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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-22

VI - 4
Is After the close Of the meeting at
Montreal and Hamilton the Kenilworth
track at Buffalo will commence a
thirty days meet which will be the at:
traction for the horses both from the
east and west. At the close of Kennil-
worth the New Niagara Jocky Club
will hold their inaugural meeting at
the track at Fort Erie. which is now
being reconstructed. This meeting will
be on par with either that of the
Ontario Jockey Club or the Montreal
Club. The purses will be equally US
large and the program just as attract.
I've to owners. This meeting W.: reap
alhalyest from Kennilworth as the ma
jority Of the owners from there will
go to Fort Erie. The Niagara Jockey
Club, like the O.. j. c., and Montreal
will give purses away this year
amounting to some seventy.five thou.
sand dollars. The stakes will be all
increased in value. while the over.
nights events will be treated in a like
manner. 45
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CANADIAN RACES.
Is. ". press Association

Is. ". Press Association.)
TORONTO. Ont, May 90 -Four hun
lred thousand dollars will be given in
purses by the Canadian clubs during
the racing season to be opened tomor-
row at the Woodbine track. Some of
the best horses in Canada and many
from the United States have ben at
tracted to Toronto by the liberality Of
the purses offered, and when the On
tario Jocky Club throws open Its gates
tomorrow 1t will undoubtedly inau-
gnratej the mast successful session in
It's history. a.i5
The Toronto meeting Will last until
June G. and from this city the horses
will be divided between Montreal and
Hamilton. There are plenty for both
tracks MS the Montreal club will get a
great many American horses that
would not go to Hamilton. 1t is to be
regretted that these two clubs will
clash again this season in their dates
but 1t Is unavoidable, for there are not
enough spring days to prevent 1t,
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:zal the Woaes1ful High sehool llosze wan tie csa

Fl Sired by "Mezeppa," the famous
stallion OF the Sultan Of Turkey, his
lam being "srltana,' the pure Arabian
mare that was presented to King Ed
yard VII. by the Sublime Porte on the
occasion of the latter's coronation.
aHal" was bought by Mr.. Gentry at
Tattersals' blood stock sale in LONDON
IS a two year old come time ago, and
IS perhaps the most aristocratically
s,red show horse in the country. Be
iieving that to get good results, one
must first hnveSth material too work
on,r Mr.. Gentry brought this highly
priced equine to America, and at once
proceeded on his education. To-Day
perhaps there is no more intelligent
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-22

nual meeting of the American Baptist
Missionary Union and the eighty.
fourth annual meeting OF the American
Baptist Publication Society. Some OF
the most distinguished clergymen. mis-.
sionnrles and laymen Of the denomlna-
ton. from all parts Of the world. par.
ticinatcd In the deliberations. The
presentation Of the annual reports OF
the general denominational societies,
addresses of officials and appointment
OF committees followed. The Baptist
Forw--, Movement for Missionary
Education held a. session this after.
noon. ID
One of the features of toilay's SEES
sion. rendered especially noteworthy
by the attendance of representatives
of several Indian tribes, was the re.
port OF the committee on work among
the Indians. Addresses on this topic
were made by some of the redskin del.
egates. =
The session this evening will be de.
waited to a discussion OF the report OF
the committee on work among Span.
ish.speaking people Addresses will
be made by the Rev. Alexand err Turn:
bull Of New York on "Thc Mexican
People of the Southwest;" the Rev
Gearge II. Brown Of the City OF Mex
leo, on THE, Awakening OF Mexico
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! -1Hs y - lgrF
the king Of over two hundred head OF
horses OF all sizes, he hast obey the
same rules, and 90 through the same
routine as the rest. His proulest mo-
ment is when he tops the pyramid of
fifty trained horses and ponies which
is the opening act in the arena, he is
the first to enter the ring, and the
last to leave, and from his back the
director gives the high school exhi-
bition OF the day.
sS Gentry has long made his motto
Perfection" and in this case ut least
he has as nearly as possible attained
1t, Hail. coming into that category as
the highest point OF equine intelli.
pence - IS y s4 .ls ~ glltsts il5ts ri
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-22

Montclair's annual Bach festival, one
of the notable musical events of the
year In the East. was commenced to-
day and has attracted music lovers
from several States. The programme
will be continued this evening. to.mor-
row and Sunday. 81 4 4f53
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BAPTIST MISSION MEETINGS.
Z OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, May 22.-
Executive sessions were held today
opening the seventy-sixth annual meet
ing of the American Baptist Home
Mission Society. the ninety-seventh an
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5notar Try omission was issued tt
Rob ertson OF Logan. Logar

he report OF the Secretary OF State
forE The mont u of pril has just been
Issued shows the business done by
that sof1ic during the month as fol-
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STATE IQus
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CHM tR ON MD GAS 60 CHAR.
TERED c n RTERs5puRsSs 81

CIiARIFBTorS {, Nay Charters
ssuesl ON Tie secretaryi;of
1stats ee tyeste riiay as follows:i S
Tho a iImarf OIL siInnd Gas Company,
ofs Etek mon, with chief works In
sny ltstrict iilner county. The
capital sto i 90 900 with $4,000
,rhes a cpsrrporato rs are: w :.
.yhsits Buek shannon y ~; G. Vergertand
I,ayis son. / of6 clarksburg /; T. II
inch and g. 4. q ynch. or Buckhan-
8 The Gantrell Construction Company,
hParkersbn The purpose is to do
general contracting business. The
capt. stock IS 81 100, with s1oo pail
The incorporators are:s Jesse l.. Cr,u
mer Gibban b: M CramerS ana.
11dass Wolfe o. Parkersburg. and
IA Iaerbert 2: cramer, Of Darlington.
notary comn1ission was issued tr
Roberts son, o. Logan. Logan
county "a ~ ~
Thesreport of the Secretary OF state.
thea mon Ii of April has just been
Issued It: shows the business done by
that ONCE during the month as fol.
lows: ssi ~ &. "a;
EerttfIc tes OF incorporation to resi-
dent CONCERNS 3C /: to nonresident con
Il cerns. 4 s: making a total OF "a char.
aterss during the month.
Nine concerns procured an increase
otS aMthortzed, apital stock and IL con
Germs decreased their authorized capt.
lsStal sstoc Four companies changed
E. theiT names and FIVE changed theIr
.Ss1ocat ion. ~
Corporntions to the. number Of al
were dissolved during the month ami
foreign corporations SURRENDERED
th cir charters. -S35 .5 & q.
apitulating, the folio win i,
tsamounts are shown. totalling $3.50:
for chanEe fror resident to non.resi:
dent corp tons, 10; for increase or
SS$talt orized pltal stock. s2se.25; for
certihc ates5 issued to foreign corpora
Ions $40 charters to resident cor.
h I'orat Ions 1907 charters to non.resl.
SIS ent corporations, s294.5o; from tax
Aon great sea. $2c9: sale OF books,
242;5o from fees, sl.2G4.75; attorney
lee ee5 e e. auditor. s22. 8
Don on sBlagg, Of Clerk Mathews office.
aF :edl yesterday from washington
and y an her cities in the east. where he
had been for several days
he mine department is trying at
|SsA ontgomeerys case against Edward
~ P F1l clsneyi uperintendent OF the Great
sar mine, for. alleged violation
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-22

DR.. j. B. Thomas ofSIlllnois. on what
We Found in Porto Rico, and DR.. H.
B. Crosse of New York, on Missionary
Work in Cuba ii u Il rs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-22
New Home Library
3ilXll.l'A.Il.tHAl1E CHAR II

chart wall reas regularly by
Of them the West Vrsinian received them
Whereby it make the above liberal
Home Library Wall Chart of the finest sheet six
charts made On the first is the map
by the flags of
rulers OF the leading including that of President
also Typographical relief Panama
Territory coors On
sketch Of the 1sthm"n Canal with Illustrations
sheet is the of West Virgnn
being list Of the principal world the area and
with other facts areas
81 the various States Of the United States with
population and other sntictcS;
the districts anScnaora OF West Viz
the counties of same other facts this
fsheet list of the with
OF snna etc The third sheet has face large
or The United States, smaller showing
from Treaty of Peace to the present day map
Islands one of Porto Rico Alaska the
Islands, all i'll colors these surrounded by the
Of the United States from George Washington
Roosevelt On the shown
growth OF our country giving the population of all
$780, and
Iaken all together of the made
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NOTABLE BACH FESTIVAL.
i MONTCLAlR, N. j., May 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-22

OF the mining statutes. Deputy In
spector Warner and Prosecuting At
torney Plerson, Of Fayette, are repte-
senting the State. TX y IA, X
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Don Blagg, Of Clerk Mathews office.
returned ret yesterday from washington
and an other cities in the east. where he
had been for several days.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-22

The mine department is trying at
ltn a case against Edward
5 5lF4h cltney superintendent OF the Great
I lkSaslnaWha mine, for alleged violation
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-14
NOT OUR BURGLARS
Local Merchants Find No Goods of
 Theirs in New York.

After their visit to New York yester- day in the effort 10 identify any goods that might be in possession of the three burglars arrested there as their own, Mir Lunt and the clerk of T.angroCk & Resnik returned last night with De- tective Donnelly satisfied that the trio in New York had nothing in their pos- session which belonged to them lt Is pot believed that they had any con- necton with the hurgaries here as they have been identified as the parties who committed burglary in Boston on November 1 and it is felt that they could hardly have operated here the night before.
 \ new clue which however may of- fer little is now being worked The detective bureau learned last night that two women and a man have been ar- rested in Providence suspected of hav- ing stolen furs in their possession De- tectlve Donnelly communicated with the Providence police however that the goods were secured through shop lifting rather than burgiary
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-14
Sr0DDARD'S FINE SHOWING,
Secured Five Ribbons With Six Horses nt New York Horse Show.

Louis E Stoddard's string of six horses which have been exhibiting at tho New York horse show during the past week will return to this city this evening on board the steamer Richard Peck after a very successful showing at the largest and most successful ex- hihiton which the management of the show has ever had. Mir Stoddard ia very much pleased with the showing of his horses, as out of total of six horses taken along he secured two blue ribbons, one red ribbon and two yellow ribbons.
 On Tuesday he was awarded blue ribbon in the lightweight polo pony class, Miss Flip, with her owner in the saddle, taking the prize from a large field on Thursday, in the heavy weight polo pony class, Dynamite, with Hugh Drury in the saddle, carried off the blue ribbon, while Spotted Wolf with her owper in the saddle, was judged third, thereby securing the yel- low ribbon
 Lady Lenox and Lady Nghtfoot, driven by Alfred Davidson were judged third in the class for polo ponies paired, thirteen hands and over. and at the same judging Dyna- mite, Spotted Wolf and Miss Flip were judged second, being beaten by the team from Squadron A, the crack polo organization of New York city.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-14
Victor H. Metcalf, Out Because of Ill-Health, Will Be Sue ceeded by Truman H.
 NewBerry.
HIS ASSISTANT IN OFFICE
Presidents Letter Accepting the Rcs- ignation Tribute to the Fill cicncy of Yale Grad
 uatc,

Washington. Nov. 1S--Sccretary Of the Navy Victor H. Metcalt to-day tendored hls resignation to the presi- dent to take effect December l, on ac- count of i'll health Assistant Secretary Truman II. Newberry will be named as Mir Metcalf's successor.
 For more than year 1t has been known at the navy department that Secretary Metcalf was suffering from nervous breakdown. It rendered 1t i'm possible for him to remain at his desk for any length of time and the chronle nature of his trouble has caused nun to abandon hope of recovery while Duf' dened with the cares of office on April l5 last he went to California to review the Atlantic battleship feet
 He took a long vacation, but upon his resumption of official duties, his illness promptly recurred and he frankly told the president that he could not remain in the cabinet
 Mir. Mctcaf was thoroughly versed in naval matters, having served on the house committee on naval affairS while in congress- His first appoint ment under this administration was as secretary of commerce and labor, which he relnqushed in order to ae- ccpt the duties of secretary of inc navy on December r. 1906. He was graduated from Yale college with the class of '76,
 Mir. Newherry had never lillcd any important public office prior to his ap' po'ntment as assistant secretary Of th' navy. November l. 1905.
 President Roosoyets letter accept ing Secretary Mctcalf's resignation was as follows:
 "rhe White House,
 "WashIngton, Nov +.
 MY Dear Mir Metcalf accep your resignation with real reluctance and only because you tcll me that ! is imperative that you must go on at~ eounl of state of your health. l hac earnestly hoped that you would h' able to continue with me throughout my term. thank you warmly fo yonr faithful and efficient service T both of the departments at the hea' uf which you have served under me Bnt. my dear Mir. Metcalf, you hay always been more than the head Q department; you have been cab met minister, upon whose aid an' advice. and. above all, upon who's staunch md steadfast loyalty ] conl' rely upon any and all occasions N president could wish moro loyal an hearty support than you have alway given mo. thank you for it. shall miss you when you leave tn cabinet and I wish you well In what ever work you may undertake an , wherever your life may lead, | with regret therefore, accep your resignation to take effect upo the first of December.
 with all good wishes,
 Faithfully yours
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT" Hon V II Metcalf,
 Secretary of the Navy.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-14
WITH THE BUILDERS
Figures on w. A. Warmers s $20,000 Residence Now
 Being Submitted.

Contracts for the mason and carpen- ter work on the Everltt street residence of $. Fl, Kirby, the Chapel street jew eler. plans for which were drawn by Architects Foote and Townsend have let to Charles w Murdock The plumb Ing and heating contracts have not been awarded.
 Work on the First Presbyterian so- cietN's Elm stGeet ediflce has started. William Patterson has the contract for the carpenter work, Sperry and Treat will do the mason work and Menzles Menzles will look after the plumbing and heating, The contracts for the interior decorating, seating and organ work have not as vet been let.
 Figures for the $2O,0oO brick resid- ence which William A, Warner Is to erect on Whitney avenue are now be- ing submitted The plans call for mar ble trimmings, hot water heat, slate roof, hard wood floors and trimmings
 r. Valente as owner and builder has started work on his Wooster street block plans for which were drawn py Brown and Won Beren. The block ls to be of brick, 65 by 1T, four stories high and Is to have a gravel roof Sev- on stores and fifteen tenements VIII comprise the makeup of the building, which will have galvanized iron cor nices and metal ceilings.
 ! The carpenter work contract on the Orange street residence of F. A. Since han has been let to Charles Daucnhau- CT and the mason work has been given to A. x. Sasso The house will be a Itwo-family affair and the plans were drawn by Allen and Williams.
 II. A. Spahr has the contract for the one-story frame building which VII
 liam Hurley s to erect in which to es
 tablish a store John l.. sherman X
 Son have the mason work and as yc
 the plumbing contract has not boel let
 The same builder also has the con
 tract for two-family frame hous which the II. II. Richards Lumber co
 of West Haven are to erect sherman & sons have the mason work and th' contracts for plumbing and heatin , have not been let
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-14
HORSE SHOW AWARDS
Alfred c. Vanderbilt Takes Ribbons
 In Two Glasses.

New York, Nov l3, With the closing of the horse show only one night off the attendance at Madison Square Gar den tonight was perhaps the largest since the opening
 A feature event was the judging of the best collection Of three horses. not under fifteen hands, shown in single harness Paul A. Sorg and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt entered the best horses they own. as did the Ayondale and Farmont farms. The Avondale entries won. They were "Nala, driv- en by J. W Harriman "Avondale, " driven by Jack Donnelly, and Flee trlc Light" driven by John Mcdonald
 Second honors went to the Fairmont farms entry, of Lord Baltimore, !"
 My Maryland and "My Maryland IT." Alfred G. vanderbilts entry took the third prize, Tho highly" com mended went to Sorg's trio,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-14
YOUNG FRESHMAN WINS
Michael Byrncs Involved in Difficult
 ties similar 10 Pourcn's.

New York, Nov. t3-Whle the case of Jan Pourcn, the Russian refugee, is still to be settled another foreigner, who was charged vita crime in his native land, has been released IIe ls Michael Byrnes. a young Irishman, who was charged by the authorities of Dublin with cattle stealing and detain- cd at Ellis Island after his arrival at the port of New York on November [. Byrnes, like Pouren. admitted that he was guilty of a political orteusc but not of acmal crime He did not deny that nc had participated in cattle driving" in the Irish land war. but proved that he was a man of good character, who had never heeu arrest ed.
 The young lrishmau Is twenty six years old and win make his home here with 2 sister
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-14
UP TO THE KAISER
Non Buclow's Hcnd Not to Come on
 Without Involving Emperor.

Berlin. Nov IA Chancellor Non Buelow and his friends are SO pre- pairing the political situation that if the chancellor should retire after his audience at Kiel next Monday with Emperor William 1t will be because his majesty was not willing to concur in the declaration made in the reich stag by the chancellor on Tuesday that it was essential that the emperor be more reserved in his utterances in the future. Prince Von Buelow has taken mp the position that he repre- sents the entire people on this qnes- ton. and that because of this he is bound to interpret the national will to the sovereign. standing or falling by his decision,
 While 1t cannot be said that Prince yon Buelow has taken counsel with All the imperial ministers, he has been in consultation with some of them' and they support him actively.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-14
TAFT OFF TO BROOKLYN
Unveils Monument To-day--Shcrman
 Meets Him at Drapcr's Luncheon.

Hoi Springs, Vao Nov i3-Mr Tart left nerc tonight for Brooklyn, where tomorrow afternoon he Is to deliver the principal address at the unvellng of monument erected tO tho prison ship martyrs, Jersey City will be reached shortly after noon, A navy yard tug will take the party to 4 Brooklyn wharf near the monument
 Mr. Taft will stop oyer in Washing ton sunday to visit President Roose- welt.
 Mr.. Taft MT Sherman and a number of others were the guests at lunch con given to-day by Governor Elect Draper of Massachusetts at The Oaks. which was reached by drive of seN. eral miles, After the luncheon Mr. Taft had n long conference with Mir, sherman and later with William [" Ward, national committeeman from New York
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-14
BIRTHS FALL OFF
Show Decrease for October, ns Do Also
 Marriages.

Business in the line of vital ststiS. ties shows a decided falling off in this city for the month of october as com, pared with the same month of ,ast year. This year there were ESQ chtl- dren born i'm thls city, according to the returns made by tho registrar, which compare with q birth list Of 3l last year, making decrease of thirty one on A naturally larger population Marriages show a similar falling or but one which is decidedly more mark ed. There were l46 couples united lu marriage here last month. Last year the number was 905 When t Is con sidored that October Is becoming in this city the most popular month in the year for marriages, with the possible exception of June, the seriousness of the orfcnse of last month is apparent
 The gieam of hopefulness comes from the somber death list, where the de- crease also shows Itself This time it Is favorable, az there were but l5f deaths last month Instead of l72 year 1 rn
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-14
DEK KES' FINALE
Migratur, Convention Concluded in
 Waldorf Astoria BanQuet.

New York. Nov. l3 Concluding one of lts most successful conventions during jts existence or sixty two years which convention began in New lIa- ven on Thursday and continued to- day at Trinity college in Hartford the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity to- night held banquet in the ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria
 Applause in many different forms, as soon as his name was mentioned, was given Mr. Rooseyct--descrihed as Brother Roosevelt, of the Harvard chapter Alpha, class of 1880"
 United states Senator Frank E. Brandegee of Connecticut told of the founding of D K, F. at Yale and the part which that university has taken in fnrtherng college fraternity and college social life interest