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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-01
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SY|l|llAINIA miners
.FIFTY'Y.EA.R|| MEDAL.
HAS i BEEN sHARpED IL EN-
elNEER JOHN SMITH WE'LL
. X KNOWN RAILROAD MAN. am; N

One Of the Oldest engineers tho
country has passed out Of activesltfo
without any chronicle Of his: history
SO far as we know. John Smith was
retired last March after having spent
over fifty years in the service OF tho
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cons
pany. He ran an engine on the sys:
TEN many years and was appointed
assistant trainsmaster In which Cd.
pacity he served until the U Underwood
regime, when he again took an on.
CINE. He was the Oldest passenger
engineer on the fourth division, and
hauled Nos. 70 and 80 between Wheel!
Ing and Grafton for the past several
years. The company has given a nifty
year medal to all employees who have
been in the service for that long, and
Smith received his some time since.
The. removal of the veteran gives En-.
gineer John Garveyi a passenger run.
Captain Tom Smith, recently elect.
cd sheriff Of Lewis county, has re,
sumed his run on . and 8 between
Buckhannon and N1organtown. II
was noted some time since in these
columns that he would probably re
sign his public office and resume his
railroad career. and while his resignn,
tion> has not been handed In, many
think that the popular captain vii
tender 1t soon. Conductor Candy
who has had the run, will take Nos
II and IS from Flatwoods 10 Silt
ton. "
Dispatcher Grosnicklca has rcsumet
duty. after al,yacation spent sat hi
former home in keedysvllle, Md, H,
reports his father, who has been Sc
! riously III for some time, as much I'M
proved. Extra Dispatcher Willie,
will resume his turn ut CASTOR juno
ton days ). III Z
Station Operator Harry Robinson
has gone back to work aftera 5lay:ot
Of several days. 81 III /:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-01
WHEN she G OF IN THE CAB WITH
cAE sARs 7YouN Gu SAY &.
ATTORNEYS.
STARTLING sAFFlDAviTs FROM
NElGHBoRs OF MORGAN
sMlTH&Tos BE PRESENTED.
.lBy Publishers,s Press.l

AssaFI%E4 Fss-t 49, i
CINC INNATI. o., April lit was
learned this morning that Attorneys
SShaysand Cogan,: the Cincinnati law.
syersw have come to the aid Of ].
Morgan Smith and his wife, brother.
sinilaw and sister Of Nan Patterson,
were retained by the parents Of Mrs
Smith. who live in Washington, D.
The attorneys will fight. the requi
asttion for the couple and have applied
for q writ Of shabeas corpus. The
hearing has been set for next Mon
day @ S;s. 4, e
When Mrs. Julia Smith Is taken
back to New.Y York If the efforts. in
ssher behalf fail, she and her husband
Twill be confronted with atfidavits
made by clos friends, which tell 8
story of an alleged conspiracy to ex
tort none froma Bookmaker Franz
Caesar) Young a month before hi:
death. These attidavits are in The
hands 3of ! Assistant District Attorne.
Rand and will be- surprise to thu
couple under<arrest. Shay and Coga1
have; advised their clients not to an
sw3era questions and when Detectiy,
Quinn, Of New York, saw them a
headquarters, neither Smith nor hi
;gs}swife you'd say word. Detectiv'
Sergeant Mcknight, Of New York, al
rived here late yesterday with requi
ssition papers and held a long confer
fence with the heads of the police dc
\ 5partme McNaughtE says the pris
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-01
JOHN THE BAPTIST
A RELIGIOUS FANATIC; PUT HIM.
SELF OUT OF HIS OWN mis-. d.
cry YESTERDAY. j
(By Publishers Press.)

WooDCLIFF. April John the
Baptist Of the angel dancers Of
Lords farm, killed himself yesterday.
in a fit Of religious frenzy. He shot
himself through the heart with a
rifle, pulling the trigger with his bare
great toe.
John the Baptist was, John NC.
Clintock in private life; and he car.
ried the religious fanatlclsm OF the
angel dancers SO far in his five years
association With them that even the
angel dancers themselves several
times threatened to disown him. He
tried to break UP several Of the Dowie
meetings in this city year ago. He
preached wherever the spirit moved
hlm-on the street, In his own home
or In street car. Several times he
jumped from his wagon and rushed
into church and insisted on being
heard.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-01

il9 The post ton Is one of honor and
influence In West yirginia. butI car
not afford to- take " sund rsthe circan,
stances: q promised - support to
w. -. Glasscoc who was secretary
ofSmyS commit during the last cam
paign. q did ain j could for him and
desired his Apo ntment. he - wor-
thy OF the place and deserves il. u
would be put in q disagree able post
tions 10 accept Il under the circunAs
stances regard less Of all the expla:
nations that Nigh be made Thank
my friends for their kindness 10 me,
but Il cannot sattord TO desert d friend
81 appea u be doing one a wrong !.
IN erect Northeott resigns in FavSr
|of Glasscock, and solely thar Glass.
cock may have the Job.
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get orders from Mr.. Jerome or Mr..

get orders from Mr.. Jerome or Mr..
Garvan."
Young man l will give you an hour
to turn those papers over to me. II
you do not | will have you placed
under arrest" =s7
81 will not give them up under any
other orders excepting from Mr.: Je.
rome" replied the detective. (.
UNLESS you give them up to me in
an hour will have warrant sworn
out for You in the United States
Court" 3f' ya5;sii. \. 81
Shay then left and Akin went to the
Grand Hotel. Before he went he
said: 81 will 80 to Jail before I will
give up those papers. They are let.
tiers and papers given me BY Mrs.
Smith in confidence. There are
things in them that will make It bad
for some one in this murder case.
did not waste any time when l was
following them and I did secure some
very important evidence" $50
Akin denied that he had tamperet
with the United States mail as he
did not open any letters himself bu,
they were opened when he received
them. At the Grand Hotel he hun
died up the letters to give them t
Detective Houillion, but was ordered
to give them TO Detective Chief Craw
ford s= 49, 800 IA
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-01
IIllAII1IPAI'TERSON7 had
REVOLVER lVNI'IiH.HER
JUST FOR A BLUFF

oners are charged with conspiracy.
with Nan Patterson to extort money
from Young. 1t will be alleged at the
trial that the life OF Young was
threatened, unless he gave up money.
Mcknight says: ~ do not believe
that when Nan Patterson got in the
cab with Young that she had any idea
of shooting him.. The man was tired
of the woman and she realized that
he was getting away from her" says
Mcknight.
"We have afiidavits to the, effect
that Nan was heard to, say in the
presence of several persons that
Young was going away and that she
was afraid she would lose "her meal
ticket" We believe that when she
got. in the cab with Young on the
fatal night she had the revolver with
her for a bluff
Sensation Sprung.
CINCINNATI, o., April IA sen.
sation was sprung at police head.
quarters this afternoon when Attor.
ney Shay, counsel for the Smith
prisoners appeared and asked that
Detective Akin, of New. York, be
pointed out to him. He was shown
Detective Akin and approached him
in front of the Office of, Chief Mill
ken. IA
you secured some documents from
Mrs. Smith before she was arrested
didn't you?" asked Shay. 4
Eyes sir"
|."Well, | want those papers. an
the attorney for Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
i Il am sorry cannot give YOU those
documents until see Mr.. Caravan OF
get orders from Mr.. Jerome, his SUI
perior.
but you must give them to me-
j II will not give them to you unit
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-01
sHot ~ AN les AZ BRo WNSiND oRsEs
TsiE ATl ON OF LEASES 4
\ q Or OIL AND GAS. L

Hon: Jam sg Az Brown, Attorney, at
Singwood. West Virginia, dated
March Is, sos writing on the ques:s
tion Of ssthe taxa ion Of leases for oil
and gas says s
Ion. George g. Baker. S3.s "
Dear Mr. Baker;; - our letter, with
papeps flnIy ceiyed am much
pleased that our county court has
taken The courseit has, sasE well as The
Jealous efforts YOU are maj ing to have
the property taxed equally and UNI:
formly There can he no aaestion
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-01
PLENTY OF MONEY
JAPANESE LOAN WAS MANY
TIMES ovER.sUBscRlBED BY
q ANXIOUS BUYERS.
lBy Publishers, Press

NEW YORK, April 1.-The sub
scription lists to, the Japanese loan
was closed here yesterday and 1T was
estimated by Kuhn, Loeb 6 Company,
the bankers managing the American
syndicate, that the American sub.
scriptions alone for the s75.ooo,oOo
bonds offered here would aggregate
$500, o0o,0 900. Private b cable 7 adyices
yesterday were \ to the effect that the
London descriptions aggregated
500, 10000 bringing the total sub,
script Ions for the s15o, 100000 issue
up TO the enormo GUS sum Of 200, 900.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-01
SAYS HE HAD PROMISED HIS
SUPPORT TO eLAsscocK
AND THAT
He CANNOT ACCEPT THE. posi-.
TIoN FOR HIMSELF UNDER rs
S THE GIRO INSTANCES

4 WASHINGTON IN, ID. c. April LEI:
lott Northcott declines the appoint;
ment as collector Of internal revenue
for West Virginia. Mr.. Northcott In
company with senat tor Elkins, went
toS the White House vests rdays and sad:
|Sised the Presid dent That he could not
accept The office to which he was re.
gently appointed and confirmed. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-01
gMONONGALI COUNTY COURT DID Is.
RIGHT SAY 5KINGW00D LAWYER

but what all leases are personally
and should be taxed; as chattels real
should be assessed in the personal
property book. \ st$s
4 desire to say to the public that
I:concur with you and claim that the
decisions OF our court Of appeals IA.
Iyor the view you take. Hoping YOU
will win with your case, with best
wishes; ! am, q 81 Isl
Yours truly, Fsit' q
b y e: A. BROWN. 4 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-01
"A CHECK FOR $500.
FARM ONT RESIDENT TELLS WHAT He
SAW WITH HIS OWN EYES.

TIE. Gamer, Of Water street. recently Of Morgan
town. states that some days ago he saw Of
McCurdysvlle receive a check Of $50 from Superin:
tenden Saddler to repair shantes and buy feed for
horses and mues ready to begin work on the Wabash
tunnel between Jake's run and McCurdysvlle BY the
first Of this month, and hefsad that the company was
now going 10 push the road through as rapidly as
possible. Wa
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-01


VIII Mahatfey WHO has been III this
city for some time the CUES of his
parents, will return sliicagc to-
night to remain for an indefinite pes
Rod. VI Y 4
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AL Il WILSON
YO7INlGsCONfEsT

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The following ladies have been
voted forSby their friends fors the
most popular saleslady which is 10
be determined by the$lady eceisins
the largest number o. yotes. Using
coupons published dns tho Vest VII
ginian and Evening Dimes, which
VIII appear daily until AprIls
Number Of otes 81 Date II
Miss Jennie Fisher n. .,.s2
Miss Ella Thomas III,
Miss Ada Lindsay 81 / 8 .l5b
Miss sallie ri yeny d1stS
Miss Insz Jacobs /. SIS
Miss Anna Brad en- 4; II 4
Miss Kate Hood \. &. 5s
Miss Jessie r eyer 81
Mrs, Minnie Martin ]: y
Miss Margaret Ice .a /,
Miss Harrietta + ltzerf III \. It. y. rs
Miss Bessie Ran lh \. III, y
Miss Kate alurphs " u
Mrs. Matte Davis /. p
Miss Halle Martin {! q
Miss Georgia 4 Ice y. y III.
Miss Cora wilson h. u &. +
Miss Edna Eardet .s Il 4, ID. i
Miss Louises -:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-01
Z Hadn't the Price.

4 Hadn't the Price. y ~ y
Chief Morgan arrested John Magyar
on Bridge street late yesterday at.
ternoon for drunkenness, He was
fined $500 this morning, which he
could not pay. ( \ N 3' X 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-01
';w \, i Meet $Monday.

The! Woman,s iliary Of the ~.
NJ g. A, will hold its regd ar monthly
at the b N. 9. al rooms on
Monday afternoo n three clock.
The Washington times., 1905-05-23
PICNIC WILL OPEN
CAMP GOOD WILL

Camp Good VIII" Is to open with a
picnic. to which the public is invited,
Decoration Day, May 80.
Last Decoration Day about five hun
dred people, interested in this i'm
portant line OF sociological work, visit
ed the camp TO see the place where the
children We're TO be entertained through
the summer months and to enjoy the
thorough change and recreation of the
country.
Baseball. volleybalI. basketball. cro-
quet, tennis. quoits. ring toss and
other games have been arranged.
Swings. teeter boards. teeter ladders.
nammocks. jumping frames, sliding
poles. horizontal bar. punching bag are
available.
The woods which entirely surround
the camp and which are especially
beautiful at this season of the year. Of
fer great attractions to ali visitors. es-
peciaily when the camp can be made
the center from which to start and the
resting place on the return.
Many hur dreds Of last summers yisi-
tors walked through the woods to Rock
Creek winding In and out among the
trees for nearly an entire day TO return
in the evening to the camp In order
10 see the beautiful sunset across from
the hill.
The Washington times., 1905-05-23
Prepare Defense Against
Anticipated Massacre

ST. PETERSBURG. May 23.-Hebrew
residents of Jitomir, in the province OF
Volhynia, where the recent massacre of
Hebrews occurred, are fearful that an
other armed demonstration against
them is being planned. The Hebrews III
the city are making elaborate prepara-
attack is made
Evidence IS brought to light which
shows that the authorities of JitomiT
not only knew Of the arrangements for
the recent massacre, but that the de-
tails for the killing were arranged by
Police Commissioner Kuyaroff
The police commissioner. it is claimed,
offered reward of 80 kopecks for every
dead Hebrew. By the irony of fate.
however. Kuyaroff. who thus did so
much to bring about the messacre with
its awful results. was himself slain IN
the riots.
\ reign of terror is said to exist at
Jit0mir at present. A number of He
driven insane by brooding over the for
mer outrages and by the dread of a new
outbreak.
The effect of the massacre has been
to drive the Hebrews into the revolu-
tionary movement, and they are assist
ing In the propaganda OF the agitators.
a subscription fund has been started
by Hebrews. to which 9.0}0 roubles have
been subscribed for the purpose of es-
tablishing a scholarship at lIeff Univer-
Sity in memory Of a Christian student
named BHroff, who lost his life while
defending number of Hebrews during
the recent troubles,
The Washington times., 1905-05-23
CONTINUED from First Page }

river is occupied by two army corps,
and southeast toward the Yalu road
connecting with kirin net fewer tran
60, 900 infantry and more than thirty
squadrons Of cavalry are in position TO
meet the advance of General Kuroki' 5
army.
No serious fighting has occurred east
of the main railway but since Friday
japanese detachments have attacked
several of the villages occupied by Cen
eral Bilderling's command. These were
all outpost engagements The Russian
columns have steadily retired on the
main positions, where the general battle
undoubtedly will be fought in the next
few days. 1t is understood among the
general staff that the commanders in
chief has decided TO risk everything on
the conflict that IS now inevitable and
that he will meet the Japanese forces
in = present position.
East OF the railway General Line
witch viii fight IN chain of hills
twenty-five miles wide and ten miles
deep. To the west there is long and
sandy plain. but this has been protected
by rifle pits, barbed wire fences and
otker obstacles. Re-enforcements for
the Manchurian army have come IN
steadily from the Siberian Railway and
1t is estimated that the Russian forces
today are $4,000 strong. This gives
General Lineyitch about the same fight
ing strength that General Kuropatkin
mad before the battle of Mukden.
The Washington times., 1905-05-23
ROUGH TREATMENT
FOR POLICE CHIEFS
Party in Big Auto Plunge Over En-
bankment and Some Are Sc
veTely Hurt.

Several visiting police chiefs, riding
In large automobile. were badly
shaken up and slightly injured last
night about 6 o'clock, when the vehicle
plunged over a thirty-foot high en-
bankment at Fourteenth street and
Piney Branch road northwest
The chauffeur, Harry G. Gordon, was
sc severely Injured about the head and
body that it was necessary TO send him
to the Garfield Hospital in the patrol
wagon OF the Tenth precinct station
The police chiefs were taken TO their re-
spective hotels in carriages.
Among those who were bruised and
slightly. cut were Chief ]. J.. Donahue,
o. Omaha. Neb,; Paul NJ. Milliken. chief
Frank K Raymond. of Washington ~
Chief Millikens injuries were rot 50
serious as to necessitate hospital treat
meHt. He was attended to by q phy-
sician living In the neighborhood of the
accident, and afterward assisted 70 his
apartments in the Raleigh Hotel
Because of the shock to his nervous
system trained nurse was with him
throughout the night. This morning she
able to attend the meetings of the Police
Chiefs Association
Although hurled twenty feet from the
autornobile when the crash came, Chief
Donahue escaped with a bruised leg
ana general Shaking up. Other than
this he received no injuries. He was
sore and stiff this morning
Mr.. Raymond, former president of the
Business Mems Association, had his
right knee painfully sprained, and re-
ceived treatment at a nearby drug store.
Major Sylvester, although thrown
heavily from the seat and striking the
ground with considera bic force, escaped
with few minor bruises. and was able
to go TO his home not far from the
scene OF the -nlfshap- At Police Head
quarters this morning he showed no
signs of having figured in the accident.
At the time Of the accident Gordon
was running the huge vehicle down d
Hill and lost control of the lever. In an
attempt to stop the automobile at the
bottom of the incline TO ascertain what
was wrong with the machinery, hs
steered it over the steep embankment,
precipitating the occupants to the
ground thirty feet below.
The car was totally wrecked.
The Washington times., 1905-05-23
Captain Evans Talks
Of the Chicago Strike

Personally. I have come into contact
with very little OF the teamsters' strike.
with the strikers or strike breakers. -
said Capt. NJ. P. Evans, OF Chicago. this
morning, but I do know that things
are not as bad as pictured by some
newspa per-" "
eat first" said Captain Evans. 'the
sympathy of the public was with the
employers. but everyone resented the
wholesale importation into the city OF
negro thugs as strike-bFea Gers. Partic-
ulariy has the public became incensed at
the giving OF arms 10 these lawiess
characters, and when nine-year-oid
schooiboy was Wantonly murdered for
no other reason than that his skin was
white. the feeling against these negroes
and against the employers for bringing
them into the city grew rapidly In In
tensity. The natural result was that
the iaw-abiding element among the
strikers are gaining ground steadily as
far as public sentiment IS concerned
''The worst feature OF the importa-
ton of this element will come after the
strike Is ended Then the colored men
wifi be thrown out Of employment, and
without means, or possibly desire. TO
go elsewhere, they VIII inauguFate q
season Of lawlessness possibly unparal-
ieIed in the eity's history. Highway rob
berries Will be OF nightly occurrence
and as 1t was after the stockyards
strike the very men responsible for
bringing the colored men to Chicago
Will be the first TO condemn the police
for failing promptly TO capture the
criminals.
The Washington times., 1905-05-23
FAIRnONT SEMINARY
ENIERTA|NS ITS GUESTS
Miss Mary 0na Collier, of Mississippi,
Graduates-Annual Commence
ment Exercises.

Fairmont Seminary, Fourteenth and
Yale streets northwest, entertained 9
number CT guests at II o'clock this morn
ing, when the annual commencement ex-
ercises of the school were held.
The class of 1905 registers but one
classical graduate. Miss Mary Ona Col
iier, of Oxford. Miss, but seven certiA-
cate graduates are included IN the full
list. The latter are Miss Matte James
Falls. of Birmingham, Ala, Miss Sara
Kathleen Kluttz. daughter of Repre-
sentative Kluttz, of Salisbury. \. G.;
Miss ANN Louise Morriss, OF Mobile,
Ala Miss Ruth Ida Nail, of Ell Reno,
Okla; Miss Marion Drumnond Sawteile,
of New York; Miss Anna r. Street,. OF
Baltimore and Miss Ethel Cathrinc
Woodard, ef Martin. Tenn.
At the conclusion OF a short musical
program and a prayer BY DIR. Wallace
Radcliffe, the Hon. H 3. F. Macfar-
land addressed the graduates Follow
ing other musical selections, Arthur
Ramsay, principal OF the seminary, pre-
sented the diplomas to the graduates
Glass night was h cid in the seminary
last evening when the class history was
read. class prophecy made, and the
class poem recited.
The Washington times., 1905-05-23

earncrs in this line of work, an increase
OF 145 over five years ago the aggre-
gate wages paid to these men, women,
and children is 50, 65S, $40, an increase or
Sf35, 454
The value of the combined products of
the 4S2 establishments amounts TO SIS,
S59, ,159, as compared with si6. 426.4 .408 five
years ago. an increase of s1.932. Isl.
Bakers Good Showing.
Perhaps the best showing during the
five years has been made by the manu-
featuring establishments engaged in
making bread and other bakery prod
ncts. Although there has been a de-
crease Of three in the number Of estab-
hshments. the capital invested Jumped
from ssi5. .0G5 to s1,507,447
In 1890, 5sS men. women and children
earned a living in this employment.
This number was increased to I'll in the
five years. and the wages earned in
creased from S305. .S46 TO s491. 1872
The value of the products OF the
bakery establishments increased nearly
81 900, 600 in the five years. In 1860 the
products We're valued a 1910. 247. while
Mr. Stewards figures show the present
value to be s2.675,s64.
The Washington times., 1905-05-23
COURT MAY COMPEL
PRODUCTION OF PAPERS

After hearing argument on the sub
ject. Justice Barnard has taken under
advisement the matter of issuing a
subpoena for books and papers In the
Maybric9-Ven Roques-Armstrong case,
against Attorney ". Mosby Williams.
1t was alleged that Mr.. Williams has
in his possession letters and papers
written by the Baroness Won Roques.
Mrs. Maybritk's mother to J. s. Potter,
consul at Crefield, France, and letters
by him TO hex relative to her suit against
D. W, armstrong, involving Baroness
Won Roques' and Mrs. Maybrick's title
to certain land in Virginia and Tennes-
see.
Mr.. Williams declined to answer
questions relative 30 the letters referred
ed matter coming to him in his capacity
of counsel.
The Washington times., 1905-05-23

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