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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-04-20

1.-THE AJHo64TdEs asG TILL p DaN ,1
CHECKING THE PROGRESS 0F Ih
ALLEN THE oE r Eo
M BusNss BUIInNG AHD rIr
2RE ZONE THE FARMoNT IS THREATENED a POTION Z
DESTROYED THEENIlRt
"a rIJ BUILDING THEJAAIEs
INC Al MARKET AND POWELL STREETS is LEANING
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
AT MISSOURI STATE PEN
Another Guard Immediately Shot and
Killed Him.
PUT UP DESPERATE RESISTANCE
Two Prisoners Slashed With Knife,
One Seriously Injured-Used
Hose to Prevent Capture

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. March S-To-
day when the convicts were called for
breakfast Guard ]. w. Woods of Macon.
Mo-, was bounced upon by convict and
stabbed three times. Woods died Instantly.
Another guard Immediately killed the con-
Wet
The convict's name was Sonny" Ander-
son. colored. sentenced from st. Louis In
1904. to serve four years for assault to kill.
He had been on what is termed the cranky
list" for several days. and had been kept In
a oell He was let out this morning with
the other prisoners. but soon after Guard
Woods was ordered to put him back into the
cell.
Anderson refused to obey and when the
guard seized Anderson by the arm in an at
tempt to force the convict into the cell An
derson drew a knife and stabbed the guard
three times. causing instant death.
Two Convicts Injured.
Other guards and several convicts rushed
to the rescue Of Woods. Anderson was
slashed right and left. and injured two
other convicts. one Of them William Sheri-
dan. sentenced from st. Louis to serve ten
years for murder. being seriously injured
that he will probably die.
Anderson then seized hose and directed
stream Of water on those who attempted
to capture him. Dropping the hose. he
threw buckets and anything he could lay
his hands on. and made his way into the
yard Believing 1t impossible to capture
him alive. guards finally shot him to death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
LOCAL BILLS PASSED.
house Measures Favorably Considered
by the Senate

Inc senate this afternoon passed the fol-
lowing House bills without amendment:
House bill 1853. providing that seaIers
and assistant sealers of weights and meas
ures In the District shall give their bond 70
the District instead of TO the United States
and that bonding companies outside the
District might go on their bond
House bill 4470 providing that In the dc.
livery Of coal certificate should be fur
Eisbed showing the weight of cart. weight
or contents. name of person to whom de
liyered and total weight, and that such Ger
tibcate should be given by the sealer or
weights and measures or some one author
lied by him.
House bill 1882. to incorporate the East
ern Star Home of the Ditrict of Columbia
adding the word Masonic to the name and
providing for additional incorporators 10 he
selected by the Grand Lodge OF that order
House bill 14Sl3. giving pensions TO de-
pendent unmarried mothers OF firemen and
members of the police force.
After Representative Morreli had sub
mitted brief explanation the bill was
passed unanimously.
The House then took up the Golden Bill
amending the NJ street extension act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26

NAL of the fact that local policemen were
underpaid After general discussion was
ended the bill was read under the nse -
ute rule. Representative FHzseraiu w nc
nosed an amendment eliminating from the
Hill the provision that the promotions re
ferred to should be made III the cohoue,
and attention to duty OF such privates snai,
Justify such promotion. MI. fnAseia as
bajd that this nullihed the automatic IN
tent of the measure. and he moved tnat IL
he struck out. His amendment was de-
feated.
REPRESENTATIVE lockwood Hoar OF Massa-
chusetts offered an amendment that In
sorder TO obtain a promotion policeman
must pass an examination. This amend
fnent was also defeated by an overwhelming
vote.
that the provision for three inspectors at
81 500 each be stricken from the bill. He
insisted that these men would never nave
any work to do other than draw their
nav and would be only ornaments to the
force. He insisted that there was too much
: of this sort of thing in Washington. and
made the fiat declaration that the only
manner in which a position in the govern
ment in this city could be secured was by
pull
Representative Campbell took occasion to
emphatically deny this statement
Representative Wachter of Maryland also
opposed the inspectors. He said that Bal
tinore was not a village by any means,
that the privates on the force number 300,
that there were eight captains and sixteen
lieutenants, that there never had been any
inspectors and that they are not needed.
Mr. yVachter insinuated that Representa-
tive Campbell had never had any experience
with the Baltimore police.
And I don't want to have" said Mr..
Campbell.
Come over and I'll put you In touch
with them" suggested Mr.. Wachter amid
general laughter.
Mr. Wachter then eulogized the Baltimore
notice at some length. He said there was
no finer body Of men in the country. and
that the Baltimore force last year caught
more thieves and burglars and murderers
than the police force of many of the big
ger cities OF the country.
How did 1t happen-g' began Repre-
sentative Grosvenor.
Most of them came from Ohio and Kan
sasn replied Mr. Wachter, az Mr.. Gros-
yenor sat down in apparent discontinue.
Inspectors Stricken Out.
A vote was then taken. and after Repre-
sentative Fitzgerald had Jumped around a
while, coaxing members to stand up. the
provision creating the three inspectors was
stricken from the bill.
Representative Madden, apparently feel
ing that he should get in the game, offered
an amendment striking from the bill the
provision for ten captains.
Only thirteen members supported Mr.
Madden's motion to eliminate the captains
from the bill. One of these was Mr.. Fitz-
gerald OF New York
Mr. Fitzgerald tried to get back one In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
MANY LIVES IN PERIL
EXPLOSION AT NEW YORK FIRE
COLLAPSED THE BUILDING.

NEW YORK, March 26.-Many lives
were in peril today when a six-story fac
tory building at Downing and Bedford
streets caught fire from an explosion and
collapsed In less than forty five minutes
after the fire started. Several girls jump
ed out of second-story windows into fire
nets. Many others We're rescued by lad
ders. So rapidly did the fire spread that
the police drove hundreds OF people who
lived nearby out of their homes.
Two three1story tenement houses were
partly crushed when the factory walls
tell, but it is believed that all the occu-
pants had been driven out. The fire spread
to other buildings in the same block.
Firemen Overcome by Smoke.
Shortly after the Are began four fire.
men were taken to d hospital uncon-
scious having been overcome by smoke.
After the walls fell the fire became SO
hot that the ffremen could not get close
enough to play water on 1t effectively.
The flames spread across the street to
two tenement houses making in all seven
buildings on fire at the same time.
1t was reported that Capt. Walsh of en-
CINE company No. IA and one Of his fire.
men were buried under the falling walls.
They We're seen In a rear room of the fac
tory d short time before the collapse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
THE BOWLING TOURNEY
MEETING CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT
TUESDAY-ToDAY'S EVENTS.

THE ARMORY. LOUISVILLE. KY,
March 26.-Bowling in the national tourna-
ment began on schedule time today. the first
squad being made up of two-nan teams.
The program for the meeting, which closes
at midnight Tuesday, as far as the cham
pionships are concerned, Is so well in hand
that Secretary Henry r. Smithers an
nounced today that he could bowl all en-
trants and close the tournament tonight If
desired, but the regular order will be pre-
served.
The tournament does not close until We'd
nesday night. the last day being devoted TO
local bowiers and a match for the woman's
championship for the United States which
is an event aside from the regular meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
FIRST DAY AT BENNIN G.
GOOD ATTENDANCE ON THE OPEN
ING OF THE SPRING MEETING.

Epecial Dispatch 70 The Star.
Notwithstanding the miserable weather.
a large crowd was on hand at the opening
OF the Benning spring meeting today. The
Baltimore special brought over a large num-
Der
Three inches OF snow lay on the track
yesterday morning but diligent and per
sistant work with the harrow has made
the going fairly good, although It will be
slow.
The betting ring held tremendous crowd,
sixty-three bookmakers being allotted to
the space usually occupied by forty
Although the going was slow and the fields
In each race average large. there were few
scratches. kuro. In the third race. being the
only one on the blackboard at 2:15.
Entries for Tomorrow.
Benning:
First race. three-year-olds and up, SIX
furlongs. Columbia course-Socfety Bud.
~: Bivouac OF: Tickle. %; Gotowin. III:
Leonora w, SO; Daruma, %; Andronike, 81.
Second race. maiden two-year- hair
mile. old course-Powder Horn, I0T: King
Brush, l0T: Alegra. 1914; Lorpheline 1o4;
Botanist, fOT Eminola 104; Jarvis Lane,
10; Woodlne, l04; Fond du Lac. 104:
Tudor, I07; Miss Dixon 104 Lady Vera,
104; Manila. 104; Mary Curtis, I04; Melting,
IO4; Prosperity. 10i
Third race, selling, three-year-olds ana
up six and one-half furlongs, Columbia
course-Hyperion. 113; huro. 10T: Themond.
III: Setauket. ia; Ladsarlon 10T; sDephie.
104: @Fiat. 107: winchester, I04; sDixte An
drews. i02; "Echodsle. 100.
Fourth race, three-year-olds: seven fur
longs, Columbia course-Old Guard. i0i (:
Watercourse 9S; Bribery, 101; Hoeus Pocus
no; Disobedient, 1893.
Filth race; selling; three-y ear-olds and
up. six furlongs; Columbia course-Judgs
White 90; Palora, 90; Gallant l0T; Chief
tain no; Pirateer. no: Cottage Maid f05;
ladsarion. 16i: Vagabond IS; Edgeley
10j. Parkville. ITO; "Hindoo Princess, 100:
sCicntain. o. LADY Desdemona 103
Sixth race. handicap. three-year-o and
up; one mile and 70 Yards old course-Ben
Holder. 116; Sailor Boy, lo1; lorksnre Lad
lV; Worthwhile, 100: Phoebus, 9S: Caronal.
%
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
PLAN OF PLAN.
Subject to Be Discussed by Republican
Joint Caucus,

The joint caucus of the republicans of
the House and Senate, which Is to be held
April to reorganize the republican con-
gressional campaign committee, win not GO
into the reorganization of the committee,
but will discuss the general scope and
plan of the campaign Considerable solicit
tude is being expressed by republicans as
TO the situation in some two-score congress
ional districts. and the party managers VIII
endeavor to organize the committee for a
very vigorous campaign.
Representative Overstreet. who has been
secretary of the committee for so many
years. may be compelled TO take the post
again AS frequently stated in The Star
he is opposed TO undertaking the task. but
the pressure is constantly increasing, and
some of his friends said to6G they did
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26

spector, suggesting that one would be
enough for the purpose indicated, and he
offered an amendment to that effect.
The Bill Passed.
Representative Madden. in an endeavor
to reduce Maj. Sylvesters salary. offered
an amendment to the bill to reduce the
compensation of the superintendent of
police from $4,000 to $500. The amend
ment was overwhelmingly defeated
The bill was then passed. With the ex-
ception of the elimination of the three in
slectors of police the measure is practi-
cally the same as 1t came from the COM
mittee.
The Union Station Bill.
The House then took UP Representative
Morrelrs bill. providing additional facilities
at the union station for the Washington
Terminal Company It is this bill which
carries the Sims amendment, providing that
after January l, 1908. ali steam railroads
In the District shall conform to the pro-
visions of the smoke law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26

follows: were returned as
1anse Johnson. for HOUSEKEEPING
James Contee. assault with fntsn1 .. ,,,,
and attempt to rob WIN intent to rob
frank Williams. seduction.
Daniel s. Reiff. forgery
ing. oniith' housebreak-
fo IMAM IL; Young. HOUSEKEEPING.
LOUIS NJ Harrison, false pretenses
waiter II. Lydick embezzlemenf
pretenses po9o' LaIso
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
TRUE BILLS RETURNED.
Grand Jury Indicts Jno. A. Mercer
and J. H. Gaskins for Murder.

John Richard Mercer and James Henry
Gaskins were today indicted by the grand
jury for murder in the second degree in
connection with the death of John Patter-
son. otherwise called Diggs Patterson. octo-
Der % last. Mercer is alleged to have
stabbed Patterson in the breast. infilcting
wound from which Patterson died. 1t Is
charged that James Henry Gaskins was an
accessory before the fact and melted or
aided Mercer to commit the alleged crime.
Under the code both are indicted ~ prin-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
In Favor of Hawaiian Delegate

Immediately after the approval of the
House jpurnsl today Mr.. Drscoll IN. ".
from committee on elections No. 8. present
ed a privileged report signed by a majority
of the committee. reporting favorabiy on
the election of Jonah X. Kalaniansole as
delegate from Hawaii and against Curtis
p. Iaakea, the contestant. The report was
adop ted.
The House then began coasids1 s,ion OF
District of Columbia b'iss, there being
eleven on the calendar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
HARMONY IN SIGHT
PRACTICAL AGREEMENT ON MOST
DIFFICULT ISSUE.

A cablegram was received at the State
Department today from Ambassador White
stating that the Algeciras conference had
practically reached an agreement upon the
question of policing Morocco. which was
the most difficult Issue before the confer
ence. No details as to the nature of the
agreement are obtainable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Favors a Lock Canal,

Col. Ernst. member OF the ssthmian
canal commission. appeared before the Sen
ate committee on interoceanis canals this
afternoon and testified In favor of the lock
project at Panama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
AMBASSADOR DURAND.
Plans Arranged for His Summer Va
cation

cation.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, the British
ambassador. has fixed April % as the date
when he will sail from New York for a
brief visit to England. 1t Is his present
plan to return to Washington early In
June. before going to Lenox, Mass, for
the summer.
Mr.. Herbert Watson. who is now In the
foreign Office In London, has been assigned
to Washington as third secretary at the
British embassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26

Flk0I ANNIVERSARY OF
THE SUNDAY STAR.
The Evening and Sunday Stars Growth.
Comparative Statement Showing Great Additions to The Stars
Figures in Circulation and Advertising During
the First Year of The Sunday Star.
approached By say Washington pp
The public
asarss eSsfy ebVos
the f Dss sPa Columbia largest best only sworn
advertising February 1906 Compared February 1905
4hs Evening FFs 1905 columns columns DAILY DAILY averages g column"
n IS coum
Averages
February 514 coum
month The Star printed Of paid
it's ofhe con@porary nearly H more Gao" DAY Of the month tina"
Total Advertising Ending March r. 1906
With the Year Ending March p, 1905.
Year Year ending ending March March e 1906 s sa ss" Star columns
The Sunday 4343
Classified Advertising.
Star n ' me e double p the xbe htr h e od sy The
Circulation Ending Compared
the Year Ending March p, 1905.
gain. ,4o69o1
Of in the
OF
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26

Gpecial Dispatch 70 The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Rockefeller Knows Nothing.

II saw him In New York couple or three
weeks ago, and also saw him a few days
ago in Lakewood" Then after moment s
pause, he continued: If / may be per-
mitted To so state. Mr.. Rockefeller knows
nothing, absolutely nothing. of the mat
tiers concerned In this suit. Mr. Rookie
fellers health is such that II imposes quite
a care upon him. He has no desire to evade
any questions. General Hadley. but he very
much dislikes the notoriety and the car
toonings. If you want to go and question
him, l am sure you VIII hnd him willing to
answer any questions. and
There Is only one way to examine wit
nesses here" broke In Mr.. Hadiey. I'VE
have only one way.
Mr.. Rockefeiiers health Is such as 10
impose quite a care upon him. repeated
the witness.
rs Mr.. Rockefeller confined TO his bed.'t
asked Mr.. Hadiey.
by no MEANS" replied Mr. Archibald.
but his general health IS not good, nor
las 1t been good for several years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
A Report Denied.

President Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers of America this afternoon denied
report that he had requested an extern
sion for sixty days of the award of the
coal strike commission in the anthracite
circle. Said he: II have not taken that
matter I'D at all yet"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-09-14
Mr.. BRYAN AND THE RAILROADS

or course all the Repu blican press,
and much of the so called Democratic
press. has attacked VIM J. Bryan for
his entertaining, as they call it, s0ci-
alistic views as to the ownership by
the government of the railways. In
the first place the idea is not novel, nor
is it wild, nor is it particu larly undem-
Ocratic. Some times even democratic
countries are driven to ends not agree.
able, nor altogether desirable, by
force of circumstances. 1t Is only Il
broadening of municipal ownership
which has many advocates. The build
ing of the Union Pacific road was one
instance, the Panama canal project is
another, because they both tend to
Capitalization. But the tendency of
our government has been that way
since one portion of the union made
war on another portion to compel the
abolition of slavery, and SO centraliz
ed has the government become by that
ooo anu oihOo ClIOl Wiz IOI CC
and power of the dominant party in
that affair has practically been unbrok-
en- ever since, and that party may pos
sibly never be dislodged. 1t has been
held in power since the war by Its pen
sion acts, its tariff policy. it's favorit-
ism to National Banks, Its harboring
of trusts, and its protection of every
sort of scheme devised to gather great
wealth, as against the individual citi-
zen. This same party will take over
the railways if its salvation ever de-
ponds On it. But it does not need to
own them outright so long as they are
its servile tOols, and keep it in power.
That party wants a thing not because
it deems 1t a good thing for the people,
but simply to make of it a weapon for
self perpetuation. The railroads have
persistently and uniformaIlY aided the
Republican party in its hold on the
government, so much so that to own
them would be as foolish as to commit
hari kari.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-09-14
McNuIty-AndersOn.

Mr. Chas. S. Men ulty, prominent
attorney of Roanoke, was united in
marriage to Miss Anne Aylett Ander
son, daughter of Attorney-General
VIM. A. Anderson, in Lexington on
Saturday last The ceremony was
solemnized at the home of the brides
parents, by Rev. R. ]. McBryde of
fredericksburg, former pastor of r
E. Lee Memarial Episcopal church of
Lexington. Mr.. l.. j. Desha of Ken
lucky, was best man, and the bride q
only attendant was her sister. Mr..
McNulty Is a graduate of Washington
and Lee University and has establish
ed a splendid practice in Roanoke.
where be is very popular. He is
young man of marked ability. The
bride is the charming daughter of Ma
jOr and Mrs. Anderson. The bridal
tour will embrace trip to Canada
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-09-14
FROM AUGU STA SPRINGS
THE ROAD QUESTIONS MER
GUESTS PERSONAL MENTION, ETC.

THE ROAD QUESTIONS MKRI
GUESTS -PERsoNAL MENTION ETC.
Augusta Springs. Sept. II In sum-
ing up the man. advantages We en-
joy in this beautiful valley we can no
longer be Indifferent In the one vexiug
cause OF serious dlscontent-onr public
roads-our miserahy kept roads With
prosperity and property values III
crease on evrrv hand. and tax assess-
menis that now repre- sent over half
million ollrrs, we are Yet denied an
appropriation sufficient to keep our
roads III even phssably decent order.
why thls should be our taxp iy.Is
want 10 Know. Our section % f''a
county aoounds In slate and gravel
aiohgside the road ways that furnish a"
excelieht ana convenient material for
roa" making: ~ is safe TO say thers
Is no section Ill Augusta wheie little
hiohey Juulcionsiy spent VIII 20 so Tar
towards improving the roads, az right
nere: we want better roads and are
oeeply III earnest aoont IL.
MT. ". n. MARKS ana FAMILY OF ms
piace, nave moved TO Aloemarle cOun
~, whore VIII oe their future home.
MI. MARKS mas lot SeVeral years oeen
Win tne Augusta springs RAINING
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-09-14
Estate Agricultural ana Mechanical
College
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-09-14
AN ECHO OF 1896 AND 1900.

Standing at a station On the q 81 y.
railway one night when the train No.
would be due at about 1920, we we're
Informed that the regular train was 90
minutes late. Mr.. Roosevelt had spoken
at Hinton, W. Va. that day. When
ten O'Clock and twenty minutes arrived
the soft mellow whistle of a passenger
engine was heard. Around the curve
mile away shone an electric head
light, and in IA moment more a train
dashed up and halted for water. 1t was
dark train, two Pullmans and bag
gage car, not the regular cars of the
Z. u 0. 1t was a touring train. The
engine was one of the finest owned by
the &. u O., the cars were fresh from
the Pullman shops and were luxurious
to the fullest degree. Here was the
Imperial train carrying Mr.. Roosevelt.
He must speak in Maryland the next
day and everything had been showed
aside to let him pass. No. was held
out of its time twenty minutes, all the
common herd were kept waiting 20
minutes that his imperial majesty,
Theodore Roosevelt. might sweep by
to his destination. At the same time
over in W. Va, VIM. j. Bryan was
speaking, and had to rely on the regu.
lar trains to meet his engagements,
not being able to get the extra service
of even so much as a cattle car. This
is political railroading. We have
doubted whether Rooseyelt's party
ever paid cent for that train.
In those campaigns MIR. Bryan saw
that the railroads owned the country
and he has now simply asked the PEG
pie whether they like it. He has SIM
ply said when it comes to the question
of whether the railroads shall own the
country, or the country own the rail.
roads, he prefers the latter.
No man was ever treated by the rail-
roads as was Mr.. Bryan. No man has
ever had so much reason to speak thus
as Mr.. Bryan. No man could so I'M
murmuringly have submitted to such
treatment by them as he, and it does
look as if in the face of what they did
il 1896 and 1900 that be, as we'll as
others, can easily see that they can be
made menace to good government,
and have already been made 80, for no
crime can be greater than for the peo-
pie to be robbed of their duly elected
president. 1t is little less than assas.
sinatiOn. and We have wondered that
fair minded people on the other side
did not show more horror at it's &C
complishment, for which the railroads
were greatly to blame.