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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
Big Combine
FIFTY MILLION DOLLAR coMsI-
NATION WILL CONTROL MA
JoRrTY OF THESTERS-

NEW YORK April 2o-The most
gigantic and most important combi-
nation in the history OF the theatrical
world, one involving a capitalization
OF $50. 900. 900, IS virtually consummat-
ed
Among the organizers Of this coaIi-
ton are Klaw & Erlanger B. E Keith.
E F. Abe. Kohl & Castle, Morris
Meyerfeld. Martin Beck and presun-
ably Stair & Havlin- This group of
men controls the majority Of the the
aters in the United States.
According to report and surface
signs a L Erlanser probably viii be
the executive head of the corporation
The objects OF this continuation are
.autuaI protection. selfpreservatton
and the general regulation OF the the
at-ical busfess for the common good of
those financially interested.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
HEAD OF labor C0NFEDERA-
TON ARRESTED FOR PLOT
AGAINST FRENCH GOVERNMEN I
Schools Close
Next Friday.
EXCELLENT RECORD Has BEEN
MADE BY ALL DEPARTMENTS
FOR THE YEAR.

The schools OF the city win close
next Friday after one OF the most
successful years in the history OF edu-
cation In Fairmout There has been
an unusual amount OF interest taken
IN the schools this year. and there
has been a corresponding improve
ment in the work of the students.
The enrolment this year exceeds that
of any former year
There have been two large build
mSs erected this year to supply the
growing demand: the Fifth ward and
The beginning of the new High School
building Through every department.
of the system there has been improve
ment
The High School VIII close in one
month after the close Of the element
ary schools. Under Prof Humphreys
principalship the High School has been
very successful this year A class OF
twenty-three viii graduate. Providence
and the faculty permitting
The commencement exercises of the
public schools viii be held on Monday
and Tuesday of next week. It Is de
sired that as many as can wiz attend
these exercises
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
will EXAMINE OFFICIALS.
interstate Commerce cornaission In.
tends calling President cassaH
to the Stand.

PHILADELPHIA April 3o.-An Of
dcer of the Interstate commerce com
sioa said last night that IN two weeks
the commission VIII return to Phila
celphia and begin its probe into the
coal rebate workings Of the Pennsyl
Eania railroads central Office here
and that sensational Developments
may be expected
He said it is the Intention to call
TO the stand President Cassatr and
ali the other high oncials of the Penn.
sIyEania who know of its carrying al
fairs Besides this the commission
VIII have to call many coal operators
as witnesses as there are at least 500
along the lines OF the Pennsylveaa
railroad proper.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
DONOR OF PRIZE WREATH
ASKS FOR ITS RETURN.
At Six Per
WAS THE PRICE POLICE COURT
VICTIMS WERE RATED
THIS MORNING

Five plain druakS at six dollars per
capita was the extent OF business ar
the city hall this morning There were
no Sunday inebrtates IN The haul
Mi1r Hood was taken In at eleven
o'clock by Chief Fleming He was
vending his way along Jackson street
where the officer found him
J. ". Forney had s5 cents and .
half pint Of whiskey- O@cer Stone
arrested him at the 3. and o. station
John Kelly was arrested by Omcer
Could on Barney street John plead
ed guilty 10 the charge against him-
John Mckay as founderins about
on Madison street Officer Could came
to his assistance and secured lodging
for him in the city Jail
Officer Ridgley found John Scott at
the corner of Jackson street and
Cherry avenue with load that he
could not carry
Officer Gould found stranger on
Quincy street. and IN obedience to the
biblical injunction he took him in
omcer Bar;holow arrested man
by the name Of Tenant for abusing
his horse and for being drunk The
prisoner escaped Chief Fleming has
the horse.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
Killed Woman
Then Himself
PATHETIC STORY OF SAD DUTY
PERFORMED BY SOLDIER
AT SAN FRANCISCO

DENVER, April 3o--''There was a
young man here who told one OF the
most narrowing and at the same time
most pathetic stories that have yet
heard. said Mrs. Sarah Pfatt Decker.
president of the National Federation
of women's Cfubs.zwho Is at the head
OF the Ladies San Francisco Refuge
Relief Conmietee-
He said he saw United States
soldier shoot down an aged woman be-
cause she violated an order by taking
cupfu1 of water from relief station
in San Francisco. The soldier was on
duty there at the time and saw the
old woman got the water and take X
to others near by The guard had rig
i'd orders to shoot any one found TAX
ing the water or building FIRE Then
the young soldier followed the aged
woman He told her his duty, but he
hesitated to shoot HIS duty told him
to fire but his better self held him
back Finally he went up to the aged
woman threw his arms about her.
whispered that he had a mother once,
who was then in heaven and that II
he did not Kill her for the UfioS vio-
lation he would himself be shot by his
fellow soldiers for disobeyfnS orders
With that the soldier raised his car
bine and killed his victim Then he
turned the gun on himself and ended
his o-7 life
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
WILL cRUcIFY MURDERER
Evidence of the Killing of Thirsy-sis
Women is Found in cobbler;s
Shop.

NEW YORK April Co special
cable from London to the World tbs
morning says. IA Daily Mall CORE
Spondeut. writing from Mosador on
Saturday. reports a series OF murders
was traced last week to a native cob
bier named Eadj Mohanmed Mesfewi
Under his shop in the Rayad- Zett-
.toun no fewer than 2s corpses were
unearthed. This led to the dfscov-
cry Of 10 more in yard which had
been rented by the murdered All
these victims were women Nesfewi
VIII be c-ucifed on Thursday next
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
ASSAULTED DAUGHTER.
Drunken Husband Creates Tpubte a
His Home and Is Killed by
His Wife.

CUMBERLAND. Md, April
Geo. FosIe, OF Brooklyn Heights Ut
tie hamlet across the river nom Hem
retumed 20 his home last
night after he had been drinking and
entering the room where his vile and
124year-oId daughter were IN bed drew
revolver and announced that he
would shoot upon being interfered
with. Fogle then threw his we TO
the floor and assaulted his danghters
Mrs. FosIe secured geFotSera azsd
fired FIVE shots at her husband, killing
him instantly. She surenderedtoth the
authorities, but was not Locked mp II
was announced that the woman VII
not be prosecuted
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
INsaNrv RETURNS.
oresees Vincent Again Loses Power
OF Reason

orestes.B. Vincent. of Union district,
rics was placed in jail Saturday
night. Vincent aas taken another
crazy spen and was brought here He
has been IN the asylum twice In 1891
was IN the asylum for eight months
and IN 1901 he was recoumitted- Ee
was discharged after having been
there two years
Vincent IS thirty-rwo years of age
SEe was nurt In the head which is the
cause of his insanity
Vincent was committed TO the asEi-
-un by Justice Amos on the evidence
OF yincent,s father and Dr. C o. Hen
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
Was Sent to
Baltimore by
Express Today

Il will be interesting news TO the
friends of the local Normal school to
learn that Mr. J. Willis Smith, for
.meriy OF EIhns. but now supedntend-
ent OF the Western Maryland Railway
car service at Baltimore. Nd has ask
ed for the return 10 him of the prize
wreath given by him to the literary
societies OF the institution The
wreath has been the cause OF more
or less friction in the school and the
faculty Is unwilling that it shan again
be contested for by the societies
Some days ago Mr. Smith wrote to
Professor Fleming. principal Of the
Normal school, asking him concern
ing the wreath and Professor Fleming
wrote him that the faculty did not
care to have the wreath contested for
again By the societies Upon receipt
of this Information. Mr.. Smith asked
for the return of the wreath to him
stating that 1t seemed that the wreath
was no longer Of any use to the
school The wreath was started to
Baltimore to-day by express and thus
passes away from the Normal school
what might have been a source Of
friendly rivalry and the inspiration Of
many intellectual battles had not per
sonaI feeling gotten ahead OF the bet
ter Judgment OF some OF the students
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
Hot Fight
Took Place
In the Street

MOUNT CARMEL. Pa April 90
RfotinS broke out here again to-day
when a detachment OF Troop c. OF
the State constabulay arrived on the
scene The mob and troopers are sdn
lighting in the streets and reinforce
uerts are on the way from Tamaqua
Several troops have been badly intur-
ed by stones The troopers fred no
shots, because Of the failure OF the
sheriff OF the county to show up to
give them authority to take charge OF
the situation The trouble began at
6 O'Clock While breahastins at the
Commercial Hotel, mob OF a hun hun
dred strong swarmed the streets and
discharged shower OF stones, break
ing the hotel windows and doors
The troopers attempted 10 disperse
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
A Great Hit
MAID AND THE MUMMY PLEASED
LARGE HOUSE AT cLaRks-
BURG SATURDAY NIGHT.

The Maid and the Mummy" made
big hit at Ciarksburg on Saturday
night Manager Powell received the
following telegram concerning It:
J. e Powell.
Manager Of Grand Opera House,
Fairmont. w Va
The Maid and the Mummy the big.
Sest business OF the season Gave the
best OF satisfaction Company and
play complete and first class
(Signed) Manager OF Clarksburs
Opera House
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30

AND SOCIALISTS
CAUSE TROUBLE

PARIS, April ao.-M- Levy, head Of
LABOR eonfederation was arrested to-
day On the charge OF being connected
with the alleged plot against the gov
scrnment. i IS stated that the arrest
OF many other known royalists and
BonaPartistsi is imminent The peace
fui manner ia which Sunday passed
has considerably reassured people
ceneraify as TO the prospects for May
day, when 50 much trouble was threat
sened- Precautions against disorders-
as decided upon by the aushorities-
5ecntinue increasingly and reinforce
p1ents are constantly pouring into the
city for the purpose Of preserving or
der. There are forty thousand SOL
sdIers here and more coming Labor
organizations win make big demon
ssratIon tomorrow and . general
STRIKE declaration may follow wednes-
day II Is impossible to predict what
to-morrow may bring
E Gieffuel1les, the socialist leader
and secretary of the labor eenfereda-
stoin and Xavier Faufllant- a 6onapart-
.st-were also arrested to-day, charges
with connection with the plot to over
throw the republic The houses OF sew
erA members of the labor eenfedera-
tion ,~ere searched by the authorities
today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
CAR WILL NOT
ATTEND OPENING OF
NEW PARLIAMENT.

ST PETERSBURG. April so--The
programme OF the opening OF the Ma,
tionaI parliament has been changed.
The emperor VIII not go in person to
the Tauride palace as had been plann,
ed, but VIII come to St Petersburg
and receive the members of paTlia-
nent and che council of the empire
at the winter palace It Is uudestocd
the programme contemplates that the
members OF the parliament take the
oath In the presence of the emperor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
Three Girls crerased.s D

CHARLESTON. ". Aprif
Mabel McGinnis. 1ss years old and;
Mary and Emma Perry and 13yeaS
old, respectfully cremateG AZ
lawson, Raleigh county diday nSht
by the burning OF the PrsciIla Home
for Girls, a mission school heye
were 1s students. an girls betNeen
the ages of IS and 26syearsand two
adults, Miss Viola NJ Barnes, the prn-
cipaI and Miss Mary Trotter the
maron OF the school, IN the building
at the time OF the IRE which occEr
red shortly before midnight e
said to have originated from E
plosfon Of: kerosenesi amp
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
THE eAzETTE-TlMEs-
Two Wei known Pittsours Papers
Have Consolidated

On Tuesday, May the 1st, the Pitts
burg Gazette and the Pittsburs Times
wM consolidate and viii be issued
from the Gazette Office on Oliver
street, Pittsburg. under the name Of
The Gazette-Tfmes- Arthur Martin,
proprfetor OF the popular Main street
news stand, who had the agency for
both papers, VIII have the agency So-
the combined paper, and the Gazette
Times VIII be issued to the subscrib-
Of both the Times and the Gazette.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
BELiAIRE MAN
Comes After Body OF Frank cot.msn
Killed Yesterday Morning.

Soss CoFman- of Bellaire. Ohio.
came to the city to-day on account Of
the death OF his cousin. Frank COZ
man. who was killed by B. and O.
freight train on Sunday morning Mr..
'CoTman viii start for BeTlaire tonight
with the remains os the uaforeunte
young man
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
WOMAN WINS.
Mrs Maria Russell Was Granted Di
voree by Jury at Noon To-Day

PITTSBURG, Pa April 3o.-The
jury in the divorce case of Mrs Maria
Francis Russell against her husband.
Rev Charles T Russell, whom she
charged with tudigniGes, just before
the noon adjournment rendered yer
dict In favor OF the plaintiff and allow
ing her a1imoay, the amount Of which
IS TO be determined later
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
Left for RIueheld.

John Scott and Howard Harden left
yesterday morning for Bluefeld where
they are TO represent the Setting Sun
Tribe OF Red Men, OF the First ward
There have been elaborate prepara-
tons made for the meeting OF the
grand lodge of BED Men which meets
IN that city
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
DIED OF PNEuMoNIA-
Railroad Representative Of John ..
Rockefeller Dead

CLEVELAND, O., April So--H c.
Rouse. prominent In rai1road and
financial frteress,dte here this moru-
ing OF pneumonia. He owed much of
his success TO John d Rockefeuer,
whose railroad Representative he was.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
valuahle Timser rraee Sod.

CHARLESTON, ". Va, April 90
The Central Trust Company, OF. Ekins.
has purchased a valuable tract Of tin
Ser land on Elk Creekof Conrad Raubs
of Newsyork City The timber VIII
be maketed at once q.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
NE WEaTHER.
MOB AND TROOPERS
HAVE FIERCE BAIILE.
cooter Tonight

the mob and were soon IN a hot dsnt
IN which sticks and stoneswere free-
ly 1sd- Several OF the troopers zen.
but the main body continned. LAST
subduinS the mob and uaisSinssar
Reinforcements are coming on aspes
ciaI train and it Is believed the dsors
der viii be checked before mshtfaIls-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30

I'd E. Meredith, the wen known
and ever popular young Faimonter,
who for FIVE years has been advance
agent for the Missouri Girl has
come 20 Fafrmont to spend the sum
uer. He is greeting his hosts Of
friends in town today
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30
president
ROOSEIH. [.
To Prevent Hard
Coal Saike =

wLKEssaRRE April so-Ir.-
tinations arc heard to-day esat PresIe
ders Roosevert VIII Intervene che
Iase moment and prevent the sEsser
hard coal strike which inpends Be-
eause Q. the inabIIfty Of asreerent
between the operators and niners-
'EiePe for peace IN the region has nsE
been abandoned, though some plsi.
-ai.< IS heard On every hard Tao.s
:ares Of mines prineipalty forefsne
ers- have eeserted the realen. many 90
ing to their homes ia Europe e s.saits
"a settlement. Otfsers are seattered
far and wide, having secured oeher:
employment Were settIeanene reach
edsand workresurned there would be
= severe shortage in-tae asuat eompIe-
ment Of employs.
sHAMoKlN, April so-No eofs
Eieries Or washeries Were operated IN.
this vicinity today, every mans nren1alnS
ing away from; work, more determiaea
than ever TO stick by Mitchell. a troop5
CT State eonseabEes arrived at Mounts
Carmel from Reading to-day ir1re--:3
soonse to eaH from the sheriff5s Of;
Nerthun5eriaad county 10 stop for-
.eisa miners from seonins non-aaioa
men
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-30

TIE Mothers, Club VIII meet to-
3 morrow afternoon at e==se at the home
,S;of Ms e. caren. ON Maple ave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-03

with brick after the ground is brought
up to grade One additional platform,
eco feet long, Is to be built between
tracks and five others for the handing
of merchandise freight.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new yards of the company in Armour
dale The sand pumping plant at Cedar
Bend on the KaW river is pumping 500
cubic yards of sand into cars. This
Is hauled two miles to the new yards
and used to bring the new yard up TO
grade. The capacity of the pumping
plant is to be increased at once to a
capacity Of 1900 cars a day 1t is esI-
mated that it will take 600 cubic
yards OF sand to bring the tract up to
the required grade.
The Rock Island already has freight
y-rd in Armourdale Beginning in 1901
the capacity of the yards has been in
creased each year Recently the com
pany decided to practically double the
capacity of the yard and erect num-
Der OF new buildings to replace the
ones that viii have to be torn down TO
make room for tracks. The plans pro-
vide for the building of thirty-nlne
miles of yard tracks, making total
Of eighty miles of track in the Kansas
City terminals with an approximate ca
pacity of 5000 cars. Several new build
ings will be erected in addition to tbs
roundhouses and shops that will be re-
built These include an ice plant, a
water plant, an air plant for cleaning
cars and a gravity coal chute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-03
Decision PIeases Government.

The cision of United States Dis
trict Judge Mcpherson at Des Moines.
Ia, in one of the many cases recently
brought by the department of justice
to enforce the provisions of the safety
appliance law is very satisfactory tc
the government, as it materially
strength ems that important law.
The railroads have generally settled
these cases by confessing judgment
and paying the penalty. but in this in
stance the Chicago. Milwaukee & St
Paul contested the matter most vigor-
ously. The government made special
effort to meet the contention of the
railroad company and sustain the law.
The principal point decided is that
due diligence in the inspection and re-
pair Of equipment will not avail as
defense to an action for the recovery
Of the penalty under this law. The
contention that a carrier must have
knowledge of defects in a car to be
guilty of violating the law is no longer
tenable. The same rule applies as in
the question of intent under the rev.
enue law and of good faith in the
handling of adulterated goods.
Another important contention II
that It IS a violation of law to haul
car not equipped with couplers, as pre-
scribed by the statute. for any dis
lance no matter how short.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-03
Union Pacific shops at Omaha.

Omaha, Neb.. Dec 3.-An officer of
the Union Pacific states that the new
shops to be put up by the Union Pa
cific at this place are to be built in the
form of an L. The coach and cabinet
shop portion is to be 21 feet high from
floor to bottom chord of roof truss
17S feet 342 feet. and car repair shop
portion 26 feet 6 inches high, $50 feet
\ 342 feet The approximate cost OF
the building without equipment will be
100000 The building is to have steel
skeleton with brick walls. Contracts
have been let to B. J. Jobst, of Oma-
ha, Neb, for work above water line,
and to ]. w. Towle for pile driving
The balance of the foundation work
has been done by the company's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-03

The so-called independent oil handlers
operating in the state of Minnesota
have instituted a movement looking to
the enactment of a measure by the next
state legislature to curb a method by
which they claim the Standard Oil COM
pany is endeavoring to drive them out
of business in the Twin Cities and the
state at large The Independents desire
a law which will compel any company
handling oil in the state to make the
lowest price at which it sells OF! in any
part of the state the basis of the price
a t every other point in the state, the
difference being exactly what the rail-
roads charge for hauling the oil. be-
tween the two points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-03
Taree Miilion Claim Against I. G.

At a recent meeting of the directors
of the Illinois Central the principal
subject under consideration was the
claim of the state of Illinois against
the company for arrears in taxes ag-
gregating $3.0OO,0OO.
Governor Charles S. Deneen, who
presented the claim of the state, said
that substantial progress had been
made toward a settlement For the
purpose of conducting negotiations to-
ward that end, a committee was APP
pointed. consisting Of the following
directors: John w Auchencloss, Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. John Jacob Aston.
F. Z. Hartman and James T. Hara-
han Governor Deneen said that this
committee would take the matter un-
der further consideration and would
report at future, board meeting
No action was taken toward eleetipg
a successor to the late John c. Well
ing ard a successor to J. T. Harahan
as vice president. The resignation Of
c. H Wenman. as assistant secretary
at New ork, was accepted, and d. r.
Burbank was elected to his place
Among the directors present in ad-
dition to Governor Deneen were:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-03
r,oaI Far,ine ENDS Strike.

Tethbrfdge Alberta, Dec. "a long
standing coal strike is over. the. operators
and men having come to terms last night
8 large number of miners will return tc
work Immediately. A substantial in.
crease in wages has been granted anc
arhifratfou is provided for in advance 81
future disputes. The strike has cres~a~l
= fuel famine and coal has had to DC
brought from the east
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-03
Another Contract Let.

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
has awarded to Michael Jennings of
Spokane, Wash, the contract for the
construction of $50 miles Of the coast
extension between Whitehall and Har-
lovtoWn Mont. Work will begin as
soon as men and material can be gotten
together. Much of this will be heavy
grading. and there will be a NUMBER
Of tunnels. The longest of these Will
be 576 feet in length and the shortest
100 feet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-03
Headed Tor the Park.

dispatch from Billings, Mont,
states that a surveying party. which
has been at work several weeks west OF
that city, has just completed the sur
veys for a new railroad from Living
ston to Cooke City, and thence into the
Yellowstone National park It Is be-
lieved that the surveying was done for
the Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul
The new line will run through rich
gold ora district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-03
Canton Coach Brings Suit.

Canton, o.. Dec. &C. E. ("Blondy''l
Wallace, coach of the Canton football
team, has brought a libel suit against
the chief backerof the Massillon team,
H. A. Croxton, for SIS goo. alleging that
the statement published over Croxton's
signature to the effect that Wallace was
an accomplish in an attempt to bribe
Massfllon players to throw a football
game had damaged his reputation to
that extent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-03
.s1xatv, station az ConeyviIIe.

Coffeyville. Kan, Dec 3--Work Is
to be started this year on combined
passenger and freight station for the
Missouri Kansas & Texas The pro-
posed structure will be OF brick, Two
stories high. and will contain a pas
senger room 75x32 feet. freight room
60x32 feet, and baggage room 33xS2
fee.