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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
2O,OOO-TON BAT7LESHIP.
TO COST $6,OOO,0OO WITHOUT
 ARMOR OR ARMAMENT.


 Recommendation of Secretary of
 Navy-Present Largest Ships 18,OO0
 TOns-Building Program--Three Tor
 pedO Boat Destroyers and $1,OOO,O ,OOO
 for Submarine Boats.
 Washington, March 27-The house committee on naval affairs decided to- day to report building programme for new ships in the navy as follows: One battleship, to cost exclusive of armor and armament, $s,OOO,O0o, the ship to be of the large type, the tonnage to be de- termined by the secretary of the navy; three torpedo-boat destroyers, to cost $75O0OO each, and $1,OOOOOO to be ex- pended by the secretary of the navy for submarine boats in his discretion.
 The naval bill will carry total of $99, 75o,OoO. The current law aggregates $1O3, OOOOOO.
 In reaching It's decision regarding the size of the proposed new battleship the committee favored the recommendation recently made by the secretary of the navy, that the ship be of 19 400 tons dis placement. This recommendation, how ever, was not incorporated in the bill, the matter being left with the secre- tary.
 At the suggestion of Representative Cousins, of Iowa, private shipbuilding firms are to be asked to submit plans for the new ships, to be used, in con- nection with the plans of naval con structors, in determining the features to be incorporated in the structure. The idea of the committee is to have the largest ship practicable constructed. The amount appropriated is regarded as sufficient to cover the cost of a twenty thousand ton ship. The sixteen thousand-ton ships, which at present are the largest of the navy, cost, ex- elusive of armor and armament, $4,4O0,- GOO.
 The committee placed an item of $10O,0OO in the bill for the repair of the old ship Constitution, The idea is that with this amount, while the ship can not be rebuilt, 1t can be placed in shape to be anchored at some navy yard to be designated, convenient for inspec- | tion by the public, the same as is now the case with Nelson's old flagship Vic tory at the Portsmouth navy yard.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
EIGHT CARS FALL INTO R1TER.
Bad Accident on LitchfieId Branch.
 Bridge Broken

Danbury, March 27.-An accident that will probably delay traffic for at least two days occurred on the Litchfield branch of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad this afternoon.
 A. freight train of twenty cars was passing over the Housatonic river five miles north of Hawleyville when a car in the middle of the train jumped the track, breaking the bridge and carry ing eight cars into the river Fortu- nately none of the trainmen were on these cars. therefore no one was injur- ed,
 It was announced tonight that no tickets would be sold for points on the Litchfield branch north of Roxbury un- til further notice. Persons wishing to go to such points will have to go by way of Torrington or Waterbury.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
Duke Divorce Case.

New York, March 27-Counsel for Mrs. Alice Webb Duke, in the supreme court to-day announced that in &C., oordance with Glis agreement he would not oppose the taking of an inquest and the granting of a decree in the suit for divorce brought against her by Brodie L. Duke. He said, however, that at a later date he might move to reopen the case
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
RUSSIAN EMIGRATION
That for America Via. Copenhagen in
 Full Swing.

Copenhagen, March 27.---Russian emil grafton to America by way of Copen- hagen, is in full swing and constantly increasing, Last week 1,SOO emigrants sailed The United Steamship compan- les adviees from it's agents at Libau, Russia say that the company may ex- peet 8 weekly average by way of Co., penhagen of 1000 emigrants during the coming spring, in addition to a large traffic via the German ports,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
PRESERVATION OF NIAGARA.
President Sends Message to Congress on
 the Subject,

Washington, March 27-In submit ting to the senate and the house of rep -resentatives the report of the American members of the International Water ways commission, regarding the pres ervation of Niagara Falls, President Roosevelt sent to-day a recommenda- ton that a law be enacted along the lines of the recommendations of the re- port. The report of the commission has been published.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
GREAT GIFT TO TUSKAGEE
Large Estate Goes to Institute on
 Death of Widow.

New York, Feb. 27.-The gift of $665,- 900 will accrue finally to Tuskegee In- stitute, Alabama, by the will of the late Andrew T. Dotger, the retired mer- chant of this city, who died two months tgo at his home, South Orange, N. J. By the terms of MT. Dotgers will the residue of the estate, after all his be- quests are paid, will go to Tuskegee at the death of his widow. The absolute value of the estate is unknown, but to- day the appraisers filed the inventory of the personal property proving it to be worth s994,9S2.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
Poli Enters Scranton.

A telegram from s. z. Poli, received in this city last night, stated that he had bought the site of a Scranton, Pa, theatre for a consideration of some thing like sSO,G0O, and was to erect thereon at once, after demolishing the old theatre. a new playhouse to cost in the neighborhood of $250,O0O.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
HOPPE DEFEATS SL0SSON.
Worlds Nineteen-Year-Old Billiard
 Champion OMtpoints Veteran.


 New York, March 27.-Willie Hoppe, the nineteen-year-old champion billiard player of the world, successfully de- tended his title, which he won from Vignaux in Paris three months ago, by defeating George Slosson, the veteran player of this city, tonight. The final score was 800 to 992 in favor of Hoppe, who, in addition to retaining the cham pionship trophy, won side bet of $500 and the net gate receipts, which will amount to over S5,000.
 Most of the well-known amateur and professional billiard players in the east ern states saw the game, which from the outset was somewhat disappointing, as neither of the contestants played up to the form which they showed in their practice exhibitions.
 Young Hoppe, however proved to be Slosson's master after the twelfth inn ing, and seemed to be the coolest and most unconcerned person in the big hall.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
AMERICAN INSURANCE ABROAD
English Select Committee to Consider
 Important Question.


 London, March 27-The Earl of Gra- hard CiberaD, in behalf of the board of trade, replying in the house of lords to- day to the Earl of Onslow (conserva- tlVe), who on March gave notice of his intention to ask the government whether, in view of the disclosures made regarding certain American in surance companies, it intended to com pei foreign companies doing business in Great Britain to keep in this country a suIflclent proportion of their securities to cover the claims of British policy holders, said the government would ap- point a select committee to consider the question.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
HIGH LICENSE IN OHIO.
Tax Raised from ss5O to s1,OOO Amid
 Scenes of Excitement.

Columbus, O., March 27--Amid scenes of excitement almost unprecedented in Ohio legislative procedure, the senate this afternoon passed the Aiken house bill increasing the saloon tax from $S50 to $1,OOO, and sealed its action by voting down a motion to reconsider.
 The Hobbies of the senate chamber were packed to suffocation by specta- tors long before the hour for the senate to convene.
 The Aiken bill will go into effect im- mediately upon being signed by the governor, or within ten days, should it not be signed or vetoed. The brewers claim the bill will drive salf the saloons of Ohio, or about six thousand, out of business.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
FLAMES BREAK OUT ANEW.
Short Circuit Among Electric Wires
 Caused Fire on Plymouth.

Newport, R. l., March 27.-Flames burst afresh rom t&2e hull of the Plymouth late this afternoon and the boat was towed to point between two piers from which the employees of the line directed two streams of water. The ruins were smouldering tonight, but there was no danger of further damage.
 It was reported tonight that the fire was due to a short circuit among the electric light wires on the Plymouth
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
Guests in DanieIson.

Danielson, March Ex-Governor Hen. " Roberts was the chief guest of honor at the banquet of the Danielson board of trade here tonight. Other invited guests were Judge Edwin B. Gager of Derby, A. J. Olds of Hartford and [. A. CoggswelI of New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
$75, 900 FOR GYPSY MOTH.
Appropriated by Bay State to Exter.
 minate Pest.

Boston, March 27-A bill providing for the appointment of a single com missioner to take the places of the three savings bank commissioners now in office, was passed by the Massachu- setts legislature to-day.It is expected that Governor Guild will name the new bank commissioner tomorrow.
 The house also passed without debate She gypsy moth bill bearing the appro- priation of S75,0OO for the exterminataon Of the pest in this state
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
One of Founders of BostOnians pead

Springfield, Mass, March 27.-Wil- liam H. McDonald, the well known ac- tor and one of the founders of the orig inal Bostonians company, died here to- night of pneumonia. He came here on Saturday with "The Free Lancen com pany and was taken with cold sun- day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
Decision Reserved In R. A. Case.

Boston, March 27.--Arguments in the case of Stephen W. Reynolds and oth- CTS against the supreme council of the Royal Arcanum, to set aside the new table of rates adopted in May, 1905, were concluded to-day in the Massa- chusetts supreme court. The court re- served decision.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
GAS COMPANIES TAKE APPEAL.
New York Corporations to Fight
 EIghty-Cent Order.


 Albany, March 27.--The Consolidated Gas company and the other companies in New York city affected by the order of the state commission of gas and cleo tricity fixing the price of gas to be charged after May l at eighty cents a thousand feet to-day served upon the commission and upon Attorney General Mayer notices of appeal to the appellate division, first department. The com panies serving notice that they will participate in the appeal are the Con- solidated Gas company, Central Union Gas company Northern Union Gas company, Standard Gas Light company, New Amsterdam Gas company and the New York Mutual Gas Light company, of New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
FOR ACCEPTING REBATES.
First Case Under the Elkins Law O,
 TrinI

Philadelphia, March Members of the firm of R, D. Wood 6 Co, iron manufacturers, with plants at Florence, N, J, and Emau,s Pa, were placed on trial in the United States court here to-day charged with accepting rebates from the Great Northern Railway com- pany and the Mutual Transit company on shipments to Winnipeg. The amount of the rebates was $L2S05O.
 This is the first rebate case to come to trial in this country under the Elkins anti-rebate law The defendants, is convicted, are liable to fine of $.A, ; 900.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
Memorial Service to General Wheeler.

Atlanta, Gas, March 27.-The memo rial exercises in honor of General Joseph Wheeler were held here to-day, representatives of the veterans of the civil war and the Spanish-American war uniting to do him honor
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
New Japanese Tariff

Tokio, March 27.-The new customs tariff passed the diet to-day with slight amendments. The average rate of duty is 13 per cent. The bill is decidedly protective and retaliatory.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
Harmony Entertainment.

The entertainment given by Harmony lodge, No. 5, I. o. O. F., to it's friends last evening proved most enjoyable. There was large gathering of mem bers and friends and the programme was carried out most successfully.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
Death Penalty for Strikers.

Chita, East Siberia, March 27.-A court-martial here to-day sentenced to death thirteen postal officials who par ticipated in the recent strike.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
Gardner md Dohertr nrn,r.

Milwaukee, March 27.-Jimmy Gard ner, of Lowell, and Jack Dougherty, of Milwaukee, fought eight rounds to draw at the Badger A. c. tonight,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
s175,OOO Fire in Auburn. N. Y.

Auburn, N. T., March 27.-Fire to- night destroyed two of the finest busi- ness blocks in this city, with loss of s175,0O0.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-28
Cheap COIonist Rates Through Sunny
 South and California

Via Washington-sunset route, without change from Washington, berth sS.5O
 Offices Southern Railway. 22S, and So. Pacific, TO Washington street. Boston.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-15
THE ISSUES OF WAR
NOW HANG BALANCE. I.!I.
siVE HUNDRED TAoUsANp M.
NEBs MAY 90 ON STRIKE
re EIRsT OF APRIL.
siIu4TloN SEEMS SERIOUS TO,
oaY AZ CONFERENCE NOW
IN SESSION..

NEW YORK, Feb. ia disastrous
ndussaai war Impedes, Il the joint
sonterepee, which begins this after
nooh between the Anthracite opera
tors and scale committee Of the mine
workers.. union, Is not able to roach
afriesble agreement over the demands
presented by the workers. A failure
to agree, and the situation is serious
today, will mean general strike Of
all hard and soft coal miners April
first When the present agreements ex,
pite. rive hundred thousand men
viii then stop work unless agreements
satisfactory to the miners In both the
anthracite and the bitunfInous 'fisldo
sre reached.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-15
SOUND ADiVICE..
is GWEN BY REPUBLICAN, VOTER
Il CONCERNING OUR WARD
CONVENTIONS.

Mr. Editor: But three working days
remain until the Republicans in the
several wards will convene for the
purposes of selecting candidates for
council. Nothing is being said. and
ii may be that the people are not
aware Of the importance Of the ward
meetings to be hell next Monday
evening. In all probability the men
selected at these ward conventions
viii be elected. 1t is. therefore. ot
more importance to the party and the
people that these men shall be rep
resentative men; mel of good tudg.
ment and character; men free from
the charge or suspicion Of bribery or
graft; men of integrity end honesty:
broad minded men Sho are big enough
to look properly after city's inter
est without letting their little preju.
lIces, quarrels, and spites interfere
with the cIty's good; men who have
no az to grind but who are willing
to give the city their best service. for
tho public veal. There are plenty of
such men in the Republican party re.
siding In every ward; men who have
all the qualifications and who are still
thorough Republicans to the core.
Let the ward conventions be sure they
are nominating such Republicans. Let
no one WHO has in the past or will in
the future, lend aid and comfort to
the enemy be placed on guard. Let
IL be understood early that no ene
who will not abide by the Republican
caucus, upon questions pertaining to
politics. need apply
In addition to this. every ward
should have representative in colln-
ell which is interested in his war
specially, and will use his best efort7
to see that his own ward gets all TIM
It's justly entitled to.
With this kind Of candidates, the
election will be easy.
REPUBLICAN VOTER.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-15

HoULT, W. Va, Feb. III YEARLY
everybody knows that the B. and o.
Railroad company is having a bridge
constructed here at Hoplt, but very
few indeed know the wonderful length
tho bridge and viaduct will be when
completed or the great amount Of 9TH
er work necessary TO be done in order
to approach the bridge at both ends
and to get up high enough with the.
structure to satisfy the War Depart
ment, without having foo heavy a
grade.
In order to accomplish this IL was
necessary to begin mile and half
below Hoult. opposite the upper end Of
RiyesvilIe. and grade a new road bed.
gradually rising as It approached
HoQlt till. curying toward,the river. It
crosses the present track at the plat
form here at height Of seventeen or
eighteen feet above the present road
bed. At the abutment the fill will be
twenty.three feet high.
Then there is wondrons amount Of
grading done and to be done on the op-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-15
FOXY BOYS
DIDN'T USE THE MAILS TO SEND
OBSCENE VALENTINES TO
TWO GIRLS.

Two colored girls, whose places OF
abode are on Coal run, consulted
Prosecuting Attorney Lowe and Jus
tlce Amos this morning in regard to
lndictlng some known parties who sent
them valentines which we're objection
able. 1t wasn't SO much the valen,
tines themselves but the sentiments
which were written by the senders
and in each instance this was very
obscene. The senders we're foxy be-
cause they delivered the epIstles in
person and did not utilize the mails,
For this reason they decided that moth
Ing could be done, hut you all can
look for battle, If any Of tho parties
meet.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-15
both SENATORS STAND
FOR REGULATION
GLARIISBURG
IS TO HAVE BRANCH OFFICE or.
A FAIR@oNT sTENoeRAPHIc
ENTERPRISE.

The legal fraternity and business
men Of clarEsburg are to be congratu-
lated upon the opening Of anew of;
fee in their midst for general stenS
ographic work, where all classes Of
stenography and typewritlng wiz be
promptly anu satisfactorily executed.
The office Will be opened about tue
9Oth Of this month and will be tenn,
located in Oak Hall. Miss
Jesse Hall will have charge otthis of
fee and it will be operated in CON
junction with one Of like nature now
being conducted In this city by Miss
Annie A. Russell AMI Margaret G.
caswall.
The business which has been
handled by these two young ladies' In
neighboring towns justtles the esta :.
llshment Of q branch office In clarlss,
burg. These offices will be able to
supply good aud efficient stelograph'
ers on short notice for out Of town
work.
The high grade work done by the
ofice here has won for it the patron.
age Of the most exacring and fastidi.
Gus clients, anu this alone slould be
sufficient recommendation for tue
clarksburg people to patFQnize an
associate Of this Office. That Miss
Hall is a stenographer of unusual al,iI,
ity is evidenced by the fact that he
sides being. connected with the Cur
rent Issue, a monthly periodical she
was also secretary to tho Texas
Worlds Fair Commission to the ST
Louis Worlds Fair,
We unhesltatingly commend tag
new enterprise to the people Of clarks.
burg,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-15

not seen the place for half dozen
years, his inability to grasp the
changes that have been made caused
us to give free rein to our imagination
and we thought that If some modern
Rip Van wlnkle, living in this little
village, had lain down to sleep Ave
years ago and were he to awake year
hence he would probably be as much
mystifed as was the Rip Van Wnkle
of lryIng's tales for although tho peo-
pie might not be changed much III six
years, yet he would find the face Of
the Landscape so changed as to cause
him to wonder where he was at. y
Where the old Google lot was the
ground is smooth and level with ce-
ment walks and a couple Of modern
dwellings. The river, instead Of the
shallow rapids, is a large naygabl4
stream with a large slackwater dam
and lock and spanning 1t a monster
railway bridge SO long he can hardly
locate the other end. II he looks
across the river he sees a railroad
where was a wooded blur and farther
up is q large coaliug bin and incline.
II he casts his eyes up stream Olook
for Jacks bottom at the mouth of
Buffalo with It's waving field oicoyu
he sees a stack over a hundred feet
high and the bottom covered with the
buildings Of the B. and o. round hosse
and shops, If he goes down TO the
riverside tolook for that old landmark
Of the river man, the old Houlitown
mill, behold Ii Is gone, and the place
that once knew It shall know = no
more. Deep. water and the lock aud
dam cover The PLACE where he looks
for the old Houlttown dam, dearto the
memory otashermen for miles around
and on which every disciple ot.Issac
walton in FairmoBt has probably
waded and lashed It an gges.yery
confusing and shan NE blame ouEmids
eTnl rib Van Hlnlt he she come iolthe
c6nbinsion that ne has nade nltsite
l4IIi
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-15
BOY COT. !.
STILL CONTINUES IN CHINA
CONSULAR coRREsPo oNoENcE
GIVEN OUT To.pAN \.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 15-C Certain
consular correspondence on The Chi;
nese situation was made public at the
State Department to-day tending to
show the state Of the boycott and the
injury it ls doing American tsades
South caina, which has been the
storm center Of the boycott activity.
from the beginning, continues to fur.
nish the most radical tendencies Of
the movement Singapore merchants
are the most rabtd Of the boScotters.
American oil producers are the OBJ:
iect Of the most determined ,dsnnnciat
ton by the merchant guilds and the
trade is almost extingulshed In ali
parts Of China. Among other prime
sufferers arc the Singer Sewing Ma;
chine Company, the American Tobac
co Company and others. Ifthe boy
colt were called on to'morrowlt wonldl
require many years to remove the III,
effects and injury to trade already.
done. One Of the strange accompaIiis
ments Of the new boycott activity has
been the suffering Of other foreign
Chinese trade accounts aswell as
Americans
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-15
ADJOURNED.
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF
PENNSYLVANIA LEeIsLA-
TuRE CLOSED THIS
FORENOON.
FORENOON.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 15.-The
Extraordinary session Of the Legisla-
tune, called to enact reform measures,
adjourned finally few minutes be-
iote noon to-day OF the ten subjects
considered, all but one, the Goearlng
ciyil service were favorably acted
npon The governor today signed the
Iegislatiye appropriation AMI repre-
sentative appoFtiOnment bills. The
tatter increases the representation
a the lower house. three members.
FoLloWEn THE PROGRAMME.
PITTsBuRG, Pa. Feb. 15.-The
hanging Of Stephen Fellows and Jacob
Hsusers wife murderers scheduled
o hang together at one thirty this af-
tetnoonS took place according to pro.
-sS,,.e ,11,I1,ai