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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-21
PAW. PAW BRANCH.

Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Depart. No. POI, 700 A. NJ; No. 2OS'
400 II. n.
Arrive. No. 200, s:55 A. M; No. 2o9.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-21

Christie. Fisher and Taylor pictures
at A, C. Kinkead's, Watson Hotel build
ing.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12

What was evidently a second incendiary
attempt to burn down the unoccupied cot
tage at so Fifteenth avenue was made last
night. The fire started in closet. but had
made only slight Roadway by the time the
fire department reached the place. A can
which had undoubtedly contained kerosene
was found in the room adjoining the closet
in which the fire started. An attempt to
burn the place down was made last Friday
evening and the house was badly damaged
before the firemen succeeded in extinguish-
ing the blaze.
In addition TO the three fires reported,
the department was given two other runs
Saturday evening. At the residence. OF Z.
A. Van Kirk, 707 Sixteenth avenue. an in
cipient blaze was caused by a defective
1ue, but was extinguished with but slight
damage.
At the residence of Captain Frank Hitch
cock a rope PORTER caught fire and an
alarm was turned in One of the family
succeeded in tearing the burning PORTER
down and throwing it into the yard but in
doing so the flames communicated to the
carpet, which was badly damaged
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
OFFICE MAY BE sHoRN OF POWER
Newly Elected Mayor May Find
Hands Tied BY LAW.

Hands Tied by LAW.
Should the people Of Council Bluffs. by
their votes on March 26 decide they desire
change in the city administration, the
new mayor may find himself in a position
whereby he will not be only unable to name
his own chief of police. but will have little
to say as to the men who shall compose
the police force Of the city.
IL has been suggested that under the Iowa
law providing that preference shall be given
to old soldiers in all cases OF state, county
and municipal appointments, Major George
II. Richmond could with all propriety in
sist on retaining the Office Of chief Of po-
lice and city marshal. Once in the posi-
ton, 1t is contended that Major Richmond
could only be removed for cause, and in this
connection it is proper to state that Major
Richmond has made no declaration that he
intends to avail himself OF the provisions
Of the state law in the event OF there being
a change in the city administration. His
friends have merely pointed out 20 him the
opportunity there would be for him to con-
tinue as official head of the police force.
no matter Of what political complexion the
city administration might be after April
next.
IN this same connection II would be pos
sible for every old soldier In the city to in
sist on being appointed on the police force
should any vacancies occur either by
change Of administration or otherwise and
IL is said the mayor would be compelled to
recognize their right TO the positions on
the force under the existing law. At the
same time any old soldier applicant 1t is
presumed, would have to possess the nee
essary physical requirements to I'LL the
place
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
MINOR MENTION.

Davis sells drugs.
Stockert sells carpets
Plumbing and heating. Bixby & Son.
Drs. Woodbury.. dentists, 30 Pearl street.
Woodring- Schmidt, undertakers. Tel 32s.
Leffert's improved toric lenses give "a as
faction.
Midwinter term Western Iowa college
now open. Enroll now.
New spring designs in wallpaper at Bor-
wicks, 2l1 South Main.
Red hearts for valentine favors; place
cards and decorations. AleXanders.
Results our speciality Eclipse Collection
Agency Offices lO3 Pearl st. Phone 14H.
For sale, Studebaker ice wagon, used FIVE
months. Bridenstein & Smith, Co. Bluffs
The regular monthly session of the board
Of trustees of the pubic library is scheduled
for this evening.
our model shoe shop does better work and
at one-third less price. Our machine does
the work of twenty men. Sargent.
1000 English decorated porcelain jugs now
on sale. four sizes, Ioc, 1oc, 30c, UUc. Neat
and tasty decorau un. .Call ana see them.
". A. Aaurer emma Store.
Mlssourl oak dry cordwood, IS cordi
shellbark hickory, 81; Arkansas anthracite
500 per ton less than hard coal VIM
Welsh. l6 North Main St Tel lIS.
Monarch malleable iron range, has pol
ished top and body requires no backing
or enamel, and is absolutely indestrucuDle.
All sizes and styles now on sale. Keller &
The election of officers of the senior class
of the high school Will be held this evening.
The class is composed of siNty-eight stu
dents and will be one of the largest ever
graduated from the institution.
The men at No. engine house were
treated TO a banquet last evening by Rich
ard Wren, manager OF the Nebraska Cycle
company. The banquet was served in the
rooms over the engine house and a good
time was had by all fortunate enough to be
present.
The funeral of the late Claude A Kirk
land was held yesterday afternoon from the
residence of his aunt, zoo South Eighth
street The services were conducted by
Rev. w. Is. Clemmer OF the First Christian
church and the following members Of the
BARRIERS union acted as pallbearers: George
Broyles, George Cuiton, +. Miller, r. Z.
littleheld, A. c. Puryear and c. A. Gill
baugh.
Mrs. Anna l. Carlisle, widow OF Daniel
Carlisle, died yesterday afternoon at her
home. $50 Second avenue, from paralysis.
aged 50 years. one daughter, Mrs. w. w.
Osborn, with whom deceased made her
home, survives her. Funeral services will
be held this afternoon at 5 O'Clock at the
house, conducted by Rev. II. W. Starr, rec
tor of St Paufs Episcopal church, after
which the body will be taken to Buchanan,
Mich, for burial.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
CASTRO HAS TROUBLE AT HOME
Prominent yenezueIans waiting to
Aid Amy Demonstration
by France.

WILLEMSTED, Curacao, Feb. 9. delayed
in Observation-Disclosures in Venezuela
were unchanged at the date of the latest
advices from that country. The censorship
is rigid. One report is that the attitude
Of General Vicente Gomez. who is said to
be plotting a revolution against Castro in
case of French blockade, is causing some
anxiety.
1t is reported also that General Antonio
Velutini, second vice president. has a Sc
cret understanding with France and that
he aspires to the presidency. All the tur-
moil over the French cable company's con-
cession is attributed to General Velutini,
and it is said that he will soon abandon
President Castro.
The total strength Of the Venezuelan
army is reported to be $500 men, and not
5000 as the army accounts state The to-
tai armament is 5000 Mauser rifles and
100000 ball cartridges. eighty pieces of
small artillery OF old-fashioned type and
ten modern guns in position at the ports.
The treasury shows a balance of 500, 600
President Castro H. said to be boastinG
that he will test the Monroe doctrine.
The reports say that the best informa-
ton in Venezuela shows that France or
any other power can rely upon almost the
entire popuace to fight President Castro
and that anxiety is everywhere expressed
for the arrival of the French to solve the
problem which is beyond the resources
of the Venezuelans.
Money will be decidedly scarcer IL a war
should break out. and the government has
made no provision whatever for the COM
missiariat.
President Castro continues his campaign
against foreigners and has expelled a man
named Van Kestern.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
Big sale of walnut Timber.

ONAWA, Ia, Feb. u.-(Special. )-William
McFarlane of Blencoe. who now owns the
'Old Jim Cook farm on the Missouri river.
has sold twenty-five carloads of black wal
nut timber for shipment to a Dies Moines
firm. This farm, in early days, had the
finest body Of timber any where north of
Council Bluffs. ana was taken as claim in
1855. For many years Cooks woodward
was an important place on the old river
maps. and was used for a steamboat land
ing for all goods shipped TO the western
part of Monona county but with the ad-
vent of the Sioux City & Pacific railroad
its glory departed
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
JIOUX LOSE THEIR SCALPS
Come Down to Get Revenge from the
Omaha Pin Artists
FAIL TO CARRY OFF A SINGLE tvtNT
Give Omaha BowIers n Close Call in
The Five-Nen Team Match, hut
Are Easy victims in the
Doubles aud singles.

Three events were bowled yesterday aft
ernoon at the association alleys between
the men who went to Sioux City two weeks
ago and an aggregation from that place
who came down to get back some Of their
money. They did not do real well. flnan-
cially. for the Omaha boys won everything
n sight.
The first match OF fve-men teams was
closely contested and interesting, but the
Omahas managed to finish a few pins to
the good in all three games. Sweeney,
for the Sioux, was high man with SIS and
Fritscher led the Omahas with ga.
In the two-men affair the home boys
gained an overwhelming lead in the first
game and then went easy TO the finish.
Sweeney picked up a wild idea that he
could beat Hartley sngle-handed and he
rolled a nice game. but the city abstracter
showed him a total OF $50 or an average
Of 22O-and Sioux City went home. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
COMPARISONS OF RAILROADS
PrussiRn Commissioners Not EuIo-
CYSTIC of Those in United
states

BERLIN. Feb u.-Privy Councillors NJ.
Hoff and +. Schwa bach. whom the Prus-
sian government sent to the United States
in 1904 to study American railroad systems,
have just published an exhaustive work
on their findings, which is attracting much
attention in the German press. Messrs.
Hon and Schwabach make many striking
comparisons of the American and Prussian
railroads. often to the disadvantage of the
former. They quote official statistics show
ing that per 100000 passengers carried the
American roads killed six times and
wounded twenty-nine times many of
them the Prusslan roads.
The writers found that the average pas
senger rate was 202 cents per mile against
.9s cents in Prussia, while freight rates
nominaly average IS cents per ton per
mile in the United States against l36 cents
In Prussia This comparison, the author
affirms. is fsllacious because II ignores
some essential facts. The American sta
tistics. they say. include freight carried
for the railways themselves. while the
Prussian statistics show only pay freight.
On the other hand, the American Stats
tics do not include high class goods car
ried by express companies. which class is
included in the Prussan figures. Further
more, they say, the American roads receive
immense sums for carrying the mails and
the Prussian lines almost nothing, and be-
sides. the latter carry a volume OF postal
packages for which the American roads
get large sums from the express COM
panies.
The original cost OF construction of the
Prussian lines was S6 per cent higher per
mile than that Of the American roads.
If conditions were equalized at all on these
points Messrs Hoff and Schwaba figure
that the American average for freight
would be LA cents per ton per mile and
that NJ Prussia o. cepts
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
Lou DILLON CAREFULLY GUARDED
Willard Sanders, who Trained Mare,
Talks on Done story.

PLEASANTON, Cal, Feb. lin con-
nection with the Lou Dillon-Major Delmar
controversy, Willard Sanders, who trained
Lou Dillon for the gold cup event, said
today Il am not familiar with the pres
ent developments. but l have MADE no affi-
davit in this matter. There was consider
able talk about Lou billions inexplicable
collapse after working in such fast time
and it was intimated that she must have
been tempered with. / have no certain
knowledge of any wrong-doing and the
present act of the Memphis club is not
based on any information they have re-
ceived from me. All l know is that every
precaution was taken TO protect Lou Dill
Ion, as we hired a special officer to keep
guard over her while she also had her
regular attendants"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
TROUBLE CHARGED TO VICERoY
Authorities at Canton Take No Pains
TO Suppress Anti-FOrefEn
Expressions.

HoNGKONG, Feb. ia dispatch re-
ceived here from Canton states that the
anti-foreign sentiment there is due to the
attitude OF the viceroy, who appears to be
determined to create friction with the
United states. The viceroy UP to the pres
ent has taken no action in connection with
the representations of the consular body
regarding the recent attacks on foreigners.
A leaflet has been widely circulated in
the city of Canton urging the people to
cooperate with view TO the expulsion
OF the viceroy.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
Down to Finals in RACQUET.

TUXEDO PARK, n. Y, Feb 1.-THE
sem!-flnal round in the play for the gold
racquet at the Tuxedo club today brought
about the decisive defeat of Lawrence
Waterbury. the national racquet champion
at the hands of Clarence II. Mackay. Mr.
Mackay, who is the present holder of the
gold racquet. will meet Payne Whitney in
the finals tomorrow. Play in the national
squash championship was also narrowed
down to the finals, Reginald Fincke, the
title holder. and A. l. Devans, jr., of the
Harvard club
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
&c. 10 Pearl 81. Tel. 4s.

wholesalers and johbers Of all articles
which come under the ban to keep a stock
of such goods for sale solely in other states
All such goods. however. bust be kept en-
tirely separate from other merchandise.
Senator Saunders is Of the opinion that
the primary election bill viii not be passed
at this session Of the legislature.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
Makes Big Change in Ninth.

The bill introduced last Thursday by Rep
resentative Greene OF Madison to change
the congressional districts OF Iowa makes
a sweeping alteration in the composition OF
the Ninth district. AS the district now
stands II is composed of the following nine
countless Adair Audubon. Cass. Guthrie,
Harrison Mills. Montgomery, Pottawatta-
ME and Shelby.
Under the Greene bill the Ninth district.
IT is proposed. will be composed OF Audo-
bon, Boone. Carroll Greene, Guthrie, Har-
rison, Monona. Pottawattamie and Shelby.
Adair is TO be transferred to the Seventh
district and Cass Mills and Montgomery
to the Eighth district.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12

State Senator Saunders. who spent Sun
day with his family in this city, Is of the
opinion that the pure food bill will he
passed by the present legislature. The bill
has been reported out of the senate COM
mittee for passage and the wholesale groc-
ers have withdrawn their opposition to the
measure now that they have been granted
two concessions and the bill amended ac-
cordingly. One OF the amendments gives
wholesalers and retailers until July /, 1907.
In which TO dispose of all prescribed goods
received by them prior to July l, 1906. The
other amendment permits manufacturers,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
Mayor Turns smasher.

NEW MARTlNSNlLLE, w. Va, Feb.
l1.-Littleton, which was pra cticaily wiped
be rebuilt. Many of the sufferers are dis
heartened and have expressed an inten-
ton to go to other towns. Mayor Bradley
threatened to prosecute the proprietor OF
the one remaining saloon II he opened but
his order was disobeyed. Bradley promptly
sent a man with sledgehammer TO the sa-
loon and the latter knocked in the heads
Of over 100 barrels of beer and allowed It
to flow into the creek.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
recum.eh wins Two Games.

TECUMSEH, Feb. 11.-(Special.)-A double
game of basket bali was prayed at the
Hahn opera house in this city last even
ing between the boys team from the Vesta
high school and a boys team from the
Tecumseh high school, and the girls teams
OF the same schools. Tecumseh won both
games. The score on the boys game was
So to ., and on the girls game 30 to s.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
Representative Lonsworth Better

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Representative
Longworth OF Ohio. who has been suffering
from an attack of tonsilitis, was much i'm
proved today. Tonight he ate dinner with
the members of the household. He will
probably be able TO go out tomorrow IL the
weather continues favorable
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
Turks Compelled TO Retire.

CoNsTANTINoPLE. Feb. u.-According
TO the statement emanating from Turkish
sources, Marshal Ahmed Fezi Pasha, COM
manding the Turkish troops in Yemen. has
returned to sanaa with a few prisoners
and has announced the complete success
OF his expedition against the Yemen rebels
Nevertheless. the operations against the
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12

HAVANA, Feb. flowing to hard rain,
which fell this morning and continued
htfully during the day. the course over
which the 100 and 200-mile automobile races
were to have been run was spoiled for fast
speeding, and the events were postponed
until tomorrow. Excursionists who jour
neyed to various points along the route to
watch the contest were greatly disappointed
at the postponement.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
Earthquake in Italy,

ROME, Feb. 11.-An earthquake shock
lasting eight seconds caused serious dam
age in Calabria today and especially at
Cantanzaro and Monteloen. the populations
of which places became terror-stricken, left
their houses and camped in the streets, not
withstanding the stormy weather prevail
ing
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12

Dangerous Coughs. Colds. Gore Threats
are quickly cured by Dr, Kings New Dis
covery. SOC and MOO; guaranteed For
sale by sherman a Mcconnell Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12

important fortress at shsksra, which Is
occupied by rebels, have been abandoned.
the besiegers leaving four guns behind ow-
ing to a lack of transport facilities. Yusef
Pssha was wounded during the assaults
and Ria Pasha, who formerly commanded
the expedition, but was superseded by
Marshal Ahmed Fezi Pasha. was killed
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12

GLENWOOD. Ia, Feb. I.-(Special) y
Two fast basket ball games between the
boys and girls of Genwood and Red Oak
high schools were played at the armory
this afternoon. Score: Glenwood girls, is;
Red Oak. u. Genwood boys II; Red Oak.
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Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
Like wild Animals

that tear and rend you are the pains OF
Biliousness, Kidney Trouble. Cure guar
anteed by Electric Bitters; SOC. For sale
by Sherman & Mcconnell Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12

Musicians concert and ball 800 musicians
in orchestra. tonight at Auditorium Ad-
mission 50 cents
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Monday I'm Nebraska, Except in
Southwest POrtiOn-Tuesdsy
Rain I'm Southeast.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday:
For Nebraska-Fair Monday. except rain
or snow in southwest portion. Tuesday,
fair except rain or snow in southeast por-
ton.
For Iowa-Partly cloudy Monday; colder
in central and eastern portions. Tuesday,
rain or snow.
For Chamberlain or snow Monday.
Tuesday, fair
For Wyoming-snow Monday. Tuesday,
probably fair.
For South Dakota-Fair Monday and
Tuesday.
For Mountaineering cloudiness Mon
day, followed by rain in western portion.
Tuesday. colder. with fair in western and
rain in eastern portion.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
For Sale.

Babbitt Place lots, graded. $50.
Highland Place lots, $50.
Broadway Place lots. $3.50.
Large Glen avenue lot. 81. 500.
Fifth avenue lot, $3.50.
Dwellings. $500 TO 5000.
Insurance written.
Charles T. oficer, 41s Broadway. Coun
Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March l.
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal Temperature ...................... p
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
NaipFTTt,

Ignite Burners complete, each s1.25. Self
lighting mantle burner and opal globe for
sale by w. A. Maurer China Store.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12

Fine Colorado farm land, IS per acre
Improved ranches. so to $40 per acre One
improved ranch, four miles from town, Sc
per acre. big snap. Excursion February
90. Fare 5000 F. c. Lougee 124 South
Main FTetr- 1885 -
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
ACTION ON The WATER RATE
0ou,cil in Committee Of the Whole
Expected to Settle the Natter.
SOME SYMPTOMS OF DEADLOCK, HOWEVER
Talk of Compromise by Decreasing
the Minimum Meter Rate and
Increasing the Charge for
Hydrant Rentals.

Some definite action on the water works
rate ordinance is expected to be taken by
the committee OF the whole of the city
council at Its meeting tonight. but what
That action will be is matter Of conJec-
ture. 1t is no. secret that the members of
the city council are divided In opinion on
the minimum meter rate, which has called
forth such a protest from the small con-
sumers, and there is some talk of a pos
sibility of a deadlock at the meeting to-
night A
Aldermen Younkerman and Olson have
declared themselves as opposed to any min
imum meter rate and It was street talk
yesterday that Aldermen Crippen and Nc
Millen might join their ranks. II this
should prove to be the situation, 1t would
cause a deadlock. but it is believed that
the committee will realize that some def
mite action is necessary and deadlock may
be averted.
While some OF the aldermen. especially
two members of the special committee
which has worked on the matter for up
wards of a year. are inclined to stand by
the ordinance with its minimum meter rate
of 81, seeing that such a rate is in vogue
in other Iowa cities where the water works
are owned and operated by the municipal
ity, other aldermen favor a sort of COM
promise by fixing the hydrant rentals TO
$50 for the flrst 300 and $40 for all additional
ones. 1t is believed. however, that this
would not be satisfactory TO the water
works company. although no official an
nouncement to that effect has been made.
There has also been some talk of fixing
the minimum meter rate at a figure not to
exceed the fiat rate for fve-room residences
and this would place it at about s. per
annum.
The ample discussion that the proposed
ordinance has received since it's introduce
ton has developed the fact that the rates,
on the whole, are below the average of
rates charged in other cities of the same
size Council Bluffs. It is also conceded
that the minimum meter rate of 81 per
month would affect but a small minority
OF householders.
The city council is scheduled TO meet
Tuesday night for the direct purpose of re-
ceiving the report Of the committee of the
whole and acting upon It. Some definite
action is looked for. as the present city
administration has but seven weeks more
OF life in which to carry out its pledge
made 20 the people OF Council Bluffs I'm its
platform at the municipal election two
years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
Pure Food Bill Likely to Pass.

N. Y. Pluming Co, Tel. $50 Night L SOS.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
Local Record.

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU
OMAHA, Feb I1.-Offlcial record of tenn
perature and. precipitation, compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
years: 1906 1906 1904 1909
Maximum temperature. 45 2 Is 80
Minimum temperature. % . IS 2S
Mean temperature ........ "a a "a
Precipitation ............... T % 90 02
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
Busy Week in Senate.

Four bills are on the calendar for special
order for next week. The pure food bill
comes up Tuesday forenoon; the Smith bill
to circulate petitions Of consent in cities
every three years, on Wednesday; the Lewis
bank bill on Thursday. and the Warren
school bill on Thursday, following the Lewis
bill This will be full week of work for
the senate. The senate will meet Monday
afternoon at O'Clock for routine business
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
House Awaits senate,

The house committee on judiciary has de-
cided that the bill drawn by A. !. Smith
of Mount Ayr to put an occupation tax OF
81 600 on solicitors for c. o. d. liquor is
unconstitutional and hence killed the bill
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-12
Reports from stations al Z p. NJ.

- indicates below zero.
l. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster