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Arizona republican., 1907-12-19
THE WIRELESS IN TOUCH
 WITH THE BAITlESHIPS $
The Wireless Telephones in Use by the Squadron Working Successfully.

Savannah, Georgia, Dec. 1S.-The DeFOrrest wireless station this after noon was in communication with the flagship Connecticut. and the Georgia and Minnesota, of the battleship fleet. Many official and private messages were sent to Norfolk and Washington from the officers of the fleet and were caught. The messages showed that the wireless telephone was being used on the trip and proving successful. The ships in the squadron carry on cOnver- satiOns and receive orders for form ation by wireless telephones.
 At s D. m. the fleet was reported as in communication with the wireless station at San Juan. The following message was caught at the Savannah station: "Wednesday noon; 24O miles. course remains sOutheasterly: fleet $50 miles southeast of Jacksonville. Admiral Evans signalled a double col umn at intervals of 600 yards. It was well executed. A special from the flagship signal led. Well done. The Louisiana is beyond the gulf stream moderate swells; day perfect. A mag Rificent picture. the blue water, and the crews in white dress. The squad ron keeping perfect distances
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19
GUN THAT KILLED GOEBEL
 BROUGHT INTO COURT

Georgetown, Ky. Dec. 1S.-For the first time since it sent a bullet into the body of william Goebel in Jan uary, 1900. the Marlin rifle about which so much has been said. was placed in evidence today when Grant l.. Roberts took the stand in the Ca leb Powers trial. IL is now in the GUS tOdy of the court as an exhibit. When the gun was brought into court it was found to have been carefully screwed into a wooden box made for the pur- pose of it's preservation. The box was wrapped with brown paper and the whole securely tied The steel bullets and smokeless powder cartridges re- maining in the magazine after the shot had been fired were removed by Rob erts before packing. These, too. were filed as exhibits. Roberts would not identity the gun without the qualifica- ton. pretty sure" This was the long missing rifle. which was bought from Clarence Fugazzi of Frankfort. but he would not speak with absolute cer- tainty
 Before closing for the day Judge Morris at the request of the defense issued an order Tor Henry 1OutSey tO be brought again from the penitentiary tomorrow. $ :. Shephard, deputy marshal at Covington. who was in the state auditors office in 1900. testified this afternoon that on Friday or Sat urday before Goebel was shot he had seen YoUtsoy enter the office with a gun. apparently much excited. and he said Youtsey exclaimed. Get your guns; something is going to happen. Caleb Powers is a brave man. but if they let me have my way I will soon settle the matter. I have a good po- sition at stake"
 "Shephard said: T was at my desk when GOebel was shot. I dropped my work \and went to the west door of the executive building when I saw Youtsey coming from the east door with a pistol in his hand
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19

statement from Gurke, sent him an or der superseding Stoessel.
 Answering Stoessel's query as to what grounds he had for making such a statement t0 Kuropatkin, Burke re- lated two instances in which Stoessel had ordered his staff to scatter under fire. himself heading a dash for shel- ter. Col GOlovan. who was in charge of the cOding of messages to Port Ar thur, established the receipt by Stoes- sel of KurOpatkin's orders and said he gave the order for Smyrnkoff to as sume command of the fortress to Gen. Reiss, who after conferring with Stoessel. directed him to remove the copy of the files and suppress the record thereof. only five men in the fortress knew of the orders
 Testimony brought 10 light the sur prising fact that Kuropatkin before the war had recommended the aban- donment of Port Arthur and the res toration of the Kwang Tung peninsula to the Chinese, who were to pay $125.- OG0.O00 for it. He considered that the opening of a port at Dalney had de- stroyed the strategic importance of Port Arthur. Kuropatkin said he fin ally decided. not to interfere with Stoessel on account of his unexpected success in holding the fOrthress which theoretically required lS9.O00 men to be defended successfully.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19
STOESSEL A COWARD
 SAYS COLONEL GURKO
KurOpatkin Thought So Too and Sought
 to DispIaCe Him
Testimony Brought Out That KurOpatkin Had Advised the Abandonment of Port Arthur the Beginning of the War.

St Petersburg, Dec. 1S-Lieutenant General Stoessel was accused today of having shown the white feather under fire on two different occasions. The accusation was made by Col. Kurko who was on the stand before the courtmartial which is trying the gen eral for his alleged failure to properly defend Port Arthur. At the moment :hc court was engaged in the investi- gation of the circumstance of Kuro- patkin's order in which StoesseI was told to turn over the command of the fortress to General Snyrnoff. and join the Manchurian army. StOessel dis regarded the order and it was repeat ed three times. He suppressed a copy of the order addressed to SmVrnkoff. and finally was allowed to remain at Port Arthur.
 Kuropatkin testified that early in May doubts had arisen Ns to the fitness of StOessel to command the fortress owing 10 his nervousness. The idea was strengthened by a communication sent by Smyrnoff to his aide. Colonel Burke. that Stoessel was a coward and apt tO lose his head during an as- sault; that it might be necessary to place him under arrest to prevent the fall of the fortress. Kuropatkin after obtaining cOnfirmatOry details of the
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19
COMMISSION
 INDIFFERENT As to the Width of Panama
 Canal Locks
1t Will Act On Any Sug- gestiOn From the Navy Department.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-"The engi- neers of the Panama canal commission are perfectly willing that the locks should be widened to any extent the navy department thinks necessary. We shall in the meantime leave 1t to the navy department to settle the ques- ton, thereby making 1t a matter of naval eXpediency as to how wide the locks shall be- This will be the atti- tude which the canal commission will take on the proposition referred to members for the widening of locks to no or 112 as may seem best accord ing to a statement made today by George w. Goethals. chief engineer of the commission. Col Goethals says that as far as known at present. a width of 100 feet for the locks would accommodate mercantile shipping for years tC come; that 100 feet is ample for all naval construction now building The less leeway a boat has in the locks. Goethals thinks. the safer it is both for the boat and lock.
 It is declared that the commission is ready to do whatever the president and his naval advisers think best as the work is in such a shape that an in crease of width can be made without 'detriment to the work. The Comple- ton of the Gatun dam will determine the time for the completion of the en- tire canal. Work on the dam has been begun. but investigation is still in progress to determine the localities from which suitable material can be obtained for construction. The time for completing the Colebra cut and locks can be accurately figured out. the only known factor being the time for the dam. It is the purpose to re- duce the excavation in the Culebra cut to a limited amount monthly so as to bring about the completion of all parts of the canal at the same time.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19
COAST OIL PRODUCERS
 DECLARE INDEPENDENCE
A Meeting Yesterday at Which Rela- tions With Standard Oil Were Sew cred.

Bakersfield. Dec. 1S.- Representa- tives of the oil companies making up the Producers Sales Agency. embrac- ing interests in the Kert River, the McKittrick, the Sunset the Midway and COlinga districts in convention to- day enthusiastically supported a de- laration of independence of the agen- cy. and voted without dissent. that the association should at once proceed with the business of marketing their own oil. To this end, the directors were authorized to make all necessary arrangements to carry on and con- struct pipe lines to railroads. build loading racks ana provide for storage in san Francisco bay. to secure con-
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19
FRISCO GRAND JURY
 CHS DOWN 10 WORK
The New lnquisitorial Body Takes Up the California Safe Deposit and Trust Company.

San Francisco, Dec 1S.-The new grand jury convened this afternoon for the first time since it's empanel- ment and immediately took up the in- vestigatiOn of the alleged embeZZle- ment of the COltOn securities from the insolvent California Safe Deposit and Trust company. Securities valued at S2O5 were deposited by Walter J. Bart nett. as special administrator of the Cotton estate. with the trust company, in which he was a director.
 Harvey Miller, county clerk of Santa Cruz county; J. F. Riley. attorney for the Cotton estate in litigation; C. S. Cushing. special custodian of the in- solvent bank; J. Cal. Ewing. secretary of the bank commission, and Bank Commissioners Lynch and Garroutte testified before the grand jury. Miller testified to the appointment of Riley to ascertain the existence of the se- curities and their value. Ewing. Lynch and Garrautte, related a statement made to them by Bartnett that the missing securities in part had been destroyed by the fire of April 1906 and that the remainder had been taken by him to New York and placed in a box with the Atlantic Trust company. to which he and President Walker had keys.
 Tomorrow the grand jury will take up the failure of the bank and thor oughly investigate the alleged mis- management and reckless banking
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19
A THRIFTY MEMBER
 OF TOBACCO TRUST

New York. Dec. 1S.-That one job ping firm affiliated with the American Tobacco company does a business of $lS,O0O,00O a year in New York and Honkers was brought out today in the hearing of the governments action against the company. before Federal Commissioner Shields. Adolph B. Bendheim. president of the Metropoli- tan Tobacco company testified with reference to this concern that oyer 75 per cent Of the jobbing business of New York was controlled by the Met roPolitan.
 It had brought out twenty of the smaller jobbers. most of whom were required to sign an agreement not to Teenter the tobacco business within a specified time
 NJ W. Reid, president of the Am sterdam Supply company and it's sub sidiaries said the supply company re- gently earned enough to declare a stock dividend of 60 per cent. The stock is owned chiefly by corporations purchasing through the supply conf pany, he added. An adjournment was taken until the first week in January
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19
MIR. TAFT AT SEA.
Both Literally and As to the Political
 Situation.

On Board the Steamer President Grant. by wireless. Halifax, N. S.. Dec. 1S.-Secretary Taft. who is finishing the last stage of his journey around the world, will probably reach New York at noon on Friday. In comment ing on the departure of the fleet for the Pacific the secretary said he view ed the undertaking with real sstisfac- ton, and he regarded the cruise as necessary practice and valuable as placing the men and ships under con- ditions approaching a war footing.
 He declined to discuss American politics. saying he had no positive knowledge of present political plans
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19
WILL BE NO SUSPENSION
 OF ASSESSMENT WORK
The Bill for the Relief of Miners Preven-
 ted From Reaching Vote
Nc Action Can Be Taken On It Until After Holidays Question of the Federal Control of Liquor Trans pOrtatiOn Raised.

Washington, Dec. 1s.-The senate discussed for two hours bill to allow the suspension during 1908 of the law requiring the annual work on mining claims in the course of being perfect ed, to the amount Of at least $10O an nually The bill was urged because of the difficulty in securing funds for prosecuting the work. Action on the measure was finally defeated by a mo- tion by Senator Carter who called for an executive session at a moment when the bill was to be voted on. it cannot now come up until after the holidays.
 Resolutions were introduced by Sen ator Tillman asking the interstate commerce commission to report whether any corporation engaged in interstate commerce is the owner of
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19
HE CLOWN FOOT
 OF KING LEOPOLD
Discovered in the Treaty For the An neNation of the Congo.

Brussels. Dec. 1S.-Following a care ful examination of the complete text Of the Congo annexation treaty which' has just been published. the liberal members of the chamber of deputies voted unanimously in caucus today to oppose the treaty on the ground that the conditions set down unduly limit the sovereignty of Belgium and disre- gard Belgium's rights. As the govern ment had counted upon the liberal support to pass the bill against the opposition of the socialists and some Of the conservatives. there is a pros pect that the treaty will be withdrawn and that the government will thereaf-. ter resign.
 detailed study of the complete treaty produces a very-different i'm pression from that which was obtain ed by the public from the rosy offi- cial forecasts of it. It is now plain that King Leopold retains powerful in- terests in the crown domain which is the richest and best part Of the Congo
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19

stock in any other corporation carry ing passengers and freight. and calling on the commission tO define the au- thority of the federal government and of the states in respect to the control of the liquor traffic through the oper- ation of interstate laws
 The resolution provoked considerable debate and was finally referred to senate committees. though one wa transferred into a bill.
 MT. CulbersOn spoke on his resOlu- tion calling on the committee on fi nance to investigate and report on the cause of the financial stringency and recommend a measure for the pre- ventiOn of it's recurrence. The resOlu- ton was referred to the committee on finance and the senate adjourned tc Saturday.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19
THE PETTIBoNE CASE
The State Will Conclude It's Direct
 Evidence Today.

Boise, Dec. 1s.-Today's proceedings in the Pettibone trial were given over almost entirely to presenting evidence on the explosion at the residence of Fred Bradley in San Francisco. A portion of this testimony was read from the records in the Haywood case, according to a stipulation between the attorneys.
 Darrow. chief counsel for the de- fense. was unable to attend the trial to- day but it was agreed that the de- fense would conclude it's examination of Orchard tomorrow without him. Senator Borah stated that the- state would conclude it's direct evidence to- morrow and an adjournment will probably be taken until Monday
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19

tracts, and to build up a marketing business for an agency on the coast.
 There was but one sentiment among the large body of assembled oil men; that was to assume control of the marketing end of their business and dispense forever with the services of the Standard Oil company and the Associated oil company that has for so many years depressed the price of fuel oil. Today's meeting was the most important in ths history of the industry in California.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19
THE cOAIERS MADE MONEY

Philadelphia. Dec. 1S.-The directors of the Lehigh Valley Railroad com pany today declared the regular semi annual dividend of two per cent and an extra dividend of one per cent on the common stock. The usual semi annual five per cent on the preferred stock was also declared.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19

More especially through the insist ence that the rights of various foreign capitals which hold that important concessions be maintained and recog- nized by Belgium, public opinion is in creasingly convinced that the treaty does not sufficiently recognize the rights of Belgium in the Congo. The action taken by the liberals is inter- preted to mean that the doom of an neXation and the probable fall of the government.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19
FURTHER DISAPPOINTMENT.
Of Final Struggle For Control of IIIi-
 nois Central

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-A twenty-four hours truce was declared today in the war for the control of the Illinois Cen tral. Both the meeting of the stock holders and the injunction suit filed against the Hartman forces by Stuy- vesant Fish were postponed until to- morrow.
 Attorneys representing the varied interests involved spent the greater part of the day and night in confer ence seeking to find a basis of agree ment for further proceedings. Up to a late hour tonight no intimation was given that such an agreement had been reached.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19
PURCHASE OF SILVER.

Washington. Dec 1S.-The treasury today purchased 253.OOO ounces of siI- yer for delivery in San Francisco. Den ver and Philadelphia at 52-7 cents Der fine ounce
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19

methods which are said to have been responsible for the wrecking of the in stitutiOn-
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19
WEATHER TODAY.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Arizona fore cast: Fair Thursday and Friday
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19

FOR RENT-Five-room house on north 2nd Avenue. unfurnished- F. E.. PascOe, Real Estate Loans and Insur- ance. 110 North Center Street.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-19

MONEY TO loAN.-If you want to build and need some money. come and See me: my rates are the lowest. E. F. Pascoe. 11O North Center Street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-18
PREACHER HOLDS COURT
Discharges Prisoner Who FIeeced Him
by Sympathy Racket.

MARION. Ohio. March 1s.-Mayor
Scherff. VINO created comment recent.
ly byannouncing that wives of brutal
husbands would in future act asIjudge
and jury in his court temporarily
turned his court over to minister.
The prisoner was Ado1ph Wilcox o.
Akron. arrested for vagrancy. While
serving 10 days Jail sentence VIII.
cox was identified by Rev. Reed as a
man who had worked the sympathy
racket on him last January.
81 am a minister, but not tender.
foot" said the preacher. when the
prisoner was arraigned. But I'll tell
you, If you will promise to cut this
thing out, I'll let you go" Wilcox
promised and was released.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-18
WHAT THEY SAY
OF SIMPLE SIMON.
Nixon & zimmermans' Merry Must
cal Novelty Which Comes to tn.
Grand Opera House, Matinee and
Night. Saturday, March %.

Not dull moment in the entire ex
Observation-Disclosures Leader.
The music is bright and catchy
Plttsburg Press.
1t is. in reality. a moGernized pan
tomimc,-Pittsburg Post.
The aiece is brimtul of fun and eff
fervescent with tuneful music.-Pitts
burg Dispatch.
A prettier, more vivacious choru.
has not been. seen in this city.-Pitts
burg Gazette Times.
Oceans of fun and lots of fine sing
ing and Observation-Disclosures Times
The chorus work scored a great hit
Trenton IN. J) Gazette.
The songs were all catchy and tn,
show is hit-Brooklyn Times.
The chorus is equal to any to be
seen on Broadway.-New York Tele
graph.
A delightful muslca, success.-phl.
adelphia Item.
Simple Simon made good. 1t is
worth while.-Montgomery (Ala.) AL
vertlser.
The local hit of the season.-charles
ton CIV. Va.) Gazette.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-18

companies have been presenting Il this
season to crowded houses In all parts
Of the country. Miss Edna Earle LIN
don has the leading role and the com
pany In her support is said to have
been carefully selected.
The anncnnc cement mat Robert e
Peary, the Arctic expTor-r, IS TO lee.
ture here is the principal subject of
drawing room conversations and ,ths
chances are that he will have one of
the largest audiences that has ever at
tended a lecture at the Grand.
The press agents OF the shuberts
were Commanded" to stay away from
a banquet given to Marc Klam by
"The Friars," social organization OF
press agents, and the New York news
papers commented unfavorably on the
action. Lee shubort justifies his ac-
ton by saying: "The Theatrical Syn.
dictate has circulated a report among
out.oftown managers that the firm OF
s. s. and Lee shubert, Inc, is in a.
nancial difficulties and that we will
soon lie gathered into their fold. II
my mel went to i dinner given for
Mr.. Klaw 1t would look as IL we were
trying TO get together with the trust.
This is furtherest from our inten.
lions as we are stronger financially
than ever before"
Simple Simon Simple" plays a mat.
inee here next Saturday, but the cur.
tain will not ring up until three
o'clock as the company comes from
Elkins and will not arrive here until
1880. The plan is to meet the com.
pany with five big wagons and make
the quickest transfer in the history of
theatricals in Fairmont. A few sea-
sons ago Wilton Lackaye in 1.-THE Pit"
arrived in town at 1880 p. m, and the
curtain was only held a short time but
Transferman Thomas asserts that he
will break that record with Simple
Simon" The matinee prices will be
twenty-five and fifty cents with a few
seats at seventy.fve cents.
The Hagenbeck-wallace Circus will
play Huntington, Parkersburg, Sis.
tersyille, Clarksburg, Fairmont and
Morgantown in May appearing here
May 16. The Sparks Virginia Shows
with six cars and fifty people plays
clarksburg April 10. West Union, 20,
Cairo %, Salem 90, Monongah "a.
Warrington 90. shinnston 20 and Graf.
ton 81.
There are many amusement lovers
in this city who pronounce "The Mis-.
rouri Girl" the best show that visits
Fairmont. They are already boosting
for this famous comedy ana 1t is like.
ly that its coming engagement here
will be very succesuFnI Ntis, A,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-18

The Two Merry Tramps" is a show
that you know.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-18
Clarified County Civil War Veteran
Survives Three Wives.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, March 49,
Peter Burkett, Civil War veteran,
76 years old, of clearneld county. has
placed Eve children In the Soldiers
Orphans School at Jumonv;fIe. H.
survives three wives and is father of
SO children, 81 of whom are living.
During the Civil War he served in
Company E, One Hundred and Forty.
eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers. He
Is believed to hold the record in Penn.
sylvania for number OF children.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-18
DR.. Shops
CafarFIl Cur(
c. A. EILLIHESLEA 4 CO.
WOMEN I.As pLow HORSES.
Belgian In Kansas city Thus Employs
Wife and Daughter.
{. A. BILLIHGSLEA 4 &C.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. March IS
Julian Fustrade. a Belgian. who con-
ducts a truck farm within the city lin
its. has been utilizing his wife and
15-year-old daughter as pillow horses.
Both women made this acknowledge
ment to a Humane Society officer.
at is no more than we We're accus-
toned 10 in the old country they de,
clared.
Fustrade has been warned that wo.
men are not permitted to do such
work in Kansas City and that he would
be locked up Il n Is attempted again.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-18
THE STAGE


It WIS fortunate for Manager Powell
that ne had no attractions billed for
the Grand Opera House last week
which were to jump here from west
of the Ohio river. The fact is that
by some phenomenon In the routing
of attractions there were few shows
billed into the West Virginia terri
tory at this time and It meant a great
saving TO the attractions and to the To-
cal managers. One or two concert
companies suffered from the railroads
being tied up and il is barely posi-
BILE that some shows to play in this
State this week win be unable to fi:l
their dates but 1t Is not likely that
Fairmont will suffcr. 'iThe College
Widow Is billed for Morgantown TO.
night but on account of their playing
the Independent louse the manage
ment viii be let out Of tight hole II
It is possible to make the jump. "Two
Merry Trampse is billed for Manning.
ton Tonight Simple Simon plays
at Blairsyille, Pa, tonight The lat.
ter is In luck and there is not one
chance in a hundred of 1t being tied
up The route Of .'The Two Merry
Trampsr Is not known.
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