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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
LIQUOR DEALERS AGAIN LEAD THE LIST
OF V|OLATORS OF LAW in THE COUNTY
Governor Dawson Gets BUSH
With His Long Pruning HlnltB

CHARLESTON, W. Va, March 12.-
Governor Dawson has finished WORK
on the appropriation bills. They foot
up sS.244,764 for two years. The gov
ernor estimates the revenues at sS,-
o75.000 for the same period. Hence
he cuts off $4,000 This was done so
as not to embarrass any of the insti-
tutions.
The normal schools get $4,000
more for teaching forces than ever be-
fore, but the appropriations for the
individual schools are cut some. Mar
shall college is cut over $4,000 for
the two years. Fairmont Normal
$1,000. West Liberty s1e,15o. which
includes $4,000 for the new dormi-
tory, Glenville school s15,s5o, incIud.
ing $4,000 for dormitory. The Con
cord school at Athens is reduced
$1,000.
: The schools of music, fine arts and
medicines are cut out of next year at
the University. The governor holds
that these and some other schools
there should be made self supporting
by charging tuition fees. The univer.
,sity IT further cuts next year by $4,000
for cadet boots and supplies and 3d..
900 for gymnasium and athletics.
The Keyser school is reduced $500
The colored institute near Charleston
$1,000. storer college $4,000, the
Reform school s2,5Oo. the Western
Hospital $4,000, the Spencer hospital
$4,000, the Huntington hospital $4,000,
the militia s2,4oo, the board of agri.
culture $4,000. the bureau of labor
$500.
Insurance on public buildings s1o,,
900 is all cut out this year because
not needed. The monument to James
Rumsey and the one at Point Pleas.
ant, $4,000, all are cat because no
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
MOTHER WARRANT
H. c. ADAMS. ASSOCIATED WITH
FERGUSON IN INSURANCE
BUSINESS, A FUGITIVE.

WASHINGTON, Pa, March 12.-J.
R. Ferguson, the district agent of the
Empire Casualty Company. of Par
kersbnrg, w. Va, who was arrested
on a charge of writing insurance with
out Pennsylvania license, has been
released from jail. His company put
up tha necessary $1,000 bail.
A warrant has been sworn out for
H. C. Adams, a young man employed
with Ferguson. Adams, it is stated,
is beyond the confines of the State.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
Woman HIGH INAIR
CROWDS WATCH HER PAINT SIGN
UNTIL POLICE SCATTER
THEM.

PITTsBURG, March 12.-Fifth ave,
nue., McKeesport, in the vicinity Of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, was
block yesterday afternoon more than
an hour and the police had to make
a passage way for pedestrians who
did not desire to stand and watch a
woman perched on small swinging
ladder at the sixth story of build.
ing, where she was industriously paint.
ing a sign.
The woman, apparently. was uncon'
scIoas of the attention she was at.
tracing. 1t was the first time such
work had been done in McKeesport
by woman. The sign called atten.
tion to the opening of a new store.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
AWFUL DISASTER THIS MORNING
CAUSED PEOPLE To JUMP int. SEA
Father GOnt6SS6S TO L6dVlng
Small Child In Ghur6h TO Die

According to testimony IN the hands
Of Attorney Coleman, the mother Q
few weeks ago took her child to q
church near Ellenboro and threw /,
under the steps to die. 1t was discov
cred hours afterward almost dead
parts OF Its body being ,rozen and tnc
fingers on one hand being frozen to
the extent that portions of them have
rotted eff.
The charge against the mother 70,
other alleged cruelties are SO revolt
ing that the people of Richie county
are up in arms and have threatened
taking the law into their own hands
Attorney Coleman said last night that
no decision had been made as to wha,
procedure will be started against the
mother. Her husband is also alleged
to have mistreated the child and held
equally as guilty as the woman.
Attorney Coleman had no trouble in
getting the child, the mother signing
the necessary legal papers to release
1t and is more than willing that 3
home be found for It. An attempt viii
be made to place 1T in the home here
and IL such arrangements can not be
made an application will be made a
the home in Wheeling.
| 1t is said that Mrs. Rollins has beer
unable to take care or the child ant
that her husband declares 1t is not hii
child and would not allow her to keel
it at home. The couple have -oni!
been married a year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
Okey Gets
Nineteen Days
FOR BEATING UP GIRL in A DIS
ORDERLY RESORT AT
PARKERssURe.

PARiiERsBuRG. March 12.-It de-
yeloped yesterday that okey Flanni:
gan, who was arrested at an early
hour Sunday morning on a charge Of
fighting and loitering in house OF iii
repute, gave Bonnie Smith, one OF the
alleged inmates of the mouse tern
BILE beating. Judge Leonard sentenc.
ed him to jail for 1s. Gays.
The Smith girl told the court that
she had not given the man any provo.
cation and that HE struck her on toe
side OF the head Telling ner to the floor
and then kicked her a number Of
times about the body. She is said to
be rather weak minded and the Judge
did not enter a charge of fighting
against her. She will appear to-mor
row night, however, to answer to a
charge OF being an inmate In disor,
derly house.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
Phil Strother
To Be Married
JAMES STARTED TODAY FOR HIS
HOME IN WEST VIRGINIA-NI-
OLA COMING TOO.

CULPEPER, Va, March 12.-Con.
gratulatory letters and dispatches were
received in great number by James
and Philip Strother, who were acquit.
ted of the murder of William F. By.
waters The brothers have been
deeply moved by the missives and are
surprised at their large number OF
friends and sympathizers.
Plans of the Strother boys were
learned yesterday.
This morning James strother
lawyer and member of the West vir
ginia legislature, left Culpeper with
his wife and brother, George French
Strother, to go to welch. Their sister
Mrs. Viola Bywaters, widow of the
slain man, will remain here in the
home of Mrs. Nellie Gaines, the old
est girl of the family.
Within the next ten days or two
weeks James and George will return
to Culpeper and take Mrs. Bywaters
to welch with them. She is to make
her home with the brothers.
Philip and James said: eve never
dreamt we had SO many friends IN
culpeper or the State of Virginia. Let
ters and kilograms have been coming
in from all over this State and West
Virginia, congratalating us on our ac
aulttal. After two weeks everyone
here will have forgotten this trial ant
we will be In West Virginia. Our sis
ter is to have the best OF care and at
tention and we shall always love hel
and do our utmost to throw ray o.
sunshine over her path when possible
she has suffered terribly in this coun
ty and we think the best thing to dt
is to take her away. Life could nevel
be as pleasant here as elsewhere"
Philip .said he intends opening ul
"Rotherwood" and developing It int
the best farm in the State.
1t Is rumored that Phil is to be mar
ried within the near future.
No disturbances greater than stree
fights or drunken brawls have takel
place here since the verdict of tn,
Shenandoah jury was returned.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
GRAND JURY
MAKES REPORT
OF ITS LABORS
No ndictrnents
For Felonies

The grand Jury finished Its work
yesterday. A large number of indict-
ments We're presented against the
liquor dealers.
Selling TO m inebriate-Jeff Dan
ley, William Taylor. w. t. Doheny.
]. F. conaway. H. p. Gilmore. Theo-
dore Rolls. Charles Berns. w. D.
Woods, 7. ] .Gallaser. C. Fl. Nelson.
B. G. Williams, t2). A. Friedman. "a,
John Smith, t12). Charles Il. Manley,
John Merrifeld. F. NJ. Murphy, J. J.
Parks, NJ. NJ. Berns.
Gaming-J. r. Disgs. (2); Robert
Camp, Charles Butler.
unlawful selling of liquor. John
Diggs.
Lettering in bawdy house Hans
Olson. olof Hanson, James Murphy.
Harry Scott Minnie Berry. Edna
Sterling. Beatrice Earl. May Shields.
Fast driving over bridgcs-H Henry
Hawkins
Carrying weapons = Jay Wells
tknuckles), viii Hallt reyolver), VIII
Mcdonald trazor. revolver. Joseph
Aurai trevolver).
= Unlawful shoothing-J. A. Watson.
Assault and Melvin Bunner.
Dee McBee. Jim Hawkins. Lyle Hall.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
SHIP CARRIED
CREW OF SEVEN
HUNDRED men

ToNLoN, March l2.-An explosion
in a powder magazine of the French
battleship Jena to-day resulted in the
death of two hundred officers and men
and the serious injury of over one hun
dred more. The big batleship was
wrecked. The Jena was lying at the
arsenal dock in the harbor this
morning. an Inspection having been
ordered Of machinery and magazine.
About eleven o'clock, while the off.
GERS we're mailing their rounds, there
came frightful report, followed Big
others. in quick succession. Terror
seized the officers and crew and there
were wild scenes on the deck as shock
after shock followed, almost beggar,
Ing description. In terror ana insensi.
biiity many leaped overheard and were
doubtless drowned. Up to a late hour
this afternoon the cause of the explo.
sion had not been learned.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12

money can be spared for this purpose.
The Kings. Daughters hospital at
Martinsburg. the Hill Top high school
Fayette county, and the Tyler county
high schools are all cut out. The col.
ored orphans home at Huntington is
cut $4,000 for buildings. Among the
miscellaneous appropriations. cut out
entirely because the governor thinks
them not right, are, to town hall at
Shepherdstown $500, to H. A. Dunno
ani other sureties and bond $3.50, to
e. K. Reedy, assistant to Attorney
General Freer, to Prudence Robinson
assignee to w. H. Polsen, stenograph,
er $500. Also lot of small items
ranging from s12 to $50 for rent OF
|typewriting machines, are knocked
out.
The ten thousdand dollar a year for
two years to prevent the spread of the
San Jose scale and other insects and
diseases injurious to fruit trees was
cut out.
A full statement will be ready In
two days. 1t will be interesting read.
ing. The governor will show that the
revenue for this biennial period is
$4,000 larger than ever before in
the history of the State. that Cover
nor White cat the appropriations in
1903, a quarter of million, holding
them down to a total of s., 100000 fol
1903 and 1904, and that Governor
White in 1905 cut them down s125.o0t
the revenue being then s2,soo,ooo fol
1905 and 1906.
Governor Dawson will severely crit
icize the Democrats of the house Of
delegates for their peanut politics
and say some other interesting things
His clerks were busy all day yester
day on the state statements, but did
not complete them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
RIVAL
WITH AXE
TRAGEDY IN WEST VIRGINIA
MINE CAUSED BY GIRL
IN ITALY.

CUMBERLAND. Md. March a.
AS the result of rivalry In love which
began In boyhood in Italy, Nick Cas-
tano is dead from blow on the head
with an ak, administered at Elk Liek
Mine, No. 1, near Salisbury, w. Va.
by jos ouist, alias "Barnado Pete.'.
On a sudden impulse ouist dropped
his pick and went into the mine room,
where Castano and another man were
working. Borrowing an ak from the
latter he turned upon castano and
struck him in the head. castano was
dead when carried out from the mine.
Warning the sole witness that II ne
made an outcry he would KIN him also,
Quist ced.
It Is known that the two men had
been rival lovers OF girl in Itaiy.
and there had been growing feel
Ing Of enmity caused by letters writ.
ten by her.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
THE THAW TRIAL
WAS tame TODAY
pELMAs AND JEROME WE'RE our
BRIGHT AND EARLY FOR
THE FRAY.

NEW YORK, March 12.--Both Del
mas and Jerome We're early at tho
court room to-day Justice Fitzgerald
had under Consideration during the
night the question of exercising his
discretion as to the testimony Of
James C. Smith, brotherin-law Of
Stanford White. Smith was In En-
rope when the trial began and jerome
asked the court to permit him to ex-
anime the witness In chief. as well as
in rebuttal. Delmas found many OBJ
jections TO make. both in regard to tho
questions Of Jerome and as TO his re-
quest to examine the witness In chief.
Thaw looked well when he came into
the court room. and chatted and smil-
ed with his counsel. Smith was called
as the first witness and Delmas and
Jerome at once plunged into argu-
ment over the Testimony. Jerome
came out with a fiat footed request
that Smith be made u witness in chief
for the State.
Jerome occupied half an hour with
his statement In support OF the de-
'hich was made the basis OF
his formal application to reopen his
case in chief.
After long argument. Justice Fltz-
gerald ruled admitting the evidence
OF James clinch Smith. as witness in
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
Death List crown Lareer.

ToULoN. March Il. g P. M.)-The
disaster was due to the explosion Of
a compressed air torpedo, being ad.
lusted In the magazine. The latest
reports state that between three and
four hundred OFFICERS and men OF the
battleship Jena were killed and hun
dred others seriously inbred.
Fire Immediately envaoped the
wrecked vessel and scores of bodies
of the victims we're incineratel there.
in Fora time 1t seemed certain the
pig government arsenal would also be
DESTROYED. The Jena was undergoing
inspection. having orders to sail with
in As hours. While watching the
burning warship. many people ashore
were seriously inquired by fragments
from shells exploded on the ship by
the heat.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12

ITALIANS
DROWN IN WEST
FOR K RIVER

Angelo Bruno. a married man. with
a family in the old country, and Sam
Marash, single, both Italians, employ.
ed at the Meadowbrook mine of the
Fairmont Coal Co, were drowned in
the West Fork river yesterday morn
ing. The river was high and they
were trying to get across in a boat.
One Of the men in some way fell out
and in trying to get back in the boat,
1T in some way capsized. As there
was no one near the scene, before
they were discovered, they were
drowned. The Italians at this mine
are considerably worked up about the
matter and are not working to-day;
the bodies have not yet been recover.
ed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12

PARKERsBuRG. W. Va, March IL
William Riggs. a FARMER of Harris.
vile, Ritchie county, is in Jail on a
charge of cruelty to his sixteen.
month.old infant daughter.
Riggs, wishing to rid himself OF the
cares OF the tot on Sunday carried II
into the country and placed it in a
church. thinking 1t would die. After
the infant had endured the hardship
for over twenty.four hours, on Monday
a stranger heared Its weakened cries
and rescued 1t,
Humane Agent Thomas Coleman, oi
this city. was notified and brought the
infant to Parkersburg and placed it in
the Children's Home.
Riggs, the father, has confessed.
Another Version Of the story.
PARKERsBuRG, March 12.-De
serted by It's parents and left to the
cold mercy of the world, the little CIR
baby of Mrs. Josephine Rollins. o.
Richie county, has been rescued by
the humane society ana was last nigh
brought to this city by Attorney
Thomas Coleman, illegal representative,
of the humane organization. The
baby was taken to the county jail
where it will be cared for by the ma
tron until'a home can be found for 1t
The baby is two years and Ave
months old and during the past montt
some most shocking experiences
it Is alleged to have passed through
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
Lucas Nominated.

MoRGANTowN. March 12.-The
Republican city convention was held
last night in the Courthouse. 1. N.
Lucas was nominated for mayor. Fred
C. Flenniken was named for recorder
and W. H. Bailey received the nom.
nation for school commissioner.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
ROBBERS BLOW SAFE
OF National Bank and Escape with
Large sum Of Money.

HuNNEwEIL, Kansas. March 1g.
The National Bank here was wreck
ed by dynamiters at two-thirty this
morning The robbers secured large
sum of money and escaped on a hand
car.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
THE WEATHER.
Colder Tomorrow

WASHINGTON D. O, Mar. r.
Forecast for West virginia
Rain or snow and colder wednesa
day. High Southwest winds Wed.
lnesday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
THE PRESIDENT
CALLED A HALT
ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION IN
CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO
THE JAPANESE ExcLu.
SION ACT.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, March 12.-
President Roosevelt yesterday stop
ped all Japanese legislation in the Cal,
ifornia legislation by the following tel.
egram TO Governor Gillette, who sent
it to the assembly. as follows:
Action OF legislature reported in
this morning paper. most unfortunate
effect upon my efforts 10 secure exclu,
sion Of Japanese laborers by friendly
agreements, and if continued would
probably make future legislation for
California. for that purpose ineffective
Please secure suspension of further
action until receipt OF letter from
me.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The assembly, by viva voce vote
decided to take no action on the bills
on file. The legislative action referred
to by the President was the passage
by the Senate of bill limiting the
age of children. of all races, to 1c
years, when first entering primary
schools; measure prepared by the
Japanese.Korean Exclusion League
submitting the question of Asiatic ex
clusion to vote of the people. and 8
resolution protesting against Japan.
The message created momentary ex
citement in the lower house.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12
APRIL SIXTH

Is Date Set For Execution Of Or. A.
c. Haush.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. March 1.-THE
Supreme Court to-day affirmed a deci-
sion Of the lower courts in the case Of
Albert c. Haugh. liking the date Of his
execution ON April sixth DR.. Haugh
was convicted Of killing his father
mother and brother, at Dayton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-09

to both trouble and expense proving
that what is his, is his own. Mr..
Ireton is unique character. He
moved to the Chickasaw nation 25
years ago and married and Indian
woman who is still his wife. He is
an Ohio republican and is the only
republican in his town. He says that
he has lived among the democrats so
long that he almost feels like voting
that ticket and that he will support
the Hon. Lee Cruce for governor. Mr..
Ireton likes his democratic neigh
bors and says that he would like to
have all his contests arbitrated by
them. He is in favor Of the ratifca-
tion Of the constitution and will vote
for it when he is given an oppOr-
tunity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-09

warm hearted hospitality, and the
anxious desire to do business with
good people as shown US 50 far by
the Oklahomans count for anything,
we ought to build up wonderful
business in this territory. 1t is a
cinch they need goods; it's a cinch
they have the money to pay for them,
and its double barrelled cinch that
we can get it if we SHOW them.
ut is very evident that only the
kindliest felings are entertained to-
wards the great central market and
| have no doubt in my mind that the
furniture industry in particular will
find a greater number Of visitors at
tending their semi-annual furniture
exhibitions from Oklahoma than they
have ever had before.
"In conclusion l can only say that
Oklahoma is very southern in its
hospitality and strictly Oklahoman in
its business enterprise
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-09
BIXBY HAS
RESIGNED
Gets Clean Bill Of Health and VIII
Quit juno l

Washington, May 9-Mr. Garfield,
secretary of the interior, today ac-
cepted the resignation Of Tams Blk
BY, commissioner TO the five civilized
tribes Of Indians, with headquarters
at Muskogee. The resignation takes
effect on June 30. This is the fourth
time that Bixby has rendered his res
ignation. The other three times it
was not accepted. A few weeks ago
Bixby notified Secretary Garfield that
he was extremely anxious to quit the
government and engage in profes-
sional business. He said the work
cf allotting lands to the Indians is
we'll advanced and that he could dror
out without Gripping the public ser
vice. Just about that time some
charges were fled against Bixby b.
Marshall Mott, attorney for ths
Greek Indians. This delayed hil
resignation. He was determined no
to 20 out under fire. So he held on
Secretary Garfield Investigated th'
charges and gave 3s,Soy a clean bill
Of health. Now Bixby viii retire OF
his own motion and with the regre
Of the interior department.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-09
CHRISTIAN REVIVAL

The revival services at the Chris
tian church under the leadership Of
Evangelist ". s. Buchanan are al
ready reaching high tide. The
theme last night was "God's Part and
Mems in Our Salvation"
There were two additions to the
church.
The subject Of tonight's sermon will
be- Conversion"
Everyone is cordially invited to all
the services.
There will be a great mems meeting
at the church Sunday 3 p. m. Watch
for further notices.
Subject for Friday evening: "The
Church That Jesus Built"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-09
TRY TO
PREJUDICE PRESIDENT
Against Constitution Loading Him on
the GeTymander Murray
Sends Correct Copy

Washington, May 9-Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte will make no report
to the president on the Oklahoma con
stitution until he has had opportunity
to examint one Of the certified copies.
President Murray of the constitutions
al convention has written to President
Roosevelt stating that a certified copy
of the constitution was left with the
president by Representative Watson
Of Indiana. In view Of the fact that
50 many charges Of various kinds
about bogus copies Of the constitu-
tion have been made it is not con-
sidered safe for the attorney general
to pass on any except an official copy
if his recommendations are intended
for presidential guidance.
In the effort to induce the presi
dent to refuse to recognize the new
state because Of its constitution tn,
republicans appear to have centerel
all their energies on the gerrymand
er The president was informed BY
Oklahoma republicans that the con
stitutional convention had so gerry
wandered the state in the creation O.
counties that the republicans nigh
carry it by $4,000 and still lose tn
legislature and the senator's.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-09
HOFFMAN
MADE GOOD
Jesse Dunn Says He Saved the Party
at a Critical Moment

The democrats Of Chickasha are i'm
vited to remember the high compli-
ment paid to Col. Roy Hoffman by
Hon. Jesse Dunn, at the time he adj
dressed the Chickasha democratic
club here upholding the work Of the
constitutional convention in January
last. Mr.. Dunn said in substances;
"When the doors Of our committee
rooms we're about to close for lack Of
funds, and we were making frantic
appeals to the democracy Of the state,
/ sent hurry up" call to the finance
committee. Col. Hoffman was among
the first to respond. He came in of
his speaking tour, and asked me how
much we would need to finish the
campaign. | told him we could get
through and meet present indebted
ness and future bills upon rigid
economy with the suin Of $4,000. Col.
Hoffman said to me that he would
personally guarantee the money, and
not to curtail any Of the committee
work or the plan we had set about;
he offered at that time to draw his
check for the amound, which ! re-
fused to accept but gave him an open
letter Of authority to 90 out and raise
the money, and the money came"
Col. Hoffman has a host Of sup
porters here who want to see him sent
TO the senate
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-09


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