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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-21
II lSsN0yVE TO8GENERlI
MILES T0sMAkEI IGOODS0N 4
MuGH-TAL ED-OF TE||
'sas JEFFERSON DAVIS ASKS
The DISTINGUISHED sol.
DER 70 Pr opucE
IN FULL A PHOTOGRAPHIC
COPY OF HER, ALLEGED
LETTEs 10 HIN.

Na1ot
SAVANNAH Ca Feb. 2f,-airs.
jefferson Davis In a letter published
in the Savannah press today. calls
upon General Nelson Al. Miles 10 pro-
duce In fulli a Photographic copy Of
letter which he saysihe received from
5her thanking him for his sare oil Joi,
fcrson Davis while d prisoner She
asks the General TO produce the letter
or "a. cease his references 10 IT to Jus,
tlly his treatment Of me President
Eofsthe contederscy.
Mrs. Davis says that she has not
the least memory OF having written
such letter.
~ is conceivable that she writes.
while ignorant Of ihe fact or IN
hopeful recognition Of some improve
ment in The treatment indicted upon
my husband, ! may have made some
acknowledgement OF what i may
have construed as common humanity
al a time when had i known The facts
as they existed, never could nor
would have written save in. an in.
dlgnant protest.
Forty years have passed since
General Miles berpetrstsd the cruel
Ties for which he IS undergoing some
measure Of punishment at The hands
Of his own public. During that pc,
riod he has not ResItated TO shift the
responsibility for his act upon 9th.
ers. The publication Of the Inatr.ic.
tionss under which he claims 10 have
acted and the Correspondence which
led up to5them, have long since con-
yinced every candid mind that his
treatment Of Mr.. Davis was gratui.
t6us neither iustitied nor recon-.
nended by the orders Of bis supe-
rlors.'' {
In concluding, after calling ON Gen.
cralS Miles for the letter which he
claimg % have Mrs. Davis says:
I'VE are cautioned In Holy wri.
not 10 bring rallIns accusation'
against any sinner, however great his
fault, and l do not desire any contro.
sersy with any one, especially moi
with ono whose perceptions Of truth
are so vague and misty
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-21
(contlnued on gIahtIl Paan.l l,..l
mo GENTLEMAN EVER SNARIS1

a number Of gentlemen, gang OF gov
eminent looters who would make pro
fessional sneak thieves join the ROCK.
efeller Sunday school class from
shame, Il they were found in their
company: Mr.. Eckels said i insin.
uate. Let me see Il j do. / do not
directly charge James H. Eckeis with
the actual 3obbery which took place
that day at Washington. because 1
only make direct charges / can prove
and 4 admit that Washington game
was 50 well covered up could not
get at the inside In a way that would
be achieved in a court Of Law. or i
would have attempted TO drag James
b. Eckels out into the open long ago.
1 will not insinnate this, but directly
charge that James H. Eckels, while
director OF the Trust Company OF the
Republic Of New York, the notorious
shipbuiidine Trust Company, borrow
ed money from the Trust Company OF
CONTINUED on Fifsh Paso,)
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Continue On Fourth Page.l
.vARDAMAN WANTS II. Be SENATOR.

Williams returns to the State after
the adjournment OF Congress he will
not find the governor such an ardent
admirer of his Friends Of Governo.
vardaman consider the vacancy in
prospective Senator Moneys seat,
as one opportunity for the further ad.
yancement Of Governor .vardaman
and there is reason to believe that
the Governors ambltionl lies in that
direction. The Governor has strong
views on the race question. He can.
not succeed himself as Governor OF
Mississippi and there is no probable
Congressional vacancy in his district,
and the Senatorial probability offers
more inducements than Congress
sional possibility.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-21
8lBys Pnblishers, Press.l !

w lCoS.l
BOSTON; Mass, Feb. i21.-In the
most extensive and disastrous fire
that this city has seen for years, piers
5 and 4 of the Hooslc Tunnel Docks
were totally destroyed. the steam.
ships Dalton Hall. of the Furness line,
and Philadelphlan Of the wilson.Fur.
ness-Leyland line badly damaged and
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
worth Of freight on the piers and car.
go in the vessels wiped out fire
between $50 and four O'Clock this
morning. Starting in pier four on the
ground floor in some hay. the flames
spread like a prairie fire even against
the wind, leaping across the waterSto
pier three and inside Of ten minutes
after the alarm both great sheds were
q mass Of flames, leaping high into
the air and threatening not only the
piers on either side, but also the
4 mammoth grain elevator. Before the
first stream had been turned on the
fire, the first was doomed and by the
time extra help had arrived the: other
shed was doomed Every piece OF
freTfghting apparatus in the city ex.
cepts the very few left to cover Ger.
tain districts, was called upon. 1t was
the first time in years that general
alarm had been rung in. The fire
was attended by the most exciting in.
cidents. on pier three lay the Fur.
ness Liner Dalton Hall and when the
flames swept through the: pier toward
the liner, Captain Gordon tried to get
the crew TO warp the vessel out. The
crew paid no attention and for some
time there was mutiny on board. Fl.
naliy after the vessel had caught FIRE,
"a line was passed from the draw Of
the Charlestown bridge to the vessel,
and the almost doomed vessel was
pulled from her berth. On the other
side Of pier four lay the Wilson:Fur.
9ness;Leyland liner: Philadelphia. When
Il the crew gotup on deck there was no
hopesfor them but to take to the
water: No time was left them 10 get
theiyessel out, no time to lower boats
and get away, SO they jumped, all OF
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-21
THE NEGRO HATER.Is PLANNING
THE DOWNFALL OF JOHN
SHARP WILLIAMS.
tBy Publishers, press.l

NEW ORLEANS, La. Feb. 2f.-
Adyices from Jackson, Miss, states
that Governor James N. yardaman.
of Mississippi, will positively oppose
the election Of Congressman John
Sharp Williams as the successor Of
United States Senator. Money.
Mr.. Williams is accepted as the
most available candidate, but Cover.
nor Vardaman is ambitious to enter
the Senate. The. breach is widening
between them and when Congressman
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-21
CANDIDATE FOR CITY CLERK
WAS NOMINATED sY BUsi. 4
NESS MEN LAST NIGHT.

~
The convention OF the business
Mems Progressive party was held al
the courthouse last evening. In the
absence of Mr.. Tusca Norris, Chair.
man Scott c. Lowe took the chair.
Mr.. Lowe called AIR. D. L. Butcher
TO the chair and Mr.. E. a. Russell
to the secretary's desk. The tempo.
rary organization was then made per.
manent, and the convention proceed.
ed to business. No nominations were
made for city clerk, but man from
each ward was appointed to confer
with the members Of the executive
committee and use their own judg..
ment in filling the place on tho ticket.
The following were put in nomlna.
tlon for councilmen:
First wafd--J. NJ. Smith.
Second ward-George NJ. Lilly.
Third ward-W. s. Raymond. q
Fourth ward-M. II. sfusgroye.
IL " . =
Fifth ward-Long term, j. WI Ever.
hart; short term. Patrick Nj. Hoge.
The executive committee appoint.
ed consisted Of the following mem.
bers:
First ward-A. P. Harr.
Second ward-Frank Lloyd.
Third ward-scott c. Lowe.
Fourth ward-Fred McIntire.
Fifth ward-W, H. Conaway,
Judge Raymond made an extended
explanation Of the necessity for the
bonding Of the waterworks, and; a
masterful= argument for the passage
Of the ordinance providing for the
bond issue.
The convention then adjourned.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-21
LAWSON To. .HAVE5JOINT DEBATE.

Il Mr. Lawson says that Mr.. Beck in
the East and James: H. Eckels in tho
West have been selected to 4sllng
mud, at him at public banquets.
Mr., Beck is to speak In Boston to-
night and Mr.. Lawson expects another
broadside: he says the international
Ieagpe ot Press Clubs is trying to
raise 1000 for a home. Lawson Of.
fers to give the funds S. 900 II Beck
win debate with him on the Standard
rolldn ten days. Lawson says he has
never spoken in public but he is not
afraid to meet Beck, the orator.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-21
BI 7AG.ES DAN

sand feet from the surtaes. Three
hundrtd men are At work, but Il Is
impossible 20 tellWhen theyiwiil reach
the great majority Of bodies, on au-
count Of the mass Of earth between
them and; the dead!
& u is the worst mine disaster in
the history Of Alabama. 1t Is GER:
tain tain there are fllly y;ons hundred dead.
and there may be more.
State President Edward Flynn, Of
the United Mine Workers' OF America,
10 in charge Of rescue WORK.
Bl3lIllsslMsiIIl!NIGfIAM l3llslMsiIIl!N Ala, Feb. 2l.-=3
.Rescuers at work at the yirSiiIa
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-21
COLLAPSED 5 D

way, and was not Intended to be sc.
rlous.
This cleared Senator Caldwell, In
the minds Of the committee, Of the
charges preferred against him.
Caldwell Quit.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 2i.-
Alta meeting Of the Senate investi.
eating committee last night the sen.
sational things promised did not take
place, After the hearing was well
under way and Governor White had
made q plain statement OF the case he
read a@letter from DR. Charles j.
schot. Of Parkersburg, written some
ten days before the message. The
letter was In brief as follows:
"The West Virginia Medical So.
clety, and Little, Kanawha and Ohio
Valley Medical Society have bill
before the House; and the president
Of the State Board of Health, DR..
Frame, said a Senator had said. Get
me $4,000 and the bill will be put
thbough. There are two thousand
doctors i'm this State, and they mean
business, and they mean to get this
btllithrough. These doctors are equal
TO ten. thousand dollars, and 1t Is said
unless the doctors get this bill
Through 1t will be hard upon the Re.
publican party
e Governor White further stated
that he did not know where the Sen.
FatorSwas. or gwen II it'-were true, but
thought 1t was due this Senator that
such charges be investigated. Gov.
ernor White then took the resolution
and; asked that the committee inyes.
tigate the charges against him, first,
IS the beneficiary OF the fees Of tho
secretary of5the state contraryito law.
He knew nothing about John Baker
White, ,sand his letter to corporations
regarding charters and had never had
any conversation with him on the
subject; that he knew Mr.. White,
Auditor scherr. ". p. Hubbard and
others were before the committee in
regard to lowering charter fees, but
knew nothing about it, not enough to
make an Intelligent statement, and in
regard to the secretary Of states fees,
had not even received as much as
q! Postage Stamp.
Senator Caldwell arose and said
that he felt that there was nothing
more necessary than the aflidavlts Of
DR.. Frame and the other physicians
and the testimonyGo of Governor White
TO relieve him of any charges or in.
ferences made against him. He
acknowledged that he had been over
sensitive and thought that it was a
:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-21
SENTENCED
% SIXTY YEARS AND FIVE
sDAYs8lN PENlTENTiARYi
WAS; AsMAJoR.
g(Byl Publlshers, Press.

lBys publishers Press.)
MANILA Feb. 21.-Major Caring.
ton was today sentenced to serve a
term OF sixty years and five days i'm,
prisonment for falsifyins government
vouchers for; the amount Of s1.5OO.
Heiwas tried and convicted on five
counts and the sentence on each Of
these was twelve years and one day.
The case will be carried to the Su,
preme Court of the Philippines, and
failing there will probably be taken
5tosthe Supreme Court of the United
States
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-21
ANARCHY
EXISTS IN THE CAUCASUS AND
AUTHORITIES ARE lNEFFI-
GENT AND iNDoLENT. &
a library
.lBy Publishers, Press !

LONDON, Feb. 2l.-The Exchange
Telegraph company's St. Petersburg
correspondent wires that private ad.
vices received in the Russian capital
report a state Of anarchy prevalent
in the Caucasus. Massacres are oc.
curing on all sides. OIL wells are
ablaze, trains have been destroyed,
and river navigation stopped The
more peaceable element are said to
be living in state Of terror.
The authorities are inefficient and
dndolene
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-21
sIal7l -
1.-THE PIT

William A. Brady's. company, head
ca by Wilton Lackaye, comes to the
Grand Opera House tomorrow night
in a great production of the drama.
Tied version of Frank Norris famous
novel The PITT "The Pit" is the
most forceful and;vital picture of the
development of q woman's love or Of
active American life that has been
given to the stage. The play fairly
tieathes the spirit of Chicago, and
the maelstrom in the Board Of Trade
eof La Sale street. The characters
are real men and women, and the
breaking of Curtis Jadwin's corner
and the presentation Of the panic
scene is said sto be stupendous
spectacle.
Wilton Lackaye has won the tri.
nmph Of his brilliant career as Curtis
5adwin. The play and the produe.
lion, which. is enormous; have made
an impression quite out Of proportion
10 anything that has been done in this
country since The Henrietta =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-21
PROVIDED THE CHIEF ORATOR
OF STANDARD OIL CO. WILL
MEET HIM.

(By Publishers Press. }

BOSTON. Mass Feb. 21.-Thomas
W. lawson has issued an open let.
terstof James NJ. Beck, OF New York,
whom he terms Chief orator for the
Standard OIL Company and the esys.
tenn for a public debate on erie
crimes and the coNardly yiilalnies Of
his employers in EansdH Hail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-21
on His Way to 1; Russia. u.
(By Publishers Press.

THEoDoslA, crimea, Feb. a.
General stoessel the former Russian
commander at Port Arthur, arrived
here at eight o'clock this morning en-
route for ST Petersburg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-21

..4tThe Pits" a hit. Don. Miss Il.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-21

Continued on Filth Paae,)
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-22
DESCRIBED BY A RUSSIAN
Most Characteristic Trait of Woman
of Cars Country Is Extreme
Conservatism.

A lady-herself a Russian
gave an interesting description of
the women of Russia. Their most
characteristic feature, it is stated,
is their intense conservatism.
Custom and tradition have made
so deep an impression on their
minds that they resent change
even when it would be to their
own advantage. A notable in
stance in point is the custom
which permits the husband to
chastise his wife, 1t is seriously
contended that the strongest OPP.
position to reform in this direc
ton would come from the women
themselves, and the authority
quotes the case of a young Of
ficer's wife, who complained thai
her husband could not love her
as he treated her with such un
varying kindness! Another proc.
of this conservative instinct wal
seen when, in a certain Russian
church, the priest provided chair.
for the worshipers- The men ac
cepted the innovation thankfully
but the women thought it a sac
rilege, and were so indignant tina
the old order of things had TO b
reverted to-, and the congregation
compelled to stand or kneel, as a
first.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-22
THERMlT ON THE STAGE.
So Picturesque Is Combustion of New
Welding Agent That 1t Is
Found Acceptable.

SO picturesque is the combus-
ton of thermit, the new chemical
welding agent, that it is providing
acceptable entertainment to the
patrons of the English music
halls. Its action is so different
from preconceiyed ideas Of the
physical properties Of matter that
its operation invariably incites
wonder in the mind of the specta-
tor. So rapid is the combustion
of this chemical agent that the
outside of the crucible has not
time to become warm. Following
up this idea one ingenious pres
tidigitator conceived the notion
of adapting it to the well-known
trick of frightening the owner of
a borrowed silk hat by starting a
fire therein. Iron is reduced to a
molten state in a hat partly filled
with sand without damaging the
exterior. To further demonstrate
the terrific heat generated the
molten iron was allowed to drOI
through a foot and a half of water
in a lar with an iron bottom. Not
only does the water fail to extin
guish the flame, but the iron bot
tom is penetrated as Clearly al
though bored through by a drill
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-22
king Of Fruits.

What is the most valuable Of
all fruits? Beyond doubt, the
banana" affirms IN authority on
foods. Alone Of fruits, the long,
yellow banana possesses all the es-
sentials to the sustenance of hu
man life. The king of fruits in
point of nutrition, it also stands
alone in regard to production,
which is estimated to be 1873 times
greater than that of wheat, and
A times more than that of po-
ratoes. In other words, if a GER
tain area of ground would produce
33 pounds Of wheat or 80 of pc.
taroes, an equal area of banana
land would yield over 1000
pounds of fruit, containing all the
life sustaining properties of both
wheat and potatoes"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-22
Execution Sale.

Whereas by virtue of an execution
from the Office OF the clerk OF the
circuit court of Jackson county, state OF
Missouri, dated March 2Sth. 1905, wherein
James r Moorehead is plaintiff and Ohio
NJ. GaHin is defendant, to me directed
aud returnabie to the September term,
1905, Of said court, | did levy upon and seize,
rs the property OF said defendant, all his
right, title and intert st of. in and to the real
hereinafter described, a notice Of
which said levy was by me on said date duly
filed in the ONCE of the Recorder of Deeds
in and for said county, now therefore, |
will on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18th, 1876.
between the hours of nine o'clock in the
forenOon and five o'clock in the afternoon OF
said day. and in front of the court house
door, in the city of Lexington, county of
Lafayette and state of Missouri, during the
session OF said court. sell publicly, by
to the highest bidder, Tor cash. the
following real estate, situate in Lafayette
county, Missouri to-wit: l2h acres a part OF
OF ne 4 of sw a of section thirty-siX $3.50, town.
ship fifty-one oil, range tWenty-Seven III.
described as follows. Beginning at "A stake
in south line of right-Of-way OF Missouri
Pacific Raj way, which stake stands 29.15
chains north and q links west OF quarter
section corner on the south boundary OF said
section, running thence south parallel with
the middle line of said section ~ chains,
thence west IL o. chains, hence north 10
chains 10 a stake In the south line OF said
right-of-way, thence IN a sou%theasterly
direction to the place OF beginning, and In
Guiding sixteen miners houses and all the
mining equipments and machinery thereon Z;
also all the coal and the coal mining rights
described in Il deed of f.. B.. Vaughan and
wife to Otho NJ Gaffin, dated March %, 1898,
and recorded In book 1879. page ia; also all
the coal and coal mining rights described Ia
Il deed or lease made by Alex. BroC ks to said
Ohio NJ, Calm, dated February LIST, 1889. and
recorded in book l4S, page 1872; also "A railway
switch connecting said and and coal mines
with the Missouri Pacific Railway, being
about 1900 feet in length; also all OF the
right, title and interest of the said Ohio NJ
Gafin as lessor in said land, coal and coal
mining rights and property reserved and
provided for IN a certain coal mining lease
made by said Ohio NJ. Gatiin to Edward Aull
dated April nth, 1904, and recorded in the
recorders office of said Lafayette county
Missouri in book l76 at page l02 and follow
ing. TO satisfy said judgment and cost
thereon.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of
July. 1905.
7-l5td CHAS. F. KINKEAD, Sheriff.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-22
SECRET ORDERS IN CHINA.
Real Freemasonry Does Not Exist in
the Celestial Kingdom-Many
Small Societies.


The installation of a grand mas
ter of the Chinese secret orders in
the United States, popularity
known as "Chinese Freemasons,"
has aroused interest in the ques-
ton of the connection between
the Chinese secret societies and
the Masonic body. Allusions to
"Chinese Freemasonry" appear
periodically in the newspapers,
though according to the Cyclope-
dia of F~raternities there is no
such thing as FreemasOnry among
the Chinese, says the Washington
Star.
The only Masonic lodges in
China are in the foreign conces-
sions at the seaports. Their mem
bership is composed exclusively Of
others than Chinese and they are
conducted under foreign war
rants. The rites of the Chinese Sc
cret societies bear some resem-
blance to those of the Freema-
sons, which accounts for the pop
ular suppOsition of a connection
between the two. The similarity,
though more apparent than real,
is remarkable in view of the an
tiquity of both, and the impossi-
bility of either to have been pat
termed after the other.
China is filled with secret So
cieties, most of which have for
their object the overthrow of the
Using dynasty, with a pretended
benevolent purpose to veil the po-
litical significance of the organi-
cation. The most powerful Of
these societies, the Kalao Hui,
numbers more than 100000.
The CyclOpedia of f%raternities
contains an account of an initia.
ton ceremony at a Chinese lodge
in Spokane, Wash, at which four
white men, FreemasOns, were
present by invitation. The lodge
represented a benevolent branch
of the Kalao Hui. There were ref
erences to the Immortal three"
decentralization, four stations
at which questions we're asked
and answers returned, kneeling
on crossed swords, tea drinking,
burning incense, a traditional sea.
son of refreshment and signs in
which the head and hand were I'm.
able to detect anything which re.
sembled the Masonry with which
f, they were familiar.
The same authority gives this
account Of the secret signs used
by the Triad society, which was al
the bottom of the TAPPING rebel
lion:
/, members always halt on en-
tering a house and then proceed
with the left foot first. When sit
| ting they place their toes together
and spread their heels apart
} They also recognize one anothe,
t by the way they place their tie;
cups on the table and the name,
4 in which they hitch their trousers
Their motto is: Drive out tn.
0 Tartar"
$ Treason is punished by loppin.
off the ears of a minor offender
The final punishment is behead
!. ing.