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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25
CONNECT TICUT SUI
FERED SEVERELY FROM
STORMS LAST NIGHT
MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE
TO CROPS and PROPERTY

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Aug. 25.-
Lightning. rain, hail and wind played
havoc all over Connecticut last night.
onlyFone death resulted from the Sc.
ries of thunderstorms that thrashed
around the Stnte but much damage
was done to crops and property
There we're numerous fires. In this
city the wind tore up many trees. A
number of places were struck by
lightning but no great damage Is re.
ported.
In Hartford the lightning struck in
twenty places. To distinct bolts Of
lightning hit the Hartford Golf Club
building damaging 1t by putting the
electric lights and phones out Of
business and shocking number OF
persons.
Mrs. James L. Babcock was stand
ing in her door at 81 Amity street
Hartford. when a bolt struck
clothes hanger In the yard. She was
knocked back into the kitchen bu
not seriously hurt. Chimneys, pclel
and trees were the other targets To-
the lightning.
William Shaw, OF Brooklyn, N. Y.
was struck by lightning and instantl,
killed in Unionville. while compan
ion, Hugh NJ. Chesney of Newark
N. j.. who stood by his side, was un.
hurt. The men were attending a ball
game at Unionville and sought shel,
ter from the storm under grand
stand. They were lighting cigars
when bolt shot on the stand and
killed Shaw. chesney was able to
run for aid but Shaw was instantly
killed. Shaw was secretary for E.
R. Thomas. the well known horse.
man.
At Collinsville. Edward southeey,
a plumber, was knocked down a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25
Open SWITCH CAUSED WRECK

George creel. fireman, Of Davis
vile, was killed. and w. @. Hufford,
engineer, was badly injured. and
Thomas Fox is the man who is
thought to be beyond hope. The &C.
cident occurred about 8 O'Clock last
night. creel was pinioned beneath
the wreckage for more than an hour
and half. and begged his rescuers to
end his sufferings with death. He
died in the Kessler hospital, Clarks-
burg, about three o'clock this morn
ing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25
ONE MAN KILLED land TWO
OTHERS SERIOUSLY iNJuR.
ED NEAR cLARKsBURe.

BY carelessly leaving switch open
at the Adamston colliery last night a
yard crew permitted train 80, Of the
Parkersburg branch OF the Baltimore
and Ohio to crash into some cars
standing on the siding with the result
that one man is dead. another cannot
live, while the third of the desperate
ly injured is in a precarious condi-
ton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25
LIBERTY BELLIES"
The Opening Attraction at the
Grand Also Opens the Cam
den at Parkersburs.

Liberty Bellies" which has
been secured as the opening at
traction at the Grand Opera
House. will also open the Cam
den, Parkersburg's handsome
theatre. Besides opening the
two houses mentioned, this at
traction opened the Lafayette
Square Theatre, Washington, D.
c., on Monday, and has been
playing to good business there
all week. Liberty Bellies" is
one of the most pleasing musical
attractions that will be seen
here this season, and is said to
have the best chorus that has
ever been heard on the local
stage. Another recommendation
in its favor is that it will play
the Court Theatre, Wheeling.
September 4th..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25
ITALIAN MINE. sLAsoRERs AND
THEIR, FAMILIES SWEPT
DOWN pELAeuA CANON.

TRINIDAD, Col, Aug. 25.-Twenty-
five lives are reported lost and score
of houses washed away by a cloudburst
which swept down ;Delagua j Canon
last night. All the victims were 1tal-
Ian mine laborers and their families.
The branch line OF the Colorado and
Southern railroad wan washed out and
the request for relief train could
not be complied with After 10
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25
THE -NuzuM REALTY AND Sc
cuRiTY COMPANY rs THE
NAME OF AN ENTERPRISE
JUST LAUNCHED.

The Nuzum Realty and Security
Company, which was recently grant.
ed a charter by the Secretary Of
State. at meeting held at the Office
of Sam R. Nnzum on Wednesday was
organized by electing the following
Board of Directors:
F. E. Nichols, R. T. Cunningham,
H. c. Sample. Geo. T. Watson, Sam
r. Nuzum, w. s. Raymond and Geo.
f. Amos.
The following officers were also
elected: Sam R. Nuzum. President;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25
RUSSIA SAYS JAPAN
MUST RECEDE FROM
POSITION TAKEN
OR SATURDAYS MEETING WILL
END PEACE CONFERENCE

PORTSMOUTH, N. H, Aug. 25.-A
hitch Of such gravity has occurred in
the peace negotiations between Rus
saIa and Japan as to threaten the post.
sponement. of the conference set for
Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Kerostovetz speaking for the
Russian ENJOYS, announced this morn.
ing that no decision as to the matter
had been reached. 4alz-
ABnt unless Japan recedes from the
position she has taken" he said.
4athere WIN be a meeting on Saturday.
and that viii be the last one unless in
the meantime there should be media.
tion by the powers or President
Roosevelt comes forward with some
new proposition.y
MIR. Sato, the Japanese. spokesman,
views the matter in a different light.
Hetbelieyes the meeting win be held
at the proper time and that other
meetings viii follow
-Japan, however. he DECLARED, "has
said her last word on Saghaiien."
An last evening and throughout the
ssentire night there were exchanges be-
tween the ENJOYS and their respect
I'VE governments. lks
The great secrecy which surrounds
the movements Of the Japanese made
it impossible to ascertain the extent
TO which the general agitation extend.
sed to their headquarters.
But with the Russians it was differ.
tent The secretaries and many mem.
;bers OF the Russian suite were seen
hurrying from one room to another.
N. Whites apartments were the cen.
tire Of all this activity. .The big
chez was not in the best OF humor
seifher. 81
The utterancest of Count Iamsdorff.
at ST. Petersburg; during the day. dis.
pleased him greatly. The declaration
ssof the Russian premier that there
slionld be no payment of indemnity
and no ,cession of Tertiary coming at
ifhe time ii did. was taken, bylEAfy Witte
sas an attempt TO take the nepot,,tionrs, J
Iout of his hands at, least so far as
{ the Russian public was concerned
The attitude Of M witta IN th,s 70.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25
ccNsoIiDATloN COAL COMPANY
PURCHASES OUTRIGHT THE
TOWN OF HERRysuRe. -

BALTIMORE. Nd. Aug. ga
deal was closed yesterday BY the
Southern Coal and Transportation
Company. including the whole town
of Rerryburg. w. Va. The. purchase
was made by Messrs Clarence w.
Watson and .Jere H. wheelright,
president apo vice president re-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25

effect that reactionaries are trying
to induce the Gear to issue a mani.
festo announcing that owing to the
treachery of Japan the war will go
on. and calling on all Russians to
rally to the support of their country
for life or death struggle.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25
kaneko Visits President Again.

ndHeko VISITS PRESIDENT Again.
OYSTER BAY. N. Y, Aug. 25.-
Baron Kaneko, the Japanese man of
mystery, visited President Roosevelt
for the sixth time this morning, pre-.
sumably to lay before him an import.
ant communication to the Toxic gov.
ernment. The little Baron arrived
on the 1911 A. NJ. train, and was
met by Thomas Lightfoot and John
Kelly, the colored messengers from
the executive office, who escorted
him to the secretary's carriage which
was waiting for him beside the sta.
ton platform. It was raining dismal.
ly when he arrived.
What is the outlook for peace this
morning?" asked one of the newspaper
correspondents. Like the weather"
he replied, pointing with smile to
the gloomy clouds.
What do YOU think of Count Lams.
dorff's statement that Russia will pay
no money or cede no territory?"
II think he is making a mistake :
said Baron Kaneko.
do you think he is bluffing?" y
"oh, it seems to be official and
guess we'll have to swallow it, was
the Baron's conclusion.
Baron Kaneko was driven to the ex.
ecutiye Office in the village. where AS.
sistant Secretary Barnes Joined him,
the carriage then proceeding on its
way to Sycamore Hill. The eonsulta-
,tion with. the President lasted until
about eleven thirty, when Baron Ka.
neko returned to the village to take
the I2 10 p NJ. train for Long Island
City, - sSsf
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25
JAPANESE ARE GETTING CAY

blegram from the United states
Consul General at Yokohama. to the
effect that the steamship Australia.
owned by the spreckles Of San Fran
cisco has been seized by the Jap
anese. The reason is not stated and
no details are given.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25

Mrs. Dotson and niece. Miss cilda
Smith OF Terra Alta, are the guests
of Mrs. ]. B. Smith on Mechanic
street. Clarksburg News
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25
STATE DEPARTMENT HEARS OF
SEIZURE OF STEAMSHIP
AusTRALiA-No CAUSE
GIVEN.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-The
State Department has received ca.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25

ST. PETERSBURG. August Pa
report is in circulation here to the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25

Assistant Secretary of State Pierce
conferred with the Russian envoys
several times during the latter part
of the evening. NJ. witte extended
several audiences to newspaper cor
respondents, but gave out little infor-
nation. He admitted that he had
received many messages from his
home government, but that he had
not had time to digest them all in
the few hours since his return from
Magnolia.
The Japanese envoys were also
busy yesterday, but expect to give to.
day up to pleasure. They made all
arrangements to visit Manchester, N.
H, and there inspect the great cot
ton mills and Baron Komura, Minis
ter Takahira and Mr.. Sato started
from here at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing. They will be the guests of the
city of Manchester while there.
The projected trip to the White
Mountains will probably have to be
abandoned, but other forms of enter.
tainment of the distinguished ENJOYS
are being discussed. The ENJOYS are
In a very peculiar position, however,
and are unable to make dates Of
any kind. Their acceptance Of invi.
tations is wholly contingent upon the
time which the negotiations will end,
and If the conference should break
up with disagreements, it would be dip.
lomatically impossible for the mem.
bers of both missions to accept any
joint courtesies. so they say.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-25
Will THE Gar DO IT?

RUSSIAN REAcFioNARlEs DE.
SIRE HIM TO ISSUE NANTES.
TO FOR WAR. TO GO ON.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The city council met last Monday
night and discussed the gambling
question. Mayor Newman, in ad-
dressing the council said:
Il want to report to you that I
ordered all gambling stopped through
the rest of my administration. I did
not take the matter up with you be-
fore taking the action that [ did be-
cause | was confident that you would
sustain my action. During the five
months of gambling in the city the
city magistrate collected in fines
S2,92O. This paid for a great portion
of the city improvements during the
last few months, and while the citv
is still much in need of additional
revenue, other means of raising same
will have to be adopted, and consider
able contemplated improvements
postponed.
my attention was called to one of
the places in town whose proprietor
had boasted that gambling could NOT
be stopped in his place. To effect
lively treat such cases, | would rec-
ommend the creation of an ordinance
giving the mayor power to revoke the
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26

license of any piece in the city where,
in his Judgment, such action would
be for the best interests of the city,
and that such revocation be confirmed
by a two-third vote of the council"
The mayors suggestion was favor
ably accepted and the city attorney
instructed to draft an ordinance COW
ering the case.
The attention of the council was
also called to the fact that the official
plat of Havre on record at the county
seat showed FL avre to be in Range
II, while in reality it is in Range Is.
To overcome any serious complica-
tions in the future arising from this
defect in the records, the city attor-
ney was instructed to take steps to
have same changed by the district
court.
large number of bills were al
lowed.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26
50. 90 PER YEAR

Mrs. Anna Moore was the guest of
Prof. 7. j. Troy and family over Sun
day, on her return from few weeks
visit in Oklahoma.
Huffman & Perkla have moved their
tailor shop into the building vacated
by Daniels restaurant, and have put
in bright, new stock of samples.
NJ. j. Healy and Mrs. M. Olson
were called to Sun River last week
Thursday on account of the death of
their mother, Mrs. Mary c. Healy.
Deceased was 73 years of age and an
old-time resident Of that section of
Montana.
The kalispell Herald journal says:
A. Potts of Big Sandy came to Kalis-
pell Tuesday suffering from pneumo-
MIA. He was taken care of by Otto
Johnson, proprietor of the West, who
in turn ordered him taken to the
hospital for treatment. He died the
same day.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26
A STATE OPPORTUNITY.

Chief Engineer Savage of the west
ern branch Of the federal reclamation
service is on his way from Washing
ton to Helena to address the legisla-
ture of Montana to the end that the
state lands be made subject to the
irrigation schemes Of the national
government, says the independent.
Montana is better provided with val
liable land reservations that amy state
in the union, except Texas. 1t is
more in need of the rapid and thor
ough reclamation of arid regions by
irrigation than any other state in
this country. Much of the states
holdings must remain dead asset un-
til watered, and the price of sale as
fixed by law is prohibitive under the
existing aridity.
The visit of Mr.. Savage and his
mission become very important then,
as an opportunity for Montana to
bring within reach a vast source of
ready revenue. Cooperation with
the federal reclamation service by
such legislation as will provide for
the recession of school lands in irri-
gable districts cannot fail to advance
the progress of all irrigation work
and must, at the same time, give
quickness and availability to a great
proportion of the land wealth of the
state now lying in passive and re-
mote inutility. Much of the states
reserved area lies along the route of
the proposed Madison river canal and
can never attain to the ten-dollar
acre valuation placed upon it by our
laws until it is Watered, settled and
made productive to home builders.
This legislative assembly is fortu-
nate in its opportunities to further
the most imminent interests of Mon
tana at time when the national
government, as well as the general
public, is SO keenly interested and SO
NIGHTLY alert to the vital value of
irrigation. The visit of Engineer
Savage may give the legislature it's
first chance to distinguish itself in
large, enduring way, and the people
of Montana expect the assembly to
make the most of the opportunity.
A Nebraska editor has heen in hid
ING for saving that naoDIe dance for
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26

The North Dakota legislature will
consider the question of the resub-
mission Of prohibition As it is a
plank in the constitution, a vote
could not be taken until the next
general election. As prohibition in
that state is nothing but a gigantic
farce, the sooner it is wiped out the
better
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26

Montana is going to boom this year
by the construction of two 'irrigating
canals.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26

Now that Moses e. Clapp has been
reelected United States senator in
Minnesota, Ex-Governor Sammy Van
SAINT can ponder over ''what might
have been.'
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26
The Havre Herald
A. G. LENDER, PUBLISHER.

Entered at the postoffice at Havre, Mon
tana. as secondclass mail matter
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26
THE HERALD, OFFICIAL UNION PAPER

TRADES AND LABOR ASSEMBLY OF HAvRE
Meets every Monday evening at the Labor
Hall
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26

1t is announced from Helena that
Walter Shobe of that city has been
appointed by Governor Toole as sec
retary of the State Bureau of Child
and Animal Protection. He succeeds
Otto Schoenfeld, who failed OF re-
election by the State Humane So
ciety, upon whose recommendation
Mr.. Shobe has been chosen. The sec
retaryship carries salary of 81, 200 a
year, with $500 a year for expenses.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26

HAvRE RARTENDERS INTERNATIONAL
LEAGUE OF AMERICA-Meets on the first and
third Friday Of each month at the Concert
Hall
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26

A Nebraska editor has heen in hid
ing for saying that people dance for
the hugging there is in it. Oh,
fudge.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26

HAvRE MACHINIsT's UNION-meets on the
second and fourth Wednesday Of each month
at Labor hall
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26

HAvRE BRICK MAsON's AND PLAsTERER s
UNION-,meets every first aud third Tuesday
at Labor Hail.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26

A charge of grapeshot from can
non came near Car Nicholas and staff
while the Gar was blessing the waters
in front Of the winter palace at ST..
Petersburg.
The cZar of Russia is said to be
Frustrated by grief. How touching!
Perhaps trip to Siberia would have
tendency to bring him back to
earth again.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26

A short time ago a young lady of
Fargo, who gets a salary of Sl2 per
week, was approached by her lover on
the subject of marriage. She told
George she liked him first rate, but
asked him to sit down and help her
"fgger.' At the close of the mathe-
matical survey it was concluded to
indefinitely postpone. AS women get
more into paying positions, the more
they look upon marriage as business
proposition. ''What is the size of
your pile?" is the question young
men must answer in the future.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-01-26

HAvRE RETAIL CLERKS ASSOCIATION
meets on the second and fourth Tuesday OF
each month at Labor Hall.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1905-09-14
Essay On Newspapers.

In q certain little country
school literary exercises are regu-
larly INDUCED in every Friday
afternoon during the term. A
twelve-year-old boy read an orig
inal essay on 1.-THE Newspaper
The latter-day youthful Solomon
treated his subject thus:
newspapers are sheets Of pa
per on which stuff to read is
printed. The men look over the
paper to see if their names is in
it, and the wimmen use it to put
on shelves and SIGH. | don't
know how newspapers came in.
to the world. / don't think God
does. The Bible Gays nothing
about editors, and | never heard
of one being in heaven. guess
the editors is the missing link
them fellers talk about. The
first editor ever heard of was
the Teller who wrote up the flood.
He has been here ever since.
Some editors belong to church
and some Of them try to raise
whiskers. All of them raise hell
in their neighborhood and all of
them are liars, at least all
know, and | only know one.
Editors never die. At least
never saw a dead one. Some
times the paper dies, and the
people feel glad, but some one
starts it up again. Editors never
went to school, because editors
never got licked. Our paper is a
mighty poor one, but we take il
so that ma can use it on her pan.
try shelves. Our editor dom
amount to much, but pa says ht
had poor chance when he was I
boy. He goes without under
clothes in the winter, wears nj
socks, and has q wife to supper
him. Pa hasn't paid his sub
scription in five years, and dom
intend to. "-Springfeld Herald
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1905-09-14
America for Americans"

At the rate of a million a year,
the foreign element will tend to
change and debauch our tradi-
tions and aspirations, making a
distinct loss to America. Can u
lake of pure water remain pure
when made a receptacle of tons of
filth? Among the microbes we
must look for from this influx
are those of anarchy, slavish
trucking to power, disrespect
for our Sabbath and infdelity.
The evolution of the Know
Nothing party America fol-
American-proved our patrosim.
There was a time when the people
commented bitterly on the fact
that Jefferson at his Inauguration
wore long pantaloons adopted
from France, because the peopl,
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1905-09-14

years he had not walked q step,
and drove a little wagon, with a
chair for a seat, and o pair of
billy goats to haul him around.
He had many offers from show
people who wished to exhibit
him, but preferred to remain at
home, possibly fearing that he
would be taken too far away for
him to return.
1t was impossible to procure a
coffin large enough to accommo-
date the remains, and it is under
stood that he was to be buried
Tuesday in a large coffin box,
which will be fitted up nicely.
During the Nashville Centennial
he exhibited himself under the
management of some parties,
but soon tired of the show bust
ness and returned TO his old home
where he has remained until his
sudden summons Sunday night.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1905-09-14

fraud. Is it any wonder they
are bought up by corporations
and trusts? Our legislatures are
corrupt as hell. They have made
laws creating trusts that grinds
labor to dust between the upper
milestone of greed and the Meth
er of fraud. | am not surprised
at the killing at Tracy City and
other places all over the land.
1t is the natural result and fruits
of the example set by our so call
ed respectable citizens. One
species of theft leads to another
and from theft to murder, steal
ing Office leads to stealing money
and stealing money to stealing
life, and of all the thieves the
official thief is the worst because
he Injuries greater number of
people. notice a good deal of
good road discussion going
through the country. Suppose
instead of working convicts in
the mines they were put on the
public road so as to give both the
union and the non-union their
places. This would in great
measure settle the labor ques-
tion and give the country good
roads besides. If YOU will count
the expense of keeping the con-
victs, together with the loss to
the country by the idle labor
they create, it would be much
better to tax labor to feed and
clothes the convicts and have
them build good roads than the
present system. 1t would pay
the miners alone to take the con-
victs from the state, and put
them to work on the road or in
solitary confinement relieving
the state of all expense whatever
for their maintenance. You
union and non-union miners fig
ure on this proposition awhile.
Quit quarreling with each other.
Fight the internal ballot box
thieves with all the vim that you
are now fighting each other and
you will soon have good times
/ for all. You now are getting
d Just what you have been voting
for for the last forty years. You
sowed the wind, you are now
reaping the whirlwmd.
AMOS L. GRIFFITH,
Pell City, Ala.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1905-09-14
Gallatin's Big Negro Dead.

Galatians famous giant, Bud
Rogan, colored, is dead. He
died suddenly Sunday night
about midnight with something
like cramp collie. Bud was 35
years of age. He was we'll known
to the travelling public, for he
met the trains regularly at the
depot and sold his picture for
whatever the purchaser saw fit
to give. His correct measure
ment was as follows: Reach,
ITO inches; height, s feet 8 inch
es; knee to heel, % inches; knee
to crotch, 81 inches; hand, Il
inches; foot, lGt inches. lis
feet were so large that for many