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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-21
Advertiser Bureau.

The Circuit Court of the Fourth Ju- dicial Circuit began its March term today, Judge Minter is presiding. The civil docket was immediately opened and the remainder of the week will be taken up in the trial of civil cases. Next week tho criminal session will begin and a number of cases will be tried. Judge Minter will tomorrow set the date for the trial of murder cases against Dock Adams, George Echols.
 Chaney Simonton, Jesse Robison and
 and Will King. The criminal cases set for trial this
 term of the Circuit Court follow: Monday. March 27. 660S-Lawyer
 Bennett
 66O9-Lawer Bennett
 6642-willie Lockett. 666S-S. s. Winn at Selma. 6692-Willie Tate.
 669S-Tom Hunter and Isaac John son.
 66ss-Theophilus Johnson.
 6700-Theophilus johnson
 67O3-H. M. YarDrough-
 6704-E. A. Roberts.
 6706-Joe Lawrence.
 6707-Joe Lawrence. 6714-Willie Tate. 6715-Emmons Milhouse. 6737-Pat Baldwin. 673S-Pat Baldwin. 674S-Albert Thompson. 6754-Norman Ridley. 6755--Joe Gulley. 6757-Will Nelson. 6759-Pete Gray. 6765-willie Lockett, c. G. Griffin ct als. J. N. Walker. 6771-William Mcleod. Tuesday. March 2s. 67S4-Win Coie- man. 677s-Peter Gray. 67s0-Willie Jenkins. 67s7-E. L. Albritton. sheriff Wn-
 cox County.
 6791-Walter Maxey 67s2-Albert Thompson. Sol B. Mitcb- ell R. c. Carlisle. 6793-Helen F. Garrett. 6794-Henry Davis. 6799-James Brezeale. 6S0o-George Phillips. 6s01-Mandy Ruffin- 6YOS-AIbert Thompson, ct al 6s09-william Mcleod, ct al 6S10-Willie Bell. SS11-Lucius Jones. Fely Carter. ct als. n.
 ss14-spencer Shelton. Gin Supreme Court)
 Ss1s-sidney Oldham. 6s20-Theo CarteE 6S21-John Walk. 6S22-Alex Thomas. eS2s-Henry Ray and Starke Huhter' 6s29-Gertrude Holley. 6s32-George Culverhouse. 6S34-Clinton Boykin. 6s35-Marie Ward. 6S3S-Frank Hooks. 6s39-Jeff Stoudemire. 6S41-Jerre Dudley. 6S42-Henry Brown. SS46-Fely Carter, Bonnie Carter. ct
 ss47-Fely Carter. Bennie Carter. ct als SS4e-David Johnson, Cary George 6S50-George Craig. 6S51-George Craig. 6S52-T. J. Ellis. SS53-Julia N. Mcleod. SS54-Josh Sllls, W. T. Cannon ct
 f Ss55-Henry Brown. G. F. Walters. 6S56-Jeff Stoudemire. J. A. sahoers
 ct als. VI, IT Ed l wards. ct als. | 6S5S-L. P. Foster. .,.
 Ss59-Jim Steele, Dan Steele, ct ais 6S6O-John w. Jones. | 6S61-John Sparkman. 6S62-James Brown. | 6S63-Eugene Goldsby. | 6S64-Joe Thomas. | 6s65-Richard Turner ats selma | 6S66-Andrew Parnell ats Selma. 6s67-R. P. Mccullough ats Selma' 6S6S-Lee Chillis ats Selma. | 6S69-J. c. Parker ats Selma. l eS7o-Burney Johnson ats selma 1 SS91-Charles McCurdy ats selma: | 6s72-William Drysdale ats Semia
 6S73-John Henry Perry ats Selma'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-21

Mir M. Well has returned to his home in Mobile after spending a few days here with friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-21
ALLEN ROBINSON ACQUITTED.

Mir. Scales of Birmingham. is in tn city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-21
Prominent PIapter Talk..

Waring Smith. a prominent planter and citizen of Berlin. was in this city yesterday. Mir. Smith. while a strong advocate of the principle indorsed by the cotton convention held at New Or leans. does not believe that the move- ment now on foot in this section to CO., operate with the Southern Cotton As sociation will be successful in the Blackbelt.
 There are too many negroes and poor white farmers in the Blackbelt under financial obligations to landlords and merchants to insure concert of &C., tion." said Mir. Smith yesterday. The plan should be carried through if the merchants could realize that they would be better in the end and would be willing to sacrifice something for the time being The merchants want the money they have advanced to come back to them every year and they want their debtors to grow as much cot ton as possible"
 MT. Smith thinks that in time the planters will organize themselves into a trust for protection. against low prices.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-21

Mrs. Gee has returned to her home a Burnsville after visiting here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-21

Messrs. Hurley, Jones and Frank Hurley of Montgomery were visitors to the city Sunday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-21

Mir. Frank Gardner formerly of this city, but now residing in Montgomery was among his old friends here Mon. day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-21

Mir Mentz. of Montgomery, is here for a few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-21
The News of Selma.
Chairman Burns Call

from Washington. having left that city today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-21
Social and PersonnI.

The many friends of Master James Lauderdale. Jr., will regret to know he is i'll at his grandfathers' home on Union Street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16
OIL KING
ADDS $4,000, 200 TO HIS BANK Ac'
COUNT FOR THE YEAR
1906.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1G.-John D.
Rockefeller, yesterday drew $5,00O.T1
as his share of dividend of SO a
share declared last month by the
STANDARD Oil Company, This is the
last quarterly dividend Of the year and
brings the total up to o-per cent or
s4O,OOO0OG. OF this. Mr. Rockefeler's
share Is $2O.OOO,OOO 1t IS estimated
that his income from his railway, gas,
subsidiary oil companies and other III
vestments will be at leas- $2O,O0O,'"O
more, so that his income for the year
on the most conservative estimate
reaches the enormous total Of $4,000
900.
The year 1905 has been the banner
year for the STANDARD Oil Company -
far as earnings are concerned. The
disturbances in Russia, which have pre-
vented tie normal production of Rus
sian petroleum, have made the de.
mands abroad for the American pr1l.
uct larger than ever before. The com.
pany has swelled its profits still more
by steadily advancing the price of pc.
troleum to the consumers in the Un
ted States.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16
AND
son BURNED
TO DEATH
ovERTURNING OF KEROSENE
LAMP SET FIRE TO RESI-
DENcE OF AGED NEW
YORK COUPLE.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Dec, 16.-In a
fire that destroyed their home in
Chilli Centre, few miles west of this
city, early this morning, Mrs. William
Pfarrer, IS years old, and Heron
Fred, aged 49, we're burned to death,
The father and husband. William
pfarrer, left the house about two
o'clock this morning to attend a sick
horse. Five minutes after he hal
left the house the fire started. Pfar.
rer, who is so years of age, raised an
alarm and tried to make his way into
the house. He succeeded in secur.
ing certain valuables, but was driven
hack by the flames before he could
reach the rooms occupied by his
wife's son.
The fire is believed to have been
caused by the overturning Of kcro'
sene lamp.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT HAS REACHED
THE LIMIT OF PROPOSED
"a below
SUDDEN COLD SNAP TAKES UP
PER NEW YORK BY
SURPRISE.

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. lG.-Nayisa'
tion on The Hudson river closed last
night. the event being marked as usual
ty the last trip of The night boats being
Albany and New York. The sudden
cold snap caused the Ice to form unex'
pectedly and several small boats were
caught between here and New York.
Last year navigation closed on De
cember fourth and the year before on
November 2Otn.
The coldest weather of the season
is being experienced in lnis vicinity.
The mercury went below zero here
last night and g degrees below is re-
ported in the AdlrOndacks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16
LAWSON ADMITS THAT
HE is PRETTY STRONGLY UP
AGAINST THE SYSTEM

know that have been on the wrong
end of the market. 1t bars my sense
of perspicacity to have to admit that
have been there so long, but fel,
low must find a philosophy for that
feeling when he gees into the stock
market. 1--WE played my hand right
out in the open. I said had informa,
ton that a certain condition existed
and that certain consequence might
be predicted. This consequence has
not yet arrived, but it is as sure as
Christmas to cOme-or I'm broke.
"Oh, I've heard all that BEFORE" he
interrupted at the suggestion that
many thought his actions were eX-
actly in the opposite direction from
his words as set forth in his advertise
ments and that he was long" of "the
systems" pet stock instead of "short"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16
W. VA. WOMAN
WILL BE HANGED UNLESS SU.
PREME COURT OR GOVERNOR
DAWSON SAVE HER.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. 1G--
West Virginia will soon vie with Yer.
mont in interest in the handing Of a
woman murderas5. The Attorney Gen
erals Office is Just now wrestling wilh
case which will be heard before the
Supreme Court of Appeals next month
during the January term of that body.
The case is that Of Sarah Ann LeGg,
who was tried and convicted OF the
murder of her husband in Clay coun'
ty some time ago. The woman was
sentenced by The court to hang by the
neck until dead on July 7th of this
year, but owing TO the fact that her at
torneys appealed the case to the higher
court the execution was postponed and
the woman now occupies cell in the
Moundsville pcnitentiary awaiting her
fate which is now in the hands Of hve
judges OF the Supreme Court Of Ap.
peals.
The contest in the higher court
hinges on the relevancy OF evidence ad.
mitted in the trial in the lower court
In the latter tribunal, according to the
evidence adduced, the woman took
down tho gun from the wall and delib'
erately sent 4 bullet through her hus'
bands body cauying instant death.
The defense claimed that the shooting
was accidental, and Notwithstanding
this theory the jury rendered verdict
Of guilty in the first degree murder.
Sentence was pronounced in accord.
ance with the verdict Of the talesman.
Some criminal experts are of the
opinion that the Supreme Court will
not grant a new trial on the grounds
upon which the case was appealed and
If such should be the case the woman
will be hanged, unless of course, her
sentence is commuted by Governor
Dawson.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16
UNIONIShl
WAS GIVEN A HARD WHAcK BY
PRESIDENT ELLIOT LAST
NIGHT.

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 16.-Presl
dent Charles W. Eliot and labor I'm
ionism again came together in spirit
ed clash at the dinner of the BostoI
economic club, held at the American
house last night. The subject of dis
cusslon was immigration" and tn,
diversity Of sentiment among thl
speakers was the conspicuous feature
of the occasion. Frank Foster, tht
Boston labor leader, endorsed thu
Chinese law In the interest of thu
American workingman and Presiden
Eliot declared that the only advocates
of the law today are the labor un
ions, and that such laws are prema
ture, ungenerous and un-American.
Mr.. Ne-Poon.Chew, a well known
Chinese editor of San Francisco, made
forceful arralgnment of the CHINESE
exclusive law, declaring 1t to be un
just and nonsensical.
1T is the labor unions who teach
the doctrine of contract labor, eS
cluslvely," said President Eliot. "That
is the source of all the agitation along
these lines. 1t is best to speak plain
ly. The American who have got into
the good trades want to keep out all
the newcomers from those trades
Mr.. Gompers, the other day, in New
York, opposed The admission OF Chi.
uese student 9iad educated travel,
'ers on the gpC3S that Chinese cool.
les might snt6gNe themselves into
The country in tina, .Sise. l want to
protest against that llro Of argument,
that we should try to Keep out new
arrivals because our earnings will be
reduced.
4 am 70 kind Of restrictionist to
anybody either in education, religion
or immigration.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16
TIIE mo NOT SEEM to BE
PROPITIOUS FOR MRS. PEYTOH
WANTED JOE
WEST VIRGINIA SENATORS TAKE
cooNIzANCE OF FAKE STORY
AND REPUDlATE IT.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. lG-
Senators Elltins and Scott yesterday
took cognizancr of an utterly false
story sent from this city to the Wheel
ing Register and reproduced in other
Democratic papers in West Virginia,
which was in effect that they had op-
posed the appointment Of Represents.
tive Joseph II. Gaines on the inter
state commerce committee in the
House by Speaker Cannon.
The story was evidently designed
to embrace the Republican Senator'S
and place them in a false light, aEI
was a lie out Hf the whole cloth. In.
stead of their opposition to Mr.. Gaines
both Senators favored his appointment
to this !mporLan: committee and they
make official denial Of the Register
fake in this statement to the Intelli-
gencer, which :hey telegraphed today:
Wheeling Intei!igencer Wheeling, W.
Va:
We authorize The statement that the
eport from Washington, in the State
papers, that we opposed Congressman
Gaines appointment on the committee
of interstate commerce and foreign
commerce in the House is absolutely
false. On the contrary We favored il.
S. B. ELKTNS,
N. B. SCOTT.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16
WON'T TALK
JOHN MITCHELL REMAINS ST.
LENT ON THE QUESTION OF
THREATENED LABOR
TROUBLE.

SHAMOKIN, Pa, Dec. 1G.-The an
thraclte workers convention came to
a conclusion to-day after a session in
which minor grievances were dis
cussed, among them the button ques.
tion. The real work Of the conven-
tion was completed yesterday, when
a special committee was appointed
to prepare the demands on the opera
tors. President Mitchell said this
morning that the special committee
would meet for organization after the
convention concluded hut did not say
whether any action regarding the de-
mand would be taken. The Mine
Workers Union, will, from now until
the next convention, which will either
accept or refuse the answer of the
operators to their demands, prepare for
long strike. Not that preparation
has not already been made but ef-
forts on the part Of the leaders will
be redoubled to fortify the union for
struggle, which will mean its life or
death, should 1t develop. There will
be a strong financial preparation by
the locals, for the next strike will un.
dpubtedly run into the winter before
il is ended. District presidents and
officers of the local will inaugurate
campaign Of education to instruct
the foreign miners as to the purpose
of demands and what the union means
to his material well being. If the
strike comes the miners" union will
be equipped for a fight that will go
down in the history of labor wars as
one of the best conducted campaigns
ever waged for organized labor.
President Mitchell aud the district
presidents are giving no intimatiOn Of
how they view the outlook. The mi
ners president said he had no state
ment to make and there would be
none at the close OF the convention.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16
200 PASSENGERS
IN DANGER WHEN TRAIN WAS
CAUGHT IN A cAVE-IN THIS
MORNING.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 1G-Fast
passenger train number four on the
Queen and Crescent railroad, which
left Chattanooga at II O'Clock last
night for Cincinnati, was caught in a
caye-in at tunnel 27 near lockwood
Tennessee, early this morning. a
wrecking train has been sent out from
Chattanooga. The tunnel is some dis
tance from the station and no details
are yet obtainabIe. One report says
that no one was hurt.
There is report that there are about
two hundred passengers on the train,
From early reports it was feared that
the passengers had been subjected to
great danger as result of the cave.
in. 1t was feared that they would be
suftocated.
The latest reports say no one was
hurt.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16

BOSTON, Mass, Dec 1G.-Thomas
w. Lawson denies the mild insinua'
ton SO industrially circulated from
New York that he has gone broke. "
He admits, however, that for several
months he has been headed in that di.
rection at a rapid pace, and that I'm.
less the market changes, he will reach
the goal. The rumor that he has been
trying to make other loans. besides
the $2G5,OO0 mortgage recently placed
on his residence. also finds confrma-
tion from him. He admits that he has
just 'cllnched a mortgage" Of $3.50,
900 on some other property. There's
no use in denying it," said he last
night, when the question was pumped
at him. Those who are most inter
ested TO know, already know it. They
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16
DOCTORS WERE awake But
DIDN'T HEAR THE WOMAN'S CALL
MANRlNeToN MURDER CASE
TOOK SENSATIONAL TURN
THIS MoRNlle.
circumstances POINT STRONG
LY TO FRANK WRIGHT AS Wo-
MANS ACCESSORY.

Prosecuting Attorney Lowe and his
assistant, Tusca Norris, have about
climaxed their already strong case
against Mrs. Helen May Peyton for
the murder Of her husband.
The most sensational evidence Of
the entire trial was introduced late
this morning.
Incidentally Frank Wright will I'M
doubtedly be held and brought to trial
as an accessory to the murder.
The state has worked up an extrer"c-
1y clever case but did not spring its
knowledge until the last.
A leaf from. the register of the Ma
rion hotel was exhibited and on 1t the
first names for Wednesday, June IS,
appeared the names Of Frank Wright
and wife.
Wright was called to the stand and
confessed that he and the defendant
had occupied a room together at the
hotel on that night and also acknowl-
edged the signature as his own.
Then Rufus Ross, pharmacist at the
Mountain City drug store, in this city,
was called.
: The poison book wherein the record
for all polsons IS kept, was exhibited
by Mr.. Lowe. Witness stated that on
that day he had sold strychnine in
powder form to man named Frank
Brown, at least that was the name siv-
en- blythe purchaser.
Gould not identify the man and
Would not know him if he saw him.
Persons who saw the signatures de-
clare them Identical, that is, the
Franks were undoubtedly written by
the same person.
At the hotel the couple registered as
Frank Wright and wife from ClQrks-
burg. Mr.. Smith gave them room in
good faith, not knowing that they we're
not man and wife.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16
SOME SNOW
NICE FALL OF THE BEAUTIFUL
is REPORTED FROM VARI-
Gus PLACES.

CLARKSBURG. Dec. 16.-Three
inches of snow, the heaviest so far
this season, fell in CIarksburg yester.
day. Harrison county is covered.
MANNINGTON, Dec. 16.-snow fell
here yesterday heavier than at any
time this fall. The depth is about
four inches.
CAMERON, Dec. 1G,-Three and a
half inches of snow fell here yester.
day. The present MANTLE Of white is
the first of the season.
MOUNDSVILLE, Dec. 16.-This city
is covered with snow, the first heavy
storm of the season having struck
here yesterday.
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 16.-The
first heavy snow storm of the season
began here yesterday at 1 p. NJ. about
two inches had fallen The weather
bureau calculates that it will be four
inches.
HAGERsToWN, Nd, Dec. 49,
The first snowstorm of the present
winter ragged here yesterday. There
is a covering of several inches on the
ground. Cars are delayed between
this city and Boonsboro and Williams,
port.
FREDERICK, Md, Dec. 16.-An I'm,
usually heavy snow fell here yester.
day, the ground being covered to a
depth of four. inches.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16
FUNERAL SERVICES
Of John Mcdonnell and His Nephew
Both Held To-day,

At six O'Clock this morning at St.
Peters Catholic Church, funeral SER
vices we're held over the remains OF
John II. Mcdonnell, whose death oc.
Cured early Thursday morning.
Father BoutlOu conducted the services
which were largely attended by
friends and relatives Of the deceased,
many coming from nearby towns.
After the services the remains were
taken On special car to Clarksburg,
accompanied by the immediate fam
lily and a large number of friends. On
their arrival at Clarksburg the re-
mains we're taken to the church of the
Immaculate Conception, where ser
vices we're to be held over the remains
of Dr. Ray Mcdonnell, whose death
occurred on the same day. The
caskets were placed side by side and
at the close Of the services an oppor.
tunity was given to the congregation
to view the remains. The remains Of
both men were laid to rest in the
Clarksburg cemetery at the same time.
Undertaken r. c. Jones accompanied
the funeral cortege to Clarksburg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16

of them.
That's the sort of yarn that ny
little fellow on the curb can start but
the real fellows sitting at this game
would write me down as an ass if !
attempted to give than ar sue,
bluff. They know in New York and
to a certain extent they've got II
right"
Mr.. LAWSON smiled When asked
what his pool was going to 10.
In general might say that we are
going to do substantially as. we have
DONE That is not a very specific an
swer, but l cannot be more specific.
l would not care to show my hand,
even if l had the cards all fixed, but
this is such a crazy market that am
treating you frankly when l say that
| really don't know"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16
TWO GOOD LECTURES
Were Given BY DR., Callahan at Local
Normal School.

DR., J. N. Callahan, Of the West Yir-
ginia University, delivered two in
structive addresses at the Normal Au-
ditorium yesterday which were heard
by large and appreciative audiences
made up Of the faculty and students Of
the school and large number of the
townspeOple. The subject Of the af-
ternOOn address was "The Russians"
and the address was as interesting as
the subject gave promise Of. THE
Workings of the English Government" ,"
was the subject for last nights lecture
which proved equally as. interesting as
the Russians" Dr. Callahan is quite
a favOrlte among Fairmont educators,
and large audience always greets
him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-16
PAVING COMPLETED.
People Down Pike Street Are Happy
To-Day

The paving of Pike street has been
completed and the residents down
that way are rel, icing over the iact
and desire through the columns Of The
West vlrginian to sincerely thank al
parties connected with the work foT
interest taken in the same and for the
rapid and patastaklng manner ~
which the work was done.