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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-22

SBut 1 am serious. 1 hhwe no mon
"No Temptation to spend 1t foolish
Nv OH ablttbotlied beEgars why,
you'er a vertaIbIe 'chlld OF fortune.
Hood. day."-PniIade lphia Ledger
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-22

"sir: hare. no home" began the
eae5I1r Ioof1ng InHri ''and-p
. s1S ono taxes 10 nay; NO rent nOaeoal'
iniIss. no worry over the rise In milk
prices! Permit me to congratulate
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-22

1 ='I have no job .and-"
'Iucky chap. No danger OF being
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
GET INCUBATOR BABY
CHILD, KIDNAPPED SATURDAY, NOW
HELD BY POLICE.
Abductors Are in Custody, but Will
Fight on Ground That Girl Be-
longs to Them.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 23.-After
Bleakley of Topeka, Kan, from whose
home she was kidnapped Saturday, was
not permitted to remain with her Sunday
night, Little Marion Bleakley. the incu-
bator baby, today declared to newspaper
reporters that she wanted to go home
with mamma
This is bad place. she said, and
stretching out her arms imploriusly to
Mrs. Bleakley, who visited the police
station early today, asked when will
We 90 home, mamma! | want to go
home"
Mrs. Bleakley, while demurring at the
pending court proceedings, declared that
she was confident of retaining possession
OF the child. Il am babys mother,
she said. and no honest judge will take
her from me-"
Mrs. James G. Barclay of Buffalo, y.
u, who, in company with j. n Gentry
of Kansas City, is being held on a charge
of kidnapping, would not talk. She is i'll
IN the police matron'S room.
The requisition papers issued at JEFF
ferson City by Acting Gov. Gmeich, au-
thorizlng the return Of Mrs. Barclay and
Gentry to Kansas, had not reached here
up to noon. Attorneys for Mrs. Barclay
left here today for jefferson City to en-
deavor to have the requisition writ re-
called. They declare they desire to pre-
sent arguments to Gov. Hadley, showing
their client is legally entitled to the child.
The habeas corpus proceedings will
come up in the criminal court here on
Wednesday before Judge f. f. Porter
field. They are directed to prevent the
prisoners removal to Topeka and also
to prevent the child being regained by
Mrs. Bleakley
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
SEE BIG WATERPROOF Err
Wisconsin Legislators Up Menomnee
River to View Development of
100000 Industry.

MARINETTE, Wis, Aug 23.-I Spe.
cial The water power committee Of
The Wisconsin Legislature spent the
morning IN the state Of Michigan. The
members were taken from Marinctte
across To Menominee and then up the
Menomince river to view the develop
ment # the Maructte and Menuminee
Light and Traction company at Grand
Rapids, twcuty-one miles from here.
The company is spending 100000 there
aud will develop 600 horsepower tc
De transmitted To Marinette and Menom.
nee to run the street cars, light the two
,ltles and supply power for factories.
1t Will be ready for operation about the
irst of the year. 1t is the DEVELOPMENT
li the first of six big powers on the
NlenOminee river. Forty thousand I'M
developed horsepower is located within
forty miles of Mariuette on the Menom
nee river. This is the first power on an
interstate stream inspected by the com
mittce.
No testimony was taken, but Mari
aette people called the attention of the
committee to the fact that Wisconsin
cities might be Disseminated against in
any legislation which did not compre-
bend the boundary line power.
Mayor Fisher of Marinette. Mayor
Spies of Menominee, General Manager
Daniels of the light and traction com.
pany, and Assemblymau +. W. Leroy
accompanied the committee.
The committee left today for Grand
Rapids, Wis
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
MlLLERSTURNED DOWN
Government Officials Will Seize All
Bleached Flour Despite Request
of Manufacturers.

WASHINGTON, u. c., Aug, %
The requests of manufacturers of
bleached flour that no further seizures
of bleachcd -four be made until test
case should have been decided We're re-
fused today following a conference he
tween Wade Ellis. acting attorney gen
cral, and DIR. II. +. Dunlop of the pure
food board Of the agricultural depart
ment
The food experts of the agricultural
department sometime ago decided that
bleachcd -four was in violation Of the
pure food laws not SO much on the
ground of impurity but because of al
legged misbranding and the agents of the
department were instructed to make seiZ-
ureS Of the -four.
Counsel for the millers. the largest of
which are in Iowa and Nebraska. have
been seeking to have the seizures dis
continued until test case could be
made and decided. Today il was de-
termined that the seizures will be con
tinued without regard to Il test case.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
HARRIM AN NEARSPORT.
American Railway Magnate Is Expected
to Reach New York Tuesday
Afternoon.

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Edward II.
Hartman probably will reach America
tomorrow afternoon. a wireless mes
sage today from the steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm II, on which he is passen
ger stated that the liner was 120 miles
east Of Sable Island at 2:3O a. m, and
she is expected TO dock about 3 p. m. to-
morrow. Mr.. Hartman viii be taken
If the liner by one of the tugs of the
Southern Pacific Railroad company and
landed at the Erie railroad station i'll
jersey City.
4 wireless from the Kaiser Wilhelm
says:
'"The condition of +. II. Hartman has
undergone no notable change. He still
remains most of the time III his private
cabin. owing TO the heavy fog which has
prevailed throughout the entire trip. The
present indications are that the steamer
will be late in arriving on Tuesday be
cause of delay occasioned by the fog.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
RAIN MAY STOP
CANADIAN FIRES
STEADY DOWNPOUR IS CHECKING
BLAZE WHICH HAS BEEN RAG
ING IN FORESTS.
VALUABLE TIMBER IS GONE.
Lumber Companies Spending Large Sums
of Money in Fighting Flames IN
British Columbia.
FRUIT RANCHERS SUFFERING.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug. pa
steady downpour of rain i'll the west hoo
tenay and Fernia b. c., districts all
Sunday night, is checking the forest
tires. The fires. however, are still burn
ing around Hosmcr, Michel, Fernie.
Coal Creek, Morrisey, Jaffray, Gran
Brook. Moyie and Creston.
The managers of the lumber com
ranies are eXpending large sums Of
money in employing men to fight the fire
which is hard task as at times wind
blows gale. Unfortunately the wind
is very strong today. There are cases
which men have worked eighteen hours
without sleep or rest. The East koote-
nay Lumber company, Wattsburg Lum-
Der company, and Otis-Staples Lumber
company has suffered heavy losses.
Valuable Timber Gone.
Valuable timber south of Nakus on
Arrow lake and in the vicinity of Gram
brook has been destroyed. The chief
sufferers are railway and lumber com
panies, through numerous fruit ranch
erS throughout the valleys lost their resi-
dences and property. The most serious
fires occurred in East Kootcnay. the city
of Cranbrook having been threatened to
such extent that many people buried
their valuableS in their yards in antici-
patton of a general conha grafton
Other Fires Reported.
Other fires reported from the follow
ing East kootenay points are: McGlli-
vray. Spartwood, Galloway. Elko, Coka-
to, Jafflay and Creston. Those at Jaff-
ray and Elllo are Of such magnitude as
to require the combined efforts of the
government fire wardens, the Canadian
Pacific railway forest rangers and the
employees or the various lumber com
pauleS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
j. S. VAULTS CLOSED.
ing Sl65,ooo,ooo Stored in Treas
ury Building

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 23.-
When Grover Cleveland was President
the United States treasury was robbed
of two silver dollars, and this loss, al
though of no material Importance. is re-
sponshle for Washington visitors and
tourists being unable to see" Uncle
Sans big reserve fund.
Formerly it was the custom to take
visitors through the vaults in the treas
ury building where millions of dollars are
stored. but since a small boy, tempted
10y the immense amount of glittering
gold and silver. cut one of the bags with
his pocket knife and made away with
the two 'cartwheels,' the heavy one
dollar silver pieces are referred to, the
vaults have been closed to all visitors
excepting those who get permission from
the secretary of the treasury.
In the large vault, which is 50 feet
lang and 81 feet wide, is stored 500
100000 in com for the redemption of
gold and silver certificates.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
KILLS BULL ELEPHAN T.
Col. Roosevelt Shoots Splendid Specimen
is Now Hunting Without Amy
Companion.

NAlROBI. British East Africa, Aug.
23.-Col. Theodore Roosevelt, who Is
uow hunting in kenya, one Of the seven
administrative provinces of the British
East African protec.orntc, killed a good
bull elephant on Saturday, The animal
skin is being taken care of 10y Edmund
Heller, the zoologist of the Roosevelt eX-
petition, and +. j. Cuniughame. the
British naturalist. Col Roosevelt is
hunting without any companion towards
Mweru. Kermit Roosevelt and Leslie
\. IarIton of Nairobi are hunting along
the Gwuso Nyro. the principal stream IL
keuya.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
THE LOST ST. JEROME,
Celebrated Canvas by Murillo Found in
San Francisco After Fifty
Years

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. PA
painting by Murilo, missing for near
ny half a century, has been found in
this city. 1t is the canvas stolen in
1860 and sold with other stolen
paintings in that city, and was sup
posed to have gone to Mexico
During the last twenty years artists
the world over have striven for its re-
covery--the converts in Mexico have
been visited different paintings have
been submitted to the critical eye of
experts, only to meet with disappolnt-
ment in every 'case--the Lost st,
Jerome" seemed to have won its title.
The masterpiece is now in the pos
session of the relatives of Gen. Otho
Cresap Ord
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
French Team Picked.
Verne Airship Coming,

Cortland +. Bishop. representing the
Aero club OF America, received definite
assurances from jacques Verne that he
would send a small portable dirlgihlc
balloon, the Zodiac, TO appear at the
Hudsou-luItou celebration in New York
next month The Zodiac will compete in
the race for dirigibIes to be held here
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
loci T Simpsons Will Filed.

IA CROSSE. Wis, Aug. % Spe.
cial The VIII of the late Joel L. Simp
son, formerly proprietor of the llote
La Crosse and well known Throughout
the state rs hotel keeper in railroat
circles. ana who committed suicide n
Portland. Ore. three weeks ago, ha!
been filed for probate. In the will Mr.
Simpson provides for the division of hi.
estate. amounting To $1,000, between he
son, Tom. and his daughter, hessie, auC
warns them to beware of their mother
II also adds the belief that he VIII di'
soon He asks God to bless the children
ana hopes they will make good names
for themselves.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
NO STRIKE IN CHICAGO.
Conference Will Probably Adjust Dispute
on Traction Lines.

CHICAGO, H., Aug. 23.-Negotia-
tions were resumed today between trac
ton officials and representatives of
street car employees of the city in an
attempt to avert a threatened strike on
the surface street car lines. Several inn
portant conferences had been planned
for the day. The first one of these was
n Joint conference 6f railway officials.
wage scale committees representing all
Of the men, president William ID. Mahon
Of the International Street Garments
uuion and Walter l.. Fisher, who rep
rcsents the city in the negotiations. The
consensus of opinion before the con
fercuces seemed 10 be that settlement
Of the dispute would be reached either
through a new offer by the street car
officials or by means of arbitration and
that recourse to strike would not be
necessary.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
JUDGE M'KENNA TO RETIRE.
Ex-Gov. Smith of Philippines Slated foi
Successor.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Aug. %
Associate Justice Mckenna of the Unit
ed States supreme court is about to re
tire on account of i'll health, according
70 statements made to infinite friends OF
the iurist here today. Gov. Gen. james
7. Smith of the Philippines is mentioned
MS the successor Of Justice Mchenna.
Justice Mckenna. who was appointed a
member of the supreme court in lS9S,
has been in poor health for some time,
He has talked freely to his friends about
retirement. He is said to be extremely
DESTROYS of remaining on the bench, put
Lis beolth prevents this. Gen. Smith
has resigned as chief executive of the
philippineS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
BALLOON BURSTS THIRTY MILES
FROM POINT OF STARTING AND
EXPLORER RETURNS.
THE START WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Motors Were Working Well and Weather
Was Favorable Up to Time OF
the Accident.
NO ONE IN PARTY INJURED.

HAMMERFEST, Norway. Aug. Iii
Walter Wclman's balloon America eX
plodcd August - when about thirty
miles distant from his balloon house ON
the island Of Spitzbergen.
Consequently Wcllman and his com
pauions were forced to make a landing.
SO one was hurt The departure from
TIC balloon house had been made under
favorable auspices and had been acting
wei. until the explosion,
WcImans departure from Spitzbrrenn
r,rurtod in the above dispatch Is ia all
probability the same ocourrcur" as was
/ Ir.,4raphcl by the captain of the Italian
steamer lha!ia FROM Iiammorirst {"
Trieste.
Boa ,uf. message NcImau was dc-
....., a- 'Wm- started nr the poole.
au. % was apparent that the captain Of
I the IAalia had no news Of the accident.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
WAGE THEATER WAR.
Southern Managers in Session to Decide
Whether or Not They Will Receive
Shubert Attractions.

ATLANTA, Ga. Aug. 23.-The man
ayers of al the first-class theaters in the
south are in session in Atlanta today.
The question to be decided is whether
the theaters of the south are TO have the
open door" in attractions or whether
the so-called syndicate" is to have eN-
elusive booking rights The klaw * En-
hanger people are said to have declared
that if the Shuberts are given chance
with attractions that the klaw x Err
hanger company will not book in the
south. The meeting this morning was
stormy but no decision was reached
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
FORTY ESCAPE IN
BURNING STEAMER
FLAMES SWEEP DECK OF ILLINOIS
RIVER CRAFT AND WILD
PANIC FOLLOWS.
FIFTEEN THROWN IN WATER.
Packet Is Run Into Shallow Place When
Ropes Supporting Gang Plank
Are Burned
CHILDREN SAVED BY TWO MEN

PEORIA, H., Aug. 2l-Forty per
sons, half Of them women and children,
narrowly escaped death Friday afternoon
when the steamer Fred Swain was
burned to the waters edge in the Hi.
nois river. Two mel were seriously in
Iured
With the flames sweeping over The
deck the passengers became panic-strck'
en- and threatened 10 crowd each otL"l
into the river as they fought for places
In row boats. which were put out l.
add to the conclusion and danger the
ropes supporting ;lo gang piuh were
burned and fifteen persons, must oi lhrH
women and children, were thrown I'M"
the water. r
The steamer belonged 10 the Peoria y
In Sale Packet Go. With Capt. Verne
Swain In command it had left the lcorla
port on its way to La Sale. Wrh'y
Ave passengers and crew OF mice"
we're on board.
Cabin Gil Spreads Alarm.
While just off the Avery ManuIaciuI
iug company's plant at $40 o cIoch
flames we're discovered issuing from a
stateroom on the second deck. MIS- Eu-
gene Kurdish, cabin girl, was the hra'
10 see the danger and spread the alarm.
Capt. Swain, realizing that the Ntsoel
was doomed, ordered Pilot Martin Nus
ton 10 beach the boat ana instructed ms
crew to deal out life prcservers., ne
smoke and flames meanwhile had been
observed from the shore and n score OF
rowboats were hurried to the scene;
Women were shrickiug ana chlidI'H
were crying as they waited for the boats
TO take them away from the threatening
holocaust.
III packet had been pilotod into four
feet of water in patch of small WHO"
tree, when occurred the accident that
dumped fifteen persons into the water
from the gaugpInuk.
Two Men Save Children,
The men and women were abb" to
make their way to safety, but four clIl-
dren who were among them would have
persisted but for Tom Powers, Peoria
saloon keeper. and T.. \. Carou OF N"r-
cester, Mass who hall carried ana nan -
swam with them 10 tree stumps WhIch
protruded from the water, to await the
arrival of the rcscucrs.
Cant. Swain and Engineer CaSrIdcr
were the last 10 leave the burning boat.
After guarding against an explosion,
Casrider went to his pumps and re-
manned there until the flames licked him
about the face and body.
A row boat had been left for him, but
when he finally abandoned his station
thc boat had caught tire. He got into
the boat. and heating the flames from
him and rowing with all his might, man
aged 10 get to shore. There his burns
proved SO serious that he was rushed 10
n hospital.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
ALFONSO LOSES WHISPERS.
Queens Remark That lie Looh-t Jls'
Butler the Cause.

LONDON, Aug. 2l-There is an cpl
loguc 70 the story Of the wlisNers Of
King Alfonso Of Spain, which was ca
hled the other day His majesty, when
he arrived at San Sebastian from Mad
rid was wearing sidewhiskers aud had
had his hair cut very short. The King
thought that this change gave him the
appearance of an admiral of the British
navy but Queen Eugenia quickly re-
marked that he looked more like an
English butler and urged his majesty
10 shave the whiskers off. This he did
for when he returned to Madrid he wa.
vhiskcrless once more and looked young.
er than ever.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26

WlLk,ES,BAREE, Pa Aug FL
known Theatrical booking aha advance
agent u 20 Wcst ThirtyuiutA street,
New York shot aud k.Ilcd uls common
law wife Id the Office ~ chief Of Police
Long Friday night because She lad
deserted hm and married James Brooks
SAID to be a resident Of this city. The
woman was Miss Francis Lee Of Zion
City. Her mother, Mrs Amos Lee. who
resides there. has not been notified.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
MlLKMAN ON JOB AGAIN
Lorain (0) Has Cream for Its Coffee
After Going Mix Thirsty for
Two Days.

LOKAIN, O., Aug. 9l.-Tuo resi-
dents Of this city had milk for break.
fast today after experiencing two dayr
Of famine The miIkmen lifted the bog.
colt against the city ana the hght which
originally was between the deairry and
the city officials over the purity of HE
iiuid, has s!mmcred down to a quarrel
between two departments Of the city
government.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
Racine County Farmer Badly Hurt.

ROCHESTER, WIS, Aug. % Spe-
ciai. George Lewis, n prosperous farm
e. living in the town of Dover. five miles
east of this town, was thrown from a
heavily loaded wagon Saturday, one Of
the wheels passing over his abdomen,
ruIuring both kidneys. Three doctors
were Immediately summoned. but the
injured man was beyond help. He died
sunday night at 1880 O'Clock Mr.
Lewis was about 80 years of age and
leaves a wife and one son, aged years
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
Bugs Cause Awful 0dor,

BLACK RIVER FALLS. Wis. Aug.
% Special. For the past couple OF
weeks people here have been noticing
an unpleasant odor about town Vari.
Gus reports were started as to the cause
of it, One was that some dead animal
had been hauled into the ravlne and left
unburied DIR. Krohn found the cause
of the trouble TO be little silver col.
ored bug. which is uncommony nuIner..
Gus this season.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
STORE SAFE WRECKED.
Robbers Blow Strong Box Near Jackson,
Mich, and Escape with Valuable
Securities.

JACKSON, Mich, Aug. 23.-The safe
in the hardware store of Godfrey X Yer
yalin III the village of Parma, ten miles
west of this city, was wrecked by bur
glars early today. Farmers notes for
$1,000 were secured also stocks and
bonds to the value of several thousand
dollars
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
To Play Marquette Here.

LAPORTE, Ind, Aug. % Special
The football schedule of Notre Dame.
partially announced today. includes four
home games, Wabash, Rose Poly, Miami
university and Michigan Agricultural col.
lege. and three foreign games. Michigan
IT Ann Arhor, University Of pttsburg
at l'ittsbnrg. and Marquette university
at Milwaukee.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
DEATH OF N. E. STEPHENSON.
Past Exalted Ruler Of Elks and Mani
towoc Merchant.

MANITOWoC, Wis, Aug On. T..
Stephenson, one of the best known bust
ness men of the city, past exalted ruler
Of the Order of E.lks, died at an early
hour this morning at the age Of iG
years. lie had been i'll for two years.
suffering from heart trouble. lie is sur
vived by his widow and two children.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
CHINESE IN PROTEST.
Gentry Of Province Of Hupoh Object to
Railroad Loan Being Taken by
Americans

pEklN. Aug. u The poutry of the
province Of IIupoh have t"lcgraphed to
Grand Councillor Chang chi Tnug pro
jrst against tine granting Of the lauI,ow.
Szrt linen railroad loan If S"u,U0o,UDD
~ American aul other banker.