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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
LOVE WINS FOR
YOUNG DIPLOMAT
Senior Rano, of Spain, to Wed Miss
Ward of Washing
ton, D. C.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. Mrs.
John S. Ward has issued invitations
for the marriage of her granddaugh-
Juan Riano GayangeS, First Secretary
of the Spanish Legation. The we'd
ding will take place January % and
will complete the story of a pretty
romance which Washington society
has watched with interest for several
years.
Senior Riano has paid devoted at.
teution to Miss Ward for a long time.
and rumor has had them engaged
many times. 1t was not until last
spring, however. that Mrs. Ward gave
her consent to their betrothal. and
even then it was understood tat
there would be no definite date for
the wedding. 1t was said that Mrs.
Ward favored an American husband
for her daughter. and again it was
limited that Mrs. Ward would consent
to the marriage when Senior Riano
was promoted.
But their devotion 10 each other
has finally triumphed and put a
quietus on all speculation. Miss Ward
is an attractive young woman, bru-
nette in coloring. a society favorte
and an apt linsuist. She will inherit
a considerable fortune from her
grandmother with whom she makes
her home.
Senior Riano. who has been assign.
ed to this post for several years, is
one of the most popular members of
the Diplomatic Corps and was enter
tanned extensively until going into
mourning last year for the death of
his mother. who was well known in
this country.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
NO HOPE NOW FOR
RATE LEGISL ALTON
LEADERS DECLARE CONGRESS
WILL NOT ACT. DESPITE PRES
dents DESIRE.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. e.
Railroad rates legislation is dead, so
for as the present session of Con-
gress is concerned. 1t is said by the
leaders in both branches that moth
ing can be done, no matter how
much President Roosevelt may de-
sire il or how much he may urge it.
The collapse of the campaign for
government supervision of railroad
rates takes away from the present
session the OILY real question which
promised al one time TO keep Con-
gress agitated. When the President
gave up all hope of having something
done in the line of tariff revision he
had reason to believe something
might be accomplished in railroad
legislation. But this has now gone
the way of tariff revision.
The present situation has been
brought about by an utter failure to
come 10 an agreement on the form
of legislation. The belief was ex-
pressed both in administration circles
and in Congress that something
should be done at once to remedy the
evil pointed out in the Presidents
message. but only on this one point
was there any agreement. When it
came to methods, not to say the
there were almost as many different
views as members of the Cabinet
and leaders in Congress-
No progress was made during the
holiday recess. and Congress reas-
sembled with the question high in
the air. Thus there is a complete
lack of harmony and united purpose
among the President and members
of his Cabinet, among the leaders in
both branches of Congress and be
tween Congress and the administra-
ton. There has never been any
greater chaos when any great legis-
latiye measure was in contemplation.
Over all has been the pail of rail
road influence in the Senate This
influence has not been aSsertive, nor
has it been eXerted on the surface.
1t has quietly made use of every little
incident detrimental TO rate legisla-
ton and every apparent failure to
come TO agreement. 1t has lost no
opportunity to create an atmosphere
OF postponement, and in this manner
has added to the general mixup of
the situation.
Attorney General Moody, who was
at one time engaged in making the
preliminary draft of an administra-
ton bill. has found the question so
complex and full of difficulty that
even he has expressed the opinion
that little or nothing can be done in
a year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
Sorry They Didn't Wait.

The woman who made such serious
charges against Rev. Sam Bettes has
retracted them and has fully cleared
the reverend of wrong doing so far
as she is concerned. He asked that
she be treated considerably by the
papers as she las suffered enough.
Those who have roasted Bettes on the
basis of the charges made by the wo,
man are sorry that they did not wait
until they had confirmation of the
story she toid.-Morsantown New Do
minion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

z - - 4
4 congr essman Dayton says the ma
val approDriat ton must be a large one.
If Mr.. Dayton would devote some of
his energy towards the Ohio river
rather than to shipbuiIding he would
be more appreciated. Wheeling
News.
Why should Congressman Dayton
care for appreciation from those
along the Ohio? His district does NOT
reach it by many miles, but he is
somewhat interested on the Upper
Monongahela. whose Improvement.
happily, has been provided for. the
only impediment TO steamboat naviga-
ton at all seasons being a B. and o.
railroad bridge, which will be raised
or removed in the aforesaid railroads
own good time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
THE OIL FIELDS

There is no Improvement made in
the showing made by the new wells
in the Warrington district.
The Trees & Benedum No. 4 on
the J. l.. Holden farm is not as good
as first indicated when drilled
through the sand. 1t has now been
shot and will not be good for more
| than % or so barrels a day.
In the same district the South
Penn Company is drilling in the sand
at its No. on the c. S. PitZer farm.
but is not deep enough for the pay.
This location is due south of the No.
= on the same farm. which is still
holding up at $50 barrels a day.
Southwest of the pool, the South
Penn Company has succeeded in
clearing the hole at its No. 2 on the
J. l.. Beatty farm within 40 feet of
the tools. No. l on this farm is pro
ducing 60 barrels a day. Trees &:
Benedum's Nos. and 2 on the j. l..
Holden farm are holding up at $50
barrels day.
In the Fairview district in the same
county, the South PENIS No. l on
the A. Conway farm is holding up at
165 barrels a day.
In the Pine Grove extension the
South Penn Company has drilled its
No. on the Ellis Dulaney farm 20
feet into the sand and the hole has
filled up 1000 feet with the fluid
The same company has shot its No. =
on the Rosa Potts farm and the hole
has filled up 1000 feet with oil
In the Salem district, Harrison
county, the International Oil Com
pany has drilled its test on the Indus
trial Home farm deeper and got an
other pay from which the we'll pro-
duced 100 barrels the first Is hours
This is the best producer that has
been found in that locality. II Will
give an impetus to new development
work in that locality.
In the Wallace district. in the same
county, the South Penn Oil Company's
No. . on the Elsie Lambert farm is
holding up at 20 barrels day. In
Penn Oil Company has shot its No. >
on the James Batson farm in the
fourth sand. but it failed to respond
No. on the Alfred Batson farm is
holding up at lis barrels a day The
Southern Oil Company's No > on
the S. P. McDougaI farm is holding
up at so barrels day Near Pine
Grove the Carnegie Gas Co is start
ing test on the Henry UT farm.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

To-day's Wheeling Intelligencer says
that surface indications suggest
that an effort is being made TO organ
ize the State Senate in the interests
of powerful corporations" The only
powerful influences that may be ex-
pected TO show their hand at Charles
ton are the liquor men. and it is pref
ty widely believed that they will fare
better by keeping respectful dis
lance from the State Capital.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

Although we are not in favor of
whiskey making or whiskey selling.
dispensary law. such as North Car
DINA has. in our opinion, would be
much worse than the law we now
have.-Ceredo Advance.
The West virginian was aware that
South Carolina has dispensary law.
but it did not know that so much ad-
yancement had been made in North
Carolina. The Advance is situated
nearer the Tar Heels than we are.
yet we think it is in error in stating
that North Carolina has a dispensary
law.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

Mr.. Bryan in a recent speech paid
a high compliment to President
Roosevelt The Nebraskan said Mr.
Roosevelt would be regarded as the
greatest President in the United
States If he carried out his pro-
gramme, and added that he had made
himself more popular by declaring
against third term. Perhaps Mr..
Bryan is glad to have Teddy out of
the race in 1908.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

Some of the newspapers of the
State keep up the agitation of the
adjustment of some of the Normal
schools of The State This is a very
unwise agitation. The Normal
schools are accomplishing more gem
nine good than other schools in the
State Hundreds of young men and
women are getting higher educa-
ton at the Normal schools who are
not able to go TO the university. The
expenses of the university might well
he cut down, but do not touch the
Normal schools. They are the only
hope of the poorer class of young
people who cannot afford the great
expensive luxury of learning TO play
ball at the universfty-wayne News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

Just think of it: Three million
song birds are killed each year for
the purpose of adjoining womens hats
with their plumage. Women! Why
they are lovely enough without such
adornments.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
A Jolt COMING.

The sentiment in favor of the dis
pensary law is continually gaining
prised If the saloon business in West
Virginia gets a severe jolt by the
next egislature.-Preston County
Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
Good Suggestions.
egraph

AS the New Year begins let there
be fixed purpose to help yourself
and your community along. Live in
peace and prosper. Bend every eff
fort for the advancement of the peo-
pie and your reward will be ample
Clarksburg Telegram.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

Fairmont is an isolated town today
Telegraph and telephone connections
are cut off and the mails are the only
means of communication. 1t is a fine
day--to stay in the house and happy
is the man who can stay in and romp
with the children
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

The legislators are planning to
leave for Charleston tomorrow. The
capital city will be the center of at
traction in West Virginia for the next
few weeks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
Spare the Prfsoners.

1t is to be hoped there viii be no
disposition TO torture the Port Arthur
prisoners by compelling them to hear
the Geisha girls sing.-Wheeling Tel
egraph
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

The Wabash is resuming again at
an early date" These early dates
come very frequently in West vir-
ginia.-P arkersburg State Journal
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

The expectation OF cattle from
Mexico to Cuba is steadily and large
ly increasing. having amounted to no
less than 224,6OO in 1908.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

How about having a baby's picture
taken? See Howard, the photogra-
pher, Jog Main street <
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

Jewelry bought and sold. Broker
age, Storage and Auction Co. X |
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

The West Virginian is delivered by
carrier to all parts of the city and
the nearby towns. If single copy
is missed, notify us at once so that
an investigation may be made.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

Repairing and upholstering of fur
niture a specially. Brokerage, Stor
age and Auction Co. !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

Three days of great bargains. Sat
urday. Monday Tuesday Remnant
sale at JolIiffe's. X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

The West yirginian is for sale at
the following places:
A. G. Martins book store. Main ST.
Clyde Hollis cigar store, Main ST.
Larney Lloyd's cigar store, Main ST.
MERGERS confectionery. opposite
Watson Hotel.
Yost Billiard Parlors. Fairmort
avenue.
A. Merrifeid's store, Locust avenue.
Fred Harris confectionery, Water
street.
J. w. orr's news stand, Monongah.
Claude Higginbotham. Company
Store, Watson.
Emmett hes news stand. Manning
ton.
Abbey Buike, agent. Rivesville.
Miss saliie E. Martin, postofice.
Fairyiew.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

Nan Patterson with apologies to
the Warrington Record) seems to be
having more trouble with judges and
juries than she anticipated. Senti-
ment seems to be in the Florodora
girls favor in this community and
perhaps it is in New York and all
over the country, but the law is not
very sentimental in its working,
hence the gloomy days in the tombs
and the red eyes of the accused girl.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

The number of States will be IL
when we get Arizona and Oklahoma.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

The thunderbolt out of a clear
sky figure of speech is entirely too
tame one to use in connection with
the petition filed last night by ex-
Policemen Hess and Fortney, sug-
gesting the removal of J. w Ever
hart from the city council on the
ground that he is not freebooter
in the city. The question seemed en-
tireiy new, and the members of the
council looked dumbfounded. The
outcome of the investigation on the
question win be awaited with much
interest
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

I have some dne lots In Morrow
Place yet. II. H Lanham. Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

Leased wire telegraphic service by
Publishers Press Association. Special
correspondents at Charleston. Park
ersbnrg and other cities in the State.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07
VETERINARIAN SURGEON

For Sale.
Six and a half acres of lana one
mile from Minersvil1e, good sEoon
house, stable and other outbuildIaes,
plenty of good fruit, water piped Tnts
house-sixteen and half acres al
joining also for sale if desired Apply
to- J. s. WALKER,
East Park
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-07

Quick collections, prompt ssttls-
ments Marion Claim Agency. =
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01
Colorcd Team Back.

Ben Boyd and his team of colored
champion ball players have returned
from Chicago. where they played
one game with the Giants" there
They were defeated, but were not
discouraged and had 1t been possible
to get more games, ~ Paducah
players are confident they would
have made good showing. Ben
Boyd, the manager, says that those
Chicago niggers have seen those big
league games so often that they
have gotten little foxy. They're
on to them slick tricks" said Boyd
today, "and outplayed us cause
they out-schemed us. Why. them
niggers know about everything. They
bunt the Sall. slip in home on the
catcher wien he's thinking about
the next strike. I'll declare to good
ness, none of 'em Chicago niggers
even stops at second base to take on
water. If they ever get start they
just keep on going"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01
NINETY CASES
ON THE CRIMINAL DOCKET or
CIRCUIT COURT FOR THIS
TERM.
Two For Murder--Other Cases Have
TO BE Investigated by the
Grand jury.

The criminal docket of the Nc
Cracker circuit court contains a total
of 90 cases.
OF these ninety cases there are only
two for murder in which indictments
have been found. and the cases set
for trial Rufe Niece, colored, who
killed negro named Ingram on the
Benton road, will be tried, and also
will Willis Mount, who killed Willis
Nutty, a jockey.
Mrs. Mary Brockwell, who was Civ
en- a life sentence for killing her
three babies. will be before the court,
probably for a test of her sanity.
There are many minor cases, a
number of merchants being indicted
at the last sitting of the grand Jury
for selling cigarette papers with to-
bacco.
There are other cases in which no
indictment has been found, such as
the II, II. Loving case. II is hardly
probable that the latter will be tried
at this term of court, as case is sell
dom tried at the term at which the
indictment is found.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01
HIS FIANCEE.
Met Anthony FiaIa When He Land
cd i'm New York.

New York. Sept. AFTER more
than two years absence in the fro
zen confines of the Arctic regions,
Anthony Fiala, who commanded the
last ziegler expedition In search of
the North Pole, returned 10 New
York on the Oceanic.
As he stepped on the pier two wo-
men rushed into his arms-his moth
er and his fiancee, Miss Claire Pur-
year, of Nashville. Tenn. They had
expected to greet a wan and broken
man, marked by the hardships and
solitudes of the wilderness of ice.
Instead, they saw vigorous, en-
thusiastic son and sweetheart re-
turning TO them from the mysterious
regions that had buried him from
their knowledge for so many months.
Mr.. Fiala. went Immediately to his
home in Brooklyn.
The marriage of Mr.. Fiala and
Miss Puryear will not be long de-
layed. During the weary months of
waiting when the fate of Anthony
Fiala was a mystery. the young wo-
man never despaired of his safety.
To her he sent one of the first mes
sages announcing his arrival in Nor
way.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01
NOTABLE DEBATE.
Mayticld Stirred Up Over n Moment
Gus Question Involving
the Hen.

Mayheld is greatly stirred up over
debate which takes place there to-
night between the preachers and law
yers ON tbs question
Resolved, That the hen that lays
the egg is the mother of the chicken.
rather than the hen that matches il. 4"
The contestants in the debate are
to be:
Affirmative: Rev A. S Petite and
Rev w. Tom Logan.
Negative! Hon. Gus Thomas and
Hon. NJ. J. Moorman.
The Mayheld Messenger says on
the subject:
Tomorrow night at the court
house the debate between the lawyers
and the preachers on the subject of
the hen and the egg question, Will
certainly be worth hearing. We are
of the opinion that the lawyers will
get showed under. and that the
preachers will show to the audience
that the hen that lays the egg is the
actual mother of the chicken. This
has long since been mooted ques-
ton. but we can't believe that the
lawyers know very much about the
mothership of a chicken"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01
Theatrical Notes

"A Thoroughbred Tramp" which
appears at the Kentucky Labor day
matinee and night, is claimed to be
one of the best comedies on the
road The story of the play deals
principally with the troubles and
scrapes of the tramp, I. Rush Thomp-
son, though through the comedy
there is strain of sadness, the his
tory of wrecked life, a fall from
fine raiment to the rags and tatters
that proclaim his to be nothing but
tramp. a turn from the association
of refined people to that of the class
who beat their way from place to
place drifting with the season. The
play is new one and said to be
thoroughly entertaining from start
to finish.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01
Hickman Comes For Three Game,

Hickman Comes For Three Games.
The first baseball TO be seen in
Paducah since the Vinoennes-P adu-
cab post~season series, will be wit
messed Saturday. Sunday and Monday
at Wallace park, when the Paducah
Kitty league team and the Hickman
team. independent, meet.
On Monday a double-header. Labor
Day. will be played. and it is likely
that large crowd will be out Az
first games were arranged with Pop
lar Bluf, Mo-, but Hickman beat this
team, and to make 1t more interest
ing the local management arranged a
series with the Hickman team
Eddie Brahic and 10 Diuguld, two
Paducah boys, are with Hickman.
and have been playing phenomenal
baseball. They will prove an attrac-
ton to the game in addition to tbs
ordinary sport.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01
THREW STONES AT HIM.
Serious Charge Against Negro Ar
rested In Illinois.

Cairo, ILL.,, Sept. SPECIAL Agent
w. Il. Briggs. of the Illinois Central
railroad, arrested negro named
Charley Lightfoot. on a charge of
throwing stones at the Illinois Cen
trail trains. The negro resides some
where between villa Ridge and Pu-
laski, and has been in the habit of
throwing stones at the passing trains
which break the windows and do
other damage. On August 22, 1905,
this negro placed Is railroad spikes
on the track in front of train.
Complaint was made of this affair
aud Mr.. Briggs followed the negro
and arrested him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01
BENTON Again Defeated.

The l.. A. LIS. went down to Ben
ton, Marshall county, yesterday after
noon and again defeated the Benton
bail club. The latter is said to have
had battery from Paris, Tenn. and
three players from Murray, but the
l.. A. LIS. beat them 6 to 0. Block
and Gourieux were on the firing line
fer the Paducah team. A three-bag-
ger by Sands, of Paducah, with two
men on bases, was one of the feat
ures of the game. Benton made only
three hits.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01
New kentucky Banks.

The following Kentucky national
banks have been authorized to begin
business with capital of $4,000
each: The National Bank of Lon
don. London. ID. c. Edwards, presi-
dent: f. H. Hackney, president,
ID. +. Brown, cashier. The Morgan
County National Bank, of Camel
City, NJ. l.. Conley, president; Joe
c. Stamper, vice-president; Luke
Powell, cashier
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01
LATE BASEBALL NEWS


A ball team of fifteen year old
boys at Smithland, known as the
Hendricks. has had remarkable
record broken. 1t has just lost its
first game in four years. The Smith
land Democrat says: "rhe Hampton
baseball nine, known as the kid
nine, and the Smithland kid nine
crossed bats here yesterday The
game resulted in a great victory for
the Hampton boys, the score being
2S to I. in favor of Hampton. This
is the first game lost TO the Smithland
Kids in four years, and 1872 games
played. But they were up against
the real thing when they tackled the
Hampton kids"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01
Spider In Her Hair.

Anderson, Ind, Sept When
Mrs Elmer Albright awoke from a
long sleep at her home in this city
she brushed large black spider from
her forehead After killing the in
sect she went to mirror to examine
her forehead and discovered that
the spider had woven web in her
hair. Otherwise than by fright after
discovery of the intruder Mrs. AL
bright was not injured
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01

cents Miss Reeds name was enrolled.
Miss Reed proved to be one OF the
lucky among the 10000 registrations.
In the allotment, she has Just been
informed. she drew 100 acres of land.
She does not know the value of the
property and will wait for the return
OF her father. who Is in Michigan, be-
fore deciding what to do about it,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01
Drew 100 Acres Of Land.

Miss Lulu Reed. daughter of Cir
cult Judge W. NJ. Reed, while on a
tour of the west recently with Miss
Jean Todd. of greensboro, passed
through Grand junction. Colo. The
registration for land In Utah was Ia
progress, and by paying twenty-five
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01

The theatrical profession will he
hard hit by the quarantine, as many
southern tours will have to be aban.
doned. Many co.upanies will not
know FOR several weeks how much
they will be affected by the quaran-
tines.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-01

Meyer Cohen. manager and Lon
Vail, agent. for the Fiske Stock Co..
are at the Palmer house. The show
will probably be booked for the Ken
lucky.