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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-12
OPERA COMPANY MADE
GOOD IN WHEELING

The Wheeling Register yesterday
contained the following notice Of the
Verdi Grand Opera Company which
comes to the Grand here on Friday
night:
II was an evening OF rare grand ope.
ratio gems which were sung at the
Court last evening by the Verdi Grand
Opera Company. Unfortunately the
lower floor was not half filled, but the
balcony and gallery made up what was
lacking In numbers down stairs.
The opera company selected for
their evenings entertainment the sec.
ond act from "Traviata" with Slgnora
Il. DeSanctis In the soprano role OF
Violetta. v. Bairle. the tenor and NJ.
Montella the baritone. "TravIata" Is
considered one OF the most difficult
OF Verdi's operas, yet admirably did
the principals handle their roles and
the applause bestowed upon them was
well earned.
"Cavallerla Rusticana" was the next
number, with De Sanctis Is Santuzza,
Miss Ellen Beach as Lola, V. Bairle
'as Turiddue and C. Montetta as Alto.
Again the quartet scored for their
magnificent effort. The rendition OF
the various solos Of the Mascagni piece
was wonderfully executed.
The third and most delightful mum.
Der was "Troyatore.' and, as the poet
said, OF all the operas that Verdi
wrote TO suit my taste was 'Trovatore
seemed to be applicable 10 everyone
present last evening. De Santics was
the soprano, In the role Of Eleanore:
". Bairle in the tenor solo OF Manri.
co. c. Montella as Conte d Lima, the
baritone, and Slgnora E. Beach as Az.
zucena. The scene was taken from
the celebrated third act and brilliantly
did they meet the requirements OF the
strong and different parts.
The evenings entertainment closed
with the concertato, Lucia de Lame.
mo,r,' giving the five members equal
chance TO display their talents. Sig.
nora De Sanctis was the soprano,
Beach sang the role of Annlta in ex.
cellent voice, while Bairle was fine in
the tenor role. with Montella great in
his rich baritone.
The orchestra was under the able
dictatorship of signor G. Leoltt, Low.
ers Of opera thoroughly enjoyed every
moment Of the evenings selections. |
Several people singing some Of
Victor Herbert's music have been call.
ed Sing birds" while on their tour
among the cities, the term could most
aptly be labeled the Verdi Song BIRDS
II they cared for such cognomen.
W.. d. .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-12
!. REVIVED R /: Y! AFTER HANGING.
Condemned Negro Now Free, and III.
K Law Can't Touch Him.

( Condemned Negro Now Free, and the
Law Can't Touch Him.
Reports received at Fort Worth, Tex,
from tralnmen and passengers on the
Southern Pacific state that John Arm.
strong, a negro hanged at Columbus,
Tex, Friday. April 10, for wife muir.
der, revived after being placed in the
coffin and when given to bis brother Mt
sealeyl for burial was given medical
attention. Z tii5
lltsis declared that Armstrong Is now
living and that friends and relatives
are keeping the matter quiet, fearing
the sstateIwlll again step In.
Il Armstrong IL! living he all be the
only living man who has paid the death
penalty The fact that lie was pro.
Bnounced dead at the hanging renders
the state powerlers to again enforce
the dealt! penalty.
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iAccsREEsf EEcTsN EWs OF
F { I ;,l:F

IA - - alsfLsslf itkfttttGI
showalter Tent No. ], knights d
the slaccabees at the last Iegulal
meeting night, elected the following
officers:
3 Commander Jos. F. Corart:.
Lieut. Commander. c, R. Bur
goyne.
Rec. Keeper, 0. E. Mcmillan.
Elm. Keeper. 5. B. Kopp. II
Chaplain, F. A. Williams.
Sergeant, H. L. Gould.
NJ. at A.. JIG. Cunningham.
LIST NJ, Of G., R. E. Smith
I'd NJ, OF G., c. E. Cunningham.
Sentinel, WIG. Hill.
Picket, Jos. A. Lang.
Trustee. H. L. Gould.
The installation Of the new Off
GERS will take place at the first regu
lar meeting in July.
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u
BALTIMORE, Md, June liza deci.
sion in the suit for a mandamus by
the Pitcairn Coal Co. Of West Virgin
Ia, to compel the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company and other compa
MES TO refrain from discrimination Ia
distributing cars along the Monongah
division Of the road was handed down
to-day by Judge Morris In the U. S
court. He stated that he would issue
a mandamus requiring the railroad
company to cease from excluding The
Individual cars from its basis OF com
pntation In ascertaining the number
Of cars to which each mine Is entitled
as Its percentage OF the car supply
On all other points the mandamls
was denied. g.
Judge Morris decided that the indi
yidual' cars belonging TO the coal mine
operators and run regularly on the
railroad should be counted in as part
of the general supply Of coal cars
In ascertalning the pro rata distribution
OF cars to the different mines upon Q
percentage basis when there Is short
age OF cars. This he said will In
crease the number OF cars distribute
BILE TO the mines having no individual
cars, but not so far. as to deprive the
owners Of the exclusive use Of theil
own individual cars. The court alst
held that the percentage allowance Il
mines which have ceased shipping Goa
have been withdrawn except In thu
case Of short temporary stoppagt
from accidental causes.
II Is also held In the opinion thai
There Is no undue or unreasonable dis
elimination against the Pitcairn Com
pany In other the matters complained
Of. Some Of these consisted Of:
The arbitrary allotment Of cars t
the new mines for development.
The permission granted to othel
railroads to send their own cars t
mines from which they have pur
chased fuel and in not counting thest
cars against the percentage to which
the mine Is entitled.
The similar practice OF not count
ing the percentage OF mines and III,
cars sent by the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad to haal fuel for It's own ust
In operating It's railroad.
The method In use Of ascertainin.
the percentage rating Of each mine.
TIE distribution Of coal cars to tn,
Cumberland and Pennsylvania rail
road.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-12

Piles get quick and certain relief from
DR.. Shops Magic Ointment. Please
note II Is made alone for Piles, and
lis action is positive and certain. Itch.
ng, painful, protruding or blind piles
disappear like magic by It's use. Large
nickeLcapped glass jarrs so cents. Sold
by E. A. BillIngslea & Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-12

The most liberal offer that was ever
made In Marion county by any news
paper Is 10 be found on page sever
Of this paper Today. Read It. Let up
hear from you at once. We wam
two thousand more readers in Maritr
county and think this will get them
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Notice.

n n Members Of the Pocahontas are re.
sqaested to be present Friday evening,
as there will be several limitations and
other important business TO transact.
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Falrmont, Moroan.own a PIt.,suru ar.
For coNNELI.SvlLIE and PITTSBURGH
Leave, No. ], $500 a. m. n No. 81, xI:ia
a. m; No, u, 2:i5 n. tn. * Arrive No,
80, 'i:l0 p. m; No. 9, x7:i0 p,s MI NosS
4, x9:iO p. M; No. ~, 1910 p. m. q
For MoRGANTowN, Leave. No 90, d 800
p. IN. Arrive, No. s.. x6:5s n. m. & :, 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-12

Miss Leota Gaskins will be hostess
to the Utilize Dulci Embroidery Club at
her home on Market street Friday
Instead OF Wednesday evening.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-12

The most liberal offer that was ever
made In Marion county by any news.
paper is to be found on page seven
Of this paper to-day. Read It. Let us
bear from you at once. We want
two thousand more readers In Marion
county and think this will get them.
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GRAFTON ACCOM-. { No. Il
Wer,houlnlud,..sl

For COLUMBUS and CHIC go, No. a
2:s4 q. !: No, IL 'l:So p IN, h n
For WHEELING No. s2:sl d. M, NO.
~ .!:iO a. m! tlocall No, al, $3.50 spS;
N. QocaD; No, IS, s6;0s p, ( m. N q. o.
Cumberland Accommodation, y .lo:?5 p.S
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Office Removal.

DR.. W. ]. Boydston has moved his
dental Office from 107 Main street to
rooms 2O6-7 Masonic Temple, over
postofflce. tt
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For cLARKsBuRG and WESTON, Leave.
No, :, x!:O5 a m: No. a Z 70 KS ~ N. I
Arrive, No. J. KISS a. M; Mo- s, iai:30
D. M f.!l. 4 Z. 4 < II i N M TX
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-12

II you know Of any one who does
not get the West Virglnian you will
do US a favor by calling his attention
to our liberal offer on page Z Of this
paper.
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RSJVldPd
personals.
I. :

Nm Edgar Butcher Of Rowlesbursi
sfhereB 70 see his daughter; who is
~ 5at Cooks Hospital. X
! Mr.. VIM. il. Gwynn and Mr.. Theo.
Y dore Robe, o. Trtane, Monongalia
county were in the city on business
yesterday.
Mrs Hayes Hughes, Of Rural Route
n 4, who has been very III, is now
imp rowing.
u Mrs :. i. Walker, Of East Park
ayenne. and little daughter, Phyllis
u and ,ll Mona, went to Watson today to
5styiists Mrs. Walkers brother.
z Asa and Russell Hlxenbaugh, who
have been here attending school at
The Normal have gone to their home
at Hundred.
Master Howard Louden, Of Diamond
sstreet, who has been visiting at Graf.
ton for q! couple Of weeks, returned
home yesterday.
4 Mrs. John Brown, Of Columbia
street, went to Cumberland yesterday
Y for few days visit with his daugh.
ter.
4 Mrs g. E. Harden, Of Water street,
sfs3indisposed.
Mrs. Bartlett, Helmick, Of Merchant
street, has gone to Buckhannon to at.
tend commencement at the Univer.
Ssltyi at that place. Mrs. HelmIck has
several friends among the graduates.
Nj! and Mrs. G. H. Gasklns. OF White
Day were In the city yesterday.
Mr.: Curt ILayman was calling on rel.
( atyes at shinnston yesterday,
"a Misses Chas. Lloyd and ]. D. Sum.
mers were at Monongah on business
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A Imp rtiarlt
D ecisio Il II ad e
Ia Pit { aiir:n Case

mAlNDAMUs ISSUED AGAINST 3. a!
o. 3. r. co. COMPELLING IT TO
CEASE FROM EXCLUDING iNDI.
VlpUAL CARS FROM BASIS OF
B COMPUTATION.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-12

The thing that has struck me most
has been the essential oneness, the
essential unity OF our people.
There Is ample field for the reform
energies Of everyone Of us In his or her
particular sphere OF home and neigh.
borhood activity.
The hostility tbetween capitalists
and labor leaders, is In large part due
TO a want Of sympathy, caused by com.
Iplete ignorance Of the men, who arouse
such distrust or anger,
We ought not to tolerate wrong. II
Is sign Of weakness 10 do so.
In any community organized on real.
" healthy lines, the average woman
will have quite enough to do In her
own home.
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lRIlsRORDS.
INC issIg
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Schedule Effective SUNDAY, June 3, tisoi.S
FAiRko INT II w. VA z,
Daily. spatly except sunday q sunday
Eaktbouind,

For. WASHINGTON. 3l iGBAITtMoRE.s
M p1sil.a.sp .sS ans, NEW I, !
NO. !. $40 p. m. local to Grafton.l
CUMBERLAND AZ cosi., No, 4, 1900 a.
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Mr.. w. H. Bone moved to-day from
4 the shumaker property on Diamond
street to property purchased by him
ION Spence street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-12

Elshty.seven per cent. Of the Cana
dian farmers own their own farms.
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Pawpraw Hrancf,

Pawpaw Branch. n 9
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday; rs
Depart. No. FOL. 300 al m. 70, EOS. 900
P: m. Arrive, No. 200. s:55 a, m; No, (
2oa, $40 p.i m. sd q
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The following legislation Is demand.
ed by the President:
l.National laws. dealing with child
labor.
:. Definite pecuniary compensation
10 workmen suffering from accidents.
3. Rigid federal laws to minimize
railway accidents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-12

Mr.. Emory Robe, Of Trlune, came
up yesterday to meet his daughster
Mrs LILY Phillips and children Of
!, Ohio. Mrs. Phillips will spend the
Greater part Of the summer with her
parents and other relatives near TrI.
une,
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Through !: Service d ! q q !
Fairmont to Clark burg

FAIRMoNT & cLARksBURa y
TRACTION coMPANy.5
Cars leave Corr Main and Jefferson
stsn Fairmont, HOURLY for Clarke
burg and intermediate Points from
500 A. NJ. Until 10000 p. NJ. Il III y Il
SCHEDULE OF lNTERuReAN CARS
JANUARY IS, 'o7.
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Little Dale sauires is slowly re
covering from his recent illness.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-12

Mrs y. +. / Walker, Of East Park
Avenue and little daughter, Phyllis.
and Mona; went to Watson today to
8yiists Mrs.SWalker's brother.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-12

The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Maxwell Is still very sick.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-23
cN1HEVRAL. ASfES Of oOLUMbUS
PKESBTTERV AND AIITAH OF SAN EHofNNGO
WE-RE FOUND AT LEFT OF ALLAle

ccssivc links in chain Of evidence, VIC
review the ease from the beginning.
Seven years following the avent of Co
lumbus in this hemisphere the rights
and privileges promised him before he
embarked on his first voyage were sus-
peuded Subsequently, though permit
ted TO use the empty titles of lad
miral' and ''yiccroy Of the Indies.
lie was forbidden TO exercise his func.
lions us such or 10 collect his percentage
of the revenues, or even TO visit SantO
Domingo, where he had labored SO long
and successfully to establish flourish
ing colony. Diego, his heir, continued
TO petition 10 Spanish crown, but the
most he could obtain, even assisted by
the highly connected woman whom he
married in l50S, was permission to
prosecute the percentage claim in court
and meantime 10 govern Santo Domingo
as an admiral.
During the following year. by his re-
quest, the remains OF his father were re-
moved from the obscure monastery near
Nalladolid, where tnev had been for
three years, TO the Carthusian monastery
of the Grottoes, situated near Seville
This effected successfully, Diego and his
wife. Dona Maria de Toledo, niece Of
the Duke of Alva, embarked for the
new world, accompanied by Bartbolo-
new Columbus and n Young half broth.
er, Fernando. Tho latter returned to
Spain very shortly and was buried in
Seville thirty years later. Diego.
meanwhile, found the local authorities
antagonistic to nm obtrndlng foreigner
bent on absorbing for himself and fam
lily tho wealth of the colony. He soon
built palace. the shell Of which is still
standing, and for six years struggled to
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-23

maintain bis own and Spanish suprcm-
acy in Santo Domingo,
\ crisis occurred in his affairs in
1915, ucccssitating his return TO Spain
in order TO Justify his official conduct
the defend the family rights. Mean
while Bartholomew died aud was buried
in the Franciscan monastery in Santo
Domingo.
Only with great difficulty did Diego
finally succeed in rcgaining the Govern
orship of tho island. TO which he re-
turned in 1870 TO find Santo Domingo
metropolis of the new world. Com
Christopher Columbus as his favoritc
spot on the island, was still an isolated
agricultural village, which made il uu-
desirable TO obey tho patcrnal mandate
and bury the great discoverer there.
Prior, therefore, to his final return TO
Spain and his decease, Diego willed that
the bodies of his parents. of his uncle
Bartholomew. and his son. when he
should die. be all inferred in the chancel
of the cathedral he purposed building on
the island,
Dying. Diego left as his heirs Luis
and another son. named Christopher
whose respective claims and prospects
were energetically shepherded by the
widow. Her energy secured only empty
promises, though in 1888 Louis, then at
Santo Domingo, assisted IN his capacity
us admiral at an important meeting of
the governing board, despite which the
records do not say he presided. The Co
mmbus claims were submitted TO arbi-
tration, and in 1886 a finding was made
which definitely abolished the heredi-
tary title of viceroy in the family, and.
as compcnsa zion, granted TO Luis the
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Domingo and thence presumably to
'uba may be equally unfamiliar. Re
viewing the itinerary chronologicallv. in
1893 Spain coded 10 France the east
portion of Ssnto Domingo island, and a
spanish admiral who visited Santo Do
lningo city apropos of the cession or
dered opened the tomb i'm which the
ashes Of Columbus were supposed TO lie.
Hence the natural skepticism with
which Cuban, Spanish and Porto Rican
scholars and publicists should regard the
surprising discoveries made in 1877.
As already briefly minated, in that
year party of Dominicans, headed by
Mgr. Rogue Coccbia, a Neapolitau OF
rank in the Roman diplomatic service
and at that time the accredited papal
delegate TO Venezuela. Hayti and Santo
Domingo, began digging in The pres
bytery Of the cathedral with the object
OF determining once for all whether any
important graves remained under the
concrete flooring.
Beginning near the wall on the right
side OF the prcsbytery. the workmcu dis
much TO their astonishmcnt. the remains
OF Luis, the grandson of Christopher
Columbus OF this grandson and his
manner of life and death more Will be
told presently. Several months were
spent in further excavations without
any new developments, until one day
Mgr Cocchia reached Il second vault.
This was on the left side Of the pres
bytcry. though not admitting on the wall.
as was the case with the first vault
discovered at that time. This second
receptablc. however, was empty, and, as
IT developed was the vault which had
been opened and vacated in 1875.
a few days later the persistent. cx
cavators were rewarded by striking
into a third subterraneau chamber, in
which was plainly seen leaden box
So securely was the vault constructed
aud so firmly were the stones and
bricks embedded around the mysterious
box that fortnight passed before the
explorers uncarthed the box itself, the
receptacle which contained. so far as
my own conclusions go. the real and
only mortal remains Of the First Ad
| miral
The Fraud Charges.
Reports Of the circumstances sur
rounding the surprising and important
discovery Of the box as described, to-
| gcther with the inscriptions and revered
contents were scrutinizcd with jealous
ewes in Havana and Madrid. In fact
| the Cuban and Puerto Rican press
did not delay in making direct charges
| OF fraud-cbarges which soon echoed
over the world. 1t was alleged that
| the story WAS ridiculous on ITS face:
| that the persons interested did not
agree upon the reasons why Inc e&ca-
| yations had been made; that they
| had purpose in committing and an
| opportunity TO commit n Justification.
aud that manifestly the Dominican
priests had manufactured the box,
! filled if with bones, scratched the in.
scriptious thereon, dug the vault and
prepared dramatic resurrection tab:
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lean, at which the foreign Consuls
assisted either as dupes or rs conscious
principals In the fraud.
Spanish governmental and historical
authorities followed the lead of the
Havana press, as a result of which a
Cuban delegate was dispatched TO Santo
Domingo on mission Of investiga-
ton. He spent as matter of
record. only six days there and did
not even see the box and its contents.
Subsequently the Spanish Historical 50.
cietv, to which the matter had been
formally submitted by the Madrid
government, brought in report ad.
verso TO the gcnuineness Of the DO.
minican discovery, sustained by no
new documents from the Seville,
Madrid or Havana archives, nor by any
further investigation at Santo Do
mIugo.
This premature controversy, which
strange TO say, has never become pub
lie i'm the United States. tended 10
prevent the sending OF a commission of
competent and impartial antiquaries to
oxamiue the vaults, inscriptions and
other documents in evidence. In the
premises, foreign savants were natu.
rally reluctant to appear IN mat
ter involving both Spanish and Do.
minican national pride: as well az the
nersonal probity Of n papal delegate.
Hence no careful examination has
ever hitherto been made, except by
Domiuicans. and even their statements
have never been verified by impartial
Investigation or placed before the anti
uunTian world.
On the other hand, the passing con
troversy inspired general collation.
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