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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-23
THE OIL FIELDS

In the Fairview district, in this
county, the South Penn Oil Company
has completed its No. Is on the D. J..
Toothman farm and has q 20 barrel
producer in the fifth sand. :
In the Copley district, Lewis coun-
ty, the same company has drilled its
No. . on the w. E. Lively farm irto
the fifth sand aud has show for a
15barrel pumper-
81 On Booher's run. a branch of Indian
creek, McElroy district, Tyler eoun-
", Bish & Inghram have drilled their
test on the w. r. Mcintyre farm
through the Big Injun sand and have
show for a barrel pumper. In
the same locality, the same parties
have started to drill at test or the
Christopher Reese, farm.
oDa tlhe'bV stcc 20 mfwypyw fema
In the Littleton district, in Netzel
county, the same company is drifting
in the top Of the Gordon as its No .
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on the s. Newman farm. At SE.ith.
field the South Penn has drilled its
test on the H. R. Johnson farm 12J
fleet into the Big 1njun sand and has
no show for oil or gas. In the same
district, the same company has drilled
its No. % on the J. B. Dewhurst farm
five feet into the Gordon and has {
light show of oil.
On, Salem Fork, Ten Mile district
Freeman & Trainer have drilled thei
test on the Freeman-Trainer 10
through the Gordon and the hole ha
filed up 900 feet with fluid. 1t vii, b
given a shot.
West of Warrington, this county
the Delmar OIL Company is startin
some new work on the A.. ]. 6: j. l.
Hays farm. The locations have bee
made from Nos. -, 10 and II. II
II, on the same farm, is holding II
I at 450 barrels a, day. One and a, ha
4 miles south Of the Hays farm Tree
4 & Benedum have made a location #
u test well on the c. S. Thorn farm.
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STATE HOUSE.
Items of Interest From the Capital
City.

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I CHARLESTON, March 23.-The.
Union Transfer and Storage Company
of Huntington, West Virginia, cor.
poration, organized under the laws Of
this State, on Tuesday notified tile
secretary of state that the company
had increased its capital stock from
$4,000 to $4,000. VIZ
Hon. Charles w. Swisher, secretary
Of state, has returned from Fairmont
and was at his Office at the State
House Tuesday, morning after a
weeks absence.
State Banking Commissioner, NJ. "A
Kendall, is here from Parkersburg on
business. (, Z. tss III. ~ al.
State Superintendent Of Schools
Thomas A. Miller, left Monday fol
Bluefield to attend meeting of the
board Of regents Of the Bluefield Col
ored Institute.
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llIlLLIOgJDOLLA
INV ED y N he EsTlN CASE
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Il n Fo Re e g uRT:s3sS3si IN;

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q P PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 20 20. w
What promises to be- one Of. the
notwithstanding cases tried Sin recent
years. will 9besthe contest Of the will
Of the late William Wightman, tie
aged chemist, who:1eft an estate coln:.
monty estimated at $50 100000 to !sCO,.
100000. The entire estate was left
to Mr.. Weightman's7 daughter, Mrs.
r. j. G. Walker, and made her: the
richest woman in America to-day, with
the possible exception of Hetty
Green. II. N
Besides Mrs. Walker, there are I've
granddaughter, the daughters of the
present Mrs. ] Jones 3Wister, :one grand
son and one great.grandson. Mrs.
Wlster, from a sense Of duty to her
youngest daughter, who is a minor
and Of whom she is the guardian, has
taken legal steps to secure for her
what she considers her rightful mixer.
itance from her grandfather's estate
Mrs. Wister is in possession of evil
dence, it is said, which will show
clearly that the. multi.millionaire
chemist intended his grand children
to receive their legal share Of his
great wealth.
Lack Of testamentary capacity ant
singular favoritism are the grounds
on which a contest Is proposed. 1lls
4 possible existence of a codicll or {
J. paper, the contents Of which wo,llt
materially alter the distribution o
the estate, is likely to prove "a lead
ing feature in what promises TO be
celebrated will case. What proc
4 there is Of the making Of this pape
tor its contents is a. secret closet.
z guarded. The evidence is suppose,
TO be contained in letters written y,
Mr.. Welghtman.
Scores of letters from his pen vii
form an important and highly int,
estinG part of the testimony to b
produced. They1are said to show tn
decline in his capacity 10 attend I
his own affairs in a just way.
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III &c ontinued from + E irst Pasel
ieignS countrlesss the countries have im33I
position easily IN country; Tor
instance: grants the citizen OF sa@ for
;eign country a Concession, one clause;
of5sthes contract being thatlall disputes
shall be referred to my country's
courts under my country's laws as
a rule, the first thing the conces-
sionaire3 viii do after ihe defaults on
his contract, will be TO appeal TO his
own government for diplomatic aid.
He breaks the contract, ignores the
provision against appeal to his own,
country and his government, Jumping
to the conclusion that my country is
no good, sends the warship, or gets
the United States to do SO, and the
| big stick Is sbrandished. My country,
which Is used only as an example,
may be perfectly right. The doctrine
Of Caveat Emptor-let3 the buyer be-
ware-surely applies in a deal be-
tween a government and the subject
of another one. But Latin.America
must always submit. S
1.-THE trouble oil comes from person
al powers in ansindiyidual or clique Of
individuals. Take 1 Mexico. Diaz has
been President, term after term. II I
am not mistaken the constitution
limits President to one term. In
Brazil, the best governed Latin.
American State, you insult a man II
you speak to him in Spanish. They
B try to forget their origin down there
Chile, which is a very good country
is practically dominated by the Ger
!. man and English element, and Its
government is practically a tinancia
oligarchy. In Venezuela, Castro is {
man of powerful personality, and ht
has the power. Colombia is doni
!. mated to-day by Reyes. Argentine
+ maintains one of the most rigid pres!
r censorships in teh world, yet claim:
!, to be a perfect republic.
i 1.-THE sum total Is this: .Thes'
I governments are SO weak Internal.
that for years they have been givel
i financial hostages to foreign coun
). tries. The time for reckoning ha
, come. The big stick. may mean jus
/, tce for the foreigners, but 1t ma
!, also mean imposition to Latin.Amer
cans. l, who am a Latin-America,
behold the Anglo.SaXon, and comrl
ment him on his temperate zone. pus
and ability. When he goes south wit
his big stick am ashamed for N
: country and the others like it, but
y cannot help feeling righteous pit
for thenl."
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HANDSOME SPAN \ o F3Ho RsEss
Purchased In Pittsburs BY Our owns:
81, 4 man 9. n e. Reed.

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Mr.. B. u. Reed went to- Pittsb,rgs
Mondayan bought a 3yerySh dsomeB
pair Of, horses for; Mrs. Charles E.s
Reed. Y The horses arrived 81 IN town
yesterday, and make as hands aI
teamsas has been seen in Fairmont5
in many a day. Theygare Ssorrel With
white points, and $50 closely atched!
as TO appear to be L marked exactly
alike. There isn't a half inch differ
epce in their heights npr dozen
pounds differencs IN ight. q West
virginian reporter saw the Il horses
this morning and didn't hesitate to
call them the finest team$he had seen;
for long time. fas5 N
l.
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An Interesting Sermon.

At Christ Church last evening, the
Rev. Andrew G. Grinnan, Of Weston,
preached very interesting sermon
on the subject, us It Nothing to. You,
Q. Ye That Pass By?n ". q
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less was I'M The city yes.l
ardaS few hotirs:a n !,
Y sszs Guy Jones ts quite All All her
IIsaIne on Maple Il avenue !; saS1
=, Miss Lucy iseman It's visiting rel..|
atiyes III: townsville Mongolia
euunts Il H 4 NJ /.
Hiss Adm ley, of Grafton, lis in;
he city the glest Of a III Reys
nnlds y, 4;
Hiss Matte Watson and Miss Louise
Waters are \ lat Plne Grove visiting
relatives 8
afr. b. =. I utc Crimson, is again on
me streets after q two months i'll:
aessso q typhoid fever IL
ehssney Ramag Is spending the
sssshiye spring yacation t. his
Acnis oi 1socast ,ayenue.
Miss Maria Jones, Of ceiling, IS
tie quest 81 her brother, Mr.. Robert
Jones on Plerpont avenue. sIIS
Jnag Il ebert Fleming rs confined; to
his home on Fairmont avenue with a
severe 8attae a ~ 4 ,Slaringy tis:
Mn and Mrs. Charles w. Evans
q Sresfng Clarssburg the guests of Mrs.
: Evans sister, Mrs. Az BS Cole.
Miss BERTHE Hawley came up from
aIorga ntoWn5 today to spend the
spring 4 ion with her parents. Il
Guy Longh !, q University student, SIS
pending the spring vacation wlthFhls
parents Mr. and Mrs. i, N. Tough. ~ y.
Boydston and family are
moving from the old sBoydston home
sns Quincy treet to their property on
snleman avenue +
grooks Hutchinson Is up from
tIorgan town to3 spend the spring va
5aeion withS lis parents, Mr. and Mrs.
O p: sHutc Crimson.
Misses Jennie sniders and Cora
ilson are expe cted home today
from Columbus, Ohio, where they
zayes been zen for the past week.
Sd. Holbert IS g!in$ the city, looking
litter the nterests Of Holbert Broth
during the absence Of Samuel
ifofberts who isS in New York.
Mrs: eyser and little sor
Robert viii arrive in town tomorrow
and VIII be the guests Mrs. Key
Ssrs BROTHER, Captain$ M. NJ. Nicely, OF
Watson avenue.
Hon Brooks Fleming, former,
EDyernnr9 % West Virginia. who came
II from Fairmont Thursday evening
laft Sunday for Hot Springs, iArkan
charleston Mail. a
Mr. LeoI Rablnowici, Of Frleberg
saxony is new man In the emplo,
u tug t'a trmontS Coal Co. Mr.. Rabin
ssEbsI IS an 81 addition TO the engineer
ing corps. He Shas taken rooms OF
First stree ;5I5 3t i:
and Mrs. ]. P. Ruhl departe,
spday for their home in Milford, Del
atrars Drs Ruhl has finished hi
ruErses oE LECTURES fort year OF
Urinary science In the University
Town Post. 81 W "
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Big LANDSLIDE

Continued From First Paae.)
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Miss Estelle Hamilton was hostess
to number of her boy and girl
friends last evening at her home on,
Maple avenue. The occasion was
Miss Estelle's fourteenth birthday; and
the young folks helped her. celebrate
the day quite royalty. At the close
of an evening Of rare enjoyment, the
guests were invited to the dining
room where a delicious luncheon was
served them by Misses Louise Hamil.
ton, Pauline Miller, Beatrice and fJes;
sic. snider. The birthday table looked
unusually attractive with Its decora.
tons Of ferns and pink carnations
which were banked about a birthday
cake on which fourteen tapcrs burned,
one for each year Of the young hos.
tess life. Miss Estelle&receiyed a
number Of pretty birthday gifts from
her young friends who all Joined in
wishing her many happy returns Of
the day.
4
The following invitations were is,
sued today: /
The Glenwood CLUB requests your
presence at a dance and bridgeNwhlst
party at the City Club rooms, Friday
March "a, nine o'clock, P. NJ; Miss
Ethel Sabin White, Miss Grace Raj
ston Wlllte.-Charleston Mail.
The Devils Auction Grand Opera
House, tonight.
..Talk with Iunkins e. Michael. an. ,
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P. E. Club Meeting

The Political Equality Club will
meet tomorrow evening at the home
ofs Mrs. o.! s. Kinney on First
street. All the members and friends
interested in the work Of the club
are cordially invited to- be 4 present..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-23

The Devils Auetlon''sis the sreat:y
est spectacular show at has ever
visited this city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22

We are glad that the house commit
tee on agriculture tabled the resolution
providing for a government report in
January on the cotton crop. We do
not want any more of these monthly
estimates. One North Carolina Con
gresham took strong ground before
the committee against the resolution.
He did right. If we are to have any
such reports let them be daily; then
they will do less harm to the market:
we will not have these spasmodic and
d~emoralizing changes in prices which
are a regular monthly experience in
the cotton market, upsetting prices, de-
stroying calculations of the bona fde
cotton buyers and of the producers and
allowing a few on the inside to make
f%ortuntes out of those who are so I'M
fortunate as to not be able to get the
tips.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
BIG F DYING
Black Diamond Has Pneumonia In
m Loo.

Black Diamond, of the Central PARK
Menagerie. the bull buffalo of massive
size and enormous strength. is vim
of pneumonia. The big beast that a
few months ago used to smash in the
side of his shelter house Just to keep
his gigantic strength in working order
is now too weak 10 stand on his feet,
or even to hold up his head. Lying on
the floor Of his quarters he is indit-
ferent to all that goes OF around him.
His head rests upon the floor. His
rapid breathing is like the action of a
pair of big bellows.
When in good health Black Diamond
used TO amuse himself by charging fur
iously around the paddock. as though
the spirit of his ancestors out on the
western plain moved him to action.
VISITORS to the menagerie who saw him
in motion obtained an idea of what a
nerd of buffaloes were capable of do
ing when on a stampede on the pra-
ries. On these occasions the two re-
males in the enclosures would sideSteD
out OF his way in a lively time while
the dozen of meek elk in the adjoin-
ing Daddock would look on his antics
in fright.
No keeper who value his life would
enter this enclosure. The wild spirit of
the big bison has now been
by pneumonia's grip on his lungs.
Head Keeper Snyder enters withou
fear of injury to nurse the sick beast.
and the buffalo simply rolls his big
black ewes at the approach of the keep
er. Perhaps there is something of
grateful feeling for the keepers at
tent1on to his wants. He is too sick
to eat hay SO the keeper tool a sickle
and searched about in the dark for
some fresh grass. The sick animal ap-
preciated the tender food, Just as q
human patient would be grateful for a
delicacy.
Those big eyes of his rolled about
n rested upon me with a sort of
thank you when I put the grass
down to his muZZle. And to think
that a month ago he would have kill
ed me il | went near him. Poor Black
Diamond! l am sorry that he is going.'
said the keeper
The buffalo has been ailing for about
two weeks. He was in the best of
health during the past summer and
seemed to know that he could make
human and animal observers sit up
and take notice of him when he start
ed on a charge round the range.
With his head lowered and his tail
straight out. he would rush around as
though he was chased by a band of
yelling Indians. Occasionally he would
wind up the performance bv charging
on the shelter house. A loud crash and
4 SDlInterlng of the weather boards
would follow the impact of the large
mass against the building-New York
Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22

President Roosevelt anite misses the
point. in ~contending that the decision
OF Judge Phillips. finding Mr.. Paul
Morton grliltless as to a certain Atchi-
son rebate, fully "yindicates" that gen
tieman. n also iustif1es the President
in having refused to folio. the advice
OF Messrs. Harmon and Judson last
June. Those lawyers asked that Mr..
Morton be summoned in contempt pro-
ceedings. 1t was. they pointed out, a
process mot unusual or EXCEPTIONAL
but simply in of "a well-es-
tabiished rule" 1t was a demand for
an explanation" they remarked. mot
an accusation But the President re-
fused to permit a member of his cabi-
net. and his personal friend. to be sub
1ected to this regular process of the
court. though there is no doubt that,
if it had been demanded for John
Jones of Jonesville. Ohio. he would
nave acceded to il without a murmur.
He would not. however. throw Paul
Morton to the wolves" as he expressed
ii. In that particular affair. therefore.
it was not Morton but the President
who was in need of "~vindication." He
had. with a great flourish. appointed
two democrats to conduct that inquiry
into rebates but the moment they
struck close home. he declined to allow
them to proceed. Naturally, they re-
signed: and that favorite little device
Of Mr.. RooSevelt's-the employment
OF eminent Democrats to pull him out
of a hole-will probably not soon be
attempted again.-NeW York Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
SUBMARINE CRUISER
French Navy to Have Entirely New
Type of Craft.

h French navy is still maintaining
an active interest in submarine vessels.
says HarDer's Weekly. and an entirely
new type Of craft is soon to be con-
structed at Cherbourg. which, on &C
count Of it's large size, will be Known as
in length and Is feet beam. being
driven by electric motors when under
the water and by gasoline engines at
the surface. There are two electric
motors. which Operate two propellers
and eight horizontal rudders. while
current is to be supplied by double
sets of accumulators. Watertight COM
partments will be fitted along the sides
of the vessel for over two-thirds of it's
length. While fuel tanks are to be plac-
ed in the centre. one on each side.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
a CAREER
An Insane Man Makes q Million Dol
lars While His Relatives are Search
ing for Him.

Lazarus K. Goldsmith. who is in q
sanitarium in West 150th street, has
been officially pronounced an incompe-
tent, unable to his property.
The story behind Goldsmith's life
would furnish material for an inter
esting novel. He is 50 years old. Be
fore being committed to the SANTA
rum he travelled all over the world
forgetting his own name on leaving
his home in this city at the beginning
of the civil war, n adopting the
name of Lawrence K. G. Smith. When
he went away from home he said he
was going to hlv y book and would be
back in half an hour. Instead of re-
turning he went to Australia. and after
accommodating several thousand dollars
went to Africa. where he engaged in
gold mining. Finally he came back to
the United States and settled in the
Far West.
Meanwhile his family kept up the
search for him. spending a fortune in
trying to ascertain whether he was
dead or alive. Then one of his rela-
tives died, ~beaueathing $4,000 to
MN. Again a search was
started for him., but no trace OF him
of his family died off. until there was
only left a brother and a few nephews
and nieces. They had concluded that
he was dead. when one day he walked
into his brothers home and announced
himself as the man who had been
missing Tor forty years. He had dOcu-
ments to prove that he was Lazarus K.
Goldsmith. although he returned to
New York as Lawrence K. G.. Smith.
When he said that he had accumulated
q fortune of a million dollars his story
was not believed. Investigation show
ed. however. that he was the owner of
stocks and bonds in the American To-
bacco 70 and the United States
Steel Company to the value of $780,
900.
He was not back q great while when
it was found that he was insane. Then
he was put in h sanitariu1n in the
Bronx and an application was mad
to the Supreme court for the appoint
ment of a committee to >take charge
Of him and his property. The court
appointed Morris Sempter and Isaac
Goldberg as such committee. and Yes
terday Justice Slower in the Supreme
court approved the committees bOnd
furnished by the United States Fidelity
n Guarantee company. for S750.000.
York Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
Speaker CannOn's HumOr.

Speaker Cannon has a fine sense
of humor with all his autocratic mean
ness. as is shown from this. taken
from the Hotel Chat of the Washing
ton Post:
"A new member was beseeching and
pleading with the speaker to put him
on a certain committee. Mr.. Cannon
shook his head. He would be glad to
do it. but it was not practicable.
Then. Mr.. Speaker said the novus
homo. you seal my fate. MY failure
to get on this committee simply ruins
me with my people. and 1 had as we'll
D to go home With solemn face
the Sneaker extended a hand. and all
he said was. 'Good-by.'"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
FINE GOLD ORE SPECIMENS
Rich Gold Ore Being Taken From the
Yellow Dog Mine.

| Mr.. Max JaSpo1, who for the past
opening up the Yellow Dog Gold mine,
two miles south of the city, was at
the Puford Hotel yesterday showing
to a number of his friends some of
the soecimens Of the very finest Soi.t
. ore even seen in this city. One piece
Of quartz ore, d beautiful sulDhide
rock. had in it q nugget of the yeI'ow
metal, which was as large as a plS
cons egg. He declares hat this is a
sample of the quality Of the ore that
is now being taken from the yellow
Dog nine.
To the newspaper man, Mr.. Jaspon
stated that he had aoou: 100 tons Of
ore Ivllg put near The mouth OF he
shaft. A great deal of free gold was
to be found i'll many Of the rocks
With such ore, one has ..u. :, c,,.sn
the rock and pick out n" gal par
ticles. Mr.. gaspon stated thai he had
been missing Ole rom he pile Sneak
thieves, presumably negroes, who had
had a little experience in mining, aave
been carrying the gold bearing rocks
away, under cover of the darkness alf
probably have been operating a snail
stamp mill of their own. Mr.. Jaspon
added that he w.,uld have to take steps
looking to the protection OF the Gre.
The shaft Of the Yellow Dog mine
is now about leo feet deep. Running
with the vein, there are several hun
dred feet of tunnels along which the
work is now progressing-Charlotte
Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
Friday. December ~, 1905
THE HOLLY SHIPPING BUSINESS

There does Eot seem to be anything
the people of the north want tha.
North Carolina cannot furnish them.
She sends them oil kinds of fruit and
vegetables. She makes carpets ard
blankets for them. She supplies them
with handkerchiefs, stockings, knit
underwear, overalls and goods from
her cotton and wooden mills. In fur
nitIre she can supply them with more
than any other state in the union,
with one exception. She is their source
of supply for mica, monazite and some
precious stones to be found nowhere
many other articles for comfort or
pleasure she supplies them, there is
another which has just come into
prominence as a marketable produce
of Our state-nolly and other ever
green's for Christmas decorations.
The gathering and shipping of these
has become quite an important indus
try IL eastern North Carolina at this
season of the .e0r. The demand has
increased so greatly year by year ina.
now This business has assumed vast
proportions. These shipments, Of
course extend over a very short period
but it is a rushing business while il
lasts and the Coast Line railroad is
kept Dusy handling the cars, as the
following from the Clinton Democrat
will show:
AS one of the railroad employees
said, when it amt strawberries, it's
holly berries that's bothering u.s. five
specials running the past week express
ly to move the Vast amount of holly
that has been brought to Clinton re-
Gently. Mr.. r. B. Smith tells US that
he has eight wagons running daily,
with twenty-five hands making crates.
Tough on the robbins.