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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
STREET CARS
OF CHICAGO ARE TIED UP BY
sLEET STORM IN CHICAGO
THIS AFTERNOON.

CHICAGO, nl., Jan. 22.-chicagO is
cut of from the news of the world by
a sleet storm. which has prostrated
wires in cry direction. Business
has been realty hampered by the
stallIng of street car lines all over the
city. Hundreds of thousands of peo-
ple were seriously affected by the tie
up of the traction service. A single
wire to Milwaukee is the only one
working out of Chicago.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
NEW FIRTH WARD Building
VIILL PROBABLY Be READY
FOR Use BY Mex MONDAY
FOURTH MONTHS
ENROLLlIET WAS
,62I PUPILS

The facuity Of the Fifth ward
school Is beginning to feel happy
over the prospects Of getting into the
new school building. Superintendent
Roster stated to the West yirginian
this morning that eyeryth1ns looked
very ayorable for occupancy OF me
building by one week from today:
The heating apparatus has been in
stalled and tested. The engine was
run on Saturday and found to be en-
tirely satisfactory. The carpenters
Win fnish their work on the inside
Of the building IN two or three days
The seats have come and are now be
ing put in place
As stated IN these columns a few
days ago, the teachers are planning
a reception for the patrons, but that
win not be given for week or two
and then the public viii be invited to
Inspect the new building. An attrac-
tive programme VIII be rendered.
The teachers for the new building
are as follows:
Principal 3. R. Parker.
sixth grade, County superintend-
ent q. u Faust as assubstitute.
Filth grade. Emma Parks.
Fourth grade Ivie shriyer.
Third grade, Ora Mccuskey.
Second grade, Minnie Fleming.
First grade, Susie Humphreys.
Fourth Months Report.
Superintendent Roster also handed
IN the report Of Fairmont Independ-
ent district for the fourth month
which Is as follows, the figures rep
resendng enrolment to date, enroll.
ment for month, average daily at
tendance per cent daily attendance,
cases q tardlness, pupils neither abb
sent nor tardy respectively:
High schopl, 140. 1885, 1913, 81, 8, 80.
second Ward, 4SO, 417, $40, s5, 8,
FIening school, 1870. ia, % s$, 0,
west Fsirn6Ht, 70, n, 50, 81, 0,
N r.
BsrnsyilIe, 90! 1s4, sl s1s 8, 20.
jackson Addition, IS, go, 46, 81, l.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
SENDS LETTER
OF CORRECTION
TO THE SENATE

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.- Formal
and Official denial that the members
Of .the Philippines commission have
been investing in real estate who
might be benefited by the construc
ton Of the proposed railway system
in the Philippines was made to-day
by Secretary Of War Taft in a letter
to the Senate in response to Senator
Culberson's resolution Of inquiry
adopted on the 18th instant. The let
ter is accompanied by copies Of cable,
grams from the members Of the com.
mission, who are now in the Philip.
pines and by statements prepared by
Governor Wright and Cameron
Forbessthe two members who are now
in Washington. The American com
missioners all deny ownership Of any
real estate in the Philippines and the
native commissioners, all Of whom
were landed proprietors before their
appointment, deny making any real
estate investments since their ap;
polntment that might be directly bene,
flied by the construction Of the rail.
ways.
Secretary Taft says in his letter
that when he was governor Of the
Philippines an article was published
in Manila newspaper containing an
lnslnuation that some members Of the
commission we're interested in invest;
ments in the Philippine Islands, which
would be affected by the Legislation
of the commission.
"on the publication of this article
ne declares, a challenged the truth of
its statements by letter, and asks for
specifications.
The inslhuation was Withdrawn BY
formal retractlon in the newspaper,
"Thls was the occasion Of an inyess
dgaHon which instituted to ascers
tain whether any member Of the then
commission, which was constituted II
that time Of, Luke K. Wright Henry
G. Ide, Dean c. Worcester, Bernard
Moses and myself. had made any Ii.
vestment in land or otherwise in the
Philippine Islands at that time, and |
learned by personal inquiry and In
yestigation that no American member
of the commission had made any such
Investment in the Philippine islands.
OF course the Filipino members Of the
commission were known when ap-
pointed to be the owners Of landed
estates"
With reference to the question
whether any officers Of the army held
land in the Philippine, Secretary Tatt
says that owing to the fact that some
5000 ofHcers have served in the I'll.
ands since American oocupad d6n and
that the land records are distributed
among SO provinces, several months
would be required to make a thor.
ough investigation. He ads, how.
ever, that when General Macarthur
was commander Of the division ofthe
Philippines an ohicial order was pro
mulgated prohibiting army ofaeers
from utilizing their positions to fur
ther private commercial interests.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
HIGH PRICE
FOR BUTTER
DURING CIVIL WAR PRICE OF
THIS COMMODITY WAS
AWAY UP.

On January 22d, 1865, butter was
selling in New York markets for for
ty.hye cents a pound and the price
remained at that figure for a very
long time. Wool was up in price too.
You would not think that wool costs
anything today II you happen to look
into Mausbachs' show window and
see how cheap they are selling cloth:
Ing during their twenty per cent. re-
ductOn sale
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
LARGE AUDIENCES.
Are Attending the Revival services
at the N. P. Temple,

The evangellstic services at the
Peoples Temple we're largely attend
ed all during last week, and on Sun
da at the evening services. the audi
torium could not accommodate the
crowd, which necessitated the open
ing Of the lecture room. The service
will be continued at the usual hour
through this week and the public g
cordially invited to attend.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
OVER THE BANK
Went a Man Out East Park Avenue
Way Saturday Night.

Some man left part of his be-
longlngs on East Park avenue late Sat
unday. He was gloriously drunk and
started out the avenue having a grip
which among other things contained
a partially full quart Of whiskey. He
got too near the edge Of the bank on
a high place and tumbled over. His
route was easily traced to the bottom
of the fll, but his hat and grip re-
maIned on top where they were found
Saturday morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
Panic al Church Fire
Caused Death Of Eighteen
and Injured More than Sixty

as follows. The dead:
MRS. LAWRENCE, Tenth and
Thompson streets.
MRS. ATHERINE 'sEwELL, sOt
Alder street.
MRS. NANCY MEDDocK 9O7
North Thirteenth street.
Two women unidentified.
JOHN BERRY, 40 years old, 1Ss
Ringgold street.
ANNA ALEXANDER, 40, 16S Oar
fen street.
Ter avenue.
MAMIE McKENNA, 81, Number
1921, Master street.
Fourteen year old son Of Charles
Garden, Of 1O41 warnaek street.
SLAUGHTER, boy, probab-
ly three years old.
FRED FRAZIER, a small boy 9s4
Poplar street.
LULU sTRINGER, ss4 Poplar
street.
MRS. JAMES LOWELL, Eleventh
street above oxford street.
MRS. LAWRENCE, Alder and
Thompson streets.
One woman, unidentified.
The scenes at the morgue, where
40 bodies we're brought from St. 10
seph and the children's Hospital To-
day we're even more pathetic than
those enacted at the two hospitals
last night. Patrol tter patrol
brought It's sorrowtul burden oi dead
The bodies were taken into tGelcodrs
yard al the rear, where hey3liy cor.
ered On stretehers
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
NOTICE TO THEATRE,ooERs.

On the third page Of this issue
the date in the display adveF'
tisement for Lincoln j. Carriers
great scenic production, "The
Eleventh Hour" reads Tuesday,
January II, when it should read,
Tuesday, January 2Sd.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
A FOOT OF SNOW
COVERS THE WHOLE OF NORTH
TEXAS TODAY.

PARIS, Texas, Jan. PA foot Of
snow lies over North Texas today,
with more falling. 1t is three deep in
places and all street cars remained in,
the barns.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
THE WEATHER.
Cold Wave Coming.

WASHINGTON, jan. 22.-
Forecast for West Virginia
Rain. turning into snow and
sleet; colder tonight, and Tues
day; cold wave, high northwest
to west winds.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22

DON'T forget the Big clotiang sale
tor sataFdas y seagsrsi \
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22

Mrs. Ida NJ. Dumble, of Fairmont,
is the guest Of Miss Frances Key
charIeton ANIL.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22

Mrs. Elizabeth Atha, of Manning
ton, is the guest of her. daughter
Mrs. Charles conaway, on Benoni
avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
BUT HE DIDN'T
die like ARNOLD
WINKELRIED
BOLD, pAsHINe, DARING YET
QUITE EASY JAIL DELIVERY
IN SATURDAY NIGHT.

Fay Eyersop tore another section
Of the county jail away Saturday
evening and walked away. Simply
by working loose an iron portion. Of
the downy couch and using this .
pike, he easily forced the center
door Of the upper tier and made good
his escape
This occurred betw een the ho'iss q
Y and 5 aadhs had been gone busia
JANUARY cur PRICE JUBILEE
some $3.50 Lace epr.alna-extra
Wild, and long, button hole edge, at
ess pair.
"jolLlFFE'e."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22

DR.. Alec Eddy, of Greensburg, Pag
spent Sunday IN the city 1t the home
of her bf6tlsf, l'ey. w 5ddyy. On
Walnut ayeRas.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-22
skIpped the corporatlon LImlts.

Curt Myers, who is classed as bad"
negro, gave the two chiefs an awful
chase Saturday night. He rufusei to
heed their warnings and started in to
abuse them. They made for him and
he made for the corporation limits,
beating the officers by shade.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-05-17

was cold and seemingly llfeless, Dut
after being examined for a few mo-
ments 1t fluttered its tail. Water was
procured and after a short time 1t be-
came lively enough and is still alive.
1t is striking in appearance, and a
number of old fishermen who have seen
it are unable to classify 1t. 1t has an
artistic fin that runs from its nose along
Its backbone to the end of its tail.
Other markings are also unusual. 1t is
believed to be deep sea species that
lives entirely among the rocks or oyster
shells on the bottom Of the deep.
Many theories are advanced as to
how the fish supplanted the oyster.
Some believe 1t was taken by the oyster
when the fish was much smaller than
now, and that it grew, killed the oyster
and fed upon 1t, and continued to in
crease in size until it filled the entire
cavity. It's period Of growing was at an
end, for there was no additional space
for 1t to occupy. One man advances the
theory that the oyster admitted fish
egg into its shell and that 1t Matched
and produced the present fish.
Mr.. Lewis is an old FISHERMAN and
has been in the business for many
years. He says he has found some
strange things in oyster shells, but
never before live fish.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-05-17
THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES.
Theory Of Mutation Does Away
with the Theory of Sc
lection.

DR.. c. A. White, Of the Smithsonian
Institution, points out that the theory
Of DR.. de Vries. of Amsterdam, &C.
cording to which new species of plants
come into existence, not by a long
process of natural selection, as OAR
win supposed, but through sudden
mutations, the cause Of which remains
unknown, applies equally well to new
species of animals. The giant dino
sours, for instance, whose remains, as
found in our western bad Lands,
excite SO much amazement, appear by
archaeological evidence to have
sprung suddenly into being and as
suddenly to have disappeared. All the
other animal types also seem to have
been we'll characterized when they
first made their appearance. The the
DRY Of the origin of species by muta-
ton, when applied either to the plant
or enImal kingdom, does away with
the demand made by the natural Sc
lection theory for inordinately long
periods Of time. during which exist
ing races were brought gradually to
their present condition.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-05-17
FISH IN OYSTER SHELL.
Singular Deep-Sea Animal That Had
Routed the Regular
Tenant.

An oyster opener at local bar,
made discovery much out of the or
binary while prying open bivalves for
customers seated at a counter in
front of him, reports Houston spe-
cial to the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
1t is not altogether uncommon to To-
cate valuable pearl in an oyster shell,
but the find he made was most remark
able.
In a well-rounded oyster shell, with
nothing in outward appearance to in
dictate phenomenal interior, a live fish
was found. There was no oyster and
the fish exactly fitted the space the
oyster had evidently once occupied.
AS the oysters had been on ice. the fish
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-05-17
NATURE CLEANS HOUSE.
Rainy Season in Caracas Is the
Salvation Of the South Amer
lean City.

Just what Caracas would do with
out its rainy season cannot imagine,
for the city is far from being clean
and sanitary, writes George M. L.
Brown, IN Charming Caracas" in st.
Nicholas. Garbage is thrown into
the yards for the vultures to feed
upon; dust and papers accumulate in
the streets, and the visitor is about
to pronounce the city the dirtiest he
has ever seen, when nature suddenly
decides to put things to rights. An
ordinary rainfall would not suffice
now; thorough flushing is needed,
and nothing short of deluge will
do 1t.
But somewhere up in the mountain
tops the deluge is forming, and pres
emily great, black vapor overspreads
the valley. 1t comes slowly at first,
as If to warn the people to go indoors,
but when it has acquired sufficient
density II falls. In moment, al
most, the streets and courtyards are
flooded, the fantastic waterspouts that
overhang the sidewalks pour out their
streams like gigantic kettle spouts,
and loud is the noise of the splashing
and scattering.
Half an hour later one tiptoes along
the shining pavements, as If over a
newly scrubbed floor; above him is a
sky of spotless blue, while the only
clouds to be seen are insignificant
patches of white along the mountain
sides. Yet, in an incredibly short
space Of time the whole process may
be repeated.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-05-17
SOAP In BURGLARY.
HELPS TO GET INTO SAFES AND
OUT OF PRISONS.
Its Use Discovered by Wisconsin
Post Office Inspector--Some
Instances Of It's EN-
ployment.

The Importance Of soap In the raid
Of yeggmen from the time the Grim
Is committed to the day the prisone
escapes from jail has been demon
strated in a single case in Wisconsin
Soap not only made the robbery OF
post office safe possible, but 1t was thu
principal factor in the escape Of thu
leader OF the band after he was arrest
ed for the robbery.
/ The discovery Of this use OF soar
was made by q. e. Fraser, Of Ii
Crosse, post Office inspector OF the
Chicago district.
The safe In the port Office at Stod,
dard, Wis, was blown open and three
crooks were arrested for the crime
They were held In the La Crosse coun-
ty jail pending trial in the United
States court. Two Of the trio escaped.
An investigation was made OF the
circumstances In connection with the
robbery 1t was found that the safe
had been blown open with nitro
glycerin. The explosive had been
poured into the safe lock through a
funnel made by carving out a cake Of
common laundry soap.
Not long after the arrest the first
prisoner, Homer Earl Trainor, escaped
from the Jail : by saving the bars Of
his CELL How he got the saws was a
mystery only until the turnkey of the
jail, J. M. Childers, was convicted Of
assisting in the escape.
The noise of the saving was not
heard by the other attendants, and the
missions made in the bars by the pris-
oner were not discovered in the daily
inspections Of the Jail. 1t was found
afterward that soap had been used to
deaden the sound Of the saving, and
soap had been rubbed into the open
ings made, leaving the bars apparent
ly intact during the operation.
The most remarkable use of soap
was made in the escape of Andrew
Cunningham, alias Patsy Flanagan, a
bank sneak. He was killed January %,
1906, in running fight with a sheriff's
posse after robbing a bank at Mon
tague, Tex.
He got tools from his confederate,
the turnkey, and cut hole in the
stone floor of his cell. The work was
discovered, but In an effort to get evil
dence against the turnkey the authori-
ties delayed interference. They in
tended to stop Cunningham before the
hole In the floor was made large
enough to permit the passage of his
body.
Cunningham learned that he was be-
Ing watched, and here the soap figured
again. Though the hole in the floor
was only about eight inches in diam
eter, Cunningham escaped. According
to the story told by fellow prisoner
on the witness stand in Childer's trial,
Cunningham covered the edges of the
opening with soap, lathered his naked
body and slipped through.
So besides the innocent uses Of the
toilet, soap has properties which sneak
thieves and robbers appreciate. Since
the affair Of Trainor and Cunningham
Inspector Fraser has found that soap
has first place in the cracksman's kit.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-05-17
Strictly Speaking.

Stubb-Yes, l thought l could get
him to join our marching club by
giving him some OF the clubs choice
cigars.
Penn-Ah, trying to rope" him In,
eh?-Chicago Daily News.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-21
BIG GENERATOR HERE
important Improvements at
Power Station Nearly
Finished

The large generator for the i'm
proved power plant of the Water
POWER Go. in this city came Tuesday.
It weighs complete nearly twenty
tons, and Is one of the largest ma
chimes Of the kind In the state.
George Gordon and crew are putting
the big machine in place Us we'll as
the other electric equipment,
Supervising Engineer Thomas was
present Sunday, when water was
turned into the new turbines. Every.
thing worked we'll There was nc
leak in the fumes, aud the foreman il
charge, John Burns of Minneapolis,
said the job was first claes one IN ali
respects. Mr.. Burns is an expert in
that kiEd ct work. -,
Practically ali the important iu
proyements at tie power ssSslon Will
soon be completed. The company
will have greatly improved facilities
for furnishing light and power. The
extension to the dam which is contem-
plated will not be built till spring.
The Improvements made this year
are in line with the policy of the com
pany to keep the plant mp to date,
taking advantage Of the latest devices
in electric equipment, and it is
acknowledged that electric sciep CO
moves rapidly. The great cost OF the
changes is expected to result in better
service, and the greater varied de-
mands for light and power consequent
on the oity's growth will be easily
met for scme time to come.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-21

challa J. 81. 9.03. .Sirons N. 8. 4.45
..Smieja Joe 1.S2. .Smiejs John F.
6. ~. .Shlrger Joe 4.85. .Schanble
Bros. 4.30. .Schelonka Frank. 5.71..
Schelonka Paul GAL. .Schlichting Geo.
".37. .Schlichting Isidore 656. Sch
lichting John g. SO. Schneider Geo. A.
8. 40. Schneider Geo. M. 7.45. Sch
wientek Simon 5.68. .Schwientek Vim
cent 4.98. .Schultheis A. J. 900.
Sobonia Mat 8. ~. .Sobiech Anton ] .68
Soblech Frank AIS. .Sobiech Nick
6. ~. .Sobiech Peter g. %. .Soblech Sta.
phen 5.32. .Sob'ech Thomas A. So
biech Val. .53. .Salltrcs Mike 264. {.
Salitros M. J. .36. Stodo]ka J. J.
2. s.. .Stodolka John "a. :Stodolks 9.
j. 3.12. .Stodolka 5. T. 3.49. .Strozek
John 3.12. Themes Jacob 14.Ol. ..
Thom ALA Frank 6.27. .Thomalla j. G.
6. &c.. Trask Mrs. D. 5.62. .Trask J.
E. $3.50. .Trsttle Frank 8.l1. .Trettle
John, Sr.. 9.l2. .Trettle John, Jr.,
2. O6. .Trettle Richard 7.60. .Trutwin
Frank 7.73. .Trutwin Sam 6. 81. Or
banskl Leo 5. 13. .Waletzki Albert 3. 81
.Waldman j. 3.77. .Westburg L. P.
2.81. Viewer Dismus 1880. .Wiever
Martin 3. Y8. .Wtltz K. 6. SO. Wirwitz-
XII K. 561. .Wochuck Joe .. 18. .Zelin.
ski Anna 6. II.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-21
THREE LAND OFFICES
Duluth, Cass Lake, Crook
ston, Only U. S. Land
Offices in State

The closing of the St. Cloud office
last Saturday afternoon leaves bu.
three offices in the state. D.siath,
Cass Lake and Crookston. No one
county is wholly within the limits cf
the Csss Lske district but parts of
three are included. Cass. Ita3ca and
Altkin, while the Crcoksron dis.
trict takes in practically all cf the
Ninth congressional district. All the
rest of the state will be under the
Duluth jurisdiction, says the Dulath
News Tribune.
This big district has been covered
at different Offices, possibly about 20
altogether, slthough records could be
found Of but fifteen. In the revised
federal laws of 1878 those mentioned
are: Oak Lake. Litchfield, Red wood
Falls, st. James, New Clm, Alexan-
dria, Jackson, Minneapolis and Man:
kato. Others of which mention was
made in the records of the local office
were st. Cloud, Saltwater, Taylor 8
Falls, Winona, Duluth and Marshall,
the last namsd being tie one from
which the district just abandoned
derived its title of the Marshall !and
district.
There is little government land left
in the district which has just been
added to the Duluth Office, but there
will be from time to time many cases
involving an examination Of crie ipal
titles which can bs settled only bv an
examination of the records which are
to be shipped here
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-21
LAND PATENTS HELD UP
President Gives Order SuS-
pending Issuance Of Titles
Till Investigated

Washington. Dec. 19.-A most
sweeping order was issued To-day by
President Roosevelt, suspendirg issu-
ance of all patents to public LANDS now
pending until investigation is made
clerical employees at the general land
Office are at loss to understand the
real purpose of the order.
There are now in the recording Office
ready for patent at least 2,000 cases.
which are favorably reported and
lagainst which there are no charges.
Many of these cases have already
been under investigation by special
agents in the field. and reports sent in
that patents should be issued.
! It is, believed that the order will be
modified before Jan. l5, as to this
kind or cases. In northern Minnesota
it is estimated that there are at least
!, ,0CO cases which have been sent to
Washington for early patent many OF
which are from White Earth Indian
reservation. and against which there
are no objections nnder provisions Of
the Clapp amendment to the last In
dian appropriation against half breed
Indians.
Today Senator Moses E. Clapp called
at the White House to ask for execu.
tive clemency for a Minnesota man
living in Minneapolis, who was con.
vic:ed for land frauds last spring. The
president refused to grant it. There
is certain to te mighty protest from
honest homestesders and bona. fide I ur.
chasers of public lard over this late
order of the president.