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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
THE MUTINEERS ARE DISPENSING
QUIETLY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

eigner under any circumstances. The
usual routine was observed aboard
the Potemkin, the former mutineers
say, and they deny that they killed
the doctor on the vessel, saying he
committed suicide.
Matuschenko. who was the leader
OF the mutineers, when asked IL he
was glad to escape free, replied:
+ What does it matter to me wheth-
er am free or not? want to see
Russia free. What / did was for the
good Of my country. and I intend to
remain here and learn the Rouma-
nian language.
Members of the revolutionary com
mittee say the revolt had been med
itated for long time. but was
brought on prematurely by the bad
food incident which led to the kili-
ing of sailor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
DESPERATE BATTLE SUNDAY AZ
TERNooN IN WHICH THREE
LIVES WERE LOST.
5. AND o. POLICE DID HEROIC
WORK IN PROTECTING LIVES
OF PASSENGERS.

A L. <. d
cLARksRURG, July 1o.-A terri
ole battle occurred Sunday afternoon
near Burnsville, between cowboys be
longing to Texas Jacks VIVID West
Show and excursionists on BaIti
more a Ohio excursion train en- route
from clarksburg 10 Redwood. Tho
dead:
JOE JOHNSON. owner OF the wild
West Show. =
MEXICAN GEORGE, a cowboy, be.
longing To the show. G. q g. q
Texas Jacks Wild West show train
was sidetracked near Burnsville. and
at that point one of the cowboys
boarded the excursion train when II
arrived en- route to Redwood, The
fellow was drunk and made trouble
ON the train. He was elected, but
managed to get word to his comrades,
aho. upon the arrival of the excur.
sion train at the sidetrack, surround
ed the train and opened fusilade,
concentrating their fire upon the two
last cars where the trouble had oc.
Cured.
Excursionists who were armed open.
cd fire upon the cowboys. and johnson
and Mexican George were killed. The
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
LAWYERS SAY HIS DEEDS MAY
BE PUNISHABLE UNDER Ex-
IsTiNG STATUTES.
tBy Publishers Press.)

WASHINGTON, July 1o.-United
States Attorney Peach of the District
of Columbia has issued statement
TO some extent counteracting Secre-
tary Wilson's assertion in his report
on the Holmes cotton leak scandal
that Mr.. Beach was quoted as saying
that no criminal action would lie
against Holmes. Mr.. Beach now de-
clares that upon the information pre-
sented to him last Friday by Mr.. Will
son, he informed the Secretary a
prosecution would not lie. but as to
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
WORK WILL BEGIN VERY SOON

Brown, arrived In the city this morn
Ing, and have already started work on
the structure. When the machinery
and equipment arrive. which viii
likely be within the next week or ten
days, between three and four hun
dred men win be put to work. Mr..
Clement and Mr.. Brown are at, the
Tavern to-day looking over the blue
prints and specifications and confer
ring with local men anent furnishing
materials; such as stone. sand. etc.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
COL 0NEL Wilder
IN HARD LUCK

ty, then to cabell, and finally, early
in 1904, to Marion.
Last July it was argued before
Judge Mason to dismiss Kings claim
to the Egbert Mills tract in Logan
county, and also to the Spruce Coal
and Lumber Company tract on the
ground that they had been previously
sold by the State or were held under
that article Of the constitution relat.
ing to forfeiture. The Courts opin.
ion was reserved until to-day.
In handing down his decision Judge
Mason outlined in brief the history
of the case. discussed to considerable
length the question of Jurisdiction,
and closed with a forceful exposition
on the necessity for regard to the In.
volatility Of the law OF forfeiture.
The opinion was comprehensive-the
Court took nearly an hour and half
in reading it. from the bench-and
showed careful and painstahng re-
search.
In court this morning to hear the
opinion were Attorneys Maynard F.
Stiles, Of Charleston, and w. 8. Mere
Sdith, representing King, and Attor.
Fneys John A. Sheppard. of William
son, c. w. Campbell, of Huntington,
E. c. Lyon, of New York, L. c. An
derson, of welch, Robert Shrewsbury,
Of Logan. and w. B. Cornwell, rep.
resenting few of the many claim.
ants to the debatable territory. OF
the many litigants there were present
Colonel ". A. Wilder. of New York,
the principal King claimant, and NJ.
B. Mullins and Bruce Mcdonald, Lo.
gan county claimants. Attorney
Worl, commissioner of school lands
for Wyoming county was also present.
Z Among those who profit by the de.
cision are Kountze Brothers, New
York bankers, who are claimants to
SO, 900 acres. ,ss
At the close of the delivery of the
opinion Judge Stiles requested the
privilege of addressing the court on
some of the points in the opinion,
and court re-convened at two o'clock
to enable him to be heard.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
\ TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR DINNER
Was Enjoyed BY a Big Snake In a
Pet Stock Store.
(By Publishers Press.)

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. July 1O.---
In the pet stock store of John Fox
yesterday afternoon big snake got
loose, gorged itself on canaries and
other pets, which he found tooth
some. The walk was blocked with
people who almost wept as they saw
the serpent break cages open to get
at his game. An officer was called to
clear the, sidewalk while messenger
was sent in search of the owner.
His snakeship is estimated to have
dined on rarities that cost the fancier
$25. y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
JUDGE MASON HANDS DOWN I'M
PoRTANT DECISION IN KING
LAND CASE.
ATToHNEy JOHN A. SHEPPARD
COUNTS DECISION a WATER.
Loo FOR KING.


Kings Waterloo. is what Attor.
ney John A. Sheppard called It.
The occasion was the delivery OF
Judge Mason's opinion on the motion
to dismiss the minor suits in connec-
ton with the famous King Land
Case.
The suits were dismissed-or, at
least. the two test cases were dismiss
ed. and it is hardly open to doubt
that the other fourhundred or SO,
which were brought on practically
The same grounds, will be treated
likewise.
or course this isn't quite the last
expiring gasp of the defendants in
, the old State VS.. Henry C. King, but
II makes the time look short, and
might be said almost to put the end
In sight. though Col Wilder, who is
really King so far as this case is
concerned, is anything but gutter,
and may yet give more OF an exhibi-
tion of staying with EN-. than he
now seems slated for.
The case Of the State VS.. Henry, G.
King has opened up the history Of
land holdings in the State of West
Virginia as far back as 1905. In that
year Robert Morris, the famous finan.
cier, was granted by the Virginia
Legislature letters patent giving him
title to about 100000 acres in what
now comprises the counties Of Nc.
Dowell, Logan. Wyoming and Mingo.
On Morris, death the title reverted
to James Swan, who died In France
heavily indebted. The lands were for.
feited, and In 1888 the Legislature
transferred the title to trustee for
the benefit of the creditors. In 1891
it was sold under order of court to a
man named LeMoine, and King pur.
chased 1t from LeMoine s'sst'
The present suit was brought in the
Circuit Court of wyoming county in
1894 on the ground that the land was
forfeited by non-assessment of taxes
Subsequent to 1883. since, through er.
ror, they had not gone on the land
books. In 1897 decree of redemption
was entered purporting that King
had superior title and the right to re.
deem the lands. The taxes were cal,
culated, however, by the commission.
er on less than that portion in the
State. while the decree of redemption
covered the whole tract. The decision
was appealed from by the State as
being erroneous SO far as the amour,
Of taxes was concerned, was revers
ed tn that respect, and remanded tc
the Circuit Court, King being allow
ed to amend his petition!
The people whose titles to portions
of the disputed district are in jeop
ardy number over 400, and to some
of them, twas found after the case
was remanded. that Judge Doolittle
of the Wyoming County Circuit
Court. was related The case was
therefore transferred to Logan coun.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
LAWSON LOSES HIS VOICE

cal organs by bis recent speeches.
There is possibility that Lawson
WIN have to abandon a part or all Of
his speaking dates on account Of his
disability yet Lawson and his ply
sicians do not believe such neces-
sity viii arise.
Absolute quiet has been prescribed
FOR Lawson. an order which he IS re-
luctantly obeylng.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR
HUNDRED MEN WILL BE EN-
PLoYEp ON NEW q. AND
o. BRIDGE.

Local Baltimore and Ohio officials
have received notification to the ef.
feet that the +. H. Clement Company
have the contract for erecting the
new bridge below this city. In furth.
er confirmation of this. Mr.. Clement
and his superintendent. Marshal w.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
gLklns AFTER II.
Senator Reported to BE Negotiating
For Preston Coal Properties.

TUNNELToN, w. Va. July TO-
An unconfrmed rumor is abroad that
the Merchants Coal Company is
about to sell their entire property in
Preston to Senator Elkins, The SEN
ator was in this section last week
looking over some of the coal lands
held by the company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
7 New trolley Line.

|. MoRGANrowN. July 10.-Hon.
Geo. G. stureiss to-day made appiica-
Ition to the County Court for the priv.
iIege Of crossing the public road for
{ proposed trolley line OF one mile in
length from Morgantown to sabraton.
the site OF the new steel mill.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
viii start FRIDAY.

ST. PETERSBURG. July 1o.--It is
stated here that NJ. Muravieff. who
will be Russia's ranking plenipoten-
tlary in the peace meeting to be held
In Washington. will start for the Uni
ted States on Friday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
-Four Pets.

Florist H. Glenn Fleming has four
pet polecats at his green house in
Fifth ward. The mother has not
come around today but she may be
there tonight if some one has not
killed her.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10

i
al conference to be held at Morgan
town, beginning next Friday, Profes.
sor j. N. Deahl presiding.
Friday, July ~.
1.-THE morning session will begin at
0 o'clock; the afternoon session at 2
o'clock; the evening session at 1880
o'clockl
"The Present situation"-Joseph
Roster. superintendent Tairmont Pub
lie Schools.
What efforts have been made to.
wards county or district High Schools
in West Virginia, and what is the
presen. status Of the matter?"-Thom-
as G. Miller, State superintendent of
Free Schools.
Should we have uniform, Stan
dard of high schools in West vir-
sinia?'-Joseph w. Stayman. super
!ntendent Keyser public schools; ]. T.
King, principal McMechen public
schools. -
Should we have county high
schools or district high schools ?"-
W.. H. Gorby. superintendent Grafton
public schools.
SHOULD there be State supervisor
of public high schools, with view
to uniformity and eficiency?"-James
NJ. Miller, superintendent Chester
public schools.
What should be (a) the academic
fb) the professional training OF a
high school teacher?"--H. B. Work,
superintendent Wheeling public
schools.
Men or women teachers ?"GJohr
-. Cox, professor of English language,
West Virginia University.
$500 p. M. Lecture.
"a logical Method in the study OF
English"-Edward Everett Hale, Jr.,
professor of English IN Union College,
". Y.
What should be the high school
course of study generally &c. OF
to Grady, superintendent Ceredo pub.
lie schools
What should be the High school
course of study; (a) In English.
David Dale Johnson, teacher, of Eng.
lish in the university preparatory
school, Morgantown.
OBJ In Science. F. L. Burdette. su-
perintendent Clarksburg public
schools.
tc) In History. Ethel carle, Man.
nington high school
(O In Languages. w. s. Defren.
haugh. assistant principal Ieechburg,
Pennsylvania, public schools.
(e) In Mathematics. NJ. H. Van
Horn. superintendent Salem public
schools.
$3.50 p. M. Lecture.
can Introduction to the study OF
poetry'-Edward Everett Hale, Jr.,
professor of English in Union College,
N. Y.
Saturday, July IS.
f'rhere will be but one session; 1t
will begin at A. MI
What College credit should be
given for high school work?"-C.. ].
G. Bennett. professor of PSYCHOLOGY
iu the State Normal School, San Jose,
California.
Does the university accept enough
Of elective high school studies?"-Ira
b. Bush, superintendent Hinton pub
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
THE TRUST BUSTER is cHAFlNe
UNDER STRICT oRpERs OF
THE DOCTOR TO KEEP
QUIET.
(By Publishers piess.l

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. July TO-
Thomas w. Lawson is in Kansas City
voiceisss. he is temporarily mute
because of the strain put upon his vo-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL CON-
FERENCE TO BE HELD AT
MoRGANToWN THIS WEEK.
MANY INTERESTING SUBJECTS
WILL BE DISCUSSED 5Y
STATE EDUCATORS.

Below is given the complete .pro.
gramme Of exercises for an education.
al conference to be held at Morgan.
town, beginning next Friday, Profes.
sor J. N. DeaM presiding.
Friday, July ~.
1.-THE morning session will begin at
0 o'clock; the afternoon session at 2
o'clock; the evening session at 1880
o'clock.1
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-25

had a revelation that there was going to be an al
mighty upheaval OF nature, and that Starks would be
left on the shore-line of the Atlantic Ocean and
he went to work and put every dollar he had into
lighthouse on the top of Devils Mob in his pasture,
saving II was for speculation and that 1t would
fetch a big price from the Government some day.
Folks advised Noses father to put the old man
under guardianship; but he let on that the Britt
family had always earned its own money and could
spend It as members of said family fit. That's
lust as stuv as the Brtts are For most ten years
the crazy old coot spent all his spare time sitting
up atop his lighthouse, waiting for the Atlantic
Ocean come and call on him. and then he either fell
of or jumped of and left the Britt family the light
house and mortgage on the old home farmland
nothing else. And then the people across the river
in the town Of Byron stuck the name OF Starks
Lighthouse" onto our town, 50 as to nag us.
As for us. we have always called the folks OF
Byron 'Tickingites' because old Cass Cole, who
used to be a Byron seleCtman, wore trousers made
Of striped bed-ticking up to the day he died. And
as those names are not especially relished by the
possessors Byron hates the memory of old Cole. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-25

Of -nolasses gingerbread in each knapsack, each
rs-reer filed with new Nedford rum. patriotism
swelling inside Us and fairly snorting out OF our
noses ike escaping stearn-we were ready tor
the word
Captain Nose Britt had been sawyer IN Dt1rg1n 5
savvrlill for more than ten years-and when man
has had 10 holler down the yawP OF a gang-saw
every time he converses his tones get IN time to be
pretty rniddling full Captain Nose was SO TO
busrio1s even in ordinary conversation outside the
mill that his mother wore cotton-batt1ng IN her
ears Tor protection He could SIT on ms 'front.'
porch and chat with anyone IN the village without
+,sfira his voice much above his usual pitch When
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-25

IN front of Us. slowly opening his mouth At times
ike that I always felt a squidgy feeling run mp and
down my backbone "One-twol One-twol' he
raSped We began to mark time like mules going up
flight Of stairs as old Zoe Levett used TO remark.
Captain Nose Britt! Why, sav Captain Nose
Britt Of The Starks Stalwarts Militia when he had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-25

STAYED in us ready to roll like mud at the bottom
of cup. at the look word.
But We noticed something especially ferocious
about the looks of Captain Nose Britt and Captain
Sile Cole that morning. The moment they came
in sight of each other at the head OF their COM
rnands they began to chew their lips and scowl-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-25

And he took two steps back
ward. twirled round on his
heel stiff as a peg-and then
-whee-te-whOO. ker-boOmp,
te-oodle! we got the music.
1t was always the same. tune
that we marched out Of
Starks with-headS in all the
windows to watch us; and
that tune seemed to sing this
over and over to ME IN words;
He-e-re wek-kum from old
Stark s-Light-house
He-e-re we are with Cap Nose
Britt!
Heads right up and follow
your-lead-ah,
He's the chap to give-ye-
grill"
III have to say one word
about Stark's Lighthouse "
right now. Starks IS more
than two hundred miles in
land from the ocean. but
Captain Nose Britt's grand
father allowed as how he'd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-25

n 81 IL ~ Il & NIdN Il dlIil1lS
the rising sun behind I
Westinghouse ike Alexan.
en- shield set on its edge
the TOP OF Emery Hill.
Liberty Evans pooched
cut his waiting lip over
the blow-hole Of his fife.
his muStache's hairs stick
ing up ike spines on a
gUill-pig.
Alexander Strout slid his
thumb under his shoulder
strap to settle his snare
drum in front OF him
rolled his quid into his
cheek. and pointed the
little knobs OF his drum
sticks at each other.
Seth Burkett scrudged
Old >Tunket higher up
on his stomach, gnpped
ms swell-headed pestle and
stuck his arm out full
length. ready TO lambaste
the ull's-ilide- Old
Tunket was our bass
drum. and It had two
lat. round. red faces
painted on It, the full size
Of each end.
Captain Nose Britt stood
IN front OF Us. slowly open
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-25

we aTen any 100 Pltastl
that Lem Britt picked out
our town to be born in and
to operate in, But I must
own up that each one OF the
old sires left a grandson be-
hind that has sort of made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-25

put on his white pants.
his yellow weskit, his
green baize coat, his
stove-funnel cap with
its red pompon, and
had buckled on his
sword and had thrown
back his shoulders
well, he felt better
than old julius Cesar
ever felt-and as for
looks. Cesar in that
tin hat Of his and his
bobbed-of Petticoat
couldn't touch him
Mother Ann Britt made
his uniform. the same
as the mothers and
sisters and other wo-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-25

and the two companies
almost bumped each
other. We wanted to
bump each other. To
want to fight Ticking
ties when we saw EN-
was as natural as it is
for bulldogs to grOwl
and tackle. In those
days, every boy in Starks
and Byron, as soon as
he was big enough to
go in swimming in the
river. shouted insult and
contumelv across the sill
yer tide. Between the
two shores there was a
debatable island about
as big as a fiapjack that
the larger boys OF Starks
and Byron met upon and
fought over and took
and lost and retook, year
after year. Our grand
fathers used to do that.
And when we got to be
grown-ups the old spite
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-25

up for past mistakes and errors of
Judgment. We all know that Nose
Britt was always all right, and
being a fair man, I'm willing to
admit that Sile Cole was too.
When we wheeled into the mus
foreground at Eustis that forenoon,
after a ten-mile march, the Byron
Bears, Captain Sile Cole ahead, were
lust coming down their Cross-road,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-25
J BY HOLMAN DAY

he stood in front Of US that morning, cooked his
elbows at right angles and hollered: " Ten
shun! Fow-wudl M-u-c-hl" we'll we rnarchc l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-25

men folks OF the
Starks Stalwarts
built uniforms for
the rest OF us.
And when time
rolled around to
that Nav training
day and we met
in front of old
Dawson's store n {
the village square =
and fell into lin
and held up our
chins and marked
time. the sight OF Us
would have done good
to the souls Of y,
Bonaparte and the
ancient heroes. Sheet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-25

ANY shipwrecks in Starks
last night, Cap'n Nose Britt ;"
hollered Captain Sile Cole,
the corner of his lip cooked
up in a sheer.
Yes, a schooner loaded
with bed-ticking, all of which
was consigned to Tailor Snip
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-25
I II z

II column OF tours, eyes ahead,
muskets right-shoulder, smut
foot TO the fore Of clean-foot,
We were ready to march to the
underground the Starks Stall
warts were. May training-day. and
the rising sun behind the Union
Westinghouse like Alexander's gold
en- shield set on its edge away on
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-09-27

sympathy between the Americans and
Russians, and felt that, other things
being equal, American public senti-
ment, in it's last analysis, was with
Russia rather than Japan?
Holding these views and remember
ing their efforts to prove their appre-
citation of the good will of the Ameri-
can people by their enthusiastic recep-
ton of the. presidents daughter may
they not conclude that they have been
too demonstrative in their manifesto
tiOns of friendship and decide to be a
little less cordial in future? May they
not now feel that they misinterpreted
the visit of the presidents daughter,
thinking it meant more than it really
did, and, if SO, will not that fact tend
to make them less friendly?