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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-19
Extra Cars at
TwelOe, One and
Two O'Clock

In anticipation Of the large crowd
going from here to the Taft meeting
at Clarksburg tomorrow afternoon,
the local Traction Company has made
arrangements to run several extra :n-
5terurban cars, leaving Fairmont on
the twelve, one and two o'clock trips.
AS the meeting is not called until
$3.50, people from Fairmont can leave
as late as the two o'clock car and
arrive in! Clarksburg fye minutes be.
fore The time Of meeting. Extra cars
will be held in readiness at the hours
mentioned above in front of the Trac.
tion company's ONCE and Will be sent
out as rapidly as they are filled. All
people going from Fairmont are re.
quested, Il possible. to board the cars
at the terminal, Main and JEFFERSON
streets.
The same plan will be adopted Ia
returning from clarksburg after the
meeting. All Of the extra cars Will
be held in the Interurban station at
that point and win be run out as fast
as loaded. The express car will make
only one trip to Clarksburg to-mor-
row, leaving the local station at $3.50.
The regular hourly service will be
maintained in the morning.
On Wednesday morning. fifteen min
ute street ear service viii be put into
effect on cars running TO and from the
lib. & Q. passenger station, and the
running time Of these cars will be ar.
ranged as nearly as possible to meet
the outgoing and incoming trains.
There are fifteen passenger trains
coming to Fairmont daily and seven.
teen trains leaving here, and It is
rather difncult TO meet allftrains and
maintain q regular schedule through
the other parts OF town, with the same
cars Very often trains are late and
the schedule 81 city cars in, FEairlnont
will not permit ofcnTs waiting any
length 81 time, for II one car gers be.
hind time It aEects all d tie others
but IN view Of the car going 10 and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-19
air7nont lles to
Other IoUrls by tle Carl ZoacE
.GR And CHAP
r. A. MASOlVS
WILL MEET IN THIS CITY OVEN:
RER 1o-PREPA RATloNsNoW
BEING MADE b

The local aEasons are making prep.
arations for tire meeting Of the Grand.
Chapter Of the Royal Arch Masons
which meets here on November 10 and
nor the meeting Of the Grand Lodge o.
the a.. r. ami a. M. which follows on.
November II and 10.
The new Masonic Temple f espe-
cislIy adapted to the entertainment Of
the $50 guests that win be here on
that occasion. This is the flrst stats
meeting Of the Masons in this city
since the building Of the temple.
The banquet will be the chief social
aftair The committee In charge Of
the arrangements consists.o of T. Wilbur
Hennen, Francis 3. Nichols, Harry F..
smith. E. M. sBowalter, Clarence i.
Mnsgraye and +. K. Lowe.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-19
TAFT
Is CONFIDENT
TELLS NEWSPAPER MEN THAT
he EXPECTS 10 De ELECT.
Ep PRESIDENT.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-"1 ex.
iptcl tobe elected to the presidency. /
said Judge Tint, standing in the east
room Of the White House last evening,
facing the party Of forty newspaper
men who had congregated to meet him
after he had spent the day as Presl.
dent Roosevelt's guest. The answer
was in response to a question after d
brief discussion of Mr.. Tafts recent
tour thn2agh the southern States, Of
walch he had spoken as a pleasing eS-
perience. With reference to that tom
he %oGId only say he thought it
would open the way for improved Re.
ipubltcan conditions in future cam.
paigns. Judge Taft expressed a deli
caey in revealing the issues which he
and the President had discussed ami
when pressed for a statement as to-
the Presidents view of the situation,
he would only say that "the Pres,.
dent is not pesstmist. Nor l." he
added.
While not especially arranged for
that purpose the secretary found in his
stop here convenient opportunity for
consultation with the President, his es.
ipecialychamplon and chief adviser, and
that both were pleased with the ar.
rangements and made the most Of ii,
was made evident.
They spent practically the entira
day IN the company Of each other and
for the nsost part with others exclua.
ed. While but little information con.
cerning the tenor OF their converse.
Ition was given out, It is known that
they discussed, although in measur,
ably Informal way, some questions
that have come to the front since the
campaign opened and the President
offered suggestions on minor points
which the secretary will probably
adopt.
1t was the evident intention OF the
President to take advantage OF tho
occasion to emphasize to the country
his interest, personal and political.
in Mr.. Taft, and he utilized all the
time at his disposal to this end. Not
only was the secretary invited 10
breakfast, luncheon and dinner, but
he was taken into the white House
|as Il it were his own home. and in ad-
dition Mr.. Roosevelt remained away
from his own church in order to ae-
company Mr.. Taft to his church, He
also took him for a stroll after the
service, and then crowned the day BY
asldng in a number Of political and
personal friends to meet the secre.
tary and go over the situation.
Mr.. Taft's special train arrived Il
the union station at 2:1o o'clock in
tae morning, not being disturbed fol
five hours afterward.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-19
Old Glory
GOT Wig BOOST AT MEETING
NEAR FoRkssuRe sATuR.
DAY AFTERNOON.

The iagpole raising at zack Cley.
.enger's home, near Forksburg, Win.
field district, Saturday afternoon, was
attended by 500 people. Attorneys ID.
~: ! shoWalter and Howard NJ. ogden
We're the orators Of the occasion! The
,campaign Issues were clearly discuss:
,'ed md the auditors were eager 10, healr
them Old GLORY was lustIly cheeresI
AS SHE goated rom the magnificent
mast Y was 4 splendid meeting.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-19
Austrian liner illcd by Cns
O IS Pas 81 arnaiington
no
BUR lEDI. }
REAvYSL oss OBTAINED ay AIR.
MONT coal COMPANY
EsTERpAY.

Yesterday morning betweenSnne and
1.-TWO O'clock the tipple at Monongah
nine NO. 81 Of the FairnSont Coal
Company, was discovered to De on
are. It was only few minutes until
the entire tippie was enyeloped ID
thames. The origin Of the fre IS sup
posed to be a spark from 4 passing
locomotive. The tipple, crusher, slack
tbins, box car loader elevator engine
screens and other appliances were de-
stroyed BY the FIRE IncaH'lag q loss
Iot $4,000,
The volunteer Hremen did heroic
work in fighting the fire from the pow
Ter house that furnishes power to the
several Monongah plants. The ap.
proach TO the bridge Of No. 0 mine
was saved,
The FIRE coming at this time when
the company has a large order Of coke
to fill causes hardship on operators
The consignment must be made and
II will take q much greater effort now.
since the best that can be done the
work at No. 8 will be delayed al least
eight days,
Yesterday workmen were engaged.
in clearing away the debris for the
erection Of a temporary tipple and
bins, Ry8next Monday, the temporary
Triple win be finished So that the
coke ovens can be charged and ths
regular work be carried on:
The csmpany will put In ia new steel
tipple as soon as it Is possible
The small hand fire extinguishers,
watch contained water charged with
chemicals were a big factor In saw
ing the fosf of The brick IRE proof.
house, TIE only part not entirely fra
proof being the sheating on which the
slate Is iaileis The fise gained Ell.
trance at q window on the side softhel
! fire. and started along this sheathing.
ft q lively rate The extinguishers-
were ttiTned on the fire, and whenI
empty re:eharged
Five hundred feet of hose for tirel
protection was just received Saturday,
which alsa gtestly assisted IN saving
the wood trestie approach to the tip
pie. The heat was intense but In the
face Of the awful heat, herioic work
was accomplished In the saving Of the
trestle. The slack bins were full and
this large gmount Of coal added to the.
intensity Of the Gre when thebins coli,
lapsed. Half an hour after the frs
started the tipple was a complete
mass Of ruins; the machinery Is a tal.
tai loss and unfit for anything but the.
scrap pile,
Electric lights were placed and 4.
night shift started Sunday night nj
tiie construction Of temporary tipple;
this night force will be continued un.
til the tipple is ready 10 dump coal al
It is the desire to give work to the.
mines Just as soon as possible
A number nf loaded mine cars,
standing on the tipnle were also DO.
stroyed: The fire protection at this
plant was u the best and while It.
could not hope to stop the destruction
It was Instrumental in confining the
flames to the tipple and from destroy.
ing the wood trestle which had Just
been rebuilt.
e
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-19
5Gags Himself { !; UD.
FORMER PAYlNes TELLER or Az
LEGHENY NATIONAL sAilIe y
SuRRENpEREo TO Az: An
THoRlTlEs TO-DAY
llRy unIted preals.l ]

y PfTTSBuRG Pa oct. Harry
g. Watson, FORMER paying teIIer Of me
wrecked Alleheny National Bank.
charged with aiding and abetting
Gas e shier william tontgomery with Inc
mis- pplIcation Of AS, 900 rom lie
bank & funds, gave himself up to-day
% United States Marshal stone Wat
son could not be found saturday when
the information was made. He was
released on $4,000 ban.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-19
see George, He HAS the Cash.

tits said that George Lilly was seen
with Thousand ten dollar bills this
morning. Has the price Of votes gone,
up? George, It IS said. could not stand
the twitting given him at the Marietta
Hotel this lNsrning and returned To-
other haunts: 8s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-19
FosEsTs FIRES ENG

tpy tInIted prle.IaaE..l

ATROpE, ia. 0ct. 10. Forest
tIrss are weeping Chestnut riase.
mena = cling New Derry RradenvtlIe.
liingstoWn and Iiaughlinstown. Hunt
.ers are believed 70 be responsIble for
the hres At LaughIinsloWn the entire
population IS hghtins the IRE which
GAS spread to both aides Of the ridge,
destroying everything before Il.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-19
DEATH.
. 4. i-I.1Tz-. ! . .--si--

GBy United Press.1 D
PlIFsBuRG, Pa Oct. 10 Martin
Murphy mel q horrible death today
AZ the Jones and Laughlin steel mills
when he lost his balance and fell into
q pit of hot Stag. isbody was burn.
.ed to a crisp.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-19
Buried e Moboo 81!

The remains Of Samuel Burnett.
Nhcse death occurred on sasurday3st
the city Hospital. we're inferred u
Aionongah this afternoon. undsrtak.
er Cunningham n charge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-19
Exehanae saturday,.

The ladies Of the Central Christian
church VIII hold an exchange on Sat.
ufday MA. u Halls hardware store
On Min street Good things to eat
wLlis be on sale.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-19

The remains an Italian child
which died ionongah yesterday
we're Inferred thef 3 ms afternoon, uu-
5dertaker eunninghan IN charge.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-21
REPORT is FALSE
SAYS FRANK HILL
Men Volunteered to Contribute to
Campaign Fund.

Friends of Rathdrum and enemies
to Occur d'Alene in the present coun-
ty seat fight are ind striously and
diligently circulating a rumor that
J. 7. Carroll, manager Of the Occur
d'Alene Lumber company, and chair
man OF the county seat removal COM
mitee, compelled the men in the EN-
ployment of the company to subscribe
to the fund to be used in the coun-
ty seat campaign. The rumor is
being circulated with the view of
prejudicing the laboring men against
Occur d'Alene in the fight, and is
absolutely false and without the
slightest foundation. The rumor
claimed Frank Hill, fler for the
company, as its authority, and Mr..
Hill was seen this morning by a rep
resentative of the Press and a signed
statement secured from him with re-
gard to the matter. completely re-
futing the rumor. The statement is
as follows:
ITO the Occur d'Alene Press:
You can say for me 10 the people OF
Occur d'Alene and Kootenai coun-
ty that there is no truth In the ru-
NOR being circulated to the effect
that J. T. Carroll, manager OF the
Occur d'Alene Lumber company, de-
manded OF or compelled the men in
the employment of the company to
contribute toward the fund being
subscribed for the county seat re-
moval campaign, but that all the
contributions made we're voluntary
by the men. and were prompted sole
ly by their interest and desire 20 do
what they could TO assist Occur d.
Alene TO secure the county seat.
realizing the fact that Il would bene-
IT all citizens Of the city.
The rumor, / understand. claims
me as authority for its existence.
and / understand that the state
ment Is made that have said that
Mr.. Carroll compelled the men to
subscribe, and desire to emphatic
ally deny making any such statement
TO any persons and pronouee any
rumor to that effect a. false and alb
solutely without any foundation
whatever. FRANK II. HILL"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-21
CLOUD BURST
KILLS 100 PEOPLE
Homes Destroyed and Much SufI
fering Follows Storm.


SHAWNEE. Okla, Oct. 21.-At
least 100 persons were killed by the
cloudburst floods which visited this
section Of the country last night. and
property involving thousands Of dol
lars was destroyed,
The details concerning the foods
are meager owing to tho fact that
all telephone and telegraph lines are
out Of commission, and 1t Is lmpossi-
BILE to ascertain with any deflniteness
the number OF people killed and the
damage TO property. Hundreds have
lost their homes, and the suffering
of the people IL terrible. The foods
swept everything before them. Creeks
became roaring torrents and all the
bridges In the country have been
destroyed, Ranchers fed before the
food in seach OF some place which
would AFFORD them safety. and many
climbed trees to save their lives.
Efforts to communicate with the
Hooded districts with the view Of as
pertaining the extent OF the area az
fiicted have proven fruitless.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-21
FAVORS DIRECT
PRIMARY Law
StockslageP and Tannahill al
dress Voters Last
Evening.

Judge c. o, stockaIager. candIdat
for the United States senate on IN
democratic ticket, and George Tanna
hill, a prominent attorney OF Lewis
ton, addressed fair sized audienc
on the Issues involved In the stat
and national campaign at Blackwe
park last evening.
Robert Elder acted a. ehalrmn
and introduced the speakers. Jndr
stockslager delivered the nrnt AZ
dress OF the evening. He was sui
fering from sore throat. and spok
with difficulty. He devoted hla tiul
to a discussion OF state issues a.
the taritt. lie charged that the Il
publican party two years ago hn
repudiated the pianka IN isa plaI
form, and that II the people OF Il
state desired the enactment oE d a
rect primary law, and 4 railway con
mission, that they must look 10 th
democratic party. He declared him
self in favor Of the direct prlmar
law. and also the railway commiaslo
plank. He made q comparison /
the expense Of the state under doms
cratic administration for q perio
OF six years, and with that OF ID
republicans for a like length of tlml
and showed that the republican Il
ministration had been lavish and a
trAvagant.
Mr.. Tannahill addressed himso
for the most part to national issue
He dwelt briefly on the tariff. a
then talked at length on the qua
antee deposit law. He euloglse
Bryan. and expressed himself a. col
ndent that the party would win
both the nation and the state.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-21
GEORGE
EMPLOYEES
Is Charge Made by Bryan in
His Ohio Speech
To-day.

MOUNT VERNON. ohio. Oct. 81.
Declaring that the ofiiclals OF the
Vanderbilt railroads are attempting TO
coerce. and intImidate It's employees
Into voting the republican ticket, VIII.
liam J. Bryan today made a bitter
attack on General Manager Van VIE
kle, Vice President schafE and Assist
ant Superintendent Ingalls,. In a
speech delivered here today. The
speech created n sensation and Il
was the result OF speeches delivered
by three OF the officials OF the road
TO the employees at Bell Fontalne,
Ohio, last night. Bryan declared
that the statement that democratic
victory at the polls meant a cut in
wages was coercion. and that Il
was crime against the franchise
that should not go unpublished.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-21

awhile. but concluded that they
would let the matter so a. 1t would
inyole considerable labor In its be-
ing changed.
Mayor Scallon advised the coun-
ell that he had 3 conversation with
Hon. r. N. Dunn with relation to a
certain portion cf his lots needed
to open a street, and that he desided
the council to make him an ofrer
for the land. The council decided
to make him an offer of s25O.
A petition was presented by the
mail carriers Of the city asking per-
mission to use their bicycles on all
the walks OF the streets In the city.
save Sherman street, In gathering
the mail. A discussion of the mat
ter drew out the information that
the ordinance was considered illegal
and void by the city attorney, but the
council decided that 1t was power
less even in view Of this to grant
permission. and the petition was de-
MED.
The last matter considered was
the allowance of claims against the
city. The usual bills were presented.
but as Clerk Morgan ran through the
list a claim for $12 and some odd
cents was read and this aroused the
curiosity of Councilman Ransimier.
1t developed that 1t was for red
paint for the city 200" Ranslmier
inquired OF Councilman Hedal II the
house was completed, He replied that
1t was, and this was followed by
the interrogatory from Ransimier
as to whether he intended TO leave
1t with its present color of bright red
paint. Upon being advised that 1t
would be, he sarcastically retorted
that it was disgrace TO the park
that color as bright as that ought
to bring all the deer in the country
to the park, and that It would be
worth the sum II cost to paint II, 20
have 1t taken OFF.
This ended the business OF the
evening and an adjournment was ta-
ken.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-21

menees at the Lewis bridge. and runs
to Lincoln Ia to be known as Bern
hardt street In honor Of Christ Bern
hardt, who Is the president OF the
Occur d'Alene Brewing company,
which company Is constructing a
large brewery in this vicinity; the
street heretofore known a. Govern
ment Way which commences at the
northeast corner of government lot
26 and runs south to Kerl street Il
to be named Robinson street, but
in whose honor it is not known.
though an effort was made by num-
Der of councilmen to ascertain.
Another street commencing at the
northeast corner OF government lot
10 and running south to Kerl Is to
be hereafter known as Quillan street.
The name IL given for the purpose OF
perpetuating. for the benefit OF future
generations, the name Of the present
Councilman Quillan and introducer
OF the ordinance. Another street
commencing at the northeast corner
OF government lot ~ and running
south to Elder avenue is to be known
as Nina street. A number OF coun-
cilmen submitted interrogatories with
the view of ascertainIng something
with relation to the history.
glorious or inglorious, OF the female
in whose honor this street is named,
but they elicted no satisfactory in
formation. Anothr street commences
at the southwest corner OF govern
ment lot &c and runs to Quillan
street and Is to be known as Elder
avenue, and the last commences at
the northeast corner of lot SO and
runs south to Garden, and is to be
known as Marcott. Councilman He
dal suggested that the proper
system was not being used in
the naming of the streets and
avenues, according to their direc-
ton, and that while they were
naming the streets it should be done
in a proper manner, and not in a
mixed up fashion. The other council
men reflected over the situation for
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-21
TENEMENT HOUSE FIRE
Three Persons Known 10 Have Died
In Flames.

Three Persons Known 10 Have Died
In Flames.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2l.-The city
was visited this morning with the
third large tenement fire within a
month, and three persons are known
to have persisted I'm the flames, the
charred bodies being found this
morning after the fire had been ex-
tingnished. A wild panic ensued
among the occupants OF the tene-
ment when the fire broke out. A
rush was made by them to the
windows, but they soon became
clogged and some were unable to
escape by jumping. Many OF those
who ieaped from the windows sus.
tanned severe injuries. but It is not
though any OF them are fatal.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-21
EDITOR TELLS OF
LIBEL ARTICLE
Admits That he Does Not Know
Author of Published
Statements.

POMEROY, Wash, Oct. 21.-'I
spoke 20 words to his one in the
matter said Maurice o. Fitzmau-
rice on the witness stand in the
superior court, when giving testi-
mony for the prosecution in the state
versus e. w. Gibson, charged with
criminal libel. Fitzmaurice had lust
asserted that certain afidavit
signed by himself had been mainly
dictated by an attorney, and that he
was not responsible for its contents.
This apparent admission of his
monopoly of the language used
caused a ripple of laughter in the
court room and the usually grave
eountenance of Judge Miller relaxed
into a smile.
The witness was irrepressibly To-
quacious. shut Up!" said the at
torney for the defense; shut up!"
yelled the attorney for the prose
cution; "Silence!" commanded the
judge, but the witness went on, ir-
revalent to the question, to extoll the
virtues which he claimed for his pa
per, declaring that it had a general
circulation among the Spokane bar
and that it was one of the most wide
ly circulated newspapers on the
streets of Spokane.
Fitzmaurice is the man over whom
the state of Idaho is prosecuting
three Washington officials on charges
of abduction. 1t is claimed that
while Fitzmaurice was walking on
the streets of Lewiston he was forci-
bly, thrown into a cab and driven
across the Snake river, which at that
place divided the two states, and that
as soon as he had been dragged to
Washington soil he was placed under
arrest on a charge Of criminal libel
The prosecution of the case is now
pending.
The beginning of the three libel
trials here today, in which E. w
Gibson, F. w. d. Mays and M. O.
Fitzmaurice are the defendants, is at
tracing more public interest than
anything in the superior court of this
county since the trial of the Estis
murder case, seven years ago.
Every seat in the court room was
occupied when NJ. o. Fitzmaurice
the only witness for the prosecution
took the stand at Ii o'clock today
and the proceedings have been
watched with the keenest interest.
Fitzmaurice disclaimed all knowl
edge of the authorship of the alleged
libelous article, which characterizes
H. c. Benbow, editor of the Columbla
County Dispatch, as a stock rustler
further than that Mays copied it al
Gibson's dictation from heiroglyphics
The witness claimed that he coun.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-21
FIRE DESTROYS STEAMER
Four Men Meet Death Below the
Deck.

HEWBURG. n. Y. Oct. 21.--FouI
men met death in the IRE that de-
stroyed the steamer New York this
morning in the ship yards where II
was undergoing repairs. The origin
OF the fire Is unknown. but is pre-
sumed TO have started from some
kind Of explosion. There were so per-
sons con the boat at the time, and
those who perished were trapped be.
low the decks. The boat was con-
strueted almost entirely OF wood,
and burned rapidly.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-21
TAFT TO TAKE a REST
win spend the Day AT Home of His
Brother.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Oct. IL
William II. Taft arrived here today
after three days Of the hardest
campaigning that he has experienced
since his nomination. Before START
ing out 20 complete his itinerary he
win spend a day resting Al the
home Of his brother.