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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-12
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Robberies and the commission al
larceny Is getting to becommo,nn in I
ms city and the surrounding commun.
ity. Another report comes that grand
larceny was committed last night. This
time the scene Of the act was in Jack.
son addition near the round house,
George Belt and o. D. Belt, under.
the shades Of night, while quietly en-.
1oying the rest given by. natures
sweet restorer, were the victims OF
thieves that entered their houses and
took all the money. that they had. "a y Z;
The Belts live III double house, (
near the round house. Last night
when The families retired George Bett,
his wife, his sister and Newton Lam
nam were the occupants In his resi-
dence and 0. D. Belt, and: Beverly Mel.
son we're tho occupants Of o. b. Belts I
house. T. !,jg
Between one and two o'clock thisI
morning Beverly Nelson, who vas
sleeping with 0. BSBelt, saw two men J
IN their room. Nelson thought as one
Of the men boarded there that he had
brought In a fellow workman and was |;
going to bed, He thought nothing
more and fell asleep. When morning
came Belt and Nelson saw thatgtbe
men had not slept there. Belt search
ed bis pockets and found that he was
out all his money, s24.5O.
George Belt woke up this morning 4
10 dgd that, the, same game, had .be,eens
practiced on him. He lost over se7.0 co.
Nelson says that he knows The men,
and that they are Flavlds Ball and
George Hunt. XIII y
George Belt, o. B. Belt, Newton Ian.
ham and Beverly Nelson were in the
city this morning. They ran across /
Ball and Hunt on Madison street and
asked them about the money which !!
they are supposed to have taken. They
claimed TO know nothing about 1t. The
Belts told them that warrants would Z
be sworn out for their. arrest. Their
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PARKERSBURG HUSBAND HEARS love-
MAKING WITH HIS WIFE over EPHONE

way down street and Mrs. Lewis ask.
ed him to get a five dollar bill chang.
ed for her. He took the bill. Before
he returned It occurred TO him that
he had forgotten to ask Mrs. Lewis
nbon, a transaction he was to perform,
for her.
Almost simultaneously the husband
called from another place. steurer's
connection was made first and through
an oversight, the hello girl didn't tell
Lewis that the lines busy" and he
overheard what transplred.
"l'il bring that change out in a lit.
tie BIT" said steurer. 'I'if come by
whlstling, and YOU can come out and
get IT," Wa @
Mrs, Lewis assented and Stcurer, In
4 jocnlar way, so ID Is claimed, al.
though it didn't soHaIl Ike a joke to
the husband, added tn at If Lewis was
not there he "would love her In the
same old way"
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LETTER |. L i ( OF HOWARD NEsB|T
10 fHAW CREATES SENSATION

4 NEW YORK, April 13.-The sensa.
Ftlon of to-day in the Thaw case was
5the making public by Thaw's attorneys
of a letter which they say was writ.
ten to Harry Thaw by Howard Nesbit,
brother Of Evelyn Thaw, asking for
q loan OF one hundred dollars, and
swearing allegiance hereafter to the
prisoner. The letter was delivered to
Thaw in the Tomhs yesterday, accord.
ying5to the lawyers. In the long let.
ter, young Nesbit shows he Is in sore
straits and even hints at suicide. Mes.
bit declares his parents were resPonsl.
BILE for his going TO New York and for
his aatagonism OF his sisters inter.
rests. A demand for the release of
Harry Thaw upon bail, pending a re.
trial, will probably be made on Mon.
day.
His attorneys are today preparing
for this step, AMI every effort possible
will be made TO secure his freedom
until he again faces the jury. Thaw's
family are prepared to furnish bond In
any sum to secure his release. Such
q demand Is almost unprecedented.
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the Byrne estate. one for s15o,Ooo and
another forsii, 100000 based upon the
alleged failure OF Major Byrne 70 live
up to his contract and agreements
Major Byrne> and Mr.. Deery each
had half interest in the enterprise,
and. the alleged failure Of the former
10 supply the funds as agreed upon
caused the latter, it is alleged, i'm
mense loss.
Ex'Judge John ]. jackson. OF Par.
kersburg, ". Va, is another iitigaut,
having a 5000 claim against the
Byrne estate.
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Took Out License to Pedd,e

Max spector and David spector,
brothers. of New York, took out a Il.
cense this morning to peddle on the
streets. The Spectors make q house to
house canvass taking orders for waist
patterns for women. City Clerk Black
issued tile license.
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ONCE Ran FOR
PRESIDENT
NOW TAYLOR is A POLICEMAN,
WITH A NIGHT BEAT IN A
WESTERN TOWN.

oTTUMWA, Iowa, April 13.-ottum.
va enjoys the unique distinction of
having as member of It's police force
a man, who, during the last national
campaign, made the race for the Office
of President of, the United States.
George E. Taylor, who was nominal.
ed Tor President by the National Liber.
ty party at Its convention, held in st,
Louis, July C, 1904, has just been ap.
pointed 10 the position Of night patrol.
man by Mayor.elect 7. ]. Phillips. His
name In 1904 appeared upon the Off.
c'al ballot in seven States. The Lib.
crt" party is composed Of coIored yot.
ers, chiefly Of the Southern States.
Taylor has been assigned to the
Smoky Row district, the toughest In
the city, and spends his nights keep.
Ing peace and quiet among the aeHi-
zens Of the "Red Light section of this
city.
During the recent city election, Tay.
lor arrayed himself with the local
democracy, and, as the result Of It's
victory, was admitted TO the local po.
li,ical pie counter and handed ont n
policemans job.
For several years Taylor conducted
a daily newspaper In the interest OF
the colored race, ut Oskaloosa, Iowa,
hut as he did not meet with success
in this venture, he sold out his plant
anw removed 10 Ottumwa.
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Big Sensation
And a Fight
Was the Result

PARKERsBURG, April H. Simon
Lewis, D. 6 0. fireman, took down
the receiver of n Bell telephone yes.
terday and called up his home Just In
time TO overhear n conversation be.
tween his wife and George Steurer,
i. l. Q. telegraph operator. as the
result of what he heard he was seized
with II brain storm and fit Of dc.
mentla Americana, and an hour later
they took Mr.. Steurcr to his home bad.
" beaten up, with his nose broken,
and his face bearing marks that he
will probably carry for life.
The assault occurred at the Lewis
home. where Steurer had gone follow.
Ing the telephone chat, which the hus.
hand had rudcly interrupted, to ex.
plain, Lewis would stand for no ex.
plantations, declaring he had heard
enough TO convince him and immc.
diately proceeded to b.uIso up his nj.
legged rival In the affections Of his
wife.
Yesterday morning Lewis told his
wife he was going 10 Richie county.
Whether he went or not is not known.
Friends OF his victim say that he
didn't.
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Charles a. Goodwin ct al. VS.. Charles
L, Conway, assumpsit; May rules. E.
NJ. Every attorney for plaintiff.
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Husband Was On.

"ies, md you--,iIll lore you IN
Tue same old way broke in the angry
husband.
His wife dropped tho receiver In a
hurry, but Mr.. SteurerI sought to ex.
plain. The lawyer, at whose Offices
the one end OF the triangular CONVEX.
sation was located, and wno was a
witness TO it, according to Lewis, tried
to prevent slenfer from going to the
Lewis home, telling him to wait until
the husbands passion had cooled down
and then the whole matter could be
satisfactorily explained.
steurer would not >havb II SO. how:
ever, sayIng that he xouli at once do
the manE thing, explain MAT no harm
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Burned by Blown Out Shot.

Tete Cliyary and Sam Clivary were
severely burned this morning at Riv.
erIlale mine. The men were brought
TO the city on the nine O'Clock car and
were taken to the Miners Hospital.
The accident was caused by a blown
ont shot.
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passed. rs many have reported that
the change would be effective during
this month, but such Is not the ease,
and the change will be duly posted
and advertised, should It be enacted
hy the railroads. t..
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Rural Carriers, Examination.

The local board Of examiners arc
holding the rural carriers examination
Today at the local postofllce. A. Glenn
Springer, rural route No. 6; Brooks
Nuzum, rural route No. q; Glen Flem.
Ing, rural route No. |; Zebulon NJ
Reese, Of Watson and Ruful L. Mes.
senger of worthlugton, are taking the
examination. Z
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Got Bill chanqed.

During the afternoon, according to
the version OF Mr.. steurer's friends,
steurer passed the Lewis home on his
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-12
LICENSE NOTICE.

All persons engaged in business requiring CITY License
are hereby notified to make application forEhe same by
giving the nature Of the business location Of the same
such other information as on or before April
18th ..95s 7s5s=
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Mr.. a. G. Kinkead is in Baltimore
this week on business.
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THE EVENING PAPER III
REACHES THE PEoPLESwHEN III
\ Il TlHnY5 HAVE TIME TO READ is
IS THE DAYS NEWS. III
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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01

ity on foreign politics, says that the
! difficulty" between the United States
and Japan viii not entail an armed
conflict He gives good reasons for
his opinion. and others may be added
to them-for instance, that We have,
as nation. given Japan no grievance
and have shown every disposition to
enforce respect Tor her treaty rights
where local disturbances have infring-
ed upon them, and that the financial
position of that power does not en-
courage undue attention to jingoes and
fire eaters.
But Sir Charles adopts a grave tone
in his references to the difficulty" it.
self. He says that 1t belongs to the
class Of issues out OF which the great
est troubles spring, far more than
from premediatated causes or pre-
texts In other words, he secs
real conflict OF interests.
But to what is he alludingg Not,
assuredly, to local prejudice and con
sequent ouTages On Japanese resi-
dents. Here no Issue is presented.
We must and shall secure respect,
throughout the country and its depend
encies, for the personal and property
rights OF Japanese entitled to remain
among us. If additional legislation be
necessary it Will be enacted sooner
or later The courts will give their
aid in this matter. for the United
States cannot escape the responsible
ties OF nation ana must have the
powers Of one
The Issue Sir Charles has in mind
is. therefore, Japanese immigration
and citizenship The settlement OIL
the immigration question lately reach
ed is temporary A new treaty must
be negotiated TO define clearly the
rights OF Japanese to admission ana
naturalization. VIII Japan content
to prohibition of coolie Immigration
Some are confident that she VIII not.
even II we suggest a like prohibition
OF the immigration OF our laborers to
Japan. Others believe that peace.
amity and just treatment OF the Japan-
ese already here will facilitate a salts
factory solution OF this problem
BE this as it may, lt is wea to real
lie tnat the question is serious and
that the hope of Il friendly settlement |
lies in fairness ana comon sense on |
both sides and in enectual moral ros
traint upon reckless mischief makers |
and marplots in either country |
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01
CONCENTRATES.

over b0O00O0 persons visit the Brit.
ish museum each year.
1t is estimated that 1900 marriages
are performed daily throughout the
world.
Twenty-seyen thousand vessels en-
ter the port OF London in the course
OF year
The twine trust may find a rival in
the Malya Castela. new Philippine
fiber plant
The smoking OF dried coltsfoot
leaves anuedated the Introduction OF
tobacco in England.
Mount Morgan Of Queensland, Au-
stalia, is practically a hill OF gold
bearing mineral
The sirius, the first streamer to
cross the Atlantic. was 17S feet long
and her tonnage $50.
From Puy de Dome, an extinct vol
cano in France. carbonic acid is pro
cured for commercial purposes.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01

throwing him out and breaking his
leg,
The committce appointed at the last
sossion of The lemsiature 10 rdnd
the Cripple Creei, war debt met 10
Denver and decided TO 40 nothing dea-
mite until after September / In the
meantime tho committee win can in
all certificates So tbat they may have
Il complete record upon which to work.
A nonsuit was entered in the dis
trict court at Cripple Crock Ia the
case OF Mary l.. Stephenson versus
the Midland Railroad company. rhe
plairld brought suit to recover $1,000
damages ior the death OF her nus
baud brakeman In the employ OF
the Midland Terminal road. who was
Ailled by q Midland Railway cnmpany's
engine al Divide In August. 1908.
while little Mary Mitchell was play.
ing Ia the yard OF her home nj Trui
dad She picked up an unevploded rail
road torpedo ana carried it to her
mother who did not realize what 1t
was and let The child continue 10
play with 90 until an explosion oc
Cured. The childs clothing was set
ON nro and she was badly burned
about the fnce and body She Is Ia
IA serious condition.
When Adm Baluam went TO his
homo otl125 Houlah avenue ct Pueblo
shortly after dark ne found the house
being nusackcd by three burglars He
mnde things 80 warm for them that
they ned He Immediately notified
the police OF thc cilg. within an
hour tbreo men were captured, whom
the police ura positive are the righ,
parties. They ere "Bod" DlEomau. j.
Finn and John polton, Young Ressemer
toushs whom the police have arrcstcd
several limos Cor various oHenses
Mrs, savrio NorclG 0f nebgia near
Trinidad dstounlcl ne attsa lunts al
nm undertaking establishment by eu
tering the Office unl ulacipe IN die
hands of the nsasBuu the dead bndy
OF her imonih.old hnby Mrs Norcl
II had been IN the city several days
The bnbe was taken seriously IN and
q physoinn was called. Soon after
the physician departed the buby died,
and the mother instcad Of calling the
undertaken carried the romuins OF
her child TO his place Of business.
G g. InaEer and Lee w Smith dra
being held by tho Pueblo police on a,I
serious charge, Il is alleged hy tho
poicc that Tusker attempted 10 take
Improper liberties with two l5.gear-
old Girls whilo Smith Is being held
as am accomplice Tho girls. potb
OF whom had left town on acsets
which it IS said were purchased by
Smith, wore npurchenled lu Coiora 10 |
Springs and arc now being held
witnesses after which it Is tspugbt
they will be taken 10 the scnooi for
correction IN Denver Both Of the
men uuder arrest are TO be turned
ever TO the couuV by the city police.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01
WIZARDS WARNING.

The traditions connected with the
historical residences os the British
aristocracy are many and varied. but
none perhaps is more curious than
that related about Yester, the Scottish
home of Lord and Lady Tweeddale.
The old castle-now a picturesque
ruin-referred TO by Sir Waiter Scott
in "Marmion,' contained a wonderful
vaulted hall which Hugh Clifford, the
magician, is said to have erected with
one stroke Of his wand.
But it was not case Of easy come.
easy 60 and the wizard soIemnly
vowed that any man who attempted to
tamDer with the fair building should
die swiftly and violently. The old ira.
dition was recalled when the present
Lord Tweeddales eldest brother, Lord
Clifford, was crushed to death by "a
falling treee. A short time before he
had done some clearing operations
that interfered with Hugsh Clifford 5
hall.-rit-Bits.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01
JUNGLE BILLY" HAD PROOF.

Lppincotts.
In Macon. Ga, lives an old darIly
called Uncle Billy" who is janitor az
Mercer university Whenever he is
broke" as is generally the case, he
creeps up to a student and says:
Honey, Is yo got nickeI?"
II the student replies negatively.
Uncle Billy will sni1 disdalnfully and
mutter, well, if you amt got a nickel
yo, shorty is a pore crittur"
Money obtained in this way goes in
tc jackpot. for although Uncle Billy
Is preacher, he is very fond of poker.
and numerous little games are played
on the campus back OF the main build
ing.
There was Jew in the college
named Steinau who had often Skin.
ned the old darly, and Uncle Billy
was lusting after revenge. One day
his chance came, for In the first deal
he held four kings, and he determined
to fleece the jew in a way he would
never forget. A grim smile wreathed
his face as the Jew kept raising him.
Finally he remarked:
Look a here, honey, you has raised
me enough; Use gwine to call yo'."
The jew laid down four aces, and
Uncle Billy's face changed to study
worthy Of a Kemble's pencil. Never
again did he play stelnau When one
Of the students asked him why. he
replied:
Honey, de mo thinks about it, de
mo | realize de faok dat de Jews am
de chosen people oh de Lord"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01

rado-New Mexico Fair association viii
meet in the board of trade rooms and
elect the officers for the ensuing year
and fix the date oil the fall fair. The
Montrose fair will be held on the nth
18th. 18th and 10th of September and
the Pennington fair on 21st, 22d and
23d. This will necessitate the Duran.
go fair being given very carly Ia the
month or during the last days. The
general opinion seems 10 be that the
18th, 18th and 18th Will be the best
time, although a little early.
Durango may appear duh to those
who wish to have it so, but the fact
remains, and can easily be veriaed.
that the merchants are doing from 20
to 40 per cent better business this
month than they did in the month of
June year ago. Last week Wood a.
Morgan handled twelve cars OF local
or pool freight. This does not include
the freight of merchants who shin In
carload lots. nor does it include the
freight handled by other transfer out
uASs duu lS Il IttOlu breaker.
The inquest held yesterday by Cor.
oner Lefurgey over the dead body Of
Mrs. A. C. Morris, who was found
dead hanging to a beam in u barn.
near Ignacio day before yesterday. re-
suited in verdict of suicide. Mrs
Morris was about 80 years of age and
leaves a husband and eight children
to mourn her loss, Mr. Morrison knew
Of no reason why his wife should com.
NIT the rash act. When he returned
home from his work Mrs Morris was
missing and search resulted in find.
ing the body as above stated. The
funeral was held this morning and the
remains We're buried on the ranch.
An idea of the phenomenal growth
of Christian Science can be gained
from the following editorial statement
of the Cosmopolitan Magazine: "Our
February issue. alone, containing the
article Christian Science" By Charles
Klein, the playwright, was complete.
- "'i' St'' At tiis heWSHlhuuH Wllun
five days after the magazines were
issued. In fact the subsequent demand
for this remarkable contribution has
been so pressing that we have been
compelled to issue the monograph In
booklet form to supply the thousands
OF calls which subsequently have come
In In April of this year the pres5
heralded the needs of the organization
of the seventh church in Chicago and
last week announced that the eighth
church had been organized In that city
by 200 members who left the first
church because of its crowded condl-
tion.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01

southern men yet unborn the sigman-
ual, along with the deathless assur-
ance' of complete moral emancipation
Let the winged spirit take It's way
to the immortal spirit waiting FOR It's
mate. Mnch shortened is the distance
to heaven from earth between these
Two. Around the seraphs stand in
robes of light The gates are flung
open wide But, he sure a single voice
VIII alone be heard, Just only the one
word, Ida.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01
eREverlee.


o. S Brown wanted for ombe1zle.
ment In Bioomneld ln. has been cap,
tfred m Butte He got away with
$2500u of the Big Four Railroad com.
panys money.
Detective Cormick OF New York on
going to police station to pick out
prisoner found his fatherlnsaw d
prisoner and snved him from the work
house.
Quanah Parker. chief OF the Com
manehe indians. and worth a mii.ior
dollars. Is going to make tour abroad.
He VIII take one Of his three wives
with him.
The party OF revenue officers who
had a fight with moonshinera In stokes
county. North Carolina, hAye returned
to Asheyille, having captured s5 men
and destroyed l3 stills.
It Is reported that because Of the
Increased cost OF living and the large
amount OF worl, required Of them since
lhe fire and mail carriers Of San Fran.
cisco VIII strike for higher wages on
July /,
William e. Curtis writes OF the
problem Of supplying New York city
with more than il00O.ooO gallons of
milk consumed there monthly, and
says that the consumption is lnereas-
ing so rapidly that the shortage Is
becoming Serious.
tramp, Who smashes all preee
dents by carrying q toothbrush, called
al The Office Of a railroad president
lu Baltimore 10 complain that the
trucks on which lie and his fellow
hobpes ride under the cars are not
colnlortahie enough
slX w0meh OF Assumption. Ill, ar
vested Tor attempting To lynch a man,
have notified their husbands not 10
attempt TO set bond for them until the
bad man nas loit town, ThGy must
remain in jail a year il they refuse
to accept bond.
Formal complaint against the rail-
roads, IN an ehort 10 make them
charge cents mile ior passenger
lsres In The state or Colorado may
soon be filed with the Interstate com
merce commission by the ROCK Island
lines, by w. l.. Winhccil its head.
The Georgia legislature viii meet
june 70 IN annual session at Atlanta,
TO continue nifty days. Among It's drat
duties vim be the canyassing oi the
vote Tor governor cast last November.
when Hoke smith was chosen chief
executive Hia Inauguration VIII oc.
cur az noon. saturday, june 70.
Just BECAUSE his cousin had been
thrown" by girl he ioyes, Dominic
Aianzetu took upon hlrdseii 70 wipe
out the whole lamny OF the gin,
and would have done 80 had 1t not
been Tor tie assistance rendered tnom
by tie girls lover, James Mullen, who
fred at Slanzetu as he was breaking
his way into the house at Pueblo.
An unsigned note taken from the
body OF Louis walbonrn. who was Kill
ed by a train at Mexico City Mo-.
reads. 'l'have taken two lives, there
fore I can AFFORD 10 give one His
widowed mother dnd sister could offer
no explanation OF the note. Walbouru
was 20 years Of age and an art deeora-
tor.
Only the great presence OF mind Of
piucky woman saved the life OF an
Italian named Paslna, who WAS IN I'M.
minent danger OF being killed by an
infnrlated full. lie was tramped upon
and tossed by the infuriated animal,
when the woman went after the bull
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01
SIR CHARLES dixie ON THE JAP
ANESE-AMERIcAN tissue"

Like all level-headed men, Sir
Charles Dixie, the British radical
leader, who In considered an author
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01

Copper is stated to be so hardened
as to take a cutting edge by adding to
il. while IN a molten state. about two
per cent OF potassium ferrocyanide.
The color is not affected. The reason
for the change is not clear, but 1t is
supposed to result from the introduc.
ton Of iron and possibly carbon.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01
LOCAL NEWS.
From THURSDAY S Daily.

Reese McCloskey returned yesterday
from business trip to Denver.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01

The mumps are prevalent among the
children of North Durango.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01

Mrs. Michael Croker and daughter
returned yesterday from an extended
visit in the east.