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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-23
Dill pickles is cents per
gallon at C. Petersons.

Z Miss May Cofey, daughter
Of Frank Coffey, is dangerously
sick with appendicitis.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-23

The old saying that a late
Easter makes a late spring is
not realized this season. This
is about the earlist spring ever
known in these parts. Think
of it garden stuff up the 22nd
of march.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-23

M. D. Myers is in Omaha to-
day on real estate business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-23

Mrs. w. R. O'Neal and Miss
Francis George are Omaha vi
sitors today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-23
Price & Bell,
Opposite Postofice.

H. H. Dickman transacted
business in Omaha today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-23

AfuII line of dress shoes
for men and boys in OxfOrds
and patent leather Ut Brad.
leys.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-23

Drs. Gamble & Gamble Os-
teopathjc Physicians, Mo.
Valley, la.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-23

nrs. Tamisiea & Tamisiea,
Mo. Valley, la.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-23

j. 7. Evans left for Dead
wood, S. d., this evening, where
he has a position on the North
Western pile driver.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-23

DR.. Smiley, office over Shiley's
drug store.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-23

Harvey Faith y es day
bought the Purcell grocery
store in Willow Park and took
possession yesterday evening.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-23

Tomorrow afternoon the
schools of this city adjourn for
a week-the spring vacation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04
MANILA DISCOVERS GRAFT

ed and sentenced to year and half
in Bilibic for stealing surgical instru-
ments. Scores of cases Of instru-
ments, valued at 500 each, have dis
appeared. They were removed from
the depot by the conspirators in box.
es marked "carbolic acid" which went
to confederates. Privates Strawser
and Stonebreaker, of the Hospital
corps. each got FIVE year sentence.
.Strawser has made a confession, es-
timating the total of the graft at $685.
600.
! The looting of the medical supply
depot has been the most systematic
and extensive OF any. scheme to de-
fraud the government that has been
detected in the Philippines since the
famous commissary scandals OF I'VE
years ago. Some old-time employees,
who have left the Islands are also be-
lieved to be implicated.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04
RUSSELL SAGE
Is EIeHTY.NlNE YEARS OLD TO-
pAY-Took A GOOD REST
LAST NIGHT.

NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-Russell Sage
is eighty-nine years old to-day. He
went to bed at eight o'clock last night,
so as to be in good shape to cele-
brate. Mr.. Sage is going to celebrate
his birthday in a very mild way at
his country home. near Cedarhurst. L.
l. He is going there at,noon to-day for
the first time this summer. Mrs.
Sage's several servants went there
yesterday to open the house and pre-.
pare for the reception of Mr.. Sage
and the few friends who will dine with
him tonight.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04
PLANS OF ARCHITECT A. c. "
oNs WE'RE ADoPfEp-PRoFEs-
soR MCGOWAN SENT TO
GLENvlLLE.

State Superintendent Miller, Hon.
Frank Nesbitt, Hon. E. L. Dunn, Hon.
Ira E. Robinson and Col. Bob Carr,
members of the Board of Regents Of
the State Normal Schools, met last
night at SINNERS Tavern and again
this morning at the Normal School
building. Several things OF import
ance claimed the attention of the
board, but the adoption of the plans
for the local dormitory and the selec.
ton of Professor MCGOWAN for first
assistant at the GlenviIle Normal
School were items of most local In
terest Professor MCGOWAN takes the
place. for this year, Of Mr.. Z. s. Rohr-
abough. who was granted a years
leave Of absence to attend Harvard
University.
Several plans were presented by va
rious architects showing what kind
Of a building could be placed ON the
ground designated for the amount ap-
propriated. After due and careful
consideration, the board decided to
accept the plans submitted by A. G..
Lyons, of Fairmont, and he was ac.
cordingly instructed to complete his
design and get ready for bids BY con-
tractors at the earliest time possible.
The matter will be pushed along rap
idly Work viii probably begin by the
FIRST Of October, and the board hopes
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04
JAPAN IS DETERMINED
NOT TO LET GO OF
MANCHURIA
RUSH ORDERS FOR RAILROAD EQUIP.
MENT GIVEN BY GOVERNMENT

NEW YORK, August At became
known to-day that Japan has placed
enormous orders here for railroad
materials and equipments which are
to be used on new extension of the
railroad which now runs from Fusan
on the southeast coast of Korea to
Seoul, and which it is planned to
take across The Yalu for Is miles into
Manchuria, joining the Chinese east
ern railroad probably at Liao Yang.
Rush orders have been placed in the
last few days with American firms
and corporations for the material for
the road. This material includes $50
steel bridges, 150 locomotives. and
two thousand cars.
The construction of such railroad
clearly indicates, the fixed determina-
tion of Japan not to relinquish her
hold on Manchnria.
The strikingafeature of the enter.
prise is the secrecy that has been
observed In placing the orders and
for the delivery of the bridges and
rolling stock at the point nearest to
that where they will be used. Deliv.
cry is to be made overland, and, al.
though the saving in time can hardly
exceed three weeks, three.fold out.
lay in the way of freight bills seems
not to have deferred the Japanese
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04
VISITS SYCAMORE HILL
BARON RosEN EXPLAINS HIS COMING BY SAYING,
1.-THE COUNT COMES MERELY TO GET Ac-
oUAINTED WITH THE PRESIDENT.
MAYFLOWER DUE THIS AFTERNOON

will be obliged to depart without see
ing, the executive.
Acting Secretary Barnes intimated
this morning that the President would
probably decide to refer them to the
Korean legation, at Washington.
II they are denied permission to see
the President 1t will be sad blow to
the quiet little members who have
Travelled thousands of miles to exc
cute their mission. They came to
represent Korea in "Chin-Choi, which
translated means Society of Daily
Progress"
They assert that the Korean Empe-
-ror does not represent his people, but
is under foreign domination. The So
ciety of Progress is anxious for the
President to declare his friendship for
Korea at this time in order to avert
the partition Of the absorption of the
little country by the japanese and
Russians.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04
NORMAL SCHOOL REGENTS !:
HOLD IMPORTANT MEETING

Intended. The building VIII be three sto-
ries high. and viii contain about thir-
ty-fiye rooms for students when the
part now to be completed Is flniAhed
The building viii be forty feet Wide.
facing on Second street, with the wing
to be built this year extending eighty
feet parallel with Fairmont avenue.
1t will have varanda eleven feet
deep extending the full width OF the
front. The dining room will be s4x35'
feet. There are to be two parlors.
each 17x16 feet; two rooms for the
matron, reading room. etc. making 1t
very complete building.
Superintendent Miller, Mr. Robin
SON and Mr.. Nesbitt were named as q
building committee
Professor Fleming returned last
night from a trip to the southern part
of the State. He was present at the
board meeting this morning { ':|
Considerable routine business in
connection with the schools was
transacted by the board. The mem
bers left for their homes on the az.
ternoon trains.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04
CAPTAIN TAGGART HAS
NO WORD OF REPR0ACH
TO SAY OF HIS WIFE

WOOSTER, Ohio, August 4.-The
Grace Taggart who sits In court to-
day under gaze of room full of spec
tators while attorneys lay bare the de.
tails Of their charges against her,
looks another woman than the Grace
Taggart who sat with her boys at her
side at her home on the eve of the
trial.
AS II with branding irons these tales
of scandal in the army have laid their
marks on her. The lines have deep.
ened in her face. Hollows have come
beneath her eyes. From her cheeks
all the color has been blanched, in the
two days of this ordeal.
The change is pitiable and the sim
pie black dress and hat she wears
make only the more evident these
signs Of suffering. Two days have
bowed the woman's straight should
ers. But bravely still she faces un.
flinchingly each. witness as each ap.
pears against her. She shows no sign
charges thew make, nnt wbereat arsf
she smiled she now with eve .,,,, mn.
tlincbinr seems searcbinp the faces =,
friends gathered ahort har - .ha
room.
"Do thew he,,eve al, ,,,s ., mo, 1s
what her eves seem - asr
r,a. -
inele were tears Oh sympathy IN
me sne eses oi tne minister 5 wiie as
que "ateneu 'ne lace Oh this scourgea
"onan M. IN ou,,,1nursoay.
~ is pitifui' she said To-Day.
,.ro mnas ,as. aars u, 11s sasse sss ias. ,ew Gays
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04
FAMINE
MAY BE SUFFERED IN COLON.
BiA--coNsuL SNYDER MAKES
REPORT OF CONDITIONS.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.-consul
Snyder, of Bogota, reports to the De.
partment of Commerce and Labor
that. owing to the unprecedented dry
spell, conditions are such in parts OF
Colombia as to cause possible fam.
Inc. Crops have been ruined. cattle
are dying and prices have risen enor.
mously.
President Refs has issued circulars
to all the departments asking for a
statement Of the prevailing condi
tions, and intends introducing into
the country large quantities OF corn,
rice, barley, flour and beans, mainly
from the United States. to be sold at
the lowest possible price in order to
relieve the widespread suffering. Cir.
culars have also been sent to the
heads of all transportation companies
in Colombia asking that they move
these articles free Of charge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04
FEVER CASES INCREASE
FiFTY-FouR REPORTED IN THE LAsTSTvENTy-rou7
HOURS. SEARCHING INVESTIGATION is HE-
ING MADE BY SURGEON RicHARDsoM
FIVE MORE DEATHS ARE REPORTED

NEW ORLEANS, La. August A.
Fifty.four new cases were rolled up
within the past twenty-four hours.
The enormous increase was unexpect.
ed by the health officials.
The leap in the number OF new cases
Is due to the house to house inyesuga.
tion in charge of Past Assistant. Sur.
geon Farrar Richardson, of the Uni.
ted States Marine Hospital service.
DR.. Richardson and his assistants 10.
eatei twenty.nine of the iifty.four
cases In the districts occupied by the
foreign people which is below Canal
street.
Allsof-the cases discovered by DIR,
Richardson were dagoes, and the pa.
tents were Immediately sent to the
Emergency Hospital for treatment.
The other cases are made up of per,
sons In the infected district, and other
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04
JAPAN's DEMANDS
ARE CONSIDERED lMMooERATE
AND THE POWERS ARE TRY
ING TO JEW" 1T DOWN.

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. A.
The Post states that Sir Mortimer
Durand, the English Ambassador to
he United States, has cabled to Lord
Lansdowne the principal features of
the Russian and Japanese peace
terms. The stipulations made by the
opposing nations are of such a nature,
the paper declares, that they have
caused the conviction that the nego-
tiations to bring the war to an end will
be unsuccessful, or else one of the
countries must give way considerably
from the position which has now been
taken.
The Post adds that pressure is be-
ing brought to bear upon Japan to In
duce her to moderate demands.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04

portions Of the city. With the flfty-
four cases OF yesterday this brings
the totalup 70 four hundred ana thir-
ty.two.
Z Despite the unusual increase In now
cases Of yellow fever. there was de-
crease In the number OF deaths. Only
Ave deaths weresreported. There was
also quite a number Of recoverics dur
ing the past twelve hours.
The new cases In different portions
of the city have made the local ana
State health officials double their en-
ergies.
An effort will be made to ascertain
whether or not these cases are due TO
original Infection from the primary
focal district or whether they indi-
cate secondary infection from the sub
foci themselves On this VIII depend
the test Of the thoroughness and en-
cheney OF the sanitary precautions
taken in the sub-fccl in the early days
of the disease.
At Ship Island Quarantine, there are
six known cases, four OF which are
convalescent
In Louisiana. outside Of New Or;
leans and not Including Shreveport,
there are sixteen cases. mostly couva-
iescentss All Shreveport. La, one con-
valescent.
Montgomery, Ala, one conyalescent.
-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, August A.
Count Serguis Witte. the senior Rus.
sian peace plenipotentiary, was intro
uced to President Roosevelt this af-
ternoon. The giant envoy arrived at
Oyster Bay on the 1920 P. NJ. train
In company with Baron Rosen, the
Russian ambassador. and at once
climbed into the Presidents surrey,
which had been waiting for ten or fif-
teen minutes beside the platform.
Thomas Lightfoot, one of. the colored
White House messengers. acting sas
unofficial reception committee, escort
ed the visitors from the train to the
vehicle
THE Count comes merely to get ac.
quainted' with the President, explain
ed Baron Rosen, "and has nothing to
say for publication. He has greatly
enjoyed his American visit thus far,
and has been deeply interested in all
that he has seen.
Count Witte smiled and bowed sew
.-eral times, but did not volunteer any
remarks eyenSinshis uativeTtongue to
Baron Rosen until after julius Wheel
.er. the coachman, had turned the
horses heads up Audrey avenue in the
direction of Sycamore Hill.
The Mayfower. bearing Assistant
Secretary Peirce and Commander
Cameron McRae winslow, is. due to
arrive at Oyster Bay this afternoon.
Mr.. Peirce comes to consult with
the President regarding the details for
the reception Of the ENJOYS tomorrow.
1t is understood that the formal
speeches which are to be exchanged
by the President and the peace pleni-
potentiaries at their meeting to-mor-
row have all been prepared and read
by the representatives Of the three
powers concerned. The programme
is Invariably followed high diplomatic
Z functions. Every word in these
speeches is weighed on the most deli
cate Of rhetorical scales, to guard
against the use of the smallest phrase
or sentence that might in the course
of future international events commit
either power to any policy hurtful to
{ It's well being. The exchanges there
fore are confined to the most scintil.
lating of "glittering generalities," and
the most .fowery examples Of diplo-
z matte blarney. After Count witte
and Baron Rosen take lunch with the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt to-day
they will leave for New York on the
1920 P. M. train. They will be
scarcely out of sight Of Sycamore Hill
before the President will see number
of other visitors. Among these will
be George Smalley, American CORE
spondent of the London Times, who
VIII introduce Sir Donald Mckenzie
Wallace, and DR.. Dillon, the repres-
sentative of the London Telegraph.
Messrs. Smalley and Dillon, 1t is un-
derstood, are coming primarily to re-
quest permission to be present on the
Mayiower during to-morrow's cere-
mony.
Two Koreans, Rev. P. K. Yoon and
Syngman Rhee, of Seoul, who came
here yesterday afternoon to 'lay me-
mortal at the feet of the President" !"
have not yet been granted an audience
and 1t is more than. likely that they
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04

that Mrs. Taggart was not a fit per.
son to have possession OF them. They
had to go ahead to get the evidence
without information from Taggart
until after the suits had been begun.
From another source comes infor.
nation that Captain Taggart has re.
fused the pleadings of his attorneys
that he take the stand against his
wife.
my attorneys brought these
charges against my wife," said Cap.
tain Taggart Friday. 81 will say no
word against her."
When court opened Friday the depo.
sition Of Morrow Taggart, father of
Captain Taggart, was read. He is an
aged man, and was unable to come
to court. He testified:
81 knew Mrs. Taggart when she was
living at Orrville. went to her
house one day when William Taggart
was there. A bottle Of whiskey stood
on "a table. I was leaving when Will
liam Taggart asked me IL would
have drink of booze. There was no
glass and drank from the bottle.
Mrs. Taggart was sitting on a trunk,
fixing some clothes In it.
at was about o'clock when got
to the house. I knocked several
times, and William Taggart came and
let me in. When Captain Taggart and
his wife lived at my house they seem
ed very happy. and 1 wish they could
live happily together now. always
thought Mrs. Taggart virtuous wo.
man. Captain Taggart never drank
until he entered the army"
The deposition of Mrs. ]. r. Moore,
taken at San Francisco was read. She
testified:
"1 worked at the home of Mrs. Tag
CARTS mother, Mrs. Culver, in Chi.
cago, in 1901, 1902 and 1903. Mrs.
Taggart was there with her two chill
dren and the colored nurse. Several
men called on Mrs. Taggart. One of
them was Mr.. Spencer. 1 refer to
the time they lived at Highland Park
before Mrs. Taggart went to the
Philippines. At one time Mr.. Spen.
GER called nearly every evening for a
month. One night Mrs. Taggart was
i'll and he carried her to her room and
Immediately went down stairs.
Question Did Mrs. Taggart ever
tell you anything about her conduct
in San Francisco?,'
A.-"She told me about one night
when as she was one Of a party Of
four she went stunning. She said
CONTINUED on Eighth Psas9
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04

government from adopting that meth.
cd of transportation.
Preparations for the construc-
ton of the road have already pro
crossed to the extent of naming it. II
is to be called the Seoul-Wiji line.
The government has placed the
rush contract for $50 bridges with
the United States steel corporation.
The tonnage is comparatively light,
hardly exceeding 10000 tons. The
contract totals s5oo,oO0. @g
The Baldwin Locomotive Works
has the contract for the $50 locomo-
tives. The locomotives will cost s2..
225.00o. There are two car contracts,
each for 1000 cars. Half of the order
has been placed with the Western
Car and Foundry Company which is
controlled by the Pressed Steel Car
Company whose headquarters are at
Chicago. The balance of the contract
Ia held by the American Car and Foun.
dry Company of Bewick. The cars
will cost S2.0oo,o0O. The bridges will
be cast at the American Bridge Com,
pany's plant at Ambridge, Pennsy1.
vania. The freight charges alone for
the transportation Of the whole plant
will amount to at least s2,200,oOo by
the route selected, the single item for
the transportation of the cars amount
ing to $750.O00.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04
DISHONEST MEN IN CHARGE OF
THE MILITARY MEDICAL SUP
PLY DEPOT SOLD sUReI-
CAL INSTRUMENTS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Manila
has discovered graft. in the military
medical supply depot.
According to reports received here,
the books were falsifled to cover up
shortages in property. extending
over a period of four years and in
volvingi not les than 100000. Chief
Clerk william Reeves, of the depot,
has been discharged and upon con-
viction was sentenced to fifteen
months imprisonment for selling
cases Of surgical instruments stolen
from the government.
Paul L. StangIe, a clerk, resigned.
but was arrested, tried and convict
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04

John Cavender, of Pittsburg, was
in the city this morning en- route to
Mountain Lake Park, where he will
be the guest of his sister, Mrs. w. H.
Conaway. u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04

Mrs. Mollie Monogan. of Nebraska,
who has been the guest Of Mrs. Lau.
ra staggers for the past week. left
yesterday for a visit to friends in
Washington, ID. G.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04
THE weArHes
showers Tonight

WASHINGTON. D. G.. August
4zForecast for West Virginia:
Showers and warmer tonight;
Saturday. partly cloudy; warm
er in western portion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-04

Hon. James B. Fox. Of Farminston.
is business visitor in the city to-day
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-19
OFFICERS ARRIVE.
They Were on Five British Steamers
Captured by the Japanese.

San Francisco. March 1S.-Oficers
from % British freight steamers thai
were cnrturad by the Japanese while
trying TO run the blockade into Nla6-
ivOstok arrived on tn" steamer CHINA
from Yokohama. The number N
c,ludeCl twelve mon from the British
steamers ROsalia. L"ithington. Oakley
and Raudrey, lal bound from Great
Britain for the Siberian port wh"'l
trey were captured. and the NJ. :.
Dollar which vas bound from this
city. The total amount Of coal car
goes falling into the hands of the jap
anesn reached ne1rly 5000 tons. The
captains Of all these vHsse!s remained
behind in Japan with the vessels await
ing the final decision in the matter Of
the captures.
Preparations for continuing the war
on n l;lrger scale than ever are pro-
ceeding The dictum has gone forth
that antther army Of 100000 is to b.
dispatched to the far east. and in or
der to avoid delay it has re n decided
that instead of son,'iag only reserve
men to the front new. or1ni- made up
largely Of regular VI IS, will go, the
garrison duty at home. Throughout
the war many military men have con-
tended that il was fatal mistake to
send reserve men to the far east. 4
division Of the Imperial Guard Will b.
sent to the front. It is not improba Bile
that some Of this years conscripts vii!
b. sent. Separate armies are to be
organized under. Generals Grodekoff,
Grippenberg and kamaroff. Even in
the most optimistic quarters, however,
it is realized that a general mobiliza-
ton is likely to be accompanied by
widespread disorders unless the COM
DC Sition and functions Of popular rep
resentation under an imperial rescript
are more satisfactory than now APP
pears probable. Practically no progress
is being made by the BOuligan COM
mission. The emperor has been so
much occupied with the war situation
that he twice postponed action on Gov
ernor General Bouligan's Recommended
tons, and the latter Is represented to
be so dissatisfied that he desires to re-
sign and tIrn over the work to his
assistant. M. Vatatsi