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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-11
Ten Big Guns.

ship.
Ten Big Guns
In the past British vessels have car.
ried four 12-inch guns throwing $50
pound shells: the Dreadnought will
have ten of these weapons of new
type with muzzle energy of 1855.
guns carried in as recent battlcships
as the Majestic's class, an increase
in power of 30 per cent
In a great sea fight the Dreadnought
will he able to discharge every minute
ten projecties weighing $500 pounds
with sufficient velocity to send them
% miles or to penetrate about sixteen
inches of the hardest armor at n
range OF about two miles.
No intermediate Guns.
Unlike all British and foreign bat.
tleships built in the last thirty years
the new addition to the fleet will carry
no weapon smaller than the great
twelve inch piece except eighteen
three inch quickfirers for repelling at.
lacks by torpedo craft. She vii!
mount neither 80 inch. rs inch noi
& inch guns. she will be the biggest
warship allOat and she will have only
the biggest and most powerful guns.
The secrets which will be incorpOra.-
ed in the huge hull are still hidden
but it is known that they tend to eco
nomy as well as efficiency. The
Dreadnought will cost ten per cent ton
less than recent battleships British
built although she will represent the
last word in all details of her con
Struction.
Turbines Used.
In another respect the Dreadnougnt
will be unique, she will be the first
battleship in the world to be driven
by turbines. These engines will sup.
ply the power for four propellers, two
more than any previously built Bri.
fish battleship, which should make
her the fastest ship of her class afloat.
Another advantage of the turbines.
as shown by the performances of the
Carmania, is that the gunners will
have a steadier deck from which to
handle the guns.
To Join Gibraltar Fleet.
The guns. armor machinery, boil
ers. ETC., are ready to be placed in the
Dreadnought, SO there should be no
difficulty in having her ready for sea
in twelve months, when she will join
the Atlantic fleet, based on Gibraltar,
thus being placed midway between the
channel and Mediterranean fleets. AS
trouble threatens on the one side or
the other the ships of the Atlantic
fleet are moved. making them of the
greatest use in the time of war, no
matter who the enemy might be.
Opposition Out of the Question.
Writing of this fleet as it will be
when the Dreadnought joins, a naval
expert said: Nothing as devastating
as this concentrated destruction has
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-20

nhnisned reception room; nungry for
A sight Of his mothers face. The
opening Of the door caused him to
turn with outstretched arms. His
eyes. blinded by tears, saw . bent
form moving slowly toward him; one
hand, toll worn and brown. the blue
veins standing out upon It, grasped Q
cane with which to steady the totter-
ing footsteps; above the bent frame
in which beat a mothers heart, crown
ing It with glory all Its own, was 2
sweet old face.
"Mother!"
"Ben, my own Benz"
"ohl" exclaimed Ben, quiverins
with anger, ito think they would al.
low you to go to the poor house. They
shall suffer. They"
Hush, Ben" said his mother, SOFT.
". placing her hand over the lips Of
her son. "This is Christmas, and !
am going home with you All, such
a happy Christmas. Well may We
say Peace on earth and good VIII
70 men,"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-20
"a IA M. FiiabbIne here9" asked WIN

rs Mr.. F1ADDlub uoEo1 opASu WAAA
at the number indicated.
T"That's me-" replied short, thick
set man, with cold, gray eyes, and Q
roll Of fat hiding the back Of his col
lar. As he answered the stranger the
color left his face. He recognized me-
step-brother. Ben saw that this was
the cause, and smiled rather bitterly.
where is mother?" he asked OF the
man behind the bar. SHE
a"T--I-don't know" stammered FAD
bins.
you lie, as you always did," said
Ben, his jaw coming together like a
steel trap and his blue eyes flashing
Flabblns moved toward the cash reg
lister.
l"You need not trouble yourself" ex'
claimed Ben, CONTEMPORARY, noting
the movement. Il have no time to
talk to you now, but ! may return
and-if / have cause-your revolver
won't save you. Where ID your IA
ther7"
Dead" sulkily answered the sa'
loon keeper,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-20

Eddying fakes formed a curtain OF
whirling white, shutting out the dreary
ndscape, and covering the frozen,
Jagged earth with soft mantle OF
snow as, shaking himself like great
Newfoundland dog, Ben VIII waited
impatientiy for the opening Of the
door Of the great institution for the
housing Of the poor. When admitted.
he paced the plainly but comfortably
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-20

"And mother?" Ben's voice was low,
but there was menace IN It that
caused Flabbins to draw little closer
to the register.
Il hain't seen her in three years,
she left the house after q row wid
Bess. You know what Bess Is"
The next morning the following
item was inserted in the leading pa
pers Of the city.
"WANTED--Information as to the
whereabouts Of Mrs. Daniel Flabbins
Box x, a."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-20

the happy reunions OF friends anu
relatives at the station; the exclama-
tons Of delight at the meetings fell
on deadened ears.
Pushing through the crowd, he hur-
ried to a car and soon alighted at the
old familiar corner. The street looked
lust the same. The house, however,
was changed, 1t no longer looked like
home The old-fashioned shutters were
missing, the quiet, sedate front was
altered, and bay windows protruded
above as well as on the ground floor
"Mrs. Flabblns don't live here no
more" said the untidy young woman
who answered his ring
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-20

WIN saddened eyes be retraced bis
steps to the corner. Entering the drug
store he satisfied the proprietor that
he was q stranger By buying . cigar
and then rather diadently requesting
the privilege Of looking 81 The difee-
tori. ne only Flabbins be could ma
uss Edutrd. Who vas credited Nith
is.s,~ =. - salaaa tngtreea -,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-20
Enf2T In
HaMlIe :
NAzEH LII

EN- WILL alighted from
the coach of the east
bound flyer at the Mich
igan Central depot. There
was an absent look in
his clear blue eyes, usually
so keen in observation Of
his surroundings, and he
was impatient at the slow
progress of the crowd Ill
tering through the gate.
He paid no attention to
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-16

DIR. L. N. Kahle, of Wolf Summit,
spent Friday here.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-16
I'll ST TRAIN
=. OVER NEW ROAD

Elkins, W. Va. Feb. S-'The first
train over the Western Maryland
railroad between the cities of
Hagerstown and Cumberland was
that containing Vice President F 5.
Landstreet and General Manager
Alexander Robertson, together with
other officials yesterday afternoon.
1t is stated officially that unless
unforeseen contingencies upset pres
ent plans regular trains will begin
making the run between Baltimore
and Cumberland by the middle Of
March. ii will hardly be possible
10 operate passenger trains before
June, it being the intention OF the
road to give the best service pos
sibl and Tor this reason no attempt
will be made TO operate passenger
trains until the foad is we'll sur
faced. With the completion OF 'hc
Cherry Run extension, the last ink
in the Wabash between central Vest
Virginia and the seaboard has been
forged, -.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-16
Wife THIEF
HELD FOR COURT

Stephen Saska, Slav, was given
a hearing by Justice NJ. S. Riley
Thursday night. on the charge Of
taking SIS of Stephen Hammii's
money mlawfullv and held For the
grand jury. In defoult of bond Of
$500 for his appearance 10 answer
an Indictment. he was committed 70
jail. saska stole Hammiis wife,
MS well as The money. The woman
at the hearing and display
ed. considerable anger over the ac-
lion Of her husband in prosecuting
her paramount. She stated that had
she known that was The intention.
she would moi have appeared At The
hearing. While Hammii and wife
attended the hearing together. yet
they have not become reconcllcd 10
one another.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-16
mrs. BOGGESS
DIES At Submission

Shinnston. W. Va. Feb. 9-Caro-
line Robinson (Boggess) was norn
Max II. 1896, died Feb. 5. 1906
| Her husband died Jan. u. 1897 If
Mrs. Robinson had lived until May
she would have been so wears old.
She i, the last one Of twelve child
rem OF ,slon1o and Eleanor Boggess !:
Aksah Goldman. Amelia Robinson.
Mary Anne Bigley, Argaut Cunning
ham. 1. Julia Ann
Robinson. George Harrison, Kity,
Boggess and Melissa Starks two
having died in infancy) She was
raised at the place now known y
the Geo. Boggess farm. where Ill
man Boggess now resides on Jones
run. She was married 10 j. r.
Robinson about 1916 and Immediate
liz took up her abode at the mead
waters Of Shinn run, branch OF
Jones run. where they peaceapiy lir-
ed untid the death of her husband.
She then lived with her children.
but the greater part of her last DAYS
we're spent with the children of her
deceased. son. a. ID. Robinson. An
othr son deceased was B. +. Rcnin.
son.
/; She leaves the following children
10 mourn the loss of dear and low
ing mother: Thaddeus Robinson.
Ringamon: Louisa. Boggess. at the
old homestead: Daffy d. Rooinson'
Dola: Mrs. II. r. Hess, (E;ta.)
Pcnnsboro; Nelson Robinson.
Clarksburg. OR. F. d. No - Cur
lis l.etart. jackson county; Ellie N.
Mason. Fairmont. She was the
grandmother of thirty-seyen child
rem. thifty.fve living and the great.
grandmother Of twenty children, all
living.
church when quite young In 1873
under the leadership of the United
Brethren church she became more
devoted to the church's work ano
later. under the pastorate Of Rev. ID
r. Weaver, she renewed her cove
nant with hr Lord and joined the
above church.
The funeral services were held al
the old home place above mentioned
under the auspices Of Rev. D. ): Sn,'
der and Rev. Herndon, Of the Y. Is
church, Feb. 6. at ! 80 o'clock. 4
large crowd of loved ones assembled
ito pay the last tribute Of respecr
The pallbearers selected were he'
sons. Thaddeus. Daily, Nelson, Cur
Itis and son-in-law, Alpheus Bossess
and r. i. Mason.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-16
TRI-STATE MEETING
OF WO0DMEN

Preparations are already being
made by the Wheeling officers Of the
Modern Woodmen for the annual
tri-state reunion TO be held in that
city during the early part of July.
Tits expected that the parade at the
opening. of the meeting will con-
tain a larger number of men than
any secret organization parade ever
seen there. At least 1000 delegates
will be present from Pennsylvania,
Ohio and West Virginia.
1t has not been definitely deter
mined how long the reunion will re-
main in session, but it is expected to
continue one week. The reunion
will be followed shortly afterward
by the annual state meeting, which
will also be a big affair.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-16
As.y.r. csId For Three llsnths.

The following letter from A. J. Nusblum, Of Ratse-
vills Ind, tells lie own story: 81 suffered for three
months With sevsre Geld. A druggist prepared me
sems medicine, and physician prescribed for me,
yet Ibid not improve. then tried FolEY'S HONEY
AND TAR, aad eight doses cured me-"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-16
COURT OPINIONS

The supreme Court of Appells
has HANDED down opinion in a MINI
her of cases, including the follow
ing:
State vs.. Clifford, Berkeley copp-
ty; affirmed.
A. Eifant vs.. Baltimore & Ohio;
refused.
Clarksburg Wine & Liquor COM
pany VS.. George G. Murray ct all,
Randolph county; appeal and super
sedcas refused.
County Court of Monongalia
County vs.. State Board of Heath,
Monongalia county, petition for al
ternates writ of mandamus refused
for the second time.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-16
4 cAa,s.n..ga pruggl.t. Statement.

VuuUdHuUBu DIu8BISIV OHuIoIuU16
Robert j. Miller proprietor Of the Read House Drug
more meri. in FoLEY'S HONEY AND TAR thanin
any other cough syrup. The calls Ter Il multiply won
derfuly and Ne sell mere Of II than AL ethsr cough
syrups combined"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-16
NEW PRESIDENT
FOR DAVIS-ELKINS

Elkins. W. Va, Feb. s-The.trus.
tees of Davis and Elkins college Of
this city, have elected NJ. G. Allaben
now dean Of that institution, to its
presidency, to succeed Rev. F. II.
Barron, pastor of the Davis Memoir
ial Presbyterian church, of Shis
city, who retires from the presidency
at the end of the current college
year owing to the press Of minister
ial duties.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-16
B. & o. Gets
LITTLE KANAWHA

That the B. & o. is preparing to
take over the Little Kanawha rail-
road, from Parkersburg to Pales-
tine, Writ county, or is making in
vestigations along that line, is patent
to those who have been following the
matter for some time.
All last week, Mr.. Kuntz, Of Bal
timore, the auditor of the subsidiary
lines of the B. & o., was in Parkers-
burg with several others, checking
up the amount of business handled
.ky the Little Kanawha line. The
work was done in a most thorough
manner, and the officials will know
TO a nicely what to expect in the
way of traffic if the company lakes
charge of the line,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-16
First Notice TO Creditors

In the District Court of the United
States, for the Northern District
of West Virginia.
In Re.
Ira A. Harbert, Bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy.
To the creditors of Ira A. Harbert,
of Lumberport, in the county of
Harrison, and district aforesaid,
Bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on the
Sth day of February, A. D. 1906,
the said Ira A. Harbert was duly adj
Indicated bankrupt; and the first
meeting Of his creditors will be held
at the law office of w. Frank Stout,
in Clarksburg, West Virginia, on the
18th day of February, A. d. 1906,
at 10 O'clock in the forenoon, at
which time said creditors may attend
prove their claims, appoint trus-
fee, examine the'bankrupt and trans
act such other business as may prop
erly comebefore the said meeting.
Dated February s, 1906.
W. FRANK STOUT,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Rhodes & Rhodes, Esqs.,
Attorneys for Bankrupt
9feb1tw1tw.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-16

L. S. Hornor returned last even
ing from business trip to Parkers-
burg.
j. Carl Vance has been in Park
ersburg looking after business mat
tiers.
Deputy Sheriff John N. Knox re-
turned last night from Wallace. He
spent several days in Sardis district
collecting taxes and found the COL
lections good.
f. M. Robinson was here Thurs
day from Lumberport.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-16
OIL LIFE
in BURMAH


The business of drilling oil wells
and living in the oil fields of Bur
na are quite different from, this
m, Entry as shown by the following
IIfer received w Phillip Reilly. Of
this city. fr5m,J j. B. Still, who with
a pa7tysof field workers recently left
this community for Burmah, and
the information he gives in this ley
ter will be read with much interest,
as it is a vivid description OF life
there. which appears 50 novel:
Ienangyat. Z. b.,
Nov. &c. 1866.
We were forty-six days fron the
time we left New York until We ar,
rived in gangoon. Lower ,RurmaN,
We passed through the RED Sea.
said to be the hottest place in the
world. We just had one day that
we suffered with the heat.
We were off the steamer three
hours at Port Said, where we enter
ed the Suez Canal. We were two
DAYS coming through the canal. \
great sandy desert on each side Tor
hundreds Of miles. where no decent
brute can stand to work, only the
camel. SO we saw great many Of
them at work, handled principally
BY the Arabs.
W. arc located 400 miles up the
Irrawaddy river from Rangoon-
Pickard and are running tour on
the same well. Nearly all the men
are located here within a radius Of
sixty miles. 50 we see one another
quite often. We were down 10
Singoo Sun, four miles from where
we are located and saw about 20
fellows there. / saw little jack
Mcfarland, that used to be around
Salem. J,
/ am glad TO say ! like it here real
we'll. so far. Of course we arrived
here in incest time of the year, tho
but we had four days in Liverpool,
so that gave US plenty OF time TO
look the town over. All lady bar
maids in Liverpool. There were six
of us sailed from New York, 50 We
had fairly good time coming over,
although the trip got rather monoto-
nous before We arrived in Rangood.
But / enjoyed myself fairly well.
was seasick lust two days coming
across the Atlantic, but not at all
bad. The sea was very rough the
first thre days out of New York. !
saw great deal of strange land
coming over; saw a great deal af
country that used to see in the
geography, when was a KID gong
to school. We sailed along the
coast of Africa for week, passed
the island where the British kept
the Boer prisoners (soldlers) they
captured.
rainy season was just over, and the
cool weather just coming on. De
cember and January are the coolest
months here; February and March
are the hottest. But all the men
here look robust and healthy, 50 |
guess it is not such bad plaes.
| think the company uses their
men here fine. We are allowed -
rupus for messing allowance, which
a man can live on all o. II. Weare
furnished a cook, one servant EACH
and derwin. Where fellow keeps
a pony he is allowed 10 rupies for
its keeping. One rupee equals -
cents. Nearly all the men here
keep one. but | have not bought me
one vet. but Of course, ] viii.
The comPaa valso pays our apn-
dry bill, which is quite an item dur
ing a year.
We do not have 10 work any to
speak Of. Each man is allowed
eight coolies natiyes.) My coolies
can run the boiler. run tools IN, IN
fact they 90 all the work OF cars
if anything new turns up fellow
has to instruct them.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-16
University Gets Body

The remains of GeorgesJ ohnSon.
the Englishmah. who died at she
county infrmarv, will be sent - the
university at Morgantown, for the
benefit Of the medical department
there, there being no friends to
claim them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-15
\ TIMELY WARNING.

The sudden rise of the Umatilla
river is a timely and unmistakable
warning to Pendleton.
The lAvce must he repaired in such
a manner that there will need be no
alarm at any reasonable amount of
water in the river. Work has been
delaved all through the working sea-
son. The low water stage has come
and gone and fall freshets are upon
US. 1t is not likely that the river will
be very low again during the winter,
and immediate and decisive action by
the council is necessary.
\ repetition of the high water Of
last May would mean hundreds of
thousands of dollars loss to the busi-
ness and residence sections. The
levee, reduced by the floods of last
spring. will not Withstand another
such flood and the situation must not
be underestimate.
This is a matter that cannot be
looked upon lightly. There is too
much at stake.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-15

himself) is not the man to make a
change.
The kcker makes all the changes,
makes most of the progress and i'm
proves conditions more than any other
class. Why should the trusts and
trust sympathizers of today wish any
change in conditions which are filling
the Golfers of the giant combinations
and taking away the earnings OF the
helpless wage Garner?
Why should the hold-up artist agi-
tate for an increase in the police
force? It is not human nature.
Nobody expects movement for
change OF conditions to come from
those who have fastened the condition
on the country. 1t is the under dog,
the kicker. the croaker the fault
finder who gives impetus to progress,
who sets people to thinking. The self
satisfied trusts are willing that their
reign should continue.
corporations agitating a reduction of
freight Or passenger tariffs. Nobody
expects John d. Rockefeller to cut
the price of oil in two, although the
God he talks about so flippantly
planted the stores of oil in the earth
for the benefit Of mankind, and not
for the benefit of the oil trust.
Nobody expects to hear the steel
trust demand that the price Of struc-
tural steel be reduced, in order that
more fire proof buildings might be
erected, not alone in San Francisco,
but in Pendleton, Baker City, Walla
Walla--in the small towns where fire
losses fall just as heavily in proper.
ton as in the great cities.
Trust sympathizers are satisfied, of
course. Those who have helped
make the trusts and have defended
| them for years are not the ones to
make demand for improved condl-
/ TORS, for a more equal distribution
of the fruits of the earth.
The crank must do this. The seed
must be sown by the croaker.
God bless the crank. In the past
- years Oregon has adopted nearly
all the old populist demands. The
klcker's kick has borne fruit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-15
EXCUSES FOR FULTON.

Now that the land frauds investiga.
tions have reached Umatina county.
all kinds of excuses are being made
for Senator Fulton. whose amend
ments to the Umatilla reservation land
act caused a large portion of the al
legged irregularity in the land transac-
tions in question.
Senator Fulton drove from Meach.
am to Pendleton in rig in one day,
coming by the regular roads down the
mountains and it was impossible to
have made a close inspection of the
lands in question in such a trip. The
distance from Meacham to Pendleton
is about % miles and the drive down
the mountain in the time consumed
would not have permitted of many
stops nor of any meandering through
the large area of land in question.
Now that the investigation is on
an effort will be made to show that
Senator Fulton has been fooled"
Senator Fulton's own description of
the lands in question, before the spec
iai committee. was that it was "crags
peaks, mountain SUBMITS"
on that representation the residence
and cultivation clauses in the original
act were removed.
Senator Fulton was criticized at the
time for finding time to make the
trip over the lands with interested
parties, for the purpose of passing
special act for the benefit Of a very
few people, when in the same week,
he declined an invitation from Pen.
dleton business men to come to this
CITY to attend a public meeting in the
interest of the portage road and an
open river. a subject of general inter-
est to his state and especially to east
ern Oregon. rFliMu
Now that the evil is done, he can
either say he was fooled" or that he
knew the facts and secured the pas.
sage of the special legislation, with
full knowledge of the situation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-15
FLOWERS OF SPEECH.

At an education meeting the other
day a Jealous orator reproved his fel-
low churchmen for having so long
been content to take the crumbs
from the dissenters' table lying down.
A correspondent Of religious jour
nal, criticising a gross misstatement'
insists on the necessity Of promptly
mailing all similar lies to the mast
A session or two ago, an Irish I'D
eral was reported to have said In the
house Of commons that by Letting in
the thin end Of the wedge of land ma
tionalization the government were
laying on all sides seeds Of disease
which would in the future bring down
the whole edifice about their heads"
A local correspondent Of a church
paper winds up his account of a
meeting held at a certain town by OBJ
serving that 1t "must have been very
disappointing to those who were
working the oracle;" that 1t SHOWS
the whole movement is a false exotic
which has been worked from London
and that the townspeople value the
! bubble at Its true worth. h."-Exchange