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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-01
EST RGI
OFFICIAL Direct ORR

Predict Of me Infted Statso-
theodore Roosevelt, of New YorG
vice Presideat-chartes W. Fsp.
banks, Of Indiana
Secretary of state-Eihr Root d
New York
secretary of the rreaswy-Lesne
81. Shaw. Of Iowa
Secretary Of war-wm. h Tar. Of
Ohio
Atrorne- eeneea-w H Moody. o,
Massachusetts,
Postmaster Generai-Geozse B.
Cor1elyor. OF New York
Secretary Of the Nary-chas-
Bonaparte, OF Maryland
Secretary OF the Intertor-Erhan
Alien Hitchcock. OF Missouri
Secretary of Agrsculture-James
Wilson. Of Iowa
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Victor H. Metcalf. OF California
President or the Senate pro TEN
,ore-wfIIiam P. Frye. Of Maine.
Speaker OF the House Of RepreseD-
artves-Joseph G. Cannon. OF Illinois
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-01
Brihina a State
philadelphia Record.)

An episode in the New York 1egiS-
lature Illustrates the difficulty of deal
ing with graft by reason of the eN-
in the community are willing to profit
by 1t. The New York constitution
makes it the duty OF the legislature
to pass laws prohibiting gambling.
Instead of doing 50. the legislature
passed a law limiting the punishment
for gambling on the tracks Of licensed
racing associations to a mere refund
ing of the money won. while gambling
on horse races on other tracks is made
a felony There is now pending in the
legislature bill in obedience 10 the
constitution prohibiting betting on all
tracks. The Jockey Club and the aSr1-
cultural associations which want horse
racing In order to draw crowds TO
county fairs agreed on a bill raising
associations from to az per cent,
the money to be distributed amonS
the agricultural fairs for the ostenSi-:
BILE promotion OF agriculture
Governor Higgins has vetoed the
bill on the ground that 1t amounts to
a bribe OF the State. Were this tax
applied to general State purposes he
says the moral sentiment of the peo-
pie would not tolerate racetrack ganab-
ling. but the distribution of a quarter
Of a million dollars annually among
the agricultural fairs has created 10
cal interest favorable to gambling
Now 1t is proposed to enlist the inter
est OF the agricultural associations In
gambling stin further by increasing
the money to be paid them. in return
for which they are expected to aid in
defeating the bill to give effect to the
constitutional prohibitions.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-01

DO you know that we carry the laIE-
est want column In town? The reason
is$we get results Half cent word
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-01
10 Ioeate Sic Plant.

+ CHARLESTON, W. Va. April 60
VIM a Shuu "a vintor. o.. capitalist.
is examining the Teays Valley. Putnam
county. fire clay strata with a view OF
locating a big plant to manufacture
fire clay products here.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-01
DR.. BARRIE TO TALK.
viii Speak a. Big educational Meet

viii Speak at Big Educational Meet
ing
MORGANTOWN, May 1--Dr. Wait
man BARRIE. OF the university, has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver an adj
dress before the annual meeting OF
the Southern Educational Association
at Lexington, KY, on May 4 There
win be in attendance at the meeting
educators and instructors from all ov-
er. the southland
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-01
:..sT.sg ND a.S.Ip Ts.E -

TIE MAID AND TIE altyssAlsfs's
Kept ne Hease zashins rrsn STAT
people are pleased when they
laugh. as we raturally suppose they
are. it's safe 70 Say that The Maid
and the Mummy pleased the audi
@ce at the Grand last night It was
uproaricusly funny and came up 70
Gae expectations of the majority of
.fhe audience. There was plenty of
-oo- - individual work in the play
and The cast Of characters We're all
{ quail TO the occasion
The music IS catchy. the costumes
unusually. handsome and fresh Loo
ing as though the season had jus;
opened rather than about TO close.
Fred Warren. who played the part of
the Mummy was whole show in him
self II has been many Gav since
ally thing any funn;e- has struck Fair
Llont and j: Is &c. he hoped thu: we
,*:li have !sira here again next season.
Ills soa=. I'm SC dizzy was one of
the many hits OF ne evening and he
was recalled time AFTER time which he
assoreG the audience was ALI right
Earle Eewey. as Washington Stubbs.
STANLEY Murray. as -AcSwas. and Ed
ward Groh as Don Romeo We're good.
Eewarl Groh HAD an excellent voice
snd it seemed too had t:at there was
40 solo work II his role. Earle Dewey
AMI TIE Polly Girls made a hit as
Gid Warren and his .Jrlia Girls The
two choruses We're handsomely gown
ed, and as. graceful and pretty girls
as one cares to see May Taylor, the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-01

ne fashion OF our own ex=Presidents-
casting bait upon the waters
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-01

None ever fail to get suited In fur
Snfture styles, quality and cost at H
IeocardS ,ss55t gsss7s,5s=-ssis-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20
CUTS THEIR REVENUE
House Learning that Arizona and
New Mexico License. Gambling,
Passes Bill Prohibiting Gaming in
the Territories.
[By Associated Press1

Washington, Feb. 19.--Three bills
were passed under suspension OF the
rules, requiring a two thirds vote in
the house today. The first makes
gambling unlawful in the territories
of the United States, including Ari-
zona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Indian
Territory and Alaska. The bill was
directed particularly at Arizona and
New Mexico, where, it was stated,
gambling was licensed.
The second provides additional work
fol the census bureau by requiring
statistics to be taken on insurance,
fisheries, electrical industries, savings
banks and crimes. The third appro-
PIRATES $4,000 for the purchase of 800
acres of coal lands in the island OF
Batan, one of the Philippine archi-
pelago. On the latter bill debate OF
two hours was had. The others were
debated 40 minutes each. An effort
by Dalzell to set consideration OF the
bill incorporating the Lake Erie q
Ohio Ship Canal company immediate
ly after the passage of the army ap-
preparation bill failed.
The army bill will be taken up TO-
morrow.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20
CONFER ON RATE BILL
President Has Conference with Attor-
ney General and Member of Inter-
state Commerce Commission.
[By Associated Press1

Washington, D. c., Feb. 19.-Follow-
ing conference between Attorney
General Moody and Speaker Cannon
and Senators Clapp and Dolliver, the
attorney general and Chairman Knapp
and Commissioner Prouty of the inter-
state commerce commission held
conference with President Roosevelt
today, at which railway rates were
thoroughly discussed. The object was
so to shape the Dolliver-Clapp bill as
to appeals to the court, and to insure
that the bill was constitutional and
yet so far as there is power by law to
do so, to limit the appeal to what is
regarded as constitutionally neces-
sary.
The president is understood to be-
lieve that Moody, Knapp and Prouty
have worked out satisfactory pro-
vision that is better than that in the
Hepburn bill or in the original inter
state commerce commissions bill, the
only two bills hitherto laid before
congress which the president has on
that point felt satisfied with.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20
A DRAMATIC SUICIDE
Denver Woman Leaves Box at Thea
tire, Walks Onto Stage and Shoots
Herself.
[By Associated Pressl

Denver, Colo, Feb. 19.-Leaving her
seat in one of the boxes at the Crystal
theatre few minutes after the open
ing of this afternoons performance,
Mrs. C. A. Weilder, said to be a resi-
dent of this city, made her way to the
stage and fiourishing revolver a min
ute and in full view of the house dis
charged it at herself, inf1icting prob
ably fatal wound.
When the woman was picked up by
the stage attendants she was uncon-
scious and one hand held the weapon
and the other held a picture tightly
clutched. An ambulance was sum
moned to the door of the theatre and
the dying woman was driven to the
emergency hospital. Quiet was restor-
ed in the theatre in a short time, and
the performance was resumed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20

green or crimson sashes, stars and
decorations, constituted the most bril-
liant group in the assembly. Among
them was Whitelaw Reid, the Ameri-
can ambassador, in plain black court
dress. In the galleries every seat was
occupied by somebody officially or Soc
tally prominent.
In Medieval Style.
The approach of the king, who was
met at the entrance to the house OF
lords by the great officers of state and
escorted to the robing room where he
donned his mantles of purple and er-
mine, was announced by heralds in
medieval tabards Preceded by Off
GERS of state bearing the imperial
crown, cap of maintenance and sword
of state, the latter in it's scabbard
held aloft, all having distinctive sig
nificance, the king proceeded to the
house of lards and soon afterwards
dispatched the gentleman usher OF the
black rod to summon the members OF
the house of commons, many of whom,
anticipating the command, had al
ready crowded into the galleries. This
did not interfere with the carrying out
of the formality, the black rod pro-
ceeding to the lower house and there
delivering the kings message as fol
lows:
"Mr. Speaker--The king commands
this honorable house to attend his
majesty in the house of lards to heal
the kings speech read"
Those who waited patiently for this
summons, chiefly the oldest members
to whom the ceremony was not new
accompanied the speaker to the bal
of the house of lords, when the king
reading from printed copy, delivered
his message to the legislators. The
formality was soon over and the kins
passed out of the chamber in the
same manner as he entered it.
Almost Immediately afterwards the
two houses of parliament commenced
to clear away the routine, the frs
item of which was the re-reading o
the kings speech, thereby bringin!
about the first general debate of th'
the session, that on the address II
reply to the speech from the throne.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20
King Edward Opens Parliament
After Ancient Form.
ATTACKS THE GOVERNMENT
Chamberlain Leading Opposition Makes
Lengthy and Brilliant Speech.
[By Associated PressI

parliament of the reign of King
Edward VII. and the 9th of
the United Kingdom was opened this
afternoon by the king.
Since his majesty ascended the
throne he has personally opened each
of the six sessions of parliament, add
ing much to that most ceremonious
occasion. Todays event had the add
ed interest in that it was the first new
parliament to be opened by the king,
but more particularly because OF the
great change that has come over the
personnel of the house of commons as
a result of the recent general election.
The pageant was much like those that
have gone before, somewhat detracted
from by the absence of the queen, who
is at Copenhagen to attend the funeral
of her father, King Christian, and
the prince and princess of Wales,
who are in India, and who in the past
have preceded the king and queen to
Westminster, giving additional color
to the show.
The quadrangle on which Bucking-
ham palace faces and all the open
spaces in the vicinity were crowded
| with people, while The Mall, which
skirts st. James park, the Horse
| Guards parade, Whitehall and Parlia-
ment streets and Old Palace yard
were lined by thousands, who cheered
! the gold crusted state coach, drawn by
eight beautifully caparisoned cream
horses which passed at a slow walk.
/ The line of the procession was thanked
by the Foot guards and police, not
| for protection, but as a part OF the
! ceremony, while a sovereign's escort
of the Household cavalry, in addition
! to a detachment of the Yoemen of the
guard, acted as a bodyguard. The
state coach was preceded by six state
carriages, occupied by the ladies and
gentlemen of the household.
= An Imposing Assembly.
This procession and the return jour
ney from Westminster to Bucklng
ham palace was for the benefit of the
general rublic. The great spectacle
was for the favored ones, who founc
themselves in the peers chamber
of the house of lords. There gathered
an imposing assembly of peers, peer
eses, ecclesiastics, judges, ambassa
dors and ministers of foreign coun
tries with their wives. The peeresses
were the first to arrive and took thell
places before the peers reached th'
house.
Except in the case of the dukes, fol
whom a bench Immediately below tina
of the duchesses was reserved, the
order of precedence among the peers
was not observed, the early arrivals
taking their choice of the seats ant
the late ones wherever they coult
find room, liberals, conservatives, fre'
traders and tariff reformers freel.
mingled All wore their heavy, Grim
son robes.
The bishops in scarlet robes, will
long ermine capes, the judges in blacl
and gold or crimson and white, in
creased the impressiveness of th'
scene. Amidst all this the ambassa
doris and ministers of foreign nations
wearing their varying uniforms, broat
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20
CRAZY MANS FREAK
Insane ArtilIerist Loads Cannon and
Opens Fire in Direction of Kingston
Harbor.
[By Associated Press]

Kingston, Jamica, Feb. 19.-The
garrison of Port Royal was alarmed
last night by the report of gun from
the Apostles battery, on the opposite
side of the bay, followed by the hur-
ling of shell overhead.
1t was learned that the bombardier
in charge of the magazine of the bat
terry had loaded six-inch gun and
fired recklessly. The shell landed on
one side of the quays, eastward OF
Port Royal. A slight alteration of the
flight of the shell ia a northerly di-
rection would have dropped it near a
French warship, now lying in this
harbor. The incident therefore caus-
ed a sensation.
The bombardier, who proved to be
insane, was arrested.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20

Denver, Calo., Feb 19.-Publication
was made here today of the COM
plants of Governor Gooding of Idaho,
who asked acquisitions for G. H. Moy
er and VIM. d. Haywood, president
and secretary-treasurer, respectively,
of the Western Federation of Miners,
and G. A. Peterbone a former mem
ber of the executive committee of that
labor organization. From these it ap-
pears that the men, who were secretly
arrested here Saturday night and hur-
riedly removed to Idaho, were charged
directly with the murder of former
Governor Frank Steunenberg of Idaho,
and not merely with being accessories
to the crime.
The complaints and acquisitions in
the three cases are identical and
charge the accused men with having
discharged the bomb by means of
which Steunenberg was killed at Cald-
we'll, Idaho, December 80, 1905. The
specific charge of murder was made,
it was explained, in order to forestall
habeas corpus proceedings on the
part of the accused men, but no at
tempt will be made to prove that they
were in Idaho at the time of the MUIR
der. 1t is claimed, however, that they
conspired with others to murder
Steunenberg and furnished funds to
carry out the plot. -
The atrocious murders committed
during the labor troubles in the Grip
pie Creek and Telluride districts IN
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20
THEY FURNISHED THE FUNDS
Confession duplicates Meyer and Hay
wood in Steunenberg Murder.
[By Associated Pressl

this state which have been shrou',,A.i
in mystery, the earlier Couer d'Alene
murders and the more recent Steun-
enbrg assassination form chain of
crimes with which efforts are being
made to connect the officers of the
Western Federation, through con-
fession said to have been made by
Harry Orchard, who is charged with
the Steunenberg murder This con-
fession, it is asserted, disclosed plot
to kill former Governor James Pea
body of Colorado, VIM. H. Gabbert,
chief justice of the Colorado supreme
court, and John Campbell, former
chief justice.
Orchard is said to have confessed
that wholesale assassinations were
planned at the headquarters OF the
Western Federation of Miners in Den
yer, chiefly by refugees from the camps
at Cripple Creek and Telluride. 1t is
also said that Orchards confession
gives the history of the explosion at
the independence station, near Cripple
Creek, June 6, 1904, which killed IA
men and injured many others.
1t develops that Orchards confession
according to the best authority, stated
that bombs had been placed in the
gateways of two members of the Colo
RADIO supreme court and more than
dozen attempts had been made to as
sassinate former Governor James Il
Peabody. Investigations since the ar
rests have been made disclosed the
position of bombs exactly as describ
| ed
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20
in COAL Mine.
Thirteen at Least Known to Have Been
Killed.
[By Associated Pressl

sion in that part of the Maitland
known as the Sunshine, which caused
the earth to tremble for miles around.
Soon after man ran out and reported
the mine was on fire.
The explosion caused the fall of a
mass of rock from the roof and until
this is cleared away it will not be
known definitely how many more are
in the mine. The explosion was caus-
ed by gas and the deaths were caused
by gas and afterdamp.
1t is supposed the explosion occur
red as the result of open lamps in use,
as most of the men in that part of the
mine used open lamps.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20
Mild SENSATION IS SPRUNG
IN COURT BY THE PACKERS
[By Associated Pressl

by the witness that information, other
than that published In the report OF
Commissioner Garfield, has been CIV
en- by the commissioner or his subor-
dinates to the department of justice.
Durand admitted that some papers
and tables that were not comprehend
ed in the report of the commissioner
had been inspected by Assistant Attor-
ney General Pagin. He was not able
to tell, however, whether the informa-
tion which the assistant attorney gem
eral had seen was taken from the
packers.
Durand will resume the stand in the
morning.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20

London, Feb. 19.-The pointed ref
erence to Ireland contained in King
Edwards speech on the opening OF
parliament, coupled with the promise
of the grant of a constitutional gov
ernment to the Transvall, brought the
two questions Immediately to the
forefront in the debate in the house
of lords and the house of commons
on the moving of the address in reply
to the speech from the throne. The
former was most perfunctory, except
where Lord Landsdowne, assuming
his new role as leader of the opposi-
tion in the house of lords, pointed out
the possible danger in the change and
pointed to the Algeciras conference
and the situation in Macedonia, warn
ing the government of complications
in the near east, unless it maintained
a firm attitude.
! 1t was in the house of commons
that the debate on the address became
interesting, when Joseph Chamber
lain, in the absence of former Pre-
mier Balfour, took the place of the
| leader of the opposition and in bril-
liant and lengthy speech attacked the
| government on all points, especially
| Ou llS OOuJh tAlI1SoA POAASS' IN SAAA -
down the gauntlet regarding home rule
for Ireland. Regarding tariff reform
| Chamberlain promised to give the gov
.ernment several bad quarter hours.
Chamberlain's speech undoubtedly
was the feature of the first day OF the
house of commons. The small coterie
OF unionists took heart under his
spirited leadership and his brilliant
Ia i Ornnfn6
with the heartiest cheers. Even some
of his opponents could not refrain
from according him need OF ac'
claim for his remarkable attack.
Want Home Rule.
John Redmond, who followed Pre-
mier Campbell-Bannerman at the
night session, boldly announced thai
the nationalists would not be satlsneo
with anything short of complete sell
government On the other hand, some
of the less radical Irish members &c
not hesitate to say that the clause II
the kings speech means modlnec
form of home rule and intimate tha1
Redmond would he satisfied WIFI
such a STEP as it would surely guaran
tee home rule in the future.
The liberals of the city of Londor
have changed ground since SATURDAY
and after several conferences witt
Thomas Gibson Bowles, late free trade
unionists' candidate for Kings Lynn
where he was defeated by tariff re
former, the liberal association tonight
definitely selected him to oppose for
mer Premier Balfour in the by-electio1
made necessary by the resignation O
Alban Gibbs, who gave up his seat II
order to allow Balfour to return tt
parliament Balfour commenced al
active campaign TODAY nerambulatirs
the greasy alleys of Billingsgate fisf
market, shaking hands with hundreds
of fish sorters and receiving an occa
sional douche of Shiny brine from th'
baskets on their heads.
His First New Parliament.
: The first session of the secout
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20
M'CURDY IS ESuED
Action Brought Against Recent Presi-
dent of Mutual Life Insurance Conn
pany and others.
[By Associated Pressl

New York, Feb 19.-Charles A. Pea
body, president of the Mutual Life In
surance company, today authorized the
statement that civil suits have been
begun in the supreme court against
Richard A. McCurdy, former president
OF the Mutual Life; Robert H. Nc
Curdy, former general manager; Col
onel Charles H. Raymond, and Louis
A. Thebaud, constituting the firm of
Charles A. Raymond & Co., late gen
eral metropolitan agents for the Mu-
tual. Mr.. Peabody acted upon the or
al advice given about week ago by
Joseph H. Choate, of whom the board
Of trustees had requested an opinion
on the recommendations by the Trues-
dale investigating committee that
such suits be instituted.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20
WITTE LOSES ALLY
Another Liberal Member of Cabinet
Steps out-said to Be Sacrifice.
[By Associated Pressl

st. Petersburg, Feb. 19.-The Witte
cabinet is about to lose another liberal
member, M. Timiriazeff, the commerce
minister and leader of the progressive
wing of the liberal party. He is an
nounced to have handed in his resig-
nation, 'but the cause of his so doing
is not stated.
1t is considered in some quarters
that he has been sacrificed in order
to celebrate the formal reconciliation
of Premier Witte and Interior Minister
Durnovo. M. Timiriazeff is charged
with inspiring press utterances de-
signed to place the responsibility for
the repressive measures of M. Dur
nOVo
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20

Chicago, Feb. 19.-Attorneys for the
hackers sprung something of sur
prise today, when they summoned to
the witness stand special agent,
Durand, who conducted the investiga-
ton of the packing industry at Chi
cago and other cities. He was on the
stand when court adjourned for the
day.
The questions put to him by the at
torneys for the packers covered the
manner in which the packers had sur
rendered their books for his inspec-
ton, and the nature of the information
secured. An effort was made to show
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20
HOLDS FOR DEFENSE
United States Supreme Court Decides
Against Government in Bitter Root
Development Case. \.
[By Associated Pressl

Washington, Feb. 19.-The supreme
court of the United States today de-
cided the case of the United States
VS.. the Bitter Root Development COM
pany and other assignees of the late
Marcus DAILY in Montana, involving
the charge of unlawfully cutting ST.
100000 worth of timber on the public
lands of that state. The decision Is
against the government, but it was
stated by Justice Peckham, who de-
livered the opinion of the court, that
as the government had secured new
evidence, the decision is without pref,
udice NJ
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1906-02-20

Walsenburg, Colo, Feb. 19.-An ex-
plosion in the Victor Fuel companys
Maitland mine caused the death of at
least 13 miners and perhaps 16.
Following is a list of the dead as
far as known:
Archie Miller.
Billy Moran.
James W. Titters.
Battista Eubera.
Corona Costa.
Joe Costa.
Nick YockibetZ.
Shortly before there was an explo-