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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-16

y n t1e TIT
"a. ''Fe 7t''i -, 'tiac az: ~
Thousanas o. visitors. il addition g
fhs thrnnEs Witch nrrised estcssiay,
i,s,s1fsa tn1n "a leity $tiiis ploFuinE aud
the hotels ire ass qsser be-
lore. Rooms NJ III the shiz hotels are
~ 2 premium iFies
near the Coliseum is sitap ossibie %
secure 1u aceonlod honBf sat any price
unless they hays ben sloIig
Iin ADVANCE orch ng; club and Lands
frpm all overt hi count de,lSt hs
streets this moi MINI 8, but those OF the
Taft clubs gu numb rctl and over;
Whelmed an tie rest: q
The convent don 4 flerioi wifi md. be
without its ctal q feature as many
notable women are here Foremost
among these Isl Mrs: q. who. s. nee
her arrival 3 has been VERT ply show
cred with invita- tons ITO all sorts "a q
socialsa FAIRS by soe.s lead er Il sof
Chtcag MTs lola y Lon Eprtll SIS
also center nine Interest, t,nd
Miss Heller Cannon hasa host q ievo;
teess q Among ct her Women here re
Mrs Mi Beyertdge.$ Mrs, Depews and sa1rs.
Foraker.
sArrangerients mad tyy the local
committee for they convention are de.
clared TO be more llearly spsrfec than
at any rreyiuos nationsl convention:
By the system or book epingS every
one of the ] 600 seats IS account ed for
and In this way IA ~ legats OR visitor
may; found On an isstltt:s notice.
wholly without ctnfusio E very pre-
caution has been taken to- prevent fire,
and MS there are t4 Give big exits. the
building could be q en,ptie,l wi:1in
three minutes. i
Nearly 500 employees ,s.t 81 are re scattered
throughout the hall. Il of these there
or 100 q ssistant sereeant:at! farms.
200 ,ishers ao(, pages "a and y 200 B door.
keepers These men work under the
supervision Of William 81. stone. BATH.
more. sergeant.lt.a I'm al the Re,pu,b.
lican national committee. ana and a POST
master David c.. oven. Z. milwaukee,
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ainnis.s I, tt Z,

MISE Ste llaS Nc Climbs and q Mr. Guy
satterf ED were married Saturday.
eyening At the esid ence OF Rev. iB.
Rodgers! sofS Merchant street. Miss
MscGtnnis now Mrs. satterheld. for
nerly reside II this ward and has
1.-the past e eeks with her.
sister EHellyieW. Mr.. sntterfleld is
asTnrnl mail 5carrie Ter anu Is a highly
sesteemea q YOUNG man: Mr.. and Mrs.
satteEaeld will aside with the 4 for
msFss mother on East Ferry street. u
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Went 10 Nebraska Il

aura Ice and daughter Ethe.
sIynsand Marry, 9 Of Gypsy, arrived here
vest rlay evening ana were the
glests soff Mr. and Mrs. j. E. Travis
5ofs Raymond street until this morn
Ing then they left for Hyannis, Ne
SbIaska: They expect to spend ST.
weeks I'M Hyannis visiting AIRS. Ices
brnthers Messrs. George, Charles
SandSR M Moran.
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sB!. Club.

Hiss F,Ida Travis; OF Raymond
street VII pc hostess to the members
ofS the g E:E Club on Thursday eeyn-
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& SWtNEsJuDGES MEET,

nEs MONIES. Ia, June i Nearly,
500 critics of the porlier are expected
at the convention OF the National
Swine Judgers' Association here to-
morrow. following The meeting Of tile
Iowa Swine Breeders Association to-,
day.
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Observation-Disclosures

rs s ATLANTA.iG Ia, June 4 Give femi-
nine uudertakers. are among the mem
beers Of the; tGecfs:a sF'ui= IRA. Directors
Associa tion; which convened In annual
session today. Il n Il
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Went Up the River. !

A tissS Alma Rag r, Mr. Morgan. Miss
SPearlass Raj ger and Dorr Hutchinson
enjoyed an outing up the river Sunday
eyenIng: picnic supper was par.
taken OF q; d II 4.
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sAIoREHEAD, N. c. June s1c.-North
Carolina financial institutions are fully
represented at the conven ton or the
State Bankers Associate opened;
here today. n VI
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SHeresFrolm,,,y3 Ke.ln1tuckv$

Here rom kentucky. ".
ana Mrs. Ora8D oolitt1e arrived
sunday from Kentucky IS They arethe
quests ofs MRS. Sarah Bunner. tof. state
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ScltysHospitals Notes.

6 Miss Corbin. Of Ltttleton. entered
s sttl training school for nurses.
MISS I Chips has gone to Morgan
town to nurse for Dr.. Taught.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

Extract from Senator Foraker's
great speech in defense OF the BLACK
Battalion"
Another reason why this duty
should not be intrusted to the Presi-
dent is that it would be impossible
for him to act upon all tnese cases
in detail. giving to the testimony OF
each OF the 167 men, If all should
apply to reenlist, that careful consid-
Grafton which fair-deaiing would re-
quire
It may be assumed that no one
would expect him TO personally ex-
anime the testimony in each case and
pass judgment as the bill contem-
plates. He would of necessity nave
10 call some one to his assistance to
examine the testimony and advise
him, but who would that be? Pos
sibly the Secretary of War, who has
expressed his agreement with the
President in all he has said and done
in the whole matter, and I'm every
other matter. Laughter But he.
too, is a busy man, and would doubt
less require the help of a suitable SUI
coordinate. and thus in all probability
General Darlington, as the Inspector
General Of the Army, and one Of the
officers who made a special investi-
cation, would again come to the front
and 10 know his unfitness for such
duty we have but TO recall that he
testified before the Committee on Mil
itary Affairs that he would not be-
lieve anything anyone of these sol
diers might say about this matter,
even under oath, unless corroborated
In some satisfactory way.
But il none of these should be call
ed upon to assist the President. then
somebody else--nobody knows who
would become the judicial adviser.
to the satisfaction of whose within
the men would have to prove their
Innocence
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

ward In the saddle. and threw the reins
down in loops. so as TO avoid pulling
the horse backward. Again. on reach
ing the top OF the bank. the horse
reared q second time, and the presI-
dent leaned forward again. but the
animal stood up straight on it's hind
legs and then went over backward in
to the creek. with the president Feel
ing that he was going backward. the
president slipped from the saddle. and
as luck would have it, fell into the
creek close beside the horse, which
landed on its back. The horse fell
on the down stream side OF the presi-
dent, who. realizing that he would be
In danger from the animals feet
should the horse turn towards him.
got out OF the way as rapidly as pos
sible. The horse. however. turned
over from the president and got up.
He was captured at once. the presi
dent remOunted. and rode for an hour
and aehalf before returning to the
White House. The fall from the
horses back 70 the stream ped was q
distance of more than ten feet. The
stream was about two feet deep. with
an exceedingly rock bed. Neither the
president nor the horse received the
slightest injury.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
THE SITUATION AT CHICAGO

IL is impossible to tell what the
result viii be of the high-handed
proceedings now going on at Chica-
30 i'm order that Hon. William II.
Taft shall secure the necessary num-
Der OF votes TO ensure him the Re
publican nomination for the Presi-
dency OF the United States. The
methods now being pursued will un-
doubtedly return TO plague the men
now profting by this mode of pro-
cedure. We are afflicted with a bad
case of the man on horseback. 4"
and he is riding down all opposition.
apparently forgetful of the fact that
there is TO be an election at the polls.
Warning voices are stifed and wis
dom is thrown to the winds. Thous-
ands of conservative people through
out the country are having their pa
thence solely tried and that they will
be heard from hardly admits of a
question. President Roosevelt is
making an earnest effort 20 split the
Republican Party and thereby get
rid OF a certain element that has Sc
riously embarrassed him. He may
succeed and should he do so. he will
occupy the same position with the
Republican Party that Bryan occu-
pies with the Democratic Party.
What the business interests now
need is rest and they are now lin a
strait twixt two" With Bryan in
the White House, Roosevelt's atti-
tude will be duplicated. With Taft
there' the situation will be almost
as bad for Mr.. Roosevelt will insist
that messages from Mr.. Taft shall
I've sent as often and made Just as
emphatic as those sent by the com
masder himself
We are not boiling the Republican
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Elaht kIIIed IN Trolley Crash.

In a head-on collision between two
special cars OF the Washington. Bal
timore & Annapolis Electric Rail
road company. near Annapolis. Md.
eight persons were killed outright anc
a score OF others were seriously In
jured. some OF them perhaps fatally
The collision was due 20 a confusion
OF orders. as the line has been run
ming several extra cars each way III
connection with the commencement
festivities at the naval academy.
The dead are: j. w. Mcdaniel
George White Richard Norton. a. II
Schultz. all OF Baltimore: Police Pa
trolman Shriber. employed by the
railway company at Academy June
ton: Mrs. George w. Green. of Wash
ington. Zach O'Neal. OF New York
the motorman OF one OF the wrecked
cars; Ruth Slaughter. six years old
daughter of General Traffic Manager
William T.. Slaughter. OF the road
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Girl Attacked BY Nenro.


Miss Nellie Higginbotham. OF Nortl
Woodbury.. n J.. was attacked and bru
tally beaten by negro while return
ing 10 her home from Philadelphia
The young woman. who is twenty-fout
years of age, had alighted from a troll
ley car. and was walking along Shiv
er's lane when she was attacked by q
negro. Miss Higginbotbam screamed
and tollgate keeper named Valentine
came TO her rescue. The negro. &C.
stop her cries, beat the young woman
over the head with a blackjack. crush.
ing her skull. lie fed. and a posse
was organized and started In pursuit
The blackjack with which he had
beaten Miss Higginbotham was found
on the path where the young woman
was picked up unconscious. The entire
community is aroused by the outrage
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
FOR NUMBER TWO.

George. dear. what kind OF a wom-
an would you marry II you married
again?' asked the amiable wife.
Well n I married again"-began
the brutal husband
Then you acknowledge that you
would marry again2"
I'm not saying one way or the
other. but"
But you don't give me definite
answer, and that proves"
THAT doesn't prove anything. be-
cause"
1T does. TOO, SO what kind OF a
woman would you marry II you mar
ried again?"
i wouldn't marry again. couldn't"
"Of course you have 10 say that"
"Ot course ] do. because I was about
20 say that IL married again II would
be the kind OF a woman who would
not ask me what kind OF a woman I
would marry n 1 married again. -
Judge
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13


George +. Payne. OF the firm @.
George +. Payne q Co. builders Of the
new state capitol at Harrisburg. and q
defendant in the capitol conspiracy
case. died at his home in Philadelph q
aged fifty-hve years. Death was caus
ed by complication OF diseases.
Mr.. Payne. who was one OF the bes
known contractors and builders in this
city was under Indictment. togethei
with his business partner Charles G.
Wetter, on a charge of conspiracy T.
connection with the capitol paintin.
and decorating contracts.
George f. Payne & Co. were tho
general contractors for the capito
under the public building commission
and so far as the actual construction
OF the building Is concerned there was
no complaint against Payne < Co. Thc
structure cost S4.500.000 but the COS
of the furnishings. fittings and decora.
lions ran the total up to about Sl3.
100000. The allegations are that the
state was robbed In connection Wit,
the awarding Of these furnishing and
decorating contracts and by the ex-
cessiye amounts charged.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Six killed On the tennessee.

A terrible accident took place on
the United States cruiser Tennessee
while the ship was steaming at nine
teen knots on a speed trial of Point
Huenene. Cal. when a steam pipe in
the starboard engine room burst un.
der 2S5 pounds pressure. killing four
men and injuring ten others. all the
men in the compartment Ct the time.
The explosion. the cause of which IL
unknown. occurred only few minutes
after Admiral Uriel Sebree. Captain
F. B. Howard and Chief Engineer Rob
ertson had left the engine room on s
tour of inspection. The dead are
George Wood. Scranton. Pa: e c
Boggs. Woodlawn, Ala: A. Rheinhold
machinist's mate. Germany: Georg,
w. Meek fireman. Skidmore. Kan: S
5. Stemaus Norfolk. Va, and +. s
Maxheld. Toughkenamon. Chester
county. Pa.
There was no wreckage, but the ex
plosion was described by the surviv
ors as frightfuL So great was the
blast OF SCOT and steam that every
man IN the room was blackened from
head 20 foot while those closest to the
break were cooked alive. The dead
and injured were blackened almost be
yond recognition.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

candidate for president. This makes
IL impossible tc carry New York for
Taft, so that with New York and
Ohio hopeless there can be no ress-
enable ground for expecting his e.
lection. even against Mr.. Bryan.
much less against Governor Johnson
or some other stronger candidate,
whom the Democrats of the country
may unite upon"
Can this be true? If it is true. is
not the Ex-Senator's deductions log
ical aud forcefulg We have felt
just the same way about this matter
and we are of the opinion that there
is a peculiar significance in the al
most universal demand for Hon.
William ]. Bryan's denomination. II
is not the work of ofice-holders, but
it seems 70 be the spontaneous out
burst Of the Democratic people. II
Mr.. Roosevelt's policies are popular
then Mr.. Bryan's policies are popu-
lar and II Mr.. Roosevelt is popular
on account of these policies then
Mr. Bryan should be popular on &C
count Of his policies for the policies
of both are practically one and the
same
Moreover. If Mr.. Bryan is elected,
he will owe more to Mr.. Roosevelt
than to any one man living for the
reason that ne has not only endorsed
and put into execution many of Mr..
Bryan's ideas. but has taken the dis
tingvished commoneT into the White
House and entertained him as his
guest to the amazement and con-
sternatiOn of the financial world.
We may be mistaken, but we do
not believe that the financial inter
ests Of the country would be as much
injured by four years official life Of
Mr.. Bryan as it has been by two years
Official life of Mr.. Roosevelt With
Mr.. Roosevelt. the business world
has expected something and got
nothing but jolts OF the most dlsas-
trous character.
With Mr.. Bryan it would expect
nothing, and would be prepared for
any outburst that might emsnate
from the White House. while Mr..
Bryan was its occupant Moreover.
the Republicans I'm the United States
Senate would be a unit as against
Mr.. Bryan. while It is a divided house
so TO speak In support Of Mr. Roose-
welt. But then. we are Republican
I'm politics and we hope for the sue
cess of the Republican ticket nomi-
mated at Chicago. Selah.
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he is entitled Mr.. Cummings is one
OF the most brilliant men OF the
race now before the public and the
indications are that ne will receive
deserved recognition at the hands OF
those who are able 20 give it in a
most generous manner.
In this matter. however, he has
won encomiums in the matter of Sc
curing the enactment OF a dog or
dinance in Baltimore.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Engineer Eel From East Train

While his locomotive was running
at the rate OF forty miles an hour.
f. Starting. the engineer OF a pas.
senger train on the Chicago. Burling.
ton 4 Quincy railway. fell from his
cab several miles south or Hentons. Ia
Il was not until the train ran by Hen
tons without whistling that Fireman
Jackson missed the eneinea- The
train was run back and the engineer
was found unconscious by the track.
He viii probably recover.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

DR.. Booker T. Washington an
nounces that next year he suggests
that the colored people OF the country
have a John Brown celebration in
memory of his death, which took
place December I'd, just fifty years
from that date. The suggestion is a
good one and we hope that the col
ored people will proceed to arrange
for the occasion.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
M'NICHOL IN COURT
Legal Airing Of Philadelphia's
Municipal Scandal.
KAUFMAN DENIES CHARGE
President Thrown From Horse Into
creek--eiri Attacked BY = Negro.
Six Killed BY Explosion On War
ship-"DeVll Chaser" Is Insane.

ship-"DeVll Chaser Is Insane.
After one of the most remarkable
police court hearings in recent years.
State Senator James p. McNichol. the
organization boss OF Philadelphia. was
held on his own recosnizance for trial
on the charge OF criminal libel. pre-
ferred by Max Kaufman. secretary TO
Mayor Reyburn. whom McNichol &C.
cused OF obtaining $4,000 from him
under false pretenses.
Max Kaufman was the first witness
called at the hearing. He was on the
stand for more than an hour and he
told OF alleged interviews he had with
McNichol concerning the $4,000 which
McNichOl says he gave Kaufman 70
give to d. Clarence Gibboney, secre.
tary OF the Law and Order society, to
show up Mayor Viewers reform ad.
ministratiOn. Kaufman declared that
be never received any money from
McNichol and characterized the sen
ator's statement as a malicious libel
The apparently Insignificant CUES.
ton by Mr.. Gordon did you ever see
Mr.. McNichol at your Office during the
year 1852" brought out some OF the
most interesting testimony Of the day
Mr.. Gibboney declared that Senator
McNichOl had visited him at the Of
fees OF the Law and Order society in
1905.
What did he say about Mayor
Weaver"
HE seemed 10 feel badly az the
man he helped TO make. He said the
organization took Weaver from the,
gutter and made a man Of him. He
explained further by means OF crooks
and gamblers turned loose at the time
Of the election. and he added that
John Weaver knew all about f. II,
there ever was an migrate McNiChoi
said Weaver is the man
He said further that himself. Dur
ham and the Wares and others had
presented Weaver with a carriage and
horses. pony and harness. a library
and other things which lad been done
for Weaver; then he berated the man
for having done things against him. o.
Gibboney then started % tell whai
McNichol had said about Mayor Ash
bridge. He said: Senator McNicho
said. Every man in the city hall has
10 De dealt with. IL is strange IA
that there were SO many who wer
ungratetul and left me. but / had al
good example in Ashbridge / gave him
$4,000 at one time and $4,000 al an
other. When We took hold OF Weaver
who was "a churchman and a Sunda
school teacher. we expected him C.
stay with us. but he turned agains,
us"
McNichol had warrants issued for
Kaufman and Gibboney on crimina
charges. Kaufman Is charged wita
perjury and Gibboncy with libel
Immediately after the hearing Mayor
Royburn sent a letter 20 Kaufman. a.
which he ordered him TO turn his KEYS
into the Office and notified him that
he was discharged from the position OF
secretary.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
chlvalrou. chioano-

In Chicago more than in any other
place is woman regarded in the light
of thing of beauty and JOY forever.
There is hardly a man in Chicago
who does not esteem feminine lowell
ness as something beyond price
something TO live for. TO strive for.
TO suffer for, and, II necessary, to die
for.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

WE have received an invitation to
attend the Commencement Exercises
Of Cornell University at Ithaca, New
York, the kindness of Mr.. Z. KinckIe
Jones of this city, who graduates up
on that occasion. He is the son of
Prof. and Mrs. j. r. Jones and he
has made a most remarkable record
at this great institution OF learning.
He will now devote his energies to
the practical side of life.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
Young Girl BOLD Rurnlar

Maggie Knowlton. twelve years old
OF hivington, admitted before Judge
horner at Mount Holly. n. J.. that
she mad committed a number Of burg
laries. and seemed rather proud of her
career. She was committed to the
state Home for Girls. where she will
have to remain until she becomes OF
age.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

We have received an Invitation TO
the twelfth annual meeting Of the
Hampton Negro Conference June I6
and L, 1908. the kindness of the
local committee: Messrs. II. B. Fris-
sell, r. r. Motion. W. T. B. Williams,
r c. Walker and Thomas Jesse
Jones, Secretary.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13
sARks AT IS PER
An Ordinance at MontcIair to squeIeh
the Dog.

An Ordinance at MontcIair to squeleh
the Dog.
Montclair. N. j., June 10.-"An ordi-
nance to control barking dogs and
dogs running at large" was introduced
by Councilman Charles r. Hartshorne.
a Jersey City lawyer. and he told the
members OF the council that he hoped
they would pass it, The ordinance pro-
vides that every time a dog barks, or
howls. In Montclair, after six D. m. the
owner shall pay s. for the first bark
and $40 for each bark thereafter. /,
Montclair dogs are allowed by their
owners 10 bite or attack any one or
the public streets. the ordinance speci.
fies that the owner shall be fined s.
for the FIRST bite or attempted bite and
$40 for each subsequent bite Dog
owners treat the subject lightly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-13

We have received an invitation TO
the annual commencement OF How
ard University. Washington, d. c..
May p, 1905. the kindness of Miss
Julia r. Brooks, who graduated in
the College of Liberal Arts. She is
the accomplished daughter of Rev.
DIT. and Mrs. w. H. Brooks.