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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
TWO FOREIGNERS HAD
HEARING ON CHARGE
OF COW STEALING

and sat down in Dutch Watkins res
taurant. One of them went out after
a while, and Parker after Tipping a
copper, followed him. He came back
over the river and bought pint Of
whiskey, then started again for the
seclusion of the First ward.
AS the imported easy money and his
faithful follower went past the sta
tion, Parker was joined by Watson,
and the slav was caught up with on
the bridge. OF course he knew alb.
solutely nothing, couldn't talk English,
and hadn't any buddy" Watson's
patent remedy for incurables was ap.
piled, however, and the Polack was
persuaded to lead the way to his part
ner, and both were landed in jail.
This morning the men gave their
names as Frank Chuderlik and Mike
Reamer, of MISUNDERSTANDING
uptheirhats. ChuderlIk confessed to
stealing rope off fence and later
being infinitely astonished to find a
COW at the other end Of It. Both he
and Reamer played a reincarnatlon Of
Damon and Pythias, and insisted that
Mike had nothing to do with the case
wasn't there, never saw Frank be-
fore in his life, couldn't tell COW
4 "A ~ 7i.,.g7 Z - 77I11I rS-5c'S
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, Aug. g.
President Roosevelt must be holding
conferences all over his big house
at Sycamore Hill, if he is able to get
a private talk with the individuals
who are visiting him this afternoon.
Among those at luncheon are Sir
Henry Mortimer Durand, the British
Ambassador; Lieutenant Comman-
der w. S. Sims, Of the Navy; Hon. W.
j. Calhoun, special Envoy to yenezue-
la; Honorable W. W. Russell, United
states Minister to Venezuela, and w.
Seymour Edwards, distant fam
lily relative.
After the luncheon the President
will receive Alvin H. Sanders, Of Chi
cago, chairman of the reciprocity con-
vention which is to meet in the city
by the Lake. The British Ambassa-
doris visit is said to be without spe-
cial significance. He has taken a run
down from his summer home at Len
OK, Mass, merely to have a little
talk with the President" as he ex-
pressed it, and does mot expect to
take up any matters of importance. !"
1t is supposed that the personal
representative of King Edward is
here for the purpose Of ascertaining
from the President, if possible, if
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
MR, SAITO TALKS OF THE
PROSPECTS FOR
PEACE
GIVES A HINT ABOUT INDEMNITY

State Pierce. who will have charge of
the arrangements for bringing the
peace pfentpotentiares together at
Oyster Bay and at Portsmouth where
the conferences will be held, arrived
here from Portsmouth to-day to con-
fer with the Russian and Japanese
representatives in regard to the
plans. Mr.. Pierce will communicate
the arrangements to Baron Komura
and NJ. Wltte and the two delegations
will so to Oyster Bay on Saturday
where they will meet with President
Roosevelt.
NJ. witte will go tomorrow to oy'
ter Bay to pay an unofficial call upon
the President and present the respects
of the Car to this nations executive at
whose instlgatlon the peace meeting
was brought about.
Mr. saito, who as the official mouth
piece of the Japanese delegation now
in the city has done the talking for
Baron Komura this morning expressed
himself as being pleased with the
statement given out by NJ. WItte up.
on his arrival here yesterday. He
said that he believes that Witte has
come to the conference clothed with
full powers as a plenipoentlary and
authorized to sign a peace treaty and
added that he believed peace terms
would be agreed upon.
Mr.. saito gave an idea of the
amount of the indemnity which It is
expected Japan will demand Of Rus.
sia although he said yesterday that
he had no knowledge Of the terms
which Baron Komura will lay before
the Russian peace commissioners.
The cost of the war to Japan, Mr.,
Saito said has been about $2,OOO.OOO
yen or $1,O0O,OOO day. 1--WE have
been fighting about five hundred
days" he added significantly. at is
the general custom to ask a little
more in demanding an indemnity than
the cost of war" Z
Using the figures and statement of
Mr.. Salto as basis for figuring, 1t is
estimated that the Japanese demand
will be for between $6OO,OOO,OOO and
$7OO,OOO,OOO. The cost of the war in
the five hundred days fighting must
have been 1,OOO,OOOOOO yen or $780,,
100000. With the little more" which
Mr.. Saito says 1t is customary for a
nation to demand 1t is figured out that
the Japanese demand will come to the
figures named.
Beyond he statement referred to,
Mr.. Saito declined to talk more about
the peace negotiations. He said he
knows nothing of the arrangements
for bringing the peace commissioners
together and was waiting to hear from
Assistant Secretary Pierce on that
subject.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03

The hearing of the Montana COW
robbery case came off before Magls.
trate Amos this morning, The COW
was stolen last Monday night from
Perry Radcliffe, of Montana. Early
Tuesday morning two Slavs tried to
dispose of the COW to a couple Of
local butchers, and later did manage
to sell her at Monongah to Harlow
Wilkinson, of Boothsville. Deputy
Sheriff Watson was put on the trail
and found that several of the Traction
company's men had seen the pair lead.
ing an unwilling beast that answered
to the description of the stolen ami
NAL, up the Monongah road. Watson
instructed the conductors and motor
men to keep a lookout for the men
and If they saw them to notify the
first officer they came to, to keep them
shadowed till he could get there.
About 1880 o'clock the same day,
Motorman Mont Miller motioned to
Constable Parker at the corner Of
Jackson and Jefferson streets, and
pointing out two men who had just
gotten of the car, told him they were
the gentlemen who were leading the
COW earlier in the day. Parker tele-
phoned Watson, and then followed
the pair. They went over the river
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
Special Council Meeting.

A special meeting Of the Common
Council has been called foF nine
o'clock tomorrow morning. The rea
sons given for the call are the necess
ty for reconsideration Of the action.
on the levy for the current year aud
for action on some of the new cgdi
nanees.
It has been found that the rate q
levy dxed two weeks ago ill brine
in to the city treasury more than le5
per cent Of the amount raised
year while the recently enactsd
laws admits Of only { per cent q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Russian
diplomacy got in its fine work to-day
by keeping silent tongue. At the
ST. Regis Hotel where NJ, Witte, the
senior Russian plenlpotentiary and
his suite are installed, the strictest
silence was observed by the entire
Russian delegation. NJ. Witte had
nothing to say to supplement the
statement which he gave to the press
upon his arrival here yesterday.
At the Japanese headquarters at the
Waldorf Astoria it was likewise no.
ticeable that the Japanese represen-
tatlves had little to say regarding the
negotiations which are soon to open
at Portsmouth. In fact It was quiet
day so far as history making is con-
cerned.
The unwillingness of the peace
commissioners to talk was not re-
garded as being significant, however,
but as the natural course for them to
pursue. Since the representatives Of
the two belligerent powers are actu-
ally in The same city it was regarded
as only natural that diplomatic meth
ods should be resorted to and that
both sides should desire to remain 81
lent until they actually get together
TO begin the conference which 1t is
hoped will end in the signing Of a
treaty of peace.
NJ. Wltte did not remain long at the
st. Regis this morning. Accompanied
by one of the secretaries of the Rus
sian delegation, he started for an au.
tomoblle ride about the city at 10
o'clock. They went unattended, NJ.
Witte expressing his unwiIlingness to
have any special attention paid TO
him. Even the offer of the services
of central Office detectives to accom-
pany him was declined.
Leaving the hotel the Russian COM
missioner was taken for spin up
Fifth avenue, through Central Park
and out along Riverside Drive; re-
turning, NJ. Witte was taken down
town and visited the Stock Exchange
where he has several friends.
This visit of the Russian plenipo-
tentiary to Wall street gave rise to
rumors that NJ. Witte was losing no
time in attempting to make arrange.
ments for an American loan to Rus.
sia, which reports have said would
probably be a part of his mission to
America. Confirmation of the rumors
could not be secured, however.
Both before starting for his ride
and on his return to the hotel, NJ.
Witte declined to be interviewed by
the newspaper representatives. His
action guided the other members of
his party and no information was
forthcoming from the Russian head
quarters. Assistant Secretary Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
PROBABLY KNOWS
A BIG SECRET
BRITISH AMBASSADOR VISITS HIM

there is any truth in the persistent
rumor that the coming peace confer.
ence at Portsmouth is likely to end in
a deadlock.
If any outsider of the Japanese
plenipotentiarles knows the 'frredu-
chile minimum" to be exacted by the
Mikado and the maximum that Rus
sia can pay, the President is the one
who possesses that information. He
has held conferences with ENJOYS Of
both powers and has undoubtedly been
taken into confidence. He, there.
fore, if any one, is in the position to
predict with nearly absolute accuracy
whether or not the fighting legions
in Manchuria and Siberia are to be
sent against each other for contin'
uancey of the struggle.
The British administration is nat.
urally very anxious to know before
hand just what is to be expected from
the Portsmouth meeting, Although
nothing official has been given out
here it may be said that the President
looks upon the situation as decidedly
favorable and is confident, unless the
unforeseen occurs, that the plenipo-
tentiaries will be able to reach an
agreement which will put an end to
hostilities.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND

one she wouldn't take cent less than
$50 for IT.
The magistrate lntimated that he
would give Viola Judgment, but tooh
twenty.four hours to * the amount
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
THE WEATHER.
Showers TO,Morrow.

B WASHINGTON, D. c., August
3. Forecast for West Virginia:
Partly cloudy tonight, warmer in
western portion; Friday partly
cloudy, showers in western por-
tion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03

Miss Lena Hamilton has returned
from a two weeks visit with M
Vera Topry at Westenport, Md.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09

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engines boilers send mahnst q sfeet them aud saaan sat
ys and fittings Wegnoaply With ktndE 8 naaenners
na ,nd IRON Puley4 Shaftngs o Fronts Crates Bars Brass and
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WALLS FOUNDRY AND MACHINE aAKk9RgSs
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09

!SasSMAAaA
COZ -aetor
ToI561 days at 3acts -. $4oo 81
By amt paid sheriff.. $154. II
Bal sdue county: -. 345.Ia
The petition to Change hands from
RoadS No. III to Road No. 81 was
.granaad -.
Itsswas ordered on petition Of T.
w. Sorrels, that T. w. McClintock'
be removed IS oversees 8 S;*Roaad No.
.6o14saand- W. H. Cummings. be-.ap-
pointed in his. stead.
The petition Of o. NJ. Johnson for
E a public road was granted.
!. . Bids for the working. of. Road No.
s. were advertised for to be in the
: hands OF the clerk at the next meet
ing of the Board.
It was ordered that the hands on
/ Jos Duneatl's plantation be assigned
to duty on Roard No 1o8. !.
The bid of the Alexander Lumber
Co. for lumber for Washington Bay
Lou road; cypress I7.2s, pine 1875, be-
ing lowest and best was accepted .
The personal roll for 1905, FLEE
by Assessor S. P. Aiken, was ap-
proved as corrected and the clerl
was ordered to make copies of same
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09
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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-09
Notice

At the approaching term of Chan
Gerry Court for Washington County,
which convenes on the first Monday
of October, 1905, all parties having
or claiming any credits against the
MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS
BANK, which are in dispute, or
which do not agree with the books
or mailed statements of the Bank.
should present the same to the Chan
cellor for examination and adjust
ment,, throug petition setting forth
the claim, with proof in support.
After such examination ard adjust
ment, suit will be Instituted on all
claims due the bank, which are not
paid
J. S. WALKER. R.cciscr.
%
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-20

dressinggown When he reached nv sisters side
she unconscious and though brandy
throat and sent for medical aid
vn for she slowly having
consciousness Such the dreadful beloved
zone moment" SAID Holmes; you about white
and metallic sound? Could you
That was what the county inquiry
been deceived"
WAS your dressed?"
NO. she nightdress right hand was found
the charred stump of match
Showing that she had struck light
when the alarm took place That is important
illusions did the
He investigated great care for Dr. Royotts
conduct had long been county
to find satisfactory My
the door had been fastened
were blocked by shutters with broad iron bars which
secured night The carefully
shown be quite flooring
thoroughly examined with the result The chimney
but it is barred by certain therefore,
that sister quite alone when Besides
there were no marks of any violence her."
How about poson?"
"The doctors examined but without success"
What do think this lady
1T belief pure shock
though what it was that frightened her
Were there gypsies in the plantation timer"
Eyes. there nearly
Ah and what did gather from this auson a
speckled band?"
Sometimes thought merely the wild talk of
derium sometimes that peo
pie perhaps these very gype in the plantation do not know
whether the spotted handhefs
their heads might have suggested the
fed.
These deep waters pray go on with your
narrative"
1.-TWO passed until
lately oneier than month however, friend
whom have known for has
my hand in marriage His Percy Armagesecond
Mr. Armitage of Water Reading
offered opposition the match
Of the spring repairs
the wing Of the building, and bedroom
pierced. that have had
sister died and the bed which
agne, then, thrill Of terror when
thinking her terrible fate suddenly heard
the night the whistle
the shaken again, however so I
dressed and daylight slipped dogcart
at the Crown Inn which opposite
whence have this morning with object
and asking advice"
wisely" my friend But have you told
Eyes, ALL"
Miss ROylOtt screening your step
father"
why, what do mean?"
For Holmes pushed
fringed the hand upon
marks of printed
white wrist.
You have cruelty used"
The lady eoored
He man." said perhaps hardly
strength"
There a silence, during
and fire..
This is business" he said There
thousand details which should desire
of action. Yet have a
to TO Stoke Moran today would be possible
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-20

police court
and the folks would fly his approach for he of immense
strength absolutely uncomfortable in his anger.
Last he hurled the local blacksmith into
stream and it was only by paying money
gather together public
posure
he woud give these vaabonds leave to encamp upon the few acres
family
hospitality Of their wandering
away with them sometimes for weeks on end He has passion
Indian which him by
spondent he this cheetah and baboo which
feared by the villagers al
much their master.
You can imagine say my poor
lives. No servant would
80 the time of DEATH and her hair had already
begun to whten, mine has"
Your sister is dead, them"
'she died Just years ago.
that living the life which
described little likely Of
and position We had however an aunt my mothers maiden Sis
Westphail
went there at Christmas two years ago and met there hpay
marines, My stepfaher
objection to the marriages. but within fortnight OF the day which
wedding terrible occurred which
deprived only companion"
Holmes had leaning back his chair with his
cushion but he half opened his
lids and glanced across at his visitor.
pray be precise Details" said he.
at for to be for event of that dreadful
The manorhouse is have al
ready SAID Old and only wing inhabited The bed
this wing hOo the sitting being
OF these bedrooms the first
Royott sisters and the third There
them, they open
corridor. Do I make myself plain?"
Perfectly So"
the That
night gone early
troubled
strong cigars which
mine where she for
tme chatting approaching wedding
the door and looked back
me, Helen. She heard whis
the dead of the night?'
Never. said l.
suppose you possibly whistle yourself
your seep2'
".certaplv mot Rut
during last few nights always about in
clear whistle light sleeper, and
from-perhaps
perhaps from the lawn. thought that
just you whether you had heard it.
ono have 1t must be those wretched gypses in the
plantation
VERY likely. yet it were the wonder that
you did not hear it also.
All sleep heavily than you.
We'll It rate She smiled
at me- my
key the lock-
Indeed" your always
yourselves in at night?"
Always"
"And why2"
that the a cheeah
feeling security
quite proceed with your statement"
sleep that feeling of impending
My sister and will recoleot
which closely allied wild night wind
Suddenly hubbub gale burst
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-20

forth the wild scream Of a ter
rified woman. l knew that ii
was my sisters voice. /
sprang from my bed, wrapped
a shawl round me and rushed
into the corridor. AS l opened
my door l seemed to hear a low
whistle, such as my sister de-
scribed, and a few moments
later a changing sound, as If
mass of metal had fallen. AS
l ran down the passage my sis
ter's door was unlocked and re-
volved slowly upon it's hinges.
l stared at it horror-stricken,
not knowing what was about
to issue from 1t. By the light
of the corridor lamp l saw
my sister appear at the open
ing, her face blanched with ter
ror, her hands cropping for help,
her whole figure swaying to
and fro like that of a drunkard.
l ran to her and threw my arms
around her, but at that mo-
ment her knees seemed to give
way, and she fell to the ground.
She writhed as one who is in
terrible pain, and her limbs
were dreadfully convulsed. At
first l thought that she had not
recognized me, but as l bent
over her she suddenly shrieked
out in a voice which 1 shall
never forget: oh, my God!
Helen! 1t was the bandl The
speckled bandit There was
something else which she
would fain have said, and she
stabbed with her finger into
the air in the direction of the
doctors room, but fresh con-
vulsion seized her and choked
her words. l rushed out, call
ing loudly for my stepfather,
and l met him fastening from
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-20

Thrilling Chapters from the Life Story of the
Worlds Greatest Detective Character

Artillery. My sister Julia and
we're twins, and we we're only
two years old at the time Of my
mothers remarriage. She had
a considerable sum of money
not less than $1,000 a
year-and this she beQueathed
to DR.. Roylott entirely while we
resided with him, with a pro-
vision that a certain annual
sum should be allowed to each
of us in the event of our mar
riage. Shortly after our return
to England my mother died
she was killed eight years ago
inA a railway accident near
Crewe. DR.. Roylott then aban-
doned his attempts to establish
himself in practice in London
and took us to live with him in
the old ancestral house at Stoke
Moran. The money which my
mother had left was enough for
all our wants, and there seemed
to be no obstacle to our happi-
ness.
But a terrible change came
over my stepfather about this
time. Instead of making friends
and exchanging visits with our
neighbors, who had at first been
overjoyed to see a Roylott of
Stoke Moran back in the old
family seat, he shut himself up
in his house and seldom came
out, save to indulge in fero-
cious Quarrels with whoever
might cross his path. Violence
Of temper approaching to mania
has been hereditary in the men
of the family, and in my step
fathers case 1t had, l believe,
been intensified by his long
residence in the tropics. A
series of disgraceful brawls
took place, two Of which ended
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-04-29
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
LINEBORO ITEMS.
A New School Building-The New Canning
FactOry-Pers0nals, Etc.

APRIL 27-The Lineboro Canning Com
pany has secured their charter and elected a
board of directors, which met and chose the
following officers for one year: John w.
Tracy, president; John l.. Hoffman. vice
president; John r. StreYig, secretary; Daniel
Armstrong, treasurer The officers wish to
eradicate the erroneous idea that only stock
holders can grow and sell their products to
the company, but are encouraging all farmers
and truckers to secure seed at once, which can
be had at LineborO, at all times, at cost. The
company will buy all goods at highest cash
prices. The factory will be run according to
the VIM. Penn Davis System of canning and
will pay from 81 to So more per ton for sweet
corn than any other system of canning. All
other goods proportionately. The company
will can corn, beans, tomatoes, pears, apples,
peas, pumpkins, etc.
The School Commissioners will meet this
Thursday to select site for the proposed new
school house for this place. which will be
erected this summer
Any person or firm who wishes to start some
business enterprise in this town Is offered the
land free of cost. There are quite number
of building lots for sale at moderate prices.
J. A. Frederick will grow ten acres of peas
for the Lineboro Canning Company.
Mr.. Zulauf, of Baltimore, moved TO his
home near this place last Tuesday. He will
raise fancy poultry,
Miss Alto Swan was the gneSt OF Miss Sarah
Wertz last Sunday.
Robert Markell and wife spent Sunday in
Hanover.
Mrs. John Bollinger, who had been con
fined to her bed, is able TO be about again.
DR.. T. II. Wertz is the attending physician.
DIR. t. H. Wertz and Grover Tracy will
spend Saturday and Sunday in Baltimore.