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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-01
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d ietently from the stated Journal?
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-01
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Are, Being Investigated BY Govern
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.5etermtRei ERaether the boiler tubes
on the guDboat Wilmington which ex'
pfoded at Marking, China, Monday
made by shelby Steel Tube Company
Pittsburg, some employees are being
prosecutedl iby the us. Government
charged witfsupplying defective tubes
to the Navy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-01

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-01

In addition 10 the pony outfit which
cannot be duplicated on any market
,fbr q less sum han $500 here Will
NJ aFarIled SIX Beait llS diamond
ianssi h6d 4 gblt wal les al of
which VIII be- & hibited by the local
Jew elers during the cont test, who viii
.Eouch pr tiie value and gennlneues :
df the articies as claimed ~ this pa
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-01
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District No. 9.

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good, on..t0-lje0o IS oot
500 to 900, si,5O04.75; good. Toot
500, $4.OO@4,25; common, $1,000
4.25; rough 1000 to 1900, $500
IS. 90; rough, 500 to 1000, SO .15@ 4s25
beef bulls, A,OO@4.25; bologna bull
SO .5O94 90; beef COWS, s., so 100
COMMON Esov9 b .5o@s .0ot ext
lrSsk cows sd 90 10 as sd taif hes
81 Is, $sb ldOSs5. 90. veal dawes, $40
SO; hSayy and thin calves ooe
FRO fl III.
Extra, st4Q@6. so; good, 5000
Sc 40; common, $1,000 .25; stag
and soWs, Sl,O0@5 90.
sheep.
Extra, s4:5p95 90; good, 1904 g
common, S8,Ot@3. 80:
Lambs.
Is Extra spring, s7.oOg7.sO good
$50 50 100; common, So. o0zs 50.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-01

1hoineyer says. "stop it, cannot af-
ford i'll" .'EaTS
or "Gettlng more papers each dag
. than l read" &~a:,tnSZ&f
ut always says, i'send'it, the whole
81 outat likes it .aT&
In fact We regard tit a. business
need"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-01

Company, Of Kalamazoo, Mlth., states
that one Of the fhest ponies on theif
immense pony farm has already been
selected and .,xile 81 sdyfor 81 81:
mellk Is so9hs tte gy Is compls T
ed. This viii only be . feydays now
to see the pony We are getting lust as
anxious to have 1t shippedsThis outltt
Will be entirely new At tohthe CIR.
riags of a5Qaedn and pto viii be
the boy q girl pr young lsg Fho Us
so lucky ofbas enough frltats tosee
that The handsome outfit goes to them.
Fhhls- contest Is not alsinteresting
the children, as many grown ups are
Just as much interested asthe little
ones and many Of them have already
gone to work in earnest betore the
other candidates get too agch Of g
start. A good beginning d what
u
counts and now while good many
have hundreds Of votes 81 rot
to be tdken assaSg feaso9iShf tss
Ylll-lesa attic end. one3ye g p
scrlptlsn Eo6id put neRrandtdat e
Up Nth ting leaders and aieg pay.
ment oa SUB seriptlon tllEpe4ln to the
once would give alsso4 sSa ale
s5Ths Inc nj "a to9s getting
pretty tteng a a s.
the second elss iris Sysaf both
Of the iii sntifl diamonds q display
at the tssihas ION jewelry sto5e i
not die s@a the pony and wagon.
ioomy day torRe yong
people d Fsitmont ,saoala.lhis, tAe
finest oflall brlzes, be carried away
lSs6aF friends AZ Warrington, but still
that is mot an impossibillty 81
The value Of ar AistTlt prizes
is standing out asssuhc debt reward
for a few weeks' strenuous work and.
While 1t takes little push and energy
to win at any cause, still The reward
Is considered by all who have taken
the trouble. to visit the ,ieyery store
to be saRdieht for tile lefCIt. .Ioek
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-01

helper anu was paid BY MN.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27
CUPID HAS INNING.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2d.--Cnpid Ia nav.
ing an inning In New York just now.
January new law reqnir'
ing liccscs 10 wed will bc ! force and
hundreds Of couples are rushing to the
ministers to escape the publicity which
win follow the ncording Of all mar
riagcS. There are commonly about $50
marriages u la YIN the city, but for the
last week this number has been In
creased three fold. and the next week
promises the biggest matrimonial rush
the city has ever seen, One minister
announces that he married 26 couples
last week and has engagements to unite
twicc that number In the days between
nov and January !. There are many
objections 10 the new law voiced by
ministers and others. The objcctors say
that the law makes marriage more dif'
hcult while they believe that all difii
culties In the way Of matrimony should
DO smoothcd away. They believe that
the new law viii induce elopmcnts'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27
eliminates In Scrap and Arrest
Of Combatant.
CLAIMS he WAS ASSAULTED
Ex-senator Patterson, Proprietor of the
News-Times Publishing Company of
Denver Swears Out Warrant for Fred
Bonfils Of the Denver Post.

DENVER, Dee. ga warrant was
sworn out tonight for the arrest of
Fred Bonfils, one OF the proprietors OF
the Denver Post. The warrant was
sworn to by ex.United Senator Patter-
son as the result OF an encounter be-
tween the two men at an early hour
this morning during which Patterson
was knocked down and painfully in
iured. The encounter was the culmina.
tion of a newspaper fight which has
been going on for some years between
the propretors OF the Post and Patter-
son, who is the principal stockholder in
the News Times Publishing Co, The
stories of the two men differ as to the
details OF the encounter. Patterson says
Bonfils came up behind him and said
Good morning. When he turned to
see who had addressed him he was dealt
terrifce blow. which felled him, after
which his assailant beat and kicked him
before he could arise. He says he did
not know who hit him until after some
men had separated them. He adds that
Bonfls cursed and threatened to kill
him if his (BonfPs) name appeared
again in the Times or News. Bonfil's
statement that the two men met and
that discussion arose over the threat
Patterson had made in the columns oi
the News to run Bonfils out of busi-
ness, or put him in the penitentiary
According TO Bonfils, Patterson reiterat'
ed the threat and claims justification on
account of the Senator'S published and
spoken language. Bonfils claims Patter.
son was accompanied by his son'in.law
Richard @. Campbell, when the dispute
arose. Patterson is 20 years old and
Bonfils IA.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27

Gol.DFIELD. Dec. 20.--Late this af-
ternoon officials OF the miners union and
G. +. Mahoney, vice-president OF the
Western Federation, who Is here to
effect a settlement OF the strike learned
OF the plan of the mine owners OF Gold
field to obtain an injunction through the
federal courts preventing the picketing.
aud for bringing about a dissolution OF
the miners union. Regarding the mat
ter Mahoney said II such an injunction
be issued there will be nothing left for
the miners but to jump into the sea.
He mentioned particularly to the pray
ers asking that the miners union be
dissolved. and that they be prohibited
from meeting. Commenting on these
points he said
ANY judge or set of men who fancy
that the Goldtield miners win tamely
submit to such procedure is greatly
mistaken. | would greatly favor ignor
Ing any such order from any court in
existence, Injunctions have come to be
a mere joke to the American people and
this one would be the biggest joke Of
ALL" He declared the miners would
fight with every weapon at their dis.
posal. President McKinnon Of the local
union declared the union would fight
such an injunction. The residents Of
Goldheld are expecting at any moment
TO hear that Governor Sparks has called
an extraordinary session OF the legisla'
ture looking to the organization of ,
body OF RINGERS, or state police, to pre-
serve law and order in case OF trouble
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27
Oregon Delegation Agrees Upon
BristoI's Successor.
BOURNE HASN'T JOINED THEM
Fulton, Ellis and Hawley Have Confer
ence and Agree About Successor to
Bristol But Refuse to Divulge His
Name--Fulton Leaves For Astoria.

WASHINGTON Dec. 26--senator Fulton
and Congrcssmcn Ellis and Hawley neld
a meeting today and agreed to join in
the recommendation OF candidate for
District Attorney to succeed W. G.
Bristol, Before sending recommended
tion TO the President an effort will be
made TO have Senator Bourne join them,
although IL is believed this will not meet
with success. Senator Bourne did not
attend the meeting today because he is
committed to the candidacy OF Schuebel,
and probably will stand BY him to the
end recommending to the President that
Schuebel be appointed. None of the
members at today's meeting would give
the name of the candidate united upon.
Senator Nflton left for Oregon immedi-
ately after the meeting.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27

BOISE, Dec. 26.-Too i'll to stand
while speaking to the jury. Clarence
Darrow. chief counsel for the defense in
the Pettibone trial. sat in his chair this
afternoon as he outlined his case. He
spoke with effort at times and never
raised his voice above conversational
tone. The members Of the jury and the
audience that crowded the court room
listened to every word from the attor-
ney's lips as he explained the theory Of
the defense. Darrow's statement made
ii evident that TO great degree the
same line defense will be followed as
in the Haywood trial. Darrow reviewed
Pettibone's early life briefly, he stated
since Pettibone left the Couer d'Alenes
in 1892 he had never engaged in mining
pettibone had been made an honorary
member Of the Western Federation after
going to Denver but had never paid
dues and never attended meeting of
the organization had not had anything
10 do with its policies. Orchard was
referred to by Darrow as a man looking
for easy money, who never stuck to any
thing except gambling. Darow declar-
ed Orchard always held out the hope Of
getting his interest in the Hercules mine
back, and that the defense could prove
that Orchard swore vengeance on Steun-
enberg for the loss Of his interest in
this mine. He charged Orchard with
being in the pay of the Pinkertons while
d member of the miners union and de-
clared he was a monomaniac on the
subject Of claiming crimes he did not
commit. Darrow asserted that he did
not wish to charge the mineowners with
Intentionally causing the death Of the
victims at the Independence depot. but
that the explosion occurred while Or
chard was working for Sterling and
Scott. Something, the attorney said,
had to be done to bring the troops back
ard the mistake of few seconds caused
them to get lot of men they never in
tended to. Darrow said Orchard had
nothing to do with the Bradley explosion
in San Francisco. and explained the
registered letters and telegraphic money
orders by saying Orchard had left the
money with Pettibone and sent for 1t
while at San Francisco. Darrow admit
ted Orchard took his meals and some
times slept at Pettibone's house, and
Haywood lived near them and they
often had neighborly conversations. In
closing he told OF Orchards confession
and of the defendants being brought to
Idaho on a special train. without being
given an opportunity to consult lawyers,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27
FAIRBANKS DOOMED.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. &C. - Resolu.
tions we're adopted unanimously today
at the biennial loyefeast Of Indiana Re.
publicans urging the nomination o.
yice-prcsident Fairbanks for the Presi
dency. Resolutions were introduced BY
Governor Hanly and adopted. with !
round Of cheers, by 1000 or more activ'
party workers Of the state who wer
present. United States Senator Bever
dge, Of Indiana, presided and made tn
principal address.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27
PRICE FIVE CENTS

more than 100000. Most Of the build.
ings destroyed were only temporary al.
iairs, 70 that the loss was principally IN
stocks carried BY the firms involved.
Inc Revere Rubber Company suffered
heasily and Il Il believed with prove !
TOTAL loss. The factory Of Mangrum 4
otter' and other dealers in tiles apa
nanteis, yas destroyed with the stock.
Wooden & Lcttle, implement dealer.,
,ost I buildings and stock, and 40 did IN
Eceles- Smith Company and JustInau,
oaire q 60, both hardware concerns.
quick work BY the fire department
.aved 2 large section of the factory ais.
lrict which at one time was tbreatened
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27
YULETIDE KILLINGS.
Quarrels in Chicago Result in Murders
on Christmas Day.

CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-Henry Bender
was shot and instantly killed last night
by Milo Thompson, colored. in State
street saloon, A quarrel on the platform
ola street car preceded the shooting.
Thompson was arrested as he was at
tempting to escape after struggle in
which Harry Baird, detective. was
struck by a bullet from the negro's re-
volver Baird was not injured.
Pietro Lila was shot through the
heart yesterday by Miachel de Fran
cisco. The shooting occurred at De
Fancisco's home, where a Christmas
eve party had been held, De Francisco
escaped. The killing was the result Of
a quarrel between the two men over a
game Of cards.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27
MADE THINGS WORSE.
Judge Anderson 0verrules Motion in
Walsh Trial,

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.--,Iudge Anderson
in the United States district court to.
day overruled the motion to take the
Walsh case from the jury. Attorney
Miller was interrupted during his argu'
mcnt for the defense by Judge Ander'
son. The Judge said, at is unnecessary
for you to talk longer, sir, from evi.
ience presented, ii does not appear wise
for me to decide this case myself II
is therefore useless for you to tall
further The more you discuss this
thing, the worse 1t looks to me. The
motion is overruled.'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27
Comely Woman Victim Of Foul
Murder.
CLOTHES TAKEN FROM CORPSE
Nearly Submerged in Icy Waters a.
Little Pond Body Of Victim is Found
But Few Clews Are Obtainab,e--
Yacht Occupants Are Arrested.

NEWARK, N. J., Dec. ga murder.
combining the elements of mystery and
deliberate cruelty. that took it out OF
the ordinary was committed in Hacken-
sack Meadows, in the town Of Harrison
early today and the nude body Of the
victim, a comely woman of perhaps 80
years, nearly submerged in icy waters
of the little pond, was found today
Examination of the body gave evidence
that she was a woman of refinement
The body had not been identified to-
night. Two men who occupied q yacht
moored near where the body was found
were placed under arrest ON the charge
of being suspicious characters. The
most important clue was obtained to-
night by Peter Cogan, watchman, who
recognized the body as that of woman
he had seen crossing the Meadows in
company with short stopt man early
today. Later he saw the man alone
CARRYING bundle in his arms. Life
had been extinct the coroner said about
ten hours. Marks indicated strangula-
tion. Scratches on the leg and trunk
and pieces of cinder forced into the flesh
showed that the body had been dragged
along the cinder path which skirts the
pond. Along the path the police soon
picked up a white silk waist splashed
with mud ON the back, skirt and pair
of silk garters. Following the path the
police came upon the yacht. Idle Hour,
tied up about 800 feet from where the
body was found On the yacht, the
police say, they found o seal skin muff
and fur neck piece. The occupants of
yacht were Albert Thompson, of Eliza
bethtown, boatman and Frederick
Kirkman, both employed on the boat.
Thompson said he found the fur pieces
near the cinder path early this morning.
The police found on the boat dishes
enough for three dinners. The men
however said they had no visitors on
the Idle Hour.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27
SHOOTS TWO PEOPLE.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2G.--1'hos. Zelinsky.
20 years old. was shot and killed and
Victoria Stokes, 10 years old, was shot
through the arm by Frank Kozelsky.
hancc Of the girl while returning from a
dance here last night. Kozelsky was
arrested. The motive for the shooting
ID not known to the police.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27
BREAK ALL RECORDS.

NEW YORK. Dec. 26.---Although New
York has passed through period OF
several financial dcpressions the foreign
business Of the port during the year
1907 win break all records. with excat
figures for eleven months and an esti'
mate for December. made by the Gus
toms authorities. the years busincs.
will reach 81 ,5o3,s32.o0A
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27
. niDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1907
HOP GROWERS MEET.
Union Of Growers of State Rapidly
Gaining Ground.

PORTLAND Dec. 2G.---At meeting
Of the hop growers today, IS Of 2d
dealers signed the bylaws Of the Pa.
cihc Coast Hop Growers Union. Sev-
eral oi those who did not sign are al
ready members. The sentiment Of thu
meeting WIS very much in favor o.
the meeting. ore grower predicting os
per cent Of Oregon growers would be
ccrne members Of the union. A repre-
sentative Of the Chinese growers, VIII,
control about 25 per cent Of the acrcag'
IN the state, assured the meeting h
had secured most Of the signatures o
these growers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27
EXPOSITION BUILDINGS BURN.

SEATTLE, Dec 2G.--Specials to the
Post Intelligencer from Port Townsend
and Victoria are 10 the effect that ths
reflections from the burning of the
provincial exhibition buildings at Vic
toria caused the circulation OF report:
that a ship was afre In the straits Of
Jnan dc Fuca The special to the Post
Intelligencer states the fire tonight de-
stroyed the provincial exposition build
ings. The loss was $4,000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27
STILL REMOVE BODIES

sAooBs CREEK, Dec 2e--Rapid pro.
res y being made in the removal Of
O0ales rom the Dar mine and 1 tOtal
q ia have been brought from the mine
: !, number more have been located and
= y expected they will be bro,,pbs Z
the surface during the night.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27
CURTAIL OUTPUT.
Cotton Mills to Run on Short Time to
Releave Trade.

BOSTON, Dec. 26.-The cArkwright
Club which represents the cotton mill
interests Of New England, at a meeting
here today formally decided to curtail
the production 25 per cent between now
and March lst, in order to releave con
ditions in the cloth markets in large
centers The mills employ about 1885,.
600 persons under normal condition:
and 1T is expected at least 10000 wall
be affected The majority Of the mills
will run four days week during Jan
ary and February.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-27
SurQeon.G General Recommends
Medical Officer tor
Command.
OFFICERS PRAISE BRowNs0N
Refusing 10 Obey the Presidents order
to Place Medical Captain In Command
Of Hospital ship Admiral Brownson
Resigns 40 Chief Of Navigation Bureau

WASHINGTON. dec. 2e-No develop
ments we're had today in the Brownson'
Rixcy controversy owing 10 the absence
from Washington Of the President
Admiral Bfownson rclinquished his op'
position as chiei OF tho bureau Of navi'
cation yesterday and the duties OF that
Office we're discharged today BY Com;
man,lcr Cameron McRae Winslow, as
sistant chief Of the bureau. Secretary
Metcalt again today declined 10 enter
into any discussion Of the issues which
prompted Admiral Brawnscn's res'gna'
tion rs chief OF the navigation bureau
and declared he knew nothing about the
statement Of Surgeon General Rixey
that the bureau Of medicine and surgery
had been intcrfcrrcd with by the bureau
OF navigation.
Not since the day preceding the pas
sage OF the personnel law ten years ago
has the feeling between line and staff
OF the Navy been so acute as 1t ~ to-
day as the result OF refusal OF Ad
miral Brownson to transmit orders from
his superior officer, the President OF the
United States, assigning naval sur.
gcon 10 command vessels in the Navy,
Surgeon.G General RiSey, whose recon-
mendation in favor OF putting medical
officer In absolute command Of a hos
pital ship was approved by President
Roosevelt against the view OF Admiral
hrownson. throws down the gauntlet to
the Bureau OF Navigation in a formal
statement issued yesterday. The Sur
geon General charges that the Bureau
OF Navigation has interfctacd In an un'
warranted manner with the Bureau o.
Medicine and Surgery, and to the extent
Of cripplng It's usefulness.
The line officers, almost without ex'
ception, praise the action taken by Ad'
miral Brownson, declaring that his resig'
milton win have moral effect equal TO
q victory in time of actual war. The
officers have in mind. Of course, tho old
feud between the line and staff which
originally was fought on the staff side
by the engineer corps. The engineers
succeeded In becoming a part OF the
line, but the victory merely fomented
the discord. and feeling has been in
tensiGed on the part Of the navigators
and the combatants in time Of war
against the alleged encroachments Of
the staff corps Of the establishment.
II should not be forgotten that the
President Is as staunch friend OF the
Navy as the Navy has, in considering
the present controversy, which 80 ma
terially involves himself. Popular senti'
ment naturally would incline the mex
pert observer to side with the line off,
GERS in the conflict with the staff, be-
cause the line Is the fighting contingent
from which heroes most frequently ars
developed in days of war. In siding
against the line officers in the present
case, the President may and may not be
aiming his spear at the bureau system
He has taken ground he thinks Is fol
7 the best interest Of the service.