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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09
IMPORTANT ADJOURNED MEET
ING OF CITY COUNCIL HELD !
LAST NIGHT !,
THE ORDINANCE IN FULL Is
FOUND ON PAGE FOUR OF Il
THIS PAPER.

The adjourned meeting OF tho Com.
mon Council for the purpose of con
siderlng the bond issue ordinance,
was somewhat long drawn out last
night, but OF great interest.
The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Kinsey at 500, with the
following councilmen present: Hay.
mond, Davis, Downs, Lilly, Robinson,
Everhart. 4
Councilman Lilly moved that the
report of tho ordinance committee
be accepted. Carried.
The motion to suspend the rules
and pass the ordinance to It's second
reading was carried without dissent.
Judge Raymond, after stating that
the ordinance had had careful scru-
tiny at the hands Of Solicitor Stan
ley, Attorneys W. S. Meredith and
B. L. Butcher, and himself, proceed.
ed to the reading.
Judge Raymond made a prelimi-
nary statement concerning the in.
debtedness on the property. The
original Indebtedness was approxi-
mately $4,000, of which $4,000 has
been paid by taking $4,000 from the
sewer fund and the balance from the
earnings Of the taxable bonds. To
. d 4
the remaining $4,000 must be ad-
ded the cost of the new pump and
heater, the pipe procured from the
Fairmont Development Company, and
the interest on the $4,000 borrowed
from the sewer fund, bringing the
amount up to $4,000. To this $4,000
was added for incidentals, and $685..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09
Two MEN DROWNED ] R " 4 i j
The STANDARD OIL coMPANY's
STEAMER HAD COLLISION &.
With LIEF. ERICSSON. 4!
.(By Publishers press.l

NEW YORK, Feb; o;--The Stan.
idard OIL Company's steamer City Of
Everett bound from New York for
Sabine Pass. Texas, returned today
with her bow damaged and twenty
tsl:lpwrccked seamen of the Norwei
.stan steamship Lief! Ericsson sunk in
the colsion
men, osters ostcrsen, second
engineer and Johann 5Johannessen,
seamen. were drowned. The City Of
Everett. Captain Bunting, sailed from
New York, January 90, for Sabine
Pass for cargo Of oil. On Saturday,
February 4, OF Cape Romalne, \ Flor:
Ida, ina dense:sea.fog and heavy gale,
the oil tank3steamer collldcd with the
Lief Ericsson and sunk her Captain
Bunting, OF said4Lief Ericsson was
crossing his bow when she was
struck. If s. y " s;3 4: FL
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doubling up his fist he struck Dowvd
In the face. Dowd fell over al box
against the wall. He got up, how.
ever, and walked out into the hall,
and was about in good spirits for sew.
eral days. according to all the prls.
onerf could hear. Austin didn't see
him again. though, and was dumb.
founded to find 4 himself held u for for
Dowd's death, which occurred this
morning. He had supposed that the
most serious result Of his fight With
DoWdt was a cut on his hand from;
Dowd's knife y
The young men were both employed
by the George Creek Coal and IRON
Company Austin as a driysr and
Dowd as q blacksmith. Austin is;
from Erin Tennessee.
Justice Amos went to Pennington
70 hold m inquest this afternoon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09
FOUGHT SUNDAY AND=DlED THURSDAY

Charley Austin, % years old. was
brought to the county Jail this morn
Ing, from Pennington, on the charge
Of being responsible for the death Of
Michael Dowd Of that place.
Austin was seen at the jail by a:
West Virginan reporter. He is a
young man Of good appearance and
evident intelligence. His story Of
the affair was that he acted purely in
self.defense. The young men roomed
at the same boarding. house, and Sun.
day morning last Dowd ]; who was a,
hard drinker. called Austin! into his
room to have Sa drink The young
men had some words, and Austin
saying that he dtdns wish any trouble
went back 10 his own room. Dowd.2
however, followed him and attacked
him with d knife Austin had small
beer-cap pniler on his finger and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09
ARMED A | IN ! ; SOLDIERS
SLEEP 81 | i. ; IIN''$STREETS | \
READY FOR ACTION At MO.
# MENT's N EN- NoTlcE-FAcroRlEs
1t. GUARDED BY DEPUTIES.
by Publishers Press.) 4

WARSAW, Feb. 9.--There is little
Y any change's IN 4 the situation here hsr,
today except that most of5thc, 3strilt.
ers who resumed work are out again in
and the authorities are somewhat
nervous over the impending renewal
Of the attack and the accompanying
OF rioting. At Kieff the orders re.
.ceived for the troops TO proceed 10
Manchurla have been countermanded
and the troops will remain as long
MS the local authorities require their
presence. The thirty.third battery
Of artillery has received 100 rounds Of
shrapnel for every gun, The soldiers
are sleeping in the streets prepared
for action. At LODI and Dombrooya
the factories are guarded by deputies
appointed by the workmen. Tho man. maj
rfacturers at$Lodz agreed TO make
several concessions to the strikers,
but at Dombroova the employers,
though willing to make similar con,
cessions they are forbidden to take
concillatory steps by the govern,
ment. The reason for this discrlmi.
nation is that the strikers at Lotdz
are much more powerful than they
are at Dembrooya and hence 5mustsbe
placated to degree TO avert serious
steps on their part. 81 a 5ij';:S5 #j
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09
SPECIAL ELECTIONON ROND
ISSUE WILL BE Held MARCH ,

600 for the purpose of establishing
4 base at colfax.
Councilman Davis moved that the
amount for which bonds be issued
be s1S0,0O0. Carried.
Tho following propositions were
then voted on and carried separate.
ly: The bonds are each TO have 4,
face value Of $500 and to bear 5 per
cent. interest, payable seml.annually:.
they are to&be dated May 4, 1905;
they are redeemable after five years.
and payable before 80 years; the
sinking fund Is to be at least $4,000
a year, and is TO be provided by the
earnings Of the waterworks itself. {
W. $. Raymond was made trustee,
and gave penalty in the sum OF $780,.
600. In case of sale OF the property
his remuneration is to be 2 per cent.
The full text Of the ordinance will
be found on another page. The ordl.
nance will be published daily for
two weeks. A special election was
fixed for Thursday, March 2, at
which three-fifths majority will be
necessary for passage.
Under suspension OF the rules the
council passed the ordinance to its
third reading, directed that it be
read by title, and put it upon It's pas.
sage.
Commissioners for the special elec.
tion were appointed as follows: Il.
u First ward-T. D.. Harden, Chas.
Higinbotham, A. P. Harr.
Second ward-Frank Boydston, o.
J. Fleming, W. w. Conaway. Il
Third ward-U. A. Clayton, w. M.
Fleming, R. L. Cunningham.
Fourth ward-M. J. Lantz, F. P.
Kelley, George NJ. Jacobs.
Fifth ward-B. D. Fleming, NJ. p.
Wells, NJ. B. Bartlett. & &
Adjourned at 10:4O. .l5
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
TOOK CHARGE OF SANTO DO
lMlNGo PORTS FEBRUARY
THE FIRST.
(gy Publishers, Press.

H.#"
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Judge John
T. Abbott, representative of the San.
10 Domingo Improvement Company,
who has been in charge of customs
receipts at Porto Plata, returned from
Santo Domingo today on the steamer
Cherokee. In speaking of American
intervention into the financial affairs
OF the Dominican government, Judge
Abbott said:
"The United States government
took charge of all the ports OF Santo
Domingo on February !, except Porto
Plata and Monte Crlsto. The form
er have in charge, the latter is ad.
ministered by natives but the mon.
ey is turned over to the United
States authorities. s.5
This arrangement is viewed with
satisfaction by the large majority Of
the natives representing the intluen.
,tiar business interests and the land.
ed proprietor. In fact, there is very
little talk anywhere about the mat
ter.
The revolutionary element is not
much in evidence. 1t is generally
considered that this action on the
part of the United States is for the
best interests of the country. Four
H
American war vessels are stationed
at San Dominican ports, Admiral
sigsbees flagship Newark is at Monte
Crlsto. the Detroit at Porto Plata, the
Iowa and Castine are at San Do
mingo city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09
CLASH IN7COMMITI
over elliot letter.

measures up are to have reasonable
consideration In the short time re-:
manning. Among the prominent Wis.
Eitors to-day is ex.speakerS Wilson. 8
Salem Charter Defeated.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. ~
The Sutton charter passed the Sen.
ate yesterday afternoon with slight
amendments. 1t gave the citizens
thefrlght to decide the matter OF local
license and limited the saloons to
one TO each thousand of population.
There was considerable argument
over the measure, especially between
Senators Fisher and Talbot.
The Senate bill giving railroads
the right to take timber and coal
without criminal prosecution, caused
much debate and there were relec.
tons on the last campaign In this
State. The measure was most bitter.
w denounced by Senator Forman.
The Miller bill in the Senate, pro:
yiding for a tax Of s1.25 on deeds and
conveyances, leases and powers Of at.
torney was also under discussion
when the, Senate adjourned.
a warm preliminary battle was
fought out in the House over the Sa.
lem charter bill, winding i'm In the de.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09
MANUFACTURERS
DEFY WORK.MEN
AND Reject THEIR DEMANDS
3, UNcoNDlTloNALLY-slTU.3
ALTON is SERIOUS.
(By Publishers Press. J.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 9.-The
governments attitude toward the
workmen is daily becoming more con.
ciliatory. Another meeting between
the manufacturers and the Minister
Of Finance was held to-day at which
the manufacturers declared they
would reject the workmen's demands,
Internationally. The Minister Of
Finance, to their utter surprise, urg.
ed them to be reasonable and make
whatever concessions were possible.
He announced that legislation would
be enacted in favor of the workmen.
This change of the governments pol
Icy has alarmed the employers, who
have decided to meet and. discuss the
possibility Of granting some Of the
concessions demanded.
One hundred and ninety.eight en-
gineers, employed at factory here.
have published a manifesto against
the employers. AS a result the man
ufacturers have decided to dismiss
the signers of the manifesto and en-
ploy Germans in their Places NJ.
Witte, the president OF the council
of ministers, is pushing reforms en-.
ergetically. The last meeting Of the
council discussed religious tolerance
toward the unorthodox in Russia.
Z In the metropolitan Antonious and
NJ. sabler, who is the last Of NJ. Po-
biedonotzeff, procurator Of, the Holy
Synod, supported this plan of toler.
ance.
The question as to the amount of
tolerance toward other sects will be
discussed at the next sitting of the
council.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09
DEMOCRATS WANT TO DRAG
UNITED STATES SENATORS Il
AND OTHERS 1
INTO The INVESTIGATION FOR
POLITICAL EFFECT BUT RE. II
,PueLicANs SAY NO. 4
(By NJ. p. shawkey.)

z CHARLESTON, Feb. e.-The mi.
,nority report of the Eillott,Worthins.
ton letter in investigation committee
eubmitted in both branches Of the
Legislature this morning whipped up
quite a furry Of speeches but speech.
es were all there was Of II. The mi.
nority wanted to summons Chairman
Northcott, the United States Senators
and others not named In the letter.
The majority Of the committee held
that they had found no cause or
reason for any such unusual proceed.
inss. Senator Kidd made one Of his
characteristic speeches and aroused
the dander Of Senator Caldwell who
showed up the true colors Of the Dem.
oeratic scheme to make political cap.
'tal out Of the investigation instead
Of working In the interest of the lesls-
lation before the present session. In
House, Herndon, Mccamic, Ingram,
carlin, Wetzel and others took part In
the debate and the resolution Intro.
duced by the minority Of the commit.
tee was defeated by an overwhelming
majority. The same fate is before
1t in the Senate where the debate wts
still on at noon.
The scramble for ni.cee a., +t,o
endar is retardine the business to-
day and It wi be necessary to create
a steering committee or adopt some
rules for expeditlng business If all the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09

she succeeded and the limp body Of
Lorena Moore slid down past her and
lay upon the floor.
IL Horrihed, the woman ( looked past
the door h X
Standing by: a closet was Goudy,
hat at on nj and with q revolver to his
head. Without uttering d word me
Shot als' twice and fell TO : the floor. his
body lying three feet distant and par.
.alfel to Mrs. Moore: 4.
Death was Instant in both cases.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09
Gas Exploded.

Mrs. Martha Cunningham, mother
of Ex.sherif R. L. Cunningham, had
a narrow escape from serious injury
yesterday afternoon. A cooking
stove in which gas is burned in some
way exploded, and for time threat!
ened the building in which she re;
sides, at 4o1 Jackson street. A few
burns about the face and hands con;
stituted her injuries. 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09
baltimore II and sOHIO8RAiLROAD
V!LL:PROvIDEI UP -TO-DATE.S
TlONSS3A1. MANY small. PLACES
,HoLsERT N ssEppEN, f.sAsSs
4 @ \ " g! ONT v 3 oNTRA cToRs, ARE
RI; "A 20 l,t uct WORK. 4
III AEt Ae ssIyE POLICY or
PRESIDENT I N uRRAy IS
II SiTELLll g .9L.l { g ON DAD,

p B4Nl.TlN y \ n eb. 4presi.
dent ! Murray, OF the Baltimore ana
Ohio railroad has an ag aggressiye poll.
lteyEand5 believes that Sto give the public
the best facilities results III the most
successful operation ofsa railroad as.
TEN, Having spent over sioe,ooo,oos
during the Spast seven years IN ii.
aucing grades, sta king out clirves. lay.
ing new tract and improving ter 3
m!inals, itS has been decided to provide
npto,dateg stations at many of the
small places along HE lines oi fhs
Itroad
The erection ofSC 90 new stations III, 4
the building OF fsextenslon is ID others
has been authorized iii an aggregate
expenditure of about $4,000 me
cost Of each Imp roYemsnt viii range
from $3.50 10 Is ,5oa. The nsss ia.
tons t1 IS will sbe8 located ID different
points along Ines ~ the road whers
box Il cars and rn:olt old bltIdIngs
have been n use: number of them y
Will be comblned freight and passen.
ger sta /! tons and others viii be used
exclusively for handling freight.
Some 4 are i, ln$ course % CONSTRUCTION
and lat con tracts Tor oshefs win soon be
award ed ri
Messrs. Holbert speddeii, of
Fairmont, haze the contract
tob 'i build stations at Newton Falls,
A'AYlaylandy wa charlesto@ns Kent Hollo.
way .anerty 4 and Fairpotnt dill in
Ohio t8a total cost sof aboit $4,000.
. 'IISh15ls;gsWorl well ads atced and the
contract AL calls for its compilation BY
February A 9th rs. IS
33lts$ $iss also cont nplated % erects
somee@ larger stat lions III the spring,
the estimate cost Sof each ranging
from IS .ooo5Sto 1000; B;
The location and dimensions of the
ne new stations In ttis secsion, which
have 4 been ordered by The manage
ment me Of the Baltlmofe and Ohio, nrs
MS follows:
PPHarkers6u 3 az isranch sombina don
stations, \, lG isbsS Bsrfybsrg and y
Cranberry r Vas combination stsI
tlon; 1 sSbyss60 onbarg, II III.
freight station, by 50, sennsbofo;s
2Q;foot extension ID wafe
houses, cogers! and Ellenboro. ".
Va; "a; Z. foot extension 6 fraigiil
warehouse wa Arnold, va. ll-foot
extension to ehopse Toil Gate.
w. Va.
Plttsburg Division ccmbina tion
stations, t,L' By feet af Bradford.
Taylorst e Bennett and West Al.
exander, Pa.
The contract for these itnproye.
ments e was recently awarded 10 M. j
Harson. Of a kron o., and the tctiii
amount involved is about $4,000.
Work Nl7r Il y and most of
twill &probabl Be completed by
The first sof April. =
Wheeling Z! Division Combination
station, IS i$by q, Iitt ttleton, w. Va: &
combinati ations, as by 40. Tn:
derwood Hundred, Glen Isaston 5
Gloyers Gapgand Board Tree. Nv. ya. ss
Ohio River Division Combination
stations, IS BY 80; Limbefport ana
.Rsinehart, ". combination sta-
ton ton, g 1 by 40 Galmish, w. va. 20
foot extension to freight house at s
Spencer. W, o.foot extension to
p,alssenge station Eat Rayenswood, W. \
va.s::
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09

\ PARIS. /. Feb. SIT IS announced
that the governments i project for the
separation Of church and state dis.
cussed at yesterday's meeting Of
Ministers, will he submitted 10 the
Chamber of Deputies at the end d
today sitting The tone Of the gov
ernment Is more liberal than the at
titude maintained by the Ministry of
Premier Combes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09
Ice and z; ;sIush Removed. d.

The ice and sslush# have all SbeenSre.
moved from the Monroe street pave
ment leading y sthesO q peras House. this
making ~ perfectly safe for pedes.
trians 10 travel to and from the at
now being given In this pops
silar place Of amusement.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09
ANOTHER MEMS MEETING.

AS almost all the men who
heard Evangelist Bromley's lee.
ture at the NJ. E. Church South,
last Sunday afternoon request
ed another, he has decided to
speak to men only again next
! Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09

How about having 3 baby's picture
takeng See Howard, the photogra.
pher, ioe ldaln street. <
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-09

Business mems lunch at Murphy's
restaurant from n a. III. to / p. NJ. (;
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-04-06
& WE

There are not many people now re-
siding in Sank Centre that are aware
of the fact that Honorable John j.
Boobar, the man who claims he
won the state OF Missouri for the re-
publicans :'by not making any
speeches in the state" Librarian OF
the congress of the United States, ex-
member OF the Legislature, assistant
manager OF the National Congress
siOnal Committee, iormer Prime
minister of Page Morris, 1.-The tenth
congressman from Minnesota" John,
surnamed the Versatile, once followed
the art ~Preservative and was at one
time an employee Of this office. He
could do anything from writing an
editorial to cleaning out the hell box.
When John wanted a cut to illustrate
his writings Of al al -e didn't phone
down to the engraving bureau. He
just took an ak, d buck saw, a Jack
knife and d block of wood and made
them. In going through our Office
we found Il number of his cuts which
are given below without note or COM
ment. After looking at them the
people Will not ;nink it strange he
had to leave the city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-04-06
Poisoning Gophers.

Photographers are easily poisoned.
They are very fond of common pota-
toes, sweet potatoes, apples, raisins
and prunes, says D. E. Lantz of the
Kansas station. The presence OF
strychnine, arsenic or other poisons
does not seem to deter them from
eating the food; but if the poison is
sweetened they seem to eat it more
readily. In summer it may be desir-
able to take the trouble to sweeten
the poison, but in the fall and early
spring it does not worth while
to do this. The poisoned food being
introduced to the burrows below the
surface, there is no danger of poison
ing the stock. 1t might be well, how
ever. not to let swine run in the alfalfa
fields for a time after the poison has
been put out. The following method
of introducing the poison is recon-
mended: Cut the potatoes or other
food, into pieces not o than three
fourths of an inch in diameter. Cut
a slit in each piece and with the point
of the knife blade insert a little sui
phate of strychnine; as much as half
the bulk of a grain Of wheat will an
swer the purpose. The moisture from
the potato will cause the poison to
adhere to the blade. Having prepared
the bait in sufficient quantity, go to
the field armed with a round, sharp
pointed implement an inch or an inch
and a half in diameter and of sufficient
length. Use this in making a hole
directly into the burrow, into which
drop the poisoned potato.
No digging with a spade or other
hard labor is necessary. An expe-
rienced person can distribute poison
TO many acres of alfalfa in a day; and
if proper care is taken to rightly dis
tribute the bait, it will not be neces-
sary to go over the ground a second
time. Some experience is required to
enable one to find the burrows quickly.
It is best to insert the food as neal
as possible to the freshest mounds
of earth thrown up by the ami.
mails. Two or three pieces of
potato at that place + worth
many scattered in other parts
of the runway. The operator should
avoid the larger mounds and those
that are not freshly made.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-04-06
The Fat Show Hog.

Mr.. j. r. Young, in speaking Of the
practice of overlooking show hogs
with fat, said: Most hog breeders are
willing to cry out against the practice
OF loading hogs with Eat when they are
to go into the show ring. 1t destroys
their constitution, deadens their sensi-
bilities, and if put to great exertion
they are likely to become deaf or
blind or both. 1t is opposed to
longevity and fecundity. You herald
it to a neighbor and friend that they
are worthless from a breeders stand
poiDt. Yet after all If we we're to pin
the judges badge onto the same gen
tleman he would walk into the show
ring and diligently search for the very
latest hog that has carried his true
outline, the great and salient feature
of a show hog, upon which to tie the
ribbon, other things being equal. His
tory repeats itself and everybody
knows what it takes to win n the
show ring. When we show, we show
to win, and fat, though the octopus
that mains and deadens the
beautiful ard artistic Of the speci-
mems of the breeders skill, is the one
great card that has almost always
drawn the prize. Thus, from this
point of view a grave condition con-
fronts us, and the question Is what
we ere going to do. First of all 1t
seems to me that we must have a
standard of excellence to show to.
This being accomplished, We should
lay down such rules as would be ex-
pected to lead an awarding Judge
to work to such a model. One or
the great obstacles to overcome is
precedent. Not many judges have the
courage to pass over the beautifully
fitted and thoroughly ripened hog and
give the prize to the n less fat
tened, though strikingly outlined. Pre-
cedent gives it to the fitted one, which
some will say is right, as in that one
you see the art that is before you,
while in the commonly fitted one you
guess what the finish might be. ! be-
lieve it is possible, however, to find
judges that are able to tell reasonably
sure what a worthy hog, ordinarily
fitted, would finish up to, and having
a standard and code of instruction to
work to, will tie the ribbons accord
ingly. 1t would give them precedence
and require no courage to overcome
criticism, and give them solid ground
to work upon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-04-06
For a Weak Digestion.

No medicine can replace food bnt
Cha mberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets will help you to digest your
food. It is not the quantity of food
taken that gives strength and vigor
to the system, but the amount d.
gested and assimilated. If troubled
with a weak digestion, don't fail to
give these Tablets a trial. Thousands
have been benefited by their use.
They only cost a quarter. For sale
by Hanson & Emerson.