China
is preparing to put to sea.
The armored cruiser Sutlej left to-day
for Singapore and the first-class bat
tIeship Ocean and a cruiser will fol-
low
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
Janan Buying Atlantic Liners.

LONDON. April 8.-Watts. Watts
& CO. of London have purchased five
steamers from the Mediterranean and
New York Steamship Company. 1t is
believed the vessels were bought for
Japan.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
Rise in Insurance Rates.

LONDON. April 8.-Insurance rates
at Lloyds' for shipping bound east of
Singapore advanced smartly on the
news that the Russian second Pacific
squadron had passed that port. .-- :
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09

The price is $500. and at that figure man,
people are giving UP their old pianos and
buying Auto-pianos.
This brings up the subject of used nj
amos; pianos taken in exchange for Auto
pianos. or for Decker, Hazelton or Kim
ball pianos.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09

WARRINGTON, April s. - The Navy De-
nartment has been informed that the cruisers
brooklyn and Dixie have arrived at Monti
Grtsti santo Domingo to assist in patrolling
the waters of that republic during the adj
nninistration of the customs service by
AGENTS OF the United States
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
GOTHAMS WEALTHY SET
BELIEVE IN RACE SUICIDE


Poor Districts to Ten on Fifth
Avenue.
NEW YORK, April 8.-Sixteen
thousand babies were born in New
York in the last four months Fig
ures compiled by the bureau Of vital
statistics show that Fifth avenue has
the lowest birth rate OF any street in
the city. Less than ten births were
reported in the wealthiest section OF
that thoroughfare.
The heaviest birth rate is on the
East Side, near Division street. where
the conditions are the reverse Of those
on Fifth avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
REPORTS RUSSIAN VICTORIES.

Iiinevitch Says the Tsintsatun Battle
Lasted Twelve Hours.
ST. PETERSBURG April s.-A dis
patch from General Linevitch to the
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
NEW JERSEY MOTORISTS
MUST PAY HEAVY TAX

GOVernOF SIgIIS Dill COlfIptHIHg Div
ers to Pay Toll on Their
Machines.
NEW YORK, April S.-Automobil-
lists must now pay a toll of one cent
a mile for machines holding two per-
sons and two cents mile for autos
carving three or more persons on all
foil roads in the State of New Jersey.
A bill to. that effect passed at the re-
cent session of the Legislature has
been signed by Governor Stokes.
Roads upon which the new law will
apply are, however, not numerous.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09

Hot heads make cold hearts.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09


James Flood Building the of Powell Ellis
Its elegance will be revelation every
The public then the finest Coast
Every idea modern making has been employed
the store ideal in each appointment.
The many splendid features Large light and airy sales
foor broad convenient ai with every pillar
mirrors The fnshings mahogany and bras-ths
with the delicately tinted ceiling lends beautiful color
that admiration The show and furniture
in perfect harmony with the finish store The
massive and splendid show windows will likewise
commend approval
The unique feature of all the Art and Reception
Room the second floor
This room resting meeting place for ladies' 1t is
colonial in style with furniture and tapestry indicative
period On the walls hang Photographic reproductions
worlds oil paintings Free caaogs explain the
many pictures The other features Maid in attendance
telephone booh engraved stationery library
publications all the disposal of ladies' The can
be reached by elevator of the eight large
of the building
Both floors of this have arranged with the idea
of having everything perfection human endeavor
attain.
The public cordially invited the opening April 9Th
We await their verdict of our efforts
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-02
OUT OF JAIL
INTO cONMUslAL BLISS WENT
ONE MARTHA FLOWERS OF
RECENT MEMORY.

Martha Flowers, the Everson fly.
by.night, was married at the county
clerks office this morning 10 Pas.
quale Lombard, the Rev. J. Engle
performing the ceremony. Pasquale
Is the man Martha has been living
with for the past four or five years
and the same fellow who was brought
along with Martha to jail about three
weeks ago on an adultery Charge
The pair pleaded guilty and were
locked UP. The mans friends paid
his fine and the costs and he was re
leased. Martha, however, served liei
ten days out
The two came to the clerks office
this morning and asked legal sane
tion of their relations. The license
was granted and the knot tied while
Pasquale assumed an expression al
most human and Martha was about
as blushing as a gravestone. Martha
was married under the name of Mar
tine Bell and gave her birth place
as Italy, and her age as q.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-02
Field Said of circuses.

Eugene Field is credited with say.
ing that human nature is not proof
against time, tide and circuses..
Just as baseball has been called the
national game. SO is the modern cir.
Gus the national amusement, becom.
ing more and more SO each year. This
condition can easilybe explained when
one visits an exhibition Of the Great
Wallace Show. which Will. appear in
Fairmont on Monday. May is.
The Wallace Show is truly a mann.
moth institution. When one has seen
1t fromiend to end !, outside and inside;
and has as formed an inventory Of what
he has seen and learned 4 for a very
I; nominal fee, how much real pleasure
and benefit 1t has been, he can easily
understand why q big threering cir,
Gus OF the high standard of the Wal
lace Show is making Tie circus a ma
5ional amusement.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-02
JOHN sHuRTLEFE DEAD.
Former Fairmont Man Was Killed In
Wreck In Indian Territory.

The announcement given below
should have appeared in these COL
umns on yesterday, having been given
to us early yesterday morning by Mr..
Grant Shurtleff, The manuscript was
In some way mislaid and not discov.
cred until the West vlrginlan was
printed. b.
A telegram was received here yes
terday announcing that John p Shurt,
left. son of Mr.. E. w. Shurtleff, was
killed in wreck near Tuka, Indian
Territory. Mr.. Grant shurtler, a
brother of the deceased, took the mat.
ter in charge. and wired that the re,
mains should be buried at Tuka, hay.
ing been notified that It was not ad.
visable to ship them. 81. .i:5i5,
John P. shurtleff was IS years 81
age and single. He was born and
reared in this vicinity, and is well
and favorably known by the older
residents OF this. city. He had not
been in Fairmont for fifteen years
and during that time had been travel
ing for st. Louis house. He is sur
yived by his parents and two broth
ers, Grant Shurtleff. OF this place,
and George shurtleff, located In the
West, and five half brothers and
sisters, namely, Richard, Oliver and
Clarence Shurtleff, and Miss Blanche
shurtleff, all residing in this neigh
horhood, and Mrs. Bertee Kunst, Of
Grafton. 3s III
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-02
GRAND. DISPLAY {, y A. !
WAS MADE BY THE "coUNTRY
CIRCUS WHILE ON PARADE
TODAY.

r b Z w. . q
The Country Circus parade start:
ed from the Grand Opera House to-.
day promptly at twelve o'clock and
paraded the principal streets of the
city. The sidewalks were lined with
men, women and children who had
gathered TO witness the parade which
was quite up to all expectations. The
Greater Fairmont Band headed the
parade followed by the Dowden and
Hill automobiles gayly decorated in
flying flags and bunting, and n nun.
Der OF Surveys occupied by the young
ladies who will take part In the drills
tonight. A number Of the athletes,
acrobats, clowns and several gro.
tesque characters were in line and
created a great deal of fun by their
droll antics along the route. The
Country Band was very much In ey.
idcnce, and a band OF pickaninnies
created no little interest. The parade
leads us to expect great things fol
tonight and VIC are told by well in
formed people that great things viii
be there.
/ A handsome souvenir programme
has been prepared BY the manage
ment and a copy will be presented
to every one in the audience.
In some way the Country Circus
has become confused with the Sta
| Course entertainment. Tho countr
Circus, however is an entirely sci
arate affair, and is under the direc
: management of the Y. NJ c. A., Will
the Star Course Is in charge Of til
Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Y. NJ. c. IA.
and their next and last entertainment
of the course will be given on the 20
of May.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-02
Or. HARpERSO.Nl
ROADfTO5REC0yERY
EXAMINATION XEsTERDAY Az.
TERNooN SHOWED VERY
GRATIFYING RES UITs
.(By pnbllshers' Pref a.,l

s;4 3S lBy Publls erSIS Y tsref 30 ,. n
NEW " ORR Y Ia, Harpers
Of Chicago University. its saia &by his Z
physicians to boron the high road tS
recovery from cancer, q disease here
'tofore pronounced ineaFable. Or.
Harper arrived In New York from chis
cago last Sunday nigh! IN company
with Dr.. Frank Billings his ply siciah.
and is nov stopping at The HOTEL
Manhattan. For two long hours yes;
terday DR.. Harper underwent an ex:
animation by Dr.E lillian James Nor
ton and awaited the gerllct OF the
expert with unconcealed anxiety The
result of the examination exceeded
his even fondest hopes and lie walked
out into the sunshine with d step ais
spry{ as a boy.s y yesterday afternoon
at the Hotel Manhattan he received
congratulations from scores o.
friends. Dr., Morton found that not
only had the growth of the cancafous
tumor been arrested but that IT Ind.
decreased nearly t%o;thirds d In
original size. Three weeks ago the
growth covered IN area Of more tlian1
square inches Y esterday HE X.ray
showed that the dlseRse was confined
to an area of hardly seven nshes.
Or. Harper spoke enthusiastieally
of the progress which had been
made. In March lie came To New
York and placed himself under The
care Of DR.. Norton, the S,ray special
list. The process BY which tho ciire
Is being effected Us based on the The.
DRY that disease can be cured Through
the destruction Of the microbes by
means OF light, -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-02
JUDGE KENDALL Al
GAVE FAIR WARNING ABOUT
PLEADING GUILTY IN THE
HOPE OF ESCAPING
PUNISHMENT.

AT the opening of the May term OF
the Intermediate Court this morning
Judge Kendall took occasion to warn
the attorneys that defending counsel
in the State cases must not instruct
their clients to plead guilty in the
hope Of getting them of with the
minimum penalty. His Honor de.
clared that there was altogether too
much promiscuous shooting and 9th.
er violations Of law in the county and
he proposed to impose severe penal.
ties regardless Of pleas Of guilty. He
said he wished TO hear for himself
what the accused had TO say In ex.
tenuation Of his crime.
This morning was taken up in
classifying criminal cases and set
ting them for trial. There are over
100 indictments to be answered to,
and they will take fully the rest OF
this week to be disposed of. The
real excitement begins tomorrow
when Ida Kirkpatrick, Hattie Davis,
Bessie Taught and Ellen Fluharty are
to be brought in on the charge OF
prostitution, together with several al
legged gambling devotees, the whole
outfit hailing from Warrington.
The time this afternoon was occu
pied in setting chancery and law and
appeal cases for trial. All the civil
cases riginally set for May q are
now set for May 81.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-02
GREAI SUCCESS
WAS TIL MINSTREL SHOW All
N ONO NGAtl & LAST NIGHT.
N Au MAN e. soclETYlSl lis /
III: 3s PLEASED h.


& The Monongah minstrel show
which sIrepeated last night at. the
Mononsah Coliseum for the benefit Of
the Fairmont Humane Society," was
a decided success from start to finish.
The audience, though unusually large,
WINS also unusually attentive and ap,
preciative, and round after round or
applause greeted each successful
number. The performers were in
good spirits, ard sang their songs and
cracked their jokes with the vim and
snap OF professionals.
The Humane Society is loud in It's
praise Of the treatment received ut
tho hands OF Monopgah's citizens,
and Is deeply grateful for the liberal
patronage 1t received. Special
thanks Is due TO Manager Charles
Bartlett, Of the Company store, who
assisted SO materially in advertising
the entertainment, Superintendent
Nicely, of the Highland mines, who
was instrumental In %selling a large
number of tickets in that vicinity, G.
e. Ryan, for his services In the box
office, and TO VIII Talbot and Porte,
Knight, who took the tickets at the
door. To the entire cast of the Lady
Minstrel Show the society desires &c
express its earnest thanks for thcil
part in the minstrel. realizing that
their performance cost no little Of
fort. We give the names Of the on
tire cast below withia few OF the spe
clalties.
End Maidens- Pearl Orr, Martlii
Rogers, Jennie Candy.
End Men-John Highland, Ton
Finch, Clyde Toothman.
Tnterlocutor-NIrs. Sarah Cornell.
|. Olio Artists-Mrs. John Highland
Mrs. Ada Candy Rogers, Misses Eli
Hnrdesty and Mary Mort, Messrs
John Talbot, Tim Talbot, Cleve Greg
DRY and Chns Turney.
Little Ladies-Lucile and Katha
rine Ruckman, Irene Harrington
Fanny oliker and Mildred Myers.
"In the Shade of the shelterin
Palms." by George Gibbons, "rhe Go
{ Goo Man." by Tim Talbot, and
!. dancing specially by Harry Honnake
( as extras were greatly applauded.
The Society cleared flfty.four dc
lars, which was very gratifying, an
will assist materially in the work
which the members are so zealou
There are now three little girls
E the shelter from two weeks 10 tlftet
r months of age, and the society Is
need of funds for their support III
to enable 1t to take charge of sever
little folks who are badly in need
attention.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-02
almost indispensable to a

is almost indispensable 10 Dali
player, a pair, OF ankle braces.
j. NJ. Hartley 3 Son were the first
10 come forward and their donation
Is either pair of Packard shoes or
2 Halves hat.
G. F! Randall, in view of the fact
chat the player can get but one OF
these articles, makes the same prop
osition, only he puts up a pair OF
Ealston shoes or Guyer hat.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-02
BREWERS LosERs -
1ts iAtlh,lNeToN.
Forced to Pay $3.50 Annual Lieense,
Council Refusing 10 Accept
Barrel 80 ak. IS;

: MANNINGToN /, w VA, May a.
Last night the city council granted 4
wholesalers license To D. j. Dalton.
the Warrington agent for the schmnls
bach Brewing Company Of wheeling.
and q controversy Is ended. Some
time ago the brewers doing business
in Manning ton did not want 70 nike
out licenses, except on d basis pf d
tax Of 2 1zs cents per harrel. The
council insisted on a Hat license OIL
$3.50 per annum which tie brewers
refused s,l n q pay they nsisting on ths
barrel basis. 80
Finally several ofs the saloenists
dubbed together and paid die sHsn Ii
cense for the Fairmont brewery. This
left the schmulbaeh concern out in
the colo, until last night NE Dalton
applied and was grantee d license al
the. council rate !,
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