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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-09
Mr.. j. E. POWELL RESIGNS
AS Business Manager OF The West Vir-.
ginian And Is Succeeded By
MIR. Z. M. Davis.
Mr.. Z. M. Davis.

The RESIGNATION Of Mr. j. Powell as Of the Fair
mont the board Of directors Of the
company by hc board In Mr. Powss
rjaee Mr. T. M Davis has HeW take charge Of the work
about the first Of February M Poe will take effect at
aat time s remain with the paper however giving part
Of hls time the circulation department.
These changes purely business reasons and there e
no M feeling. in the matter as repests have ntmaed
Mr. Powell with the best wishes and good will Of the West
vrgnan with the feeling toward the paper
Mr. Davis came city months ago from Wayne, this
STATE and has been employed advertising agent for the Times Of
this city up 70 this He man and has
made very favorable impression among the business men Of this eS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-09
New Polar expedition.

COPENHAGEN Denmark, Jan. q
Captain Elmer Mikkelson, who tool
part in the Baldwin aud Amdrup po'
lar expeditions, and who propose e
explore the polar regions west ot those
explored BY syefdrupi viii leave 90
penhagen for New York by, way q
London, January 9. ne expects Il
start from san FFaaclsco r. June
20 yoh use ecais ME purest ant
.best grade can be obtainea y chery
avenns coal station,
consolIdased phone lio's f-ii-os
WILLIAM RENNiE supt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-09
TELEGRAM
CALLS LAWSON TO TESTIFY
AGAINST THE "sYsTE@v IN
MISSOURI HEARING.

NEW YORK, Jan. s.-Attorney Cen
eral Hadley Of Missouri, today sent
a telegram 10 Thomas W. Lawson, Of
boston. the Arch enemy of the "sys.
tenn" and Standard Oil co. asking him
to come to New York to testify in the
present hearing. The telegram was
sent after Mr.. Hadley had ben shown
newspaper dispatch from Boston In
which Nj. lawson expressed his viii;
ingness IN come here to testify. Fol;
lowing Is the telegram sent by Mr.
Hadley;
"lf you can siye any information as
to relations between Standard OIL
Company q indiana Republic OIL
Company and Waters.P Pierce on, ur'
gently request youstp come and testlfi ~
SsIgnedJ 'sIIERHB n ;s HA ApbEY
{ Mss Boss Clayton and Eleano'
.nrown and Harry e sharer ese
among tha K.ngwood students wns
have retunea to aicrganiown after
spending the holidays ut their homes
Moreaniuvn New Dominion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-09
FIREMAN HURT
COSTLY FIRE CALLED THE sos-
TON aoYo OUT THIS MORN.
ING. 3ss

BOSTON, Mass, an, e.-Four ben
alarms and ons automatic called the
fre department this morning to the six
story Wormwood Building on worm
wood street, South Boston, owned by
the cotting estate and housing seyf
eral firms, dcalors in railroad aud mill
supplies. At IL o'clock, when the 1re
was well under control representatives
Of the Haliet and Davis Piano Com;
oany, who occupied half Of the Bin;
ford street side of, the building esd,
mated their loss 1t about $4,000.
Losses Of the other Arms viii bring
the total well up to the S25o, 900: The
tamage to the building VIII bs
heavy. Joseph Joseph q Co estlmate
their loss at fully 100000. the dre
probably was due TO spontaneous com
bustion. one q The aremen was hurt
during the bre;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-09
HRS. fAgIs9H
MRS. sHREBAIAlS
NR. AtSD MRS. MsAlEllIoN.
nR AND MRS. coYNE
'ri5E ENTIRE IiAsHlING FAMILY.

Seven laborers who had been en-
1loyed on ehe banA, and had ben tenn
-onrliy housed In one Of the buildings
~tich sid down the embankment.
uR. AND mrs COIN AND sEY.
M CHILDREN
without 4 minute's warning, the en-
tire roW d houses which comprised
,oa family ldsnces and three stores
slet over the edge; ot The embauk'
,nent turnine conple etely over in their
descent ctpnc hundred feet carrying
many Of the inmates to distressing
seath. The situation was rendered ad'
tllionaIly ppatIins when the oyerturn-
"a stoves spillpd their hsry contents
among die dismantlsd interiors, set
Tag nse q the collapsed houses, in
,hich many ot tlte inmates were Inn
pnluoned beyobd hope Of rescue before
he iames reached thema The re-
nariabie accident happened close to
nldnisht when the domiciles contained
thelr fail'quota Of sleeping inmates,
uhich served te lepgthen the list Of
t,lanties
The houses we're located on Rock
laad Division street and stood IN
unitorm roN near the edge Of the
mi, at NE fool q which are located
several brcs sayas Recent demand
~ clay ior brick manu- etuFins Sput'
susea caused ths dtggets % dslyyee
ioeply into az bunk ~ itecllfffifs g gs
fiosl and tha8 the batE, unknown p
Ae cpepaiot heeame . trap, With
he mn d snow etsfday the daager
iacreased
me IoN of houses perched on th
Sise Of 4 preelpltous bank slid slow
IL a. nrt teaFward and then crashed
fovn the slope. The screams Of ter
ri Of the inmates was the only alarm
uhIeh gaye warhipk 70 the neig ghbors,
Wien the latter rushed from thelr
homes ali IN pightdress the space upon
ulieh the rog o. houses had stood was
vseant, Eyery yestige ot the former
Aomea WIS swept out o. sight as y
eleft irom the eatth by some mighty
hand The cries of the Injured ald
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-09
FIRE ADDS HORROR 10 OCCURRING


HevERsTRAW, n. Y Jan V
near as could be aseersained at I've
o'clock this sitsfnoen e persons lost
tseir lives in shs catastrophe which
occurred in ths northeast end Of this
vIIleoe when nearly dozen houses
vent INTO Gay pc ana flames con;
1ned the ruins. Tie dead:
.wRENcE MANloN, MRs MAN;
ION. wlLLlAM co9nE, MRS,
soYNE. MRS slLyERMAi Bra:
ham siLvERMAN, HEsKEL Mel
SON. WOLFE TRevlTcH RABBI A.
A. iLLpEN, DAVID ElsEHsAuM,
Hrs. 3osEFH HAlLEYs JOSEPH
ALBERT. sARTLEa MeeoyERhi
WILLIAM sElMANs JOHN MeMuRF;i
~. ABRAHAM niAs, WlLllAM B.
aueHEs and MicHAEn BARRY.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-09

lIAYERsTRAW, q. Jan. w.
From sixteen 10 lwensy bodies are q now @
thought 10 be IN the ruins Of the
relve wrecked and me destroyed
hones wilton sid over the clay em-
sankment at nidnight. Rsscaing par:
s.. Who Ind remsi6ed on the scene
I'll night boBerisss TO help because
si the intsasie 81 tie flames ct day.
seht began ne BoEk q teeoy oyerins
rnnt Is lett OF rhe dead TSs victims
nossiy women and eaildssn were
either kifed outight slowly smot ther. gr
Cd or burned 70 death while impfisoa
os In their osestprned homes by the
sudden precpItaticn ot ten frame
houses Over die Drink q Q clay bank
The foHo8ing eye reported TO be be
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
0omradesTellofNavalO Officer er'sWildTime

VALLEJO
will the defense the
morning in the
the Mare Island
This as good as admitted TINS afternoon by Attorney D. Ryan VINO
he the plan of Dunns
prosecution
without the presentation evidence to reue " of the
his dissipation previous his
a pursued the will close
Captain Giles Earbe
of
by committee of officers that in
esen
woman
Churchill in the with Dunn
RATIONAL QUESTION.
if
of
to
followed
the cold.
and
perform his duties
in
he telling He told incidents
finding of bottles of demohn
thrown overbo
witness of the day and for the prosecution
officer his
by ecouple afte
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
To WE'D WILL COST
$4,000 A YEAR.

ST. PAUL, Aug. 17.-Judge Hallam
decided today that the ante-nuptial
agreement between DR.. E. w. Appleby
and Cornelia Day Wilder, which pro-
vided that DIR. Appleby should draw on
the estate ofsNrs. AppIeby annually for
$4,000 after her death, providing he
did not marry again, is valid.
The estate of Mrs. Appleby was
valued at sS50,OOo and is a part of what
is known as the Wilder charity, which
by the wills of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilder and
their daughter, Mrs. Appleby, all de-
ceased, was left in trust to the worthy
poor of ST. Paul. The entire estate
amounts to about $2.000.00o. DR.. Apple
by sought to have the ante-nuptial
agreement declared void He also tried
to have set aside the charitable bequest
in his wife's will on the ground that it
was void and that the Wilder home,
with fund of $4,000 year for mainte-
nance was rightfully his, whether or
not he lived in it.
The Probate Court decided adversely
to Dr. Appleby on all these points and
an appeal was taken TO the District
Court. which today decided with the
Probate Court.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
UNCLE SAM To DIG
OWN D|TCHES,
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TIE CALI,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Recent
failures of contractors on Shoshone and
other irrigation plants, followed by
the Governments conf1scation of their
outfits, may lead to a complete reor-
ganization of the methods of conduct
ing reclamation works. The Interior
Department is making a thorough in
vestigation of the systems and meth
DDS of the various contractors on
reclamation works, which is said to
promise some remarkable revelations
Great profits have been made by some
contractors The apparent impossible
ity of getting work done by contract
unless an immense profit Is assured Is
causing officials to consider seriously
the desirability of quitting the whole
contract system anu doing the work
directly, as the Panama canal is being
built. Indeed, the breakdown of the
contract system in reclamation work
Is one of the strong arguments en-
ployed against it's adoption on the
canal zone. The most serious part of
the present crisis in reclamation work
is that II will cause considerable delay
or important projects, and also that it
may jar the confidence Of Congress in
the reclamation work and strengthen
the hands OF Eastern critics who were
never very friendly toward the enter
prise and will gladly take a weapon
with which to oppose the work.
Eastern and Southern States are itch
ing to get their hands into the reclama
tioE fund TO drain their swamps and
do like work, and if they once get 1t
tairly started the West will have small
chance for more irrigation in the near
future.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18

catastrophe in San Francisco. The
buildings are all low. he said, rarely
if ever exceeding three or four stories
in height. and so solidly constructed
that it is questionable whether a
shock, even as severe as that which
visited California, could destroy them.
you know that earthquakes are not
at all uncommon in Valparaiso and at
other points along the coast" said
Senior Vega. In fact, Valparaiso, our
greatest port, is frequently visited by
seismic disturbances and has suffered
from earthquake shocks, tidal waves
and hurricanes Hurricanes sweeping
down the coast and into the harbor
are as common as earthshocks"
Neither Minister John Hicks at San
tiago, nor any Of the twelve United
States consuIs in Chile, has communi-
Gated with the State Department up to
a, late hour tonight, and the Navy De-
partment has no ship in those waters.
Secretary Root, on the cruiser Charles
ton, is scheduled to arrive at VAL
paraiso on August 25, and it is not
known whether the earthquake will in
terfere with his plans.
At the Weather Bureau here 1T is
believed that the shock was general
throughout both North and South
America.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
ENGINEER RESIGNS.
Irrigation Expert Leaves Government
Service for That of Los Angeles.

WASHINGTON. Aug. IL Homer
Hamlin, district engineer in charge of
the Yuma irrigation project in Cali
fornia and Arizona. has rendered his
resignation and will accept the posi-
tion of City Engineer at Los Angeles.
His resignation will take effect Sep
tember l. Hamlin's resignation was
accepted with much regret by the off,
Gals Of the reclamation service, as the
demand for good engineers is greatly
In excess of the supply. This is es-
pecially true in Government work on
account of the low salaries paid by the
United States as compared with those
received in private practice
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18

with orders to buy Union Pacific. South
ern Pacific and other stocks at the
opening. Hartman, who has branch
office next door to Ullman Brothers,
with Elisha Dyer Jr., the popular CO.
tllon leader. was early on the ground
having arrived on his steam yacht, but
he was as dumb as an oyster. even
though he did give tips" as did Will
liam B. Leeds, former president of
the Rock Island Railroad. Huhn, Edeye
& Co. and Hornblower & Weeks also
had the tip.
Scores of society men, headed by Og-
den Mills. scooped fortunes which they
will spend in social entertainments
Hartman refused to speak when the
report came over the ticker of the divi-
dends declared by Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific. 1t was the greatest
day ever known in financial circles in
Newport.
Ogden Mills made a profit of $50, 900.
Two of his friends expect checks to-
morrow-one for s25.O0O and the other
for S12.500
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
DR. PIERcE's REMEDIES.
DIED SUDDENLY
OF HEART DISEASE.

How frequently does head line SINH
lar 70 the above greet US In the news
papers. The rush, push and strenuous
ness Of the American people has strong
tendency 10 lead up to valYular and other
affections Of the heart, ATTENDED BY ir-
regular action, palpitation, dizziness,
Hmothered sensations and other distress
ing symptoms.
which DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery is made are recommended py some
Of the leading writers on MdtertG Aedtco
for the cure Of Just such cases; Soioen
Seal root for instance, IS SAID oy tne
UNITED STATES DIsPENsAToRY, stand
ard authority. rto impart tone and in
creased power 70 the hearts action"
Numerous other leading authorities rep
resent Golden Seal as an unsurpassed
tonic for the muscular system IN general,
and as the heart is almost wholly COM
posed of muscular tissue, IL naturally
follows that il must be greatly strength
ened BY this superb, general tonic. But
nrohablV the most important ingredient
az Golden Medical Discovery" so far
as its marvellous cures OF yalVular and
other affections Of the heart are con-
cerned. Is Stone root, or CoJJtfasoTatG Can,
Prof. Wm. Paine, author OF falne
Epifomv Of Medicine, says Of IL:
II not long since. had q patient who was
80 much oppressed with vafvular disease OF
the heart that his friends were oo1geo 70
carry hin upstairs. He. however, gradually
recovered under the influence OF Collinsonln
medicinal principle extracted from stone
-cot9. and is now attending 70 his business
Heretofore physicians knew Of no remedy
for the removal Of 50 distressing sno 50 oan, 3,
er,ess : work. and It fearfully warned the
sfiicted that death was near at hand; Col-
liusouin unduestionably anoros reneL IN
such cases. and in most instances enecss
Stone root is also recomnended by Drs. Dg
Hale and Ellingwood, Of Chicago, for
1---sI--,,lar and other diseases Of the heart.
The latter saws: at is heart tonic OF
direct and permanent influence.
aGolden Medical Discovery" not only
cures serious heart affections, put lor Is 3
s+oT otcS strengthening the stomach, invig-
oorsting ov the liver, regulating the bowels
Snd '' cSrinr cstarrha. affections In all
parts Of the system
DR.. Pierce's Pellets cure Constipation
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
Destruction
of Valparaiso
by Earthquake
Valparaiso Is Center O
Chilean Enterprise.
Continued From Page 1, Column :.

OF course the streets in the old
quarter are crooked and narrow, but
he enterprise which struck the city
,hree decades ago Is seen in the
regular. wide and perfectly equipped
thoroughfares in the Amendral.
In a southern direction from the
-ity run the Nuevo Malecob and
fran Abenida, joining out in the
-3untry in what is known as one OF
the best thoroughfares in the world.
In the section known as the Amen
dral, where the principal business
houses are located. is found the City
Park. the Plaze Victoria and the Ma
tional Theater, while to the north
west Of this spot is the Puerto. where
many public buildings are located.
All Of the new structures have been
built Of the best material They are
massive in their proportions and beau
tifuI architecturally. There are ele-
vators connecting the villa section on
the slopes with the business centers
OF Valparaiso.
That Chile appreciated the efforts
Of foreigners in her early history is
evidenced by the presence in the pub
JIG square Of monuments to Wheel
wright, who established steam navi-
cation on the coast; Thomas Coch-
rane. tenth Earl Of Dundonald. who
organized the Chilean navy, and Ad-
nirsl Prat. There is also an i'm
mense monument TO Columbus. Stu
ared in Valparaiso are a naval school.
school for marines, photographic bu-
reau, museum Of natural history. a
score Of private schools and academic
institutions. Foundries, machine
shops. sugar refineries. breweries. dis
tilleries and other establishments
make up the industries.
There is only one open roadstead
OF Valparaiso. and in order TO pro-
re-t the harbor bids were opened q
~ weeks ago for a breakwater to
yc7st Sl2.O00.0O With the same dis
play of enterprise the Chilean Gov
eminent undertook TO shorten the trip
10 Europe by two weeks by construct
ing a railroad from Valparaiso to
Buenos Ayres. the idea being. partly
by tunnel and partly by surface trans
portatiOn, TO make the journey in
forty-eight hours. This would save
the necessity of going around the
southern end Of South America
Valparaiso suffered a disastrous
earthquake in 1855, it was lombard
ed by the Spanish in 1866 and suffered
from terrific tidal wave on June 80.
1888 which wrecked the railroad and
did a great deal of damage in other
directions.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
HARTMAN POOL
CLEANS Up
MILLIONS,
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Winners of
millions In the Hartman lines coup;
E. III. Hartman, S5,OOO,0O0.
King Edward VII, 100000.
William Rockefeller, S1,0OO,00O.
Alfred G.. Vanderbilt, $1,0O0,O0O.
James r.. Keene, S2,OO0.OOO.
John w. Gates S1,O00,OOO.
H. HI. Rogers, $1,0OO,O00.
William X. Vanderbilt, S1,OOO,O00.
james Stfllman, S1,OOO,O00.
The executive committee OF the
Union and Southern Pacific companies
announced today that the following
dividends had been declared A semi
annual dividend of per cent on the
preferred and a semi annual dividend
of per cent on the common stock of
the Union Pacific, and semi annual
dividend of 215 per cent on the COM
mon stock of the Southern Pacific
The per cent dividend on the COM
mon stock of the Union Pacific COM
pares with a previous dividend of per
cent on that stock. The dividend on
Southern Pacific common stock is the
first ever declared on that stock. The
official announcement says
1T is understood that of the dividend
of 5 per cent on the common stock of
the Union Pacific 3 per cent is charged
to surplus earnings of the railroad and
2 per cent to income from investments" :"
EXCITEMENT AMONG BROKERS.
Amid scenes of frantic trading on the
Stock Exchange Union Pacific stock
rushed upward 171z points a share
and that of Southern Pacific 6T points
today, after an announcement OF d1vi-
dends far In excess of what traders had
expected. The result was that a large
number of traders who had sold the
rLn tyffn 1nCCQC
according to an estimate reported by
the Evening Post, a pool in Union Pa
cific stock realized profits amounting
to S17,000,000 and a similar pool in
Southern Pacific s10,000.00O.
Notwithstanding the meeting of the
executive committees of the Union and
Southern Pacific roads in this city yes
totally unprepared for the announce
ment of dividends which was made
public soon after the opening to to-
days market.
SHORTS UNPREPARED.
Brokers were swept into a mad
struggle to buy the two stocks within
a minute after the announcement was
circulated and the excited scenes which
ensued has hardly been exceeded since
the great struggle to control Northern
Pacific five years ago. The shorts in
both Pacifics were surprised and un-
prepared for the upward rush which
followed. and led the scramble to cover.
Within half an hour after the an
nouncement, Union Pacific had bounded
up more than s points and Southern
Pacific nearly Z.
Feverish activity prevailed in the
two stocks throughout the session with
various halts in the upward movement
when the traders sold to realize profits.
Except for these halts the upward
movement in Union Pacific continued
throughout the day to the close. when
there was slight recession on profit
taking.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
FURRY IN LONDON.
Pacific Railroads Absorb Attention I'm
British Market.

LONDON. Aug. 1.-THE American
section of the Stock Exchange opened
quiet on the receipt OF the New York
prices accompanied by reports OF the
dividend announcement of the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroad
companies. Union Pacific Immediately
jumped points from 1874 to 175h.
and Southern Pacific advanced 6h
points from S415 to 81. Trading was
active and excited and the closing
prices were a few points below the
best. These shares absorbed the at
tention OF the market, other shares be-
ing practically untouched
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
Lack of News Due to
Severance of Wires
Washington Officials Fearful
Several Days May Elapse
Before Facts are Sent.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

w yASHINGTON. Aug. 17.-Failure
NJ 10 receive any information from
Valparaiso regarding the earth
q ze. which is supposed to have
. 1sed great property damage and
presumably many casualties. is at
tributed. both at the State Department
and the Chilean legation. to the fact
that the shock destroyed telegraphic
and cable communication. The au-
thorities express the fear that several
days may elapse before any official
news gets to the outside world.
senor Don Manuel F. Vega, Charge
q d'Affaires at the Chilean legation, this
afternoon expressed anxiety for news
from his country, but at the same time
called attention to the impossibility OF
the disaster having approached the
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
FIAT OF STANDARD MAY
SHUT DOWN OIL WELLS
Three-Cent Reduction, Ii Is Feared.
Will Prove Disastrous to Indian
Territory Producers.

TULSA, /. T., Aug. 17-Robert Gal
breath, one of the largest operators
in the territory, was quoted yesterday
as saying that the three-cent deduction
by the Standard Oil Company In the
price to be paid producers of oil will
have the effect of stopping opera tions
in that field and the shutting down
of all wells now in operation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
INSURANCE Loss.

Not SO Great in Valparaiso as in San
Francisco.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 17.-Most of the
British fire insurance companies have
interests in Valparaiso, Chile. but the
amount involved is not nearly so great
as was the case in San Francisco.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 17.-Up to a late
hour this evening the insurance COM
panies had not heard from their repre-
sentatives at Valparaiso.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
Riverside Ferryman Kills Him.elf

RIVERSIDE, Aug. 1.-THE bodv Of
w. L. Hutchinson was found hanging
in his livery stable this morning. He
had evidently committed suicide
while temporarily insane. He was as
years of age His wife left him some
time ago. and he has appeared unbal-
anced since.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
Little Damage at Mendoza.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE earthquake
shock felt at Mendoza, Argentina, last
night did not have any serious results,
according to a dispatch to the Reuter-
Telegraph Company from Buenos Ayres.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
Forty-rhree Killed I'm warsaw.

WARSAW. Aug. lit is now known
that forty-three persons were killed
here August Is. OF whom eight were
policemen, and that eighteen police
men and about hundred citizens were
wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
RurIpING pERMITs.

BUILDING PERMITS. = Applications for
building permits were filed yesterday by c. c.
Mohun e. Co. for a structure on Fell street
near Van Ness avenue, 10 cost $34 900: by NJ. J.
Bohannon. southwest corner of Clinton Park
and Guerrero street, 900, and Eugene Lent
Howard street and Melden alley, $21 200.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
NEWPORT GETS THE TIP.
Big Winnings Made by the Society
Folk From Gotham.

NEWPORT, Aug. 17.-Newport. be-
cause of Wall street, had needed boom
today. The four society broker firms
on Bellevue avenue were inundated
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
Telegraphie New. Bulletins an 1,r....

One of the up-to-date features of fr.va,,u
On the Overland Limited are the feIerra, NY
news bulletins on the train. Sixty-eight hours
to Chicago. . :