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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-22
ARMED DEPUTIES
Surround Ensign Car Works
Huntington - Hunsarians
Threatened With
Violence.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va. Aug. 22.-
The Ensign plant of the American
Car & Foundry Co. in this city is sur
rounded by corden of armed depu.
ties under Deputy Sheriff Harry Bull
In order to prevent trouble between
large number OF old employees re,
Gently discharged for attempting to
run a body Of Hungarian workmen
out of the plant and State. The for.
,eigners have been threatened with
violence repeatedly and in order to
prevent any nasty work the plant has
been put under a heavy guard
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-22

GREAT PREPARATIONS FOR
GOVERNORS DAY, CAMP DAWSON

/ Regiment.
Wilbur Iiaton. Corporal. CO. q,
First Regiment /,
|. Garfield slidmore, Sergeant, First
Regirnsnt
F. N. Runner, Private, Co. G. First
Regiment g
q H; Wilson. Corporal, Co. G. First
Regiment.
$. g Combs, Corporal Co A. Soc
ond Regiment.
G. r. Campbell Captain. co. A..
Second Regiment.
II, Bogard. First Lieutenant, Co.
D. First Regiment. IS
H, j. coriey. Corporal |, CO. /.
First Regiment.
M. Wilson. Sergeant. Co. NJ. Filst
Regiment. (.
G. 7. Galloway. First Lieutenant,
Company 1, Second Regiment.
The last three are aIternates and
will shoot only IN cass some Of tho
regulars are out OF place. &
Major 9. W. Cole is Captain, Cap
tain 9. G. Pierce. Coach and Captain.
J. L. Graham. spotter OF the tetach
ment.
The orderlIes were picked yesier-
day from companies II and q OF the /.
Second Regiment. Both men have
seen service In the regular army and
their equals are seldom found. As
the last days OF the encampment are
drawing near much interest is being
taken In the contesting for the Cap.
tain cowell cup, This beautiful piece
of silver Is on display at Regimental
headquarters. and is viewed daily
Iby hundreds.
The result OF the examinations held
last week has not been made known
and will not be announced until en-
the work Is completed Yesterday
Drs. Patton and Kalbaugh were ex-
amined.
Governor Dawson and his stan will t
arrive In the city this evening at S
o'clock and will spend the night at
The Chancellor. At 10 O'Clock Wed
nesday morning they will be taken
from the hotel by special car to tho
camp grounds. where they will spend
the day witnessing reviews and man
euyers OF the State troops.
At the present time only few men
are In the camp hospital and they arc
only slightly IN. About ffteen re.
sponded to the sick call yesferdav
morning and after receiving mecca
sary treatment were again sent out
for duty. Private Johnson Is recov-
ering from slight attack Of pneu-
monia and Will be among the boys In
a few days
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-22

not yet set foot on Russian soil.
What little she has gained we do
not call Russia" Is the way he ex-
plains 1t.
This is a colonial war, struggle
that the country, Russia, knows little
about" he continued. Our people
have not felt the war; many thou
sands do not know that it exists. To
pay an indemnity under such circum-
stances is impossible"
OF Saghalien, he, soys:
His Majesty wants peace, but
peace that can be made with honor.
The army does not want peace, and
although His Majesty is desirous of
peace. am sure that II peace were to
be made by the surrender of Sagha.
lien it would be objected to by the
army"
OF two other of the Japanese de.
mands he suggests international in
sincerity.
He says:
ANY person. even with a slight
knowledge of International law knows
that Japan can lay no claim to the
vessels interned in neutral ports.
"The Japanese demand that Russia
shall limit her naval force in the Far
East has no practical meaning.
THE world knows that Russia has
no navy. that 1t win be twenty years
before she can have navy in the
Pacific equal to that of Japan. Fol
Japan to require now, under these cir
cumstances. that Russia shall limil
lher navy Is not very serious ques
ton. For her to withdraw that de
mand as a concession is merely te
attempt to impose upon the intelll
II /. d.. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-22
SUSPENSION BRIDGE SLEEPER GAVE WAY

a badly decomposed state and needs
attention sadly. Not quite ycar
since a new flooring was laid and 1t
Is curious that the condition Of the
beams was not noted then Several
hours were consumed In naklns the
repairs this morning before business
over this. one OF the city's bneiest
thorouehfares, was resumed
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-22
THE EARTH TREMBLED
DISTINCT SHOCK WAS FELT IN SEVERAL STATES
LAST NIGHT. MANY PEOPLE WERE
TERRIRLY FRIGHTENED.
SEvEREST SHOCK IN TWENTY YEARS.

RICHVIEW, ILL.,. Aug. 22.--At about
11:os last night a severe earthquake
was felt here which lasted about
twenty seconds and caused much
alarm. The shock made a noise like
a train passing.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. GA dis.
tinctly felt earthquake alarmed this
city at 11:15 last night, coming In two
vibrations about two minutes apart.
1t was sufficiently strong to rock
four story buildings and send their in
habitants pell nell into the streets.
At Home institute in the eastern
part Of the city the alarm amounted
almost to a panic. Reports from
Brownsville and Paris, Tenn, say that
the shock was severe. gathering force
as it travelled eastward and lasting
about thirty seconds in each place.
ST. CHARLES, Mo-, Aug. 22.-Two
severe earthquake shocks were felt
here at 11:0s last night. Doors, win
dows, dishes. and light articles of fur
niture were shaken and ratified.
Many persons were awakened and
fed to the streets.
PADUcAH, KY, Aug. 22.-An
earthquake shock was felt here last
night at 11:10 o'clock. The vibration
seemed to be from East to West. Tel.
ephone messages from neighboring
towns show that the shock was gen
eral in this part of the State and
quite severe.
COLD SPRINGS, Ind. Aug. 22.-An
earthquake of great magnitude occur.
red here about IL o'clock last night
which made the buildings sway to and
fro. There were three or four dis.
tinct shocks, which lasted several sec
onds.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-22

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. PA Sc
we're earthquake shock was felt
through Eastern Missouri, Western
Illinois, Southern Indiana. Kentucky
and Tennessee at HOS o'clock last
night. At Cairo and Richview. I'LL.
nois, and several points In Kentucky
and Tennessee, the vibrations are said
to have been accompanied by loud
rumbling noise which caused panic
among citizens. Most places report
two shocks though only one was felt
here. 1t was SO severe as to throw
many out of beds and chairs in some
instances and to cause the widest
kind of alarm. In the north and west
parts Of the city hundreds ran out
into the streets in night gowns.
In Belleville and East st. Louis
panic-stricken people crowded the
streets.
The weather bureau took note of
the disturbance and reported the
shock the most severe in twenty
years.
The City Hall and Fourcourts build
ings were shaken violently.
The latter did not show any i'll eff.
fects from the shock, although the
building is one Of the Oldest in the
city.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 22.-This
city experienced an earthquake shock
at 11:12 o'clock last night. The dis.
turbance lasted fully minute. Ap.
parently the waves moved from West
to East, as persons In their beds at
the time report a rocking in this di.
rection. Dishes were ratified in pan
tries and closets, windows were shak.
en- in their easements and there were
other evidences of the disturbance.
The upheaval was followed by a
thunderstorm.
CAIRO. ILL.,, August 22.-An earth.
quake shock occurred here at 11:11
last night, continued about one min.
ute and shook the strongest buildings
in the city. Hundreds took refuge
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-22
TRAFFIC WAS BLOCKED FOR SEW
ERAL HOURS THIS MORNING
BECAUSE or IT.

BY the breaking Of sleeper or
cross-beam near the west approach.
the suspension bridge across the river
at this city was blocked nearly the
entire morning. The structure is In
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-22

PORTSMOUTH, N. H, Aug. 22.-.
M. Witte, the senior Russian envoy, in
an interview here, declares that Rus.
sia will not pay Japan an indemnity,
and that she will cede no territory to
Japan.
q He says that Japan's demands for
the surrender of interned warships
and the limitation of Russian naval
strength in the Pacific. were not made
with sincerity. He declines to con-
lecture as to the outcome of negotia-
tions. but feels no hesitancy in saying
that whatever be the result the meet
ing of the envoys has not been in
vain.
For" says he, "ln the midst OF
this struggle, when war is still going
on, a new force, the force of Presi.
dent Roosevelt, comes to the front
and is powerful enough to call a halt
and lead both sides to meet at the
conference table and discuss the ques.
tions in dispute. This is great thing
for humanity, great inspiration, "a
great hope for the future.
IF nothing comes out Of this con.
,Sference,'' he continued, @and about
that ! say nothing-it win make It
,iql CTS 4 o { ~ !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-22

owENsBoRo. KY, Aug. 22.-
owensboro and Henderson. KY. and
Evansville. Ind, were visited by an
earthquake at 11:05 o'clock last night
Two shocks were felt. Citizens OF
owensboro were greatly frightened.
Many rushed from their houses. No
damage was done.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-22
win Probated.

Will Of John Calvin Burchinai
probated August 10. 1906. 7. L.
Burchinai, executor. Bond given.
$4,000
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-22
SOME PLAIN AND POSITIVE
STATEMENTS MADE BY THE
czAR,S ENvoY-To.DAY'S
MEETING POSTPONED.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 22.-
The official announcement was issued
at. fo:15 O'clock this morning that to-
days session Of the peace envoys had
been adjourned until $3.50 A. NJ. to
morrow.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-22

CAIRO. ILL.,. August 22.-An earth
quake shock occurred here at 11:11
last night, continued about one min
ute and shook the strongest buildings
in the city. Hundreds took refuge
in the streets.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-24
BIG ENGINEERING SCHEME.
From New York to Paris by tho Ber.
ina Sea.


When not more than half a dozen
years ago M. Loicq de Lobel OF Paris,
announced to the world his intention
Of establishing a rail connection be-
tween New York and Paris by way Of
Alaska, a tunnel under the Bering sea
and a connection with the Trans-Sibe-
rian railway, he was looked upon as
a fantastical enthusiast, and his pro-
ject was laughed at as a chimerical
dream. Today no engineer In the
world is receiving more serious con-
sideration, and M. de Lobel left New
York recently with endorsements from
half a hundred of the most celebrated
construction engineers In America,
and the signed promises OF several
great financial syndicates to take
stock in his gigantic enterprise. From
being a source Of amused and plying
comment. he has so far won the sup
port Of great and influential engineers,
governments and sovereigns, that his
scheme is no longer regarded as vis-
in the next few years.
There is being formed in New York,
Paris and st. Petersburg an interna-
tional syndicate with a capital stock
of $500, 100000 to build the great rail-
road and tunnel system. which Is the
most stupendous engineering enter
prise ever conceived. The greatest diff
ficulty that Is to be surmounted Is the
matter of a tunnel from Cape Prince
of Wales in Alaska to the East Cape
on the Siberian coast. AS outlined by
]. A. L. Waddel Of Kansas City. who
is deeply interested in the enterprise,
the consensus of engineering opinion
is that this great tunnel can be COM
pleted in four years. Speaking recent
ly at a dinner in New York, at which
the American projectors Of the rail-
way were gathered, Mr.. Waddell said:
"The water over this tunnel route
varies from 165 to $50 feet deep at
the deepest point. and the underlying
rock is of intrusive granite. The total
length of the tunnel. including the ap-
proaches, will be about thirty-eight
miles. Midway between the Alaskan
and Siberian coasts are the Diomede
islands-two of them-the largest of
which will permit the division of the
tunnel into two sections Of nearly
equal length. and will serve as a base
for the erection of works necessary
during construction, and also for a
motive power plant for moving trains
and for ventilation"
The railroad in Siberia will be $500
miles long, and will connect al Irkutsk
with the Trans-Siberian road leading
directly to st. Petersburg, and from
thence to Paris. On the American
side, the road will pass Council City
and Fairbanks to a point about 100
miles south of Dawson. where it will
connect with the Grand Trunk Pacific.
as it's route to Dawson has been pro-
iected. This will make a distance Of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-24
INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.
Bursting a Strong cask With Half
Pint of Whisky,

That O. small quantity Of water, say
half O pint, may be made to burst
strong cask seems a startling state
ment to make, and yet 1t is true. 1t
is q well known law Of physics that
the pressure exerted by liquids in
creases In proportion to their depth
Suppose therefore, that we have
strong cask filed with water and
standing on end. The stayes of this
cask may be made to burst apart by
adding a very small quantity Of water
to what Is already in the cask. AS the
cask is already full. some way or ad-
ding the water must be devised. TO
do this hole is bored In the end or
head Of the cask. and a long tube of
small diameter Is inserted upright. At
the upper end Of the tube is small
funnel into which water Is poured
until the tube becomes full, and when
that point is reached the cask Will
burst.
This seems almost incredible, but
It is only q demonstration OF the law
that has been cited. When the water
Is poured into the tube 1t unites with
the water in the cask, and the depth
of the water Is several times as great
as that in the cask alone. The fact
that there Is only a small quantity OF
water In the tube makes no Differ
ence, for it is now one body, and Its
depth is gauged from the top OF the
tube to the bottom of the cask.
AS q matter Of fact, this experiment
is only an artificial reproduction OF
what we know takes place In nature.
Some Of her greatest convulsions are
caused by this very process. Suppose,
for example, that there is a great
mass of rock, under which there Is
cavity filled with water that has no
outlet. Suppose, moreover. that there
is a crack extending from the surface
of the ground through this mass or
rock to the water filled cavity under
meath A rock in this condition Is a
common thing in nature, the crack be-
ing caused by some disturbance of the
earth or by its splitting In the natural
order of things Now. when 1t rains
enough to fill that crack, thus increas-
ing the depth Of the water In the cav
ity, the pressure will become so great
that the rock will be torn into q hun
dred fragments.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-24
Thouaht He Was a Servant.

In her book, "a Southern Girl in
'6l," Just published, Mrs. D. Giraud
Wright tells this story about Gen.
John C. Breckenridge of Kentucky:
He was invited by a certain lady
of rank in London to luncheon. The
lady had just advertised for a foot
man. Mistaking the hour, General
Breckenridge reached the house be-
fore the appointed time, and by some
accident was ushered into Lady
Blanks presence without being an
nounced. The day was in June. Ow-
ing to the heat the blinds were drawn,
letting in a subdued light. Lady Blank,
glancing at the advancing figure, to
the establishment of the visitor, ad-
dressed him thus:
Have you a reference from your
last place."
The general took In the situation in
stantly and, with twinkle in his eye'
unobserved by the hostess, answered,
respectfully, "Yes, my lady"
What were your duties?" was the
next query.
well, my lady, in the last three
places held I was vice president Of
the United States, major general In
the Confederate army. and secretary
of war Of the Confederate States Of
America"
The lady, covered with confusion,
exclaimed: "Oh. Gen. Breckenridge!
But he was not the least bit discon-
certed and treated the whole matter as
a joke.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-24
MISSIONARY RIDGE.
How the Scene Of Terrible Battle
Originally Got Its Name.

Originally Got Its Name.
Stretching for miles along the east
ern border Of the city, picturesque ana
pleasure to view is Missionary ridge
How we'll that name is known from
the hemlocks Of Maine to the flowers
of Florida, and yet how different from
its name are the associates one gives
1t when it is pronounced In history
It is recorded as being the scene OF one
of the fiercest conflicts OF the civil
war, but to the people who know the
origin of the name 1t Is monument
to the memory Of a band OF devoted,
self sacrificing Christion men who,
Drawing the hardships Of emigration
not for the love of gain, but to help
their fellow men, built the Brainard
mission on the picturesque heights
known by the name Of Missionary
ridge.
It was in 1917 that the Rev. Cyrus
Kingsbury. Ainsworth F. Blunt and
the Rev. John Vail first viewed the site
of their mission. They were sent here
by the American board Of commission
ers for foreign missions, and the same
board had provided for the erection OF
a mission including school buildings
and a home for the missionaries. But
the contractors failed in their contract,
and the missionaries were left without
money and without even shelter. But
by energetic efforts they created
mission school and built a mill on the
banks Of Chlckamauga creek. The mill
race, nearly mile long. is still visible.
The mill was purchased by Philamon
Bird in 1852 He tore down the small
structure and built what is now known
as Birds mill.
On May 81. 1919, the president Of
the United States, James Monroe, ap-
peared at the door Of the mission un-
announced. He was accompanied by
General Gaines. Although surprised
by his visit, the missionaries were
ready to receive him, and he compli-
mented them on their work and In
glowing terms praised the beautiful
mission was used until the Indians
left. 1t did an immense amount of
good, and at one time there were more
than 500 Indian children being taught
beneath its roof The Lords Supper
was observed for the last time on Aug.
19. 1888.
In the old mission cemetery east OF
the ridge, overgrown with weeds and
forgotten by almost everybody. Is
little monument on which are the fol-
lowing words:
Here lie the remains of Samuel
Worcester, D. D., pastor OF the Ia
bernacle church Salem, Mass, first
secretary of the American board OF
commissioners for foreign missions.
Born 1770: died June I, 1S21."-Chat-
tanooga Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-24

WAS AFRAID OF YOUNG LAWYERS
George Harvey, at the dinner he gave
in New York in honor of NJ. Wi;te and
Baron Rosen, told this apropos of
foresight:
I'm my native Peacham there once
dwelt a brilliant young lawyer. To
him there came one day a tottering
and grim Vermont farmer Of eighty
years
Young man. said the farmer, I
want to leave all possess to my wife
as long as she remains my widder, and
after that I want everything to go to
the children
How old is your wife, sir?' asked
the lawyer.
'Seventy-four.
"'Then wouldn't 1t be quite safe,
the lawyer asked, to leave out the
discourteous phrase about so long as
she remains your widow? Just leave
her everything
Indeed. won't said the old man.
But surely said the lawyer, you
don't think the lady, seventy-four now.
will marry again after your death. do
YOU?
"The old man looked the other full
in the face as he answered solemnly:
We'll. sir. there's no telling what
young chaps like you might do for
money"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-24
FEAT OF ANCIENT ENGINEERS.
Bored Tunnel, Similar to simpIon, In
Palestine 2,50o Years Aao.

Unmistakable evidence exists that
$500 years ago certain Hebrew engi-
neers Gin the time of King Heze-Kiah)
executed exactly the same kind of
work which was carried out in the
Simplon tunnel. though perhaps on a
slightly smaller scale.
DR.. Bertholet, a professor at the UNI
versity Of Basic, Is the gentleman who
claims to have made this discovery.
The Jewish records state that King
Heze-Kiah, or Ezekias, who reigned at
Jerusalem 727 B. c., was much trou-
bled at the bad state Of the water sup
piled to the people of that city. He
accordingly had a vast reservoir made
at the gates of the city, to which water
was fed from various springs lying at
greater or less distances from the res
ervoir in question.
At first his project seemed doomed
to failure, as there existed between Je-
rusalem and the springs from which
the water was to be derived a high
chain of hills, over which 1t would be
impossible to convey the water. 1t
was therefore determined to open a
passage for the water through the SOL
i'd rock One of the Sirach MSS. dat
ing from this period states In connec-
ton: "Heze-Kiah fortified the city by
bringing water thereto, and he bored
through the solid rock by means OF
bronze, and he collected the water In
reservoir"
Recent explorations have enabled
this predecessor Of the Simplon to be
thoroughly identified. 1t is said to be
the Shiloah tunnel. by means Of which
water was brought down from a
source to the east Of Jerusalem and
poured into the Pool of Sloan, men,
toned in the Bible. This conduit Is
$50 yards long. The distance, as the
bird flies, between the two mouths OF
the tunnel is also only $50 yards,
which proves that the work was not
executed in a perfectly straight line
due doubtless to the difficulties which
the engineers encountered in their
task, which (for the period) was of
really marvellous nature.
That the work was commenced from
both ends Of the tunnel Is not only
proved by the inscription. but also by
the fact that the marks Of the boring
tools, picks, ETC.. may still be seen, all
bearing In opposite directions. The
direction Of the tunnel was altered
several times during the construction
thereof, as there are several short gal
leries, which were evidently abandon
ed as soon as 1t was noted that work.
ing was being done out Of line. The
floor Of the tunnel Is finished with the
greatest care, and the workings vary
from five-eighths Of yard to one yard
in width by from three feet to nine
feet in height, more or less, according
to the hardness of the rock.
In the light Of modern engineering
science, the following questions sug-
gest themselves: How did these old
time engineers gauge their direction,
recognize and remedy their errors In
alignment? What tools did they use
to execute a piece Of work which has
remained without equal or rival for
$500 years s?-Scientific American.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-24
The Ocean Storehouse.

Did you ever hear of the ocean
storehouse in Taums strait?" asked
an old seaman. It's called Deliver
ance island, though 1t is sometimes
marked on the charts as BOBBY island.
1t is like a mound rising out Of the
ocean, the highest point being about
fifty feet. 1t is well nigh barren hav-
ing only a few bushes and shrubs.
On one side is a sandy beach, on the
other a fissure forming sort Of cave
in which stores are left by men-of-
war ships passing through for the re-
lief of distressed and shipwrecked
sailors. l went in there once from
the EPSON, an English sailing vessel.
During a calm we lowered a boat
and pulled in. In this cave we found
tins of preserved meats. biscuit, to-
bacco and a wooden box marked
.Postoffice.' Our skipper wrote let
ter to his friends in London and post
ed it in there. 1t reached them too.
Deliverance island that day belonged
to the Dutch. But we took down
their flag and hoisted the union jack.
That Is the custom-the last ship
through the strait hoists its flags on
this ocean storehouse and postoffice."