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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-08
WAR IN CHINA
THREE PROVINCES ARE NOW IN
ACTIVE REVOLT.
1000 FALL IN ONE BATTLE
Revolutionary Movement Designs te
Overthrow the Manchu Dy-
nasty In China.

Revolt broke out on May 22d. when
when re1eis killed the military and
civil authorities at Wong Kong, but the
news did not reach the world until this
week.
Three provinces are now in active 70
volt.
Battle raging between the rebels and
Imperial troops near Swatow.
Chang Chow, one OF the important
cities Of China, is also threatened with
attack.
Estimates place total number Of reb-
els at from $4,000 to 100000.
The rebels aim to overthrow the
Manchu dynasty. which 10 said to b
seriously threatened.
Rebels are killing every official cap
tured.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-08
Sugar eeets for Wyoming.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-Charles F. TAYLOR.
sugar beet expert in the employ Of
the Department of Agriculture, has ar
rived in Cheyenne and will make 4
thorough investigation OF the advan.
tages Of Wyoming for the culture OF
sugar beets. He states that the adapt
ability Of the saccharine tuber to the
soil and climate Of this state is recog.
nized and that within few years Wy
oming will be one Of the greatest sugar
beet districts in the world Taylor is
also enthusiastic regarding Wyoming
dry farming lands and predicts that
such lands in the vicinity OF Cheyenne
will within a few years be worth $40
an acre.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-08
Haywood and his code

sassins Of Haywood and his code
fendants
MT. Hawley reverted once more to
the killing OF Governor Steunenberg
ana declared that Witnesses would BE-
prodhc"d 10 testify as 10 the making
OF the bomb, and as TO all of Orchard s
moVeMeLts, of his communication with
the defendants. As to Orchards con
fesslon. he declared its details would
De coIT"borated by the finding OF
bombs AT various places where crimes
had been contenp plated. but abandoned
for some reason or another, and by va
rious other circumstances which
seemed 10 point to the truth of all his
Statements
Mr., iiawley, coming to the close OF
his reuarks asserted that the evil
dence To be adduced would go much
fartheg than Lad his opening state
ment. He believed the proof would
satisfy The Jury as to the guilt of the
accuSod under the statutes. despite the
fact hat Haywood himself may not
have been IN the state OF Idaho for
years, he attorney closed by thank.
ing thu jurors for their attention.
As he sat down Attorney Darrow
diose anu stated tnaI tne deIehSe
would reserve its opening until the
state case is finished.
Judge Mood instructed the jurors
to keeH their minds as clear as posi-
BILE and TO confinc their Judgment to
the evidence and not to the remarks
Of counsel.
c. F. Wayne was called as the first
w1tnes~- Mr.. Wayne formerly resided
In Caldwell. the home of Governor
Steuu uherg. and next door to the gov
ernol place.
Examined by Senator Borah. Wayne
said he was working on the Steunen
berg place on the night OF the explos
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-08

arguing the case. BY agreement the de-
fense was given a general exception
n any part OF the opening statement
that it objected to.
The attitude OF the defense clearly
indicated purpose to defeat the plan
OF the state to show general conspir-
acy, and to limit the case as closely as
possible to the Steunenberg crime
alone.
When Mrs Haywood was wheeled
into court In her invalid chair she was
handed large bunch of red roses by
Mrs. Steve Adams. wife of one of the
men said to have been involved IN the
alleged Western Federation of Miners
conspiracy. Haywood was trifle pale
as he took his place near the loni, coun-
sci table and declared he felt quite
well" after his brief illness.
Judge Wood appeared on the bench.
Mr. Hawley began his address five
minutes later. He declared he had no
intention OF going into the details of
the states case to any great extent.
Mr. Hawley said he clung 20 the notion
that the jury, after all, is the best judge
CT the effect and the weight OF the evil
dence, as well as any theories. The
evidence, he declared, would fully de
yelop the events the state wished the
Jury to consider.
Among those who committed the
crimes at the behest of the inner cir
Gle and who were paid for them from
the emergency fund were one Harry
Orchard and one Steve Adams" de-
clared Mr. Hawley. "The crimes were
but mere incidents Of the larger pur-
pose and objects Of the conspiracy. We
will show that the inner circle of the
Western Federation of Miners Is re-
sponsible for some of the most fend-
ish crimes ever committed anywhere
all to carry out the purpose of the
circle. We will show YOU that these
men were responsible for the murder
of Arthur Collins at Telluride, of Lyte
Gregory upon the streets ri Denver
Attorney Darrow was on his feet
with an objection, declaring that
crimes committed in Colorado had
nothing to do with the Steunenberg
case. Judge Wood overruled the OBJ
lection. He said he would hear coun-
sci further when 1t came time to OBJ
ject to the testimony.
Mr. Hawley went on to say that the
Inner circle" was responsible for the
blowing up Of the Independence de
pot at Cripple Creek; the blowing up
Of the Vindicator mine and other out
RACES. He said that the state would
show that Haywood and his co-defend-
ants had attempted many times to as
sassinate Ex-Governor Peabody OF
Colorado in the same way as the mur-
der Of Steunenberg was accomplished
and for the same reasons.
All of these crimes, Mr.. Hawley de-
clared, were committed by Orchard
and Adams as the hired and paid as
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-08
Overdose Of Medicine Kills Girl.

Fort Collins, Colo. - Miss Elva
Kaufman, secretary OF the North
Poudre Irrigation Company. died
as result of takin an overdose
of medicine which her physician had
left as a remedy for toothache. Miss
Kaufman during the past week has
been suffering severely from toothache
in connection with her wisdom tooth,
which she had had pulled. Her den-
tist, it is said, used cocaine In order to
render his work painless, and the CO
caine, together with the medicine taken
which had been left for her by q ply
sician. caused her death from heart
failure.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-08
1000 CRUSHED TO DEATH.
News Of Disastrous Earthquake In
China Just Reported.

Victoria. b. C.-The steamer Shaw
NUT brought the news Of disastrous
loss of life following an earthquake at
Hsing kians. A telegram received
from Peking by the Nishi Shimbun at
Toxic shortly before the Shawmut
sailed. reported that four thousand per
sens were crushed to ieath vase
number of houses destroyed and many
persons left starving.
The Empress Dowaesr has tele-
sraphed urgent instructions to the 10
Cal government to take measures L,
relieve the distress
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-08
Miscellaneous.

Secretary Taft delivered an address
at St Louis on Memorial Day on the
subject of Recent Instances of AL
truism."
The weather bureau at Washington
has issued a statement that all rec
ords were broken by the low tempera-
ture during April and May through
out the country.
The leading Japanese residents OF
San Francisco have united in a state
ment regarding the recent assaults
on their countrymen in that city,
which they declare are due entirely
to racial prejudice.
French commerce is threatened
with paralysis as the result of gen
eral strike OF sailors in all the ports
of the republic.
Thirty thousand Chinese rebels are
reported to be under arms 40 miles
south OF Annoy. The revolt is spread
ing to nearby towns.
The lives Of Queen Maud OF Nor
way and Nine. Fallieres, wife q5 the
French president, were saved by Gen.
Michel, who dragged them from their
carriage at Versailles just before it
toppled off bridge into a lake.
A police census just completed gives
the population of the District Of Col
umbia as 329.591, OF whom 96,1ss are
negroes.
The vicinity of Houston. Texas, has
been visited by heavy rain storms in
some instances amounting to cloud
bursts. The country for miles was
covered with water.
Arrangements have been completed
for the erection Of a hotel in Chicago
to be % stories high and to cost with
furnishings S3,50O,00O.
The Chinese rebels were recently
defeated In severe engagement in
the vicinity of Swatow.
The Newark, N. j., carpenters have
won their strike for an eight hour
day at so cents an hour, a half holi-
day Saturday, double pay for over
time and the closed shop.
A general strike of machinists on
the Louisville & Nashville railroad
has been inaugurated.
The circuit court at Findlay, O. has
decided that the Buckeye OIL COM
pany, a subsidiary Of the Standard,
is an Ohio concern and must carry
all oil offered to it by the independ'
ent producers at a fair remunerate
rate.
Because the city council put in a
man as chief they did not like all
the members of the Chicxasha, I. T.,
fire department quit.
Seattle, Wash, has celebrated the
breaking of ground for the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition which will
open there in 1909.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-08

Annoy. CHINA great battle be-
tween the imperial troops and rebels
is reported in progress near Swatow.
Thousands of men are engaged. No
word has been received Eere as to
which side has the best of the fighting.
While the movements OF the rebel
and imperial armies are not definitely
known, 1t is believed the soldiers were
able to overhaul the revolutionists In
the race for Swatow. 1t is hoped the
troops will be able to prevent the reb-
els from capturing the seaport, but 1t
~ admitted by the authorities that the
issue is in doubt.
Fighting in the recent battle. while
not long continued, was of the f1ercest
character. In very short engage
ment nearly 1000 men fell. The rebels
were heaviest losers in the fight ano
quickly retired. 1t is believed only
their advance guard was engaged and
that with the arrival of reinforcements
the struggle for the possession OF
Swatow was resumed.
That the rebels in the neiehborhood
OF Swatow far outnumber the troops
i3 well known. Reports are that as
many as 10000 armed men are in the
rebel army 1t is doubtful II the I'M
perial forces number over 1000 men.
The soldiers, of course, have the ao'
vantages of training and discipline ano
superior arms, but it is known that
many former army officers are with
the rebels, and they have been able
to bring the rebel forces TO higher
state of efficiency than usually obtains
among revolutionists.
Throughout China the situation 10
much worse, and every dispatch saya
the revolt is spreading. Another rebel
army was reported near Chang Chowi
threatening to attack that city. one o!
the largest In Fokien province. Thee
provinces are now affected by the 70
volt, and agitators have been olt
patched into other provinces to arouse
the natives. II Swatow falls into the
hands of the revolutionists it will give
great impetus to the revolutionary
movement dtsigned to overthrow the
Manchu dynasty.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-11
A DISPLAY OF IGNORANCE.

The Harrison County Herald shows
lis lack of information concerning
school conditions in this State in the
following editorial.
The Board Of Regents OF the Normal
Schools have passed an order taking
the last year OF of the course of study
In four OF the Normal Schools, which IL
in effect an effort to abolish these
Tour schools. There might have been
some excuse for such an order fifty
years ago but none whatsoever to-day
when the demand is so pressing for
more and better schools. Oar people
pay their taxes for educational pnrpos.
es as freely as for any other purposes.
II not more so. but they will not
approve Of any effort to abolish four
good schools In order that more
money may be expended at Marshall
College and Fairmont Normal Schools,
The Board could claim credit for In.
crcaslng the facilities for our young
men and women 10 obtaining IN edu.
cation but # should and will receive
the condemnation OF the people for
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-11
Give Il a Trial.

Some investigation into the new
order Of conducting the State nor.
NAL school work. and perhaps some
practical experience along the line
projected will be necessary 10 deter.
mine with what success 1t will be
operated.
1t will be very safe TO say that the
normal school, board has taken due
deliberation and has not acted with.
out much consideration upon the
matter. The board must have
known that II action would not
meet with universay appreciation
Sentiment iS sure TO be divided
among The people Particularly viii
this be found 10 be true In the 10,
calitles most helped or embarrassed
by the change.
For our own paSt. II has for a
number Of years been u matter OF
grave doubt as 10 whether the State
purposes were being adequately met
by the normal school system In vogue.
The State has been eypendlRg vast
sums Of money IL the operation Of I
half dozen normal schools, some Of
which are inconveniently and improp.
erly located and nearly all of which
more largely answered the purposes
of local schools tnan that of affordins
training for teachers.
1t certainly does appear that the
normal school work can be better &C.
complished by Its promotion as now
contemplated. Patrons Of these schools
not residents OF their immediate 10.
cality can be better served In Hunt.
ingt0n or Fairmont than at most of
the others. II is quite as convenient,
for Instance. for students from Sum.
mers or Monroe counties to take up
a temporary residence in Huntington
as at Athens. And tnen. II, by con.
centrailnG the normal equipment a.
Huntington the advantages are aug.
mented, better results are sure TO be
obtained.
The change Is worth a trial but Is
hardly worth the fuss that is being
made about it.-Charleston News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-11
7HEPEOPLE'SF0RUM
A Citizens Protest.

Editor West Virginian:
Times have greatly changed lmr.
ing the past and so our lives, and to
the casual observer the management
OF some things have changed very
much OF late. Especially Is this so In
regard to the treatment 10 the old
brick school building In the Fifth
ward. In former years. this structure
was cared for and looked up to as a
place Of intellectual enlightenment of
the minds Of the boys and girls who
gathered there from month to month
for moral and educational training,
but what Of It now? Since the erection
and occupation of the new Fifth ward
school building the old one has appar.
entity been forgotten and left to take
care Of Itself. With doors anil win.
dows open, the building Is now n place
of habitation for tramps and lewd
characters, who are known to gather
there from time 10 time. To The many
decent women who are compelled TO
pass this building early Of morning
or at Righifaii It Is place to he
greatly feared. To the school officers
and the board OF education the people
ask, why Is such conduct allowed?
This structure was erected ut consld.
cradle cost to the taxpayers Of the
independent school district for the ed.
Hcati8R Of the youth and not for the
degrading purposes for which II is
now being used. II IL Is not to he used
any longer for school purposes why Is
II not repaired AMI rented or sold and
The money pat 10 the advancement
Of school purposes when the district
most needs IL How much longer will
impatient interests Of this kind be
handled IN the present manner? The
decent mind Of the traveller asks. how
long and why7
BUSINESS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-11
,aper monet Which happened rs Is

q II n y ~ n y
paper money which happened to be
on tie mantle shelf Ia recording
[the 4 Incident 81 his paper the editor
|of8 the West 5ylrginian explains that
The paper: dollar belonged To his vile.
an PLANTATION which would of5 course
1 etSery naturally demanded by The
Fraternity had he neglected TO supply
The same: - j
ssIn phllosophizing on the occur.
renee the editor says the remarkable
thing about 1t was the poor judg-
ment displayed by. the thief In break.
Ing into an editors hnuse in the search
Of money. However the West Virgin.
Ian editor careiessly neglects to OK.
plain one statement concerning the af.
fair which the Telegram fails to I'm.
derstand. He says that the thief left
the editors Sunday coat hanging In
a wardrobe. Now there were one coat
and one vest which were stolen. a Sun.
day coat In the wardrobe and, unless
the editor were asleep In bed, another
on his buck. How does the Fairmoni
editor expect his brother editors Of tic
State TO believe that he actually pos.
sessed at one time three coats? Great
COPY hooks! Perish such a gigantic
chunk of'fmagiuation.
Certainly the Fairmont editor
must have made n grave error In
penning his article, or else the opera,
tor who put It into type missed line
or SO. II what the editor Of the West
Vlrginian says Is gospel truth, the
Telegram can reconcile Il with the
natural order Of things only In con.
nection With the fact that he was re.
Gently made member OF the State
board Of normal schools
Now, It is our time to be surprised.
1t would take better man than that
thief was to get our work.iay coat
and vest In the day time. The only
way We know that he could do so would
be 10 banter us to II fight and when
We had pulled of out coat and laid II
down to give him n thrashlng he
might grab it and run. hut that is the
only way he could get It. The thief
got the editors coat while the pen
pnsher was peacefully sleeping The
deep sleep attendant upon n consciencn
such as only an editor has.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-11
BOOK AGENTS OR EDUCATORS.

The Wheeling Intellgenccr is very
much ont of patience with book agents
posing as educators and vice versa.
Bearing In mind what hook agent has
been leading officer OF the West
Virginia State Educational association
for n number Of years aud remember.
Ing that the same man asked to do In.
stitute work last year the lntelligen.
GERS leading editorial Of today Is
quite interesting. 1t Is as follows:
agents OF the American Book Com.
pany are having an unusual amount OF
trouble these days. A West Virginia
grand Jury has Indicted two of them
for attempted bribery, and PIttsburs
now produces a sensational EXPOSE of
q somewhat similar bribery case, IN
which an agent OF the book company
figures. 1t has been notorious for
years in West Virginia that corr,lDt
methods were used by the agents Of
the book companies to influence local
boards In the selection of school books.
II Is possible that many of the stories
or bribery have been exaggerated:
some OF them may have been put In
circulation by men who wanted 10 be
bribed, and were mad because they
hadn't been. The ways Of the CRATER
are dark and devious. aud no man can
howl louder or more elOQuently against
corruption iiaH the matt who "fIasn't
beeu seen"
All OF this. however. emphasizes n
suggestion which the lntelllgenccr has
already made. That, Is that the
teachers Of West Virginia owe It 10
themselves and the State TO separate
themselves absolutely and uncquivo.
cally from the paid book agents. The
spectacle OF men. who make their liz
lng by persuadlng purchascable bodies
to Use their school books. fratcrnizing
With teachers who are supposed to
take pride in the honor and integrity
OF their profession: taking part In edu.
cailonal gatherings and otherwise con.
ceiilinS their real business Under he
cloak Of educational Interest, dis.
credits the entire teaching profession
In the State.
III is time that these paid agents Of
the hook companies were made to 70
altze that they have no part or parcel
In the work OF the real educators of
the State. 1t is also time for some
school teachers, who arc secretly IN
the hire Of the book companies to
make up their minds either to quit the
employment Of the State, or of the
book companies"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-11
BUSINESS.
Fairmont Not Paramount
Editor West Vireinian:
long and whyl

Editor West VirsInian:
| see n circus Is billed TO appcar
here next Saturday and while bidding
for natrona.,c In eyery way and bill.
Ing for miles and miles the manage.
ment has permitted dates to be post.
cd which smell the name of this city
with n ~ in the Inst syllable, | am
surn,isod finn, n o,rcus Of his mornI.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-11
Educators All Favor It.

Editor West vfrginian:
| have recently returned from q
tour Of the important cities Of this
State and have talked with n great
many people concerning the change
In the work Of the Normal schools
and have moi run across one educa.
tor who did not feel that the recent
chang" was n splendid move on the
part Of the Board OF Regents. talked
with school men at Huntington, Park.
crsbllrg. Charleston, Grafton. Blue
field, Hinton and Weston and heard
many compliments for the Board OF
Regents from people whom | person.
ally Know to be warm supporters OF
the Normal schools. ! am surprised
to see the attitude Of some OF the
Wheeling newspapers on this subject,
but II Is the way Wheeling always IL.
ANY move for the good Of the State
generally, which fails to benefit that
city personally is always badly receiv.
ed by the people Of West Vireinia's
metropolis. "Sclhshness" is the
motto Of that city and has been for
years.
CHiInnI TEArIIESD
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-11
SCHOOL TEACHER.
Shinnston Notes

Mr.. E. n. Martin. Of the West Side.
sprnined his back some few days ago.
while putting in n concrete wall
around his yard. While II disabled
him for the time, he did not think It
anything serious md in few days
continued his work with the result
that the injury has so effected him
that he is now confined to his bed a
very sick man.
L. S. WInemillcr. who has been
quite sick for some time, Is better at
this time.
Chaifant and Moffett have taken
control OF the ShInnston planning mills
AMI have begun operating.
The addition to the Royal hotel is
nearing completion which will make
Of this building quite an imposing hos.
telry.
Miss Abbie For,ney Is G;il'e sick at
this time.
The daughter OF Mr.. McLenor on
Bridge street Is not expected to I've.
An infant child Of Mr.. Ed McAlvin
died Thursday after n short Illness OF
brain fever.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-11

for so many q them TO learn the m.
ai ilEs. of this ar, selt;taasht 10y
theifSmany5 failures in the allow school
Of perlenee, By M means lst The
Site ncrmals 60 on with their admir-.
able able work q attordIng advantages IN
secondary education TO the youth Of
West Virginia, and let us develop
such OF these schools as are suitably
enylroned into real normal schools
Morsantown Post.